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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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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$69,720 or $33.52/hr
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$57,400 or $27.60/hr
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$100,670 or $48.40/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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$58,620 or $28.18/hr
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$34,200 or $16.44/hr
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$86,120 or $41.41/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 2%
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Job Openings
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13 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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143 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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41
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7%
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4
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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16
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6%
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1
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1
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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31
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3%
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3
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3
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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 +7%.
(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 15,000 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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Both changing weather conditions and the development of previously unused lands have contributed to increasingly devastating and costly fires. In recent years, prevention and suppression of wildfires have become the primary concern for managing forests and rangelands. With increasing numbers of forest fires and as more people live on or near forest lands, foresters and conservation scientists will be needed to mitigate growing humanitarian and environmental impacts of forest fires.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (NAICS110000) (37.8%)
- Support activities for agriculture and forestry (NAICS115000) (29%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (20.6%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (9.5%)
- Forestry and logging (NAICS113000) (8.8%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (7.1%)
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