Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Providence, RI

721 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Providence, RI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,320—View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,310260View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$48,310140View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,270240View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$47,9801,420View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,970370View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$47,96050View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,860410View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,830300View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,70030View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$47,670—View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$47,610—View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$47,59090View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$47,570170View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$47,45010,690View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,4403,000View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$47,44090View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$47,310710View salary detail
Library Technicians$47,230260View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,220240View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$47,17010,620View salary detail
Medical Assistants$47,0204,120View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,010900View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,96040View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,870160View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,8603,610View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,790440View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$46,710110View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$46,710110View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,6405,340View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$46,56080View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,540890View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,500510View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,480—View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$46,480—View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$46,480130View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$46,480—View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$46,480—View salary detail
Fence Erectors$46,450450View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,430420View salary detail
Phlebotomists$46,4301,180View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$46,430420View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$46,430420View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,420210View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$46,41040View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,3501,630View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$46,33013,030View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,160730View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$46,08060View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$46,010280View 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.