Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Paducah, KY

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,610	90	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$56,350	90	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,330	50	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$55,780	270	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$54,800	120	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,980	60	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$53,320	40	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$52,170	170	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,160	70	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,700	310	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,600	90	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,520	660	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$50,500	50	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,920	90	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$49,540	40	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$49,150	70	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$48,890	40	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,600	60	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,560	310	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,460	40	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,810	60	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,580	50	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$47,550	1,070	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,850	590	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,750	190	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,310	610	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$45,930	80	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,920	530	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,850	170	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$45,590	60	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$45,390	50	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$45,080	80	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$44,720	40	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$44,220	190	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$44,050	30	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,780	140	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$43,260	290	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$43,110	40	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,610	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$42,420	70	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,820	410	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,720	540	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,470	50	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$41,130	50	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$40,150	50	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,460	100	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,360	450	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$39,210	30	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$39,120	50	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,990	60	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.