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
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$68,130	260	View salary detail
Firefighters	$67,380	1,620	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$67,370	1,450	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$67,270	350	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$66,960	150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$66,710	300	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$65,310	960	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,210	310	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$65,100	370	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$64,830	90	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,770	1,070	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$64,560	570	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$64,390	50	View salary detail
Riggers	$64,260	160	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$64,070	150	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$63,960	650	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$63,770	—	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,750	—	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,650	140	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$63,610	1,220	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$63,610	970	View salary detail
Paramedics	$63,550	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$63,520	800	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$63,510	250	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$63,430	260	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$63,360	30	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$63,330	60	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$63,300	120	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$63,250	30	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,110	1,240	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$63,060	160	View salary detail
Midwives	$63,060	240	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$63,060	240	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$63,020	390	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$63,010	150	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,950	250	View salary detail
Surveyors	$62,670	150	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$62,670	150	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$62,640	70	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$62,510	—	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$62,510	1,780	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$62,400	450	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$62,350	70	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$61,900	—	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,820	420	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$61,680	190	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$61,670	660	View salary detail
Glaziers	$61,650	150	View salary detail
Roofers	$61,630	360	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,570	250	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.