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
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,300	710	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,290	5,270	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$61,270	110	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$61,180	170	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,130	1,200	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,120	1,210	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	250	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,980	380	View salary detail
Firefighters	$60,790	2,020	View salary detail
Riggers	$60,790	100	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$60,790	2,350	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,560	390	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,520	1,530	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$60,370	160	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$60,310	60	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$60,260	—	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$60,260	180	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,190	260	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$60,030	510	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,010	630	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$59,990	370	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$59,990	370	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$59,990	370	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$59,990	370	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,970	380	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,730	540	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,590	510	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$59,570	40	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$59,560	500	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,480	450	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,440	1,230	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$59,340	100	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,130	2,700	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$58,790	400	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$58,770	70	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$58,710	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,590	570	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$58,330	60	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$58,210	60	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,190	11,760	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$57,860	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,820	490	View salary detail
Glaziers	$57,760	160	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,730	490	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,710	1,260	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$57,620	570	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$56,910	120	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$56,580	260	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$56,150	210	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,960	230	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.