Of the 116,690 business professionals employed in North Carolina, 10,560 work in Jamestown. There has been a 9% decline in the number of business professionals in Jamestown between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for business professionals in Jamestown has decreased, overall employment in Jamestown has increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Jamestown has shrunk, salaries for business professionals have increased. In 2010 Jamestown business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $93,758. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for business professionals in Jamestown was $80,710 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Jamestown.

Jamestown business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $72,926. The 10% of business professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $55,366 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 102% higher salaries.

Jamestown business professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Jamestown's business professionals are graduates of the only accredited business school in the city.

There are a total of 12 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Jamestown's business schools.

Approximately 169 students completed business courses in 2010.