Establishment counts and wages for 92 industries in West Virginia (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 5,019 | $1,174 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 4,255 | $839 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 3,684 | $444 | 1.9% |
| Construction (all) | 3,149 | $1,349 | 14.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2,987 | $1,358 | 36.3% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,694 | $1,491 | 39.7% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 2,250 | $745 | 40.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,999 | $1,422 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,809 | $1,259 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,531 | $978 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,422 | $996 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,352 | $959 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,279 | $1,549 | 8.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,234 | $437 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 1,182 | $482 | 36.7% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,160 | $1,167 | 13.2% |
| Real Estate | 1,140 | $918 | 27.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 931 | $649 | 24.4% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 928 | $1,265 | 18.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 904 | $1,475 | 7.5% |
| Gasoline Stations | 879 | — | 2.0% |
| Legal Services | 824 | $1,483 | 43.8% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 808 | $852 | 8.0% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 804 | $1,028 | 3.6% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 777 | $838 | 14.9% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 765 | $438 | 21.6% |
| Information | 752 | $1,442 | 24.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 711 | $1,249 | 10.1% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 694 | — | 7.5% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 637 | $1,334 | 36.1% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 628 | $424 | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 619 | — | 3.4% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 583 | — | 0.9% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 526 | $546 | 4.3% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 484 | $1,092 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 473 | $1,041 | 27.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 459 | $834 | 7.5% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 453 | $737 | 7.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 438 | $2,129 | 15.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 421 | — | -2.8% |
| Accommodation | 413 | $612 | -13.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 407 | $465 | 36.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 406 | $1,244 | 15.7% |
| Landscaping Services | 402 | $955 | 21.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 396 | $924 | 13.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 357 | $1,641 | 31.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 338 | $1,561 | 6.6% |
| Educational Services | 297 | $865 | 29.4% |
| Beauty Salons | 277 | $541 | 24.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 276 | $1,018 | 35.0% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 268 | $1,164 | -9.2% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 252 | $2,994 | 14.1% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 249 | $1,940 | 37.0% |
| Utilities | 234 | $2,250 | 9.6% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 226 | — | 5.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 225 | $1,056 | 40.8% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 218 | $1,287 | 9.8% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 200 | $2,133 | 22.1% |
| Janitorial Services | 194 | $494 | 21.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 190 | — | 0.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 181 | $1,317 | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 180 | $1,727 | 11.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 179 | $1,196 | 7.8% |
| Veterinary Services | 160 | $873 | — |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 143 | $1,003 | 13.1% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 127 | $2,135 | 12.0% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 118 | $298 | 6.2% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 111 | $2,127 | 5.4% |
| Publishing Industries | 104 | — | 18.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 100 | $1,239 | 14.4% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 99 | $537 | 39.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 99 | $565 | 26.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 85 | $1,991 | 13.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 78 | $901 | -1.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 77 | $2,601 | -0.6% |
| Printing & Related Support | 73 | $872 | -2.6% |
| Hospitals | 73 | $1,504 | 16.6% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 72 | $1,492 | 16.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 64 | — | 5.5% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 62 | $897 | -7.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 57 | $1,042 | 9.0% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 56 | $1,383 | 7.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 51 | $914 | 30.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 45 | $1,609 | 23.7% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 43 | $502 | 23.8% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 34 | $1,574 | 3.5% |
| Other Information Services | 32 | $1,625 | 34.6% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 31 | $947 | 8.9% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 22 | $1,855 | 16.2% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 14 | $1,185 | -0.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 14 | $2,048 | 37.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 11 | $1,709 | 9.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.