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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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$67,650 or $32.52/hr
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$50,850 or $24.45/hr
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$91,280 or $43.88/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$86,060 or $41.38/hr
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$54,690 or $26.29/hr
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$122,650 or $58.97/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$69,360 or $33.34/hr
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$39,680 or $19.08/hr
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$101,520 or $48.81/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$68,650 or $33.00/hr
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$40,420 or $19.43/hr
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$91,480 or $43.98/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$110,140 or $52.95/hr
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$59,690 or $28.70/hr
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$170,000 or $81.73/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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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$68,840 or $33.10/hr
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$41,800 or $20.10/hr
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$129,410 or $62.22/hr
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West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 8%
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Job Openings
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41 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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488 were employed in this occupation
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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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13
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8%
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2
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2
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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35
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20%
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1
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3
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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102
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9%
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1
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6
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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123
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12%
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2
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8
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10
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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111
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10%
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1
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7
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8
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Database Administrators and Architects. The occupation Database Administrator 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 +8%.
(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 91,800 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Faster than average growth
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Employment growth will be driven by the continued data needs of companies in nearly all sectors of the economy. Database administrators will be needed to organize and present information to stakeholders in a user-friendly format. As organizations continue to migrate to cloud environments, these administrators will be critical to ensuring proper database design, transition, backup, and security and to ensuring that connections to legacy systems remain intact.
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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) (22.9%)
- Computer systems design and related services (NAICS541500) (13%)
- Finance and insurance (NAICS520000) (13%)
- Information (NAICS510000) (11.5%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (9.4%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (7.3%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (7.3%)
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