Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Richmond, VA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$55,810	120	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$55,490	330	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$55,390	190	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$55,350	1,090	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$55,280	2,220	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$55,220	30	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$55,120	50	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$55,020	310	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$54,960	220	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$54,860	70	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$54,860	70	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,230	70	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$54,150	130	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$53,800	600	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$53,770	390	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$53,480	180	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$53,390	520	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$53,220	420	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$53,090	680	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,920	690	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$52,800	710	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$52,790	110	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$52,730	470	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$52,430	130	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,340	60	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$52,190	40	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$52,160	100	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$52,100	110	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$52,000	—	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,870	3,070	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$51,840	30	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$51,800	480	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$51,800	430	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$51,660	1,930	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$51,420	—	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$51,400	4,890	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,370	740	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,270	40	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$51,260	90	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$51,120	70	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$51,060	90	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$51,030	340	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$50,880	130	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$50,790	360	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,700	280	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,480	1,190	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,360	210	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,290	200	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$50,270	470	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$50,250	70	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.