nonmetropolitan area · 3000003

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$46,780
Total employment39,080

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area was $46,780 per year ($22.49 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 39,080 jobs. 216 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
Bartenders3.44650$27,250
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.91630$33,560
Cooks, Restaurant2.10740$37,460
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1.60550$45,760

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 216 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,670$13.781,1601.20
Cashiers$30,120$14.481,1401.47
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,670$17.639500.88
General and Operations Managers$79,180$38.078500.97
Registered Nurses$86,470$41.577700.90
Waiters and Waitresses$22,760$10.947501.32
Cooks, Restaurant$37,460$18.017402.10
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,880$28.797101.37
Office Clerks, General$45,870$22.056801.10
Retail Salespersons$35,790$17.216700.68
Bartenders$27,250$13.106503.44
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,560$16.136302.91
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,410$19.435900.83
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,000$17.315701.02
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,760$22.005501.60
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,870$22.055001.30
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,740$21.994401.57
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,370$28.544403.69
Nursing Assistants$45,850$22.044301.17
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,550$19.984201.37
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,060$22.154200.97
Customer Service Representatives$44,130$21.223600.55
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,740Not published3501.00
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,190Not published3301.23
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,170$31.333201.17
Accountants and Auditors$74,320$35.733200.87
Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,010$24.523103.29
Construction Laborers$48,540$23.343101.13
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,840$20.603001.25
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,780$29.702900.79
Carpenters$58,480$28.122801.64
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,920Not published2700.74
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,860$35.512701.33
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,680$17.632602.30
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$28,050$13.492501.90
Psychiatric Aides$46,340$22.2825027.96
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,670$18.592501.03
Forest and Conservation Technicians$51,630$24.8223029.44
Food Preparation Workers$34,360$16.522200.96
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,170$19.792200.29
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,390$25.672101.21
Driver/Sales Workers$23,000$11.062102.08
Dishwashers$29,200$14.042001.63
Electricians$70,200$33.752001.07
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,020$38.471901.20
Light Truck Drivers$37,380$17.971900.78
Security Guards$48,230$23.191800.57
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,560$49.791701.11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,640$29.641700.55
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,670$31.091700.98
Project Management Specialists$102,060$49.071600.60
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,350$29.021601.31
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,950$18.731601.47
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200$15.001601.59
Tellers$37,550$18.051601.88
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$36,550$17.5716019.79
Human Resources Specialists$62,600$30.091400.60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,330Not published1400.92
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,800$30.191400.88
Medical Assistants$46,470$22.341400.68
Parts Salespersons$39,510$19.001402.12
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,040$22.141401.41
Highway Maintenance Workers$60,480$29.081403.65
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,020$30.781403.13
Construction Managers$108,130$51.991301.35
Lawyers$102,540$49.301300.68
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$62,620$30.111300.77
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$21,980$10.5713058.92
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$79,890$38.411301.11
Bus Drivers, School$43,540$20.931301.24
Civil Engineers$81,590$39.231201.32
Compliance Officers$63,950$30.751101.09
Management Analysts$48,890$23.501100.50
Nurse Practitioners$136,310$65.531101.35
Emergency Medical Technicians$32,910$15.821102.50
Firefighters$47,770$22.971101.32
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,760$29.211100.69
Physical Therapists$97,980$47.111001.45
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$80,350$38.631003.85
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,850$18.681000.99
Insurance Sales Agents$75,690$36.391000.80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,700$23.411000.97
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,110$28.9010015.69
Financial Managers$124,600$59.90900.45
Managers, All Other$85,750$41.23900.57
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,330$16.99900.79
Pharmacy Technicians$50,120$24.09900.77
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,020$12.99900.86
Animal Caretakers$33,920$16.31901.40
Tour and Travel Guides$38,620$18.57907.04
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,940$21.13901.13
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700$27.74901.04
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,840$20.60900.46
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,370$28.06901.19
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,700$17.64900.96
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$92,290Not published800.94
Food Service Managers$73,130$35.16801.35
Social and Community Service Managers$72,440$34.83801.49
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,870$36.48800.34
Software Developers$118,110$56.78800.19
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,570$28.16800.82
Pharmacists$143,280$68.89801.04
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,530$38.24800.99
Dental Assistants$44,090$21.20800.81
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$74,630$35.88806.33
Recreation Workers$37,810$18.18800.96
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,130$17.37800.37
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,040$18.29800.23
Butchers and Meat Cutters$41,600$20.00802.46
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,320$17.46801.55
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$55,810$26.83802.42
Packers and Packagers, Hand$31,740$15.26800.59
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,340$28.53700.84
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$58,180$27.97700.60
Cost Estimators$69,590$33.46701.21
Loan Officers$68,250$32.81701.01
Computer User Support Specialists$54,280$26.10700.39
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$78,620$37.80701.86
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$57,690$27.74703.16
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,730$22.47700.79
Public Relations Specialists$60,240$28.96700.94
Family Medicine Physicians$361,480$173.79702.64
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,880$35.52701.29
Medical Records Specialists$49,710$23.90701.37
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,980$14.41700.95
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,410$22.31701.52
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,640$28.19700.23
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,140$21.70701.46
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$44,950$21.61701.96
Bakers$36,510$17.55701.10
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,740$16.70701.15
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,800$64.81600.36
Fundraisers$50,870$24.46602.01
Training and Development Specialists$63,070$30.32600.50
Conservation Scientists$73,920$35.54608.43
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,470$29.07600.65
Healthcare Social Workers$59,820$28.76601.22
Social Workers, All Other$51,120$24.58603.62
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,100$29.85602.14
Coaches and Scouts$51,700Not published600.89
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,460$27.14601.29
Residential Advisors$46,130$22.18602.84
Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,480$22.83602.25
Postal Service Clerks$57,090$27.45603.24
Logging Equipment Operators$53,420$25.686011.13
Fence Erectors$46,880$22.54609.18
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,230$28.96600.55
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,760$21.52601.46
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,590$21.44600.33
Chief Executives$201,230$96.74501.00
Marketing Managers$132,210$63.56500.49
Electrical Engineers$89,520$43.04501.10
Hydrologists$84,300$40.535034.70
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$47,120$22.65501.60
Clergy$44,410$21.35503.46
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,750Not published500.75
Instructional Coordinators$55,560$26.71500.86
Dental Hygienists$98,310$47.26500.89
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,780$19.61501.97
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,420$38.66501.24
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$38,520$18.52502.33
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,460$28.59501.46
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$58,900$28.32501.28
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,560$19.50501.43
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$46,850$22.52500.51
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$51,910$24.96500.42
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,260$27.53500.87
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,240$37.61501.40
Tire Repairers and Changers$45,990$22.11501.98
Machinists$60,920$29.29500.66
Administrative Services ManagersNot publishedNot published400.58
Human Resources Managers$113,040$54.35400.68
Computer Network Support Specialists$59,290$28.50401.21
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$76,540$36.80400.56
Environmental Engineers$83,230$40.02403.95
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,070$28.40400.36
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,650Not published401.49
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,530Not published400.98
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,660$31.09401.21
Physician Assistants$146,770$70.56401.10
Occupational Therapists$91,480$43.98400.92
Veterinarians$73,590$35.38402.07
Paramedics$45,760$22.00401.53
Surgical Technologists$60,360$29.02401.19
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,780$18.16401.19
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$68,150$32.76400.71
Bill and Account Collectors$49,920$24.00401.04
New Accounts Clerks$43,660$20.99404.21
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$39,180$18.84401.42
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$55,840$26.84406.29
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,510$27.17401.01
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$48,850$23.48402.75
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,690$20.52400.38
Facilities Managers$86,280$41.48300.76
Architectural and Engineering Managers$128,010$61.54300.60
Surveyors$104,050$50.02302.50
Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,070$30.32301.27
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$81,980$39.41307.16
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$76,180$36.63301.39
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$83,740$40.26305.41
Rehabilitation Counselors$42,670$20.52301.30
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$48,260$23.20301.23
Speech-Language Pathologists$74,480$35.81300.75
Emergency Medicine Physicians$486,350$233.82303.86
Phlebotomists$45,000$21.64300.94
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$43,600$20.96305.07
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$88,860$42.72300.44
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,530$28.62300.87
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,890$22.54300.84
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$43,440$20.88300.64
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,360$19.89300.49
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,800$23.46302.48
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,460$26.66302.27
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,270$15.03302.66
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,460$20.42Not publishedNot published
Real Estate Sales Agents$73,940$35.55Not 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.