Preston County - Employment & Wages 2000
INDUSTRY UNITS EMPLOYMENT TOTAL WAGES AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 640 6,676 147,187,099 22,047
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 588 5,031 107,174,084 21,302
AGRICULTURE 13 55 793,921 14,434
07 Agricultural Services 8 33 439,054 13,304
MINING 14 273 10,659,493 39,045
12 Coal Mining 12 242 9,734,024 40,223
122 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining 11 242 9,731,036 40,210
1221 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface 7 33 872,002 26,424
CONSTRUCTION 91 329 7,835,998 23,817
15 General Building Contractors 48 123 2,020,543 16,427
152 Residential Building Construction 46 107 1,679,195 15,693
1521 General Contractors-Single-Family 46 107 1,679,195 15,693
16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building 7 71 2,035,005 28,662
162 Heavy Construction, except Highways 5 61 1,789,686 29,339
1629 Heavy Construction, n.e.c. 4 50 1,296,633 25,932
17 Special Trade Contractors 37 135 3,780,450 28,003
171 Plumbing, Heating, Air-Conditioning 9 40 1,135,662 28,391
1711 Plumbing,Heating,Air-Conditioning 9 40 1,135,662 28,391
MANUFACTURING 53 1,230 28,555,477 23,215
24 Lumber and Wood Products 33 561 10,991,336 19,592
241 Logging 20 61 834,044 13,672
2411 Logging 20 61 834,044 13,672
242 Sawmills and Planing Mills 11 490 9,997,656 20,403
2421 Sawmills & Planing Mills, General 10 418 8,519,893 20,382
27 Printing and Publishing 4 29 645,536 22,259
327 Concrete, Gypsum, & Plaster Products 4 39 832,186 21,338
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 72 539 17,986,803 33,370
42 Trucking and Warehousing 49 266 6,161,541 23,163
421 Trucking & Courier Services 49 266 6,161,541 23,163
4212 Local Trucking without Storage 45 261 6,002,713 22,998
48 Communications 13 127 4,036,719 31,785
481 Telephone Communication 10 105 3,707,273 35,307
4813 Telephone Communications 10 105 3,707,273 35,307
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 8 136 7,591,819 55,822
492 Gas Production and Distribution 3 21 1,099,961 52,379
WHOLESALE TRADE 30 175 3,672,994 20,988
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods 14 43 922,086 21,443
509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods 6 21 491,968 23,427
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods 16 132 2,750,908 20,840
517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products 5 61 1,227,087 20,116
5172 Petroleum and Petroleum Products 3 34 855,540 25,162
RETAIL TRADE 124 1,097 15,315,682 13,961
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies 10 119 2,213,353 18,599
521 Lumber and other Building Materials 3 45 766,155 17,025
5211 Lumber and other Building Material 3 45 766,155 17,025
54 Food Stores 19 263 2,754,795 10,474
541 Grocery Stores 18 262 2,734,812 10,438
5411 Grocery Stores 18 262 2,734,812 10,438
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 35 281 5,494,236 19,552
551 New and Used Car Dealers 6 103 2,954,504 28,684
5511 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new & used) 6 103 2,954,504 28,684
553 Auto and Home Supply Stores 10 51 904,133 17,728
5531 Auto and Home Supply Stores 10 51 904,133 17,728
554 Gasoline Service Stations 14 117 1,534,646 13,116
5541 Gasoline Service Stations 14 117 1,534,646 13,116
58 Eating and Drinking Places 32 245 1,840,926 7,513
581 Eating and Drinking Places 32 245 1,840,926 7,513
5812 Eating Places 29 243 1,821,042 7,494
59 Miscellaneous Retail 18 93 1,583,899 17,031
591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 6 50 886,269 17,725
5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 6 50 886,269 17,725
598 Fuel Dealers 4 24 498,531 20,772
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 40 244 5,199,073 21,307
60 Depository Institutions 13 138 3,102,701 22,483
602 Commercial Banks 12 134 3,045,018 22,724
6022 State Commercial Banks 8 122 2,740,545 22,463
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 9 41 836,428 20,400
641 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 9 41 836,428 20,400
6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers,&Service 9 41 836,428 20,400
SERVICES 152 1,088 17,154,643 15,767
72 Personal Services 11 27 363,137 13,449
73 Business Services 19 70 895,856 12,797
738 Miscellaneous Business Services 5 33 289,175 8,762
7389 Business Services, n.e.c. 4 26 209,745 8,067
75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking 18 47 866,801 18,442
753 Automotive Repair Shops 18 47 866,801 18,442
7538 General Automotive Repair Shop 12 33 621,873 18,844
79 Amusement & Recreation Services 9 83 716,222 8,629
799 Misc. Amusement, Recreation Services 8 79 705,308 8,927
7999 Amusement and Recreation Services 6 51 449,933 8,822
80 Health Services 28 403 7,364,894 18,275
801 Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors 11 100 2,226,605 22,266
8011 Offices and Clinics of Doctors 11 100 2,226,605 22,266
802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 5 30 471,000 15,700
8021 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 5 30 471,000 15,700
83 Social Services 10 225 3,556,309 15,805
86 Membership Organizations 8 26 196,397 7,553
87 Engineering & Management Services 21 87 2,089,204 24,013
871 Engineering & Architectural Services 6 31 741,380 23,915
8713 Surveying Services 4 24 512,125 21,338
872 Accounting, Auditing, & Bookkeeping 9 31 670,051 21,614
8721 Accounting, Auditing,& Bookkeeping 9 31 670,051 21,614
874 Management and Public Relations 6 24 663,908 27,662
88 Private Households 11 22 159,448 7,247
881 Private Households 11 22 159,448 7,247
8811 Private Households 11 22 159,448 7,247
GOVERNMENT 52 1,646 40,013,015 24,309
Federal Government 16 114 3,374,955 29,604
U S Postal Service 11 66 1,955,766 29,632
Other Federal 6 48 1,419,189 29,566
State Government 15 375 8,646,453 23,057
Hospitals 1 187 3,593,391 19,215
Other State 14 188 5,053,062 26,877
Local Government 21 1,158 27,991,607 24,172
Hospitals 1 215 4,677,603 21,756
Education 3 726 19,931,319 27,453
Other Local 17 216 3,382,685 15,660