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
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,620	31,580	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,580	7,500	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$47,530	2,890	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,480	1,240	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,470	5,930	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,410	3,060	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$47,380	380	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$47,380	110	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$47,340	4,510	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,340	4,510	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$47,340	4,510	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,340	4,510	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,300	1,790	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$47,300	280	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,250	320	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,150	890	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$47,120	40	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$47,090	290	View salary detail
Bartenders	$47,070	13,370	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,920	19,320	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$46,860	110	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$46,840	130	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$46,790	40	View salary detail
Barbers	$46,730	160	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,670	10,760	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,580	1,840	View salary detail
Photographers	$46,550	1,580	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$46,530	4,330	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,450	450	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,430	5,950	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$46,410	66,550	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$46,350	640	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,340	3,600	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,290	6,810	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,180	27,600	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,130	290	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$46,090	570	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$46,060	2,180	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$46,060	300	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$46,060	2,180	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$46,060	2,180	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$46,030	110	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,950	3,040	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,910	2,170	View salary detail
Models	$45,720	40	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$45,650	4,610	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$45,560	2,580	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,560	530	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,550	30,640	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,540	12,910	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.