Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southside 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 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $192,870. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $178,190.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Southside 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 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,870	$111,800	130
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$178,190	$59,130	60
3	Chief Executives	$162,640	$29,410	120
4	General Dentists	$153,530	$101,170	90
5	Marketing Managers	$133,660	$71,120	30
6	Pharmacists	$132,620	$86,560	230
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,240	$98,310	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,150	$75,010	90
9	Human Resources Managers	$109,420	$81,840	60
10	Physician Assistants	$105,680	$60,580	80
11	Financial Managers	$104,480	$62,970	230
12	Nurse Practitioners	$103,410	$74,350	210
13	Software Developers	$101,870	$60,480	350
14	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,990	$62,730	80
15	Industrial Production Managers	$100,950	$74,380	120
16	Electrical Engineers	$100,310	$74,510	80
17	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,440	$52,650	120
18	Speech-Language Pathologists	$98,240	$60,590	100
19	Veterinarians	$98,120	$65,970	60
20	Occupational Therapists	$97,330	$75,450	80
21	Administrative Services Managers	$94,740	$62,000	40
22	Physical Therapists	$94,680	$71,230	210
23	All Other Managers	$94,370	$55,960	130
24	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$92,920	$45,360	50
25	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$91,540	$48,730	70
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,140	$58,290	260
27	Property, Real Estate Managers	$88,450	$35,560	40
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,870	$52,670	40
29	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,510	$51,390	40
30	Other Education Administrators	$83,050	$48,370	40
31	Industrial Engineers	$82,590	$61,020	120
32	Lawyers	$82,080	$47,040	180
33	General and Operations Managers	$80,860	$37,030	1,730
34	Construction Managers	$80,770	$53,800	110
35	Mechanical Engineers	$80,250	$50,190	100
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,140	$64,610	320
37	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,620	$38,660	100
38	Chemists	$79,040	$52,570	30
39	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,000	$75,280	30
40	Sales Managers	$78,890	$57,840	90
41	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,230	$51,470	40
42	Civil Engineers	$78,220	$54,000	70
43	Management Analysts	$77,390	$48,440	230
44	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,630	$41,020	170
45	Dental Hygienists	$76,540	$61,120	100
46	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$76,350	$56,110	60
47	Project Management Specialists	$75,890	$46,080	260
48	Registered Nurses	$75,890	$52,770	1,810
49	Social and Community Service Managers	$74,590	$50,440	90
50	Financial Analysts	$74,560	$49,860	40
51	Facilities Managers	$73,860	$60,760	60
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,010	$46,220	190
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$71,410	$49,530	180
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$69,470	$34,940	40
55	Power Plant Operators	$68,850	$40,230	40
56	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$66,550	$49,080	40
57	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$65,780	$65,780	50
58	Loan Officers	$65,200	$36,750	130
59	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$64,770	$42,800	50
60	Logisticians	$64,750	$43,000	60
61	Database Administrators	$64,750	$50,650	50
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,580	$41,380	550
63	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$64,570	$38,890	240
64	Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,350	$44,180	70
65	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,290	$45,770	40
66	Other Business Operations Specialists	$62,320	$39,110	190
67	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,220	$33,970	370
68	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,680	$42,740	910
69	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$61,570	$47,440	130
70	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$61,020	$42,410	120
71	Insurance Sales Agents	$60,830	$36,710	290
72	Radiologic Technologists	$60,800	$40,850	170
73	Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,600	$41,320	60
74	Accountants and Auditors	$60,570	$38,650	700
75	Foresters	$60,410	$43,080	40
76	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,370	$28,180	110
77	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$59,990	$31,680	660
78	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$59,730	$31,050	180
79	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,710	$39,470	50
80	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$59,520	$55,400	40
81	Cost Estimators	$59,370	$41,650	140
82	Training and Development Specialists	$58,880	$32,460	220
83	Personal Financial Advisors	$58,750	$36,070	70
84	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,450	$30,650	220
85	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$58,260	$46,210	50
86	Postal Service Clerks	$58,220	$39,770	130
87	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$57,840	$45,960	70
88	All Other Physicians	$57,670	$57,560	150
89	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$57,510	$36,990	160
90	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,170	$28,020	30
91	Fundraisers	$55,980	$36,700	30
92	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$55,830	$38,390	70
93	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$55,580	$38,880	470
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,400	$32,530	340
95	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$55,250	$36,210	140
96	Other Logging Workers	$55,200	$29,540	30
97	Compliance Officers	$54,500	$39,190	140
98	Electricians	$54,040	$37,600	420
99	Human Resources Specialists	$53,010	$32,880	410
100	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$52,970	$33,420	50

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$162,640
2	General Dentists	$162,100
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$159,960
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,920
5	Pharmacists	$127,130
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,260
7	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$122,820
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$110,850
9	Human Resources Managers	$101,820
10	Electrical Engineers	$100,970

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,500
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$187,240
3	Chief Executives	$153,380
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,560
5	Marketing Managers	$137,600
6	Pharmacists	$118,260
7	Electrical Engineers	$116,450
8	Nurse Practitioners	$114,090
9	Industrial Production Managers	$113,710
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$113,110

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,910
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$170,470
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$148,120
4	General Dentists	$128,100
5	Sales Managers	$124,550
6	Pharmacists	$117,020
7	Nurse Practitioners	$111,660
8	Electrical Engineers	$109,840
9	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$106,890
10	Physician Assistants	$106,750

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