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Our citizens possess a variety of skills, including a knowledge of the latest technology, business management and communications techniques, along with those belonging to the genre of advanced manufacturing and modern-day agriculture.


Our people’s pride is evident in the work they do for their employers in Pittsylvania County. This enthusiasm and energy cannot be calculated in any graph or chart. It’s simply something our employers quickly understand and truly appreciate. 

Employment by Sector (4th Qtr. 2006)

Manufacturing 3,453 24.6%
Services 2,672 19.1%
Government 2,615 18.6%
Construction 1,434 10.2%
Trade 2,971 21.2%
Transportation and Utilities 375 2.7%
Natural Resources and Mining 221 1.6%
Financial 254 1.8%
Information 29 0.2%
TOTAL EMPLOYEES 14,024 100%

Employment by Occupation (4th Qtr. 2006)

Production, Transportation & Material Moving 3,345 27.0%
Sales & Office 3,069 24.8%
Managerial, Professional & Related 2,505 20.2%
Service 1,551 12.5%
Construction, Extraction & Maintenance 1,816 14.7%
Farming, Fishing & Forestry 106   0.9%
TOTAL EMPLOYEES 12,392  100%

Civilian Labor Statistics (December 2007)

AreaCivilian Labor Force EmployedUnemployedRate
Pittsylvania Co. 32,109 30,330 1,779 5.5% 
Virginia 4,067,142 3,934,099 133,043 3.3% 
United States 153,705,000 146,334,000 7,371,000 4.8% 

Estimated Earnings (May 2006)

Occupation Med. WageMean Wage  Med. Salary

 Mean
Salary 

Packers, packagers (hand) $8.84 $8.81 $17,392.33 $18,318.76
Laborers, material movers $9.63 $9.74 $20,022.00 $20,267.22
Industrial truck & tractor operators $12.08 $12.49 $25,125.59 $25,970.57
Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer $12.72 $13.43 $26,449.76 $27,944.57
Helpers-Production workers $12.07 $11.55  $25,106.31 $24,028.81 
Woodworking, except sawing $10.65 $10.76  $22,162.36 $22,385.32
Team assemblers $9.63  $10.25 $20,030.57 $21,323.97
First-line supervisors/managers $20.47 $22.48 $42,570.25 $46,763.21
Maintenance/repair workers, general $15.17 $15.43 $31,559.09 $32,095.97
Office clerks, general $10.09 $10.55 $20,982.13 $21,937.68
Stock clerks and order fillers  $9.01 $9.65 $18,748.39 $20,064.59
Customer service representatives  $11.05 $12.27 $22,991.87 $25,530.77
Bookkeeping, accounting, auditing clerks  $12.12  $12.78 $25,208.14 $26,589.07
Managers of office/admin support workers $18.58  $21.21  $38,648.58  $44,126.07 
Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical and scientific products  $18.41 $24.42 $38,290.32 $50,796.67
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants  $9.60  $9.45 $19,970.97 $19,647.15
Registered nurses  $23.70  $24.00 $49,289.60 $49,925.39
Teacher assistants  $7.11 $7.73 $14,781.83 $16,080.20
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education  $19.19 $19.75  $39,917.64 $41,076.90
Elementary school teachers, except special education  $19.12 $19.47 $39,774.41 $40,507.06

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