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Maryland Jobs

The estimated total employment in Maryland is 2,561,530 people with an average annual salary of 47,780.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Maryland has increaded by 5%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 30%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,428,660N/A
20022,430,7700.09%
20032,443,9000.54%
20042,458,1400.58%
20052,551,9103.67%
20062,531,180-0.81%
20072,551,9100.82%
20082,561,5300.38%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$36,750N/A
2002$38,6604.94%
2003$39,6602.52%
2004$40,8202.84%
2005$45,78010.83%
2006$44,030-3.82%
2007$45,7803.97%
2008$47,7804.37%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations424,980$34,670
Sales and related occupations267,370$35,940
Food preparation and serving related occupations205,010$20,780
Education, training, and library occupations177,340$53,830
Transportation and material moving occupations149,560$33,090
Management occupations144,520$105,450
Construction and extraction occupations143,000$42,550
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations141,280$78,400
Business and financial operations occupations138,170$69,390
Production occupations99,580$35,300
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations97,730$43,490
Computer and mathematical science occupations97,030$82,740
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations88,130$25,060
Protective service occupations70,980$44,190
Healthcare support occupations66,780$29,350
Personal care and service occupations59,510$25,890
Architecture and engineering occupations59,230$78,440
Life, physical, and social science occupations39,740$75,220
Community and social services occupations36,720$46,590
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations31,850$51,670
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2,970$26,580

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Anesthesiologists1,140$215,550
Internists, general1,370$175,720
Chief executives4,070$160,320
Family and general practitioners2,280$157,060
Dentists, general1,940$145,060
Physicians and surgeons, all other8,980$137,290
Lawyers9,740$125,980
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary4,690$125,810
Computer and information systems managers6,730$123,310
Engineering managers4,600$123,090