Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lakeland, FL

523 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lakeland, FL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,550	130	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$37,520	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$37,390	160	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$37,330	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,190	220	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,070	70	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,070	720	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$37,030	70	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,010	190	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,960	120	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,640	650	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,570	280	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,570	90	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,520	40	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,370	590	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,270	220	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,250	1,580	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,160	90	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,070	700	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$36,050	100	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,000	2,960	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$35,990	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,950	160	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,840	50	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,610	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,600	2,080	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,600	390	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,490	2,450	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$35,480	90	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,430	1,300	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$35,410	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$35,320	—	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,270	3,730	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,110	90	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,780	910	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,740	180	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$34,630	50	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,610	1,930	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,550	1,340	View salary detail
Bartenders	$33,920	890	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$33,860	350	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,700	110	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,670	400	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$33,570	360	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$33,550	130	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,550	240	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,480	120	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$33,470	120	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$33,470	120	View salary detail
Concierges	$33,450	50	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.