High paying personal care jobs in West Virginia

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in West Virginia. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in West Virginia run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a West Virginia salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in West Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, West Virginia · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$59,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,310 – $85,440270
2Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$38,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,290 – $55,180500
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$38,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,910 – $57,580400
4First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$36,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,500 – $52,530420
5Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,580 – $60,3001,020
6Residential Advisors$31,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,090 – $43,2101,180
7Funeral Attendants$31,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,630 – $45,430350
8Recreation Workers$29,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,340 – $53,4001,410
9Tour and Travel Guides$28,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,700 – $49,910270
10Animal Caretakers$28,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,050 – $44,8101,160
11Childcare Workers$27,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,170 – $35,8901,930
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$25,230
No formal educational credential
$20,910 – $37,830800
13Gambling Dealers$25,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,900 – $66,180610
14Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$23,400
No formal educational credential
$18,730 – $28,350300
15Gambling Service Workers, All Other$19,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,310 – $21,360300

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

#	Occupation	MedianWest Virginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,210	$31,310 – $85,440	270
2	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,120	$22,290 – $55,180	500
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,120	$24,910 – $57,580	400
4	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,230	$25,500 – $52,530	420
5	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,480	$23,580 – $60,300	1,020
6	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,840	$22,090 – $43,210	1,180
7	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,410	$27,630 – $45,430	350
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,710	$22,340 – $53,400	1,410
9	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,570	$21,700 – $49,910	270
10	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,550	$22,050 – $44,810	1,160
11	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,710	$22,170 – $35,890	1,930
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$25,230	$20,910 – $37,830	800
13	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$25,100	$20,900 – $66,180	610
14	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$23,400	$18,730 – $28,350	300
15	Gambling Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$19,030	$18,310 – $21,360	300

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