Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Virginia

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Embalmers	$63,810	120	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$63,690	570	View salary detail
Riggers	$63,620	1,920	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,580	80	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,520	18,290	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$63,480	230	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,450	—	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,450	2,600	View salary detail
Midwives	$63,410	530	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$63,410	530	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,400	22,570	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$63,270	3,600	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$63,030	1,630	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$63,000	760	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$62,960	720	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$62,910	11,320	View salary detail
Electricians	$62,900	23,630	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$62,730	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	1,980	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$62,560	750	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$62,560	1,550	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$62,380	840	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$62,340	—	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$62,290	320	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$62,270	90	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$62,220	2,730	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$62,140	1,110	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	7,900	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$61,990	50	View salary detail
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$61,970	—	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
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$61,940	180	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$61,940	180	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$61,860	830	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,780	8,490	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$61,500	—	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$61,410	110	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,340	3,310	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$61,330	9,410	View salary detail
Machinists	$61,290	5,660	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$61,270	570	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,090	8,070	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$61,070	1,360	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$61,040	740	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$60,930	4,230	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,790	2,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$60,790	2,120	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,520	9,480	View salary detail
Paramedics	$60,480	1,960	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.