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
Residential Advisors	$48,640	1,810	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,290	1,800	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$169,120	1,800	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$62,510	1,800	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	1,770	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$162,730	1,770	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$77,420	1,750	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,910	1,750	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,160	1,750	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$99,400	1,740	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$118,140	1,730	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$51,940	1,720	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$67,300	1,720	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$55,260	1,710	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,760	1,700	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$76,820	1,690	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$72,950	1,670	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$58,830	1,670	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$99,200	1,660	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$104,070	1,620	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$159,440	1,610	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,360	1,600	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$63,090	1,600	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$66,700	1,590	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$125,160	1,590	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,160	1,560	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$70,470	1,560	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,730	1,560	View salary detail
Tapers	$79,040	1,550	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$99,520	1,550	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$47,060	1,550	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$499,990	1,540	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$96,640	1,510	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$76,070	1,510	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$109,390	1,510	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,460	1,480	View salary detail
Glaziers	$66,860	1,460	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,570	1,460	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$84,220	1,450	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$51,860	1,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$59,980	1,440	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$51,300	1,430	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$108,780	1,420	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$71,190	1,410	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,950	1,400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$98,910	1,400	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$129,480	1,380	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$77,720	1,370	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$46,380	1,360	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$47,480	1,360	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.