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Orthopedic surgeon jobs in West Virginia

open orthopedic surgeon jobs in West Virginia at . BLS measures a median of $287.38 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia) for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the orthopedic surgeon jobs are in West Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What orthopedic surgeons earn in West Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in West Virginia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in West Virginia, May 2025

$287.38/hr ($597,740 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia)

Median for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric, against $172.38 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, national) for the whole US; 120 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia) employed in West Virginia. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

By metro area

  • Morgantown, WV$34.52/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Morgantown, WV) · 50 (source: BLS OEWS, Morgantown, WV) employed
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVn/a

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring orthopedic surgeons in West Virginia

What the job takes

Medical school, then a five-year orthopedic surgery residency.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

  • Certification

    Board certification in orthopaedic surgery

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

Orthopedic surgeon jobs in West Virginia: common questions

How much do orthopedic surgeons make in West Virginia?

Too few open orthopedic surgeon jobs in West Virginia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $287.38/hr ($597,740 a year) for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric in West Virginia (May 2025), against $172.38 nationally, 2nd highest of 29 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

Where in West Virginia are the most orthopedic surgeon jobs?

Princeton (2), South Charleston (2), Glen Dale (1), Martinsburg (1) and Parkersburg (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring orthopedic surgeons in West Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: WVU Medicine (8). In all, 1 employers have orthopedic surgeon jobs open in West Virginia.

What do you need to work as an orthopedic surgeon in West Virginia?

Medical school, then a five-year orthopedic surgery residency. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in orthopaedic surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from West Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in West Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in West Virginia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric (SOC 29-1242), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  6. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  7. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  8. Board certification in orthopaedic surgery: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  9. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Orthopedic surgeon jobs in West Virginia. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/orthopedic-surgeon/west-virginia

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