Lynchburg Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Lynchburg, Virginia is a regional hub for commerce and retail. Important industries in Lynchburg are healthcare, higher education, pharmaceuticals, nuclear technology and material handling. Engineering is also important to the economy. Lynchburg's small and mid-sized manufacturing companies are significant assets.

In Lynchburg, the major fields of employment are healthcare, manufacturing, educational services, construction, metal and metal products, computer and electronic products, professional, scientific and technical services, and accommodation and food services. Management, professional and related occupations (31% of the jobs). Sales and office occupations (19% of the workforce).

Notable details about Lynchburg, Virginia: Average salary in 2009: $35,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 82.3 (national average: 100). Adult population which has earned a bachelor's degree or better: 25%.

The top employers in the Lynchburg region:

Central Health
Areva
Lynchburg City Schools
Genworth Financial
Lynchburg College
Central Virginia Community College
Fleet Laboratories
Frito-Lay, Inc
J. Crew Outfitters
M/A - Com, Inc
Griffin Pipe Products, Inc
Nationwide Insurance Company
Delta Star, Inc
Avante at Lynchburg
Banker Steel
Automated Conveyor Systems, Inc
Bausch & Lomb
BB&T
Aerofin Corp
Belk
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc

Some of the most popular jobs in Lynchburg that are mostly filled by college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, child, family and school social workers, social and human service assistants, and industrial engineers.

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Information regarding the local business community is offered by the Lynchburg News Advance.

Most Popular Jobs in Lynchburg, Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	2,630	59,190	$39,330 - 79,450	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,340	41,170	$33,080 - 52,860	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	990	67,490	$25,700 - 122,010	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	880	42,980	$33,470 - 58,390	6%	96%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	830	24,220	$14,890 - 42,950	9%	54%
6	Accountants and auditors	640	60,560	$30,710 - 96,140	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	600	41,980	$33,250 - 55,840	11%	95%
8	Mechanical engineers	380	60,230	$37,650 - 83,840	4%	78%
9	Civil engineers	370	69,520	$45,600 - 98,330	18%	87%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	370	35,980	$26,130 - 48,480	19%	77%
11	Rehabilitation counselors	350	27,680	$17,750 - 42,800	23%	73%
12	Social and human service assistants	260	26,750	$20,960 - 33,640	34%	58%
13	Mental health counselors	230	34,130	$20,070 - 55,980	30%	73%
14	Industrial engineers	210	76,080	$47,960 - 104,100	20%	74%
15	Computer systems analysts	210	57,140	$28,750 - 93,510	29%	68%
16	Computer software engineers, systems software	190	82,880	$46,890 - 116,630	28%	85%
17	Financial managers	190	73,340	$36,880 - 126,280	13%	60%
18	Surveyors	180	42,180	$27,490 - 60,060	24%	82%
19	Computer programmers	180	56,510	$35,290 - 93,050	0%	73%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	180	42,860	$28,680 - 60,910	13%	73%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	170	68,880	$52,410 - 88,610	8%	78%
22	Pharmacists	170	106,900	$84,000 - 131,790	22%	97%
23	Management analysts	170	58,750	$29,490 - 97,460	22%	78%
24	Computer software engineers, applications	170	82,140	$52,700 - 111,000	45%	85%
25	Speech-language pathologists	160	67,570	$41,830 - 87,750	11%	98%
26	Public relations specialists	160	45,990	$31,310 - 67,950	18%	81%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	150	55,700	$33,340 - 82,440	27%	50%
28	Market research analysts	150	44,490	$19,810 - 77,210	20%	82%
29	Sales managers	150	82,430	$42,860 - 131,150	10%	69%
30	Physical therapists	150	75,060	$37,000 - 112,980	27%	89%
31	Medical and health services managers	150	77,630	$42,300 - 117,900	16%	57%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140	40,900	$32,720 - 55,840	20%	87%
33	Electrical engineers	140	85,500	$56,510 - 119,290	6%	81%
34	Lawyers	130	97,290	$45,080 - 144,920	11%	99%
35	Training and development specialists	120	59,840	$28,090 - 99,690	18%	56%
36	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	40,690	$21,820 - 64,100	5%	58%
37	Librarians	120	41,210	$29,000 - 52,190	4%	85%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	120	34,000	$23,200 - 48,980	15%	51%
39	Self-enrichment education teachers	120	28,790	$18,170 - 46,560	23%	54%
40	Coaches and scouts	120	32,630	$15,220 - 50,080	15%	60%
41	Personal financial advisors	110	90,230	$34,440 - 129,990	41%	81%
42	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	55,120	$33,930 - 97,430	18%	88%
43	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100	47,210	$35,410 - 61,990	0%	96%
44	Managers, all other	100	59,270	$14,800 - 98,910	7%	55%
45	Engineering managers	100	96,630	$70,070 - 130,220	7%	84%
46	Chief executives	100	134,960	$37,100 -	2%	65%
47	Computer and information systems managers	100	102,600	$32,820 -	16%	73%
48	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	52,960	$26,730 - 89,970	17%	56%
49	Instructional coordinators	90	41,370	$14,600 - 73,670	23%	79%
50	Detectives and criminal investigators	90	63,580	$33,030 - 92,040	17%	54%
51	Marketing managers	80	102,010	$56,650 - 140,450	14%	69%
52	Social and community service managers	80	60,400	$37,780 - 82,890	25%	72%
53	Occupational therapists	80	72,390	$42,680 - 106,710	23%	90%
54	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	49,810	$34,310 - 65,550	12%	51%
55	Graphic designers	80	37,120	$23,340 - 55,490	10%	55%
56	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	65,440	$28,340 - 100,130	12%	51%
57	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	47,330	$21,240 - 81,430	18%	56%
58	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70		$ -	25%	67%
59	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	40,780	$27,990 - 54,470	18%	56%
60	Floral designers	70	24,140	$17,140 - 36,230	0%	55%
61	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	59,490	$42,810 - 81,630	53%	57%
62	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	44,780	$33,910 - 60,990	9%	87%
63	Database administrators	70	40,330	$17,570 - 83,300	29%	72%
64	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	49,750	$28,380 - 65,150	25%	58%
65	Special education teachers, middle school	60	41,790	$34,160 - 51,470	16%	87%
66	Financial analysts	60	65,320	$44,120 - 83,360	34%	87%
67	Medical and public health social workers	60	40,700	$31,170 - 58,510	24%	77%
68	Veterinarians	60	82,630	$19,490 - 154,230	35%	100%
69	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	60	42,460	$24,520 - 72,030	14%	54%
70	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	40,070	$27,420 - 59,240	30%	77%
71	Advertising sales agents	50	40,670	$17,570 - 69,610	20%	56%
72	Social workers, all other	50	48,880	$34,790 - 64,460	18%	77%
73	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	39,420	$21,100 - 61,500	25%	93%
74	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	54,830	$35,650 - 80,410	8%	72%
75	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	69,350	$41,440 - 101,080	14%	78%
76	Environmental engineers	40	70,730	$48,470 - 103,540	25%	86%
77	Chemists	40	60,270	$37,080 - 98,750	9%	93%
78	Editors	40	37,680	$26,030 - 71,880	2%	81%
79	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	40,570	$27,700 - 61,360	9%	72%
80	Purchasing managers	40	95,820	$56,190 - 133,710	3%	57%
81	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	87,060	$50,800 - 124,430	4%	81%
82	Credit analysts	40	77,600	$35,040 - 122,640	2%	60%
83	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	53,850	$29,950 - 75,030	16%	99%
84	Legislators	30	17,790	$12,820 - 28,890	1%	65%
85	Dentists, general	30		$ -	9%	100%
86	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	60,960	$43,680 - 77,960	0%	55%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	3,660	22,640	$13,580 - 36,680	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	3,530	23,690	$15,390 - 32,830	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	3,240	16,220	$12,910 - 20,460	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,150	15,660	$12,860 - 19,720	18%	5%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,840	21,870	$14,890 - 31,010	2%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,650	18,760	$13,330 - 25,070	15%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,510	16,470	$12,790 - 20,730	11%	14%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,390	34,550	$21,600 - 50,690	10%	4%
9	Customer service representatives	1,370	26,350	$17,540 - 38,010	25%	22%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,330	21,080	$14,090 - 30,280	-7%	8%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,290	30,130	$20,480 - 41,190	13%	16%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,170	35,260	$21,060 - 52,060	10%	6%
13	Carpenters	1,110	33,470	$20,610 - 51,100	10%	6%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,100	21,740	$16,900 - 27,080	18%	7%
15	Construction laborers	1,050	24,180	$17,440 - 31,900	11%	5%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	980	33,470	$19,780 - 49,690	4%	25%
17	General and operations managers	920	90,120	$36,110 -	2%	48%
18	Team assemblers	910	25,980	$14,270 - 38,430	0%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	890	38,720	$23,980 - 60,960	6%	29%
20	Teacher assistants	830	16,720	$12,800 - 23,970	10%	18%
21	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	830	19,650	$13,430 - 29,860	18%	6%
22	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	800	17,920	$13,390 - 23,590	13%	5%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	760	21,420	$13,950 - 30,530	17%	13%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	740	47,250	$15,490 - 76,120	-4%	15%
25	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	710	27,660	$18,280 - 37,880	4%	6%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	700	24,170	$13,520 - 43,290	8%	4%
27	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	650	36,780	$27,240 - 47,760	14%	7%
28	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	620	35,440	$27,060 - 47,350	5%	2%
29	Telemarketers	610	20,350	$15,980 - 25,600	-9%	14%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	590	31,580	$18,410 - 45,060	11%	14%
31	Machinists	580	33,340	$22,800 - 45,080	-2%	3%
32	Bus drivers, school	570	24,110	$13,520 - 34,520	9%	4%
33	Home health aides	550	19,240	$14,690 - 24,900	49%	7%
34	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	550	36,460	$24,150 - 50,460	15%	18%
35	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	540	29,660	$20,610 - 40,370	-6%	14%
36	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	540	26,710	$16,240 - 37,970	1%	18%
37	Tellers	530	24,160	$19,790 - 31,310	14%	16%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	510	35,760	$21,600 - 51,580	14%	4%
39	Electricians	510	36,050	$23,290 - 52,620	7%	7%
40	Cooks, restaurant	470	19,790	$13,760 - 26,340	12%	5%
41	Security guards	470	20,700	$13,460 - 29,950	17%	13%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	470	53,300	$34,220 - 76,450	9%	10%
43	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	450	15,660	$12,900 - 19,880	10%	8%
44	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	440	22,780	$14,400 - 36,430	-11%	9%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	430	38,930	$26,590 - 57,580	11%	33%
46	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	420	24,830	$13,740 - 54,610	-8%	5%
47	Helpers--production workers	380	22,800	$14,440 - 32,540	0%	4%
48	Cooks, fast food	370	14,820	$12,830 - 16,960	8%	5%
49	Industrial truck and tractor operators	370	28,430	$17,560 - 39,610	-1%	2%
50	Industrial machinery mechanics	370	46,370	$30,590 - 63,230	9%	5%
51	Insurance sales agents	360	43,860	$22,350 - 64,480	13%	45%
52	Sales representatives, services, all other	340	38,310	$21,000 - 67,910	28%	48%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	340	34,540	$22,380 - 49,360	9%	3%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	340	29,740	$18,080 - 44,480	11%	4%
55	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	330	26,960	$20,980 - 36,810	3%	4%
56	Printing machine operators	330	33,820	$19,060 - 51,020	-5%	6%
57	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	310	49,420	$29,910 - 74,420	0%	42%
58	Brickmasons and blockmasons	310	43,300	$33,910 - 52,070	10%	3%
59	Food preparation workers	300	17,860	$13,370 - 23,260	15%	7%
60	Postal service mail carriers	300			1%	11%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	54,830	$35,110 - 77,740	7%	13%
62	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	290	28,060	$21,320 - 34,470	8%	3%
63	Correctional officers and jailers	270	31,840	$27,050 - 39,270	17%	11%
64	Bindery workers	260	34,760	$22,480 - 50,840	-21%	7%
65	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	260	42,760	$20,560 - 61,590	-17%	0%
66	Dishwashers	260	15,330	$12,870 - 19,040	10%	3%
67	Cost estimators	260	52,250	$30,450 - 79,520	19%	32%
68	Bartenders	260	15,590	$12,830 - 19,160	11%	17%
69	Production workers, all other	260	24,960	$17,650 - 32,840	2%	5%
70	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	260	14,520	$12,740 - 16,560	12%	6%
71	Child care workers	260	15,200	$12,800 - 19,330	18%	15%
72	Pharmacy technicians	260	24,270	$17,610 - 32,820	32%	16%
73	Driver/sales workers	250	31,420	$21,790 - 45,070	-4%	4%
74	Business operations specialists, all other	250	52,980	$29,060 - 78,160	21%	49%
75	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	22,460	$15,690 - 31,190	11%	5%
76	Sheet metal workers	240	30,700	$22,340 - 39,260	7%	4%
77	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	240	18,660	$13,410 - 24,800	10%	5%
78	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	240	15,460	$12,990 - 18,810	10%	17%
79	Radiologic technologists and technicians	230	53,540	$35,780 - 78,130	15%	25%
80	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	230	19,030	$13,610 - 25,680	17%	14%
81	Parts salespersons	230	26,780	$16,960 - 37,690	-1%	6%
82	Prepress technicians and workers	230	38,970	$23,270 - 60,660	-20%	16%
83	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	230	20,430	$13,960 - 34,480	14%	3%
84	Computer support specialists	220	43,700	$24,790 - 80,030	13%	43%
85	Preschool teachers, except special education	220	32,680	$13,720 - 52,530	26%	43%
86	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	30,340	$21,140 - 41,350	4%	15%
87	Data entry keyers	220	19,350	$16,260 - 24,540	-4%	18%
88	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	220	27,440	$15,380 - 47,250	12%	6%
89	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	210	22,990	$16,400 - 31,460	-26%	6%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	210	42,810	$27,390 - 65,070	13%	17%
91	Painters, construction and maintenance	200	27,420	$21,750 - 35,850	12%	6%
92	Helpers--carpenters	200	20,200	$13,580 - 27,450	12%	3%
93	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	200	35,800	$23,620 - 49,260	12%	3%
94	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	200	29,590	$24,680 - 36,430	-7%	0%
95	Counter and rental clerks	200	21,580	$14,420 - 31,570	23%	16%
96	Real estate sales agents	200			11%	45%
97	Personal and home care aides	190	16,100	$12,740 - 22,560	51%	10%
98	Dental assistants	190	30,770	$22,660 - 39,200	29%	9%
99	Healthcare support workers, all other	190	27,530	$18,730 - 38,550	16%	10%
100	Recreation workers	190	20,530	$14,090 - 26,230	13%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Lynchburg Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Logging equipment operators	24,420	120	25.1
Furniture finishers	24,090	120	12.2
Funeral attendants	22,570	130	8.7
Bindery workers	34,760	260	6.7
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	29,240	160	6.4
Prepress technicians and workers	38,970	230	5.7
Rehabilitation counselors	27,680	350	5.4
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,590	200	5.2
Surveyors	42,180	180	5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,760	260	4.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,960	330	4.5
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	22,780	440	4.4
Brickmasons and blockmasons	43,300	310	4.4
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	25,880	140	4.4
Helpers--carpenters	20,200	200	4.2
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	20,420	170	3.8
Physical therapist assistants	60,290	140	3.6
Residential advisors	23,230	100	3.5
Mental health counselors	34,130	230	3.4
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	44,900	110	3.3
Telemarketers	20,350	610	2.7
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	35,440	620	2.6
Printing machine operators	33,820	330	2.5
Teachers and instructors, all other	24,220	830	2.4
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	24,830	420	2.4
Mechanical engineers	60,230	380	2.4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	34,400	140	2.2
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	17,850	170	2.2
Sheet metal workers	30,700	240	2.2
Machinists	33,340	580	2.2
Speech-language pathologists	67,570	160	2.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	46,370	370	2.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,210	100	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	35,980	370	2
Bus drivers, school	24,110	570	2
Correctional officers and jailers	31,840	270	2
Civil engineers	69,520	370	1.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,880	130	1.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	34,540	340	1.9
Carpenters	33,470	1,110	1.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,870	2,840	1.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,660	540	1.8
Real estate sales agents		200	1.7
Office clerks, general	23,690	3,530	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,250	740	1.7
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	28,990	120	1.7
Production workers, all other	24,960	260	1.7
Architectural and civil drafters	36,770	140	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,660	3,150	1.7
Industrial production managers	78,350	170	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lynchburg, Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,760	1.34	260
Physical therapist assistants	60,290	1.32	140
Preschool teachers, except special education	32,680	1.28	220
Bindery workers	34,760	1.23	260
Driver/sales workers	31,420	1.2	250
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	67,490	1.19	990
Training and development specialists	59,840	1.19	120
Personal financial advisors	90,230	1.13	110
Prepress technicians and workers	38,970	1.11	230
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	56,820	1.09	170
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	27,440	1.09	220
Electrical engineers	85,500	1.07	140
Computer software engineers, applications	82,140	1.06	170
Speech-language pathologists	67,570	1.05	160
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,540	1.05	230
Industrial engineers	76,080	1.04	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	31,580	1.04	590
Industrial machinery mechanics	46,370	1.04	370
Computer support specialists	43,700	1.04	220
Printing machine operators	33,820	1.03	330
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	42,240	1.03	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,260	1.03	1,170
Physical therapists	75,060	1.02	150
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,690	1.02	170
Tellers	24,160	1.02	530
Pharmacists	106,900	1.02	170
Accountants and auditors	60,560	1.01	640
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	35,440	1.01	620
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,340	1	220
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,880	1	130
Computer software engineers, systems software	82,880	1	190
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	42,810	0.99	210
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,080	0.99	130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,760	0.99	510
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,030	0.98	230
Funeral attendants	22,570	0.98	130
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,430	0.97	230
Office and administrative support workers, all other	30,180	0.97	140
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,660	0.97	710
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,590	0.97	200
Helpers--production workers	22,800	0.96	380
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,830	0.96	290
Registered nurses	59,190	0.96	2,630
Dental assistants	30,770	0.95	190
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	34,000	0.95	120
Team assemblers	25,980	0.95	910
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,460	0.95	240
Brickmasons and blockmasons	43,300	0.95	310
Civil engineers	69,520	0.95	370
Lawyers	97,290	0.95	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Lynchburg, Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	214,470
Family and general practitioners	155,550	40
Chief executives	134,960	100
Pharmacists	106,900	170
Nuclear engineers	105,960
Computer and information systems managers	102,600	100
Marketing managers	102,010	80
Lawyers	97,290	130
Engineering managers	96,630	100
Purchasing managers	95,820	40
Personal financial advisors	90,230	110
General and operations managers	90,120	920
Electronics engineers, except computer	87,060	40
Electrical engineers	85,500	140
Computer software engineers, systems software	82,880	190
Veterinarians	82,630	60
Sales managers	82,430	150
Computer software engineers, applications	82,140	170
Industrial production managers	78,350	170
Medical and health services managers	77,630	150
Credit analysts	77,600	40
Industrial engineers	76,080	210
Physical therapists	75,060	150
Financial managers	73,340	190
Occupational therapists	72,390	80
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	72,040	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	71,090	50
Environmental engineers	70,730	40
Logisticians	69,670
Civil engineers	69,520	370
Education administrators, postsecondary	69,350	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,080	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,880	170
Speech-language pathologists	67,570	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	67,490	990
Construction managers	67,160	120
Administrative services managers	66,290	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	65,440	80
Financial analysts	65,320	60
Occupational therapist assistants	65,220	70
Engineers, all other	65,120
Diagnostic medical sonographers	64,850	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	64,770
Detectives and criminal investigators	63,580	90
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	63,180
Dental hygienists	62,680	100
Postmasters and mail superintendents	60,960	30
Food service managers	60,780	70
Accountants and auditors	60,560	640
Social and community service managers	60,400	80

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