Wages by Occupation in Pocatello, ID

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Pocatello, ID metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 38,290 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $45,160 for all occupations combined. 180 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

30.6% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 88.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 66.4; 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 7,861 residents (9.1% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±567; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.0% in 2025, with a labor force of about 41,622 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

31.9% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.2), 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	$37,780	$32,485
High school graduate	$34,305	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$40,430	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$52,216	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$76,669	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.2% (±6.1)	24.2%
High school graduate	17.2% (±2.9)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.9% (±1.3)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5% (±1.1)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.5%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	15.2%	10.0%
Business	14.5%	20.1%
Education	15.0%	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	170	$65,330	$75,080	4.37	0.47
Administrative Services Managers	60	$65,830	$77,370	1.65	0.97
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	190	$28,500	$28,140	4.88	1.91
Animal Caretakers	110	$31,270	$34,060	2.91	1.70
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$51,900	$54,970	0.92	1.38
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	200	$46,450	$48,980	5.10	1.12
Bakers	70	$31,570	$32,920	1.84	1.21
Bartenders	140	$21,800	$29,550	3.61	0.74
Billing and Posting Clerks	130	$40,170	$41,380	3.50	1.35
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	340	$45,440	$46,110	8.77	0.99
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	70	$56,290	$55,970	1.73	0.93
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	110	$58,660	$67,430	2.94	0.42
Butchers and Meat Cutters	50	$38,490	$40,300	1.33	1.52
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	50	$62,740	$65,840	1.41	0.45
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	40	$36,760	$39,850	1.00	2.01
Carpenters	340	$50,700	$53,770	8.93	2.07
Cashiers	860	$28,910	$29,700	22.39	1.13
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	80	$47,980	$52,620	2.00	1.51
Chief Executives	100	$180,280	$222,870	2.63	2.00
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	50	$59,100	$58,560	1.38	0.55
Childcare Workers	240	$28,190	$29,870	6.15	1.84
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$63,160	$60,270	0.96	2.19
Civil Engineers	90	$89,610	$95,350	2.35	0.99
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	—	$36,400	$35,240	—	—
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	$41,870	$54,790	2.89	1.35
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$45,930	$45,310	0.98	0.96
Compliance Officers	70	$59,150	$69,730	1.82	0.68
Computer and Information Systems Managers	50	$133,800	$153,350	1.39	0.32
Computer Occupations, All Other	30	$90,470	$92,660	0.81	0.29
Computer Systems Analysts	50	$72,260	$80,380	1.27	0.38
Computer User Support Specialists	200	$57,040	$59,340	5.33	1.16
Construction and Building Inspectors	50	$61,570	$72,650	1.20	1.28
Construction Laborers	350	$45,680	$47,430	9.10	1.29
Construction Managers	70	$102,640	$110,690	1.74	0.71
Cooks, Fast Food	80	$30,320	$28,390	1.98	0.48
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	190	$33,720	$33,430	4.91	1.73
Cooks, Restaurant	330	$34,920	$34,530	8.73	0.96
Correctional Officers and Jailers	130	$49,610	$50,910	3.31	1.35
Cost Estimators	70	$64,320	$71,500	1.90	1.32
Counter and Rental Clerks	70	$41,600	$44,050	1.81	0.70
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	50	$46,080	$46,480	1.19	1.03
Customer Service Representatives	1,130	$37,940	$41,740	29.64	1.78
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$44,790	$44,660	1.30	1.18
Data Scientists	40	$79,300	$81,570	1.09	0.64
Dental Assistants	160	$44,620	$43,830	4.16	1.67
Dental Hygienists	110	$93,060	$89,980	2.80	1.95
Dentists, General	50	$115,870	$127,380	1.19	1.48
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	50	$68,720	$82,000	1.28	1.75
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	70	$27,330	$26,130	1.91	0.55
Dishwashers	110	$28,750	$28,860	2.79	0.91
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	30	$43,790	$51,670	0.81	0.62
Driver/Sales Workers	80	$33,660	$32,610	2.18	0.83
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	70	$99,250	$102,530	1.92	0.91
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$73,920	$72,760	0.92	1.50
Electrical Engineers	40	$110,380	$114,780	1.03	0.81
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	30	$127,700	$119,640	0.81	0.97
Electricians	160	$60,540	$61,570	4.23	0.87
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	270	$60,840	$59,540	7.01	0.79
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	30	$72,160	$74,110	0.90	1.57
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	50	$55,140	$59,070	1.22	0.41
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	80	$46,960	$48,130	2.08	1.00
Facilities Managers	30	$97,670	$97,320	0.78	0.78
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,380	$28,870	$27,840	36.07	1.46
Financial Managers	110	$109,850	$137,910	2.80	0.52
Firefighters	100	$44,250	$42,740	2.64	1.19
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	200	$73,020	$74,020	5.16	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	30	$28,470	$36,370	0.87	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	30	$53,850	$63,070	0.91	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	400	$36,870	$39,810	10.50	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	60	$45,250	$46,670	1.48	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	30	$50,020	$55,620	0.80	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	150	$63,610	$67,950	4.02	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	490	$57,020	$58,560	12.78	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	50	$38,330	$43,680	1.32	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	40	$89,260	$90,920	1.16	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	130	$72,260	$72,190	3.42	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	350	$42,260	$46,350	9.19	1.27
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	110	$56,690	$57,560	2.76	0.69
Food Preparation Workers	210	$29,290	$30,890	5.52	0.96
General and Operations Managers	880	$78,100	$92,120	23.06	1.02
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	90	$33,760	$33,660	2.34	1.19
Healthcare Social Workers	40	$80,090	$73,680	0.95	0.79
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	190	$50,940	$57,880	5.02	1.91
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	470	$56,370	$55,940	12.40	0.94
Highway Maintenance Workers	40	$56,680	$56,370	1.17	1.17
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,370	$34,390	$33,120	35.89	1.30
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	120	$24,230	$24,800	3.02	1.08
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	130	$29,330	$30,880	3.29	1.96
Human Resources Managers	40	$117,730	$129,110	0.94	0.66
Human Resources Specialists	130	$61,150	$63,960	3.44	0.59
Industrial Engineers	40	$81,530	$95,700	1.13	0.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	70	$58,750	$60,330	1.91	0.68
Industrial Production Managers	40	$100,920	$114,850	1.08	0.68
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	110	$45,310	$46,920	2.92	0.59
Information Security Analysts	30	$93,970	$107,430	0.78	0.64
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	90	$49,310	$50,020	2.44	0.63
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	30	$51,430	$56,660	0.83	0.73
Instructional Coordinators	50	$71,590	$75,820	1.25	0.86
Insurance Sales Agents	80	$52,410	$62,210	2.04	0.66
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	580	$34,320	$35,350	15.21	1.07
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	420	$36,090	$37,160	10.89	0.57
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	190	$36,040	$38,630	5.00	0.82
Lawyers	100	$92,280	$112,000	2.61	0.54
Library Assistants, Clerical	30	$34,930	$32,670	0.84	1.53
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	150	$59,720	$55,130	3.79	0.91
Light Truck Drivers	190	$40,210	$44,000	5.02	0.79
Loan Officers	250	$80,210	$102,400	6.58	3.73
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	350	$32,720	$31,550	9.22	1.67
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	370	$44,640	$47,570	9.61	0.98
Management Analysts	90	$72,570	$77,530	2.26	0.39
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	110	$62,440	$66,490	2.94	0.51
Medical and Health Services Managers	160	$101,920	$112,460	4.26	1.11
Medical Assistants	400	$37,610	$39,430	10.55	2.01
Medical Equipment Preparers	30	$35,550	$39,080	0.80	1.62
Medical Records Specialists	50	$58,310	$59,270	1.27	1.01
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	300	$40,370	$42,070	7.71	1.25
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	40	$46,410	$51,730	0.92	1.00
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	40	$45,760	$52,260	0.98	1.15
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	60	$38,600	$39,620	1.48	1.39
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	110	$41,480	$43,150	2.89	0.32
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	80	$75,740	$74,350	2.14	1.88
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	70	$81,820	$85,410	1.75	0.87
Nurse Anesthetists	50	$268,710	$258,930	1.25	3.76
Nurse Practitioners	90	$125,690	$120,580	2.23	1.07
Nursing Assistants	300	$36,330	$35,940	7.82	0.84
Occupational Therapists	30	$90,740	$86,830	0.87	0.83
Office Clerks, General	—	$41,820	$42,600	—	—
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	190	$59,250	$58,330	4.86	1.58
Packers and Packagers, Hand	70	$36,470	$38,340	1.79	0.50
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	70	$46,670	$52,560	1.75	0.69
Parking Attendants	30	$27,390	$28,280	0.80	0.90
Parts Salespersons	80	$43,050	$44,170	2.13	1.23
Personal Financial Advisors	40	$119,840	$140,820	0.98	0.57
Pharmacists	100	$135,290	$131,660	2.72	1.31
Pharmacy Technicians	160	$44,890	$44,360	4.22	1.39
Physical Therapist Aides	40	$28,520	$28,940	1.07	3.46
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$57,870	$55,890	1.60	2.22
Physical Therapists	60	$82,680	$89,290	1.64	0.95
Physician Assistants	80	$129,480	$125,940	2.10	2.01
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	100	$50,020	$55,960	2.51	0.84
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	120	$58,840	$60,330	3.07	0.71
Postal Service Mail Carriers	70	$59,450	$62,300	1.93	0.91
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	30	$52,110	$59,110	0.80	0.32
Project Management Specialists	170	$82,250	$88,750	4.54	0.66
Public Relations Specialists	50	$58,610	$63,290	1.38	0.76
Public Safety Telecommunicators	40	$55,310	$55,130	0.95	1.44
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	80	$63,400	$73,110	2.12	1.43
Real Estate Sales Agents	50	$36,110	$44,280	1.41	1.13
Receptionists and Information Clerks	280	$34,870	$35,160	7.39	1.26
Recreation Workers	130	$30,430	$32,310	3.48	1.63
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	50	$48,580	$51,340	1.32	1.40
Registered Nurses	830	$78,780	$82,640	21.76	1.00
Rehabilitation Counselors	70	$50,290	$45,490	1.79	2.95
Respiratory Therapists	60	$73,270	$71,520	1.55	1.72
Retail Salespersons	990	$30,220	$34,470	25.83	1.03
Roofers	50	$58,480	$52,680	1.22	1.39
Sales Managers	80	$136,520	$166,470	2.21	0.54
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	160	$58,660	$67,780	4.26	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	270	$59,740	$70,720	7.00	0.88
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	380	$43,990	$42,470	9.91	0.90
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	60	$56,440	$74,110	1.63	0.52
Security Guards	100	$37,790	$37,400	2.57	0.31
Self-Enrichment Teachers	100	$31,660	$35,250	2.54	1.19
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	170	$42,880	$42,870	4.42	0.84
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	70	$33,890	$34,810	1.82	1.14
Social and Community Service Managers	50	$71,510	$72,980	1.20	0.89
Social and Human Service Assistants	320	$45,380	$46,310	8.44	3.00
Software Developers	90	$119,430	$124,710	2.47	0.23
Speech-Language Pathologists	110	$76,140	$72,450	2.76	2.34
Stockers and Order Fillers	560	$36,560	$36,210	14.64	0.80
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	210	$61,860	$63,120	5.40	1.71
Surgical Technologists	40	$59,550	$64,440	1.04	1.37
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	360	$31,130	$34,330	9.37	1.03
Tellers	170	$38,640	$40,230	4.43	2.09
Tire Repairers and Changers	40	$36,970	$38,810	1.16	1.67
Training and Development Specialists	140	$56,260	$56,260	3.55	1.20
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	30	$36,360	$36,120	0.84	1.04
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	30	$36,980	$39,410	0.86	1.04
Waiters and Waitresses	470	$30,200	$34,250	12.40	0.85
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	180	$58,140	$55,500	4.57	1.71

Colleges in this area

2 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
Idaho State University	Public	4-year or above	13,061
Nathan Layne Institute of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	70

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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