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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$37,660	4,490	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,510	460	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$37,450	200	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,440	90	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,430	110	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,390	—	View salary detail
Firefighters	$37,350	900	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$37,230	390	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$37,180	4,540	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,140	—	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$37,080	100	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
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,870	220	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,800	1,880	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,730	260	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$36,730	50	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,720	9,390	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,660	750	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,480	40	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,480	2,480	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$36,250	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$36,230	420	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$36,220	50	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$36,200	70	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$36,130	310	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,110	110	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$36,060	80	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$35,960	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$35,930	130	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$35,920	70	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$35,900	660	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$35,880	330	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,870	110	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$35,840	1,000	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$35,760	300	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$35,720	80	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,590	360	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$35,400	130	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$35,390	70	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,380	8,600	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$35,320	50	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$35,280	190	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$35,210	260	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$35,150	70	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,140	270	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,130	40	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$35,120	90	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$35,110	50	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$35,020	9,430	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.