Occupational profile · 2025
Arizona
Arizona employs 3,239,430 people. The work it does most unusually is continuous mining machine operators, at 9.8× the national concentration — 2,850 jobs paying a median of $60,880.
What Arizona 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.
- 1Continuous Mining Machine Operators2,850 jobs · median $60,8809.8×
- 2Plasterers and Stucco Masons1,910 jobs · median $49,5104.8×
- 3Real Estate Brokers3,790 jobs · median $74,2604.0×
- 4Semiconductor Processing Technicians2,270 jobs · median $78,9403.5×
- 5Structural Iron and Steel Workers3,980 jobs · median $59,3902.8×
- 6Mechanical Door Repairers1,540 jobs · median $51,7602.7×
- 7Psychiatric Technicians8,160 jobs · median $45,6402.5×
- 8Demonstrators and Product Promoters3,130 jobs · median $39,7802.3×
- 9Aerospace Engineers3,110 jobs · median $123,1702.2×
- 10Detectives and Criminal Investigators5,250 jobs · median $102,3402.2×
- 11Tour and Travel Guides2,450 jobs · median $37,5602.2×
- 12Social Workers, All Other2,850 jobs · median $62,1502.2×
What Arizona 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 | 402,730 | 1.09× | $47,190 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 304,220 | 1.09× | $38,320 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 281,710 | 0.99× | $36,190 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 271,740 | 0.95× | $44,950 | |
| Management Occupations | 256,340 | 1.11× | $107,740 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 223,420 | 1.02× | $77,920 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 210,400 | 1.03× | $92,500 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 174,450 | 1.30× | $58,020 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 151,520 | 0.80× | $50,960 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 146,920 | 0.89× | $38,620 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 140,870 | 1.11× | $57,290 | |
| Production Occupations | 127,360 | 0.71× | $47,240 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 106,120 | 0.97× | $103,440 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 91,890 | 0.97× | $37,570 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 89,230 | 1.13× | $50,810 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 68,460 | 1.01× | $36,790 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 53,130 | 0.97× | $96,970 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 49,550 | 0.89× | $52,680 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 33,230 | 0.78× | $56,710 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 23,520 | 0.77× | $80,120 | |
| Legal Occupations | 23,160 | 0.85× | $96,000 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 9,480 | 1.05× | $35,250 |
Elsewhere on Arizona
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 ↗