Occupational profile · 2025
Nevada
Nevada employs 1,551,540 people. The work it does most unusually is first-line supervisors of gambling services workers, at 21.5× the national concentration — 5,590 jobs paying a median of $66,680.
What Nevada 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.
- 1First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers5,590 jobs · median $66,68021.5×
- 2Gambling Dealers17,390 jobs · median $25,69020.8×
- 3Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners1,440 jobs · median $37,50016.1×
- 4Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers3,080 jobs · median $30,62014.3×
- 5Gambling Cage Workers2,050 jobs · median $38,57014.3×
- 6Gambling Service Workers, All Other1,650 jobs · median $40,43011.7×
- 7Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other1,680 jobs · median —10.1×
- 8Tapers1,190 jobs · median $60,6909.3×
- 9Continuous Mining Machine Operators1,110 jobs · median $85,5908.0×
- 10Baggage Porters and Bellhops2,170 jobs · median $36,8807.6×
- 11Taxi Drivers2,980 jobs · median $44,8007.3×
- 12Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas1,350 jobs · median $61,0307.0×
What Nevada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 204,340 | 1.50× | $34,020 | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 186,410 | 1.05× | $46,050 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 149,130 | 1.09× | $41,900 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 133,840 | 1.00× | $37,030 | |
| Management Occupations | 111,050 | 1.00× | $103,550 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 89,610 | 1.40× | $61,740 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 76,300 | 0.78× | $95,740 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 74,820 | 1.65× | $41,620 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 73,910 | 0.70× | $77,510 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 64,190 | 1.98× | $32,720 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 62,120 | 1.02× | $60,660 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 58,940 | 0.65× | $55,080 | |
| Production Occupations | 55,740 | 0.65× | $47,020 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 52,820 | 1.40× | $44,740 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 47,210 | 0.60× | $37,750 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 29,810 | 0.57× | $92,800 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 21,690 | 1.06× | $56,990 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 18,700 | 0.72× | $94,260 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 16,600 | 0.62× | $60,250 | |
| Legal Occupations | 12,160 | 0.93× | $98,710 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 11,020 | 0.75× | $80,310 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 1,130 | 0.26× | $35,760 |
Elsewhere on Nevada
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 ↗