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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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$56,320 or $27.08/hr
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$46,670 or $22.44/hr
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$75,520 or $36.31/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$65,800 or $31.63/hr
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$51,120 or $24.58/hr
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$75,130 or $36.12/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$63,230 or $30.40/hr
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$48,910 or $23.52/hr
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$81,030 or $38.96/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$66,020 or $31.74/hr
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$48,290 or $23.22/hr
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$82,770 or $39.79/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$60,590 or $29.13/hr
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$45,240 or $21.75/hr
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$72,420 or $34.82/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$81,470 or $39.17/hr
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$64,410 or $30.97/hr
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$100,150 or $48.15/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$61,060 or $29.35/hr
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$48,420 or $23.28/hr
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$70,360 or $33.83/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$61,870 or $29.74/hr
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$51,310 or $24.67/hr
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$74,860 or $35.99/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$52,230 or $25.11/hr
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$45,820 or $22.03/hr
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$60,480 or $29.08/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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$54,450 or $26.18/hr
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$40,290 or $19.37/hr
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$66,530 or $31.99/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$55,550 or $26.71/hr
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$46,590 or $22.40/hr
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$64,840 or $31.18/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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92 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,178 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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126
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25%
|
1
|
7
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8
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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222
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30%
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7
|
12
|
19
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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94
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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 5
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80
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32%
|
3
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4
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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295
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24%
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7
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15
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22
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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139
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25%
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3
|
7
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10
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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 3
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221
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19%
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4
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11
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15
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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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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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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 135,800 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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Advances in preventing and detecting disease, improved medications, and more sophisticated treatments will also increase the demand for respiratory therapists. Other conditions affecting the general population, such as respiratory problems due to smoking and air pollution, along with respiratory emergencies, will continue to create demand for respiratory therapists.
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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) (92.3%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (82.5%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (76%)
- Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (NAICS622300) (6.3%)
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