Exactly 1,610 of Virginia's 168,080 business professionals work in Blacksburg. The number of business professionals in Blacksburg has grown by 45% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of business professionals in Blacksburg has increased, overall employment in Blacksburg has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Blacksburg has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $84,354 per year was earned by business professionals in Blacksburg. The average salary for business professionals in Blacksburg was $75,683 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Blacksburg.

Blacksburg business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $78,757. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 205%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,363 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $110,774 per year.

Business professional salaries in Blacksburg are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Blacksburg's business professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 7 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Blacksburg's business schools.

In 2010 approximately 1,180 students completed business courses.