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
Transportation Inspectors	$39,120	40	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$39,120	40	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$39,120	40	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,110	300	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,020	460	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$38,840	80	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,740	540	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,620	—	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,370	250	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,350	320	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,220	1,850	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,160	820	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,160	9,660	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,120	4,270	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,110	100	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,900	3,410	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,850	70	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,710	710	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,570	310	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,460	8,850	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,390	3,510	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,340	1,640	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$37,230	2,880	View salary detail
Nannies	$37,230	2,880	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$37,230	370	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,090	280	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,920	980	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,720	740	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,680	1,370	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,670	610	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,660	340	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,640	12,020	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,560	940	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,540	130	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,500	1,450	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$36,400	120	View salary detail
File Clerks	$36,400	—	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,390	210	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,320	770	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,320	1,450	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,250	3,870	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,220	830	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,190	70	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,050	1,190	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,930	1,710	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$35,910	1,510	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,750	13,600	View salary detail
Bartenders	$35,680	4,510	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$35,310	540	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,300	110	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.