Wages by Occupation in Lincoln, NE

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 182,620 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,800 for all occupations combined. 446 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

41.4% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 91.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 84.2; 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 38,761 residents (11.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,417; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 200,209 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

45.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.3), 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	$35,100	$32,485
High school graduate	$41,121	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$47,477	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$60,373	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$72,865	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	21.9% (±3.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.9% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.5% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	4.7% (±1.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	3.4% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	2.3% (±0.7)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	31.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.8%	10.0%
Business	20.8%	20.1%
Education	14.6%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.6%	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	2,130	$65,170	$73,210	11.69	1.25
Administrative Services Managers	550	$104,860	$117,620	3.00	1.77
Agricultural Equipment Operators	40	$45,980	$46,610	0.21	1.17
Agricultural Inspectors	110	$47,400	$47,820	0.61	6.56
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$98,160	$110,140	0.75	13.11
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	970	$30,110	$31,740	5.29	2.07
Anesthesiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Animal Caretakers	420	$30,940	$34,950	2.27	1.32
Animal Scientists	100	$79,410	$81,260	0.53	26.44
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	130	$81,190	$87,860	0.72	1.05
Architectural and Civil Drafters	170	$59,640	$63,230	0.94	1.41
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$139,670	$151,970	2.03	1.43
Art Directors	40	$75,310	$78,160	0.20	0.58
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$98,800	$97,540	0.74	1.22
Athletic Trainers	80	$62,590	$67,480	0.42	2.14
Audio and Video Technicians	80	$45,310	$49,770	0.46	1.03
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	150	$34,770	$34,560	0.85	1.29
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	160	$55,730	$59,830	0.90	0.93
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	770	$49,500	$56,140	4.23	0.93
Bakers	220	$36,290	$37,560	1.19	0.78
Bartenders	1,110	$30,660	$38,420	6.10	1.25
Bill and Account Collectors	160	$43,830	$43,150	0.88	0.86
Billing and Posting Clerks	570	$45,740	$46,660	3.10	1.19
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	40	$72,770	$82,020	0.22	1.43
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	220	$98,950	$112,560	1.21	3.75
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,660	$47,930	$48,190	9.08	1.03
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$55,850	$55,370	0.35	1.04
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	60	$44,440	$47,960	0.32	2.35
Broadcast Technicians	60	$48,340	$48,450	0.32	2.37
Brokerage Clerks	50	$65,350	$62,790	0.30	1.29
Budget Analysts	70	$78,330	$78,460	0.41	1.35
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	410	$59,570	$60,780	2.25	1.21
Bus Drivers, School	310	$55,760	$51,560	1.71	0.66
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	140	$61,120	$55,370	0.75	0.74
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	—	$67,200	$70,270	—	—
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	230	$102,190	$127,970	1.24	2.35
Butchers and Meat Cutters	200	$37,180	$38,850	1.10	1.26
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	530	$69,840	$74,620	2.91	0.92
Cardiologists	30	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.19	1.72
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	40	$60,870	$66,330	0.23	2.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$57,260	$61,470	0.92	1.25
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	120	$62,040	$68,620	0.68	0.94
Cargo and Freight Agents	50	$60,120	$64,360	0.29	0.47
Carpenters	1,020	$49,910	$53,300	5.60	1.30
Cashiers	3,240	$30,690	$32,010	17.73	0.89
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	700	$49,970	$52,850	3.81	2.88
Chefs and Head Cooks	140	$59,680	$67,330	0.79	0.61
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	180	$43,080	$50,690	1.00	1.12
Chemical Technicians	40	$62,640	$59,910	0.22	0.60
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$97,590	$114,990	0.37	2.89
Chemists	80	$82,920	$84,650	0.46	0.86
Chief Executives	460	$217,780	$257,990	2.53	1.92
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	950	$46,230	$51,060	5.17	2.05
Childcare Workers	1,920	$29,860	$32,570	10.50	3.15
Chiropractors	110	$85,220	$111,760	0.60	2.36
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	100	$64,770	$68,530	0.55	1.25
Civil Engineers	530	$95,560	$97,390	2.90	1.22
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	700	$76,970	$80,240	3.83	1.84
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	530	$34,310	$35,350	2.89	1.18
Clergy	40	$57,790	$57,630	0.22	0.60
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	150	$120,000	$123,270	0.81	1.66
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	330	$55,930	$59,840	1.81	0.85
Coaches and Scouts	280	$55,240	$82,110	1.54	0.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	180	$54,150	$57,550	1.00	0.98
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	70	$53,170	$54,950	0.39	0.56
Community Health Workers	40	$61,310	$56,600	0.24	0.61
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	100	$59,950	$64,680	0.53	0.74
Compliance Officers	1,400	$78,850	$83,880	7.65	2.85
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,110	$130,340	$139,640	6.05	1.40
Computer Network Architects	290	$112,060	$110,760	1.57	1.36
Computer Network Support Specialists	380	$64,090	$68,530	2.07	2.20
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	130	$49,790	$52,060	0.70	0.64
Computer Occupations, All Other	430	$80,370	$83,580	2.33	0.83
Computer Programmers	260	$92,510	$93,800	1.45	2.44
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$131,180	$118,610	0.49	2.14
Computer Systems Analysts	650	$87,500	$88,080	3.58	1.07
Computer User Support Specialists	1,160	$56,010	$58,460	6.33	1.37
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	130	$46,320	$48,540	0.69	1.63
Conservation Scientists	40	$81,170	$80,630	0.23	1.35
Construction and Building Inspectors	90	$61,960	$65,080	0.50	0.53
Construction Laborers	1,250	$46,700	$47,870	6.82	0.97
Construction Managers	600	$99,060	$104,110	3.31	1.35
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	40	$86,790	$90,300	0.22	0.72
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	60	$42,910	$44,280	0.31	2.12
Cooks, Fast Food	760	$29,430	$31,130	4.18	1.02
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	640	$36,830	$38,830	3.51	1.24
Cooks, Restaurant	890	$37,290	$37,830	4.85	0.54
Cooks, Short Order	360	$30,340	$32,410	1.95	2.19
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,020	$66,210	$68,060	5.59	2.28
Cost Estimators	240	$75,740	$77,330	1.30	0.90
Counter and Rental Clerks	710	$36,970	$38,140	3.89	1.51
Couriers and Messengers	90	$38,740	$37,210	0.47	1.06
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$53,950	$55,710	0.53	0.46
Crane and Tower Operators	100	$77,500	$75,610	0.52	1.90
Credit Analysts	60	$65,420	$75,730	0.30	0.74
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	$46,870	$50,190	—	—
Curators	30	$56,820	$61,150	0.17	2.18
Customer Service Representatives	2,540	$41,430	$43,110	13.93	0.83
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$45,340	$45,410	0.28	0.97
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	270	$57,780	$53,750	1.46	1.33
Data Entry Keyers	330	$41,390	$41,400	1.83	2.23
Data Scientists	450	$87,890	$91,960	2.44	1.45
Database Administrators	100	$89,350	$97,070	0.54	1.20
Database Architects	60	$119,760	$121,420	0.33	0.77
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	30	$35,170	$37,840	0.19	0.46
Dental Assistants	580	$48,440	$47,950	3.17	1.27
Dental Hygienists	280	$95,100	$90,820	1.53	1.07
Dental Laboratory Technicians	60	$51,020	$53,130	0.35	1.59
Dentists, General	160	$204,530	$200,650	0.90	1.13
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	40	$99,760	$101,240	0.24	0.33
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	100	$81,500	$83,310	0.53	0.90
Dietitians and Nutritionists	100	$67,910	$68,940	0.55	1.10
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$30,450	$33,140	1.99	0.57
Dishwashers	390	$30,060	$31,730	2.11	0.69
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	250	$57,120	$56,690	1.35	1.04
Drafters, All Other	40	$58,690	$51,210	0.20	2.10
Driver/Sales Workers	460	$36,610	$41,790	2.50	0.95
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	160	$47,130	$48,760	0.90	1.68
Economists	60	$70,400	$73,020	0.35	3.07
Editors	80	$52,000	$60,020	0.46	0.77
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	210	$128,640	$121,710	1.16	0.55
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	540	$102,750	$127,240	2.94	2.53
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	110	$61,730	$64,420	0.61	1.28
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$79,340	$84,020	0.92	2.36
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	190	$42,270	$39,590	1.05	1.38
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	470	$55,510	$65,460	2.59	1.14
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	190	$66,060	$71,450	1.06	1.73
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	60	$69,770	$68,060	0.32	0.78
Electrical Engineers	260	$100,300	$101,270	1.40	1.10
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	180	$81,220	$84,300	0.98	1.16
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	440	$47,400	$45,900	2.42	1.52
Electricians	1,020	$60,680	$63,530	5.58	1.15
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	110	$96,300	$107,180	0.58	0.92
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,240	$61,940	$67,440	6.80	0.76
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	100	$55,440	$56,670	0.54	0.55
Emergency Medical Technicians	40	$35,820	$40,060	0.23	0.20
Emergency Medicine Physicians	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$101,350	$102,440	1.14	4.38
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$61,110	$65,150	0.22	0.58
Engineers, All Other	90	$64,060	$73,980	0.49	0.49
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$79,860	$93,770	1.29	3.48
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	70	$71,200	$73,130	0.39	1.59
Environmental Engineers	70	$117,640	$117,870	0.38	1.52
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	50	$59,700	$59,080	0.29	1.29
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	290	$64,450	$71,020	1.61	2.81
Epidemiologists	40	$73,060	$76,550	0.24	3.08
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	380	$65,410	$75,740	2.08	0.70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	700	$36,990	$38,970	3.81	1.84
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$61,570	$54,110	0.49	1.26
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$61,820	$55,110	0.91	2.42
Facilities Managers	260	$98,360	$99,320	1.40	1.39
Family Medicine Physicians	180	$209,990	$291,890	0.97	1.40
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$58,600	$57,150	0.26	1.05
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	60	$45,280	$47,200	0.31	0.18
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,950	$28,510	$30,400	32.59	1.31
File Clerks	130	$40,810	$44,130	0.72	1.52
Film and Video Editors	40	$50,310	$55,220	0.22	1.32
Financial and Investment Analysts	110	$91,750	$97,540	0.62	0.27
Financial Examiners	140	$72,110	$71,890	0.76	1.74
Financial Managers	1,010	$131,150	$149,350	5.52	1.02
Financial Specialists, All Other	90	$67,000	$70,200	0.48	0.56
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	40	$65,620	$72,600	0.22	2.52
Firefighters	240	$59,760	$61,180	1.30	0.58
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,020	$77,270	$77,720	5.57	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	90	$86,530	$85,510	0.52	1.51
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	120	$49,350	$50,680	0.65	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	80	$80,810	$86,670	0.46	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,520	$38,230	$41,050	8.35	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	310	$49,680	$51,930	1.72	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	200	$56,900	$57,300	1.07	1.27
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	790	$75,000	$76,820	4.32	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	370	$78,110	$91,820	2.05	1.49
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,850	$61,590	$64,190	10.11	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	180	$47,770	$49,700	0.98	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	110	$117,860	$121,130	0.63	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,080	$75,310	$75,870	5.90	1.36
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,220	$45,920	$48,610	6.67	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$44,060	$49,930	0.24	0.46
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	520	$59,270	$61,600	2.83	0.71
Floral Designers	70	$31,960	$34,460	0.40	1.51
Food Batchmakers	90	$44,600	$42,930	0.47	0.42
Food Preparation Workers	1,270	$35,210	$35,290	6.96	1.21
Food Scientists and Technologists	70	$56,250	$61,830	0.41	4.88
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	850	$29,480	$32,050	4.66	2.46
Food Service Managers	280	$61,240	$68,920	1.56	1.02
Forensic Science Technicians	70	$61,680	$63,260	0.41	3.32
Fundraisers	200	$61,730	$68,350	1.08	1.51
Fundraising Managers	120	$112,190	$113,660	0.64	2.56
Funeral Attendants	40	$28,420	$31,950	0.23	1.15
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	60	$29,670	$32,070	0.35	6.06
General and Operations Managers	3,680	$92,780	$110,610	20.14	0.89
General Internal Medicine Physicians	30	$369,980	$336,490	0.19	0.44
Glaziers	60	$48,800	$55,580	0.33	0.88
Graphic Designers	310	$56,510	$59,220	1.68	1.32
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$48,500	$47,750	0.29	0.67
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	340	$30,440	$38,170	1.89	0.96
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	60	$47,220	$50,180	0.32	0.97
Health Education Specialists	60	$55,630	$57,340	0.35	0.83
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$80,370	$87,350	1.61	1.13
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	140	$40,800	$45,860	0.78	0.66
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	30	$43,700	$51,130	0.18	0.81
Healthcare Social Workers	160	$63,020	$63,680	0.89	0.74
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	100	$38,560	$43,270	0.54	0.76
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	490	$59,350	$59,810	2.66	1.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,530	$81,790	$73,050	24.78	1.87
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	60	$36,420	$37,430	0.31	0.50
Helpers--Production Workers	140	$46,430	$42,280	0.76	0.71
Highway Maintenance Workers	70	$49,240	$51,070	0.40	0.40
Home Appliance Repairers	50	$44,990	$45,300	0.29	1.42
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,420	$35,500	$35,920	13.24	0.48
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	550	$28,150	$31,430	2.99	1.07
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	250	$32,460	$32,970	1.38	0.82
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	130	$46,280	$46,950	0.73	1.26
Human Resources Managers	300	$123,830	$132,480	1.63	1.15
Human Resources Specialists	1,130	$63,280	$68,280	6.17	1.05
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$65,010	$67,870	0.45	0.92
Industrial Engineers	350	$98,390	$96,380	1.94	0.82
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	300	$67,720	$68,280	1.66	0.59
Industrial Production Managers	360	$108,580	$118,360	1.98	1.25
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	670	$46,330	$47,350	3.65	0.73
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	180	$46,890	$46,710	0.97	1.12
Information Security Analysts	260	$78,190	$92,660	1.42	1.16
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	530	$57,590	$55,780	2.91	0.76
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	150	$51,650	$54,570	0.84	0.75
Instructional Coordinators	490	$76,290	$81,370	2.70	1.84
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	590	$44,710	$48,130	3.22	2.34
Insurance Sales Agents	700	$57,000	$70,700	3.86	1.25
Insurance Underwriters	320	$78,830	$81,940	1.78	2.62
Interior Designers	90	$68,640	$72,320	0.52	1.13
Interpreters and Translators	100	$60,820	$56,940	0.53	1.57
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	450	$40,740	$42,800	2.48	2.60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,260	$36,730	$37,180	12.38	0.87
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$208,180	$180,060	0.23	1.46
Judicial Law Clerks	50	$67,180	$69,680	0.26	3.02
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	160	$62,200	$67,790	0.86	1.23
Labor Relations Specialists	80	$83,520	$83,400	0.41	0.99
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,980	$40,450	$41,720	10.87	0.57
Landscape Architects	50	$66,730	$71,650	0.27	2.17
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,040	$37,770	$40,900	5.68	0.93
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	160	$34,440	$36,130	0.86	0.68
Lawyers	820	$101,300	$116,770	4.47	0.92
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	270	$48,140	$47,660	1.45	1.44
Legal Support Workers, All Other	70	$66,030	$67,980	0.38	1.26
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	160	$81,810	$83,980	0.90	1.04
Library Assistants, Clerical	60	$28,080	$29,880	0.32	0.58
Library Technicians	110	$46,000	$45,830	0.61	1.39
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	660	$63,070	$64,900	3.64	0.87
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	60	$65,480	$68,580	0.33	0.69
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	100	$30,100	$30,420	0.55	0.54
Light Truck Drivers	700	$44,050	$47,570	3.81	0.60
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	220	$47,890	$52,570	1.21	1.14
Loan Officers	420	$97,770	$96,470	2.28	1.29
Lodging Managers	80	$67,990	$72,550	0.42	1.52
Logisticians	160	$74,240	$78,410	0.86	0.53
Machinists	240	$57,820	$57,340	1.31	0.71
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	50	$80,420	$81,080	0.27	0.96
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	$32,970	$33,290	5.41	0.98
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$39,650	$40,610	0.24	0.68
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,540	$50,640	$53,360	8.45	0.86
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	120	$56,850	$59,240	0.67	1.75
Management Analysts	450	$68,140	$79,440	2.44	0.42
Managers, All Other	680	$111,440	$117,110	3.73	0.93
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	750	$58,750	$62,150	4.11	0.71
Marketing Managers	330	$107,980	$122,590	1.80	0.71
Marriage and Family Therapists	60	$71,760	$74,210	0.31	0.73
Massage Therapists	40	$65,860	$70,520	0.21	0.32
Materials Engineers	50	$96,960	$96,100	0.28	1.88
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$76,850	$89,170	0.42	1.39
Mechanical Door Repairers	50	$52,600	$53,230	0.27	1.57
Mechanical Drafters	80	$59,190	$63,740	0.42	1.62
Mechanical Engineers	160	$100,360	$108,470	0.90	0.47
Medical and Health Services Managers	600	$106,640	$118,830	3.30	0.86
Medical Assistants	570	$47,190	$48,150	3.12	0.59
Medical Equipment Preparers	100	$41,410	$43,200	0.55	1.11
Medical Equipment Repairers	50	$57,150	$59,270	0.27	0.63
Medical Records Specialists	270	$49,870	$54,190	1.48	1.18
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	40	$76,190	$88,440	0.24	0.22
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	930	$45,830	$46,780	5.07	0.82
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	130	$53,760	$59,140	0.69	0.75
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	170	$44,720	$46,900	0.94	1.10
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	150	$34,930	$37,500	0.80	0.76
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,010	$61,960	$56,770	5.51	1.38
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,070	$40,100	$44,700	11.36	1.26
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$54,420	$53,250	0.39	0.64
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	250	$68,540	$68,020	1.38	1.22
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$47,690	$49,410	1.11	1.14
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	30	$63,130	$68,720	0.17	1.05
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	130	$36,480	$41,950	0.73	2.42
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	370	$52,340	$51,080	2.03	2.53
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$122,670	$126,860	0.90	1.29
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	340	$85,260	$90,750	1.85	0.91
New Accounts Clerks	170	$46,110	$48,680	0.92	3.89
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	100	$41,550	$47,740	0.54	2.15
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	40	$104,320	$94,310	0.19	1.77
Nurse Anesthetists	—	$216,030	$211,500	—	—
Nurse Practitioners	320	$124,440	$124,660	1.77	0.85
Nursing Assistants	2,630	$38,650	$41,500	14.40	1.55
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$75,410	$78,430	0.26	0.52
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	90	$75,820	$79,420	0.52	0.57
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	50	$44,900	$50,570	0.28	1.44
Occupational Therapists	250	$96,320	$95,480	1.38	1.32
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$63,180	$63,480	0.20	0.62
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	100	$44,720	$44,140	0.53	0.43
Office Clerks, General	1,930	$37,550	$39,300	10.60	0.67
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	490	$60,810	$58,900	2.68	0.87
Operations Research Analysts	50	$77,570	$93,240	0.26	0.37
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	130	$45,330	$45,670	0.73	1.60
Opticians, Dispensing	160	$41,450	$42,960	0.89	1.89
Optometrists	70	$126,510	$123,950	0.41	1.48
Order Clerks	60	$38,240	$42,160	0.35	0.73
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	40	$365,830	$343,960	0.24	2.66
Orthotists and Prosthetists	30	$61,290	$63,320	0.17	2.74
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	50	$48,630	$51,090	0.27	1.17
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	580	$44,900	$45,060	3.15	1.29
Packers and Packagers, Hand	380	$35,440	$36,310	2.06	0.57
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	280	$47,170	$47,000	1.53	1.05
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$44,130	$43,960	0.36	0.58
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	420	$61,440	$62,340	2.31	0.92
Paramedics	60	$63,900	$63,160	0.34	0.52
Parking Attendants	110	$28,080	$30,260	0.59	0.67
Parts Salespersons	290	$44,960	$44,560	1.61	0.93
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	90	$52,790	$54,090	0.49	1.84
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	140	$60,280	$59,950	0.75	0.76
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	30	$28,080	$29,390	0.18	0.46
Personal Financial Advisors	290	$75,590	$133,100	1.56	0.91
Pest Control Workers	80	$44,170	$46,290	0.42	0.64
Petroleum Engineers	—	$98,010	$119,510	—	—
Pharmacists	370	$149,590	$142,240	2.04	0.99
Pharmacy Aides	40	$32,610	$33,700	0.23	0.92
Pharmacy Technicians	510	$46,140	$44,420	2.79	0.92
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$72,080	$78,820	0.19	1.42
Phlebotomists	240	$39,090	$40,770	1.31	1.42
Photographers	50	$39,540	$44,740	0.28	0.84
Physical Therapist Aides	140	$28,080	$31,170	0.77	2.48
Physical Therapist Assistants	170	$58,650	$58,710	0.91	1.25
Physical Therapists	390	$99,780	$96,350	2.15	1.25
Physician Assistants	290	$128,050	$123,400	1.57	1.50
Physicians, All Other	170	$326,620	$327,320	0.93	0.42
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$128,750	$127,570	0.25	2.96
Pipelayers	60	$45,250	$47,900	0.33	1.56
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$48,040	$48,780	1.12	5.37
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	650	$60,670	$61,520	3.57	1.19
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	510	$93,680	$83,780	2.79	0.65
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$101,770	$101,200	0.17	1.51
Postal Service Clerks	70	$57,430	$56,850	0.39	0.83
Postal Service Mail Carriers	320	$63,380	$64,190	1.75	0.83
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	60	$58,470	$61,830	0.34	0.51
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	170	$81,960	$92,730	0.91	0.94
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	360	$37,800	$44,760	1.98	0.64
Printing Press Operators	130	$39,900	$43,800	0.73	0.79
Private Detectives and Investigators	30	$53,800	$61,760	0.19	0.83
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	150	$66,700	$64,570	0.85	1.47
Procurement Clerks	180	$49,940	$50,590	0.99	2.76
Producers and Directors	130	$60,000	$65,300	0.70	0.76
Production Workers, All Other	80	$38,400	$39,430	0.44	0.27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	340	$57,000	$61,430	1.85	0.74
Project Management Specialists	950	$64,710	$74,910	5.19	0.76
Property Appraisers and Assessors	60	$70,850	$74,600	0.32	0.88
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	—	$59,790	$65,640	—	—
Psychiatric Technicians	340	$59,570	$58,610	1.85	1.83
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$82,430	$101,620	0.37	1.38
Public Relations Managers	90	$103,570	$115,050	0.52	1.07
Public Relations Specialists	480	$61,550	$65,530	2.61	1.43
Public Safety Telecommunicators	70	$50,270	$53,330	0.36	0.55
Purchasing Managers	90	$106,080	$117,800	0.47	0.87
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	230	$67,950	$72,480	1.25	0.84
Real Estate Sales Agents	290	$57,990	$65,630	1.57	1.26
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,260	$37,050	$37,610	6.91	1.18
Recreation Workers	430	$32,000	$34,750	2.34	1.10
Recreational Therapists	50	$62,980	$62,770	0.30	3.08
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	230	$48,190	$46,590	1.27	1.34
Registered Nurses	4,200	$87,530	$86,730	23.02	1.06
Rehabilitation Counselors	160	$45,030	$49,860	0.87	1.43
Respiratory Therapists	150	$81,590	$81,940	0.85	0.94
Retail Salespersons	4,080	$30,990	$34,660	22.34	0.89
Riggers	40	$64,110	$69,130	0.20	1.40
Roofers	400	$47,360	$48,770	2.18	2.51
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	110	$36,720	$39,960	0.61	1.03
Sales Engineers	60	$83,240	$85,940	0.35	1.04
Sales Managers	560	$120,430	$138,430	3.06	0.75
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,050	$61,790	$70,710	5.73	0.71
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,310	$62,810	$74,710	7.20	0.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	240	$82,060	$88,320	1.29	0.71
School Psychologists	50	$99,000	$102,520	0.28	0.67
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	860	$62,920	$68,740	4.71	0.69
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,890	$47,230	$48,370	15.82	1.44
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	290	$74,550	$103,050	1.57	0.50
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	50	$46,520	$53,630	0.27	0.48
Security Guards	710	$36,700	$40,780	3.87	0.47
Self-Enrichment Teachers	830	$36,320	$45,180	4.55	2.13
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	220	$47,080	$50,980	1.20	3.10
Sewing Machine Operators	60	$37,200	$40,520	0.34	0.50
Sheet Metal Workers	50	$52,740	$57,590	0.29	0.37
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,010	$41,140	$42,680	5.55	1.06
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	280	$35,650	$34,960	1.56	0.97
Skincare Specialists	120	$61,560	$71,200	0.66	1.42
Social and Community Service Managers	310	$74,840	$78,470	1.72	1.27
Social and Human Service Assistants	430	$39,140	$39,220	2.37	0.84
Social Science Research Assistants	40	$59,780	$61,350	0.23	1.18
Software Developers	1,530	$101,690	$105,970	8.37	0.77
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	240	$92,710	$91,450	1.32	1.10
Soil and Plant Scientists	100	$63,760	$75,180	0.53	5.23
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	280	$61,930	$65,770	1.54	0.92
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	130	$62,920	$65,320	0.70	1.15
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	170	$62,940	$68,070	0.92	0.87
Speech-Language Pathologists	220	$91,860	$94,570	1.20	1.01
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	70	$62,730	$65,160	0.38	2.08
Statisticians	40	$91,560	$87,610	0.21	1.11
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,620	$35,820	$36,120	14.34	0.79
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	130	$57,900	$57,760	0.72	1.64
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	80	$49,500	$47,440	0.44	1.32
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	560	$76,480	$80,510	3.07	0.97
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	430	$34,140	$36,130	2.38	0.70
Surgical Technologists	160	$65,110	$65,830	0.86	1.14
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	120	$48,080	$54,330	0.68	1.82
Surveyors	70	$70,010	$73,610	0.40	1.23
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	70	$36,830	$37,270	0.41	1.84
Tax Preparers	60	$47,590	$54,330	0.32	0.65
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,010	$37,690	$36,670	5.54	0.61
Technical Writers	50	$66,610	$69,490	0.28	0.96
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	370	$48,770	$55,340	2.00	2.21
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	80	$47,880	$51,390	0.46	0.74
Telemarketers	80	$29,010	$37,370	0.45	1.21
Tellers	650	$37,340	$38,110	3.56	1.68
Tire Repairers and Changers	140	$37,430	$39,260	0.77	1.10
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	60	$49,920	$56,830	0.33	1.06
Tool and Die Makers	130	$80,030	$71,540	0.71	1.95
Training and Development Managers	70	$100,490	$115,380	0.39	1.28
Training and Development Specialists	680	$65,400	$69,750	3.73	1.27
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	220	$94,140	$100,610	1.22	0.86
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50	$40,060	$44,720	0.29	0.81
Tutors	230	$38,420	$40,840	1.23	1.10
Upholsterers	50	$44,220	$47,950	0.27	2.09
Urban and Regional Planners	100	$65,560	$71,540	0.56	1.98
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	120	$28,080	$28,920	0.67	0.86
Veterinarians	130	$104,330	$117,340	0.69	1.27
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	150	$36,870	$36,310	0.82	1.01
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	130	$45,750	$46,600	0.72	0.86
Waiters and Waitresses	2,520	$36,080	$41,660	13.80	0.95
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	70	$67,650	$67,790	0.40	0.48
Web and Digital Interface Designers	190	$64,510	$70,420	1.06	1.46
Web Developers	70	$81,630	$81,210	0.39	0.86
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	80	$47,230	$48,900	0.44	1.28
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	820	$53,990	$55,360	4.52	1.69
Writers and Authors	60	$60,200	$61,190	0.34	1.09
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	30	$54,530	$59,550	0.16	1.41

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
Bryan College of Health Sciences	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	765
College of Hair Design-Downtown	Private for-profit	2-year	53
College of Hair Design-East Campus	Private for-profit	2-year	125
Concordia University-Nebraska	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,479
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics	Private for-profit	2-year	99
Joseph's College Cosmetology	Private for-profit	2-year	92
Myotherapy Institute	Private for-profit	2-year	12
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,654
Southeast Community College Area	Public	2-year	10,816
Union Adventist University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	729
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Public	4-year or above	24,393

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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