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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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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$39,500 or $18.99/hr
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$28,570 or $13.74/hr
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$55,640 or $26.75/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$38,670 or $18.59/hr
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$31,620 or $15.20/hr
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$54,300 or $26.10/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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$33,090 or $15.91/hr
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$24,840 or $11.94/hr
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$49,820 or $23.95/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$39,220 or $18.85/hr
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$25,390 or $12.21/hr
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$53,960 or $25.94/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 -15%
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Job Openings
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39 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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349 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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67
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-21%
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1
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10
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11
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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43
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-23%
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-1
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5
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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38
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-16%
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5
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5
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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82
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-23%
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-2
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10
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8
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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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decreasing
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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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small occupation
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This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 59,600 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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Technological advances have changed the way medical transcription is done. Speech recognition and electronic health records (EHR) software advances often allow physicians to create some of this documentation in the moment, reducing the need for transcriptionists.
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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) (45.8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (43%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (43%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (33.7%)
- Business support services (NAICS561400) (28.5%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (25.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (11.7%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (11.2%)
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