Wages by Occupation in Yakima, WA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Yakima, WA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 97,010 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,810 for all occupations combined. 292 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

19.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 95.5 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 72.6; 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 10,625 residents (4.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±741; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 5.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 123,838 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

19.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.9), 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	$33,302	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,037	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$43,566	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$65,970	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$93,469	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	21.0% (±1.9)	24.2%
High school graduate	14.5% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.7% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7% (±0.9)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.0% (±1.9)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.9% (±1.4)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	5.8% (±1.2)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.5% (±0.6)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	32.5%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.1%	10.0%
Business	16.6%	20.1%
Education	20.3%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.5%	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	600	$82,380	$90,380	6.16	0.66
Administrative Services Managers	50	$98,430	$103,130	0.47	0.28
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	50	$51,950	$60,430	0.53	2.20
Agricultural Equipment Operators	100	$39,890	$43,900	1.01	5.52
Agricultural Inspectors	100	$62,880	$59,550	1.03	11.12
Agricultural Technicians	40	$48,100	$51,520	0.39	4.01
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	120	$34,670	$37,660	1.20	0.47
Animal Caretakers	110	$35,650	$41,000	1.18	0.69
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$60,950	$63,760	0.42	0.64
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	100	$35,960	$38,900	1.04	1.59
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	70	$46,240	$53,830	0.72	0.75
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	40	$58,850	$56,480	0.36	2.78
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	410	$50,150	$57,870	4.26	0.94
Bakers	200	$40,020	$43,030	2.04	1.34
Bartenders	350	$49,700	$55,280	3.65	0.75
Bill and Account Collectors	50	$43,960	$47,400	0.55	0.54
Billing and Posting Clerks	330	$50,140	$52,900	3.41	1.31
Biological Technicians	40	$56,560	$56,310	0.37	0.83
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	940	$53,560	$55,590	9.65	1.09
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	260	$63,990	$66,750	2.63	1.41
Bus Drivers, School	550	$52,480	$52,420	5.70	2.20
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	530	$76,520	$81,840	5.44	0.78
Butchers and Meat Cutters	100	$47,540	$46,120	1.05	1.20
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	230	$68,300	$72,520	2.33	0.74
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	40	$59,160	$74,840	0.39	0.97
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	50	$99,550	$94,910	0.47	4.33
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$56,140	$62,690	1.91	2.60
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	200	$99,720	$93,370	2.05	2.87
Carpenters	480	$63,300	$76,540	4.92	1.14
Cashiers	2,110	$36,010	$37,690	21.73	1.09
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	130	$87,830	$83,540	1.32	0.99
Chefs and Head Cooks	80	$62,920	$64,960	0.83	0.65
Chemists	40	$78,580	$79,530	0.46	0.86
Chief Executives	50	$238,180	$272,680	0.52	0.40
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	450	$67,650	$68,740	4.63	1.83
Childcare Workers	130	$36,550	$38,830	1.32	0.40
Chiropractors	30	$94,620	$105,550	0.33	1.31
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$69,380	$69,540	0.82	1.85
Civil Engineers	210	$100,510	$105,160	2.12	0.90
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	50	$82,380	$80,580	0.56	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	350	$36,730	$39,860	3.66	1.49
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	140	$61,850	$68,780	1.42	0.66
Coaches and Scouts	290	$46,340	$57,840	2.97	1.85
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$46,050	$48,870	1.00	0.98
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	130	$62,680	$69,150	1.29	1.86
Community Health Workers	150	$47,940	$52,600	1.53	3.86
Compliance Officers	260	$78,990	$86,070	2.70	1.01
Computer and Information Systems Managers	80	$159,120	$190,520	0.85	0.20
Computer Network Support Specialists	40	$84,080	$87,780	0.41	0.44
Computer Occupations, All Other	110	$82,100	$88,400	1.09	0.39
Computer Systems Analysts	70	$101,930	$115,770	0.73	0.22
Computer User Support Specialists	260	$66,250	$70,470	2.73	0.59
Conservation Scientists	30	$78,460	$77,070	0.33	1.98
Construction and Building Inspectors	80	$78,000	$84,670	0.81	0.86
Construction Laborers	590	$48,810	$53,490	6.04	0.86
Construction Managers	60	$139,480	$155,820	0.59	0.24
Cooks, Fast Food	290	$36,710	$37,110	2.95	0.72
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	430	$46,730	$46,890	4.47	1.58
Cooks, Restaurant	680	$44,390	$43,460	7.00	0.77
Cooks, Short Order	40	$38,430	$40,410	0.44	0.50
Correctional Officers and Jailers	220	$76,070	$70,800	2.30	0.94
Cost Estimators	150	$75,450	$81,200	1.51	1.05
Counter and Rental Clerks	260	$44,160	$46,290	2.72	1.06
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	90	$61,290	$63,040	0.89	0.77
Customer Service Representatives	670	$46,570	$48,610	6.94	0.42
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$56,030	$54,630	0.90	3.11
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$46,960	$49,000	0.75	0.68
Dental Assistants	480	$46,670	$48,690	4.98	2.00
Dental Hygienists	160	$120,690	$117,370	1.65	1.15
Dentists, General	90	$200,130	$212,230	0.88	1.10
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	30	$108,890	$109,660	0.33	0.45
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	50	$107,300	$104,780	0.47	0.80
Dietitians and Nutritionists	40	$79,130	$78,610	0.37	0.75
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	130	$35,170	$39,010	1.36	0.39
Dishwashers	270	$35,950	$38,020	2.77	0.90
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	140	$52,830	$54,150	1.41	1.08
Driver/Sales Workers	170	$47,810	$48,800	1.75	0.66
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	50	$58,950	$61,900	0.47	0.88
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	300	$151,280	$151,120	3.12	1.48
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	80	$166,310	$158,380	0.78	0.67
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$72,250	$79,590	0.58	1.23
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$51,670	$57,190	0.61	1.57
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	70	$40,880	$45,350	0.73	0.96
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	230	$96,370	$92,290	2.36	1.04
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$68,970	$73,770	0.46	1.11
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	30	$119,850	$104,520	0.31	0.37
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	40	$48,730	$49,760	0.38	0.24
Electricians	390	$78,630	$87,410	4.05	0.83
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,360	$98,330	$89,870	14.05	1.57
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	210	$67,710	$65,360	2.17	2.18
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	130	$76,560	$80,700	1.29	2.26
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	180	$73,190	$73,110	1.89	0.64
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	160	$46,860	$54,560	1.60	0.77
Facilities Managers	40	$115,490	$120,330	0.42	0.42
Family Medicine Physicians	40	$276,310	$275,690	0.40	0.58
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	130	$62,550	$63,990	1.39	5.71
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	40	$126,170	$122,050	0.43	10.24
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4,550	$39,070	$39,260	46.91	27.48
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	60	$40,660	$45,470	0.57	2.69
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,280	$35,830	$37,550	33.85	1.37
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	—	$47,220	$45,080	—	—
Financial and Investment Analysts	60	$71,140	$86,540	0.64	0.27
Financial Managers	180	$157,550	$170,870	1.90	0.35
Firefighters	410	$62,120	$60,890	4.22	1.90
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	$87,260	$95,560	3.08	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	50	$84,640	$88,080	0.47	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	40	$56,600	$63,950	0.44	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	220	$61,970	$62,840	2.23	12.41
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	140	$95,590	$94,990	1.49	2.33
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	570	$51,670	$57,000	5.89	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	30	$72,660	$69,970	0.35	2.11
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	70	$54,120	$55,070	0.77	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	40	$57,950	$62,930	0.41	0.49
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	420	$83,610	$89,020	4.38	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	100	$80,580	$85,390	1.04	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	880	$73,050	$75,770	9.04	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	40	$58,690	$58,890	0.40	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	110	$128,770	$124,480	1.11	1.12
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	580	$74,930	$74,820	5.99	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	810	$59,100	$60,290	8.39	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	$62,550	$64,590	3.99	0.99
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$50,840	$48,160	0.38	2.90
Food Batchmakers	260	$47,620	$49,490	2.69	2.39
Food Preparation Workers	600	$41,750	$40,820	6.17	1.07
Food Processing Workers, All Other	140	$44,990	$44,830	1.47	3.52
Food Science Technicians	60	$47,590	$51,580	0.61	6.55
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	230	$36,070	$37,970	2.34	1.24
Food Service Managers	40	$77,250	$86,030	0.44	0.29
Forest and Conservation Technicians	60	$49,940	$56,050	0.64	3.27
Fundraisers	80	$69,910	$70,180	0.78	1.09
Gambling Dealers	190	$59,250	$69,120	1.93	3.58
General and Operations Managers	1,010	$119,470	$136,100	10.38	0.46
General Internal Medicine Physicians	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	1,250	$34,750	$35,190	12.89	79.59
Graphic Designers	50	$57,970	$62,430	0.50	0.39
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$46,020	$48,240	0.43	1.00
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	100	$46,270	$54,800	1.01	0.51
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	110	$53,780	$63,090	1.13	0.96
Healthcare Social Workers	250	$62,640	$65,650	2.63	2.18
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	100	$55,400	$55,300	1.06	1.50
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	160	$65,900	$66,080	1.63	0.62
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,580	$57,210	$57,800	16.33	1.23
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	40	$39,840	$43,750	0.45	0.72
Helpers--Production Workers	120	$40,830	$43,070	1.28	1.20
Highway Maintenance Workers	130	$62,880	$62,860	1.38	1.39
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,770	$44,490	$44,130	49.12	1.77
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	170	$35,680	$38,180	1.77	0.64
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	$36,960	$38,930	1.55	0.92
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$50,930	$52,850	0.45	0.77
Human Resources Managers	50	$160,640	$153,930	0.53	0.37
Human Resources Specialists	390	$72,180	$75,770	4.03	0.69
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	480	$62,670	$63,420	4.91	1.74
Industrial Production Managers	80	$129,990	$136,240	0.83	0.53
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,400	$44,330	$47,970	14.47	2.91
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$53,290	$52,160	0.82	0.94
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	360	$46,910	$49,980	3.66	0.95
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	90	$61,610	$60,320	0.91	0.80
Instructional Coordinators	150	$100,940	$92,880	1.51	1.03
Insurance Sales Agents	170	$52,220	$66,730	1.79	0.58
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	60	$48,020	$46,560	0.63	0.66
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,690	$39,210	$43,320	17.41	1.23
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	260	$84,700	$85,850	2.71	3.87
Labor Relations Specialists	30	$94,210	$93,030	0.34	0.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,390	$39,710	$41,650	14.35	0.76
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	530	$42,340	$44,310	5.43	0.89
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	140	$37,020	$37,530	1.42	1.12
Lawyers	230	$131,660	$140,210	2.40	0.50
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	80	$49,160	$52,510	0.84	0.83
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	80	$96,250	$93,560	0.85	0.99
Library Assistants, Clerical	120	$36,860	$40,680	1.23	2.24
Library Technicians	40	$63,270	$58,540	0.46	1.05
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	220	$76,290	$77,050	2.27	0.54
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	120	$34,650	$36,860	1.19	1.18
Light Truck Drivers	520	$45,490	$46,620	5.34	0.84
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	50	$54,970	$55,520	0.53	0.50
Loan Officers	100	$78,850	$93,310	1.01	0.57
Machinists	180	$59,560	$61,030	1.84	1.00
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	40	$104,390	$100,700	0.38	1.37
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	$37,370	$39,280	5.38	0.97
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,210	$49,450	$54,290	12.51	1.27
Management Analysts	180	$78,630	$89,730	1.88	0.33
Managers, All Other	110	$116,080	$129,900	1.09	0.27
Manicurists and Pedicurists	70	$45,330	$43,510	0.70	0.71
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	240	$64,900	$72,490	2.45	0.42
Marketing Managers	100	$162,340	$148,700	0.98	0.39
Massage Therapists	60	$84,100	$87,000	0.63	0.99
Mechanical Drafters	30	$55,510	$63,270	0.34	1.30
Mechanical Engineers	40	$83,220	$97,150	0.40	0.21
Medical and Health Services Managers	150	$127,720	$144,050	1.53	0.40
Medical Assistants	710	$49,310	$50,790	7.31	1.39
Medical Equipment Preparers	40	$46,020	$48,960	0.46	0.92
Medical Records Specialists	140	$52,500	$56,630	1.48	1.18
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	340	$47,500	$47,580	3.50	0.57
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	40	$59,800	$69,970	0.39	0.42
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	130	$53,850	$59,450	1.31	1.53
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	70	$48,250	$51,070	0.68	0.64
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	470	$98,760	$91,920	4.80	1.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	440	$45,400	$46,010	4.49	0.50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$48,640	$49,410	1.08	1.77
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	100	$66,280	$67,170	1.04	0.92
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	40	$60,130	$57,830	0.43	2.67
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	110	$98,330	$97,380	1.11	0.55
Nurse Practitioners	200	$138,860	$137,690	2.11	1.02
Nursing Assistants	1,320	$47,080	$46,000	13.64	1.46
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	60	$92,960	$89,130	0.58	0.65
Occupational Therapists	40	$111,400	$106,410	0.45	0.43
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	60	$50,320	$47,620	0.57	0.46
Office Clerks, General	1,370	$45,600	$47,930	14.12	0.89
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	190	$71,810	$74,660	1.97	0.64
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$46,240	$50,700	0.59	1.25
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	650	$43,690	$44,490	6.73	2.76
Packers and Packagers, Hand	2,020	$36,080	$38,040	20.81	5.78
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	240	$46,680	$51,430	2.43	1.68
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	180	$54,060	$53,890	1.84	2.97
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	180	$63,140	$66,460	1.91	0.75
Parts Salespersons	280	$44,680	$46,450	2.91	1.68
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	30	$63,160	$73,300	0.35	1.31
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	110	$64,050	$62,530	1.15	1.17
Personal Financial Advisors	60	$79,750	$118,560	0.66	0.38
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	80	$40,880	$43,760	0.85	4.91
Pharmacists	180	$146,650	$142,080	1.86	0.90
Pharmacy Aides	40	$37,900	$40,510	0.37	1.45
Pharmacy Technicians	230	$51,330	$53,970	2.35	0.78
Phlebotomists	110	$47,970	$47,110	1.11	1.21
Physical Therapist Assistants	50	$74,100	$65,200	0.54	0.74
Physical Therapists	100	$105,950	$106,140	1.05	0.61
Physician Assistants	120	$136,570	$141,360	1.26	1.21
Physicians, All Other	260	$293,080	$319,990	2.63	1.19
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	240	$60,900	$68,900	2.46	0.82
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	370	$98,340	$92,710	3.83	0.89
Postal Service Clerks	50	$66,750	$64,680	0.46	0.98
Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	$57,470	$60,310	2.29	1.08
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	40	$58,470	$60,300	0.40	0.59
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	380	$41,670	$44,290	3.95	1.28
Printing Press Operators	80	$47,540	$48,060	0.87	0.93
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	90	$74,940	$76,520	0.89	1.55
Procurement Clerks	60	$49,990	$50,290	0.64	1.79
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	190	$53,040	$56,020	1.95	0.78
Project Management Specialists	250	$98,780	$100,940	2.59	0.38
Protective Service Workers, All Other	50	$41,850	$45,470	0.49	0.94
Public Relations Specialists	80	$77,150	$78,840	0.83	0.46
Public Safety Telecommunicators	80	$63,240	$63,300	0.84	1.28
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	110	$73,600	$79,660	1.16	0.78
Real Estate Sales Agents	40	$72,520	$76,810	0.45	0.36
Receptionists and Information Clerks	890	$40,990	$42,320	9.21	1.57
Recreation Workers	170	$38,820	$42,380	1.80	0.84
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	80	$61,370	$62,240	0.82	0.87
Registered Nurses	1,610	$102,950	$111,730	16.62	0.76
Rehabilitation Counselors	290	$55,990	$57,760	2.94	4.83
Residential Advisors	40	$51,450	$50,730	0.46	0.84
Retail Salespersons	2,680	$36,640	$40,800	27.66	1.10
Roofers	160	$56,660	$61,930	1.63	1.87
Sales Managers	160	$152,110	$164,340	1.69	0.41
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	290	$57,680	$69,200	2.98	0.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	800	$76,140	$89,900	8.26	1.04
School Psychologists	60	$107,130	$103,770	0.57	1.39
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	600	$100,560	$92,200	6.22	0.91
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,020	$52,540	$52,830	10.48	0.96
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	180	$59,690	$79,050	1.88	0.60
Security Guards	400	$37,440	$43,350	4.14	0.50
Self-Enrichment Teachers	160	$47,680	$52,570	1.63	0.76
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$47,330	$53,740	0.92	2.37
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$48,230	$55,450	0.67	3.39
Sheet Metal Workers	90	$77,850	$79,550	0.92	1.20
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	620	$46,160	$46,710	6.37	1.21
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	160	$37,080	$42,600	1.68	1.05
Social and Community Service Managers	110	$100,510	$102,970	1.10	0.81
Social and Human Service Assistants	350	$49,160	$52,430	3.60	1.28
Software Developers	170	$115,170	$120,160	1.72	0.16
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	140	$82,790	$85,000	1.47	0.88
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	70	$83,610	$89,990	0.76	1.24
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	90	$85,590	$90,200	0.93	0.88
Speech-Language Pathologists	100	$103,450	$102,540	0.98	0.83
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,020	$40,460	$45,140	20.85	1.14
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	500	$58,590	$65,200	5.14	1.63
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	710	$51,490	$51,430	7.35	2.18
Surgical Technologists	90	$64,740	$66,160	0.88	1.16
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	50	$57,760	$66,810	0.49	0.67
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,150	$47,380	$47,280	22.14	2.42
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	50	$75,580	$74,220	0.46	0.74
Tellers	250	$45,450	$46,490	2.53	1.20
Tire Repairers and Changers	120	$38,510	$41,880	1.26	1.81
Training and Development Specialists	120	$59,880	$65,010	1.23	0.42
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	50	$123,120	$128,120	0.51	0.36
Urban and Regional Planners	80	$88,790	$91,170	0.82	2.88
Veterinarians	100	$158,180	$157,030	0.98	1.81
Waiters and Waitresses	1,000	$49,060	$53,650	10.32	0.71
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	90	$75,290	$71,340	0.93	1.13
Web and Digital Interface Designers	50	$85,760	$91,420	0.49	0.67
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	30	$52,780	$55,610	0.31	0.92
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	290	$57,450	$56,860	2.95	1.10
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	50	$78,460	$82,160	0.50	4.27

Colleges in this area

5 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
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	118
Heritage University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	937
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	665
Perry Technical Institute	Private nonprofit	2-year	1,072
Yakima Valley College	Public	4-year or above	3,809

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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