Billings, MT

Metro Area · BLS OEWS 2022

In Billings, MT, BLS OEWS tracks wages for 307 detailed occupations covering about 78,470 jobs. Across occupations, local pay runs 11.4% below the national median on average.

Highest-Paying Occupations (2022)

"vs National" compares this area's median for each occupation to the U.S. national median — a positive number means the area pays a premium for that role.

Highest-paying occupations in Billings, MT, BLS OEWS 2022.
Occupation Median Annual vs National Employment
Family Medicine Physicians $211,840 +28.6% 120
Dentists, General $162,080 -2.5% 80
Pharmacists $137,900 +1.4% 230
Physician Assistants $136,440 +4.9% 130
Industrial Production Managers $133,540 +14.2% 50
Nurse Practitioners $133,540 +5.8% 120
Architectural and Engineering Managers $129,730 -21.6% 110
Marketing Managers $124,640 -30.5% 40
Financial Managers $122,870 +9.7% 140
Computer and Information Systems Managers $112,980 -33.3% 120
Facilities Managers $108,980 +6.5% 30
Computer Network Architects $108,950 -16.1% 90
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $108,300 +6.4% 50
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $106,650 +57.7% 60
Human Resources Managers $105,580 -22.6% 70
Managers, All Other $105,270 -21.2% 170
Administrative Services Managers $104,460 -1.9% 40
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $104,310 +22.1% 50
Optometrists $104,070 -21.1% 40
Construction Managers $103,190 -1.6% 210
Industrial Engineers $102,260 +2.9% 110
Medical and Health Services Managers $100,880 -8.9% 370
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $100,650 +6.4% 370
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,080 +4.1% 100
Environmental Engineers $99,990 -0.1% 30

Largest Occupations by Employment (2022)

Largest occupations by employment in Billings, MT, BLS OEWS 2022.
Occupation Employment Median Annual
Fast Food and Counter Workers 3,150 $27,700
Retail Salespersons 3,080 $30,440
Registered Nurses 2,530 $77,870
Office Clerks, General 1,880 $37,660
Cashiers 1,780 $27,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,730 $53,540
General and Operations Managers 1,630 $82,780
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,570 $36,300
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,470 $35,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,350 $40,100
Waiters and Waitresses 1,330 $20,710
Customer Service Representatives 1,190 $37,470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,160 $35,790
Cooks, Restaurant 1,150 $30,000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,080 $59,280
Nursing Assistants 980 $36,300
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 950 $48,250
Light Truck Drivers 910 $46,690
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 910 $37,850
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 840 $37,270
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 830 $30,460
Construction Laborers 790 $46,540
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 790 $40,840
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 780 $80,390
Bartenders 780 $22,070
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