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Charleston, WV

State

West Virginia

Detailed Occupations

341

Average Salary Across Occupations

$61,834

Highest Paying Occupation in Charleston, WV

Family Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $330,760.

Largest Employment Market in Charleston, WV

Registered Nurses has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 4,060 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Charleston, WV

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Charleston, WV

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Charleston, WV

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Family Medicine Physicians $330,760 $159.02 0
2 Nurse Anesthetists $240,060 $115.41 270
3 Physicians, All Other $234,660 $112.82 190
4 General Internal Medicine Physicians $222,080 $106.77 390
5 Personal Financial Advisors $215,410 $103.56 140
6 Chief Executives $209,540 $100.74 160
7 Dentists, General $183,320 $88.13 60
8 Architectural and Engineering Managers $150,290 $72.26 90
9 Medical and Health Services Managers $143,800 $69.14 350
10 Computer and Information Systems Managers $143,120 $68.81 150
11 Managers, All Other $135,600 $65.19 750
12 Veterinarians $134,770 $64.79 60
13 Industrial Engineers $133,560 $64.21 150
14 Financial Managers $122,140 $58.72 410
15 Pharmacists $121,910 $58.61 410
16 Sales Managers $120,940 $58.14 210
17 Nurse Practitioners $118,120 $56.79 360
18 Industrial Production Managers $116,630 $56.07 100
19 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $114,870 $55.23 130
20 Environmental Engineers $113,820 $54.72 210

👥 Most Available Jobs in Charleston, WV

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Registered Nurses 4,060 $80,490 $38.70
2 Security Guards 3,160 $43,630 $20.98
3 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2,940 $26,620 $12.80
4 Retail Salespersons 2,490 $30,900 $14.86
5 Cooks, Fast Food 2,410 $24,000 $11.54
6 General and Operations Managers 2,330 $103,180 $49.60
7 Cashiers 2,150 $25,420 $12.22
8 Office Clerks, General 1,780 $36,030 $17.32
9 Customer Service Representatives 1,680 $43,330 $20.83
10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,670 $54,930 $26.41
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,590 $42,300 $20.34
12 Nursing Assistants 1,400 $35,040 $16.85
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,390 $32,150 $15.46
14 Waiters and Waitresses 1,250 $37,540 $18.05
15 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,240 $37,710 $18.13
16 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,210 $32,670 $15.71
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,180 $44,920 $21.60
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,170 $57,580 $27.68
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,140 $43,380 $20.86
20 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,020 $42,700 $20.53