Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Milwaukee, WI

702 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Milwaukee, WI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Customer Service Representatives	$47,840	14,080	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$47,800	500	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$47,780	910	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,780	2,520	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,770	600	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,750	1,080	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$47,620	250	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,490	650	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,480	210	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,470	310	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,450	130	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,400	2,590	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$47,390	610	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$47,300	420	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,300	3,170	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$47,300	140	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$47,220	—	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$47,220	—	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,140	2,400	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,110	320	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,000	990	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$46,800	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$46,800	1,180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,700	1,430	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,650	2,220	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,630	310	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,520	420	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,520	1,910	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$46,310	570	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$46,310	570	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$46,310	570	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$46,210	220	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$46,200	400	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$46,190	1,560	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$46,190	2,150	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$46,160	130	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,980	2,190	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,970	400	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,930	310	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$45,870	60	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,790	6,350	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,690	7,880	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$45,430	—	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$45,070	50	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$45,050	30	View salary detail
Photographers	$44,940	300	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,840	19,810	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,840	19,810	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,740	1,980	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$44,440	5,020	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.