JobAfterNext

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area

283 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 5400001.

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
Family Medicine Physicians$281,510
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$252,400
Dentists, General$186,300
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$135,000
Veterinarians$134,030
Pharmacists$130,410
Nurse Practitioners$126,360
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$125,730
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$123,600
Human Resources Managers$119,290
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$109,020
Software Developers$108,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers$106,780
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$104,220
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$103,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$101,410
Lawyers$101,340
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$101,190
Construction Managers$100,150
All 283 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011330$64,6800.47
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012230$84,8001.81
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301130$45,8900.72
Agricultural Workers, All Other 45-209930$20,58018.10
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091100$24,9600.53
Animal Caretakers 39-202190$27,4300.68
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$46,9301.01
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023530$37,6201.54
Bakers 51-301180$26,7400.69
Bartenders 35-3011280$30,4400.74
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301130$35,8800.40
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021270$36,8201.35
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-104240$103,1501.69
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031870$38,4501.30
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051600$30,6603.05
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031200$45,0001.44
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199240$57,7400.45
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021100$29,6701.53
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-102070$69,9500.29
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119430$63,8800.59
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032100$57,7601.91
Carpenters 47-2031350$44,5001.07
Cashiers 41-20112,570$22,8601.70
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205180$46,3300.84
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101160$56,9700.65
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011220$123,6002.20
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021340$49,3201.75
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011200$27,0500.79
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051150$68,2400.85
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103160$88,7100.38
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061100$28,8700.54
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010120$60,3900.72
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033110$89,0403.03
Coaches and Scouts 27-202280$52,7300.65
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$38,3400.58
Community Health Workers 21-109440$31,0301.27
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109990$38,9701.71
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114170$43,6301.19
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041110$57,8700.52
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123150$40,3700.75
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129980$55,9400.39
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121150Not available0.19
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232130$49,0500.37
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-302140$106,7800.12
Construction Laborers 47-2061540$39,1301.00
Construction Managers 11-902150$100,1500.27
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401160$48,9900.82
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041280$77,57040.28
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-901250$78,5502.01
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011160$66,58014.58
Cooks, Fast Food 35-20111,950$23,0306.22
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012680$28,8803.17
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014770$29,2201.11
Cooks, Short Order 35-201540$26,7900.66
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012380$53,9302.05
Cost Estimators 13-105150$54,4000.42
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021240$35,6101.21
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031320$36,6103.66
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902150$61,0103.63
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051610$36,7600.48
Data Entry Keyers 43-902130$35,7700.52
Dental Assistants 31-9091160$37,6900.83
Dental Hygienists 29-1292140$73,6301.26
Dentists, General 29-102170$186,3001.16
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$75,5500.88
Dietetic Technicians 29-205130$27,6902.23
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103150$90,2801.34
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011140$26,7000.53
Dishwashers 35-9021220$26,3300.95
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032150$57,4301.49
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031260$35,9201.29
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032240$81,0101.52
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033140$79,0601.56
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-108130$62,1601.10
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903130$48,6100.96
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012140$58,5100.83
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905180$83,1001.25
Electricians 47-2111660$76,9701.79
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,080$51,9901.59
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042170$34,0801.93
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-404290$47,7905.41
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022270$64,59015.82
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-601180$63,9100.36
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903160$43,6200.37
Extraction Workers, All Other 47-5099100$69,05037.40
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301390$109,0201.17
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121560$281,5101.05
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-3023570$22,8000.30
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031280$97,2400.67
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$83,0300.73
Firefighters 33-2011Not available$29,930
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011840$99,6302.11
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-101140$75,3601.35
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101460$38,1701.19
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012670$30,2401.13
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101170$37,4800.78
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101230$50,5000.53
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011500$62,4901.64
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101240$70,4700.43
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011740$47,2601.06
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102260$35,0801.10
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$72,4300.98
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011240$63,7100.72
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,000$34,8201.82
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$50,1900.99
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047280$52,0700.93
Floral Designers 27-102340$30,0601.89
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021330$25,0400.75
Food Service Managers 11-9051120$56,5601.03
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-407140$52,4202.62
Funeral Attendants 39-402150$31,5403.08
Funeral Home Managers 11-917130$62,9404.53
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-2012130$21,70011.93
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,540$75,6200.90
Graphic Designers 27-102440$36,3900.41
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501260$29,9100.42
Health Education Specialists 21-109130$55,4200.99
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107170$78,6400.61
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209980$39,1800.91
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022110$58,5101.22
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909950$36,8000.93
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021150$46,7500.73
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,700$48,0901.69
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081100$77,18030.28
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909890$35,8601.93
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919840$38,9500.48
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051140$53,9101.85
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11203,160$27,4001.50
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031120$22,6100.58
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081330$24,9602.57
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416150$38,0701.15
Human Resources Managers 11-312160$119,2900.56
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071190$61,5800.42
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211230$97,6800.18
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041380$56,5301.75
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305190$135,0000.71
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051160$41,6700.42
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419940$44,9500.65
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061160$51,3000.53
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909940$49,4700.44
Instructional Coordinators 25-903190$87,2900.83
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904160$44,9500.61
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021130$35,1700.57
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111180$35,4702.48
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011990$30,4000.91
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-102360$63,2405.48
Judicial Law Clerks 23-101250$52,1206.93
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012160$59,6603.01
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,050$35,9200.73
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011350$31,2000.76
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011120$28,4301.29
Lawyers 23-1011170$101,3400.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012170$44,9802.28
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022Not available$33,100
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121Not available$26,470
Library Technicians 25-403140$30,3001.11
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061860$52,0402.71
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909260$27,0400.80
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033330$40,6600.69
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 47-5044430$74,670147.40
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413150$37,7700.57
Loan Officers 13-2072160$49,8301.21
Log Graders and Scalers 45-402340$43,15024.24
Logging Equipment Operators 45-4022170$35,14016.46
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-706340$30,6401.99
Machinists 51-4041260$55,8301.86
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012870$26,8502.06
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904330$53,2101.05
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071990$38,4201.32
Management Analysts 13-111160$84,9800.15
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199220$104,2200.72
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161130$41,2800.30
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214140$85,1900.30
Medical Assistants 31-9092460$36,7701.15
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906240$41,2001.30
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072160$45,2101.73
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013130$36,3700.27
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111190$102,5500.65
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026110$32,2201.32
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504130$57,0903.17
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022380$55,2101.26
Millwrights 49-904430$56,4301.67
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 17-2151100$99,57034.57
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090200$47,6700.29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042380$60,3604.37
Motorcycle Mechanics 49-305240$36,6506.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244130$72,8400.87
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171310$126,3601.94
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,090$36,4401.54
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107240$58,7200.92
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011120$101,4101.68
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-5012100$90,2106.57
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112290$94,3701.08
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201130$62,9201.38
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,030$31,7300.85
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919960$21,9700.63
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-20731,490$50,9306.38
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205750$36,4801.46
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$37,8100.98
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-706480$23,7600.28
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214150$37,8800.44
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201170$37,2500.38
Paramedics 29-2043150$48,1803.03
Parts Salespersons 41-2022270$36,8002.03
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305170$35,7200.95
Pharmacists 29-1051220$130,4101.42
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052530$35,6602.29
Phlebotomists 31-9097110$39,6501.53
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021110$61,6801.99
Physical Therapists 29-1123120$94,9100.93
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071110$125,7301.44
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122990$252,4000.56
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152180$48,2500.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051360$54,2801.09
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051240$58,8806.66
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052190$56,4501.21
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-913140$91,9506.22
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-119940$76,1600.54
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011350$37,2201.50
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092110$54,1702.54
Procurement Clerks 43-306170$50,0502.63
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199160$35,4601.29
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-506140$49,9100.21
Project Management Specialists 13-1082150$74,7300.29
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202060$38,0002.05
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914180$50,5100.53
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053180$31,3902.40
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031150$36,4703.09
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034140$62,4301.24
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171620$30,3701.39
Recreation Workers 39-9032Not available$29,710
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081200$35,1002.81
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,580$76,5800.96
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101550$42,0500.97
Residential Advisors 39-9041130$30,8403.09
Respiratory Therapists 29-112680$63,2501.12
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,720$29,3200.90
Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5043310$79,400292.40
Sales Managers 11-2022110$86,4400.35
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091110$45,9900.18
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012290$64,0900.48
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041120$36,7905.84
School Psychologists 19-303440$74,1101.36
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031460$51,5900.89
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014970$36,7901.16
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031Not available$48,680
Security Guards 33-9032380$29,5900.61
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-209840$48,8500.85
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021Not available$34,490
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071230$36,3900.57
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053170$28,0401.42
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-309930$91,1701.71
Social Workers, All Other 21-102960$54,4101.90
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151130$61,1701.27
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093550$39,5802.57
Software Developers 15-1252110$108,8200.13
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205940$30,1602.44
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052380$51,6902.97
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057Not available$45,610
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058120$51,3901.51
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127100$70,6301.10
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,200$31,1400.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018230$48,0800.96
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031700$47,1502.74
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303140$50,2501.32
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102270$50,4902.83
Tax Preparers 13-208240$29,9200.99
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099110$65,0302.02
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045840$29,7401.21
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202240$60,3000.51
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052170$91,9803.60
Tellers 43-3071340$34,6702.12
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151100$56,7900.43
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307150$101,1900.45
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-301370$49,0002.73
Veterinarians 29-113150$134,0301.26
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909690$28,2801.53
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205640$37,7500.70
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031910$30,1700.82
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031140$44,9402.24
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511180$28,0502.99
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121360$49,2801.79
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042140$42,6004.72