Wages by Occupation in Killeen-Temple, TX

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Killeen-Temple, TX metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 150,580 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,660 for all occupations combined. 348 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

25.6% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 91.1 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 77.9; 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 32,916 residents (7.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,597; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.6% in 2025, with a labor force of about 205,945 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

23.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.6), 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	$28,842	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,781	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$43,132	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$61,250	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$72,049	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	24.8% (±2.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	14.9% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.6% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0% (±0.8)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.1% (±2.1)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.8% (±1.2)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	6.4% (±1.0)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2% (±0.6)	2.8%

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	10.8%	10.0%
Business	20.6%	20.1%
Education	14.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	25.6%	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	730	$73,270	$80,340	4.87	0.52
Administrative Services Managers	190	$108,220	$112,210	1.24	0.73
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	30	$49,700	$47,210	0.20	0.83
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	130	$74,240	$77,140	0.88	0.98
Aircraft Service Attendants	40	$34,120	$37,300	0.26	1.27
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	310	$24,240	$26,180	2.06	0.81
Animal Caretakers	160	$33,000	$36,120	1.09	0.64
Animal Control Workers	30	$38,410	$39,900	0.20	2.64
Architectural and Civil Drafters	50	$64,700	$68,680	0.36	0.54
Architectural and Engineering Managers	70	$158,560	$163,420	0.45	0.32
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$65,190	$81,980	—	—
Athletic Trainers	60	$59,330	$67,430	0.38	1.92
Audio and Video Technicians	30	$51,160	$58,270	0.22	0.48
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$37,300	$36,880	0.45	0.68
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	220	$49,420	$56,320	1.44	1.50
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,110	$45,870	$49,690	7.37	1.63
Bakers	130	$30,080	$32,140	0.87	0.57
Bartenders	450	$21,280	$28,810	3.02	0.62
Bill and Account Collectors	210	$38,650	$40,560	1.42	1.39
Billing and Posting Clerks	260	$43,890	$46,210	1.71	0.66
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$78,920	$89,650	0.28	0.88
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,220	$46,170	$47,800	8.10	0.92
Budget Analysts	90	$91,170	$91,890	0.58	1.90
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	360	$54,400	$56,050	2.41	1.29
Bus Drivers, School	710	$41,200	$41,010	4.68	1.81
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	—	$38,800	$38,830	—	—
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,570	$83,780	$86,840	10.42	1.49
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$82,290	$97,440	0.59	1.12
Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	$43,100	$41,620	0.88	1.00
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	480	$64,730	$72,820	3.16	1.00
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	90	$38,030	$39,060	0.61	1.22
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	80	$62,660	$63,750	0.52	4.82
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$59,470	$64,410	0.90	1.23
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	550	$63,970	$67,950	3.63	5.07
Carpenters	270	$47,570	$49,900	1.81	0.42
Cashiers	3,250	$28,610	$29,340	21.59	1.09
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	390	$47,010	$47,230	2.60	1.96
Chefs and Head Cooks	110	$53,000	$53,770	0.74	0.58
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	80	$56,040	$55,690	0.56	0.62
Chief Executives	80	$220,940	$263,450	0.54	0.41
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	530	$56,670	$60,830	3.49	1.38
Childcare Workers	480	$25,960	$26,390	3.16	0.95
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$61,130	$61,020	0.34	0.78
Civil Engineers	270	$92,830	$103,380	1.81	0.76
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	220	$71,780	$75,000	1.48	0.71
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	400	$27,440	$29,320	2.69	1.10
Clergy	50	$60,380	$64,040	0.31	0.84
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	80	$99,240	$129,630	0.56	1.14
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	440	$61,370	$66,090	2.95	1.38
Coaches and Scouts	190	$30,120	$41,180	1.28	0.80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	150	$45,110	$50,610	0.99	0.97
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	80	$46,770	$48,160	0.54	0.78
Community Health Workers	40	$49,300	$55,520	0.29	0.72
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$71,800	$77,490	0.24	0.33
Compliance Officers	240	$62,180	$66,620	1.59	0.59
Computer and Information Systems Managers	320	$154,180	$156,500	2.10	0.49
Computer Network Architects	80	$90,690	$103,190	0.51	0.44
Computer Network Support Specialists	60	$58,500	$63,090	0.41	0.43
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	120	$44,900	$45,450	0.78	0.72
Computer Occupations, All Other	590	$96,890	$99,970	3.91	1.40
Computer Programmers	40	$81,230	$81,020	0.25	0.43
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$82,180	$86,870	0.24	1.05
Computer Systems Analysts	270	$96,510	$98,270	1.82	0.55
Computer User Support Specialists	490	$56,630	$58,580	3.24	0.70
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	60	$41,830	$43,270	0.40	0.94
Construction and Building Inspectors	140	$61,490	$65,950	0.92	0.98
Construction Laborers	940	$37,690	$41,800	6.26	0.89
Construction Managers	580	$96,930	$105,290	3.84	1.57
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	70	$57,750	$58,840	0.47	1.53
Cooks, All Other	40	$25,940	$33,500	0.24	1.95
Cooks, Fast Food	510	$29,020	$29,320	3.39	0.82
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	300	$34,930	$34,770	1.98	0.70
Cooks, Restaurant	1,340	$30,510	$30,670	8.93	0.98
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,540	$53,090	$52,650	10.25	4.19
Cost Estimators	210	$74,420	$78,150	1.38	0.96
Counselors, All Other	30	$46,460	$52,660	0.23	1.25
Counter and Rental Clerks	440	$35,540	$37,760	2.91	1.13
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	240	$44,510	$42,690	1.61	1.39
Crane and Tower Operators	40	$76,010	$68,080	0.28	1.00
Credit Analysts	30	$62,620	$75,760	0.20	0.50
Customer Service Representatives	2,670	$38,280	$40,360	17.74	1.06
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$37,610	$40,360	0.26	0.89
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	130	$40,180	$44,400	0.84	0.76
Data Entry Keyers	90	$39,550	$41,260	0.60	0.74
Data Scientists	100	$98,620	$103,680	0.66	0.39
Dental Assistants	470	$44,450	$44,430	3.10	1.24
Dental Hygienists	190	$97,140	$93,070	1.27	0.88
Dentists, General	120	$147,360	$160,910	0.80	1.00
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	130	$70,590	$74,920	0.89	1.21
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	150	$82,470	$82,970	1.00	1.73
Dietitians and Nutritionists	120	$74,640	$73,390	0.81	1.63
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	480	$19,990	$22,050	3.20	0.92
Dishwashers	290	$28,560	$28,030	1.94	0.63
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	210	$43,520	$47,410	1.42	1.09
Driver/Sales Workers	560	$31,670	$33,520	3.72	1.41
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	80	$40,100	$44,530	0.55	1.03
Editors	30	$57,510	$70,460	0.20	0.34
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$76,290	$81,760	0.35	0.99
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	540	$82,470	$93,310	3.59	1.70
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	150	$99,300	$111,080	0.99	0.86
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	70	$51,350	$53,970	0.46	0.97
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	90	$47,270	$51,320	0.59	0.77
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	390	$72,800	$73,130	2.57	1.13
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$71,780	$71,430	0.35	0.58
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	120	$61,410	$64,750	0.81	1.94
Electrical Engineers	80	$112,580	$113,350	0.55	0.43
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	90	$76,150	$72,980	0.63	0.75
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	70	$51,060	$48,780	0.47	0.30
Electricians	550	$49,660	$54,080	3.64	0.75
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	60	$117,830	$121,060	0.43	0.68
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,280	$63,120	$63,600	15.16	1.70
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	160	$48,170	$49,020	1.05	1.06
Engineers, All Other	80	$104,990	$112,370	0.51	0.51
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$64,280	$70,550	0.28	0.74
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	40	$77,030	$85,970	0.24	0.97
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$88,610	$91,590	0.34	0.59
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	300	$61,030	$64,220	1.99	0.67
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	180	$34,780	$39,810	1.19	0.57
Facilities Managers	130	$88,670	$97,790	0.86	0.86
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	50	$30,730	$34,560	0.33	1.57
Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,120	$26,530	$26,480	47.27	1.91
File Clerks	100	$36,640	$36,430	0.64	1.35
Financial and Investment Analysts	110	$80,580	$95,880	0.74	0.32
Financial Managers	460	$140,310	$156,910	3.08	0.57
Financial Specialists, All Other	210	$70,760	$76,200	1.39	1.63
Firefighters	440	$57,660	$54,950	2.90	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	680	$62,310	$66,120	4.50	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	200	$59,890	$64,360	1.32	3.83
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$46,370	$49,140	0.58	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	120	$74,350	$76,990	0.77	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,780	$35,090	$38,850	11.84	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	200	$41,650	$42,800	1.34	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	110	$46,010	$50,100	0.71	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	730	$68,620	$73,490	4.87	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	230	$74,570	$75,270	1.52	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,430	$58,980	$62,820	9.51	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	100	$44,680	$47,440	0.65	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	80	$92,690	$98,700	0.52	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	550	$62,100	$67,560	3.66	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,410	$43,330	$47,170	9.33	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	30	$60,110	$54,480	0.22	0.42
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	570	$62,550	$65,190	3.77	0.94
Food Preparation Workers	910	$30,300	$31,520	6.07	1.06
Food Processing Workers, All Other	70	$40,590	$41,390	0.47	1.13
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	180	$28,520	$28,270	1.16	0.61
Food Service Managers	370	$55,160	$59,030	2.43	1.58
Funeral Attendants	50	$29,260	$31,420	0.31	1.55
General and Operations Managers	3,650	$87,920	$108,890	24.27	1.08
Glaziers	110	$45,420	$46,820	0.71	1.88
Graphic Designers	80	$57,050	$59,530	0.56	0.44
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$41,490	$39,260	0.25	0.59
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	290	$28,080	$34,070	1.95	0.99
Health Education Specialists	50	$80,840	$81,450	0.36	0.86
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$77,840	$84,380	1.03	0.72
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	310	$45,190	$56,460	2.06	1.75
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	50	$86,260	$92,700	0.33	1.81
Healthcare Social Workers	160	$64,500	$64,880	1.04	0.86
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	400	$49,730	$51,880	2.65	3.75
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	410	$49,630	$53,300	2.70	1.02
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,940	$57,040	$60,890	12.86	0.97
Helpers--Electricians	60	$39,730	$41,120	0.38	0.94
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	200	$36,140	$34,860	1.30	2.12
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	90	$39,510	$39,180	0.57	2.02
Helpers--Production Workers	210	$35,100	$36,940	1.38	1.29
Highway Maintenance Workers	130	$38,610	$40,610	0.87	0.87
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,950	$22,940	$25,330	12.94	0.47
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	370	$26,430	$25,920	2.46	0.88
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	280	$27,370	$27,710	1.88	1.12
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	120	$49,920	$50,080	0.80	1.38
Human Resources Managers	210	$135,580	$131,720	1.40	0.99
Human Resources Specialists	720	$70,170	$75,150	4.79	0.82
Industrial Engineers	200	$95,220	$98,380	1.32	0.56
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	300	$61,980	$63,450	1.96	0.69
Industrial Production Managers	160	$109,780	$118,820	1.09	0.69
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,670	$45,720	$46,560	11.11	2.23
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	320	$49,730	$48,870	2.12	2.44
Information Security Analysts	60	$101,100	$112,450	0.40	0.33
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	390	$46,580	$48,140	2.57	0.67
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	230	$46,820	$48,460	1.52	1.34
Instructional Coordinators	320	$76,130	$78,870	2.13	1.45
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	70	$47,630	$48,810	0.45	0.33
Insurance Sales Agents	250	$60,620	$70,740	1.66	0.54
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	120	$39,900	$41,930	0.82	0.86
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,490	$33,230	$33,980	16.54	1.16
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	60	$62,480	$60,370	0.42	0.61
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,660	$37,870	$39,110	11.03	0.58
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	630	$36,470	$36,140	4.15	0.68
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	210	$28,500	$33,810	1.42	1.11
Lawyers	260	$129,430	$160,130	1.71	0.35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	100	$48,790	$50,250	0.66	0.66
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	130	$66,400	$74,040	0.90	1.04
Library Technicians	60	$34,900	$35,330	0.37	0.83
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,190	$63,390	$65,120	7.91	1.90
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	60	$52,900	$58,720	0.39	0.82
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	150	$30,830	$29,660	1.03	1.01
Light Truck Drivers	640	$44,750	$45,340	4.23	0.67
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	140	$46,250	$48,180	0.93	0.88
Loan Officers	170	$60,750	$70,330	1.15	0.65
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	60	$46,500	$45,080	0.38	3.90
Lodging Managers	50	$49,990	$57,190	0.33	1.20
Logisticians	310	$84,680	$91,880	2.05	1.27
Machinists	130	$50,420	$50,250	0.89	0.48
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	50	$96,860	$92,990	0.30	1.09
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,090	$29,500	$31,470	7.22	1.31
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	50	$39,890	$39,340	0.32	0.91
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,680	$45,470	$46,900	11.18	1.14
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	120	$60,260	$58,900	0.82	2.13
Management Analysts	500	$88,610	$91,210	3.29	0.57
Managers, All Other	310	$124,100	$129,870	2.09	0.52
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	340	$58,990	$67,340	2.28	0.39
Marketing Managers	240	$122,220	$134,120	1.58	0.62
Massage Therapists	120	$54,120	$62,290	0.80	1.26
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$71,350	$82,170	0.27	0.88
Mechanical Door Repairers	30	$44,720	$47,050	0.23	1.31
Mechanical Engineers	110	$94,520	$104,990	0.74	0.39
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,030	$119,710	$131,810	6.82	1.78
Medical Assistants	910	$40,270	$41,330	6.05	1.15
Medical Equipment Repairers	30	$49,780	$53,660	0.22	0.52
Medical Records Specialists	220	$49,440	$53,320	1.46	1.17
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	70	$78,390	$84,630	0.44	0.39
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	880	$38,630	$41,480	5.83	0.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	60	$49,090	$53,680	0.42	0.46
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	90	$45,640	$53,880	0.59	0.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	190	$34,390	$35,710	1.23	1.16
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	40	$45,580	$45,950	0.24	2.18
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,290	$63,250	$64,140	8.55	2.14
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,030	$35,630	$37,310	6.81	0.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$46,780	$46,860	0.66	1.09
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	180	$52,410	$55,890	1.18	1.04
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	50	$44,300	$44,100	0.34	1.12
Natural Sciences Managers	60	$119,430	$123,620	0.40	0.57
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	310	$91,240	$92,800	2.08	1.03
Nurse Practitioners	480	$138,670	$138,100	3.16	1.52
Nursing Assistants	1,480	$36,120	$39,070	9.83	1.06
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$94,230	$125,240	1.18	2.36
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	160	$81,330	$83,490	1.06	1.17
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	40	$59,350	$58,050	0.28	1.44
Occupational Therapists	200	$97,040	$100,170	1.35	1.29
Occupational Therapy Assistants	90	$76,290	$72,980	0.57	1.74
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	300	$45,050	$45,800	2.02	1.63
Office Clerks, General	2,810	$38,760	$41,370	18.63	1.18
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	570	$47,590	$48,560	3.76	1.22
Operations Research Analysts	120	$90,000	$90,900	0.78	1.12
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$37,440	$40,810	0.40	0.85
Optometrists	30	$160,460	$168,490	0.23	0.84
Order Clerks	50	$36,960	$39,590	0.34	0.70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	270	$46,490	$43,400	1.81	0.74
Packers and Packagers, Hand	290	$35,320	$34,950	1.92	0.53
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	170	$43,450	$44,390	1.11	0.77
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	350	$49,520	$47,740	2.31	3.74
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	220	$58,970	$58,480	1.47	0.58
Parts Salespersons	330	$30,280	$35,950	2.19	1.26
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	190	$53,290	$53,260	1.29	1.31
Pest Control Workers	100	$35,210	$38,300	0.66	1.00
Pharmacists	350	$149,790	$139,650	2.34	1.13
Pharmacy Aides	30	$37,730	$37,400	0.22	0.86
Pharmacy Technicians	540	$47,400	$48,420	3.57	1.18
Phlebotomists	150	$37,930	$39,530	0.98	1.06
Photographers	—	$32,780	$37,140	—	—
Physical Therapist Aides	120	$29,970	$31,860	0.78	2.52
Physical Therapist Assistants	150	$76,140	$74,000	0.99	1.37
Physical Therapists	370	$98,120	$100,250	2.46	1.43
Physician Assistants	350	$140,200	$144,350	2.33	2.23
Plant and System Operators, All Other	40	$50,190	$49,280	0.24	2.68
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	340	$56,620	$55,780	2.28	0.76
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	840	$70,240	$70,320	5.61	1.30
Postal Service Clerks	80	$62,950	$62,120	0.51	1.06
Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	$58,510	$59,680	2.68	1.27
Pourers and Casters, Metal	40	$37,970	$40,510	0.28	9.70
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	520	$31,280	$34,270	3.43	1.12
Printing Press Operators	60	$38,020	$39,420	0.43	0.46
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	230	$51,740	$52,880	1.52	2.64
Procurement Clerks	80	$49,940	$51,040	0.55	1.52
Production Workers, All Other	220	$48,600	$42,530	1.49	0.92
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	270	$48,900	$52,660	1.77	0.70
Project Management Specialists	790	$90,120	$96,450	5.26	0.77
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$74,210	$71,940	0.25	0.67
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	470	$57,580	$64,640	3.15	1.57
Psychiatric Technicians	210	$37,110	$40,470	1.40	1.39
Psychologists, All Other	50	$129,960	$123,300	0.32	2.63
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$80,000	$88,310	—	—
Public Relations Managers	50	$101,950	$117,620	0.35	0.73
Public Relations Specialists	190	$65,170	$70,390	1.29	0.71
Public Safety Telecommunicators	150	$48,750	$49,740	1.02	1.55
Purchasing Managers	70	$123,590	$131,270	0.47	0.86
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	360	$77,990	$76,240	2.38	1.61
Real Estate Brokers	—	$47,870	$58,300	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	320	$46,610	$59,470	2.14	1.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks	890	$34,510	$34,200	5.89	1.01
Recreation Workers	240	$32,750	$34,690	1.57	0.74
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	130	$40,830	$41,090	0.89	0.94
Registered Nurses	5,340	$93,440	$96,440	35.44	1.63
Rehabilitation Counselors	40	$69,180	$75,610	0.27	0.44
Residential Advisors	30	$34,610	$38,530	0.20	0.37
Respiratory Therapists	260	$74,370	$77,800	1.70	1.89
Retail Salespersons	3,870	$29,970	$33,040	25.71	1.03
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	140	$42,240	$42,950	0.91	1.51
Sales Engineers	40	$123,770	$132,150	0.26	0.78
Sales Managers	420	$123,890	$139,650	2.82	0.69
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,090	$48,350	$59,970	7.24	0.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	660	$62,270	$76,440	4.36	0.55
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	390	$100,220	$109,410	2.62	1.43
School Bus Monitors	50	$25,990	$26,910	0.30	0.60
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,670	$63,650	$66,510	11.12	1.62
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,560	$42,740	$43,770	10.33	0.94
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	270	$60,380	$91,400	1.83	0.58
Security Guards	730	$35,390	$41,090	4.85	0.59
Self-Enrichment Teachers	180	$33,550	$40,870	1.20	0.56
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$41,600	$49,070	0.22	0.58
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$38,360	$44,180	0.43	2.16
Sheet Metal Workers	50	$50,430	$50,330	0.33	0.43
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	880	$43,200	$44,030	5.85	1.11
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	60	$36,010	$37,810	0.37	0.23
Skincare Specialists	60	$41,440	$47,530	0.42	0.90
Social and Community Service Managers	150	$75,180	$81,560	1.02	0.76
Social and Human Service Assistants	370	$49,610	$49,570	2.44	0.87
Social Workers, All Other	160	$104,330	$98,020	1.04	2.56
Software Developers	470	$123,320	$122,560	3.09	0.28
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	80	$81,390	$88,850	0.52	0.43
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	700	$62,190	$62,820	4.62	2.75
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	70	$61,200	$58,020	0.48	0.78
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	140	$61,830	$60,890	0.96	0.91
Speech-Language Pathologists	270	$90,310	$92,510	1.78	1.51
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,970	$36,560	$39,140	26.35	1.45
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	340	$58,820	$61,070	2.24	0.71
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	350	$23,710	$26,830	2.31	0.69
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	60	$49,780	$55,830	0.40	1.07
Surveyors	40	$70,270	$76,620	0.26	0.80
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	50	$29,570	$31,550	0.35	1.59
Tax Preparers	70	$37,760	$42,140	0.45	0.90
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	190	$81,330	$79,960	1.24	1.70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,110	$29,250	$29,270	13.99	1.53
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	80	$29,630	$34,490	0.56	0.53
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	80	$57,320	$58,360	0.56	0.62
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$68,450	$71,450	0.39	0.62
Tellers	320	$36,460	$37,090	2.12	1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers	170	$35,970	$36,340	1.12	1.61
Training and Development Specialists	530	$57,870	$59,200	3.49	1.18
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	170	$89,180	$101,440	1.14	0.80
Tutors	50	$29,970	$34,000	0.33	0.29
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	180	$22,590	$25,090	1.22	1.56
Veterinarians	80	$123,390	$138,150	0.51	0.94
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	90	$30,490	$32,190	0.59	0.72
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	210	$37,850	$39,490	1.38	1.66
Waiters and Waitresses	1,900	$22,910	$28,370	12.64	0.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	190	$46,170	$48,120	1.24	1.50
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	70	$49,450	$48,630	0.49	1.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	400	$48,460	$52,990	2.69	1.00

Colleges in this area

6 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
Central Texas Beauty College-Temple	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	32
Central Texas College	Public	2-year	8,373
Temple College	Public	2-year	5,274
Texas A&M University-Central Texas	Public	4-year or above	2,403
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,321
Yahweh Beauty Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	29

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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