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
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$41,450	740	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,340	280	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$41,200	470	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$41,060	510	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$40,490	880	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$40,440	180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,370	8,820	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$40,350	520	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,020	280	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,940	2,660	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$39,920	530	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$39,920	530	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$39,870	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$39,740	7,420	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,500	2,260	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$39,450	80	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,360	180	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,300	2,180	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,290	3,320	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$39,260	520	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,250	1,530	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$39,210	130	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,190	670	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,030	340	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$38,920	30	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,890	8,060	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,860	3,330	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$38,740	780	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$38,740	780	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$38,740	780	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$38,720	370	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$38,520	150	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,430	9,860	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,430	1,550	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$38,260	120	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,210	3,560	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$38,190	170	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$38,120	350	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$38,120	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$38,120	400	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$38,060	80	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,030	80	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$37,960	1,290	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$37,950	310	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,920	160	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$37,910	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$37,870	50	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$37,810	1,590	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,750	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$37,700	400	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.