McDowell County - Employment & Wages 2003
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 440 4,896 126,930,120 498.56
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 370 3,038 77,720,463 491.98
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 50 744 35,083,818 906.85
  21 Mining 46 738 35,035,346 912.94
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 37 636 30,295,205 916.04
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 9 86 3,522,892 787.77
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 28 549 26,772,313 937.81
   213 Support activities for mining* 9 102 4,740,141 893.69
      213113 Support activities for coal mining 7 64 3,306,236 993.46
CONSTRUCTION 18 41 644,344 302.23
  23 Construction 18 41 644,344 302.23
   238 Specialty trade contractors 8 23 455,664 380.98
MANUFACTURING 5 53 1,360,875 493.79
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 53 1,360,875 493.79
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 3 19 591,655 598.85
  22 Utilities* 7 47 1,225,133 501.29
    2211 Power generation and supply 4 31 950,935 589.90
     22112 Electric power transmission and distribution* 3 20 237,436 228.31
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 131 903 15,570,637 331.60
  42 Wholesale trade 6 44 996,642 435.60
   423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 4 34 572,664 323.90
  44-45 Retail trade 71 661 10,065,038 292.83
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 5 22 293,011 256.13
    4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores* 3 18 208,062 222.29
    4421 Furniture stores* 4 16 280,281 336.88
   444 Building material and garden supply stores* 6 22 425,540 371.98
   445 Food and beverage stores* 10 140 2,210,156 303.60
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 7 134 2,117,647 303.90
   446 Health and personal care stores* 10 80 1,726,041 414.92
     44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 9 75 1,608,977 412.56
   447 Gasoline stations* 19 153 1,819,089 228.63
     44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores* 17 142 1,638,426 221.88
   452 General merchandise stores 9 192 2,685,681 269.00
    4529 Other general merchandise stores* 8 98 1,282,081 251.58
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 47 151 3,283,824 418.21
   484 Truck transportation 45 125 3,034,361 466.83
    4841 General freight trucking* 17 70 1,746,934 479.92
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 28 56 1,287,427 442.12
INFORMATION 8 53 1,610,310 584.29
  51 Information 8 53 1,610,310 584.29
   517 Telecommunications 5 27 1,310,510 933.40
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 34 206 4,672,625 436.21
  52 Finance and insurance 16 169 3,842,232 437.21
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 8 145 3,552,782 471.19
   524 Insurance carriers and related activities 7 23 283,603 237.13
    5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related* 6 20 282,283 271.42
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 18 37 830,393 431.60
   532 Rental and leasing services 7 22 511,679 447.27
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 29 169 4,525,906 515.02
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 101 3,418,582 650.90
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 4 22 532,404 465.38
  56 Administrative and waste services 9 65 1,017,604 301.06
   561 Administrative and support services 6 50 856,781 329.54
    5616 Investigation and security services* 3 34 543,725 307.54
   562 Waste management and remediation services 3 15 160,823 206.19
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 43 566 10,177,691 345.81
  62 Health care and social assistance 43 566 10,177,691 345.81
   621 Ambulatory health care services 25 168 3,851,926 440.92
    6211 Offices of physicians* 15 84 2,003,397 458.65
    6219 Other ambulatory health care services* 3 31 721,114 447.35
   624 Social assistance 17 260 3,878,101 286.85
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 19 186 1,892,339 195.65
  72 Accommodation and food services 15 157 1,601,948 196.21
   722 Food services and drinking places 14 155 1,559,882 193.54
    7221 Full-service restaurants* 6 38 359,214 181.79
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 7 116 1,188,668 197.06
OTHER SERVICES 31 102 1,780,352 335.65
  81 Other services, except public administration 31 102 1,780,352 335.65
   811 Repair and maintenance 9 26 748,341 553.50
   812 Personal and laundry services 6 24 606,668 486.12
    8122 Death care services 4 23 594,880 497.38
     81221 Funeral homes and funeral services* 3 21 575,150 526.69
   813 Membership associations and organizations 12 49 399,493 156.79
    8139 Professional and similar organizations* 7 28 48,206 33.12
GOVERNMENT 70 1,858 49,209,657 509.33
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 8 86 2,563,158 573.15
  STATE GOVERNMENT 18 543 15,227,047 539.27
   61 Educational services 2 9 158,688 339.08
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 389 11,015,046 544.54
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 44 1,229 31,419,452 491.63
   61 Educational services 19 798 24,886,840 599.75
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 52 814,760 301.31
*This line contains full industry detail.