Virginia Beach Employment

Employment and Industries in the Virginia Beach, Virginia Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Virginia Beach than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Virginia Beach.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach.
A list of any large public companies in Virginia Beach.

Most Popular Jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia Metro Area (2006 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	11,840	54,020	$39,670 - 70,370	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	8,500	49,310	$32,310 - 70,530	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	7,910	55,930	$25,720 - 92,930	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,830	50,300	$32,240 - 73,890	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	5,540	56,430	$31,720 - 87,650	18%	79%
6	Management analysts	4,800	72,610	$42,020 - 109,400	22%	78%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	4,080	30,870	$18,770 - 54,270	9%	54%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,470	47,570	$33,020 - 65,160	11%	95%
9	Computer software engineers, applications	2,960	62,500	$31,670 - 95,340	45%	85%
10	Computer systems analysts	2,710	67,340	$43,640 - 95,770	29%	68%
11	Mechanical engineers	2,380	72,610	$44,130 - 100,280	4%	78%
12	Computer software engineers, systems software	1,920	75,690	$50,290 - 105,650	28%	85%
13	Lawyers	1,900	108,030	$50,740 - 0	11%	99%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	1,890	58,430	$34,330 - 85,600	27%	50%
15	Civil engineers	1,800	71,120	$44,990 - 104,380	18%	87%
16	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,740	55,010	$34,730 - 81,320	17%	56%
17	Computer programmers	1,700	54,470	$33,680 - 83,330	0%	73%
18	Training and development specialists	1,670	51,990	$28,420 - 80,700	18%	56%
19	Child, family, and school social workers	1,580	41,110	$26,980 - 60,550	19%	77%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,450	47,590	$23,340 - 72,880	13%	73%
21	Managers, all other	1,350	86,160	$52,170 - 122,130	7%	55%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,330	68,630	$44,480 - 93,770	8%	78%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	1,330	45,720	$33,020 - 59,250	12%	51%
24	Financial managers	1,300	94,300	$47,980 - 0	13%	60%
25	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,250	46,730	$27,440 - 73,720	5%	58%
26	Rehabilitation counselors	1,210	26,380	$16,710 - 40,320	23%	73%
27	Electrical engineers	1,210	70,770	$43,880 - 103,840	6%	81%
28	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,170	44,210	$33,060 - 56,890	20%	87%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	1,130	65,440	$36,760 - 99,840	53%	57%
30	Self-enrichment education teachers	1,130	47,290	$23,170 - 70,500	23%	54%
31	Pharmacists	1,120	93,500	$77,760 - 116,400	22%	97%
32	Engineers, all other	1,110	82,130	$43,690 - 122,250	6%	82%
33	Public relations specialists	1,110	53,620	$29,760 - 84,320	18%	81%
34	Instructional coordinators	1,100	55,430	$37,640 - 81,460	23%	79%
35	Operations research analysts	1,090	74,810	$43,310 - 103,970	11%	71%
36	Market research analysts	1,030	60,170	$32,110 - 100,340	20%	82%
37	Aerospace engineers	980	96,570	$63,350 - 130,050	10%	87%
38	Sales managers	930	108,320	$45,440 - 0	10%	69%
39	Coaches and scouts	930	28,530	$14,300 - 45,490	15%	60%
40	Electronics engineers, except computer	880	78,300	$51,660 - 103,310	4%	81%
41	Computer and information systems managers	850	98,360	$64,210 - 139,800	16%	73%
42	Marine engineers and naval architects	840	68,970	$37,090 - 98,300	11%	78%
43	Graphic designers	830	38,880	$21,450 - 61,790	10%	55%
44	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	820	70,890	$36,390 - 111,620	12%	51%
45	Librarians	810	52,120	$35,310 - 73,220	4%	85%
46	Engineering managers	810	103,890	$77,010 - 135,060	7%	84%
47	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	800	79,980	$29,320 - 0	25%	67%
48	Industrial engineers	780	62,770	$41,810 - 88,630	20%	74%
49	Medical and health services managers	780	83,220	$44,080 - 138,870	16%	57%
50	Social and human service assistants	750	28,270	$20,560 - 38,790	34%	58%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	740	41,590	$25,990 - 62,350	18%	56%
52	Financial analysts	730	61,210	$33,160 - 97,490	34%	87%
53	Mental health counselors	720	44,450	$18,660 - 78,640	30%	73%
54	Database administrators	720	56,790	$32,460 - 86,790	29%	72%
55	Advertising sales agents	700	49,250	$18,600 - 83,430	20%	56%
56	Budget analysts	700	60,970	$43,090 - 80,800	7%	78%
57	Tax preparers	680	21,980	$16,240 - 33,250	0%	54%
58	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	670	30,760	$20,730 - 42,400	15%	51%
59	Special education teachers, middle school	660	42,200	$28,020 - 55,550	16%	87%
60	Nuclear engineers	630	74,130	$55,000 - 98,730	7%	82%
61	Physical therapists	570	69,440	$47,180 - 94,730	27%	89%
62	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	550	57,550	$34,680 - 81,840	25%	93%
63	Financial specialists, all other	550	58,000	$34,880 - 81,350	12%	50%
64	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	550	44,740	$33,560 - 61,240	11%	58%
65	Producers and directors	550	65,840	$36,090 - 101,160	11%	75%
66	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	510	67,680	$32,240 - 104,990	16%	99%
67	Education administrators, postsecondary	470	87,390	$39,380 - 0	14%	78%
68	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	460	40,880	$26,770 - 62,350	30%	77%
69	Chief executives	460	148,840	$71,190 - 0	2%	65%
70	Insurance underwriters	450	42,690	$26,140 - 57,030	6%	53%
71	Occupational health and safety specialists	450	58,290	$38,500 - 79,860	8%	72%
72	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	450	47,460	$30,680 - 69,310	18%	56%
73	Architects, except landscape and naval	430	70,000	$47,070 - 100,800	18%	88%
74	Detectives and criminal investigators	420	60,360	$36,290 - 88,110	17%	54%
75	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	410	46,250	$34,300 - 59,230	0%	96%
76	Editors	400	44,060	$29,310 - 67,330	2%	81%
77	Dentists, general	400	156,650	$66,550 - 0	9%	100%
78	Environmental engineers	380	73,140	$46,830 - 105,580	25%	86%
79	Personal financial advisors	380	63,800	$25,350 - 129,930	41%	81%
80	Sales and related workers, all other	380	59,270	$22,340 - 109,480	14%	62%
81	Technical writers	370	65,350	$38,280 - 119,690	20%	74%
82	Speech-language pathologists	350	60,310	$38,600 - 82,780	11%	98%
83	Medical and public health social workers	350	37,900	$21,760 - 54,330	24%	77%
84	Occupational therapists	320	64,740	$43,680 - 88,220	23%	90%
85	Veterinarians	320	79,040	$46,200 - 114,220	35%	100%
86	Social scientists and related workers, all other	320	71,850	$51,270 - 97,690	5%	90%
87	Physician assistants	320	62,860	$42,490 - 87,780	27%	67%
88	Computer hardware engineers	300	81,980	$55,680 - 114,980	5%	70%
89	Floral designers	300	23,290	$15,980 - 30,260	0%	55%
90	Marketing managers	280	85,200	$52,410 - 126,920	14%	69%
91	Urban and regional planners	280	52,160	$33,990 - 77,410	15%	92%
92	Credit analysts	270	54,720	$25,790 - 100,660	2%	60%
93	Meeting and convention planners	270	41,780	$25,920 - 63,000	20%	67%
94	Social and community service managers	260	68,500	$46,540 - 100,540	25%	72%
95	Health educators	260	41,160	$27,370 - 58,470	26%	58%
96	Physicists	260	88,790	$60,480 - 126,150	7%	95%
97	Computer and information scientists, research	260	80,420	$55,520 - 108,700	22%	68%
98	Writers and authors	240	47,580	$30,210 - 68,540	13%	84%
99	Community and social service specialists, all other	230	39,310	$20,550 - 59,880	25%	58%
100	Surveyors	220	54,060	$25,990 - 96,830	24%	82%

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	27,590	22,450	$12,840 - 36,000	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	25,320	24,970	$16,000 - 35,900	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	24,310	16,010	$12,020 - 21,260	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,740	15,880	$11,710 - 22,170	18%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	15,040	16,230	$11,680 - 24,560	11%	14%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	13,710	21,410	$14,340 - 30,260	2%	5%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	12,100	18,500	$12,500 - 25,940	15%	4%
8	Customer service representatives	10,810	27,960	$19,110 - 39,460	25%	22%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	10,350	21,680	$13,240 - 33,900	-7%	8%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	9,640	30,750	$20,250 - 43,080	13%	16%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	7,370	31,690	$19,330 - 47,360	10%	6%
12	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,730	16,430	$12,050 - 22,090	13%	5%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	6,620	40,380	$22,570 - 67,060	4%	25%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	6,620	20,110	$16,020 - 24,320	18%	7%
15	Teacher assistants	6,600	20,910	$13,580 - 28,620	10%	18%
16	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	6,330	22,860	$13,170 - 36,690	8%	4%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	6,100	45,880	$27,100 - 71,590	6%	29%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	6,080	32,780	$22,170 - 47,200	10%	4%
19	Carpenters	5,790	34,430	$20,880 - 47,730	10%	6%
20	Construction laborers	5,760	23,220	$16,320 - 32,030	11%	5%
21	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	5,630	21,930	$15,660 - 30,560	18%	6%
22	Security guards	5,620	21,710	$12,750 - 36,290	17%	13%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	5,540	20,940	$14,270 - 28,270	17%	13%
24	Sales representatives, services, all other	5,420	58,800	$26,300 - 105,900	28%	48%
25	Business operations specialists, all other	5,310	60,060	$38,790 - 82,040	21%	49%
26	Cooks, restaurant	5,250	20,120	$15,000 - 26,750	12%	5%
27	General and operations managers	5,120	113,950	$50,370 - [?]	2%	48%
28	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	5,070	36,880	$23,480 - 49,940	11%	4%
29	Electricians	5,040	39,490	$25,530 - 53,930	7%	7%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	4,800	35,490	$22,420 - 54,270	14%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	4,640	30,890	$20,070 - 42,920	11%	14%
32	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	4,300	35,170	$26,290 - 43,150	14%	7%
33	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,150	30,970	$20,540 - 43,970	1%	18%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	4,140	56,480	$38,630 - 77,760	9%	10%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	3,960	42,710	$32,560 - 58,980	11%	33%
36	Counter and rental clerks	3,900	22,270	$13,080 - 35,020	23%	16%
37	Cooks, fast food	3,870	14,900	$11,700 - 20,640	8%	5%
38	Packers and packagers, hand	3,850	18,390	$12,550 - 25,120	-11%	3%
39	Bill and account collectors	3,820	24,500	$17,130 - 34,520	23%	13%
40	Industrial truck and tractor operators	3,820	28,300	$18,820 - 44,870	-1%	2%
41	Child care workers	3,740	16,530	$12,060 - 23,600	18%	15%
42	Food preparation workers	3,640	17,570	$12,610 - 23,230	15%	7%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	3,640	26,610	$15,630 - 39,480	4%	6%
44	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	3,610	42,790	$22,800 - 63,350	4%	30%
45	Real estate sales agents	3,460	63,040	$18,610 - [?]	11%	45%
46	Telemarketers	3,400	20,490	$12,420 - 31,130	-9%	14%
47	Tellers	3,240	21,990	$17,460 - 27,880	14%	16%
48	Dishwashers	3,200	15,540	$11,720 - 19,350	10%	3%
49	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	3,160	13,830	$11,530 - 17,170	12%	6%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,140	36,500	$24,570 - 49,350	15%	18%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,090	54,380	$34,150 - 79,330	-4%	15%
52	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	3,080	27,560	$19,210 - 37,160	4%	15%
53	Driver/sales workers	2,850	22,920	$12,870 - 38,440	-4%	4%
54	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,850	20,720	$12,060 - 31,660	12%	6%
55	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,790	37,830	$25,300 - 50,160	5%	2%
56	Computer support specialists	2,640	41,590	$26,970 - 60,790	13%	43%
57	Team assemblers	2,630	23,670	$14,920 - 36,470	0%	5%
58	Fire fighters	2,610	39,770	$28,970 - 51,760	12%	18%
59	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	2,590	33,980	$20,960 - 49,590	9%	3%
60	Sailors and marine oilers	2,550	37,710	$25,100 - 61,240	16%	17%
61	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,540	22,310	$13,710 - 38,130	26%	43%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,540	60,230	$38,400 - 88,360	7%	13%
63	Bus drivers, school	2,470	24,330	$18,950 - 32,500	9%	4%
64	Machinists	2,400	37,730	$26,070 - 49,570	-2%	3%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,370	37,900	$19,970 - 56,150	-6%	14%
66	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,360	54,590	$33,000 - 81,030	0%	42%
67	Recreation workers	2,320	24,030	$12,960 - 40,480	13%	47%
68	Painters, construction and maintenance	2,310	30,800	$20,200 - 45,310	12%	6%
69	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	2,290	32,190	$22,670 - 45,730	8%	3%
70	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,260	15,390	$11,790 - 20,940	10%	17%
71	Home health aides	2,230	18,050	$13,830 - 23,120	49%	7%
72	Loan officers	2,120	60,690	$29,790 - 111,660	12%	49%
73	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	2,120	21,580	$13,150 - 33,770	14%	3%
74	Medical assistants	2,080	23,170	$17,770 - 29,140	35%	10%
75	Correctional officers and jailers	2,060	36,120	$26,010 - 53,100	17%	11%
76	Dental assistants	2,050	26,790	$17,770 - 35,860	29%	9%
77	Sheet metal workers	2,040	34,590	$21,140 - 48,050	7%	4%
78	All other information and record clerks	2,020	32,000	$17,710 - 46,900	-12%	21%
79	Cost estimators	1,950	55,180	$30,850 - 83,420	19%	32%
80	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,890	14,940	$11,600 - 19,840	10%	8%
81	Insurance sales agents	1,850	52,780	$24,720 - 93,350	13%	45%
82	Amusement and recreation attendants	1,840	15,200	$11,570 - 21,260	24%	22%
83	Personal and home care aides	1,820	15,490	$11,790 - 21,040	51%	10%
84	Bartenders	1,800	18,860	$12,190 - 28,010	11%	17%
85	Helpers--production workers	1,770	18,820	$14,910 - 24,680	0%	4%
86	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	1,770	18,360	$13,140 - 24,760	17%	14%
87	Cement masons and concrete finishers	1,750	34,420	$18,110 - 45,950	11%	2%
88	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	1,740	54,850	$33,480 - 79,350	4%	18%
89	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	1,740	65,100	$51,870 - 80,070	2%	18%
90	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,630	40,170	$29,320 - 52,120	9%	5%
91	Order clerks	1,630	26,080	$15,090 - 48,930	-23%	16%
92	Postal service mail carriers	1,580	43,770	$36,020 - 50,180	1%	11%
93	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	1,550	47,850	$26,970 - 64,430	5%	8%
94	Brickmasons and blockmasons	1,540	41,270	$30,550 - 54,700	10%	3%
95	Ship engineers	1,530	62,920	$32,380 - 110,650	14%	17%
96	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	1,530	65,240	$34,530 - 112,830	18%	21%
97	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,510	37,790	$24,770 - 54,280	22%	45%
98	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	1,480	34,450	$17,290 - 53,440	3%	25%
99	Production workers, all other	1,440	35,060	$14,610 - 56,910	2%	5%
100	Parts salespersons	1,430	27,430	$18,150 - 41,420	-1%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Virginia Beach Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Commercial divers	49,670	230	72.9
Ship engineers	62,920	1,530	44.4
Nuclear engineers	74,130	630	39.1
Radio mechanics	43,830	300	38.7
Marine engineers and naval architects	68,970	840	36.8
Riggers	39,450	880	24
Sailors and marine oilers	37,710	2,550	21.1
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	38,860	450	20.8
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	65,240	1,530	10.9
Pile-driver operators	38,110	100	10.3
Insulation workers, mechanical	34,500	820	9.9
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	39,770	210	7.6
Embalmers	46,470	130	6.9
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	39,980	140	5.6
Boilermakers	37,690	210	5.2
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	65,100	1,740	5
Physicists	88,790	260	4.8
Psychiatric technicians	24,830	950	4.8
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	71,520	280	4.6
Pediatricians, general	132,580	490	4.4
Real estate sales agents	63,040	3,460	4.4
Anesthesiologists		320	4.3
Emergency management specialists	56,760	130	4
Aerospace engineers	96,570	980	3.9
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	44,010	750	3.9
Locksmiths and safe repairers	32,410	240	3.9
Audiologists	54,050	110	3.7
Engine and other machine assemblers	28,920	270	3.6
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	76,130	570	3.5
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	32,580	360	3.5
Physics teachers, postsecondary	72,970	110	3.5
Museum technicians and conservators	36,890	130	3.4
Painters, transportation equipment	36,980	790	3.4
Cartographers and photogrammetrists	53,470	150	3.3
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	59,290	490	3.3
Curators	51,650	110	3.3
Operations research analysts	74,810	1,090	3.3
Vocational education teachers, middle school	31,200	130	3.2
Tax preparers	21,980	680	3.1
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	29,820	240	3
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	38,500	370	2.9
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	29,660	110	2.9
Helpers, construction trades, all other	22,780	390	2.9
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	25,310	540	2.9
Funeral attendants	19,200	340	2.8
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	21,540	380	2.8
Animal control workers	31,170	110	2.7
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	44,970	560	2.7
Life scientists, all other	59,620	100	2.7
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	67,770	390	2.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Virginia Beach, Virginia Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales and related workers, all other	59,270	1.56	380
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	53,460	1.35	130
Cutters and trimmers, hand	33,490	1.34	130
Property, real estate, and community association managers	67,480	1.34	190
Self-enrichment education teachers	47,290	1.32	1,130
Loan counselors	53,830	1.31	120
Real estate sales agents	63,040	1.31	3,460
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,820	1.31	1,250
Social and community service managers	68,500	1.3	260
Business teachers, postsecondary	85,350	1.29	600
Producers and directors	65,840	1.27	550
General and operations managers	113,950	1.27	5,120
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	65,100	1.26	1,740
Lodging managers	61,340	1.25	140
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,300	1.25	1,200
Production workers, all other	35,060	1.25	1,440
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	49,180	1.25	440
Crossing guards	26,440	1.24	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,750	1.23	1,230
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	65,240	1.21	1,530
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	39,520	1.2	320
Material moving workers, all other	37,940	1.2	200
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	42,350	1.2	140
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	40,520	1.2	730
Administrative services managers	79,660	1.2	730
Dental laboratory technicians	40,480	1.19	250
Sales managers	108,320	1.19	930
Sales representatives, services, all other	58,800	1.18	5,420
Embalmers	46,470	1.18	130
Broadcast technicians	38,430	1.18	270
Education teachers, postsecondary	65,480	1.17	210
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	38,860	1.17	450
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	37,900	1.17	2,370
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,710	1.16	660
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	79,790	1.16	110
Sailors and marine oilers	37,710	1.15	2,550
Commercial divers	49,670	1.15	230
Interpreters and translators	44,310	1.15	120
Human resources managers, all other	101,010	1.15	170
Technical writers	65,350	1.15	370
Office and administrative support workers, all other	33,170	1.15	1,190
Physical therapist assistants	47,150	1.15	270
Purchasing managers	92,900	1.14	200
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	33,560	1.14	440
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	38,500	1.14	370
Millwrights	51,380	1.14	340
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,830	1.14	2,790
Mental health counselors	44,450	1.14	720
Tool and die makers	48,520	1.14	180
Aerospace engineers	96,570	1.13	980

Highest Paying Jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Orthodontists	192,820
Obstetricians and gynecologists	169,800	130
Dentists, general	156,650	400
Internists, general	150,340	260
Chief executives	148,840	460
Family and general practitioners	140,890	620
Pediatricians, general	132,580	490
Physicians and surgeons, all other	128,160	1,440
Psychiatrists	127,740	90
General and operations managers	113,950	5,120
Education administrators, all other	108,950
Sales managers	108,320	930
Lawyers	108,030	1,900
Engineering managers	103,890	810
Air traffic controllers	103,880	80
Human resources managers, all other	101,010	170
Dentists, all other specialists	98,620
Computer and information systems managers	98,360	850
Aerospace engineers	96,570	980
Financial managers	94,300	1,300
Pharmacists	93,500	1,120
Purchasing managers	92,900	200
Physical scientists, all other	92,730	190
Public relations managers	92,410	100
Natural sciences managers	90,060	60
Industrial production managers	89,100	480
Physicists	88,790	260
Construction managers	87,750	790
Materials engineers	87,720	60
Education administrators, postsecondary	87,390	470
Managers, all other	86,160	1,350
Chemical engineers	85,400	90
Business teachers, postsecondary	85,350	600
Marketing managers	85,200	280
Compensation and benefits managers	83,520	90
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	83,300
Medical and health services managers	83,220	780
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,420	300
Engineers, all other	82,130	1,110
Computer hardware engineers	81,980	300
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,750	1,230
Training and development managers	80,870	90
Materials scientists	80,570
Computer and information scientists, research	80,420	260
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,980	800
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	79,790	110
Administrative services managers	79,660	730
Veterinarians	79,040	320
Electronics engineers, except computer	78,300	880
Psychologists, all other	78,190	30

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