The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Virginia to have 229,340 employers offering 3,686,570 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Virginia jobs is $857 per week ($44,564 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Virginia than any other with 3,015,730 jobs and 221,913 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $839 per week ($43,628 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 364,272 positions and 3,225 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $734 per week ($38,168 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Virginia is the Federal Government sector which has 2,074 firms and agencies that employ 155,639 people in Virginia. The average weekly wage for Federal Government jobs is $1,481 per week ($77,012 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Virginia. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Virginia jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
46,489 employers in Virginia which hire 660,627
people. Their average weekly salary is $667 per week ( $34,684 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 46,743 employers in Virginia which employ
649,702 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$1,229 per week ($63,908 annually).
If you're interested in Virginia jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 277,484 positions filled by 6,117
employers in Virginia. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $903 per week in pay, on average or
$46,956 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 242,514 Virginia jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 27,392 firms, paying their employees $820
weekly or $42,640 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 186,413 companies that create 2,472,430 Virginia jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $835 weekly ($43,420 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 35,500 companies that employ 543,300 people in Virginia.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $857 per week ($44,564 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $903 per week
($46,956 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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