The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Massachusetts to have 211,618 employers offering 3,260,965 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Massachusetts jobs is $1,002 per week ($52,104 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Massachusetts than any other with 2,844,253 jobs and 205,467 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $1,009 per week ($52,468 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 264,208 positions and 4,030 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $858 per week ($44,616 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Massachusetts is the State Government sector which has 1,180 firms and agencies that employ 104,416 people in Massachusetts. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,010 per week ($52,520 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Massachusetts. Education and Health Services jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Massachusetts jobs. Education and Health Services jobs account for
18,715 employers in Massachusetts which hire 590,259
people. Their average weekly salary is $917 per week ( $47,684 Annually).
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs are created by 43,838 employers in Massachusetts which employ
566,724 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry is
$784 per week ($40,768 annually).
If you're interested in Massachusetts jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 294,667 positions filled by 7,972
employers in Massachusetts. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,280 per week in pay, on average or
$66,560 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 144,851 Massachusetts jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 21,312 firms, paying their employees $1,095
weekly or $56,940 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 175,144 companies that create 2,395,945 Massachusetts jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $971 weekly ($50,492 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 30,323 companies that employ 448,308 people in Massachusetts.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,212 per week ($63,024 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,280 per week
($66,560 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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