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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Aircraft Service Attendants	$36,710	260	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$36,680	560	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$36,680	100	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,630	1,390	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$36,590	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,530	10,480	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,530	660	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$36,510	80	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$36,460	280	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,400	30,750	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,400	30,750	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$36,380	20,860	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$36,380	650	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,330	1,070	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,290	—	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$36,290	1,200	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,250	3,600	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,220	690	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,160	2,820	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$36,160	—	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$35,890	220	View salary detail
Firefighters	$35,880	2,920	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$35,780	590	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$35,770	650	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$35,730	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$35,680	930	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,480	2,550	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$35,440	960	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,370	110	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$35,360	240	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,360	130	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$35,360	140	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$35,360	3,340	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$35,320	930	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$35,230	220	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,160	350	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$35,130	40	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$35,120	4,160	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$35,110	2,200	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$35,010	250	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$35,000	2,940	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$34,900	520	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$34,900	520	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$34,900	17,600	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$34,900	520	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$34,890	160	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$34,640	90	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$34,540	530	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$34,510	1,430	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,350	270	View 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.