The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Kentucky to have 110,485 employers offering 1,814,305 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Kentucky jobs is $676 per week ($35,152 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Kentucky than any other with 1,508,163 jobs and 104,605 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $672 per week ($34,944 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 182,071 positions and 1,960 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $573 per week ($29,796 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Kentucky is the State Government sector which has 2,459 firms and agencies that employ 86,658 people in Kentucky. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $775 per week ($40,300 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Kentucky. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Kentucky jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
28,439 employers in Kentucky which hire 381,324
people. Their average weekly salary is $626 per week ( $32,552 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 4,558 employers in Kentucky which employ
255,641 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$870 per week ($45,240 annually).
If you're interested in Kentucky jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 255,641 positions filled by 4,558
employers in Kentucky. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $870 per week in pay, on average or
$45,240 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 88,665 Kentucky jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 11,017 firms, paying their employees $755
weekly or $39,260 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 87,365 companies that create 1,134,349 Kentucky jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $615 weekly ($31,980 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 17,240 companies that employ 373,814 people in Kentucky.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $847 per week ($44,044 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $870 per week
($45,240 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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