Lincoln, NE Careers and Salaries

544 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lincoln, NE for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,510	5,950	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,510	5,950	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$81,790	4,530	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$87,530	4,200	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$87,530	4,200	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$87,530	4,200	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$87,530	4,200	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$87,530	4,200	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,990	4,080	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$92,780	3,680	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,690	3,240	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,230	2,890	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,650	2,630	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,820	2,620	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,430	2,540	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,080	2,520	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,730	2,260	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$65,170	2,130	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,450	1,980	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,450	1,980	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,550	1,930	View salary detail
Nannies	$29,860	1,920	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$29,860	1,920	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,590	1,850	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,930	1,660	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,640	1,540	View salary detail
Software Developers	$101,690	1,530	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,230	1,520	View salary detail
Coroners	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$78,850	1,400	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$62,810	1,310	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,210	1,270	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,050	1,260	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,700	1,250	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,940	1,240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,920	1,220	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$56,010	1,160	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$63,280	1,130	View salary detail
Bartenders	$30,660	1,110	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,340	1,110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,310	1,080	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,790	1,050	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,770	1,040	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$66,210	1,020	View salary detail
Carpenters	$49,910	1,020	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.