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Idaho Jobs

The estimated total employment in Idaho is 650,240 people with an average annual salary of 37,310.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Idaho has increaded by 17%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 24%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
2001558,050N/A
2002565,6501.34%
2003565,270-0.07%
2004574,2701.57%
2005641,96010.54%
2006624,320-2.75%
2007641,9602.83%
2008650,2401.29%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$30,130N/A
2002$31,2403.55%
2003$31,5500.98%
2004$32,3502.47%
2005$35,3108.38%
2006$34,810-1.42%
2007$35,3101.44%
2008$37,3105.66%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations104,210$29,280
Sales and related occupations68,530$30,580
Food preparation and serving related occupations55,420$18,910
Transportation and material moving occupations48,910$28,720
Production occupations44,900$30,330
Management occupations42,390$73,960
Construction and extraction occupations40,370$36,020
Education, training, and library occupations34,030$45,730
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations31,090$60,920
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations27,630$37,350
Business and financial operations occupations22,830$54,650
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations22,460$23,420
Healthcare support occupations16,760$24,720
Architecture and engineering occupations14,930$66,120
Personal care and service occupations12,630$21,730
Protective service occupations12,480$36,870
Computer and mathematical science occupations12,160$58,470
Community and social services occupations11,350$37,430
Life, physical, and social science occupations9,710$48,010
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations8,340$38,030
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5,440$27,480
Legal occupations3,660$74,960

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Chief executives2,630$128,410
Engineering managers1,040$109,390
Pharmacists1,480$103,220
Lawyers1,980$93,970
Computer software engineers, systems software1,220$85,300
Industrial engineers1,150$78,210
Management analysts2,190$77,750
Managers, all other1,980$77,470
Engineers, all other1,210$75,610
Electrical engineers1,730$75,480