Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kentucky

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$52,140110View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,0201,710View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,860340View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,740—View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$51,580620View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,4706,630View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$51,3101,110View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,3101,110View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$51,120120View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$51,07060View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators$50,97040View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,920360View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,7401,000View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$50,610810View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,4001,240View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,4001,120View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$50,380390View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$50,360380View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$50,35080View salary detail
Riggers$50,270—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$50,260810View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$50,2001,280View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$50,020390View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,0001,400View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,9902,440View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$49,990210View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,970470View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$49,94080View salary detail
Paramedics$49,8901,800View salary detail
Embalmers$49,860280View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$49,84060View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$49,84090View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$49,79060View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,730400View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers$49,710200View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,680990View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$49,4101,940View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$49,4101,940View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,4101,940View salary detail
Patient Representatives$49,4101,940View salary detail
Travel Agents$49,370220View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$49,3301,320View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,2801,110View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,1801,740View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,160850View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,1401,300View salary detail
Glaziers$49,110570View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,970800View salary detail
Biological Technicians$48,910260View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$48,900280View salary detail

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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.