Healthcare Jobs in West Virginia

Healthcare hiring in West Virginia: the current picture

There are 890 live healthcare openings in West Virginia right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 6 new healthcare postings in West Virginia in the past week.

Hiring is concentrated: WVU Medicine (WV) alone accounts for roughly 80% of open roles, with CVS Health and Humana next in line. Wheeling has the deepest pool (56 openings), followed by Weirton (34) and Princeton (27). Of postings that specify a schedule, 80% are full-time, 20% part-time. 1 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (about 1%) of the market.

Posted pay in West Virginia roughly mirrors the national picture — 29% of salaried postings advertise $100K or more, versus 29% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $77,000 here, compared with roughly $76,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for healthcare practitioners and technical roles in West Virginia at $95,000 (median $77,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here are broadly in line with that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.