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
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,460	360	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$57,410	80	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$56,920	50	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$56,580	70	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,250	470	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$56,250	470	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$56,020	280	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$54,330	100	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$54,190	330	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,980	920	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$53,340	—	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$53,340	—	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$53,310	70	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$51,960	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,950	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,900	80	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,800	300	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$51,710	280	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$51,670	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$51,670	50	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$51,620	720	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$51,470	60	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,390	50	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$50,930	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$50,740	90	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,170	150	View salary detail
Paramedics	$50,150	120	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,030	190	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,030	—	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$49,400	100	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,100	50	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,500	440	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$48,320	100	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,040	80	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,040	930	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,970	300	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,870	100	View salary detail
Carpenters	$47,580	340	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$47,420	40	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$47,420	40	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,360	—	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$47,190	110	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,770	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$46,560	140	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,480	120	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,440	1,310	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,440	1,310	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,430	30	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$46,380	80	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,350	40	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.