Florence is the major economic center of northwestern Alabama. It's located in the center of the triangle consisting of Memphis, Nashville and Birmingham which places the city in one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. The city's location has led to significant economic development. The leading industries in Florence are education, health and social services, manufacturing (especially textiles, flooring and furniture) distribution, retail and food processing. Florence also has companies in industries such as primary metals, rubber products, chemical and allied products, agriculture (especially cotton) and fabricated metals. Regarding non-agricultural positions, about 25% of the jobs are in the construction, mining and manufacturing sectors.
In 2009 the average earnings in Florence was $28,000. Approximately 15% of the residents have bachelor's degrees and about 10% have a graduate degree. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 82.8. The average in the nation is 100.
The city of Florence offers a variety of incentives to increase manufacturing investments in the city. The Alabama Industrial Development Training program also helps companies by implementing a client approved training program at no charge for new and expanding businesses.
Some of the major employers in Florence and other areas in the metropolitan region known as the Shoals:
Helpful Florence business organizations are:
The Times Daily provides information about the current business activities in the Florence area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,330 | 51,310 | $34,750 - 66,340 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 990 | 43,600 | $31,060 - 54,670 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 640 | 45,800 | $18,360 - 70,510 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 470 | 43,440 | $29,050 - 58,790 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 280 | 48,570 | $26,350 - 75,840 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 260 | 41,500 | $27,850 - 53,250 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 260 | 19,580 | $13,420 - 31,160 | 9% | 54% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 130 | 80,300 | $51,320 - 121,820 | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 90 | 56,660 | $30,520 - 85,440 | 17% | 56% |
| 10 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 90 | 74,120 | $60,160 - 91,250 | 8% | 78% |
| 11 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 90 | 31,010 | $22,010 - 40,990 | 15% | 51% |
| 12 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 90 | 51,750 | $36,800 - 66,930 | 13% | 73% |
| 13 | Librarians | 80 | 48,530 | $27,500 - 63,840 | 4% | 85% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 80 | 83,750 | $51,260 - 135,650 | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 80 | 44,390 | $35,200 - 53,880 | 20% | 87% |
| 16 | Medical and public health social workers | 80 | 37,860 | $27,690 - 50,640 | 24% | 77% |
| 17 | Chief executives | 80 | 141,570 | $60,090 - | 2% | 65% |
| 18 | Child, family, and school social workers | 80 | 37,550 | $27,100 - 53,610 | 19% | 77% |
| 19 | Civil engineers | 70 | 62,540 | $36,770 - 88,350 | 18% | 87% |
| 20 | Legislators | 60 | 15,000 | $12,860 - 16,830 | 1% | 65% |
| 21 | Network and computer systems administrators | 60 | 52,960 | $36,030 - 70,230 | 27% | 50% |
| 22 | Coaches and scouts | 60 | $ - | 15% | 60% | |
| 23 | Medical and health services managers | 60 | 67,420 | $44,320 - 107,520 | 16% | 57% |
| 24 | Mechanical engineers | 60 | 69,360 | $33,980 - 107,080 | 4% | 78% |
| 25 | Physical therapists | 50 | 59,220 | $39,600 - 91,300 | 27% | 89% |
| 26 | Electrical engineers | 50 | 74,450 | $51,240 - 101,810 | 6% | 81% |
| 27 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 50 | $ - | 15% | 72% | |
| 28 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 39,750 | $27,920 - 52,150 | 9% | 87% |
| 29 | Graphic designers | 50 | 24,640 | $18,290 - 30,130 | 10% | 55% |
| 30 | Public relations specialists | 50 | 36,980 | $21,730 - 58,980 | 18% | 81% |
| 31 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 45,990 | $29,440 - 61,130 | 0% | 96% |
| 32 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 40 | 40,280 | $26,520 - 56,960 | 5% | 58% |
| 33 | Computer software engineers, applications | 40 | 44,330 | $29,320 - 64,600 | 45% | 85% |
| 34 | Training and development specialists | 40 | 43,280 | $27,150 - 62,580 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Advertising sales agents | 40 | 37,510 | $22,940 - 60,470 | 20% | 56% |
| 36 | Managers, all other | 40 | 63,890 | $41,150 - 94,750 | 7% | 55% |
| 37 | Sales managers | 40 | 96,020 | $39,390 - | 10% | 69% |
| 38 | Social and community service managers | 30 | 48,780 | $29,340 - 74,780 | 25% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 2,110 | 16,380 | $12,890 - 22,130 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 2,090 | 21,060 | $13,150 - 34,880 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,350 | 14,570 | $12,760 - 16,630 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,260 | 21,560 | $13,390 - 40,760 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,220 | 21,040 | $13,540 - 31,080 | -7% | 8% |
| 6 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,140 | 26,000 | $19,280 - 34,760 | 1% | 18% |
| 7 | Team assemblers | 1,020 | 19,940 | $15,130 - 24,200 | 0% | 5% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 880 | 15,120 | $12,780 - 19,070 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 850 | 34,620 | $18,160 - 56,570 | 4% | 25% |
| 10 | Office clerks, general | 850 | 19,860 | $13,520 - 28,470 | 13% | 19% |
| 11 | General and operations managers | 790 | 83,740 | $41,310 - 143,050 | 2% | 48% |
| 12 | Customer service representatives | 770 | 27,120 | $19,670 - 37,410 | 25% | 22% |
| 13 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 660 | 20,510 | $14,630 - 25,910 | 15% | 4% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 630 | 19,110 | $13,860 - 24,600 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 600 | 31,850 | $15,490 - 56,130 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 540 | 41,230 | $25,190 - 64,560 | 6% | 29% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 520 | 25,700 | $17,120 - 39,180 | 11% | 14% |
| 18 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 500 | 26,810 | $17,180 - 38,170 | 13% | 16% |
| 19 | Cooks, fast food | 500 | 14,490 | $12,710 - 16,690 | 8% | 5% |
| 20 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 480 | 23,960 | $14,020 - 38,260 | 8% | 4% |
| 21 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 470 | 33,120 | $17,800 - 55,010 | 10% | 6% |
| 22 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 460 | 29,640 | $21,460 - 38,450 | 14% | 7% |
| 23 | Receptionists and information clerks | 430 | 20,690 | $14,720 - 28,690 | 17% | 13% |
| 24 | Tellers | 400 | 23,120 | $17,050 - 30,600 | 14% | 16% |
| 25 | Home health aides | 390 | 18,320 | $13,180 - 24,890 | 49% | 7% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 380 | 15,970 | $13,040 - 19,320 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Cooks, restaurant | 380 | 19,440 | $14,150 - 25,450 | 12% | 5% |
| 28 | Helpers--production workers | 370 | 20,310 | $16,390 - 27,470 | 0% | 4% |
| 29 | Teacher assistants | 340 | 17,030 | $13,160 - 21,160 | 10% | 18% |
| 30 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 320 | 15,880 | $12,940 - 20,040 | 13% | 5% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 310 | 46,300 | $26,250 - 69,830 | -4% | 15% |
| 32 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 300 | 27,420 | $19,430 - 37,010 | -1% | 2% |
| 33 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 290 | 18,850 | $13,720 - 25,730 | 11% | 5% |
| 34 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 290 | 25,890 | $18,290 - 33,460 | 4% | 6% |
| 35 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 280 | 34,880 | $25,420 - 47,120 | 11% | 33% |
| 36 | Electricians | 260 | 34,880 | $25,830 - 47,800 | 7% | 7% |
| 37 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 250 | 18,540 | $13,240 - 25,440 | 14% | 3% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 240 | 28,840 | $17,520 - 45,090 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Counter and rental clerks | 240 | 21,800 | $15,470 - 31,330 | 23% | 16% |
| 40 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 230 | 14,520 | $12,700 - 17,530 | 10% | 17% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 230 | 35,440 | $22,300 - 50,730 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 230 | 31,130 | $25,780 - 38,100 | -6% | 0% |
| 43 | Child care workers | 220 | 15,540 | $12,900 - 19,460 | 18% | 15% |
| 44 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 210 | 36,740 | $26,680 - 49,700 | 9% | 5% |
| 45 | Pharmacy technicians | 210 | 24,640 | $16,380 - 34,260 | 32% | 16% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 200 | 48,010 | $33,300 - 77,620 | 9% | 10% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 200 | 47,370 | $31,190 - 64,250 | 7% | 13% |
| 48 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 200 | 23,020 | $13,980 - 36,150 | 13% | 4% |
| 49 | Medical assistants | 190 | 22,600 | $17,200 - 29,570 | 35% | 10% |
| 50 | Medical secretaries | 190 | 24,710 | $17,500 - 33,260 | 17% | 18% |
| 51 | Postal service mail carriers | 190 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 52 | Machinists | 190 | 40,970 | $28,050 - 50,470 | -2% | 3% |
| 53 | Dishwashers | 180 | 15,670 | $12,860 - 20,530 | 10% | 3% |
| 54 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 180 | 19,350 | $13,880 - 26,890 | 0% | 3% |
| 55 | Bill and account collectors | 170 | 25,640 | $18,080 - 37,510 | 23% | 13% |
| 56 | Security guards | 170 | 20,440 | $13,150 - 40,120 | 17% | 13% |
| 57 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 170 | 51,260 | $36,490 - 62,870 | 11% | 4% |
| 58 | Driver/sales workers | 170 | 28,480 | $15,460 - 44,850 | -4% | 4% |
| 59 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 170 | 33,280 | $25,080 - 48,240 | 8% | 3% |
| 60 | Helpers--electricians | 170 | 21,360 | $16,040 - 27,740 | 7% | 3% |
| 61 | Bus drivers, school | 160 | 16,350 | $12,910 - 23,070 | 9% | 4% |
| 62 | Parts salespersons | 160 | 27,140 | $14,180 - 40,460 | -1% | 6% |
| 63 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 150 | 27,210 | $21,300 - 32,330 | -7% | 0% |
| 64 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 150 | 15,690 | $12,890 - 19,870 | 17% | 14% |
| 65 | Packers and packagers, hand | 150 | 21,740 | $14,720 - 36,790 | -11% | 3% |
| 66 | Butchers and meat cutters | 150 | 24,840 | $15,490 - 35,140 | 2% | 2% |
| 67 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 150 | 26,930 | $21,320 - 32,750 | 5% | 2% |
| 68 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 140 | 16,240 | $13,090 - 19,620 | 10% | 5% |
| 69 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 140 | 27,920 | $20,090 - 40,350 | 0% | 24% |
| 70 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 140 | 27,890 | $19,640 - 39,660 | -14% | 0% |
| 71 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 140 | 25,610 | $21,740 - 31,650 | 0% | 22% |
| 72 | Tree trimmers and pruners | 140 | 25,680 | $17,620 - 35,280 | 11% | 6% |
| 73 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 140 | 25,570 | $18,370 - 35,280 | 4% | 15% |
| 74 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 130 | 30,270 | $20,660 - 40,080 | 12% | 6% |
| 75 | Dental hygienists | 130 | 31,270 | $22,910 - 41,160 | 30% | 33% |
| 76 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 120 | 24,250 | $19,840 - 30,160 | -4% | 5% |
| 77 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 120 | 35,290 | $22,460 - 52,820 | 12% | 3% |
| 78 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 120 | 39,680 | $27,660 - 57,470 | 15% | 18% |
| 79 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 120 | 26,660 | $18,310 - 36,030 | 18% | 6% |
| 80 | Tool and die makers | 120 | 35,010 | $21,410 - 48,740 | -9% | 5% |
| 81 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 110 | 55,660 | $42,890 - 67,520 | 7% | 6% |
| 82 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 110 | 42,600 | $30,140 - 52,380 | 16% | 43% |
| 83 | Construction laborers | 110 | 25,360 | $14,800 - 42,850 | 11% | 5% |
| 84 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 110 | 15% | 25% | ||
| 85 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 110 | 23,860 | $16,630 - 32,880 | -6% | 14% |
| 86 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 110 | 25,720 | $18,620 - 33,170 | -2% | 6% |
| 87 | Construction managers | 100 | 61,550 | $37,430 - 111,990 | 16% | 29% |
| 88 | Loan officers | 100 | 60,100 | $34,600 - 100,470 | 12% | 49% |
| 89 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 100 | 27,340 | $21,260 - 35,440 | -4% | 4% |
| 90 | Dental assistants | 90 | 24,960 | $17,230 - 36,170 | 29% | 9% |
| 91 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 90 | 44,950 | $24,540 - 79,980 | 10% | 17% |
| 92 | Recreation workers | 90 | 20,030 | $14,030 - 30,880 | 13% | 47% |
| 93 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 80 | 22,950 | $17,560 - 30,120 | 4% | 0% |
| 94 | Correctional officers and jailers | 80 | 20,860 | $16,890 - 27,050 | 17% | 11% |
| 95 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 80 | 27,840 | $18,230 - 39,140 | 3% | 18% |
| 96 | Insurance sales agents | 80 | 69,490 | $32,710 - 133,550 | 13% | 45% |
| 97 | Residential advisors | 80 | 19,840 | $13,920 - 33,950 | 19% | 28% |
| 98 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 80 | 26,930 | $18,410 - 38,330 | 7% | 3% |
| 99 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 80 | 27,640 | $17,110 - 40,340 | -15% | 0% |
| 100 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 80 | 21,460 | $15,220 - 28,690 | -7% | 10% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 25,680 | 140 | 43.7 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,130 | 230 | 9.9 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,210 | 150 | 8.1 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 19,350 | 180 | 7.8 |
| Helpers--electricians | 21,360 | 170 | 4.9 |
| Tool and die makers | 35,010 | 120 | 4.8 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 55,660 | 110 | 4.2 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 23,020 | 200 | 4 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 24,840 | 150 | 4 |
| Team assemblers | 19,940 | 1,020 | 3 |
| Cooks, fast food | 14,490 | 500 | 2.9 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 25,720 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 18,850 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Helpers--production workers | 20,310 | 370 | 2.5 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 36,740 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,340 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 18,540 | 250 | 2.3 |
| Parts salespersons | 27,140 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Dental hygienists | 31,270 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 43,600 | 990 | 2.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 34,620 | 850 | 2.2 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 15,690 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 42,600 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Tellers | 23,120 | 400 | 2.1 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 29,640 | 460 | 2 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,890 | 140 | 2 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 16,240 | 140 | 2 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 24,640 | 210 | 1.9 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 25,700 | 520 | 1.9 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 27,920 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 21,040 | 1,220 | 1.9 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 14,520 | 230 | 1.9 |
| Cashiers | 16,380 | 2,110 | 1.8 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 26,000 | 1,140 | 1.8 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 25,610 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 190 | 1.6 | |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 21,560 | 1,260 | 1.6 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 19,580 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 110 | 1.6 | |
| Counter and rental clerks | 21,800 | 240 | 1.6 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 23,960 | 480 | 1.6 |
| Registered nurses | 51,310 | 1,330 | 1.5 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 35,290 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 27,420 | 300 | 1.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 46,300 | 310 | 1.5 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 30,270 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 14,570 | 1,350 | 1.5 |
| Machinists | 40,970 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 43,440 | 470 | 1.5 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 33,280 | 170 | 1.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 51,260 | 1.11 | 170 |
| Machinists | 40,970 | 1.11 | 190 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 26,660 | 1.1 | 120 |
| Driver/sales workers | 28,480 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 21,740 | 1.07 | 150 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 39,680 | 1.02 | 120 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 55,660 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,130 | 1 | 230 |
| Tellers | 23,120 | 0.98 | 400 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 33,120 | 0.96 | 470 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,890 | 0.96 | 140 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 21,800 | 0.94 | 240 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 24,250 | 0.93 | 120 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 21,040 | 0.92 | 1,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 41,230 | 0.91 | 540 |
| Customer service representatives | 27,120 | 0.91 | 770 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 27,420 | 0.91 | 300 |
| Dishwashers | 15,670 | 0.91 | 180 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 25,890 | 0.91 | 290 |
| Carpenters | 35,440 | 0.9 | 230 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 42,600 | 0.9 | 110 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 35,290 | 0.9 | 120 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 20,510 | 0.9 | 660 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 19,440 | 0.9 | 380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 34,620 | 0.89 | 850 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 21,560 | 0.89 | 1,260 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 26,000 | 0.89 | 1,140 |
| Parts salespersons | 27,140 | 0.89 | 160 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,210 | 0.89 | 150 |
| Cashiers | 16,380 | 0.88 | 2,110 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 18,540 | 0.88 | 250 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 30,270 | 0.88 | 130 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 24,640 | 0.88 | 210 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 27,920 | 0.88 | 140 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 43,600 | 0.88 | 990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 46,300 | 0.87 | 310 |
| General and operations managers | 83,740 | 0.87 | 790 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 20,690 | 0.86 | 430 |
| Retail salespersons | 21,060 | 0.86 | 2,090 |
| Home health aides | 18,320 | 0.86 | 390 |
| Helpers--production workers | 20,310 | 0.86 | 370 |
| Medical secretaries | 24,710 | 0.85 | 190 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 43,440 | 0.85 | 470 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 25,700 | 0.85 | 520 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 31,850 | 0.85 | 600 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 14,570 | 0.85 | 1,350 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 25,570 | 0.84 | 140 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 26,810 | 0.84 | 500 |
| Cooks, fast food | 14,490 | 0.83 | 500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 47,370 | 0.83 | 200 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Chief executives | 141,570 | 80 |
| Sales managers | 96,020 | 40 |
| Pharmacists | 87,460 | |
| Financial managers | 83,750 | 80 |
| General and operations managers | 83,740 | 790 |
| Industrial production managers | 83,000 | 40 |
| Lawyers | 80,300 | 130 |
| Electrical engineers | 74,450 | 50 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 74,120 | 90 |
| Insurance sales agents | 69,490 | 80 |
| Mechanical engineers | 69,360 | 60 |
| Pipelayers | 67,970 | 60 |
| Medical and health services managers | 67,420 | 60 |
| Managers, all other | 63,890 | 40 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 63,260 | 70 |
| Civil engineers | 62,540 | 70 |
| Construction managers | 61,550 | 100 |
| Loan officers | 60,100 | 100 |
| Physical therapists | 59,220 | 50 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 57,500 | 80 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 56,890 | 50 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 56,660 | 90 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 55,660 | 110 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 52,960 | 60 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 51,750 | 90 |
| Registered nurses | 51,310 | 1,330 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 51,260 | 170 |
| Cost estimators | 50,500 | 60 |
| Food service managers | 48,910 | 60 |
| Social and community service managers | 48,780 | 30 |
| Accountants and auditors | 48,570 | 280 |
| Librarians | 48,530 | 80 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 48,010 | 200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 47,370 | 200 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 47,030 | 50 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 47,010 | 60 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 46,300 | 310 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 45,990 | 40 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 45,870 | 70 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 45,800 | 640 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 44,950 | 90 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 44,430 | 30 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 44,390 | 80 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 44,330 | 40 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 43,600 | 990 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 43,440 | 470 |
| Training and development specialists | 43,280 | 40 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 42,790 | 40 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 42,600 | 110 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 42,370 | 70 |
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