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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,380	180	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,250	100	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,200	160	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$39,190	60	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$39,140	50	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,000	50	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,440	990	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$38,190	90	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,150	940	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,150	940	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,710	310	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,550	70	View salary detail
Clergy	$37,390	—	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$37,070	200	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,960	210	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,930	310	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,910	910	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$36,740	70	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,650	70	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$36,520	790	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,420	250	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,370	150	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$36,310	90	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,150	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$36,080	60	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$35,740	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$35,670	150	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$35,350	160	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,250	80	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,250	80	View salary detail
Tellers	$35,230	210	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,220	70	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,020	1,470	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$34,790	50	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$34,380	390	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$34,380	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,180	610	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$33,690	50	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$32,990	140	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,700	110	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$32,610	40	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$32,540	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,750	410	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$31,720	200	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$31,050	160	View salary detail
Security Guards	$30,960	330	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,740	880	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$30,700	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,600	330	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,480	910	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.