McDowell - Employment & Wages 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 427 5,810 215,071,850 711.88
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 333 4,012 162,251,016 777.71
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 43 1,513 99,197,723 1,260.85
  21 Mining 40 1,501 98,692,046 1,264.44
    212 Mining, except oil and gas 29 1,006 72,299,362 1,382.08
        21211 Coal mining 28 1,004 72,209,472 1,383.12
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 21 571 40,437,197 1,361.88
    213 Support activities for mining* 12 495 26,392,684 1,025.37
CONSTRUCTION 16 126 8,834,489 1,348.37
  23 Construction 16 126 8,834,489 1,348.37
    238 Specialty trade contractors 9 63 3,444,795 1,051.52
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 5 29 1,678,324 1,112.94
MANUFACTURING 7 58 1,689,772 560.27
  31-33 Manufacturing 7 58 1,689,772 560.27
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 4 22 856,270 748.48
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 112 1,130 24,680,903 420.04
  42 Wholesale trade 4 34 969,683 548.46
  44-45 Retail trade 65 878 15,995,953 350.37
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 6 30 514,268 329.65
        44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 4 27 477,947 340.42
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 4 24 369,975 296.46
    445 Food and beverage stores* 10 144 2,353,927 314.37
        44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 7 130 2,208,508 326.71
        44512 Convenience stores* 3 14 145,419 199.75
    446 Health and personal care stores* 9 73 2,340,544 616.58
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 8 69 2,230,516 621.65
    447 Gasoline stations* 20 146 2,045,944 269.48
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 19 137 1,900,177 266.73
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 7 65 1,014,417 300.12
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 41 205 6,963,603 653.25
      4841 General freight trucking* 10 101 4,017,632 764.98
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 30 91 2,766,853 584.71
INFORMATION 9 91 3,614,183 763.77
  51 Information 9 91 3,614,183 763.77
    517 Telecommunications* 4 37 2,222,166 1,154.98
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 32 154 4,331,058 540.85
  52 Finance and insurance 18 129 3,373,974 502.98
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 10 107 3,000,377 539.25
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14 26 957,084 707.90
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 30 205 6,193,393 581.00
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 98 3,238,533 635.50
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 5 23 547,524 457.79
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 3 24 421,431 337.69
  56 Administrative and waste services 10 84 2,343,441 536.50
    561 Administrative and support services 5 44 1,133,688 495.50
      5616 Investigation and security services* 3 40 991,768 476.81
    562 Waste management and remediation services 5 40 1,209,753 581.62
      5629 Remediation and other waste services* 3 25 1,019,032 783.87
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 41 455 9,736,222 411.50
  62 Health care and social assistance 41 455 9,736,222 411.50
      6211 Offices of physicians* 15 84 2,169,673 496.71
    624 Social assistance 17 168 2,686,904 307.56
      6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 99 1,272,840 247.25
      6244 Child day care services* 8 51 1,058,964 399.31
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 20 187 2,212,829 227.56
  72 Accommodation and food services 17 183 2,164,791 227.48
    721 Accommodation 4 18 268,325 286.67
    722 Food services and drinking places 14 165 1,896,466 221.04
        72211 Full-service restaurants* 5 50 530,797 204.15
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 7 112 1,326,112 227.69
OTHER SERVICES 23 92 1,760,444 367.98
  81 Other services, except public administration 23 92 1,760,444 367.98
    811 Repair and maintenance 10 25 751,258 577.88
          812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 21 647,974 593.38
    813 Membership associations and organizations 7 38 240,105 121.52
      8139 Professional and similar organizations* 5 29 70,783 46.94
GOVERNMENT 94 1,798 52,820,834 564.96
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 38 75 2,419,529 620.38
  STATE GOVERNMENT 18 488 15,237,542 600.46
    61 Educational services 2 5 147,125 565.87
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 377 11,721,246 597.90
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 38 1,236 35,163,763 547.12
    61 Educational services 13 662 23,713,371 688.87
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 32 598,830 359.87
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09