The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Maine to have 50,392 employers offering 615,282 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Maine jobs is $660 per week ($34,320 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Maine than any other with 514,770 jobs and 47,121 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $640 per week ($33,280 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 61,442 positions and 2,104 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $631 per week ($32,812 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Maine is the State Government sector which has 284 firms and agencies that employ 24,906 people in Maine. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $832 per week ($43,264 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Maine. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Maine jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
11,597 employers in Maine which hire 126,048
people. Their average weekly salary is $557 per week ( $28,964 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 4,896 employers in Maine which employ
107,326 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$701 per week ($36,452 annually).
If you're interested in Maine jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 59,474 positions filled by 1,958
employers in Maine. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $841 per week in pay, on average or
$43,732 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 32,842 Maine jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 6,378 firms, paying their employees $718
weekly or $37,336 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 37,632 companies that create 415,386 Maine jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $606 weekly ($31,512 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 9,489 companies that employ 99,384 people in Maine.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $785 per week ($40,820 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $841 per week
($43,732 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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