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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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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$39,390 or $18.94/hr
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$34,360 or $16.52/hr
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$47,390 or $22.79/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$58,280 or $28.02/hr
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$31,220 or $15.01/hr
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$57,580 or $27.68/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 -11%
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Job Openings
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34 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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347 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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80
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1%
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7
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7
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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115
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6%
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1
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16
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17
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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 5
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120
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-14%
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-2
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11
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9
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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54
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-17%
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-1
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5
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4
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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 +7%.
(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 34,600 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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Some warehouses are using automated machinery to improve their operations and increase efficiency. However, conveyor operators and tenders will be needed to control or maintain systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS48-490) (42.1%)
- Couriers and messengers (NAICS492000) (37.1%)
- Couriers and Express Delivery Services (NAICS492100) (37.1%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (19.1%)
- Self-employed workers (18.1%)
- Wholesale trade (NAICS420000) (13.1%)
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (NAICS424000) (11.5%)
- Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (NAICS424500) (9.3%)
- Food manufacturing (NAICS311000) (8.4%)
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