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
Emergency Medical Technicians$37,26012,770View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,25036,600View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides$37,180410View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,1401,800View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,0601,550View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$37,0401,380View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$37,0401,220View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,00016,610View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,840322,710View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,74063,430View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,7401,680View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$36,61030,470View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$36,51015,300View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,480137,930View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$36,420440View salary detail
Animal Trainers$36,3701,080View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$36,350980View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$36,3402,570View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$36,2601,540View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,14016,680View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$36,10040View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$36,0901,950View salary detail
Concierges$36,0702,600View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,06014,170View salary detail
Security Guards$35,980106,210View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$35,950160View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$35,8908,590View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$35,85040,950View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$35,810510View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,60013,240View salary detail
Parts Salespersons$35,44025,500View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,36024,740View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,21078,330View salary detail
Floral Designers$35,0803,100View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$35,010730View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$34,93070View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$34,910700View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,8508,440View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$34,790170View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant$34,760126,620View salary detail
Telemarketers$34,2903,660View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators$34,2602,200View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$34,100590View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,0405,340View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$33,9803,180View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$33,94090View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$33,9203,750View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,86041,200View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$33,8402,130View salary detail
Bakers$33,79016,710View 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.