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3 Questions and Answers About Payroll and Employment In US

This post was originally published on The Data School blog between 2018 and July 2025, before our program was renamed to MIP’s Analytics Career Accelerator. References throughout this article to “The Data School” or “DS” all refer to what is now MIP’s Analytics Career Accelerator. The program, its people, and its commitment to launching outstanding analytics careers remain the same – just under a new name.

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This is a dashboard I created during the last week of dashboard week. There are three questions I would like to answer from this dashboard. Which industries have the highest average payroll? What states have the highest average employed by industry? Lastly, which industries have the highest average employed people?

Which industries have the highest average payroll?
Top three industries that recorded the highest average payroll for three consecutive years (2017-2020):
1. Healthcare and Social Assistance
2. Professional, Scientific and Technical
3. Manufacturing

What states have the highest average employed by industry?
Here are some insights I discovered from going through each industry:

1. Accommodation and Food Services (2020)

2. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2020)

3. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (2020)

4. Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas Extraction

 

3. Which industries have the highest average employed people?

If you want to explore more, here is the link to my dashboard.

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