West Virginia - Employment & Wages 2008
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						48,868	709,575	25,534,204,980	692.02
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						44,966	571,946	20,123,113,638	676.62
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						1,358	32,077	2,124,892,121	1,273.90
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					474	2,036	50,205,409	474.21
		111 Crop production				55	615	13,259,867	414.63
			1112 Vegetable and melon farming*			3	36	1,075,280	574.40
			1113 Fruit and tree nut farming*			16	283	5,477,320	372.19
			1114 Greenhouse and nursery production			27	282	6,430,144	438.50
					111421 Nursery and tree production	17	69	1,267,104	353.15
					111422 Floriculture production	10	212	5,151,504	467.31
		112 Animal production				52	215	5,231,661	467.94
			1121 Cattle ranching and farming			28	120	2,419,791	387.79
				11211 Beef cattle ranching, farming, and feedlots		20	67	1,266,921	363.63
				11212 Dairy cattle and milk production*		8	53	1,152,870	418.31
			1123 Poultry and egg production			4	31	1,157,253	717.90
				11251 Animal aquaculture*		4	17	410,132	463.94
			1129 Other animal production			16	44	1,047,217	457.69
				11292 Horses and other equine production*		6	21	395,399	362.10
				11299 All other animal production*		10	23	651,818	545.00
		113 Forestry and logging				307	1,005	23,981,239	458.88
			1133 Logging*			304	1,001	23,525,593	451.96
				11521 Support activities for animal production*		25	57	1,344,517	453.62
			1153 Support activities for forestry*			30	124	5,989,633	928.90
	21 Mining					884	30,041	2,074,686,712	1,328.12
		211 Oil and gas extraction*				228	2,629	175,877,399	1,286.52
		212 Mining, except oil and gas				354	21,364	1,565,791,778	1,409.44
			2121 Coal mining*			307	20,452	1,516,088,459	1,425.56
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	157	13,606	1,025,772,517	1,449.83
			2122 Metal ore mining			4	38	1,825,864	924.02
					212210 Iron ore mining	3	36	1,772,544	946.87
			2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying			43	873	47,877,455	1,054.65
				21231 Stone mining and quarrying		36	621	25,154,076	778.96
					212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying	4	27	977,540	696.25
					212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining	22	548	22,946,560	805.25
					212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining	9	46	1,229,976	514.21
				21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining		4	210	16,354,524	1,497.67
				21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining*		3	42	6,368,855	2,916.13
		213 Support activities for mining*				303	6,047	333,017,535	1,059.08
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	183	2,773	130,413,190	904.42
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	67	1,864	111,633,415	1,151.71
CONSTRUCTION						5,398	39,125	1,711,514,468	841.25
	23 Construction					5,398	39,125	1,711,514,468	841.25
		236 Construction of buildings				1,996	10,752	400,004,597	715.44
			2361 Residential building construction*			1,601	5,210	126,410,104	466.60
					236115 New single-family general contractors	958	3,496	90,323,645	496.85
					236116 New multifamily general contractors	20	76	2,228,987	564.02
					236117 New housing operative builders	22	57	1,343,463	453.27
					236118 Residential remodelers	601	1,581	32,514,009	395.48
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			395	5,543	273,594,493	949.21
				23621 Industrial building construction*		79	2,421	134,694,477	1,069.92
				23622 Commercial building construction*		317	3,122	138,900,016	855.60
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				514	7,585	434,022,262	1,100.40
			2371 Utility system construction			225	3,732	213,801,782	1,101.71
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		73	870	39,897,135	881.90
				23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction*		57	1,276	77,427,167	1,166.92
				23713 Power and communication system construction*		95	1,586	96,477,480	1,169.83
			2372 Land subdivision*			83	310	10,679,529	662.50
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			92	1,984	112,221,760	1,087.75
			2379 Other heavy construction*			115	1,558	97,319,191	1,201.23
		238 Specialty trade contractors				2,887	20,788	877,487,609	811.75
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			627	3,814	137,274,386	692.15
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		79	386	12,521,366	623.83
					238111 Residential poured foundation contractors	42	149	3,570,388	460.81
					238112 Nonresidential poured foundation contractors	37	237	8,950,978	726.31
				23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors		52	456	19,922,791	840.19
				23813 Framing contractors		48	244	6,385,039	503.23
					238131 Residential framing contractors	44	237	6,206,257	503.60
				23814 Masonry contractors		225	1,384	49,556,840	688.60
					238141 Residential masonry contractors	173	553	11,655,357	405.33
					238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors	52	831	37,901,483	877.10
				23815 Glass and glazing contractors		21	159	5,852,863	707.88
					238151 Residential glass and glazing contractors	8	44	1,206,008	527.10
					238152 Nonresidential glass and glazing contractors	13	115	4,646,855	777.06
				23816 Roofing contractors		118	815	30,690,857	724.17
					238161 Residential roofing contractors	71	170	2,570,698	290.81
					238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors	47	645	28,120,159	838.40
				23817 Siding contractors		72	322	10,769,553	643.19
				23819 Other building exterior contractors		14	48	1,575,077	631.04
					238191 Other residential exterior contractors	4	20	335,721	322.81
					238192 Other nonresidential exterior contractors	10	27	1,239,356	882.73
			2382 Building equipment contractors			1,052	9,486	467,242,716	947.23
				23821 Electrical contractors		434	3,786	194,946,708	990.21
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	195	1,400	66,965,930	919.87
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	239	2,386	127,980,778	1,031.50
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		547	5,056	235,101,331	894.21
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	353	1,569	43,604,452	534.44
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	194	3,487	191,496,879	1,056.10
				23829 Other building equipment contractors		71	644	37,194,677	1,110.69
					238291 Other residential equipment contractors	11	31	1,083,458	672.12
					238292 Other nonresidential equipment contractors	59	613	36,111,219	1,132.87
			2383 Building finishing contractors			455	2,114	68,769,355	625.58
				23831 Drywall and insulation contractors		114	887	32,795,027	711.02
					238311 Residential drywall contractors	52	195	5,025,595	495.62
					238312 Nonresidential drywall contractors	63	692	27,769,432	771.71
				23832 Painting and wall covering contractors		121	557	18,229,824	629.40
					238321 Residential painting contractors	70	209	5,073,963	466.87
					238322 Nonresidential painting contractors	51	348	13,155,861	727.00
				23833 Flooring contractors		67	151	3,482,904	443.58
					238331 Residential flooring contractors	60	141	3,244,530	442.52
				23834 Tile and terrazzo contractors		16	42	1,096,698	502.15
					238342 Nonresidential tile and terrazzo contractors	8	29	782,818	519.12
				23835 Finish carpentry contractors		113	353	9,194,879	500.92
					238351 Residential finish carpentry contractors	90	284	6,988,229	473.19
					238352 Nonresidential finish carpentry contractors	24	69	2,206,650	615.00
				23839 Other building finishing contractors		23	125	3,970,023	610.77
					238391 Other residential finishing contractors	14	35	625,712	343.79
					238392 Other nonresidential finishing contractors	9	89	3,344,311	722.63
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			754	5,373	204,201,152	730.87
				23891 Site preparation contractors		542	4,172	160,771,946	741.08
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	291	1,252	38,920,143	597.81
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	251	2,920	121,851,803	802.50
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		212	1,201	43,429,206	695.40
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	113	420	9,280,223	424.92
					238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors	100	782	34,148,983	839.79
MANUFACTURING						1,468	56,460	2,685,409,669	914.67
	31-33 Manufacturing					1,468	56,460	2,685,409,669	914.67
		311 Food manufacturing				95	3,618	100,204,254	532.62
			3113 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing			6	29	482,527	319.98
			3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty			9	147	3,838,502	502.15
					311421 Fruit and vegetable canning	8	145	3,814,605	505.92
			3115 Dairy product manufacturing			3	184	6,866,805	717.69
					311611 Animal, except poultry, slaughtering	18	154	2,859,687	357.10
					311612 Meat processed from carcasses	5	119	3,663,596	592.06
			3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing			45	824	24,369,342	568.73
					311811 Retail bakeries	36	292	3,566,544	234.88
					311812 Commercial bakeries	7	499	19,951,284	768.90
			3119 Other food manufacturing			3	92	2,640,985	552.04
		312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing				18	385	15,063,210	752.40
				31211 Soft drink and ice manufacturing		12	168	5,716,427	654.35
					312112 Bottled water manufacturing	7	91	3,646,936	770.69
					312113 Ice manufacturing	5	77	2,069,491	516.87
					312130 Wineries	3	19	669,441	677.58
		314 Textile product mills				30	145	2,987,159	396.17
			3149 Other textile product mills			24	126	2,650,792	404.58
				31491 Textile bag and canvas mills*		9	83	1,880,833	435.79
				31499 All other textile product mills*		15	44	769,959	336.52
		315 Apparel manufacturing				10	193	3,594,430	358.15
				31521 Cut and sew apparel contractors		4	95	1,841,461	372.77
				31522 Men's cut and sew apparel manufacturing		5	60	1,105,137	354.21
					315223 Men's shirt, except work shirt, manufacturing	3	39	825,557	407.08
		321 Wood product manufacturing				229	6,740	210,177,014	599.69
			3211 Sawmills and wood preservation*			127	2,709	80,615,538	572.27
					321113 Sawmills	122	2,458	70,576,574	552.17
					321114 Wood preservation	6	251	10,038,964	769.15
			3212 Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.*			22	1,094	46,239,981	812.83
					321214 Truss manufacturing	13	226	7,194,168	612.17
			3219 Other wood product manufacturing			80	2,937	83,321,495	545.58
				32191 Millwork		33	1,881	56,455,950	577.19
					321911 Wood window and door manufacturing	4	129	4,653,253	693.69
					321912 Cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing	7	117	2,900,769	476.79
					321918 Other millwork, including flooring	22	1,635	48,901,928	575.17
				32192 Wood container and pallet manufacturing*		22	435	8,928,337	394.71
				32199 All other wood product manufacturing		25	621	17,937,208	555.46
					321999 Miscellaneous wood product manufacturing	20	521	14,792,037	546.00
		322 Paper manufacturing				11	675	27,845,101	793.31
			3221 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills			5	272	12,817,881	906.25
			3222 Converted paper product manufacturing			6	403	15,027,220	717.08
		323 Printing and related support activities*				94	1,438	49,255,873	658.71
					323110 Commercial lithographic printing	28	312	9,444,595	582.13
					323113 Commercial screen printing	17	349	12,878,662	709.65
					323114 Quick printing	25	97	2,247,141	445.50
					323119 Other commercial printing	14	80	1,594,574	383.31
		324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing*				17	917	56,828,508	1,191.77
				32411 Petroleum refineries*		4	308	18,847,591	1,176.79
					324121 Asphalt paving mixture and block mfg.	7	135	6,888,338	981.25
		325 Chemical manufacturing				101	9,963	720,401,469	1,390.54
			3251 Basic chemical manufacturing			44	3,727	291,116,763	1,502.12
				32511 Petrochemical manufacturing*		4	546	43,529,256	1,533.15
					325120 Industrial gas manufacturing	10	111	6,466,298	1,120.29
				32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing		14	1,337	98,280,684	1,413.62
					325181 Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing	3	712	48,769,108	1,317.23
				32519 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing		12	1,021	83,587,255	1,574.38
					325199 All other basic organic chemical mfg.	10	832	72,026,264	1,664.81
			3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.*			19	2,605	210,686,981	1,555.35
				32531 Fertilizer manufacturing		3	16	390,979	469.92
			3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing			7	152	9,017,469	1,140.87
					325510 Paint and coating manufacturing	6	53	2,541,699	922.25
			3259 Other chemical product and preparation mfg.*			14	423	15,019,593	682.83
					325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins	5	112	4,408,778	757.00
		326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing				54	3,701	132,893,316	690.52
			3261 Plastics product manufacturing			44	3,346	118,957,798	683.69
				32611 Plastics packaging materials, film and sheet		4	317	12,367,766	750.29
				32612 Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes		5	304	11,513,798	728.35
				32619 Other plastics product manufacturing		28	2,285	76,348,617	642.56
					326191 Plastics plumbing fixture manufacturing	4	243	7,582,402	600.06
					326199 All other plastics product manufacturing	23	2,042	68,766,215	647.62
			3262 Rubber product manufacturing			11	355	13,935,518	754.90
				32621 Tire manufacturing*		4	44	1,306,831	571.17
				32622 Rubber and plastics hose and belting mfg.*		3	31	1,145,023	710.31
				32629 Other rubber product manufacturing		4	281	11,483,664	785.90
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				138	3,490	130,486,772	719.02
			3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing			10	1,006	39,772,420	760.29
			3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing*			20	628	21,741,576	665.77
					327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware	7	251	7,032,365	538.79
					327215 Glass product mfg. made of purchased glass	9	97	3,003,259	595.40
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			91	1,431	51,454,129	691.48
				32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing*		60	738	25,053,152	652.83
					327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing	14	185	6,200,529	644.54
				32739 Other concrete product manufacturing*		16	384	12,820,425	642.06
				32799 All other nonmetallic mineral products mfg.		13	332	12,557,752	727.40
					327991 Cut stone and stone product manufacturing	5	58	1,098,362	364.17
					327993 Mineral wool manufacturing	4	253	10,231,235	777.69
					327999 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products	4	22	1,228,155	1,073.56
		331 Primary metal manufacturing				41	6,103	375,940,787	1,184.60
			3311 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.*			11	2,169	150,383,284	1,333.33
					331111 Iron and steel mills	7	1,713	125,792,962	1,412.19
					331112 Ferroalloy and related product manufacturing	4	456	24,590,322	1,037.04
					331221 Rolled steel shape manufacturing	5	176	9,017,218	985.27
			3313 Alumina and aluminum production*			7	2,249	135,052,945	1,154.81
					331315 Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing	4	1,456	91,090,071	1,203.12
			3315 Foundries			11	404	13,581,018	646.46
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				313	6,548	277,165,245	814.00
			3321 Forging and stamping*			7	235	9,257,083	757.54
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			69	1,719	66,646,429	745.58
				33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products		45	1,058	44,225,505	803.87
					332312 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	33	740	28,527,563	741.37
				33232 Ornamental and architectural metal products		24	661	22,420,924	652.31
					332322 Sheet metal work manufacturing	18	592	20,270,070	658.46
			3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg.			10	856	41,943,350	942.29
				33243 Metal can, box, and other container mfg.		8	814	40,688,126	961.25
			3326 Spring and wire product manufacturing*			4	104	3,639,878	673.06
			3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.			182	2,598	111,203,757	823.15
				33271 Machine shops*		176	2,428	103,577,048	820.37
				33272 Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt mfg.		6	170	7,626,709	862.75
			3328 Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals*			24	844	38,748,673	882.90
					332812 Metal coating and nonprecious engraving	12	434	24,305,994	1,077.02
			3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing			15	120	3,516,866	563.60
					332994 Small arms manufacturing	3	14	204,654	281.12
					332999 Miscellaneous fabricated metal product mfg.	5	34	969,129	548.15
		333 Machinery manufacturing				70	2,068	95,098,527	884.35
			3331 Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg.			27	981	55,894,052	1,095.71
					333120 Construction machinery manufacturing	3	58	1,799,555	596.67
				33313 Mining and oil and gas field machinery mfg.		23	890	53,195,528	1,149.42
			3333 Commercial and service industry machinery*			4	496	15,228,745	590.44
			3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing*			6	56	2,352,702	807.94
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			29	496	20,325,095	788.04
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		23	372	14,869,773	768.71
					333994 Industrial process furnace and oven mfg.	4	70	2,649,696	727.94
					333996 Fluid power pump and motor manufacturing	7	96	3,300,339	661.13
					333999 Miscellaneous general purpose machinery mfg.	7	153	6,384,118	802.42
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				26	1,440	53,845,213	719.10
			3344 Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.*			8	375	10,816,502	554.69
					334418 Printed circuit assembly manufacturing	5	218	7,028,382	620.00
			3345 Electronic instrument manufacturing*			13	973	36,083,820	713.17
					334513 Industrial process variable instruments	8	786	28,785,456	704.29
		335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.				27	925	48,547,465	1,009.31
			3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing*			19	496	23,063,343	894.21
					335312 Motor and generator manufacturing	9	190	8,155,685	825.48
					335314 Relay and industrial control manufacturing	5	182	8,850,463	935.17
		336 Transportation equipment manufacturing				35	4,739	272,989,457	1,107.79
			3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing*			5	145	4,390,039	582.23
			3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			11	1,838	111,129,038	1,162.73
				33639 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing*		5	136	6,972,147	985.88
			3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing*			11	2,463	145,438,301	1,135.56
					336413 Other aircraft parts and equipment	8	609	30,266,346	955.73
			3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing*			5	192	8,543,891	855.75
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing				68	1,779	51,691,958	558.79
			3371 Household and institutional furniture mfg.			55	1,511	43,469,982	553.25
				33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop mfg.*		41	1,309	38,205,040	561.27
				33712 Other household and institutional furniture		15	202	5,264,942	501.23
			3372 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing*			10	84	2,306,239	527.98
					337215 Showcases, partitions, shelving, and lockers	4	38	728,837	368.85
			3379 Other furniture related product manufacturing*			3	184	5,915,737	618.29
		339 Miscellaneous manufacturing				87	1,516	57,900,099	734.48
			3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing*			35	948	39,999,238	811.40
					339116 Dental laboratories	23	143	4,417,937	594.13
			3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing			52	568	17,900,861	606.08
				33995 Sign manufacturing*		24	109	2,801,889	494.33
				33999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing		18	294	8,620,822	563.90
					339999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing	14	101	2,013,628	383.40
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						11,696	138,669	4,347,846,140	602.96
	22 Utilities*					227	6,334	460,984,809	1,399.60
			2211 Power generation and supply			116	4,826	363,956,690	1,450.31
				22111 Electric power generation		81	4,047	310,123,400	1,473.65
					221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation	75	3,995	305,369,244	1,469.96
				22112 Electric power transmission and distribution*		35	779	53,833,290	1,328.96
			2212 Natural gas distribution*			56	923	67,457,276	1,405.48
			2213 Water, sewage and other systems			55	585	29,570,843	972.08
				22131 Water supply and irrigation systems*		36	480	26,809,761	1,074.12
				22132 Sewage treatment facilities*		19	105	2,761,082	505.69
	42 Wholesale trade					2,814	24,702	1,187,122,793	924.19
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				1,221	13,062	609,443,532	897.27
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			111	1,270	51,298,378	776.77
				42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers*		33	542	21,796,071	773.35
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		52	538	23,722,439	847.96
				42313 Tire and tube merchant wholesalers*		8	61	2,275,118	717.25
				42314 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		18	128	3,504,750	526.56
			4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers			26	213	7,431,372	670.94
				42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers*		10	103	3,813,546	712.02
				42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers*		17	110	3,617,826	632.48
			4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers			106	935	33,497,792	688.98
				42331 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers*		39	438	12,553,020	551.15
				42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers*		32	233	10,385,589	857.17
				42333 Roofing and siding merchant wholesalers*		9	73	2,866,126	755.04
				42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers*		26	190	7,693,057	778.65
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			176	1,406	81,926,185	1,120.56
				42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers*		32	293	13,105,917	860.19
				42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers*		19	213	16,428,437	1,483.25
				42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers*		22	270	12,151,564	865.50
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		85	518	34,453,873	1,279.10
				42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers*		6	28	869,714	597.33
				42349 Other professional equip. merchant wholesalers*		8	77	4,315,439	1,077.79
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			55	681	38,393,753	1,084.19
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		40	545	28,282,498	997.96
				42352 Coal and other mineral merchant wholesalers*		15	136	10,111,255	1,429.75
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			78	584	32,157,414	1,058.92
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		47	449	24,147,233	1,034.23
				42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers*		25	121	7,404,594	1,176.83
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			105	1,084	44,184,079	783.85
				42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers*		17	483	18,724,979	745.54
				42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers*		57	411	18,264,940	854.62
				42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers*		21	106	4,495,477	815.58
				42374 Refrigeration equip. merchant wholesalers*		11	84	2,698,683	617.83
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			423	4,992	269,883,493	1,039.67
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		104	2,057	128,944,311	1,205.50
					423820 Farm and garden equip. merchant wholesalers	37	224	5,706,286	489.88
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		164	1,824	95,642,366	1,008.38
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		71	605	30,228,411	960.85
				42385 Service estab. e