The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Arizona to have 160,595 employers offering 2,644,912 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Arizona jobs is $783 per week ($40,716 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Arizona than any other with 2,230,040 jobs and 157,938 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $770 per week ($40,040 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 287,839 positions and 1,434 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $777 per week ($40,404 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Arizona is the State Government sector which has 341 firms and agencies that employ 74,548 people in Arizona. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $929 per week ($48,308 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Arizona. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Arizona jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
35,366 employers in Arizona which hire 520,841
people. Their average weekly salary is $727 per week ( $37,804 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 32,295 employers in Arizona which employ
404,490 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$813 per week ($42,276 annually).
If you're interested in Arizona jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Construction jobs employ
the most people, with 224,363 positions filled by 18,401
employers in Arizona. A person with a career in Construction earns $790 per week in pay, on average or
$41,080 annually.
The Manufacturing industry makes up 180,939 Arizona jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 5,397 firms, paying their employees $1,099
weekly or $57,148 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 132,784 companies that create 1,793,500 Arizona jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $735 weekly ($38,220 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 25,154 companies that employ 436,540 people in Arizona.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $914 per week ($47,528 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Construction jobs which pay on average $790 per week
($41,080 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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