High paying entry level jobs in Virgin Islands

These occupations in Virgin Islands 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.

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

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OccupationMedian, Virgin Islands · Employed

1Pharmacists$134,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$92,700 – $136,28050
2Lawyers$118,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,750 – $165,490150
3Computer Occupations, All Other$96,180
Bachelor's degree
$74,660 – $166,81040
4Registered Nurses$84,120
Bachelor's degree
$63,250 – $102,250470
5Project Management Specialists$75,240
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $128,30090
6Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$72,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,170 – $114,38030
7Financial and Investment Analysts$69,990
Bachelor's degree
$53,820 – $161,40040
8Logisticians$68,790
Bachelor's degree
$39,850 – $97,47040
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,170
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $106,330370
10Budget Analysts$64,990
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $88,71050
11Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,310 – $78,10050
12Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,470
Master's degree
$38,300 – $76,83090
13Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,580
Bachelor's degree
$37,700 – $62,22060
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,560
Bachelor's degree
$49,410 – $76,420630
15Social Workers, All Other$60,450
Bachelor's degree
$36,290 – $111,05040
16Human Resources Specialists$60,210
Bachelor's degree
$47,120 – $86,030120
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,990
Bachelor's degree
$33,490 – $79,99090
18Public Relations Specialists$59,990
Bachelor's degree
$37,400 – $83,78060
19Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,520
Bachelor's degree
$51,170 – $76,120380
20Computer Systems Analysts$59,430
Bachelor's degree
$50,670 – $96,39040
21Accountants and Auditors$59,060
Bachelor's degree
$42,280 – $108,830340
22Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$53,830
Bachelor's degree
$39,330 – $109,30040
23Paralegals and Legal Assistants$52,140
Associate's degree
$50,890 – $73,92090
24Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,810
Bachelor's degree
$39,990 – $64,38030
25Conservation Scientists$50,080
Bachelor's degree
$34,300 – $65,52040
26Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,650
Bachelor's degree
$40,890 – $83,49080
27Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,560
Bachelor's degree
$34,090 – $71,95040
28Emergency Medical Technicians$47,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,770 – $53,48040
29Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,790
Associate's degree
$22,540 – $55,160100
30Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$42,680
Associate's degree
$33,280 – $98,51040
31Medical Assistants$38,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,790 – $45,560120
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,710
Some college, no degree
$29,820 – $43,800400
33Nursing Assistants$37,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,560 – $44,920110
34Dental Assistants$36,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,160 – $48,90070
35Sales and Related Workers, All Other$31,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,730 – $44,29030

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirgin Islands	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,970	$92,700 – $136,280	50
2	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$118,440	$99,750 – $165,490	150
3	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,180	$74,660 – $166,810	40
4	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,120	$63,250 – $102,250	470
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,240	$54,990 – $128,300	90
6	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,450	$40,170 – $114,380	30
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,990	$53,820 – $161,400	40
8	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$68,790	$39,850 – $97,470	40
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,170	$44,990 – $106,330	370
10	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$64,990	$54,990 – $88,710	50
11	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,660	$53,310 – $78,100	50
12	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$62,470	$38,300 – $76,830	90
13	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,580	$37,700 – $62,220	60
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,560	$49,410 – $76,420	630
15	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,450	$36,290 – $111,050	40
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,210	$47,120 – $86,030	120
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,990	$33,490 – $79,990	90
18	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,990	$37,400 – $83,780	60
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,520	$51,170 – $76,120	380
20	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$59,430	$50,670 – $96,390	40
21	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$59,060	$42,280 – $108,830	340
22	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$53,830	$39,330 – $109,300	40
23	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$52,140	$50,890 – $73,920	90
24	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$50,810	$39,990 – $64,380	30
25	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$50,080	$34,300 – $65,520	40
26	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,650	$40,890 – $83,490	80
27	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,560	$34,090 – $71,950	40
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,040	$36,770 – $53,480	40
29	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,790	$22,540 – $55,160	100
30	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,680	$33,280 – $98,510	40
31	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,130	$34,790 – $45,560	120
32	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,710	$29,820 – $43,800	400
33	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,240	$32,560 – $44,920	110
34	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,540	$30,160 – $48,900	70
35	Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,650	$25,730 – $44,290	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Virgin Islands. 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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