The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Ohio to have 290,764 employers offering 5,331,871 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Ohio jobs is $745 per week ($38,740 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Ohio than any other with 4,584,643 jobs and 275,285 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $730 per week ($37,960 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 535,802 positions and 11,759 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $760 per week ($39,520 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Ohio is the State Government sector which has 1,779 firms and agencies that employ 134,556 people in Ohio. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $952 per week ($49,504 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Ohio. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Ohio jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
68,777 employers in Ohio which hire 1,039,986
people. Their average weekly salary is $654 per week ( $34,008 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 28,542 employers in Ohio which employ
780,327 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$702 per week ($36,504 annually).
If you're interested in Ohio jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 771,999 positions filled by 17,326
employers in Ohio. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $945 per week in pay, on average or
$49,140 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 236,684 Ohio jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 27,203 firms, paying their employees $840
weekly or $43,680 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 228,766 companies that create 3,549,049 Ohio jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $677 weekly ($35,204 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 46,519 companies that employ 1,035,594 people in Ohio.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $914 per week ($47,528 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $945 per week
($49,140 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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