Site Preparation Contractors in West Virginia

Site Preparation Contractors (NAICS 238910) in West Virginia reports 4,631 workers across 385 establishments, with $277.7M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.0% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether West Virginia is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. West Virginia accounts for 0.9% of the national Site Preparation Contractors establishment count (385 of 41,777), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Site Preparation Contractors employees in West Virginia is $59,964/yr, versus a national average of $77,142/yr. West Virginia pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Site Preparation Contractors is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Site Preparation Contractors national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the West Virginia overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).