Massachusetts Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Art Therapists	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,270	170	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$133,930	170	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,780	170	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,150	170	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$72,100	170	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$42,700	170	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$126,440	160	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$62,930	160	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$92,230	160	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$74,890	160	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$60,660	160	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$40,050	160	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$122,720	150	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$48,380	150	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$52,470	140	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$58,490	140	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$71,750	140	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$58,240	140	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$120,980	130	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,180	130	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,250	130	View salary detail
Foresters	$89,650	130	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$46,820	130	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$51,890	120	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$44,720	120	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$125,060	120	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$53,300	120	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$39,970	110	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$125,260	100	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$67,830	100	View salary detail
Embalmers	$54,320	100	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$63,780	90	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$60,960	90	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$40,160	90	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$66,000	90	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$55,190	90	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$81,420	90	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$63,880	90	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$61,170	80	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$121,300	80	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$61,770	80	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$62,260	70	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$46,510	70	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,870	60	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$47,210	60	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$55,940	60	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$140,990	60	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.