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Average Roustabouts, Oil And Gas Salary in Wheeling, WV-OH

Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Wheeling, WV-OH earn a median annual salary of $44,630, which is -6.1% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Wheeling, WV-OH (metro area).

$44,630
Wheeling, WV-OH median annual wage
$21/hour median
-6.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $47,510
40
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.54
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,610
25th
$36,310
Median
$44,630
75th
$55,580
90th
$69,770

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wheeling, WV-OH, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.3%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,530
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 94.9%
Rents: 51.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$67,430Compare30
Columbus, OH$65,330Compare90
Anchorage, AK$57,620Compare140
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$56,630Compare220
Tyler, TX$53,030Compare240
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$51,740Compare40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wheeling, WV-OH

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$228,3103.64
Chief Executives$194,9001.25
Dentists, General$194,3900.92
Pharmacists$134,5401.24
Computer And Information Systems Managers$133,4400.28
Industrial Production Managers$127,6600.63
Managers, All Other$126,2500.82
Nurse Practitioners$123,9001.44

Wheeling, WV-OH has salary data for 263 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Wheeling, WV-OH

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Roustabouts, Oil And Gas are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.