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Driver/Sales Workers in West Virginia

Is West Virginia a good place for you to work as a Driver/Sales Worker?

-8% Jobs Projection
$20,220 Median Salary
220 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Driver/Sales Workers in West Virginia is expected to decrease.

  • Driver/Sales Workers in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Driver/Sales Workers Work in West Virginia?

2,430 people worked as Driver/Sales Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,570 Driver/Sales Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,980 Driver/Sales Workers working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Driver/Sales Workers than average.

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Driver/Sales Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 8.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 220 annual Driver/Sales Workers job openings in West Virginia, and 2,190 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 48,200 annual jobs and 461,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Driver/Sales Workers Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Driver/Sales Workers ranged from $18,980 to $37,910 with $20,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.13 to $18.23. The median hourly rate was $9.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.59 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

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

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Top West Virginia Metros for Driver/Sales Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Driver/Sales Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,850 $27,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 520 $23,980
Beckley, WV 330 $25,260
Charleston, WV 280 $22,180
Morgantown, WV 250 $20,440
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 240 $19,710
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 240 $35,000
Wheeling, WV-OH 200 $19,640
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 $42,060
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 30 $20,810

Top States for Driver/Sales Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Driver/Sales Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 42,440 $23,940
California 36,440 $32,940
Florida 28,850 $20,580
Ohio 21,710 $19,950
New York 21,420 $24,870
North Carolina 17,360 $20,060
Pennsylvania 16,080 $20,790
Georgia 13,920 $20,500
Illinois 13,320 $20,530
Michigan 12,880 $21,770
Colorado 10,440 $23,470
Minnesota 10,180 $23,750
Arizona 10,020 $27,020
Missouri 9,250 $23,500
Virginia 9,140 $29,940
Indiana 9,080 $19,700
Washington 8,760 $26,410
New Jersey 8,680 $30,000
Massachusetts 7,910 $31,250
Wisconsin 7,830 $26,650

Below are the states where Driver/Sales Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $32,940
Alabama $32,330
Vermont $31,870
Hawaii $31,320
Massachusetts $31,250
Montana $31,050
Oregon $30,580
Nevada $30,070
New Jersey $30,000
Alaska $29,980

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