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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$50,940	—	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$50,840	5,480	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$50,820	3,570	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$50,820	3,570	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$50,710	3,350	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$50,650	3,640	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,460	55,540	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$50,270	120	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$50,270	120	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$50,270	270	View salary detail
Archivists	$50,160	490	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$50,130	2,730	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$50,040	7,730	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,990	1,840	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,980	17,090	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$49,960	1,560	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$49,940	590	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,880	24,470	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,820	16,820	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$49,710	1,890	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,660	1,680	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$49,650	700	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,500	4,310	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,490	1,830	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,460	10,520	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$49,440	4,280	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$49,440	1,380	View salary detail
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$49,390	40	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$49,250	6,160	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$49,100	580	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$49,050	960	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,050	10,540	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$49,000	5,030	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$48,960	9,170	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$48,960	9,170	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$48,960	9,170	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$48,950	390	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$48,930	4,190	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,910	122,400	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,900	33,540	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$48,860	17,210	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$48,860	830	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$48,770	650	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,740	11,600	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$48,740	460	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,740	7,120	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$48,730	1,210	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$48,720	4,210	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$48,630	2,200	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,490	4,440	View 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.