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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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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$79,860 or $38.40/hr
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$62,540 or $30.07/hr
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$101,800 or $48.94/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Decreasing Growth rate is estimated to be -9%
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Job Openings
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2 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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23 were employed in this occupation
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Electrical and Electronics Drafters. The occupation Electrical Drafter 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 +0%.
(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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Less than 1000 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 21,500 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Slower than average growth
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Expected employment decreases in manufacturing and engineering services will more than offset the small increases in construction. These decreases will be driven by the use of computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) technologies, which allow engineers and architects to perform many tasks that used to be done by drafters.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (38.5%)
- Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (32.6%)
- Engineering services (NAICS541330) (30%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (21.7%)
- Construction (NAICS230000) (13.7%)
- Specialty trade contractors (NAICS238000) (12.2%)
- Building equipment contractors (NAICS238200) (12.1%)
- Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors (NAICS238210) (11%)
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS334000) (9.9%)
- Utilities (NAICS220000) (9.5%)
- Electric power generation, transmission and distribution (NAICS221100) (9.1%)
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