Winchester, VA-WV

260 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 49020.

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	2,290
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,840
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1,700
Cashiers	1,690
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,630
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	1,580
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,460
General and Operations Managers	1,350
Customer Service Representatives	1,130
Waiters and Waitresses	990
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	980
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations)	980
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970
Office Clerks, General	970
Nursing Assistants	810
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations)	760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	730
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	710
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	670

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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.35	1,470
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations)	2.50	140
Loan Officers	2.32	280
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	2.22	160
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.10	140
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations)	2.04	140
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	2.01	140
Physical Therapists	1.93	220
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1.93	320
Information Security Analysts	1.86	150
Parts Salespersons	1.83	220
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	1.81	410
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1.79	640
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	1.72	100
Printing Press Operators	1.70	110
Bus Drivers, School	1.69	300
Bill and Account Collectors	1.64	110
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1.62	1,460
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations)	1.61	760
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	1.61	120

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Cardiologists	$500,020
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$221,620
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$210,550
Family Medicine Physicians	$198,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$175,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$166,770
Sales Managers	$157,340
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$156,730
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$151,990
Marketing Managers	$139,900
Human Resources Managers	$139,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	$136,350
Pharmacists	$135,850
Software Developers	$133,290
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)	$132,500
Nurse Practitioners	$130,700
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations)	$129,990
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$126,080
Lawyers	$124,760
Information Security Analysts	$119,680

All 260 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	590	$77,660	0.93
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	40	$115,860	0.32
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	70	$28,130	0.39
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	100	$30,470	0.89
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval `17-1011`	30	Not available	0.67
Architectural and Civil Drafters `17-3011`	60	$59,860	1.29
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	50	$175,020	0.49
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	60	$56,280	0.95
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	410	$57,570	1.34
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants `53-6031`	70	$29,740	1.49
Bakers `51-3011`	110	$33,540	1.11
Bartenders `35-3011`	240	$41,640	0.73
Bill and Account Collectors `43-3011`	110	$45,660	1.64
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	160	$44,950	0.91
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	550	$48,540	0.93
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	300	$47,670	1.69
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	190	$60,190	1.53
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	760	$90,230	1.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	190	$66,060	0.91
Cardiologists `29-1212`	40	$500,020	4.79
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians `29-2031`	50	$84,370	1.83
Carpenters `47-2031`	270	$50,180	0.91
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,690	$29,600	1.25
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	110	$47,560	1.22
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	40	$54,110	0.44
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	90	$221,620	0.97
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	180	$60,820	1.03
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	150	$32,090	0.68
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	150	$100,920	0.91
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	40	$61,240	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	130	$34,340	0.77
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	190	$60,960	1.31
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	160	$28,610	1.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9124`	50	$49,330	0.70
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other `21-1099`	40	$55,340	0.84
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists `13-1141`	40	$62,460	0.73
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	170	$61,470	0.95
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1241`	60	$132,500	0.71
Computer Network Support Specialists `15-1231`	50	$64,040	0.75
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	220	$118,290	1.18
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	270	$92,090	1.20
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	220	$60,000	0.69
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	140	$166,770	0.50
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	350	$42,160	0.73
Construction Managers `11-9021`	90	$100,920	0.56
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	90	$66,220	1.44
Conveyor Operators and Tenders `53-7011`	50	$36,550	4.63
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	260	$28,430	0.95
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	230	$35,350	1.22
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	660	$35,390	1.08
Cooks, Short Order `35-2015`	60	$30,670	0.99
Correctional Officers and Jailers `33-3012`	130	$54,390	0.79
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	100	$75,720	0.98
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	210	$44,990	1.20
Couriers and Messengers `43-5021`	40	$41,480	1.36
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	60	$43,040	0.78
Crane and Tower Operators `53-7021`	40	$63,480	2.00
Credit Analysts `13-2041`	30	$102,740	1.11
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	1,130	$44,460	1.00
Data Entry Keyers `43-9021`	30	$39,110	0.57
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) `15-2051`	60	$129,990	0.55
Database Administrators `15-1242`	30	$88,130	1.01
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	180	$46,310	1.06
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	100	$100,640	1.00
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers `29-2032`	40	$83,470	1.01
Dietitians and Nutritionists `29-1031`	40	$79,590	1.20
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	180	$28,780	0.78
Dishwashers `35-9021`	250	$29,750	1.20
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	80	$46,660	0.91
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	170	$35,120	0.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	150	$102,120	1.04
Education Administrators, Postsecondary `11-9033`	80	$79,400	1.01
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	150	$75,220	1.00
Electricians `47-2111`	180	$58,960	0.53
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	730	$61,200	1.20
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	100	$49,710	1.47
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	80	$62,650	0.41
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors `39-9031`	110	$40,590	0.76
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9041`	50	$45,630	2.01
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	40	$92,780	0.60
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	60	$198,720	1.26
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,700	$28,360	1.01
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	270	$151,990	0.74
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `13-2099`	140	$90,230	2.50
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	60	$92,680	0.36
Firefighters `33-2011`	90	Not available	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	300	$66,910	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	510	$42,730	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	90	$49,640	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	50	$57,570	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	300	$75,790	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	150	$94,750	1.56
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	670	$62,950	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	40	$43,230	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	50	$78,230	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	370	$67,360	1.27
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	710	$47,910	1.45
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	340	$70,810	1.26
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	230	$31,620	0.60
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	100	$35,000	0.78
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	80	$65,330	0.75
Fundraisers `13-1131`	40	$60,560	0.80
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	1,350	$98,670	0.89
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	60	$62,450	0.66
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	180	Not available	1.33
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	70	$39,620	0.85
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	70	$63,110	0.92
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `31-9099`	50	$47,630	1.04
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	200	$56,250	1.13
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	1,460	$57,460	1.62
Helpers--Carpenters `47-3012`	30	$43,490	3.59
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers `49-9098`	50	$37,360	1.22
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters `47-3015`	50	$38,710	2.48
Helpers--Production Workers `51-9198`	80	$42,420	1.16
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	40	$49,990	0.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	980	$29,240	0.52
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	180	$27,830	0.94
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	130	$30,310	1.14
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping `43-4161`	50	$57,160	1.30
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	80	$139,390	0.80
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	460	$79,040	1.15
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	110	$88,730	0.71
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	290	$61,490	1.49
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	80	$112,270	0.75
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	1,470	$45,360	4.35
Information Security Analysts `15-1212`	150	$119,680	1.86
Information and Record Clerks, All Other `43-4199`	100	$47,540	1.72
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	330	$46,220	1.27
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	70	$42,940	0.86
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	70	$91,790	0.67
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	130	$55,090	0.62
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan `43-4111`	100	$43,080	1.57
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	970	$34,070	1.01
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	1,580	$41,910	1.23
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	360	$36,210	0.87
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	70	$31,380	0.85
Lawyers `23-1011`	140	$124,760	0.44
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	30	$43,800	0.51
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	60	$75,250	1.10
Library Assistants, Clerical `43-4121`	60	$29,830	1.48
Library Technicians `25-4031`	40	$35,350	1.30
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	280	$60,090	1.00
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	70	$28,840	1.08
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	550	$39,290	1.28
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	140	$46,780	2.01
Loan Officers `13-2072`	280	$63,320	2.32
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	130	$72,240	1.20
Machinists `51-4041`	100	$49,130	0.80
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists `29-2035`	40	$82,900	1.87
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	510	$33,530	1.37
Maintenance Workers, Machinery `49-9043`	90	$64,300	3.30
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	670	$48,550	1.00
Management Analysts `13-1111`	360	$110,340	0.93
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	190	$156,730	0.72
Manicurists and Pedicurists `39-5092`	60	$35,240	0.93
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	330	$66,920	0.84
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	80	$139,900	0.46
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	40	$100,380	0.34
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	400	$40,960	1.12
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	80	$39,560	0.98
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists `19-1042`	Not available	$77,620
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	410	$42,710	0.98
Medical Transcriptionists `31-9094`	40	$37,950	2.29
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	270	$136,350	1.04
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	50	$44,960	0.80
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers `21-1023`	40	$51,900	0.77
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	160	$36,300	2.22
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	980	$39,240	1.60
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9023`	60	$46,340	1.56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	120	$63,370	1.61
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4072`	140	$46,090	2.10
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	120	$90,400	0.90
New Accounts Clerks `43-4141`	Not available	$45,040
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	160	$130,700	1.15
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	810	$39,970	1.29
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1072`	50	$78,830	1.34
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	50	$73,920	0.80
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	140	$106,540	2.04
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	970	$42,610	0.91
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	130	$50,580	1.49
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	260	$50,790	1.25
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians `29-2057`	50	$40,100	1.50
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	40	$58,190	1.19
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	320	$39,030	1.93
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	370	$36,930	1.50
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	60	$43,600	0.62
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	80	$58,640	0.45
Paramedics `29-2043`	50	$60,600	1.10
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	220	$38,760	1.83
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators `47-2071`	40	$47,530	2.08
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks `43-3051`	30	$53,080	0.52
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	110	$59,990	0.93
Pharmacists `29-1051`	150	$135,850	1.10
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	270	$42,390	1.29
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	80	$41,240	1.28
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	60	$73,570	1.28
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	220	$102,670	1.93
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	100	$126,080	1.39
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	70	$210,550	0.49
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	160	$57,760	0.78
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	220	$58,960	0.76
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	40	$63,210	1.28
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	100	$63,380	0.68
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	120	$37,660	0.57
Printing Press Operators `51-5112`	110	$48,020	1.70
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists `21-1092`	50	$58,110	1.34
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	140	$37,340	1.25
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	170	$51,440	0.98
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	320	$96,810	0.69
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	70	$59,170	0.48
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `33-9099`	30	$34,540	0.87
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	80	$67,300	0.62
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	50	$45,670	1.22
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	110	$75,630	1.10
Real Estate Sales Agents `41-9022`	60	$46,110	0.70
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	380	$36,090	0.95
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	110	$33,770	0.73
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	50	$46,280	0.81
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,630	$95,650	1.11
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	30	$47,220	0.80
Residential Advisors `39-9041`	50	$37,390	1.44
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	2,290	$30,780	1.35
Roofers `47-2181`	40	$45,690	0.63
Sales Managers `11-2022`	130	$157,340	0.45
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	430	$56,090	0.79
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	590	$73,750	1.10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	450	$60,590	0.96
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	650	$45,990	0.87
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	180	$56,630	0.83
Security Guards `33-9032`	260	$37,900	0.46
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	90	$43,730	0.60
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	80	$44,910	1.55
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	640	$43,850	1.79
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	120	$35,740	1.10
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	60	$84,200	0.68
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	250	$38,530	1.33
Software Developers `15-1252`	350	$133,290	0.47
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2058`	100	$59,970	1.46
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	80	$96,040	0.98
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	1,840	$36,170	1.49
Structural Iron and Steel Workers `47-2221`	30	$60,420	1.03
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters `51-2041`	60	$57,430	2.47
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	340	$50,580	1.58
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	410	$35,900	1.81
Surveying and Mapping Technicians `17-3031`	30	$57,070	1.21
Teachers and Instructors, All Other `25-3099`	40	$69,780	0.76
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	500	$37,590	0.80
Tellers `43-3071`	210	$39,160	1.43
Tire Repairers and Changers `49-3093`	70	$41,420	1.56
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) `39-7010`	50	$35,090	2.07
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	200	$60,350	1.01
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	70	$96,700	0.78
Tutors `25-3041`	60	$43,590	0.80
Veterinarians `29-1131`	40	$118,830	1.02
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers `31-9096`	90	$35,750	1.56
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	990	$37,680	1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	50	$48,120	0.94
Web Developers `15-1254`	30	$102,380	1.02
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping `43-5111`	50	$58,650	2.21
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	120	$54,690	0.69