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
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,190	60	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$46,180	100	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$45,990	370	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,970	50	View salary detail
Bartenders	$45,920	2,140	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,850	80	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$45,700	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,590	320	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,450	250	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$45,430	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$45,420	490	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,380	110	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$45,320	70	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$45,310	6,070	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$45,170	190	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$45,140	50	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$45,140	50	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,110	330	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,090	2,310	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,860	130	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,800	2,630	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$44,770	560	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$44,760	40	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$44,760	940	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,740	9,290	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,540	50	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,380	4,510	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$44,340	360	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$44,340	240	View salary detail
Orderlies	$44,260	310	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$44,200	320	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$44,100	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,820	500	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,780	1,780	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$43,720	50	View salary detail
Tellers	$43,690	820	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,560	60	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$43,540	590	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$43,540	590	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$43,540	590	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$43,510	660	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$43,330	650	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,150	490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,040	4,190	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$42,880	50	View salary detail
Security Guards	$42,860	3,300	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$42,460	50	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,280	3,130	View salary detail
Photographers	$42,260	120	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$42,230	5,680	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.