Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charlottesville, VA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,060	130	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$61,990	180	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,970	—	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$61,790	70	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$61,700	160	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,130	70	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,110	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	60	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$60,880	410	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$60,880	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$60,870	40	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,770	1,040	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$60,610	480	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,550	200	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,380	80	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,360	100	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$60,010	30	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,790	310	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,740	190	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,630	270	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$59,580	270	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$59,570	30	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,540	420	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$59,290	50	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$59,260	50	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,190	270	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$59,130	430	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$58,930	30	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,830	60	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,570	120	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$58,450	100	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$58,000	—	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$58,000	—	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$57,900	40	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,420	90	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$57,380	90	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$57,140	60	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,510	240	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$56,510	240	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$56,370	300	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,140	50	View salary detail
Carpenters	$56,090	630	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,000	30	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,970	170	View salary detail
Machinists	$55,600	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$55,050	100	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,970	630	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$54,340	110	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$54,140	80	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$54,140	80	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.