Wheeling Employment

Employment and Industries in the Wheeling, 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 Wheeling than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Wheeling.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Wheeling.
A list of any large public companies in Wheeling.

Most Popular Jobs in Wheeling, 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	Registered nurses	1,690	45,690	$30,720 - 62,800	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	860	53,410	$15,090 - 90,420	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	770	41,320	$25,630 - 58,310	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	460	44,340	$27,810 - 59,510	14%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	400	52,540	$32,580 - 83,980	18%	79%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	360	35,690	$23,870 - 51,090	19%	77%
7	Clergy	240		$[?] -	19%	75%
8	Social and human service assistants	230	18,780	$14,270 - 25,340	34%	58%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	190	44,750	$26,970 - 64,690	17%	56%
10	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	180	42,160	$31,090 - 55,970	11%	95%
11	Chief executives	180	92,650	$25,490 -	2%	65%
12	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	150	59,060	$22,180 - 105,950	25%	67%
13	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	64,770	$45,280 - 84,790	8%	78%
14	Financial managers	140	65,120	$34,690 - 114,540	13%	60%
15	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	41,310	$22,460 - 59,030	9%	87%
16	Teachers and instructors, all other	120	44,690	$31,070 - 59,000	9%	54%
17	Lawyers	120	82,890	$42,760 -	11%	99%
18	Pharmacists	120	96,960	$74,940 - 122,200	22%	97%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	120	46,150	$18,450 - 63,390	13%	73%
20	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	110	38,910	$27,290 - 54,860	20%	87%
21	Sales managers	110	77,770	$39,270 - 131,690	10%	69%
22	Medical and health services managers	110	67,220	$43,620 - 98,410	16%	57%
23	Computer systems analysts	100	68,930	$31,120 - 117,620	29%	68%
24	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	90	26,620	$18,330 - 38,020	30%	77%
25	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	80	47,750	$34,230 - 62,910	0%	96%
26	Mental health counselors	80	34,520	$22,650 - 54,810	30%	73%
27	Training and development specialists	70	34,650	$21,410 - 57,930	18%	56%
28	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	40,580	$24,270 - 67,940	5%	58%
29	Librarians	70	36,580	$16,260 - 57,300	4%	85%
30	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	24,440	$16,400 - 32,720	25%	58%
31	Computer programmers	70	48,120	$31,900 - 75,990	0%	73%
32	Physical therapists	70	70,720	$49,570 - 98,630	27%	89%
33	Computer and information systems managers	70	92,420	$60,700 - 126,340	16%	73%
34	Meeting and convention planners	60	28,700	$14,570 - 48,230	20%	67%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	46,250	$36,590 - 56,660	12%	51%
36	Managers, all other	60	85,400	$34,500 -	7%	55%
37	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	25,930	$14,540 - 41,240	23%	54%
38	Legislators	50	33,000	$13,990 - 71,310	1%	65%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	33,030	$22,400 - 41,150	15%	51%
40	Social workers, all other	50	32,880	$20,780 - 53,490	18%	77%
41	Graphic designers	50	34,200	$17,380 - 58,910	10%	55%
42	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	71,460	$41,580 - 112,130	14%	78%
43	Network and computer systems administrators	50	52,390	$30,080 - 80,760	27%	50%
44	Market research analysts	50	40,010	$21,370 - 61,880	20%	82%
45	Marketing managers	40	124,220	$51,640 -	14%	69%
46	Social and community service managers	40	49,610	$31,830 - 75,270	25%	72%
47	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	36,430	$17,480 - 61,470	18%	56%
48	Advertising sales agents	40		$[?] -	20%	56%
49	Floral designers	40	19,060	$16,560 - 22,840	0%	55%
50	Health educators	40	31,370	$16,100 - 48,270	26%	58%
51	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	33,700	$25,080 - 45,550	34%	73%
52	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	69,230	$43,850 - 95,420	8%	72%
53	Engineering managers	40	107,400	$78,330 -	7%	84%
54	Speech-language pathologists	40	53,910	$40,940 - 78,230	11%	98%
55	Civil engineers	40	65,690	$38,770 - 106,820	18%	87%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	55,260	$32,680 - 86,480	16%	99%
57	Tax preparers	40	18,660	$13,980 - 25,860	0%	54%
58	Special education teachers, middle school	30	42,640	$32,280 - 55,800	16%	87%
59	Occupational therapists	30	60,310	$36,280 - 88,050	23%	90%
60	Instructional coordinators	30	43,350	$27,630 - 68,670	23%	79%
61	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	54,990	$41,310 - 74,780	0%	55%
62	Mechanical engineers	30	62,880	$35,080 - 94,620	4%	78%

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	2,390	19,920	$14,010 - 29,740	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,220	15,740	$13,160 - 19,650	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	2,110	22,820	$14,530 - 35,550	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,960	14,610	$12,960 - 15,910	18%	5%
5	Customer service representatives	1,410	22,880	$14,510 - 37,780	25%	22%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,390	14,960	$13,070 - 16,320	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,250	20,410	$13,540 - 30,520	15%	4%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,230	21,770	$13,710 - 30,740	2%	5%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,200	20,160	$14,970 - 25,290	18%	7%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,040	23,180	$14,910 - 33,860	1%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,030	18,310	$13,530 - 26,000	-7%	8%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,010	30,630	$18,020 - 53,560	10%	4%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	790	25,750	$15,200 - 40,810	10%	6%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	780	29,820	$22,470 - 39,160	14%	7%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	710	27,240	$15,030 - 39,310	13%	16%
16	Home health aides	690	16,950	$13,290 - 23,490	49%	7%
17	Construction laborers	600	32,760	$20,080 - 51,050	11%	5%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	600	33,180	$21,890 - 47,080	15%	18%
19	Electricians	590	46,900	$23,570 - 72,270	7%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	570	38,070	$23,000 - 63,600	6%	29%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	560	33,070	$20,350 - 50,800	4%	25%
22	General and operations managers	540	68,660	$28,040 - 119,170	2%	48%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	530	20,520	$15,270 - 27,000	17%	13%
24	Cooks, restaurant	530	18,450	$14,360 - 23,760	12%	5%
25	Security guards	530	18,130	$13,750 - 23,960	17%	13%
26	Tellers	520	19,870	$15,320 - 25,140	14%	16%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	520	26,780	$16,750 - 44,110	11%	14%
28	Personal and home care aides	510	16,250	$13,260 - 19,470	51%	10%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	500	21,600	$14,020 - 35,510	8%	4%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	500	16,980	$13,440 - 22,340	13%	5%
31	Food preparation workers	470	17,730	$13,770 - 23,450	15%	7%
32	Carpenters	430	36,330	$24,960 - 51,140	10%	6%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	370	33,430	$21,200 - 55,730	8%	3%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	370	18,170	$13,400 - 32,580	-11%	3%
35	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	350	17,340	$13,380 - 23,730	12%	6%
36	Teacher assistants	340	21,260	$14,240 - 29,630	10%	18%
37	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	340	19,830	$14,220 - 26,860	11%	5%
38	Industrial machinery mechanics	330	43,130	$26,480 - 59,940	9%	5%
39	Bartenders	320	15,290	$13,450 - 17,600	11%	17%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	320	46,200	$26,660 - 75,350	-4%	15%
41	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	310	35,090	$23,810 - 50,010	11%	33%
42	Dishwashers	300	15,340	$13,230 - 18,410	10%	3%
43	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	300	24,500	$17,630 - 32,260	4%	15%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	50,200	$26,730 - 75,480	7%	13%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	290	26,920	$15,410 - 40,250	14%	4%
46	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	280	19,470	$13,520 - 28,970	18%	6%
47	Cooks, fast food	250	15,620	$13,470 - 18,880	8%	5%
48	Team assemblers	240	25,830	$15,770 - 47,990	0%	5%
49	Insurance sales agents	230	41,990	$20,750 - 78,720	13%	45%
50	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	230	22,550	$15,080 - 34,820	4%	6%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	230	39,600	$14,570 - 71,870	21%	49%
52	Counter and rental clerks	210	19,570	$13,620 - 30,810	23%	16%
53	Bus drivers, school	210	24,260	$15,940 - 32,080	9%	4%
54	Radiologic technologists and technicians	200	39,940	$26,580 - 53,160	15%	25%
55	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	200	56,630	$40,090 - 74,750	7%	6%
56	Highway maintenance workers	200	27,440	$20,440 - 37,690	9%	5%
57	Medical secretaries	200	24,190	$16,740 - 32,910	17%	18%
58	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	200	31,600	$23,400 - 40,400	5%	2%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	58,160	$34,470 - 91,300	9%	10%
60	Postal service mail carriers	190	44,400	$34,620 - 55,480	1%	11%
61	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	15,560	$13,570 - 18,620	10%	17%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	190	14,770	$13,480 - 16,150	12%	6%
63	Pharmacy technicians	190	23,620	$17,330 - 31,260	32%	16%
64	Telemarketers	180	23,990	$15,650 - 47,460	-9%	14%
65	Driver/sales workers	170	26,460	$13,200 - 52,550	-4%	4%
66	Maintenance workers, machinery	170	40,220	$28,200 - 50,650	0%	0%
67	Roofers	160	36,640	$19,880 - 57,080	14%	3%
68	Computer support specialists	150	35,140	$21,190 - 50,870	13%	43%
69	Fire fighters	150	19,560	$16,100 - 24,440	12%	18%
70	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	150	32,960	$20,130 - 47,130	12%	3%
71	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	150	21,550	$14,060 - 33,800	19%	14%
72	Paralegals and legal assistants	150	39,500	$25,590 - 58,130	22%	45%
73	Medical assistants	140	21,700	$15,670 - 28,920	35%	10%
74	Parts salespersons	140	25,660	$15,280 - 42,740	-1%	6%
75	Amusement and recreation attendants	140	14,780	$12,760 - 20,700	24%	22%
76	Industrial production managers	130	71,930	$40,760 - 112,950	-5%	43%
77	Production workers, all other	130	27,270	$15,610 - 44,370	2%	5%
78	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	130	31,670	$20,970 - 50,770	11%	4%
79	Child care workers	130	15,040	$12,910 - 18,020	18%	15%
80	Painters, construction and maintenance	120	25,690	$15,440 - 41,220	12%	6%
81	Nonfarm animal caretakers	120	21,450	$12,960 - 35,750	18%	16%
82	Funeral attendants	120	16,010	$14,570 - 18,290	14%	29%
83	Tire repairers and changers	120	20,580	$15,390 - 28,530	20%	6%
84	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	110	23,700	$17,790 - 31,360	10%	24%
85	Dental hygienists	110	45,070	$28,920 - 59,000	30%	33%
86	Service station attendants	110	16,110	$14,320 - 19,280	13%	6%
87	Respiratory therapists	110	42,340	$33,300 - 52,820	23%	28%
88	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	110	31,110	$18,600 - 47,990	-6%	14%
89	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	15,530	$13,080 - 19,730	17%	14%
90	Medical records and health information technicians	110	26,210	$16,910 - 41,140	18%	12%
91	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	110	17,880	$13,010 - 27,270	27%	47%
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	17,080	$12,990 - 25,850	14%	3%
93	Dental assistants	100	23,690	$17,510 - 30,410	29%	9%
94	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	17,430	$13,900 - 22,470	10%	5%
95	Butchers and meat cutters	100	22,860	$15,350 - 34,770	2%	2%
96	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	20,830	$14,660 - 28,910	26%	43%
97	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	45,280	$27,100 - 76,850	28%	48%
98	Bill and account collectors	100	28,040	$18,670 - 47,110	23%	13%
99	Industrial truck and tractor operators	100	35,650	$20,940 - 49,170	-1%	2%
100	Machinists	100	35,720	$25,850 - 48,130	-2%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Wheeling Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Clergy		240	14.8
Funeral attendants	16,010	120	11.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	56,630	200	6.1
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,220	170	5.9
Highway maintenance workers	27,440	200	5.3
Service station attendants	16,110	110	3.4
Child, family, and school social workers	35,690	360	3.2
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,130	330	3.2
Tire repairers and changers	20,580	120	3.2
Roofers	36,640	160	3
Family and general practitioners	173,360	120	2.7
Respiratory therapists	42,340	110	2.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	29,820	780	2.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,830	340	2.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,430	370	2.4
Nonfarm animal caretakers	21,450	120	2.3
Radiologic technologists and technicians	39,940	200	2.3
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	17,340	350	2.3
Special education teachers, secondary school	41,310	120	2.3
Personal and home care aides	16,250	510	2.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	21,550	150	2.2
Electricians	46,900	590	2.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,160	1,200	2.1
Tellers	19,870	520	2
Home health aides	16,950	690	2
Industrial production managers	71,930	130	2
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	44,750	190	2
Butchers and meat cutters	22,860	100	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,320	770	1.8
Social and human service assistants	18,780	230	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,610	1,960	1.7
Insurance sales agents	41,990	230	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,770	140	1.6
Office clerks, general	22,820	2,110	1.6
Registered nurses	45,690	1,690	1.5
Medical records and health information technicians	26,210	110	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,200	290	1.5
Dental hygienists	45,070	110	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,780	520	1.5
Bartenders	15,290	320	1.5
Parts salespersons	25,660	140	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,630	1,010	1.5
Cashiers	15,740	2,220	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	23,620	190	1.5
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,960	150	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	25,750	790	1.4
Fire fighters	19,560	150	1.4
Customer service representatives	22,880	1,410	1.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,600	200	1.4
Chief executives	92,650	180	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	44,690	1.23	120
Family and general practitioners	173,360	1.1	120
Construction laborers	32,760	1.09	600
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,220	1.09	170
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	56,630	1.08	200
Roofers	36,640	1.06	160
Driver/sales workers	26,460	1.06	170
Nonfarm animal caretakers	21,450	1.06	120
Electricians	46,900	1.04	590
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,160	1.03	200
Postal service mail carriers	44,400	1.01	190
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,130	0.99	330
Teacher assistants	21,260	0.99	340
Team assemblers	25,830	0.98	240
Pharmacists	96,960	0.97	120
Telemarketers	23,990	0.97	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,410	0.96	860
Carpenters	36,330	0.96	430
Production workers, all other	27,270	0.96	130
Food preparation workers	17,730	0.95	470
Bus drivers, school	24,260	0.95	210
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,110	0.94	110
Cooks, fast food	15,620	0.93	250
Paralegals and legal assistants	39,500	0.93	150
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,770	0.93	1,230
Office clerks, general	22,820	0.93	2,110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,150	0.93	120
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,340	0.93	460
Dishwashers	15,340	0.93	300
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,600	0.92	200
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,410	0.92	1,250
Packers and packagers, hand	18,170	0.92	370
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,980	0.92	500
Accountants and auditors	52,540	0.91	400
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,560	0.91	190
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,200	0.91	290
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,780	0.91	520
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,200	0.9	320
Child, family, and school social workers	35,690	0.9	360
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,770	0.89	190
Tire repairers and changers	20,580	0.89	120
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,180	0.89	600
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,610	0.88	1,960
Receptionists and information clerks	20,520	0.88	530
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,240	0.88	710
Cashiers	15,740	0.87	2,220
Cooks, restaurant	18,450	0.87	530
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,830	0.87	340
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,070	0.87	560
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	23,700	0.87	110

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	173,360	120
Marketing managers	124,220	40
Engineering managers	107,400	40
Pharmacists	96,960	120
Chief executives	92,650	180
Computer and information systems managers	92,420	70
Construction managers	85,900
Managers, all other	85,400	60
Lawyers	82,890	120
Sales managers	77,770	110
Business teachers, postsecondary	74,670	40
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	72,440	30
Industrial production managers	71,930	130
Education administrators, postsecondary	71,460	50
Physical therapists	70,720	70
Occupational health and safety specialists	69,230	40
Computer systems analysts	68,930	100
General and operations managers	68,660	540
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	67,270	50
Medical and health services managers	67,220	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	65,870	100
Civil engineers	65,690	40
Financial managers	65,120	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,770	140
Postsecondary teachers, all other	63,030
Mechanical engineers	62,880	30
Administrative services managers	61,810	80
Occupational therapists	60,310	30
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	59,060	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,160	200
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	56,630	200
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	55,260	40
Postmasters and mail superintendents	54,990	30
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	53,940	30
Speech-language pathologists	53,910	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,410	860
Accountants and auditors	52,540	400
Network and computer systems administrators	52,390	50
Cost estimators	51,950	70
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	50,320	70
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	50,280
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,200	290
Social and community service managers	49,610	40
Loan officers	49,020	50
Funeral directors	48,760	60
Structural iron and steel workers	48,700	60
Computer programmers	48,120	70
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,750	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,660	90
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	47,310	30

Large Companies Headquartered in Wheeling

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Wheeling Pittsburgh	1.6

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