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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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$82,570 or $39.70/hr
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$41,250 or $19.83/hr
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$119,060 or $57.24/hr
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA
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$89,620 or $43.09/hr
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$40,000 or $19.23/hr
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$136,950 or $65.84/hr
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Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA
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$70,640 or $33.96/hr
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$33,050 or $15.89/hr
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$103,540 or $49.78/hr
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Morgantown MSA
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$77,640 or $37.33/hr
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$40,220 or $19.34/hr
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$104,000 or $50.00/hr
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
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$102,190 or $49.13/hr
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$51,080 or $24.56/hr
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$215,620 or $103.66/hr
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Wheeling WV-OH MSA
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$72,170 or $34.70/hr
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$37,890 or $18.22/hr
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$132,300 or $63.61/hr
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Beckley MSA
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$64,890 or $31.20/hr
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$37,080 or $17.83/hr
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$99,080 or $47.63/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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$73,510 or $35.34/hr
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$36,820 or $17.70/hr
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$100,430 or $48.28/hr
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Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
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$68,240 or $32.81/hr
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$39,770 or $19.12/hr
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$100,430 or $48.28/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 17%
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Job Openings
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64 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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723 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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97
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10%
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1
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7
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8
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Workforce Investment Area 2
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141
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15%
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2
|
10
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12
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Workforce Investment Area 3
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86
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14%
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1
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5
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 4
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42
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19%
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1
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3
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4
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Workforce Investment Area 5
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66
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14%
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1
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5
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6
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Workforce Investment Area 6
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186
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16%
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3
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13
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16
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Workforce Investment Area 7
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83
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13%
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1
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5
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6
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists. The occupation Clinical Psychologist 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +10%.
(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 65,400 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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Demand for clinical and counseling psychologists will increase as more people turn to psychologists for help with their problems.
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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) (73.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (52.4%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (35.6%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (33.1%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (12.2%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (8.7%)
- Self-employed workers (8.4%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (7.6%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (6.5%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (6.3%)
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