Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Each occupation's median wage in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 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.

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, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH · vs. national

1Production Workers, All Other$52,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900 – $64,570+31.0%
2Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$58,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,030 – $71,030+26.5%
3Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$61,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $72,490+26.1%
4Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $75,130+22.0%
5Sheet Metal Workers$74,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600 – $79,770+21.3%
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$68,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,560 – $94,950+14.7%
7Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,610
Bachelor's degree
$29,490 – $65,300+11.9%
8Training and Development Specialists$76,770
Bachelor's degree
$28,290 – $101,960+10.8%
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,800 – $92,800+9.9%
10Electricians$68,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,700 – $101,630+8.9%
11Helpers--Production Workers$42,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $56,510+8.8%
12First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $125,360+3.4%
13Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $87,110+3.1%
14Waiters and Waitresses$35,840
No formal educational credential
$22,260 – $60,860+1.7%
15Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,100 – $70,410+1.7%
16Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $85,830+0.5%
17Postal Service Clerks$61,870
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030-0.4%
18Stockers and Order Fillers$36,730
No formal educational credential
$28,950 – $61,740-1.6%
19Industrial Engineers$100,470
Bachelor's degree
$67,080 – $149,990-1.9%
20Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,970
Bachelor's degree
$54,350 – $141,690-2.4%
21First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $113,610-2.4%
22Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040-2.7%
23Computer User Support Specialists$59,890
Some college, no degree
$31,800 – $88,990-3.2%
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,710
Bachelor's degree
$38,740 – $90,950-3.5%
25Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $58,370-3.7%
26Carpenters$58,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,170 – $75,600-3.9%
27Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,020
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $84,860-4.8%
28Construction Laborers$44,840
No formal educational credential
$33,280 – $71,440-4.8%
29Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,670
Bachelor's degree
$45,730 – $89,590-5.2%
30Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,780
No formal educational credential
$32,020 – $69,190-5.3%
31Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,550 – $70,950-5.4%
32Industrial Production Managers$119,190
Bachelor's degree
$79,500 – $178,890-5.4%
33Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,160
Bachelor's degree
$46,130 – $89,600-5.6%
34Management Analysts$95,940
Bachelor's degree
$55,220 – $160,170-5.8%
35Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,010 – $75,120-6.1%
36Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,200 – $77,210-6.6%
37Project Management Specialists$95,220
Bachelor's degree
$53,220 – $141,390-6.9%
38First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $92,390-7.0%
39Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,330
No formal educational credential
$28,610 – $56,490-7.2%
40Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,040
No formal educational credential
$24,500 – $53,400-7.6%
41Occupational Therapists$92,580
Master's degree
$66,410 – $127,430-7.7%
42Labor Relations Specialists$88,020
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $127,300-7.8%
43Physical Therapists$94,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,930 – $119,920-8.0%
44Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,220
Bachelor's degree
$45,730 – $90,780-8.0%
45Pharmacists$129,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,050 – $152,550-8.0%
46Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,270 – $65,320-8.2%
47Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,700 – $42,640-8.7%
48Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,470
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $75,070-8.8%
49Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,610
No formal educational credential
$25,430 – $44,940-8.8%
50Dental Assistants$43,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,360 – $64,450-8.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,550	$34,900 – $64,570	+31.0%
2	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,690	$41,030 – $71,030	+26.5%
3	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,230	$38,250 – $72,490	+26.1%
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$36,900 – $75,130	+22.0%
5	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,960	$48,600 – $79,770	+21.3%
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,420	$41,560 – $94,950	+14.7%
7	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$46,610	$29,490 – $65,300	+11.9%
8	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,770	$28,290 – $101,960	+10.8%
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,930	$49,800 – $92,800	+9.9%
10	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,810	$44,700 – $101,630	+8.9%
11	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,490	$36,090 – $56,510	+8.8%
12	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,950	$48,980 – $125,360	+3.4%
13	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,410	$37,720 – $87,110	+3.1%
14	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$35,840	$22,260 – $60,860	+1.7%
15	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,020	$32,100 – $70,410	+1.7%
16	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,100	$37,420 – $85,830	+0.5%
17	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,870	$42,600 – $75,030	-0.4%
18	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,730	$28,950 – $61,740	-1.6%
19	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,470	$67,080 – $149,990	-1.9%
20	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$87,970	$54,350 – $141,690	-2.4%
21	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,990	$49,130 – $113,610	-2.4%
22	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$42,390 – $81,040	-2.7%
23	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,890	$31,800 – $88,990	-3.2%
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,710	$38,740 – $90,950	-3.5%
25	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$36,620 – $58,370	-3.7%
26	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,240	$38,170 – $75,600	-3.9%
27	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,020	$47,650 – $84,860	-4.8%
28	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$44,840	$33,280 – $71,440	-4.8%
29	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,670	$45,730 – $89,590	-5.2%
30	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$46,780	$32,020 – $69,190	-5.3%
31	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,890	$29,550 – $70,950	-5.4%
32	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,190	$79,500 – $178,890	-5.4%
33	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,160	$46,130 – $89,600	-5.6%
34	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,940	$55,220 – $160,170	-5.8%
35	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,070	$38,010 – $75,120	-6.1%
36	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,000	$32,200 – $77,210	-6.6%
37	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,220	$53,220 – $141,390	-6.9%
38	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,510	$39,140 – $92,390	-7.0%
39	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,330	$28,610 – $56,490	-7.2%
40	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$34,040	$24,500 – $53,400	-7.6%
41	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$92,580	$66,410 – $127,430	-7.7%
42	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,020	$61,660 – $127,300	-7.8%
43	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,550	$76,930 – $119,920	-8.0%
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,220	$45,730 – $90,780	-8.0%
45	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,630	$97,050 – $152,550	-8.0%
46	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,200	$30,270 – $65,320	-8.2%
47	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,690	$25,700 – $42,640	-8.7%
48	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,470	$49,890 – $75,070	-8.8%
49	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$36,610	$25,430 – $44,940	-8.8%
50	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,790	$34,360 – $64,450	-8.9%

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