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Career test for West Virginia students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 676+ West Virginia alumni actually went on to do.

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What West Virginia grads actually do

Based on 676 notable West Virginia alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
152
politician
141
basketball player
79
lawyer
71
baseball player
36
judge
35
association football player
34
basketball coach
21
teacher
21
writer
20
television actor
16
journalist
15

Notable West Virginia alumni

Jayne Anne Phillips
Jayne Anne Phillips
writer · novelist
Eric Uptagrafft
Eric Uptagrafft
sport shooter
Josh Stewart
Josh Stewart
television actor · film actor
Franklin Cleckley
Franklin Cleckley
lawyer · judge
Allison Miller
Allison Miller
percussionist · singer-songwriter
Alex Ruoff
Alex Ruoff
basketball player
Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday
American football player
Dick Guesman
Dick Guesman
American football player

Salary outlook for top West Virginia career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About West Virginia

West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, West Virginia University Potomac State College in Keyser, and clinical campuses for the university's medical school at the Charleston Area Medical Center and Eastern Campus in Martinsburg. WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all 55 West Virginia counties. Enrollment for the fall 2025 semester was 23,532 for the main campus, while enrollment across all three campuses was 26,046. The Morgantown campus offers more than 350 bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs throughout 13 colleges and schools, including the West Virginia's only law and dental schools. Faculty and alumni include 27 Truman Scholars, 53 Goldwater Scholars, 116 Gilman Scholars, 82 Fulbright Scholars, 29 Boren Scholars, and 25 Rhodes Scholars, along with 41 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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