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
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$97,600	70	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$51,280	70	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$21,640	70	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$28,400	70	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$52,490	70	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$50,640	60	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$28,670	60	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$45,350	60	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$83,160	60	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,380	60	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$43,390	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$73,280	60	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$45,840	60	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$65,460	60	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$42,010	60	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$46,240	60	View salary detail
Neurologists	$63,500	60	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$69,350	60	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$50,270	60	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$207,000	50	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$400,070	50	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$49,630	50	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$74,270	50	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$30,490	50	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$36,730	50	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$36,220	50	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,960	50	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$46,480	50	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,660	50	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$50,900	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$37,870	50	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$50,930	50	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,350	50	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$54,340	50	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$62,740	50	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$101,400	50	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$35,320	50	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,320	50	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$56,690	50	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$46,490	50	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$35,110	50	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$24,090	50	View salary detail
Embalmers	$54,060	50	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$235,370	40	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,850	40	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$35,960	40	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$68,550	40	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,130	40	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$135,260	40	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,450	40	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.