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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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$38,470 or $18.50/hr
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$32,450 or $15.60/hr
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$48,690 or $23.41/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$47,020 or $22.61/hr
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$33,090 or $15.91/hr
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$67,300 or $32.36/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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$30,470 or $14.65/hr
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$21,820 or $10.49/hr
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$40,730 or $19.58/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$34,260 or $16.47/hr
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$26,460 or $12.72/hr
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$44,850 or $21.56/hr
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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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58
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10%
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1
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5
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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71
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17%
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1
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8
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9
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers. The occupation Electromechanical Equipment Assembler 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 +2%.
(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 3280 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 279,500 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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In general, employment of assemblers and fabricators is projected to decline or have limited growth because many manufacturing sectors are expected to become more efficient and able to produce more with fewer workers.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (88.6%)
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS334000) (44.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing (NAICS335000) (24%)
- Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing (NAICS334400) (18.6%)
- Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing (NAICS334500) (16.5%)
- Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing (NAICS335900) (10.1%)
- Electrical equipment manufacturing (NAICS335300) (9.8%)
- Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS336000) (8.3%)
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS333000) (8.1%)
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