Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Yakima, WA

358 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Yakima, WA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$51,670	570	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$51,490	710	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$51,450	40	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$51,330	230	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,930	40	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,840	40	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,320	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$50,150	410	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,140	330	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,990	60	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$49,940	60	View salary detail
Bartenders	$49,700	350	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,450	1,210	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,310	710	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$49,160	350	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,160	80	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$49,060	1,000	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$48,810	590	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,640	100	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$48,250	70	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$48,230	60	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$48,100	40	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$48,100	40	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$48,020	60	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,970	110	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$47,940	150	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$47,810	170	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$47,680	160	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$47,620	260	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$47,590	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$47,540	100	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,540	80	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,500	340	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,330	90	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$47,220	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,080	1,320	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,960	70	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,910	360	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$46,860	160	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,730	430	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,680	240	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,670	480	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,570	670	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,340	290	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$46,270	100	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,240	70	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,240	60	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,160	620	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,050	100	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,020	40	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.