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
Farm and Home Management Educators	$78,900	40	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$78,850	90	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,780	1,790	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$78,660	40	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$78,660	40	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$78,420	5,880	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$78,420	5,880	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$78,420	5,880	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$78,420	5,880	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$78,420	5,880	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$78,110	490	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$78,030	100	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$78,030	100	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$78,030	140	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$78,030	100	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$77,930	340	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$77,840	330	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$77,540	1,080	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$77,510	2,060	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,430	720	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$77,340	260	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$77,210	1,160	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Geneticists	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Biologists	$77,100	140	View salary detail
Coroners	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$77,060	2,910	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$77,020	30	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$76,760	210	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$76,630	4,460	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,630	4,460	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$76,380	30	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$76,160	40	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$76,160	40	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$75,750	2,530	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$75,730	1,760	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$75,300	—	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,100	140	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$74,680	190	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$74,300	230	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$74,300	230	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$74,150	160	View salary detail
Surveyors	$74,150	160	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.