Huntsville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Huntsville, Alabama Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Huntsville, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	3,960	51,420	$36,270 - 69,380	24%	56%
2	Computer systems analysts	3,030	68,750	$42,330 - 98,350	29%	68%
3	Aerospace engineers	2,580	90,470	$65,750 - 119,070	10%	87%
4	Engineers, all other	2,430	96,090	$58,290 - 130,570	6%	82%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,170	42,660	$31,850 - 55,810	14%	95%
6	Computer software engineers, systems software	1,870	85,580	$56,730 - 117,990	28%	85%
7	Mechanical engineers	1,780	80,330	$52,340 - 107,460	4%	78%
8	Management analysts	1,760	80,340	$41,500 - 144,460	22%	78%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,750	53,800	$24,010 - 102,670	8%	51%
10	Accountants and auditors	1,740	55,800	$29,330 - 91,460	18%	79%
11	Computer software engineers, applications	1,720	77,570	$46,660 - 109,120	45%	85%
12	Computer programmers	1,290	66,340	$39,510 - 99,450	0%	73%
13	Electrical engineers	1,130	76,870	$49,930 - 108,840	6%	81%
14	Engineering managers	1,030	106,510	$63,580 - 144,550	7%	84%
15	Computer specialists, all other	960	78,690	$39,340 - 121,220	15%	68%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	920	56,440	$33,020 - 86,080	27%	50%
17	Electronics engineers, except computer	870	88,540	$56,990 - 123,080	4%	81%
18	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	780	47,090	$33,980 - 61,620	6%	96%
19	Computer hardware engineers	750	88,040	$47,530 - 124,980	5%	70%
20	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	640	45,250	$31,990 - 63,730	11%	95%
21	Computer and information systems managers	600	99,260	$62,020 - 145,380	16%	73%
22	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	590	53,410	$28,460 - 81,060	12%	51%
23	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	540	57,900	$35,220 - 84,460	17%	56%
24	Lawyers	520	110,790	$60,680 - 0	11%	99%
25	Financial managers	510	84,890	$47,510 - 124,040	13%	60%
26	Managers, all other	490	93,370	$56,070 - 136,420	7%	55%
27	Network systems and data communications analysts	480	69,280	$43,260 - 95,000	53%	57%
28	Education, training, and library workers, all other	480	30,280	$17,470 - 45,650	11%	79%
29	Industrial engineers	440	70,590	$43,490 - 98,200	20%	74%
30	Computer and information scientists, research	380	90,730	$60,480 - 120,400	22%	68%
31	Graphic designers	360	43,670	$25,290 - 62,410	10%	55%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	360	31,630	$21,550 - 45,510	19%	77%
33	Civil engineers	350	73,380	$45,270 - 102,360	18%	87%
34	Budget analysts	350	65,670	$42,280 - 92,070	7%	78%
35	Pharmacists	330	93,210	$73,700 - 118,910	22%	97%
36	Technical writers	320	53,290	$30,800 - 74,440	20%	74%
37	Training and development specialists	310	48,330	$26,320 - 85,090	18%	56%
38	Operations research analysts	300	82,730	$43,040 - 120,760	11%	71%
39	Chief executives	300	155,800	$56,550 - 0	2%	65%
40	Marketing managers	270	95,580	$47,180 - 0	14%	69%
41	Purchasing managers	270	90,520	$60,570 - 126,170	3%	57%
42	Materials engineers	260	80,430	$33,870 - 121,890	4%	77%
43	Database administrators	260	61,550	$37,490 - 93,650	29%	72%
44	Education administrators, postsecondary	260	72,710	$35,800 - 121,530	14%	78%
45	Financial specialists, all other	260	53,690	$15,210 - 95,790	12%	50%
46	Public relations specialists	260	44,860	$25,490 - 74,910	18%	81%
47	Sales managers	250	84,080	$32,640 - 142,450	10%	69%
48	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	240	46,480	$23,140 - 69,600	13%	73%
49	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	230	65,890	$35,170 - 92,110	8%	78%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	220	51,840	$28,030 - 79,990	5%	58%
51	Self-enrichment education teachers	210	31,170	$13,440 - 57,900	23%	54%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	200	28,120	$20,340 - 38,510	15%	51%
53	Social and human service assistants	190	25,860	$15,820 - 43,170	34%	58%
54	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	190	41,780	$26,910 - 57,710	12%	51%
55	Environmental engineers	190	72,610	$41,280 - 103,020	25%	86%
56	Librarians	180	50,960	$36,540 - 71,880	4%	85%
57	Physical therapists	180	67,300	$48,740 - 93,980	27%	89%
58	Medical and health services managers	180	81,940	$48,870 - 128,090	16%	57%
59	Advertising sales agents	160	46,530	$25,980 - 64,090	20%	56%
60	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	150	33,940	$19,810 - 53,740	18%	56%
61	Editors	150	56,580	$34,620 - 77,460	2%	81%
62	Coaches and scouts	150	34,820	$22,370 - 47,380	15%	60%
63	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	140		$0 - 0	15%	72%
64	Physicists	140	103,140	$72,590 - 141,080	7%	95%
65	Chemists	140	57,390	$33,910 - 95,850	9%	93%
66	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140	42,890	$31,640 - 57,050	20%	87%
67	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	57,020	$35,540 - 83,800	17%	54%
68	Dentists, general	130	126,920	$79,920 - 0	9%	100%
69	Medical and public health social workers	120	35,490	$25,130 - 46,720	24%	77%
70	Social scientists and related workers, all other	110	68,760	$49,480 - 93,840	5%	90%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	44,580	$27,180 - 71,040	18%	56%
72	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	100	59,490	$31,220 - 95,510	25%	93%
73	Human resources managers, all other	100	81,320	$54,500 - 115,760	11%	58%
74	Veterinarians	90	66,520	$27,410 - 113,480	35%	100%
75	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	90	21,110	$15,170 - 31,170	11%	55%
76	Physical scientists, all other	80	110,030	$69,820 - 0	6%	98%
77	Sales engineers	80	80,780	$30,360 - 0	9%	79%
78	Floral designers	80	20,870	$15,110 - 28,710	0%	55%
79	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	80	41,190	$29,690 - 63,190	20%	82%
80	Instructional coordinators	80	57,810	$29,080 - 88,500	23%	79%
81	Sales and related workers, all other	80	64,130	$23,300 - 0	14%	62%
82	Social and community service managers	70	43,410	$28,500 - 71,560	25%	72%
83	Surveyors	70	34,750	$20,540 - 47,680	24%	82%
84	Reporters and correspondents	70	39,410	$16,170 - 72,790	1%	85%
85	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	64,550	$37,290 - 89,140	8%	72%
86	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	70	42,500	$27,680 - 61,550	11%	58%
87	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	60	48,580	$26,180 - 58,330	10%	58%
88	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	44,370	$24,430 - 79,590	24%	78%
89	Occupational therapists	50	62,690	$49,530 - 85,360	23%	90%
90	Legislators	50	17,890	$11,670 - 28,600	1%	65%
91	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	50		$0 - 0	5%	99%
92	Mental health counselors	50	32,790	$22,950 - 38,660	30%	73%
93	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	33,480	$25,510 - 45,770	34%	73%
94	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	42,090	$28,950 - 57,860	9%	72%
95	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	50	88,970	$66,740 - 113,400	10%	74%
96	Biological technicians	50	31,390	$21,640 - 41,210	16%	60%
97	Compensation and benefits managers	40	64,950	$44,510 - 92,930	12%	58%
98	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	40	36,210	$25,330 - 46,060	12%	58%
99	Mathematicians	40	93,670	$79,960 - 104,670	10%	93%
100	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	40	57,840	$30,820 - 73,640	12%	94%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	7,260	21,410	$12,660 - 32,920	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	5,040	16,650	$12,010 - 22,670	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,220	13,460	$11,510 - 16,500	18%	5%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,890	27,340	$18,900 - 39,640	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	3,590	22,330	$13,610 - 32,120	13%	19%
6	Team assemblers	3,070	24,320	$13,800 - 42,840	0%	5%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,880	17,380	$12,070 - 25,760	15%	4%
8	General and operations managers	2,880	95,260	$39,080 - [?]	2%	48%
9	Waiters and waitresses	2,710	13,780	$11,490 - 17,330	11%	14%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,660	20,520	$13,970 - 29,020	2%	5%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,470	20,100	$12,970 - 28,900	-7%	8%
12	Business operations specialists, all other	2,330	72,580	$42,780 - 109,980	21%	49%
13	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	2,120	30,810	$19,240 - 39,520	-26%	6%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,990	28,210	$17,680 - 40,540	13%	16%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,980	34,410	$19,440 - 52,560	4%	25%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,920	44,260	$24,610 - 70,450	6%	29%
17	Security guards	1,900	21,430	$13,840 - 33,260	17%	13%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,790	35,250	$21,620 - 52,330	10%	4%
19	Customer service representatives	1,760	27,400	$17,190 - 42,450	25%	22%
20	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,690	65,670	$36,960 - 97,100	0%	42%
21	Telemarketers	1,570	20,770	$18,730 - 22,930	-9%	14%
22	Logisticians	1,480	75,300	$48,380 - 101,420	17%	43%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	1,450	20,180	$15,080 - 27,460	17%	13%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,330	30,680	$18,620 - 44,920	10%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,280	25,900	$15,770 - 39,270	11%	14%
26	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	1,270	45,170	$26,310 - 69,890	4%	18%
27	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,270	18,420	$15,120 - 22,730	18%	7%
28	Teacher assistants	1,210	16,270	$12,010 - 25,820	10%	18%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,160	51,280	$25,540 - 80,330	-4%	15%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,160	38,800	$30,440 - 50,400	15%	18%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,130	16,030	$11,900 - 21,580	13%	5%
32	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,020	28,010	$16,010 - 49,110	8%	4%
33	Food preparation workers	1,010	16,470	$12,030 - 22,000	15%	7%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,000	19,030	$14,140 - 25,720	18%	6%
35	Cooks, fast food	970	14,050	$11,490 - 18,760	8%	5%
36	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	890	32,960	$24,100 - 42,910	14%	7%
37	Computer support specialists	870	38,850	$21,990 - 58,650	13%	43%
38	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	860	28,660	$16,060 - 52,170	-6%	14%
39	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	840	54,190	$23,030 - 77,120	2%	18%
40	Electricians	840	39,830	$23,010 - 70,340	7%	7%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	830	23,680	$15,870 - 34,900	4%	6%
42	Child care workers	820	14,080	$11,610 - 17,870	18%	15%
43	Cooks, restaurant	810	18,610	$13,670 - 24,650	12%	5%
44	Tellers	800	20,980	$15,630 - 26,930	14%	16%
45	Construction laborers	760	21,900	$15,450 - 29,370	11%	5%
46	Home health aides	760	15,830	$12,180 - 19,350	49%	7%
47	Packers and packagers, hand	760	17,320	$12,010 - 24,210	-11%	3%
48	Counter and rental clerks	750	20,030	$12,530 - 29,530	23%	16%
49	Carpenters	740	28,560	$19,300 - 37,390	10%	6%
50	Helpers--production workers	740	19,820	$12,600 - 28,970	0%	4%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	740	44,510	$29,120 - 60,560	9%	10%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	700	46,400	$26,980 - 71,670	7%	13%
53	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	690	38,170	$23,920 - 52,000	11%	33%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	680	19,290	$12,880 - 26,870	14%	3%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	670	16,560	$11,830 - 26,060	11%	5%
56	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	670	32,900	$17,750 - 47,830	14%	4%
57	Industrial truck and tractor operators	670	26,250	$17,750 - 35,750	-1%	2%
58	Machinists	660	33,690	$22,110 - 47,130	-2%	3%
59	Production workers, all other	640	32,580	$16,350 - 60,640	2%	5%
60	All other information and record clerks	630	36,760	$20,820 - 49,620	-12%	21%
61	Industrial machinery mechanics	610	48,490	$24,170 - 75,640	9%	5%
62	Dishwashers	590	14,840	$11,710 - 18,680	10%	3%
63	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	520	24,720	$16,650 - 39,840	-2%	6%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	520	63,070	$26,550 - 142,820	4%	38%
65	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	490	31,280	$21,630 - 43,090	8%	3%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	490	24,810	$16,110 - 34,860	4%	15%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	490	15,580	$11,820 - 20,940	10%	17%
68	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	490	17,540	$12,410 - 23,280	12%	6%
69	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	490	26,780	$17,620 - 39,030	-14%	0%
70	Medical assistants	460	22,390	$16,080 - 28,090	35%	10%
71	Mechanical engineering technicians	460	43,640	$29,030 - 64,630	6%	18%
72	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	450	45,530	$29,020 - 61,750	3%	25%
73	Bus drivers, school	450	14,460	$11,540 - 20,780	9%	4%
74	Driver/sales workers	440	15,780	$11,470 - 24,150	-4%	4%
75	Bill and account collectors	440	31,030	$21,030 - 43,910	23%	13%
76	Postal service mail carriers	440	44,370	$34,070 - 57,990	1%	11%
77	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	430	34,720	$22,500 - 46,850	11%	4%
78	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	420	30,690	$19,930 - 42,690	9%	3%
79	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	420	14,600	$11,730 - 18,620	10%	8%
80	Sewing machine operators	410	17,700	$12,470 - 23,690	-26%	5%
81	Pharmacy technicians	410	26,240	$18,960 - 36,690	32%	16%
82	Sales representatives, services, all other	400	30,820	$14,490 - 54,450	28%	48%
83	Correctional officers and jailers	390	31,790	$25,540 - 39,270	17%	11%
84	Cooks, short order	360	13,270	$11,550 - 16,130	5%	5%
85	Dental assistants	350	26,870	$15,890 - 39,120	29%	9%
86	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	340	30,040	$19,050 - 46,620	5%	2%
87	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	330	28,080	$15,220 - 44,140	-15%	0%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	330	45,800	$25,390 - 71,390	10%	17%
89	Dental hygienists	320	40,060	$27,260 - 48,820	30%	33%
90	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	320	35,940	$22,150 - 52,680	4%	30%
91	Parts salespersons	320	26,170	$13,470 - 43,600	-1%	6%
92	Insurance sales agents	310	47,230	$26,930 - 89,980	13%	45%
93	File clerks	310	24,520	$15,660 - 36,730	-40%	20%
94	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	310	19,940	$14,500 - 29,010	27%	47%
95	Loan officers	310	62,320	$31,710 - 104,620	12%	49%
96	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	300	15,450	$11,780 - 20,300	10%	5%
97	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	300	28,690	$18,790 - 47,890	8%	9%
98	Architectural and civil drafters	300	45,320	$30,290 - 57,360	6%	25%
99	Medical records and health information technicians	300	24,440	$16,250 - 36,690	18%	12%
100	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	24,730	$15,630 - 33,490	12%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Huntsville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Aerospace engineers	90,470	2,580	41.2
Logisticians	75,300	1,480	13.4
Materials engineers	80,430	260	12.4
Engineers, all other	96,090	2,430	12.3
Computer and information scientists, research	90,730	380	12.2
Drafters, all other	48,150	180	10.5
Physicists	103,140	140	10.3
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	54,190	840	9.6
Computer hardware engineers	88,040	750	8.5
Mechanical engineering technicians	43,640	460	8.4
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	30,810	2,120	7.7
Education, training, and library workers, all other	30,280	480	6.8
Mechanical engineers	80,330	1,780	5.9
Electrical and electronics drafters	53,710	250	5.6
Electrical engineers	76,870	1,130	5.3
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	45,170	1,270	5.2
Loan counselors	46,100	160	4.8
Electronics engineers, except computer	88,540	870	4.7
Technical writers	53,290	320	4.7
Dental laboratory technicians	27,900	240	4.5
Computer systems analysts	68,750	3,030	4.4
Budget analysts	65,670	350	4.4
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	65,670	1,690	4.1
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,580	1,870	3.9
Computer specialists, all other	78,690	960	3.9
Engineering managers	106,510	1,030	3.8
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,790	270	3.8
Operations research analysts	82,730	300	3.6
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,270	280	3.3
Telemarketers	20,770	1,570	3.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	24,720	520	3.1
Social scientists and related workers, all other	68,760	110	3
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	25,810	190	2.9
Purchasing managers	90,520	270	2.8
Environmental engineers	72,610	190	2.8
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,080	330	2.7
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	21,970	230	2.6
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other		140	2.4
Management analysts	80,340	1,760	2.3
Education administrators, postsecondary	72,710	260	2.3
Computer software engineers, applications	77,570	1,720	2.3
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,250	100	2.2
Tool and die makers	56,230	250	2.2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	45,530	450	2.1
Pest control workers	24,580	180	2.1
Computer programmers	66,340	1,290	2.1
Network and computer systems administrators	56,440	920	2
Production workers, all other	32,580	640	2
Team assemblers	24,320	3,070	2
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,490	610	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Huntsville, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Office and administrative support workers, all other	43,310	1.5	200
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	35,250	1.41	250
Business operations specialists, all other	72,580	1.33	2,330
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	65,670	1.32	1,690
Tool and die makers	56,230	1.32	250
Engineers, all other	96,090	1.28	2,430
Computer specialists, all other	78,690	1.27	960
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	45,530	1.27	450
Operations research analysts	82,730	1.24	300
Editors	56,580	1.21	150
Mechanical drafters	53,570	1.21	130
Managers, all other	93,370	1.2	490
Logisticians	75,300	1.2	1,480
All other information and record clerks	36,760	1.19	630
Electronics engineers, except computer	88,540	1.17	870
Mechanical engineers	80,330	1.17	1,780
Management analysts	80,340	1.16	1,760
Production workers, all other	32,580	1.16	640
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,490	1.15	610
Graphic designers	43,670	1.15	360
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,280	1.15	480
Lawyers	110,790	1.15	520
Physicians and surgeons, all other	173,270	1.14	240
Chief executives	155,800	1.14	300
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,900	1.13	540
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	30,810	1.13	2,120
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,270	1.13	280
Loan counselors	46,100	1.12	160
File clerks	24,520	1.12	310
Purchasing managers	90,520	1.12	270
Budget analysts	65,670	1.11	350
Electrical and electronics drafters	53,710	1.11	250
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	45,060	1.1	210
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,580	1.1	1,870
Computer programmers	66,340	1.1	1,290
Loan officers	62,320	1.1	310
Architectural and civil drafters	45,320	1.1	300
Physicists	103,140	1.09	140
Drafters, all other	48,150	1.09	180
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	50,000	1.09	140
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,840	1.09	220
Civil engineers	73,380	1.09	350
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,640	1.08	110
Materials engineers	80,430	1.08	260
Computer and information systems managers	99,260	1.08	600
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,710	1.08	280
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,800	1.07	1,160
Social scientists and related workers, all other	68,760	1.07	110
Computer systems analysts	68,750	1.07	3,030
Engineering managers	106,510	1.07	1,030

Highest Paying Jobs in Huntsville, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	183,240	30
Physicians and surgeons, all other	173,270	240
Chief executives	155,800	300
Internists, general	152,720
Family and general practitioners	130,690	140
Pediatricians, general	127,140
Dentists, general	126,920	130
Natural sciences managers	116,410	30
Lawyers	110,790	520
Physical scientists, all other	110,030	80
Engineering managers	106,510	1,030
Physicists	103,140	140
Computer and information systems managers	99,260	600
Engineers, all other	96,090	2,430
Marketing managers	95,580	270
General and operations managers	95,260	2,880
Mathematicians	93,670	40
Managers, all other	93,370	490
Pharmacists	93,210	330
Computer and information scientists, research	90,730	380
Purchasing managers	90,520	270
Aerospace engineers	90,470	2,580
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	88,970	50
Electronics engineers, except computer	88,540	870
Computer hardware engineers	88,040	750
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,580	1,870
Financial managers	84,890	510
Sales managers	84,080	250
Operations research analysts	82,730	300
Medical and health services managers	81,940	180
Human resources managers, all other	81,320	100
Sales engineers	80,780	80
Materials engineers	80,430	260
Management analysts	80,340	1,760
Mechanical engineers	80,330	1,780
Property, real estate, and community association managers	79,710
Computer specialists, all other	78,690	960
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,580	60
Computer software engineers, applications	77,570	1,720
Electrical engineers	76,870	1,130
Industrial production managers	76,400	240
Logisticians	75,300	1,480
Architects, except landscape and naval	73,810
Civil engineers	73,380	350
Education administrators, postsecondary	72,710	260
Environmental engineers	72,610	190
Business operations specialists, all other	72,580	2,330
Optometrists	71,520
Industrial engineers	70,590	440
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,280	480

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