Occupations in Kentucky

423 occupations with a Kentucky page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which Kentucky schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in Kentucky.

423 occupations

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Occupations in Kentucky
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mininglimited
47-5022
$47,780790129
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
33-1011
$62,78078015323
Massage Therapists
31-9011
$59,7907805104
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
31-9099
$46,020770661
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1011
$80,1407604911,584
Health Education Specialists
21-1091
$65,37076012346
Bailiffsmoderate
33-3011
$30,760760321
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
33-3021
$71,6707206110
Athletic Trainers
29-9091
$60,680720538
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
19-3033
$99,140710262,524
Chemical Technicians
19-4031
$60,83070021275
Financial Specialists, All Other
13-2099
$65,69069012723
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1141
$64,690670456,579
Medical Scientists
19-1042
$77,58067014412
Surveyorslimited
17-1022
$71,840670210
Operations Research Analystsmoderate
15-2031
$83,8506604259
Database Administrators
15-1242
$87,390650325,247
Occupational Health and Safety Techniciansmoderate
19-5012
$61,120650355
Financial Examiners
13-2061
$76,26064020788
Labor Relations Specialists
13-1075
$73,550640669
Crane and Tower Operatorslimited
53-7021
$62,000640129
Budget Analysts
13-2031
$76,860630201,428
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081
$61,450620273,527
Emergency Medicine Physiciansmoderate
29-1214
$169,3906203474
Advertising Sales Agentslimited
41-3011
$51,5806202149
Social Workers, All Other
21-1029
$85,160610152,445
Web and Digital Interface Designers
15-1255
$77,000590356,286
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1066
$74,520590272,784
School Psychologistsmoderate
19-3034
$75,370590337
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042
$46,840560772
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1123
$65,09054024514
Education Administrators, All Other
11-9039
$102,610530151,296
Chemists
19-2031
$84,09053019249
Public Relations Managers
11-2032
$112,32051024918
Mechanical Drafters
17-3013
$68,8805108222
Financial Risk Specialists
13-2054
$74,640500211,580
Computer Hardware Engineers
17-2061
$116,2005005339
Engineers, All Other
17-2199
$99,830500798
Occupational Therapy Assistantsmoderate
31-2011
$65,230500338
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1022
$65,82049023337
Editors
27-3041
$59,43049019327
Interior Designerslimited
27-1025
$59,240490234
Surgical Assistants
29-9093
$84,60048011212
Interpreters and Translators
27-3091
$53,59048014164
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042
$70,630470261,446
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1122
$62,380470241,072
Animal Trainersmoderate
39-2011
$34,030470356
Chiropractorslimited
29-1011
$81,74047019
Training and Development Managers
11-3131
$112,750460456,571
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers
49-9012
$61,450450132,156
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
51-2041
$55,25045013468
Surgeons, All Othermoderate
29-1249
$162,1604403474
Dietetic Techniciansmoderate
29-2051
$28,9704304109
Optometristslimited
29-1041
$128,860430155
Farm and Home Management Educators
25-9021
$61,1904206373
Commercial and Industrial Designers
27-1021
$76,100420589
Clergy
21-2011
$58,92041091,138
Natural Sciences Managers
11-9121
$126,440400262,071
Continuous Mining Machine Operatorslimited
47-5041
$50,020390129
Pediatricians, Generalmoderate
29-1221
$175,6903803474
Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3029
$65,6603809135
Photographers
27-4021
$47,170380982
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasterslimited
47-5032
$50,360380129
Credit Analysts
13-2041
$79,290370201,427
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
27-3023
$47,53037018345
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistratesmoderate
23-1023
$150,6503703332
Database Architects
15-1243
$125,400350368,272
Writers and Authors
27-3043
$48,78035022897
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
19-3099
$78,85035014216
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011
$44,990350774
Private Detectives and Investigatorsmoderate
33-9021
$47,650350460
Environmental Engineerslimited
17-2081
$107,52035011
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1032
$110,810340121,381
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
27-3011
$36,17034022795
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4191
$47,09034013468
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
25-1069
$64,84034017111
Technical Writersmoderate
27-3042
$81,070340317
Marriage and Family Therapists
21-1013
$52,420330152,431
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2032
$61,1303307479
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126
$65,580320241,543
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-1011
$62,03032012407
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
19-4099
$68,23032016369
Art Directors
27-1011
$76,1603209126
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1021
$83,470310346,278
Entertainment and Recreation Managers
11-9072
$80,130300478,873
Psychologists, All Other
19-3039
$149,990300251,999
Logging Equipment Operatorslimited
45-4022
$30,230300129
Health and Safety Engineerslimited
17-2111
$107,76030011
Special Education Teachers, All Other
25-2059
$63,14029015695
Aerospace Engineersmoderate
17-2011
$126,1302904482
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113
$65,260280152,834
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
21-1099
$58,15028018639
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125
$64,60028022292
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanersmoderate
47-4071
$43,980280360
Materials Engineerslimited
17-2131
$100,620280222
Web Developers
15-1254
$82,630270111,048
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
23-2093
$52,8602705126
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operatorslimited
47-4061
$73,120270129
Biological Technicians
19-4021
$48,910260271,287
Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1029
$79,400260251,275

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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