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
Credit Counselors	$45,860	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$45,850	390	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$45,840	60	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,690	80	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$45,660	290	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,480	1,430	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,470	590	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,440	120	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$45,390	30	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$45,350	60	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$45,320	100	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$45,260	730	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,060	—	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$45,040	170	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,010	540	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$44,830	530	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$44,810	220	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$44,760	250	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$44,740	1,330	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$44,700	290	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,510	540	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$44,230	720	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$44,150	250	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,070	280	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,960	670	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$43,840	30	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,700	170	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,700	170	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$43,390	60	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$43,140	80	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,070	290	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$43,040	90	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$42,990	480	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$42,980	610	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,950	370	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,890	7,620	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$42,670	6,620	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,500	420	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$42,490	840	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$42,400	130	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$42,010	60	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$41,960	40	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$41,670	1,400	View salary detail
Tapers	$41,600	30	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$41,600	100	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$41,550	520	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.