High paying entry level jobs in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

These occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV run 12.9% below the national average (2024), so a Parkersburg-Vienna, WV salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV · Employed

1Pharmacists$130,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,340 – $164,520100
2Nurse Practitioners$126,550
Master's degree
$97,900 – $147,080170
3Physician Assistants$125,290
Master's degree
$104,330 – $156,95060
4Mechanical Engineers$109,370
Bachelor's degree
$78,110 – $139,81070
5Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330
Bachelor's degree
$81,970 – $139,090350
6Accountants and Auditors$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$59,510 – $128,670550
7Project Management Specialists$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$58,230 – $166,38090
8Financial Specialists, All Other$97,470
Bachelor's degree
$63,130 – $119,430340
9Lawyers$97,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,650 – $185,540100
10Physical Therapists$96,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,740 – $124,15090
11Occupational Therapists$96,040
Master's degree
$54,620 – $127,46040
12Human Resources Specialists$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$53,170 – $126,440440
13Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$91,950
Bachelor's degree
$47,890 – $132,14030
14Registered Nurses$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$53,570 – $114,600910
15Paralegals and Legal Assistants$76,400
Associate's degree
$36,180 – $106,800200
16Dental Hygienists$74,190
Associate's degree
$60,970 – $78,27070
17Network and Computer Systems Administrators$71,670
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $142,11030
18Civil Engineers$70,250
Bachelor's degree
$44,490 – $111,66080
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,470
Bachelor's degree
$34,360 – $129,960190
20Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,420
Master's degree
$43,600 – $69,39050
21Physical Therapist Assistants$57,790
Associate's degree
$44,680 – $74,54060
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,500 – $69,610250
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$55,140
Bachelor's degree
$48,550 – $62,830230
24Child, Family, and School Social Workers$52,220
Bachelor's degree
$39,080 – $66,04090
25Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,140
Associate's degree
$38,190 – $59,95060
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$49,630
Bachelor's degree
$46,080 – $49,630460
27Surgical Assistants$48,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,920 – $64,63030
28Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$46,020
Bachelor's degree
$32,340 – $85,51060
29Library Technicians$44,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,550 – $60,53030
30Graphic Designers$39,250
Bachelor's degree
$30,140 – $58,26030
31Medical Records Specialists$38,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,830 – $61,58050
32Medical Assistants$37,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,050 – $45,730260
33Dental Assistants$36,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,410 – $49,27070
34Nursing Assistants$36,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,060 – $43,160400
35Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,470
Associate's degree
$23,430 – $58,540130
36Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,130 – $58,66080
37Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,500
Some college, no degree
$28,170 – $36,340210
38Rehabilitation Counselors$28,670
Master's degree
$28,670 – $45,57030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianParkersburg-Vienna, WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,310	$83,340 – $164,520	100
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,550	$97,900 – $147,080	170
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,290	$104,330 – $156,950	60
4	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$109,370	$78,110 – $139,810	70
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,330	$81,970 – $139,090	350
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,420	$59,510 – $128,670	550
7	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,470	$58,230 – $166,380	90
8	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,470	$63,130 – $119,430	340
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,460	$62,650 – $185,540	100
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,170	$74,740 – $124,150	90
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,040	$54,620 – $127,460	40
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,520	$53,170 – $126,440	440
13	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,950	$47,890 – $132,140	30
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,000	$53,570 – $114,600	910
15	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,400	$36,180 – $106,800	200
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$74,190	$60,970 – $78,270	70
17	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$71,670	$52,110 – $142,110	30
18	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$70,250	$44,490 – $111,660	80
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,470	$34,360 – $129,960	190
20	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$60,420	$43,600 – $69,390	50
21	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,790	$44,680 – $74,540	60
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,030	$45,500 – $69,610	250
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$55,140	$48,550 – $62,830	230
24	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$52,220	$39,080 – $66,040	90
25	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,140	$38,190 – $59,950	60
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$49,630	$46,080 – $49,630	460
27	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,120	$33,920 – $64,630	30
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$46,020	$32,340 – $85,510	60
29	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,310	$29,550 – $60,530	30
30	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$39,250	$30,140 – $58,260	30
31	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,840	$30,830 – $61,580	50
32	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,180	$31,050 – $45,730	260
33	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,820	$32,410 – $49,270	70
34	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,220	$31,060 – $43,160	400
35	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,470	$23,430 – $58,540	130
36	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,490	$24,130 – $58,660	80
37	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,500	$28,170 – $36,340	210
38	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$28,670	$28,670 – $45,570	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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