High paying jobs in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV and typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter — a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

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

Find high paying jobs in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

OccupationMedian, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV · Employed

1Industrial Machinery Mechanics$93,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,660 – $93,730200
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350 – $90,25030
3Paralegals and Legal Assistants$76,400
Associate's degree
$36,180 – $106,800200
4Dental Hygienists$74,190
Associate's degree
$60,970 – $78,27070
5Sheet Metal Workers$73,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $74,48060
6First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$71,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000 – $96,870160
7Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$66,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,920 – $92,620330
8Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$62,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $128,750120
9First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$61,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $109,950140
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,810 – $103,830110
11First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$59,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $111,950190
12Electricians$59,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $79,760140
13Physical Therapist Assistants$57,790
Associate's degree
$44,680 – $74,54060
14First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$57,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,420 – $78,77040
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,500 – $69,610250
16Insurance Sales Agents$56,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,730 – $126,41090
17First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $93,610330
18Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,300
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040130
19Computer User Support Specialists$55,910
Some college, no degree
$43,100 – $88,59070
20Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$55,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,250 – $58,320130
21Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,950
No formal educational credential
$36,860 – $55,95070
22Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,170 – $60,34060
23Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,140
Associate's degree
$38,190 – $59,95060
24Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,940 – $64,54030
25Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $77,84050
26Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,660 – $128,710130
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$49,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $79,540160
28Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $66,52090
29Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $59,41040
30Surgical Assistants$48,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,920 – $64,63030
31Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,960 – $93,93040
32Food Service Managers$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $70,62090
33Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,230 – $61,690330
34Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$47,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $69,62060
35Carpenters$47,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $65,970170
36Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,070 – $73,070540
37Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480 – $58,69060
38Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,120
No formal educational credential
$30,760 – $46,41080
39Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$45,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $69,14060
40Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$45,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,570 – $60,89090
41Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,980
Some college, no degree
$33,790 – $61,470400
42Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $57,21050
43Library Technicians$44,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,550 – $60,53030
44Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,230
Some college, no degree
$31,300 – $58,62040
45Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $73,26060
46First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$43,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,330 – $70,87030
47Construction Laborers$41,650
No formal educational credential
$31,310 – $59,070340
48First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,800 – $63,580500
49Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $45,360510
50Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $57,650130

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	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,670	$52,660 – $93,730	200
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,840	$46,350 – $90,250	30
3	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,400	$36,180 – $106,800	200
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$74,190	$60,970 – $78,270	70
5	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,030	$46,540 – $74,480	60
6	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,220	$47,000 – $96,870	160
7	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,060	$63,920 – $92,620	330
8	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,630	$33,330 – $128,750	120
9	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,650	$39,810 – $109,950	140
10	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$32,810 – $103,830	110
11	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,910	$45,060 – $111,950	190
12	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,550	$38,060 – $79,760	140
13	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,790	$44,680 – $74,540	60
14	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,540	$48,420 – $78,770	40
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,030	$45,500 – $69,610	250
16	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,840	$27,730 – $126,410	90
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,800	$36,750 – $93,610	330
18	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$56,300	$42,390 – $81,040	130
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$55,910	$43,100 – $88,590	70
20	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,540	$50,250 – $58,320	130
21	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$51,950	$36,860 – $55,950	70
22	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,210	$40,170 – $60,340	60
23	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,140	$38,190 – $59,950	60
24	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,730	$34,940 – $64,540	30
25	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,580	$36,080 – $77,840	50
26	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$27,660 – $128,710	130
27	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,380	$36,360 – $79,540	160
28	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,330	$36,180 – $66,520	90
29	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,900	$29,880 – $59,410	40
30	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,120	$33,920 – $64,630	30
31	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$33,960 – $93,930	40
32	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$36,400 – $70,620	90
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,450	$32,230 – $61,690	330
34	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,280	$34,200 – $69,620	60
35	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,090	$35,710 – $65,970	170
36	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,050	$36,070 – $73,070	540
37	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,050	$36,480 – $58,690	60
38	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,120	$30,760 – $46,410	80
39	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,770	$42,220 – $69,140	60
40	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,600	$33,570 – $60,890	90
41	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,980	$33,790 – $61,470	400
42	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$35,060 – $57,210	50
43	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,310	$29,550 – $60,530	30
44	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$44,230	$31,300 – $58,620	40
45	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$35,140 – $73,260	60
46	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,630	$29,330 – $70,870	30
47	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$41,650	$31,310 – $59,070	340
48	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,450	$27,800 – $63,580	500
49	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,100	$36,520 – $45,360	510
50	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$30,740 – $57,650	130

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.

More for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Other metro areas in WV

By field in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV to rank honestly.

High paying jobs in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV that need no degree

More for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Other metro areas in WV

By field in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Without a degree

High paying jobs in each state that need no degree