Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Nebraska

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Roofers	$46,460	1,730	View salary detail
Editors	$46,320	360	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$46,300	—	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$46,220	240	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,220	4,410	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$46,220	240	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,220	240	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$46,220	240	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$46,180	100	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$46,170	—	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$46,140	830	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$46,140	830	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$46,140	830	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$46,140	830	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,100	4,110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,010	840	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$45,980	230	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$45,910	90	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$45,880	230	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,800	230	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,800	1,310	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$45,760	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$45,700	370	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,690	400	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$45,660	90	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$45,620	260	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$45,560	330	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$45,540	80	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,470	210	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,420	670	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,400	80	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$45,290	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,280	7,010	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$45,210	530	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$45,120	460	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$45,100	2,360	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$45,020	280	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,020	700	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$44,980	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$44,910	620	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,550	70	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$44,510	50	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$44,470	570	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$44,130	2,280	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,120	4,210	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,110	5,670	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$44,060	440	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,050	140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$43,940	15,340	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$43,880	—	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.