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
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350220View salary detail
Order Clerks$44,2805,180View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,0601,150View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$44,0402,360View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,98013,930View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$43,9502,270View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$43,8602,430View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$43,8601,420View salary detail
Tapers$43,670220View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,6406,540View salary detail
Carpet Installers$43,610810View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$43,590—View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$43,2501,300View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,24016,770View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$43,1602,950View salary detail
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$43,150120View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$43,0701,480View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$43,0301,360View salary detail
Upholsterers$42,930710View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$42,920650View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,91078,740View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$42,9007,520View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,84022,960View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,72013,290View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$42,5601,760View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$42,5509,110View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$42,50078,540View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,2502,960View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,2103,650View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$42,190230View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,19087,280View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$41,990200View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,9507,210View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,6901,450View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$41,66013,370View salary detail
Photographers$41,2804,330View salary detail
Telephone Operators$41,250280View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,1407,460View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,9309,020View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$40,88019,260View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other$40,7802,080View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,6502,380View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$40,650970View salary detail
Construction Laborers$40,620123,250View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$40,6105,060View salary detail
Phlebotomists$40,45012,820View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$40,420337,170View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,1506,780View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers$40,120140View salary detail
Fashion Designers$40,0401,850View 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.