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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
Bus Drivers, School$55,6401,780View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,420460View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,28050View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,250380View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$55,1905,190View salary detail
Glaziers$55,170260View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,600600View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,6302,270View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$53,590170View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$53,4601,610View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$53,29040View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,030650View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$52,80040View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$52,700610View salary detail
Pipelayers$52,55040View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers$52,520130View salary detail
Writers and Authors$52,520130View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$52,440190View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$52,440190View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$52,440190View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,230530View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$52,130140View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$51,99050View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,9501,060View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,900100View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,740—View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$51,630180View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists$51,53030View salary detail
Surgical Assistants$51,350140View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$51,330520View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$51,080500View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,020150View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators$50,96030View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$50,960180View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$50,910310View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,8701,790View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,860280View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,740460View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$50,69070View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$50,69070View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,640620View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$50,55060View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$50,460220View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,400550View salary detail
Biological Technicians$50,21090View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,020440View salary detail
Travel Agents$50,010100View salary detail
Photographers$50,000150View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$49,94030View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$49,920190View 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.