Wages by Occupation in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 265,280 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,140 for all occupations combined. 429 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

23.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 97.1 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 95.9; 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 40,756 residents (5.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,581; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 360,682 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

24.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.5), 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	$31,750	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,210	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$42,786	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$55,000	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$65,510	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.0% (±1.8)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.9% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.9% (±0.8)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	5.6% (±1.3)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.1% (±0.5)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.4% (±0.7)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.7%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.0%	10.0%
Business	25.6%	20.1%
Education	15.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.6%	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	1,740	$76,820	$83,570	6.57	0.70
Administrative Services Managers	270	$91,220	$107,470	1.03	0.61
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$52,290	$54,810	0.15	0.63
Advertising Sales Agents	110	$50,800	$60,320	0.41	0.69
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	110	$61,020	$63,610	0.43	0.49
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	880	$29,100	$30,090	3.31	1.29
Anesthesiologists	100	$482,020	$396,310	0.39	1.57
Animal Caretakers	380	$29,700	$34,350	1.43	0.83
Animal Trainers	50	$33,200	$38,250	0.17	1.45
Architectural and Civil Drafters	170	$60,240	$63,130	0.64	0.96
Architectural and Engineering Managers	150	$156,550	$160,690	0.56	0.39
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$61,140	$68,190	0.28	0.46
Athletic Trainers	30	$51,390	$57,150	0.13	0.65
Audio and Video Technicians	60	$46,680	$55,590	0.24	0.53
Audiologists	30	$90,480	$92,130	0.11	1.29
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	50	$43,320	$47,740	0.20	1.53
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	180	$34,740	$38,210	0.69	1.04
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	260	$47,030	$54,300	1.00	1.04
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,820	$45,900	$50,550	6.85	1.51
Avionics Technicians	30	$74,500	$76,130	0.12	1.00
Bakers	280	$36,570	$36,250	1.07	0.70
Bartenders	890	$33,920	$39,220	3.37	0.69
Bill and Account Collectors	200	$44,110	$44,940	0.75	0.73
Billing and Posting Clerks	600	$43,430	$44,810	2.24	0.86
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$66,270	$68,230	0.30	0.93
Biological Technicians	100	$36,050	$42,390	0.37	0.83
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,220	$46,860	$49,220	8.36	0.95
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	70	$50,210	$48,730	0.25	0.73
Brokerage Clerks	30	$56,540	$63,120	0.12	0.52
Budget Analysts	50	$71,400	$75,570	0.18	0.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	790	$59,780	$59,790	3.00	1.61
Bus Drivers, School	580	$45,900	$46,030	2.19	0.85
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	90	$41,030	$44,250	0.33	0.33
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,210	$72,260	$80,840	4.55	0.65
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$76,870	$87,680	0.38	0.72
Butchers and Meat Cutters	270	$39,110	$41,130	1.01	1.16
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	660	$67,720	$73,460	2.48	0.78
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	50	$43,720	$43,330	0.18	0.36
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	140	$60,280	$61,400	0.55	1.35
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$60,690	$64,170	0.29	0.39
Carpenters	800	$45,970	$47,420	3.03	0.70
Cashiers	5,540	$29,900	$30,610	20.87	1.05
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	560	$47,440	$50,560	2.12	1.60
Chefs and Head Cooks	280	$50,720	$55,900	1.05	0.82
Chemical Technicians	80	$57,670	$58,100	0.28	0.76
Chemists	60	$81,640	$93,460	0.23	0.43
Chief Executives	570	$179,360	$226,440	2.15	1.63
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	510	$53,800	$54,160	1.92	0.76
Childcare Workers	360	$30,770	$32,180	1.37	0.41
Chiropractors	60	$82,380	$101,700	0.22	0.86
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	110	$69,010	$69,430	0.43	0.98
Civil Engineers	470	$81,840	$96,430	1.76	0.74
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,220	$73,880	$73,340	4.60	2.21
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	750	$30,850	$33,400	2.84	1.16
Clergy	90	$46,400	$52,470	0.34	0.92
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	40	$87,740	$106,210	0.16	0.33
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	600	$50,480	$59,220	2.25	1.05
Coaches and Scouts	310	$43,640	$53,570	1.17	0.73
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	210	$42,730	$45,170	0.80	0.78
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	50	$57,740	$53,330	0.18	1.07
Commercial and Industrial Designers	40	$75,400	$82,150	0.14	0.67
Commercial Pilots	100	$101,050	$133,330	0.36	1.17
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	40	$48,490	$51,940	0.16	0.23
Compensation and Benefits Managers	30	$119,490	$136,030	0.12	0.82
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	150	$62,730	$70,150	0.57	0.79
Compliance Officers	430	$63,290	$71,830	1.61	0.60
Computer and Information Systems Managers	550	$161,180	$163,800	2.09	0.48
Computer Network Architects	140	$139,150	$137,780	0.54	0.47
Computer Network Support Specialists	320	$59,320	$64,980	1.19	1.27
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	90	$42,900	$44,080	0.33	0.30
Computer Occupations, All Other	230	$60,170	$80,940	0.89	0.32
Computer Programmers	100	$84,820	$89,000	0.36	0.61
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$76,400	$80,010	0.12	0.50
Computer Systems Analysts	570	$85,820	$93,580	2.16	0.65
Computer User Support Specialists	840	$51,080	$57,500	3.17	0.69
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	110	$39,330	$44,440	0.42	0.99
Concierges	50	$33,450	$34,770	0.21	0.65
Construction and Building Inspectors	250	$62,040	$63,710	0.94	0.99
Construction Laborers	2,690	$39,470	$42,100	10.12	1.44
Construction Managers	630	$106,140	$117,560	2.37	0.97
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	60	$59,460	$62,200	0.23	0.74
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	50	$37,650	$37,660	0.19	1.31
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,580	$36,250	$37,970	5.94	2.10
Cooks, Restaurant	2,080	$35,600	$35,960	7.83	0.86
Cooks, Short Order	—	$35,320	$34,010	—	—
Correctional Officers and Jailers	710	$49,280	$52,660	2.69	1.10
Cost Estimators	360	$70,640	$76,660	1.36	0.94
Counter and Rental Clerks	720	$37,070	$41,880	2.70	1.05
Couriers and Messengers	70	$37,070	$38,900	0.26	0.59
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	540	$40,280	$43,930	2.04	1.77
Crane and Tower Operators	80	$60,010	$62,710	0.30	1.08
Credit Analysts	40	$65,690	$89,630	0.17	0.40
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	30	$37,330	$38,130	0.12	1.53
Credit Counselors	60	$46,050	$46,290	0.22	1.23
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$60,370	$67,510	0.31	3.64
Customer Service Representatives	6,000	$38,750	$42,680	22.62	1.35
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$45,750	$45,410	0.34	1.19
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$38,650	$42,010	0.75	0.68
Data Entry Keyers	130	$39,520	$40,760	0.48	0.59
Data Scientists	190	$119,340	$111,530	0.71	0.42
Database Administrators	50	$99,870	$100,780	0.20	0.45
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	30	$39,200	$47,040	0.11	0.27
Dental Assistants	580	$46,670	$49,060	2.19	0.88
Dental Hygienists	290	$93,080	$89,170	1.11	0.77
Dental Laboratory Technicians	70	$58,040	$54,760	0.28	1.27
Dentists, General	210	$205,300	$197,590	0.78	0.97
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	70	$69,450	$68,090	0.25	0.34
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	210	$84,120	$85,690	0.79	1.35
Dietetic Technicians	60	$32,290	$32,570	0.21	1.05
Dietitians and Nutritionists	110	$71,100	$70,340	0.41	0.81
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	640	$29,140	$31,690	2.42	0.69
Dishwashers	670	$29,190	$30,330	2.54	0.83
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	420	$45,790	$50,560	1.57	1.20
Driver/Sales Workers	700	$36,070	$36,190	2.66	1.01
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	140	$46,590	$47,160	0.51	0.96
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	—	$57,920	$56,370	—	—
Editors	50	$80,360	$85,010	0.18	0.31
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	590	$78,050	$87,420	2.23	1.05
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	290	$79,990	$92,720	1.07	0.93
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	140	$56,920	$59,320	0.54	1.14
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$63,590	$65,740	0.26	0.66
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	640	$58,320	$56,670	2.43	1.07
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$67,680	$72,700	0.23	0.38
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	60	$56,430	$59,380	0.21	0.51
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	40	$100,000	$95,700	0.16	1.23
Electrical Engineers	170	$98,900	$105,870	0.64	0.50
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	200	$98,520	$89,020	0.76	0.90
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	60	$39,180	$45,590	0.22	0.14
Electricians	1,020	$54,920	$56,200	3.86	0.79
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	60	$101,720	$108,840	0.23	0.37
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,280	$50,420	$53,660	12.35	1.38
Emergency Medical Technicians	150	$48,510	$51,510	0.55	0.47
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	70	$74,850	$73,700	0.25	0.66
Engineers, All Other	230	$82,100	$91,870	0.86	0.87
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$62,540	$66,180	0.28	0.76
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	40	$83,290	$94,530	0.15	0.62
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	50	$49,430	$51,640	0.19	0.85
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	130	$57,010	$69,960	0.48	0.84
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	450	$50,690	$58,960	1.71	0.58
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	240	$37,980	$43,090	0.91	0.44
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$44,110	$43,010	0.27	0.72
Facilities Managers	190	$93,670	$99,840	0.73	0.73
Family Medicine Physicians	170	$247,090	$261,650	0.64	0.93
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	180	$29,390	$31,600	0.68	0.40
Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,380	$28,050	$29,540	27.82	1.12
Fence Erectors	110	$45,550	$44,210	0.40	2.56
File Clerks	90	$41,720	$42,840	0.33	0.70
Financial and Investment Analysts	360	$84,860	$89,390	1.36	0.58
Financial Clerks, All Other	50	$46,170	$55,010	0.20	0.84
Financial Examiners	40	$60,750	$66,790	0.15	0.35
Financial Managers	1,200	$151,440	$160,400	4.53	0.84
Financial Risk Specialists	60	$79,710	$94,010	0.22	0.55
Financial Specialists, All Other	150	$56,410	$66,820	0.58	0.68
Firefighters	560	$48,560	$53,580	2.13	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,860	$74,500	$74,950	7.00	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$48,580	$50,790	0.34	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	40	$54,520	$58,430	0.15	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	180	$100,630	$95,120	0.69	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,440	$43,220	$43,400	9.20	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	320	$39,850	$44,580	1.21	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	300	$48,370	$56,470	1.12	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,200	$75,440	$78,840	4.52	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	320	$76,490	$81,980	1.20	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,390	$63,580	$67,920	8.99	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	90	$50,220	$51,060	0.35	0.48
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	180	$100,020	$102,210	0.67	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,390	$62,710	$68,900	5.25	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,100	$47,320	$50,590	7.93	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	110	$47,070	$54,100	0.41	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,620	$62,130	$64,290	6.11	1.52
Floral Designers	50	$35,840	$37,740	0.19	0.74
Food Batchmakers	480	$39,670	$41,730	1.79	1.60
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	80	$39,960	$40,750	0.29	1.47
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	—	$34,930	$33,740	—	—
Food Preparation Workers	1,930	$34,610	$33,550	7.26	1.26
Food Science Technicians	40	$52,970	$57,000	0.14	1.51
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	400	$33,670	$33,850	1.50	0.79
Food Service Managers	420	$59,820	$62,430	1.60	1.04
Forensic Science Technicians	50	$55,820	$57,740	0.19	1.55
Fundraisers	60	$58,910	$64,490	0.24	0.33
General and Operations Managers	5,150	$96,220	$116,490	19.40	0.86
Glaziers	110	$48,000	$48,680	0.41	1.08
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	90	$27,700	$27,900	0.33	2.06
Graphic Designers	260	$56,660	$59,700	0.97	0.76
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$36,520	$38,690	0.14	0.33
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	500	$29,030	$33,990	1.89	0.96
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	80	$51,300	$49,010	0.31	0.94
Health Education Specialists	60	$55,430	$64,440	0.22	0.51
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	130	$93,440	$84,870	0.48	1.95
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$77,190	$74,850	0.92	0.64
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	260	$43,730	$46,050	0.98	0.83
Healthcare Social Workers	220	$69,810	$69,770	0.84	0.69
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	170	$38,760	$44,280	0.66	0.93
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,120	$56,680	$56,550	4.24	1.61
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	7,820	$57,090	$58,030	29.49	2.22
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	100	$35,990	$43,180	0.37	2.30
Helpers--Electricians	160	$37,390	$38,270	0.59	1.44
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	140	$37,640	$38,520	0.53	0.86
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	80	$40,440	$39,230	0.30	1.05
Helpers--Production Workers	220	$37,190	$38,470	0.82	0.77
Helpers--Roofers	70	$37,030	$36,990	0.27	6.84
Highway Maintenance Workers	50	$35,410	$38,380	0.18	0.18
Home Appliance Repairers	40	$50,840	$52,020	0.17	0.81
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,210	$33,570	$33,400	8.35	0.30
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	630	$28,500	$31,210	2.38	0.86
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	360	$33,570	$33,430	1.36	0.81
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	130	$48,990	$48,920	0.49	0.84
Human Resources Managers	220	$135,350	$152,380	0.84	0.59
Human Resources Specialists	1,370	$62,970	$70,560	5.17	0.88
Industrial Engineers	280	$94,370	$98,100	1.06	0.45
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,190	$60,840	$64,820	4.49	1.59
Industrial Production Managers	450	$110,910	$128,390	1.69	1.07
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4,370	$48,290	$49,120	16.46	3.30
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	190	$43,910	$46,830	0.73	0.84
Information Security Analysts	230	$100,470	$112,180	0.86	0.71
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	830	$46,090	$48,660	3.14	0.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	460	$44,420	$46,220	1.73	1.53
Instructional Coordinators	390	$61,260	$65,330	1.47	1.00
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	400	$47,120	$50,500	1.50	1.09
Insurance Sales Agents	1,170	$74,810	$91,560	4.41	1.43
Interior Designers	90	$55,070	$59,270	0.35	0.76
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	130	$37,550	$39,810	0.50	0.52
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,520	$32,510	$34,420	13.27	0.93
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	390	$49,960	$52,840	1.47	2.10
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$79,360	$76,560	0.20	0.49
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	8,440	$42,800	$40,930	31.82	1.68
Landscape Architects	30	$77,220	$77,200	0.12	0.99
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,450	$35,490	$37,850	9.25	1.51
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	320	$30,220	$31,680	1.19	0.93
Lawyers	730	$122,870	$144,920	2.74	0.56
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	160	$38,150	$43,740	0.60	0.59
Legal Support Workers, All Other	80	$53,160	$67,630	0.30	0.99
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	190	$58,730	$62,090	0.72	0.84
Library Assistants, Clerical	120	$33,480	$36,090	0.47	0.86
Library Technicians	90	$35,480	$38,850	0.33	0.74
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,310	$59,940	$58,340	4.93	1.18
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	50	$56,180	$59,280	0.19	0.41
Light Truck Drivers	2,650	$46,010	$51,670	10.01	1.58
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	170	$47,090	$48,810	0.65	0.61
Loan Officers	490	$75,400	$84,180	1.84	1.04
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	50	$48,050	$50,000	0.18	1.88
Lodging Managers	110	$62,580	$72,360	0.41	1.50
Logisticians	360	$73,480	$76,020	1.35	0.84
Machinists	390	$46,990	$50,760	1.49	0.81
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	70	$85,530	$82,800	0.26	0.94
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,530	$33,170	$32,970	5.78	1.04
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$35,610	$36,860	0.16	0.46
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,090	$45,850	$49,560	11.65	1.18
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	70	$58,660	$58,400	0.25	0.64
Management Analysts	950	$79,990	$90,520	3.59	0.62
Managers, All Other	680	$106,440	$117,020	2.58	0.64
Manicurists and Pedicurists	120	$36,960	$39,010	0.45	0.45
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,050	$76,630	$80,540	3.98	0.69
Marketing Managers	390	$133,900	$150,980	1.47	0.58
Massage Therapists	100	$50,300	$57,760	0.37	0.58
Material Moving Workers, All Other	50	$34,630	$36,330	0.18	1.23
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$59,580	$64,680	0.26	0.85
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	90	$36,160	$37,350	0.34	0.36
Mechanical Drafters	50	$67,380	$68,470	0.20	0.79
Mechanical Engineers	230	$89,720	$96,220	0.87	0.46
Medical and Health Services Managers	930	$107,300	$129,540	3.52	0.92
Medical Assistants	2,010	$41,780	$41,570	7.58	1.44
Medical Equipment Preparers	100	$40,100	$41,300	0.38	0.77
Medical Equipment Repairers	60	$44,930	$54,790	0.22	0.52
Medical Records Specialists	420	$46,820	$51,850	1.59	1.27
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	150	$89,910	$103,690	0.56	0.50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,470	$39,520	$41,800	9.32	1.51
Medical Transcriptionists	60	$38,210	$43,200	0.21	0.78
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	180	$53,660	$58,950	0.68	0.74
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	80	$55,190	$56,580	0.28	0.33
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	390	$35,600	$38,900	1.48	1.39
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$37,520	$44,350	0.20	1.60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,420	$50,360	$54,570	5.36	1.34
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,970	$39,670	$39,840	7.42	0.82
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	50	$44,950	$47,630	0.20	1.11
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	370	$45,160	$46,980	1.39	2.27
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	360	$62,850	$63,510	1.35	1.19
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	170	$43,680	$44,730	0.64	3.00
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$38,870	$40,930	0.76	0.79
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	40	$51,520	$52,100	0.14	0.84
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	80	$39,030	$39,860	0.31	1.02
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$41,600	$42,940	0.24	0.31
Natural Sciences Managers	60	$92,980	$128,510	0.22	0.32
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	480	$95,160	$97,760	1.80	0.89
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	50	$100,060	$95,700	0.20	1.79
Nurse Practitioners	570	$125,720	$122,420	2.13	1.03
Nursing Assistants	2,960	$36,000	$36,950	11.15	1.20
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$80,670	$83,820	0.47	0.94
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	300	$70,400	$80,140	1.12	1.24
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	170	$57,590	$58,330	0.65	3.32
Occupational Therapists	200	$95,070	$90,020	0.75	0.71
Occupational Therapy Assistants	110	$66,160	$67,590	0.40	1.22
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	470	$37,940	$43,190	1.79	1.45
Office Clerks, General	4,430	$43,300	$45,190	16.69	1.05
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	820	$47,900	$51,240	3.08	1.00
Operations Research Analysts	180	$71,680	$80,310	0.69	0.99
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	310	$44,960	$44,430	1.16	2.54
Opticians, Dispensing	150	$57,100	$54,190	0.55	1.17
Optometrists	120	$157,140	$151,280	0.45	1.62
Order Clerks	100	$40,040	$45,560	0.37	0.77
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	100	$46,730	$47,490	0.36	1.56
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,490	$39,170	$42,230	5.61	2.30
Packers and Packagers, Hand	2,450	$32,680	$35,690	9.22	2.56
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	510	$46,320	$45,760	1.93	1.33
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$52,390	$49,130	0.50	0.82
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	630	$49,520	$55,100	2.38	0.94
Paramedics	130	$56,070	$57,360	0.49	0.75
Parking Attendants	130	$33,550	$33,020	0.49	0.55
Parts Salespersons	590	$36,370	$40,920	2.22	1.28
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	140	$44,180	$44,750	0.52	1.92
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	220	$52,710	$54,050	0.84	0.86
Pediatricians, General	—	$116,320	$149,270	—	—
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	—	$32,520	$34,160	—	—
Personal Financial Advisors	190	$81,080	$120,810	0.71	0.41
Pest Control Workers	240	$44,130	$44,580	0.92	1.40
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	120	$43,920	$42,680	0.45	2.57
Pharmacists	490	$142,380	$135,730	1.84	0.89
Pharmacy Technicians	1,040	$40,880	$42,100	3.92	1.29
Phlebotomists	240	$37,850	$40,710	0.90	0.97
Photographers	40	$47,870	$57,810	0.16	0.48
Physical Therapist Assistants	220	$66,090	$68,000	0.84	1.16
Physical Therapists	360	$98,740	$95,420	1.36	0.79
Physician Assistants	240	$121,540	$120,400	0.90	0.87
Physicians, All Other	330	$295,940	$285,480	1.25	0.57
Pipelayers	110	$45,690	$45,920	0.43	2.01
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	740	$51,220	$54,270	2.81	0.94
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,300	$66,700	$68,360	4.91	1.14
Postal Service Clerks	110	$62,670	$63,120	0.41	0.86
Postal Service Mail Carriers	690	$57,700	$60,570	2.60	1.23
Power Plant Operators	100	$106,540	$108,370	0.39	2.07
Prepress Technicians and Workers	50	$50,340	$50,750	0.18	1.19
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	910	$34,780	$35,680	3.42	1.11
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	70	$40,520	$42,740	0.27	1.26
Printing Press Operators	150	$46,380	$46,390	0.57	0.61
Private Detectives and Investigators	130	$39,690	$50,870	0.48	2.08
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	180	$48,670	$51,270	0.67	1.16
Procurement Clerks	70	$46,010	$47,150	0.26	0.72
Producers and Directors	80	$65,210	$72,650	0.28	0.31
Production Workers, All Other	650	$36,640	$39,610	2.44	1.51
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	640	$50,110	$55,140	2.43	0.97
Project Management Specialists	1,150	$94,720	$98,500	4.33	0.63
Property Appraisers and Assessors	100	$74,780	$71,730	0.36	0.99
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	580	$61,660	$76,190	2.20	1.10
Protective Service Workers, All Other	120	$33,470	$37,640	0.47	0.89
Psychiatric Technicians	170	$41,120	$42,680	0.63	0.62
Public Relations Managers	70	$117,480	$129,280	0.25	0.53
Public Relations Specialists	340	$57,720	$64,050	1.30	0.71
Public Safety Telecommunicators	170	$51,870	$52,490	0.66	1.00
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	40	$42,640	$50,840	0.15	2.38
Purchasing Managers	80	$127,200	$132,130	0.31	0.57
Radiation Therapists	30	$100,460	$98,550	0.12	1.05
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	520	$68,910	$70,800	1.95	1.32
Real Estate Brokers	—	$47,880	$70,480	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	—	$46,500	$56,970	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,300	$35,430	$35,740	4.91	0.84
Recreation Workers	350	$33,860	$36,410	1.30	0.61
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	60	$61,160	$63,130	0.23	2.02
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	380	$47,040	$46,500	1.42	1.50
Registered Nurses	6,140	$84,030	$83,680	23.15	1.07
Rehabilitation Counselors	80	$38,910	$44,340	0.30	0.50
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	70	$55,430	$52,220	0.28	3.14
Respiratory Therapists	250	$86,300	$83,860	0.93	1.03
Retail Salespersons	8,220	$31,820	$34,650	30.97	1.24
Roofers	810	$46,730	$49,470	3.06	3.51
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	180	$38,650	$51,500	0.67	1.12
Sales Managers	960	$126,890	$139,240	3.60	0.88
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,250	$46,070	$58,750	8.48	1.05
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2,510	$62,960	$75,160	9.47	1.19
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	290	$103,290	$107,760	1.08	0.59
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	80	$38,280	$39,790	0.29	1.09
School Bus Monitors	220	$36,270	$35,730	0.84	1.67
School Psychologists	100	$59,330	$66,160	0.39	0.96
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,860	$58,000	$54,920	7.01	1.02
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,430	$41,770	$43,680	9.14	0.83
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	490	$58,540	$76,190	1.84	0.58
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	70	$52,580	$55,910	0.28	0.51
Security Guards	1,340	$34,550	$36,200	5.03	0.61
Self-Enrichment Teachers	150	$46,050	$48,190	0.55	0.26
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$45,700	$48,020	0.29	0.75
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$48,820	$53,180	0.16	0.83
Sewing Machine Operators	110	$33,700	$37,230	0.41	0.60
Sheet Metal Workers	180	$47,740	$48,080	0.68	0.89
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,140	$40,490	$43,250	8.05	1.53
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	240	$33,550	$35,300	0.90	0.56
Skincare Specialists	60	$38,460	$45,900	0.23	0.50
Social and Community Service Managers	170	$70,400	$78,920	0.65	0.48
Social and Human Service Assistants	470	$41,290	$43,420	1.75	0.62
Social Workers, All Other	140	$51,500	$56,070	0.54	1.32
Software Developers	990	$122,200	$119,900	3.71	0.34
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	130	$78,890	$86,640	0.48	0.40
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	70	$56,410	$59,910	0.26	0.15
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	140	$58,260	$55,960	0.52	0.49
Speech-Language Pathologists	220	$86,550	$85,320	0.81	0.69
Stockers and Order Fillers	9,400	$39,690	$42,060	35.43	1.94
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	210	$45,560	$43,540	0.80	2.39
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	750	$56,580	$57,680	2.83	0.90
Surgical Technologists	280	$59,540	$58,820	1.05	1.39
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	140	$49,470	$53,060	0.51	1.37
Surveyors	90	$66,440	$77,850	0.34	1.05
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	90	$36,570	$38,810	0.35	1.57
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	90	$43,720	$54,380	0.33	0.92
Tax Preparers	100	$45,660	$54,630	0.39	0.79
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	140	$50,550	$49,750	0.55	0.75
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,050	$32,610	$33,640	7.74	0.85
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	170	$60,220	$60,940	0.65	0.72
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	210	$61,070	$66,930	0.78	1.24
Tellers	470	$45,240	$44,160	1.78	0.84
Tile and Stone Setters	80	$45,100	$45,310	0.31	1.33
Tire Repairers and Changers	240	$30,910	$35,580	0.91	1.30
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	60	$58,780	$58,740	0.23	0.72
Tour and Travel Guides	100	$38,960	$38,750	0.37	1.09
Traffic Technicians	40	$45,580	$47,220	0.14	2.69
Training and Development Managers	60	$131,670	$125,500	0.24	0.77
Training and Development Specialists	810	$58,900	$64,990	3.05	1.04
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	450	$99,980	$109,330	1.70	1.19
Travel Agents	70	$47,990	$54,130	0.27	0.76
Tutors	190	$37,010	$39,660	0.71	0.63
Urban and Regional Planners	70	$79,370	$86,530	0.27	0.93
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	150	$27,860	$28,590	0.56	0.71
Veterinarians	120	$129,810	$143,250	0.46	0.85
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	160	$35,950	$37,330	0.61	0.76
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	290	$43,050	$42,860	1.10	1.33
Waiters and Waitresses	3,730	$35,270	$39,980	14.04	0.96
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	270	$51,820	$54,180	1.03	1.25
Web Developers	50	$66,770	$76,170	0.17	0.38
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	320	$49,130	$48,530	1.20	3.51
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	820	$48,520	$52,210	3.09	1.15
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	90	$35,110	$37,710	0.32	0.81
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	40	$50,000	$52,760	0.15	1.30

Colleges in this area

11 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
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	185
Empire Beauty School-Lakeland	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	145
Florida Polytechnic University	Public	4-year or above	1,769
Florida Southern College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,211
Polk State College	Public	4-year or above	10,318
Ridge Technical College	Public	Less than 2-year	407
Ruben's Five Star Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	22
Southeastern University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	11,510
Traviss Technical College	Public	Less than 2-year	741
Warner University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	900
Webber International University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	878

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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