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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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$46,390 or $22.30/hr
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$27,780 or $13.36/hr
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$80,240 or $38.58/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$56,680 or $27.25/hr
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$38,050 or $18.29/hr
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$76,960 or $37.00/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$54,870 or $26.38/hr
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$35,850 or $17.23/hr
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$76,680 or $36.87/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$44,340 or $21.32/hr
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$29,610 or $14.23/hr
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$61,210 or $29.43/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$46,230 or $22.23/hr
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$30,080 or $14.46/hr
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$77,330 or $37.18/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$44,470 or $21.38/hr
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$30,210 or $14.52/hr
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$69,060 or $33.20/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$65,150 or $31.32/hr
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$38,620 or $18.57/hr
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$96,700 or $46.49/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$48,300 or $23.22/hr
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$27,040 or $13.00/hr
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$75,020 or $36.07/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$41,510 or $19.96/hr
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$28,100 or $13.51/hr
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$60,260 or $28.97/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$50,760 or $24.40/hr
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$33,990 or $16.34/hr
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$72,650 or $34.93/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$44,050 or $21.18/hr
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$33,010 or $15.87/hr
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$69,740 or $33.53/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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$47,470 or $22.82/hr
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$30,530 or $14.68/hr
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$74,990 or $36.05/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$46,590 or $22.40/hr
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$30,100 or $14.47/hr
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$74,980 or $36.05/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 28%
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Job Openings
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196 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,469 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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273
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22%
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4
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28
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32
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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164
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26%
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5
|
18
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23
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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242
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21%
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5
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23
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28
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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66
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30%
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2
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6
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8
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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174
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22%
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4
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17
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21
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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180
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23%
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4
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17
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21
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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 6
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325
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20%
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6
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31
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37
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. The occupation Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +22%.
(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 4360 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 351,000 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 growth is expected in this occupation as people continue to seek addiction and mental health counseling services. Demand for these workers also is expected to increase as states seek treatment and counseling services rather than jail time for people with addictions or mental health concerns. In addition, there will be a continued need for counselors to work with military veterans to provide them the appropriate mental health or substance abuse counseling care.
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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) (73.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (34.8%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (20.7%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (19%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (16.3%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.9%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (12.4%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (11.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (10.1%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (10%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (9.3%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.8%)
- Self-employed workers (8.4%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (6.4%)
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