Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Virginia Beach, VA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$52,990	90	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$52,400	40	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$52,390	400	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$52,370	760	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,240	340	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$52,070	190	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$52,070	100	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$52,060	2,150	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$52,020	470	View salary detail
Tutors	$52,000	570	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$52,000	220	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$51,980	180	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$51,880	130	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$51,690	90	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,500	4,020	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$51,230	90	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,920	40	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$50,730	410	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$50,720	200	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$50,630	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$50,590	970	View salary detail
Millwrights	$50,590	—	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$50,560	190	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$50,480	70	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,460	7,460	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$50,400	70	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$50,370	400	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,340	750	View salary detail
Clergy	$50,330	240	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,310	630	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$50,190	2,390	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,990	1,490	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,990	1,490	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,900	1,520	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$49,820	200	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$49,580	790	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,560	470	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$49,550	40	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,490	410	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$49,490	410	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$49,480	60	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$49,430	60	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$49,400	130	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$49,170	50	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,160	110	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$49,050	340	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,920	270	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$48,900	60	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$48,830	30	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,720	270	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.