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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
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$33,6706,880View salary detail
Tutors$33,62010,690View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$33,6203,640View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$33,5004,360View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$33,5004,360View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$33,3502,830View salary detail
Crematory Operators$33,270270View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators$33,260470View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,09046,510View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,010184,840View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$32,8404,290View salary detail
Animal Caretakers$32,73020,450View salary detail
Recreation Workers$32,72018,660View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$32,430550View salary detail
Cooks, All Other$32,1504,650View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,04029,150View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides$31,5905,710View salary detail
Passenger Attendants$31,2305,170View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical$31,2001,600View salary detail
Shampooers$31,200840View salary detail
Parking Attendants$31,20012,100View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$31,180630View salary detail
Motion Picture Projectionists$31,16040View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$31,0801,050View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$31,010550View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$31,0006,950View salary detail
Retail Salespersons$30,800341,640View salary detail
Barbers$30,7602,580View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,68022,440View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$30,660440View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers$30,65081,280View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$30,6201,860View salary detail
Funeral Attendants$30,5602,150View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers$30,470—View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians$30,2801,360View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$30,2104,030View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$30,160680View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$30,060780View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,6803,490View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,66063,110View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,63023,690View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,63017,030View salary detail
Dishwashers$29,61033,630View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,45011,320View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,45037,750View salary detail
Sewers, Hand$29,320240View salary detail
School Bus Monitors$29,3002,610View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,30014,340View salary detail
Cashiers$29,230245,730View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$29,130740View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.