metropolitan statistical area · 31020

Longview-Kelso, WA

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Longview-Kelso, WA metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$57,420
Total employment41,070

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area was $57,420 per year ($27.61 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 41,070 jobs. 199 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
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders23.41590$59,770
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders5.35540$47,980
Industrial Machinery Mechanics4.79560$96,950
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1.90710$45,400
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1.571,780$47,840

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 199 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$47,840$23.001,7801.57
Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,020$17.321,4401.41
Retail Salespersons$38,680$18.601,1201.09
Cashiers$36,350$17.481,0501.29
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,510$19.489001.15
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,930$30.267701.42
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,190$18.367300.98
Registered NursesNot publishedNot published7200.81
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,400Not published7101.90
General and Operations Managers$125,600$60.396000.65
Office Clerks, General$48,170$23.165900.91
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,770$28.7459023.41
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$96,950$46.615604.79
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,980$23.075405.35
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$46,590$22.405100.87
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,620$27.224901.36
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,910Not published4401.20
Nursing Assistants$47,830$23.004401.14
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,060$39.454402.47
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,580$27.684300.96
Waiters and Waitresses$54,870$26.384100.68
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$81,980$39.414101.09
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$59,980$28.843801.28
Customer Service Representatives$49,460$23.783800.55
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,100$25.533700.91
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$77,020$37.033601.10
Carpenters$68,550$32.963602.02
Construction Laborers$55,810$26.833601.25
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$51,740$24.873301.53
Cooks, Restaurant$44,980$21.633100.82
Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,790$19.613001.25
Electricians$96,860$46.573001.48
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$106,120$51.022901.34
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$65,140$31.322702.06
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,150$21.232701.08
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$97,530$46.892701.64
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,700$24.862701.31
Food Preparation Workers$38,460$18.492601.11
Accountants and Auditors$93,130$44.782500.66
Medical Assistants$61,480$29.562501.14
Light Truck Drivers$49,970$24.032500.97
Project Management Specialists$101,440$48.772300.83
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$61,260$29.452301.67
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$52,910$25.442300.72
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,080$26.002301.24
Bartenders$49,930$24.002101.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,820$21.552100.57
Bus Drivers, School$61,730$29.682101.97
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$104,110Not published2000.70
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,710$38.802001.66
Roofers$58,830$28.292005.68
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$75,270$36.192001.22
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$47,350$22.762001.99
Human Resources Specialists$75,810$36.451900.81
Dental Assistants$47,500$22.841901.84
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$64,150$30.841901.51
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,950$28.341901.18
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,300$34.761800.54
Logging Equipment Operators$76,980$37.0118031.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$60,100$28.8918016.76
Coaches and Scouts$44,360Not published1702.63
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,260$17.921700.76
Tellers$47,220$22.701702.00
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,920$36.981601.26
Counter and Rental Clerks$41,890$20.141601.54
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$82,340$39.591603.33
Software Developers$130,000$62.501500.33
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,190Not published1500.91
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$75,190$36.151501.50
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,740$38.821400.49
Security Guards$45,370$21.811400.40
Cooks, Fast Food$36,550$17.571400.84
Machinists$63,190$30.381401.84
Computer User Support Specialists$64,040$30.791300.69
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$80,450$38.681301.21
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,350$21.321301.01
Helpers--Production Workers$43,120$20.731303.05
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,980$18.261300.90
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$94,930$45.641200.66
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,640$21.941201.03
Billing and Posting Clerks$51,920$24.961201.12
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,750$35.941201.58
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,860$28.781201.09
Financial Managers$158,880$76.391100.47
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,940$37.471100.67
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$76,390$36.721103.00
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,660$25.321104.43
Industrial Production Managers$163,970$78.831001.49
Cost Estimators$78,610$37.791001.65
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,120$34.191000.43
Computer Systems Analysts$122,380$58.841000.72
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,660Not published1003.35
Dental Hygienists$123,020$59.141001.66
Pharmacy Technicians$58,250$28.011000.81
Recreation Workers$37,450$18.001001.11
Insurance Sales Agents$58,460$28.111000.80
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,530$30.061002.47
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,290$36.201000.85
Compliance Officers$77,940$37.47900.82
Loan Officers$78,940$37.95901.21
Industrial Engineers$99,630$47.90900.95
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$78,490$37.73900.92
Social and Human Service Assistants$51,050$24.54900.74
Parts Salespersons$47,010$22.60901.27
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.79901.00
Sales Managers$172,930$83.14800.49
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$162,170Not published800.94
Mechanical Engineers$98,910$47.56801.00
Self-Enrichment Teachers$47,800$22.98800.86
Dishwashers$36,880$17.73800.61
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,400$30.96800.75
Millwrights$74,940$36.03807.13
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,790$28.26801.94
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,190$82.30700.41
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,790$22.50702.07
Pharmacists$172,630$83.00700.88
Animal Caretakers$36,690$17.64700.96
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,290$28.02701.48
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,430$17.99701.04
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,020$28.38701.35
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,860$17.24701.00
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$59,550$28.63704.52
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$47,510$22.84706.40
Construction Managers$154,300$74.18600.57
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,790$64.80600.39
Managers, All Other$133,420$64.14600.36
Civil Engineers$102,750$49.40600.64
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,800Not published600.81
Nurse Practitioners$148,960$71.61600.68
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$62,250$29.93601.17
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,140$17.86600.83
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$36,390$17.50600.54
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$36,240$17.42600.52
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,440$30.98601.42
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,330$24.20601.34
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$122,240$58.77601.70
Bakers$41,510$19.96600.91
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,570$23.83601.30
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$69,070$33.216017.11
Management Analysts$98,620$47.41500.23
Training and Development Specialists$64,890$31.20500.44
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$107,890$51.87500.62
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,780$46.53501.38
Healthcare Social Workers$89,650$43.10501.08
Lawyers$101,170$48.64500.26
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,280$28.50501.63
Speech-Language Pathologists$98,710$47.46500.96
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$36,980$17.78500.34
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,060$23.11500.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$64,880$31.19500.36
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,370$24.70501.16
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,830$28.29500.19
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$81,750$39.30502.73
Food Batchmakers$37,690$18.12500.98
Food Processing Workers, All Other$50,500$24.28503.12
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,620$25.78502.88
Social and Community Service Managers$87,220$41.93400.67
Logisticians$68,170$32.77400.67
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$76,810$36.93401.55
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$56,810$27.31401.28
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$228,330$109.78406.79
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,690Not published401.49
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,830Not published400.83
Instructional Coordinators$99,540$47.86400.62
Dentists, General$204,950$98.54401.21
Physical Therapists$107,810$51.83400.59
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$60,050$28.87401.23
Chefs and Head Cooks$63,080$30.33400.69
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,590$17.59400.45
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$73,610$35.39400.74
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,570$20.95401.12
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,080$24.56400.73
Agricultural Inspectors$56,870$27.344010.25
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$76,690$36.87400.68
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,500$28.13400.71
Butchers and Meat Cutters$53,550$25.74401.13
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$61,820$29.724025.30
Driver/Sales Workers$46,960$22.58400.41
Marketing Managers$121,030$58.19300.33
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,230$61.17300.59
Human Resources Managers$137,230$65.98300.57
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$87,630$42.13300.38
Electrical Engineers$128,340$61.70300.62
Foresters$78,460$37.723012.67
Urban and Regional Planners$82,620$39.72302.81
Rehabilitation Counselors$58,760$28.25301.29
Community Health Workers$49,600$23.85302.12
Medical Records Specialists$60,700$29.19300.67
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$119,540$57.47300.77
Childcare Workers$42,300$20.34300.23
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$76,600$36.83304.17
Log Graders and Scalers$61,030$29.343037.83
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$79,890$38.41302.18
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$50,230$24.15301.22
Printing Press Operators$45,050$21.66300.87
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$77,350$37.19304.65
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,420$30.97300.97
Firefighters$78,940$37.95Not publishedNot published
Power Plant Operators$94,660$45.51Not 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.