West Virginia Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$30,790	180	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$78,850	180	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$147,220	180	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$46,880	180	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,360	180	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$19,740	180	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$47,960	180	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$72,800	180	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$40,440	180	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,690	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$55,380	180	View salary detail
Chemists	$85,560	180	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$96,260	180	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,700	170	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$45,040	170	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$54,830	170	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$38,190	170	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$46,410	170	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,840	170	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$26,240	170	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,700	170	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$138,010	160	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$36,250	160	View salary detail
Range Managers	$69,910	160	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,630	160	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,890	160	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$138,010	160	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,920	160	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$61,390	160	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,760	160	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$69,910	160	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$69,910	160	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$138,010	160	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$129,210	160	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$24,960	150	View salary detail
Optometrists	$118,010	150	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$45,860	150	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$71,850	150	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$76,460	150	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$30,460	150	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$38,520	150	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,280	150	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$71,990	150	View salary detail
Glaziers	$49,810	140	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$65,100	140	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$158,470	140	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$58,960	140	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.