Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in 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. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 323 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives | $219,230 | $105.40 | 90 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $199,270 | $95.81 | 120 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $179,230 | $86.17 | 60 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $174,370 | $83.83 | 90 |
| 5 | Marketing Managers | $161,090 | $77.45 | 40 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $159,690 | $76.78 | 80 |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $148,250 | $71.27 | 40 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $145,740 | $70.07 | 100 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $138,790 | $66.72 | 230 |
| 10 | Computer Network Architects | $137,490 | $66.10 | 40 |
| 11 | Software Developers | $129,930 | $62.47 | 330 |
| 12 | Veterinarians | $127,730 | $61.41 | 60 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $127,140 | $61.13 | 90 |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioners | $125,290 | $60.23 | 210 |
| 15 | Financial Managers | $125,180 | $60.18 | 230 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $122,430 | $58.86 | 40 |
| 17 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $113,660 | $54.65 | 300 |
| 18 | Managers, All Other | $112,110 | $53.90 | 130 |
| 19 | Electrical Engineers | $108,310 | $52.07 | 90 |
| 20 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $108,090 | $51.97 | 100 |
| 21 | Information Security Analysts | $107,600 | $51.73 | 70 |
| 22 | Industrial Production Managers | $105,160 | $50.56 | 140 |
| 23 | Physical Therapists | $103,430 | $49.73 | 230 |
| 24 | Data Scientists | $100,950 | $48.54 | 30 |
| 25 | Lawyers | $100,770 | $48.45 | 170 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area overview.
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.