Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL

Each occupation's median wage in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL run 1.7% below the national average (2024), so a Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL · vs. national

1Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$158,750
Bachelor's degree
$42,610 – $211,010+51.3%
2Opticians, Dispensing$60,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $75,910+28.0%
3Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $81,860+27.9%
4Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$80,840
Master's degree
$45,030 – $99,530+25.7%
5Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$60,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,300 – $75,760+23.9%
6Property Appraisers and Assessors$79,470
Bachelor's degree
$48,880 – $163,240+16.9%
7Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,390
No formal educational credential
$31,570 – $49,320+10.6%
8Computer Occupations, All Other$127,190
Bachelor's degree
$48,180 – $188,070+9.1%
9First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$52,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $69,240+8.8%
10Tax Preparers$59,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,540 – $98,220+8.0%
11Food Service Managers$74,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,880 – $129,310+7.2%
12Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$35,870
No formal educational credential
$28,390 – $45,570+6.8%
13Speech-Language Pathologists$104,460
Master's degree
$83,810 – $115,770+6.7%
14Logisticians$87,320
Bachelor's degree
$45,050 – $113,260+6.1%
15Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,970 – $57,420+5.9%
16Tellers$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $47,250+5.5%
17Industrial Production Managers$132,330
Bachelor's degree
$67,910 – $206,690+5.0%
18Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,780 – $58,660+5.0%
19Instructional Coordinators$80,960
Master's degree
$43,210 – $115,960+4.5%
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $95,740+4.4%
21Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,170
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040+4.3%
22First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,180 – $66,140+4.3%
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,240
Some college, no degree
$30,150 – $43,020+4.0%
24Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$107,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,040 – $183,270+3.5%
25Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,730
No formal educational credential
$31,030 – $45,460+3.4%
26Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $74,660+3.2%
27Veterinarians$133,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,200 – $275,430+3.0%
28Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$34,850
No formal educational credential
$28,170 – $42,560+2.6%
29Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,580
Bachelor's degree
$37,080 – $93,560+2.6%
30Waiters and Waitresses$36,060
No formal educational credential
$27,400 – $61,150+2.4%
31Dentists, General$174,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,620 – $260,670+2.3%
32Bartenders$35,040
No formal educational credential
$27,590 – $60,190+2.0%
33Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $81,940+1.4%
34Respiratory Therapists$83,310
Associate's degree
$66,110 – $100,690+1.3%
35Construction Managers$116,410
Bachelor's degree
$69,230 – $223,230+1.2%
36Machinists$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $78,510+1.2%
37Coaches and Scouts$47,800
Bachelor's degree
$29,680 – $101,680+1.0%
38Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,460 – $116,310+0.9%
39Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$106,670
Master's degree
$48,960 – $125,650+0.8%
40Food Preparation Workers$35,600
No formal educational credential
$29,270 – $42,970+0.8%
41Personal Financial Advisors$105,900
Bachelor's degree
$59,320 – $382,360+0.8%
42Bus Drivers, School$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $48,150+0.5%
43Phlebotomists$45,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,550 – $49,160+0.5%
44File Clerks$43,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960 – $57,660+0.5%
45First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$93,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$85,820 – $126,190+0.4%
46Healthcare Social Workers$68,040
Master's degree
$45,370 – $86,410+0.2%
47Mechanical Engineers$103,850
Bachelor's degree
$64,220 – $164,360-0.2%
48Pest Control Workers$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $66,020-0.2%
49Firefighters$59,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,960 – $77,000-0.5%
50Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $67,340-0.6%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$158,750	$42,610 – $211,010	+51.3%
2	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,490	$37,460 – $75,910	+28.0%
3	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,730	$36,910 – $81,860	+27.9%
4	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$80,840	$45,030 – $99,530	+25.7%
5	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,190	$34,300 – $75,760	+23.9%
6	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$79,470	$48,880 – $163,240	+16.9%
7	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,390	$31,570 – $49,320	+10.6%
8	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,190	$48,180 – $188,070	+9.1%
9	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,850	$35,970 – $69,240	+8.8%
10	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,330	$31,540 – $98,220	+8.0%
11	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,390	$48,880 – $129,310	+7.2%
12	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,870	$28,390 – $45,570	+6.8%
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$104,460	$83,810 – $115,770	+6.7%
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$87,320	$45,050 – $113,260	+6.1%
15	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,240	$36,970 – $57,420	+5.9%
16	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$37,240 – $47,250	+5.5%
17	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,330	$67,910 – $206,690	+5.0%
18	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,540	$27,780 – $58,660	+5.0%
19	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,960	$43,210 – $115,960	+4.5%
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,880	$28,440 – $95,740	+4.4%
21	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$63,170	$42,390 – $81,040	+4.3%
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,960	$30,180 – $66,140	+4.3%
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,240	$30,150 – $43,020	+4.0%
24	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,020	$81,040 – $183,270	+3.5%
25	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$38,730	$31,030 – $45,460	+3.4%
26	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$35,870 – $74,660	+3.2%
27	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$133,950	$61,200 – $275,430	+3.0%
28	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersNo formal educational credential	$34,850	$28,170 – $42,560	+2.6%
29	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$64,580	$37,080 – $93,560	+2.6%
30	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,060	$27,400 – $61,150	+2.4%
31	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$174,910	$83,620 – $260,670	+2.3%
32	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$35,040	$27,590 – $60,190	+2.0%
33	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$45,260 – $81,940	+1.4%
34	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$83,310	$66,110 – $100,690	+1.3%
35	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,410	$69,230 – $223,230	+1.2%
36	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$38,110 – $78,510	+1.2%
37	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$47,800	$29,680 – $101,680	+1.0%
38	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,730	$47,460 – $116,310	+0.9%
39	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$106,670	$48,960 – $125,650	+0.8%
40	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,600	$29,270 – $42,970	+0.8%
41	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$105,900	$59,320 – $382,360	+0.8%
42	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$39,420 – $48,150	+0.5%
43	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,450	$35,550 – $49,160	+0.5%
44	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,820	$31,960 – $57,660	+0.5%
45	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$93,930	$85,820 – $126,190	+0.4%
46	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$68,040	$45,370 – $86,410	+0.2%
47	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,850	$64,220 – $164,360	-0.2%
48	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$35,000 – $66,020	-0.2%
49	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,010	$50,960 – $77,000	-0.5%
50	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,390	$37,110 – $67,340	-0.6%

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