Washington Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$85,700	770	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$274,390	760	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$76,720	760	View salary detail
Optometrists	$157,560	760	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$147,620	760	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$39,500	760	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,430	760	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$64,080	750	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,020	750	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,510	750	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$85,140	740	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$62,100	730	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$107,940	730	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,590	720	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$103,290	720	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$163,360	720	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$77,590	720	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$50,520	710	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,970	700	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$63,850	700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$79,270	680	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$56,400	670	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$38,640	670	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$59,640	670	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,020	670	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$77,920	660	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$81,420	660	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$62,070	660	View salary detail
Art Directors	$121,170	650	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$128,290	650	View salary detail
Archivists	$76,490	640	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,480	640	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$64,270	640	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$96,790	630	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,420	620	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$41,720	620	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,690	620	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$162,570	620	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,060	620	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$103,380	600	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$83,190	600	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,140	600	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$103,380	600	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$103,380	600	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$53,990	590	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$58,750	580	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$80,240	580	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,220	570	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$104,910	570	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$81,220	570	View 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.