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Missouri Jobs

The estimated total employment in Missouri is 2,740,170 people with an average annual salary of 38,580.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Missouri has increaded by 3%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,648,260N/A
20022,636,960-0.43%
20032,626,980-0.38%
20042,630,7800.14%
20052,732,9203.74%
20062,700,450-1.19%
20072,732,9201.2%
20082,740,1700.27%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$31,590N/A
2002$32,9804.21%
2003$33,7702.34%
2004$34,1301.05%
2005$37,2408.35%
2006$35,670-4.22%
2007$37,2404.4%
2008$38,5803.6%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations474,250$30,580
Sales and related occupations288,230$33,920
Food preparation and serving related occupations248,640$18,910
Production occupations226,650$31,300
Transportation and material moving occupations194,430$31,010
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations168,690$58,650
Education, training, and library occupations161,250$43,460
Construction and extraction occupations130,340$45,490
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations116,860$39,710
Business and financial operations occupations114,980$57,780
Management occupations100,430$93,980
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations90,120$22,960
Healthcare support occupations78,340$23,870
Personal care and service occupations69,980$21,800
Computer and mathematical science occupations68,170$65,700
Protective service occupations56,320$34,900
Architecture and engineering occupations41,780$66,080
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations36,340$45,460
Community and social services occupations32,530$37,440
Life, physical, and social science occupations19,630$55,330
Legal occupations17,800$77,890
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,410$25,000

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Dentists, general1,590$166,830
Physicians and surgeons, all other4,570$156,270
Family and general practitioners4,100$150,980
Chief executives6,520$149,080
Marketing managers2,640$111,260
Sales managers4,170$110,580
Financial managers6,170$110,280
Lawyers9,520$107,780
Pharmacists5,810$106,240
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary6,410$105,870