Mississippi Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$37,310	110	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$88,710	110	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$213,680	110	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,520	110	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,370	110	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$60,550	110	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,240	100	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$66,520	100	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$78,700	100	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$31,720	100	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,930	100	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$98,420	100	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$72,690	100	View salary detail
Database Architects	$98,420	100	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,920	100	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,890	100	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$36,680	100	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,100	100	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,160	100	View salary detail
Art Directors	$66,020	90	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$34,640	90	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$37,280	90	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$98,960	90	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,860	90	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$37,130	90	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,270	90	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$38,500	90	View salary detail
Historians	$46,010	90	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$67,670	90	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$34,280	90	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$109,200	90	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,560	90	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$36,510	80	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$32,700	80	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$39,040	80	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,460	80	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$62,560	80	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,630	80	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$31,420	80	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,640	80	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$95,210	80	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$57,130	80	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$42,940	80	View salary detail
Physicists	$129,970	80	View salary detail
Statisticians	$64,670	80	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$64,670	80	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,670	70	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$88,100	70	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$89,250	70	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$103,380	70	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.