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
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$91,380	40	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,480	40	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$48,460	40	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$51,890	40	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,340	40	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$41,960	40	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$80,690	40	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$53,340	40	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$105,950	40	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,650	40	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,170	40	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$63,360	40	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,200	40	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$60,940	40	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$46,190	40	View salary detail
Art Directors	$63,550	30	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$45,390	30	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$48,440	30	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$43,840	30	View salary detail
Tapers	$41,600	30	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$46,370	30	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$46,370	30	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$38,920	30	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$30,840	30	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$63,850	30	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,450	—	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$67,580	—	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,390	—	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,740	—	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,140	—	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$48,230	—	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$67,580	—	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,060	—	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$39,870	—	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.