U.S. territory · 7800001

Virgin Islands

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virgin Islands

Figures describe Virgin Islands as a whole — BLS covers this U.S. territory as a single area.

Median annual wage, all occupations$42,860

Total employment32,050

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Virgin Islands was $42,860 per year ($20.60 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 32,050 jobs. 161 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
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Security Guards	3.91	1,030	$31,990
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3.29	580	$31,450
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2.22	700	$38,850
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2.19	630	$60,560
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1.72	510	$55,600
Retail Salespersons	1.62	1,300	$28,790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1.50	530	$44,040

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 161 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Virgin Islands
Occupation
Retail Salespersons	$28,790	$13.84	1,300	1.62
General and Operations Managers	$82,850	$39.83	1,040	1.44
Security Guards	$31,990	$15.38	1,030	3.91
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$24,410	$11.74	840	1.05
Cashiers	$28,040	$13.48	770	1.20
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,850	$18.68	700	2.22
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,340	$17.47	690	1.48
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,000	$13.94	680	1.48
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,560	Not published	630	2.19
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,450	$15.12	580	3.29
Office Clerks, General	$37,330	$17.95	560	1.10
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,040	$21.17	530	1.50
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,810	$15.30	520	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,600	$26.73	510	1.72
Bartenders	$61,380	$29.51	490	3.13
Registered Nurses	$84,120	$40.44	470	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,880	$21.58	440	1.89
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,430	$17.99	410	1.42
Stockers and Order Fillers	$28,130	$13.53	410	0.70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$37,710	Not published	400	1.36
Food Preparation Workers	$30,460	$14.64	390	2.10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,520	Not published	380	1.71
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$65,170	$31.33	370	1.63
Construction Laborers	$42,200	$20.29	370	1.65
Accountants and Auditors	$59,060	$28.39	340	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,260	$18.88	340	1.36
Customer Service Representatives	$37,140	$17.85	320	0.60
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$29,030	$13.96	300	12.30
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,300	$17.45	280	1.44
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,490	$22.35	280	0.99
Carpenters	$51,730	$24.87	270	1.99
Chefs and Head Cooks	$63,960	$30.75	260	6.24
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,020	$16.36	240	4.40
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$43,270	$20.80	240	0.56
Compliance Officers	$67,990	$32.69	230	2.72
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,710	$17.65	230	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$58,660	$28.20	220	1.76
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,210	$35.68	200	1.21
Financial Managers	$94,990	$45.67	170	1.00
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$56,720	$27.27	170	1.81
Lawyers	$118,440	$56.94	150	0.97
Dishwashers	$29,710	$14.29	150	1.49
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,090	$13.50	150	3.67
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,910	Not published	140	2.07
Food Service Managers	$80,570	$38.74	140	2.83
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$74,850	$35.99	140	2.20
Managers, All Other	$95,530	$45.93	140	1.08
Counter and Rental Clerks	$29,560	$14.21	140	1.64
Electricians	$51,790	$24.90	140	0.87
Chief Executives	$104,010	$50.00	130	2.97
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$27,520	$13.23	130	3.77
Tellers	$32,750	$15.75	130	1.91
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$48,700	$23.42	130	16.48
Human Resources Specialists	$60,210	$28.95	120	0.66
Medical Assistants	$38,130	$18.33	120	0.69
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,630	$16.65	120	0.66
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,650	$22.91	120	1.24
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$39,170	$18.83	120	0.82
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$29,990	$14.42	120	18.30
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$29,860	$14.36	110	0.13
Nursing Assistants	$37,240	$17.90	110	0.38
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,440	$14.64	110	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$48,710	$23.42	110	2.91
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,790	$21.53	100	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$82,380	$39.61	100	3.23
Bakers	$29,660	$14.26	100	2.00
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$29,120	$14.00	100	3.44
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$48,160	$23.16	100	0.78
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$22,880	$11.00	100	0.89
Project Management Specialists	$75,240	$36.17	90	0.39
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,990	$28.84	90	0.48
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,430	$24.25	90	0.61
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,470	$30.03	90	1.28
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$52,140	$25.07	90	1.11
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,170	$31.33	90	8.39
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$33,540	$16.12	90	1.01
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$51,390	$24.71	90	8.30
Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,950	$46.61	80	0.64
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$48,650	$23.39	80	1.10
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$28,720	$13.81	80	14.21
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$35,160	$16.91	80	0.75
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$42,980	$20.66	80	0.30
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$45,980	$22.11	80	0.33
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$36,240	$17.42	80	0.49
Light Truck Drivers	$31,180	$14.99	80	0.41
Human Resources Managers	$77,490	$37.25	70	1.47
Dental Assistants	$36,540	$17.57	70	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$49,710	$23.90	70	3.94
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$51,760	$24.88	70	0.65
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,570	$17.10	70	0.80
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$38,060	$18.30	70	2.12
Data Entry Keyers	$33,280	$16.00	70	2.80
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,610	$24.33	70	1.65
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$45,030	$21.65	70	0.77
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,300	$16.97	70	1.45
Marketing Managers	$97,760	$47.00	60	0.74
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$87,900	$42.26	60	0.41
Construction Managers	$89,950	$43.24	60	0.82
Social and Community Service Managers	$64,990	$31.25	60	1.35
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$61,580	$29.61	60	1.94
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,150	$17.86	60	0.62
Public Relations Specialists	$59,990	$28.84	60	1.07
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$27,300	$13.13	60	3.24
Insurance Sales Agents	$62,550	$30.07	60	0.63
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$55,960	$26.90	60	2.01
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$57,190	$27.50	60	0.41
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,270	$22.24	60	0.69
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$35,230	$16.94	60	0.39
Administrative Services Managers	$74,990	$36.05	50	0.90
Facilities Managers	$66,420	$31.94	50	1.46
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$52,480	$25.23	50	0.54
Management Analysts	$78,850	$37.91	50	0.26
Budget Analysts	$64,990	$31.25	50	5.54
Loan Officers	$44,780	$21.53	50	0.82
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,590	$18.07	50	0.80
Pharmacists	$134,970	$64.89	50	0.83
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,660	$31.09	50	0.40
Animal Caretakers	$35,570	$17.10	50	0.92
Tour and Travel Guides	$102,020	$49.05	50	4.82
Childcare Workers	$28,010	$13.47	50	0.48
Postal Service Clerks	$68,810	$33.08	50	3.09
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$49,630	$23.86	50	0.56
Bus Drivers, School	$40,120	$19.29	50	0.56
Sales Managers	$107,740	$51.80	40	0.30
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$56,390	$27.11	40	0.90
Logisticians	$68,790	$33.07	40	0.83
Training and Development Specialists	$50,430	$24.25	40	0.44
Financial and Investment Analysts	$69,990	$33.65	40	0.50
Computer Systems Analysts	$59,430	$28.57	40	0.39
Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,180	$46.24	40	0.42
Conservation Scientists	$50,080	$24.08	40	8.21
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$53,830	$25.88	40	2.05
Social Workers, All Other	$60,450	$29.06	40	3.28
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$47,560	$22.87	40	1.74
Instructional Coordinators	$75,040	$36.08	40	0.95
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$42,680	$20.52	40	0.75
Emergency Medical Technicians	$47,040	$22.62	40	1.10
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,620	$19.53	40	0.42
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,520	$37.27	40	0.84
Parts Salespersons	$28,610	$13.76	40	0.68
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$38,100	$18.32	40	1.15
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,520	$20.44	40	0.95
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$45,510	$21.88	40	15.78
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,700	$23.42	40	1.03
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$60,050	$28.87	30	0.50
Computer Network Support Specialists	$56,360	$27.10	30	1.15
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$50,810	$24.43	30	0.39
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$72,450	$34.83	30	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,610	$25.77	30	1.17
Pest Control Workers	$36,330	$17.47	30	1.47
Recreation Workers	$33,400	$16.06	30	0.46
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$31,650	$15.21	30	1.76
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,430	$20.88	30	0.40
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$56,180	$27.01	30	1.19
Couriers and Messengers	$21,840	$10.50	30	2.36
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$33,870	$16.28	30	0.83
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,030	$23.09	30	1.17
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,240	$22.71	30	0.26
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$28,290	$13.60	30	0.41
Cargo and Freight Agents	$29,400	$14.14	Not published	Not published
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$29,760	$14.31	Not published	Not 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.