Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Ocala, FL

Each occupation's median wage in Ocala, FL 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 Ocala, FL pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Ocala, FL run 4.8% below the national average (2024), so a Ocala, FL salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Ocala, FL · vs. national

1Psychiatrists$396,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,160 – $536,660+40.6%
2Sales Engineers$158,190
Bachelor's degree
$75,420 – $253,540+26.7%
3Opticians, Dispensing$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $75,010+25.8%
4Animal Trainers$48,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,450 – $112,450+20.1%
5Dentists, General$203,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,560 – $266,780+19.3%
6Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$59,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $74,890+15.1%
7Optometrists$152,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,200 – $191,530+11.9%
8Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$53,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870 – $75,710+11.4%
9Insurance Underwriters$89,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,600 – $192,840+10.3%
10First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $81,160+4.7%
11Tellers$44,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $54,370+3.7%
12Chiropractors$81,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,650 – $139,350+3.1%
13Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,930 – $53,040+2.2%
14Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,130
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $42,430+1.6%
15Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,830
No formal educational credential
$30,160 – $45,640+1.5%
16Speech-Language Pathologists$99,200
Master's degree
$75,820 – $119,290+1.4%
17Skincare Specialists$45,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,650 – $73,630+1.3%
18Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,270 – $55,800+1.3%
19Pest Control Workers$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,760 – $58,890+1.1%
20Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$59,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190 – $72,390+0.7%
21Childcare Workers$35,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,400 – $73,590+0.5%
22Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250 – $68,630+0.4%
23Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,040 – $56,560+0.3%
24Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,420 – $87,420+0.3%
25Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,310
Master's degree
$43,620 – $98,9800.0%
26Tax Preparers$54,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,610 – $93,390-0.1%
27Veterinarians$129,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,020 – $208,080-0.5%
28First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$105,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$85,070 – $120,800-0.8%
29Waiters and Waitresses$34,890
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $60,360-1.0%
30Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,740
No formal educational credential
$30,750 – $47,960-1.0%
31Animal Caretakers$34,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,200 – $46,980-1.2%
32Rehabilitation Counselors$46,190
Master's degree
$33,580 – $59,170-1.4%
33Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620 – $115,210-2.1%
34Food Preparation Workers$34,560
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $39,140-2.2%
35Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,710 – $107,020-2.3%
36Healthcare Social Workers$66,200
Master's degree
$46,840 – $77,700-2.5%
37Sewing Machine Operators$35,690
No formal educational credential
$28,790 – $49,050-2.7%
38Bakers$36,070
No formal educational credential
$28,120 – $44,700-2.9%
39Industrial Engineers$99,300
Bachelor's degree
$64,720 – $127,600-3.1%
40First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,380 – $59,980-3.2%
41Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240 – $91,020-3.5%
42Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,560
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $90,310-3.7%
43Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $63,400-3.9%
44Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $71,190-4.3%
45Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$34,080
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $48,640-4.4%
46Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,650
Bachelor's degree
$38,200 – $84,960-4.5%
47Production Workers, All Other$38,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,910 – $44,950-4.6%
48Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $76,550-4.6%
49Postal Service Clerks$59,190
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $70,890-4.7%
50Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $59,950-5.0%

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

#	Occupation	MedianOcala, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$396,200	$66,160 – $536,660	+40.6%
2	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$158,190	$75,420 – $253,540	+26.7%
3	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$36,780 – $75,010	+25.8%
4	Animal TrainersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,030	$30,450 – $112,450	+20.1%
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$203,980	$80,560 – $266,780	+19.3%
6	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,860	$37,770 – $74,890	+15.1%
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$152,880	$95,200 – $191,530	+11.9%
8	Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,040	$36,870 – $75,710	+11.4%
9	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$89,740	$48,600 – $192,840	+10.3%
10	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,830	$35,640 – $81,160	+4.7%
11	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,610	$36,250 – $54,370	+3.7%
12	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$81,650	$48,650 – $139,350	+3.1%
13	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,570	$34,930 – $53,040	+2.2%
14	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,130	$27,040 – $42,430	+1.6%
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$40,830	$30,160 – $45,640	+1.5%
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,200	$75,820 – $119,290	+1.4%
17	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,940	$27,650 – $73,630	+1.3%
18	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,270	$30,270 – $55,800	+1.3%
19	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$34,760 – $58,890	+1.1%
20	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,040	$46,190 – $72,390	+0.7%
21	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,150	$28,400 – $73,590	+0.5%
22	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,560	$35,250 – $68,630	+0.4%
23	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,870	$27,040 – $56,560	+0.3%
24	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,110	$45,420 – $87,420	+0.3%
25	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$64,310	$43,620 – $98,980	0.0%
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,880	$29,610 – $93,390	-0.1%
27	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,410	$73,020 – $208,080	-0.5%
28	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,210	$85,070 – $120,800	-0.8%
29	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$34,890	$27,040 – $60,360	-1.0%
30	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$39,740	$30,750 – $47,960	-1.0%
31	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,930	$28,200 – $46,980	-1.2%
32	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$46,190	$33,580 – $59,170	-1.4%
33	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,400	$44,620 – $115,210	-2.1%
34	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,560	$27,040 – $39,140	-2.2%
35	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$30,710 – $107,020	-2.3%
36	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$66,200	$46,840 – $77,700	-2.5%
37	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$35,690	$28,790 – $49,050	-2.7%
38	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,070	$28,120 – $44,700	-2.9%
39	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,300	$64,720 – $127,600	-3.1%
40	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,680	$29,380 – $59,980	-3.2%
41	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,570	$58,240 – $91,020	-3.5%
42	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,560	$47,400 – $90,310	-3.7%
43	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$35,690 – $63,400	-3.9%
44	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$36,330 – $71,190	-4.3%
45	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$34,080	$27,040 – $48,640	-4.4%
46	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,650	$38,200 – $84,960	-4.5%
47	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,260	$28,910 – $44,950	-4.6%
48	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,900	$39,130 – $76,550	-4.6%
49	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,190	$42,600 – $70,890	-4.7%
50	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,020	$36,340 – $59,950	-5.0%

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