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Lynchburg, VA

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lynchburg, VA metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$46,190
Total employment97,190

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Lynchburg, VA metro area was $46,190 per year ($22.21 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 97,190 jobs. 314 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
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors2.55780$60,220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.34610$51,970
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2.06530$58,500
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.00550$35,120
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers2.00750$57,660
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1.76580$27,360

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 314 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Lynchburg, VA metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,220$13.573,2801.36
Retail Salespersons$30,570$14.702,9501.21
Cashiers$28,390$13.652,8101.46
Registered Nurses$80,450$38.682,2001.04
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,810$13.372,1200.79
Stockers and Order Fillers$30,960$14.882,0801.17
General and Operations Managers$95,040$45.691,9300.88
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,500$15.151,5901.15
Office Clerks, General$40,220$19.341,4400.93
Waiters and Waitresses$36,780$17.691,4101.00
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,020$26.451,4101.09
Nursing Assistants$43,660$20.991,3001.43
Customer Service Representatives$37,670$18.111,2200.75
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,080$17.351,1000.60
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,470Not published1,0801.24
Cooks, Restaurant$35,080$16.871,0001.14
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,290$21.779601.37
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,570Not published9301.04
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,510$19.969100.85
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,290Not published8901.33
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,060$22.638901.04
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,920$23.048800.92
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,640$19.068401.10
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$51,730$24.877901.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,220$28.957802.55
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,560$30.087700.85
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,900$20.637700.88
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,660$27.727502.00
Project Management Specialists$94,690$45.527401.10
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,030$20.697001.16
Accountants and Auditors$78,990$37.986800.75
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,400$17.026701.13
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,490$15.146601.23
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,650$28.686200.79
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,860$35.516101.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,970$24.996102.34
Construction Laborers$38,400$18.466000.88
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,970$22.585901.35
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$27,360$13.165801.76
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,630$20.505801.14
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,370$29.505701.42
Security Guards$49,480$23.795700.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,940$16.325600.98
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,120$16.895502.00
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$65,380$31.435401.06
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,500$28.135302.06
Software Developers$109,840$52.815100.49
Food Preparation Workers$30,800$14.814900.88
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,860$28.784901.79
Carpenters$48,270$23.214801.15
Machinists$61,140$29.394802.69
Bus Drivers, School$48,210$23.184701.88
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,690$36.394601.20
Light Truck Drivers$35,140$16.894600.76
Medical Assistants$40,210$19.334500.87
Human Resources Specialists$69,490$33.414300.75
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,310$29.004300.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,150$27.964301.02
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,530$17.563801.40
Insurance Sales Agents$47,990$23.073801.28
Electricians$58,750$28.253800.80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,310Not published3700.95
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,500$28.603702.03
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$60,250$28.973500.51
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$30,070$14.463501.16
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,880$18.693501.42
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,190$21.733501.48
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,130$28.433500.89
Dishwashers$28,660$13.783401.15
Industrial Engineers$99,900$48.033301.43
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$29,890$14.373300.98
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,210$27.513301.15
Medical and Health Services Managers$129,320$62.173200.85
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$70,760$34.023201.06
Management Analysts$84,990$40.863200.57
Production Workers, All Other$60,080$28.893202.05
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,110$25.543101.25
Cooks, Fast Food$29,290$14.083100.77
Billing and Posting Clerks$43,980$21.153101.21
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,880$23.983102.03
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,900$23.993105.23
Pharmacy Technicians$42,030$20.213001.03
Correctional Officers and Jailers$49,290$23.703001.28
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,700$28.703001.47
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,520$21.893000.62
Coaches and Scouts$46,680Not published2901.84
Bartenders$44,350$21.322900.61
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,010$16.352901.59
Compliance Officers$63,780$30.662801.08
Childcare Workers$29,500$14.192800.86
Driver/Sales Workers$34,890$16.782801.11
Computer User Support Specialists$54,530$26.222700.60
Parts Salespersons$36,060$17.342701.57
Firefighters$45,450$21.852601.21
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,460$17.532601.30
Training and Development Specialists$72,580$34.902500.89
Computer Systems Analysts$98,170$47.202500.77
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,990$28.362501.14
Lawyers$122,110$58.712500.52
Nurse Practitioners$120,710$58.042501.22
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,750$13.342500.91
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,860$23.972500.81
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,620$16.652501.04
Dental Assistants$45,110$21.692300.95
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,650$29.162300.96
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,100$24.092300.77
Financial Managers$155,370$74.702200.41
Animal Caretakers$28,800$13.852201.32
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,690Not published2101.04
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,290$41.962101.53
Tellers$39,630$19.062101.02
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$94,660$45.512001.01
Mechanical Engineers$94,630$45.502001.08
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,690$18.1220024.78
Pharmacists$144,090$69.271900.96
Printing Press Operators$44,880$21.581902.07
Helpers--Production Workers$38,670$18.591901.84
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,840$80.211800.42
Industrial Production Managers$129,640$62.331801.19
Bakers$29,650$14.261801.22
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,020$16.841800.51
Cost Estimators$74,570$35.851701.19
Civil Engineers$96,100$46.201700.73
Public Relations Specialists$60,990$29.321700.95
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,650$13.771701.71
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,680$23.401701.80
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,100$23.131701.60
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,370$17.001701.07
Chief Executives$219,400$105.481601.24
Electrical Engineers$98,670$47.441601.30
Physical Therapists$102,450$49.261600.98
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,920$26.401601.51
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,940Not published1500.91
Medical Records Specialists$47,180$22.681501.21
Physical Therapist Assistants$75,420$36.261502.08
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$61,920$29.771500.53
Loan Officers$58,550$28.151400.79
Computer Network Support Specialists$60,360$29.021401.55
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,660$24.351400.57
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$41,270$19.841401.27
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,800$22.981401.43
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,990$24.031401.09
Sheet Metal Workers$47,090$22.641401.93
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$41,170$19.791401.24
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$30,930$14.871401.53
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,470Not published1301.31
Physician Assistants$122,800$59.041301.26
Occupational Therapists$103,060$49.551301.25
Physicians, All Other$273,740$131.611300.63
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,430$13.191300.52
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$26,350$12.671301.49
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,400$17.501302.13
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,300$21.301301.35
Construction Managers$97,620$46.931200.49
Managers, All Other$130,580$62.781200.32
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,190$31.341200.59
Financial and Investment Analysts$82,830$39.821200.54
Personal Financial Advisors$89,650$43.101200.69
Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,400$17.501200.57
Respiratory Therapists$81,470$39.171201.40
Speech-Language Pathologists$93,410$44.911201.03
Family Medicine Physicians$177,430$85.301201.77
Dental Hygienists$96,990$46.631200.87
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,940$16.801201.46
Phlebotomists$38,460$18.491201.39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$122,560$58.921200.68
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,040$20.691201.09
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,100$13.991201.00
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,520$24.771203.29
Sales Managers$149,990$72.111100.28
Food Service Managers$61,460$29.551100.71
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$46,320$22.271101.97
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,390$28.071101.35
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$50,090$24.081101.34
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,990$19.711100.90
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$52,270$25.131103.33
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$38,990$18.751100.81
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,030$29.341101.01
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$95,360$45.851000.89
Architectural and Engineering Managers$152,360$73.251000.70
Social and Community Service Managers$82,680$39.751000.75
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,480$41.581001.17
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,070$47.151001.06
Funeral Attendants$28,300$13.601004.97
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$36,840$17.711000.78
Construction and Building Inspectors$64,000$30.771001.05
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$37,940$18.241004.86
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$28,650$13.781001.62
Fundraisers$62,680$30.14901.24
Information Security Analysts$121,340$58.34900.75
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$58,320$28.04901.07
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,350$26.13900.45
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,030$22.13901.08
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$96,430$46.36901.33
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,930$27.37900.72
Real Estate Sales Agents$59,880$28.79900.78
Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,140$22.67901.46
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,820$17.70902.58
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,840$21.56902.28
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$47,670$22.92900.98
Facilities Managers$113,940$54.78800.82
Human Resources Managers$136,100$65.43800.57
Logisticians$78,520$37.75800.50
Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansNot publishedNot published801.78
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,910$37.46801.35
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,120$21.69801.32
Healthcare Social Workers$61,190$29.42800.64
Graphic Designers$49,020$23.57800.64
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,050$18.29800.77
Dentists, General$167,440$80.50801.07
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,760$24.41800.57
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$53,940$25.93802.59
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$45,890$22.06700.80
Computer Network Architects$108,940$52.37700.63
Database Administrators$79,910$38.42701.55
Data ScientistsNot publishedNot published700.41
Instructional Coordinators$54,640$26.27700.51
Veterinarians$107,870$51.86701.42
ParamedicsNot publishedNot published701.08
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,300$21.78700.63
School Bus Monitors$30,240$14.54701.47
Residential Advisors$34,660$16.66701.41
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,760$22.48700.66
Postal Service Clerks$61,570$29.60701.52
Roofers$46,160$22.19700.79
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$56,440$27.14701.64
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,390$22.30703.31
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,840$24.44700.78
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,000$55.77600.42
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$63,140$30.36600.33
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$65,990$31.73600.92
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$77,650$37.33600.59
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$85,410$41.06603.06
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$50,060$24.07602.10
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$76,950Not published601.08
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,130$45.74601.04
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,460$18.01601.31
Protective Service Workers, All Other$45,060$21.66601.10
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,630$22.42600.87
Helpers--Electricians$39,640$19.06601.49
Tire Repairers and Changers$38,120$18.33600.82
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,930$17.75600.67
Marketing Managers$159,490$76.68500.20
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,250$49.16500.45
Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,310$27.55500.70
Mechanical Drafters$60,930$29.30501.92
Chemists$63,960$30.75501.02
Chemical Technicians$62,710$30.15501.41
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,880Not published500.86
Tutors$35,150$16.90500.48
Producers and Directors$60,510$29.09500.54
Opticians, Dispensing$48,890$23.51501.09
Medical Transcriptionists$36,440$17.52502.05
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$35,880$17.25500.67
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$58,620$28.18501.41
Pest Control Workers$43,680$21.00500.80
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$41,930$20.16500.74
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,950$28.82500.56
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,300$19.38500.57
Order Clerks$36,990$17.78500.96
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,090$20.24500.51
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,610$23.37500.91
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$38,230$18.38501.63
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,970$28.83500.52
Millwrights$45,760$22.00502.14
Riggers$60,040$28.87503.87
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,720$19.09503.28
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,110$17.84501.25
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,810$23.47500.64
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,710$17.65502.14
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,180$23.64500.66
Computer Occupations, All Other$86,830$41.75400.16
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,410$23.27401.08
Clergy$43,990$21.15401.14
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$104,000$50.00402.73
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$49,900Not published400.55
Library Technicians$29,050$13.96400.92
Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,860$36.47400.90
Optometrists$128,010$61.55401.40
Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,230$37.61401.11
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$73,230$35.21400.70
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$59,870$28.78402.59
Tour and Travel Guides$33,120$15.92401.27
Advertising Sales Agents$62,090$29.85400.66
Sales Engineers$97,540$46.89401.12
Bill and Account Collectors$42,200$20.29400.40
File Clerks$38,250$18.39400.85
Library Assistants, Clerical$32,090$15.43400.66
New Accounts Clerks$40,710$19.57401.78
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,740$22.95400.76
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,910$19.67401.16
Data Entry Keyers$36,600$17.59400.49
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,100$17.36400.26
Helpers--Carpenters$40,110$19.29403.30
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$36,380$17.49401.47
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,780$22.97402.17
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,030$21.17400.90
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$97,150$46.71400.86
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,320$22.75401.51
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$91,120$43.81400.63
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$37,110$17.84407.78
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$32,830$15.78401.44
Purchasing Managers$125,110$60.15300.65
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$52,520$25.25300.73
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,120$23.62300.94
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$57,350$27.57300.50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,600$28.65300.43
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,170$21.24302.37
Pipelayers$44,580$21.44301.62
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,980$24.03300.59
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandNot publishedNot published304.58
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$56,380$27.11301.94
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$95,770$46.04Not publishedNot published
Recreation Workers$33,970$16.33Not 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.