Wages by Occupation in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Coeur d'Alene, ID metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 72,280 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,750 for all occupations combined. 255 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

30.0% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.3), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 98.3 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 6,144 residents (3.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±639; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.5% in 2025, with a labor force of about 90,839 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

25.0% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.9), 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	$30,171	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,143	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$45,986	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$63,075	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$80,110	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	21.9% (±4.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	8.5% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.9% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4% (±0.9)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.9%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	14.2%	10.0%
Business	18.8%	20.1%
Education	14.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.7%	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	380	$71,230	$77,170	5.23	0.56
Administrative Services Managers	50	$96,250	$104,370	0.73	0.43
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$61,250	$67,330	0.47	0.53
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	180	$32,720	$33,420	2.47	0.97
Animal Caretakers	100	$34,780	$35,990	1.38	0.80
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$90,850	$99,390	0.62	0.90
Architectural and Civil Drafters	90	$64,360	$72,860	1.23	1.84
Architectural and Engineering Managers	40	$116,670	$130,540	0.49	0.35
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	30	$57,530	$54,760	0.44	3.46
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$36,660	$38,140	0.80	1.22
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	90	$53,580	$58,640	1.26	1.31
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	490	$50,910	$58,140	6.83	1.51
Bakers	250	$37,000	$35,700	3.42	2.25
Bartenders	370	$28,440	$34,890	5.05	1.04
Bill and Account Collectors	40	$42,130	$44,710	0.52	0.51
Billing and Posting Clerks	320	$47,500	$48,590	4.37	1.68
Biological Technicians	30	$44,550	$43,250	0.44	0.99
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	820	$50,330	$53,170	11.29	1.28
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	$62,090	$64,650	1.49	0.80
Bus Drivers, School	180	$46,270	$47,890	2.50	0.97
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	180	$61,420	$72,270	2.44	0.35
Butchers and Meat Cutters	100	$45,830	$44,870	1.45	1.65
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	120	$65,150	$75,120	1.68	0.53
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	100	$47,160	$49,040	1.31	2.65
Carpenters	790	$56,160	$58,330	10.90	2.53
Cashiers	1,580	$35,020	$34,380	21.93	1.10
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	270	$57,590	$59,390	3.74	2.82
Chefs and Head Cooks	80	$65,030	$66,680	1.11	0.86
Chief Executives	160	$171,590	$210,630	2.21	1.68
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	70	$56,470	$57,740	0.97	0.38
Childcare Workers	350	$33,510	$34,010	4.88	1.46
Chiropractors	30	$79,130	$79,610	0.48	1.88
Civil Engineers	190	$99,420	$103,760	2.65	1.12
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	240	$35,940	$35,040	3.33	1.36
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	140	$47,450	$59,980	1.87	0.87
Coaches and Scouts	110	$43,040	$48,790	1.48	0.92
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$46,920	$49,340	0.96	0.94
Compliance Officers	80	$62,410	$70,700	1.16	0.43
Computer and Information Systems Managers	90	$124,900	$140,100	1.29	0.30
Computer Network Architects	40	$105,120	$111,970	0.62	0.53
Computer Network Support Specialists	90	$62,840	$66,710	1.24	1.32
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	80	$50,000	$54,470	1.06	0.97
Computer Occupations, All Other	50	$101,090	$103,810	0.75	0.27
Computer Systems Analysts	100	$76,430	$81,970	1.43	0.43
Computer User Support Specialists	210	$57,340	$61,400	2.87	0.62
Construction and Building Inspectors	100	$67,270	$71,400	1.43	1.52
Construction Laborers	1,080	$50,910	$52,610	14.92	2.11
Construction Managers	180	$111,620	$118,520	2.55	1.04
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	320	$37,650	$37,990	4.37	1.54
Cooks, Restaurant	1,010	$38,200	$39,760	14.00	1.54
Correctional Officers and Jailers	110	$59,790	$64,480	1.49	0.61
Cost Estimators	120	$83,010	$88,120	1.68	1.17
Counter and Rental Clerks	170	$43,480	$45,960	2.37	0.92
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$48,400	$51,470	1.38	1.19
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	120	$41,600	$43,610	1.59	2.62
Customer Service Representatives	1,380	$43,750	$45,060	19.06	1.14
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$39,030	$40,730	1.53	1.39
Data Entry Keyers	30	$44,710	$44,660	0.46	0.56
Dental Assistants	310	$47,710	$48,890	4.33	1.73
Dental Hygienists	180	$99,650	$100,990	2.54	1.78
Dental Laboratory Technicians	60	$47,760	$60,180	0.80	3.63
Dentists, General	40	$149,700	$153,700	0.61	0.76
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	50	$65,980	$75,770	0.72	0.98
Dietitians and Nutritionists	50	$74,990	$77,710	0.62	1.25
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	260	$29,780	$30,600	3.60	1.03
Dishwashers	360	$33,890	$33,300	5.03	1.64
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	80	$53,130	$56,920	1.12	0.86
Driver/Sales Workers	190	$37,650	$37,090	2.69	1.02
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	150	$104,570	$110,380	2.14	1.01
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	30	$104,960	$113,320	0.48	0.41
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	40	$42,010	$53,520	0.53	1.12
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	120	$60,980	$63,180	1.68	0.74
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$82,560	$76,150	0.44	0.72
Electrical Engineers	50	$108,740	$116,840	0.65	0.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	90	$125,890	$110,780	1.31	1.56
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	100	$39,980	$40,840	1.45	0.91
Electricians	480	$66,350	$71,440	6.67	1.37
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	480	$63,550	$64,120	6.70	0.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$66,810	$69,130	0.66	1.15
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	90	$60,130	$62,730	1.24	0.42
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	140	$52,130	$54,490	1.97	0.95
Facilities Managers	50	$97,350	$116,030	0.70	0.69
Family Medicine Physicians	60	$352,700	$314,390	0.81	1.17
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,680	$30,080	$29,220	37.10	1.50
File Clerks	40	$46,190	$44,660	0.52	1.09
Financial and Investment Analysts	40	$84,220	$92,390	0.53	0.23
Financial Managers	270	$123,450	$141,870	3.68	0.68
Firefighters	200	$58,820	$60,700	2.75	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	480	$76,980	$80,330	6.60	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	70	$56,100	$56,440	1.01	1.53
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	40	$82,040	$84,010	0.55	3.05
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	80	$103,260	$98,650	1.10	1.73
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	810	$39,300	$44,730	11.17	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	110	$50,950	$55,180	1.51	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	100	$60,080	$62,510	1.36	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	$76,370	$78,790	4.89	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	90	$80,460	$89,790	1.25	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	690	$61,490	$65,730	9.56	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	70	$52,580	$53,460	0.96	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	90	$98,880	$106,630	1.29	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	320	$66,560	$71,420	4.48	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	700	$48,600	$53,950	9.73	1.35
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$48,010	$52,040	0.55	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	190	$58,030	$59,390	2.67	0.67
Food Preparation Workers	480	$36,830	$35,200	6.60	1.15
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	130	$33,750	$33,710	1.85	0.98
Food Service Managers	90	$72,340	$81,130	1.23	0.80
Forest and Conservation Technicians	110	$55,470	$59,620	1.52	7.78
Foresters	30	$66,000	$64,070	0.48	7.22
General and Operations Managers	2,220	$80,270	$96,520	30.76	1.37
Glaziers	50	$61,580	$60,370	0.74	1.98
Graphic Designers	80	$50,380	$56,740	1.05	0.82
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$45,140	$44,290	0.67	1.56
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	240	$36,620	$37,740	3.30	1.68
Healthcare Social Workers	70	$75,780	$76,590	0.93	0.77
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	570	$58,800	$61,780	7.95	3.02
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	810	$60,370	$60,260	11.26	0.85
Helpers--Production Workers	60	$40,800	$41,140	0.84	0.79
Highway Maintenance Workers	100	$56,140	$56,580	1.41	1.41
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,770	$37,160	$36,750	24.45	0.88
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	320	$27,440	$27,040	4.40	1.58
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	270	$37,350	$36,120	3.75	2.23
Human Resources Managers	50	$128,030	$130,630	0.76	0.54
Human Resources Specialists	280	$63,450	$69,490	3.88	0.66
Industrial Engineers	60	$93,110	$94,390	0.76	0.32
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	80	$61,810	$64,800	1.06	0.38
Industrial Production Managers	70	$95,010	$105,020	0.96	0.61
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	110	$53,130	$51,360	1.48	0.30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	90	$50,000	$55,130	1.30	0.34
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	80	$48,900	$53,160	1.13	1.00
Instructional Coordinators	30	$77,740	$78,780	0.47	0.32
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	—	$48,630	$49,950	—	—
Insurance Sales Agents	300	$60,890	$68,950	4.20	1.36
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	820	$38,150	$39,470	11.31	0.80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	40	$60,970	$64,170	0.49	0.70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	990	$42,130	$41,650	13.74	0.72
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	740	$39,230	$44,100	10.24	1.67
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	140	$36,420	$36,570	1.96	1.54
Lawyers	270	$105,920	$131,240	3.70	0.76
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	—	$45,730	$48,910	—	—
Library Assistants, Clerical	60	$35,160	$35,730	0.88	1.60
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	190	$66,140	$68,000	2.63	0.63
Light Truck Drivers	410	$45,470	$51,200	5.70	0.90
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	110	$50,650	$49,710	1.48	1.40
Loan Officers	190	$79,260	$92,840	2.69	1.53
Logging Equipment Operators	70	$51,690	$59,310	0.96	7.09
Logisticians	30	$66,400	$78,820	0.42	0.26
Machinists	120	$58,340	$58,350	1.71	0.92
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	710	$35,990	$36,150	9.83	1.78
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	790	$47,750	$50,480	10.91	1.11
Management Analysts	180	$83,350	$90,920	2.48	0.43
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	290	$59,520	$65,480	3.99	0.69
Marketing Managers	90	$115,470	$127,160	1.29	0.51
Massage Therapists	50	$61,310	$66,010	0.68	1.06
Mechanical Engineers	90	$87,690	$98,660	1.18	0.62
Medical and Health Services Managers	410	$126,280	$129,130	5.72	1.49
Medical Assistants	540	$45,370	$44,680	7.41	1.41
Medical Records Specialists	130	$49,720	$58,510	1.81	1.44
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	500	$47,750	$47,490	6.95	1.12
Medical Transcriptionists	60	$35,630	$36,940	0.80	3.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	80	$48,110	$52,100	1.04	1.14
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	110	$39,490	$41,800	1.50	1.42
Millwrights	70	$66,460	$68,210	0.92	3.53
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	630	$43,020	$44,610	8.67	0.96
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	120	$74,120	$73,350	1.68	1.48
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$42,200	$42,580	1.39	1.44
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	50	$94,560	$98,780	0.66	0.32
New Accounts Clerks	30	$43,470	$43,180	0.46	1.92
Nurse Practitioners	180	$134,950	$136,020	2.51	1.21
Nursing Assistants	970	$39,820	$39,230	13.37	1.44
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$90,340	$98,020	0.68	1.36
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	30	$79,940	$82,600	0.45	0.50
Occupational Therapists	100	$100,640	$95,150	1.38	1.32
Office Clerks, General	1,620	$46,440	$48,030	22.40	1.41
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450	$64,540	$68,290	6.19	2.01
Opticians, Dispensing	40	$46,450	$55,350	0.60	1.27
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	50	$40,950	$42,180	0.63	0.26
Packers and Packagers, Hand	230	$38,750	$37,520	3.20	0.89
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	220	$45,900	$47,120	3.01	2.08
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	230	$50,140	$56,820	3.17	1.26
Paramedics	40	$82,310	$82,550	0.53	0.82
Parking Attendants	70	$33,380	$34,670	0.90	1.02
Parts Salespersons	160	$44,160	$48,060	2.26	1.30
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	80	$62,370	$59,560	1.04	1.06
Personal Financial Advisors	70	$74,210	$127,720	0.94	0.55
Pest Control Workers	40	$45,600	$46,490	0.50	0.76
Pharmacists	170	$157,100	$145,320	2.40	1.16
Pharmacy Technicians	260	$48,180	$50,360	3.55	1.17
Physical Therapist Aides	60	$29,430	$33,000	0.89	2.86
Physical Therapist Assistants	80	$61,110	$61,300	1.13	1.56
Physical Therapists	120	$95,310	$96,160	1.65	0.96
Physician Assistants	110	$135,240	$136,550	1.59	1.52
Physicians, All Other	—	$411,670	$349,540	—	—
Pipelayers	40	$62,580	$59,360	0.60	2.84
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	260	$50,270	$57,530	3.60	1.20
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	230	$83,560	$77,590	3.19	0.74
Postal Service Clerks	40	$58,470	$59,840	0.51	1.08
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$58,710	$58,360	2.49	1.18
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$63,270	$67,200	0.78	1.35
Procurement Clerks	40	$46,970	$48,540	0.61	1.70
Production Workers, All Other	90	$41,150	$43,460	1.18	0.73
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	50	$49,430	$58,200	0.73	0.29
Project Management Specialists	460	$86,950	$98,950	6.32	0.92
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$77,250	$77,800	0.50	1.36
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	160	$61,710	$64,380	2.16	1.08
Public Relations Specialists	80	$55,440	$61,670	1.12	0.61
Public Safety Telecommunicators	30	$61,070	$64,810	0.42	0.63
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	170	$79,240	$82,350	2.35	1.59
Real Estate Sales Agents	160	$39,200	$48,070	2.26	1.82
Receptionists and Information Clerks	580	$37,780	$39,290	8.04	1.37
Recreation Workers	160	$31,200	$37,690	2.22	1.04
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	50	$48,760	$53,780	0.69	6.17
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	60	$47,550	$48,300	0.84	0.89
Registered Nurses	2,060	$98,910	$96,210	28.55	1.31
Rehabilitation Counselors	50	$61,240	$56,720	0.66	1.08
Retail Salespersons	2,340	$37,010	$40,400	32.44	1.29
Sales Managers	220	$143,570	$150,180	2.98	0.73
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	350	$53,030	$67,020	4.85	0.60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	540	$67,730	$78,330	7.42	0.93
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	90	$48,350	$51,630	1.29	4.91
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	610	$46,580	$46,290	8.48	0.77
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	140	$66,660	$82,070	1.94	0.62
Security Guards	330	$38,870	$41,090	4.59	0.56
Self-Enrichment Teachers	210	$35,810	$38,480	2.94	1.38
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	390	$42,670	$44,610	5.40	1.03
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	90	$46,550	$42,920	1.20	0.75
Skincare Specialists	140	$34,700	$36,830	1.92	4.10
Social and Community Service Managers	50	$77,400	$78,230	0.63	0.47
Social and Human Service Assistants	270	$48,890	$49,930	3.79	1.35
Software Developers	310	$126,870	$131,950	4.35	0.40
Speech-Language Pathologists	90	$93,880	$94,020	1.26	1.07
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,270	$38,240	$40,750	17.52	0.96
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	220	$63,360	$64,720	3.03	0.96
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	130	$34,080	$37,220	1.76	0.52
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$60,280	$56,690	0.60	1.61
Surveyors	40	$73,930	$83,190	0.51	1.56
Tapers	70	$58,530	$58,030	0.92	11.09
Tax Preparers	40	$46,680	$48,110	0.61	1.24
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	600	$37,220	$37,900	8.25	0.90
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	120	$62,410	$62,330	1.71	1.88
Tellers	220	$43,400	$42,800	3.04	1.44
Tire Repairers and Changers	80	$37,650	$42,800	1.05	1.50
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	70	$63,690	$66,940	0.92	2.94
Training and Development Specialists	170	$60,680	$62,140	2.36	0.80
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	70	$81,390	$91,410	0.95	0.67
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	70	$32,280	$37,120	0.97	9.54
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$81,650	$82,310	0.49	1.72
Veterinarians	60	$121,000	$123,930	0.77	1.42
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	80	$37,670	$38,160	1.04	1.28
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	70	$44,740	$45,680	1.03	1.24
Waiters and Waitresses	1,370	$31,300	$36,640	18.96	1.30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	100	$56,380	$57,140	1.35	1.63
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	230	$51,510	$53,250	3.18	1.19
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	120	$47,350	$47,130	1.70	4.30
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	40	$73,360	$74,570	0.61	5.22

Colleges in this area

1 college 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
North Idaho College	Public	2-year	4,585

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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