Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Springfield, MO

528 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Springfield, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Medical Assistants	$37,870	1,600	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,840	190	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,720	30	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$37,680	150	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,650	150	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,640	390	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$37,540	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,460	160	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,430	470	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,400	40	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,150	1,030	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,150	90	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$37,080	760	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,020	40	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$37,000	30	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,920	100	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,820	—	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,650	990	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,530	7,080	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,450	1,840	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,430	60	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,410	1,250	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,370	40	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,300	210	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,260	320	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,200	90	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,180	3,150	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$35,950	250	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,490	3,150	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,370	360	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,340	1,490	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$35,310	60	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,300	40	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,240	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,100	1,910	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,850	310	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,740	450	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,720	70	View salary detail
File Clerks	$34,710	70	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$34,660	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,590	1,470	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$34,450	940	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,230	150	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,160	410	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,640	790	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$32,190	630	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$31,980	80	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,760	5,810	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$31,520	330	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,200	400	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.