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West Virginia Jobs

The estimated total employment in West Virginia is 717,740 people with an average annual salary of 33,510.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in West Virginia has increaded by 4%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 20%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
2001688,840N/A
2002681,950-1.01%
2003681,370-0.09%
2004685,1100.55%
2005713,2303.94%
2006710,560-0.37%
2007713,2300.38%
2008717,7400.63%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$27,960N/A
2002$29,2004.25%
2003$29,5401.15%
2004$30,2402.31%
2005$32,3106.41%
2006$31,440-2.69%
2007$32,3102.77%
2008$33,5103.71%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations123,280$26,290
Sales and related occupations76,210$27,290
Food preparation and serving related occupations65,110$17,510
Transportation and material moving occupations60,540$28,400
Construction and extraction occupations50,410$39,600
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations48,450$57,410
Production occupations44,610$32,210
Education, training, and library occupations39,790$39,620
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations36,270$35,530
Management occupations25,740$71,100
Healthcare support occupations23,480$21,110
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations21,270$20,640
Business and financial operations occupations20,430$51,110
Personal care and service occupations17,160$18,990
Community and social services occupations15,210$29,540
Protective service occupations14,530$28,580
Architecture and engineering occupations9,270$58,310
Computer and mathematical science occupations7,490$54,840
Life, physical, and social science occupations6,310$48,660
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations5,550$34,380
Legal occupations5,390$60,760
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1,230$25,900

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,070$179,380
Physicians and surgeons, all other1,250$168,380
Pharmacists1,910$103,840
Chief executives2,740$99,290
Lawyers2,090$90,610
Computer specialists, all other1,160$78,690
General and operations managers7,210$74,150
Financial managers1,560$70,760
Medical and health services managers1,490$70,080
Managers, all other1,250$68,020