Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lexington, KY

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Animal Trainers	$34,310	200	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$34,280	110	View salary detail
Tutors	$34,150	100	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,970	1,410	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$33,880	60	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$33,700	170	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$33,380	60	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,230	90	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$32,750	340	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$32,720	540	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$32,720	120	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$32,020	30	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$31,110	960	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,830	1,780	View salary detail
Bartenders	$30,640	1,340	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,430	400	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,160	690	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,100	7,810	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,590	5,250	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$29,370	1,280	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,350	350	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$29,230	530	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$29,180	—	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,380	150	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,990	5,500	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,990	5,500	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,920	910	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$27,340	2,310	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$26,940	560	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,840	3,040	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$25,020	50	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$24,990	210	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$24,090	550	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.