Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rhode Island

647 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rhode Island for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$55,420	40	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$55,290	390	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$55,060	70	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,940	1,790	View salary detail
Concierges	$54,850	—	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$54,630	60	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$54,630	60	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$54,620	60	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$53,980	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$53,770	60	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$53,630	1,170	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$53,580	190	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$53,280	4,570	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$53,100	520	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$52,910	980	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$52,800	80	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$52,160	100	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$52,140	5,200	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$52,000	370	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,770	2,530	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$51,630	130	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,560	650	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$51,460	190	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$51,420	220	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$51,290	430	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$51,160	—	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$51,100	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$51,090	250	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,900	4,500	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,580	2,300	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$50,300	—	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$50,170	60	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$50,150	1,050	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,040	160	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,850	470	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$49,790	50	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$49,780	370	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$49,770	380	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,700	70	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$49,580	110	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,420	50	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$49,410	170	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,320	530	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$49,260	170	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$49,170	—	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$49,100	—	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,860	210	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,800	540	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$48,800	540	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$48,740	160	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Providence, RI

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.