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Job Insights for Idaho

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Idaho

Detailed Occupations

645

Highest Average Salary

$322,630

Average Salary Across Occupations

$65,410

Highest Paying Occupation in Idaho

Family Medicine Physicians leads this state with an average annual salary of $322,630.

Largest Employment Market in Idaho

General and Operations Managers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 30,600 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Idaho

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in Idaho

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Idaho

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Family Medicine Physicians $322,630 $155.11 1,040
2 Physicians, All Other $307,280 $147.73 860
3 General Internal Medicine Physicians $282,320 $135.73 310
4 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $241,530 $116.12 60
5 Chief Executives $215,780 $103.74 0
6 Dentists, General $173,570 $83.45 690
7 Computer and Information Research Scientists $162,410 $78.08 0
8 Architectural and Engineering Managers $159,960 $76.91 760
9 Information Security Analysts $145,880 $70.14 870
10 Computer and Information Systems Managers $144,800 $69.62 1,600
11 Personal Financial Advisors $143,410 $68.95 930
12 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $140,750 $67.67 60
13 Physicists $139,880 $67.25 170
14 Engineers, All Other $136,720 $65.73 590
15 Financial Managers $136,070 $65.42 2,720
16 Computer Hardware Engineers $135,980 $65.37 820
17 Electrical Engineers $132,910 $63.90 920
18 Pharmacists $132,460 $63.68 1,750
19 Nurse Practitioners $131,380 $63.16 1,570
20 Podiatrists $130,630 $62.80 40

👥 Most Available Jobs in Idaho

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 General and Operations Managers 30,600 $91,880 $44.17
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers 24,440 $27,630 $13.29
3 Customer Service Representatives 23,520 $42,610 $20.48
4 Office Clerks, General 22,460 $42,960 $20.65
5 Retail Salespersons 20,670 $37,050 $17.81
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 18,580 $40,010 $19.24
7 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 16,960 $33,720 $16.21
8 Cashiers 16,660 $30,840 $14.83
9 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14,860 $55,340 $26.61
10 Registered Nurses 14,540 $89,770 $43.16
11 Construction Laborers 12,310 $46,620 $22.41
12 Stockers and Order Fillers 11,890 $37,300 $17.93
13 Waiters and Waitresses 11,590 $33,780 $16.24
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11,320 $34,950 $16.80
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 9,730 $48,820 $23.47
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 9,130 $42,480 $20.42
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 9,080 $32,360 $0.00
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 8,780 $50,170 $24.12
19 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 8,760 $61,580 $29.60
20 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 8,530 $70,290 $33.79