Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Montana

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Designers, All Other	$42,000	60	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$42,000	60	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,990	290	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$41,860	670	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$41,850	480	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,740	160	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$41,730	100	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$41,660	310	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$41,660	310	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,600	740	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$41,600	40	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$41,420	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,420	110	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,410	350	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$41,410	350	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$41,410	350	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$41,390	720	View salary detail
Tutors	$41,380	450	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$41,340	80	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,170	480	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$40,900	4,390	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$40,460	230	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$40,080	60	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$40,040	100	View salary detail
Photographers	$39,900	190	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,630	170	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,430	400	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$39,260	110	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,190	310	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,070	160	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,050	8,900	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,950	110	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,880	180	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,760	370	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$38,700	460	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,570	1,200	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$38,550	130	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,480	1,610	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,410	280	View salary detail
File Clerks	$38,370	410	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,340	550	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$38,220	370	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,080	1,660	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,060	7,580	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,000	690	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$37,990	70	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$37,760	630	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$37,750	270	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,740	140	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$37,710	50	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.