Texas Careers and Salaries

917 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Texas for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Environmental Economists	$121,420	560	View salary detail
Economists	$121,420	560	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$32,430	550	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$31,010	550	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$28,440	550	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$76,400	540	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$46,000	530	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$97,510	520	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$46,970	520	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$56,780	520	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$81,230	510	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,810	510	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,840	510	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$175,520	500	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$77,220	500	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$52,100	500	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$62,890	500	View salary detail
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	$26,560	500	View salary detail
Archivists	$50,160	490	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$85,980	490	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$47,210	490	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$200,780	490	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$65,570	480	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$33,260	470	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$56,600	460	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$48,740	460	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$36,420	440	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$30,660	440	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$67,700	430	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$45,790	420	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$37,180	410	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$48,950	390	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$37,690	390	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,160	380	View salary detail
Choreographers	$46,460	380	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$75,420	330	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$134,680	330	View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$152,780	330	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$82,920	320	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$46,430	310	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$39,570	310	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$72,700	300	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$123,380	290	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$47,720	290	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$66,140	280	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,060	280	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$41,250	280	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$52,640	270	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$33,270	270	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$38,720	270	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.