High paying jobs in Wheeling, WV-OH that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Wheeling, WV-OH 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 Wheeling, WV-OH run 11.7% below the national average (2024), so a Wheeling, WV-OH salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Wheeling, WV-OH · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,940 – $119,090140
2Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,450
Associate's degree
$63,900 – $122,81050
3First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,690 – $132,300590
4Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$91,420
Associate's degree
$50,610 – $98,61040
5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$91,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,700 – $95,53050
6Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$91,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,780 – $144,73050
7First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,360 – $124,890400
8Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$82,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,000 – $95,33050
9Gas Plant Operators$82,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,950 – $100,46080
10Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$81,100
No formal educational credential
$65,040 – $84,890140
11Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$81,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,090 – $91,44050
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,880
Associate's degree
$66,100 – $94,70060
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,250
Associate's degree
$60,260 – $96,840150
14Sheet Metal Workers$73,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,590 – $77,33060
15First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$73,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,910 – $102,25060
16Dental Hygienists$72,540
Associate's degree
$61,430 – $88,050110
17Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$67,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,030 – $101,04040
18Electricians$66,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,220 – $95,430350
19Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,490 – $115,36070
20Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$66,680
No formal educational credential
$46,760 – $77,70050
21Roof Bolters, Mining$66,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,380 – $84,650120
22Continuous Mining Machine Operators$66,300
No formal educational credential
$59,840 – $86,130120
23Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$65,610
No formal educational credential
$64,310 – $82,18060
24Physical Therapist Assistants$65,280
Associate's degree
$48,340 – $80,130100
25Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$64,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,790 – $64,62040
26Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,250 – $90,340210
27First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,320 – $122,810180
28Conveyor Operators and Tenders$64,160
No formal educational credential
$39,400 – $68,050160
29Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,450 – $92,980150
30Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,420 – $96,150210
31Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$63,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420 – $106,61050
32Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,710 – $65,45050
33Extraction Workers, All Other$62,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,340 – $68,710120
34Occupational Therapy Assistants$62,670
Associate's degree
$49,230 – $77,78040
35Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$61,570
No formal educational credential
$39,380 – $88,530160
36Construction and Building Inspectors$60,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,110 – $74,75070
37Roofers$60,230
No formal educational credential
$41,000 – $69,820110
38Correctional Officers and Jailers$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,480 – $68,060440
39Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,160
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040180
40Postal Service Clerks$58,880
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03050
41Machinists$58,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $72,06060
42Maintenance Workers, Machinery$58,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520 – $78,32040
43First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,980 – $105,670260
44Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $77,850300
45Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,020 – $92,420500
46Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,860 – $65,100440
47Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$57,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,990 – $122,460280
48Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $74,250140
49Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,360 – $69,7201,210
50Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $91,02060

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

#	Occupation	MedianWheeling, WV-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,060	$60,940 – $119,090	140
2	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,450	$63,900 – $122,810	50
3	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,310	$55,690 – $132,300	590
4	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$91,420	$50,610 – $98,610	40
5	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,090	$64,700 – $95,530	50
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,080	$44,780 – $144,730	50
7	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,240	$45,360 – $124,890	400
8	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,960	$45,000 – $95,330	50
9	Gas Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,720	$70,950 – $100,460	80
10	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground MiningNo formal educational credential	$81,100	$65,040 – $84,890	140
11	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,090	$81,090 – $91,440	50
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,880	$66,100 – $94,700	60
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,250	$60,260 – $96,840	150
14	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,880	$39,590 – $77,330	60
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,190	$52,910 – $102,250	60
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$72,540	$61,430 – $88,050	110
17	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,870	$46,030 – $101,040	40
18	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,970	$44,220 – $95,430	350
19	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,930	$37,490 – $115,360	70
20	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$66,680	$46,760 – $77,700	50
21	Roof Bolters, MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,610	$66,380 – $84,650	120
22	Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$66,300	$59,840 – $86,130	120
23	Underground Mining Machine Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$65,610	$64,310 – $82,180	60
24	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,280	$48,340 – $80,130	100
25	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,620	$41,790 – $64,620	40
26	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,460	$47,250 – $90,340	210
27	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,420	$47,320 – $122,810	180
28	Conveyor Operators and TendersNo formal educational credential	$64,160	$39,400 – $68,050	160
29	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,060	$39,450 – $92,980	150
30	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,970	$46,420 – $96,150	210
31	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,880	$44,420 – $106,610	50
32	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,040	$47,710 – $65,450	50
33	Extraction Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,970	$52,340 – $68,710	120
34	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,670	$49,230 – $77,780	40
35	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$39,380 – $88,530	160
36	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,310	$35,110 – $74,750	70
37	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$60,230	$41,000 – $69,820	110
38	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$49,480 – $68,060	440
39	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,160	$42,390 – $81,040	180
40	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,880	$42,600 – $75,030	50
41	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,780	$38,270 – $72,060	60
42	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,650	$38,520 – $78,320	40
43	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$38,980 – $105,670	260
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,380	$43,850 – $77,850	300
45	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$39,020 – $92,420	500
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,960	$46,860 – $65,100	440
47	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,870	$30,990 – $122,460	280
48	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,840	$43,680 – $74,250	140
49	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,590	$42,360 – $69,720	1,210
50	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,260	$37,320 – $91,020	60

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