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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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Morgantown MSA
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$102,950 or $49.50/hr
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$47,300 or $22.74/hr
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$157,700 or $75.82/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$103,700 or $49.86/hr
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$53,610 or $25.78/hr
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$151,470 or $72.82/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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$107,580 or $51.72/hr
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$61,980 or $29.80/hr
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$150,660 or $72.43/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 3%
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Job Openings
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18 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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258 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 3
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44
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2%
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3
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3
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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51
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8%
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3
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3
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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98
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19%
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2
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7
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9
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National Earnings
Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.
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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 +8%.
(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 22,800 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Faster than average growth
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Demand for petroleum engineers to facilitate oil and gas extraction at existing operations is expected; however, an increase in the use of renewable energy and weaker investment in fossil fuel production may limit job growth over the projections decade.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS210000) (44.3%)
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS211000) (25.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (19.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (19.9%)
- Support Activities for Mining (NAICS213000) (18.4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (15.4%)
- Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (8.1%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (8.1%)
- Engineering services (NAICS541330) (7.3%)
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS324000) (6.1%)
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