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
Couriers and Messengers	$34,890	240	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,840	170	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,780	2,300	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,660	70	View salary detail
Tellers	$34,560	2,620	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,510	12,520	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,480	1,020	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$34,360	900	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$34,100	770	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,030	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$33,760	320	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$33,680	210	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$33,570	600	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$33,370	440	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$33,360	4,690	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$33,320	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,070	6,390	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$32,800	1,190	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,480	2,190	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$32,350	730	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$32,240	3,340	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,920	5,470	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$31,840	1,180	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$31,790	240	View salary detail
Orderlies	$31,770	250	View salary detail
File Clerks	$31,600	260	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$31,410	350	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$31,210	330	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,050	100	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,980	9,340	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$30,840	30	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$30,800	450	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$30,790	180	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$30,490	80	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$30,490	50	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$30,460	150	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$30,300	280	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,170	460	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$29,880	640	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$29,860	250	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$29,740	4,420	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$29,710	1,410	View salary detail
Bartenders	$29,630	3,340	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,590	6,450	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,390	1,260	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,320	180	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,970	1,340	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$28,950	19,050	View salary detail
Security Guards	$28,800	5,200	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$28,790	2,540	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.