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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,930	250	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,900	5,170	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,850	4,010	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$45,760	—	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,560	90	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$45,510	2,780	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,390	780	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$45,380	70	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$45,320	—	View salary detail
Tellers	$45,310	1,280	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,250	5,530	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$45,240	220	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,210	380	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$45,170	120	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$45,130	220	View salary detail
Models	$45,060	—	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,050	70	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,910	260	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$44,900	170	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$44,900	190	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$44,860	400	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,490	2,570	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$44,320	1,370	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$44,140	70	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$44,130	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$44,050	520	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,980	1,380	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$43,800	2,240	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,750	1,010	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,740	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,680	50	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$43,620	60	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$43,190	480	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,120	340	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$42,920	350	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,840	360	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$42,530	100	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$42,510	2,100	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$42,040	—	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$41,720	5,550	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$41,340	—	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$41,250	70	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,660	340	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$40,580	130	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$40,440	40	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,370	10,900	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,370	10,900	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$40,300	—	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,520	870	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,180	370	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.