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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$44,280	310	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$44,170	400	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$44,160	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$44,110	570	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$44,020	320	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$43,940	170	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$43,870	320	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,820	100	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$43,600	40	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,580	450	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$43,570	510	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$43,430	530	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,350	230	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$42,880	2,750	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$42,670	—	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,510	1,060	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$42,440	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$42,220	7,650	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,920	890	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,880	1,410	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,600	13,630	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$41,290	10,480	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$40,840	140	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$40,820	170	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$40,820	170	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$40,560	340	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$40,240	60	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,160	1,020	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,150	80	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,010	280	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,990	240	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$39,860	160	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$39,630	110	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$39,630	110	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$39,630	110	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$39,630	110	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,620	530	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$39,450	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$39,250	1,480	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,140	2,260	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$39,020	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,830	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,800	5,360	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$38,800	170	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,750	330	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,740	1,240	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,370	1,390	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$38,340	50	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,240	140	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$37,970	40	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.