Las Vegas, Nevada Employment

Las Vegas Employment

Employment and Industries in the Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Las Vegas is an internationally known major resort location for gambling, dining, shopping and entertainment. The gambling, tourist and convention industries are major parts of the economy and provide a large number of jobs. About 20% of the jobs are gaming-related. The city serves as the headquarters for two of the world's largest gaming companies, Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage. In addition, the housing construction industry has been a significant economic factor due to the population growth Las Vegas has experienced.

The city also has a high concentration of technology companies in the telecommunications and electronic gaming industries. Some of the notable technology firms situated in the region are CommPartners, Bigelow Aerospace, eVital Communications, Datanamics, SkywireMedia, Petroglyph, WorldDoc and Switch Communications.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation provides training programs to employers and job seekers. The Train Employees Now program, managed by the State of Nevada Commission on Economic Development, assists new and expanding companies by offering skill-based training programs customized for the needs of the company.

Facts about Las Vegas, Nevada: In 2007 the estimated median household income was $54,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Las Vegas was at 93.4 which is less than the nation's average of 100. In Las Vegas 18% of the population 25 years of age and older have earned a bachelor's degree or better.

The leading job providers in Las Vegas Nevada:

Clark County School District
Clark County
Venetian Casino Resort Inc
Las Vegas Sands, Inc
New Castle Corp
Paris Hotel Casino Resort
Resorts International Destination
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, LLC
Sam-Will, Inc
Hotel Ramada of Nevada
Coast Hotels and Casinos, Inc
New York, New York Hotel and Casino
Station Casinos, Inc
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Ivantage Network Solutions
Stratosphere Gaming Inc
Boulder Station, Inc
Fiesta Palm LLC
Wynn Resorts, Limited
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc
Bally Technologies Inc

The primary non-agricultural job providing segments in Las Vegas are:

Leisure and hospitality
Trade, transportation and utilities
Professional and business services
Government
Construction
Educational and health services
Financial activities

Local companies are invited to work with helpful associations such as:

People interested in Las Vegas business news may want to read the Las Vegas Business Press.

Jobs in Las Vegas

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	1019890	$46,650	$22.43	100
2	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	151120	$27,700	$13.32	8.7
3	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	138720	$37,680	$18.12	13.75
4	Sales and Related Occupations	109480	$36,740	$17.66	9.5
5	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	88500	$39,350	$18.92	6.7
6	Personal Care and Service Occupations	58100	$28,690	$13.8	4.65
7	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	57370	$33,350	$16.03	3.6
8	Construction and Extraction Occupations	53250	$52,010	$25.01	4.6
9	Management Occupations	50120	$113,390	$54.51	6.35
10	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	47270	$91,570	$44.02	5.85
11	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	38960	$68,790	$33.07	5.35
12	Retail Salespersons	36790	$28,050	$13.49	2.7
13	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	36700	$51,260	$24.64	6
14	Protective Service Occupations	35240	$46,020	$22.12	2.2
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	34390	$52,090	$25.04	3.75
16	Fast Food and Counter Workers	32980	$22,480	$10.81	2.45
17	Healthcare Support Occupations	31440	$32,450	$15.6	2.85
18	Waiters and Waitresses	30080	$24,330	$11.7	1.65
19	Production Occupations	28200	$36,780	$17.68	5.6
20	Cashiers	26830	$24,280	$11.67	2.2
21	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	24330	$35,400	$17.02	1.8
22	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	23720	$32,620	$15.68	1.5
23	Customer Service Representatives	22390	$33,010	$15.87	1.75
24	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	21570	$32,780	$15.76	0.9
25	Office Clerks, General	20930	$36,110	$17.36	1.9
26	Security Guards	19930	$33,240	$15.98	0.7
27	Gambling Dealers	19590	$18,790	$9.03	0.1
28	Cooks, Restaurant	18130	$34,440	$16.56	0.9
29	Registered Nurses	17210	$91,330	$43.91	1.95
30	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	16740	$58,540	$28.14	1.8
31	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	16040	$78,340	$37.66	3
32	Stockers and Order Fillers	14900	$28,550	$13.73	1.25
33	General and Operations Managers	14230	$127,450	$61.28	1.5
34	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	12970	$24,280	$11.67	0.3
35	Bartenders	11620	$29,370	$14.12	0.4
36	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	11550	$25,260	$12.14	0
37	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	11070	$40,390	$19.42	1.4
38	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	10270	$47,940	$23.05	0.9
39	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	9550	$52,330	$25.16	0.95
40	Cooks, Fast Food	9400	$22,130	$10.64	0.3
41	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	9060	$46,840	$22.52	0.95
42	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	8890	$28,380	$13.64	0.3
43	Carpenters	8820	$53,650	$25.79	0.6
44	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	8750	$59,660	$28.68	0.7
45	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	8600	$79,690	$38.31	1.7
46	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8490	$39,100	$18.8	0.6
47	Community and Social Service Occupations	8410	$54,180	$26.05	1.75
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	7980	$31,320	$15.06	0.75
49	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7770	$40,110	$19.29	1.05
50	Construction Laborers	7710	$37,090	$17.83	0.9
51	Receptionists and Information Clerks	7290	$29,250	$14.06	0.7
52	Food Preparation Workers	7230	$30,960	$14.88	0.5
53	Dishwashers	6750	$29,290	$14.08	0.3
54	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other	6730	$102,860	$49.45	0.7
55	Legal Occupations	6280	$103,160	$49.6	0.8
56	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	6160	$67,550	$32.48	0.7
57	Accountants and Auditors	5960	$67,480	$32.44	0.9
58	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5840	$48,420	$23.28	1.2
59	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	5750	$56,800	$27.31	0
60	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	5560	$29,300	$14.09	0.1
61	Medical Assistants	5310	$34,480	$16.58	0.45
62	Nursing Assistants	5280	$35,760	$17.19	0.95
63	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	5250	$64,880	$31.19	0.85
64	Electricians	5080	$67,360	$32.38	0.45
65	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	4760	$28,990	$13.94	0.4
66	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	4690	$28,400	$13.65	0.3
67	Financial Managers	4370	$120,300	$57.84	0.4
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	4290	$70,330	$33.81	0.4
69	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	4280	$68,260	$32.82	0.8
70	Light Truck Drivers	4140	$38,010	$18.27	0.6
71	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	4140	$94,600	$45.48	0.65
72	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	4110	$34,640	$16.65	0.4
73	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4070	$32,270	$15.52	0.15
74	Counter and Rental Clerks	3960	$29,860	$14.36	0.3
75	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	3650	$77,270	$37.15	0.4
76	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	3600	$23,730	$11.41	0.2
77	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3590	$61,160	$29.4	0.3
78	Lawyers	3580	$133,940	$64.4	0.5
79	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	3530	$25,280	$12.15	0.1
80	Computer User Support Specialists	3420	$49,930	$24	0.4
81	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	3390	$45,220	$21.74	0.5
82	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3390	$24,590	$11.82	0.3
83	Management Analysts	3200	$90,950	$43.73	0.55
84	Packers and Packagers, Hand	3080	$23,780	$11.43	0.4
85	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2990	$39,040	$18.77	0.4
86	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	2980	$22,930	$11.02	0.1
87	Parking Attendants	2970	$26,480	$12.73	0.1
88	Construction Managers	2950	$94,190	$45.28	0.3
89	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2880	$31,020	$14.92	0.1
90	Pharmacy Technicians	2880	$38,300	$18.41	0.3
91	Telemarketers	2850	$26,480	$12.73	0.1
92	Chefs and Head Cooks	2840	$57,600	$27.69	0.1
93	Human Resources Specialists	2830	$59,600	$28.66	0.4
94	Billing and Posting Clerks	2820	$39,330	$18.91	0.3
95	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2820	$48,730	$23.43	0.2
96	Childcare Workers	2700	$22,170	$10.66	0.7
97	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	2700	$55,440	$26.66	0.3
98	Loan Officers	2700	$79,900	$38.41	0.2
99	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2700	$31,120	$14.96	0.8
100	Recreation Workers	2700	$24,390	$11.73	0.3

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$46,650	1,019,890
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$27,700	151,120
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$37,680	138,720
Sales and Related Occupations	$36,740	109,480
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,350	88,500
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$28,690	58,100
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$33,350	57,370
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$52,010	53,250
Management Occupations	$113,390	50,120
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$91,570	47,270
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$68,790	38,960
Retail Salespersons	$28,050	36,790
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,260	36,700
Protective Service Occupations	$46,020	35,240
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$52,090	34,390
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,480	32,980
Healthcare Support Occupations	$32,450	31,440
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,330	30,080
Production Occupations	$36,780	28,200
Cashiers	$24,280	26,830
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,400	24,330
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,620	23,720
Customer Service Representatives	$33,010	22,390
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,780	21,570
Office Clerks, General	$36,110	20,930
Security Guards	$33,240	19,930
Gambling Dealers	$18,790	19,590
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,440	18,130
Registered Nurses	$91,330	17,210
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$58,540	16,740
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$78,340	16,040
Stockers and Order Fillers	$28,550	14,900
General and Operations Managers	$127,450	14,230
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$24,280	12,970
Bartenders	$29,370	11,620
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,260	11,550
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,390	11,070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,940	10,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,330	9,550
Cooks, Fast Food	$22,130	9,400
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,840	9,060
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$28,380	8,890
Carpenters	$53,650	8,820
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,660	8,750
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$79,690	8,600
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,100	8,490
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,180	8,410
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,320	7,980
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$40,110	7,770
Construction Laborers	$37,090	7,710

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$46,650

1,019,890

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$27,700

151,120

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$37,680

138,720

Sales and Related Occupations

$36,740

109,480

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$39,350

88,500

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$28,690

58,100

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$33,350

57,370

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$52,010

53,250

Management Occupations

$113,390

50,120

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$91,570

47,270

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$68,790

38,960

Retail Salespersons

$28,050

36,790

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$51,260

36,700

Protective Service Occupations

$46,020

35,240

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$52,090

34,390

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$22,480

32,980

Healthcare Support Occupations

$32,450

31,440

Waiters and Waitresses

$24,330

30,080

Production Occupations

$36,780

28,200

Cashiers

$24,280

26,830

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$35,400

24,330

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$32,620

23,720

Customer Service Representatives

$33,010

22,390

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$32,780

21,570

Office Clerks, General

$36,110

20,930

Security Guards

$33,240

19,930

Gambling Dealers

$18,790

19,590

Cooks, Restaurant

$34,440

18,130

Registered Nurses

$91,330

17,210

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$58,540

16,740

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$78,340

16,040

Stockers and Order Fillers

$28,550

14,900

General and Operations Managers

$127,450

14,230

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

$24,280

12,970

Bartenders

$29,370

11,620

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$25,260

11,550

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

$40,390

11,070

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$47,940

10,270

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$52,330

9,550

Cooks, Fast Food

$22,130

9,400

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,840

9,060

Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$28,380

8,890

Carpenters

$53,650

8,820

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

$59,660

8,750

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$79,690

8,600

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$39,100

8,490

Community and Social Service Occupations

$54,180

8,410

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$31,320

7,980

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$40,110

7,770

Construction Laborers

$37,090

7,710

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$46,650	1,019,890
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$27,700	151,120
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$37,680	138,720
Sales and Related Occupations	$36,740	109,480
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,350	88,500
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$28,690	58,100
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$33,350	57,370
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$52,010	53,250
Management Occupations	$113,390	50,120
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$91,570	47,270
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$68,790	38,960
Retail Salespersons	$28,050	36,790
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,260	36,700
Protective Service Occupations	$46,020	35,240
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$52,090	34,390
Healthcare Support Occupations	$32,450	31,440
Production Occupations	$36,780	28,200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,400	24,330
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,620	23,720
Customer Service Representatives	$33,010	22,390
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,780	21,570
Office Clerks, General	$36,110	20,930
Security Guards	$33,240	19,930
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,440	18,130
Registered Nurses	$91,330	17,210
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$58,540	16,740
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$78,340	16,040
Stockers and Order Fillers	$28,550	14,900
General and Operations Managers	$127,450	14,230
Bartenders	$29,370	11,620
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,260	11,550
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,390	11,070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,940	10,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,330	9,550
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,840	9,060
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$28,380	8,890
Carpenters	$53,650	8,820
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,660	8,750
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$79,690	8,600
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,100	8,490
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,180	8,410
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,320	7,980
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$40,110	7,770
Construction Laborers	$37,090	7,710
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$29,250	7,290
Food Preparation Workers	$30,960	7,230
Dishwashers	$29,290	6,750
Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other	$102,860	6,730
Legal Occupations	$103,160	6,280
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$67,550	6,160