| UPSHUR COUNTY - Employment & Wages 1998 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOY- MENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPSHUR COUNTY | 575 | 7,488 | 161,599,640 | 21,581 |
| MINING | 33 | 804 | 23,963,802 | 29,805 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 10 | 274 | 8,907,068 | 32,507 |
| 13 Oil and Gas Extraction | 23 | 531 | 15,056,734 | 28,355 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 67 | 315 | 6,344,952 | 20,142 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 38 | 188 | 3,955,872 | 21,041 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 26 | 114 | 2,152,924 | 18,885 |
| MANUFACTURING | 41 | 1,189 | 32,161,749 | 27,049 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 24 | 689 | 18,273,002 | 26,521 |
| 27 Printing and Publishing | 5 | 46 | 877,299 | 19,071 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 33 | 230 | 6,220,972 | 27,047 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 23 | 100 | 1,936,417 | 19,364 |
| 48 Communications | 5 | 101 | 2,962,977 | 29,336 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 4 | 28 | 1,313,877 | 46,924 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 30 | 204 | 4,838,623 | 23,718 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 20 | 106 | 2,816,695 | 26,572 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 11 | 98 | 2,021,928 | 20,631 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 126 | 1,474 | 20,415,126 | 13,850 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 11 | 108 | 2,054,777 | 19,025 |
| 53 General Merchandise Stores | 7 | 79 | 888,509 | 11,246 |
| 54 Food Stores | 25 | 349 | 4,367,145 | 12,513 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 22 | 200 | 4,447,564 | 22,237 |
| 57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores | 7 | 35 | 458,988 | 13,113 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 33 | 609 | 6,744,825 | 11,075 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 19 | 83 | 1,342,982 | 16,180 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 35 | 169 | 3,339,125 | 19,758 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 6 | 92 | 1,889,962 | 20,543 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 9 | 30 | 501,697 | 16,723 |
| 65 Real Estate | 11 | 24 | 318,216 | 13,259 |
| SERVICES | 164 | 1,780 | 34,342,655 | 19,293 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 6 | 63 | 567,594 | 9,009 |
| 73 Business Services | 15 | 129 | 1,918,110 | 14,869 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 13 | 51 | 722,542 | 14,167 |
| 80 Health Services | 36 | 716 | 16,243,001 | 22,685 |
| 81 Legal Services | 9 | 23 | 258,388 | 11,234 |
| 83 Social Services | 20 | 191 | 2,076,828 | 10,873 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 10 | 53 | 605,881 | 11,431 |
| 87 Engineering & Management Services | 11 | 43 | 982,410 | 22,846 |
| 88 Private Households | 17 | 37 | 362,684 | 9,802 |
| GOVERNMENT | 35 | 1,290 | 29,540,561 | 22,899 |
| Federal Government | 6 | 111 | 3,740,360 | 33,696 |
| State Government | 13 | 239 | 5,391,140 | 22,557 |
| Local Government | 16 | 940 | 20,409,061 | 21,711 |