Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Maine

745 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Maine for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$48,530	160	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$48,460	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$48,410	—	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,410	60	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$48,380	40	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$48,380	100	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,350	160	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$48,340	320	View salary detail
Firefighters	$48,290	2,480	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,230	180	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$48,190	140	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,150	940	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$48,120	320	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$48,080	50	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,080	50	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,060	70	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$48,050	40	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,040	860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$47,990	3,740	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,970	1,490	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,960	300	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,840	1,850	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$47,790	440	View salary detail
Glaziers	$47,770	150	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,750	300	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,730	2,900	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$47,720	50	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,710	4,580	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$47,670	30	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$47,580	4,480	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$47,520	70	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,430	300	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$47,420	510	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$47,410	50	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$47,410	50	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$47,350	50	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$47,330	60	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,280	190	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$47,270	320	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$47,270	60	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,230	170	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$47,220	350	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$47,210	90	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,160	2,470	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$47,160	7,560	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$47,160	50	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$47,150	250	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$47,100	30	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,070	8,540	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$47,060	1,140	View salary detail

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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.