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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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$76,390 or $36.73/hr
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$41,900 or $20.14/hr
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$105,280 or $50.62/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 Health Information Technologist 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +17%.
(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 39,900 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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The volume of electronic health information generated by healthcare providers and patients continues to grow. As a result, more health information technologists will be needed to analyze these vast quantities of data and offer insight to help make informed decisions.
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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) (67%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (45.9%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (42.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (17.6%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (10.7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (7.2%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (6.3%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (6.3%)
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