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
Security Management Specialists	$74,610	1,110	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$74,610	1,110	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,610	1,110	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$73,870	330	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$73,860	180	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$73,680	40	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$73,610	580	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$73,580	1,460	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$73,580	1,460	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,330	50	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$73,320	40	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$73,050	590	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$73,010	310	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$72,450	120	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$72,210	2,830	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$71,740	880	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$71,490	200	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$69,990	1,810	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$69,750	220	View salary detail
Surveyors	$69,490	120	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$69,490	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,450	4,220	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,210	120	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$68,880	730	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$68,850	60	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$68,620	120	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$68,620	120	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$68,620	120	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$68,600	110	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$68,600	110	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$68,310	260	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$67,400	3,510	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,220	—	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$66,990	50	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$66,990	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$66,990	50	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$66,840	1,200	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$66,650	220	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$66,580	630	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$66,340	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$66,260	160	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$66,140	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$66,140	170	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$66,110	200	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$66,080	690	View salary detail
Archivists	$66,050	40	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$65,720	910	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,400	50	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$65,400	50	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$65,180	650	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.