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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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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$67,870 or $32.63/hr
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$59,520 or $28.62/hr
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$83,990 or $40.38/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Decreasing Growth rate is estimated to be -27%
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Job Openings
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59 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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802 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with decreasing outlook (negative 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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298
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-7%
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1
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35
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36
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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152
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-22%
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-3
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15
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12
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining. The occupation Mine Shuttle Car Operator 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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decreasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be -18%.
(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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very small occupation
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This was a very small occupation in the United States, employing 4,500 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Declining growth
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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) (93.5%)
- Mining (except oil and gas) (NAICS212000) (90.1%)
- Coal mining (NAICS212100) (64.9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (NAICS212300) (12.8%)
- Metal ore mining (NAICS212200) (12.4%)
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