nonmetropolitan area · 2100004

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$39,990
Total employment91,910

Across all occupations, the median wage in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area was $39,990 per year ($19.23 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 91,910 jobs. 255 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
Correctional Officers and Jailers7.171,610$42,310
Child, Family, and School Social Workers4.631,070$53,740
Cooks, Fast Food4.271,620$21,620
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.901,020$26,960
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants3.552,020$35,300
Pharmacy Technicians3.31920$37,470
Nurse Practitioners2.67510$124,920
Bus Drivers, School2.57610$37,780

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 255 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Cashiers$27,510$13.233,6101.98
Registered Nurses$73,520$35.353,1901.60
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,610$15.682,2800.90
Retail Salespersons$28,360$13.642,2500.98
General and Operations Managers$64,860$31.182,1401.03
Nursing Assistants$35,330$16.992,0202.36
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,300$16.972,0203.55
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,050$14.932,0201.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,070$11.092,0100.88
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,130Not published1,6802.04
Cooks, Fast Food$21,620$10.401,6204.27
Correctional Officers and Jailers$42,310$20.341,6107.17
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$25,290Not published1,5401.83
Office Clerks, General$32,440$15.601,4200.98
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$35,320$16.981,3302.00
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$37,270$17.921,2201.35
Customer Service Representatives$35,530$17.081,2100.79
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,280$18.401,2101.20
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,250$20.791,1901.46
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,190$13.551,1800.90
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,740$25.841,0704.63
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,290$23.701,0300.84
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$26,960$12.961,0203.90
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$30,000$14.431,0101.39
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,270Not published9901.58
Medical Assistants$37,120$17.859902.05
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$54,900$26.409501.12
Pharmacy Technicians$37,470$18.019203.31
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$33,090$15.918900.51
Food Preparation Workers$22,780$10.957701.45
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,580$22.397202.46
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,130$13.537201.41
Medical and Health Services Managers$82,500$39.666801.92
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,000$27.896801.78
Waiters and Waitresses$27,030$13.006300.47
Light Truck Drivers$37,980$18.266201.07
Bus Drivers, School$37,780$18.166102.57
Social and Human Service Assistants$35,270$16.965402.10
Security Guards$29,700$14.285400.71
Nurse Practitioners$124,920$60.065102.67
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$66,910$32.175101.07
Construction Laborers$44,090$21.205100.78
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$56,990$27.405101.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,030$17.805101.23
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$83,660Not published4602.39
Accountants and Auditors$64,450$30.994500.53
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,970Not published4401.21
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,680$23.404401.11
Highway Maintenance Workers$38,150$18.344404.77
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$66,100$31.784401.20
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,630$14.244301.52
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,360Not published4302.81
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,780$18.174301.91
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,780$29.224001.54
Pharmacists$134,040$64.443701.95
Receptionists and Information Clerks$29,640$14.253700.69
Driver/Sales Workers$37,030$17.803701.54
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,670$28.693608.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$56,160$27.003600.49
Tellers$35,060$16.863601.83
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,940$29.783505.21
Firefighters$24,960$12.003501.69
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,890$30.243402.46
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,170$16.433400.61
Electricians$58,830$28.283400.76
Lawyers$85,280$41.003300.75
Cooks, Restaurant$28,500$13.703200.39
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$52,640$25.3132038.19
Human Resources Specialists$54,180$26.053100.58
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,840$27.333101.47
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$48,560Not published3104.59
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$37,370$17.973100.64
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$51,860$24.933103.00
Childcare Workers$26,780$12.883000.98
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,170$21.722904.08
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,100$28.902901.48
Medical Records Specialists$38,850$18.682902.51
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$38,250$18.392903.79
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,580$25.282900.77
Project Management Specialists$78,100$37.552600.41
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,810$20.102601.08
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,370$29.982600.64
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,410Not published2502.58
Emergency Medical Technicians$31,200$15.002502.37
Parts Salespersons$27,820$13.372501.54
Postal Service Clerks$63,650$30.602505.76
Carpenters$46,780$22.492500.64
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$46,160$22.192501.47
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,550$36.322503.19
Compliance Officers$58,420$28.092400.96
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$47,750$22.962400.33
Industrial Production Managers$126,050$60.602201.49
Computer User Support Specialists$47,300$22.742200.52
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$53,880$25.912202.66
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,660$27.722200.91
Training and Development Specialists$54,510$26.212100.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,040$17.332102.25
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$38,530$18.522002.51
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$50,640Not published2003.13
Respiratory Therapists$62,570$30.082002.40
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$61,300$29.472006.28
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,790$23.461900.80
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$55,800$26.831900.77
Financial Managers$106,080$51.001800.35
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$51,590Not published1801.98
Recreation Workers$36,840$17.711800.90
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$51,920$24.961800.64
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,050$20.701801.70
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,610$26.741800.91
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,770$18.641800.50
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,560$13.731700.74
Loan Officers$65,480$31.481601.01
Speech-Language Pathologists$74,620$35.881601.51
Dental Assistants$36,220$17.411600.70
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,390$22.311601.65
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,250$18.871600.19
Machinists$52,450$25.211600.92
Sales Managers$104,690$50.331500.41
Social and Community Service Managers$75,410$36.251501.24
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$53,890$25.911500.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,760$35.461500.23
Instructional Coordinators$73,680$35.421501.13
Paramedics$46,140$22.181502.54
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,720$27.271500.56
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$37,560$18.061501.58
Healthcare Social Workers$57,580$27.681401.23
Occupational Therapists$95,580$45.951401.45
Physical Therapist Assistants$56,670$27.251402.09
Public Safety Telecommunicators$35,150$16.901402.37
Butchers and Meat Cutters$29,020$13.951401.73
Construction Managers$81,350$39.111300.56
Software Developers$104,920$50.441300.13
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$89,100$42.841301.61
Physical Therapists$90,010$43.281300.81
Family Medicine Physicians$283,070$136.091301.99
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,540$23.341301.17
Phlebotomists$35,910$17.261301.49
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,120$14.481300.87
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$48,420$23.281200.23
Computer Systems AnalystsNot publishedNot published1200.39
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$56,190$27.021202.18
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,090$30.811201.50
Bartenders$24,100$11.591200.26
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,210$10.681200.45
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$36,600$17.601201.09
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$61,670$29.651202.07
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$94,520$45.441000.53
Civil Engineers$91,660$44.071000.45
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$58,510$28.131001.97
Community Health Workers$41,080$19.751002.68
Physicians, All Other$364,180$175.091000.51
Medical Transcriptionists$29,310$14.091004.17
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,840$12.901000.67
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$74,760$35.941002.74
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,320$22.271000.23
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$45,650$21.95900.51
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$63,180Not published900.69
Coaches and Scouts$37,000Not published900.59
Public Relations Specialists$46,340$22.28900.53
Surgical Technologists$46,290$22.26901.36
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,370$13.64900.53
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$34,410$16.54901.08
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$54,660$26.28900.33
Food BatchmakersNot publishedNot published900.85
Administrative Services Managers$90,250$43.39800.51
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,690Not published801.40
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$36,840$17.71803.43
Pharmacy Aides$34,860$16.76803.42
Residential Advisors$30,160$14.50801.51
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,630$18.09800.35
Insurance Sales Agents$47,400$22.79800.29
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,380$26.63800.82
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$38,430$18.48800.67
Meter Readers, Utilities$40,980$19.70806.61
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,040$25.02800.35
Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,010$18.28800.24
Food Service Managers$66,300$31.87700.51
Computer Network Support Specialists$59,010$28.37700.86
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$65,300$31.39700.38
Rehabilitation Counselors$33,990$16.34701.21
Tutors$30,930$14.87700.64
Physician Assistants$111,420$53.57700.74
General Internal Medicine Physicians$263,160$126.52701.74
Dental Hygienists$64,120$30.83700.56
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,690$18.12701.58
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$104,170$50.08700.75
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,290$27.06700.56
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$41,110$19.77700.76
Construction and Building Inspectors$59,000$28.37700.80
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,880$12.92700.61
Chief Executives$143,130$68.81600.50
Management AnalystsNot publishedNot published600.12
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$35,740$17.18600.65
Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,210$31.83601.25
Animal Caretakers$27,860$13.39600.40
Bill and Account Collectors$43,510$20.92600.59
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$42,080$20.23600.80
Bakers$28,020$13.47600.40
Taxi Drivers$35,670$17.15602.30
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$90,290$43.41500.37
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$42,530$20.45501.25
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$30,790$14.80500.61
Fundraisers$62,440$30.02500.71
Financial and Investment Analysts$92,590$44.51500.22
Social Workers, All Other$49,330$23.72501.45
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$59,390Not published504.66
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$44,180$21.24502.11
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,470$19.46500.70
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$50,390$24.23500.70
Pest Control Workers$37,860$18.20500.87
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$34,520$16.60503.67
Logging Equipment Operators$39,050$18.77503.86
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,290$22.73500.49
Computer and Information Systems Managers$121,920$58.62400.10
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$94,740$45.55405.27
Funeral Home Managers$45,210$21.73404.83
Managers, All Other$79,930$38.43400.10
Computer Network Architects$106,300$51.10400.36
Data Scientists$80,990$38.94400.25
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$81,520$39.19400.97
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$85,020$40.88401.73
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$141,750$68.15403.10
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$67,950Not published400.74
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$63,880Not published400.90
Graphic Designers$36,850$17.72400.31
Dentists, General$161,620$77.70400.60
Opticians, Dispensing$44,900$21.59400.99
Protective Service Workers, All Other$51,240$24.64400.81
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$38,750$18.63400.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$80,700$38.80400.22
Real Estate Sales Agents$62,900$30.24400.33
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$48,380$23.26400.31
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,930$17.75400.67
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,170$19.31400.42
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,300$21.78400.76
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$99,290$47.74300.32
Personal Financial Advisors$68,080$32.73300.22
Financial Examiners$64,190$30.86300.82
Architectural and Civil Drafters$74,750$35.94300.49
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$41,600$20.00300.92
Health Education Specialists$56,530$27.18300.89
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$46,590Not published300.62
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,350Not published300.46
Veterinarians$95,760$46.04300.70
Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more303.07
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$61,730$29.68300.47
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$21,430$10.31300.46
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$42,310$20.34300.65
Couriers and Messengers$34,480$16.58300.74
Data Entry Keyers$36,850$17.72300.44
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$35,500$17.07300.35
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$20,850$10.02Not publishedNot published
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,000$40.39Not publishedNot published
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$75,490$36.29Not publishedNot published
Word Processors and Typists$32,850$15.80Not 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.