West Virginia Child Care Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Child Care Workers in West Virginia

Fast Facts for Child Care Workers in West Virginia

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Parkersburg, Huntington, and Morgantown
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Weirton, Charleston, and Wheeling
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Huntington, Charleston, and Parkersburg

Salaries for Child Care Workers in West Virginia

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Weirton, Huntington, and Charleston. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Child Care Workers in West Virginia are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Child Care Workers in West Virginia

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

Programs: Family And Social Work
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

Programs: Family And Social Work
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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West Virginia Child Care Worker Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
American Public University System	Charles Town	Masters	14,769
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Moorefield	Associate	537
Pierpont Community and Technical College	Fairmont	Associate	2,878
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Mount Gay	Associate	2,273

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Child Care Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for West Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Child Care Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Child Care Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg	350	$16,360	1.3
Huntington	500	$17,220	1.1
Morgantown	160	$15,630	0.9
Wheeling	200	$16,560	0.8
Charleston	440	$16,710	0.7
Weirton	110	$18,870	0.7

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