Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Worcester, MA

590 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Worcester, MA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$46,290	80	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$46,270	120	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,210	310	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$46,160	110	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$46,040	150	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,030	1,060	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,010	1,160	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$45,980	360	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,860	1,080	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,710	5,250	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$45,580	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,500	2,290	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,160	60	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,060	30	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,800	530	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$44,490	450	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,470	50	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,460	1,650	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$44,400	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,250	2,490	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$44,230	70	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$44,100	280	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,080	3,950	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,080	3,950	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$44,050	70	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,790	290	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$43,720	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,680	270	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$43,510	270	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$43,190	90	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$42,840	830	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$42,720	30	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$41,720	1,940	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$41,580	50	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,420	190	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,030	4,610	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$40,780	340	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$40,610	170	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$40,360	680	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$40,190	30	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$40,130	330	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,800	1,310	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,350	40	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$39,300	1,230	View salary detail
Nannies	$39,300	1,230	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,170	630	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$38,740	330	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,710	90	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$38,700	40	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$38,460	940	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.