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Wages
A typical energy and environmental technology company in West Virginia could
expect to save an average of $1,510,586 in payroll and related expenses in
comparison to our competitor states. The bulk of these savings, $1,296,919,
would occur in payroll expenses. This is directly attributable to West
Virginia's low average annual wage for the industry cluster, which was
just $41,044 in 2000. This is less than 71 percent of the national average
of $57,796 and only 83 percent of the competing state average of $49,672.
West Virginia's low cost of living also helps to keep labor costs low.
Housing and health care costs are only 84 percent and 90 percent, respectively,
of the national average.
Availability
| Occupational Category |
Key Occupations Employed |
W.Va. Supply |
| Scientists, engineers and technicians |
Hazardous materials removal workers |
170 |
| Chemical engineers |
400 |
| Mechanical engineers |
600 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
250 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
260 |
| Environmental engineers |
270 |
| Installation, maintenance and repair occupations |
Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,820 |
| Managers and supervisors |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,280 |
| Industrial production managers |
1,040 |
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Production occupations |
Chemical plant and system operators |
1,220 |
| Machinists |
2,300 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
30 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing and buffing machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic |
340 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers and braziers |
3,030 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
820 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic |
240 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers |
3,220 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
160 |
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Transportation and material moving |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
1,620 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
10,120 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
3,900 |
Source: U.S. Industry-Occupation Matrix: 2000, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
West Virginia Occupational Wages: 2000, Bureau of Employment Programs
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