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West Virginia Earnings
West Virginia Metropolitan Areas Wages
Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$48,910 or $23.51/hr
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$44,710 or $21.49/hr
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$58,860 or $28.30/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 11%
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Job Openings
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13 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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90 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 20% growth rate expected)
Region
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Employment
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Projected Growth Rate
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Annual Openings (growth)
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Annual Openings (replacement)
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Annual Openings
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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22
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27%
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1
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3
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4
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National Earnings
Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.
Where do these numbers come from?
National Employment and Outlook
Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +6%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
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Job Openings
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very small number
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Less than 1000 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
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Employment
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small occupation
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This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 27,600 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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Landscaping and groundskeeping workers will be needed to keep up with increasing demand for lawn care and landscaping services from aging or busy homeowners and from large institutions, such as universities and corporate campuses.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (45.4%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (45.4%)
- Services to buildings and dwellings (NAICS561700) (44.5%)
- Landscaping services (NAICS561730) (30.7%)
- Wholesale trade (NAICS420000) (25.5%)
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (NAICS424000) (24.2%)
- Exterminating and pest control services (NAICS561710) (13%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (8.2%)
- Support activities for agriculture and forestry (NAICS115000) (6.8%)
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