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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Dental Laboratory Technicians$45,320View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,310530View salary detail
Tellers$45,300830View salary detail
Residential Advisors$45,280460View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,240140View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,210260View salary detail
Models$45,060View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$45,05040View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$45,030270View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,010780View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$44,980270View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$44,770120View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,7304,040View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$44,720210View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$44,3801,540View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$43,880120View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,650140View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,6204,270View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$42,53050View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,020430View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,9601,400View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$41,82030View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$41,690120View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$41,6906,760View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,6906,760View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$41,67060View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$41,5901,160View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,300View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,00030View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,850130View salary detail
Orderlies$39,830210View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians$39,40050View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$39,250310View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,23080View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,760250View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,720680View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$38,670270View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,580450View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,330310View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,3301,100View salary detail
Bakers$38,140560View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides$38,020View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,840530View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,740320View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,610View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,570280View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,5402,710View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,540230View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,400240View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,340780View salary detail

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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.