Parkersburg, West Virginia Employment

Parkersburg Employment

Employment and Industries in the Parkersburg, West Virginia Area

The leading manufacturing sectors in Parkersburg, West Virginia are chemicals, glass, ferrous metals, laboratory equipment, aluminum products, tools, wooden products and plastics. Educational services and healthcare are also significant economic forces. In addition, Parkersburg is located in a major agricultural region which includes fruit, vegetables and dairying. Parkersburg is also a shipping center.

The top job providing sectors in Parkersburg are healthcare, construction, accommodation and food services, education, chemicals, and the government. Sales and office occupations (28% of the jobs). Management, professional and related occupations (23% of the labor force).

In Parkersburg, there are numerous popular jobs where the majority of the workers have a college degree including registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives; social and human service assistants; child, family and school social workers; computer specialists, human resources, training and labor relations specialists; and medical and health services managers.

Noteworthy information regarding Parkersburg, West Virginia: Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or better: 12%. Average earnings in 2009: $25,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 81.9 (U.S. average: 100).

The largest employers in Parkersburg, West Virginia:

Camden Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation
St Joseph Hospital of Parkersburg
United Construction Company, Inc
Treasury Franchise Fund, US
Mountain State Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Inc
West Virginia Department of Transportation
Winans Services
Extras Support Staffing
Civic Development Group, LLC
Walmart, Stores, Inc
City of Parkersburg
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Teknetix, Inc
West Virginia Rehabilitation Services Inc
The Ogden Newspapers Inc
Eaglecare, Inc
Central Distributing
Larry Simmons Inc

Businesses in Parkersburg are invited to work with useful organizations including:

Parkersburg News and Sentinel offers details about the local business community.

Jobs in Parkersburg

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	37510	$42,150	$20.26	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	5050	$33,600	$16.15	13.75
3	Sales and Related Occupations	4480	$28,620	$13.76	9.5
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	4080	$22,900	$11.01	8.7
5	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	3000	$33,080	$15.9	6.7
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	2690	$66,510	$31.98	5.85
7	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	2490	$71,420	$34.34	5.35
8	Retail Salespersons	2120	$23,550	$11.32	2.7
9	Healthcare Support Occupations	1960	$25,490	$12.26	2.85
10	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	1860	$41,270	$19.84	3.75
11	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	1850	$40,880	$19.66	6
12	Construction and Extraction Occupations	1810	$45,440	$21.85	4.6
13	Production Occupations	1740	$44,450	$21.37	5.6
14	Management Occupations	1570	$94,850	$45.6	6.35
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1430	$20,660	$9.93	2.45
16	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	1110	$27,200	$13.08	3.6
17	Cashiers	1090	$21,900	$10.53	2.2
18	Office Clerks, General	890	$27,800	$13.37	1.9
19	Registered Nurses	860	$60,440	$29.06	1.95
20	Waiters and Waitresses	820	$24,680	$11.87	1.65
21	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	780	$21,040	$10.12	0
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	770	$41,880	$20.14	1.2
23	Protective Service Occupations	770	$32,290	$15.52	2.2
24	Personal Care and Service Occupations	710	$26,930	$12.95	4.65
25	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	700	$77,070	$37.05	3
26	Customer Service Representatives	670	$29,630	$14.24	1.75
27	Stockers and Order Fillers	580	$26,390	$12.69	1.25
28	General and Operations Managers	570	$97,220	$46.74	1.5
29	Accountants and Auditors	560	$80,740	$38.82	0.9
30	Community and Social Service Occupations	510	$39,700	$19.09	1.75
31	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	500	$36,720	$17.65	1.05
32	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	500	$29,020	$13.95	1.8
33	Cooks, Restaurant	490	$23,190	$11.15	0.9
34	Construction Laborers	470	$32,640	$15.69	0.9
35	Nursing Assistants	470	$26,000	$12.5	0.95
36	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	440	$44,640	$21.46	0.95
37	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	430	$33,670	$16.19	0.95
38	Computer Occupations, All Other	400	$86,510	$41.59	0.3
39	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	390	$69,050	$33.2	0.7
40	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	390	$33,380	$16.05	1.4
41	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	360	$82,630	$39.73	1.7
42	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	360	$25,010	$12.02	1.5
43	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	350	$29,870	$14.36	0.9
44	Human Resources Specialists	330	$71,460	$34.36	0.4
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	330	$21,650	$10.41	0.9
46	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	330	$40,590	$19.51	0.25
47	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	320	$27,930	$13.43	0.6
48	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	310	$59,520	$28.62	0.2
49	Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	300	$73,250	$35.21	0.2
50	Sheet Metal Workers	280	$67,430	$32.42	0.1
51	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	270	$42,000	$20.19	1.8
52	Light Truck Drivers	270	$36,900	$17.74	0.6
53	Medical Assistants	260	$29,620	$14.24	0.45
54	Receptionists and Information Clerks	260	$26,460	$12.72	0.7
55	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	240	$38,700	$18.61	0.5
56	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	240	$67,200	$32.31	0.8
57	Tellers	240	$25,080	$12.06	0.25
58	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	230	$33,050	$15.89	0.5
59	Legal Occupations	230	$75,560	$36.33	0.8
60	Management Analysts	210	$80,210	$38.56	0.55
61	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	210	$54,610	$26.25	0.85
62	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	200	$24,900	$11.97	0.3
63	Driver/Sales Workers	200	$23,770	$11.43	0.3
64	Electricians	180	$46,300	$22.26	0.45
65	Food Preparation Workers	180	$22,790	$10.96	0.5
66	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	180	$24,760	$11.91	0.75
67	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	180	$25,360	$12.19	0.3
68	Childcare Workers	170	$22,340	$10.74	0.7
69	Dishwashers	170	$21,570	$10.37	0.3
70	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	170	$54,670	$26.28	0.7
71	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	150	$67,180	$32.3	0.4
72	Social and Human Service Assistants	150	$32,320	$15.54	0.3
73	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	140	$65,780	$31.63	0.4
74	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	140	$27,130	$13.04	0.4
75	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	140	$21,900	$10.53	0.3
76	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	140	$28,730	$13.81	0.4
77	Psychiatric Technicians	140	$26,750	$12.86	0.05
78	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	140	$32,700	$15.72	0.4
79	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	130	$68,820	$33.09	0.2
80	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	130	$37,330	$17.95	0
81	Parts Salespersons	130	$36,630	$17.61	0.2
82	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	120	$62,210	$29.91	0.25
83	Chemical Technicians	120	$68,000	$32.69	0
84	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	120	$56,790	$27.3	0.3
85	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	120	$39,700	$19.09	0.2
86	Pharmacy Technicians	120	$28,830	$13.86	0.3
87	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	120	$45,070	$21.67	0.4
88	Bartenders	110	$23,750	$11.42	0.4
89	Billing and Posting Clerks	110	$26,780	$12.87	0.3
90	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	$39,360	$18.92	0.2
91	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	110	$44,000	$21.15	0.1
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	110	$51,810	$24.91	0.2
93	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	100	$30,060	$14.45	0.1
94	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	100	$22,560	$10.85	0.3
95	Dental Hygienists	100	$55,960	$26.9	0.1
96	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	100	$48,120	$23.14	0.3
97	Lawyers	100	$103,140	$49.59	0.5
98	Medical and Health Services Managers	100	$139,050	$66.85	0.3
99	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	100	$47,280	$22.73	0.2
100	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other	100	$115,440	$55.5	0.7

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$42,150	37,510
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$33,600	5,050
Sales and Related Occupations	$28,620	4,480
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$22,900	4,080
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$33,080	3,000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$66,510	2,690
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$71,420	2,490
Retail Salespersons	$23,550	2,120
Healthcare Support Occupations	$25,490	1,960
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$41,270	1,860
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$40,880	1,850
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$45,440	1,810
Production Occupations	$44,450	1,740
Management Occupations	$94,850	1,570
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$20,660	1,430
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$27,200	1,110
Cashiers	$21,900	1,090
Office Clerks, General	$27,800	890
Registered Nurses	$60,440	860
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,680	820
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,040	780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$41,880	770
Protective Service Occupations	$32,290	770
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,930	710
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$77,070	700
Customer Service Representatives	$29,630	670
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,390	580
General and Operations Managers	$97,220	570
Accountants and Auditors	$80,740	560
Community and Social Service Occupations	$39,700	510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$36,720	500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$29,020	500
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,190	490
Construction Laborers	$32,640	470
Nursing Assistants	$26,000	470
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,640	440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$33,670	430
Computer Occupations, All Other	$86,510	400
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$69,050	390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$33,380	390
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$82,630	360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,010	360
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$29,870	350
Human Resources Specialists	$71,460	330
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,650	330
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$40,590	330
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,930	320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,520	310
Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	$73,250	300
Sheet Metal Workers	$67,430	280

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$42,150

37,510

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$33,600

5,050

Sales and Related Occupations

$28,620

4,480

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$22,900

4,080

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$33,080

3,000

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$66,510

2,690

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$71,420

2,490

Retail Salespersons

$23,550

2,120

Healthcare Support Occupations

$25,490

1,960

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$41,270

1,860

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$40,880

1,850

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$45,440

1,810

Production Occupations

$44,450

1,740

Management Occupations

$94,850

1,570

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$20,660

1,430

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$27,200

1,110

Cashiers

$21,900

1,090

Office Clerks, General

$27,800

890

Registered Nurses

$60,440

860

Waiters and Waitresses

$24,680

820

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$21,040

780

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$41,880

770

Protective Service Occupations

$32,290

770

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$26,930

710

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$77,070

700

Customer Service Representatives

$29,630

670

Stockers and Order Fillers

$26,390

580

General and Operations Managers

$97,220

570

Accountants and Auditors

$80,740

560

Community and Social Service Occupations

$39,700

510

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$36,720

500

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$29,020

500

Cooks, Restaurant

$23,190

490

Construction Laborers

$32,640

470

Nursing Assistants

$26,000

470

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$44,640

440

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$33,670

430

Computer Occupations, All Other

$86,510

400

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$69,050

390

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$33,380

390

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$82,630

360

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$25,010

360

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$29,870

350

Human Resources Specialists

$71,460

330

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$21,650

330

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

$40,590

330

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$27,930

320

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

$59,520

310

Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other

$73,250

300

Sheet Metal Workers

$67,430

280

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$42,150	37,510
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$33,600	5,050
Sales and Related Occupations	$28,620	4,480
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$33,080	3,000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$66,510	2,690
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$71,420	2,490
Healthcare Support Occupations	$25,490	1,960
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$41,270	1,860
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$40,880	1,850
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$45,440	1,810
Production Occupations	$44,450	1,740
Management Occupations	$94,850	1,570
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$27,200	1,110
Office Clerks, General	$27,800	890
Registered Nurses	$60,440	860
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$41,880	770
Protective Service Occupations	$32,290	770
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,930	710
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$77,070	700
Customer Service Representatives	$29,630	670
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,390	580
General and Operations Managers	$97,220	570
Accountants and Auditors	$80,740	560
Community and Social Service Occupations	$39,700	510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$36,720	500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$29,020	500
Construction Laborers	$32,640	470
Nursing Assistants	$26,000	470
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,640	440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$33,670	430
Computer Occupations, All Other	$86,510	400
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$69,050	390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$33,380	390
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$82,630	360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,010	360
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$29,870	350
Human Resources Specialists	$71,460	330
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$40,590	330
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,930	320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,520	310
Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	$73,250	300
Sheet Metal Workers	$67,430	280
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$42,000	270
Light Truck Drivers	$36,900	270
Medical Assistants	$29,620	260
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$26,460	260
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$38,700	240
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$67,200	240
Tellers	$25,080	240
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$33,050	230