Licensed workforce, wages, demand outlook and known capital projects for Mercer County, West Virginia, updated nightly from the state register, BLS and ATI's project graph.
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Licence records on the West Virginia register located in Mercer County that the register does not mark expired or revoked and evidences as licences actually held; median annual wage from BLS OEWS. The last column is the modelled probability this county's wages for the trade tighten materially faster than the national trend over 24 months, not a probability that a shortage occurs. Trades that share an industry code share a forecast.
| Trade | Licensed | Median wage | 24-mo wage-tightening prob. | Contractor / master firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC technicians | 148 | $48,850 | 44% | n/a |
| plumbers | 129 | $56,980 | 44% | 84 |
| electricians | 121 | $64,810 | 22% | 56 |
| fire sprinkler fitters | 16 | $56,980 | 44% | n/a |
| sign electricians | n/a | $64,810 | n/a | n/a |
| boiler operators | n/a | $63,850 | n/a | n/a |
| sheet metal workers | n/a | $72,390 | n/a | n/a |
| appliance repair technicians | n/a | $35,720 | n/a | n/a |
Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.
Counties in the same Census metro area, the realistic commute shed for this market.
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