West Virginia Employment and Wages 1997
Preston - Employment & Wages 1997
INDUSTRY UNITS EMPLOY- MENT TOTAL WAGES AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
PRESTON COUNTY 611 6,230 124,984,267 20,061
MINING 24 309 9,845,836 31,863
12 Coal Mining 20 278 9,013,077 32,421
122 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining 16 221 7,176,131 32,471
CONSTRUCTION 85 277 5,894,543 21,279
15 General Building Contractors 52 125 1,851,404 14,811
152 Residential Building Construction 48 104 1,461,917 14,056
1521 General Contractors-Single-Family 48 104 1,461,917 14,056
17 Special Trade Contractors 26 103 2,770,512 26,898
171 Plumbing, Heating, Air-Conditioning 9 35 777,547 22,215
1711 Plumbing,Heating,Air-Conditioning 9 35 777,547 22,215
MANUFACTURING 46 837 18,589,455 22,209
24 Lumber and Wood Products 27 381 6,713,600 17,621
241 Logging 15 48 636,515 13,260
2411 Logging 15 48 636,515 13,260
242 Sawmills and Planing Mills 12 334 6,077,085 18,194
2421 Sawmills & Planing Mills, General 11 282 5,011,834 17,772
27 Printing and Publishing 4 33 651,140 19,731
35 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 3 34 805,746 23,698
359 Industrial Machinery, n.e.c. 3 34 805,746 23,698
3599 Industrial & Commercial Machinery 3 34 805,746 23,698
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 66 567 16,723,904 29,495
42 Trucking and Warehousing 45 275 5,789,017 21,050
421 Trucking & Courier Services 45 275 5,789,017 21,050
4212 Local Trucking without Storage 41 264 5,567,425 21,088
48 Communications 11 119 3,657,795 30,737
481 Telephone Communication 7 91 3,327,691 36,568
4813 Telephone Communications 7 91 3,327,691 36,568
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 9 146 6,676,616 45,730
492 Gas Production and Distribution 3 24 1,095,994 45,666
WHOLESALE TRADE 28 184 3,031,491 16,475
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods 17 76 1,521,528 20,020
509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods 4 24 441,146 18,381
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods 11 108 1,509,963 13,981
517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products 3 43 538,205 12,516
RETAIL TRADE 114 1,041 13,407,935 12,879
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies 9 111 2,040,002 18,378
521 Lumber and other Building Materials 3 42 780,168 18,575
5211 Lumber and other Building Material 3 42 780,168 18,575
54 Food Stores 17 244 2,443,309 10,013
541 Grocery Stores 16 238 2,385,974 10,025
5411 Grocery Stores 16 238 2,385,974 10,025
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 37 288 4,763,699 16,540
551 New and Used Car Dealers 6 95 2,264,437 23,836
5511 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new & used) 6 95 2,264,437 23,836
553 Auto and Home Supply Stores 8 42 736,481 17,535
5531 Auto and Home Supply Stores 8 42 736,481 17,535
554 Gasoline Service Stations 19 145 1,699,843 11,723
5541 Gasoline Service Stations 19 145 1,699,843 11,723
57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores 4 31 575,493 18,564
58 Eating and Drinking Places 28 228 1,559,200 6,838
581 Eating and Drinking Places 28 228 1,559,200 6,838
5812 Eating Places 26 227 1,542,700 6,796
59 Miscellaneous Retail 15 77 1,302,547 16,916
591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 5 46 811,699 17,645
5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 5 46 811,699 17,645
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 44 253 5,243,034 20,723
60 Depository Institutions 12 143 2,712,948 18,971
602 Commercial Banks 11 140 2,689,553 19,211
6022 State Commercial Banks 7 97 1,902,073 19,609
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 9 21 319,262 15,202
641 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 9 21 319,262 15,202
6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers,&Service 9 21 319,262 15,202
67 Holding and other Investment Offices 3 24 1,437,644 59,901
671 Holding Offices 3 24 1,437,644 59,901
6719 Holding Companies Offices, n.e.c. 3 24 1,437,644 59,901
SERVICES 147 1,096 15,552,346 14,190
72 Personal Services 11 37 418,865 11,320
73 Business Services 14 35 423,037 12,086
75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking 13 39 576,392 14,779
753 Automotive Repair Shops 13 39 576,392 14,779
7538 General Automotive Repair Shop 9 27 419,523 15,537
79 Amusement & Recreation Services 12 96 893,216 9,304
799 Misc. Amusement, Recreation Services 11 95 879,738 9,260
7999 Amusement and Recreation Services 9 71 668,670 9,417
80 Health Services 26 343 5,813,798 16,949
801 Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors 8 91 2,129,898 23,405
8011 Offices and Clinics of Doctors 8 91 2,129,898 23,405
802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 7 35 462,156 13,204
8021 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 7 35 462,156 13,204
83 Social Services 8 259 3,843,517 14,839
832 Individual and Family Services 3 116 1,468,821 12,662
8322 Individual and Family Services 3 116 1,468,821 12,662
86 Membership Organizations 8 26 169,804 6,530
87 Engineering & Management Services 22 90 1,943,910 21,599
871 Engineering & Architectural Services 6 40 864,568 21,614
8713 Surveying Services 6 40 864,568 21,614
872 Accounting, Auditing, & Bookkeeping 9 36 819,272 22,757
8721 Accounting, Auditing,& Bookkeeping 9 36 819,272 22,757
88 Private Households 18 30 258,351 8,611
881 Private Households 18 30 258,351 8,611
8811 Private Households 18 30 258,351 8,611
GOVERNMENT 48 1,624 36,083,014 22,218
91 Federal Government 14 91 2,817,141 30,957
U S Postal Service 10 62 1,789,463 28,862
Other Federal 5 29 1,027,678 35,437
92 State Government 13 378 7,228,723 19,123
Hospitals 1 194 3,166,575 16,322
Other State 12 185 4,062,148 21,957
93 Local Government 20 1,155 26,037,150 22,542
Education 3 750 19,175,675 25,567
Other Local 16 192 2,784,794 14,504
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