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
Lodging Managers	$67,990	330	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,410	460	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$67,200	260	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$67,200	260	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$67,200	260	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$66,910	70	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$66,890	300	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,590	370	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$66,290	480	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$66,290	480	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$66,290	480	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$66,240	140	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,210	1,860	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,190	40	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$66,050	500	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$65,920	150	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$65,700	3,650	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$65,520	720	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$65,520	720	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,490	710	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$65,470	240	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$65,470	610	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$65,470	240	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$65,450	1,490	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$65,370	1,500	View salary detail
Logisticians	$65,370	1,500	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$65,370	1,500	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,150	1,490	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$65,000	570	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,000	570	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$64,930	290	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$64,870	430	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$64,620	40	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$64,530	220	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$64,530	210	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$64,440	440	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$64,310	210	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,120	410	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,110	2,880	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,060	1,200	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$64,040	510	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$64,040	510	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$64,040	510	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$64,040	510	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,030	8,550	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$64,020	410	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$63,880	770	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$63,810	50	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$63,530	130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,460	1,240	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.