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Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in West Virginia

Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in West Virginia

Want to work in West Virginia as a Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representative? Read this first!

2.4% Jobs Projection
$47,530 Median Salary
520 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in West Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in West Virginia is growing slower than average.

  • Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives Work in West Virginia?

4,320 people worked as Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,750 Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 430 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 16,430 Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives than average.

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 2.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.2%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 520 annual job openings, and 5,180 total jobs in 2026 for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 158,400 annual jobs and 1,546,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives ranged from $25,910 to $95,620 with $47,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.46 to $45.97. The median hourly rate was $22.85.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.51 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.66.

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

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Top West Virginia Metros for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 13,700 $63,150
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 940 $47,920
Charleston, WV 660 $51,370
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 560 $50,310
Winchester, VA-WV 480 $59,120
Wheeling, WV-OH 420 $52,630
Beckley, WV 380 $50,650
Cumberland, MD-WV 290 $49,980
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 210 $47,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 200 $49,210
Morgantown, WV 180 $47,780

Top States for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives Employment

View the list below to see where most Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 147,480 $60,330
Texas 119,110 $59,820
Florida 92,960 $49,790
New York 76,590 $59,500
Illinois 70,300 $57,650
Pennsylvania 56,680 $61,410
Ohio 53,700 $57,410
Georgia 50,390 $55,260
Michigan 47,860 $63,820
North Carolina 44,230 $59,920
New Jersey 42,800 $67,350
Wisconsin 36,910 $59,640
Washington 34,270 $62,250
Minnesota 33,060 $63,380
Indiana 29,910 $60,230
Virginia 27,370 $61,560
Colorado 26,690 $64,210
Missouri 25,080 $56,890
Alabama 22,480 $56,630
Massachusetts 21,440 $68,600

Below are the states where Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $69,680
Massachusetts $68,600
New Jersey $67,350
Connecticut $66,020
Rhode Island $64,310
Colorado $64,210
Michigan $63,820
Minnesota $63,380
New Hampshire $62,300
Washington $62,250

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation West Virginia Employment Total
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 540

References

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