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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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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$67,870 or $32.63/hr
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$59,520 or $28.62/hr
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$83,990 or $40.38/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 -27%
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Job Openings
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59 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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802 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with decreasing outlook (negative 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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298
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-7%
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1
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35
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36
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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152
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-22%
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-3
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15
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12
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining. The occupation Underground Mining Loading Machine Operator 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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decreasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be -18%.
(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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very small occupation
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This was a very small occupation in the United States, employing 4,500 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Declining growth
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS210000) (93.5%)
- Mining (except oil and gas) (NAICS212000) (90.1%)
- Coal mining (NAICS212100) (64.9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (NAICS212300) (12.8%)
- Metal ore mining (NAICS212200) (12.4%)
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