All Occupations in Kentucky

726 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Showing every detailed occupation with wage data reported in Kentucky — sorted by salary, workers, or name.

Occupation	Group	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
Architectural and Civil Drafters	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$54,260	$59,190	1,220
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$54,230	$56,490	2,740
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$54,200	$56,770	200
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$54,090	$58,700	170
Sound Engineering Technicians	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$54,070	$57,310	30
Recreational Therapists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$54,030	$53,200	170
Interpreters and Translators	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$53,820	$57,720	570
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	Production Occupations	$53,780	$56,930	40
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production Occupations	$53,650	$57,290	2,310
Machinists	Production Occupations	$53,630	$55,210	4,150
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$53,450	$56,860	2,250
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$53,030	$56,100	3,920
Fish and Game Wardens	Protective Service Occupations	$52,980	$55,610	80
Designers, All Other	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$52,720	$59,930	80
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	Production Occupations	$52,710	$50,950	790
Food Science Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$52,410	$53,820	160
Surgical Technologists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$52,240	$53,280	1,900
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	Production Occupations	$52,200	$55,070	160
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	Community and Social Service Occupations	$51,790	$58,190	8,030
Computer User Support Specialists	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$51,630	$55,370	8,280
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$51,570	$52,540	130
Athletic Trainers	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$51,550	$54,330	640
Drafters, All Other	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$51,520	$54,220	280
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Production Occupations	$51,360	$50,150	260
Brokerage Clerks	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$51,140	$56,490	210
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	Protective Service Occupations	$50,950	$56,720	1,220
Curators	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$50,940	$56,380	130
Carpenters	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$50,860	$52,970	8,200
Funeral Home Managers	Management Occupations	$50,840	$63,930	450
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$50,830	$53,420	—
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	Protective Service Occupations	$50,800	$55,110	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production Occupations	$50,700	$53,480	3,200
Producers and Directors	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,610	$60,090	890
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$50,360	$54,640	1,370
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$50,360	$48,030	2,410
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	Protective Service Occupations	$50,340	$54,340	640
Graphic Designers	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,330	$53,540	1,910
Interior Designers	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,220	$58,890	540
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$50,190	$52,120	1,700
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	Production Occupations	$50,100	$53,810	690
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$50,090	$52,260	120
Personal Service Managers, All Other	Management Occupations	$50,030	$75,280	—
Historians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$49,940	$57,850	50
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$49,900	$59,820	1,650
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$49,820	$50,920	1,540
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$49,610	$52,780	300
Glaziers	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$49,580	$49,450	400
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Production Occupations	$49,570	$54,170	5,950
Lodging Managers	Management Occupations	$49,480	$56,310	250
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	Community and Social Service Occupations	$49,320	$51,610	170