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
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,170	4,360	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,140	1,550	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,110	300	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,080	6,160	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,960	4,630	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,790	160	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,790	680	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,740	150	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,720	110	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$36,610	30	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,610	740	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$36,510	120	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,400	3,550	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,230	1,350	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,070	160	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,980	2,060	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,790	200	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$35,540	50	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,520	390	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,470	310	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,440	120	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$35,370	330	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,310	210	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$35,230	4,160	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,050	—	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,030	230	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,960	1,250	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,870	1,530	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,700	1,320	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,200	9,270	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$33,980	210	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$33,860	250	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$33,840	80	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$33,830	650	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$33,710	1,540	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$33,650	2,890	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,580	16,210	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,570	2,610	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$33,570	2,610	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,470	3,280	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$33,220	1,010	View salary detail
Bakers	$31,500	1,450	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$31,370	1,980	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,850	860	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$30,420	270	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$30,380	1,280	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,350	14,460	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$29,980	1,790	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$29,720	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,570	1,180	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.