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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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$44,190 or $21.25/hr
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$30,480 or $14.65/hr
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$63,110 or $30.34/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$34,880 or $16.77/hr
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$25,890 or $12.45/hr
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$47,640 or $22.90/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$46,960 or $22.58/hr
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$26,010 or $12.51/hr
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$60,800 or $29.23/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$39,370 or $18.93/hr
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$26,500 or $12.74/hr
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$46,410 or $22.31/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$67,950 or $32.67/hr
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$40,210 or $19.33/hr
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$101,210 or $48.66/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$45,350 or $21.80/hr
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$26,400 or $12.69/hr
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$58,250 or $28.00/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$47,290 or $22.74/hr
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$34,270 or $16.47/hr
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$64,740 or $31.12/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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$32,710 or $15.73/hr
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$25,110 or $12.07/hr
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$44,650 or $21.46/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$34,330 or $16.51/hr
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$26,250 or $12.62/hr
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$45,860 or $22.05/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 18%
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Job Openings
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15 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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132 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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21
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19%
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3
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3
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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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +11%.
(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 1270 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 119,800 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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Employment of mental health and substance abuse social workers is projected to grow as more people seek treatment for mental illness and substance abuse. In addition, drug offenders are increasingly being sent to treatment programs, which may be staffed by these social workers, rather than being sent to jail.
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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) (72.3%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (30.6%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (20.8%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (17.7%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (15.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (14.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (12.5%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11.7%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (11.5%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (9.9%)
- Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (9.6%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.4%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (8.3%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (7.2%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (6.9%)
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