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Abilene, TX

289 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 10180.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Family Medicine Physicians$220,400
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$165,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$156,940
Dentists, General$156,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,670
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$134,920
Pharmacists$133,660
Nurse Practitioners$129,120
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$127,550
Veterinarians$122,820
Lawyers$122,560
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$118,210
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$114,900
Sales Managers$111,020
Marketing Managers$109,100
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$108,830
Human Resources Managers$107,640
Training and Development Managers$107,280
Electrical Engineers$106,340
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations)$104,740
All 289 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011550$75,4100.78
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012120$103,7100.91
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301180$78,8101.23
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091120$25,9100.64
Animal Caretakers 39-2021120$35,4800.92
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301140$58,2900.86
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904140$156,9400.35
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112160$78,6301.23
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302160$46,4200.87
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023650$46,1901.90
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603170$30,9801.36
Bakers 51-3011160$37,4301.41
Bartenders 35-3011310$21,8900.86
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301160$41,4800.83
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021130$41,4500.67
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-104240$76,5101.75
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031650$45,6200.97
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051120$47,3700.63
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305250$37,0100.65
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031210$56,6101.47
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199350$73,4500.67
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011100$84,6702.53
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302140$34,6800.63
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020140$64,4800.58
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194130$66,4602.35
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032190$60,9303.57
Carpenters 47-203180$43,0300.25
Cashiers 41-20111,780$27,1301.19
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205170$46,4400.73
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101160$47,8400.59
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101140$165,7700.41
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021380$48,7902.02
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011130$26,8100.51
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051150$73,5500.85
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031Not available$35,580
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061200$27,2601.07
Clergy 21-201130$47,3801.12
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010150$47,6700.93
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303330$71,0400.93
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022130$40,0601.10
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912490$47,2501.12
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109940$44,3700.82
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114130$60,5700.64
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041180$66,0200.87
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123140$60,0600.51
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916190$44,8701.04
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129980$96,8900.39
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102140$50,7602.11
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121180$80,9600.31
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232290$52,1500.84
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021120$135,6700.38
Construction Laborers 47-2061570$38,1601.08
Construction Managers 11-9021190$89,0501.04
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401160$57,6000.89
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-9012110$48,1304.73
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011280$25,7800.90
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012250$31,8501.17
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014730$30,1801.08
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015110$22,8401.67
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012730$53,5703.97
Cost Estimators 13-105180$63,6300.77
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021250$35,0001.28
Couriers and Messengers 43-502150$35,4001.55
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031140$44,4001.56
Customer Service Representatives 43-40512,550$36,8302.03
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403160$40,0000.76
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021100$35,9901.67
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205140$83,6000.34
Dental Assistants 31-9091170$39,5100.91
Dental Hygienists 29-129270$93,6000.64
Dentists, General 29-102150$156,0400.80
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 47-501140$50,6507.49
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302160$59,9801.12
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011250$20,8200.94
Dishwashers 35-9021180$26,8800.76
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032130$40,0501.35
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031300$33,5601.53
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903940$79,6101.65
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032210$82,9101.29
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033120$91,8601.40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081130$50,4404.56
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099140$49,3002.40
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012350$58,0002.07
Electrical Engineers 17-207150$106,3400.53
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905180$79,6001.28
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209460$73,7501.81
Electricians 47-2111500$47,4001.37
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021660$53,4800.98
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406170$45,5200.98
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042100$38,2901.12
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112340$73,6701.41
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011190$63,4800.86
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903180$34,1700.54
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301370$81,4100.90
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121540$220,4000.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304130$48,9001.91
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,930$26,3101.57
File Clerks 43-407160$38,8301.62
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031310$134,9200.77
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$60,2600.77
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205170$84,3900.40
Firefighters 33-2011210$78,3801.25
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011390$64,2701.00
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-101190$59,8903.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101440$43,0100.74
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102160$100,4301.34
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012900$34,7001.52
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101170$44,4800.81
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101260$45,2400.91
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011430$73,1701.45
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101280$65,4000.80
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011970$60,3001.40
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102260$42,3401.06
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101230$118,2100.40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011340$61,1901.04
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011750$42,0001.38
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047290$56,0800.98
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021410$28,2500.95
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309940$35,1801.29
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-304170$27,3400.52
Food Service Managers 11-9051160$54,5101.39
Fundraisers 13-113150$58,9500.85
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,120$86,2001.25
Graphic Designers 27-102450$49,3600.56
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012110$28,2300.76
Health Education Specialists 21-109150$56,5301.67
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107150$79,2500.44
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099140$48,8801.61
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102260$60,8000.67
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909970$36,8701.29
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021260$54,3301.30
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,090$54,7201.09
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-301960Not available5.25
Helpers--Electricians 47-301340$37,4401.16
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098110$33,7802.31
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-301550$37,1602.23
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198120$38,1601.44
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405160$47,5700.75
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,820$23,6900.88
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031180$23,4500.88
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081180$28,1401.44
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416130$48,3500.71
Human Resources Managers 11-312180$107,6400.79
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071320$60,4000.72
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211240$96,8400.23
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041280$57,2201.31
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305190$108,8300.77
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051170$37,9700.46
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199130$43,2402.02
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061240$48,0500.83
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099110$44,1701.24
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031240$67,1602.17
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041410$40,6103.92
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021200$49,9600.85
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011930$30,0200.87
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062830$35,8100.58
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011320$34,7900.70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011170$28,9601.76
Lawyers 23-1011160$122,5600.44
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601240$46,3700.52
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402250$54,1100.78
Library Technicians 25-403140$36,5601.28
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061510$60,9501.62
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033400$38,0900.83
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131140$45,6501.71
Loan Officers 13-2072150$55,2301.12
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108150$64,4900.41
Machinists 51-404160$56,1600.44
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012410$27,7800.99
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904350$46,0601.67
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071840$42,9401.14
Management Analysts 13-1111120$81,3300.27
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199260$114,9000.86
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161190$58,9800.44
Marketing Managers 11-2021140$109,1000.73
Massage Therapists 31-901160$68,7301.17
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102240$78,0801.58
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214150$99,4600.37
Medical Assistants 31-9092350$37,5500.89
Medical Records Specialists 29-207280$48,3900.89
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013940$43,7902.03
Medical Transcriptionists 31-909440$30,9401.82
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111420$102,2101.47
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112130$50,5100.47
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102390$43,1401.39
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102670$36,3400.90
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022430$59,5101.43
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090220$37,4700.33
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042140$58,6801.66
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244100$79,2600.63
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171110$129,1200.71
Nursing Assistants 31-1131800$37,4601.15
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501160$76,3300.88
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112290$104,7401.19
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,110$37,4100.93
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199130$44,1201.35
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073230$49,5001.00
Operations Research Analysts 15-203140$75,3100.69
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205740$36,7901.24
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$37,9200.97
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064160$28,1800.60
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214180$38,7600.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201180$58,7000.40
Paramedics 29-204380$54,3701.55
Parking Attendants 53-602140$30,8500.55
Parts Salespersons 41-2022180$35,4101.40
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305170$50,1200.98
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205250$83,8700.36
Pharmacists 29-1051150$133,6600.98
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052260$42,5601.16
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112670$60,9907.50
Phlebotomists 31-909750$36,1000.77
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202270$49,7902.97
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202160$76,0901.06
Physical Therapists 29-1123180$102,9201.41
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107160$127,5500.71
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152320$51,7901.40
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051400$76,0701.25
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$63,2101.38
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052180$57,9701.14
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-505380$58,4701.50
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199110$49,6601.47
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011270$29,1901.18
Printing Press Operators 51-511240$36,0300.59
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092130$57,6403.00
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201240$43,3000.51
Production Workers, All Other 51-919950$34,3600.44
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061120$47,6600.64
Project Management Specialists 13-1082400$82,2300.77
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202040$61,7001.50
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141170$49,4601.15
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106660$61,9403.10
Public Relations Managers 11-203240$93,7101.10
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031130$56,8300.96
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$51,4801.06
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034140$66,5201.22
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022100$47,7901.07
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171450$30,6901.03
Recreation Workers 39-903280$30,1200.49
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,680$80,2401.03
Residential Advisors 39-904170$35,4201.66
Respiratory Therapists 29-112680$71,2601.20
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,000$29,5301.06
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-501250$56,5407.55
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-5071150$45,4107.13
Sales Managers 11-2022280$111,0200.90
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091550$57,8000.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012430$60,4400.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401160$72,2400.41
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909960$35,5801.41
School Psychologists 19-303430$79,4401.09
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031610$59,9901.19
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014900$39,3601.10
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031170$60,6000.70
Security Guards 33-9032220$36,1200.36
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021120$43,0300.78
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 47-501370$58,8303.16
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221160$43,5901.01
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071290$38,9400.74
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305380$36,8200.69
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151140$68,9001.38
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093270$42,4501.26
Software Developers 15-1252250$103,7600.31
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125350$81,9900.56
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052220$58,0801.72
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205760$57,7201.38
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205850$60,0200.58
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127140$80,8701.63
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,380$34,2001.01
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222180$45,6802.36
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018130$48,5800.54
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031610$29,1202.41
Surgical Technologists 29-205560$61,7401.08
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309930$64,9400.55
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045750$28,7001.10
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202290$56,5501.38
Tellers 43-3071140$37,2800.87
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093100$35,1801.90
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209350$48,0602.24
Training and Development Managers 11-313130$107,2801.45
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151240$53,5401.07
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071110$82,2001.04
Veterinarians 29-113140$122,8200.99
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909660$29,7101.04
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056110$36,9801.83
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,080$22,5200.99
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803190$46,6601.39
Web Developers 15-125460Not available1.68
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121290$48,1601.44