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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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$99,600 or $47.89/hr
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$55,440 or $26.66/hr
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$125,150 or $60.17/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$107,050 or $51.47/hr
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$59,340 or $28.53/hr
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$133,220 or $64.05/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$110,090 or $52.93/hr
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$66,840 or $32.13/hr
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$134,660 or $64.74/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$109,000 or $52.40/hr
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$86,560 or $41.62/hr
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$128,180 or $61.62/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$107,270 or $51.57/hr
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$83,970 or $40.37/hr
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$138,690 or $66.68/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$108,490 or $52.16/hr
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$76,610 or $36.83/hr
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$134,600 or $64.71/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$125,900 or $60.53/hr
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$90,170 or $43.35/hr
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$160,660 or $77.24/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$108,850 or $52.33/hr
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$89,610 or $43.08/hr
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$126,000 or $60.58/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$106,490 or $51.20/hr
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$86,300 or $41.49/hr
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$130,630 or $62.80/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$117,640 or $56.56/hr
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$95,340 or $45.84/hr
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$136,920 or $65.83/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$100,870 or $48.50/hr
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$80,000 or $38.46/hr
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$125,830 or $60.50/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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$105,910 or $50.92/hr
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$87,200 or $41.92/hr
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$131,730 or $63.33/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$105,140 or $50.55/hr
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$86,050 or $41.37/hr
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$129,220 or $62.13/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 74%
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Job Openings
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180 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,239 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 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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179
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61%
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3
|
10
|
13
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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238
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58%
|
14
|
16
|
30
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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261
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58%
|
15
|
17
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32
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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91
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64%
|
6
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6
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12
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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60
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53%
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3
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4
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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301
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55%
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16
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20
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36
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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67
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63%
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4
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5
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9
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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 +46%.
(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 2680 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 246,700 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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Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) perform many of the same services as physicians. APRNs will be increasingly used in team-based models of care, particularly in hospitals, offices of physicians, clinics, and other ambulatory care settings, where they will be needed to provide preventive and primary care.
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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) (87.9%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (62.4%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (45.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (23.4%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (21.5%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (9.3%)
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