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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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$77,450 or $37.24/hr
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$50,580 or $24.32/hr
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$99,890 or $48.03/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$84,260 or $40.51/hr
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$58,480 or $28.12/hr
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$107,740 or $51.80/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$85,120 or $40.93/hr
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$57,000 or $27.41/hr
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$116,770 or $56.14/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$81,210 or $39.04/hr
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$50,100 or $24.09/hr
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$108,230 or $52.03/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$78,140 or $37.57/hr
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$58,260 or $28.01/hr
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$99,100 or $47.64/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$103,760 or $49.89/hr
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$62,290 or $29.95/hr
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$137,940 or $66.32/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$75,480 or $36.29/hr
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$49,280 or $23.69/hr
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$106,830 or $51.36/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$79,720 or $38.33/hr
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$54,990 or $26.44/hr
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$108,110 or $51.98/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$71,140 or $34.20/hr
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$50,440 or $24.25/hr
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$95,950 or $46.13/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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$73,840 or $35.50/hr
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$49,620 or $23.86/hr
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$132,740 or $63.82/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$70,530 or $33.91/hr
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$48,100 or $23.13/hr
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$121,680 or $58.50/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 27%
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Job Openings
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78 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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823 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 1
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118
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22%
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1
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8
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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215
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29%
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6
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15
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21
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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73
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26%
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2
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5
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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86
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22%
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2
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5
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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84
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24%
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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 6
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120
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18%
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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.
Where do these numbers come from?
National Employment and Outlook
Outlook
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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +21%.
(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 1400 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 159,800 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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As the large baby-boom population grows older, there will be more instances of health conditions, such as strokes and hearing loss that cause speech or language impairments. Speech-language pathologists will be needed to treat the increased number of speech and language disorders in the older population.
Increased awareness of speech and language disorders, such as stuttering, in younger children should lead to a need for more speech-language pathologists who specialize in treating that age group. Also, an increasing number of pathologists will be needed to work with children with autism to improve their ability to communicate and socialize effectively.
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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) (49.7%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (40.5%)
- Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS611100) (38.2%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (28.5%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (23.8%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (23.7%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (14.4%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (10.9%)
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