Virginia Careers and Salaries

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
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$48,090	90	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$62,270	90	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$142,830	90	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$48,210	90	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$94,740	90	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,410	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$50,350	90	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$63,920	80	View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other	$42,910	80	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$36,220	80	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,580	80	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$38,370	80	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$65,800	80	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$51,110	70	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$37,230	70	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$105,780	70	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$38,810	70	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,590	70	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$32,470	60	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$39,420	60	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,820	60	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$41,190	60	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$60,000	50	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$66,780	50	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$61,990	50	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,410	50	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$132,080	40	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$52,190	40	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$62,730	40	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$64,990	40	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$47,120	40	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$45,390	40	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$37,020	40	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$46,790	40	View salary detail
Models	$45,720	40	View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$50,500	30	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$153,660	—	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$282,410	—	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$78,740	—	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$54,560	—	View salary detail
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$61,970	—	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$128,890	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$43,160	—	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$65,170	—	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$40,050	—	View salary detail
Radiologists	$376,270	—	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$61,500	—	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$55,120	—	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.