BEA Major Sectors
in 2024 (by place of work) | 2024 Earnings ($000) | Avg Earnings
per Job | Rank | 2023 Jobs | Percent
Distribution
in State | Percent
Distribution
in U.S. |
|---|
| | Total by place of work | $304,123,258 | $73,448 | 25 | 4,140,665 | 100.0% | 100.0% | | | Wage and Salary | $213,546,205 | $65,068 | 36 | 3,281,893 | 79.3% | 74.4% | | | Proprietors | $44,278,830 | $51,561 | 8 | 858,772 | 20.7% | 25.6% | | | Farm | $1,105,227 | $23,231 | 18 | 47,575 | 1.1% | 0.8% | | | Nonfarm | $43,173,603 | $53,222 | 7 | 811,197 | 19.6% | 24.8% | | | Farm | $1,788,652 | $31,201 | 17 | 57,327 | 1.4% | 1.2% | | | Nonfarm | $302,334,606 | $74,041 | 25 | 4,083,338 | 98.6% | 98.8% | | | Private | $268,727,206 | $73,571 | 20 | 3,652,621 | 88.2% | 87.4% | | | Forestry, fishing, etc. | $528,868 | D | N/A | D | D | 0.5% | | 21 | Mining | $666,116 | D | N/A | D | D | 0.5% | | 22 | Utilities | $2,115,435 | $155,604 | 35 | 13,595 | 0.3% | 0.3% | | 23 | Construction | $20,814,613 | $90,430 | 18 | 230,173 | 5.6% | 5.6% | | 31-33 | Manufacturing | $54,469,795 | $97,641 | 24 | 557,860 | 13.5% | 6.4% | | 42 | Wholesale Trade | $16,044,236 | $113,464 | 24 | 141,404 | 3.4% | 3.2% | | 44-45 | Retail Trade | $16,681,436 | $42,440 | 33 | 393,058 | 9.5% | 9.2% | | 48-49 | Trans. and warehousing | $14,692,111 | $57,716 | 27 | 254,558 | 6.1% | 5.4% | | 51 | Information | $3,229,206 | $80,991 | 41 | 39,871 | 1.0% | 1.8% | | 52 | Finance and insurance | $13,199,105 | $72,382 | 30 | 182,354 | 4.4% | 6.1% | | 53 | Real Estate and rental and leasing | $20,401,051 | $111,961 | 2 | 182,215 | 4.4% | 5.6% | | 54 | Professional, technical services | $21,997,963 | $103,065 | 23 | 213,438 | 5.2% | 7.5% | | 55 | Management of companies, enterprises | $5,534,682 | $134,618 | 34 | 41,114 | 1.0% | 1.4% | | 56 | Administrative and waste services | $11,855,895 | $48,126 | 43 | 246,351 | 5.9% | 6.1% | | 61 | Educational services | $4,317,470 | $48,925 | 25 | 88,246 | 2.1% | 2.3% | | 62 | Health care, social assistance | $39,224,243 | $85,304 | 13 | 459,819 | 11.1% | 11.1% | | 71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | $2,864,735 | $40,630 | 29 | 70,508 | 1.7% | 2.1% | | 72 | Accommodation and food services | $9,065,363 | $31,805 | 44 | 285,029 | 6.9% | 6.9% | | 81 | Other services, exc. public admin. | $11,024,883 | $47,385 | 35 | 232,668 | 5.6% | 5.5% | | NA | Gov. and gov. enterprises | $33,607,400 | $78,027 | 46 | 430,717 | 10.4% | 11.4% |
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) |