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
Boilermakers	$67,540	150	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$67,460	640	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,330	1,810	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$67,240	2,710	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$67,240	2,710	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$67,240	2,710	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$67,220	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,170	35,160	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,100	1,480	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$66,990	—	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$66,780	50	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$66,600	1,120	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$66,550	3,070	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$66,540	180	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$66,500	150	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,310	1,270	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,310	1,270	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$65,940	380	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$65,900	2,820	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$65,900	2,820	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$65,900	2,820	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$65,900	2,820	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,870	19,970	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$65,870	19,970	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$65,550	37,880	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$65,500	1,420	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$65,360	150	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,320	310	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$65,170	—	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$65,040	20,910	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$64,990	40	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,920	15,550	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$64,650	280	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$64,540	700	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$64,240	3,670	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$64,190	2,230	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$64,150	350	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$64,120	100	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$64,050	390	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$64,040	690	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,020	9,470	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,990	10,250	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$63,980	5,750	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,950	4,340	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$63,920	80	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,920	3,740	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,820	3,000	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.