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
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$42,150	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,120	360	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,090	3,360	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,790	920	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$41,770	120	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$41,710	1,890	View salary detail
File Clerks	$41,600	100	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$41,590	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$41,180	60	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,120	150	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$41,000	50	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,940	1,830	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,700	420	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,050	5,160	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,050	5,160	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$40,050	5,130	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$39,930	50	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,720	90	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,680	3,060	View salary detail
Concierges	$39,600	130	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,520	280	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,400	370	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$39,240	190	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,890	1,390	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$38,820	210	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,670	1,620	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,550	2,840	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,500	150	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$38,440	180	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,380	3,290	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,980	150	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,940	9,620	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,720	70	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,680	280	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$37,650	120	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$37,630	50	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,600	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,580	360	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,570	790	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,520	380	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,230	80	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,160	9,520	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$36,960	330	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,830	730	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,800	170	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$36,600	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,580	1,180	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,480	440	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,220	1,020	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,100	80	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.