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
Food Batchmakers	$38,300	240	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,170	40	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$38,150	1,210	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,100	80	View salary detail
File Clerks	$37,950	50	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,870	370	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$37,780	670	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,760	140	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,490	470	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,380	2,220	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$37,320	90	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,270	1,580	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$37,240	30	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,010	880	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,900	1,300	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,750	220	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$36,720	50	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,670	90	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,670	620	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,380	140	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,370	260	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$36,340	350	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$36,240	230	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,120	310	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,900	370	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$35,890	60	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,840	490	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,670	450	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,630	70	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,410	200	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$35,360	60	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,330	860	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,310	60	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,920	1,560	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,890	3,260	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,880	2,120	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,310	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,240	980	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$33,640	140	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$33,640	140	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$33,230	—	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$33,210	540	View salary detail
Concierges	$33,190	70	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$33,110	40	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$33,080	140	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$32,720	100	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,010	360	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,960	200	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,300	1,090	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$31,160	320	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.