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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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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$59,640 or $28.67/hr
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$26,100 or $12.55/hr
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$75,680 or $36.39/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$60,040 or $28.87/hr
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$46,520 or $22.36/hr
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$94,740 or $45.55/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$102,860 or $49.45/hr
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$31,200 or $15.00/hr
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$158,370 or $76.14/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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$65,780 or $31.62/hr
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$30,420 or $14.63/hr
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$122,680 or $58.98/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 15%
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Job Openings
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40 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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437 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 2
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154
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15%
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2
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12
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14
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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132
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14%
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2
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10
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12
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. The occupation Midwife 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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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +6%.
(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 46,600 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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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (53.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (29.4%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (27.1%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (20.5%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (10.1%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (9.4%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (7.6%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (7.2%)
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