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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,48013,190View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$48,4702,670View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,4707,610View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$48,4707,610View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$48,450790View salary detail
Animal Breeders$48,41060View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$48,4006,080View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,31069,750View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$48,250580View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$48,2405,270View salary detail
Credit Counselors$48,2203,950View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$48,220190View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$48,1902,010View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,0202,150View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$47,87015,370View salary detail
Patient Representatives$47,87015,370View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$47,87015,370View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,87015,370View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,8303,740View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$47,7702,490View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$47,760900View salary detail
Glaziers$47,7305,850View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$47,720290View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,7104,460View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,6808,720View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$47,6603,740View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$47,63011,260View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$47,5901,810View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$47,5901,810View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,5905,760View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,5405,890View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$47,5106,780View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,50026,430View salary detail
Tax Preparers$47,4606,010View salary detail
Survey Researchers$47,330680View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,32023,920View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$47,31070View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$47,210490View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$47,0603,940View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$47,0301,260View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$46,970520View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,9704,520View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,9101,460View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,86012,020View salary detail
Models$46,840—View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$46,8402,190View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,75016,600View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$46,7406,490View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,670140,580View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$46,670600View 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.