Occupations Reported in West Virginia

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
Financial Examiners	$60,590	240	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$34,890	240	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$65,610	240	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,750	230	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Geneticists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Biologists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$56,490	230	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,920	220	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$44,810	220	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,190	220	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$37,910	220	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,870	220	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$57,320	220	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$46,600	210	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$76,700	210	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$51,230	210	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$76,700	210	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$33,680	210	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,370	210	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,260	200	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$64,100	200	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$37,450	200	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$65,050	200	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$71,880	200	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,950	200	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,660	200	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$71,880	200	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,590	200	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$47,660	200	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$35,280	190	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$94,520	190	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$94,520	190	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$80,490	190	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,320	180	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.