Kentucky Careers and Salaries

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
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$73,490	9,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,490	9,620	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$57,850	9,460	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,940	9,290	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,670	8,920	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,200	8,870	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,450	8,640	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,450	8,600	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$60,460	8,570	View salary detail
Carpenters	$52,680	8,540	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$29,780	8,520	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,100	8,470	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,120	8,040	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$60,490	7,890	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$60,490	7,890	View salary detail
Software Developers	$109,010	7,660	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,760	7,290	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$57,780	7,050	View salary detail
Bartenders	$28,780	6,870	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$44,830	6,820	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$42,310	6,770	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$128,650	6,650	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,470	6,630	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,690	6,480	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$112,250	6,430	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$64,160	6,360	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$64,160	6,360	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$61,480	6,290	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,480	6,290	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$350,950	6,260	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,880	6,210	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,030	6,140	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,720	6,140	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$61,390	6,090	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$96,820	6,070	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$96,820	6,070	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$96,820	6,070	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$96,820	6,070	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,660	6,040	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$95,090	5,930	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$95,090	5,930	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,850	5,900	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.