Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Huntington, WV

478 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Huntington, WV for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,700	290	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$55,700	290	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,590	70	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$55,530	60	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$55,390	220	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$55,340	60	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$55,340	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,320	1,320	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$55,230	50	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$55,230	50	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$55,230	50	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,200	110	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,200	110	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$54,650	30	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$54,540	1,390	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$54,170	110	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$53,880	50	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,660	40	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$53,240	80	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$53,190	50	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$52,660	30	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,520	360	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$52,220	620	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$52,000	470	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$52,000	80	View salary detail
Carpenters	$52,000	780	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$51,880	240	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,630	120	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$51,470	250	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$51,300	30	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$51,130	250	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$51,070	160	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$50,420	50	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,390	400	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$50,390	50	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,050	2,330	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,000	150	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$49,940	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$49,890	90	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$49,540	460	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$49,430	60	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,070	160	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$48,980	140	View salary detail
Roofers	$48,960	110	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$48,860	480	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,860	360	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,380	70	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$48,270	860	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$48,190	50	View salary detail
Glaziers	$48,020	30	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.