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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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$70,960 or $34.11/hr
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$38,260 or $18.39/hr
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$96,700 or $46.49/hr
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Cumberland MD-WV MSA
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$72,040 or $34.64/hr
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$58,910 or $28.32/hr
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$93,810 or $45.10/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$80,560 or $38.73/hr
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$61,560 or $29.60/hr
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$97,090 or $46.68/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$74,460 or $35.80/hr
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$55,510 or $26.69/hr
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$95,570 or $45.95/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$70,060 or $33.68/hr
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$47,400 or $22.79/hr
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$81,230 or $39.05/hr
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Parkersburg-Vienna MSA
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$69,170 or $33.26/hr
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$51,070 or $24.56/hr
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$79,420 or $38.19/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$92,800 or $44.61/hr
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$66,260 or $31.85/hr
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$119,400 or $57.41/hr
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Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH MSA
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$67,610 or $32.51/hr
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$51,490 or $24.76/hr
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$80,570 or $38.74/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$68,670 or $33.02/hr
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$51,680 or $24.85/hr
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$80,520 or $38.71/hr
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Winchester VA-WV MSA
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$78,930 or $37.95/hr
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$62,880 or $30.23/hr
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$104,270 or $50.13/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$66,550 or $32.00/hr
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$37,330 or $17.95/hr
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$91,230 or $43.86/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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$65,220 or $31.36/hr
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$43,470 or $20.90/hr
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$80,200 or $38.56/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$69,090 or $33.21/hr
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$46,620 or $22.41/hr
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$94,370 or $45.37/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 12%
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Job Openings
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1,439 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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21,551 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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2,349
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11%
|
26
|
129
|
155
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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4,089
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13%
|
54
|
227
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281
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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3,530
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10%
|
34
|
190
|
224
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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1,354
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12%
|
16
|
74
|
90
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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1,928
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17%
|
32
|
108
|
140
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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5,701
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9%
|
48
|
307
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355
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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2,033
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8%
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16
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109
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125
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Registered Nurses. The occupation Critical Care Nurse 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 +6%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
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Job Openings
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small number
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A total of 20320 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 large occupation
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This was a very large occupation in the United States, employing 3,130,600 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2022.
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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) (84.9%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (60.2%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (56.4%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (18%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (6.5%)
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