Occupational profile · 2025
Utah
Utah employs 1,735,590 people. The work it does most unusually is umpires, referees, and other sports officials, at 6.3× the national concentration — 1,100 jobs paying a median of $31,430.
What Utah is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials1,100 jobs · median $31,4306.3×
- 2Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents3,470 jobs · median $49,9405.5×
- 3Tile and Stone Setters1,590 jobs · median $49,3404.0×
- 4Dental Laboratory Technicians1,300 jobs · median $47,1103.4×
- 5Forest and Conservation Technicians1,140 jobs · median $47,9403.4×
- 6Marriage and Family Therapists2,390 jobs · median $84,9803.2×
- 7Computer and Information Research Scientists1,250 jobs · median $94,7003.0×
- 8Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2,610 jobs · median $51,0202.8×
- 9Tour and Travel Guides1,630 jobs · median $38,5402.7×
- 10Brickmasons and Blockmasons1,590 jobs · median $60,4502.7×
- 11Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks3,260 jobs · median $38,6602.5×
- 12Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters2,120 jobs · median $46,3902.5×
What Utah is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 221,760 | 1.12× | $45,600 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 140,750 | 0.94× | $38,420 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 136,090 | 0.89× | $30,890 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 135,060 | 0.88× | $45,570 | |
| Management Occupations | 131,720 | 1.06× | $118,450 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 126,400 | 1.07× | $76,410 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 113,880 | 1.59× | $57,170 | |
| Production Occupations | 103,740 | 1.09× | $46,400 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 99,640 | 0.98× | $57,930 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 87,620 | 0.80× | $82,260 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 73,370 | 1.25× | $103,810 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 68,180 | 1.00× | $59,110 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 54,890 | 0.62× | $38,750 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 54,000 | 1.06× | $36,950 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 41,640 | 1.15× | $34,620 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 35,230 | 1.21× | $95,100 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 28,490 | 0.68× | $50,210 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 28,380 | 0.95× | $55,590 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 24,040 | 1.05× | $54,960 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 16,790 | 1.02× | $76,700 | |
| Legal Occupations | 12,660 | 0.87× | $91,190 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 1,240 | 0.26× | $41,290 |
Elsewhere on Utah
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗