West Virginia was 37.0% below the U.S. median for Firefighters. It ranked 47 of 51 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 54.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$41,733
WageScope divides the published Firefighters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 54.
Questions, answered
Firefighters pay in West Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Firefighters in West Virginia?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $37,350 per year for Firefighters in West Virginia. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Firefighters pay higher in West Virginia than nationally?
West Virginia's published median was 37.0% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in West Virginia?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.5 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Firefighters jobs does BLS estimate in West Virginia?
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What the Firefighters median says in West Virginia
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Firefighters median in West Virginia at $37,350 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 54.
BLS lists 900 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $40,100 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
West Virginia's Firefighters median is 37.0% below the U.S. Firefighters median of $59,280 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-2011 and area 54. SOC 33-2011 names Firefighters. Area 54 names West Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 33-2011/54 row reports 900 wage and salary jobs, 1.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.58 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 33-2011/54, the annual median is $37,350 per year, while the matching mean is $40,100 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 54 reports 701,610 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $45,300. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in West Virginia runs from $26,070 at the 10th percentile to $98,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,530. The median is $45,300. The 75th percentile is $64,940. This is a place check, not a pay range for Firefighters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 54. They do not show related skills or a path into Firefighters.
1. Area 54, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 23,430 jobs, $80,130 annual median, 33.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
2. Area 54, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 19,050 jobs, $28,950 annual median, 27.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 54, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 18,890 jobs, $28,010 annual median, 26.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
4. Area 54, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 17,360 jobs, $26,370 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the West Virginia wage ladder for Firefighters
The 10th percentile is $29,020 per year. The 25th percentile is $32,950 per year. The median is $37,350 per year. The 75th percentile is $44,100 per year. The 90th percentile is $51,390 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $32,950 per year to $44,100 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $22,370. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
West Virginia has a annual median of $37,350 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $59,280 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for West Virginia. West Virginia is 37.0% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
West Virginia ranks 47 of 51 among states and territories with a published annual median for Firefighters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 47 of 51 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
44. Arkansas has a Firefighters median of $39,690 per year, 2,480 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.86.
45. Minnesota has a Firefighters median of $38,110 per year, 5,810 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
46. North Carolina has a Firefighters median of $37,940 per year, 19,410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.77.
48. Kentucky has a Firefighters median of $37,150 per year, 5,150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.16.
Pay leaders
Where Firefighters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 33-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. New York has the highest published median in this set, at $100,960 per year. West Virginia sits at $37,350 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Firefighters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. New York has a Firefighters median of $100,960 per year, or $63,610 above West Virginia. BLS lists 12,950 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.6.
2. Washington has a Firefighters median of $94,520 per year, or $57,170 above West Virginia. BLS lists 7,560 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.96.
3. California has a Firefighters median of $85,120 per year, or $47,770 above West Virginia. BLS lists 31,470 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.78.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Firefighters jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Firefighters in this same-source set, at 31,470 jobs. West Virginia has 900. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 31,470 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 30,570 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $85,120 per year, or $47,770 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.78.
2. Texas has 28,170 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 27,270 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $60,180 per year, or $22,830 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.9.
3. Florida has 24,570 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 23,670 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $58,550 per year, or $21,200 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Local-share leaders
Where Firefighters takes the largest share of local jobs
New Hampshire has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.77. West Virginia has 0.58. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Firefighters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 1.19 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,700 Firefighters jobs and a median of $56,620 per year, or $19,270 above West Virginia.
2. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 1.19 from West Virginia. BLS lists 19,410 Firefighters jobs and a median of $37,940 per year, or $590 above West Virginia.
3. Maine has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 1.16 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,480 Firefighters jobs and a median of $48,290 per year, or $10,940 above West Virginia.
Job scale and share
How common Firefighters is in West Virginia
BLS lists 900 Firefighters jobs in West Virginia. It also lists 1.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.58. A value of 1 means Firefighters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in West Virginia is $45,300 per year. The Firefighters median is $37,350 per year. Firefighters is 17.5% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for West Virginia. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Firefighters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a West Virginia median of $36,990 per year. BLS lists 11,300 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
2. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a West Virginia median of $36,720 per year. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a location quotient of 1.44.
3. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a West Virginia median of $38,430 per year. BLS lists 9,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in West Virginia
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Virginia table, at 23,430 jobs. Firefighters has 900 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 701,610. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Firefighters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Registered Nurses has 23,430 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 22,530 from Firefighters. Its median is $80,130 per year, or $42,780 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.54.
2. Retail Salespersons has 19,050 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 18,150 from Firefighters. Its median is $28,950 per year, or $8,400 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 18,890 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 17,990 from Firefighters. Its median is $28,010 per year, or $9,340 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.97.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around West Virginia
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded West Virginia role table, at $82,500 per year. Firefighters has $37,350 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,300 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,500 per year in West Virginia, or $45,150 above Firefighters. BLS lists 15,300 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,130 per year in West Virginia, or $42,780 above Firefighters. BLS lists 23,430 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.54.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $80,060 per year in West Virginia, or $42,710 above Firefighters. BLS lists 5,380 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.47.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in West Virginia
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Virginia role table, at 5.7. Firefighters has 0.58. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Firefighters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.7 in West Virginia, a gap of 5.12 from Firefighters. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a median of $23,120 per year, or $14,230 below Firefighters.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.63 in West Virginia, a gap of 3.05 from Firefighters. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a median of $51,300 per year, or $13,950 above Firefighters.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.07 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.49 from Firefighters. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or $18,010 above Firefighters.
Price-level view
What $37,350 may mean after the West Virginia price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia is 89.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $37,350 Firefighters median by 89.5 divided by 100. The result is $41,733 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 54.2. Goods are 96.5. Utilities are 92.2. Other services are 99.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Firefighters row is 15.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.2%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 900 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $40,100 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Firefighters. It uses a West Virginia place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,350 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Firefighters row for West Virginia does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 900 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.58 is not a growth score. Rank 47 of 51 is not a place score. The 89.5 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-2011 in BLS area 54. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 900 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 54, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 16,490 jobs, $23,120 annual median, 23.5 jobs per 1,000, and 5.7 location quotient.
6. Area 54, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 15,300 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 21.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
4. New Jersey has a Firefighters median of $84,130 per year, or $46,780 above West Virginia. BLS lists 7,500 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.79.
5. Illinois has a Firefighters median of $78,380 per year, or $41,030 above West Virginia. BLS lists 18,400 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.36.
6. Connecticut has a Firefighters median of $77,630 per year, or $40,280 above West Virginia. BLS lists 2,970 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.79.
7. District of Columbia has a Firefighters median of $75,870 per year, or $38,520 above West Virginia. BLS lists 1,480 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.95.
8. Colorado has a Firefighters median of $74,170 per year, or $36,820 above West Virginia. BLS lists 6,510 jobs there, compared with 900 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.02.
4. North Carolina has 19,410 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 18,510 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $37,940 per year, or $590 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.77.
5. Illinois has 18,400 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 17,500 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $78,380 per year, or $41,030 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.36.
6. Ohio has 18,100 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 17,200 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $59,370 per year, or $22,020 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.47.
7. New York has 12,950 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 12,050 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $100,960 per year, or $63,610 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.6.
8. Georgia has 12,700 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 11,800 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $46,550 per year, or $9,200 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.17.
4. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.54, a gap of 0.96 from West Virginia. BLS lists 7,260 Firefighters jobs and a median of $47,600 per year, or $10,250 above West Virginia.
5. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.94 from West Virginia. BLS lists 7,780 Firefighters jobs and a median of $42,570 per year, or $5,220 above West Virginia.
6. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.90 from West Virginia. BLS lists 11,940 Firefighters jobs and a median of $72,800 per year, or $35,450 above West Virginia.
7. Ohio has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.89 from West Virginia. BLS lists 18,100 Firefighters jobs and a median of $59,370 per year, or $22,020 above West Virginia.
8. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.88 from West Virginia. BLS lists 1,620 Firefighters jobs and a median of $67,380 per year, or $30,030 above West Virginia.
4. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a West Virginia median of $38,890 per year. BLS lists 8,060 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a West Virginia median of $35,380 per year. BLS lists 8,600 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a West Virginia median of $35,020 per year. BLS lists 9,430 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a West Virginia median of $39,740 per year. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a West Virginia median of $34,510 per year. BLS lists 12,520 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
4. Cashiers has 17,360 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,460 from Firefighters. Its median is $26,370 per year, or $10,980 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 16,490 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 15,590 from Firefighters. Its median is $23,120 per year, or $14,230 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 5.7.
6. General and Operations Managers has 15,300 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 14,400 from Firefighters. Its median is $82,500 per year, or $45,150 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 12,520 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 11,620 from Firefighters. Its median is $34,510 per year, or $2,840 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 12,190 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 11,290 from Firefighters. Its median is $49,480 per year, or $12,130 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $55,630 per year in West Virginia, or $18,280 above Firefighters. BLS lists 5,420 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $55,360 per year in West Virginia, or $18,010 above Firefighters. BLS lists 6,050 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 2.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $53,660 per year in West Virginia, or $16,310 above Firefighters. BLS lists 6,900 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $51,300 per year in West Virginia, or $13,950 above Firefighters. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 3.63.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,480 per year in West Virginia, or $12,130 above Firefighters. BLS lists 12,190 jobs, compared with 900 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.99 from Firefighters. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a median of $28,090 per year, or $9,260 below Firefighters.
5. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.54 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.96 from Firefighters. BLS lists 23,430 jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or $42,780 above Firefighters.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.89 from Firefighters. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $80,060 per year, or $42,710 above Firefighters.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.89 from Firefighters. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a median of $39,740 per year, or $2,390 above Firefighters.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.44 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.86 from Firefighters. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or $630 below Firefighters.
