Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Midland, TX

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$62,720	60	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$62,470	50	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$62,140	310	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,810	580	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$61,770	40	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$61,690	160	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,610	110	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$61,410	810	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,350	380	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,250	30	View salary detail
Surveyors	$61,180	90	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$61,180	90	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,110	50	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,830	170	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,700	510	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$60,700	510	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$60,670	200	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,420	2,630	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,380	110	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$60,100	40	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$60,100	40	View salary detail
Editors	$60,080	40	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$60,070	50	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	140	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$59,630	220	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,630	220	View salary detail
Electricians	$59,530	980	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,510	100	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$59,490	300	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$59,490	300	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$59,490	300	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,800	270	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$58,750	110	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$58,450	280	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$58,230	1,030	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,200	4,540	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$58,100	100	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,950	60	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$57,900	1,150	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,800	260	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$57,580	90	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$56,660	80	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$56,440	50	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$56,120	580	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$54,800	270	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,090	160	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$53,640	40	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,780	350	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$52,740	80	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$52,210	1,440	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.