Scott County, MO
FIPS 29201 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Scott County had an annual average of 16,179 jobs across 1,306 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,179
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
1,306
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,792
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,211 | 59 | $1,122 | $70.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 992 | 68 | $436 | $22.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 979 | 280 | $862 | $26.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 963 | 20 | $873 | $43.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 794 | 25 | $844 | $29.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 604 | 44 | $1,071 | $33.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 527 | 37 | $897 | $23.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 423 | 10 | $996 | $21.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 409 | 63 | $1,068 | $22.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 394 | 60 | $1,043 | $21.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 325 | 35 | $1,157 | $19.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 288 | 42 | $838 | $12.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 264 | 11 | $867 | $11.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 240 | 14 | $1,015 | $7.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 233 | 17 | $1,336 | $16.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 214 | 14 | $391 | $4.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 212 | 20 | $1,172 | $12.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 206 | 22 | $1,189 | $12.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 194 | 6 | $1,106 | $11.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 192 | 17 | $524 | $5.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 191 | 9 | $1,120 | $9.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 184 | 28 | $1,112 | $10.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 182 | 12 | $1,576 | $14.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 168 | 22 | $675 | $5.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 163 | 9 | $1,729 | $14.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 136 | 10 | $1,630 | $6.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 131 | 18 | $1,446 | $8.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 126 | 15 | $422 | $2.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 124 | 12 | $857 | $5.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 124 | 9 | $598 | $3.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 114 | 29 | $1,179 | $7.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 109 | 5 | $1,737 | $9.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 97 | 14 | $907 | $3.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 90 | 10 | $1,417 | $6.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 83 | 20 | $788 | $3.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 81 | 14 | $785 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 74 | 9 | $1,392 | $5.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 71 | 6 | $1,444 | $5.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 63 | 8 | $1,699 | $5.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 59 | 10 | $867 | $2.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 49 | 25 | $741 | $1.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 46 | 8 | $856 | $2.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 46 | 5 | $790 | $1.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 39 | 10 | $566 | $1.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 36 | 1 | $560 | $1.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 32 | 1 | $1,754 | $2.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 28 | 4 | $844 | $1.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 25 | 9 | $1,320 | $1.7M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 23 | 3 | $1,401 | $1.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 11 | $511 | $0.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 17 | 1 | $381 | $0.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 14 | 4 | $431 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 3 | $1,152 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
88
jobs · $72,126 avg pay
State Government
557
jobs · $46,737 avg pay
Local Government
1,652
jobs · $47,559 avg pay
Private
13,882
jobs · $50,040 avg pay
MO Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MO Counties
The largest counties in MO by total employment.
- St. Louis County 596,675 jobs
- Jackson County 375,574 jobs
- St. Louis City 221,464 jobs
- Greene County 178,374 jobs
- St. Charles County 162,612 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 138,687 jobs
- Clay County 111,855 jobs
- Boone County 98,656 jobs