Wages by Occupation in Billings, MT

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Billings, MT metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 93,800 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,060 for all occupations combined. 336 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Billings, MT area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

34.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.5 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 77.4; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 7,042 residents (3.8% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±590; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 99,369 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

31.8% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.6), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$35,280	$32,485
High school graduate	$38,779	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$47,093	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$57,326	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$77,100	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	18.7% (±4.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.6% (±1.2)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.8% (±1.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.3%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.6%	10.0%
Business	17.9%	20.1%
Education	17.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.0%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	790	$75,780	$82,820	8.41	0.90
Administrative Services Managers	40	$169,820	$166,960	0.45	0.26
Advertising Sales Agents	50	$57,410	$57,460	0.54	0.92
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$63,570	$67,900	0.50	0.56
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	270	$29,180	$31,140	2.88	1.13
Animal Caretakers	220	$34,890	$36,280	2.35	1.37
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	90	$96,990	$98,070	0.95	1.38
Architectural and Civil Drafters	130	$65,820	$69,110	1.43	2.15
Architectural and Engineering Managers	130	$163,110	$162,530	1.38	0.97
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	110	$37,750	$39,030	1.18	1.80
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	130	$58,960	$59,730	1.35	1.41
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	650	$60,150	$60,600	6.91	1.53
Bakers	140	$38,490	$40,440	1.47	0.97
Bartenders	780	$23,550	$26,770	8.27	1.70
Bill and Account Collectors	90	$44,270	$47,520	1.01	0.99
Billing and Posting Clerks	360	$47,730	$49,090	3.80	1.46
Biological Scientists, All Other	—	$94,520	$92,840	—	—
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,160	$47,830	$49,810	12.34	1.40
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	380	$61,210	$64,140	4.08	2.19
Bus Drivers, School	180	$46,220	$46,650	1.90	0.73
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	510	$76,710	$82,650	5.46	0.78
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$44,790	$49,860	0.90	1.03
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	250	$64,440	$70,400	2.64	0.84
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	60	$48,610	$49,330	0.64	1.29
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	60	$79,050	$77,260	0.62	1.52
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	50	$61,820	$66,750	0.48	0.68
Carpenters	530	$58,950	$57,930	5.67	1.32
Cashiers	1,880	$33,120	$33,370	20.06	1.01
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	140	$62,650	$65,990	1.54	1.16
Chefs and Head Cooks	—	$60,200	$62,930	—	—
Chemical Technicians	90	$49,100	$67,990	0.98	2.65
Chemists	100	$59,780	$66,200	1.03	1.94
Chief Executives	100	$227,000	$284,420	1.06	0.81
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	320	$50,310	$51,890	3.38	1.34
Childcare Workers	440	$35,740	$33,360	4.67	1.40
Chiropractors	40	$75,650	$85,560	0.41	1.60
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$62,870	$62,900	0.59	1.34
Civil Engineers	400	$97,010	$96,020	4.25	1.80
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	150	$63,010	$68,920	1.57	0.75
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	320	$35,690	$36,640	3.37	1.38
Clergy	120	$70,660	$64,560	1.23	3.35
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	190	$68,440	$69,690	2.03	0.95
Coaches and Scouts	220	$28,090	$41,570	2.35	1.47
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$47,240	$48,380	0.90	0.88
Commercial Pilots	50	$105,830	$115,960	0.54	1.77
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	140	$39,710	$43,830	1.50	2.16
Community Health Workers	50	$55,360	$59,210	0.50	1.27
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	30	$73,020	$80,960	0.33	0.45
Compliance Officers	210	$71,070	$78,270	2.20	0.82
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$129,280	$146,660	2.27	0.53
Computer Network Architects	60	$104,170	$109,660	0.65	0.57
Computer Network Support Specialists	150	$61,810	$67,690	1.61	1.71
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	40	$54,070	$58,490	0.39	0.36
Computer Occupations, All Other	80	$91,920	$89,200	0.83	0.30
Computer Systems Analysts	160	$94,730	$93,680	1.69	0.50
Computer User Support Specialists	350	$56,430	$58,270	3.74	0.81
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$46,020	$48,480	0.42	0.99
Construction and Building Inspectors	40	$74,960	$73,860	0.39	0.42
Construction Laborers	830	$49,240	$52,470	8.87	1.26
Construction Managers	400	$100,220	$116,780	4.27	1.75
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	290	$37,700	$39,010	3.09	1.09
Cooks, Restaurant	1,370	$38,260	$38,600	14.61	1.61
Correctional Officers and Jailers	200	$49,110	$51,750	2.12	0.86
Cost Estimators	280	$75,600	$79,510	2.99	2.07
Counter and Rental Clerks	340	$46,670	$46,520	3.59	1.39
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	140	$44,610	$45,770	1.52	1.32
Credit Analysts	50	$77,890	$91,280	0.54	1.31
Customer Service Representatives	1,090	$44,580	$46,060	11.64	0.70
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$49,210	$50,040	0.38	0.35
Data Entry Keyers	40	$40,000	$40,720	0.43	0.53
Data Scientists	50	$97,280	$113,920	0.48	0.28
Database Administrators	40	$80,290	$85,090	0.38	0.84
Dental Assistants	330	$47,550	$48,310	3.53	1.41
Dental Hygienists	160	$99,410	$96,410	1.66	1.16
Dental Laboratory Technicians	40	$47,560	$54,330	0.40	1.79
Dentists, General	50	$203,330	$239,640	0.56	0.70
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	70	$72,880	$93,800	0.78	1.06
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	50	$107,340	$101,520	0.52	0.90
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$71,780	$70,290	0.59	1.18
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	290	$26,180	$29,220	3.12	0.89
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	110	$44,650	$44,300	1.21	8.49
Dishwashers	360	$31,450	$31,480	3.85	1.25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	320	$44,660	$52,400	3.37	2.58
Drafters, All Other	40	$64,490	$64,200	0.46	4.97
Driver/Sales Workers	380	$28,320	$37,800	4.02	1.53
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	40	$78,410	$82,250	0.45	3.56
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$44,950	$51,710	0.32	0.68
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	160	$80,140	$71,530	1.74	0.76
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$94,150	$94,920	0.57	0.94
Electrical Engineers	210	$103,230	$109,690	2.22	1.74
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	70	$108,200	$104,860	0.70	0.83
Electricians	510	$80,980	$76,160	5.40	1.11
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	30	$117,160	$124,340	0.34	0.55
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	820	$62,390	$63,740	8.78	0.98
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$59,180	$57,000	0.97	0.98
Emergency Medical Technicians	40	$38,570	$38,990	0.48	0.41
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	60	$65,000	$64,290	0.60	1.56
Environmental Engineers	50	$115,550	$117,720	0.48	1.96
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$89,010	$104,120	0.57	1.00
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	90	$59,920	$63,070	0.98	0.33
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	230	$42,920	$43,160	2.47	1.19
Facilities Managers	80	$105,520	$111,700	0.82	0.82
Family Medicine Physicians	40	$294,040	$273,400	0.47	0.68
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	60	$62,890	$67,380	0.66	2.71
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	140	$36,110	$38,740	1.47	0.86
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	130	$37,010	$39,550	1.34	6.33
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,310	$29,130	$30,010	35.24	1.42
Fence Erectors	170	$57,380	$55,650	1.77	11.26
File Clerks	70	$37,580	$39,150	0.77	1.64
Financial and Investment Analysts	140	$101,200	$97,920	1.54	0.66
Financial Clerks, All Other	30	$47,060	$49,140	0.34	1.45
Financial Examiners	50	$97,430	$107,320	0.53	1.20
Financial Managers	210	$137,240	$152,300	2.28	0.42
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$71,280	$80,520	0.67	0.78
Firefighters	130	$68,100	$63,060	1.37	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	710	$76,450	$80,150	7.62	1.46
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	60	$46,520	$54,890	0.65	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$84,190	$86,570	0.57	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	840	$44,030	$45,360	8.93	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	180	$50,510	$50,480	1.93	11.52
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$49,120	$50,870	1.26	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	—	$58,680	$61,160	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	570	$80,290	$84,140	6.03	1.52
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	170	$80,720	$89,280	1.79	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	680	$63,350	$67,500	7.28	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	50	$46,550	$48,050	0.55	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	70	$95,530	$105,260	0.76	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	410	$82,280	$84,940	4.33	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,090	$50,050	$55,420	11.62	1.61
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	490	$60,270	$64,380	5.20	1.30
Floral Designers	—	$35,270	$35,210	—	—
Food Batchmakers	40	$37,440	$40,740	0.44	0.39
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	100	$30,310	$31,820	1.03	1.90
Food Preparation Workers	580	$34,590	$34,030	6.17	1.07
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	260	$30,550	$31,700	2.74	1.45
Food Service Managers	200	$66,980	$74,320	2.11	1.38
Forest and Conservation Technicians	100	$53,290	$64,210	1.05	5.40
Fundraisers	130	$61,510	$64,840	1.42	1.99
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	100	$24,300	$25,520	1.02	7.35
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	—	$23,400	$25,550	—	—
General and Operations Managers	2,030	$96,980	$113,050	21.67	0.96
General Internal Medicine Physicians	80	$68,850	$137,000	0.82	1.90
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	60	$99,270	$96,600	0.62	4.13
Glaziers	100	$49,610	$52,480	1.02	2.70
Graphic Designers	110	$57,050	$59,760	1.14	0.89
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	130	$40,950	$43,530	1.43	0.73
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	80	$56,700	$56,870	0.84	2.53
Health Education Specialists	30	$51,200	$60,220	0.37	0.87
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$96,380	$106,060	0.44	0.31
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$56,070	$58,830	0.90	0.76
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	50	$63,890	$72,390	0.50	2.22
Healthcare Social Workers	140	$59,910	$62,100	1.51	1.25
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	60	$43,030	$47,420	0.60	0.86
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	300	$62,240	$61,870	3.21	1.22
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,990	$60,850	$62,040	21.23	1.60
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	90	$39,430	$38,700	0.91	1.48
Helpers--Production Workers	40	$46,260	$44,720	0.42	0.40
Highway Maintenance Workers	180	$62,380	$60,210	1.88	1.89
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,660	$36,640	$36,870	17.72	0.64
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$28,190	$28,380	2.78	1.00
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	400	$35,510	$35,080	4.25	2.53
Human Resources Managers	120	$103,380	$126,570	1.27	0.90
Human Resources Specialists	440	$65,470	$75,780	4.68	0.80
Industrial Engineers	110	$139,420	$137,790	1.12	0.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	180	$62,370	$70,650	1.94	0.69
Industrial Production Managers	50	$128,810	$139,030	0.51	0.32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	290	$48,380	$49,420	3.05	0.61
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	280	$49,030	$48,010	3.00	3.46
Information Security Analysts	40	$86,010	$90,030	0.45	0.37
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	120	$59,680	$68,280	1.23	0.32
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	210	$47,840	$52,740	2.19	1.94
Instructional Coordinators	80	$52,010	$62,410	0.86	0.59
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	70	$50,210	$56,760	0.77	2.69
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	50	$48,510	$50,410	0.51	0.37
Insurance Sales Agents	420	$61,810	$75,510	4.47	1.45
Interior Designers	40	$61,010	$61,380	0.48	1.04
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	—	$44,920	$47,130	—	—
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,390	$37,550	$39,370	14.86	1.05
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$71,470	$88,380	0.48	1.15
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,240	$44,350	$43,560	13.18	0.69
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	630	$44,230	$44,780	6.74	1.10
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	200	$36,170	$37,070	2.08	1.64
Lawyers	380	$104,150	$122,350	4.00	0.83
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	140	$49,020	$50,770	1.46	1.46
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	100	$67,760	$70,770	1.07	1.24
Library Technicians	30	$38,750	$38,280	0.37	0.84
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	370	$60,500	$59,530	3.90	0.93
Light Truck Drivers	770	$46,210	$51,190	8.19	1.30
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	130	$48,610	$50,600	1.36	1.29
Loan Officers	210	$61,350	$69,430	2.22	1.26
Lodging Managers	80	$74,950	$70,660	0.83	3.04
Logisticians	60	$79,440	$80,160	0.62	0.38
Machinists	140	$64,420	$71,040	1.45	0.79
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	40	$84,010	$89,290	0.43	1.54
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	910	$35,920	$36,940	9.65	1.74
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$37,440	$37,780	0.39	1.11
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	850	$47,840	$49,760	9.05	0.92
Management Analysts	260	$99,060	$102,050	2.78	0.48
Managers, All Other	320	$132,300	$137,460	3.38	0.85
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	250	$67,380	$69,440	2.65	0.46
Marketing Managers	160	$212,760	$176,460	1.72	0.68
Massage Therapists	40	$42,090	$48,080	0.47	0.73
Mechanical Door Repairers	30	$53,820	$52,460	0.33	1.90
Mechanical Engineers	120	$107,930	$112,460	1.32	0.69
Medical and Health Services Managers	300	$107,750	$131,340	3.15	0.82
Medical Assistants	400	$46,500	$45,420	4.31	0.82
Medical Equipment Preparers	110	$45,940	$45,330	1.20	2.40
Medical Records Specialists	260	$50,190	$51,980	2.79	2.23
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	820	$43,710	$43,850	8.73	1.41
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	50	$48,010	$53,560	0.54	0.59
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	260	$43,310	$46,940	2.82	3.30
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	170	$39,940	$43,510	1.83	1.72
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	280	$64,130	$66,820	2.99	0.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	370	$45,340	$44,340	3.92	0.43
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	80	$47,510	$49,570	0.87	4.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$39,150	$45,810	1.02	1.68
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	350	$77,000	$78,160	3.76	3.31
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	170	$41,860	$43,810	1.86	6.16
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	130	$80,880	$84,490	1.36	0.67
New Accounts Clerks	80	$43,470	$44,500	0.81	3.40
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	60	$47,350	$53,310	0.65	2.56
Nurse Practitioners	160	$139,050	$131,490	1.70	0.82
Nursing Assistants	950	$39,150	$42,950	10.14	1.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	110	$81,520	$88,230	1.18	1.30
Occupational Therapists	130	$85,340	$89,330	1.38	1.32
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	50	$51,460	$52,850	0.48	0.39
Office Clerks, General	1,670	$45,570	$46,510	17.77	1.12
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	540	$61,990	$64,560	5.75	1.87
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	40	$47,070	$46,320	0.45	0.99
Opticians, Dispensing	90	$46,260	$48,940	0.95	2.01
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	50	$42,540	$43,680	0.58	0.24
Packers and Packagers, Hand	300	$36,220	$37,360	3.25	0.90
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	120	$58,140	$54,210	1.33	0.92
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	170	$58,670	$62,550	1.80	0.71
Paramedics	50	$52,600	$57,100	0.49	0.76
Parts Salespersons	430	$47,210	$47,430	4.58	2.64
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	80	$48,890	$52,440	0.88	3.27
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$57,300	$57,860	1.10	1.11
Personal Financial Advisors	90	$99,890	$172,070	0.96	0.56
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	110	$36,630	$38,770	1.21	6.95
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	380	$103,110	$98,040	4.08	19.15
Pharmacists	240	$142,080	$143,450	2.61	1.26
Pharmacy Aides	50	$36,190	$37,750	0.55	2.17
Pharmacy Technicians	290	$48,820	$49,130	3.05	1.01
Phlebotomists	120	$45,190	$44,880	1.24	1.34
Photographers	30	$36,360	$52,260	0.34	1.03
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$62,870	$65,690	0.61	0.84
Physical Therapists	230	$97,020	$95,790	2.50	1.46
Physician Assistants	150	$141,470	$138,480	1.55	1.49
Plant and System Operators, All Other	50	$83,530	$77,280	0.56	6.17
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	360	$81,690	$81,810	3.84	1.28
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	320	$72,070	$73,020	3.37	0.78
Postal Service Clerks	60	$61,050	$59,480	0.66	1.39
Postal Service Mail Carriers	170	$57,820	$60,830	1.79	0.85
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	160	$56,930	$58,160	1.68	2.49
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	170	$37,090	$39,190	1.85	0.60
Printing Press Operators	60	$36,160	$40,460	0.66	0.71
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$59,750	$60,960	0.67	1.17
Producers and Directors	60	$50,650	$60,010	0.61	0.67
Production Workers, All Other	40	$40,510	$43,950	0.47	0.29
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	130	$54,060	$54,680	1.40	0.56
Project Management Specialists	520	$85,540	$98,730	5.56	0.81
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$62,310	$73,720	0.34	0.93
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	180	$57,270	$60,230	1.89	0.95
Protective Service Workers, All Other	60	$30,830	$41,660	0.66	1.25
Psychiatric Technicians	—	$35,030	$37,820	—	—
Public Relations Managers	40	$99,990	$105,220	0.40	0.83
Public Relations Specialists	250	$59,510	$64,550	2.67	1.47
Public Safety Telecommunicators	50	$56,130	$56,270	0.57	0.86
Purchasing Managers	—	$128,160	$140,680	—	—
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	180	$77,070	$73,290	1.88	1.27
Real Estate Sales Agents	—	$81,330	$81,760	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	250	$37,810	$38,180	2.71	0.46
Recreation Workers	140	$33,130	$36,390	1.52	0.71
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	30	$49,920	$53,440	0.33	2.98
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	50	$48,010	$49,350	0.52	0.55
Registered Nurses	2,550	$82,300	$91,070	27.16	1.25
Rehabilitation Counselors	70	$46,880	$55,260	0.72	1.19
Religious Workers, All Other	70	$34,880	$37,920	0.74	7.35
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	110	$38,760	$46,110	1.13	1.48
Residential Advisors	40	$46,760	$47,680	0.45	0.83
Respiratory Therapists	100	$79,820	$78,780	1.07	1.19
Retail Salespersons	2,900	$35,760	$37,770	30.88	1.23
Roofers	80	$51,980	$56,540	0.88	1.00
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	70	$45,720	$65,190	0.73	1.22
Sales Managers	240	$117,970	$133,520	2.51	0.61
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	330	$59,930	$66,910	3.53	0.44
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	970	$62,410	$70,070	10.35	1.30
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	140	$81,470	$108,080	1.45	0.79
School Psychologists	30	$93,890	$96,690	0.34	0.83
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	650	$63,550	$69,440	6.94	1.01
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	730	$43,680	$44,620	7.83	0.71
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	80	$102,790	$135,610	0.85	0.27
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	60	$59,560	$66,010	0.64	1.16
Security Guards	230	$38,040	$40,820	2.46	0.30
Self-Enrichment Teachers	180	$38,870	$43,900	1.94	0.91
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$45,590	$48,510	0.65	1.69
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$50,760	$56,060	0.68	3.43
Sheet Metal Workers	80	$62,480	$63,180	0.89	1.16
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	360	$43,110	$44,340	3.82	0.73
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	60	$36,670	$37,290	0.67	0.42
Skincare Specialists	50	$55,730	$60,420	0.49	1.06
Social and Community Service Managers	150	$80,020	$77,110	1.65	1.23
Social and Human Service Assistants	180	$38,570	$40,480	1.95	0.69
Social Workers, All Other	70	$58,860	$61,800	0.72	1.78
Software Developers	250	$100,440	$118,620	2.70	0.25
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	120	$63,000	$65,260	1.30	0.78
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	40	$63,960	$63,890	0.44	0.72
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	90	$63,320	$70,610	0.92	0.87
Speech-Language Pathologists	110	$83,620	$87,820	1.16	0.98
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,780	$39,050	$41,010	19.02	1.04
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	60	$69,030	$65,280	0.68	1.54
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	390	$58,350	$62,180	4.18	1.32
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	250	$30,250	$31,480	2.64	0.78
Surgical Technologists	140	$54,920	$56,560	1.53	2.02
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	70	$57,560	$58,760	0.77	2.06
Surveyors	60	$84,670	$86,900	0.68	2.06
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	50	$83,390	$86,910	0.51	7.34
Tax Preparers	80	$65,930	$70,210	0.85	1.72
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	—	$47,370	$58,830	—	—
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	630	$32,140	$33,460	6.67	0.73
Technical Writers	60	$75,330	$75,120	0.66	2.26
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	60	$77,820	$73,020	0.65	0.71
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	—	$59,760	$62,510	—	—
Tellers	260	$38,320	$39,790	2.80	1.32
Tire Repairers and Changers	120	$46,850	$44,050	1.24	1.77
Training and Development Specialists	190	$63,320	$68,910	2.08	0.70
Transportation Security Screeners	80	$61,110	$55,480	0.80	2.47
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	90	$104,460	$114,000	0.94	0.66
Tutors	50	$45,510	$45,510	0.56	0.49
Veterinarians	90	$93,140	$102,390	0.96	1.78
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	110	$37,640	$43,070	1.20	1.44
Waiters and Waitresses	1,320	$22,940	$29,590	14.04	0.96
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	80	$60,530	$64,600	0.81	0.98
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	430	$52,670	$58,240	4.61	1.72
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	30	$37,140	$37,590	0.34	0.87

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Aveda Institute Montana	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	80
Montana Bible College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	36
Montana State University Billings	Public	4-year or above	4,129
Rocky Mountain College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,032

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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