JobAfterNext

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area

324 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 5100002.

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

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.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$219,230
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$199,270
Family Medicine Physicians$179,230
Sales Managers$174,370
Marketing Managers$161,090
Dentists, General$159,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$148,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers$145,740
Pharmacists$138,790
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$137,490
Software Developers$129,930
Veterinarians$127,730
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$127,140
Nurse Practitioners$125,290
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$125,180
Human Resources Managers$122,430
Medical and Health Services Managers$113,660
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$112,110
Electrical Engineers$108,310
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$108,090
All 324 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011620$75,9000.65
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 51-919180$49,41010.21
Administrative Services Managers 11-301260$95,8500.32
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-301130$70,3801.29
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301140$61,1400.65
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091140$28,1500.53
Animal Caretakers 39-2021150$30,3800.85
Animal Control Workers 33-901140$40,9304.96
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011110$57,9901.60
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904140$148,2500.25
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112160$69,5000.98
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021160$49,3001.58
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023560$47,6201.20
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031Not available$25,810
Bakers 51-3011110$29,3400.69
Bartenders 35-3011260$47,1300.53
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301170$37,2300.70
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021170$42,4600.65
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-104250$69,5501.59
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031820$45,8100.90
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051720$52,2702.71
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305250$35,9200.47
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031350$54,3301.84
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199360$58,9400.50
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-101150$78,3100.89
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302150$38,7400.59
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020230$66,9400.71
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011Not available$33,290
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194120$66,8801.65
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032180$65,7902.40
Carpenters 47-2031500$47,8401.13
Cashiers 41-20113,160$29,0601.54
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205150$50,0000.37
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101170$60,9600.54
Chemists 19-203130$88,8700.57
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101190$219,2300.65
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021300$51,9801.14
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011230$31,4100.66
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205170$91,0200.28
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103150$73,9200.24
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061150$29,5400.59
Clergy 21-201150$47,6001.27
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010100$61,4900.47
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303350$84,9900.99
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022120$49,2800.73
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124100$47,8400.93
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109960$58,2300.87
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041250$65,8900.89
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124140$137,4900.30
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123160$61,8600.66
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129950$97,0200.18
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121160$89,2400.18
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232210$50,3800.45
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021100$145,7400.22
Concierges 39-601240$34,2601.09
Construction Laborers 47-2061670$38,3200.92
Construction Managers 11-9021120$92,0500.49
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011160$68,2101.65
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011290$29,1700.68
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012440$34,8601.52
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014870$35,8500.93
Cooks, Short Order 35-201580$30,8400.91
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-30121,810$47,7207.19
Cost Estimators 13-1051120$65,9200.79
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021230$39,4400.87
Couriers and Messengers 43-502140$35,0800.78
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031230$42,9901.93
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702140$58,6101.42
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091Not available$26,970
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902150$31,2003.02
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,110$37,1400.65
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-903250$40,9701.84
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031160$50,6601.38
Data Entry Keyers 43-902150$38,0400.64
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205130$100,9500.19
Dental Assistants 31-9091200$44,6000.77
Dental Hygienists 29-1292100$97,3100.71
Dentists, General 29-102180$159,6900.92
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302190$73,2201.16
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$82,6500.74
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011270$29,6400.76
Dishwashers 35-9021220$28,7000.71
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032190$42,3401.39
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031300$36,7301.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032290$98,0601.35
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033100$108,0900.83
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-108190$65,7802.15
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$48,6700.73
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909940$38,1000.54
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012260$60,3901.09
Electrical Engineers 17-207190$108,3100.65
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051180$77,4202.13
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340$82,0200.61
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209440$60,3900.88
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 49-209570$78,6704.88
Electricians 47-2111320$60,6400.65
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,400$61,0201.52
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061300$45,8402.91
Emergency Management Directors 11-916140$82,9904.16
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042340$44,8102.87
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112370$62,4801.86
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204130$60,6400.58
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-502260$62,6502.47
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011140$57,9500.47
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031140$29,9900.63
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041710$49,39018.13
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301370$92,6500.66
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121560$179,2300.88
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-902140$81,1107.12
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209240$35,4900.25
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30233,120$28,0701.22
File Clerks 43-407130$36,5700.66
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031230$125,1800.41
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209930$56,1900.36
Firefighters 33-2011230$48,2201.00
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011580$66,6801.08
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011500$60,11014.05
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101440$39,5100.63
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011110$54,7405.87
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102140$74,0900.67
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012940$40,0801.15
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011130$47,0701.11
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101280$52,4800.92
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011490$79,1101.19
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012140$87,6800.98
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011850$60,1100.89
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102240$43,4500.56
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012150$80,4801.50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011770$70,8401.73
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,130$45,8201.52
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047440$59,9701.06
Floral Designers 27-102330$35,2201.21
Food Batchmakers 51-3092100$40,3500.87
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021310$31,0400.53
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309950$36,8001.06
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041280$31,8401.46
Food Service Managers 11-9051140$60,9600.88
Foresters 19-103230$66,1804.92
Fundraisers 13-113140$73,1900.59
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-121630Not available0.69
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,030$92,4400.87
Graphic Designers 27-102460$47,9400.44
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501280$33,5100.39
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099170$38,4301.41
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022100$62,5900.78
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909950$39,0700.71
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021290$53,2901.08
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30322,190$54,7201.60
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-301130$39,8003.58
Helpers--Electricians 47-301350$39,2201.12
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$37,9000.99
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198290$43,2002.67
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051400$50,8403.86
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112530$76,7402.45
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11204,160$28,4201.46
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031200$28,9000.70
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081190$29,3401.11
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$47,7000.73
Human Resources Managers 11-312140$122,4300.27
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071390$70,0400.64
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112150$96,7200.60
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041470$61,5801.62
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051140$105,1600.83
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051710$45,1001.39
Information Security Analysts 15-121270$107,6000.53
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199100$40,1801.13
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061540$46,5901.37
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099120$58,1901.07
Instructional Coordinators 25-903180$79,5300.50
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904150$44,4500.35
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021230$61,1300.71
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111120$38,5101.26
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,610$31,5301.10
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-102370$91,0004.08
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201270$50,6500.95
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,880$36,1900.96
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011600$36,0300.95
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011160$28,8701.24
Lawyers 23-1011170$100,7700.35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601240$41,2100.43
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022120$60,5001.32
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412140$30,7800.75
Library Technicians 25-403150$32,5201.09
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061760$65,6501.76
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092100$26,6200.98
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033580$36,7100.89
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413150$47,4200.47
Loan Officers 13-2072140$54,7700.79
Logging Equipment Operators 45-4022210$47,23015.13
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108160$76,3800.36
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-706360$33,8802.31
Machinists 51-4041110$57,9300.56
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012720$29,3101.26
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905140$36,8701.08
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904360$47,9201.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,090$48,6001.07
Management Analysts 13-1111210$88,3000.35
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199130$112,1100.31
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161290$61,2900.48
Marketing Managers 11-202140$161,0900.14
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102240$64,4501.42
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214150$97,4800.26
Medical Assistants 31-9092360$39,4100.66
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906260$41,1201.44
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072110$45,2800.82
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104260$79,7700.54
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013610$45,2500.96
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111300$113,6600.75
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112150$51,5600.48
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023110$56,9701.20
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102660$37,0400.51
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022610$60,1201.47
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20901,210$39,0801.30
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023200$60,7003.17
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042160$51,1601.38
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-403170$49,4003.99
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309940$33,5801.15
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-408150$48,3000.65
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244150$90,0200.70
New Accounts Clerks 43-414170$46,3502.88
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171210$125,2900.98
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,740$38,8001.81
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107260$74,0301.18
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011100$67,5901.07
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122120$99,9801.10
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201160$75,8001.78
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,880$40,6401.15
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199100$40,9900.82
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073390$50,6001.22
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205750$39,0601.05
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$57,1900.71
Order Clerks 43-415130$36,2800.70
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305340$42,3101.49
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111460$39,8901.83
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064250$33,8800.69
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214190$40,8500.64
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011140$48,7500.52
Paramedics 29-2043100$58,2301.56
Parts Salespersons 41-2022350$35,1701.95
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071Not available$45,710
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305170$51,7300.65
Pharmacists 29-1051230$138,7901.06
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052350$43,4001.11
Phlebotomists 31-9097120$42,1801.22
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202250$32,5901.44
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021170$73,8002.30
Physical Therapists 29-1123230$103,4301.27
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107190$127,1400.80
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229120$199,2700.53
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152200$58,0900.64
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051730$55,5101.65
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051120$61,0502.52
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052340$59,0101.55
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-913130$92,7903.72
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-801390$81,1404.59
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011290$36,0600.93
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-602170$28,5303.87
Printing Press Operators 51-511290$37,2600.93
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092310$48,5305.23
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199210$47,8401.29
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061170$54,9600.67
Project Management Specialists 13-1082340$91,5100.48
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202030$51,7700.85
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914170$61,3600.34
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909970$45,0401.30
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053320$40,7903.04
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106630$65,4401.09
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031100$66,1900.53
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031190$42,9502.83
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034150$76,7101.01
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902260$37,0900.44
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171590$35,9200.98
Recreation Workers 39-9032Not available$36,360
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081240$38,1702.50
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,050$84,5500.92
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101550$52,4700.77
Residential Advisors 39-904190$39,0401.62
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126100$79,1701.08
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,610$32,2101.01
Sales Managers 11-202290$174,3700.22
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091590$68,7200.71
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012510$64,5800.63
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011100$100,0100.55
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041340$35,65012.48
School Bus Monitors 33-909450$37,3401.03
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,170$61,3901.66
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014940$39,2000.83
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031120$49,5400.36
Security Guards 33-9032780$37,6700.91
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302160$43,6100.27
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031170$34,9802.50
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221180$41,9001.05
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071580$43,8901.08
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053340$33,8702.05
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151130$80,8700.96
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093450$38,6301.56
Software Developers 15-1252330$129,9300.30
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052220$59,6301.30
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205780$59,1701.26
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058170$60,5501.57
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112790$96,6000.75
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,210$34,9001.18
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018460$60,1901.41
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-30311,190$29,4003.43
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$44,4101.20
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102230$56,8900.96
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-208190$49,6602.43
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309930$60,5100.46
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,110$31,0501.18
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202260$63,7000.64
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905270$81,5201.10
Tellers 43-3071360$39,3201.64
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093Not available$48,950
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701050$27,5001.39
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151280$81,9100.93
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307180$92,3600.55
Tutors 25-3041100$53,7700.85
Veterinarians 29-113160$127,7301.01
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096100$35,9501.19
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205660$46,9600.73
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,290$37,1400.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031180$48,0802.13
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121190$56,5100.70
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042100$39,7902.35