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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Archivists	$48,810	40	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$48,780	350	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$48,780	350	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,540	340	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,490	1,660	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$48,410	4,210	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,380	1,320	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$48,380	180	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,340	490	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,330	1,740	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,330	3,030	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$48,320	600	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$48,230	980	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$48,220	200	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,180	900	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$48,150	220	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$48,110	1,390	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$48,070	1,790	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$48,050	60	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$48,000	2,470	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,910	3,690	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$47,800	200	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,780	790	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,730	4,530	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$47,650	350	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,640	460	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$47,530	370	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$47,460	1,470	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$47,380	180	View salary detail
Photographers	$47,170	380	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,170	2,190	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,110	4,340	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$47,090	320	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,090	340	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$47,090	320	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,070	1,440	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,060	250	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$47,040	400	View salary detail
Roofers	$46,940	1,080	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$46,900	4,570	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,880	1,120	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$46,840	560	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,810	22,190	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$46,790	70	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,770	420	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$46,640	270	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,630	11,270	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$46,600	40	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$46,580	540	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$46,580	540	View 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.