Preston County
Employment & Wages 2001
(NAICS based)
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages		 Average
Annual
Wage		 Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 649 6,660 157,309,232 23,620 454.23
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 596 5,035 116,604,027 23,159 445.37
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 40 434 18,285,061 42,131 810.21
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 26 78 1,242,473 15,929 306.33
   113 Forestry and logging* 20 52 787,466 15,144 291.23
  21 Mining 14 356 17,042,588 47,872 920.62
   212 Mining, except oil and gas 13 354 17,011,777 48,056 924.15
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 7 31 787,658 25,408 488.62
CONSTRUCTION 97 419 11,803,687 28,171 541.75
  23 Construction 97 419 11,803,687 28,171 541.75
   236 Construction of buildings 48 155 3,055,104 19,710 379.04
    2361 Residential building construction* 44 109 1,822,086 16,716 321.46
      236115 New single-family general contractors 26 81 1,410,823 17,418 334.96
      236118 Residential remodelers 16 24 344,225 14,343 275.83
    2362 Nonresidential building construction 4 46 1,233,018 26,805 515.48
   237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 6 106 4,350,226 41,040 789.23
    2371 Utility system construction 3 41 1,690,622 41,235 792.98
   238 Specialty trade contractors 43 158 4,398,357 27,838 535.35
    2382 Building equipment contractors 13 49 1,379,322 28,149 541.33
     23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors 9 43 1,289,546 29,989 576.71
      238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors 7 33 885,478 26,833 516.02
    2383 Building finishing contractors 6 23 698,361 30,364 583.92
    2389 Other specialty trade contractors 16 68 2,038,356 29,976 576.46
     23891 Site preparation contractors 13 56 1,770,635 31,618 608.04
      238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 3 40 1,545,799 38,645 743.17
     23899 All other specialty trade contractors 3 12 267,721 22,310 429.04
MANUFACTURING 32 1,059 26,443,435 24,970 480.19
  31-33 Manufacturing 32 1,059 26,443,435 24,970 480.19
   321 Wood product manufacturing 13 436 9,300,341 21,331 410.21
    3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 10 324 7,121,142 21,979 422.67
   327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 5 169 5,131,832 30,366 583.96
    3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing 3 37 874,045 23,623 454.29
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 5 120 3,050,039 25,417 488.79
    3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg. 3 104 2,723,210 26,185 503.56
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 183 1,434 30,757,174 21,449 412.48
  42 Wholesale trade 25 132 2,569,974 19,470 374.42
   423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 9 24 457,291 19,054 366.42
   424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 12 102 1,909,519 18,721 360.02
    4246 Chemical merchant wholesalers* 3 16 563,162 35,198 676.88
    4247 Petroleum merchant wholesalers 4 44 675,497 15,352 295.23
    4249 Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 3 20 352,348 17,617 338.79
  44-45 Retail trade 103 925 14,634,040 15,821 304.25
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 22 175 4,318,422 24,677 474.56
    4411 Automobile dealers 10 110 3,077,510 27,977 538.02
     44111 New car dealers* 6 107 3,017,899 28,205 542.40
    4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 10 58 1,127,039 19,432 373.69
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 7 41 810,476 19,768 380.15
     44132 Tire dealers* 3 17 316,563 18,621 358.10
   444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 75 1,205,398 16,072 309.08
    4441 Building material and supplies dealers 7 56 972,835 17,372 334.08
     44413 Hardware stores* 3 12 175,000 14,583 280.44
   445 Food and beverage stores* 15 242 2,701,358 11,163 214.67
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 9 210 2,375,665 11,313 217.56
     44512 Convenience stores* 6 31 325,693 10,506 202.04
   446 Health and personal care stores* 8 51 878,461 17,225 331.25
     44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 7 49 857,978 17,510 336.73
   447 Gasoline stations* 21 159 1,760,002 11,069 212.87
     44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores* 18 115 1,219,863 10,608 204.00
   452 General merchandise stores 5 62 799,484 12,895 247.98
    4529 Other general merchandise stores* 4 19 242,672 12,772 245.62
   453 Miscellaneous store retailers 13 71 1,372,307 19,328 371.69
    4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 5 54 1,183,006 21,908 421.31
     45393 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers* 3 44 1,120,558 25,467 489.75
   454 Nonstore retailers* 4 36 785,882 21,830 419.81
      454312 Liquefied petroleum gas, bottled gas, dealers 3 29 647,624 22,332 429.46
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 49 250 6,348,079 25,392 488.31
   484 Truck transportation 46 229 5,400,546 23,583 453.52
    4841 General freight trucking 16 49 1,265,264 25,822 496.58
     48411 General freight trucking, local* 14 44 1,092,587 24,832 477.54
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 30 180 4,135,282 22,974 441.81
INFORMATION 18 125 4,211,485 33,692 647.92
  51 Information 18 125 4,211,485 33,692 647.92
   511 Publishing industries, except Internet* 4 18 324,887 18,049 347.10
   517 Telecommunications 12 96 3,761,801 39,185 753.56
    5171 Wired telecommunications carriers* 7 31 1,848,916 59,6421,146.96
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 41 193 3,663,568 18,982 365.04
  52 Finance and insurance 22 143 2,889,922 20,209 388.63
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 11 98 1,927,712 19,671 378.29
     52211 Commercial banking* 10 94 1,866,662 19,858 381.88
   524 Insurance carriers and related activities 11 45 953,083 21,180 407.31
    5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related* 10 44 910,406 20,691 397.90
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 19 50 773,646 15,473 297.56
   531 Real estate 13 27 250,338 9,272 178.31
    5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers* 3 13 81,098 6,238 119.96
   532 Rental and leasing services 6 24 523,308 21,805 419.33
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 56 249 5,047,739 20,272 389.85
  54 Professional and technical services* 37 162 3,669,495 22,651 435.60
    5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 12 77 1,892,759 24,581 472.71
      541211 Offices of certified public accountants 6 22 453,248 20,602 396.19
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 6 28 777,837 27,780 534.23
  56 Administrative and waste services 19 81 954,243 11,781 226.56
   561 Administrative and support services 17 58 463,557 7,992 153.69
    5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 13 26 201,055 7,733 148.71
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 41 636 11,666,884 18,344 352.77
  62 Health care and social assistance 40 635 11,654,884 18,354 352.96
   621 Ambulatory health care services 27 267 5,154,087 19,304 371.23
    6211 Offices of physicians* 10 102 2,455,211 24,071 462.90
    6212 Offices of dentists* 5 30 483,721 16,124 310.08
    6213 Offices of other health practitioners 7 21 332,672 15,842 304.65
   623 Nursing and residential care facilities 5 211 3,793,800 17,980 345.77
    6232 Residential mental health facilities* 3 60 1,107,370 18,456 354.92
   624 Social assistance 8 158 2,706,997 17,133 329.48
    6244 Child day care services* 4 18 156,188 8,677 166.87
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 46 371 3,161,864 8,523 163.90
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 8 62 653,327 10,538 202.65
     71399 All other amusement and recreation industries* 5 38 434,049 11,422 219.65
  72 Accommodation and food services 38 309 2,508,537 8,118 156.12
   721 Accommodation* 3 64 662,392 10,350 199.04
   722 Food services and drinking places 35 245 1,846,145 7,535 144.90
    7221 Full-service restaurants* 15 85 621,780 7,315 140.67
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 15 151 1,121,698 7,428 142.85
      722211 Limited-service restaurants 14 137 1,029,706 7,516 144.54
OTHER SERVICES 42 114 1,558,926 13,675 262.98
  81 Other services, except public administration 42 114 1,558,926 13,675 262.98
   811 Repair and maintenance* 18 54 948,591 17,567 337.83
     81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 13 40 687,796 17,195 330.67
      811111 General automotive repair 11 38 659,962 17,367 333.98
   812 Personal and laundry services 8 21 304,367 14,494 278.73
   813 Membership associations and organizations 8 24 178,402 7,433 142.94
GOVERNMENT 54 1,625 40,705,205 25,049 481.71
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 17 112 3,653,792 32,623 627.37
  STATE GOVERNMENT 16 382 9,431,995 24,691 474.83
   62 Health care and social assistance 2 212 4,462,120 21,048 404.77
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 21 1,130 27,619,418 24,442 470.04
   61 Educational services 1 716 19,076,333 26,643 512.37
   62 Health care and social assistance 1 210 5,005,061 23,834 458.35
*This line contains full industry detail.
Difference in totals is due to revision of numbers and to dissimilar SIC-based and NAICS-based calculations.