Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rochester, NY

684 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rochester, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,990	5,870	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,850	230	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,810	320	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,520	100	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$49,330	1,160	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$49,290	2,550	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$49,250	280	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,230	940	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,210	160	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$49,180	790	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,020	240	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$49,010	500	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,940	210	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,780	1,020	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$48,730	80	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$48,630	180	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,420	270	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,390	610	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,370	2,350	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,320	30	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,210	150	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,150	840	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$47,840	350	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,810	430	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$47,780	1,420	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,760	140	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,760	150	View salary detail
Tutors	$47,730	490	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,720	740	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$47,710	290	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$47,670	110	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$47,560	30	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,550	50	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$47,540	160	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,460	100	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$47,380	40	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$47,350	310	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,340	1,480	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,320	420	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,230	590	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,210	1,270	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,030	300	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,990	390	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,770	6,230	View salary detail
Historians	$46,630	40	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,610	200	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,580	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,500	170	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$46,480	1,340	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,270	610	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.