Morgantown Employment

Employment and Industries in the Morgantown, West Virginia Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Morgantown than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Morgantown.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Morgantown.
A list of any large public companies in Morgantown.

Most Popular Jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia Metro Area (2007 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	Accountants and auditors	380	50,990	$28,260 - 81,200	18%	79%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	340	39,280	$29,150 - 49,130	14%	95%
3	Social and human service assistants	310	16,280	$13,020 - 21,680	34%	58%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	41,700	$33,070 - 51,190	6%	96%
5	Computer systems analysts	230	52,610	$29,560 - 79,910	29%	68%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	40,050	$30,200 - 50,520	11%	95%
7	Civil engineers	230	57,150	$39,050 - 83,680	18%	87%
8	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	230	34,620	$20,970 - 50,130	15%	51%
9	Engineers, all other	210	91,490	$51,520 - 130,180	6%	82%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	200	53,330	$23,750 - 80,790	8%	51%
11	Chief executives	190	82,900	$22,400 -	2%	65%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	190	29,380	$21,480 - 38,590	19%	77%
13	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	170	39,950	$31,820 - 49,830	20%	87%
14	Lawyers	160	82,020	$54,110 - 118,800	11%	99%
15	Medical and health services managers	150	65,360	$30,030 - 106,240	16%	57%
16	Computer programmers	140	51,220	$29,220 - 72,660	0%	73%
17	Training and development specialists	140	31,630	$18,830 - 48,080	18%	56%
18	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	140	44,840	$20,770 - 72,870	17%	56%
19	Pharmacists	130	97,070	$74,230 - 126,420	22%	97%
20	Managers, all other	130	77,910	$37,970 - 120,570	7%	55%
21	Physical therapists	120	80,720	$46,790 -	27%	89%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	44,420	$26,640 - 83,100	5%	58%
23	Financial managers	110	66,140	$35,090 - 107,110	13%	60%
24	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	34,260	$21,110 - 49,020	13%	73%
25	Public relations specialists	100	39,340	$25,890 - 61,770	18%	81%
26	Network systems and data communications analysts	100	42,740	$27,030 - 66,240	53%	57%
27	Occupational health and safety specialists	80	64,920	$42,890 - 92,840	8%	72%
28	Engineering managers	80	115,560	$82,360 -	7%	84%
29	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	80	61,840	$31,630 - 100,830	22%	93%
30	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	22,460	$19,130 - 27,250	30%	77%
31	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	57,660	$41,060 - 77,620	8%	78%
32	Medical and public health social workers	70	38,000	$24,990 - 52,810	24%	77%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	70	46,510	$31,740 - 73,080	27%	50%
34	Physician assistants	70	67,920	$55,450 - 81,180	27%	67%
35	Librarians	70	45,390	$26,420 - 64,650	4%	85%
36	Social scientists and related workers, all other	60	62,590	$49,880 - 78,480	5%	90%
37	Speech-language pathologists	60	48,130	$30,250 - 66,870	11%	98%
38	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	39,310	$29,090 - 50,290	9%	87%
39	Graphic designers	50	32,670	$18,630 - 48,970	10%	55%
40	Foresters	50	45,190	$27,290 - 70,950	5%	86%
41	Occupational therapists	50	58,860	$39,300 - 86,230	23%	90%
42	Advertising sales agents	50	43,170	$16,670 - 89,120	20%	56%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	38,170	$26,450 - 52,760	18%	56%
44	Computer specialists, all other	50	70,990	$52,890 - 96,420	15%	68%
45	Human resources managers, all other	50	72,090	$42,830 - 102,500	11%	58%
46	Health educators	40	39,740	$24,060 - 62,400	26%	58%
47	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	56,990	$33,350 - 94,450	25%	93%
48	Electrical engineers	40	72,280	$41,530 - 112,440	6%	81%
49	Education, training, and library workers, all other	40	24,350	$20,660 - 29,290	11%	79%
50	Social and community service managers	30	44,080	$32,820 - 73,080	25%	72%
51	Editors	30	34,300	$22,630 - 49,570	2%	81%
52	Natural sciences managers	30	88,960	$64,980 - 121,510	11%	93%
53	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	30	74,530	$39,030 - 109,070	10%	74%
54	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	30	39,760	$27,610 - 51,830	0%	96%
55	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30		$[?] -	16%	99%
56	Compensation and benefits managers	30	92,360	$30,430 -	12%	58%
57	Producers and directors	30	46,810	$25,080 - 74,710	11%	75%

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	1,950	20,130	$13,060 - 30,870	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,600	15,020	$12,710 - 18,250	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,500	23,920	$14,400 - 33,310	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,310	16,540	$12,880 - 23,440	11%	14%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,130	14,510	$12,790 - 16,110	18%	5%
6	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,080	29,540	$22,650 - 37,620	15%	18%
7	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,020	28,940	$15,630 - 43,950	10%	6%
8	Customer service representatives	970	19,620	$15,530 - 24,100	25%	22%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	870	20,180	$15,720 - 25,310	18%	7%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	860	19,670	$13,690 - 26,790	2%	5%
11	Construction laborers	800	24,440	$15,860 - 42,220	11%	5%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	19,420	$13,340 - 27,530	15%	4%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	730	19,630	$13,250 - 29,200	-7%	8%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	700	24,560	$14,830 - 38,090	1%	18%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	700	29,790	$18,640 - 46,050	13%	16%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	630	32,140	$19,550 - 43,760	10%	4%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	480	30,770	$25,750 - 38,140	14%	7%
18	Food preparation workers	470	18,300	$13,120 - 27,200	15%	7%
19	General and operations managers	460	72,740	$34,580 - 133,960	2%	48%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	450	38,120	$22,370 - 57,540	6%	29%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	440	29,530	$16,460 - 49,920	4%	25%
22	Cooks, restaurant	440	18,400	$13,910 - 23,540	12%	5%
23	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	430	23,440	$18,970 - 30,100	10%	24%
24	Carpenters	390	31,570	$21,820 - 46,140	10%	6%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	380	17,060	$12,980 - 24,660	13%	5%
26	Correctional officers and jailers	380	41,280	$23,120 - 57,230	17%	11%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	23,320	$15,640 - 35,320	11%	14%
28	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	350	36,960	$22,370 - 58,040	8%	3%
29	Tellers	330	19,620	$15,630 - 24,510	14%	16%
30	Driver/sales workers	330	17,660	$12,690 - 28,500	-4%	4%
31	Security guards	330	19,860	$13,320 - 29,690	17%	13%
32	Bus drivers, school	330	21,110	$16,860 - 25,390	9%	4%
33	Personal and home care aides	290	15,880	$13,010 - 19,130	51%	10%
34	Receptionists and information clerks	280	19,230	$13,670 - 25,740	17%	13%
35	Electricians	280	34,100	$22,780 - 49,440	7%	7%
36	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	280	14,980	$12,750 - 18,070	10%	8%
37	Medical assistants	270	22,240	$16,510 - 30,630	35%	10%
38	Bartenders	270	14,790	$12,770 - 16,790	11%	17%
39	Business operations specialists, all other	260	52,610	$30,210 - 78,120	21%	49%
40	Telemarketers	260	17,120	$13,010 - 23,020	-9%	14%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	250	22,390	$14,200 - 33,070	8%	4%
42	Recreation workers	240	27,190	$21,050 - 45,860	13%	47%
43	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	240	26,000	$16,250 - 40,790	14%	8%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	240	45,980	$28,680 - 69,510	-4%	15%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	24,960	$18,380 - 32,330	4%	15%
46	Counter and rental clerks	220	18,340	$13,000 - 25,080	23%	16%
47	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	220	18,580	$13,330 - 26,100	18%	6%
48	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	210	27,990	$16,270 - 43,650	14%	4%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	15,670	$13,120 - 18,800	10%	17%
50	Helpers--production workers	200	22,300	$13,710 - 30,990	0%	4%
51	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	190	54,600	$37,250 - 72,460	7%	6%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	190	54,550	$34,980 - 80,030	7%	13%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	54,800	$17,160 - 84,390	9%	10%
54	Teacher assistants	180	21,030	$14,910 - 27,400	10%	18%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	19,310	$14,570 - 24,130	11%	5%
56	Amusement and recreation attendants	180	18,110	$13,080 - 24,930	24%	22%
57	Dishwashers	180	16,010	$13,030 - 20,030	10%	3%
58	Cooks, fast food	180	15,300	$12,880 - 18,940	8%	5%
59	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	32,680	$21,300 - 46,580	11%	33%
60	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	170	22,720	$13,830 - 33,390	12%	6%
61	Continuous mining machine operators	170	42,660	$33,870 - 50,530	5%	0%
62	Machinists	170	32,590	$23,060 - 39,350	-2%	3%
63	Pharmacy technicians	170	25,740	$16,660 - 37,350	32%	16%
64	Data entry keyers	150	27,650	$17,260 - 42,170	-4%	18%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	150	25,360	$15,900 - 38,310	-6%	14%
66	Bill and account collectors	150	24,660	$20,620 - 30,640	23%	13%
67	Child care workers	150	14,490	$12,730 - 17,360	18%	15%
68	Computer support specialists	140	45,490	$20,010 - 71,920	13%	43%
69	Medical records and health information technicians	140	25,430	$16,900 - 37,720	18%	12%
70	Postal service mail carriers	140	43,370	$33,530 - 55,940	1%	11%
71	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	140	28,900	$16,390 - 40,010	3%	18%
72	Computer operators	140	23,200	$13,910 - 35,460	-24%	27%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	130	30,510	$21,500 - 46,560	4%	30%
74	Dental assistants	130	23,840	$17,650 - 31,730	29%	9%
75	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	15,650	$12,980 - 19,190	12%	6%
76	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	26,260	$15,800 - 40,640	9%	3%
77	Parts salespersons	120	18,420	$12,900 - 28,680	-1%	6%
78	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	27,260	$19,940 - 37,510	5%	2%
79	Logisticians	120	44,710	$25,220 - 63,250	17%	43%
80	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	25,530	$16,450 - 37,470	26%	43%
81	Automotive body and related repairers	110	28,150	$17,460 - 39,340	12%	3%
82	Home health aides	110	15,670	$12,960 - 19,610	49%	7%
83	Legal secretaries	100	29,800	$20,740 - 38,300	12%	18%
84	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	100	30,620	$15,740 - 49,800	4%	6%
85	Real estate sales agents	100	40,150	$17,970 - 99,930	11%	45%
86	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	100	35,780	$18,810 - 60,540	11%	4%
87	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	90	54,550	$30,290 - 75,660	4%	18%
88	Insurance sales agents	90	37,650	$22,850 - 59,700	13%	45%
89	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	25,040	$16,020 - 32,360	12%	3%
90	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	90	30,290	$17,150 - 45,680	11%	29%
91	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	90	21,900	$15,150 - 30,620	10%	5%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	47,350	$23,570 - 76,100	0%	42%
93	Paralegals and legal assistants	90	47,720	$32,020 - 73,120	22%	45%
94	Service station attendants	80	14,130	$12,640 - 16,140	13%	6%
95	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	80	19,020	$12,840 - 29,630	-2%	8%
96	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	15,700	$12,820 - 19,940	14%	3%
97	Machine feeders and offbearers	80	14,810	$12,730 - 18,460	-14%	0%
98	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,040	$12,960 - 20,720	17%	14%
99	Industrial truck and tractor operators	70	23,200	$17,070 - 30,100	-1%	2%
100	Office and administrative support workers, all other	70	28,150	$16,060 - 43,900	-8%	32%

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Jobs More Common Near Morgantown Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Continuous mining machine operators	42,660	170	382.3
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	26,000	240	8.5
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,600	190	7.6
Correctional officers and jailers	41,280	380	6
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	23,440	430	5.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	34,620	230	4.8
Engineers, all other	91,490	210	3.9
Logisticians	44,710	120	3.8
Computer operators	23,200	140	3.5
Social and human service assistants	16,280	310	3.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	36,960	350	2.9
Family and general practitioners	151,860	100	2.9
Civil engineers	57,150	230	2.7
Recreation workers	27,190	240	2.7
Driver/sales workers	17,660	330	2.6
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	39,950	170	2.6
Bus drivers, school	21,110	330	2.6
Medical records and health information technicians	25,430	140	2.6
Telemarketers	17,120	260	2.4
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,940	1,020	2.4
Construction laborers	24,440	800	2.3
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,110	180	2.3
Child, family, and school social workers	29,380	190	2.2
Physical therapists	80,720	120	2.2
Automotive body and related repairers	28,150	110	2.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,770	480	2.1
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,900	140	2.1
Physicians and surgeons, all other	155,310	170	2.1
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	29,540	1,080	2
Training and development specialists	31,630	140	2
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,180	870	2
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	44,840	140	1.9
Chief executives	82,900	190	1.9
Medical and health services managers	65,360	150	1.8
Medical assistants	22,240	270	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	25,740	170	1.7
Tellers	19,620	330	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,310	180	1.7
Real estate sales agents	40,150	100	1.7
Parts salespersons	18,420	120	1.7
Bartenders	14,790	270	1.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,670	200	1.7
Waiters and waitresses	16,540	1,310	1.6
Food preparation workers	18,300	470	1.6
Personal and home care aides	15,880	290	1.6
Data entry keyers	27,650	150	1.6
Pharmacists	97,070	130	1.5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	26,260	130	1.5
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,980	280	1.5
Cooks, restaurant	18,400	440	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Engineers, all other	91,490	1.17	210
Recreation workers	27,190	1.16	240
Physical therapists	80,720	1.14	120
Correctional officers and jailers	41,280	1.12	380
Computer support specialists	45,490	1.11	140
Data entry keyers	27,650	1.09	150
Continuous mining machine operators	42,660	1.07	170
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,600	1.05	190
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,530	1.03	120
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,110	1.02	180
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	34,620	1	230
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,550	0.99	190
Postal service mail carriers	43,370	0.98	140
Food preparation workers	18,300	0.98	470
Helpers--production workers	22,300	0.98	200
Office clerks, general	23,920	0.98	1,500
Teacher assistants	21,030	0.97	180
Pharmacists	97,070	0.97	130
Managers, all other	77,910	0.97	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,800	0.97	190
Dishwashers	16,010	0.97	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,330	0.96	200
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,790	0.96	700
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,650	0.94	130
Pharmacy technicians	25,740	0.94	170
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	22,720	0.94	170
Waiters and waitresses	16,540	0.93	1,310
Business operations specialists, all other	52,610	0.93	260
Physicians and surgeons, all other	155,310	0.93	170
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,060	0.92	380
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,670	0.92	200
Cooks, fast food	15,300	0.91	180
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	44,420	0.9	120
Machinists	32,590	0.9	170
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	36,960	0.9	350
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,980	0.9	240
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,900	0.89	140
Accountants and auditors	50,990	0.89	380
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,140	0.88	630
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,980	0.88	280
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,510	0.88	1,130
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,630	0.88	730
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,420	0.87	760
Cooks, restaurant	18,400	0.87	440
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,940	0.87	1,020
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,560	0.87	700
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,180	0.87	870
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,120	0.86	450
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	23,440	0.86	430
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	44,840	0.85	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	183,270	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	155,310	170
Family and general practitioners	151,860	100
Psychiatrists	122,270	70
Engineering managers	115,560	80
Sales managers	98,550
Pharmacists	97,070	130
Compensation and benefits managers	92,360	30
Engineers, all other	91,490	210
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	90,510	40
Natural sciences managers	88,960	30
Chief executives	82,900	190
Lawyers	82,020	160
Physical therapists	80,720	120
Managers, all other	77,910	130
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	74,530	30
General and operations managers	72,740	460
Electrical engineers	72,280	40
Human resources managers, all other	72,090	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,030	40
Computer specialists, all other	70,990	50
Construction managers	70,510	40
Physician assistants	67,920	70
Financial managers	66,140	110
Medical and health services managers	65,360	150
Occupational health and safety specialists	64,920	80
Industrial production managers	64,810	40
Industrial engineers	63,320
Social scientists and related workers, all other	62,590	60
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	61,840	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,250
Loan officers	59,030	70
Occupational therapists	58,860	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	57,660	70
Civil engineers	57,150	230
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	56,990	40
Administrative services managers	56,910	70
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,800	190
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,600	190
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	54,550	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,550	190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,330	200
Computer systems analysts	52,610	230
Business operations specialists, all other	52,610	260
Legal support workers, all other	51,380	30
Computer programmers	51,220	140
Accountants and auditors	50,990	380
Structural iron and steel workers	50,800	30
Crane and tower operators	50,130
Sales representatives, services, all other	48,930	70

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