metropolitan statistical area · 16620

Charleston, WV

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Charleston, WV metro area

Figures describe the Charleston, WV metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Charleston city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$45,830
Total employment103,450

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Charleston, WV metro area was $45,830 per year ($22.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 103,450 jobs. 346 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Cooks, Fast Food5.222,230$23,180
Administrative Services Managers3.00530$77,520
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2.95940$57,640
Bus Drivers, School2.78740$34,540
Security Guards2.522,160$20,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers2.28600$53,070
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.24660$30,050
Registered Nurses1.924,320$80,230

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 346 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Charleston, WV metro area
Occupation
Registered Nurses$80,230$38.574,3201.92
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,680$13.793,2001.12
Retail Salespersons$29,050$13.972,6501.02
Cooks, Fast Food$23,180$11.142,2305.22
Cashiers$26,280$12.642,1701.06
General and Operations Managers$83,190$40.002,1600.93
Security Guards$20,800$10.002,1602.52
Customer Service Representatives$37,480$18.021,6500.96
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,550$20.941,6301.44
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,330$14.581,4901.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,580$23.841,4301.04
Office Clerks, General$35,800$17.211,4000.86
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,340$17.951,3900.71
Nursing Assistants$36,250$17.431,3801.43
Stockers and Order Fillers$32,830$15.781,3000.69
Waiters and Waitresses$36,900$17.741,1900.79
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$39,350$18.921,1201.10
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,670$27.731,0701.12
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,350$20.841,0501.15
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$41,920$20.159601.29
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,640$27.719402.95
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$30,450$14.649301.14
Medical Assistants$38,190$18.369001.65
Accountants and Auditors$66,560$32.008900.93
Lawyers$101,150$48.638801.75
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,810$15.778001.32
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,760Not published7700.81
Cooks, Restaurant$29,450$14.167700.82
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,280$14.087601.33
Bus Drivers, School$34,540$16.617402.78
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,380$10.767300.28
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$59,550$28.637100.98
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$41,390$19.906901.47
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,370$26.146701.54
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$30,050$14.456602.24
Construction Laborers$47,770$22.976600.91
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,190$34.716401.57
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,070$25.526002.28
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,020Not published5900.64
Light Truck Drivers$42,890$20.625900.90
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,420$38.185701.06
Human Resources Specialists$61,500$29.575400.89
Pharmacy Technicians$37,930$18.245401.71
Administrative Services Managers$77,520$37.275303.00
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$57,460$27.625101.13
Compliance Officers$54,520$26.214801.73
Computer Occupations, All OtherNot publishedNot published4801.65
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,260$19.844801.64
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$54,780$26.344801.84
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,970Not published4801.17
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,620$31.074800.59
Electricians$64,830$31.174800.94
Financial Managers$116,300$55.914500.80
Phlebotomists$40,120$19.294504.75
Computer User Support Specialists$50,700$24.384000.84
Project Management Specialists$89,600$43.083900.54
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,140$17.853803.87
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,780$18.643800.41
Driver/Sales Workers$23,060$11.093801.39
Nurse Practitioners$129,260$62.143701.74
Carpenters$49,060$23.593700.84
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$30,630$14.733600.57
Counter and Rental Clerks$35,500$17.073601.36
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.603605.09
Software Developers$122,980$59.133500.31
Bartenders$30,900$14.863500.70
Tellers$34,480$16.583501.58
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$51,510$24.763501.28
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$55,150$26.513500.85
Pharmacists$131,660$63.303401.59
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,000$31.253301.53
Training and Development Specialists$63,560$30.563301.08
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$48,960$23.543301.01
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$55,800Not published3300.46
General Internal Medicine Physicians$63,540$30.553307.41
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,810$18.183302.78
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$40,260$19.363302.01
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,570$38.263202.11
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,920$28.813202.69
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,980$30.283101.42
Food Preparation Workers$27,970$13.453100.52
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,010$28.373101.05
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$61,530$29.583100.69
Billing and Posting Clerks$40,750$19.592901.08
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,870$18.692900.54
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$43,410$20.872902.02
Medical and Health Services Managers$125,470$60.322800.71
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$72,040$34.642801.36
Civil Engineers$94,810$45.582801.13
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,540$18.532800.43
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$77,670$37.342803.06
Parts Salespersons$36,950$17.762701.51
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,880$24.462700.33
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$50,490$24.272600.43
Dental Hygienists$65,520$31.502601.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,130$23.622602.50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,940$28.342600.84
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,810$23.952600.66
Chief Executives$161,540$77.662401.77
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070$29.842401.09
Management Analysts$94,210$45.292300.39
Computer Systems AnalystsNot publishedNot published2300.68
Firefighters$38,780$18.642301.00
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$32,390$15.572303.73
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,270$29.942300.76
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$55,580$26.722203.72
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,450$15.602200.71
Respiratory Therapists$68,670$33.012202.36
Nurse Anesthetists$280,250$134.742206.52
Production Workers, All Other$29,850$14.352201.33
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,640$26.272101.02
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$54,180$26.052104.55
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,080$21.672100.60
Dental Assistants$38,090$18.312100.82
Dishwashers$26,440$12.712100.65
Childcare Workers$27,370$13.162100.59
Environmental EngineersNot publishedNot published2008.01
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,240Not published2001.14
Animal Caretakers$28,360$13.632001.12
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$27,350$13.152001.18
Construction Managers$79,050$38.011900.73
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$78,260Not published1900.87
Physician Assistants$126,620$60.871901.80
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$25,470$12.251900.66
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,000$23.081900.68
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,090$13.991901.48
Loan Officers$58,390$28.071800.98
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$66,620$32.031803.63
Physicians, All Other$285,470$137.241800.80
Insurance Sales Agents$57,710$27.751800.56
Bill and Account Collectors$44,680$21.481801.74
Financial Clerks, All Other$44,200$21.251807.59
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$46,570$22.391802.15
Sales Managers$91,920$44.191700.41
Computer and Information Systems Managers$101,560$48.831700.38
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$59,090$28.411707.54
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$49,900$23.991700.71
Residential Advisors$31,560$15.171703.01
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,550$14.211700.67
Social and Community Service Managers$70,930$34.101601.12
Industrial Engineers$143,860$69.161600.65
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,900$36.491602.74
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,560$30.561601.69
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,920$29.291604.10
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$67,370$32.391500.45
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,990$46.631501.62
Healthcare Social Workers$62,260$29.931501.21
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,030$17.801501.41
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,360$13.151500.41
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$57,240$27.521500.46
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,050$13.011500.88
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$77,810$37.411401.15
Labor Relations Specialists$98,380$47.301403.19
Financial and Investment Analysts$66,230$31.841400.56
Personal Financial Advisors$96,050$46.181400.79
Rehabilitation Counselors$53,960$25.941402.16
Physical Therapists$103,760$49.891400.80
Surgical Technologists$49,110$23.611401.78
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$37,350$17.961402.50
Procurement Clerks$50,260$24.161403.71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$86,060$41.381300.86
Food Service Managers$56,200$27.021300.83
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$47,860$23.011301.75
Engineers, All Other$119,900$57.641301.25
Instructional Coordinators$68,990$33.171300.89
Paramedics$43,110$20.731301.89
Psychiatric Technicians$35,150$16.901301.24
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$85,240$40.981300.66
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,100$22.161300.98
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$37,850$18.201301.31
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$39,060$18.781201.00
Recreation Workers$28,420$13.661200.54
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,350$24.211200.63
Industrial Production Managers$107,960$51.901100.69
Cost Estimators$79,300$38.131100.74
Urban and Regional Planners$61,380$29.511103.60
Speech-Language Pathologists$68,510$32.941100.86
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,210$25.101100.93
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$43,170$20.761101.00
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$41,970$20.181101.90
Public Safety Telecommunicators$39,460$18.971101.62
Postal Service Clerks$58,470$28.111102.14
Data Entry Keyers$36,610$17.601101.34
Highway Maintenance Workers$46,470$22.341101.03
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,690$22.931101.16
Tire Repairers and Changers$32,770$15.751101.49
Bakers$28,010$13.461100.70
Machinists$48,110$23.131100.58
Logisticians$66,300$31.881000.59
Financial Specialists, All Other$63,130$30.351001.12
Data Scientists$79,860$38.391000.59
Coaches and Scouts$45,000Not published1000.62
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,610$21.931001.97
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$41,290$19.851001.01
Couriers and Messengers$34,840$16.751002.26
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,540$22.861000.65
Construction and Building Inspectors$63,720$30.641001.03
Gas Plant Operators$85,790$41.251008.26
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,570$20.951000.20
Facilities Managers$84,240$40.50900.91
Insurance Underwriters$64,730$31.12901.22
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$52,210$25.10902.48
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$96,510$46.40902.22
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,260Not published900.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,490Not published901.17
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$43,310Not published901.20
Public Relations Specialists$54,790$26.34900.46
Dietitians and Nutritionists$92,390$44.42901.78
Family Medicine Physicians$344,250$165.50901.32
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$32,070$15.42901.08
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$77,780$37.39900.90
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$71,470$34.36901.15
Human Resources Managers$105,920$50.93800.51
Operations Research Analysts$65,440$31.46801.05
Surveyors$60,160$28.92802.22
Petroleum Engineers$88,860$42.72806.72
Social Science Research AssistantsNot publishedNot published804.01
Forensic Science Technicians$63,920$30.73806.21
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$44,850$21.56801.09
Occupational Therapists$91,520$44.00800.78
Emergency Medical Technicians$32,850$15.79800.68
Medical Records Specialists$47,130$22.66800.66
Physical Therapist Assistants$63,020$30.30801.07
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$92,410$44.43801.01
Cooks, Short Order$27,590$13.26800.90
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$39,090$18.79800.38
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,140$21.70800.77
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,740$30.65800.32
Sheet Metal Workers$68,000$32.69801.00
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,440$29.06801.37
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$80,130$38.53802.57
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,110$16.88800.90
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,690$79.66700.49
Information Security Analysts$64,840$31.17700.56
Computer Network Support Specialists$52,670$25.32700.76
Computer Network Architects$131,210$63.08700.62
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$84,450$40.607017.33
Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,920$29.29701.04
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$46,100$22.16701.83
Social Workers, All Other$53,100$25.53701.61
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$65,090Not published700.47
Dentists, General$152,980$73.55700.80
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,710$20.06700.78
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$47,680$22.92701.11
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$25,480$12.25700.69
Pest Control Workers$37,950$18.25700.96
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,990$31.24700.47
File Clerks$38,540$18.53701.36
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$35,410$17.02700.52
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,330$28.52700.48
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$65,280$31.39707.69
Parking Attendants$27,380$13.16700.72
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$62,820$30.20704.43
Property Appraisers and Assessors$47,680$22.92601.64
Financial Examiners$65,060$31.28601.35
Database Administrators$70,280$33.79601.23
Electrical Engineers$129,250$62.14600.47
Mechanical Engineers$98,050$47.14600.29
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$74,090$35.62601.02
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,790$23.46600.64
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$78,530$37.76601.99
Legal Support Workers, All Other$55,890$26.87601.80
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$52,330Not published600.59
Tutors$37,320$17.94600.50
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,740$24.39600.64
Graphic Designers$37,920$18.23600.47
Radiologists$482,670$232.05603.23
Surgeons, All Other$619,320$297.75603.57
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$37,130$17.85600.79
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$30,330$14.58600.30
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$40,620$19.53600.84
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$25,670$12.34600.24
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$55,430$26.65600.70
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$60,680$29.17602.08
Medical Equipment Repairers$49,710$23.90601.43
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,010$22.12600.25
Wellhead Pumpers$53,390$25.67604.93
Education Administrators, All Other$88,250$42.43501.41
Fundraisers$57,220$27.51500.73
Tax Preparers$45,650$21.95500.99
Health Education Specialists$80,850$38.87501.13
Community Health Workers$38,080$18.31501.27
Clergy$50,520$24.29501.19
Special Education Teachers, All Other$34,560Not published502.09
Audio and Video Technicians$46,590$22.40501.03
Veterinarians$112,140$53.91500.96
Opticians, Dispensing$38,130$18.33500.94
Real Estate Sales Agents$51,670$24.84500.38
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$29,890$14.37500.87
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$31,060$14.93501.29
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,690$19.08501.24
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,700$21.97500.44
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,680$24.37500.75
Packers and Packagers, Hand$30,870$14.84500.13
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$54,750$26.32507.18
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$36,460$17.53400.45
Credit Analysts$57,320$27.56400.83
Computer ProgrammersNot publishedNot published400.67
Statisticians$55,340$26.61401.96
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,510$41.11400.68
School Psychologists$67,860$32.62400.89
Counselors, All Other$44,700$21.49402.25
Judicial Law Clerks$52,120$25.06404.64
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$103,940$49.97402.68
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,770Not published400.69
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$64,840Not published400.83
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,680Not published400.92
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,790$22.02400.20
Library Technicians$37,000$17.79400.81
Floral Designers$29,190$14.03401.30
Occupational Therapy Assistants$57,520$27.65401.20
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$50,150$24.11400.52
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,630$12.80400.51
Real Estate Brokers$50,310$24.19401.32
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$31,950$15.36401.01
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$49,670$23.88401.11
Fence Erectors$41,600$20.00402.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,640$34.44400.86
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,650$29.64400.40
Printing Press Operators$37,220$17.90400.43
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$27,440$13.19400.63
Credit Counselors$47,380$22.78301.65
Database Architects$104,570$50.27300.70
Chemists$88,640$42.62300.60
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$60,420$29.05300.61
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,150Not published300.96
Writers and Authors$72,340$34.78300.94
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$86,780$41.72303.04
Massage Therapists$39,520$19.00300.51
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$49,100$23.61303.59
Protective Service Workers, All Other$39,850$19.16300.61
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$32,180$15.47303.40
Funeral Attendants$34,300$16.49301.67
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$51,380$24.70303.65
Sewing Machine Operators$28,430$13.67300.49
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,890$23.51300.29
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$73,080$35.143014.39
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$64,280$30.90Not publishedNot published
Conservation Scientists$81,760$39.31Not publishedNot published
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$21,990$10.57Not publishedNot published
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,230$17.90Not publishedNot published
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,810$14.81Not publishedNot published
Managers, All Other$107,490$51.68Not publishedNot published
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,660$22.91Not publishedNot published
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$78,840$37.90Not publishedNot published
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$62,300$29.95Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.