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Utah Jobs

The estimated total employment in Utah is 1,230,320 people with an average annual salary of 38,160.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Utah has increaded by 17%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,047,120N/A
20021,044,060-0.29%
20031,043,040-0.1%
20041,059,7201.57%
20051,206,18012.14%
20061,151,020-4.57%
20071,206,1804.79%
20081,230,3202%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$31,280N/A
2002$32,3703.37%
2003$33,0201.97%
2004$33,7102.05%
2005$37,0809.09%
2006$35,540-4.15%
2007$37,0804.33%
2008$38,1602.91%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations227,290$28,640
Sales and related occupations143,920$34,030
Production occupations93,630$30,510
Construction and extraction occupations90,300$37,470
Food preparation and serving related occupations89,020$19,340
Transportation and material moving occupations86,120$31,000
Education, training, and library occupations70,060$43,130
Business and financial operations occupations52,490$57,700
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations50,020$62,510
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations49,990$40,050
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations38,560$22,100
Computer and mathematical science occupations33,040$65,280
Healthcare support occupations28,860$24,180
Personal care and service occupations24,070$23,120
Architecture and engineering occupations23,740$65,440
Protective service occupations20,520$34,930
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations17,740$43,830
Community and social services occupations15,950$35,050
Life, physical, and social science occupations12,880$49,780
Legal occupations6,550$86,270
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1,360$24,670

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other1,470$197,540
Chief executives2,800$146,740
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary1,450$126,080
Lawyers3,740$116,410
Dentists, general1,090$116,000
Engineering managers1,510$103,020
Sales managers2,880$101,020
Pharmacists2,010$100,530
Computer and information systems managers2,100$96,640
Financial managers3,800$95,340