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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

677 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,2802,260View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,270380View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,170380View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,16090View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$47,160110View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$47,1506,340View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,0904,770View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$46,83029,400View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,83029,400View salary detail
Music Therapists$46,79040View salary detail
Therapists, All Other$46,79040View salary detail
Art Therapists$46,79040View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$46,71070View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,6906,180View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$46,660—View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$46,610420View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,570150View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,5505,240View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$46,5401,320View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,480400View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$46,340130View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$46,310750View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,280350View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,1904,230View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,160870View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$46,120250View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,990230View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$45,930440View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,830510View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,770300View salary detail
Embalmers$45,74080View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$45,660320View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,570490View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,510550View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$45,330880View salary detail
File Clerks$45,250100View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,240270View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,210800View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$45,200440View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,180910View salary detail
Firefighters$45,1601,640View salary detail
Upholsterers$45,09050View salary detail
Phlebotomists$44,830780View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$44,810160View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$44,800260View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,710500View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$44,68080View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$44,61070View salary detail
Medical Assistants$44,4504,140View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,4307,910View 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.