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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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$69,190 or $33.26/hr
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$39,030 or $18.76/hr
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$93,750 or $45.07/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$51,170 or $24.60/hr
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$31,550 or $15.17/hr
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$75,680 or $36.39/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$49,910 or $23.99/hr
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$37,520 or $18.04/hr
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$88,820 or $42.70/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$60,690 or $29.18/hr
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$33,810 or $16.26/hr
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$100,730 or $48.43/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$104,520 or $50.25/hr
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$52,060 or $25.03/hr
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$147,260 or $70.80/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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$48,960 or $23.54/hr
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$36,100 or $17.36/hr
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$72,220 or $34.72/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 15%
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Job Openings
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54 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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426 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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39
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13%
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1
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5
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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80
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20%
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2
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9
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11
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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97
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14%
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2
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11
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13
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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129
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12%
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2
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14
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16
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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 +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 59,600 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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Governments, healthcare providers, and social services providers want to find ways to improve the quality of care and health outcomes while reducing costs. This should increase demand for health education specialists and community health workers to teach people about health and wellness, which in turn can help to prevent costly diseases and medical procedures.
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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) (44.9%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (18.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (17.1%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (16.1%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (11.7%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (7.9%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (7.7%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (6.9%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (6.6%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (6.4%)
- Other Services (except Public Administration) (NAICS810000) (6.4%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (6.3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (NAICS813000) (6.1%)
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