BEA Major Sectors
in 2021 (by place of work) | 2021 Earnings ($000) | Avg Earnings
per Job | Rank | 2021 Jobs | Percent
Distribution
in State | Percent
Distribution
in U.S. |
|---|
| | Total by place of work | $258,462,793 | $68,221 | 25 | 3,788,622 | 100.0% | 100.0% | | | Wage and Salary | $177,820,072 | $57,557 | 33 | 3,089,435 | 81.5% | 77.2% | | | Proprietors | $39,312,336 | $56,226 | 6 | 699,187 | 18.5% | 22.8% | | | Farm | $5,515,364 | $113,581 | 8 | 48,559 | 1.3% | 0.9% | | | Nonfarm | $33,796,972 | $51,945 | 7 | 650,628 | 17.2% | 21.9% | | | Farm | $5,952,326 | $98,820 | 6 | 60,234 | 1.6% | 1.4% | | | Nonfarm | $252,510,467 | $67,726 | 26 | 3,728,388 | 98.4% | 98.6% | | | Private | $223,647,953 | $68,047 | 21 | 3,286,673 | 86.8% | 86.0% | | | Forestry, fishing, etc. | D | D | N/A | D | D | 0.5% | | 21 | Mining | D | D | N/A | D | D | 0.5% | | 22 | Utilities | $2,216,768 | $154,673 | 33 | 14,332 | 0.4% | 0.3% | | 23 | Construction | $17,252,075 | $81,607 | 25 | 211,404 | 5.6% | 5.7% | | 31-33 | Manufacturing | $48,901,865 | $94,335 | 16 | 518,385 | 13.7% | 6.7% | | 42 | Wholesale Trade | $12,197,253 | $95,635 | 31 | 127,539 | 3.4% | 3.2% | | 44-45 | Retail Trade | $14,774,748 | $39,985 | 39 | 369,505 | 9.8% | 9.4% | | 48-49 | Trans. and warehousing | $12,113,885 | $60,579 | 29 | 199,970 | 5.3% | 4.8% | | 51 | Information | $2,725,769 | $80,713 | 39 | 33,771 | 0.9% | 1.7% | | 52 | Finance and insurance | $11,392,128 | $73,244 | 35 | 155,537 | 4.1% | 5.5% | | 53 | Real Estate and rental and leasing | $14,744,828 | $105,031 | 1 | 140,386 | 3.7% | 4.7% | | 54 | Professional, technical services | $16,122,962 | $85,608 | 28 | 188,334 | 5.0% | 7.5% | | 55 | Management of companies, enterprises | $4,559,579 | $119,470 | 31 | 38,165 | 1.0% | 1.4% | | 56 | Administrative and waste services | $10,829,312 | $49,126 | 28 | 220,439 | 5.8% | 6.2% | | 61 | Educational services | $3,437,914 | $41,381 | 28 | 83,080 | 2.2% | 2.4% | | 62 | Health care, social assistance | $32,906,764 | $73,658 | 15 | 446,752 | 11.8% | 11.8% | | 71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | $2,006,787 | $32,968 | 23 | 60,871 | 1.6% | 1.9% | | 72 | Accommodation and food services | $6,979,365 | $28,478 | 44 | 245,079 | 6.5% | 6.4% | | 81 | Other services, exc. public admin. | $9,457,961 | $44,075 | 29 | 214,589 | 5.7% | 5.5% | | NA | Gov. and gov. enterprises | $28,862,514 | $65,342 | 47 | 441,715 | 11.7% | 12.6% |
D = Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information, but the estimates for this item are included in the totals.
N/A = Not available or not applicable
Note: Major sectors are NAICS-based.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |