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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,6905,880View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,6501,120View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,620100View salary detail
Biological Technicians$48,600160View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,570640View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$48,52050View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$48,420300View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,370470View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,320—View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,2102,830View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,1601,090View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$48,140210View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,070720View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,050250View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,990500View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,98070View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$47,930—View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,84090View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,8207,100View salary detail
Pipelayers$47,820260View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$47,74090View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,540350View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$47,43050View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$47,4201,150View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$47,160260View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,1101,610View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,0403,610View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,000160View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$46,960120View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$46,810690View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$46,81070View salary detail
Bartenders$46,7002,860View salary detail
Dental Assistants$46,6701,860View salary detail
Roofers$46,480350View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,4601,140View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,410300View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,3806,500View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,3205,730View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$46,320340View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,3001,100View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$46,06040View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$46,060290View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$46,020590View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$46,020590View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,020590View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$45,990210View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,920630View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,900690View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$45,83080View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$45,82090View 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.