Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Blacksburg, VA

341 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Blacksburg, VA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Document Management Specialists	$112,820	90	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$112,820	90	View salary detail
Software Developers	$111,630	590	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$108,810	110	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$106,880	60	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,640	180	View salary detail
Lawyers	$106,500	130	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$105,950	50	View salary detail
Security Managers	$105,950	50	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$105,300	60	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,750	120	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$101,510	60	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$100,900	130	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,210	130	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$98,800	50	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$98,800	50	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$98,480	420	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$98,480	420	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$98,480	420	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$98,480	420	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$98,400	170	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$98,400	170	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$98,400	170	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$97,480	1,290	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$96,830	160	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$96,830	160	View salary detail
Chemists	$96,650	80	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$95,940	220	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$95,040	80	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,200	—	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,200	—	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,200	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$90,580	90	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$90,550	70	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$90,160	50	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$90,160	50	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$89,070	60	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$89,070	60	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$89,070	60	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,390	140	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$87,100	30	View salary detail
Web Developers	$86,680	50	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.