Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Lewiston, ID-WA

Each occupation's median wage in Lewiston, ID-WA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Lewiston, ID-WA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Lewiston, ID-WA run 8.8% below the national average (2024), so a Lewiston, ID-WA salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Lewiston, ID-WA · vs. national

1Production Workers, All Other$93,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370 – $93,420+132.9%
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,190 – $135,450+33.1%
3Helpers--Production Workers$49,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $52,630+27.2%
4Industrial Production Managers$157,500
Bachelor's degree
$69,100 – $209,150+24.9%
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,430
Bachelor's degree
$49,330 – $104,700+23.4%
6Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,710 – $77,340+22.3%
7Electricians$77,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,890 – $104,590+22.1%
8Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$69,200
Master's degree
$40,800 – $87,970+16.6%
9Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,890
No formal educational credential
$41,010 – $59,270+16.1%
10Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,650
No formal educational credential
$22,500 – $37,090+11.1%
11Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,650
No formal educational credential
$22,400 – $36,490+11.1%
12Cooks, Fast Food$34,270
No formal educational credential
$28,790 – $34,650+10.9%
13Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$55,130
No formal educational credential
$38,790 – $59,950+10.9%
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$117,340
Master's degree
$81,140 – $148,960+10.8%
15Pharmacy Technicians$50,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $61,130+9.9%
16Highway Maintenance Workers$54,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,010 – $62,880+9.3%
17Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,650
No formal educational credential
$21,940 – $35,660+7.8%
18Parts Salespersons$41,600
No formal educational credential
$31,870 – $62,650+7.7%
19Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$50,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $58,090+7.2%
20Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $82,250+6.9%
21Light Truck Drivers$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $77,710+6.7%
22Machinists$62,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $74,370+6.4%
23Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$69,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,010 – $97,440+6.3%
24Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $61,460+6.2%
25Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,710 – $51,210+5.7%
26Stockers and Order Fillers$39,390
No formal educational credential
$33,030 – $47,390+5.5%
27Cashiers$34,660
No formal educational credential
$29,020 – $38,440+5.4%
28Coaches and Scouts$49,870
Bachelor's degree
$34,650 – $87,560+5.4%
29Pharmacists$148,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,680 – $162,810+5.1%
30Rehabilitation Counselors$49,230
Master's degree
$34,650 – $76,250+5.1%
31Social and Human Service Assistants$48,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $62,140+5.0%
32Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,550
Bachelor's degree
$50,250 – $104,550+4.9%
33Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,850 – $58,080+4.6%
34Retail Salespersons$37,010
No formal educational credential
$27,860 – $57,250+4.5%
35Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,520
No formal educational credential
$44,470 – $68,640+4.4%
36Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,940
No formal educational credential
$25,790 – $34,940+4.1%
37Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,050 – $63,940+4.0%
38Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,230
Some college, no degree
$29,660 – $52,580+3.9%
39Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,810 – $80,680+3.2%
40Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$40,400
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $58,330+3.2%
41Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,950 – $72,590+3.0%
42Waiters and Waitresses$36,240
No formal educational credential
$17,670 – $73,070+2.9%
43Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$39,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $42,890+2.6%
44Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,000 – $55,920+2.4%
45Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,430 – $78,870+2.4%
46Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,180 – $61,620+2.1%
47Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,190 – $48,150+1.7%
48Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,610 – $77,320+1.5%
49Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,170
No formal educational credential
$34,650 – $45,780+1.4%
50Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $76,440+1.4%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLewiston, ID-WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,420	$35,370 – $93,420	+132.9%
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$126,860	$75,190 – $135,450	+33.1%
3	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,680	$37,580 – $52,630	+27.2%
4	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,500	$69,100 – $209,150	+24.9%
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,430	$49,330 – $104,700	+23.4%
6	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$45,710 – $77,340	+22.3%
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,130	$45,890 – $104,590	+22.1%
8	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$69,200	$40,800 – $87,970	+16.6%
9	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$53,890	$41,010 – $59,270	+16.1%
10	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,650	$22,500 – $37,090	+11.1%
11	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopNo formal educational credential	$34,650	$22,400 – $36,490	+11.1%
12	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$34,270	$28,790 – $34,650	+10.9%
13	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$55,130	$38,790 – $59,950	+10.9%
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$117,340	$81,140 – $148,960	+10.8%
15	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,270	$39,430 – $61,130	+9.9%
16	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,930	$45,010 – $62,880	+9.3%
17	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,650	$21,940 – $35,660	+7.8%
18	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$41,600	$31,870 – $62,650	+7.7%
19	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,550	$34,650 – $58,090	+7.2%
20	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,820	$37,450 – $82,250	+6.9%
21	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$34,650 – $77,710	+6.7%
22	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,530	$39,520 – $74,370	+6.4%
23	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,610	$40,010 – $97,440	+6.3%
24	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,230	$38,220 – $61,460	+6.2%
25	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,820	$22,710 – $51,210	+5.7%
26	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$39,390	$33,030 – $47,390	+5.5%
27	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$34,660	$29,020 – $38,440	+5.4%
28	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$49,870	$34,650 – $87,560	+5.4%
29	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,110	$102,680 – $162,810	+5.1%
30	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$49,230	$34,650 – $76,250	+5.1%
31	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,220	$38,190 – $62,140	+5.0%
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,550	$50,250 – $104,550	+4.9%
33	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,710	$36,850 – $58,080	+4.6%
34	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,010	$27,860 – $57,250	+4.5%
35	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$59,520	$44,470 – $68,640	+4.4%
36	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,940	$25,790 – $34,940	+4.1%
37	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,890	$44,050 – $63,940	+4.0%
38	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,230	$29,660 – $52,580	+3.9%
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,440	$50,810 – $80,680	+3.2%
40	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$40,400	$32,240 – $58,330	+3.2%
41	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$41,950 – $72,590	+3.0%
42	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,240	$17,670 – $73,070	+2.9%
43	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,160	$34,650 – $42,890	+2.6%
44	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,040	$36,000 – $55,920	+2.4%
45	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,290	$48,430 – $78,870	+2.4%
46	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,730	$29,180 – $61,620	+2.1%
47	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,400	$29,190 – $48,150	+1.7%
48	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,670	$48,610 – $77,320	+1.5%
49	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$36,170	$34,650 – $45,780	+1.4%
50	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,700	$43,680 – $76,440	+1.4%

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