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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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$115,980 or $55.76/hr
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$88,580 or $42.59/hr
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$147,850 or $71.08/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$103,130 or $49.58/hr
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$80,250 or $38.58/hr
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$128,890 or $61.96/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$103,630 or $49.82/hr
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$63,800 or $30.68/hr
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$123,820 or $59.53/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$117,450 or $56.46/hr
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$93,670 or $45.03/hr
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$137,200 or $65.96/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$96,270 or $46.28/hr
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$34,280 or $16.48/hr
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$170,340 or $81.89/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$122,230 or $58.77/hr
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$77,920 or $37.46/hr
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$165,870 or $79.74/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$116,200 or $55.86/hr
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$96,720 or $46.50/hr
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$152,940 or $73.53/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$114,970 or $55.27/hr
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$84,150 or $40.46/hr
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$144,920 or $69.67/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$114,180 or $54.90/hr
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$92,670 or $44.56/hr
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$139,830 or $67.23/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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$115,000 or $55.29/hr
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$85,160 or $40.94/hr
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$159,920 or $76.89/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$107,730 or $51.79/hr
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$85,160 or $40.94/hr
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$130,450 or $62.72/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 48%
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Job Openings
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108 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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923 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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154
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34%
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2
|
10
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12
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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142
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35%
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5
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9
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14
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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53
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43%
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2
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3
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5
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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63
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41%
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3
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4
|
7
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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217
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33%
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7
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14
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21
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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 +28%.
(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 1270 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 139,100 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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Physician assistants, who can provide many of the same services as physicians, are expected to continue to expand their role in providing healthcare services. They can be trained more quickly than physicians, and team-based healthcare provision models will continue to evolve and become more common.
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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) (87.1%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (63.5%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (51.1%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (23.3%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (21.7%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (9.8%)
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