Occupations Reported in Richmond, VA

711 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Richmond, VA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,870	210	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,630	210	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,440	200	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,790	200	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$102,440	200	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,290	200	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,670	200	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$102,750	190	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$74,680	190	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$102,750	190	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$55,390	190	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,670	190	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$70,910	180	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$53,480	180	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$79,200	180	View salary detail
Optometrists	$131,080	180	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$60,260	180	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$81,600	180	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,140	180	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$61,180	170	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,090	170	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,650	170	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$45,600	170	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,650	170	View salary detail
Art Directors	$99,610	160	View salary detail
Glaziers	$57,760	160	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$37,890	160	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$60,370	160	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,960	160	View salary detail
Surveyors	$74,150	160	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$74,150	160	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$162,910	160	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,790	160	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,410	160	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,680	160	View salary detail
Statisticians	$81,620	160	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,070	160	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$81,620	160	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,740	150	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$68,250	150	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$82,440	150	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,700	150	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,920	150	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,870	150	View salary detail
Millwrights	$48,890	150	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$44,420	140	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$85,030	140	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$43,480	140	View salary detail
Geneticists	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$44,420	140	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.