How many people work in each kind of job, and what they are paid
Jobs Downtown shows how many people work in each kind of job in every US state and what they are paid, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for May 2024.
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Jobs Downtown shows how many people work in each kind of job in every US state and what they are paid, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for May 2024. Earlier versions of this site published job listings that the site generated itself rather than real openings, and they have been removed.
These figures are estimates of jobs and wages by occupation, not job openings. Every number on this site is a string BLS published in its May 2024 state estimates; nothing is rounded, averaged or ranked here.
Median annual wage, all occupations, by area
All 54 areas BLS publishes state estimates for, sorted by total employment. Click a column heading to sort. Each row is that area’s All Occupations record.
| Area | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 18,057,850 | $56,940 | $79,900 |
| Texas | 13,846,880 | $47,500 | $63,660 |
| Florida | 9,820,120 | $46,860 | $62,990 |
| New York | 9,541,880 | $58,560 | $80,630 |
| Illinois | 6,065,230 | $50,000 | $69,020 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,014,180 | $48,550 | $63,690 |
| Ohio | 5,526,300 | $48,060 | $62,280 |
| North Carolina | 4,898,270 | $46,950 | $62,440 |
| Georgia | 4,856,190 | $47,020 | $64,210 |
| Michigan | 4,390,620 | $48,300 | $63,120 |
| New Jersey | 4,250,430 | $57,230 | $76,320 |
| Virginia | 4,064,640 | $53,020 | $72,060 |
| Massachusetts | 3,642,650 | $62,270 | $83,050 |
| Washington | 3,539,650 | $61,590 | $81,550 |
| Tennessee | 3,274,390 | $46,120 | $58,700 |
| Arizona | 3,196,750 | $48,810 | $65,740 |
| Indiana | 3,186,690 | $46,930 | $58,800 |
| Wisconsin | 2,923,420 | $48,930 | $61,690 |
| Minnesota | 2,920,470 | $53,810 | $68,880 |
| Missouri | 2,918,050 | $46,390 | $59,630 |
| Colorado | 2,891,210 | $58,210 | $75,560 |
| Maryland | 2,746,300 | $58,050 | $76,130 |
| South Carolina | 2,271,770 | $44,760 | $56,990 |
| Alabama | 2,091,480 | $43,830 | $55,350 |
| Kentucky | 1,993,680 | $45,740 | $56,310 |
| Oregon | 1,965,700 | $53,390 | $70,290 |
| Louisiana | 1,911,530 | $43,770 | $55,130 |
| Utah | 1,709,790 | $48,600 | $63,960 |
| Oklahoma | 1,691,930 | $43,950 | $54,960 |
| Connecticut | 1,682,000 | $58,400 | $76,050 |
| Iowa | 1,561,660 | $47,670 | $58,350 |
| Nevada | 1,529,480 | $46,440 | $60,310 |
| Kansas | 1,431,180 | $46,850 | $58,230 |
| Arkansas | 1,288,810 | $41,020 | $53,070 |
| Mississippi | 1,159,710 | $39,070 | $49,740 |
| Nebraska | 1,016,070 | $47,990 | $60,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 939,550 | $27,030 | $36,130 |
| New Mexico | 860,880 | $45,870 | $60,290 |
| Idaho | 844,910 | $46,470 | $58,440 |
| District of Columbia | 708,790 | $88,000 | $109,420 |
| West Virginia | 701,470 | $43,320 | $54,940 |
| New Hampshire | 683,160 | $52,610 | $68,800 |
| Maine | 635,460 | $49,440 | $63,760 |
| Hawaii | 620,930 | $53,260 | $68,280 |
| Montana | 510,020 | $47,360 | $58,160 |
| Rhode Island | 493,800 | $54,040 | $69,270 |
| Delaware | 476,450 | $51,030 | $67,640 |
| South Dakota | 452,940 | $45,620 | $55,480 |
| North Dakota | 424,030 | $50,320 | $61,810 |
| Alaska | 321,040 | $59,400 | $72,810 |
| Vermont | 304,170 | $52,410 | $66,330 |
| Wyoming | 278,500 | $49,160 | $60,200 |
| Guam | 62,120 | $35,000 | $44,480 |
| Virgin Islands | 34,050 | $41,550 | $51,630 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: one All Occupations row per area, 54 rows: oesm24st/state_M2024_dl.xlsx, AREA / OCC_CODE 00-0000. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
Each area links to its own page, with its 22 major occupation groups and their wages. Groups are also gathered at Occupations. Reference period May 2024.