Top 10 Jobs in Virginia

HIGH SCHOOL, GED OR LESS FORMAL EDUCATION

The top three jobs for individuals that have a High School Diploma, a GED certificate, or neither one of these credentials will be service related jobs. These service positions are Cashier, Retail Sales Person, and Restaurant Wait-staff. Average wages for any of these three jobs is comparatively low when compared with those available to persons that have higher education. There will be approximately 16,000 openings in these following 3 jobs per year, with additional openings available in a number of lower-paying occupations.

Yearly Openings........ Title......... Annual Wages

5,836................... Cashiers........... $15,860

5,738................... Retail Sales....... $20,250

4,103................... Wait-staff.......... $15,400

Other available jobs that will require high school or less education in Virginia include Clerks, Janitors, Receptionists, Food Prep Workers, Laborers, and Truck Drivers. Of all these, Truckers will make the most money, at over $32,000 per year average wages.

SOME COLLEGE

The top 3 jobs for people who have accumulated some college credits include service and Health Care positions. They are Customer Service Rep, RN, and Sales Rep. The average annual wages for most of these positions are double those wages of the jobs listed above that require only high school or less education. There will be additional jobs available in other occupations that require some college, from a few courses to complete certifications in programs that take less than 2 years to finish. There will be about 6,000 openings in these top three jobs each year.

Yearly Openings.............. Title............... Annual Wages

2,394................... Customer Service Rep.... $26,840

2,055................... Registered Nurses......... $47,610

1,605................... Sales Rep.................... $48,330

A number of other jobs are available to individuals at this level of education in Virginia. They include Trades People, LPNs, Secretaries, Bookkeepers, and Law Enforcement Posts.

COLLEGE DEGREE OR ADVANCED DEGREE

The top jobs and the best opportunities overall are for individuals that complete a college degree, from 2-year degrees to advanced and professional degrees, including openings in Management, IT, and Teaching career fields. These top 4 jobs below will develop approximately 6,000 openings per year.

Yearly Openings................. Title................... Annual Wages

1,810................... General & Operations Mgrs.... $85,030

1,436................... Management Analysts........... $75,670

1,423................... Elementary School Teachers.. $44,080

1,398................... Computer Software

.......................... Engineers, Applications......... $67,050

Additional occupations open in Virginia at this level of education include additional levels of Teaching, IT related jobs, and Lawyer.

The following occupations are projected to offer the highest numbers of job openings:

1. Office Clerks
2. Management Occupations
3. Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers
4. Retail Sales Workers
5. Office and Administrative Support
6. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
7. Financial Specialists
8. Financial Clerks
9. Retail Salespersons
10. Construction Trades Workers
11. Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides
12. Computer Software Engineers
13. Customer Service Representatives
14. Protective Service Workers
15. Transportation and Material Moving
16. Architecture and Engineering
17. Management Analysts
18. Building Cleaning and Pest Control
19. Combined Food Prep & Service
20. Other Personal Care and Service Workers

• Baptist Theological Seminary At Richmond
• Beta Tech
• Bon Secours Memorial School Of Nursing
• Braxton School
• Bryant And Stratton College-Richmond
• Ecpi Technical College
• Industrial Training Company
• Insurance Seminars
• ITT Technical Institute
• J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
• Janards Beauty School
• Johnsons Beauty Academy
• Moseley-Flint School Of Real Estate
• Richmond Barber School
• Richmond Virginia Seminary
• St Marys Hospital School Of Radiologic Sciences
• Twin Image Beauty Academy
• Union Theological Seminary And Presbyterian School
• University Of Richmond
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Institute Of Pastoral Care
• Virginia Union University