West Virginia

629 of 818 occupations have BLS OEWS state-level data for West Virginia, May 2024 estimates.

OccupationSOCEmploymentMean annualMedian annual
Accountants and Auditors13-20115,310$78,150$74,520
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers23-1021100$117,760$103,840
Administrative Services Managers11-30121,730$89,370$82,440
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors25-301190$54,250$57,720
Advertising Sales Agents41-3011400$49,730$44,610
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-104170$89,630$83,000
Agricultural Technicians19-401240$50,010$55,560
Agricultural Workers, All Other45-2099110$45,210$45,380
Air Traffic Controllers53-202190$88,920$86,390
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3011410$55,900$46,770
Airfield Operations Specialists53-202270$38,610$38,470
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers53-201130
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians53-3011230$25,900$25,190
Amusement and Recreation Attendants39-3091780$27,570$23,840
Anesthesiologists29-1211160$193,830$168,390
Animal Caretakers39-20211,220$29,030$28,330
Animal Control Workers33-901180$36,430$36,890
Animal Trainers39-2011150$46,440$37,970
Anthropologists and Archeologists19-309150$62,000$45,650
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval17-101180$92,140$86,530
Architectural and Civil Drafters17-3011330$66,110$63,880
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041460$152,840$143,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-106250$75,040$63,530
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25-1121360$74,190$64,810
Athletic Trainers29-9091140$48,410$45,140
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-202160$70,020$70,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-105150$91,230$80,420
Audio and Video Technicians27-4011150$62,390$58,000
Audiologists29-118140$85,900$87,980
Automotive Body and Related Repairers49-3021760$47,980$47,050
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers49-302290$56,900$51,290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics49-30234,450$42,700$36,320
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants53-6031240$28,120$26,300
Baggage Porters and Bellhops39-601150$24,820$23,010
Bailiffs33-3011180$34,310$34,800
Bakers51-3011800$31,420$28,740
Barbers39-501140$38,450$34,360
Bartenders35-30113,120$36,420$29,030
Bicycle Repairers49-309150$38,730$41,360
Bill and Account Collectors43-3011460$42,040$39,780
Billing and Posting Clerks43-30212,510$42,040$39,740
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1042250$90,220$77,020
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029240$82,510$82,760
Biological Technicians19-4021120$54,580$47,130
Boilermakers47-201140$72,070$61,660
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-30317,920$42,120$40,080
Brickmasons and Blockmasons47-2021260$48,060$46,810
Bridge and Lock Tenders53-601160$65,660$65,460
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys27-3011190$35,860$35,050
Broadcast Technicians27-4012120$33,640$29,900
Budget Analysts13-2031190$80,570$75,540
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other37-201960$42,980$39,760
Bus Drivers, School53-30513,330$31,660$30,080
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity53-3052580$43,610$45,440
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-30311,110$52,940$49,230
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-11995,410$70,000$62,210
Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011540$98,950$83,320
Butchers and Meat Cutters51-3021530$31,040$28,930
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters51-7011170$41,030$37,690
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film27-403170$50,100$39,470
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels53-5021110$91,890$95,170
Cardiologists29-121240$276,750
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians29-2031470$46,930$35,640
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1194360$62,530$59,570
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2032780$55,950$56,060
Carpenters47-20312,910$49,350$47,320
Carpet Installers47-204170$40,100$36,160
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists17-102140$58,760$54,870
Cashiers41-201116,730$25,390$23,490
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers47-2051570$47,100$47,020
Chefs and Head Cooks35-1011310$65,150$60,790
Chemical Engineers17-2041210$135,390$139,730
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders51-90111,400$66,790$63,980
Chemical Plant and System Operators51-8091230$72,590$67,600
Chemical Technicians19-4031240$61,640$63,820
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary25-1052100$89,620$80,560
Chemists19-2031270$112,080$108,010
Chief Executives11-10111,390$203,960$181,930
Child, Family, and School Social Workers21-10212,370$49,970$48,220
Childcare Workers39-90111,500$25,100$23,870
Chiropractors29-101190$81,840$77,780
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3022310$59,900$58,440
Civil Engineers17-20511,560$91,880$88,200
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators13-10311,410$72,700$66,020
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment53-70611,040$27,810$27,700
Clergy21-2011310$46,010$36,600
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19-3033650$88,540$70,540
Coaches and Scouts27-2022880$66,580$50,230
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9124410$45,110$42,080
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers51-202190$42,410$37,470
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers49-9091390$36,030$29,970
Commercial Divers49-9092$54,550$55,680
Commercial Pilots53-201260$108,810$102,640
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary25-1122220$73,910$66,720
Community Health Workers21-1094450$43,860$40,470
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other21-1099330$46,480$40,260
Compensation and Benefits Managers11-311140$107,170$94,990
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists13-1141550$66,200$49,860
Compliance Officers13-10411,530$74,820$64,040
Computer Network Architects15-1241210$112,540$103,350
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231670$55,340$51,670
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators51-9161210$47,440$45,900
Computer Occupations, All Other15-12993,550$118,760$113,030
Computer Programmers15-1251190$71,800$65,140
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1021200$82,100$75,320
Computer Systems Analysts15-12111,300$99,150$99,050
Computer User Support Specialists15-12321,840$58,790$54,850
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122150$187,000$170,750
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021950$150,140$145,430
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers49-2011360$42,770$38,510
Concierges39-601260$38,740$32,680
Conservation Scientists19-1031140$72,970$68,390
Construction Laborers47-20617,580$42,770$38,770
Construction Managers11-9021670$86,860$76,150
Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011520$59,820$57,240
Continuous Mining Machine Operators47-5041850$70,310$75,700
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door49-9012670$79,260$82,010
Conveyor Operators and Tenders53-7011450$58,820$63,200
Cooks, Fast Food35-201115,590$24,330$22,800
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria35-20124,540$30,700$28,790
Cooks, Restaurant35-20146,370$29,410$28,560
Cooks, Short Order35-2015670$27,380$27,480
Correctional Officers and Jailers33-30122,640$55,410$49,990
Cost Estimators13-1051830$77,180$70,630
Counselors, All Other21-1019150$49,080$41,740
Counter and Rental Clerks41-20211,480$34,120$31,070
Couriers and Messengers43-5021290$34,350$37,260
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners27-3092160$64,470$52,230
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks43-40311,640$37,470$36,120
Crane and Tower Operators53-7021200$58,710$54,650
Credit Analysts13-2041180$63,690$55,840
Credit Counselors13-2071120$44,200$40,940
Crematory Operators39-401240$49,520$39,900
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary25-111180$74,230$65,350
Crossing Guards and Flaggers33-90911,110$37,320$31,800
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9021240$53,420$54,310
Curators25-401240$58,380$50,810
Customer Service Representatives43-40519,850$41,180$37,610
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9032160$38,030$37,440
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4031330$49,410$53,460
Data Entry Keyers43-9021660$36,830$35,700
Data Scientists15-2051220$102,770$95,760
Database Administrators15-1242230$73,530$65,380
Database Architects15-1243270$132,690$157,590
Demonstrators and Product Promoters41-901160$31,800$31,310
Dental Assistants31-90911,380$39,280$37,330
Dental Hygienists29-12921,220$69,660$72,670
Dental Laboratory Technicians51-9081100$45,280$36,970
Dentists, All Other Specialists29-102940$198,990$231,860
Dentists, General29-1021400$171,380$147,440
Dermatologists29-121360$190,320$215,740
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas47-5011110$58,310$57,600
Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021210$101,920$90,690
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers29-2032560$74,670$73,410
Dietetic Technicians29-2051230$34,000$33,330
Dietitians and Nutritionists29-1031440$69,050$66,660
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers35-9011900$29,940$26,700
Dishwashers35-90211,770$25,960$25,200
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance43-5032650$47,500$47,090
Driver/Sales Workers53-30312,350$34,790$28,660
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers47-208170$52,900$58,750
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas47-5023140$50,460$46,920
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary25-106350$101,770$86,250
Editors27-3041350$68,480$76,760
Education Administrators, All Other11-9039$87,650$80,670
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary11-90321,350$81,770$80,650
Education Administrators, Postsecondary11-90331,390$111,710$85,260
Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081360$71,360$65,670
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare11-9031380$49,500$44,240
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other25-9099540$36,130$34,850
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors21-10121,390$54,910$55,420
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers49-2092140$47,150$49,760
Electrical Engineers17-2071610$110,680$108,480
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers49-9051830$81,280$83,920
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3023350$84,040$84,530
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment49-2094280$70,790$68,000
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay49-2095150$84,380$95,270
Electricians47-21114,010$65,890$63,850
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles49-209670$42,600$44,720
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072140$101,270$107,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-20216,680$52,970$55,550
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs43-4061290$49,100$47,530
Embalmers39-401170$53,110$49,030
Emergency Management Directors11-9161110$66,720$61,780
Emergency Medical Technicians29-20421,150$35,430$35,060
Emergency Medicine Physicians29-1214240$345,480
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032290$104,680$107,100
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other17-3029280$76,700$74,960
Engineers, All Other17-2199610$109,010$103,400
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1123340$68,550$63,570
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling11-907240$51,180$42,570
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-302540$56,280$54,760
Environmental Engineers17-2081470$102,560$99,830
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health19-4042530$53,760$52,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041310$80,270$77,980
Epidemiologists19-1041110$66,340$65,490
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining47-5022780$62,110$62,930
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43-6011890$61,670$57,310
Exercise Physiologists29-112870$57,860$54,770
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors39-9031630$37,510$37,270
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters47-5032110$56,740$57,350
Extraction Workers, All Other47-5099680$65,710$65,350
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4021200$51,510$47,360
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers51-6091130$42,880$42,300
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9041260$48,190$49,050
Facilities Managers11-3013590$101,150$97,650
Family Medicine Physicians29-1215230$249,170
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians49-304150$37,060$35,130
Farm and Home Management Educators25-902190$54,500$47,640
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers11-9013$71,760$56,200
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse45-2092120$30,850$29,320
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals45-2093110$37,250$31,980
Fast Food and Counter Workers35-30237,280$27,130$24,960
Fence Erectors47-4031150$38,650$35,520
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators51-2051100$41,280$36,830
File Clerks43-4071230$36,420$35,110
Film and Video Editors27-403250$50,060$45,970
Financial Clerks, All Other43-3099470$40,310$39,220
Financial Examiners13-2061220$68,130$60,440
Financial Managers11-30312,430$121,900$105,760
Financial Risk Specialists13-205450$95,510$89,820
Financial Specialists, All Other13-2099860$85,060$86,940
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051390$80,330$72,550
Fire Inspectors and Investigators33-202160$52,730$52,820
Firefighters33-20111,040$44,450$41,500
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-10115,550$84,790$80,360
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers33-1011220$66,050$56,720
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services39-1014390$38,140$36,500
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011120$52,610$51,370
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers33-1021150$61,150$57,300
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers35-10126,660$35,050$30,500
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers39-1013240$59,990$55,970
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers37-1011780$42,020$38,190
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers37-1012440$50,610$48,960
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-10113,930$74,700$67,850
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers41-1012650$71,970$64,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers43-10117,090$55,660$51,700
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers39-1022470$39,040$37,760
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives33-1012450$76,350$72,960
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-10113,480$73,920$67,800
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other33-109970$61,630$59,360
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers41-10117,780$41,490$37,080
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers33-1091390$50,030$48,810
Fish and Game Wardens33-3031120$61,860$59,630
Floral Designers27-1023220$26,810$27,830
Food Batchmakers51-3092220$30,320$23,600
Food Preparation Workers35-20212,830$28,100$27,610
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other35-909950$28,670$22,610
Food Processing Workers, All Other51-3099110$36,470$36,600
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant35-3041610$30,150$29,480
Food Service Managers11-90511,250$54,200$50,920
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-112470$70,340$63,090
Forensic Science Technicians19-409290$59,760$59,930
Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071110$53,660$51,440
Foresters19-1032110$59,030$56,940
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-104350$101,670$100,830
Fundraisers13-1131300$51,790$51,340
Fundraising Managers11-203370$89,630$75,780
Funeral Attendants39-4021390$32,130$28,880
Funeral Home Managers11-9171130$75,810$60,150
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders51-9051130$48,970$52,640
Furniture Finishers51-7021130$43,370$44,420
Gambling Cage Workers43-304180$33,630$33,780
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers41-20121,200$22,800$21,180
Gambling Dealers39-3011630$55,160$38,000
Gambling Service Workers, All Other39-3019190$21,880$18,700
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators33-903170$36,090$35,490
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners39-3012100$30,430$29,740
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators53-707180$72,280$78,780
Gas Plant Operators51-8092410$78,360$79,710
General Internal Medicine Physicians29-1216540$254,790$234,960
General and Operations Managers11-102116,070$100,160$80,490
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians19-4043110$57,540$45,950
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-2042130$90,960$95,640
Glaziers47-2121130$51,980$49,260
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products45-204170$35,820$36,060
Graphic Designers27-1024540$43,870$36,870
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4033190$41,500$37,490
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other37-301970$46,420$45,350
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists39-50121,040$38,680$31,150
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-4041180$46,660$43,910
Health Education Specialists21-1091460$63,590$62,400
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-902160$56,880$59,750
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-10712,030$135,750$106,940
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-2099640$51,150$49,000
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors17-2111210$91,630$93,440
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other29-1299180$111,500$92,750
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other29-9099110$67,440$51,440
Healthcare Social Workers21-1022890$61,630$60,670
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other31-9099940$41,760$37,640
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-419160$50,630$55,100
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-90211,450$48,040$46,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers53-303211,560$51,920$49,040
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters47-3011100$37,260$37,940
Helpers--Carpenters47-3012210$36,770$36,020
Helpers--Electricians47-3013190$35,450$34,780
Helpers--Extraction Workers47-5081350$66,740$75,270
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers49-9098430$38,760$37,470
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-3015200$33,520$33,280
Helpers--Production Workers51-9198650$42,660$40,470
Highway Maintenance Workers47-4051700$43,240$45,310
History Teachers, Postsecondary25-112590$67,130$64,710
Hoist and Winch Operators53-704160$60,420$65,930
Home Appliance Repairers49-903170$35,730$30,010
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop35-90311,490$25,460$23,180
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks43-40811,730$26,690$26,590
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping43-4161580$42,400$38,810
Human Resources Managers11-3121540$120,400$108,660
Human Resources Specialists13-10712,950$71,210$62,300
Hydrologic Technicians19-4044$48,980$45,690
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3026100$70,150$62,820
Industrial Engineers17-2112890$112,360$104,610
Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-90413,160$64,750$61,400
Industrial Production Managers11-3051870$120,400$107,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators53-70511,620$41,800$40,930
Information Security Analysts15-1212270$103,770$107,820
Information and Record Clerks, All Other43-4199510$49,740$49,650
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-90612,440$53,290$49,020
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other49-9099640$51,590$48,300
Instructional Coordinators25-9031730$68,450$61,490
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall47-2131100$42,630$37,780
Insulation Workers, Mechanical47-2132110$73,260$64,200
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks43-90411,240$42,030$38,890
Insurance Sales Agents41-30211,770$58,300$44,080
Insurance Underwriters13-2053180$61,840$56,740
Interior Designers27-1025100$51,070$45,090
Interpreters and Translators27-309160$62,810$63,750
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan43-41112,020$34,700$34,240
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20119,390$32,510$30,590
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-907140$42,740$38,650
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates23-1023350$88,370$63,240
Judicial Law Clerks23-1012250$57,350$49,220
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-2012850$55,100$55,170
Labor Relations Specialists13-1075430$94,330$96,410
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand53-706210,400$36,780$35,990
Landscape Architects17-101260$84,030$76,790
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers37-30113,170$32,310$30,310
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-403480$52,050$51,980
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-6011860$29,660$28,260
Lawyers23-10112,460$117,770$102,240
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-60121,280$46,340$46,940
Legal Support Workers, All Other23-2099140$74,300$57,210
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists25-4022430$49,240$48,640
Library Assistants, Clerical43-4121240$30,210$26,300
Library Technicians25-4031190$34,340$31,080
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses29-20616,330$52,540$49,850
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099220$63,520$60,250
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers33-9092430$28,470$24,350
Light Truck Drivers53-30333,690$44,110$36,110
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining47-50441,610$71,560$73,260
Loan Interviewers and Clerks43-4131660$40,930$38,770
Loan Officers13-20721,300$61,800$49,550
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers49-909450$53,680$46,630
Locomotive Engineers53-4011220$71,000$72,660
Lodging Managers11-9081160$70,220$71,930
Log Graders and Scalers45-4023190$45,900$47,570
Logging Equipment Operators45-4022420$39,890$35,210
Logisticians13-1081560$76,380$70,690
Machine Feeders and Offbearers53-7063280$32,940$29,820
Machinists51-40411,530$50,340$47,980
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists29-2035180$80,970$83,670
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20125,810$27,990$27,710
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service43-9051430$33,220$32,380
Maintenance Workers, Machinery49-9043580$59,000$55,380
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-90718,530$44,330$39,900
Management Analysts13-11111,560$97,740$94,060
Managers, All Other11-91993,120$130,090$126,250
Manicurists and Pedicurists39-5092180$39,120$36,020
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers49-909570$29,510$25,860
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-11611,700$57,730$50,290
Marketing Managers11-2021330$122,210$110,150
Marriage and Family Therapists21-1013110$49,450$48,180
Massage Therapists31-9011270$45,410$42,730
Materials Engineers17-213150$95,420$97,960
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1022290$79,070$65,570
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers51-3022270$30,650$33,010
Mechanical Door Repairers49-9011100$44,090$42,990
Mechanical Drafters17-3013180$60,900$57,040
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-302790$58,480$61,040
Mechanical Engineers17-2141860$100,800$100,610
Medical Appliance Technicians51-908250$71,420$73,580
Medical Assistants31-90924,510$35,990$35,860
Medical Dosimetrists29-203630$79,720$40,600
Medical Equipment Preparers31-9093480$42,540$42,400
Medical Equipment Repairers49-9062330$59,700$55,770
Medical Records Specialists29-20721,140$46,600$43,710
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042290$108,420$84,350
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-60131,760$39,950$37,660
Medical Transcriptionists31-9094180$41,040$35,770
Medical and Health Services Managers11-91112,100$135,680$110,780
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners13-1121320$46,050$47,160
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21-1023390$49,250$47,840
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers27-1026880$35,730$34,630
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders51-4051140$48,950$51,150
Meter Readers, Utilities43-5041400$58,920$60,230
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20223,130$51,730$49,670
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4035190$47,840$45,880
Millwrights49-9044440$65,230$66,830
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers17-2151400$92,130$84,000
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023750$47,940$47,110
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines49-30422,160$54,550$52,880
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic51-9195240$38,030$36,970
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072560$45,960$40,710
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers39-4031170$55,490$50,210
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other53-3099270$38,410$31,210
Motorcycle Mechanics49-3052150$43,120$38,630
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4081$64,600$73,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators25-401330$51,080$47,910
Music Directors and Composers27-204130
Musicians and Singers27-204260
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121170$138,380$134,410
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-12441,310$81,260$73,430
Neurologists29-121750
New Accounts Clerks43-4141180$37,800$38,050
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists27-3023230$36,200$36,440
Nuclear Medicine Technologists29-2033130$82,440$82,470
Nurse Anesthetists29-1151790$267,220
Nurse Practitioners29-11712,280$122,140$121,640
Nursing Assistants31-11318,860$36,320$36,340
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072360$78,680$75,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011840$84,970$86,940
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012170$66,810$57,500
Occupational Therapists29-1122680$93,100$93,260
Occupational Therapy Assistants31-2011260$62,650$61,320
Office Clerks, General43-906110,950$35,680$34,150
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer43-907160$43,170$44,720
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other43-9199550$39,600$35,720
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators47-20737,940$54,050$50,010
Operations Research Analysts15-2031220$75,510$63,760
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians29-2057270$40,430$41,600
Opticians, Dispensing29-2081400$41,030$38,480
Optometrists29-1041150$136,210$130,190
Order Clerks43-4151170$46,160$44,160
Orderlies31-1132250$35,770$34,630
Orthotists and Prosthetists29-209180$86,740$83,840
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics49-3053210$38,650$37,990
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111950$46,390$47,410
Packers and Packagers, Hand53-7064790$33,270$33,110
Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141800$45,550$43,450
Paralegals and Legal Assistants23-20111,680$56,540$49,620
Paramedics29-20431,130$48,370$48,190
Parking Attendants53-6021160$28,430$27,970
Parking Enforcement Workers33-304140$30,330$29,100
Parts Salespersons41-20221,860$33,520$29,870
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators47-2071390$59,450$57,140
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051750$43,750$42,080
Pediatricians, General29-122170$182,710$181,410
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other39-9099130$33,830$30,630
Personal Financial Advisors13-2052730$132,360$77,790
Pest Control Workers37-2021360$40,980$37,930
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation37-301240$37,680$36,860
Petroleum Engineers17-2171160$116,810$102,900
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers51-8093380$79,970$81,190
Pharmacists29-10512,570$125,530$133,910
Pharmacy Aides31-909570$34,370$32,990
Pharmacy Technicians29-20523,690$39,190$37,370
Phlebotomists31-90971,260$38,980$38,830
Photographers27-4021120$36,040$35,470
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099120
Physical Therapist Aides31-2022160$32,850$29,320
Physical Therapist Assistants31-2021900$62,280$60,270
Physical Therapists29-11231,330$99,470$101,210
Physician Assistants29-1071960$121,130$122,970
Physicians, All Other29-12292,300$241,220$228,680
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary25-105450$84,940$75,460
Pipelayers47-2151240$40,060$36,080
Plant and System Operators, All Other51-809970$72,490$70,660
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-21521,860$55,730$49,630
Podiatrists29-108150$160,330$128,760
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers33-30513,130$54,930$54,570
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-106560$79,980$80,270
Postal Service Clerks43-5051910$58,480$61,630
Postal Service Mail Carriers43-50521,830$58,660$55,540
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators43-5053460$58,090$57,490
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents11-9131170$93,690$92,900
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other25-1199860$83,500$64,480
Pourers and Casters, Metal51-405270$48,950$44,700
Power Distributors and Dispatchers51-8012130$96,820$98,690
Power Plant Operators51-8013300$92,420$96,230
Prepress Technicians and Workers51-511160$35,890$34,320
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-20112,380$35,160$29,610
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials51-602150$32,380$30,620
Print Binding and Finishing Workers51-5113310$43,980$40,080
Printing Press Operators51-5112390$44,140$41,650
Private Detectives and Investigators33-9021250$49,880$46,830
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists21-1092870$51,790$50,220
Procurement Clerks43-3061500$44,800$43,590
Producers and Directors27-2012260$53,780$39,150
Production Workers, All Other51-91991,740$38,120$35,240
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks43-5061800$59,190$53,680
Project Management Specialists13-10822,050$91,340$82,950
Proofreaders and Copy Markers43-908160
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers11-91411,610$60,900$48,130
Protective Service Workers, All Other33-9099180$55,660$46,760
Psychiatric Aides31-1133670$31,410$32,650
Psychiatric Technicians29-2053700$33,120$30,890
Psychiatrists29-122360$138,350$65,790
Psychologists, All Other19-3039240$63,650$41,900
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1066170$78,740$73,390
Public Relations Managers11-203250$105,330$85,290
Public Relations Specialists27-3031350$62,100$52,080
Public Safety Telecommunicators43-5031860$40,220$38,650
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers53-7072$57,060$55,380
Purchasing Managers11-3061190$141,790$140,370
Radiation Therapists29-112480$93,960$99,850
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers49-202170$63,940$48,260
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians29-20341,810$69,840$66,780
Rail Car Repairers49-3043100$50,960$48,180
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other53-4099100$48,260$44,200
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers53-401370$74,450$70,480
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators47-4061200$51,830$47,330
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers53-4022110$63,220$62,480
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters53-4031340$71,860$62,120
Real Estate Brokers41-9021140$60,580$43,600
Real Estate Sales Agents41-9022310$69,610$57,550
Receptionists and Information Clerks43-41715,690$31,710$30,570
Recreation Workers39-90321,670$35,270$29,050
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-1193150$71,330$64,430
Recreational Therapists29-112590$50,640$44,900
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians49-309240$35,540$36,330
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors53-7081860$37,960$36,630
Registered Nurses29-114121,740$80,650$79,990
Rehabilitation Counselors21-1015470$48,050$44,220
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers47-217140$77,110$79,230
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks43-4181130$37,240$34,590
Residential Advisors39-90411,220$30,910$29,400
Respiratory Therapists29-11261,340$68,440$66,370
Retail Salespersons41-203118,290$30,220$27,910
Riggers49-909640$60,590$62,730
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4023540$52,560$53,840
Roof Bolters, Mining47-50431,040$74,840$78,970
Roofers47-2181470$42,430$39,420
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas47-5012260$61,460$58,040
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas47-5071260$54,840$51,490
Sales Engineers41-9031$126,480$132,590
Sales Managers11-20221,140$119,070$101,920
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel41-30912,060$57,590$45,760
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products41-40123,410$71,530$59,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products41-4011640$127,500$126,770
Sales and Related Workers, All Other41-9099170$36,750$29,140
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood51-7041790$35,230$28,660
School Psychologists19-3034160$67,950$69,870
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20313,650$54,360$56,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-60148,970$40,900$38,730
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents41-3031990$61,240$48,530
Security Guards33-90326,290$39,430$37,220
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers49-2098270$50,950$49,520
Self-Enrichment Teachers25-3021560$46,960$43,230
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012170$35,090$31,060
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners47-4071$29,640$28,010
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas47-5013620$56,940$54,600
Sewing Machine Operators51-6031120$32,730$31,770
Sheet Metal Workers47-2211430$60,720$71,800
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks43-50712,370$42,900$40,050
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs53-3053990$29,640$27,740
Skincare Specialists39-509470$39,750$37,750
Slaughterers and Meat Packers51-3023140$30,130$21,250
Social Science Research Assistants19-4061440$73,220$52,630
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other25-106970$74,710$64,520
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-3099220$96,340$94,310
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary25-111390$73,510$65,570
Social Workers, All Other21-1029690$73,230$68,990
Social and Community Service Managers11-9151550$71,770$62,460
Social and Human Service Assistants21-10933,290$39,230$37,860
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary25-106760$78,540$79,770
Software Developers15-12522,280$107,330$103,550
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253260$67,610$61,420
Soil and Plant Scientists19-101340$62,000$42,730
Special Education Teachers, All Other25-2059540$35,220$31,100
Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057580$52,870$47,050
Special Education Teachers, Preschool25-205150$39,660$47,910
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2058810$54,510$55,600
Special Effects Artists and Animators27-101450$56,270$53,440
Speech-Language Pathologists29-1127920$85,410$80,170
Statisticians15-204190$84,450$80,580
Stockers and Order Fillers53-706512,580$34,340$34,060
Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-222180$69,220$75,360
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-2041200$45,660$44,360
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term25-30314,630$53,000$47,630
Surgeons, All Other29-1249170$371,230
Surgical Assistants29-9093200$51,490$49,080
Surgical Technologists29-2055720$49,560$47,700
Surveying and Mapping Technicians17-3031320$49,970$45,630
Surveyors17-1022520$67,010$61,610
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service43-2011150$33,840$34,600
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers51-605250$34,400$35,060
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders53-7121170$54,380$56,620
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents13-2081330$49,520$45,910
Tax Preparers13-2082320$39,740$30,470
Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099680$61,010$62,440
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary25-904440$37,170$34,630
Technical Writers27-304280$68,520$62,250
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers49-2022640$66,730$67,140
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers49-90521,150$78,800$84,490
Telemarketers41-9041570$28,450$29,790
Tellers43-30712,570$32,720$31,200
Therapists, All Other29-1129100$70,460$71,180
Tile and Stone Setters47-204450$47,960$46,590
Tire Repairers and Changers49-3093600$31,410$29,710
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers23-2093410$68,010$66,040
Tool and Die Makers51-411140$54,230$49,620
Traffic Technicians53-604180$52,440$50,500
Training and Development Managers11-313150$112,160$100,650
Training and Development Specialists13-11511,450$62,640$61,310
Transportation Inspectors53-605190$69,430$50,770
Transportation Security Screeners33-909390$59,520$59,950
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers11-3071340$108,190$99,830
Travel Agents41-3041230$40,380$35,710
Tree Trimmers and Pruners37-30131,350$47,560$47,960
Tutors25-3041300$45,990$42,420
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials27-202360$53,400$43,600
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other47-5049200$73,970$78,180
Urban and Regional Planners19-3051180$62,520$58,240
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers39-3031290$24,120$22,730
Veterinarians29-1131390$135,660$134,290
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers31-9096660$31,720$32,630
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians29-2056460$37,130$36,350
Waiters and Waitresses35-30319,190$36,650$30,320
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-80311,210$44,150$43,960
Web Developers15-1254320$78,830$69,160
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255110$89,950$72,630
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping43-5111280$31,020$30,420
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-41212,280$52,720$47,000
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-4122160$58,400$46,370
Wellhead Pumpers53-7073730$52,160$48,780
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing51-7042410$38,400$41,290
Word Processors and Typists43-9022100$35,760$32,870
Writers and Authors27-3043100$63,160$66,970
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-1023100$75,380$73,780

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.