The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Texas to have 551,322 employers offering 10,304,872 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Texas jobs is $825 per week ($42,900 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Texas than any other with 8,607,506 jobs and 534,421 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $831 per week ($43,212 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 1,173,835 positions and 9,375 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $726 per week ($37,752 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Texas is the State Government sector which has 3,645 firms and agencies that employ 337,839 people in Texas. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $806 per week ($41,912 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Texas. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Texas jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
128,131 employers in Texas which hire 2,103,321
people. Their average weekly salary is $759 per week ( $39,468 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 94,341 employers in Texas which employ
1,317,633 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$963 per week ($50,076 annually).
If you're interested in Texas jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 937,398 positions filled by 23,535
employers in Texas. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,102 per week in pay, on average or
$57,304 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 657,043 Texas jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 44,547 firms, paying their employees $857
weekly or $44,564 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 449,075 companies that create 6,742,610 Texas jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $761 weekly ($39,572 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 85,346 companies that employ 1,864,896 people in Texas.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,084 per week ($56,368 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,102 per week
($57,304 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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