Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

166 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 37620.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Retail Salespersons	1,580
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,270
Cooks, Fast Food	1,120
Cashiers	950
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	910
Stockers and Order Fillers	830
General and Operations Managers	740
Waiters and Waitresses	610
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	570
Accountants and Auditors	550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	540
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations)	510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	500
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	460
Human Resources Specialists	440
Cooks, Restaurant	410
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	410
Nursing Assistants	400
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	400

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations)	10.96	340
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.16	330
Cooks, Fast Food	7.49	1,120
Production Workers, All Other	4.07	240
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.76	460
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)	3.46	350
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.29	110
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.97	330
Nurse Practitioners	2.29	170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2.17	200
Social and Human Service Assistants	2.12	220
Human Resources Specialists	2.08	440
Parts Salespersons	2.05	130
Tellers	2.00	150
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1.99	330
Driver/Sales Workers	1.95	190
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1.93	200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1.89	500
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1.75	180
Retail Salespersons	1.74	1,580

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$267,690
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$174,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,860
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$140,390
Pharmacists	$130,310
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$129,780
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$129,500
Nurse Practitioners	$126,550
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$125,290
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)	$109,370
Management Analysts	$108,890
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)	$106,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,590
Accountants and Auditors	$100,420
Project Management Specialists	$98,470
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations)	$97,470
Lawyers	$97,460
Physical Therapists	$96,170
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations)	$96,040
Human Resources Specialists	$94,520

All 166 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	550	$100,420	1.64
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	80	$85,190	1.32
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	30	$25,080	0.38
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	70	$27,850	1.07
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	60	$47,050	1.66
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	330	$37,250	1.99
Bartenders `35-3011`	190	$29,100	1.07
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	120	$38,430	1.32
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	400	$44,980	1.24
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	60	$43,680	0.82
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	190	$63,470	0.75
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	40	$31,600	1.22
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	60	$87,410	0.55
Carpenters `47-2031`	170	$47,090	1.08
Cashiers `41-2011`	950	$26,510	1.31
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	70	$51,950	1.52
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders `51-9011`	330	$66,060	10.16
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	60	$174,980	1.34
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	90	$52,220	1.03
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	90	$27,620	0.71
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	80	$70,250	0.95
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	Not available	$70,180
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	80	$29,250	0.85
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	40	$63,430	0.42
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	350	$106,330	3.46
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	70	$55,910	0.42
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	30	$152,860	0.20
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers `49-2011`	40	$44,230	2.69
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	340	$41,650	1.33
Construction Managers `11-9021`	30	$92,670	0.37
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door `49-9012`	30	$79,840	3.07
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	1,120	$22,780	7.49
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	180	$29,000	1.75
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	410	$29,700	1.24
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	30	$74,990	0.59
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	130	$33,880	1.38
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	60	$38,640	1.52
Crossing Guards and Flaggers `33-9091`	70	Not available	3.23
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	330	$37,190	0.54
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	70	$36,820	0.73
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	70	$74,190	1.26
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	70	$27,500	0.52
Dishwashers `35-9021`	110	$26,720	0.96
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	30	$37,440	0.74
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	190	$30,740	1.95
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	60	$79,530	0.85
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	50	$60,420	0.64
Electricians `47-2111`	140	$59,550	0.82
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	230	$55,140	0.71
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	330	$23,260	0.37
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	160	$129,780	0.81
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `13-2099`	340	$97,470	10.96
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	160	$71,220	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	400	$30,100	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	30	$43,630	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	140	$61,650	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	40	$57,540	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	330	$56,800	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	190	$59,910	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	500	$40,450	1.89
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	160	$49,380	1.08
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	160	$27,370	0.77
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	90	$47,840	1.55
Funeral Attendants `39-4021`	40	$29,040	5.73
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers `41-2012`	60	$21,880	11.90
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	740	$81,660	0.91
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	30	$39,250	0.67
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	80	$30,490	1.18
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	70	$63,460	1.59
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	90	$45,600	0.95
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	540	$47,050	1.13
Helpers--Production Workers `51-9198`	40	$37,420	1.13
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,270	$26,920	1.27
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	130	$23,950	1.28
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping `43-4161`	60	$50,140	2.76
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	440	$94,520	2.08
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	200	$93,670	1.93
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	90	$129,500	1.65
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	80	$46,120	0.43
Information and Record Clerks, All Other `43-4199`	30	$49,730	1.03
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	120	$62,630	0.89
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks `43-9041`	50	$44,860	1.10
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	90	$56,840	0.78
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan `43-4111`	110	$36,490	3.29
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	410	$30,670	0.80
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	570	$36,330	0.83
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	150	$32,760	0.70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	90	$28,710	1.96
Lawyers `23-1011`	100	$97,460	0.59
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	40	$48,900	1.13
Library Technicians `25-4031`	30	$44,310	2.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	250	$57,030	1.68
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	180	$38,970	0.80
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	60	$37,680	1.44
Loan Officers `13-2072`	80	$59,180	1.27
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	270	$27,880	1.37
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	330	$39,330	0.94
Management Analysts `13-1111`	120	$108,890	0.57
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	120	$140,390	0.82
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	60	$46,020	0.29
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	70	$109,370	0.98
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	260	$37,180	1.38
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	50	$38,840	1.16
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	60	$38,080	0.29
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	100	$103,590	0.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	50	$33,280	1.40
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	510	$40,100	1.56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	60	$47,280	1.49
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	30	$71,670	0.44
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	170	$126,550	2.29
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	400	$36,220	1.17
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	30	$91,950	1.04
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	40	$96,040	1.03
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	390	$33,110	0.69
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	330	$47,450	2.97
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	30	$38,120	1.75
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	40	$27,700	0.32
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	200	$76,400	2.17
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	130	$37,530	2.05
Pharmacists `29-1051`	100	$130,310	1.32
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	150	$38,210	1.38
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	60	$57,790	2.36
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	90	$96,170	1.39
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	60	$125,290	1.62
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	50	$267,690	0.61
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	50	$49,580	0.42
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	130	$55,540	0.83
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	130	$56,300	1.72
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	130	$35,470	1.16
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists `21-1092`	40	$53,440	1.84
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	240	$36,380	4.07
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	50	Not available	0.52
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	90	$98,470	0.37
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) `13-2020`	30	$47,560	2.27
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	40	$47,860	0.59
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	40	$29,910	1.70
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	330	$31,880	1.53
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	40	$27,900	0.46
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	30	$38,250	0.91
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	910	$79,000	1.15
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	30	$28,670	1.47
Residential Advisors `39-9041`	60	$30,880	3.15
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,580	$28,220	1.74
Sales Managers `11-2022`	70	$74,200	0.49
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	130	$49,460	0.43
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	110	$61,240	0.40
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	410	$39,080	1.02
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	60	$48,190	0.54
Security Guards `33-9032`	160	$29,730	0.54
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	60	$73,030	2.17
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	130	$39,520	0.68
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	70	$23,340	1.19
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	50	$61,370	1.12
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	220	$37,990	2.12
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	30	$81,930	0.77
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	830	$33,410	1.26
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters `51-2041`	60	$45,770	4.73
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	160	$48,490	1.35
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	460	$49,630	3.76
Surgical Assistants `29-9093`	30	$48,120	6.29
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	210	$29,500	0.64
Tellers `43-3071`	150	$29,520	2.00
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	70	$79,290	0.64
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	610	$35,290	1.15
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	60	$51,210	2.08
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	90	$49,330	0.94