The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows California to have 1,314,092 employers offering 15,754,995 jobs. The average weekly wage for these California jobs is $932 per week ($48,464 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in California than any other with 13,352,304 jobs and 1,282,406 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $917 per week ($47,684 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 1,693,070 positions and 14,784 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $982 per week ($51,064 annually). Rounding out the jobs in California is the State Government sector which has 13,548 firms and agencies that employ 463,542 people in California. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,045 per week ($54,340 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in California. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of California jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
187,425 employers in California which hire 2,885,862
people. Their average weekly salary is $787 per week ( $40,924 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 168,441 employers in California which employ
2,273,972 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$1,120 per week ($58,240 annually).
If you're interested in California jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 1,464,000 positions filled by 45,043
employers in California. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,228 per week in pay, on average or
$63,856 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 903,259 California jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 79,374 firms, paying their employees $968
weekly or $50,336 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 1,138,951 companies that create 10,516,814 California jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $886 weekly ($46,072 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 143,455 companies that employ 2,835,490 people in California.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,033 per week ($53,716 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,228 per week
($63,856 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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