Occupations Reported in Virginia

875 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Virginia for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$72,340	290	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,130	290	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$64,650	280	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$47,300	280	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$72,250	280	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$108,250	280	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$77,820	280	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$50,440	270	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,380	270	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$59,260	270	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$81,040	270	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$133,640	260	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$56,260	260	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$360,510	260	View salary detail
Audiologists	$80,010	260	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$49,650	260	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$40,840	260	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$58,970	250	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$85,660	250	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$78,420	240	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$48,610	240	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$61,940	240	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$61,940	240	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$87,860	240	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$52,400	240	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,940	230	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$47,930	230	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,940	230	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,260	230	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$63,480	230	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,330	230	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$34,860	230	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$38,020	230	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$84,930	220	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$48,920	210	View salary detail
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$403,430	210	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$83,720	210	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,920	210	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,300	210	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$76,900	190	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,070	190	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$36,420	190	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$60,340	190	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$28,490	190	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$59,990	180	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$148,400	180	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$66,540	180	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$61,940	180	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$61,940	180	View salary detail
Historians	$101,920	180	View salary detail

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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.