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Mississippi Jobs

The estimated total employment in Mississippi is 1,138,210 people with an average annual salary of 33,120.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Mississippi has increaded by 4%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 26%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,089,290N/A
20021,086,740-0.23%
20031,085,700-0.1%
20041,095,4500.89%
20051,128,9802.97%
20061,113,000-1.42%
20071,128,9801.44%
20081,138,2100.82%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$26,290N/A
2002$27,1503.17%
2003$27,3100.59%
2004$28,1803.09%
2005$31,73011.19%
2006$30,460-4%
2007$31,7304.17%
2008$33,1204.38%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations177,670$27,780
Production occupations121,020$28,420
Sales and related occupations120,210$27,120
Food preparation and serving related occupations99,700$17,470
Transportation and material moving occupations96,840$28,200
Education, training, and library occupations75,320$38,340
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations69,850$57,690
Construction and extraction occupations60,690$32,140
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations50,480$35,440
Management occupations44,160$76,580
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations36,450$20,110
Healthcare support occupations33,570$21,020
Protective service occupations32,290$27,610
Business and financial operations occupations26,380$50,280
Personal care and service occupations24,860$21,320
Architecture and engineering occupations19,890$57,190
Community and social services occupations12,500$35,750
Computer and mathematical science occupations10,010$54,030
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations8,260$39,820
Life, physical, and social science occupations7,300$54,680
Legal occupations6,310$63,170
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,460$27,870

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,610$174,870
Chief executives2,610$127,060
Engineering managers1,210$107,040
Pharmacists2,300$103,510
General and operations managers13,910$89,750
Sales managers1,280$86,920
Lawyers3,240$84,790
Civil engineers1,710$75,250
Financial managers3,060$74,960
Industrial production managers1,490$73,660