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
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,920	—	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$57,740	50	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$57,720	340	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	690	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$57,670	80	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$57,590	170	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$57,100	150	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,090	7,820	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$57,010	130	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$57,010	130	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$57,010	130	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$57,010	130	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$56,920	140	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,680	1,120	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,660	260	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$56,540	30	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$56,430	60	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$56,410	150	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$56,410	150	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$56,410	150	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$56,180	50	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$56,180	50	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$56,180	50	View salary detail
Paramedics	$56,070	130	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$55,820	50	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$55,430	70	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$55,430	60	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$55,190	80	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$55,070	90	View salary detail
Electricians	$54,920	1,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$54,520	40	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,800	510	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,660	180	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$53,160	80	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$52,970	40	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,710	220	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$52,580	70	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,390	130	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$52,290	40	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$51,870	170	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,820	270	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$51,520	40	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$51,500	140	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$51,390	30	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$51,300	80	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$51,220	740	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,220	740	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$51,080	840	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$50,840	40	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$50,800	110	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.