Lafayette, IN Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,820	470	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,940	460	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,520	460	View salary detail
Bartenders	$22,680	460	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,870	450	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$43,840	450	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,110	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,520	430	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$83,520	430	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,810	430	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$29,500	420	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,350	400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,220	400	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,990	390	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$30,720	380	View salary detail
Nannies	$30,720	380	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,690	370	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,130	370	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$28,600	370	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$35,760	350	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$74,320	350	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$74,320	350	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$83,460	340	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,160	330	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$82,390	330	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$42,830	330	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,710	320	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,780	320	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$26,170	320	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$62,780	320	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$121,020	310	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$121,020	310	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$121,020	310	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,700	310	View salary detail
Carpenters	$63,050	300	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$95,600	300	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$65,150	300	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,720	290	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$122,990	290	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$83,330	290	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$64,120	280	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$64,120	280	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,120	270	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$124,050	270	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,540	270	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.