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Virginia Jobs

The estimated total employment in Virginia is 3,670,980 people with an average annual salary of 44,720.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Virginia has increaded by 8%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 29%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20013,399,920N/A
20023,387,520-0.37%
20033,396,2700.26%
20043,451,8901.61%
20053,645,3305.31%
20063,608,430-1.01%
20073,645,3301.02%
20083,670,9800.7%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$34,590N/A
2002$36,0003.92%
2003$36,9302.52%
2004$38,4203.88%
2005$42,88010.4%
2006$41,450-3.33%
2007$42,8803.45%
2008$44,7204.29%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations594,310$32,690
Sales and related occupations402,660$35,500
Food preparation and serving related occupations296,120$20,120
Transportation and material moving occupations235,120$31,720
Education, training, and library occupations229,740$50,110
Business and financial operations occupations217,780$70,420
Production occupations205,750$31,670
Construction and extraction occupations198,680$38,210
Computer and mathematical science occupations178,720$85,650
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations171,880$66,810
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations155,430$42,090
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations127,620$23,030
Protective service occupations89,750$40,670
Personal care and service occupations89,350$24,260
Architecture and engineering occupations84,230$74,280
Healthcare support occupations81,520$25,690
Community and social services occupations48,440$44,400
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations47,860$51,470
Life, physical, and social science occupations35,290$72,660
Legal occupations32,530$92,060
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6,110$28,890

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Chief executives5,770$171,460
Dentists, general1,940$170,040
Physicians and surgeons, all other6,070$169,470
Family and general practitioners3,010$164,100
Computer and information systems managers11,070$131,320
Marketing managers3,230$129,450
Lawyers14,170$126,980
Engineering managers4,830$123,620
Public relations managers1,020$120,460
Human resources managers, all other1,550$113,690