CHOOSE A CAREER/
CHOOSE A FUTURE
GRADE 2 LESSON 2
Education Level: Work Experience or On-the-Job Training
State: West Virginia
These are the occupations requiring work experience or on-the-job training with the
highest median hourly wages in 2007. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the
Occupation Profile.
Top 25 Highest-Paying Occupations by Median Hourly Wages
Median wages, 2007
#
Occupation
Hourly
Annual
1
Air Traffic Controllers
$39.47
$82,100
2
Transportation Inspectors
$37.93
$78,900
3
Locomotive Engineers
$37.83
$78,700
4
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
$36.33
$75,600
5
Industrial Production Managers
$33.45
$69,600
6
Elevator Installers and Repairers
$33.30
$69,300
7
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
$32.13
$66,800
8
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$31.92
$66,400
9
Boilermakers
$30.56
$63,600
10
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers
$30.52
$63,500
11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$30.28
$63,000
12
Managers, All Other
$30.21
$62,800
13
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators
$29.77
$61,900
14
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
$29.17
$60,700
15
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All
$29.02
$60,400
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CHOOSE A CAREER/
CHOOSE A FUTURE
GRADE 2 LESSON 2
Median wages, 2007
#
Occupation
Hourly
Annual
Other
16
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers
$28.21
$58,700
17
Power Plant Operators
$28.16
$58,600
18
Chemical Plant and System Operators
$27.50
19
Gas Plant Operators
$27.01
$56,200
20
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives
$26.15
$54,400
21
Real Estate Brokers
$26.05
$54,200
22
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
$25.98
$54,000
23
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers
$25.72
$53,500
24
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
$25.58
$53,200
25
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
$24.87
$51,700
$57,200
State Data Source: West Virginia Wage Data
www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/WAGEDATA.HTM
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