Lexington, KY Careers and Salaries

583 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lexington, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
General and Operations Managers	$80,440	8,100	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,100	7,810	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$41,910	5,500	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,990	5,500	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,910	5,500	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,990	5,500	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,080	5,430	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,590	5,250	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,160	5,200	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,910	5,020	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$40,250	5,000	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,450	4,600	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,950	4,460	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,460	3,410	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,380	3,250	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,910	3,220	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,000	3,120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,300	3,090	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,840	3,040	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,400	2,560	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,790	2,500	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,460	2,420	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,350	2,410	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$34,590	2,400	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$27,340	2,310	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,970	2,300	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$40,370	2,210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,870	2,150	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,810	2,140	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,340	2,100	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$84,520	2,020	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,690	1,950	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,810	1,900	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,410	1,890	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,780	1,830	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,300	1,810	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,830	1,780	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,690	1,750	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,850	1,540	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,080	1,530	View salary detail
Electricians	$57,320	1,500	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$76,490	1,490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,490	1,490	View salary detail
Software Developers	$123,510	1,430	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$64,660	1,410	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.