Wages by Occupation in Boise City, ID

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Boise City, ID metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 391,790 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,100 for all occupations combined. 507 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

37.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.7), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 98.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 105.6; 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 46,767 residents (6.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,782; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 457,076 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

37.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), 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	$35,387	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,375	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$45,151	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$62,047	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$82,201	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	17.2% (±1.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.1% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.5% (±0.6)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2% (±0.4)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	4.6% (±1.4)	7.7%
High school graduate	3.6% (±0.7)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	3.2% (±0.4)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	11.5%	10.0%
Business	20.6%	20.1%
Education	11.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.7%	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	3,140	$76,700	$82,090	8.02	0.86
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	70	$51,190	$47,260	0.17	2.31
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	80	$65,050	$76,510	0.21	1.96
Administrative Services Managers	400	$103,380	$106,660	1.03	0.61
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	160	$60,820	$60,250	0.41	1.71
Advertising and Promotions Managers	40	$80,680	$96,210	0.09	0.67
Advertising Sales Agents	90	$56,610	$87,980	0.24	0.41
Agricultural Equipment Operators	90	$40,620	$41,360	0.24	1.30
Agricultural Inspectors	80	$50,400	$52,740	0.19	2.09
Agricultural Technicians	210	$49,220	$52,380	0.53	5.49
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	110	$56,530	$63,060	0.28	4.46
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	350	$62,190	$69,310	0.88	0.99
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$507,640	$370,730	—	—
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,160	$30,650	$32,280	2.97	1.16
Anesthesiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Animal Caretakers	940	$33,510	$36,770	2.40	1.40
Animal Trainers	100	$42,870	$40,230	0.24	2.02
Anthropologists and Archeologists	90	$104,250	$93,820	0.23	3.92
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	560	$94,270	$97,370	1.43	2.08
Architectural and Civil Drafters	560	$63,160	$68,790	1.42	2.13
Architectural and Engineering Managers	600	$168,530	$174,840	1.52	1.08
Art Directors	60	$85,070	$108,490	0.16	0.46
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$60,480	$75,930	—	—
Athletic Trainers	80	$59,820	$67,370	0.21	1.06
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	30	$122,930	$114,210	0.09	1.38
Audio and Video Technicians	110	$49,620	$56,390	0.28	0.63
Audiologists	110	$99,230	$92,080	0.28	3.21
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	140	$56,690	$54,350	0.35	2.79
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	240	$35,790	$38,230	0.61	0.92
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	390	$49,500	$58,950	1.00	1.04
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,030	$48,630	$55,220	5.19	1.14
Avionics Technicians	—	$79,680	$76,780	—	—
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	30	$33,140	$29,740	0.08	0.43
Bailiffs	40	$50,610	$57,840	0.10	0.85
Bakers	930	$35,350	$35,650	2.38	1.57
Bartenders	1,580	$28,840	$35,280	4.03	0.83
Bicycle Repairers	140	$40,350	$40,230	0.36	4.55
Bill and Account Collectors	—	$40,260	$47,500	—	—
Billing and Posting Clerks	1,360	$47,420	$47,880	3.48	1.34
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$76,830	$89,800	—	—
Biological Scientists, All Other	160	$88,610	$84,520	0.40	1.11
Biological Technicians	150	$40,330	$45,510	0.39	0.87
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,190	$49,700	$53,240	10.71	1.21
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	150	$62,510	$65,590	0.37	1.11
Broadcast Technicians	70	$36,710	$50,150	0.17	1.25
Budget Analysts	120	$83,780	$88,910	0.29	0.97
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	730	$60,340	$61,570	1.86	1.00
Bus Drivers, School	1,490	$47,550	$46,330	3.81	1.47
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	170	$53,050	$53,200	0.44	0.43
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,250	$79,440	$86,990	3.20	0.46
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$81,260	$111,010	—	—
Butchers and Meat Cutters	570	$44,350	$43,160	1.45	1.65
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	850	$70,260	$76,090	2.17	0.69
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	410	$45,940	$47,300	1.06	2.13
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	90	$58,140	$61,400	0.22	1.57
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	140	$100,100	$95,360	0.35	0.88
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$58,000	$65,280	0.74	1.01
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	610	$60,750	$64,870	1.55	2.16
Cargo and Freight Agents	210	$45,710	$51,510	0.53	0.85
Carpenters	4,080	$50,850	$56,350	10.43	2.42
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	50	$75,520	$74,800	0.12	1.33
Cashiers	6,830	$32,000	$32,460	17.43	0.88
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	1,110	$56,060	$55,730	2.83	2.13
Chefs and Head Cooks	270	$47,500	$54,970	0.69	0.53
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	$58,990	$60,120	—	—
Chemical Technicians	70	$61,870	$59,380	0.17	0.47
Chemists	110	$78,930	$85,150	0.27	0.51
Chief Executives	1,630	$172,780	$225,790	4.16	3.17
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	350	$59,840	$60,750	0.90	0.35
Childcare Workers	1,970	$30,630	$31,770	5.02	1.50
Chiropractors	80	$89,430	$87,460	0.20	0.80
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	160	$61,820	$58,630	0.42	0.95
Civil Engineers	1,610	$99,510	$101,380	4.10	1.73
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	870	$76,400	$81,600	2.21	1.06
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,190	$35,780	$36,510	3.03	1.24
Clergy	90	$63,040	$60,680	0.23	0.62
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	120	$99,430	$124,970	0.31	0.64
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	730	$46,680	$57,170	1.86	0.87
Coaches and Scouts	580	$45,570	$60,380	1.48	0.92
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	310	$46,590	$48,420	0.79	0.78
Commercial and Industrial Designers	130	$76,300	$84,830	0.32	1.50
Commercial Pilots	120	$130,900	$146,500	0.30	0.98
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$48,630	$52,550	0.16	0.24
Community Health Workers	130	$45,950	$54,350	0.32	0.81
Compensation and Benefits Managers	70	$85,270	$114,150	0.17	1.15
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	—	$63,680	$65,310	—	—
Compliance Officers	840	$72,860	$79,590	2.15	0.80
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,140	$161,990	$156,990	2.90	0.67
Computer Hardware Engineers	830	$131,570	$140,530	2.12	4.30
Computer Network Architects	420	$100,950	$114,850	1.06	0.92
Computer Network Support Specialists	390	$71,910	$79,790	1.00	1.06
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	200	$49,420	$60,700	0.51	0.46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	40	$63,790	$62,970	0.09	0.49
Computer Occupations, All Other	620	$101,330	$111,580	1.59	0.57
Computer Programmers	—	$92,270	$94,940	—	—
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$79,150	$89,630	—	—
Computer Systems Analysts	810	$81,280	$84,320	2.08	0.62
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$58,340	$62,550	5.01	1.09
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	80	$40,270	$42,520	0.21	0.51
Concierges	130	$34,760	$35,200	0.32	1.01
Conservation Scientists	70	$67,200	$75,040	0.17	1.04
Construction and Building Inspectors	490	$62,700	$69,860	1.25	1.33
Construction Laborers	4,700	$47,510	$48,920	12.01	1.70
Construction Managers	1,270	$109,990	$112,700	3.23	1.32
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	80	$84,550	$84,490	0.20	0.65
Cooks, Fast Food	660	$32,810	$31,190	1.70	0.41
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,370	$35,890	$37,520	3.50	1.23
Cooks, Restaurant	3,700	$37,230	$38,110	9.43	1.04
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,270	$54,830	$59,690	3.24	1.32
Cost Estimators	780	$79,700	$86,830	2.00	1.39
Counter and Rental Clerks	1,040	$41,600	$44,260	2.66	1.03
Couriers and Messengers	210	$38,260	$37,010	0.54	1.21
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	40	$69,330	$70,110	0.09	1.14
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	380	$49,300	$53,840	0.96	0.83
Crane and Tower Operators	—	$60,440	$69,510	—	—
Credit Analysts	150	$82,280	$91,480	0.38	0.93
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	260	$40,060	$42,720	0.67	1.11
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$58,420	$55,760	0.36	2.15
Customer Service Representatives	9,460	$46,640	$46,890	24.15	1.45
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$45,810	$47,180	0.12	0.42
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	150	$40,560	$44,000	0.39	0.36
Data Entry Keyers	270	$40,260	$43,580	0.69	0.84
Data Scientists	600	$97,950	$108,260	1.54	0.91
Database Administrators	120	$82,620	$91,800	0.31	0.68
Database Architects	150	$122,810	$133,620	0.39	0.89
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	190	$33,160	$38,560	0.48	1.17
Dental Assistants	1,000	$47,250	$50,480	2.56	1.03
Dental Hygienists	1,020	$94,650	$96,730	2.61	1.82
Dental Laboratory Technicians	120	$47,070	$56,680	0.31	1.39
Dentists, General	270	$119,550	$139,790	0.68	0.85
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	260	$83,050	$92,180	0.66	0.90
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	240	$100,210	$96,820	0.60	1.04
Dietetic Technicians	60	$37,560	$40,700	0.16	0.78
Dietitians and Nutritionists	230	$73,900	$69,790	0.59	1.18
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	630	$27,540	$27,820	1.60	0.46
Dishwashers	1,180	$33,470	$32,860	3.00	0.98
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	530	$52,580	$56,330	1.36	1.04
Driver/Sales Workers	950	$36,070	$35,420	2.43	0.92
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	480	$44,300	$49,120	1.22	2.29
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	210	$53,870	$57,400	0.54	4.31
Editors	110	$54,540	$68,570	0.29	0.50
Education Administrators, All Other	130	$71,690	$82,680	0.32	0.91
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	750	$101,440	$102,630	1.92	0.91
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	330	$103,260	$117,900	0.85	0.74
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$43,990	$52,970	0.16	0.35
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$64,400	$69,420	—	—
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	—	$39,180	$42,790	—	—
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	900	$60,990	$63,440	2.31	1.02
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	390	$77,830	$74,780	1.01	1.64
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	80	$97,550	$86,840	0.21	1.81
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	250	$64,410	$68,350	0.64	1.53
Electrical Engineers	590	$129,790	$128,860	1.50	1.17
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	340	$126,840	$114,110	0.88	1.04
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	680	$38,610	$41,450	1.75	1.10
Electricians	2,510	$61,610	$65,870	6.39	1.31
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	50	$63,480	$60,610	0.12	1.24
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	410	$102,770	$113,970	1.06	1.70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,490	$61,230	$60,890	6.36	0.71
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	140	$52,400	$53,350	0.35	0.35
Emergency Medical Technicians	320	$39,120	$40,380	0.81	0.70
Emergency Medicine Physicians	—	$316,000	$259,280	—	—
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$101,610	$108,000	—	—
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$72,010	$68,170	0.10	0.26
Engineers, All Other	310	$135,020	$141,290	0.80	0.81
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$79,470	$86,510	—	—
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	40	$98,740	$100,550	0.11	0.46
Environmental Engineers	100	$109,350	$112,330	0.25	1.01
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	110	$67,680	$81,400	0.27	1.21
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	330	$75,440	$81,280	0.85	1.48
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	50	$55,420	$57,330	0.12	0.55
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	640	$60,200	$67,920	1.63	0.55
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	1,470	$50,450	$53,290	3.74	1.80
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$38,580	$39,810	0.20	0.52
Facilities Managers	250	$92,340	$100,510	0.64	0.64
Family Medicine Physicians	390	$347,160	$332,160	0.99	1.43
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	200	$60,000	$60,410	0.51	2.11
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	70	$86,530	$99,020	0.17	4.03
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,050	$34,420	$35,360	2.68	1.57
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	120	$45,670	$43,620	0.31	1.49
Fast Food and Counter Workers	11,690	$29,660	$29,390	29.83	1.20
File Clerks	240	$48,580	$43,780	0.62	1.31
Film and Video Editors	40	$65,460	$59,980	0.10	0.57
Financial and Investment Analysts	420	$102,200	$103,660	1.06	0.46
Financial Clerks, All Other	80	$57,110	$58,710	0.21	0.91
Financial Examiners	130	$84,640	$90,560	0.33	0.75
Financial Managers	1,570	$131,130	$147,740	4.01	0.74
Financial Risk Specialists	130	$64,150	$85,760	0.34	0.82
Financial Specialists, All Other	120	$82,490	$88,140	0.30	0.35
Firefighters	740	$76,280	$65,210	1.90	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	3,500	$77,500	$80,090	8.93	1.71
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	80	$79,770	$85,910	0.21	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	260	$41,800	$45,530	0.67	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	120	$68,330	$63,560	0.30	1.69
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	200	$103,550	$100,600	0.52	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,210	$38,860	$43,720	8.20	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	510	$48,390	$52,190	1.29	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	480	$58,760	$61,140	1.24	1.47
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,560	$75,350	$78,190	3.98	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	510	$80,320	$84,730	1.31	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,010	$64,840	$67,710	10.23	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	320	$47,180	$49,350	0.82	1.12
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	400	$97,300	$108,430	1.02	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,400	$73,100	$75,740	3.57	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	50	$65,420	$66,280	0.13	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,100	$47,350	$52,300	7.92	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	130	$51,610	$56,620	0.34	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,530	$56,790	$62,500	3.91	0.97
Flight Attendants	—	$62,200	$84,300	—	—
Floral Designers	110	$37,530	$37,690	0.28	1.09
Food Batchmakers	690	$49,570	$52,530	1.76	1.57
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	360	$45,120	$51,170	0.91	4.55
Food Preparation Workers	1,830	$35,340	$33,940	4.66	0.81
Food Science Technicians	180	$49,930	$52,570	0.45	4.76
Food Scientists and Technologists	—	$73,420	$71,250	—	—
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	470	$34,510	$35,290	1.19	0.63
Food Service Managers	300	$71,410	$74,630	0.76	0.50
Forensic Science Technicians	110	$75,460	$81,180	0.28	2.31
Forest and Conservation Technicians	440	$57,660	$65,040	1.13	5.76
Foresters	40	$65,170	$65,530	0.11	1.67
Fundraisers	210	$60,000	$65,350	0.53	0.74
Furniture Finishers	50	$43,970	$42,320	0.14	1.48
Gas Plant Operators	30	$79,280	$78,850	0.08	0.69
General and Operations Managers	11,270	$83,680	$101,510	28.76	1.28
General Internal Medicine Physicians	70	$355,390	$347,900	0.18	0.41
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	—	$60,800	$72,440	—	—
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	50	$88,640	$100,480	0.13	0.89
Glaziers	300	$60,960	$61,010	0.75	2.01
Graphic Designers	440	$55,970	$58,310	1.12	0.88
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,250	$35,890	$35,800	3.19	1.62
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	210	$48,660	$49,980	0.53	1.60
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	40	$105,150	$109,660	0.10	0.73
Health Education Specialists	170	$68,540	$69,810	0.44	1.04
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	320	$67,460	$72,670	0.83	3.37
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	330	$48,520	$60,250	0.84	0.72
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	70	$62,490	$78,290	0.17	0.75
Healthcare Social Workers	410	$74,570	$70,730	1.06	0.88
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	110	$56,520	$56,230	0.28	0.40
Hearing Aid Specialists	80	$75,300	$70,320	0.21	2.87
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	2,270	$57,270	$61,000	5.79	2.20
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,380	$60,330	$62,040	16.30	1.23
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	110	$46,960	$46,910	0.28	3.06
Helpers--Carpenters	—	$44,820	$42,880	—	—
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	180	$38,800	$40,600	0.46	0.75
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	—	$38,790	$39,130	—	—
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	—	$40,120	$45,380	—	—
Helpers--Production Workers	390	$37,220	$40,200	0.99	0.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	170	$50,740	$55,330	0.42	0.43
Home Appliance Repairers	120	$50,840	$53,670	0.29	1.43
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	9,850	$35,850	$34,650	25.15	0.91
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,130	$28,030	$26,840	2.88	1.04
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	570	$35,170	$34,400	1.47	0.87
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	150	$51,770	$53,570	0.37	0.64
Human Resources Managers	550	$115,360	$136,760	1.40	0.99
Human Resources Specialists	2,180	$66,060	$71,030	5.55	0.95
Hydrologists	80	$88,150	$95,230	0.21	5.57
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	140	$63,770	$72,680	0.36	0.74
Industrial Engineers	810	$100,840	$109,960	2.06	0.88
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,130	$63,620	$64,750	2.87	1.02
Industrial Production Managers	500	$108,730	$119,890	1.28	0.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	800	$47,440	$48,870	2.05	0.41
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	210	$53,290	$56,210	0.53	0.61
Information Security Analysts	410	$106,020	$117,600	1.05	0.86
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,080	$49,820	$59,180	2.74	0.71
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	550	$56,980	$56,710	1.39	1.23
Instructional Coordinators	660	$63,030	$71,170	1.69	1.15
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	300	$58,100	$56,480	0.76	0.55
Insurance Sales Agents	1,490	$59,470	$77,260	3.81	1.24
Insurance Underwriters	220	$79,780	$82,080	0.57	0.84
Interior Designers	190	$62,360	$73,550	0.49	1.07
Interpreters and Translators	140	$80,250	$79,830	0.36	1.09
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	250	$44,740	$41,280	0.63	0.66
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5,260	$36,140	$37,990	13.43	0.95
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	—	$55,560	$51,720	—	—
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	240	$172,920	$175,420	0.62	4.03
Judicial Law Clerks	40	$75,780	$74,850	0.10	1.13
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	170	$63,230	$69,460	0.42	0.61
Labor Relations Specialists	120	$63,600	$76,730	0.31	0.74
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	8,030	$44,480	$42,470	20.49	1.08
Landscape Architects	90	$79,190	$85,610	0.23	1.80
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3,650	$43,540	$44,440	9.32	1.52
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	550	$36,240	$35,850	1.40	1.10
Lawyers	1,250	$109,780	$138,660	3.19	0.66
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	200	$43,470	$47,360	0.50	0.50
Legal Support Workers, All Other	30	$63,790	$84,250	0.08	0.25
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	240	$60,030	$59,290	0.62	0.73
Library Assistants, Clerical	340	$34,520	$34,440	0.87	1.58
Library Technicians	160	$36,330	$37,220	0.41	0.92
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	760	$66,950	$68,170	1.95	0.47
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	210	$54,390	$61,640	0.55	1.15
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	320	$29,000	$29,220	0.82	0.81
Light Truck Drivers	4,360	$44,400	$54,700	11.13	1.76
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	530	$49,000	$48,890	1.34	1.27
Loan Officers	810	$66,450	$93,070	2.08	1.18
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	70	$43,470	$45,310	0.17	1.77
Logging Equipment Operators	60	$49,120	$52,050	0.15	1.14
Logisticians	350	$75,050	$85,420	0.89	0.55
Machinists	440	$60,430	$61,910	1.11	0.60
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	80	$102,270	$102,940	0.20	0.71
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,200	$35,150	$36,660	5.62	1.02
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	60	$41,150	$41,580	0.14	0.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,160	$48,190	$52,350	8.06	0.82
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	60	$53,700	$57,290	0.15	0.39
Management Analysts	2,180	$86,390	$93,730	5.56	0.96
Managers, All Other	690	$130,970	$138,100	1.75	0.44
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,020	$62,380	$75,070	5.16	0.89
Marketing Managers	780	$159,930	$161,750	1.99	0.78
Massage Therapists	—	$60,420	$65,130	—	—
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$82,850	$85,340	—	—
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	40	$43,480	$42,800	0.10	0.10
Mechanical Drafters	130	$56,860	$70,230	0.34	1.34
Mechanical Engineers	480	$91,340	$94,900	1.22	0.64
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,930	$124,330	$130,660	4.92	1.28
Medical Assistants	2,360	$46,310	$45,940	6.03	1.15
Medical Equipment Preparers	260	$46,450	$47,940	0.66	1.32
Medical Equipment Repairers	220	$74,490	$77,460	0.56	1.32
Medical Records Specialists	670	$55,970	$57,810	1.71	1.37
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,270	$45,170	$45,430	5.79	0.94
Medical Transcriptionists	200	$39,690	$40,630	0.51	1.91
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	200	$46,570	$57,750	0.52	0.61
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	710	$39,680	$41,050	1.81	1.71
Microbiologists	40	$61,860	$63,380	0.09	0.73
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	640	$63,620	$68,700	1.63	0.41
Millwrights	70	$64,710	$64,780	0.17	0.67
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,920	$44,710	$45,430	7.46	0.83
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$39,780	$43,680	0.36	0.59
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	570	$64,290	$68,640	1.46	1.28
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	120	$45,860	$43,480	0.31	1.47
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	130	$39,380	$43,220	0.34	0.35
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	50	$60,370	$67,690	0.12	0.72
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$45,850	$46,920	0.10	0.70
Motorcycle Mechanics	—	$38,230	$40,320	—	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	120	$52,070	$48,840	0.29	0.37
Natural Sciences Managers	260	$123,800	$132,060	0.67	0.96
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	510	$94,140	$99,080	1.31	0.65
New Accounts Clerks	170	$45,760	$45,930	0.43	1.81
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	80	$57,060	$64,310	0.20	0.81
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	30	$102,690	$102,460	0.08	0.72
Nurse Anesthetists	—	$227,990	$250,930	—	—
Nurse Practitioners	840	$132,610	$136,150	2.16	1.04
Nursing Assistants	3,790	$39,220	$40,320	9.66	1.04
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$80,720	$93,170	0.48	0.95
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	320	$86,920	$92,570	0.82	0.90
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	140	$58,920	$69,810	0.36	1.85
Occupational Therapists	420	$98,020	$102,770	1.08	1.03
Occupational Therapy Assistants	110	$66,550	$69,000	0.28	0.83
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	130	$61,450	$61,320	0.34	0.28
Office Clerks, General	8,810	$45,860	$46,710	22.50	1.42
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,730	$60,930	$62,790	4.42	1.44
Operations Research Analysts	260	$97,010	$99,660	0.67	0.95
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	80	$38,280	$40,020	0.20	0.44
Opticians, Dispensing	230	$44,720	$50,740	0.59	1.25
Optometrists	60	$103,890	$120,270	0.16	0.59
Order Clerks	50	$41,720	$45,940	0.14	0.29
Orderlies	180	$38,620	$40,750	0.47	1.39
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	50	$58,060	$56,020	0.14	0.60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,210	$45,930	$47,570	3.10	1.27
Packers and Packagers, Hand	820	$37,670	$38,390	2.10	0.58
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	1,030	$45,500	$46,210	2.62	1.81
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	—	$45,060	$44,380	—	—
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,140	$53,470	$55,510	2.91	1.15
Paramedics	220	$60,380	$66,950	0.56	0.87
Parking Attendants	210	$34,390	$34,120	0.53	0.60
Parking Enforcement Workers	50	$33,930	$34,930	0.14	2.34
Parts Salespersons	720	$46,970	$49,260	1.85	1.06
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	390	$53,420	$56,570	1.00	1.01
Personal Financial Advisors	370	$117,460	$147,950	0.93	0.54
Pest Control Workers	330	$44,360	$43,770	0.83	1.26
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	320	$47,630	$47,530	0.82	4.72
Pharmacists	830	$150,710	$139,940	2.12	1.03
Pharmacy Aides	50	$36,370	$40,230	0.13	0.53
Pharmacy Technicians	1,390	$46,600	$47,740	3.55	1.17
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$59,260	$71,650	—	—
Phlebotomists	520	$45,610	$42,820	1.32	1.43
Photographers	130	$33,320	$37,230	0.33	0.98
Physical Therapist Aides	160	$28,430	$30,610	0.41	1.32
Physical Therapist Assistants	200	$61,350	$63,770	0.52	0.72
Physical Therapists	400	$100,120	$99,150	1.03	0.60
Physician Assistants	650	$134,800	$132,340	1.66	1.60
Physicians, All Other	1,010	$281,440	$249,540	2.59	1.17
Pipelayers	110	$59,530	$57,210	0.27	1.27
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,760	$56,940	$59,620	4.48	1.50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	950	$84,940	$82,980	2.41	0.56
Postal Service Clerks	110	$60,530	$60,210	0.29	0.61
Postal Service Mail Carriers	740	$59,990	$61,750	1.88	0.89
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	220	$57,430	$58,600	0.57	0.84
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	—	$76,540	$81,760	—	—
Power Plant Operators	70	$134,050	$108,630	0.19	1.01
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	440	$32,660	$35,720	1.11	0.36
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	70	$35,990	$39,400	0.18	1.07
Printing Press Operators	200	$38,170	$41,590	0.52	0.56
Private Detectives and Investigators	120	$47,690	$53,830	0.32	1.38
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	330	$61,030	$63,240	0.84	1.46
Procurement Clerks	220	$50,740	$52,590	0.55	1.54
Producers and Directors	230	$60,200	$66,920	0.60	0.65
Production Workers, All Other	250	$37,440	$38,890	0.64	0.40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	500	$60,670	$64,310	1.27	0.51
Project Management Specialists	3,220	$98,580	$106,270	8.21	1.20
Property Appraisers and Assessors	180	$81,360	$83,640	0.46	1.24
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	750	$59,910	$63,080	1.92	0.96
Protective Service Workers, All Other	110	$46,580	$53,190	0.29	0.55
Psychiatric Technicians	380	$41,090	$43,460	0.97	0.96
Psychologists, All Other	70	$113,800	$100,380	0.18	1.46
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$78,210	$86,300	0.15	0.56
Public Relations Managers	—	$98,860	$102,760	—	—
Public Relations Specialists	610	$63,130	$71,130	1.55	0.85
Public Safety Telecommunicators	170	$55,410	$57,930	0.44	0.67
Purchasing Managers	180	$144,660	$148,500	0.45	0.82
Radiation Therapists	70	$81,540	$96,510	0.17	1.59
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	610	$81,640	$81,710	1.55	1.05
Real Estate Brokers	—	$104,780	$83,150	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	520	$39,820	$46,680	1.32	1.06
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,280	$37,500	$38,450	5.81	0.99
Recreation Workers	940	$30,620	$35,350	2.39	1.12
Recreational Therapists	60	$49,720	$53,990	0.16	1.67
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	200	$49,990	$58,460	0.51	4.51
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	210	$50,740	$49,950	0.54	0.57
Registered Nurses	8,550	$97,880	$95,990	21.81	1.00
Rehabilitation Counselors	340	$58,240	$59,120	0.87	1.42
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	320	$40,630	$47,680	0.83	1.08
Residential Advisors	170	$37,160	$37,110	0.43	0.80
Respiratory Therapists	430	$78,460	$78,360	1.10	1.22
Retail Salespersons	9,130	$35,670	$37,510	23.30	0.93
Riggers	40	$72,850	$81,720	0.11	0.77
Roofers	650	$60,100	$56,050	1.66	1.90
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	140	$37,980	$42,270	0.36	0.60
Sales Managers	1,270	$141,440	$151,100	3.24	0.79
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,970	$61,810	$80,530	7.58	0.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	3,470	$65,760	$76,670	8.85	1.11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	1,060	$104,430	$125,070	2.71	1.48
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	170	$43,910	$45,400	0.44	1.67
School Bus Monitors	—	$29,600	$32,130	—	—
School Psychologists	170	$74,180	$75,270	0.44	1.06
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,920	$61,140	$65,480	7.45	1.09
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,380	$45,480	$45,580	8.64	0.79
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	770	$64,620	$83,550	1.97	0.63
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	190	$49,150	$50,670	0.49	0.89
Security Guards	2,080	$37,380	$40,290	5.32	0.64
Self-Enrichment Teachers	1,150	$36,880	$38,180	2.94	1.38
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	180	$49,850	$51,810	0.47	1.20
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	100	$49,650	$52,290	0.25	1.26
Sewing Machine Operators	190	$36,800	$39,430	0.48	0.71
Sheet Metal Workers	860	$55,920	$56,910	2.20	2.86
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,090	$41,700	$44,160	5.33	1.01
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	480	$36,380	$37,260	1.22	0.76
Skincare Specialists	320	$34,200	$39,010	0.82	1.75
Social and Community Service Managers	480	$81,970	$83,880	1.22	0.90
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,630	$48,090	$50,030	4.15	1.47
Social Science Research Assistants	—	$63,860	$65,170	—	—
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	40	$88,610	$89,620	0.10	0.44
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$62,230	$77,840	—	—
Social Workers, All Other	140	$91,350	$81,880	0.37	0.90
Software Developers	3,240	$131,590	$136,130	8.26	0.76
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	360	$102,110	$127,660	0.92	0.77
Soil and Plant Scientists	290	$90,610	$95,440	0.73	7.20
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	210	$63,480	$65,760	0.55	0.33
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	90	$60,730	$63,380	0.23	0.37
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	240	$61,310	$64,580	0.60	0.57
Speech-Language Pathologists	660	$84,380	$89,910	1.69	1.43
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,920	$37,530	$38,630	15.11	0.83
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	200	$77,940	$73,680	0.50	1.14
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	130	$55,720	$56,450	0.32	0.95
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,580	$61,730	$66,200	4.03	1.27
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	850	$34,960	$36,820	2.18	0.65
Surgical Technologists	460	$76,650	$72,360	1.18	1.56
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	220	$48,670	$54,340	0.57	1.53
Surveyors	100	$75,050	$79,930	0.24	0.74
Tapers	170	$57,690	$62,900	0.43	5.25
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	220	$62,460	$68,530	0.56	1.55
Tax Preparers	—	$46,000	$63,270	—	—
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	200	$52,000	$55,420	0.51	0.70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,870	$35,990	$37,110	7.32	0.80
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	—	$50,540	$49,130	—	—
Technical Writers	120	$75,210	$77,880	0.30	1.04
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	430	$66,560	$68,120	1.09	1.20
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	120	$58,040	$59,490	0.30	0.48
Telemarketers	180	$41,350	$35,440	0.46	1.22
Tellers	1,000	$42,880	$42,770	2.54	1.20
Tile and Stone Setters	300	$50,070	$50,710	0.78	3.36
Tire Repairers and Changers	430	$36,860	$41,100	1.09	1.56
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	270	$62,250	$67,690	0.70	2.24
Tour and Travel Guides	180	$37,960	$42,070	0.46	1.32
Traffic Technicians	40	$62,710	$64,710	0.10	1.93
Training and Development Managers	100	$137,240	$136,500	0.26	0.84
Training and Development Specialists	1,100	$62,210	$66,520	2.81	0.96
Transportation Inspectors	100	$105,370	$94,500	0.26	1.62
Transportation Security Screeners	150	$61,110	$57,550	0.39	1.20
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	520	$97,610	$112,570	1.33	0.94
Travel Agents	150	$48,110	$51,260	0.39	1.11
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	—	$52,000	$69,630	—	—
Tutors	390	$34,550	$38,050	1.00	0.89
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	70	$31,300	$31,120	0.19	1.84
Upholsterers	110	$38,080	$40,670	0.27	2.09
Urban and Regional Planners	150	$80,390	$80,670	0.38	1.34
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	330	$31,200	$30,910	0.84	1.08
Veterinarians	260	$127,410	$123,170	0.67	1.23
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	310	$37,890	$37,920	0.79	0.97
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	360	$44,410	$43,110	0.91	1.10
Waiters and Waitresses	4,890	$35,830	$37,480	12.49	0.86
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	370	$58,640	$59,440	0.95	1.16
Web and Digital Interface Designers	170	$58,240	$71,330	0.44	0.61
Web Developers	110	$79,290	$78,190	0.29	0.65
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	60	$45,240	$46,690	0.15	0.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,400	$50,240	$54,780	3.58	1.34
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$61,530	$57,370	0.10	0.50
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	270	$46,750	$46,530	0.68	1.72
Writers and Authors	40	$61,650	$70,230	0.09	0.30
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	150	$77,210	$79,080	0.39	3.30

Colleges in this area

15 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-Boise	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	97
Boise Barber College	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	104
Boise Bible College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	94
Boise State University	Public	4-year or above	27,198
Carrington College-Boise	Private for-profit	2-year	478
College of Western Idaho	Public	2-year	11,015
Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus	Private for-profit	4-year or above	658
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine	Private for-profit	4-year or above	632
Northwest Nazarene University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,635
Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	254
Paul Mitchell the School-Boise	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	183
Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	117
Premiere Aesthetics Institute-Meridian	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	64
The College of Idaho	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,090
The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	111

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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