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
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$51,230	60	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$51,200	60	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$51,150	110	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$50,450	120	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$50,130	60	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,120	190	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,940	90	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,920	160	View salary detail
Paramedics	$49,700	60	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$48,980	40	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$48,760	50	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$48,760	50	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$48,760	50	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$48,760	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$48,530	40	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,440	30	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,910	60	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,410	60	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,330	140	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$47,230	60	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,190	90	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,980	40	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,910	60	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$46,890	40	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$45,920	60	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$45,800	450	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$44,880	200	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,650	520	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$44,610	110	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,520	860	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,350	200	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$44,230	160	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,690	50	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$43,560	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$43,250	30	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$43,080	120	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$42,600	40	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$42,600	40	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$42,340	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,310	630	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,200	770	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$42,030	400	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$41,450	60	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$41,370	80	View salary detail
Firefighters	$41,140	210	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$40,880	100	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$40,580	160	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,830	220	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$39,780	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$39,530	40	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.