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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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Charleston MSA
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$39,280 or $18.89/hr
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$27,100 or $13.03/hr
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$57,460 or $27.63/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$47,170 or $22.68/hr
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$31,270 or $15.03/hr
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$60,530 or $29.10/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$49,300 or $23.70/hr
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$33,280 or $16.00/hr
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$72,900 or $35.05/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$48,920 or $23.52/hr
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$29,980 or $14.41/hr
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$65,570 or $31.53/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$42,200 or $20.29/hr
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$30,090 or $14.47/hr
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$51,350 or $24.69/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$35,170 or $16.91/hr
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$22,880 or $11.00/hr
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$49,710 or $23.90/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$59,990 or $28.84/hr
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$39,580 or $19.03/hr
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$85,480 or $41.10/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$46,440 or $22.33/hr
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$31,830 or $15.30/hr
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$67,290 or $32.35/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$38,850 or $18.68/hr
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$29,450 or $14.16/hr
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$52,090 or $25.04/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$48,580 or $23.35/hr
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$31,830 or $15.30/hr
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$70,700 or $33.99/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$39,240 or $18.87/hr
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$24,960 or $12.00/hr
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$59,450 or $28.58/hr
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West Virginia Geographical Areas Wages
Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$35,530 or $17.08/hr
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$23,940 or $11.51/hr
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$47,020 or $22.61/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$39,100 or $18.80/hr
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$28,630 or $13.77/hr
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$55,670 or $26.76/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 13%
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Job Openings
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202 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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2,300 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 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 1
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423
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12%
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6
|
33
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39
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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337
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8%
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3
|
26
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29
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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223
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10%
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2
|
16
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18
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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168
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15%
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2
|
13
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15
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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112
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13%
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1
|
8
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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694
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9%
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6
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49
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55
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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220
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7%
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2
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16
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18
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Medical Dosimetrists, Records Specialists, and Health Technical Workers, All Other. The occupation Medical Records Specialist is part of this group.
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 +7%.
(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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A total of 1490 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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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 186,400 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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An aging population will require more medical services, and health information technicians will be needed to organize and manage the older generations' health information data. This will mean more claims for reimbursement from insurance companies.
Additional records, coupled with widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) by all types of healthcare providers, will lead to an increased need for technicians to organize and manage the associated information in all areas of the healthcare industry.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2022.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (63.9%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (29%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (28.8%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (26.8%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (19.3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (8.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (8%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (6.8%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (6.8%)
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