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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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$37,100 or $17.84/hr
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$31,290 or $15.05/hr
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$44,520 or $21.40/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$37,410 or $17.98/hr
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$25,160 or $12.10/hr
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$45,930 or $22.08/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$41,090 or $19.75/hr
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$29,420 or $14.15/hr
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$57,170 or $27.49/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$33,900 or $16.30/hr
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$27,230 or $13.09/hr
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$41,590 or $19.99/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$31,110 or $14.96/hr
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$25,430 or $12.23/hr
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$37,610 or $18.08/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$49,970 or $24.02/hr
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$30,010 or $14.43/hr
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$57,220 or $27.51/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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$34,500 or $16.59/hr
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$21,420 or $10.30/hr
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$49,210 or $23.66/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 9%
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Job Openings
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79 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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644 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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55
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4%
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6
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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124
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6%
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1
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15
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16
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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96
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16%
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2
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11
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13
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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33
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18%
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4
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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121
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2%
|
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13
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13
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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82
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4%
|
|
9
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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139
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10%
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1
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16
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17
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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 +4%.
(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 4380 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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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 362,600 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
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (80.7%)
- Food manufacturing (NAICS311000) (42.8%)
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS325000) (17.9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (10.4%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (10.4%)
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS325400) (10%)
- Other food manufacturing (NAICS311900) (9.1%)
- Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing (NAICS311400) (8.2%)
- Employment services (NAICS561300) (7.8%)
- Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS312000) (7.3%)
- Animal slaughtering and processing (NAICS311600) (7.2%)
- Beverage manufacturing (NAICS312100) (6.8%)
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