McDowell County - Employment & Wages 2000
INDUSTRY UNITS EMPLOYMENT TOTAL WAGES AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 464 5,005 117,282,271 23,433
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 410 3,021 71,265,271 23,589
MINING 53 696 30,182,481 43,365
12 Coal Mining 52 695 30,150,297 43,381
122 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining 45 644 28,488,123 44,236
1221 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface 8 121 5,159,604 42,641
1222 Bituminous Coal - Underground 37 522 23,328,519 44,690
124 Coal Mining Services 8 52 1,662,174 31,964
1241 Coal Mining Services 8 52 1,662,174 31,964
CONSTRUCTION 18 64 1,757,488 27,460
16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building 8 48 1,560,181 32,503
162 Heavy Construction, except Highways 6 48 1,549,933 32,290
1629 Heavy Construction, n.e.c. 4 38 947,884 24,944
MANUFACTURING 18 108 1,851,221 17,140
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 67 242 5,816,987 24,037
41 Local and Interurban Passenger 3 33 685,835 20,782
411 Local and Suburban Transportation 3 33 685,835 20,782
4119 Local Passenger Transportation 3 33 685,835 20,782
42 Trucking and Warehousing 49 117 2,590,289 22,139
421 Trucking & Courier Services 49 117 2,590,289 22,139
4212 Local Trucking without Storage 49 117 2,590,289 22,139
48 Communications 6 33 1,196,325 36,252
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 8 55 1,166,726 21,213
WHOLESALE TRADE 12 71 1,504,876 21,195
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods 9 31 553,368 17,850
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods 3 40 951,508 23,787
RETAIL TRADE 94 889 11,431,713 12,859
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies 7 50 797,823 15,956
53 General Merchandise Stores 10 180 2,152,178 11,956
533 Variety Stores 7 52 560,592 10,780
5331 Variety Stores 7 52 560,592 10,780
54 Food Stores 23 268 3,411,856 12,730
541 Grocery Stores 22 266 3,394,449 12,761
5411 Grocery Stores 22 266 3,394,449 12,761
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 18 82 1,118,755 13,643
554 Gasoline Service Stations 12 61 809,749 13,274
5541 Gasoline Service Stations 12 61 809,749 13,274
57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores 8 47 810,093 17,236
571 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores 6 36 652,356 18,121
5712 Furniture Stores 5 34 613,985 18,058
58 Eating and Drinking Places 17 169 1,556,293 9,208
581 Eating and Drinking Places 17 169 1,556,293 9,208
5812 Eating Places 15 167 1,547,556 9,266
59 Miscellaneous Retail 10 89 1,550,994 17,426
591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 7 82 1,480,066 18,049
5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 7 82 1,480,066 18,049
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 31 223 4,759,074 21,341
60 Depository Institutions 7 128 2,915,922 22,780
602 Commercial Banks 7 128 2,915,922 22,780
6021 National Commercial Banks 6 107 2,399,609 22,426
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 6 23 289,477 12,585
641 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 6 23 289,477 12,585
6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers,&Service 6 23 289,477 12,585
SERVICES 114 719 13,820,716 19,222
73 Business Services 11 71 1,721,064 24,240
738 Miscellaneous Business Services 3 42 653,440 15,558
80 Health Services 24 260 5,420,998 20,849
801 Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors 17 98 2,687,453 27,422
8011 Offices and Clinics of Doctors 17 98 2,687,453 27,422
83 Social Services 17 182 2,660,381 14,617
835 Child Day Care Services 13 116 1,723,759 14,859
8351 Child Day Care Services 13 116 1,723,759 14,859
86 Membership Organizations 10 41 90,582 2,209
863 Labor Organizations 9 35 58,568 1,673
8631 Labor Unions and Similar Labor 9 35 58,568 1,673
87 Engineering & Management Services 13 67 1,916,535 28,605
871 Engineering & Architectural Services 4 30 575,024 19,167
874 Management and Public Relations 4 30 1,278,557 42,618
GOVERNMENT 54 1,984 46,017,000 23,194
Federal Government 9 104 2,850,608 27,409
U S Postal Service 7 75 1,999,748 26,663
Other Federal 2 30 850,860 28,362
State Government 19 533 13,088,172 24,555
Hospitals 1 297 7,409,594 24,948
Education 2 8 142,303 17,787
Other State 16 229 5,536,275 24,175
Local Government 27 1,346 30,078,220 22,346
Education 3 897 24,332,834 27,126
Other Local 24 449 5,745,386 12,795