The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Indiana to have 159,177 employers offering 2,937,368 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Indiana jobs is $702 per week ($36,504 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Indiana than any other with 2,523,481 jobs and 153,296 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $700 per week ($36,400 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 283,706 positions and 3,112 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $656 per week ($34,112 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Indiana is the State Government sector which has 1,431 firms and agencies that employ 93,217 people in Indiana. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $732 per week ($38,064 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Indiana. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Indiana jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
40,728 employers in Indiana which hire 577,913
people. Their average weekly salary is $620 per week ( $32,240 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 9,152 employers in Indiana which employ
549,847 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$939 per week ($48,828 annually).
If you're interested in Indiana jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 549,847 positions filled by 9,152
employers in Indiana. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $939 per week in pay, on average or
$48,828 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 157,331 Indiana jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 17,655 firms, paying their employees $849
weekly or $44,148 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 124,827 companies that create 1,795,121 Indiana jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $614 weekly ($31,928 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 28,469 companies that employ 728,360 people in Indiana.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $912 per week ($47,424 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $939 per week
($48,828 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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