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
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$64,990	70	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,770	310	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,710	70	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,640	220	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$64,560	—	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$64,520	60	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$64,430	170	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$63,800	60	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$63,710	510	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,650	250	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$63,580	170	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$63,570	1,850	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$63,530	650	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,500	280	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,490	760	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,460	1,290	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$63,450	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,190	1,270	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,120	440	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,040	490	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$63,030	440	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,950	360	View salary detail
Paramedics	$62,940	380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$62,870	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,840	5,100	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$62,580	370	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$62,540	110	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,500	530	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$62,420	460	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,370	290	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,330	90	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$62,230	240	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$62,140	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	1,190	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,060	3,330	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,030	1,560	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$61,780	150	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$61,710	110	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$61,700	70	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$61,610	1,170	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$61,530	50	View salary detail
Tapers	$61,480	50	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,240	870	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$61,180	110	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$61,180	110	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,150	500	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$60,920	180	View salary detail
Roofers	$60,880	540	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$60,820	280	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,780	340	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.