Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $207,050. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $151,860.

All of the shown salary and employment information for North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$207,050	$170,530	50
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,860	$92,210	90
3	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,250	$67,120	50
4	Pharmacists	$128,800	$97,620	360
5	Chief Executives	$127,600	$60,750	280
6	General Dentists	$126,100	$55,100	110
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,720	$82,070	100
8	Petroleum Engineers	$105,920	$61,980	160
9	All Other Managers	$105,680	$65,230	310
10	Physician Assistants	$105,240	$85,160	90
11	Industrial Production Managers	$105,160	$67,920	190
12	Information Security Analysts	$103,830	$32,320	40
13	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$103,120	$35,140	40
14	Nurse Practitioners	$101,920	$86,050	330
15	Veterinarians	$101,700	$66,520	70
16	Computer Network Architects	$100,690	$40,600	40
17	Human Resources Managers	$99,990	$61,850	100
18	Mining and Geological Engineers	$99,260	$74,480	60
19	Software Developers	$98,280	$59,090	250
20	Electrical Engineers	$97,670	$76,610	140
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,600	$47,640	370
22	Environmental Engineers	$93,890	$61,230	110
23	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$92,920	$82,170	120
24	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,910	$60,320	130
25	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$91,480	$78,990	120
26	Sales Managers	$87,580	$56,910	190
27	Mechanical Engineers	$87,050	$64,120	70
28	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$86,460	$60,470	40
29	Physical Therapists	$86,180	$67,890	270
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,320	$47,720	80
31	Engineers, All Other	$85,250	$84,460	60
32	Construction Managers	$84,100	$53,000	170
33	Industrial Engineers	$84,060	$63,980	230
34	Civil Engineers	$83,530	$45,880	230
35	Project Management Specialists	$83,050	$45,690	280
36	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$82,560	$55,520	130
37	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,240	$75,300	50
38	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,990	$24,890	160
39	Financial Managers	$81,490	$43,210	410
40	Occupational Therapists	$81,220	$43,000	60
41	Power Plant Operators	$81,190	$47,260	90
42	Financial Analysts	$80,870	$55,000	40
43	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$80,160	$37,550	200
44	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$80,000	$46,580	80
45	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$79,510	$79,510	60
46	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$79,440	$41,270	70
47	Other Social Workers	$79,350	$36,770	70
48	Marketing Managers	$79,240	$39,000	30
49	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$79,140	$44,890	90
50	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,040	$44,680	550
51	Facilities Managers	$78,770	$46,420	80
52	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$78,140	$39,740	30
53	Other Engineering Technicians	$77,730	$44,720	30
54	Lawyers	$77,320	$49,880	320
55	Other Education Administrators	$75,620	$44,630	120
56	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$75,590	$40,380	40
57	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$75,250	$48,540	30
58	Air Traffic Controllers	$74,800	$59,910	40
59	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,440	$47,330	130
60	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$73,580	$49,840	70
61	Management Analysts	$72,960	$45,260	240
62	General and Operations Managers	$71,560	$32,400	2,730
63	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$69,990	$39,470	260
64	Conservation Scientists	$68,410	$38,890	40
65	Other Biological Scientists	$67,760	$37,990	30
66	Logisticians	$66,210	$49,120	90
67	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$65,910	$45,260	200
68	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,860	$51,220	90
69	Registered Nurses	$65,860	$46,620	2,920
70	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$65,580	$40,630	150
71	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,220	$46,060	1,180
72	Surveyors	$65,210	$44,360	170
73	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$64,990	$36,290	70
74	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$64,960	$41,470	210
75	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,830	$35,520	530
76	Administrative Services Managers	$64,720	$41,660	220
77	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$64,710	$50,840	30
78	Cost Estimators	$64,600	$42,230	120
79	Farm and Home Management Advisors	$64,580	$64,160	40
80	Electricians	$64,540	$37,290	790
81	Accountants and Auditors	$63,900	$40,540	570
82	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$63,210	$26,480	30
83	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$62,850	$40,380	110
84	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$62,590	$31,260	60
85	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,420	$35,250	90
86	Compliance Officers	$62,400	$37,380	280
87	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,070	$34,860	740
88	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$62,050	$50,630	70
89	Other Financial Specialists	$62,000	$34,950	100
90	Construction and Building Inspectors	$61,810	$37,770	120
91	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$61,590	$49,310	80
92	Labor Relations Specialists	$61,380	$20,170	50
93	Dental Hygienists	$61,200	$49,650	200
94	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,190	$37,440	60
95	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$61,010	$38,410	50
96	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$60,490	$47,750	40
97	Speech-Language Pathologists	$60,470	$48,100	170
98	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$60,360	$60,360	90
99	Millwrights	$60,070	$43,630	220
100	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$59,910	$34,650	260

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,280
2	Computer Hardware Engineers	$130,640
3	Chief Executives	$128,460
4	Pharmacists	$128,010
5	All Other Managers	$127,240
6	Veterinarians	$126,020
7	General Dentists	$102,940
8	Industrial Production Managers	$102,110
9	Physician Assistants	$100,490
10	Nurse Practitioners	$99,510

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$197,440
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,980
3	Chief Executives	$128,970
4	Pharmacists	$128,200
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$125,400
6	Petroleum Engineers	$116,950
7	Computer Hardware Engineers	$113,010
8	Property, Real Estate Managers	$111,780
9	Industrial Production Managers	$108,790
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$192,990
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,010
3	General Dentists	$140,290
4	Pharmacists	$126,950
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$122,060
6	Computer Hardware Engineers	$117,360
7	Petroleum Engineers	$114,240
8	Property, Real Estate Managers	$109,860
9	Chief Executives	$107,720
10	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$107,000

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