| Upshur County - Employment & Wages 2000 | INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOYMENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES | 571 | 7,658 | 184,049,351 | 24,033 |
| TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR | 535 | 6,340 | 150,929,713 | 23,805 |
| AGRICULTURE | 14 | 39 | 485,392 | 12,445 |
| MINING | 36 | 826 | 27,447,556 | 33,229 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 15 | 342 | 13,083,746 | 38,256 |
| 122 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining | 10 | 227 | 8,698,573 | 38,319 |
| 1222 Bituminous Coal - Underground | 7 | 196 | 8,014,329 | 40,889 |
| 124 Coal Mining Services | 5 | 115 | 4,385,173 | 38,131 |
| 1241 Coal Mining Services | 5 | 115 | 4,385,173 | 38,131 |
| 13 Oil and Gas Extraction | 22 | 484 | 14,363,810 | 29,677 |
| 131 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | 8 | 120 | 4,141,257 | 34,510 |
| 1311 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | 8 | 120 | 4,141,257 | 34,510 |
| 138 Oil and Gas Field Services | 13 | 364 | 10,222,553 | 28,083 |
| 1381 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells | 3 | 288 | 8,360,619 | 29,029 |
| 1389 Oil & Gas Field Services, n.e.c. | 9 | 74 | 1,803,415 | 24,370 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 72 | 352 | 9,001,103 | 25,571 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 40 | 185 | 4,127,156 | 22,308 |
| 152 Residential Building Construction | 37 | 106 | 1,599,480 | 15,089 |
| 1521 General Contractors-Single-Family | 36 | 101 | 1,529,670 | 15,145 |
| 154 Nonresidential Building Construction | 4 | 80 | 2,527,676 | 31,595 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 27 | 126 | 3,051,281 | 24,216 |
| 173 Electrical Work | 6 | 48 | 1,745,435 | 36,363 |
| 1731 Electrical Work | 6 | 48 | 1,745,435 | 36,363 |
| 179 Misc. Special Trade Contractors | 9 | 41 | 640,751 | 15,628 |
| MANUFACTURING | 43 | 1,192 | 37,296,246 | 31,288 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 26 | 666 | 19,491,840 | 29,267 |
| 241 Logging | 13 | 57 | 1,398,969 | 24,543 |
| 2411 Logging | 13 | 57 | 1,398,969 | 24,543 |
| 242 Sawmills and Planing Mills | 8 | 222 | 6,104,737 | 27,498 |
| 2421 Sawmills & Planing Mills, General | 8 | 222 | 6,104,737 | 27,498 |
| 27 Printing and Publishing | 5 | 43 | 988,136 | 22,979 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 35 | 257 | 6,727,569 | 26,177 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 24 | 109 | 2,156,380 | 19,783 |
| 421 Trucking & Courier Services | 24 | 109 | 2,156,380 | 19,783 |
| 4212 Local Trucking without Storage | 19 | 91 | 1,831,907 | 20,130 |
| 48 Communications | 5 | 123 | 3,512,699 | 28,558 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 5 | 24 | 949,398 | 39,558 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 31 | 252 | 6,666,244 | 26,453 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 21 | 148 | 4,377,799 | 29,579 |
| 508 Machinery, Equipment, & Supplies | 7 | 37 | 1,632,126 | 44,111 |
| 5084 Industrial Machinery and Equipment | 5 | 29 | 1,511,229 | 52,111 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 10 | 104 | 2,288,445 | 22,004 |
| 514 Groceries and Related Products | 3 | 47 | 1,162,921 | 24,743 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 118 | 1,489 | 22,243,229 | 14,938 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 9 | 92 | 2,112,798 | 22,965 |
| 521 Lumber and other Building Materials | 3 | 48 | 1,095,923 | 22,831 |
| 5211 Lumber and other Building Material | 3 | 48 | 1,095,923 | 22,831 |
| 54 Food Stores | 23 | 329 | 4,077,792 | 12,394 |
| 541 Grocery Stores | 21 | 311 | 3,870,295 | 12,444 |
| 5411 Grocery Stores | 21 | 311 | 3,870,295 | 12,444 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 19 | 213 | 5,484,402 | 25,748 |
| 551 New and Used Car Dealers | 3 | 113 | 3,840,778 | 33,989 |
| 5511 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new & used) | 3 | 113 | 3,840,778 | 33,989 |
| 553 Auto and Home Supply Stores | 6 | 59 | 1,057,670 | 17,926 |
| 5531 Auto and Home Supply Stores | 6 | 59 | 1,057,670 | 17,926 |
| 554 Gasoline Service Stations | 4 | 23 | 255,509 | 11,109 |
| 5541 Gasoline Service Stations | 4 | 23 | 255,509 | 11,109 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 31 | 517 | 5,677,741 | 10,982 |
| 581 Eating and Drinking Places | 31 | 517 | 5,677,741 | 10,982 |
| 5812 Eating Places | 29 | 515 | 5,666,577 | 11,003 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 25 | 107 | 1,678,870 | 15,690 |
| 591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores | 8 | 52 | 1,126,383 | 21,661 |
| 5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores | 8 | 52 | 1,126,383 | 21,661 |
| 594 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | 8 | 26 | 223,173 | 8,583 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 28 | 145 | 2,909,555 | 20,065 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 6 | 82 | 1,699,792 | 20,729 |
| 602 Commercial Banks | 6 | 82 | 1,699,792 | 20,729 |
| 6021 National Commercial Banks | 4 | 48 | 1,069,576 | 22,282 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 8 | 26 | 504,407 | 19,400 |
| 641 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 8 | 26 | 504,407 | 19,400 |
| 6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers,&Service | 8 | 26 | 504,407 | 19,400 |
| 65 Real Estate | 10 | 21 | 305,351 | 14,540 |
| SERVICES | 158 | 1,789 | 38,152,819 | 21,326 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 8 | 90 | 936,679 | 10,407 |
| 701 Hotels and Motels | 6 | 86 | 890,532 | 10,355 |
| 7011 Hotels and Motels | 6 | 86 | 890,532 | 10,355 |
| 73 Business Services | 15 | 128 | 3,044,617 | 23,786 |
| 737 Computer and Data Processing Service | 6 | 38 | 1,097,920 | 28,892 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 16 | 52 | 791,217 | 15,215 |
| 753 Automotive Repair Shops | 11 | 33 | 566,259 | 17,159 |
| 7538 General Automotive Repair Shop | 6 | 25 | 449,354 | 17,974 |
| 80 Health Services | 32 | 759 | 18,310,320 | 24,124 |
| 802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists | 6 | 47 | 1,126,359 | 23,965 |
| 8021 Offices and Clinics of Dentists | 6 | 47 | 1,126,359 | 23,965 |
| 804 Offices, other Health Practitioners | 6 | 47 | 995,645 | 21,183 |
| 805 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities | 7 | 215 | 3,309,813 | 15,394 |
| 8059 Nursing & Personal Care Facilities | 6 | 79 | 1,054,501 | 13,348 |
| 81 Legal Services | 7 | 23 | 336,475 | 14,629 |
| 811 Legal Services | 7 | 23 | 336,475 | 14,629 |
| 8111 Legal Services | 7 | 23 | 336,475 | 14,629 |
| 83 Social Services | 20 | 217 | 2,563,959 | 11,815 |
| 832 Individual and Family Services | 8 | 120 | 1,451,526 | 12,096 |
| 8322 Individual and Family Services | 8 | 120 | 1,451,526 | 12,096 |
| 835 Child Day Care Services | 10 | 79 | 850,830 | 10,770 |
| 8351 Child Day Care Services | 10 | 79 | 850,830 | 10,770 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 10 | 62 | 642,744 | 10,366 |
| 864 Civic and Social Associations | 4 | 31 | 245,906 | 7,932 |
| 8641 Civic, Social, and Fraternal | 4 | 31 | 245,906 | 7,932 |
| 88 Private Households | 14 | 27 | 341,700 | 12,655 |
| 881 Private Households | 14 | 27 | 341,700 | 12,655 |
| 8811 Private Households | 14 | 27 | 341,700 | 12,655 |
| GOVERNMENT | 37 | 1,318 | 33,119,638 | 25,128 |
| Federal Government | 7 | 122 | 4,132,479 | 33,872 |
| U S Postal Service | 4 | 46 | 1,550,223 | 33,700 |
| Other Federal | 3 | 76 | 2,582,256 | 33,977 |
| State Government | 15 | 324 | 7,806,300 | 24,093 |
| Other State | 15 | 324 | 7,806,300 | 24,093 |
| Local Government | 15 | 872 | 21,180,859 | 24,289 |
| Education | 3 | 630 | 17,030,640 | 27,032 |
| Other Local | 12 | 242 | 4,150,219 | 17,149 |