Occupations Reported in Washington, DC

826 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Washington, DC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Epidemiologists	$112,780	380	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$31,880	380	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$63,630	370	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,480	360	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$155,060	360	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,700	360	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$77,480	360	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,120	350	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,900	350	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,640	350	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$126,120	340	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$224,860	340	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,430	340	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$58,270	330	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$63,840	330	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$60,640	320	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$132,620	320	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,440	320	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$49,180	320	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$78,760	320	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,440	320	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$76,070	310	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$163,220	310	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$149,170	310	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,170	310	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$157,500	300	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$97,170	300	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$70,100	300	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$73,030	300	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$97,170	300	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$50,810	300	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$60,720	300	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$97,170	300	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$75,710	290	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$50,100	290	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$92,760	290	View salary detail
Riggers	$69,030	280	View salary detail
Geographers	$118,290	280	View salary detail
Foresters	$74,710	280	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$108,450	270	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,170	270	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$50,140	270	View salary detail
Curators	$87,400	270	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$104,330	270	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$59,070	270	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$98,850	270	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$61,240	260	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$56,420	260	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$95,460	260	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$63,140	260	View salary detail

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.