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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,450	80	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,340	80	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$45,320	50	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$45,300	110	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,120	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$45,080	570	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,040	280	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,960	330	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$44,830	100	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$44,830	100	View salary detail
Tellers	$44,620	150	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$44,560	—	View salary detail
Photographers	$44,290	60	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,270	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$44,140	1,610	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$44,030	2,140	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$43,960	40	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$42,900	490	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$42,650	80	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,520	420	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$42,500	70	View salary detail
Security Guards	$42,170	340	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$42,140	360	View salary detail
File Clerks	$41,930	40	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$41,460	290	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,460	290	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$41,460	290	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$41,120	30	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$40,780	60	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$40,430	110	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,240	1,130	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$40,090	40	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,940	380	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,760	130	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,580	40	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,540	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,510	450	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,300	60	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,250	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,950	40	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,870	560	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,860	900	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,800	360	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,540	110	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$37,510	110	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,480	270	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,420	150	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,320	—	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,250	280	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,210	750	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.