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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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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$44,570 or $21.43/hr
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$35,460 or $17.05/hr
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$56,070 or $26.96/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$46,180 or $22.20/hr
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$33,970 or $16.33/hr
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$53,940 or $25.93/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$44,750 or $21.51/hr
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$31,060 or $14.93/hr
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$64,130 or $30.83/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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$35,580 or $17.11/hr
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$20,600 or $9.90/hr
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$50,240 or $24.15/hr
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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 +3%.
(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 1530 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 139,500 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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Although machinists will be required to set up, monitor, and maintain systems, such as computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools, autoloaders, and high-speed machining, their employment growth is expected to be limited as improvements in these technologies increase these workers' efficiency over the projections decade.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (84.4%)
- Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS336000) (22.9%)
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS332000) (17%)
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS336300) (14.1%)
- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS326000) (12.2%)
- Plastics product manufacturing (NAICS326100) (10.9%)
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS333000) (10.3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (9.9%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (9.9%)
- Employment services (NAICS561300) (9.7%)
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