Occupational profile · 2025
Florida
Florida employs 9,929,860 people. The work it does most unusually is motorboat mechanics and service technicians, at 3.2× the national concentration — 4,810 jobs paying a median of $55,680.
What Florida 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.
- 1Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians4,810 jobs · median $55,6803.2×
- 2Helpers--Roofers1,240 jobs · median $38,3503.2×
- 3Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other3,090 jobs · median —2.9×
- 4Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators2,870 jobs · median $47,1402.8×
- 5Roofers23,550 jobs · median $47,5902.7×
- 6Travel Agents9,430 jobs · median $50,0602.7×
- 7Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation4,530 jobs · median $45,2102.6×
- 8Telemarketers9,760 jobs · median $35,5702.6×
- 9Medical Appliance Technicians1,800 jobs · median $46,1102.5×
- 10Baggage Porters and Bellhops4,430 jobs · median $30,8902.4×
- 11Airfield Operations Specialists2,320 jobs · median $57,6502.4×
- 12Ship Engineers1,260 jobs · median $130,4802.3×
What Florida 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 | 1,259,970 | 1.11× | $45,400 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 1,055,160 | 1.23× | $37,310 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 1,010,690 | 1.16× | $34,610 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 811,120 | 0.93× | $40,230 | |
| Management Occupations | 739,680 | 1.04× | $108,300 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 711,700 | 1.06× | $78,500 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 667,930 | 1.06× | $81,390 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 462,050 | 1.13× | $49,370 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 448,670 | 0.77× | $53,290 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 415,880 | 1.07× | $51,670 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 345,740 | 1.19× | $36,000 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 342,870 | 0.68× | $37,790 | |
| Production Occupations | 303,270 | 0.55× | $43,770 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 301,040 | 0.90× | $101,120 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 264,700 | 1.10× | $47,130 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 209,960 | 1.01× | $33,540 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 139,860 | 1.07× | $55,140 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 133,530 | 0.78× | $51,260 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 127,160 | 0.76× | $88,900 | |
| Legal Occupations | 109,140 | 1.31× | $81,850 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 55,480 | 0.59× | $75,330 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 14,250 | 0.51× | $33,760 |
Elsewhere on Florida
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 ↗