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
File Clerks	$43,360	40	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,160	190	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$43,010	2,190	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,860	550	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$42,620	50	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$42,430	110	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,600	40	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$41,260	300	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$41,260	300	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,260	300	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,060	210	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$41,050	1,550	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,050	170	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,700	30	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,670	260	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,440	120	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,290	490	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,070	200	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,990	3,230	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$39,750	270	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,680	330	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,500	2,160	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$39,500	2,160	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,840	310	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,720	1,830	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$38,720	120	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,660	70	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,660	70	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,640	470	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,570	1,290	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$38,460	50	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$38,140	80	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,110	50	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,890	3,430	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,690	80	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,610	40	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,550	310	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,440	40	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,330	190	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,290	680	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,290	80	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,160	190	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,150	610	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,980	150	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$36,930	50	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,890	1,940	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,770	280	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,580	1,430	View salary detail
Concierges	$36,470	30	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,430	430	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.