Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lubbock, TX

496 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lubbock, TX for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,310	70	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$42,680	30	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$42,640	30	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$42,570	660	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$42,330	110	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$42,330	110	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$42,330	110	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$42,330	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,240	1,460	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,240	140	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$41,980	190	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$41,980	190	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$41,870	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,750	1,640	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$41,610	210	View salary detail
Glaziers	$41,450	90	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$41,340	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$41,190	160	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$41,110	60	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$41,080	330	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$40,960	50	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,850	1,910	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$40,710	160	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$40,560	130	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$40,490	190	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$40,220	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,200	160	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,930	710	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$39,930	180	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$39,900	440	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$39,580	120	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,560	1,390	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,350	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$39,210	100	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,150	130	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$39,110	100	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$38,800	290	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$38,730	30	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$38,640	30	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$38,490	90	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$38,480	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,300	60	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,930	100	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$37,770	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$37,700	720	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$37,500	50	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$37,440	190	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,370	40	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,300	1,100	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,210	210	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.