Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in West Virginia

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Paramedics	$48,460	1,090	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$48,440	30	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$48,230	—	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$48,080	580	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$48,050	470	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$48,050	520	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$47,960	180	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$47,850	570	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,850	570	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,760	70	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,740	—	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$47,660	200	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,660	200	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,650	40	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,560	1,100	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$47,460	580	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$47,370	100	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$47,360	1,260	View salary detail
Machinists	$47,350	1,700	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$47,310	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$47,090	380	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,090	670	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,010	2,720	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,960	1,200	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$46,900	120	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$46,880	180	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$46,840	600	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$46,660	230	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,620	880	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$46,610	1,040	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$46,600	210	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$46,600	250	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,590	200	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$46,490	50	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$46,480	50	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,460	120	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$46,410	170	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,410	810	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$46,390	130	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$46,370	30	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$46,370	30	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$46,350	230	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$46,240	60	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$46,190	40	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$45,910	350	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.