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The estimated total employment in Florida is 7,771,740 people with an average annual salary of 38,470.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Florida has increaded by 10%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 24%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20017,058,610N/A
20027,121,7700.89%
20037,191,6600.97%
20047,330,8801.9%
20057,963,0107.94%
20067,869,210-1.18%
20077,963,0101.19%
20087,771,740-2.4%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$30,920N/A
2002$32,2104%
2003$32,5401.01%
2004$33,3202.34%
2005$37,26010.57%
2006$35,820-3.86%
2007$37,2604.02%
2008$38,4703.25%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations1,522,970$29,720
Sales and related occupations1,004,000$36,690
Food preparation and serving related occupations736,910$20,590
Transportation and material moving occupations463,620$29,900
Construction and extraction occupations431,100$35,950
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations417,290$64,760
Education, training, and library occupations401,920$45,900
Business and financial operations occupations394,810$58,820
Production occupations324,110$30,050
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations323,270$37,680
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations305,310$22,630
Management occupations222,510$103,120
Healthcare support occupations212,990$25,760
Personal care and service occupations210,100$23,510
Protective service occupations200,860$37,010
Computer and mathematical science occupations155,740$64,230
Architecture and engineering occupations123,830$63,620
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations97,090$45,850
Community and social services occupations77,100$40,540
Legal occupations67,480$81,980
Life, physical, and social science occupations45,450$56,080
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations33,300$21,390

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Internists, general1,270$194,040
Anesthesiologists1,210$193,130
Surgeons1,230$185,810
Physicians and surgeons, all other19,980$174,070
Chief executives17,980$173,370
Dentists, general4,750$150,940
Sales managers16,710$125,300
Computer and information systems managers7,040$118,260
Engineering managers4,050$115,280
Lawyers36,060$113,780