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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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$117,780 or $56.63/hr
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$70,460 or $33.87/hr
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$150,460 or $72.34/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$80,910 or $38.90/hr
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$41,300 or $19.86/hr
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$140,280 or $67.44/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$90,940 or $43.72/hr
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$44,300 or $21.30/hr
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$161,990 or $77.88/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$113,360 or $54.50/hr
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$60,910 or $29.29/hr
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$159,990 or $76.92/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$131,000 or $62.98/hr
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$61,800 or $29.71/hr
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$189,500 or $91.11/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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$103,990 or $50.00/hr
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$35,140 or $16.90/hr
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$155,180 or $74.61/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 1%
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Job Openings
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30 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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315 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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110
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7%
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1
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12
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13
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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102
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10%
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1
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10
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11
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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65
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12%
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1
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6
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7
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. The occupation Solar Sales Representative/Assessor 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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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +5%.
(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 3040 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 280,700 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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Employment growth is expected to be stronger for sales representatives working at independent sales agencies, because companies often shift their sales activities to independent agencies as a way to cut costs and boost revenue.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Wholesale trade (NAICS420000) (53.9%)
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (NAICS423000) (30.4%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (NAICS423400) (22%)
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (NAICS424000) (17.2%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (13.9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (11.5%)
- Information (NAICS510000) (9.7%)
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS334000) (6.8%)
- Computer systems design and related services (NAICS541500) (6.5%)
- Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers (NAICS425000) (6.4%)
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