| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 4,690 | 55,240 | $39,520 - 68,680 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,000 | 55,080 | $30,040 - 86,220 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,600 | 42,220 | $33,820 - 52,140 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,220 | 43,090 | $33,400 - 52,320 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,170 | 50,880 | $32,860 - 76,020 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Lawyers | 520 | 112,290 | $58,420 - | 11% | 99% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 490 | 41,630 | $30,820 - 53,560 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 450 | 86,260 | $48,440 - 132,940 | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Civil engineers | 420 | 75,150 | $47,520 - 109,670 | 18% | 87% |
| 10 | Public relations specialists | 380 | 41,300 | $27,560 - 60,790 | 18% | 81% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 370 | 59,450 | $33,380 - 85,740 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Pharmacists | 340 | 120,970 | $89,730 - 162,240 | 22% | 97% |
| 13 | Child, family, and school social workers | 330 | 39,830 | $26,130 - 58,810 | 19% | 77% |
| 14 | Network and computer systems administrators | 320 | 51,970 | $39,470 - 74,510 | 27% | 50% |
| 15 | Computer systems analysts | 310 | 68,450 | $37,350 - 105,580 | 29% | 68% |
| 16 | Chief executives | 310 | 158,980 | $90,910 - | 2% | 65% |
| 17 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 290 | 48,240 | $36,290 - 62,050 | 12% | 51% |
| 18 | Advertising sales agents | 290 | 50,480 | $13,650 - 98,310 | 20% | 56% |
| 19 | Mechanical engineers | 280 | 77,700 | $52,710 - 110,870 | 4% | 78% |
| 20 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 270 | 66,910 | $49,560 - 83,560 | 8% | 78% |
| 21 | Computer software engineers, applications | 270 | 64,480 | $32,150 - 97,850 | 45% | 85% |
| 22 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 260 | 38,450 | $22,100 - 54,130 | 23% | 54% |
| 23 | Sales managers | 260 | 95,560 | $46,730 - | 10% | 69% |
| 24 | Librarians | 250 | 42,960 | $28,800 - 55,010 | 4% | 85% |
| 25 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 250 | 23,630 | $13,160 - 42,040 | 9% | 54% |
| 26 | Social and human service assistants | 240 | 25,600 | $15,110 - 33,730 | 34% | 58% |
| 27 | Management analysts | 230 | 77,540 | $37,180 - 120,020 | 22% | 78% |
| 28 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 230 | 26,110 | $19,310 - 33,380 | 15% | 51% |
| 29 | Managers, all other | 230 | 86,880 | $46,750 - 131,000 | 7% | 55% |
| 30 | Medical and health services managers | 230 | 86,200 | $54,170 - 136,480 | 16% | 57% |
| 31 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 220 | 46,410 | $27,180 - 77,390 | 5% | 58% |
| 32 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 220 | 34,830 | $22,990 - 47,170 | 18% | 56% |
| 33 | Electrical engineers | 210 | 80,580 | $50,650 - 106,390 | 6% | 81% |
| 34 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 210 | 66,770 | $25,000 - 108,300 | 12% | 51% |
| 35 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 200 | 47,640 | $30,950 - 66,500 | 17% | 56% |
| 36 | Medical and public health social workers | 200 | 39,070 | $26,910 - 51,610 | 24% | 77% |
| 37 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 200 | 43,560 | $27,140 - 59,950 | 13% | 73% |
| 38 | Computer and information systems managers | 190 | 97,860 | $54,050 - 140,660 | 16% | 73% |
| 39 | Engineers, all other | 180 | 63,600 | $24,860 - 122,210 | 6% | 82% |
| 40 | Mental health counselors | 180 | 43,470 | $28,580 - 65,990 | 30% | 73% |
| 41 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 170 | 77,870 | $37,170 - 102,380 | 18% | 88% |
| 42 | Engineering managers | 170 | 116,630 | $70,350 - | 7% | 84% |
| 43 | Training and development specialists | 160 | 46,210 | $29,830 - 69,840 | 18% | 56% |
| 44 | Industrial engineers | 160 | 75,850 | $46,560 - 103,480 | 20% | 74% |
| 45 | Social and community service managers | 140 | 46,730 | $28,640 - 74,060 | 25% | 72% |
| 46 | Physical therapists | 140 | 72,260 | $52,020 - 96,880 | 27% | 89% |
| 47 | Personal financial advisors | 140 | 120,950 | $38,870 - | 41% | 81% |
| 48 | Floral designers | 140 | 19,970 | $13,350 - 30,130 | 0% | 55% |
| 49 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 140 | 22,560 | $17,140 - 31,520 | 11% | 79% |
| 50 | Speech-language pathologists | 140 | 47,370 | $37,100 - 60,170 | 11% | 98% |
| 51 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 130 | 33,410 | $24,700 - 46,730 | 11% | 58% |
| 52 | Surveyors | 130 | 39,560 | $21,600 - 70,660 | 24% | 82% |
| 53 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 54,010 | $33,440 - 87,270 | 53% | 57% |
| 54 | Instructional coordinators | 110 | 41,060 | $27,750 - 61,310 | 23% | 79% |
| 55 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 110 | 26,670 | $16,920 - 31,380 | 15% | 72% |
| 56 | Coaches and scouts | 110 | 41,220 | $18,870 - 63,880 | 15% | 60% |
| 57 | Occupational therapists | 100 | 56,030 | $33,450 - 70,230 | 23% | 90% |
| 58 | Chemical engineers | 100 | 94,010 | $61,190 - 128,600 | 8% | 91% |
| 59 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 100 | 49,770 | $26,880 - 65,730 | 25% | 67% |
| 60 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 100 | 44,370 | $28,540 - 61,190 | 9% | 72% |
| 61 | Graphic designers | 100 | 41,590 | $22,990 - 71,380 | 10% | 55% |
| 62 | Dentists, general | 100 | 173,490 | $110,150 - | 9% | 100% |
| 63 | Chemists | 90 | 53,670 | $27,990 - 82,560 | 9% | 93% |
| 64 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 90 | 51,700 | $35,420 - 73,590 | 25% | 93% |
| 65 | Social workers, all other | 90 | 36,330 | $15,200 - 51,250 | 18% | 77% |
| 66 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 90 | 40,300 | $22,910 - 59,620 | 34% | 73% |
| 67 | Purchasing managers | 90 | 80,120 | $47,170 - 121,530 | 3% | 57% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 90 | 59,800 | $45,340 - 77,610 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Tax preparers | 90 | 22,240 | $14,300 - 30,230 | 0% | 54% |
| 70 | Recreational therapists | 80 | 28,350 | $21,870 - 39,700 | 4% | 77% |
| 71 | Legislators | 70 | 21,390 | $13,020 - 33,280 | 1% | 65% |
| 72 | Database administrators | 70 | 48,410 | $31,840 - 74,570 | 29% | 72% |
| 73 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 60 | 60,970 | $36,860 - 90,680 | 8% | 72% |
| 74 | Biological technicians | 60 | 35,920 | $26,460 - 49,730 | 16% | 60% |
| 75 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 60 | 110,060 | $27,930 - | 5% | 99% |
| 76 | Financial analysts | 60 | | $ - | 34% | 87% |
| 77 | Sales engineers | 50 | 107,930 | $48,980 - | 9% | 79% |
| 78 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 50 | 35,240 | $14,320 - 52,500 | 25% | 58% |
| 79 | Clergy | 50 | 39,240 | $28,370 - 49,650 | 19% | 75% |
| 80 | Computer hardware engineers | 50 | 72,330 | $45,980 - 106,830 | 5% | 70% |
| 81 | Veterinarians | 50 | 77,910 | $51,920 - 112,060 | 35% | 100% |
| 82 | Market research analysts | 50 | 66,940 | $40,980 - 82,270 | 20% | 82% |
| 83 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 50 | 93,010 | $61,210 - 128,910 | 4% | 81% |
| 84 | Human resources managers, all other | 50 | 77,450 | $43,730 - 130,480 | 11% | 58% |
| 85 | Marketing managers | 50 | 83,960 | $41,920 - 130,530 | 14% | 69% |
| 86 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 50 | 45,390 | $30,680 - 68,090 | 18% | 56% |
| 87 | Chiropractors | 40 | | $ - | 14% | 98% |
| 88 | Writers and authors | 40 | 47,060 | $24,620 - 94,250 | 13% | 84% |
| 89 | Insurance underwriters | 40 | 38,000 | $27,530 - 56,560 | 6% | 53% |
| 90 | Environmental engineers | 40 | 89,380 | $65,740 - 121,110 | 25% | 86% |
| 91 | Microbiologists | 40 | 51,430 | $31,920 - 75,560 | 11% | 95% |
| 92 | Biological scientists, all other | 40 | 75,930 | $51,280 - 115,690 | 4% | 95% |
| 93 | Budget analysts | 40 | 57,910 | $43,300 - 74,870 | 7% | 78% |
| 94 | Physician assistants | 40 | 74,190 | $56,010 - 99,770 | 27% | 67% |
| 95 | Public relations managers | 40 | 70,720 | $41,970 - 112,140 | 17% | 75% |
| 96 | Financial specialists, all other | 30 | 59,260 | $42,310 - 86,390 | 12% | 50% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 6,180 | 16,080 | $12,910 - 20,210 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 5,490 | 22,990 | $13,630 - 38,960 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 4,610 | 19,960 | $13,510 - 28,320 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,000 | 26,850 | $18,870 - 36,890 | 1% | 18% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,630 | 23,660 | $14,320 - 34,000 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,600 | 15,170 | $12,850 - 18,660 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | General and operations managers | 3,540 | 90,110 | $39,240 - 157,290 | 2% | 48% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 3,060 | 37,370 | $20,970 - 57,990 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,870 | 14,370 | $12,710 - 16,120 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,680 | 28,810 | $19,140 - 40,340 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,650 | 18,620 | $13,600 - 24,420 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,450 | 20,420 | $13,900 - 29,120 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,290 | 43,580 | $25,390 - 63,030 | 6% | 29% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,140 | 36,290 | $21,850 - 52,490 | 4% | 25% |
| 15 | Customer service representatives | 2,050 | 27,880 | $15,890 - 41,240 | 25% | 22% |
| 16 | Construction laborers | 2,010 | 21,190 | $13,900 - 30,070 | 11% | 5% |
| 17 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,880 | 16,030 | $13,000 - 19,620 | 13% | 5% |
| 18 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,690 | 19,820 | $16,250 - 24,850 | 18% | 7% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,510 | 52,530 | $32,780 - 77,610 | 9% | 10% |
| 20 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,500 | 33,420 | $23,010 - 44,220 | 5% | 2% |
| 21 | Carpenters | 1,480 | 30,800 | $21,550 - 42,790 | 10% | 6% |
| 22 | Helpers--production workers | 1,470 | 22,970 | $16,280 - 31,390 | 0% | 4% |
| 23 | Security guards | 1,450 | 18,710 | $13,270 - 26,390 | 17% | 13% |
| 24 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,450 | 33,300 | $20,910 - 49,720 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,370 | 28,130 | $20,090 - 42,150 | -1% | 2% |
| 26 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,360 | 21,100 | $16,060 - 27,970 | 17% | 13% |
| 27 | Food preparation workers | 1,290 | 15,730 | $12,910 - 19,550 | 15% | 7% |
| 28 | Electricians | 1,290 | 37,480 | $24,500 - 52,090 | 7% | 7% |
| 29 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,250 | 35,580 | $23,090 - 49,120 | 11% | 4% |
| 30 | Home health aides | 1,230 | 18,560 | $13,450 - 26,770 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,220 | 18,980 | $13,330 - 25,820 | 23% | 16% |
| 32 | Bus drivers, school | 1,200 | 16,670 | $13,220 - 20,810 | 9% | 4% |
| 33 | Teacher assistants | 1,190 | 18,300 | $13,880 - 20,280 | 10% | 18% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,190 | 25,080 | $16,740 - 37,420 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Child care workers | 1,170 | 15,510 | $12,890 - 19,320 | 18% | 15% |
| 36 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,150 | 31,770 | $25,480 - 39,720 | 14% | 7% |
| 37 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,100 | 26,240 | $17,850 - 34,180 | 4% | 15% |
| 38 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,100 | 26,930 | $14,930 - 47,700 | 8% | 4% |
| 39 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,090 | 52,620 | $29,530 - 81,450 | -4% | 15% |
| 40 | Bill and account collectors | 1,080 | 25,990 | $17,680 - 37,740 | 23% | 13% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,050 | 54,120 | $33,790 - 80,120 | 7% | 13% |
| 42 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 1,030 | 32,180 | $25,460 - 40,720 | 0% | 0% |
| 43 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,020 | 20,940 | $16,270 - 25,580 | 12% | 5% |
| 44 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 890 | 32,680 | $19,590 - 51,930 | 14% | 4% |
| 45 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 830 | 20,890 | $14,840 - 30,260 | 18% | 6% |
| 46 | Tellers | 810 | 21,440 | $17,320 - 26,230 | 14% | 16% |
| 47 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 790 | 33,640 | $24,940 - 46,130 | 11% | 33% |
| 48 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 790 | 31,650 | $24,850 - 41,060 | 8% | 3% |
| 49 | Cooks, fast food | 770 | 15,540 | $12,870 - 20,120 | 8% | 5% |
| 50 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 770 | 28,490 | $16,330 - 47,030 | 4% | 6% |
| 51 | Dishwashers | 740 | 15,770 | $12,930 - 19,580 | 10% | 3% |
| 52 | Parts salespersons | 720 | 26,350 | $19,320 - 38,730 | -1% | 6% |
| 53 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 690 | 31,110 | $22,370 - 43,730 | 9% | 3% |
| 54 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 680 | 39,730 | $26,840 - 57,780 | 15% | 18% |
| 55 | Medical assistants | 670 | 22,420 | $17,520 - 28,590 | 35% | 10% |
| 56 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 650 | 30,860 | $19,000 - 41,050 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 610 | 34,040 | $23,320 - 48,170 | 12% | 3% |
| 58 | Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 610 | 39,130 | $25,320 - 50,230 | 0% | 7% |
| 59 | Sheet metal workers | 590 | 34,600 | $20,230 - 49,370 | 7% | 4% |
| 60 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 590 | 17,770 | $13,250 - 24,160 | 11% | 5% |
| 61 | Machinists | 570 | 38,870 | $27,400 - 50,950 | -2% | 3% |
| 62 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 560 | 54,580 | $30,360 - 85,310 | 10% | 17% |
| 63 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 530 | 22,010 | $16,020 - 32,920 | 12% | 0% |
| 64 | Driver/sales workers | 530 | 28,530 | $14,520 - 46,800 | -4% | 4% |
| 65 | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 530 | 55,830 | $41,150 - 65,250 | -3% | 14% |
| 66 | Sailors and marine oilers | 510 | 26,180 | $16,150 - 35,800 | 16% | 17% |
| 67 | Helpers--electricians | 510 | 24,080 | $17,020 - 32,480 | 7% | 3% |
| 68 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 490 | 27,980 | $20,260 - 38,440 | 12% | 3% |
| 69 | Pharmacy technicians | 490 | 24,660 | $17,500 - 31,670 | 32% | 16% |
| 70 | Legal secretaries | 480 | 35,950 | $25,610 - 46,880 | 12% | 18% |
| 71 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 470 | 34,320 | $22,450 - 49,130 | 11% | 11% |
| 72 | Packers and packagers, hand | 470 | 17,860 | $12,950 - 28,450 | -11% | 3% |
| 73 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 470 | 47,680 | $27,240 - 85,740 | 9% | 5% |
| 74 | Insurance sales agents | 470 | 56,640 | $26,140 - 98,410 | 13% | 45% |
| 75 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 460 | 15,310 | $12,840 - 19,490 | 10% | 8% |
| 76 | Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 450 | 67,070 | $40,490 - 100,580 | 18% | 21% |
| 77 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 440 | 19,610 | $13,570 - 26,550 | 14% | 3% |
| 78 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 440 | 50,180 | $28,780 - 78,370 | 0% | 42% |
| 79 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 430 | 30,910 | $18,590 - 42,750 | 8% | 9% |
| 80 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 420 | 31,070 | $21,830 - 42,690 | 0% | 24% |
| 81 | Tire repairers and changers | 420 | 22,450 | $16,410 - 30,500 | 20% | 6% |
| 82 | Structural iron and steel workers | 420 | 34,630 | $27,600 - 43,840 | 6% | 4% |
| 83 | Business operations specialists, all other | 420 | 57,560 | $25,690 - 90,240 | 21% | 49% |
| 84 | Production workers, all other | 420 | | | 2% | 5% |
| 85 | Computer support specialists | 410 | 36,710 | $25,580 - 50,340 | 13% | 43% |
| 86 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 410 | 17,530 | $13,080 - 23,840 | 11% | 2% |
| 87 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 400 | 30,750 | $16,870 - 46,840 | -8% | 32% |
| 88 | Postal service mail carriers | 400 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 89 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 390 | 20,700 | $16,360 - 26,370 | -7% | 10% |
| 90 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 380 | 32,290 | $26,160 - 40,610 | -8% | 5% |
| 91 | Construction managers | 370 | 68,400 | $35,060 - 107,570 | 16% | 29% |
| 92 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 370 | 29,230 | $18,630 - 43,890 | 3% | 18% |
| 93 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 360 | 19,280 | $15,650 - 24,440 | 16% | 9% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 360 | 76,780 | $36,690 - 144,140 | 4% | 38% |
| 95 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 350 | 41,490 | $31,370 - 52,410 | 16% | 43% |
| 96 | Automotive body and related repairers | 350 | 44,850 | $22,830 - 64,650 | 12% | 3% |
| 97 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 350 | 45,190 | $34,360 - 58,920 | 15% | 25% |
| 98 | Team assemblers | 350 | 29,380 | $18,800 - 42,630 | 0% | 5% |
| 99 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 340 | 29,770 | $21,180 - 40,120 | 11% | 2% |
| 100 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 340 | 22,530 | $14,670 - 30,980 | 13% | 4% |