Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Mississippi

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Real Estate Brokers$41,69060View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,590710View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$41,560260View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$41,500470View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$41,5002,310View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,1903,040View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$41,160320View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$41,06030View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$41,040260View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$40,910160View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers$40,710270View salary detail
Stonemasons$40,70060View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$40,6706,970View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,6501,700View salary detail
Curators$40,60030View salary detail
Massage Therapists$40,490230View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$40,28030View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$39,960190View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$39,86040View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,730550View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$39,610120View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$39,56070View salary detail
Recreational Therapists$39,560140View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,55070View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents$39,550670View salary detail
Community Health Workers$39,520410View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$39,5201,290View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$39,440250View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,320230View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$39,1701,970View salary detail
Dental Assistants$39,1603,080View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$39,13060View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,1201,770View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,100100View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$39,060330View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$39,0404,040View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$39,04080View salary detail
Patient Representatives$39,0102,070View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$39,0102,070View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,0102,070View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$39,0102,070View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$38,900780View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$38,870230View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$38,800580View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,770690View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$38,7204,040View salary detail
Fence Erectors$38,700150View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,62011,330View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$38,600300View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$38,570400View 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.