Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lafayette, IN

375 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lafayette, IN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,910	110	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,460	680	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$49,460	30	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,360	100	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,290	480	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$49,190	130	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,150	40	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$49,040	50	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,020	560	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,750	110	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,730	190	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,730	140	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,650	80	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,400	930	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,140	610	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$48,140	70	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,060	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$47,980	60	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,880	50	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,520	190	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,350	240	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,270	1,310	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$47,140	30	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,890	530	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,420	60	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,370	40	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$46,300	50	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,230	80	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,200	180	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,000	130	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,680	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,060	60	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$45,030	50	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$44,950	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$44,950	40	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$44,940	30	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,920	220	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,870	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,750	790	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$44,720	50	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$44,720	50	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,660	100	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$44,580	40	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$44,550	50	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,430	80	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,350	400	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,150	50	View salary detail
Roofers	$44,140	40	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$44,130	40	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$43,840	450	View salary detail

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.