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
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$44,000	970	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,000	170	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,960	50	View salary detail
File Clerks	$43,910	210	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$43,890	1,110	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$43,830	210	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,830	1,000	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,780	640	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$43,640	1,060	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,520	700	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$43,520	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$43,490	1,790	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$43,370	9,090	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$43,360	770	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$43,350	100	View salary detail
Tellers	$42,890	2,410	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$42,710	90	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,640	6,120	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,640	6,120	View salary detail
Orderlies	$42,530	150	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$42,440	3,440	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$42,320	40	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,260	610	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$42,170	140	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$41,760	110	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,710	40	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$41,600	60	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$41,400	160	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,870	100	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$40,800	320	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$40,760	110	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$40,700	410	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$40,200	60	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$40,140	1,140	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,900	2,160	View salary detail
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,850	530	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$39,660	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,520	280	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$39,330	220	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,170	660	View salary detail
Security Guards	$39,100	1,930	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,060	280	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,940	9,180	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,910	490	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,740	50	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$38,560	1,540	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,310	200	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,270	110	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,250	830	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,060	150	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.