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Amarillo, TX

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Amarillo, TX metro area

Figures describe the Amarillo, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Amarillo city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$44,580
Total employment123,930

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Amarillo, TX metro area was $44,580 per year ($21.43 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 123,930 jobs. 339 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School3.24670$60,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers1.98600$54,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.86620$55,460
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics1.65930$45,860
Fast Food and Counter Workers1.574,820$26,880
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.50740$58,870

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 339 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Amarillo, TX metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,880$12.924,8201.57
General and Operations Managers$85,770$41.243,6101.29
Retail Salespersons$29,310$14.093,1501.01
Cashiers$27,750$13.343,0401.24
Registered Nurses$86,850$41.763,0301.13
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,350$17.002,8701.27
Office Clerks, General$37,680$18.122,4901.27
Customer Service Representatives$38,990$18.742,2801.10
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,290$26.102,2301.36
Waiters and Waitresses$22,710$10.922,0401.13
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$24,400$11.731,9800.58
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,280$16.481,9801.13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,060$17.821,6500.70
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,340$21.801,6401.34
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,660$18.591,4101.04
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,470$17.051,3301.36
Cooks, Restaurant$30,560$14.691,3001.15
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,970$28.831,2501.09
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,620$22.411,2301.12
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,150$21.231,1201.25
Accountants and Auditors$76,200$36.641,0700.93
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,670Not published1,0200.90
Nursing Assistants$36,700$17.651,0000.86
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,240Not published9801.16
Construction Laborers$38,170$18.359701.11
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,170Not published9600.87
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,860$22.059301.65
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,930$13.439201.34
Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,900$16.309001.24
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$70,410$33.858001.24
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,530$24.307800.78
Food Preparation Workers$29,160$14.027701.08
Electricians$54,360$26.137501.24
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,870Not published7401.50
Project Management Specialists$83,210$40.017300.86
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,990$28.847000.71
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,580$34.897001.42
Medical Assistants$37,170$17.876901.06
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,700$36.886801.27
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$53,970$25.956801.42
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,340Not published6703.24
Light Truck Drivers$38,560$18.546700.85
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,330$29.496601.29
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,470$27.636401.29
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,220$18.386300.97
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,810$18.666200.81
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,460$26.666201.86
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,900$37.936101.14
Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,020$25.976001.98
Security Guards$35,520$17.085900.57
Financial Managers$143,350$68.925500.82
Computer User Support Specialists$49,440$23.775500.96
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,370$35.765400.63
Bartenders$21,050$10.125400.89
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,510$16.595300.70
Medical and Health Services Managers$105,290$50.625201.08
Pharmacy Technicians$43,960$21.145201.38
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,890$20.625200.85
Human Resources Specialists$62,180$29.905000.68
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$21,380$10.285001.15
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,840$34.544901.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,850$23.484901.29
Driver/Sales Workers$35,330$16.984801.46
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,670$13.304601.53
Construction Managers$95,740$46.034501.48
Cooks, Fast Food$26,100$12.554400.86
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,970$26.914401.18
Sales Managers$113,350$54.504200.82
Lawyers$130,580$62.784100.69
Physicians, All Other$364,420$175.204101.51
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,650$17.144100.93
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,530$19.014000.36
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$24,620$11.843901.13
Counter and Rental Clerks$36,980$17.783901.23
Insurance Sales Agents$38,580$18.553801.00
Childcare Workers$27,230$13.093700.89
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,110$20.733701.22
Training and Development Specialists$51,070$24.553600.98
Machinists$41,900$20.143601.59
Carpenters$47,780$22.973500.65
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,040$27.433501.50
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,840$23.963501.07
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,840Not published3403.87
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$72,100$34.663400.87
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,590$28.653300.93
Bus Drivers, School$36,490$17.543301.01
Food Service Managers$50,140$24.103201.69
Software Developers$116,530$56.033200.24
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,700$14.283200.83
Billing and Posting Clerks$42,030$20.213200.99
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,780$23.453201.99
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,070Not published3101.17
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,380$29.513100.44
Instructional Coordinators$81,950$39.403101.69
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,530$18.043102.41
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$63,660$30.613001.06
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,870$11.003000.94
Tellers$36,250$17.433001.16
Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,010$29.333001.15
Computer and Information Systems Managers$149,990$72.112900.54
Managers, All Other$113,990$54.802900.59
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,790$23.462900.93
Parts Salespersons$34,630$16.652901.36
Dental Assistants$44,010$21.162800.89
Dishwashers$28,270$13.592800.73
Compliance Officers$64,470$30.992700.82
Management Analysts$82,000$39.422700.38
Helpers--Production Workers$48,370$23.262702.06
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$79,550$38.252601.78
Recreation Workers$30,520$14.672600.99
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$51,740$24.872600.83
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,600$21.442500.72
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$27,380$13.162501.66
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,530$13.722501.59
Pharmacists$143,520$69.002400.92
Physician Assistants$132,990$63.942401.87
Nurse Practitioners$119,150$57.292400.93
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$71,190$34.232401.32
Firefighters$48,420$23.282400.87
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$32,880$15.812400.69
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$38,980$18.742402.28
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$45,760$22.002401.48
Industrial Engineers$95,810$46.062300.79
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,720$30.152301.66
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$91,120$43.812201.27
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,640$27.232200.88
Animal Caretakers$29,180$14.032201.02
Marketing Managers$119,140$57.282000.64
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,410$27.602000.76
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,700$21.492001.43
Bakers$30,760$14.792001.08
Industrial Production Managers$126,530$60.831900.97
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,740$28.721900.59
Physical Therapists$109,800$52.791900.88
Speech-Language Pathologists$85,160$40.941901.32
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,810$17.701903.29
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,040$16.371902.18
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$59,070$28.401901.40
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$92,980$44.701800.73
Computer Occupations, All Other$82,850$39.831800.53
Dental Hygienists$84,990$40.861800.99
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,750$22.961801.21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,350$30.941800.50
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,320$16.501802.33
Cost Estimators$72,140$34.681700.97
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$67,630$32.521700.44
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,340$28.531701.92
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$36,360Not published1701.26
Public Relations Specialists$57,920$27.851700.77
Medical Records Specialists$47,410$22.791701.11
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$42,320$20.351700.94
Loan Officers$61,160$29.401600.71
Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,280$20.811600.61
Emergency Medical Technicians$36,300$17.451601.12
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,960$23.061601.22
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,190$23.651601.37
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,690$23.891601.20
Social and Community Service Managers$71,740$34.491500.93
Civil Engineers$75,910$36.501500.51
Coaches and Scouts$43,630Not published1500.74
Psychiatric Technicians$35,090$16.871501.23
Physical Therapist Assistants$72,750$34.981501.63
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,810$13.371500.62
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$38,020$18.281500.58
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$61,670$29.651500.86
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,700$21.971501.02
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$32,140$15.451500.76
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$27,910$13.421402.35
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$52,610$25.291402.02
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$129,210Not published1402.06
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,250$27.521401.23
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,850$38.871300.51
Personal Financial Advisors$83,950$40.361300.60
Mechanical Engineers$98,830$47.511300.56
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$75,350$36.231301.19
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$83,280Not published1301.77
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$34,780$16.721300.96
Occupational Therapists$102,380$49.221300.97
Cooks, Short Order$25,500$12.261301.21
Food Batchmakers$35,560$17.091300.97
Administrative Services Managers$98,510$47.361200.59
Human Resources Managers$125,860$60.511200.68
Logisticians$61,410$29.521200.59
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,400Not published1202.49
Respiratory Therapists$80,470$38.691201.11
Paramedics$52,390$25.191201.47
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.601201.44
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$77,580$37.301202.83
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,560$23.831201.68
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersNot publishedNot published1200.63
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,040$17.811201.11
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$43,840$21.081201.00
Computer Systems Analysts$97,620$46.931100.26
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,980Not published1101.42
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$70,030$33.671101.48
Surgical Technologists$58,440$28.091101.20
Phlebotomists$38,480$18.501100.95
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$42,160$20.271100.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,850$23.961100.88
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,240$21.271100.62
Construction and Building Inspectors$69,820$33.571100.96
Dentists, General$154,960$74.501001.04
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,210$14.531000.95
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$82,490$39.661000.46
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,850$23.971000.85
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,410$28.561002.15
Facilities Managers$93,000$44.71900.72
Financial and Investment Analysts$94,690$45.52900.31
Computer Network Support Specialists$59,900$28.80900.79
Engineers, All Other$134,380$64.61900.72
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,490Not published900.51
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,620$31.55900.88
Graphic Designers$46,220$22.22900.57
Occupational Therapy Assistants$76,720$36.88902.20
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$62,010$29.81901.08
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$74,980$36.05900.98
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$40,210$19.33901.04
Bill and Account Collectors$45,330$21.79900.73
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,470$21.86900.73
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,370$18.45900.80
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$50,170$24.12902.30
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$78,230$37.61901.18
Chief Executives$208,170$100.08800.50
Healthcare Social Workers$64,120$30.83800.51
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,650Not published801.25
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,830Not published800.63
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$25,180$12.10800.81
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$43,240$20.79800.90
Chefs and Head Cooks$45,370$21.81800.48
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,020$13.95800.36
Residential Advisors$26,060$12.53801.23
Real Estate Sales Agents$40,970$19.70800.54
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$37,560$18.06801.13
Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,970$27.87800.94
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$30,070$14.46803.22
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$35,610$17.12802.17
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$43,220$20.78800.76
Purchasing Managers$120,800$58.08701.11
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,370$23.73700.61
Financial Specialists, All Other$62,760$30.17700.66
Data Scientists$101,350$48.73700.36
Social Workers, All Other$78,850$37.91701.40
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$39,370$18.93700.78
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,280$12.15700.17
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,710$35.92701.14
Opticians, Dispensing$41,710$20.06701.16
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$59,890$28.80701.71
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$22,120$10.64700.54
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$45,350$21.80700.63
Data Entry Keyers$37,830$18.19700.70
Helpers--Electricians$45,870$22.05701.36
Parking Attendants$28,920$13.90700.60
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,220$77.99600.34
Tax Preparers$70,980$34.12600.92
Information Security Analysts$123,550$59.40600.37
Computer Programmers$77,570$37.30600.75
Electrical Engineers$106,130$51.03600.41
Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,900$28.32600.71
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,290$22.74601.05
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,520Not published601.55
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,840Not published601.23
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,910Not published600.49
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$59,580Not published604.78
Producers and Directors$45,610$21.93600.56
Veterinarians$124,020$59.63600.93
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$48,540$23.34601.23
Physical Therapist Aides$26,930$12.95601.59
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$103,020$49.53600.48
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$41,640$20.02600.74
File Clerks$37,700$18.13601.07
Couriers and Messengers$38,280$18.40601.08
Postal Service Clerks$60,890$29.28600.95
Glaziers$44,060$21.19601.21
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$59,610$28.66601.07
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,400$27.60601.84
Printing Press Operators$41,850$20.12600.51
Wellhead Pumpers$77,150$37.09603.93
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$50,690$24.37500.82
Fundraisers$63,060$30.32500.57
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$88,810$42.70500.57
Community Health Workers$39,340$18.91500.95
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$127,010Not published501.42
Library Technicians$32,180$15.47500.84
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$45,830$22.04500.81
Pest Control Workers$35,890$17.26500.65
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$37,520$18.04500.92
Sheet Metal Workers$51,990$25.00500.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$63,270$30.42500.91
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$36,690$17.64500.83
Production Workers, All Other$38,910$18.71500.26
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$42,140$20.26501.59
Public Relations Managers$103,880$49.94400.73
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$62,660$30.12400.48
Property Appraisers and Assessors$61,180$29.41400.98
Credit Counselors$40,080$19.27402.03
Operations Research Analysts$66,020$31.74400.41
Mechanical Drafters$58,580$28.16401.27
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,470$38.69400.47
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,500$23.80400.92
Conservation Scientists$64,680$31.10401.93
School Psychologists$73,530$35.35400.73
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$56,620$27.22401.16
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$60,730Not published401.23
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$75,270Not published401.81
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$42,130Not published400.40
Floral Designers$31,150$14.98401.20
Audio and Video Technicians$46,580$22.39400.65
Chiropractors$79,990$38.46401.22
Optometrists$129,490$62.26401.06
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,010$21.64400.69
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35401.07
Order Clerks$44,980$21.63400.66
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$30,790$14.80400.21
Highway Maintenance Workers$43,940$21.12400.31
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$40,750$19.59400.73
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$44,490$21.39402.74
Sewing Machine Operators$31,510$15.15400.47
Plant and System Operators, All Other$38,840$18.67403.39
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,910$22.55400.80
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,970$26.91400.57
Training and Development Managers$89,730$43.14300.89
Education Administrators, All Other$103,290$49.66300.74
Computer Network Architects$104,480$50.23300.22
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,970$31.23300.42
Chemical Technicians$44,610$21.45300.67
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$58,300$28.03301.24
Clergy$59,910$28.80300.66
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and MagistratesNot publishedNot published301.75
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,730Not published301.09
Pharmacy Aides$36,560$17.58300.95
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$20,920$10.06300.43
Advertising Sales Agents$57,300$27.55300.46
Procurement Clerks$42,560$20.46300.68
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$43,410$20.87300.45
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,840$18.19300.76
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$38,350$18.44301.28
Family Medicine Physicians$232,290$111.68Not publishedNot published
Fundraising Managers$85,160$40.94Not publishedNot published
Surgical Assistants$79,820$38.38Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.