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
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$39,050	40	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,000	690	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,990	1,570	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,990	2,960	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,850	400	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$38,800	60	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,750	26,430	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,700	38,630	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$38,640	200	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,630	2,780	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$38,610	250	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,580	830	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$38,520	30	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,370	23,410	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,330	320	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,080	1,320	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$38,060	30	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,030	700	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$37,940	260	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$37,910	60	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,890	530	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,870	29,750	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$37,800	130	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$37,740	50	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,590	370	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,450	690	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,440	4,670	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,430	120	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$37,300	160	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$37,240	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,210	5,350	View salary detail
Firefighters	$37,150	5,150	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,030	6,140	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,000	900	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$36,870	2,020	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,850	5,900	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,810	47,730	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$36,810	1,050	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,800	2,770	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,670	8,920	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,650	610	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$36,620	1,080	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$36,540	250	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,400	4,220	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,330	90	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,300	1,270	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,180	1,690	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$36,170	340	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,110	—	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$35,880	750	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.