nonmetropolitan area · 5400001

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$40,840
Total employment75,980

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area was $40,840 per year ($19.64 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 75,980 jobs. 283 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
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators6.381,490$50,930
Cooks, Fast Food6.221,950$23,030
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.17680$28,880
Bus Drivers, School3.05600$30,660
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term2.74700$47,150
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.71860$52,040
Social and Human Service Assistants2.57550$39,580
Pharmacy Technicians2.29530$35,660

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 283 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,400$13.173,1601.50
Cashiers$22,860$10.992,5701.70
Cooks, Fast Food$23,030$11.071,9506.22
Retail Salespersons$29,320$14.101,7200.90
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090$23.121,7001.69
Registered Nurses$76,580$36.821,5800.96
General and Operations Managers$75,620$36.361,5400.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,930$24.491,4906.38
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,140$14.971,2000.86
Nursing Assistants$36,440$17.521,0901.54
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$51,990Not published1,0801.59
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,920$17.271,0500.73
Office Clerks, General$31,730$15.261,0300.85
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$34,820$16.741,0001.82
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,400$14.629900.91
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$38,420$18.479901.32
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$36,790$17.699701.16
Waiters and Waitresses$30,170$14.519100.82
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$26,850$12.918702.06
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$38,450$18.498701.30
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$52,040$25.028602.71
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,740Not published8401.21
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,630$47.908402.11
Cooks, Restaurant$29,220$14.057701.11
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$47,260$22.727401.06
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$47,150$22.677002.74
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$28,880$13.886803.17
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$30,240$14.546701.13
Electricians$76,970$37.006601.79
Receptionists and Information Clerks$30,370$14.606201.39
Customer Service Representatives$36,760$17.676100.48
Bus Drivers, School$30,660$14.746003.05
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,800$10.965700.30
Social and Human Service Assistants$39,580$19.035502.57
Construction Laborers$39,130$18.815401.00
Pharmacy Technicians$35,660$17.145302.29
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,620$18.095301.54
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$62,490$30.045001.64
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,590Not published4600.89
Medical Assistants$36,770$17.684601.15
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$74,670$35.90430147.40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$55,210Not published3801.26
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$51,690Not published3802.97
Correctional Officers and Jailers$53,930$25.933802.05
Security Guards$29,590$14.223800.61
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,360$29.023804.37
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,530$27.183801.75
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$54,280$26.103601.09
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,280$23.693601.79
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,220$17.893501.50
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$31,200$15.003500.76
Carpenters$44,500$21.393501.07
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$49,320$23.713401.75
Tellers$34,670$16.673402.12
Accountants and Auditors$64,680$31.103300.47
Food Preparation Workers$25,040$12.043300.75
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$24,960$12.003302.57
Light Truck Drivers$40,660$19.553300.69
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$36,610$17.603203.66
Nurse Practitioners$126,360$60.753101.94
Roof Bolters, Mining$79,400$38.17310292.40
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,090$30.812900.48
Financial Managers$97,240$46.752800.67
Bartenders$30,440$14.642800.74
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$77,570$37.2928040.28
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,070$25.032800.93
Parts Salespersons$36,800$17.692702.03
Billing and Posting Clerks$36,820$17.702701.35
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$64,590$31.0527015.82
Machinists$55,830$26.842601.86
Driver/Sales Workers$35,920$17.272601.29
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$81,010Not published2401.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$57,740$27.762400.45
Counter and Rental Clerks$35,610$17.122401.21
Postal Service Clerks$58,880$28.312406.66
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,710$30.632400.72
Administrative Services Managers$84,800$40.772301.81
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$48,080$23.122300.96
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$36,390$17.502300.57
Chief Executives$123,600$59.422202.20
Managers, All Other$104,220$50.102200.72
Pharmacists$130,410$62.702201.42
Dishwashers$26,330$12.662200.95
Childcare Workers$27,050$13.002000.79
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$45,000$21.632001.44
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,670$22.922000.29
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$35,100$16.872002.81
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,550$49.301900.65
Human Resources Specialists$61,580$29.611900.42
Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,450$27.141901.21
Psychiatric Technicians$31,390$15.091802.40
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$35,470$17.051802.48
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$48,250$23.201800.77
Lawyers$101,340$48.721700.45
Emergency Medical Technicians$34,080$16.381701.93
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,980$21.631702.28
Logging Equipment Operators$35,140$16.9017016.46
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$91,980$44.221703.60
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$28,040$13.481701.42
Loan Officers$49,830$23.961601.21
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,660Not published1603.01
Medical Records Specialists$45,210$21.741601.73
Dental Assistants$37,690$18.121600.83
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$51,300$24.661600.53
Production Workers, All Other$35,460$17.051601.29
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$66,580$32.0116014.58
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,670$20.031600.42
Project Management Specialists$74,730$35.931500.29
Civil Engineers$68,240$32.811500.85
Paramedics$48,180$23.171503.03
Public Safety Telecommunicators$36,470$17.531503.09
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$57,430$27.611501.49
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$46,750$22.471500.73
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$79,060$38.011401.56
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,510$28.131400.83
Dental Hygienists$73,630$35.401401.26
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,430$30.011401.24
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,700$12.841400.53
Highway Maintenance Workers$53,910$25.921401.85
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,600$20.481404.72
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$44,940$21.601402.24
Social and Community Service Managers$61,170$29.411301.27
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$41,280$19.841300.30
Computer User Support Specialists$49,050$23.581300.37
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$72,840$35.021300.87
Residential Advisors$30,840$14.831303.09
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$21,700$10.4313011.93
Insurance Sales Agents$35,170$16.911300.57
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,370$17.491300.27
Food Service Managers$56,560$27.191201.03
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$101,410$48.761201.68
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,390Not published1201.51
Physical Therapists$94,910$45.631200.93
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,390$29.041200.72
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,610$10.871200.58
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,430$13.671201.29
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,790$17.691205.84
Sales Managers$86,440$41.561100.35
Compliance Officers$57,870$27.821100.52
Software Developers$108,820$52.321100.13
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$89,040$42.811103.03
Healthcare Social Workers$58,510$28.131101.22
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$54,170$26.051102.54
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$65,030Not published1102.02
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$32,220$15.491101.32
Physician Assistants$125,730$60.451101.44
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,680$29.661101.99
Phlebotomists$39,650$19.061101.53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$45,990$22.111100.18
Training and Development Specialists$56,790$27.301000.43
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$99,570$47.8710034.57
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$90,210$43.371006.57
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,760Not published1001.91
Speech-Language Pathologists$70,630$33.961001.10
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$24,960$12.001000.53
Helpers--Extraction Workers$77,180$37.1010030.28
Extraction Workers, All Other$69,050$33.2010037.40
Butchers and Meat Cutters$29,670$14.261001.53
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,870$13.881000.54
Facilities Managers$109,020$52.41901.17
Industrial Production Managers$135,000$64.90900.71
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$47,790$22.98905.41
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$38,970$18.74901.71
Instructional Coordinators$87,290$41.96900.83
Occupational Therapists$94,370$45.37901.08
Physicians, All Other$252,400$121.35900.56
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$28,280$13.60901.53
Animal Caretakers$27,430$13.19900.68
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,860$17.24901.93
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50,510$24.28800.53
Computer Occupations, All Other$55,940$26.89800.39
Coaches and Scouts$52,730Not published800.65
Respiratory Therapists$63,250$30.41801.12
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,180$18.84800.91
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$28,050$13.49802.99
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$63,910$30.73800.36
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,330$22.27800.84
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,100$39.95801.25
Bakers$26,740$12.86800.69
Packers and Packagers, Hand$23,760$11.42800.28
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,950$33.63700.29
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$43,630$20.97701.19
Surveyors$50,490$24.28702.83
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$37,250$17.91700.38
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,640Not published700.61
Dentists, General$186,300$89.57701.16
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$72,430$34.82700.98
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$37,480$18.02700.78
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$49,000$23.56702.73
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$35,720$17.18700.95
Procurement Clerks$50,050$24.06702.63
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,930$22.56701.01
Human Resources Managers$119,290$57.35600.56
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,710$42.65600.38
Management Analysts$84,980$40.86600.15
Property Appraisers and Assessors$38,000$18.27602.05
Social Workers, All Other$54,410$26.16601.90
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$63,240$30.40605.48
Family Medicine Physicians$281,510$135.34601.05
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$27,040$13.00600.80
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,970$27.39600.65
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$38,170$18.35601.19
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$35,080$16.87601.10
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,910$14.38600.42
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,620$20.97600.37
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,950$21.61600.61
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$21,970$10.56600.63
Construction and Building Inspectors$48,990$23.55600.82
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,190$48.65500.45
Construction Managers$100,150$48.15500.27
Cost Estimators$54,400$26.15500.42
Financial Specialists, All Other$83,030$39.92500.73
Computer Systems AnalystsNot publishedNot published500.19
Computer Network Support Specialists$40,370$19.41500.75
Rehabilitation Counselors$42,050$20.22500.97
Judicial Law Clerks$52,120$25.06506.93
Dietitians and Nutritionists$90,280$43.40501.34
Veterinarians$134,030$64.44501.26
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,480$17.54501.46
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$36,800$17.69500.93
Funeral Attendants$31,540$15.16503.08
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$37,770$18.16500.57
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$38,070$18.31501.15
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$37,880$18.21500.44
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$78,550$37.77502.01
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,010$29.33503.63
Computer and Information Systems Managers$106,780$51.34400.12
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$91,950$44.21406.22
Tax Preparers$29,920$14.39400.99
Mechanical Engineers$85,190$40.96400.30
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$50,250$24.16401.32
School Psychologists$74,110$35.63401.36
Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,420$25.20402.62
Community Health Workers$31,030$14.92401.27
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$103,150Not published401.69
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$58,720Not published400.92
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,160Not published400.54
Special Education Teachers, All Other$30,160Not published402.44
Library Technicians$30,300$14.57401.11
Floral Designers$30,060$14.45401.89
Graphic Designers$36,390$17.50400.41
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,550$36.32400.88
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,750$18.15400.70
Opticians, Dispensing$37,810$18.18400.98
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$75,360$36.23401.35
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$50,190$24.13400.99
Cooks, Short Order$26,790$12.88400.66
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$70,470$33.88400.43
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$44,950$21.61400.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,910$24.00400.21
Log Graders and Scalers$43,150$20.744024.24
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,300$28.99400.51
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,850$23.49400.85
Motorcycle Mechanics$36,650$17.62406.30
Medical Equipment Repairers$41,200$19.81401.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,470$23.78400.44
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,340$18.43400.58
Helpers--Production Workers$38,950$18.73400.48
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$30,640$14.73401.99
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,610$23.37300.96
Funeral Home Managers$62,940$30.26304.53
Industrial Engineers$97,680$46.96300.18
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$91,170$43.83301.71
Health Education Specialists$55,420$26.65300.99
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,160Not published301.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,880$30.71300.59
Dietetic Technicians$27,690$13.31302.23
Occupational Therapy Assistants$62,920$30.25301.38
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$50,500$24.28300.53
Advertising Sales Agents$45,890$22.06300.72
Bill and Account Collectors$35,880$17.25300.40
Meter Readers, Utilities$57,090$27.45303.17
Data Entry Keyers$35,770$17.20300.52
Agricultural Workers, All Other$20,580$9.903018.10
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$53,210$25.58301.05
Millwrights$56,430$27.13301.67
Firefighters$29,930$14.39Not publishedNot published
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$33,100$15.92Not publishedNot published
Library Assistants, Clerical$26,470$12.73Not publishedNot published
Recreation Workers$29,710$14.28Not publishedNot published
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$48,680$23.40Not publishedNot published
Self-Enrichment Teachers$34,490$16.58Not publishedNot published
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$45,610Not publishedNot 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.