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Nevada Jobs

The estimated total employment in Nevada is 1,278,230 people with an average annual salary of 39,010.

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

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,034,580N/A
20021,056,6702.09%
20031,065,2200.8%
20041,116,8604.62%
20051,285,47013.12%
20061,257,860-2.15%
20071,285,4702.19%
20081,278,230-0.56%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$31,550N/A
2002$33,1504.83%
2003$33,7601.81%
2004$34,0600.88%
2005$37,4409.03%
2006$36,000-3.85%
2007$37,4404%
2008$39,0104.19%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations211,160$32,260
Food preparation and serving related occupations168,870$22,590
Sales and related occupations131,180$32,450
Construction and extraction occupations106,810$48,230
Transportation and material moving occupations95,880$30,910
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations71,170$26,480
Personal care and service occupations70,220$24,080
Management occupations57,670$89,000
Education, training, and library occupations52,940$44,670
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations50,740$43,900
Production occupations45,800$31,930
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations44,260$76,050
Protective service occupations38,470$38,390
Business and financial operations occupations36,840$60,970
Healthcare support occupations22,100$29,520
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations18,810$46,530
Architecture and engineering occupations15,890$68,200
Computer and mathematical science occupations14,110$63,230
Community and social services occupations9,380$47,760
Life, physical, and social science occupations7,780$58,350
Legal occupations7,600$85,320

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Chief executives1,250$151,520
Lawyers3,640$117,070
Pharmacists2,260$103,370
General and operations managers17,740$99,960
Computer and information systems managers1,280$96,950
Construction managers3,620$96,510
Marketing managers1,660$92,940
Financial managers4,570$91,370
Medical and health services managers1,980$89,840
Managers, all other5,160$89,520