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West Virginia Earnings
West Virginia Metropolitan Areas Wages
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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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$117,780 or $56.63/hr
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$70,460 or $33.87/hr
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$150,460 or $72.34/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$80,910 or $38.90/hr
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$41,300 or $19.86/hr
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$140,280 or $67.44/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$90,940 or $43.72/hr
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$44,300 or $21.30/hr
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$161,990 or $77.88/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$113,360 or $54.50/hr
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$60,910 or $29.29/hr
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$159,990 or $76.92/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$131,000 or $62.98/hr
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$61,800 or $29.71/hr
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$189,500 or $91.11/hr
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West Virginia Geographical Areas Wages
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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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$103,990 or $50.00/hr
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$35,140 or $16.90/hr
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$155,180 or $74.61/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
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Outlook
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Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 1%
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Job Openings
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30 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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315 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)
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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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110
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7%
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1
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12
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13
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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102
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10%
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1
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10
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11
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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65
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12%
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1
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6
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7
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. The occupation Technical Sales Representative 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
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Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +5%.
(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 3040 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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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 280,700 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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In addition to a rising total volume of sales, a wider range of products and technologies will lead to increased demand for sales representatives. Although wholesale sales are increasingly being conducted online, these online sales are expected to complement, rather than replace, face-to-face selling. Therefore, online sales are not expected to have a negative effect on employment growth for these workers.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Wholesale trade (NAICS420000) (53.9%)
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (NAICS423000) (30.4%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (NAICS423400) (22%)
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (NAICS424000) (17.2%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (13.9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (11.5%)
- Information (NAICS510000) (9.7%)
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS334000) (6.8%)
- Computer systems design and related services (NAICS541500) (6.5%)
- Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers (NAICS425000) (6.4%)
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