McDowell County - Employment & Wages 2005
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 414 4,759 143,630,311 580.40
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 341 3,002 96,256,603 616.62
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 45 908 51,072,714 1,081.67
  21 Mining 39 906 51,053,025 1,083.65
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 31 760 43,554,229 1,102.08
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 8 256 15,246,442 1,145.31
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 23 503 28,307,787 1,082.27
   213 Support activities for mining* 8 147 7,498,796 981.00
      213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations 3 76 3,264,896 826.13
      213113 Support activities for coal mining 5 71 4,233,900 1,146.77
CONSTRUCTION 16 70 2,851,654 783.42
  23 Construction 16 70 2,851,654 783.42
   238 Specialty trade contractors 9 27 538,305 383.40
MANUFACTURING 5 56 1,570,786 539.42
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 56 1,570,786 539.42
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 3 22 727,305 635.75
  22 Utilities* 6 40 1,128,378 542.48
    2211 Power generation and supply 4 29 893,633 592.60
      221122 Electric power distribution 3 20 279,927 269.15
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 123 867 16,503,848 366.08
  42 Wholesale trade 5 39 1,146,439 565.31
  44-45 Retail trade 62 598 9,334,322 300.17
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 4 20 310,263 298.33
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 3 17 227,666 257.54
   444 Building material and garden supply stores* 3 18 284,627 304.10
   445 Food and beverage stores* 10 147 2,175,128 284.56
      445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 8 140 2,074,368 284.94
   446 Health and personal care stores* 9 78 2,095,838 516.73
      446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 8 75 2,012,528 516.04
   447 Gasoline stations* 19 133 1,776,896 256.92
      447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 16 125 1,628,856 250.60
   452 General merchandise stores* 9 156 1,923,244 237.08
      452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 100 1,345,720 258.79
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 189 4,894,709 498.04
    4841 General freight trucking* 15 91 2,459,942 519.85
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 35 87 2,274,905 502.85
INFORMATION 10 60 1,566,165 501.98
  51 Information 10 60 1,566,165 501.98
   517 Telecommunications 4 24 1,026,801 822.75
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 31 165 4,213,518 491.08
  52 Finance and insurance 19 144 3,446,162 460.23
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities 11 120 3,129,894 501.58
     52211 Commercial banking* 10 118 3,105,894 506.17
     52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 6 22 309,311 270.38
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 12 21 767,356 702.71
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 27 173 5,929,246 659.10
  54 Professional and technical services* 21 114 4,683,558 790.08
    5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 6 26 565,772 418.46
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 3 25 319,029 245.40
  56 Administrative and waste services 6 54 1,075,801 383.12
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 37 441 9,313,826 406.15
  62 Health care and social assistance 37 441 9,313,826 406.15
   621 Ambulatory health care services 22 176 4,330,599 473.19
    6211 Offices of physicians* 13 88 2,367,544 517.38
    6219 Other ambulatory health care services* 3 30 770,979 494.21
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 19 156 1,628,597 200.77
  72 Accommodation and food services 16 150 1,564,234 200.54
     72211 Full-service restaurants* 4 36 313,693 167.58
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 9 108 1,134,954 202.10
OTHER SERVICES 27 106 1,606,249 291.40
  81 Other services, except public administration 27 106 1,606,249 291.40
   812 Personal and laundry services 6 30 626,020 401.29
    8122 Death care services 4 24 598,935 479.92
      812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 21 569,785 521.79
   813 Membership associations and organizations 12 56 441,108 151.48
    8139 Professional and similar organizations* 7 34 50,858 28.77
GOVERNMENT 73 1,757 47,373,708 518.52
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 11 78 2,360,465 581.96
  STATE GOVERNMENT 19 504 14,725,719 561.88
   61 Educational services 2 9 138,830 296.65
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 385 11,455,442 572.19
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 44 1,175 30,287,524 495.71
   61 Educational services 19 722 22,623,221 602.58
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 56 1,018,535 349.77
*This line contains full industry detail.