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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

314 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 15180.

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.

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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
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$330,890
Family Medicine Physicians$215,480
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$178,860
Pediatricians, General$168,640
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$157,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,880
Dentists, General$134,550
Pharmacists$131,280
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations)$129,990
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$129,820
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$127,370
Nurse Practitioners$124,530
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$123,750
Veterinarians$120,940
Marketing Managers$113,220
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$110,830
Human Resources Managers$110,230
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations)$109,300
Software Developers$106,990
Physical Therapists$103,810
All 314 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011690$66,4400.47
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012110$89,2000.40
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301160$47,1800.41
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-603230$29,0801.04
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091350$21,8600.87
Animal Caretakers 39-2021150$28,2900.56
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301160$48,7100.61
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904150$157,1600.24
Archivists 25-401150$38,2605.65
Athletic Trainers 29-909160$66,4901.80
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302180$45,9500.52
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023780$39,1601.10
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603140$30,6400.41
Bakers 51-3011150$28,0400.64
Bartenders 35-3011630$18,3400.82
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011140$38,8500.85
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021370$36,4700.90
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102950$88,7100.97
Biological Technicians 19-402130$36,0900.44
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30311,020$41,5300.74
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051720$38,2501.77
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052110$35,2500.68
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031380$50,5401.29
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199760$81,0700.69
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021100$37,2000.71
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020220$59,5400.44
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-502150$103,8001.38
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-202390$62,2105.29
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194260$64,4202.24
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032570$62,2605.03
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-501180$46,0900.85
Carpenters 47-2031250$35,6400.37
Cashiers 41-20113,420$26,2501.09
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011120$47,8500.59
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101150$178,8600.25
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-10211,560$40,5803.92
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011490$22,2900.93
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051170$77,7200.45
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031100$73,9200.29
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061350$26,4200.90
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010370$46,4501.10
Coaches and Scouts 27-202250$29,5300.18
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124140$36,5200.89
Community Health Workers 21-109480$33,0801.31
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109990$42,5700.83
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041910$97,4702.15
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123160$55,7400.43
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916180$39,4000.47
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299160$94,3800.35
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211140$90,1400.26
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232440$47,7300.60
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021180$137,8800.26
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201140$36,3600.63
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103140$68,6201.42
Construction Laborers 47-2061460$35,1500.42
Construction Managers 11-9021230$82,1300.61
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011110$45,9800.72
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-901240$47,8200.83
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011490$25,0500.76
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012380$32,9500.84
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,510$28,6701.06
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012270$33,6700.70
Cost Estimators 13-1051120$57,8200.52
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021400$31,2000.99
Couriers and Messengers 43-502130$32,9400.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031290$35,3001.57
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702130$54,0600.80
Credit Counselors 13-207130$44,5501.08
Customer Service Representatives 43-40514,880$38,3501.86
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031100$36,6100.56
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021160$28,9801.26
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-901130Not available0.53
Dental Assistants 31-9091330$37,5600.84
Dental Hygienists 29-1292120$82,8600.51
Dentists, General 29-102180$134,5500.67
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021880$109,3007.61
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203270$75,4000.81
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103160$73,2500.77
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011580$19,2901.05
Dishwashers 35-9021380$23,6700.78
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032190$40,6600.92
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031530$30,8901.28
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903950$46,2400.94
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032800$79,3002.42
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033120$101,8700.67
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-108150$65,1900.86
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903170$45,9300.87
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909930$40,9200.26
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012510$72,5201.43
Electrical Engineers 17-2071100$100,8700.49
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302370$62,8500.74
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209440$59,6900.66
Electricians 47-2111450$46,0800.59
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,950$63,3501.39
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061250$45,6201.60
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042100$33,8200.54
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-302970$73,9001.10
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199100$129,9900.62
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011190$60,0600.40
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903190$32,8000.27
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301390$79,4200.55
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121580$215,4800.76
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209270$28,5100.25
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30236,570$22,5001.68
File Clerks 43-4071180$31,4402.45
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031320$129,8200.38
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209940$61,2200.33
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205160$76,9900.17
Firefighters 33-2011310$46,2200.89
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011350$57,6600.42
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014100$36,5500.95
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021110$56,9701.06
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10121,680$29,6701.36
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011150$35,1200.81
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101260$38,4100.42
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011580$63,4200.93
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012180$67,6400.82
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-10111,560$49,0101.07
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022190$47,4001.62
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$76,1600.56
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011420$59,2700.62
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,350$38,8201.19
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109170Not available0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047520$50,1700.82
Food Preparation Workers 35-20211,390$26,1801.53
Food Service Managers 11-9051350$48,8901.46
Fundraisers 13-113150$47,7100.46
Funeral Attendants 39-402150$26,8201.51
General and Operations Managers 11-10213,440$75,3500.97
Graphic Designers 27-102460$48,2400.28
Health Education Specialists 21-109190$48,4901.42
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107160$77,1600.25
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099260$43,8001.38
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022150$59,6100.79
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099540$40,6604.89
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021260$47,9100.62
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,660$48,5500.80
Helpers--Electricians 47-301380$32,4301.32
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098110$29,0701.12
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198330$31,0101.96
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051100$31,5200.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-112021,990$23,5005.04
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031420$22,9200.96
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081320$26,5301.19
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416160$38,8800.61
Human Resources Managers 11-3121130$110,2300.58
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071600$55,5500.65
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112200$73,0700.53
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041290$56,9800.64
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051100$110,8300.40
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051700$34,6300.89
Information Security Analysts 15-121240$97,2100.19
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199120$48,8700.90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061370$35,7900.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099140$36,3400.78
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031320$75,5201.38
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904170$40,6600.32
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021390$46,2200.81
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111180$46,5601.22
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20112,490$30,6501.11
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201230$56,8800.31
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,810$32,3000.61
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011420$28,1000.44
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011200$26,2700.99
Lawyers 23-1011390$103,1000.51
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601250$47,6300.30
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022140$77,9301.04
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412160$24,7900.69
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-20611,260$56,2501.93
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909280$26,6800.50
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033580$35,3600.58
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131140$35,5200.82
Loan Officers 13-2072100$64,0000.35
Lodging Managers 11-908150$47,7201.10
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108190$63,1300.34
Machinists 51-4041120$48,9700.40
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012910$25,4401.04
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905140$43,2400.66
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043100$46,4301.65
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,750$36,7201.13
Management Analysts 13-1111130$86,7500.14
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199480$123,7500.76
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161310$47,3200.34
Marketing Managers 11-2021140$113,2200.36
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102240$75,4200.92
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141230$102,3500.77
Medical Assistants 31-90921,360$34,9601.64
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072190$38,8000.97
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-60131,050$37,0301.07
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094Not available$30,690
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111770$99,3601.28
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112160$46,4100.38
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023200$41,0801.51
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026120$32,9800.69
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504130$35,4201.56
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20221,220$62,0001.94
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090620$34,0100.43
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304280$51,7100.46
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072310$28,5402.03
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309950$38,1600.95
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-305140$44,2201.77
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-9121120$99,6901.09
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244250$89,3000.79
New Accounts Clerks 43-414170$39,2401.85
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171300$124,5300.91
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,070$32,1100.73
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107250$73,7500.57
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011100$59,7500.71
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122140$99,3100.85
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201180$72,1901.51
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,900$33,3101.16
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199920$31,6304.71
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073330$40,1900.69
Operations Research Analysts 15-203130$65,7600.29
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208170$35,1100.90
Order Clerks 43-415130$36,6700.40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-911180$30,1100.21
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064630$24,0901.11
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141100$41,6000.43
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011320$45,4800.80
Paramedics 29-204370$48,1100.73
Parking Attendants 53-602130$28,5600.22
Parts Salespersons 41-2022310$28,9701.12
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051140$42,0700.93
Pediatricians, General 29-122150$168,6401.17
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205280Not available0.29
Pest Control Workers 37-202170$34,4000.64
Pharmacists 29-1051240$131,2800.73
Pharmacy Aides 31-909550$39,1001.20
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052450$38,2800.94
Phlebotomists 31-9097230$35,4601.57
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202260$23,7501.26
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021140$73,0201.23
Physical Therapists 29-1123280$103,8101.05
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071200$127,3701.23
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229150$330,8900.42
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152250$46,8500.53
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051820$56,8201.21
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$63,6500.66
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052270$59,8800.82
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011610$29,0101.27
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$30,9300.33
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092210$45,5002.37
Procurement Clerks 43-306130$39,7500.57
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201230$46,6200.22
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199140$34,9700.54
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061180$47,5800.44
Project Management Specialists 13-1082610$73,0500.57
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202030$57,8600.57
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141330$46,8101.06
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909950$24,3200.64
Psychiatric Technicians 29-205380$31,7700.53
Public Relations Managers 11-203270$90,3300.92
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031170$49,3600.58
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503190$37,0200.91
Purchasing Managers 11-306150$98,7200.53
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034260$65,1001.11
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022130$34,0500.68
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-41711,070$28,7201.16
Recreation Workers 39-9032220$30,1300.65
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708180$39,6700.55
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,930$81,0900.86
Residential Advisors 39-9041120$35,0201.43
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126110$66,9900.75
Retail Salespersons 41-20313,820$27,7800.97
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-501170$65,9402.20
Sales Managers 11-2022430$95,5500.67
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-30911,010$44,4600.79
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012530$56,7100.42
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011190$91,3100.67
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099130$26,4901.37
School Psychologists 19-303430$80,6600.52
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,970$62,3201.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,760$38,8001.02
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031370$49,5400.74
Security Guards 33-90321,100$33,7400.85
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-209850$44,6100.62
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021210$73,4300.61
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071660$36,2300.79
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053270$39,1701.09
Social Workers, All Other 21-102960$46,5900.91
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151240$65,0701.13
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093690$45,3601.55
Software Developers 15-1252310$106,9900.18
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-20521,060$61,4404.01
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057120$62,7201.24
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058150$63,1400.90
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127270$100,9401.47
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,960$34,6801.03
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041140$44,7302.61
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018340$69,7700.68
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031120$28,2200.23
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$42,4800.87
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201140$28,7601.09
Tax Preparers 13-208290$49,6301.21
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099120$57,7201.04
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90452,160$36,7101.50
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-904490$40,5200.53
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202270$51,7200.52
Tellers 43-3071290$37,6600.87
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093120$30,0301.09
Tool and Die Makers 51-411140$49,6900.63
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701080$38,0901.40
Training and Development Managers 11-313130$93,9500.67
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151520$56,1801.12
Transportation Security Screeners 33-909380$65,1701.51
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071190$81,4100.84
Tutors 25-3041100$28,0700.54
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031120$22,0701.00
Veterinarians 29-113130$120,9400.37
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056110$38,0900.82
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30312,430$21,0101.06
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031180$41,4701.36
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121650$45,0201.53