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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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$93,090 or $44.75/hr
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$66,350 or $31.90/hr
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$122,410 or $58.85/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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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$94,300 or $45.34/hr
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$78,990 or $37.98/hr
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$109,730 or $52.76/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Decreasing Growth rate is estimated to be -9%
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Job Openings
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24 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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302 were employed in this occupation
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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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decreasing
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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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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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very small occupation
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This was a very small occupation in the United States, employing 9,700 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Declining growth
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Employment of power distributors and dispatchers is projected to decline due to advances in smart-grid technology. Some dispatcher tasks, such as rerouting power during an outage, lend themselves to automation. However, some distributors and dispatchers will still be needed to manage the complex electrical grid.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Utilities (NAICS220000) (65.3%)
- Electric power generation, transmission and distribution (NAICS221100) (61.1%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (11.5%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (11.5%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (9%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (7.9%)
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