metropolitan statistical area · 15180

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$36,490
Total employment157,450

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area was $36,490 per year ($17.54 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 157,450 jobs. 314 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.

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 314 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,500$11.3021,9905.04
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,500$10.826,5701.68
Customer Service Representatives$38,350$18.444,8801.86
Retail Salespersons$27,780$13.363,8200.97
General and Operations Managers$75,350$36.233,4400.97
Cashiers$26,250$12.623,4201.09
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,680$16.672,9601.03
Registered Nurses$81,090$38.982,9300.86
Office Clerks, General$33,310$16.022,9001.16
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,650$14.742,4901.11
Waiters and Waitresses$21,010$10.102,4301.06
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,710Not published2,1601.50
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,320Not published1,9701.83
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,350Not published1,9501.39
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$32,300$15.531,8100.61
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,800$18.651,7601.02
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$36,720$17.661,7501.13
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$29,670$14.271,6801.36
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,550$23.341,6600.80
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$40,580$19.511,5603.92
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$49,010$23.561,5601.07
Cooks, Restaurant$28,670$13.791,5101.06
Food Preparation Workers$26,180$12.591,3901.53
Medical Assistants$34,960$16.811,3601.64
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$38,820$18.671,3501.19
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,250$27.041,2601.93
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,000Not published1,2201.94
Security Guards$33,740$16.221,1000.85
Nursing Assistants$32,110$15.441,0700.73
Receptionists and Information Clerks$28,720$13.811,0701.16
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,440Not published1,0604.01
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,030$17.801,0501.07
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$41,530$19.971,0200.74
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$44,460$21.381,0100.79
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$31,630$15.219204.71
Compliance Officers$97,470$46.869102.15
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,440$12.239101.04
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$109,300$52.558807.61
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,820$27.328201.21
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$79,300Not published8002.42
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$39,160$18.837801.10
Medical and Health Services Managers$99,360$47.777701.28
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,070$38.987600.69
Bus Drivers, School$38,250$18.397201.77
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$34,630$16.657000.89
Accountants and Auditors$66,440$31.946900.47
Social and Human Service Assistants$45,360$21.816901.55
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$36,230$17.426600.79
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$45,020$21.646501.53
Bartenders$18,340$8.826300.82
Packers and Packagers, Hand$24,090$11.586301.11
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,010$16.356200.43
Project Management Specialists$73,050$35.126100.57
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,010$13.956101.27
Human Resources Specialists$55,550$26.716000.65
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$19,290$9.275801.05
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$63,420$30.495800.93
Light Truck Drivers$35,360$17.005800.58
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,260Not published5705.03
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,660$19.555404.89
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$56,710$27.275300.42
Driver/Sales Workers$30,890$14.855301.28
Training and Development Specialists$56,180$27.015201.12
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$50,170$24.125200.82
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$72,520$34.865101.43
Cooks, Fast Food$25,050$12.054900.76
Childcare Workers$22,290$10.724900.93
Managers, All Other$123,750$59.504800.76
Construction Laborers$35,150$16.904600.42
Pharmacy Technicians$38,280$18.414500.94
Electricians$46,080$22.154500.59
Computer User Support Specialists$47,730$22.954400.60
Sales Managers$95,550$45.944300.67
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,920$11.024200.96
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$28,100$13.514200.44
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$59,270$28.504200.62
Counter and Rental Clerks$31,200$15.004000.99
Lawyers$103,100$49.573900.51
Insurance Sales Agents$46,220$22.223900.81
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$32,950$15.843800.84
Dishwashers$23,670$11.383800.78
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,540$24.303801.29
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$46,450$22.333701.10
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,540$23.823700.74
Billing and Posting Clerks$36,470$17.533700.90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$35,790$17.213700.61
Food Service Managers$48,890$23.503501.46
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$21,860$10.513500.87
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$57,660$27.723500.42
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$26,420$12.703500.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$69,770$33.543400.68
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$46,810$22.513301.06
Dental Assistants$37,560$18.063300.84
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$40,190$19.323300.69
Helpers--Production Workers$31,010$14.913301.96
Financial Managers$129,820$62.423200.38
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$45,480$21.873200.80
Instructional Coordinators$75,520$36.313201.38
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,530$12.763201.19
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$47,320$22.753100.34
Software Developers$106,990$51.443100.18
Firefighters$46,220$22.223100.89
Parts Salespersons$28,970$13.933101.12
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$28,540$13.723102.03
Nurse Practitioners$124,530$59.873000.91
Tellers$37,660$18.112900.87
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$35,300$16.972901.57
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,980$27.392900.64
Physical Therapists$103,810$49.912801.05
Speech-Language Pathologists$100,940$48.532701.47
Correctional Officers and Jailers$33,670$16.192700.70
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.792700.82
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$39,170$18.832701.09
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,420$30.972602.24
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,100$31.302601.11
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$43,800$21.062601.38
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,910$23.032600.62
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$89,300$42.932500.79
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,620$21.932501.60
Carpenters$35,640$17.132500.37
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,850$22.532500.53
Social and Community Service Managers$65,070$31.282401.13
Pharmacists$131,280$63.122400.73
Construction Managers$82,130$39.492300.61
Mechanical Engineers$102,350$49.212300.77
Phlebotomists$35,460$17.052301.57
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$59,540$28.622200.44
Recreation Workers$30,130$14.482200.65
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$45,500$21.882102.37
Self-Enrichment Teachers$73,430$35.302100.61
Industrial Engineers$73,070$35.132000.53
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$41,080$19.752001.51
Physician Assistants$127,370$61.242001.23
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,270$12.632000.99
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$81,410$39.141900.84
Medical Records Specialists$38,800$18.651900.97
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,400$22.791901.62
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$91,310$43.901900.67
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$40,660$19.551900.92
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,060$28.881900.40
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,880$66.291800.26
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$67,640$32.521800.82
File Clerks$31,440$15.111802.45
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,560$22.391801.22
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$47,580$22.881800.44
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$41,470$19.941801.36
Civil Engineers$77,720$37.371700.45
Public Relations Specialists$49,360$23.731700.58
Computer Occupations, All Other$94,380$45.381600.35
Data Entry Keyers$28,980$13.941601.26
Healthcare Social Workers$59,610$28.661500.79
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,140Not published1500.90
Physicians, All Other$330,890$159.081500.42
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$35,120$16.891500.81
Animal Caretakers$28,290$13.601500.56
Bakers$28,040$13.481500.64
Marketing Managers$113,220$54.431400.36
Computer Systems Analysts$90,140$43.341400.26
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,930$37.471401.04
Occupational Therapists$99,310$47.741400.85
Physical Therapist Assistants$73,020$35.111401.23
Bill and Account Collectors$38,850$18.681400.85
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$42,070$20.231400.93
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$35,520$17.081400.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$36,340$17.471400.78
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$44,730$21.511402.61
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,520$17.561400.89
Production Workers, All Other$34,970$16.811400.54
Human Resources Managers$110,230$52.991300.58
Management Analysts$86,750$41.711300.14
Real Estate Sales Agents$34,050$16.371300.68
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$26,490$12.731301.37
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,870$48.981200.67
Natural Sciences Managers$99,690$47.931201.09
Cost Estimators$57,820$27.801200.52
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,720Not published1201.24
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$28,220$13.571200.23
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$57,720Not published1201.04
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$32,980$15.851200.69
Dental Hygienists$82,860$39.841200.51
Chefs and Head Cooks$47,850$23.011200.59
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$22,070$10.611201.00
Residential Advisors$35,020$16.841201.43
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,870$23.501200.90
Tire Repairers and Changers$30,030$14.441201.09
Machinists$48,970$23.541200.40
Administrative Services Managers$89,200$42.891100.40
Respiratory Therapists$66,990$32.211100.75
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,090$18.311100.82
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$56,970$27.391101.06
Construction and Building Inspectors$45,980$22.111100.72
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$29,070$13.981101.12
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$35,250$16.951100.68
Industrial Production Managers$110,830$53.291000.40
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,920$35.541000.29
Loan Officers$64,000$30.771000.35
Electrical Engineers$100,870$48.491000.49
Engineers, All Other$129,990$62.501000.62
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$59,750$28.731000.71
Tutors$28,070$13.501000.54
Emergency Medical Technicians$33,820$16.261000.54
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$36,550$17.571000.95
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$41,600$20.001000.43
Highway Maintenance Workers$31,520$15.161000.61
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$46,430$22.321001.65
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,200$17.891000.71
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$36,610$17.601000.56
Facilities Managers$79,420$38.18900.55
Logisticians$63,130$30.35900.34
Tax Preparers$49,630$23.86901.21
Health Education Specialists$48,490$23.31901.42
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$42,570$20.47900.83
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$62,210Not published905.29
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$40,520Not published900.53
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$76,160$36.62900.56
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$32,800$15.77900.27
Public Safety Telecommunicators$37,020$17.80900.91
Personal Financial AdvisorsNot publishedNot published800.29
Community Health Workers$33,080$15.90801.31
Dentists, General$134,550$64.69800.67
Family Medicine Physicians$215,480$103.60800.76
Psychiatric Technicians$31,770$15.27800.53
Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,190$34.71801.51
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$26,680$12.83800.50
Transportation Security Screeners$65,170$31.33801.51
Tour and Travel Guides$38,090$18.31801.40
Cargo and Freight Agents$46,090$22.16800.85
Helpers--Electricians$32,430$15.59801.32
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$45,950$22.09800.52
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$51,710$24.86800.46
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$30,110$14.48800.21
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$39,400$18.94800.47
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$39,670$19.07800.55
Public Relations Managers$90,330$43.43700.92
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$45,930$22.08700.87
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,850$30.22700.74
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$73,900$35.53701.10
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,400$36.25700.81
Paramedics$48,110$23.13700.73
Opticians, Dispensing$35,110$16.88700.90
First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersNot publishedNot published700.91
Pest Control Workers$34,400$16.54700.64
New Accounts Clerks$39,240$18.87701.85
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$40,660$19.55700.32
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$28,510$13.71700.25
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$51,720$24.87700.52
Sailors and Marine Oilers$65,940$31.70702.20
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$46,410$22.31600.38
Financial and Investment Analysts$76,990$37.02600.17
Computer Network Support Specialists$55,740$26.80600.43
Architectural and Civil Drafters$48,710$23.42600.61
Social Workers, All Other$46,590$22.40600.91
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$77,160Not published600.25
Graphic Designers$48,240$23.19600.28
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,250$35.22600.77
Athletic Trainers$66,490Not published601.80
Physical Therapist Aides$23,750$11.42601.26
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$38,410$18.47600.42
Library Assistants, Clerical$24,790$11.92600.69
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$38,880$18.69600.61
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,180$22.68600.41
Chief Executives$178,860$85.99500.25
Purchasing Managers$98,720$47.46500.53
Education Administrators, All Other$46,240$22.23500.94
Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,160$75.56500.24
Lodging Managers$47,720$22.94501.10
Fundraisers$47,710$22.94500.46
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$42,480$20.43500.87
Biological Scientists, All Other$88,710$42.65500.97
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$73,750Not published500.57
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,190Not published500.86
Archivists$38,260$18.40505.65
Coaches and Scouts$29,530Not published500.18
Pediatricians, General$168,640$81.08501.17
Pharmacy Aides$39,100$18.80501.20
Protective Service Workers, All Other$24,320$11.69500.64
Funeral Attendants$26,820$12.90501.51
Postal Service Clerks$63,650$30.60500.66
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,630$22.90500.30
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$44,610$21.45500.62
Printing Press Operators$30,930$14.87500.33
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$38,160$18.35500.95
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$103,800$49.90501.38
Financial Specialists, All Other$61,220$29.43400.33
Information Security Analysts$97,210$46.74400.19
Conservation Scientists$68,620$32.99401.42
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$75,420Not published400.92
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$28,760$13.83401.09
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$43,240$20.79400.66
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$36,360$17.48400.63
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$59,690$28.70400.66
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$44,220$21.26401.77
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$47,820$22.99400.83
Tool and Die Makers$49,690$23.89400.63
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$30,640$14.73400.41
Training and Development Managers$93,950$45.17300.67
Property Appraisers and Assessors$57,860$27.82300.57
Credit Counselors$44,550$21.42301.08
Operations Research Analysts$65,760$31.62300.29
School Psychologists$80,660$38.78300.52
Biological Technicians$36,090$17.35300.44
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,880Not published300.31
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,920$19.67300.26
Producers and Directors$46,620$22.41300.22
Veterinarians$120,940$58.15300.37
Demonstrators and Product PromotersNot publishedNot published300.53
Procurement Clerks$39,750$19.11300.57
Order Clerks$36,670$17.63300.40
Couriers and Messengers$32,940$15.84300.47
Meter Readers, Utilities$35,420$17.03301.56
Parking Attendants$28,560$13.73300.22
Aircraft Service Attendants$29,080$13.98301.04
Crane and Tower Operators$54,060$25.99300.80
Medical Transcriptionists$30,690$14.75Not 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.