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
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,460	680	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$63,460	560	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,450	7,170	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$63,380	3,250	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$63,270	310	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,250	1,630	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,190	70	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,180	1,310	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,180	210	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$63,160	—	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$63,000	70	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$62,990	30	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$62,980	150	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$62,920	230	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$62,890	1,190	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$62,760	80	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,660	4,580	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$62,640	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,620	90	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$62,610	260	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$62,580	370	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$62,560	130	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$62,510	260	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,510	4,150	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$62,500	390	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,500	2,190	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$62,500	390	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,420	980	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,380	8,710	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$62,350	90	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,200	1,120	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$62,170	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,980	9,930	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$61,930	7,220	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$61,780	1,590	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,710	290	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,650	70	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,610	1,530	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,590	6,160	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,550	850	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,430	50	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$61,380	40	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,370	980	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$61,360	40	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$61,290	110	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,220	740	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$61,200	350	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,190	650	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$61,170	530	View salary detail
Riggers	$61,080	100	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.