Charleston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Charleston, West Virginia Area

Government, trade, utilities, education and medicine have major economic roles in Charleston, West Virginia. The chemical industry and the manufacturing sector are also significant economic assets. Charleston is the capital of West Virginia, thus government has a significant impact on the economy.

Some of the noteworthy companies headquartered in Charleston are United Bank of West Virginia, Inc., West Virginia-American Water Company, Charleston Stamping and Manufacturing, Appalachian Power and Tudor's Biscuit World. Charleston Area Medical Center is the region's largest employer.

The primary job sectors in Charleston, West Virginia are healthcare; professional, scientific and technical services; government, accommodation and food services, and finance and insurance. Management, professional and related occupations (41% of the labor force). Sales and office occupations (27% of the jobs).

Facts about Charleston, West Virginia: Cost of living index in 2008: 84.5 (U.S. average: 100). Average salary in 2009: $32,000. Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 33%.

The largest employers in the Charleston area:

Charleston Area Medical Center
Kanawha County Board of Education
Thomas Memorial Hospital
U.S. Postal Service
Mc Junkin Red Man Corp
Verizon Wireless
BB&T
West Virginia Department of Administration
St. Francis Hospital
West Virginia Media

Charleston, West Virginia has a number of popular jobs where the majority of the workers have college degrees including registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives; teachers, child, family and school social workers; social and human service assistants; computer programmers, civil engineers and medical and health services managers.

Charleston businesses can receive assistance from the following associations:

People looking for local business and economic news can read the Charleston Gazette.

Most Popular Jobs in Charleston, West Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	3,500	54,080	$36,560 - 72,860	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,930	61,770	$21,550 - 113,080	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,300	56,610	$30,300 - 84,460	18%	79%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,290	43,340	$34,710 - 52,430	14%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,190	42,100	$30,160 - 52,410	6%	96%
6	Lawyers	1,050	91,680	$50,550 -	11%	99%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	780	27,930	$21,150 - 36,770	19%	77%
8	Chief executives	620	108,610	$28,010 -	2%	65%
9	Social and human service assistants	530	19,150	$14,520 - 25,860	34%	58%
10	Computer programmers	530	48,460	$33,440 - 68,280	0%	73%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	440	41,660	$30,530 - 52,670	20%	87%
12	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	440	43,150	$21,340 - 63,950	13%	73%
13	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	420	42,050	$30,820 - 53,180	11%	95%
14	Civil engineers	420	63,040	$42,290 - 90,790	18%	87%
15	Medical and health services managers	380	61,340	$38,950 - 95,340	16%	57%
16	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	370	47,210	$35,690 - 61,690	0%	96%
17	Financial managers	370	74,860	$37,100 - 113,160	13%	60%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	360	41,470	$26,390 - 64,300	5%	58%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	360	57,760	$32,260 - 81,210	8%	78%
20	Pharmacists	350	109,600	$90,480 - 132,710	22%	97%
21	Managers, all other	340	62,560	$32,340 - 105,330	7%	55%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	330	36,360	$24,310 - 51,910	9%	87%
23	Social scientists and related workers, all other	310	34,330	$26,730 - 40,280	5%	90%
24	Public relations specialists	290	42,660	$26,750 - 66,860	18%	81%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	270	56,230	$36,150 - 76,290	17%	56%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	260	47,790	$37,040 - 61,050	12%	51%
27	Network systems and data communications analysts	260	43,970	$27,840 - 67,260	53%	57%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	210	33,330	$19,910 - 48,560	15%	51%
29	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	210	44,270	$28,000 - 64,000	25%	93%
30	Advertising sales agents	190	49,790	$17,310 - 108,680	20%	56%
31	Computer systems analysts	190	65,540	$38,160 - 99,140	29%	68%
32	Network and computer systems administrators	180	57,270	$33,020 - 83,970	27%	50%
33	Teachers and instructors, all other	180	38,300	$20,870 - 61,910	9%	54%
34	Speech-language pathologists	170	46,960	$34,310 - 53,670	11%	98%
35	Computer and information systems managers	170	75,270	$50,170 - 112,690	16%	73%
36	Training and development specialists	160	52,090	$28,860 - 79,540	18%	56%
37	Mental health counselors	160	37,690	$27,560 - 50,030	30%	73%
38	Financial analysts	160	54,410	$28,090 - 80,320	34%	87%
39	Advertising and promotions managers	160	50,570	$31,250 - 73,090	6%	76%
40	Physical therapists	160	73,790	$43,770 - 120,060	27%	89%
41	Surveyors	150	41,350	$26,590 - 65,310	24%	82%
42	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	150		$ -	25%	67%
43	Management analysts	150	68,150	$32,980 - 105,240	22%	78%
44	Insurance underwriters	140	69,490	$38,370 - 105,490	6%	53%
45	Librarians	140	44,610	$32,110 - 61,060	4%	85%
46	Graphic designers	140	39,270	$23,050 - 56,700	10%	55%
47	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	140	69,280	$43,370 - 99,390	12%	51%
48	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	140	50,890	$26,320 - 89,790	16%	99%
49	Mechanical engineers	140	87,980	$46,850 - 137,830	4%	78%
50	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	130	41,140	$26,940 - 61,730	18%	56%
51	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	130	39,290	$21,840 - 61,190	30%	77%
52	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	130	86,050	$36,880 - 140,410	22%	93%
53	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	130	75,760	$43,540 - 101,560	10%	80%
54	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	50,890	$26,150 - 93,750	17%	54%
55	Medical and public health social workers	130	39,350	$25,900 - 52,940	24%	77%
56	Sales managers	130	77,440	$43,760 - 142,520	10%	69%
57	Social and community service managers	120	49,720	$33,590 - 71,330	25%	72%
58	Chemical engineers	120	95,380	$63,720 - 131,800	8%	91%
59	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	120	59,640	$15,580 - 119,010	5%	99%
60	Financial specialists, all other	120	49,630	$29,500 - 66,390	12%	50%
61	Physician assistants	120	77,480	$60,430 - 100,850	27%	67%
62	Special education teachers, middle school	110	39,330	$25,630 - 52,390	16%	87%
63	Engineers, all other	110	57,150	$22,550 - 115,360	6%	82%
64	Education, training, and library workers, all other	110	25,460	$19,560 - 31,940	11%	79%
65	Occupational health and safety specialists	110	59,150	$35,550 - 82,090	8%	72%
66	Postmasters and mail superintendents	110	52,680	$26,800 - 80,210	0%	55%
67	Computer software engineers, applications	110	71,880	$43,770 - 102,100	45%	85%
68	Engineering managers	100	103,410	$59,730 - 151,590	7%	84%
69	Environmental engineers	90	60,810	$32,460 - 91,570	25%	86%
70	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	41,230	$28,720 - 50,810	18%	56%
71	Database administrators	90	53,390	$34,450 - 77,850	29%	72%
72	Coaches and scouts	90	31,370	$18,710 - 47,920	15%	60%
73	Legislators	80	29,050	$14,500 - 54,180	1%	65%
74	Reporters and correspondents	80	28,010	$14,940 - 45,610	1%	85%
75	Rehabilitation counselors	80	41,030	$31,380 - 56,860	23%	73%
76	Chemists	80	64,980	$30,240 - 127,850	9%	93%
77	Occupational therapists	70	63,810	$30,710 - 99,900	23%	90%
78	Floral designers	70	20,500	$17,210 - 24,830	0%	55%
79	Editors	70	42,420	$28,610 - 60,570	2%	81%
80	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	70	53,260	$33,550 - 83,420	10%	74%
81	Education administrators, postsecondary	70	66,830	$40,990 - 99,190	14%	78%
82	Instructional coordinators	60	47,420	$28,070 - 65,900	23%	79%
83	Industrial engineers	60	70,360	$48,870 - 87,900	20%	74%
84	Health educators	60	32,990	$24,060 - 41,140	26%	58%
85	Petroleum engineers	50	107,200	$71,170 -	5%	80%
86	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	51,680	$32,000 - 79,980	9%	72%
87	Dentists, general	50	145,560	$85,980 -	9%	100%
88	Human resources managers, all other	50	69,660	$43,590 - 114,710	11%	58%
89	Marketing managers	40	77,470	$44,100 - 153,340	14%	69%
90	Financial examiners	40	75,560	$41,960 - 120,070	11%	76%
91	Veterinarians	40	70,200	$42,160 - 100,660	35%	100%
92	Market research analysts	40	45,560	$19,210 - 96,410	20%	82%
93	Computer specialists, all other	40	57,640	$23,610 - 86,760	15%	68%
94	Natural sciences managers	30	79,880	$52,280 - 128,980	11%	93%
95	Credit analysts	30	46,210	$28,330 - 72,580	2%	60%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Office clerks, general	6,080	24,650	$15,270 - 37,200	13%	19%
2	Retail salespersons	4,870	23,110	$14,480 - 37,100	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,470	15,450	$14,070 - 16,960	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	4,020	16,060	$14,050 - 19,420	-2%	10%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,890	31,920	$18,590 - 51,280	10%	4%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,710	23,930	$14,930 - 38,950	2%	5%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,510	19,580	$14,310 - 28,520	15%	4%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,340	25,240	$15,660 - 35,450	1%	18%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,970	27,620	$19,400 - 38,670	13%	16%
10	Customer service representatives	1,890	25,760	$15,800 - 41,050	25%	22%
11	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,860	39,800	$22,540 - 67,040	8%	3%
12	General and operations managers	1,860	77,820	$32,210 - 143,780	2%	48%
13	Waiters and waitresses	1,820	17,040	$14,170 - 22,490	11%	14%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,660	31,910	$16,160 - 57,970	10%	6%
15	Construction laborers	1,640	36,550	$19,920 - 61,520	11%	5%
16	Security guards	1,600	20,550	$14,450 - 35,560	17%	13%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,410	34,960	$23,310 - 48,940	15%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,360	45,930	$25,740 - 76,390	6%	29%
19	Home health aides	1,300	16,500	$14,110 - 19,680	49%	7%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,270	22,860	$15,160 - 31,760	8%	4%
21	Carpenters	1,220	38,110	$24,510 - 53,970	10%	6%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,210	20,380	$16,070 - 26,090	18%	7%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,120	34,500	$18,150 - 53,930	4%	25%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	940	21,600	$15,850 - 30,160	17%	13%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	930	17,880	$14,380 - 23,140	13%	5%
26	Personal and home care aides	910	17,170	$14,530 - 20,080	51%	10%
27	Telemarketers	840	36,600	$16,690 - 51,390	-9%	14%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	840	67,710	$36,670 - 92,910	9%	10%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	810	26,550	$17,320 - 38,820	11%	14%
30	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	810	27,530	$17,520 - 37,720	4%	15%
31	Electricians	790	49,580	$29,340 - 70,390	7%	7%
32	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	790	51,290	$29,560 - 67,010	11%	4%
33	Data entry keyers	780	28,350	$18,230 - 42,600	-4%	18%
34	Teacher assistants	770	23,380	$15,990 - 30,270	10%	18%
35	Team assemblers	770	40,350	$21,310 - 54,200	0%	5%
36	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	760	52,180	$26,030 - 81,300	9%	47%
37	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	760	32,000	$25,950 - 40,200	14%	7%
38	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	750	41,130	$26,170 - 52,120	12%	3%
39	Cooks, restaurant	750	18,490	$14,410 - 24,070	12%	5%
40	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	720	19,400	$14,760 - 25,120	11%	5%
41	Driver/sales workers	720	25,230	$14,390 - 46,590	-4%	4%
42	Medical assistants	720	24,290	$17,120 - 35,650	35%	10%
43	Business operations specialists, all other	720	53,840	$27,570 - 80,540	21%	49%
44	Paralegals and legal assistants	710	37,300	$26,040 - 51,060	22%	45%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	700	60,630	$32,790 - 85,740	7%	13%
46	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	680	35,130	$20,650 - 59,770	9%	3%
47	Helpers--extraction workers	670	37,270	$24,160 - 49,130	0%	0%
48	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	28,970	$17,540 - 46,890	14%	4%
49	Food preparation workers	630	18,000	$14,200 - 25,650	15%	7%
50	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	620	29,820	$21,710 - 42,000	0%	22%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	610	37,440	$27,120 - 49,140	11%	33%
52	Sales representatives, services, all other	610	49,300	$26,820 - 73,290	28%	48%
53	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	600	42,830	$24,130 - 88,910	5%	2%
54	Tellers	570	20,730	$16,180 - 26,400	14%	16%
55	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	560	44,000	$32,650 - 53,880	4%	0%
56	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	540	18,070	$14,250 - 24,660	18%	6%
57	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	520	44,170	$31,850 - 52,570	8%	4%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	500	56,810	$32,030 - 82,990	-4%	15%
59	Industrial truck and tractor operators	500	37,260	$22,640 - 51,620	-1%	2%
60	Industrial machinery mechanics	490	44,280	$25,600 - 62,670	9%	5%
61	Machinists	460	40,280	$27,140 - 53,000	-2%	3%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	440	17,710	$14,220 - 24,200	14%	3%
63	Child care workers	440	16,710	$14,110 - 22,170	18%	15%
64	Pharmacy technicians	440	22,820	$16,740 - 30,610	32%	16%
65	Counter and rental clerks	420	22,430	$14,400 - 37,880	23%	16%
66	Computer support specialists	410	34,720	$18,240 - 57,010	13%	43%
67	Roof bolters, mining	410	47,650	$38,070 - 59,770	1%	0%
68	Insurance sales agents	410	55,680	$28,730 - 91,850	13%	45%
69	Legal secretaries	400	33,490	$24,480 - 44,200	12%	18%
70	Cooks, fast food	390	15,070	$14,090 - 16,260	8%	5%
71	Radiologic technologists and technicians	380	39,070	$21,040 - 58,260	15%	25%
72	Bus drivers, school	380	23,180	$17,930 - 29,400	9%	4%
73	Dental assistants	370	24,650	$18,420 - 31,490	29%	9%
74	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	370	28,000	$16,540 - 41,250	4%	6%
75	Physicians and surgeons, all other	370	134,280	$44,100 -	0%	0%
76	Continuous mining machine operators	370	47,650	$36,900 - 55,580	5%	0%
77	Packers and packagers, hand	360	17,090	$14,140 - 23,830	-11%	3%
78	Sheet metal workers	350	38,030	$18,630 - 56,940	7%	4%
79	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	350	24,630	$15,260 - 39,540	19%	14%
80	Administrative services managers	350	58,590	$34,890 - 83,540	12%	40%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	340	55,060	$27,320 - 80,760	10%	17%
82	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	330	33,730	$17,720 - 49,980	-6%	14%
83	Parts salespersons	320	28,540	$16,110 - 40,130	-1%	6%
84	Postal service mail carriers	320			1%	11%
85	Real estate sales agents	320	37,470	$15,270 - 82,570	11%	45%
86	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	310			-7%	12%
87	Painters, construction and maintenance	310	36,030	$17,520 - 54,600	12%	6%
88	Dishwashers	310	16,200	$14,110 - 19,570	10%	3%
89	Helpers--production workers	310	29,290	$17,970 - 46,950	0%	4%
90	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	310	23,690	$14,770 - 33,140	12%	6%
91	Healthcare support workers, all other	300	23,220	$16,370 - 32,100	16%	10%
92	Bill and account collectors	290	26,130	$20,000 - 33,690	23%	13%
93	Shuttle car operators	290	44,980	$35,870 - 53,630	-7%	6%
94	Bartenders	280	18,450	$14,350 - 25,280	11%	17%
95	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	270	40,580	$24,310 - 56,270	4%	30%
96	Civil engineering technicians	270	41,130	$27,520 - 57,320	10%	18%
97	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	250	35,740	$26,150 - 48,700	12%	3%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	250	71,050	$27,090 - 116,420	4%	38%
99	Food servers, nonrestaurant	250	16,510	$14,150 - 20,160	16%	9%
100	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	240	32,350	$18,980 - 47,020	3%	25%

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Jobs More Common Near Charleston Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Shuttle car operators	44,980	290	543.8
Roof bolters, mining	47,650	410	468
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	44,000	560	424.1
Continuous mining machine operators	47,650	370	416.3
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters	44,960	140	204.2
Helpers--extraction workers	37,270	670	146.6
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	75,760	130	46.7
Wellhead pumpers		180	36.3
Social scientists and related workers, all other	34,330	310	12.3
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	39,150	170	12.3
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	44,170	520	11.7
Postmasters and mail superintendents	52,680	110	11.3
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	59,640	120	9.1
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	41,130	750	6.3
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	27,920	190	5.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,210	370	5.2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,800	1,860	5.1
Advertising and promotions managers	50,570	160	4.4
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	86,050	130	4.3
Chemical engineers	95,380	120	4.3
Pharmacy aides	17,790	160	3.9
Civil engineering technicians	41,130	270	3.1
Chemical technicians	33,290	190	3
Child, family, and school social workers	27,930	780	2.9
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	38,100	210	2.9
Surveyors	41,350	150	2.8
New accounts clerks	25,150	220	2.7
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	49,520	190	2.6
Data entry keyers	28,350	780	2.6
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	44,270	210	2.6
Telemarketers	36,600	840	2.5
Office machine operators, except computer	21,700	210	2.5
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	29,820	620	2.5
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,180	760	2.5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	35,130	680	2.5
Paralegals and legal assistants	37,300	710	2.5
Special education teachers, secondary school	36,360	330	2.4
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	51,280	120	2.4
Surveying and mapping technicians	35,560	170	2.4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	37,500	220	2.4
Occupational health and safety specialists	59,150	110	2.2
Sheet metal workers	38,030	350	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,400	720	2.1
Surgical technologists	31,300	190	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	41,660	440	2.1
Chief executives	108,610	620	2.1
Structural iron and steel workers	50,130	120	2
Office clerks, general	24,650	6,080	2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	57,460	160	2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	24,630	350	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Charleston, West Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Telemarketers	36,600	1.48	840
Team assemblers	40,350	1.48	770
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	51,280	1.42	120
Nonfarm animal caretakers	26,420	1.28	110
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	54,320	1.26	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	37,260	1.24	500
Helpers--production workers	29,290	1.24	310
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	42,830	1.22	600
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	44,000	1.21	560
Insurance underwriters	69,490	1.2	140
Mechanical engineers	87,980	1.19	140
Continuous mining machine operators	47,650	1.18	370
Construction laborers	36,550	1.18	1,640
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	86,050	1.18	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,710	1.16	840
Helpers--extraction workers	37,270	1.15	670
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	44,170	1.14	520
Chemical engineers	95,380	1.12	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	51,290	1.11	790
Structural iron and steel workers	50,130	1.1	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	61,770	1.09	1,930
Machinists	40,280	1.09	460
Data entry keyers	28,350	1.09	780
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,810	1.07	500
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,630	1.07	700
Roof bolters, mining	47,650	1.06	410
Advertising sales agents	49,790	1.06	190
Helpers--carpenters	27,560	1.06	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	55,060	1.06	340
Electricians	49,580	1.06	790
All other information and record clerks	34,840	1.05	110
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,030	1.05	310
Teacher assistants	23,380	1.05	770
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	57,460	1.05	160
Shuttle car operators	44,980	1.05	290
Pharmacists	109,600	1.04	350
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,230	1.04	270
Training and development specialists	52,090	1.03	160
Recreation workers	24,970	1.03	120
Brickmasons and blockmasons	46,640	1.02	120
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,930	1.02	1,360
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,050	1.02	250
Teachers and instructors, all other	38,300	1.01	180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,730	1.01	330
Physical therapists	73,790	1.01	160
File clerks	23,520	1	150
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,280	1	490
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,580	0.99	270
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,930	0.99	2,710
Insurance sales agents	55,680	0.99	410

Highest Paying Jobs in Charleston, West Virginia Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	199,040	80
Dentists, general	145,560	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	134,280	370
Pharmacists	109,600	350
Chief executives	108,610	620
Petroleum engineers	107,200	50
Engineering managers	103,410	100
Chemical engineers	95,380	120
Lawyers	91,680	1,050
Mechanical engineers	87,980	140
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	86,050	130
Sales engineers	82,870
Natural sciences managers	79,880	30
Industrial production managers	79,530	110
Construction managers	79,320	70
General and operations managers	77,820	1,860
Physician assistants	77,480	120
Marketing managers	77,470	40
Sales managers	77,440	130
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	75,760	130
Financial examiners	75,560	40
Computer and information systems managers	75,270	170
Financial managers	74,860	370
Physical therapists	73,790	160
Computer software engineers, applications	71,880	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,050	250
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,870	100
Industrial engineers	70,360	60
Veterinarians	70,200	40
Human resources managers, all other	69,660	50
Insurance underwriters	69,490	140
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,280	140
Management analysts	68,150	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,710	840
Electronics engineers, except computer	67,600
Education administrators, postsecondary	66,830	70
Lodging managers	66,120	30
Meeting and convention planners	65,910
Computer systems analysts	65,540	190
Chemists	64,980	80
Property, real estate, and community association managers	64,230	80
Occupational therapists	63,810	70
Civil engineers	63,040	420
Managers, all other	62,560	340
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	61,770	1,930
Medical and health services managers	61,340	380
Environmental engineers	60,810	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,630	700
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	59,640	120
Computer software engineers, systems software	59,360

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