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
Chefs and Head Cooks	$50,720	280	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$50,690	450	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$50,550	140	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,420	3,280	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,360	1,420	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$50,340	50	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$50,300	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$50,220	90	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$50,210	70	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,110	640	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$50,000	40	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,960	390	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,520	630	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$49,470	140	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$49,430	50	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,280	710	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$49,130	320	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,990	130	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$48,820	40	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$48,670	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$48,580	90	View salary detail
Firefighters	$48,560	560	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,520	820	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$48,510	150	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,490	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,370	300	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,290	4,370	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$48,050	50	View salary detail
Glaziers	$48,000	110	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,990	70	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,900	820	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$47,880	—	View salary detail
Photographers	$47,870	40	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,740	180	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$47,440	560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,320	2,100	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,120	400	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,090	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,070	110	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$47,040	380	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,030	260	View salary detail
Machinists	$46,990	390	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,860	2,220	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,820	420	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$46,730	100	View salary detail
Roofers	$46,730	810	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,680	60	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,670	580	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$46,590	140	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$46,500	—	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.