Occupational profile · 2025
Texas
Texas employs 14,071,160 people. The work it does most unusually is wellhead pumpers, at 6.3× the national concentration — 10,250 jobs paying a median of $75,860.
What Texas is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Wellhead Pumpers10,250 jobs · median $75,8606.3×
- 2Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas5,810 jobs · median $56,1006.1×
- 3Roustabouts, Oil and Gas24,430 jobs · median $45,9506.0×
- 4Petroleum Engineers9,140 jobs · median $164,8605.6×
- 5Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas5,980 jobs · median $77,8405.3×
- 6Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas16,820 jobs · median $49,8204.3×
- 7Wind Turbine Service Technicians3,890 jobs · median $61,9504.3×
- 8Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators1,350 jobs · median $82,1204.3×
- 9Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers10,510 jobs · median $84,1003.5×
- 10Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians2,190 jobs · median $46,8403.5×
- 11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School5,230 jobs · median $63,3303.4×
- 12Calibration Technologists and Technicians5,020 jobs · median $74,1003.4×
What Texas is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 1,725,880 | 1.07× | $45,240 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 1,299,230 | 1.05× | $28,600 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 1,293,610 | 1.05× | $42,360 | |
| Management Occupations | 1,213,770 | 1.20× | $119,430 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 1,200,220 | 0.99× | $36,780 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 922,290 | 0.97× | $79,580 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 829,200 | 1.01× | $61,750 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 802,150 | 0.90× | $82,970 | |
| Production Occupations | 686,700 | 0.89× | $44,520 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 674,000 | 1.16× | $49,170 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 651,610 | 1.18× | $56,690 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 608,330 | 0.85× | $29,700 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 511,360 | 1.07× | $106,100 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 354,220 | 0.86× | $34,640 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 319,780 | 0.94× | $51,310 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 249,090 | 1.05× | $98,520 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 211,410 | 0.72× | $31,200 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 151,830 | 0.63× | $56,350 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 141,240 | 0.76× | $53,280 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 109,140 | 0.82× | $77,010 | |
| Legal Occupations | 101,050 | 0.86× | $100,070 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 15,020 | 0.38× | $35,360 |
Elsewhere on Texas
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗