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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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$96,820 or $46.55/hr
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$67,010 or $32.22/hr
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$128,990 or $62.01/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$91,680 or $44.08/hr
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$75,020 or $36.07/hr
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$119,040 or $57.23/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$91,510 or $44.00/hr
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$71,160 or $34.21/hr
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$106,510 or $51.21/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$94,290 or $45.33/hr
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$65,000 or $31.25/hr
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$119,490 or $57.45/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$89,450 or $43.01/hr
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$66,660 or $32.05/hr
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$107,100 or $51.49/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$91,790 or $44.13/hr
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$67,570 or $32.48/hr
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$114,400 or $55.00/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$102,990 or $49.52/hr
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$79,890 or $38.41/hr
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$131,600 or $63.27/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$86,650 or $41.66/hr
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$62,330 or $29.97/hr
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$99,830 or $48.00/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$86,990 or $41.82/hr
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$60,850 or $29.25/hr
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$104,450 or $50.21/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$92,330 or $44.39/hr
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$66,220 or $31.84/hr
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$108,740 or $52.28/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$86,300 or $41.49/hr
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$63,260 or $30.41/hr
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$101,770 or $48.93/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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$93,780 or $45.09/hr
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$64,370 or $30.95/hr
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$125,570 or $60.37/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$93,080 or $44.75/hr
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$67,890 or $32.64/hr
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$135,110 or $64.96/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 35%
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Job Openings
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112 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,348 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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152
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24%
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2
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7
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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181
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23%
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4
|
8
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12
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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145
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22%
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3
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6
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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110
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35%
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4
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4
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8
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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165
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28%
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4
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8
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12
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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389
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21%
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8
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16
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24
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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170
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25%
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4
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8
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12
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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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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +17%.
(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 1540 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 238,800 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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Demand for physical therapy services will come, in large part, from the aging baby boomers, who are staying active later in life than previous generations did. Older persons are more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes, and mobility-related injuries that require physical therapy for rehabilitation.
Advances in medical technology have increased the use of outpatient surgery to treat a variety of injuries and illnesses. Physical therapists will continue to play an important role in helping these patients recover more quickly from surgery.
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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) (90.5%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (55.8%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (36.2%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (35.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (28.9%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (23.4%)
- Home health care services (NAICS621600) (11.3%)
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