McDowell County - Employment & Wages 2002
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages		 Average
Annual
Wage		 Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 467 5,109 130,607,885 25,564 491.62
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 397 3,201 82,587,887 25,801 496.17
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 57 860 39,444,278 45,865 882.02
  21 Mining 50 841 39,255,315 46,677 897.63
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 43 803 38,050,936 47,386 911.27
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 5 122 5,591,606 45,833 881.40
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 38 680 32,459,330 47,734 917.96
   213 Support activities for mining* 7 38 1,204,379 31,694 609.50
      213113 Support activities for coal mining 6 27 885,371 32,792 630.62
CONSTRUCTION 19 51 1,157,122 22,689 436.33
  23 Construction 19 51 1,157,122 22,689 436.33
   237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 6 22 594,207 27,009 519.40
MANUFACTURING 7 61 1,486,707 24,372 468.69
  31-33 Manufacturing 7 61 1,486,707 24,372 468.69
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 4 27 767,311 28,419 546.52
    3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.* 3 24 666,338 27,764 533.92
  22 Utilities* 7 48 1,201,528 25,032 481.38
    2211 Power generation and supply 4 32 916,162 28,630 550.58
     22112 Electric power transmission and distribution* 3 21 257,267 12,251 235.60
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 137 875 14,777,833 16,889 324.79
  42 Wholesale trade 6 29 572,857 19,754 379.88
   423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 4 20 265,307 13,265 255.10
  44-45 Retail trade 73 665 9,828,694 14,780 284.23
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 6 25 304,727 12,189 234.40
    4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 4 20 225,566 11,278 216.88
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 3 19 215,318 11,333 217.94
   442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4 19 326,571 17,188 330.54
   444 Building material and garden supply stores* 8 25 434,504 17,380 334.23
   445 Food and beverage stores* 10 125 1,892,213 15,138 291.12
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 6 117 1,831,038 15,650 300.96
   446 Health and personal care stores* 10 78 1,681,180 21,554 414.50
     44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 9 73 1,561,842 21,395 411.44
   447 Gasoline stations* 19 160 1,748,697 10,929 210.17
     44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores* 16 150 1,626,199 10,841 208.48
   452 General merchandise stores 10 196 2,799,332 14,282 274.65
    4529 Other general merchandise stores 9 97 1,328,914 13,700 263.46
     45299 All other general merchandise stores* 8 92 1,194,680 12,986 249.73
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 133 3,174,754 23,870 459.04
   484 Truck transportation 50 126 2,972,847 23,594 453.73
    4841 General freight trucking* 19 78 2,012,291 25,799 496.13
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 30 47 960,556 20,437 393.02
INFORMATION 9 56 1,649,935 29,463 566.60
  51 Information 9 56 1,649,935 29,463 566.60
   517 Telecommunications 6 28 1,322,377 47,228 908.23
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 40 222 4,768,807 21,481 413.10
  52 Finance and insurance 18 172 3,744,989 21,773 418.71
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 8 140 3,438,218 24,559 472.29
   524 Insurance carriers and related activities 9 32 301,573 9,424 181.23
    5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related* 7 22 298,469 13,567 260.90
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 22 50 1,023,818 20,476 393.77
   532 Rental and leasing services 9 31 611,638 19,730 379.42
    5324 Machinery and equipment rental and leasing 7 22 517,040 23,502 451.96
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 32 171 4,674,202 27,335 525.67
  54 Professional and technical services* 24 108 3,566,251 33,021 635.02
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 6 26 609,927 23,459 451.13
  56 Administrative and waste services 8 62 1,070,556 17,267 332.06
   561 Administrative and support services 5 48 905,129 18,857 362.63
   562 Waste management and remediation services 3 14 165,427 11,816 227.23
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 46 612 11,040,882 18,041 346.94
  62 Health care and social assistance 46 612 11,040,882 18,041 346.94
   621 Ambulatory health care services 27 180 4,584,854 25,471 489.83
    6211 Offices of physicians* 17 92 2,617,761 28,454 547.19
    6219 Other ambulatory health care services* 3 29 685,662 23,644 454.69
   624 Social assistance 17 288 3,957,746 13,742 264.27
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 18 189 1,884,747 9,972 191.77
  72 Accommodation and food services 14 164 1,636,667 9,980 191.92
   722 Food services and drinking places 13 161 1,592,432 9,891 190.21
    7221 Full-service restaurants* 4 39 385,279 9,879 189.98
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 9 122 1,205,153 9,878 189.96
OTHER SERVICES 30 95 1,424,101 14,991 288.29
  81 Other services, except public administration 30 95 1,424,101 14,991 288.29
   811 Repair and maintenance 9 24 488,857 20,369 391.71
   812 Personal and laundry services 6 26 745,978 28,691 551.75
    8122 Death care services 4 24 728,800 30,367 583.98
     81221 Funeral homes and funeral services* 3 22 712,500 32,386 622.81
   813 Membership associations and organizations 10 39 106,075 2,720 52.31
    8139 Professional and similar organizations* 8 32 44,965 1,405 27.02
GOVERNMENT 70 1,908 48,019,998 25,168 484.00
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 7 86 2,598,647 30,217 581.10
  STATE GOVERNMENT 18 532 14,354,094 26,981 518.87
   61 Educational services 2 8 175,599 21,950 422.12
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 384 10,459,045 27,237 523.79
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 1,290 31,067,257 24,083 463.13
   61 Educational services 19 840 24,630,166 29,322 563.88
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 50 792,156 15,843 304.67
*This line contains full industry detail.