Bartenders in West Virginia

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While jobs for Bartenders in West Virginia are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Bartenders in West Virginia is expected to decrease.

• Bartenders in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Bartender Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Culinary Arts
• Bartending/Bartender

How Many Bartenders Work in West Virginia?

There were approximately 2,350 workers employed as Bartenders in this state in 2018.

There were 2,560 Bartenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 8,200 Bartenders working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Bartenders than average.

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Bartenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 510 annual job openings, and 3,110 total jobs in 2026 for Bartenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 102,300 annual jobs and 626,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bartenders Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Bartenders ranged from $18,870 to $25,890 with $19,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.07 to $12.45. The median hourly rate was $9.58.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia Metros for Bartenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bartenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11,660	$26,560
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	580	$19,860
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	440	$19,900
Wheeling, WV-OH	360	$19,620
Cumberland, MD-WV	340	$20,980
Morgantown, WV	260	$20,060
Charleston, WV	250	$20,360
Winchester, VA-WV	200	$28,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	200	$19,630
Beckley, WV	150	$20,350
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	100	$19,770

Top States for Bartenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Bartenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	66,320	$25,670
Florida	45,170	$19,540
New York	44,370	$29,350
Texas	42,410	$19,970
Pennsylvania	33,150	$20,270
Illinois	28,570	$19,540
Wisconsin	26,330	$21,020
Ohio	23,980	$19,280
Massachusetts	21,380	$25,660
Michigan	17,500	$19,940
New Jersey	17,360	$27,850
Minnesota	16,790	$21,820
Nevada	15,050	$24,600
Washington	13,630	$29,820
North Carolina	13,360	$19,980
Arizona	11,990	$22,700
Indiana	11,680	$19,600
Missouri	11,600	$20,100
Colorado	11,390	$21,230
Georgia	11,240	$18,670

Below are the states where Bartenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$54,470
District of Columbia	$37,250
Vermont	$36,010
Washington	$29,820
New York	$29,350
New Jersey	$27,850
Alaska	$26,000
California	$25,670
Massachusetts	$25,660
Rhode Island	$24,630

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By U.S. Army Europe Images under License

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