metropolitan statistical area · 46340

Tyler, TX

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

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$42,650
Total employment115,220

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Tyler, TX metro area was $42,650 per year ($20.51 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 115,220 jobs. 340 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
Registered Nurses1.774,430$80,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.77550$43,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1.715,450$23,980
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses1.68810$59,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1.661,730$38,320
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics1.62850$44,590
Medical and Health Services Managers1.59700$103,640
Nursing Assistants1.501,610$35,300

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 340 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Tyler, TX metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,980$11.535,4501.71
Registered Nurses$80,340$38.634,4301.77
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,370$12.684,2601.49
Retail Salespersons$28,050$13.493,6501.26
General and Operations Managers$84,150$40.463,3001.27
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,390$20.862,8001.28
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,960$16.812,7001.29
Cashiers$27,570$13.252,1200.93
Office Clerks, General$37,180$17.871,7500.96
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,320$18.421,7301.66
Waiters and Waitresses$22,370$10.761,7201.02
Customer Service Representatives$37,720$18.131,6800.88
Nursing Assistants$35,300$16.971,6101.50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,150$14.981,5400.94
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,290$24.661,4900.97
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,810$20.101,2200.97
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$32,570$15.661,1801.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,890$28.791,1301.06
Cooks, Restaurant$30,300$14.571,0501.01
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,770$21.521,0400.91
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,920$19.679401.13
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$56,490$27.169401.01
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,830$22.039400.92
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,120Not published9200.89
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,060Not published9001.14
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,930Not published9000.85
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,590$21.448501.62
Light Truck Drivers$38,090$18.318301.14
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,550$28.638101.68
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,100$15.438101.20
Accountants and Auditors$72,900$35.058000.74
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,880$18.217901.11
Medical Assistants$37,460$18.017601.25
Food Preparation Workers$28,150$13.537301.10
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,640$49.837001.59
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,800Not published6801.48
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,630$13.296601.03
Construction Laborers$37,700$18.136500.79
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,350$17.486400.91
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,450$30.026400.70
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$62,280$29.946000.99
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,300$18.415800.96
Project Management Specialists$79,110$38.035500.70
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$43,100$20.725501.77
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$39,750$19.115500.96
Security Guards$36,170$17.395300.56
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,400$35.295000.62
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,060$34.655001.08
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,020$25.975001.08
Human Resources Specialists$58,770$28.254900.73
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,400$34.814900.99
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450$33.394900.98
Pharmacy Technicians$43,690$21.004801.36
Driver/Sales Workers$33,750$16.234801.59
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$80,740Not published4502.74
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$20,880$10.044501.12
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$36,350$17.484400.99
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,610Not published4302.22
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,750$23.444201.72
Sales Managers$127,030$61.074100.86
Computer User Support Specialists$57,660$27.723800.72
Bartenders$21,170$10.183800.67
Dental Assistants$38,390$18.463701.28
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$61,250$29.453701.01
Electricians$50,260$24.163700.66
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$33,000$15.863701.32
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,320$27.563601.23
Counter and Rental Clerks$33,710$16.213601.21
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,090$13.993601.28
Financial Managers$136,520$65.643400.54
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,470$35.803402.00
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$57,620$27.703301.42
Bus Drivers, School$26,780$12.873301.12
Software Developers$123,760$59.503200.26
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$24,700$11.883201.01
Insurance Sales Agents$45,060$21.663200.90
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$27,220$13.093203.17
Helpers--Production Workers$33,420$16.073202.57
Training and Development Specialists$50,850$24.453100.91
Lawyers$130,390$62.693100.55
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,410$14.143100.87
Correctional Officers and Jailers$45,150$21.713101.09
Construction Managers$79,770$38.353001.07
Nurse Practitioners$132,490$63.703001.25
Childcare Workers$26,050$12.523000.79
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010$28.373001.23
Firefighters$43,740$21.032901.14
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,670$22.442900.81
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,300$23.702900.94
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$51,390$24.712900.88
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$51,920$24.962800.42
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,930Not published2803.44
Pharmacists$136,790$65.762801.18
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49,060$23.592800.82
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$81,240Not published2701.12
Dishwashers$28,560$13.732700.78
Managers, All Other$122,440$58.862600.56
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$50,160$24.122600.70
Billing and Posting Clerks$40,080$19.272600.88
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,460$26.182601.20
Bakers$28,690$13.792601.47
Computer Systems Analysts$97,880$47.062500.65
Civil Engineers$84,960$40.852500.93
Physical Therapists$108,380$52.112501.27
Respiratory Therapists$76,800$36.922502.44
Recreation Workers$28,700$13.802501.04
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$55,000$26.442507.60
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,550$16.132500.60
Food Service Managers$54,210$26.062401.33
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,010$13.952400.61
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$32,550$15.652402.98
Tellers$36,810$17.702401.00
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,510$72.362300.47
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$30,600$14.712300.70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$81,860$39.362201.32
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$72,770$34.982200.84
Social and Human Service Assistants$39,730$19.102200.69
Physicians, All Other$182,690$87.832200.88
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$44,380$21.342202.04
Dental Hygienists$94,710$45.542101.27
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,290$31.392100.63
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$59,810$28.762000.54
Phlebotomists$38,150$18.342001.86
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$23,870$11.482000.66
Parts Salespersons$35,130$16.892001.01
Construction and Building Inspectors$69,180$33.262001.87
Production Workers, All Other$39,990$19.232001.09
Compliance Officers$61,180$29.421900.61
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$67,320Not published1903.29
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$26,950$12.961900.83
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,110$13.041900.97
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$45,850$22.041901.26
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,490$14.181901.31
Instructional Coordinators$82,280$39.561801.05
Speech-Language Pathologists$97,860$47.051701.24
Medical Records Specialists$44,500$21.391701.16
Cooks, Short Order$22,900$11.011701.66
Marketing Managers$130,200$62.591600.54
Mechanical Engineers$106,240$51.081600.72
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$52,290$25.141600.54
Occupational Therapists$101,220$48.671601.29
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,570$22.391601.22
Animal Caretakers$29,210$14.041600.78
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,150$23.631600.56
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,540$17.091601.96
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,390$48.741501.11
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,680$40.711500.66
Computer Occupations, All Other$87,970$42.291500.47
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,110$39.481502.22
Physical Therapist Assistants$75,670$36.381501.76
Cost Estimators$62,910$30.251400.85
Healthcare Social Workers$61,320$29.481401.04
Public Relations Specialists$59,500$28.611400.68
Emergency Medical Technicians$37,410$17.991401.01
File Clerks$35,030$16.841402.50
Carpenters$44,220$21.261400.28
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$40,160$19.311400.87
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$51,830$24.921401.36
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$39,650$19.061401.05
Personal Financial Advisors$84,090$40.431300.66
Loan Officers$51,870$24.941300.63
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$40,060$19.261303.01
Coaches and Scouts$40,410Not published1300.71
Physician Assistants$133,460$64.161301.08
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,290$30.911300.79
Data Entry Keyers$38,020$18.281301.38
Butchers and Meat Cutters$27,770$13.351301.30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,880$29.271201.38
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$35,520$17.081200.96
Medical Equipment Preparers$44,590$21.441202.14
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$79,710$38.321201.36
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$42,480$20.431200.78
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$41,660$20.031200.82
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$63,190$30.3812015.92
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,820$23.471201.09
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,000$28.371200.89
Administrative Services Managers$105,400$50.671100.57
Industrial Production Managers$118,530$56.991100.58
Social and Community Service Managers$71,600$34.421100.74
Surveyors$56,810$27.311102.80
Graphic Designers$44,850$21.561100.74
Pest Control Workers$34,940$16.801101.43
Real Estate Sales Agents$43,890$21.101100.75
Bill and Account Collectors$38,810$18.661100.93
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$42,090$20.231100.98
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,650$22.431100.91
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,610$16.641101.57
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,380$17.011100.58
Human Resources Managers$113,260$54.451000.63
Management Analysts$99,880$48.021000.15
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$98,560Not published1001.59
Dentists, General$125,990$60.571001.09
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$101,190$48.651001.32
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$37,540$18.051000.75
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$92,220$44.341000.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,800$22.501000.76
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,920$21.601000.64
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,860$23.971001.05
Credit Counselors$44,170$21.24904.40
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$60,300$28.99901.69
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$76,790$36.92900.90
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,200Not published900.71
Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,060$21.18900.37
Massage Therapists$56,300$27.07901.17
Chefs and Head Cooks$52,050$25.03900.63
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$40,260$19.36901.09
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$36,730$17.66902.72
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,930$21.60900.78
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,380$20.37900.80
Wellhead Pumpers$70,590$33.94906.38
Facilities Managers$97,700$46.97800.72
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,720$81.12800.49
Industrial Engineers$99,750$47.96800.31
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$52,880$25.43801.19
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$61,250Not published801.22
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$43,160$20.75802.76
General Internal Medicine Physicians$65,810$31.64801.66
Medical Transcriptionists$34,070$16.38802.65
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$28,500$13.70801.16
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,920$13.91800.37
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,370$21.33801.07
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,540$22.38800.69
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,000$22.11800.69
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$43,740$21.03801.34
Sheet Metal Workers$48,820$23.47800.86
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$45,030$21.65801.49
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$79,640$38.29808.76
Machinists$58,170$27.97800.38
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$64,910$31.21700.29
Logisticians$71,580$34.41700.38
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,060$40.42700.26
Financial Specialists, All Other$64,990$31.25700.67
Operations Research Analysts$78,240$37.62700.93
Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,230$28.00700.95
Conservation Scientists$69,880$33.60703.69
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,960Not published701.51
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,160$18.35700.76
Producers and Directors$42,650$20.50700.71
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,920$34.09701.14
Veterinarians$120,850$58.10701.07
Family Medicine Physicians$66,390$31.92700.88
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,280$36.19701.84
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$45,200$21.73700.76
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$35,110$16.88700.29
Public Safety Telecommunicators$48,710$23.42700.94
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,060$37.53701.37
Food Processing Workers, All Other$36,290$17.45701.35
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,270$23.21700.58
Electrical Engineers$113,930$54.77600.40
Petroleum Engineers$132,530$63.71604.16
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$59,390$28.55601.80
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,070Not published600.84
Tutors$28,870$13.88600.46
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,500$37.74600.61
Psychiatric Technicians$34,400$16.54600.49
Residential Advisors$30,900$14.85600.93
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,620$21.93600.48
Order Clerks$36,410$17.51601.04
Couriers and Messengers$37,040$17.81601.15
Roofers$45,700$21.97600.57
Highway Maintenance Workers$46,470$22.34600.55
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$46,700$22.45604.34
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$71,590$34.42600.89
Medical Equipment Repairers$43,460$20.89601.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,400$17.98600.44
Printing Press Operators$36,680$17.63600.55
Sewing Machine Operators$29,030$13.96600.71
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$44,400$21.35600.62
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,650$15.70600.80
Chief Executives$237,880$114.37500.34
Public Relations Managers$101,510$48.80500.83
Purchasing Managers$121,180$58.26500.75
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,610$23.37500.83
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$48,160$23.15500.44
Computer Network Support Specialists$64,250$30.89500.50
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$87,970$42.29500.60
Psychologists, All Other$69,640$33.48503.65
Biological Technicians$77,020$37.03500.90
Rehabilitation Counselors$40,850$19.64500.67
Community Health Workers$45,490$21.87501.11
Clergy$50,800$24.42501.22
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$58,930Not published502.47
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$52,040Not published500.60
Floral Designers$30,820$14.82501.64
Photographers$34,130$16.41501.19
Psychiatrists$66,550$32.00502.28
Opticians, Dispensing$35,310$16.98500.95
Postal Service Clerks$58,680$28.21500.92
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$34,320$16.50501.87
Glaziers$42,580$20.47501.08
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,930$21.12501.03
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$50,250$24.16500.86
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$59,040$28.39501.48
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,880$25.42501.01
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$36,780$17.68500.92
Parking Attendants$30,580$14.70500.47
Fundraisers$57,610$27.70400.52
Property Appraisers and Assessors$73,010$35.10400.95
Database Administrators$101,680$48.88400.72
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$93,510$44.96400.58
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$89,500$43.03400.53
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$62,840$30.21402.49
Counselors, All Other$60,180$28.93402.10
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$49,150$23.63400.53
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$72,550Not published401.57
Library Technicians$35,890$17.25400.84
Interior Designers$48,960$23.54400.74
Audio and Video Technicians$46,500$22.36400.84
Chiropractors$60,150$28.92401.30
Optometrists$127,300$61.20401.31
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$86,840$41.75401.15
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$117,260$56.37400.38
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$37,640$18.09401.36
Helpers--Electricians$32,740$15.74400.92
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,540$27.18400.99
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$39,620$19.05400.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,890$18.70400.52
Dental Laboratory Technicians$45,110$21.69401.61
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$38,990$18.75400.32
Material Moving Workers, All Other$33,360$16.04402.44
Fundraising Managers$104,740$50.36301.07
Training and Development Managers$96,320$46.31300.95
Drafters, All Other$51,100$24.57303.15
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$50,990$24.51300.61
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansNot publishedNot published301.21
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$58,390$28.07301.41
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$78,340Not published302.12
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$61,160Not published302.51
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$36,720Not published300.28
Interpreters and Translators$44,670$21.47300.81
Private Detectives and Investigators$46,390$22.30301.29
Barbers$36,060$17.34302.99
Procurement Clerks$40,330$19.39300.79
Plant and System Operators, All Other$40,710$19.57303.16
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$35,370$17.00301.02
Crane and Tower Operators$55,930$26.89301.10
Computer Network Architects$103,910$49.96Not publishedNot published
Data Scientists$108,780$52.30Not publishedNot published
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$40,130$19.29Not publishedNot published
Tax Preparers$47,210$22.70Not 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.