The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Idaho to have 56,967 employers offering 675,455 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Idaho jobs is $634 per week ($32,968 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Idaho than any other with 561,985 jobs and 54,210 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $626 per week ($32,552 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 73,083 positions and 1,597 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $590 per week ($30,680 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Idaho is the State Government sector which has 542 firms and agencies that employ 26,774 people in Idaho. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $656 per week ($34,112 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Idaho. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Idaho jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
11,966 employers in Idaho which hire 131,989
people. Their average weekly salary is $578 per week ( $30,056 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 8,590 employers in Idaho which employ
85,474 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$733 per week ($38,116 annually).
If you're interested in Idaho jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 66,158 positions filled by 2,342
employers in Idaho. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $886 per week in pay, on average or
$46,072 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 55,115 Idaho jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 9,996 firms, paying their employees $682
weekly or $35,464 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 39,641 companies that create 412,841 Idaho jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $580 weekly ($30,160 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 14,569 companies that employ 149,144 people in Idaho.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $750 per week ($39,000 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $886 per week
($46,072 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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