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
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$54,140	80	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$54,140	80	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$53,260	110	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$53,170	370	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$53,100	1,160	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$53,060	100	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$52,800	30	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$52,700	300	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$52,690	110	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$52,680	870	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$52,640	60	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$52,600	150	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$52,450	260	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$52,210	40	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$52,170	100	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$52,140	90	View salary detail
Tutors	$52,000	160	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$51,970	30	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$51,690	—	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$51,350	30	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$51,310	40	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,300	110	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$51,230	90	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$51,230	120	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$50,570	90	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,480	90	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,420	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,300	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$49,290	130	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,680	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$48,650	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,600	810	View salary detail
Bartenders	$48,210	650	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,170	1,060	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$48,110	340	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,080	150	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$47,950	240	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$47,320	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$47,080	100	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$46,970	50	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,940	—	View salary detail
Firefighters	$46,860	260	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$46,860	30	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,260	350	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$45,800	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,800	970	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$45,750	100	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$45,750	60	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,620	2,080	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,460	830	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.