Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Texas

917 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Texas for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Embalmers$57,350680View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,1501,240View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,1502,200View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers$56,930210View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$56,780520View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$56,600460View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$56,470940View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$56,4104,300View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,3907,900View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290209,680View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,2901,410View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$56,1005,810View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,08013,270View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,85033,080View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$55,68021,670View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$55,67013,540View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$55,6104,270View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers$55,4701,710View salary detail
Tire Builders$54,880610View salary detail
Craft Artists$54,690870View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$54,4601,800View salary detail
Robotics Technicians$54,4601,800View salary detail
Counselors, All Other$54,4502,550View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$54,370830View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$54,340190View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$54,2409,540View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,09013,220View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,840510View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$53,8304,660View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,34052,000View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$53,3301,170View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$53,2901,010View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$53,1701,150View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$53,150210View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$53,13050View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$53,0006,140View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$52,8808,100View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$52,67044,700View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$52,640270View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$52,27010,260View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$52,2409,700View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,200600View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$52,100500View salary detail
Riggers$51,9803,770View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$51,8103,220View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,70014,070View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,3101,750View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$51,18047,060View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$51,1401,400View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,1205,800View salary detail

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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.