Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $171,740. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other manager, with an average salary of $133,810.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$171,740	$79,910	70
2	All Other Managers	$133,810	$76,780	90
3	Pharmacists	$125,540	$93,120	90
4	Financial Managers	$112,300	$50,160	150
5	Sales Managers	$108,340	$46,620	60
6	Nurse Practitioners	$108,030	$76,610	90
7	Industrial Production Managers	$104,680	$62,660	50
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,210	$52,710	70
9	Lawyers	$96,560	$57,820	100
10	Management Analysts	$94,370	$55,680	150
11	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,580	$67,330	460
12	Physical Therapists	$92,320	$67,570	70
13	Accountants and Auditors	$87,300	$54,720	650
14	Mechanical Engineers	$86,630	$58,140	30
15	Other Financial Specialists	$84,640	$54,720	360
16	Construction Managers	$84,380	$50,710	40
17	Project Management Specialists	$83,730	$38,940	60
18	Human Resources Specialists	$79,350	$44,720	440
19	Civil Engineers	$79,050	$52,080	80
20	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$76,050	$45,060	60
21	General and Operations Managers	$72,660	$32,960	720
22	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$69,310	$45,700	120
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	$68,410	$35,640	190
24	Registered Nurses	$66,930	$51,070	850
25	Sheet Metal Workers	$66,230	$36,790	70
26	Training and Development Specialists	$65,860	$33,750	60
27	Administrative Services Managers	$65,670	$59,990	60
28	Healthcare Social Workers	$62,350	$45,620	80
29	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$62,250	$60,290	40
30	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,840	$42,240	190
31	Dental Hygienists	$61,470	$49,850	70
32	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$61,190	$37,160	190
33	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,940	$38,660	180
34	Cost Estimators	$60,810	$39,520	40
35	Respiratory Therapists	$60,320	$45,240	50
36	Compliance Officers	$60,080	$39,970	40
37	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,810	$35,680	240
38	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,260	$39,930	150
39	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$54,120	$30,990	150
40	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$53,640	$37,780	60
41	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$52,450	$43,620	250
42	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$51,070	$33,920	50
43	Physical Therapist Assistants	$50,450	$37,090	50
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$50,420	$32,790	190
45	Property, Real Estate Managers	$50,250	$28,220	40
46	Computer Network Support Specialists	$49,800	$35,480	30
47	Radiologic Technologists	$49,400	$46,540	80
48	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$49,340	$39,640	130
49	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$49,320	$36,060	50
50	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,200	$36,190	50
51	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,130	$38,550	190
52	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$48,750	$30,400	50
53	Civil Engineering Technicians	$48,320	$30,330	50
54	Personal Financial Advisors	$48,270	$32,460	50
55	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$47,770	$30,350	110
56	Loan Officers	$47,510	$36,900	60
57	Computer User Support Specialists	$46,940	$26,310	50
58	Electricians	$46,800	$31,090	130
59	Paramedics	$46,500	$33,230	60
60	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,210	$36,120	50
61	Legal Secretaries	$44,820	$30,530	60
62	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$44,810	$29,640	460
63	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,720	$30,670	330
64	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,670	$25,000	50
65	Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,630	$30,800	50
66	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$44,580	$37,200	330
67	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,530	$33,220	40
68	Food Service Managers	$44,370	$29,810	90
69	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$43,910	$34,150	150
70	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$43,570	$26,020	60
71	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$43,060	$27,830	70
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$42,800	$20,760	100
73	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$42,020	$30,210	70
74	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$41,680	$30,620	90
75	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$40,520	$29,120	80
76	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$40,250	$36,110	100
77	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$40,010	$26,150	450
78	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$39,450	$31,910	290
79	Carpenters	$39,310	$28,500	150
80	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	$39,130	$39,130	370
81	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$38,890	$24,910	490
82	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$38,810	$26,500	40
83	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$38,590	$26,570	50
84	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$38,470	$28,660	30
85	Opticians, Dispensing	$38,180	$26,480	40
86	Construction Laborers	$38,120	$27,430	250
87	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$37,420	$29,830	70
88	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$37,160	$26,080	200
89	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$37,100	$29,640	40
90	Insurance Sales Agents	$36,770	$23,260	100
91	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$36,550	$21,150	80
92	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$36,390	$26,960	50
93	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$36,320	$27,960	100
94	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$36,120	$24,780	130
95	All Occupations	$36,030	$21,390	35,090
96	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$35,650	$23,360	230
97	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$35,240	$24,440	60
98	Dental Assistants	$34,650	$28,780	60
99	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$34,490	$28,470	40
100	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$33,600	$21,530	340

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$163,640
2	All Other Managers	$124,480
3	Pharmacists	$121,230
4	Industrial Production Managers	$121,110
5	Financial Managers	$98,280
6	Nurse Practitioners	$98,050
7	Sales Managers	$97,990
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,930
9	Physical Therapists	$95,450
10	Lawyers	$95,200

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$157,330
2	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$134,830
3	Pharmacists	$123,900
4	Physician Assistants	$115,140
5	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,470
6	Nurse Practitioners	$102,200
7	Lawyers	$99,540
8	Financial Managers	$93,390
9	Sales Managers	$89,550
10	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,510

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$173,060
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,240
3	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$120,310
4	Pharmacists	$115,470
5	Physician Assistants	$114,020
6	Financial Managers	$102,210
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,770
8	Nurse Practitioners	$99,830
9	Lawyers	$99,570
10	Sales Managers	$95,450

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