Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wheeling, WV

327 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wheeling, WV for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,210	390	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,880	40	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$60,830	100	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$60,570	40	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,360	440	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,310	70	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$60,310	70	View salary detail
Roofers	$60,230	110	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$60,180	70	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$60,010	60	View salary detail
Surveyors	$59,720	40	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$59,720	40	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,240	440	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,160	180	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$59,060	110	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$58,880	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,830	510	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,780	60	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$58,650	40	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,380	300	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$58,380	300	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,250	500	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,960	440	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,900	100	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$57,870	280	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,840	140	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,590	1,210	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,260	60	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,890	70	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$56,800	150	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,240	100	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$56,060	80	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$55,650	150	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$55,650	150	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$55,650	150	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$55,650	150	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$55,650	150	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$55,510	140	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,510	140	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$55,430	30	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$54,430	110	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$54,400	30	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$53,780	70	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$53,700	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,030	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$52,830	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,300	560	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$52,270	100	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,750	50	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$51,250	100	View salary detail

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.