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
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$23,400	300	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$85,440	300	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$19,030	300	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,200	300	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$491,230	300	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$35,760	300	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$50,730	290	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$44,700	290	View salary detail
Clergy	$48,460	290	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$45,660	290	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,070	290	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$30,300	280	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,020	280	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$50,870	280	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$59,430	280	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,340	280	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,070	280	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,140	270	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$56,660	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$59,210	270	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,880	270	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Editors	$56,630	260	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$51,100	260	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,730	260	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$52,120	260	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$35,210	260	View salary detail
File Clerks	$31,600	260	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$43,300	260	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$54,760	260	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$29,860	250	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$65,050	250	View salary detail
Orderlies	$31,770	250	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$75,220	250	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$46,600	250	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$44,760	250	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$44,150	250	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$82,100	250	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$82,100	250	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$82,100	250	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$82,100	250	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,280	250	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$31,790	240	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$73,490	240	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$57,020	240	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$468,210	240	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$55,540	240	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,400	240	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.