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
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,710	240	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,610	70	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$48,520	990	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,400	3,320	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$48,360	100	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,170	470	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$48,100	50	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$48,040	340	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$47,830	7,700	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,720	2,290	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,610	—	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,610	190	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,610	—	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,610	—	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,610	—	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,600	290	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$47,600	290	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$47,600	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$47,600	290	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$47,550	7,890	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$47,440	70	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$47,400	350	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$47,190	3,210	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$47,110	440	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$47,040	120	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$47,020	420	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,860	2,350	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,710	140	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$46,670	330	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,570	1,190	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,500	410	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$46,450	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$46,440	10,220	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,380	970	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$46,360	840	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$46,250	—	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$46,240	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,080	360	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,950	210	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,930	210	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$45,930	—	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,880	100	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,660	3,110	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,640	990	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$45,590	1,910	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,560	70	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$45,530	140	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,520	2,420	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$45,420	210	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,380	510	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.