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
Animal Trainers	$37,080	100	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,030	100	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$120,170	90	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$76,060	90	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$43,040	90	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	90	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$55,700	90	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,440	90	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$54,750	90	View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$26,690	90	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$120,170	90	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,560	90	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$78,870	90	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$63,320	90	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,730	90	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$49,800	90	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$74,200	90	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$56,790	90	View salary detail
Statisticians	$84,660	90	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$35,120	90	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,830	90	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$84,660	90	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$43,140	80	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,470	80	View salary detail
Midwives	$66,080	80	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$30,490	80	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,030	80	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$39,450	80	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,320	80	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$38,060	80	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,690	80	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$35,720	80	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$36,060	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$66,080	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$53,190	70	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,860	70	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$53,400	70	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$36,200	70	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$56,290	70	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$35,390	70	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,880	70	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,760	70	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$82,380	70	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,420	70	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$35,920	70	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,660	70	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$35,150	70	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.