Prescott, Arizona Employment

Prescott Employment

Employment and Industries in the Prescott, Arizona Area

Prescott is regarded as the region's trade center. Government is the dominant sector for the economy. Construction, real estate, healthcare, tourism, education, accommodation and food services and durable goods manufacturing are significant contributors for employment in the city. Professional, scientific and technical services also provide jobs. In addition, Flagstaff is home to Arizona's second busiest airport.

Prescott's enterprise zone offers state income tax credits and/or property tax reductions. Another program, the Arizona Job Building Program, was designed to produce quality employment opportunities, increase the per capita income of the residents of Arizona and to increase the skill levels of the employees. Reimbursement grants are also provided to companies that are expanding their business or are newly locating in the city.

Notable pieces of information about Prescott: The city was included in Money Magazine's "Top Ten Western Towns" list. The cost of living compared to the rest of the country is about 19% higher. For residents over the age of 25 about 30% have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Shown below are the percentages of the employees that work in the major sectors:

Professional and Related Occupations - 25%
Sales and Office 25%
Service - 18%
Management, Business and Financial Operations - 12%
Production, Transportation and Material Moving - 9%
Construction, Extraction and Maintenance

The major employers in Prescott are shown below:

Yavapai Regional Medical Center - Hospital
Yavapai County - Government
Veterans Administration Medical Center - Hospital
Prescott Unified School District - Education
Walmart - Retail
City of Prescott Government
State of Arizona - Government
Fann Contracting - Hwy/Heavy Construction
Yavapai College - Education
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Chelton Avionics
Exsil
Fork in the Road
Paul Johnson Drywall
Fortner Aerospace Manufacturing
Sturn Ruger

Helpful business organizations for Prescott companies:

The Prescott Daily Courier covers the current business activities in the Prescott area.

Jobs in Prescott

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	64460	$43,650	$20.98	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	8850	$35,970	$17.29	13.75
3	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	8290	$29,340	$14.11	8.7
4	Sales and Related Occupations	7150	$35,220	$16.93	9.5
5	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	4650	$32,700	$15.72	6.7
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	4460	$83,380	$40.08	5.85
7	Construction and Extraction Occupations	4180	$45,000	$21.64	4.6
8	Healthcare Support Occupations	3780	$30,710	$14.76	2.85
9	Management Occupations	3470	$80,430	$38.67	6.35
10	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	2870	$46,630	$22.42	6
11	Retail Salespersons	2760	$30,990	$14.9	2.7
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	2750	$43,990	$21.15	3.75
13	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	2470	$30,820	$14.82	3.6
14	Production Occupations	2310	$39,690	$19.08	5.6
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2240	$27,910	$13.42	2.45
16	Cashiers	2100	$26,020	$12.51	2.2
17	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	1910	$59,870	$28.78	5.35
18	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1890	$26,520	$12.75	0
19	Personal Care and Service Occupations	1670	$31,680	$15.23	4.65
20	Protective Service Occupations	1570	$48,440	$23.29	2.2
21	Waiters and Waitresses	1560	$30,530	$14.68	1.65
22	Office Clerks, General	1480	$37,270	$17.92	1.9
23	Community and Social Service Occupations	1410	$46,120	$22.17	1.75
24	Registered Nurses	1380	$79,370	$38.16	1.95
25	General and Operations Managers	1360	$77,270	$37.15	1.5
26	Cooks, Restaurant	1250	$29,640	$14.25	0.9
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1200	$32,760	$15.75	1.4
28	Customer Service Representatives	1030	$32,630	$15.69	1.75
29	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	880	$26,850	$12.91	0.9
30	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	840	$29,980	$14.41	1.8
31	Stockers and Order Fillers	840	$28,960	$13.92	1.25
32	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	780	$70,990	$34.13	1.7
33	Nursing Assistants	770	$33,610	$16.16	0.95
34	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	750	$30,020	$14.43	1.5
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	720	$41,820	$20.11	0.95
36	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	710	$35,020	$16.84	0.9
37	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	690	$47,320	$22.75	0.95
38	Receptionists and Information Clerks	670	$30,190	$14.52	0.7
39	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	650	$37,440	$18	1.05
40	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	630	$35,620	$17.12	1.2
41	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	600	$27,160	$13.06	0.15
42	Food Preparation Workers	590	$27,650	$13.29	0.5
43	Construction Laborers	580	$35,670	$17.15	0.9
44	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	570	$34,320	$16.5	0.6
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	570	$31,860	$15.32	0.75
46	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	$47,390	$22.78	0.5
47	Light Truck Drivers	530	$34,660	$16.66	0.6
48	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	510	$65,740	$31.61	3
49	Carpenters	500	$43,630	$20.97	0.6
50	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	470	$39,950	$19.21	1.8
51	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	470	$61,780	$29.7	0.8
52	Bartenders	450	$32,860	$15.8	0.4
53	Medical Assistants	440	$32,270	$15.52	0.45
54	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	440	$51,500	$24.76	0.85
55	Dishwashers	420	$25,320	$12.17	0.3
56	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	420	$33,850	$16.28	0.8
57	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	410	$65,110	$31.3	0.4
58	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	400	$35,860	$17.24	0.4
59	Legal Occupations	370	$69,780	$33.55	0.8
60	Firefighters	360	$38,520	$18.52	0.2
61	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	360	$56,540	$27.18	0.4
62	Accountants and Auditors	340	$71,910	$34.57	0.9
63	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	340	$45,410	$21.83	0.25
64	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	330	$24,990	$12.02	0.3
65	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	320	$28,140	$13.53	0.3
66	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	280	$27,190	$13.07	0.3
67	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	270	$44,910	$21.59	0.1
68	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	270	$56,050	$26.95	0.7
69	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	260	$45,730	$21.99	0.2
70	Electricians	250	$55,960	$26.91	0.45
71	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	250	$53,250	$25.6	0.5
72	Pharmacy Technicians	250	$34,760	$16.71	0.3
73	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	240	$50,860	$24.45	0.2
74	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	$62,030	$29.82	0.3
75	Packers and Packagers, Hand	240	$27,580	$13.26	0.4
76	Tour and Travel Guides	240	$34,350	$16.52	0
77	Tellers	230	$30,960	$14.89	0.25
78	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	220	$33,880	$16.29	0.2
79	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	220	$52,760	$25.37	0.7
80	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	220	$55,860	$26.86	0.2
81	Animal Caretakers	210	$27,170	$13.06	0.2
82	Medical and Health Services Managers	210	$95,750	$46.03	0.3
83	Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	210	$219,770	$105.66	0.3
84	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	200	$32,950	$15.84	0.3
85	Dental Assistants	200	$36,980	$17.78	0.2
86	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	200	$44,660	$21.47	0.2
87	Billing and Posting Clerks	190	$37,480	$18.02	0.3
88	Computer User Support Specialists	190	$51,630	$24.82	0.4
89	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	190	$36,980	$17.78	0.4
90	Training and Development Specialists	190	$48,430	$23.28	0.2
91	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	180	$76,610	$36.83	0
92	Childcare Workers	180	$25,370	$12.2	0.7
93	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	180	$48,000	$23.08	0.3
94	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	180	$57,740	$27.76	0.1
95	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	170	$60,810	$29.24	0.4
96	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	170	$40,500	$19.47	0.4
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	170	$47,070	$22.63	0.3
98	Social and Human Service Assistants	170	$31,850	$15.31	0.3
99	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	160	$42,940	$20.64	0.2
100	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	160	$49,430	$23.76	0.2

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$43,650	64,460
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,970	8,850
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$29,340	8,290
Sales and Related Occupations	$35,220	7,150
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$32,700	4,650
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$83,380	4,460
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$45,000	4,180
Healthcare Support Occupations	$30,710	3,780
Management Occupations	$80,430	3,470
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$46,630	2,870
Retail Salespersons	$30,990	2,760
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$43,990	2,750
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$30,820	2,470
Production Occupations	$39,690	2,310
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,910	2,240
Cashiers	$26,020	2,100
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$59,870	1,910
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,520	1,890
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,680	1,670
Protective Service Occupations	$48,440	1,570
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,530	1,560
Office Clerks, General	$37,270	1,480
Community and Social Service Occupations	$46,120	1,410
Registered Nurses	$79,370	1,380
General and Operations Managers	$77,270	1,360
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,640	1,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$32,760	1,200
Customer Service Representatives	$32,630	1,030
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,850	880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$29,980	840
Stockers and Order Fillers	$28,960	840
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$70,990	780
Nursing Assistants	$33,610	770
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,020	750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$41,820	720
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$35,020	710
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,320	690
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$30,190	670
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,440	650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$35,620	630
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$27,160	600
Food Preparation Workers	$27,650	590
Construction Laborers	$35,670	580
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,320	570
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,860	570
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,390	540
Light Truck Drivers	$34,660	530
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$65,740	510
Carpenters	$43,630	500
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$39,950	470

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$43,650

64,460

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$35,970

8,850

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$29,340

8,290

Sales and Related Occupations

$35,220

7,150

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$32,700

4,650

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$83,380

4,460

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$45,000

4,180

Healthcare Support Occupations

$30,710

3,780

Management Occupations

$80,430

3,470

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$46,630

2,870

Retail Salespersons

$30,990

2,760

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$43,990

2,750

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$30,820

2,470

Production Occupations

$39,690

2,310

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$27,910

2,240

Cashiers

$26,020

2,100

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$59,870

1,910

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$26,520

1,890

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$31,680

1,670

Protective Service Occupations

$48,440

1,570

Waiters and Waitresses

$30,530

1,560

Office Clerks, General

$37,270

1,480

Community and Social Service Occupations

$46,120

1,410

Registered Nurses

$79,370

1,380

General and Operations Managers

$77,270

1,360

Cooks, Restaurant

$29,640

1,250

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$32,760

1,200

Customer Service Representatives

$32,630

1,030

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,850

880

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$29,980

840

Stockers and Order Fillers

$28,960

840

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$70,990

780

Nursing Assistants

$33,610

770

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$30,020

750

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$41,820

720

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$35,020

710

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$47,320

690

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$30,190

670

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$37,440

650

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$35,620

630

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

$27,160

600

Food Preparation Workers

$27,650

590

Construction Laborers

$35,670

580

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$34,320

570

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$31,860

570

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$47,390

540

Light Truck Drivers

$34,660

530

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$65,740

510

Carpenters

$43,630

500

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$39,950

470

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$43,650	64,460
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,970	8,850
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$29,340	8,290
Sales and Related Occupations	$35,220	7,150
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$32,700	4,650
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$83,380	4,460
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$45,000	4,180
Healthcare Support Occupations	$30,710	3,780
Management Occupations	$80,430	3,470
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$46,630	2,870
Retail Salespersons	$30,990	2,760
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$43,990	2,750
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$30,820	2,470
Production Occupations	$39,690	2,310
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,910	2,240
Cashiers	$26,020	2,100
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$59,870	1,910
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,520	1,890
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,680	1,670
Protective Service Occupations	$48,440	1,570
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,530	1,560
Office Clerks, General	$37,270	1,480
Community and Social Service Occupations	$46,120	1,410
Registered Nurses	$79,370	1,380
General and Operations Managers	$77,270	1,360
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,640	1,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$32,760	1,200
Customer Service Representatives	$32,630	1,030
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,850	880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$29,980	840
Stockers and Order Fillers	$28,960	840
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$70,990	780
Nursing Assistants	$33,610	770
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,020	750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$41,820	720
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$35,020	710
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,320	690
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$30,190	670
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,440	650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$35,620	630
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$27,160	600
Food Preparation Workers	$27,650	590
Construction Laborers	$35,670	580
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,320	570
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,860	570
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,390	540
Light Truck Drivers	$34,660	530
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$65,740	510
Carpenters	$43,630	500
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$39,950	470