Huntington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Huntington, West Virginia Area

Marshall University and the healthcare sector have a large impact on the economy in Huntington, West Virginia. Healthcare organizations are some of Huntington's largest employers. The Huntington region has experienced a decline in its manufacturing base, however manufacturing still contributes to the city. The Huntington Tri-State region is one of the country's most diversified metal working areas. The region also includes a couple of steel mills.

Huntington is home to the notable Heiner's Bakery. Capress, a Spanish steel maker, operates a steel plant in Huntington. In addition, the call centers of Amazon.com and Global Contact Services also provide employment.

The major employment segments in Huntington, West Virginia are trade, transportation and utilities; government, educational and health services, business and professional services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Sales and office occupations (29% of the jobs). Management, professional and related occupations (28% of the workforce).

The Huntington Area Development Council and Marshall University work in partnership to promote and develop the area's biotech sector. Marshall University is a prominent biotech economic force.

The Huntington area's largest employers:

Marshall University
St. Mary's Hospital
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
AK Steel
Applied Card Systems
CSX Huntington
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Alcon Surgical
Client Logic
Cabell Co., Board of Education
GC Services
VA Medical Center
Special Metals
Walmart
DirecTV
Steel of West Virginia
Heiner's Bakery
JH Fletcher & Co
Pritchard Electric Company

Noteworthy information regarding Huntington, West Virginia: Cost of living index in 2008: 84.0 (U.S. average: 100). Adult population which has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher: 22%.

Businesses situated in Huntington, West Virginia can receive assistance from the following organizations:

Local business and economic news is provided by the Herald-Dispatch.

Most Popular Jobs in Huntington, 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	3,880	57,210	$40,030 - 79,280	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,190	44,100	$31,950 - 57,200	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,110	44,080	$30,380 - 61,400	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	880	45,770	$20,740 - 82,270	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	740	49,890	$27,150 - 79,980	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	690	44,060	$30,440 - 60,350	11%	95%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	670	31,810	$22,390 - 44,010	19%	77%
8	Social and human service assistants	630	18,490	$14,800 - 22,460	34%	58%
9	Chief executives	340	150,970	$57,430 -	2%	65%
10	Pharmacists	340	111,100	$80,430 - 136,540	22%	97%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	62,490	$29,810 - 91,790	8%	78%
12	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	260	38,020	$15,110 - 63,570	13%	73%
13	Medical and health services managers	250	81,660	$43,980 - 140,570	16%	57%
14	Financial managers	240	81,880	$39,690 - 155,210	13%	60%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	240	32,000	$17,180 - 54,360	9%	54%
16	Lawyers	230	84,700	$52,670 - 124,320	11%	99%
17	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	220	26,820	$17,620 - 39,090	30%	77%
18	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	200	45,690	$14,870 - 71,450	17%	56%
19	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	200	41,670	$28,790 - 58,110	20%	87%
20	Mental health counselors	180	35,100	$21,230 - 58,050	30%	73%
21	Special education teachers, secondary school	170	45,060	$31,290 - 62,670	9%	87%
22	Advertising sales agents	160	33,430	$17,920 - 49,820	20%	56%
23	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	160	48,980	$35,810 - 67,250	0%	96%
24	Civil engineers	160	76,330	$31,520 - 111,430	18%	87%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	150	51,940	$39,590 - 67,290	12%	51%
26	Managers, all other	150	61,790	$33,510 - 109,090	7%	55%
27	Special education teachers, middle school	140	42,100	$31,960 - 57,500	16%	87%
28	Education, training, and library workers, all other	140	25,200	$13,750 - 36,270	11%	79%
29	Physical therapists	140	79,850	$57,100 - 116,570	27%	89%
30	Management analysts	130	60,580	$23,920 - 90,400	22%	78%
31	Social and community service managers	120	47,220	$26,200 - 70,610	25%	72%
32	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	37,110	$19,860 - 55,060	5%	58%
33	Librarians	120	49,070	$35,140 - 64,900	4%	85%
34	Computer programmers	120	41,830	$24,010 - 63,100	0%	73%
35	Medical and public health social workers	120	41,300	$26,640 - 56,480	24%	77%
36	Training and development specialists	110	41,230	$23,310 - 65,600	18%	56%
37	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	110	82,200	$32,700 -	25%	67%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	37,430	$25,230 - 53,380	15%	51%
39	Public relations specialists	110	48,510	$25,180 - 84,690	18%	81%
40	Instructional coordinators	100	51,920	$24,390 - 79,260	23%	79%
41	Sales managers	100	64,760	$33,840 - 108,450	10%	69%
42	Mechanical engineers	100	73,090	$54,920 - 99,670	4%	78%
43	Computer systems analysts	90	60,160	$33,240 - 104,410	29%	68%
44	Network and computer systems administrators	90	52,790	$31,500 - 77,440	27%	50%
45	Physician assistants	90	78,070	$56,390 - 104,300	27%	67%
46	Coaches and scouts	90	41,640	$17,460 - 66,300	15%	60%
47	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	49,110	$27,840 - 87,160	18%	56%
48	Reporters and correspondents	80	34,880	$19,640 - 50,200	1%	85%
49	Rehabilitation counselors	80	32,660	$20,070 - 43,640	23%	73%
50	Industrial engineers	80	60,960	$40,160 - 80,640	20%	74%
51	Speech-language pathologists	80	57,090	$38,400 - 76,750	11%	98%
52	Dentists, general	80	131,680	$50,750 -	9%	100%
53	Graphic designers	70	30,040	$20,920 - 43,740	10%	55%
54	Occupational therapists	60	70,950	$49,990 - 86,090	23%	90%
55	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	38,880	$26,480 - 60,450	18%	56%
56	Legislators	60		$ -	1%	65%
57	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	48,940	$28,720 - 67,540	53%	57%
58	Chemists	60	59,600	$36,540 - 84,370	9%	93%
59	Health educators	60	41,290	$25,700 - 59,940	26%	58%
60	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	53,710	$39,870 - 68,380	9%	72%
61	Computer specialists, all other	60	64,790	$30,300 - 91,300	15%	68%
62	Computer and information systems managers	60	83,220	$44,160 - 127,510	16%	73%
63	Floral designers	50	22,100	$15,710 - 27,290	0%	55%
64	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	50	62,800	$27,540 - 123,970	5%	99%
65	Social workers, all other	50	51,830	$22,560 - 76,010	18%	77%
66	Social scientists and related workers, all other	50	45,470	$29,700 - 74,780	5%	90%
67	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	40,480	$27,470 - 67,870	34%	73%
68	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	57,680	$40,540 - 76,880	8%	72%
69	Financial specialists, all other	50	48,970	$31,060 - 64,390	12%	50%
70	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	47,890	$33,680 - 85,270	16%	99%
71	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	61,780	$42,720 - 82,910	28%	85%
72	Surveyors	40	46,600	$27,430 - 73,740	24%	82%
73	Sales engineers	40		$ -	9%	79%
74	Engineers, all other	40	78,460	$52,460 - 109,200	6%	82%
75	Financial analysts	40		$ -	34%	87%
76	Engineering managers	40	99,770	$71,480 - 137,710	7%	84%
77	Recreational therapists	40	40,200	$29,940 - 58,890	4%	77%
78	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	60,480	$35,460 - 79,470	0%	55%
79	Human resources managers, all other	40	68,330	$43,100 - 101,180	11%	58%
80	Electrical engineers	40	70,440	$47,900 - 91,230	6%	81%
81	Marketing managers	30	74,400	$39,790 - 111,770	14%	69%
82	Chiropractors	30	67,450	$44,170 - 92,160	14%	98%
83	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	49,650	$27,080 - 92,550	17%	54%
84	Editors	30	43,280	$23,950 - 65,050	2%	81%
85	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	30	63,960	$37,090 - 100,590	10%	74%
86	Purchasing managers	30	90,570	$43,230 - 134,730	3%	57%
87	Market research analysts	30	41,790	$17,860 - 74,430	20%	82%
88	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	30	33,510	$22,080 - 47,140	11%	58%

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	Retail salespersons	4,870	20,170	$13,960 - 31,380	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,870	16,270	$13,810 - 20,210	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,110	15,770	$13,870 - 18,740	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	2,750	23,500	$14,900 - 34,010	13%	19%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,030	20,530	$14,600 - 29,870	2%	5%
6	Waiters and waitresses	2,010	16,460	$13,990 - 20,450	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,730	21,640	$14,680 - 31,240	15%	4%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,610	32,630	$19,120 - 49,370	10%	4%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,610	21,560	$14,520 - 32,370	-7%	8%
10	Customer service representatives	1,580	24,360	$16,770 - 38,350	25%	22%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,570	20,760	$15,750 - 26,700	18%	7%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,520	24,050	$15,900 - 32,490	1%	18%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,420	27,110	$15,860 - 38,950	13%	16%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,300	33,190	$17,210 - 50,610	4%	25%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,260	27,610	$16,800 - 40,710	10%	6%
16	Bill and account collectors	1,200	25,510	$18,300 - 33,220	23%	13%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,190	31,960	$23,680 - 41,160	14%	7%
18	General and operations managers	1,090	77,610	$30,920 - 142,280	2%	48%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,050	25,330	$14,590 - 44,370	8%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,000	36,830	$20,350 - 59,310	6%	29%
21	Home health aides	980	17,430	$14,490 - 20,870	49%	7%
22	Cooks, restaurant	960	17,970	$14,250 - 23,940	12%	5%
23	Teacher assistants	890	21,140	$15,630 - 29,180	10%	18%
24	Electricians	890	49,630	$26,230 - 66,330	7%	7%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	860	26,630	$16,700 - 41,510	11%	14%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	830	20,930	$15,080 - 29,230	17%	13%
27	Construction laborers	820	30,510	$17,780 - 51,480	11%	5%
28	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	810	18,600	$14,020 - 25,770	13%	5%
29	Food preparation workers	800	17,060	$13,270 - 23,730	15%	7%
30	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	760	26,020	$18,650 - 33,970	4%	15%
31	Carpenters	740	41,830	$23,550 - 64,320	10%	6%
32	Security guards	710	18,960	$14,100 - 25,910	17%	13%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	700	46,050	$27,720 - 65,630	8%	3%
34	Industrial machinery mechanics	700	43,230	$30,830 - 51,390	9%	5%
35	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	690	34,540	$22,290 - 47,260	5%	2%
36	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	680	21,300	$15,700 - 28,270	11%	5%
37	Personal and home care aides	680	16,740	$14,150 - 19,700	51%	10%
38	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	680	33,050	$21,570 - 45,890	15%	18%
39	Driver/sales workers	620	20,610	$14,250 - 33,170	-4%	4%
40	Cooks, fast food	600	15,920	$13,570 - 20,360	8%	5%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	590	56,410	$33,580 - 79,970	-4%	15%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	580	26,740	$16,910 - 40,530	14%	4%
43	Tellers	550	19,980	$15,330 - 25,600	14%	16%
44	Medical assistants	540	23,730	$17,390 - 32,220	35%	10%
45	Radiologic technologists and technicians	530	47,220	$32,280 - 67,300	15%	25%
46	Child care workers	500	17,220	$13,980 - 22,970	18%	15%
47	Medical secretaries	490	24,320	$17,320 - 31,990	17%	18%
48	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	480	44,190	$30,050 - 60,680	11%	4%
49	Bartenders	440	16,880	$14,070 - 22,220	11%	17%
50	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	430	16,740	$14,060 - 20,220	10%	17%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	46,850	$29,090 - 75,770	7%	13%
52	Healthcare support workers, all other	410	25,420	$16,910 - 38,270	16%	10%
53	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	390	35,860	$20,340 - 50,150	11%	33%
54	Machinists	390	33,890	$20,270 - 48,780	-2%	3%
55	Pourers and casters, metal	380	36,920	$33,460 - 40,510	-16%	0%
56	Pharmacy technicians	380	23,750	$16,250 - 32,860	32%	16%
57	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	370	30,170	$16,270 - 41,320	19%	14%
58	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	370	19,680	$14,900 - 26,890	18%	6%
59	Medical records and health information technicians	350	29,250	$16,960 - 47,520	18%	12%
60	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	340	20,340	$14,650 - 28,910	10%	24%
61	Industrial truck and tractor operators	340	27,370	$15,230 - 40,430	-1%	2%
62	Business operations specialists, all other	340	52,960	$27,660 - 80,360	21%	49%
63	Bus drivers, school	340	26,620	$18,350 - 38,360	9%	4%
64	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	330	56,110	$34,340 - 80,680	9%	47%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	330	57,510	$31,300 - 86,600	9%	10%
66	Dishwashers	320	16,300	$13,950 - 19,630	10%	3%
67	Postal service mail carriers	320			1%	11%
68	Correctional officers and jailers	310	38,100	$21,310 - 59,910	17%	11%
69	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	310	36,230	$20,850 - 53,050	-6%	14%
70	Physicians and surgeons, all other	310	170,090	$44,050 -	0%	0%
71	Counter and rental clerks	310	19,260	$13,670 - 31,290	23%	16%
72	Helpers--production workers	300	25,130	$16,930 - 39,970	0%	4%
73	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	300	25,210	$14,850 - 40,480	4%	6%
74	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	300	18,540	$16,430 - 21,100	-8%	5%
75	Packers and packagers, hand	300	16,750	$14,020 - 20,310	-11%	3%
76	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	290	16,430	$14,020 - 21,510	10%	8%
77	Paralegals and legal assistants	270	36,530	$27,040 - 48,530	22%	45%
78	Insurance sales agents	250	34,830	$23,790 - 41,320	13%	45%
79	Medical transcriptionists	250	24,420	$15,250 - 34,670	14%	10%
80	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	250	24,940	$14,780 - 37,470	12%	6%
81	Team assemblers	240	24,140	$16,630 - 35,210	0%	5%
82	File clerks	240	22,540	$15,350 - 31,510	-40%	20%
83	Amusement and recreation attendants	230	16,680	$13,790 - 21,680	24%	22%
84	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	220	33,110	$23,250 - 50,240	12%	3%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	220	50,730	$28,280 - 77,100	10%	17%
86	Legal secretaries	210	27,510	$18,150 - 34,850	12%	18%
87	Preschool teachers, except special education	210	25,140	$15,450 - 39,410	26%	43%
88	Crane and tower operators	210	37,560	$27,620 - 48,610	3%	0%
89	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	200	39,610	$27,460 - 51,270	12%	3%
90	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	200	34,890	$21,750 - 49,000	14%	8%
91	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	190	32,390	$20,880 - 48,180	3%	18%
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	190	22,160	$14,960 - 34,750	14%	3%
93	Respiratory therapists	180	46,150	$36,260 - 57,900	23%	28%
94	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	180	32,510	$25,180 - 42,390	9%	6%
95	Dental assistants	180	25,960	$19,210 - 37,010	29%	9%
96	Family and general practitioners	180	181,880	$86,560 -	0%	0%
97	Sales representatives, services, all other	180	40,400	$14,770 - 65,310	28%	48%
98	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	180	32,870	$18,610 - 50,150	9%	3%
99	New accounts clerks	180	24,210	$14,640 - 32,640	-15%	28%
100	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	170	38,690	$22,830 - 57,560	4%	30%

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Jobs More Common Near Huntington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pourers and casters, metal	36,920	380	61.9
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	32,510	180	54.9
Crane and tower operators	37,560	210	8.7
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	18,130	150	4.7
Pharmacy aides	18,530	140	4.4
Millwrights	43,240	100	4.2
Medical transcriptionists	24,420	250	4
Bill and account collectors	25,510	1,200	3.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,230	700	3.5
Education teachers, postsecondary		110	3.4
Residential advisors	17,850	110	3.4
Child, family, and school social workers	31,810	670	3.2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,220	530	3.2
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,910	160	2.9
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	48,980	160	2.9
New accounts clerks	24,210	180	2.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	34,890	200	2.8
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,420	410	2.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	30,170	370	2.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,300	680	2.6
Medical records and health information technicians	29,250	350	2.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,540	690	2.5
Social and human service assistants	18,490	630	2.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,050	700	2.5
Physical therapist assistants	44,110	110	2.4
Family and general practitioners	181,880	180	2.4
Education, training, and library workers, all other	25,200	140	2.4
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	28,710	150	2.4
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	26,820	220	2.3
Mental health counselors	35,100	180	2.3
Respiratory therapists	46,150	180	2.3
Highway maintenance workers	29,670	160	2.3
Chemical technicians	39,800	110	2.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,960	1,190	2.2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	39,610	200	2.2
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	19,700	110	2.2
Driver/sales workers	20,610	620	2.1
Library assistants, clerical	19,850	170	2
Surgical technologists	31,470	140	2
Correctional officers and jailers	38,100	310	2
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	20,340	340	2
Special education teachers, middle school	42,100	140	1.9
Personal and home care aides	16,740	680	1.9
Registered nurses	57,210	3,880	1.9
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,020	760	1.8
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,050	110	1.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29,710	140	1.8
Electricians	49,630	890	1.7
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	20,830	150	1.7
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	40,950	130	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Pourers and casters, metal	36,920	1.16	380
Family and general practitioners	181,880	1.11	180
Painters, construction and maintenance	37,500	1.09	120
Physical therapists	79,850	1.09	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,230	1.08	310
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,050	1.08	700
Carpenters	41,830	1.07	740
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,410	1.07	590
Food servers, nonrestaurant	21,440	1.06	130
Helpers--production workers	25,130	1.06	300
Pharmacists	111,100	1.06	340
Electricians	49,630	1.06	890
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,160	1.06	190
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,430	1.05	110
Civil engineers	76,330	1.04	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,500	1.04	170
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	82,200	1.04	110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,090	1.03	130
All other information and record clerks	33,690	1.02	160
Bus drivers, school	26,620	1.02	340
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,910	1.01	160
Correctional officers and jailers	38,100	1.01	310
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	56,110	1	330
Chief executives	150,970	1	340
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,940	0.99	250
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,510	0.99	330
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,140	0.99	210
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,050	0.99	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,580	0.99	170
Construction laborers	30,510	0.98	820
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,540	0.98	690
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,730	0.98	220
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	51,940	0.97	150
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,600	0.97	810
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,230	0.97	700
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	32,390	0.97	190
Medical and health services managers	81,660	0.96	250
Physical therapist assistants	44,110	0.96	110
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	30,170	0.96	370
Public relations specialists	48,510	0.96	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	44,190	0.96	480
Sheet metal workers	39,820	0.95	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	170,090	0.95	310
File clerks	22,540	0.95	240
Chemical technicians	39,800	0.95	110
Teacher assistants	21,140	0.95	890
Dishwashers	16,300	0.95	320
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,690	0.95	170
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,640	0.94	1,730
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,560	0.94	1,610

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	216,770
Family and general practitioners	181,880	180
Physicians and surgeons, all other	170,090	310
Chief executives	150,970	340
Dentists, general	131,680	80
Pharmacists	111,100	340
Engineering managers	99,770	40
Chemical engineers	90,800
Purchasing managers	90,570	30
Lawyers	84,700	230
Computer and information systems managers	83,220	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	82,200	110
Financial managers	81,880	240
Medical and health services managers	81,660	250
Physical therapists	79,850	140
Personal financial advisors	79,520
Engineers, all other	78,460	40
Physician assistants	78,070	90
General and operations managers	77,610	1,090
Civil engineers	76,330	160
Industrial production managers	74,490	120
Marketing managers	74,400	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	74,100
Construction managers	73,560	80
Mechanical engineers	73,090	100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,500	170
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	72,130	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	71,690	60
Occupational therapists	70,950	60
Electrical engineers	70,440	40
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	69,960	80
Human resources managers, all other	68,330	40
Chiropractors	67,450	30
Computer specialists, all other	64,790	60
Sales managers	64,760	100
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	63,960	30
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	63,370	30
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	62,800	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,490	270
Managers, all other	61,790	150
Computer software engineers, systems software	61,780	40
Industrial engineers	60,960	80
Administrative services managers	60,670	100
Management analysts	60,580	130
Postmasters and mail superintendents	60,480	40
Computer systems analysts	60,160	90
Chemists	59,600	60
Occupational health and safety specialists	57,680	50
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	57,630	70
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,510	330

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