Weirton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Weirton, West Virginia Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Weirton, West Virginia Metro Area (2006 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	1,050	45,040	$32,990 - 59,960	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	530	36,160	$17,830 - 53,200	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	460	42,450	$30,300 - 55,340	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	460	35,570	$19,100 - 48,600	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	260	60,000	$24,050 - 97,760	8%	51%
6	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	190	32,390	$12,780 - 55,050	17%	56%
7	Accountants and auditors	190	45,240	$28,530 - 63,520	18%	79%
8	Social and human service assistants	150	16,950	$11,950 - 27,590	34%	58%
9	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	39,420	$27,050 - 53,110	20%	87%
10	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	130		$0 - 0	30%	77%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	53,680	$20,880 - 74,380	8%	78%
12	Pharmacists	100	87,450	$65,040 - 114,210	22%	97%
13	Chief executives	100	98,480	$33,070 - 0	2%	65%
14	Medical and health services managers	100	63,220	$46,650 - 88,420	16%	57%
15	Special education teachers, middle school	90	38,810	$26,150 - 51,860	16%	87%
16	Sales managers	90	66,000	$33,970 - 105,140	10%	69%
17	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	80	41,370	$27,890 - 55,780	0%	96%
18	Financial managers	80	66,280	$35,950 - 99,840	13%	60%
19	Librarians	70	44,160	$29,900 - 58,240	4%	85%
20	Industrial engineers	70	61,310	$42,740 - 76,700	20%	74%
21	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	40,210	$28,320 - 56,900	9%	87%
22	Speech-language pathologists	70	48,070	$34,650 - 60,980	11%	98%
23	Teachers and instructors, all other	70	40,990	$25,620 - 57,160	9%	54%
24	Engineers, all other	60	78,210	$51,490 - 109,870	6%	82%
25	Lawyers	60	119,360	$43,580 - 0	11%	99%
26	Advertising sales agents	60	45,050	$16,860 - 88,830	20%	56%
27	Reporters and correspondents	60	29,150	$15,310 - 47,580	1%	85%
28	Sales and related workers, all other	60	22,700	$12,050 - 40,340	14%	62%
29	Child, family, and school social workers	60	28,640	$17,530 - 39,580	19%	77%
30	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	47,020	$39,340 - 57,310	13%	73%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	36,150	$19,540 - 54,680	5%	58%
32	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	20,560	$12,560 - 28,500	25%	58%
33	Computer programmers	50	46,810	$26,540 - 71,370	0%	73%
34	Training and development specialists	50	47,400	$23,930 - 72,390	18%	56%
35	Computer systems analysts	50	69,420	$34,610 - 131,940	29%	68%
36	Medical and public health social workers	50	39,160	$25,140 - 53,780	24%	77%
37	Public relations specialists	50	44,620	$25,780 - 82,280	18%	81%
38	Occupational therapists	40	63,810	$48,470 - 92,860	23%	90%
39	Legislators	40	22,500	$11,440 - 52,430	1%	65%
40	Physical therapists	40	70,090	$50,580 - 95,280	27%	89%
41	Management analysts	40	52,010	$27,990 - 86,210	22%	78%
42	Education, training, and library workers, all other	40	20,240	$16,430 - 24,290	11%	79%
43	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	52,320	$33,960 - 79,570	14%	78%
44	Producers and directors	30	30,690	$17,200 - 63,450	11%	75%
45	Engineering managers	30	82,170	$50,410 - 121,670	7%	84%
46	Civil engineers	30	63,480	$43,620 - 91,220	18%	87%
47	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	54,580	$41,410 - 70,200	0%	55%

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	Cashiers	1,670	14,940	$11,680 - 19,940	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,330	19,970	$12,430 - 29,130	12%	25%
3	Waiters and waitresses	1,010	13,940	$11,520 - 18,500	11%	14%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	960	13,400	$11,450 - 16,160	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	910	19,150	$12,350 - 28,500	13%	19%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	900	19,350	$12,130 - 29,330	15%	4%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	870	19,220	$14,980 - 25,030	18%	7%
8	Maintenance and repair workers, general	760	28,420	$18,520 - 39,180	10%	6%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	750	21,230	$13,770 - 29,670	1%	18%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	730	20,920	$12,560 - 32,480	2%	5%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	550	31,540	$19,930 - 45,990	10%	4%
12	Electricians	480	46,220	$29,530 - 76,400	7%	7%
13	Bartenders	480	13,850	$11,540 - 18,020	11%	17%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	470	24,270	$13,610 - 36,190	13%	16%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	450	51,110	$33,530 - 70,710	-4%	15%
16	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	410	16,190	$12,090 - 21,820	13%	5%
17	Carpenters	400	34,590	$17,270 - 55,850	10%	6%
18	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	400	34,290	$21,510 - 52,660	-6%	14%
19	Helpers--production workers	390	25,190	$16,590 - 35,220	0%	4%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	390	18,970	$12,270 - 27,990	-7%	8%
21	Home health aides	360	16,860	$12,220 - 22,350	49%	7%
22	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	24,470	$13,980 - 37,700	14%	4%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	350	28,350	$17,540 - 39,470	-1%	2%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	340	31,450	$17,560 - 47,270	4%	25%
25	General and operations managers	330	64,160	$29,920 - 117,710	2%	48%
26	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	32,780	$26,270 - 39,660	14%	7%
27	Tellers	310	18,060	$14,730 - 23,170	14%	16%
28	Cooks, restaurant	310	18,070	$13,240 - 25,780	12%	5%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	310	16,900	$11,900 - 25,030	18%	6%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	310	22,190	$12,220 - 38,420	8%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	310	37,390	$23,250 - 59,490	6%	29%
32	Medical secretaries	300	24,470	$17,480 - 33,460	17%	18%
33	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	18,260	$13,340 - 23,340	11%	5%
34	Construction laborers	270	30,300	$16,950 - 46,700	11%	5%
35	Personal and home care aides	270	16,420	$12,820 - 19,430	51%	10%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	270	24,050	$18,310 - 31,150	4%	15%
37	Teacher assistants	260	18,640	$12,770 - 23,950	10%	18%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	260	25,110	$15,510 - 37,940	11%	14%
39	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	250	31,380	$20,430 - 44,500	15%	18%
40	Driver/sales workers	240	15,800	$11,410 - 28,390	-4%	4%
41	Food preparation workers	230	17,630	$12,220 - 23,530	15%	7%
42	Medical assistants	230	19,920	$13,600 - 28,500	35%	10%
43	Security guards	230	17,280	$12,580 - 24,970	17%	13%
44	Packers and packagers, hand	220	17,810	$12,110 - 27,330	-11%	3%
45	Cooks, fast food	220	14,050	$11,530 - 17,460	8%	5%
46	Receptionists and information clerks	220	18,920	$13,210 - 25,830	17%	13%
47	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	210	39,290	$16,310 - 60,300	11%	33%
48	Customer service representatives	210	22,340	$13,300 - 35,000	25%	22%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	210	48,580	$30,700 - 66,250	7%	13%
50	Amusement and recreation attendants	210	17,830	$11,970 - 26,290	24%	22%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	200	43,390	$13,510 - 70,040	21%	49%
52	Counter and rental clerks	190	15,820	$11,780 - 25,140	23%	16%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	48,130	$26,500 - 69,610	11%	4%
54	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	170	24,480	$15,710 - 34,770	4%	6%
55	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	32,860	$17,280 - 54,180	8%	3%
56	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,300	$33,140 - 50,750	1%	11%
57	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	18,620	$12,000 - 28,500	12%	6%
58	Pharmacy technicians	160	22,100	$16,230 - 29,230	32%	16%
59	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	150	38,340	$30,140 - 45,380	-11%	0%
60	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	140	14,710	$11,620 - 20,960	10%	8%
61	Dishwashers	130	13,410	$11,570 - 16,720	10%	3%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	16,270	$11,840 - 22,580	14%	3%
63	Medical records and health information technicians	130	28,080	$16,630 - 44,440	18%	12%
64	Machinists	130	36,690	$29,210 - 45,510	-2%	3%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	14,030	$11,510 - 19,940	12%	6%
66	Bus drivers, school	120	21,270	$14,260 - 28,410	9%	4%
67	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	36,050	$21,070 - 45,880	9%	5%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	110	69,490	$35,130 - 130,710	9%	10%
69	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	45,000	$37,040 - 56,760	15%	25%
70	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	23,620	$12,220 - 39,460	4%	30%
71	Team assemblers	110	21,530	$13,730 - 29,050	0%	5%
72	Dental assistants	100	22,660	$16,770 - 28,720	29%	9%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	100	14,770	$11,640 - 19,460	10%	17%
74	Child care workers	100	16,250	$11,570 - 23,990	18%	15%
75	Insurance sales agents	100	42,600	$19,420 - 96,660	13%	45%
76	Recreation workers	100	17,300	$12,260 - 22,380	13%	47%
77	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	29,780	$18,520 - 43,400	5%	2%
78	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	36,100	$16,670 - 53,560	16%	43%
79	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	90	15,070	$11,670 - 19,620	10%	5%
80	Medical transcriptionists	90	25,280	$17,190 - 34,150	14%	10%
81	Helpers--carpenters	80	25,740	$15,330 - 42,830	12%	3%
82	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	70	31,170	$18,160 - 47,020	14%	11%
83	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	70	26,970	$17,530 - 38,200	12%	3%
84	Industrial production managers	70	81,030	$45,950 - 131,910	-5%	43%
85	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	70	16,550	$12,370 - 19,190	13%	15%
86	Cost estimators	70	53,310	$33,590 - 70,890	19%	32%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	44,960	$30,420 - 61,890	10%	17%
88	Highway maintenance workers	70	34,070	$20,200 - 47,050	9%	5%
89	Parts salespersons	70	22,530	$12,380 - 35,290	-1%	6%
90	Service station attendants	60	14,800	$11,690 - 20,160	13%	6%
91	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	60	32,520	$21,390 - 46,690	12%	3%
92	Photographers	60	23,930	$16,140 - 36,180	10%	46%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	47,450	$20,210 - 77,260	13%	17%
94	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	60	31,350	$21,360 - 47,370	9%	3%
95	Dental hygienists	60	44,170	$35,860 - 57,130	30%	33%
96	Legal secretaries	60	25,400	$16,820 - 36,700	12%	18%
97	Computer support specialists	60	32,440	$22,120 - 47,340	13%	43%
98	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	60	38,950	$20,490 - 49,440	-7%	12%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	60	29,100	$18,470 - 44,880	13%	11%
100	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	25,600	$16,690 - 35,830	3%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Weirton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	38,340	150	17
Mental health and substance abuse social workers		130	4.6
Bartenders	13,850	480	3.6
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,830	210	3.3
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,290	400	3.1
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	32,390	190	3.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	18,260	280	3.1
Helpers--production workers	25,190	390	3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	39,420	150	2.9
Medical records and health information technicians	28,080	130	2.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	35,570	460	2.9
Electricians	46,220	480	2.7
Medical secretaries	24,470	300	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,110	450	2.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,220	870	2.4
Driver/sales workers	15,800	240	2.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	53,680	110	2.2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,000	110	2.2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,420	760	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,350	350	2.1
Pharmacy technicians	22,100	160	2
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,050	120	2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	24,470	350	1.9
Tellers	18,060	310	1.9
Medical assistants	19,920	230	1.9
Personal and home care aides	16,420	270	1.9
Social and human service assistants	16,950	150	1.8
Home health aides	16,860	360	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,450	460	1.8
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,050	270	1.8
Cashiers	14,940	1,670	1.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,780	330	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,580	210	1.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,190	410	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	43,300	160	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	32,860	160	1.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	39,290	210	1.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	18,620	160	1.6
Registered nurses	45,040	1,050	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	21,230	750	1.5
Waiters and waitresses	13,940	1,010	1.5
Medical and health services managers	63,220	100	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,350	900	1.5
Pharmacists	87,450	100	1.5
Carpenters	34,590	400	1.4
Cooks, fast food	14,050	220	1.4
Counter and rental clerks	15,820	190	1.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	48,130	180	1.4
Recreation workers	17,300	100	1.4
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,400	960	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Weirton, West Virginia Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	38,340	1.32	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	69,490	1.27	110
Helpers--production workers	25,190	1.12	390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,000	1.11	260
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	48,130	1.1	180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,290	1.06	400
Electricians	46,220	1.05	480
Construction laborers	30,300	1.05	270
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,830	1.04	210
Machinists	36,690	1.03	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,110	1.02	450
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,350	1	350
Postal service mail carriers	43,300	0.99	160
Food preparation workers	17,630	0.98	230
Medical records and health information technicians	28,080	0.96	130
Carpenters	34,590	0.95	400
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,000	0.94	110
Packers and packagers, hand	17,810	0.94	220
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,920	0.92	730
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,480	0.92	170
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,190	0.92	410
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,350	0.91	900
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,710	0.91	140
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,030	0.9	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,580	0.9	210
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,540	0.9	550
Teacher assistants	18,640	0.89	260
Cooks, restaurant	18,070	0.89	310
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,780	0.89	330
Medical secretaries	24,470	0.89	300
Cooks, fast food	14,050	0.89	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	39,290	0.88	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,110	0.88	260
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,450	0.88	460
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,420	0.87	760
Personal and home care aides	16,420	0.87	270
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	31,380	0.87	250
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	37,390	0.86	310
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,970	0.86	390
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,220	0.86	870
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,050	0.86	120
Bus drivers, school	21,270	0.86	120
Dishwashers	13,410	0.86	130
Home health aides	16,860	0.86	360
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,050	0.85	270
Retail salespersons	19,970	0.85	1,330
Cashiers	14,940	0.85	1,670
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,400	0.85	960
Waiters and waitresses	13,940	0.85	1,010
Receptionists and information clerks	18,920	0.85	220

Highest Paying Jobs in Weirton, West Virginia Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	158,740	60
Lawyers	119,360	60
Chief executives	98,480	100
Pharmacists	87,450	100
Engineering managers	82,170	30
Industrial production managers	81,030	70
Engineers, all other	78,210	60
Computer software engineers, applications	73,790
Physical therapists	70,090	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	69,490	110
Computer systems analysts	69,420	50
Environmental engineers	68,980
Financial managers	66,280	80
Sales managers	66,000	90
General and operations managers	64,160	330
Occupational therapists	63,810	40
Civil engineers	63,480	30
Medical and health services managers	63,220	100
Industrial engineers	61,310	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,000	260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,660	60
Postmasters and mail superintendents	54,580	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	53,680	110
Cost estimators	53,310	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	52,480
Education administrators, postsecondary	52,320	40
Management analysts	52,010	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,110	450
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,580	210
Structural iron and steel workers	48,450	50
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	48,130	180
Speech-language pathologists	48,070	70
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	47,450	60
Training and development specialists	47,400	50
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,020	60
Construction and building inspectors	46,930	30
Computer programmers	46,810	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	46,610
Electricians	46,220	480
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	46,190	50
Brickmasons and blockmasons	46,070
Accountants and auditors	45,240	190
Advertising sales agents	45,050	60
Registered nurses	45,040	1,050
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,000	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,960	70
Public relations specialists	44,620	50
Dental hygienists	44,170	60
Librarians	44,160	70
Postal service clerks	43,570	50

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