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Nebraska Jobs

The estimated total employment in Nebraska is 928,120 people with an average annual salary of 36,140.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Nebraska has increaded by 5%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 21%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
2001881,280N/A
2002873,010-0.95%
2003877,1400.47%
2004883,4500.71%
2005914,6703.41%
2006901,120-1.48%
2007914,6701.5%
2008928,1201.47%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$29,900N/A
2002$31,2004.17%
2003$31,6801.52%
2004$32,6703.03%
2005$35,2707.37%
2006$34,300-2.75%
2007$35,2702.83%
2008$36,1402.47%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations162,620$28,490
Sales and related occupations102,150$30,590
Transportation and material moving occupations82,470$32,920
Production occupations81,270$29,940
Food preparation and serving related occupations76,070$17,870
Education, training, and library occupations55,190$40,670
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations51,300$58,340
Construction and extraction occupations45,430$36,910
Business and financial operations occupations40,140$55,490
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations38,940$38,370
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations29,210$21,920
Healthcare support occupations26,310$24,780
Computer and mathematical science occupations20,980$63,950
Personal care and service occupations18,000$20,700
Protective service occupations14,370$35,770
Community and social services occupations13,030$34,190
Architecture and engineering occupations11,370$58,730
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations10,720$37,560
Life, physical, and social science occupations7,070$53,250
Legal occupations4,470$70,930
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3,480$25,920

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,210$162,320
Chief executives1,800$151,400
Physicians and surgeons, all other1,300$129,930
Sales managers1,820$100,680
Computer and information systems managers1,480$100,270
Financial managers2,350$99,660
Lawyers2,510$95,560
Pharmacists2,050$90,160
Managers, all other1,530$80,170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school1,290$78,390