Preston County - Employment & Wages 2001
INDUSTRY UNITS EMPLOYMENT TOTAL WAGES AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 648 6,657 157,196,430 23,613
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 595 5,033 116,494,234 23,146
AGRICULTURE 12 45 712,319 15,829
07 Agricultural Services 8 30 442,856 14,761
MINING 14 356 17,042,588 47,872
12 Coal Mining 12 322 15,994,805 49,673
122 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining 11 321 15,963,994 49,732
1221 Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface 7 31 787,658 25,408
CONSTRUCTION 95 387 11,121,068 28,736
15 General Building Contractors 46 130 2,176,259 16,740
152 Residential Building Construction 43 106 1,760,504 16,608
1521 General Contractors-Single-Family 42 105 1,752,314 16,688
16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building 6 92 4,385,632 47,669
17 Special Trade Contractors 43 165 4,559,177 27,631
171 Plumbing, Heating, Air-Conditioning 9 44 1,297,166 29,481
1711 Plumbing,Heating,Air-Conditioning 9 44 1,297,166 29,481
MANUFACTURING 54 1,128 27,472,098 24,354
24 Lumber and Wood Products 34 488 10,091,279 20,678
241 Logging 20 52 787,466 15,143
2411 Logging 20 52 787,466 15,143
242 Sawmills and Planing Mills 12 425 9,135,459 21,495
2421 Sawmills & Planing Mills, General 11 391 8,438,667 21,582
27 Printing and Publishing 4 31 661,612 21,342
327 Concrete, Gypsum, & Plaster Products 4 42 946,229 22,529
35 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 4 29 808,343 27,873
359 Industrial Machinery, n.e.c. 3 27 652,097 24,151
3599 Industrial & Commercial Machinery 3 27 652,097 24,151
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 72 516 18,041,800 34,964
42 Trucking and Warehousing 48 252 5,891,232 23,377
421 Trucking & Courier Services 48 252 5,891,232 23,377
4212 Local Trucking without Storage 46 246 5,718,555 23,246
48 Communications 14 107 3,886,598 36,323
481 Telephone Communication 11 88 3,539,287 40,219
4813 Telephone Communications 11 88 3,539,287 40,219
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 8 142 7,992,978 56,288
492 Gas Production and Distribution 3 24 1,212,255 50,510
WHOLESALE TRADE 31 154 2,942,375 19,106
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods 15 39 829,184 21,261
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods 16 115 2,113,191 18,375
517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products 4 44 675,497 15,352
RETAIL TRADE 131 1,148 16,105,411 14,029
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies 10 115 2,273,531 19,769
521 Lumber and other Building Materials 3 42 765,410 18,224
5211 Lumber and other Building Material 3 42 765,410 18,224
53 General Merchandise Stores 4 59 758,514 12,856
54 Food Stores 21 264 2,844,097 10,773
541 Grocery Stores 20 263 2,823,614 10,736
5411 Grocery Stores 20 263 2,823,614 10,736
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 36 299 5,711,156 19,100
551 New and Used Car Dealers 6 107 3,017,899 28,204
5511 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new & used) 6 107 3,017,899 28,204
553 Auto and Home Supply Stores 9 52 973,541 18,721
5531 Auto and Home Supply Stores 9 52 973,541 18,721
554 Gasoline Service Stations 15 131 1,546,232 11,803
5541 Gasoline Service Stations 15 131 1,546,232 11,803
58 Eating and Drinking Places 35 245 1,845,827 7,533
581 Eating and Drinking Places 35 245 1,845,827 7,533
5812 Eating Places 31 243 1,831,226 7,535
59 Miscellaneous Retail 20 111 1,864,760 16,799
591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 7 49 857,978 17,509
5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores 7 49 857,978 17,509
598 Fuel Dealers 4 36 785,882 21,830
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 38 246 5,348,164 21,740
60 Depository Institutions 12 141 3,079,142 21,837
602 Commercial Banks 11 137 3,018,092 22,029
6022 State Commercial Banks 8 120 2,705,207 22,543
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 10 44 910,406 20,691
641 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 10 44 910,406 20,691
6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers,&Service 10 44 910,406 20,691
SERVICES 146 1,053 17,704,207 16,813
72 Personal Services 10 25 347,652 13,906
73 Business Services 20 78 1,056,879 13,549
75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking 18 54 948,591 17,566
753 Automotive Repair Shops 18 54 948,591 17,566
7538 General Automotive Repair Shop 11 38 659,962 17,367
79 Amusement & Recreation Services 9 66 675,628 10,236
799 Misc. Amusement, Recreation Services 8 62 663,884 10,707
7999 Amusement and Recreation Services 6 41 456,350 11,130
80 Health Services 27 408 7,729,161 18,944
801 Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors 10 102 2,455,211 24,070
8011 Offices and Clinics of Doctors 10 102 2,455,211 24,070
802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 5 30 483,721 16,124
8021 Offices and Clinics of Dentists 5 30 483,721 16,124
804 Offices, other Health Practitioners 7 21 332,672 15,841
83 Social Services 11 218 3,814,367 17,497
836 Residential Care 3 60 1,107,370 18,456
8361 Residential Care 3 60 1,107,370 18,456
86 Membership Organizations 8 24 178,402 7,433
87 Engineering & Management Services 22 80 1,968,106 24,601
871 Engineering & Architectural Services 6 28 777,837 27,779
8713 Surveying Services 5 25 586,657 23,466
872 Accounting, Auditing, & Bookkeeping 11 34 741,329 21,803
8721 Accounting, Auditing,& Bookkeeping 11 34 741,329 21,803
GOVERNMENT 54 1,625 40,702,196 25,047
Federal Government 17 112 3,653,792 32,623
U S Postal Service 11 67 2,018,645 30,129
Other Federal 6 45 1,635,147 36,336
State Government 16 382 9,431,995 24,691
Hospitals 1 188 3,893,888 20,712
Other State 15 194 5,538,107 28,546
Local Government 21 1,130 27,616,409 24,439
Hospitals 1 210 5,005,061 23,833
Education 3 723 19,176,583 26,523
Other Local 17 198 3,434,765 17,347