Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Massachusetts

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,680	380	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,590	12,620	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$43,580	510	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$43,510	620	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$43,460	1,700	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$43,350	1,330	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,290	3,360	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$43,210	380	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,200	210	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,150	170	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$43,100	—	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$42,910	1,540	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$42,700	170	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,570	3,810	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$42,520	2,840	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$42,380	1,560	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,280	1,790	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,200	1,290	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$41,770	40	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$41,600	280	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$41,350	8,410	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$41,040	1,300	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$40,900	13,140	View salary detail
Nannies	$40,900	13,140	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$40,810	930	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$40,770	190	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,360	5,020	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,270	170	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$40,160	90	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,120	—	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$40,050	160	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$39,970	110	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$39,760	910	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$39,650	6,900	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,480	—	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$39,400	4,530	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,250	130	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,970	1,810	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,950	14,910	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,900	13,620	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$38,680	40	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,630	5,100	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,540	11,280	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$38,460	54,670	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$38,400	—	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,280	270	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,220	1,340	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,130	6,070	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$37,870	—	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,780	170	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.