Jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah
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RNG Group is an independent, women-owned recruiting firm founded in 2015. We place people in full-time, direct-hire roles, and we recruit for Salt Lake City employers from our office in Boise, Idaho.
Every search starts with a real conversation with a real person, not a keyword filter.
Below you’ll find our open Salt Lake City jobs, which industries are hiring, what the city pays and costs, and how to land an offer.
Current Jobs in Salt Lake City
When we’re recruiting for a Salt Lake City employer, the listing shows up here. Every role is a permanent, full-time position, and you’ll talk to a recruiter before your resume goes anywhere.
There are no open positions in Salt Lake City right now. Join our talent network and we will let you know as soon as something opens up.
Nothing open right now, or nothing that fits yet? Join our talent network, tell us what you do now and what you want next, and we’ll reach out when a Salt Lake City role matches.
Not every role we recruit for gets posted publicly.
What Jobs Are in Demand in Salt Lake City, Utah?
Education is the biggest employer of Salt Lake City residents, at 14.4% of working adults. Health care (12.4%) and professional and technical services (11.7%) come next.
Retail holds 10.1%, manufacturing 8.6%, and finance and real estate 7.3%.
Those are the areas where our work overlaps with Salt Lake City’s job market:
- Healthcare: leadership, finance, revenue cycle and administrative hires for health systems, labs and clinics. See our healthcare recruiting work.
- Professional and financial services: accounting, finance, HR and client-facing roles, across two sectors that together employ 19% of residents. More on professional services recruiting.
- Manufacturing: plant, quality, supply chain and operations roles. See manufacturing recruiting.
- Construction: project managers, estimators and site leaders, a sector that employs 5.0% of residents. More on construction recruiting.
Who Are the Biggest Employers in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City’s own financial report ranks the city’s ten largest employers as of December 31, 2024, using Utah Department of Workforce Services data:
- University Hospital (7,000 to 9,999 employees)
- Amazon SLC1 (5,000 to 6,999)
- Salt Lake County (5,000 to 6,999)
- Delta Air Lines (4,000 to 4,999)
- Associated Regional and University Pathologists (3,000 to 3,999)
- Primary Children’s Medical Center (3,000 to 3,999)
- Fidelity Brokerage Services (2,000 to 2,999)
- L3 Technologies (2,000 to 2,999)
- SkyWest Airlines (2,000 to 2,999)
- United Parcel Service (2,000 to 2,999)
Source: Salt Lake City Corporation, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year 2024 (Principal Employers table).
Three of the top six are in health care, and two of the ten are airlines.
We’re a direct-hire recruiting firm rather than a Salt Lake City staffing agency, and most of our clients are growing companies where one great hire changes a lot.
What Is the Cost of Living in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City’s median household income is $75,090. That’s well below Utah ($95,166) and a little under the U.S. ($80,734).
Housing doesn’t make up the difference. The cost of living in Salt Lake City leans high, with a median home value of $539,500, about $50,100 above the state figure.
Rent is the one break: $1,414 a month in the city against $1,496 statewide.
| Cost and pay in Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $75,090 | $95,166 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $489,400 |
| Median gross rent | $1,414 / month | $1,496 / month |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.6% |
That squeeze is a good reason to negotiate carefully. Compare the whole package, not just the salary, and check our 2026 hiring and compensation report for market pay on common roles.
How Fast Is the Salt Lake City Population Growing?
The Salt Lake City population grew 16.7% between 2010 and 2024, from 186,643 to 217,783 residents.
More than half of that growth came after 2021, when the city added about 16,600 people in three years. The local labor force stands at 129,830 people.
Finding a Job in Salt Lake City
Unemployment in Salt Lake City sits at 4.2%, above the state rate of 3.6%, so good openings draw a crowd. A few things help you stand out:
- Lean into health care experience. Three of the city’s six largest employers are hospitals or medical labs, so finance, HR, IT and operations people who’ve worked around clinical teams should say so.
- Tailor your resume to each role. Lead with results that match the job description, not a list of duties.
- Be clear about remote, hybrid or on-site. Say what you want up front so you don’t waste an interview. Our career advice library has more.
Why Work With RNG Group in Salt Lake City?
- We only do direct hire. No temp gigs and no temp-to-hire. Every placement is a permanent role.
- It’s free for candidates. Employers pay our fee, and you get resume help and interview coaching along the way.
- We know the region. We recruit across the Northwest from Boise, and we’ll tell you straight whether a role is a fit.
Curious who we are? Read how RNG Group started.
Salt Lake City Jobs FAQ
Does it cost anything to work with RNG Group?
No, our service is free for candidates. Employers pay our fee when they hire.
Do you have an office in Salt Lake City?
No. We recruit for Salt Lake City employers from our Boise office at 211 W State St, Boise, ID 83702.
What is the largest employer in Salt Lake City?
University Hospital, with 7,000 to 9,999 employees as of December 31, 2024, according to Salt Lake City’s fiscal year 2024 financial report and Utah Department of Workforce Services data.
Hiring in Salt Lake City?
If you’re adding full-time employees in Salt Lake City, book a call and tell us what you’re hiring for. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit for the role.
Want to know what working with us looks like first? Here’s how we recruit.
Phone: (208) 342-9896
Email: hello@rng.group
Address: 211 W State St, Boise, ID 83702
Industries We Recruit For in Salt Lake City
RNG Group places permanent, direct-hire talent across technology and software development, architecture, engineering and construction, manufacturing and consumer goods, healthcare and life sciences, food and beverage production and business and professional services. See all industries we serve, or if you’re hiring a leader, executive search.
