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
Production Workers, All Other$38,5702,710View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other$38,55050View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$38,50090View salary detail
Barbers$38,480—View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$38,430130View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$38,400670View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,340670View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,320230View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$38,300130View salary detail
Bailiffs$38,200180View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$38,200360View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,150590View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$38,1407,030View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$38,000590View salary detail
Midwives$37,920230View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$37,920230View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,910980View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$37,900150View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,8906,470View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,8207,410View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,730170View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,7203,030View salary detail
Construction Laborers$37,7108,800View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$37,6801,150View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,600400View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$37,6002,270View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$37,580210View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$37,580210View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$37,580210View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$37,580210View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,46080View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,440400View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$37,430290View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,420170View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,390480View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other$37,370140View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,34014,720View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$37,310110View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,300520View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$37,28090View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,2102,950View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$37,200960View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$37,13090View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$37,120600View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$37,030470View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,03060View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,9601,910View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$36,8401,760View salary detail
Tellers$36,8103,750View salary detail
Glaziers$36,750820View 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.