Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lincoln, NE

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Roofers	$47,360	400	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,230	2,890	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,230	80	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,220	60	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$47,190	570	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,170	280	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$47,130	160	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,080	220	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$46,890	180	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,870	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,700	1,250	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$46,520	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$46,430	140	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,330	670	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$46,320	130	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,280	130	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$46,230	950	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,140	510	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$46,110	170	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$46,000	110	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$45,980	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,920	1,220	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,830	930	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,750	130	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,740	570	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,340	50	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$45,330	130	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$45,310	80	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$45,280	60	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$45,250	60	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$45,030	160	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$44,990	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$44,960	290	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$44,900	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,900	580	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$44,720	100	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$44,720	170	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$44,710	590	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$44,600	90	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,440	60	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$44,220	50	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$44,170	80	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,130	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$44,060	40	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,050	700	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,830	160	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$43,700	30	View salary detail
Midwives	$43,700	30	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$43,080	180	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$42,910	60	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.