Paducah, KY Careers and Salaries

255 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Paducah, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$28,390	1,800	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$79,920	1,720	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$79,920	1,720	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$79,920	1,720	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$79,920	1,720	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$79,920	1,720	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$75,470	1,440	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,550	1,400	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,640	1,160	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,640	1,160	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$47,550	1,070	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,280	1,010	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,110	940	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,110	940	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$36,460	860	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,340	810	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,120	760	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,290	740	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,860	710	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,520	660	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,310	610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$38,410	600	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,850	590	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,210	550	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,720	540	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,920	530	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,450	520	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$31,200	490	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$27,210	480	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,000	460	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,360	450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,510	440	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,310	440	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,200	420	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,340	420	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,820	410	View salary detail
Electricians	$73,930	400	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$82,120	380	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$82,120	380	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,030	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,840	350	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$72,840	350	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,610	320	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,560	310	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,700	310	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,060	300	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$43,260	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$87,030	290	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,650	280	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$78,090	280	View salary detail

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.