Occupational employment / Charlottesville, VA

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Charlottesville, VA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 97,110 $20.47 $42,570
Office and administrative support occupations 15,980 $14.83 $30,850
Sales and related occupations 9,530 $15.50 $32,240
Education, training, and library occupations 8,940 $30.13 $62,670
Food preparation and serving related occupations 8,740 $9.76 $20,310
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 8,570 $30.15 $62,710
Construction and extraction occupations 6,110 $17.69 $36,800
Business and financial operations occupations 4,470 $26.93 $56,010
Office clerks, general 4,250 $13.90 $28,920
Transportation and material moving occupations 4,220 $12.74 $26,500
Management occupations 3,720 $45.92 $95,510
Production occupations 3,450 $14.89 $30,980
Registered nurses 3,450 $30.33 $63,090
Computer and mathematical occupations 3,380 $32.29 $67,170
Retail salespersons 3,290 $11.46 $23,840
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 3,110 $11.48 $23,880
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 2,920 $18.87 $39,260
Personal care and service occupations 2,730 $12.10 $25,170
Cashiers 2,710 $9.50 $19,760
Healthcare support occupations 2,290 $12.76 $26,550
Waiters and waitresses 2,090 $9.63 $20,030
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,990 $30.15 $62,720
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 1,940 $8.92 $18,550
Architecture and engineering occupations 1,880 $30.00 $62,400
Protective service occupations 1,600 $18.81 $39,120
Carpenters 1,570 $18.76 $39,010
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,440 $22.58 $46,960
Customer service representatives 1,370 $12.43 $25,850
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,360 $16.13 $33,550
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,290 $12.12 $25,210
Stock clerks and order fillers 1,230 $10.80 $22,470
Community and social services occupations 1,150 $19.59 $40,760
Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,130 Not available $56,590
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,110 $9.68 $20,140
General and operations managers 1,060 $52.11 $108,390
Teacher assistants 1,050 Not available $22,720
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,010 $10.31 $21,440
Cooks, restaurant 1,000 $10.42 $21,670
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 830 $22.90 $47,630
Accountants and auditors 820 $28.70 $59,700
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 820 $19.17 $39,870
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 810 $31.04 $64,570
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 780 $17.21 $35,810
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 780 Not available $58,360
Computer systems analysts 750 $31.48 $65,490
Receptionists and information clerks 750 $12.40 $25,790
Business operations specialists, all other 740 $25.62 $53,280
Maintenance and repair workers, general 710 $16.57 $34,470
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 700 $15.43 $32,100
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 690 $19.51 $40,570
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 670 $11.95 $24,850
Computer software engineers, applications 660 $38.00 $79,030
Construction laborers 630 $12.28 $25,540
Legal occupations 630 $32.08 $66,730
Physicians and surgeons, all other 610 $60.71 $126,280
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 590 $14.73 $30,630
Management analysts 580 $32.55 $67,700
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 580 $11.19 $23,270
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 550 $11.96 $24,880
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 520 $7.92 $16,480
Dishwashers 520 $8.14 $16,930
Bus drivers, school 510 $11.07 $23,030
Electricians 500 $19.28 $40,110
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 500 Not available $59,310
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 490 $8.35 $17,360
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 490 $18.14 $37,720
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 480 $18.24 $37,940
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 470 $13.69 $28,480
Office and administrative support workers, all other 470 $16.37 $34,060
Computer support specialists 460 $20.42 $42,470
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 450 $14.84 $30,880
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 450 $28.90 $60,120
Packers and packagers, hand 450 $9.16 $19,050
Teachers and instructors, all other 450 Not available $34,510
Food preparation workers 440 $9.90 $20,590
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 440 $16.73 $34,800
Network and computer systems administrators 430 $29.59 $61,540
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 400 $21.47 $44,660
Tellers 400 $12.11 $25,190
Painters, construction and maintenance 380 $16.02 $33,320
Sales representatives, services, all other 380 $25.27 $52,560
Recreation workers 360 $12.13 $25,230
Lawyers 350 $41.81 $86,960
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 340 $17.97 $37,370
Counter and rental clerks 330 $10.04 $20,890
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 320 $19.54 $40,650
All other information and record clerks 300 $11.22 $23,340
Market research analysts 300 $23.52 $48,920
Public relations specialists 300 $22.25 $46,280
Network systems and data communications analysts 290 $28.91 $60,130
Bill and account collectors 280 $13.93 $28,980
Chemists 280 $25.28 $52,570
Computer programmers 280 $33.40 $69,470
Personal and home care aides 280 $8.50 $17,680
Bartenders 260 $10.85 $22,560
Child care workers 260 $10.96 $22,790
Computer software engineers, systems software 260 $43.39 $90,250
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 260 $14.06 $29,240
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 260 $17.16 $35,680
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 250 $10.14 $21,100
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 250 $9.52 $19,800
Postal service mail carriers 250 Not available Not available
Training and development specialists 250 $28.50 $59,270
Child, family, and school social workers 240 $20.82 $43,310
Dental assistants 240 $15.59 $32,440
Home health aides 240 $9.97 $20,740
Managers, all other 240 $41.84 $87,020
Security guards 240 $13.19 $27,430
Architects, except landscape and naval 230 $31.22 $64,940
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 230 $27.61 $57,420
Paralegals and legal assistants 230 $17.95 $37,340
Preschool teachers, except special education 230 $14.31 $29,770
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 230 $22.53 $46,860
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 220 Not available $73,910
Financial managers 220 $43.47 $90,420
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 220 $8.51 $17,710
Cost estimators 210 $25.83 $53,730
Editors 210 $24.46 $50,870
Electrical engineers 210 $33.11 $68,870
Physical therapists 210 $36.16 $75,210
Self-enrichment education teachers 210 $31.25 $65,000
Coaches and scouts 200 Not available $51,490
Couriers and messengers 200 $12.19 $25,360
Graphic designers 200 $22.14 $46,050
Helpers--electricians 200 $13.12 $27,290
Librarians 200 $28.37 $59,010
Pharmacy technicians 200 $13.83 $28,760
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 200 $18.05 $37,540
Real estate sales agents 200 $19.91 $41,410
Electronics engineers, except computer 190 $38.63 $80,350
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 190 $15.81 $32,880
Medical and health services managers 190 $43.01 $89,460
Medical records and health information technicians 190 $18.35 $38,160
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 190 $13.56 $28,210
Social and human service assistants 190 $12.38 $25,740
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 190 Not available $47,860
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 180 $20.73 $43,120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 180 $29.60 $61,560
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 180 $9.36 $19,470
Amusement and recreation attendants 170 $7.95 $16,540
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 170 $36.41 $75,720
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 170 $25.52 $53,070
Helpers--carpenters 170 $13.13 $27,310
Pharmacists 170 $47.75 $99,320
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 170 $37.70 $78,420
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 160 $26.10 $54,290
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 160 $21.76 $45,270
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 160 Not available Not available
Chief executives 150 $72.74 $151,300
Civil engineers 150 $31.97 $66,490
Driver/sales workers 150 $15.32 $31,870
Fire fighters 150 $17.23 $35,840
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 150 $15.49 $32,210
Library technicians 150 $17.59 $36,580
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 150 $9.60 $19,970
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 150 $9.69 $20,150
Brickmasons and blockmasons 140 $18.37 $38,210
Cement masons and concrete finishers 140 $16.04 $33,360
Computer and information systems managers 140 $49.03 $101,990
Database administrators 140 $33.68 $70,060
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 140 $23.57 $49,020
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 140 Not available $58,940
Production workers, all other 140 $9.64 $20,060
Sheet metal workers 140 $15.59 $32,420
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 130 Not available Not available
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 130 $14.97 $31,130
Food servers, nonrestaurant 130 $9.49 $19,730
Health technologists and technicians, all other 130 $13.99 $29,090
Industrial truck and tractor operators 130 $11.69 $24,310
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 130 $13.51 $28,090
Occupational therapists 130 $32.22 $67,020
Parts salespersons 130 $15.25 $31,710
Pipelayers 130 $15.02 $31,240
Sales managers 130 $59.63 $124,020
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 120 $25.39 $52,820
Construction managers 120 $35.38 $73,590
Data entry keyers 120 $12.33 $25,640
Financial analysts 120 $26.07 $54,230
Food service managers 120 $30.11 $62,630
Instructional coordinators 120 $30.23 $62,890
Loan officers 120 $28.59 $59,460
Mechanical engineers 120 $35.43 $73,690
Medical secretaries 120 $13.98 $29,070
Parking lot attendants 120 $9.01 $18,740
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 120 $19.43 $40,420
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 120 $13.11 $27,260
Advertising sales agents 110 $31.34 $65,180
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 110 $13.51 $28,090
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 110 $22.17 $46,100
Cooks, short order 110 $11.64 $24,220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 110 $25.20 $52,410
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 110 $16.39 $34,100
Insurance sales agents 110 Not available Not available
Machinists 110 $18.67 $38,840
Medical and public health social workers 110 $23.29 $48,450
Nonfarm animal caretakers 110 $8.96 $18,630
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 110 $16.71 $34,770
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 110 Not available Not available
Architectural and civil drafters 100 $21.66 $45,060
Automotive body and related repairers 100 $20.49 $42,630
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 100 $17.81 $37,030
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 100 $27.26 $56,700
File clerks 100 $11.65 $24,240
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 100 $19.92 $41,440
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 100 $11.96 $24,880
Medical assistants 100 $13.56 $28,210
Meeting and convention planners 100 $16.80 $34,950
Roofers 100 $16.54 $34,400
Special education teachers, secondary school 100 Not available $51,120
Speech-language pathologists 100 $33.24 $69,130
Surgical technologists 100 $19.91 $41,400
Administrative services managers 90 $32.04 $66,640
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 90 $22.39 $46,570
Financial specialists, all other 90 $23.95 $49,810
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 90 $14.80 $30,780
Switchboard operators, including answering service 90 $10.18 $21,180
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 90 $10.25 $21,320
Veterinary technologists and technicians 90 $14.79 $30,760
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 80 $17.70 $36,810
Computer hardware engineers 80 $39.65 $82,470
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 80 $18.80 $39,110
Engineering managers 80 $55.64 $115,730
Family and general practitioners 80 $45.92 $95,500
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 80 $24.73 $51,430
Industrial machinery mechanics 80 $18.32 $38,100
Mental health counselors 80 $19.17 $39,880
Personal financial advisors 80 $43.65 $90,800
Producers and directors 80 $22.34 $46,470
Social and community service managers 80 $27.53 $57,260
Surveyors 80 $22.73 $47,280
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 80 $25.49 $53,020
Veterinarians 80 $42.04 $87,450
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 80 $16.83 $35,010
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 70 $12.36 $25,720
Athletic trainers 70 Not available $23,840
Biochemists and biophysicists 70 $32.51 $67,630
Computer operators 70 $18.61 $38,710
Court, municipal, and license clerks 70 $15.66 $32,580
Highway maintenance workers 70 $16.88 $35,100
Occupational health and safety specialists 70 $27.85 $57,930
Order clerks 70 $13.70 $28,500
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 70 $15.08 $31,370
Printing machine operators 70 $17.90 $37,230
Technical writers 70 $28.91 $60,130
Tour guides and escorts 70 $12.93 $26,900
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 70 Not available $59,750
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 70 $16.63 $34,580
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 60 $28.62 $59,530
Computer specialists, all other 60 $39.26 $81,670
Construction and building inspectors 60 $22.85 $47,530
Detectives and criminal investigators 60 $32.98 $68,590
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 60 $15.48 $32,200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 60 $12.93 $26,890
Library assistants, clerical 60 $11.84 $24,630
Loan interviewers and clerks 60 $18.41 $38,300
Postal service clerks 60 Not available Not available
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 60 $12.84 $26,700
Special education teachers, middle school 60 Not available $51,750
Surveying and mapping technicians 60 $16.02 $33,320
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 50 $22.98 $47,790
Baggage porters and bellhops 50 $8.80 $18,310
Butchers and meat cutters 50 $15.27 $31,750
Chefs and head cooks 50 $21.07 $43,830
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 50 $18.31 $38,090
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 50 $23.16 $48,170
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 50 $13.68 $28,450
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 50 $10.56 $21,970
Logging equipment operators 50 $13.12 $27,280
Marketing managers 50 $41.57 $86,460
Massage therapists 50 $16.86 $35,060
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 50 $9.33 $19,410
Sewing machine operators 50 $10.31 $21,440
Biomedical engineers 40 $38.66 $80,410
Budget analysts 40 $29.17 $60,660
Civil engineering technicians 40 $21.22 $44,140
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 40 $26.49 $55,110
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 40 $17.85 $37,140
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $13.06 $27,160
Dietitians and nutritionists 40 $20.87 $43,410
Floral designers 40 $11.58 $24,080
Industrial production managers 40 $41.72 $86,780
Lodging managers 40 $20.44 $42,520
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 40 $13.65 $28,400
Medical appliance technicians 40 $14.88 $30,940
Medical equipment repairers 40 $16.94 $35,240
Motor vehicle operators, all other 40 $9.41 $19,570
Occupational therapist assistants 40 $20.68 $43,020
Physical therapist assistants 40 $19.89 $41,370
Postmasters and mail superintendents 40 $27.23 $56,640
Property, real estate, and community association managers 40 Not available Not available
Protective service workers, all other 40 $18.13 $37,700
Public relations managers 40 $45.87 $95,410
Rehabilitation counselors 40 $23.80 $49,510
Service station attendants 40 $9.71 $20,190
Urban and regional planners 40 $22.64 $47,080
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 40 $18.22 $37,910
Writers and authors 40 $21.37 $44,450
Aerospace engineers 30 $44.99 $93,590
Chiropractors 30 Not available Not available
Community and social service specialists, all other 30 $18.63 $38,740
Education administrators, all other 30 $39.84 $82,860
Interpreters and translators 30 $25.04 $52,090
Loan counselors 30 $18.46 $38,400
Photographic processing machine operators 30 $13.38 $27,830
Sales and related workers, all other 30 $21.84 $45,430
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $11.83 $24,620
Cooks, fast food Not available $8.33 $17,320
Dental hygienists Not available $34.58 $71,930
Dentists, general Not available $71.65 $149,030
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment Not available $23.30 $48,460
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health Not available $12.16 $25,300
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $14.96 $31,110
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $12.16 $25,290
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers Not available $19.41 $40,380
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $11.67 $24,270
Helpers--production workers Not available $8.99 $18,710
Insurance underwriters Not available $29.19 $60,720
Legal secretaries Not available $20.29 $42,200
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $24.51 $50,980
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.11 $27,270
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines Not available $18.81 $39,130
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Not available $16.35 $34,020
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Not available $15.94 $33,150
Pest control workers Not available $16.75 $34,830
Prepress technicians and workers Not available $16.29 $33,870
Procurement clerks Not available $19.10 $39,720
Residential advisors Not available $12.14 $25,260
Team assemblers Not available $13.85 $28,810
Telecommunications line installers and repairers Not available $27.57 $57,350
Travel agents Not available $13.43 $27,930
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $17.90 $37,240
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