Of the 177,850 business professionals employed in Pennsylvania, 69,170 work in Aston. There has been a 12% growth in the number of business professionals in Aston between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of business professionals in Aston has increased, overall employment in Aston has also increased.

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In Aston, salaries for business professionals have increased. Aston business professionals made $105,652 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for business professionals in Aston was $91,861 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Aston.

Aston business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $84,651. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 144%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $52,622 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $128,140 per year.

On average business professional salaries in Aston are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

Aston's business schools offer 6 business degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 99 students graduated from business courses in 2010.