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
Geodetic Surveyors	$72,100	190	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,500	560	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$71,400	430	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$71,270	60	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$70,800	390	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$70,280	100	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$70,280	100	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$69,840	1,830	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$69,560	3,500	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$69,560	3,500	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$68,590	250	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$68,590	250	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$68,350	90	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$68,350	420	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$68,290	1,380	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$67,790	280	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,620	1,140	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$67,540	80	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$67,540	770	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,340	190	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,340	190	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$66,920	60	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$66,800	—	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$66,730	—	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$66,730	—	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$66,730	—	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$66,500	110	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$66,500	110	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$66,500	110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$65,730	300	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$65,540	130	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$65,500	540	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$65,370	420	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,300	3,790	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$65,260	60	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,260	50	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$65,130	120	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,070	340	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$64,990	950	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,710	1,260	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$64,710	1,260	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$64,700	180	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$64,700	180	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,620	1,680	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$64,490	580	View salary detail
Riggers	$64,440	1,350	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,370	3,410	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$64,360	540	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$64,310	130	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,290	150	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.