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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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$34,550 or $16.61/hr
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$23,330 or $11.22/hr
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$47,790 or $22.98/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$32,140 or $15.45/hr
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$26,000 or $12.50/hr
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$42,170 or $20.27/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$37,270 or $17.92/hr
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$26,260 or $12.63/hr
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$47,330 or $22.76/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$32,030 or $15.40/hr
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$23,420 or $11.26/hr
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$41,600 or $20.00/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$36,460 or $17.53/hr
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$27,040 or $13.00/hr
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$49,030 or $23.57/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$32,130 or $15.45/hr
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$22,790 or $10.96/hr
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$39,990 or $19.23/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$45,490 or $21.87/hr
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$30,350 or $14.59/hr
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$63,260 or $30.41/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$32,660 or $15.70/hr
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$24,090 or $11.58/hr
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$46,330 or $22.27/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$31,460 or $15.12/hr
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$22,110 or $10.63/hr
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$42,560 or $20.46/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$32,890 or $15.81/hr
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$25,490 or $12.25/hr
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$41,050 or $19.73/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$31,250 or $15.03/hr
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$22,410 or $10.77/hr
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$39,480 or $18.98/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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$31,420 or $15.11/hr
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$22,680 or $10.90/hr
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$41,830 or $20.11/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$35,940 or $17.28/hr
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$27,480 or $13.21/hr
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$47,740 or $22.95/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 10%
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Job Openings
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380 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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2,914 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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531
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11%
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6
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66
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72
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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466
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15%
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7
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58
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65
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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382
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14%
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5
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47
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52
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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235
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17%
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4
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29
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33
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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152
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7%
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1
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18
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19
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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793
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15%
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12
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98
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110
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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270
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12%
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3
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32
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35
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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 +13%.
(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 5590 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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large occupation
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This was a large occupation in the United States, employing 420,600 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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An increase in the number of older adults is expected to result in growing demand for social services such as delivery of meals and adult daycare. Because social and human service assistants often arrange for these services, there will need to be more of them to meet this increased demand.
In addition, growth is expected as more people seek treatment for their addictions and more drug offenders are sent to treatment programs rather than to jail. As a result, demand should increase for social and human service assistants who work in treatment programs or work with people with addictions.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2022.
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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) (62.3%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (38.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (28%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (11.5%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11.4%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (9.4%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (8.9%)
- Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS624120) (8.5%)
- Other Services (except Public Administration) (NAICS810000) (7.5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (NAICS813000) (7.5%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (7.4%)
- Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services (NAICS624200) (6.9%)
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