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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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$68,590 or $32.97/hr
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$42,850 or $20.60/hr
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$102,280 or $49.18/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$87,510 or $42.07/hr
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$59,160 or $28.44/hr
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$117,980 or $56.72/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$85,980 or $41.34/hr
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$57,670 or $27.73/hr
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$114,400 or $55.00/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$86,610 or $41.64/hr
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$56,630 or $27.23/hr
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$112,790 or $54.22/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$81,110 or $39.00/hr
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$56,890 or $27.35/hr
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$110,890 or $53.31/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$104,570 or $50.28/hr
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$64,560 or $31.04/hr
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$135,890 or $65.33/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$82,290 or $39.56/hr
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$59,130 or $28.43/hr
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$115,790 or $55.67/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$85,440 or $41.08/hr
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$59,220 or $28.47/hr
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$99,900 or $48.03/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$91,690 or $44.08/hr
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$74,420 or $35.78/hr
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$109,980 or $52.87/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$71,960 or $34.60/hr
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$49,820 or $23.95/hr
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$92,820 or $44.63/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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$73,970 or $35.56/hr
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$49,550 or $23.82/hr
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$93,210 or $44.81/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$76,620 or $36.84/hr
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$43,000 or $20.68/hr
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$107,050 or $51.47/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 26%
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Job Openings
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41 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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469 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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96
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22%
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2
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6
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8
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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94
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27%
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2
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5
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7
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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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44
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18%
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1
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3
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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84
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15%
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1
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5
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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45
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13%
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1
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3
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4
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Occupational Therapists. The occupation Vision Rehabilitation Therapist 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 +14%.
(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 1010 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 133,900 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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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) (80.8%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (39.6%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (30.2%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (27%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (26.5%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (22%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (13.3%)
- Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS611100) (11.8%)
- Home health care services (NAICS621600) (8.3%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (7.9%)
- Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (NAICS622300) (7.1%)
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (6.8%)
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