Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Waterbury, CT

484 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Waterbury, CT for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$50,460	2,330	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,370	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$50,300	220	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$49,900	370	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$49,620	30	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Tutors	$49,550	310	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$49,500	170	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,200	130	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,000	1,240	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,980	140	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,820	90	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$48,720	70	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,560	980	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,540	250	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,380	30	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,190	70	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$47,690	—	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,530	260	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,510	490	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$47,440	30	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$47,160	120	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,030	110	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$47,010	870	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$46,840	150	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$46,800	430	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$46,640	200	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,590	2,130	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$46,570	2,350	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,560	130	View salary detail
Photographers	$46,540	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$46,530	390	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$46,320	50	View salary detail
Tellers	$46,180	330	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,130	590	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,110	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,080	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$45,860	120	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,840	870	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,800	60	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,450	130	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$44,830	990	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$44,810	110	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$44,780	—	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,670	580	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,430	60	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$44,350	380	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$44,110	440	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,750	1,710	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,580	1,170	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.