Research Shows WV Marcellus Drilling Equals High Paying Jobs

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According to Jeffrey Green, director of research for WorkForce West Virginia, oil and gas jobs, mostly in the Marcellus Shale, grew by 9.5% from 2008 to 2011. The average annual wage for gas industry workers in West Virginia? $70,082 per year—and increasing each year.

Green share a number of statistics with WV lawmakers on Monday:

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