Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Roanoke, VA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,690	1,390	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,500	2,760	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,410	130	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$45,310	—	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$45,310	—	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$45,310	—	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$45,260	40	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,170	300	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,100	1,230	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$45,030	220	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,020	850	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$45,020	130	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$44,930	250	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$44,920	40	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$44,280	40	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$44,280	40	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$44,280	40	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$44,280	40	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,170	90	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$43,890	270	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$43,890	270	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,350	2,210	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$43,330	60	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$43,040	180	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$42,850	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$42,610	90	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,300	70	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$41,690	170	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$41,200	530	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$40,630	80	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$40,560	150	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,530	190	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,100	280	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,770	460	View salary detail
Photographers	$39,710	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,530	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,440	1,150	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,370	420	View salary detail
Firefighters	$39,310	540	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,300	—	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$39,300	30	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$39,270	50	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$39,070	190	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,040	200	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,960	2,430	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$38,900	80	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$38,650	480	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$38,470	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,460	180	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,350	400	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.