nonmetropolitan area · 5100004

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$46,320
Total employment65,220

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area was $46,320 per year ($22.27 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 65,220 jobs. 262 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
Bus Drivers, School3.07520$48,010
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2.28740$63,990
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2.02570$56,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.96870$60,780
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1.83520$74,460
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1.76640$30,400
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.76700$36,140
Cashiers1.712,220$29,390

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 262 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Cashiers$29,390$14.132,2201.71
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,450$13.682,0901.29
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,260$17.911,8901.59
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,420$13.661,5100.84
General and Operations Managers$89,170$42.871,4100.96
Retail Salespersons$33,950$16.321,3200.81
Office Clerks, General$41,780$20.091,1701.14
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,950$24.491,1201.30
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,400$16.541,0701.15
Waiters and Waitresses$36,900$17.749801.03
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,780Not published8701.96
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,660$22.438201.28
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,770$17.208100.66
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,900Not published8001.35
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,510Not published7901.36
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,770$21.047601.06
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$63,990$30.777402.28
Nursing Assistants$39,880$19.177301.20
Cooks, Restaurant$35,970$17.297301.23
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,140$17.387001.76
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,440$22.337001.50
Registered Nurses$82,200$39.526900.49
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,400$14.626401.76
Customer Service Representatives$37,440$18.006000.55
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,280$18.405801.13
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,170$27.015702.02
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,680$29.175700.94
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,700$22.455400.94
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,060$22.145400.92
Construction Laborers$42,420$20.405301.14
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,460$35.805201.83
Bus Drivers, School$48,010$23.085203.07
Carpenters$45,280$21.774701.66
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,250Not published4301.65
Accountants and Auditors$78,100$37.554000.66
Security Guards$48,840$23.483700.68
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,550$17.093701.98
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,730$38.333701.43
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$53,250$25.603600.68
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,510$21.403601.05
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,750$14.303501.58
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$64,650$31.083401.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$68,690$33.033301.79
Helpers--Production Workers$35,950$17.283304.74
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,620$31.553201.16
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,970$22.583201.26
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$60,110$28.903100.68
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,820$17.223100.80
Project Management Specialists$88,120$42.373000.68
Electricians$60,320$29.003000.94
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,890$23.033001.03
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,120$29.382901.99
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,820$24.432901.71
Bartenders$43,270$20.802800.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$54,130$26.032701.36
Highway Maintenance Workers$50,700$24.382604.00
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,690$21.972608.02
Software Developers$121,610$58.472500.35
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,950$21.612501.56
Food Preparation Workers$31,790$15.282400.64
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,700$14.762402.19
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,130$22.182400.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,090$28.412401.94
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,340Not published2301.66
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990$28.842301.67
Dishwashers$30,030$14.442201.11
Childcare Workers$30,710$14.772201.02
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,120$30.832200.42
Light Truck Drivers$35,370$17.012200.54
Human Resources Specialists$70,020$33.662100.55
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,720$28.232100.56
Correctional Officers and Jailers$48,950$23.542101.31
Medical Assistants$44,910$21.592000.58
Firefighters$48,040$23.102001.35
Cooks, Fast Food$29,240$14.062000.74
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,870$29.752000.77
Training and Development Specialists$68,950$33.151901.01
Emergency Medical Technicians$44,290$21.291902.49
Pharmacy Technicians$39,940$19.201900.96
Parts Salespersons$30,890$14.851901.68
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$32,230$15.501903.09
Computer User Support Specialists$50,350$24.211800.60
Industrial Engineers$110,430$53.091801.15
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$30,120$14.481800.80
Animal Caretakers$29,600$14.231801.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,020$27.411801.12
Financial Managers$131,310$63.131700.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,810$28.271701.05
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,600$20.961702.24
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,100$26.011700.98
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,590$31.531600.79
Compliance Officers$71,910$34.571600.90
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,030$17.321600.80
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,690Not published1603.49
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,570Not published1601.48
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,500Not published1602.31
Tellers$36,940$17.761601.18
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,810$29.231600.84
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,930$24.971602.22
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,340$22.281606.14
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,770$23.931602.90
Management Analysts$98,300$47.261500.41
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$82,010$39.431501.14
Coaches and Scouts$46,740Not published1501.41
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$32,740$15.741501.26
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,790$13.841500.80
Tour and Travel Guides$29,800$14.331506.57
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,880$22.061502.29
Public Safety Telecommunicators$44,910$21.591503.58
Sewing Machine Operators$36,430$17.521503.46
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,090$17.351508.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,610$23.851502.19
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,810$16.741500.93
Social and Human Service Assistants$43,820$21.071400.75
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,110$30.341402.48
Insurance Sales Agents$60,500$29.091400.70
Production Workers, All Other$36,600$17.601401.37
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,180$23.651300.66
Machinists$57,870$27.821301.07
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,180$21.721200.83
Dental Assistants$40,600$19.521200.71
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,440$13.191200.73
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,650$28.681200.63
Driver/Sales Workers$40,440$19.441200.69
Medical and Health Services Managers$100,950$48.541100.44
Cost Estimators$69,610$33.471101.13
Lawyers$102,080$49.081100.34
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$47,700$22.941100.66
Physical Therapists$103,350$49.691101.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,420$17.511102.08
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$42,850$20.601101.29
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,860$38.401102.06
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,280$22.731104.21
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,540$16.611100.48
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$51,230$24.631000.49
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,760$22.481001.31
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,460$18.971000.60
Printing Press Operators$40,800$19.621001.58
Industrial Production Managers$133,350$64.11900.89
Public Relations Specialists$60,670$29.17900.73
Pharmacists$128,270$61.67900.70
Nurse Practitioners$126,430$60.78900.65
Physicians, All Other$215,480$103.60900.60
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,650$17.62900.74
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,370$36.72900.99
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,830$21.55900.53
Postal Service Clerks$60,530$29.10903.01
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,240$29.44901.24
Food Batchmakers$46,320$22.27901.26
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,780$22.01901.21
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,060$14.45901.10
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$70,200$33.75903.59
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,010$16.35900.91
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$25,820$12.41902.10
Sales Managers$137,480$66.10800.28
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,660$77.24800.30
Food Service Managers$62,170$29.89800.83
Computer Network Support Specialists$61,000$29.33801.28
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,370Not published801.68
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,570Not published802.02
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,180$27.97801.61
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,360$22.77801.48
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,770$38.83801.24
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$79,770$38.35801.66
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,340$14.11801.27
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$41,040$19.73800.83
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,120$16.41802.02
Construction Managers$103,590$49.80700.41
Logisticians$90,060$43.30700.68
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$48,660$23.39701.24
Fundraisers$70,890$34.08701.56
Computer Systems Analysts$101,580$48.84700.32
Mechanical Engineers$97,000$46.63700.58
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$81,250$39.06701.24
Instructional Coordinators$66,560$32.00700.77
Graphic Designers$46,820$22.51700.79
Cooks, Short Order$31,050$14.93701.20
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$53,650$25.79701.25
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,950$26.42701.19
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$44,980$21.63700.85
Construction and Building Inspectors$69,630$33.48701.11
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,190$28.46701.73
Chief Executives$211,760$101.81600.74
Facilities Managers$91,820$44.14600.96
Managers, All Other$148,570$71.43600.24
Loan Officers$64,570$31.04600.51
Information Security Analysts$108,250$52.05600.69
Forest and Conservation Technicians$56,770$27.29604.31
Tutors$75,300$36.20600.80
Library Technicians$37,290$17.93601.99
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,190$46.25600.76
Dental Hygienists$99,620$47.89600.69
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,170$18.83600.83
Physical Therapist Assistants$69,670$33.50601.28
Chefs and Head Cooks$61,730$29.68600.70
Residential Advisors$39,710$19.09601.62
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$29,680$14.27602.24
Real Estate Sales AgentsNot publishedNot published600.72
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,680$22.92600.92
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$100,550$48.34606.91
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,700$25.34601.38
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960$81.71500.58
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersNot publishedNot published500.36
Computer Occupations, All Other$110,970$53.35500.28
Civil Engineers$78,800$37.88500.32
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,900$23.03502.08
Biological Technicians$40,330$19.39501.54
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$75,150$36.13503.18
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$36,300$17.45500.77
Dentists, General$165,430$79.53500.96
Veterinarians$122,390$58.84501.47
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,410$37.70500.52
Paramedics$48,060$23.11501.07
Protective Service Workers, All Other$53,970$25.95501.50
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,690$21.97500.98
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$64,070$30.80502.17
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$32,760$15.75500.47
Roofers$46,790$22.49500.90
Sheet Metal Workers$44,860$21.57500.98
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,360$22.77503.95
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,180$38.55501.84
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$70,380$33.84502.10
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,240$17.90501.79
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,970$23.54500.70
Human Resources Managers$127,870$61.48400.43
Social and Community Service Managers$80,780$38.84400.44
Electrical Engineers$109,140$52.47400.53
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$58,000$27.88400.80
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$104,000$50.00404.07
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$41,600$20.00400.90
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$61,270Not published405.19
Occupational Therapists$98,100$47.16400.65
Respiratory Therapists$83,260$40.03400.66
Family Medicine Physicians$142,680$68.60400.81
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,160$30.84400.26
Athletic Trainers$62,370Not published402.96
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,740$23.43400.95
Funeral Attendants$37,690$18.12403.36
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$31,580$15.18400.33
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$119,510$57.46400.37
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,900$24.47400.60
Data Entry Keyers$38,900$18.70400.74
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$47,730$22.95401.83
Helpers--Electricians$40,540$19.49401.57
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,440$18.00402.02
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,920$24.00400.67
Marketing Managers$137,530$66.12300.21
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,120$46.69300.33
Financial and Investment Analysts$83,880$40.33300.23
Personal Financial Advisors$116,780$56.14300.30
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,340$49.20300.44
Foresters$86,300$41.49307.20
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$132,340$63.62300.92
Healthcare Social Workers$62,380$29.99300.39
Medical Records Specialists$48,310$23.23300.40
Phlebotomists$43,770$21.04300.58
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$78,040$37.52301.02
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,650$22.43300.52
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,050$20.70301.83
Real Estate Brokers$76,840$36.94Not publishedNot published
Recreation Workers$32,540$15.65Not publishedNot published
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,960$17.77Not 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.