Top 20 Jobs in Utah - A Land of Opportunity

Utah has an extremely strong economy, resulting in the personal income of residents of the state grow at a speedier rate than anywhere else in the USA in the first half of 2007. Utah alone developed 54,500 new jobs in 2006, or a full 5 percent of all the jobs created in America. Ironically, this state has possessed only 1% of all American jobs up until the point of the New Job Boom in Utah beginning in 2006, as reported by the US Department of Workforce Development. Jobs again increased in both 2010 and 2011 overall (see charts below).

The Top 20 Fastest-Growing Jobs in Utah include Medical and Healthcare Industry jobs, along with increasing Information Technology (IT) job positions that can be available in many different businesses and industries. The largest employer sin the state are health and medical organizations, universities, the Mormon Church, the National Guard, and various commercial industries.

Salt Lake City International Airport is experiencing a consistent upswing in the number of passengers - many of them business passengers - traveling through the terminal; so much so that the facility is expanding and replacing old runways and concourses. Fifteen (15) different airlines fly out of Salt Lake City International. Passengers have increased from 11 million to 16 million from 1988 - 1993 and today stand at over 2,000,000 per month as of July 2007.

New warehouses, malls, and other commercial developments are developing new jobs for all experience levels. New roads are under contraction and will offer high-paying jobs for some years to come. The housing market is stable and growing, resulting in additional construction related job openings. Raytheon Co. is the leader in missile manufacturing and will offer hundreds of new jobs in the next several years. They are purchasing Oakley Networks to expand sales of computer-security systems to the U.S. federal government.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is constructing a $11, 400,000 BioCenter in Logan, Utah in order to manufacture containers for the businesses of life science research, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Multimillion dollar urban renewal projects, including green industries, are also offering high-paying jobs. In addition, the state has several large irrigation and water reclamation projects that require skilled workers.

UTAH BUSINESSES FOR SALE

This Dinosaur National Monument Park provides 10,000 years of dinosaur history.

The cliff face of the Dinosaur Quarry in this national park features 1,500+ dinosaur bone fossils embedded in it in the side of a mountain. A virtual tour is available online at the link below.

The Fremont Indians lived in Dinosaur National Monument Park since as along ago as 800 - 1,200 into the past, followed by the Ute and Shoshone, whose descendants live there today.

Dinosaur National Monument

College and High School

• Brigham Young Cougars - Provo
• Utah Utes - Salt Lake City
• Utah State Aggies - Logan
• Utah Valley State Wolverines - Orem

• Weber State Wildcats - Ogden
• Utah High School Activities Association
• High School Internet Network

League Teams

• Ogden Raptors (A) - Ogden
• Salt Lake Stingers (PCBL)
• Utah Grizzlies (IHL) - Salt Lake City

Professional Sports Teams

• Utah Jazz (NBA) - Salt Lake City
• Utah Starzz (WNBA) - Salt Lake City

Arenas and Stadiums

• Delta Center - Salt Lake City

UTAH SPORTS TEAMS

UTAH SPORTS MAGAZINE

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation

• Post Office Box 6104; Ibapah UT 84034
• (801) 234-1136

Northern Ute

• Uintah & Ouray; Post Office Box 190; Fort Duchesne UT 84026
• (435) 722-5141

Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Tribal Council

• 600 North 100 East Paiute Drive; Cedar City UT 84720
• (801) 586-1112

Skull Valley

• P.O. Box 150; Grantsville UT 84029
• (801) 931-6126

Native American Related Jobs in the US and Canada