Wages by Occupation in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Pay and jobs by occupation in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 296,700 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $35,830 for all occupations combined. 404 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

20.6% 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 85.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 55.9; 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 53,382 residents (6.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,046; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 6.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 406,976 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

22.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.2), 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	$21,767	$32,485
High school graduate	$30,883	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$37,032	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$57,186	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$71,200	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	35.9% (±1.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	20.9% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	16.1% (±1.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3% (±0.8)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	7.8% (±1.1)	7.7%
High school graduate	8.2% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	6.1% (±1.1)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	30.9%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	11.3%	10.0%
Business	20.1%	20.1%
Education	16.9%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.8%	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	1,430	$64,470	$69,810	4.81	0.52
Administrative Services Managers	280	$88,070	$95,520	0.96	0.56
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$35,670	$36,680	0.13	0.53
Agricultural Equipment Operators	140	$29,150	$30,870	0.49	2.66
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$47,840	$54,200	0.27	0.31
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	520	$23,830	$25,960	1.74	0.68
Animal Caretakers	250	$28,970	$36,340	0.83	0.48
Animal Control Workers	40	$30,340	$32,220	0.12	1.57
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	60	$78,250	$81,660	0.20	0.30
Architectural and Civil Drafters	120	$47,790	$56,150	0.39	0.59
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$79,010	$100,920	0.46	0.77
Athletic Trainers	90	$82,480	$81,150	0.32	1.63
Audio and Video Technicians	80	$43,640	$46,360	0.26	0.57
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	40	$43,370	$43,280	0.15	1.16
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	160	$27,350	$29,830	0.55	0.83
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	210	$47,260	$51,650	0.72	0.75
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,620	$39,920	$46,500	5.47	1.21
Bailiffs	40	$55,690	$49,660	0.14	1.26
Bakers	360	$28,590	$29,190	1.22	0.80
Bartenders	810	$18,940	$27,780	2.73	0.56
Bill and Account Collectors	260	$37,730	$40,430	0.89	0.87
Billing and Posting Clerks	1,290	$40,670	$40,700	4.36	1.68
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$96,930	$104,320	0.39	1.20
Biological Scientists, All Other	90	$94,520	$91,450	0.30	0.83
Biological Technicians	40	$46,860	$48,750	0.13	0.29
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,070	$41,960	$44,390	6.99	0.79
Budget Analysts	30	$65,480	$67,830	0.12	0.38
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	650	$47,500	$50,150	2.20	1.18
Bus Drivers, School	1,320	$42,680	$44,860	4.45	1.72
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	190	$42,360	$41,570	0.63	0.61
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,170	$73,920	$75,100	3.95	0.57
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$127,460	$135,610	0.42	0.79
Butchers and Meat Cutters	300	$35,140	$36,520	1.01	1.15
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	420	$55,880	$59,880	1.41	0.45
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	50	$34,810	$36,650	0.16	0.32
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	220	$49,200	$59,000	0.73	1.81
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	260	$62,320	$63,380	0.88	8.14
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	300	$50,320	$58,250	1.00	1.36
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	1,300	$62,830	$65,180	4.38	6.11
Cargo and Freight Agents	190	$44,380	$43,670	0.64	1.02
Carpenters	310	$41,530	$41,510	1.05	0.24
Cashiers	7,000	$27,020	$27,530	23.59	1.19
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	390	$38,620	$39,530	1.33	1.00
Chefs and Head Cooks	230	$39,140	$45,900	0.79	0.61
Chief Executives	80	$202,990	$245,140	0.27	0.20
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	600	$58,040	$58,380	2.02	0.80
Childcare Workers	750	$22,310	$23,690	2.54	0.76
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	90	$47,500	$52,440	0.29	0.66
Civil Engineers	350	$79,370	$88,880	1.19	0.50
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	110	$83,780	$79,200	0.37	0.18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	750	$25,720	$26,760	2.54	1.04
Clergy	80	$55,950	$54,630	0.26	0.71
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	50	$74,740	$77,430	0.16	0.33
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	830	$59,060	$62,620	2.79	1.30
Coaches and Scouts	210	$37,670	$53,120	0.70	0.44
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120	$36,670	$40,620	0.41	0.40
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$79,660	$95,420	0.15	0.82
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	210	$39,650	$42,240	0.71	1.03
Community Health Workers	210	$31,340	$35,130	0.70	1.77
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	100	$53,290	$57,940	0.34	0.46
Compliance Officers	1,610	$69,290	$76,110	5.41	2.02
Computer and Information Systems Managers	310	$133,750	$143,880	1.03	0.24
Computer Network Architects	50	$97,930	$102,680	0.18	0.15
Computer Network Support Specialists	130	$55,130	$60,120	0.43	0.46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	70	$42,950	$43,830	0.24	0.22
Computer Occupations, All Other	270	$83,660	$86,190	0.92	0.33
Computer Programmers	60	$72,430	$81,490	0.21	0.36
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$128,680	$125,380	0.23	0.99
Computer Systems Analysts	260	$80,620	$85,020	0.87	0.26
Computer User Support Specialists	910	$50,460	$51,800	3.06	0.66
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	140	$37,490	$40,970	0.47	1.11
Construction and Building Inspectors	190	$48,080	$56,420	0.64	0.68
Construction Laborers	1,360	$34,460	$34,560	4.58	0.65
Construction Managers	500	$83,450	$97,690	1.68	0.69
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	80	$38,250	$48,680	0.26	0.83
Cooks, Fast Food	1,040	$26,740	$27,340	3.52	0.85
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	550	$29,300	$29,630	1.85	0.65
Cooks, Restaurant	2,590	$28,380	$28,010	8.73	0.96
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,660	$46,300	$46,500	5.58	2.28
Cost Estimators	230	$64,420	$67,550	0.78	0.54
Counselors, All Other	130	$44,590	$50,930	0.43	2.35
Counter and Rental Clerks	620	$30,770	$36,470	2.09	0.81
Couriers and Messengers	140	$35,990	$35,060	0.47	1.06
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	590	$36,310	$37,420	1.99	1.72
Crane and Tower Operators	50	$56,300	$56,610	0.18	0.67
Credit Analysts	50	$58,690	$66,950	0.18	0.44
Credit Counselors	110	$48,200	$52,650	0.36	2.01
Customer Service Representatives	8,270	$35,830	$36,660	27.87	1.67
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$39,350	$38,440	0.14	0.48
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$33,840	$34,620	0.21	0.19
Data Entry Keyers	370	$32,480	$34,540	1.25	1.53
Data Scientists	130	$91,630	$96,350	0.45	0.27
Database Administrators	40	$82,890	$87,500	0.12	0.28
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	130	$38,640	$39,650	0.44	1.06
Dental Assistants	670	$37,230	$38,630	2.25	0.90
Dental Hygienists	210	$82,940	$82,840	0.71	0.50
Dentists, General	150	$134,160	$140,470	0.50	0.63
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,600	$103,380	$94,460	5.40	7.34
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	180	$78,160	$77,840	0.60	1.03
Dietetic Technicians	60	$29,120	$28,140	0.22	1.07
Dietitians and Nutritionists	230	$63,990	$65,340	0.76	1.52
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	940	$19,910	$21,370	3.18	0.91
Dishwashers	530	$23,140	$24,840	1.80	0.59
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	530	$39,500	$43,980	1.78	1.37
Driver/Sales Workers	940	$29,660	$32,390	3.17	1.21
Education Administrators, All Other	70	$55,090	$61,800	0.24	0.69
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	1,450	$88,910	$95,370	4.89	2.32
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	250	$99,550	$124,220	0.83	0.71
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	120	$38,010	$45,270	0.39	0.82
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$76,460	$83,640	0.41	1.03
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	200	$37,680	$41,820	0.69	0.90
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	990	$80,390	$78,850	3.33	1.46
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$62,320	$64,830	0.26	0.43
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	60	$55,360	$56,960	0.20	0.47
Electrical Engineers	100	$99,960	$104,110	0.34	0.27
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	180	$74,700	$66,920	0.61	0.73
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	60	$38,140	$39,620	0.20	0.13
Electricians	670	$46,930	$49,690	2.26	0.46
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,090	$63,110	$64,040	13.80	1.55
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	590	$45,660	$46,080	1.98	1.99
Emergency Medical Technicians	590	$33,620	$33,620	1.99	1.71
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$129,240	$127,510	0.30	1.16
Engineers, All Other	30	$85,000	$101,150	0.12	0.12
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$114,010	$122,080	0.22	0.59
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	50	$65,940	$69,020	0.15	0.63
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	40	$44,490	$46,410	0.14	0.63
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	40	$76,400	$80,480	0.12	0.22
Epidemiologists	30	$59,860	$67,490	0.10	1.33
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	50	$43,980	$44,010	0.18	0.80
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	420	$60,410	$64,800	1.42	0.48
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	290	$36,250	$37,170	0.98	0.47
Facilities Managers	160	$81,810	$88,750	0.55	0.55
Family Medicine Physicians	160	$207,060	$212,930	0.55	0.79
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$40,210	$44,660	0.18	0.76
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	190	$28,690	$31,200	0.65	0.38
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	60	$28,320	$31,210	0.21	1.02
Fast Food and Counter Workers	12,160	$22,790	$25,170	40.99	1.65
File Clerks	310	$33,510	$35,630	1.04	2.20
Financial and Investment Analysts	150	$73,620	$82,680	0.52	0.22
Financial Examiners	80	$41,530	$52,220	0.29	0.66
Financial Managers	620	$129,290	$141,650	2.10	0.39
Financial Specialists, All Other	120	$52,910	$60,050	0.41	0.48
Firefighters	390	$50,740	$49,660	1.32	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	800	$60,370	$64,830	2.71	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	80	$59,890	$63,950	0.26	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	170	$40,920	$44,450	0.57	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	60	$48,300	$50,020	0.21	1.20
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	150	$62,660	$66,290	0.50	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,030	$30,270	$35,430	10.22	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	160	$38,830	$42,470	0.55	0.47
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	70	$43,730	$46,500	0.25	0.29
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	940	$61,710	$67,350	3.16	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	340	$66,810	$75,800	1.16	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,040	$55,570	$58,770	10.24	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	180	$46,410	$46,140	0.62	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	190	$88,450	$102,090	0.63	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	560	$52,110	$56,850	1.88	0.43
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	40	$70,710	$68,500	0.12	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,830	$38,480	$44,060	9.54	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	170	$38,720	$41,690	0.58	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	990	$49,630	$53,450	3.35	0.84
Food Batchmakers	140	$29,330	$30,010	0.46	0.41
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	30	$26,950	$28,710	0.11	0.53
Food Preparation Workers	1,750	$26,960	$28,820	5.90	1.03
Food Processing Workers, All Other	160	$35,690	$33,540	0.54	1.28
Food Service Managers	630	$49,240	$55,450	2.12	1.38
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$75,390	$85,400	0.19	1.49
Forensic Science Technicians	40	$55,150	$55,280	0.15	1.19
Fundraisers	40	$51,780	$58,280	0.13	0.18
General and Operations Managers	6,480	$74,570	$95,420	21.84	0.97
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	70	$23,650	$29,000	0.22	1.36
Graphic Designers	160	$42,170	$46,380	0.55	0.43
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	380	$27,310	$34,290	1.27	0.65
Health Education Specialists	80	$55,750	$56,780	0.28	0.66
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	100	$60,110	$66,230	0.33	1.33
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	310	$101,900	$128,560	1.04	0.73
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	420	$38,150	$42,020	1.42	1.21
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	30	$46,580	$68,960	0.11	0.49
Healthcare Social Workers	330	$60,070	$56,930	1.12	0.93
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	210	$33,350	$41,100	0.69	0.98
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	530	$47,170	$50,380	1.77	0.67
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,390	$47,040	$50,130	14.81	1.12
Helpers--Electricians	80	$38,650	$39,450	0.25	0.62
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	210	$33,320	$33,090	0.72	1.17
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	70	$36,070	$35,580	0.24	0.84
Helpers--Production Workers	290	$27,370	$29,110	0.99	0.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	250	$29,920	$33,080	0.83	0.83
History Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$120,300	$137,440	0.16	1.33
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	46,380	$23,960	$24,490	156.32	5.65
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	600	$22,510	$23,640	2.01	0.72
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	390	$26,170	$25,820	1.31	0.78
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	80	$39,700	$40,820	0.28	0.48
Human Resources Managers	200	$103,010	$113,270	0.67	0.47
Human Resources Specialists	970	$53,600	$58,780	3.27	0.56
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$49,680	$47,900	0.13	0.27
Industrial Engineers	130	$91,680	$92,120	0.46	0.19
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	290	$50,560	$53,770	0.99	0.35
Industrial Production Managers	150	$99,590	$108,560	0.51	0.32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,260	$31,500	$34,500	4.25	0.85
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	470	$38,790	$38,040	1.60	1.84
Information Security Analysts	100	$78,200	$86,730	0.33	0.27
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	550	$37,440	$42,050	1.86	0.48
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	240	$40,330	$41,400	0.81	0.72
Instructional Coordinators	850	$81,890	$82,380	2.87	1.96
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	110	$42,670	$44,860	0.39	0.28
Insurance Sales Agents	610	$48,340	$61,510	2.04	0.66
Interior Designers	40	$46,850	$57,360	0.15	0.33
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	270	$37,070	$38,590	0.91	0.95
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,090	$31,300	$33,150	13.78	0.97
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	250	$63,280	$66,210	0.83	1.18
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,100	$31,610	$32,790	10.44	0.55
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	680	$29,060	$30,780	2.28	0.37
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	260	$22,520	$25,860	0.89	0.70
Lawyers	850	$115,920	$130,680	2.85	0.59
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	210	$45,100	$48,960	0.69	0.69
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	310	$81,470	$79,600	1.04	1.21
Library Assistants, Clerical	80	$30,620	$30,850	0.28	0.50
Library Technicians	110	$32,560	$33,840	0.36	0.82
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,860	$56,250	$55,430	6.26	1.50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	70	$48,100	$56,660	0.25	0.52
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	110	$25,420	$25,960	0.37	0.37
Light Truck Drivers	1,610	$35,350	$40,580	5.41	0.86
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	390	$45,480	$44,180	1.30	1.23
Loan Officers	250	$61,500	$76,900	0.84	0.48
Logisticians	110	$58,480	$62,830	0.38	0.24
Machinists	110	$48,230	$47,150	0.37	0.20
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	50	$81,650	$79,260	0.16	0.58
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,020	$26,740	$26,740	3.44	0.62
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	50	$29,480	$31,130	0.18	0.51
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,110	$37,870	$40,960	7.12	0.72
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	70	$45,020	$55,320	0.25	0.65
Management Analysts	360	$72,150	$81,840	1.21	0.21
Managers, All Other	860	$119,430	$117,760	2.90	0.72
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	570	$48,350	$57,630	1.93	0.33
Marketing Managers	310	$113,360	$122,670	1.03	0.40
Massage Therapists	140	$47,410	$54,260	0.46	0.73
Material Moving Workers, All Other	50	$32,430	$34,480	0.17	1.10
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$74,680	$84,820	0.40	1.30
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	120	$27,460	$27,610	0.42	0.45
Mechanical Drafters	40	$47,400	$60,680	0.15	0.58
Mechanical Engineers	90	$80,500	$91,700	0.30	0.16
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,350	$97,180	$103,020	4.53	1.18
Medical Assistants	2,820	$34,810	$34,030	9.50	1.81
Medical Equipment Preparers	80	$37,990	$39,260	0.27	0.54
Medical Equipment Repairers	80	$43,050	$47,420	0.27	0.64
Medical Records Specialists	410	$39,150	$42,450	1.39	1.11
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	50	$71,730	$70,030	0.15	0.14
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,230	$36,370	$36,520	7.51	1.22
Medical Transcriptionists	50	$37,410	$37,600	0.17	0.64
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	130	$46,460	$51,060	0.44	0.48
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	330	$43,380	$49,340	1.11	1.30
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	270	$31,470	$32,940	0.91	0.86
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$31,190	$34,020	0.18	1.45
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,730	$62,560	$64,650	9.21	2.31
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	650	$29,820	$31,570	2.18	0.24
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$37,060	$39,930	0.15	0.25
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	200	$49,770	$53,790	0.68	0.60
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	50	$24,650	$28,010	0.17	0.79
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$28,260	$38,070	0.30	0.31
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	40	$32,520	$39,580	0.14	0.46
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$105,370	$103,380	0.24	0.35
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	350	$83,400	$89,520	1.17	0.58
New Accounts Clerks	50	$40,010	$40,330	0.16	0.68
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	40	$39,860	$45,750	0.13	0.52
Nurse Practitioners	770	$122,550	$124,580	2.61	1.26
Nursing Assistants	2,140	$33,990	$34,390	7.20	0.77
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$76,840	$79,800	0.55	1.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	210	$56,500	$56,480	0.71	0.78
Occupational Therapists	340	$100,980	$103,410	1.14	1.09
Occupational Therapy Assistants	120	$73,720	$72,150	0.41	1.23
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	550	$38,290	$42,320	1.84	1.49
Office Clerks, General	5,420	$32,130	$34,890	18.26	1.15
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,010	$39,200	$42,720	3.42	1.11
Operations Research Analysts	50	$73,260	$82,970	0.17	0.24
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	100	$35,180	$36,410	0.35	0.77
Opticians, Dispensing	120	$34,860	$36,260	0.41	0.87
Optometrists	50	$130,450	$118,870	0.18	0.66
Order Clerks	60	$36,950	$39,890	0.19	0.39
Orderlies	50	$31,250	$34,170	0.16	0.48
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	240	$30,620	$33,220	0.82	0.34
Packers and Packagers, Hand	860	$23,550	$25,500	2.91	0.81
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	110	$40,990	$43,060	0.36	0.25
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	560	$47,330	$50,820	1.90	0.75
Paramedics	190	$47,670	$49,050	0.66	1.01
Parking Attendants	150	$23,960	$25,950	0.50	0.56
Parts Salespersons	680	$29,070	$34,550	2.30	1.32
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	110	$42,700	$44,680	0.36	1.32
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	280	$40,810	$42,870	0.94	0.96
Pediatricians, General	—	$144,430	$131,910	—	—
Personal Financial Advisors	110	$71,500	$119,930	0.38	0.22
Pest Control Workers	80	$36,060	$35,060	0.28	0.42
Pharmacists	500	$137,700	$133,800	1.68	0.81
Pharmacy Aides	100	$36,990	$36,320	0.34	1.36
Pharmacy Technicians	980	$38,490	$41,100	3.29	1.08
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$76,940	$88,590	0.13	0.96
Phlebotomists	430	$35,050	$36,440	1.45	1.57
Photographers	70	$28,110	$32,360	0.25	0.76
Physical Scientists, All Other	50	$71,580	$68,670	0.15	1.07
Physical Therapist Aides	180	$23,040	$26,560	0.61	1.96
Physical Therapist Assistants	410	$72,520	$72,470	1.39	1.92
Physical Therapists	590	$103,980	$105,810	1.99	1.15
Physician Assistants	400	$131,870	$133,860	1.35	1.30
Physicians, All Other	610	$295,020	$248,180	2.04	0.93
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$97,760	$101,720	0.15	1.83
Pipelayers	80	$37,290	$38,110	0.28	1.32
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	360	$46,110	$47,040	1.22	0.41
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,820	$58,360	$62,470	6.12	1.42
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$111,030	$126,510	0.24	2.23
Postal Service Clerks	90	$68,810	$64,940	0.30	0.64
Postal Service Mail Carriers	540	$64,250	$64,780	1.80	0.85
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	100	$61,570	$62,430	0.35	0.51
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	60	$98,440	$102,470	0.19	0.20
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,240	$29,700	$40,220	4.19	1.36
Printing Press Operators	130	$37,610	$37,080	0.44	0.47
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$37,090	$46,240	0.16	0.70
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	380	$46,940	$51,700	1.27	2.21
Procurement Clerks	70	$40,530	$40,940	0.24	0.68
Producers and Directors	60	$60,920	$67,350	0.19	0.21
Production Workers, All Other	360	$21,960	$29,870	1.23	0.76
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	290	$46,200	$49,450	0.97	0.39
Project Management Specialists	1,080	$69,910	$77,280	3.64	0.53
Property Appraisers and Assessors	110	$59,290	$66,140	0.36	1.00
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	420	$48,650	$58,120	1.42	0.71
Protective Service Workers, All Other	270	$27,950	$28,330	0.92	1.75
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$100,190	$112,100	0.22	0.84
Public Relations Managers	70	$98,160	$106,880	0.24	0.50
Public Relations Specialists	440	$48,980	$55,050	1.47	0.81
Public Safety Telecommunicators	240	$39,060	$40,840	0.82	1.25
Purchasing Managers	80	$101,670	$110,610	0.27	0.49
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	490	$59,870	$57,480	1.65	1.11
Real Estate Sales Agents	190	$36,080	$49,480	0.64	0.51
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,780	$28,530	$29,570	6.01	1.03
Recreation Workers	490	$30,870	$32,870	1.64	0.77
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	130	$29,140	$34,490	0.45	0.48
Registered Nurses	5,400	$80,540	$80,960	18.19	0.84
Residential Advisors	60	$36,730	$38,270	0.19	0.35
Respiratory Therapists	250	$65,390	$67,960	0.85	0.95
Retail Salespersons	8,960	$27,420	$29,710	30.19	1.20
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	130	$34,790	$36,150	0.44	1.53
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	310	$27,610	$35,480	1.05	1.76
Sales Managers	740	$101,440	$116,640	2.48	0.60
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,910	$49,350	$57,650	6.44	0.80
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,260	$55,950	$65,100	4.26	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	190	$70,980	$86,270	0.62	0.34
School Bus Monitors	130	$30,180	$29,990	0.42	0.84
School Psychologists	180	$90,310	$89,600	0.61	1.48
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4,010	$62,500	$65,490	13.53	1.97
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,180	$39,010	$40,140	10.72	0.98
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	430	$58,010	$78,480	1.45	0.46
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	150	$45,210	$46,800	0.50	0.90
Security Guards	4,100	$29,290	$31,280	13.83	1.68
Self-Enrichment Teachers	220	$31,580	$36,720	0.74	0.35
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$37,820	$44,090	0.12	0.62
Sheet Metal Workers	60	$45,350	$46,180	0.20	0.25
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,160	$34,980	$39,180	3.92	0.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	310	$26,980	$29,410	1.04	0.65
Skincare Specialists	120	$50,980	$52,520	0.41	0.87
Social and Community Service Managers	300	$63,130	$67,720	1.03	0.76
Social and Human Service Assistants	670	$39,610	$41,130	2.27	0.80
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	50	$97,470	$98,400	0.18	0.77
Social Workers, All Other	70	$45,030	$54,330	0.25	0.62
Software Developers	400	$116,120	$116,020	1.36	0.13
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	1,530	$62,600	$61,430	5.15	3.07
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	670	$60,720	$62,000	2.25	3.67
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	60	$85,200	$85,980	0.21	1.11
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	540	$63,760	$67,150	1.82	1.73
Speech-Language Pathologists	480	$89,860	$94,630	1.61	1.37
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,870	$35,080	$34,550	19.80	1.09
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	60	$42,710	$46,970	0.22	0.49
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	60	$37,010	$39,770	0.19	0.57
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	420	$65,370	$64,520	1.41	0.45
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	480	$27,260	$27,940	1.62	0.48
Surgeons, All Other	40	$80,210	$119,390	0.14	0.84
Surgical Assistants	130	$77,980	$69,390	0.42	2.95
Surgical Technologists	190	$61,830	$58,870	0.63	0.84
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	90	$47,960	$49,950	0.31	0.83
Surveyors	40	$53,210	$62,070	0.15	0.45
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$32,170	$30,500	0.15	0.66
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	80	$61,110	$70,500	0.25	0.69
Tax Preparers	150	$39,580	$47,000	0.50	1.01
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	60	$54,330	$52,530	0.21	0.28
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	4,030	$29,520	$31,070	13.58	1.49
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	430	$29,060	$35,950	1.46	1.38
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	110	$48,690	$53,710	0.39	0.43
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	130	$78,370	$76,200	0.45	0.71
Tellers	740	$35,730	$35,570	2.50	1.18
Tire Repairers and Changers	260	$30,550	$32,910	0.89	1.27
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	70	$48,380	$55,270	0.25	0.80
Tour and Travel Guides	40	$24,220	$29,830	0.13	0.38
Traffic Technicians	30	$35,450	$38,100	0.12	2.29
Training and Development Managers	50	$90,830	$98,940	0.18	0.57
Training and Development Specialists	710	$48,260	$52,150	2.38	0.81
Transportation Security Screeners	60	$63,130	$60,590	0.22	0.67
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	300	$78,420	$88,160	1.03	0.72
Tutors	340	$28,540	$35,140	1.15	1.02
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$60,010	$64,750	0.15	0.55
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	280	$22,080	$22,930	0.96	1.22
Veterinarians	50	$121,590	$120,910	0.15	0.28
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	190	$35,460	$36,670	0.66	0.79
Waiters and Waitresses	3,700	$20,650	$25,330	12.49	0.86
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	330	$37,800	$39,300	1.10	1.33
Web and Digital Interface Designers	50	$51,330	$60,040	0.16	0.23
Web Developers	50	$56,070	$59,570	0.18	0.39
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	350	$39,710	$43,030	1.16	0.43

Colleges in this area

16 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
Advanced Barber College and Hair Design	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	91
GA Beauty & Barber School	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	171
McAllen Careers Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	129
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	546
Mission Beauty Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	11
Rio Grande Valley College	Private for-profit	2-year	832
South Texas College	Public	4-year or above	27,431
South Texas Training Center	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	120
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	521
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr	Private for-profit	2-year	596
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus	Private for-profit	2-year	787
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	4-year or above	33,881
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	51
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	53
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies	Private nonprofit	Less than 2-year	84
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	344

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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