Exactly 25,840 of the 168,080 business professionals employed in Virginia, work in Petersburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of business professionals in Petersburg has grown by 35%. As the employment for business professionals in Petersburg has increased, overall employment in Petersburg has also increased.

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Salaries for business professionals in Petersburg have increased. In 2010 business professionals in Petersburg reportedly earned an average salary of $96,188 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, business professionals in Petersburg made an average salary of $85,844 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Petersburg.

Business professionals make a median salary of $76,052 per year in Petersburg. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $49,949 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $111,578 per year.

On average business professionals in Petersburg earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Petersburg.

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

There are a total of 5 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Petersburg's business schools.

Approximately 161 students graduated from business courses in 2010.