Occupations Reported in Kentucky

825 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Kentucky for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$44,530	1,000	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$71,040	1,000	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$71,040	1,000	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$71,040	1,000	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,680	990	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$41,870	990	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$64,060	990	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$42,200	980	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$48,230	980	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,330	960	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	950	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$54,550	950	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$54,550	950	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$54,550	950	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$54,550	950	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$44,290	950	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$94,850	950	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$91,230	940	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$60,980	940	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$40,620	930	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$124,350	920	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,050	920	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$40,440	920	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$40,370	910	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$34,450	910	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,440	900	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,830	900	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,180	900	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,000	900	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$114,310	890	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$79,100	890	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$60,120	870	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,230	860	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$101,860	860	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$101,860	860	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,160	850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$41,490	840	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,580	830	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$59,610	830	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$59,040	810	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$50,260	810	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$50,610	810	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$129,990	800	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$48,970	800	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$58,540	790	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$134,160	790	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,780	790	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$59,820	780	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$59,790	780	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$44,800	780	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.