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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,140	610	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,080	320	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,720	90	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$45,500	40	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,270	60	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$44,980	110	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$44,570	—	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,220	130	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,100	700	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$43,840	60	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$43,460	80	View salary detail
Bartenders	$43,070	270	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,970	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,900	600	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$42,420	1,480	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$42,350	90	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$41,690	40	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$41,690	40	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$41,670	—	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,580	100	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$40,930	390	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,510	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,470	40	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$40,330	30	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$40,330	30	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,300	210	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$40,280	50	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,820	310	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,490	50	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,380	250	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,350	250	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,340	50	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,030	140	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$38,900	140	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,830	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,620	90	View salary detail
Firefighters	$38,380	60	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,850	760	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,840	170	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$37,780	40	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,760	110	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,700	30	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,670	1,080	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,580	50	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,430	640	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,290	140	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,030	300	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,830	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,820	30	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,780	400	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.