nonmetropolitan area · 5100002

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$45,510
Total employment103,030

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area was $45,510 per year ($21.88 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 103,030 jobs. 324 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
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders18.13710$49,390
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers14.05500$60,110
Correctional Officers and Jailers7.191,810$47,720
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term3.431,190$29,400
Bus Drivers, School2.71720$52,270
Nursing Assistants1.811,740$38,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses1.76760$65,650
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1.73770$70,840

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 324 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,420$13.664,1601.46
Cashiers$29,060$13.973,1601.54
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,070$13.503,1201.22
Retail Salespersons$32,210$15.482,6101.01
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,900$16.782,2101.18
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,720$26.312,1901.60
Registered Nurses$84,550$40.652,0500.92
General and Operations Managers$92,440$44.442,0300.87
Office Clerks, General$40,640$19.541,8801.15
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,190$17.401,8800.96
Correctional Officers and Jailers$47,720$22.941,8107.19
Nursing Assistants$38,800$18.651,7401.81
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,530$15.161,6101.10
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,020Not published1,4001.52
Waiters and Waitresses$37,140$17.861,2900.85
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,080$18.791,2101.30
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,400$14.131,1903.43
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,390Not published1,1701.66
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,820$22.031,1301.52
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,050Not published1,1101.18
Customer Service Representatives$37,140$17.851,1100.65
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,600$23.371,0901.07
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$40,080$19.279401.15
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,200$18.859400.83
Cooks, Restaurant$35,850$17.238700.93
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,110$28.908500.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,810$22.038200.90
Security Guards$37,670$18.117800.91
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,840$34.067701.73
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,650$31.567601.76
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$55,510$26.697301.65
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,310$14.097201.26
Bus Drivers, School$52,270$25.137202.71
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,390$23.7471018.13
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,100$21.687101.39
Construction Laborers$38,320$18.426700.92
Accountants and Auditors$75,900$36.496200.65
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,120Not published6101.47
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,250$21.766100.96
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,030$17.326000.95
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$68,720$33.045900.71
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,920$17.275900.98
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,890$21.105801.08
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$66,680$32.065801.08
Light Truck Drivers$36,710$17.655800.89
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,620$22.895601.20
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,590$22.405401.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,580$31.055100.63
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$60,110$28.9050014.05
Carpenters$47,840$23.005001.13
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,110$38.044901.19
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,580$29.604701.62
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,190$28.944601.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,890$19.184601.83
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,630$18.574501.56
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$34,860$16.764401.52
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,970$28.834401.06
Highway Maintenance Workers$50,840$24.444003.86
Human Resources Specialists$70,040$33.673900.64
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,600$24.333901.22
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$58,940$28.343600.50
Medical Assistants$39,410$18.953600.66
Tellers$39,320$18.913601.64
Pharmacy Technicians$43,400$20.863501.11
Parts Salespersons$35,170$16.913501.95
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,330$26.123501.84
Project Management Specialists$91,510$44.003400.48
Emergency Medical Technicians$44,810$21.543402.87
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010$28.373401.55
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$35,650$17.1434012.48
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$33,870$16.293402.05
Software Developers$129,930$62.473300.30
Psychiatric Technicians$40,790$19.613203.04
Electricians$60,640$29.153200.65
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$48,530$23.333105.23
Food Preparation Workers$31,040$14.923100.53
Medical and Health Services Managers$113,660$54.653000.75
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,980$24.993001.14
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,840$22.043002.91
Driver/Sales Workers$36,730$17.663001.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,060Not published2901.35
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,290$29.472900.48
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,060$17.342900.93
Cooks, Fast Food$29,170$14.022900.68
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$53,290$25.622901.08
Helpers--Production Workers$43,200$20.772902.67
Training and Development Specialists$81,910$39.382800.93
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,840$15.312801.46
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$29,640$14.252700.76
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,390$29.042601.09
Bartenders$47,130$22.662600.53
Compliance Officers$65,890$31.682500.89
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,880$16.292500.69
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$38,170$18.352402.50
Financial Managers$125,180$60.182300.41
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,940$32.182300.71
Pharmacists$138,790$66.722301.06
Physical Therapists$103,430$49.732301.27
Firefighters$48,220$23.182301.00
Childcare Workers$31,410$15.102300.66
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,440$18.962300.87
Insurance Sales Agents$61,130$29.392300.71
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,990$20.672301.93
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,630Not published2201.30
Dishwashers$28,700$13.802200.71
Management Analysts$88,300$42.452100.35
Computer User Support Specialists$50,380$24.222100.45
Nurse Practitioners$125,290$60.232100.98
Logging Equipment Operators$47,230$22.7121015.13
Production Workers, All Other$47,840$23.002101.29
Dental Assistants$44,600$21.442000.77
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,900$13.892000.70
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,090$27.932000.64
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,700$29.182003.17
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,340$14.111901.11
Public Safety Telecommunicators$42,950$20.651902.83
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$42,340$20.351901.39
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,510$27.171900.70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$65,790Not published1802.40
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,420$37.221802.13
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$48,080$23.121802.13
Lawyers$100,770$48.451700.35
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,550Not published1701.57
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,430$18.481701.41
Physical Therapist Assistants$73,800$35.481702.30
Billing and Posting Clerks$42,460$20.411700.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,960$26.421700.67
Sewing Machine Operators$34,980$16.821702.50
Construction and Building Inspectors$68,210$32.801601.65
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,300$23.701601.58
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$51,160$24.601601.38
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,660$24.361601.38
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,870$13.881601.24
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$90,020$43.281500.70
Industrial Engineers$96,720$46.501500.60
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,710$36.881501.01
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,480$38.691501.50
Animal Caretakers$30,380$14.611500.85
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,540$14.201500.59
Industrial Production Managers$105,160$50.561400.83
Food Service Managers$60,960$29.311400.88
Loan Officers$54,770$26.331400.79
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,750$23.441400.52
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,150$13.531400.53
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$29,990$14.421400.63
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,680$42.151400.98
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$57,950$27.861400.47
Social and Community Service Managers$80,870$38.881300.96
Managers, All Other$112,110$53.901300.31
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,070$22.631301.11
Construction Managers$92,050$44.251200.49
Cost Estimators$65,920$31.691200.79
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,880$32.151201.65
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,500$29.091201.32
Coaches and Scouts$49,280Not published1200.73
Occupational Therapists$99,980$48.071201.10
Physicians, All Other$199,270$95.811200.53
Phlebotomists$42,180$20.281201.22
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,540$23.821200.36
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,510$18.521201.26
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.351202.52
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,190$27.981201.07
Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,990$27.881101.60
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$56,970$27.391101.20
Medical Records Specialists$45,280$21.771100.82
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$54,740$26.321105.87
Bakers$29,340$14.111100.69
Machinists$57,930$27.851100.56
Computer and Information Systems Managers$145,740$70.071000.22
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$108,090$51.971000.83
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$67,590$32.501001.07
Healthcare Social Workers$62,590$30.091000.78
Tutors$53,770$25.851000.85
Public Relations Specialists$66,190$31.821000.53
Respiratory Therapists$79,170$38.061001.08
Dental Hygienists$97,310$46.781000.71
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,490$29.561000.47
Paramedics$58,230$28.001001.56
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,950$17.291001.19
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$26,620$12.801000.98
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$100,010$48.081000.55
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$40,180$19.321001.13
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,990$19.711000.82
Food Batchmakers$40,350$19.401000.87
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,790$19.131002.35
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,840$23.001000.93
Chief Executives$219,230$105.40900.65
Sales Managers$174,370$83.83900.22
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,660$23.88902.43
Electrical Engineers$108,310$52.07900.65
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,780Not published902.15
Physician Assistants$127,140$61.13900.80
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,600$46.44900.75
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$73,220$35.20901.16
Residential Advisors$39,040$18.77901.62
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$40,850$19.64900.64
Printing Press Operators$37,260$17.91900.93
Power Plant Operators$81,140$39.01904.59
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$92,360$44.40800.55
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,170Not published801.26
Instructional Coordinators$79,530$38.24800.50
Dentists, General$159,690$76.78800.92
Cooks, Short Order$30,840$14.83800.91
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,480$25.23800.92
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$33,510$16.11800.39
Sheet Metal Workers$41,900$20.14801.05
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$49,410$23.768010.21
Facilities Managers$92,650$44.54700.66
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,360$29.50700.34
Information Security Analysts$107,600$51.73700.53
Civil Engineers$91,020$43.76700.28
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$91,000$43.75704.08
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,480Not published701.86
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$50,650Not published700.95
Protective Service Workers, All Other$45,040$21.65701.30
Chefs and Head Cooks$60,960$29.31700.54
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$49,400$23.75703.99
Bill and Account Collectors$37,230$17.90700.70
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,730$24.87700.65
New Accounts Clerks$46,350$22.28702.88
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$78,670$37.82704.88
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$81,520$39.19701.10
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$28,530$13.71703.87
Administrative Services Managers$95,850$46.08600.32
Logisticians$76,380$36.72600.36
Computer Systems Analysts$89,240$42.90600.18
Computer Network Support Specialists$61,860$29.74600.66
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$79,770$38.35600.54
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$58,230$28.00600.87
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,030Not published601.18
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$69,500Not published600.98
Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,610$20.97600.27
Graphic Designers$47,940$23.05600.44
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,040$17.81600.51
Veterinarians$127,730$61.41601.01
Family Medicine Physicians$179,230$86.17600.88
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,960$22.58600.73
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,800$36.44601.78
Real Estate Sales Agents$37,090$17.83600.44
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$62,650$30.12602.47
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,700$30.63600.64
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$47,920$23.04601.41
Medical Equipment Repairers$41,120$19.77601.44
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,900$18.22600.99
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$33,880$16.29602.31
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,920$35.54500.24
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,560$24.79500.48
Computer Occupations, All Other$97,020$46.65500.18
Mechanical Engineers$97,480$46.86500.26
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$44,410$21.35501.20
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$84,990$40.86500.99
Rehabilitation Counselors$52,470$25.23500.77
Clergy$47,600$22.89501.27
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$78,310Not published500.89
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$69,550Not published501.59
Library Technicians$32,520$15.64501.09
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,060$18.78501.05
Physical Therapist Aides$32,590$15.67501.44
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$39,070$18.78500.71
School Bus Monitors$37,340$17.95501.03
Tour and Travel Guides$27,500$13.22501.39
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,420$22.80500.47
Data Entry Keyers$38,040$18.29500.64
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,450$21.37500.35
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$50,000$24.04500.37
Helpers--Electricians$39,220$18.86501.12
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,740$18.62500.59
Food Processing Workers, All Other$36,800$17.69501.06
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,300$23.22500.65
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$31,200$15.00503.02
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,970$19.70501.84
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$35,920$17.27500.47
Marketing Managers$161,090$77.45400.14
Human Resources Managers$122,430$58.86400.27
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,670$23.40400.73
Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,250$71.27400.25
Emergency Management Directors$82,990$39.90404.16
Fundraisers$73,190$35.19400.59
Computer Network Architects$137,490$66.10400.30
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,020$39.43400.61
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,450Not published401.42
Farm and Home Management Educators$81,110$39.00407.12
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,100$18.32400.54
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,650$39.74400.74
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,090$35.62400.67
Animal Control Workers$40,930$19.68404.96
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$39,510$18.99400.63
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$43,450$20.89400.56
Concierges$34,260$16.47401.09
Advertising Sales Agents$61,140$29.40400.65
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,780$14.80400.75
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,700$22.93400.73
Couriers and Messengers$35,080$16.87400.78
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$41,210$19.81400.43
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,870$17.73401.08
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,490$17.06400.25
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$60,390$29.03400.88
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$42,310$20.34401.49
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,580$16.15401.15
Crane and Tower Operators$58,610$28.18401.42
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,790$44.61303.72
Property Appraisers and Assessors$51,770$24.89300.85
Financial Specialists, All Other$56,190$27.02300.36
Data Scientists$100,950$48.54300.19
Surveyors$56,890$27.35300.96
Foresters$66,180$31.82304.92
Chemists$88,870$42.73300.57
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$60,640$29.16300.58
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$65,440Not published301.09
History Teachers, Postsecondary$76,740Not published302.45
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$70,380$33.84301.29
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,510Not published300.46
Floral Designers$35,220$16.93301.21
General Internal Medicine PhysiciansNot publishedNot published300.69
Opticians, Dispensing$57,190$27.50300.71
File Clerks$36,570$17.58300.66
Order Clerks$36,280$17.44300.70
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$39,800$19.13303.58
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$25,810$12.41Not publishedNot published
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$33,290$16.00Not publishedNot published
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$26,970$12.97Not publishedNot published
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$45,710$21.97Not publishedNot published
Recreation Workers$36,360$17.48Not publishedNot published
Tire Repairers and Changers$48,950$23.53Not 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.