The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Pennsylvania to have 339,668 employers offering 5,673,414 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Pennsylvania jobs is $802 per week ($41,704 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Pennsylvania than any other with 4,960,395 jobs and 326,552 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $791 per week ($41,132 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 474,988 positions and 8,966 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $771 per week ($40,092 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Pennsylvania is the State Government sector which has 1,454 firms and agencies that employ 135,204 people in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Pennsylvania jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
78,065 employers in Pennsylvania which hire 1,120,576
people. Their average weekly salary is $678 per week ( $35,256 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 49,813 employers in Pennsylvania which employ
1,014,119 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$786 per week ($40,872 annually).
If you're interested in Pennsylvania jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 657,211 positions filled by 16,150
employers in Pennsylvania. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $930 per week in pay, on average or
$48,360 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 276,097 Pennsylvania jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 31,490 firms, paying their employees $935
weekly or $48,620 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 276,063 companies that create 3,981,756 Pennsylvania jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $758 weekly ($39,416 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 50,489 companies that employ 978,639 people in Pennsylvania.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $924 per week ($48,048 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $930 per week
($48,360 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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