West Virginia Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Critical Care Nurses	$80,130	23,430	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,130	23,430	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,130	23,430	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,130	23,430	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,130	23,430	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$28,950	19,050	View salary detail
Cashiers	$26,370	17,360	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$23,120	16,490	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$82,500	15,300	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,510	12,520	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,480	12,190	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,990	11,300	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,990	11,300	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,430	9,860	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$35,020	9,430	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,720	9,390	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,980	9,340	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,370	8,820	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,380	8,600	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,890	8,060	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$51,300	7,830	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,890	7,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$39,740	7,420	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$53,660	6,900	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$42,670	6,620	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,590	6,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,070	6,390	View salary detail
Baristas	$26,070	6,240	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,070	6,240	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,090	6,110	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$55,360	6,050	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,920	5,470	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$55,630	5,420	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$80,060	5,380	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$80,060	5,380	View salary detail
Security Guards	$28,800	5,200	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,320	4,900	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$49,020	4,840	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$33,360	4,690	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$37,180	4,540	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$37,660	4,490	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$29,740	4,420	View salary detail
Electricians	$64,810	4,290	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,210	4,090	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$69,240	4,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,360	4,070	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$69,240	4,070	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$69,240	4,070	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$69,240	4,070	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$69,240	4,070	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.