Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Tampa, FL

754 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Tampa, FL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,270	630	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,260	1,140	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,230	—	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,100	680	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,080	3,780	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,070	2,520	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,000	1,110	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$37,990	1,590	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,970	1,350	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,890	230	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,790	420	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$37,780	40	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,750	1,510	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,730	300	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,570	22,610	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,570	50	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,570	22,610	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,470	15,120	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,460	8,810	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$37,440	130	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,340	370	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$37,310	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,300	2,480	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,210	9,860	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$37,090	60	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,070	25,280	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,010	18,640	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,840	2,860	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$36,800	280	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,790	2,220	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$36,760	220	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,720	220	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,640	10,290	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,630	40	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,500	480	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,430	320	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,330	10,150	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$36,330	210	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$36,280	700	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,270	5,150	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,240	1,290	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,100	3,300	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$36,090	100	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,010	12,200	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,890	160	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,830	350	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$35,810	220	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,780	150	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,780	1,020	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,500	50	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.