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Montgomery's economy benefits from the numerous state and regional government agencies located in the city. The economy is also bolstered by the Maxwell Air Force Base, high-tech manufacturing, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing plant and the public universities; Alabama State University and Auburn University-Montgomery. The city is also a prominent regional wholesale and distribution center for a wide variety of industries. In addition, Montgomery is a major processing center for crops including soybeans, cotton and peanuts.
The primary sectors for employment are the government, military, wholesale and retail trade, healthcare, agriculture, construction, finance and insurance, transportation, utilities, professional and business services, manufacturing, education and leisure and hospitality. Metal fabrication and lumber production also provide numerous jobs. Government agencies provide about 25% of the jobs in Montgomery and manufacturing provides about 8% of the positions. In addition, about 37% of the workforce is employed in management and professional positions.
Additional information of interest about Montgomery: During the daytime the population increases by about 17% due to workers commuting to Montgomery from the surrounding area. In 2008 the cost of living index for Montgomery was 83.5. The nation's average is 100. For residents over the age of 25 about 32% have a bachelor's or a higher degree. The average earnings in 2009 was $33,000. The city has an exceptionally low rate of worker and company unionization. Alabama passed the Right-to-Work act which means that employees cannot be forced to join a union.
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce provides a variety of assistance to companies operating in and moving to the city. The chamber of commerce helps industries with expansion plans by offering a conduit to statutory incentives, utilities, employee selection and training and also site location infrastructure.
Shown below are the cities largest employers:
Some of the primary business organizations associated with Mobile:
The Central Alabama Business Journal keeps up-to-date with the business activities in Montgomery.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 3,010 | 58,960 | $42,760 - 79,150 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 2,030 | 55,800 | $33,980 - 82,240 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,770 | 43,240 | $34,640 - 53,100 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,350 | 52,540 | $26,750 - 86,560 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,180 | 44,450 | $34,580 - 53,940 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Computer systems analysts | 910 | 65,430 | $44,050 - 89,500 | 29% | 68% |
| 7 | Lawyers | 900 | 107,220 | $45,270 - | 11% | 99% |
| 8 | Computer specialists, all other | 580 | 73,470 | $49,110 - 97,740 | 15% | 68% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 550 | 91,920 | $51,990 - 143,530 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Civil engineers | 550 | 64,530 | $36,640 - 96,510 | 18% | 87% |
| 11 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 530 | 43,360 | $33,750 - 53,510 | 11% | 95% |
| 12 | Child, family, and school social workers | 500 | 46,050 | $27,970 - 65,410 | 19% | 77% |
| 13 | Public relations specialists | 480 | 40,320 | $17,510 - 67,000 | 18% | 81% |
| 14 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 460 | 38,930 | $18,220 - 77,630 | 9% | 54% |
| 15 | Management analysts | 420 | 58,200 | $37,740 - 87,380 | 22% | 78% |
| 16 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 380 | 64,660 | $38,800 - 96,210 | 53% | 57% |
| 17 | Pharmacists | 370 | 107,710 | $81,880 - 133,700 | 22% | 97% |
| 18 | Social and human service assistants | 350 | 24,920 | $14,820 - 33,910 | 34% | 58% |
| 19 | Computer programmers | 340 | 62,870 | $38,660 - 88,390 | 0% | 73% |
| 20 | Network and computer systems administrators | 340 | 61,630 | $38,540 - 94,770 | 27% | 50% |
| 21 | Managers, all other | 310 | 86,330 | $42,500 - 134,220 | 7% | 55% |
| 22 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 310 | 48,520 | $33,880 - 64,760 | 13% | 73% |
| 23 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 300 | 50,780 | $32,800 - 73,940 | 17% | 56% |
| 24 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 290 | 50,900 | $35,030 - 73,800 | 25% | 93% |
| 25 | Chief executives | 280 | 162,090 | $65,720 - | 2% | 65% |
| 26 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 260 | 52,680 | $33,970 - 75,260 | 5% | 58% |
| 27 | Instructional coordinators | 260 | 67,410 | $41,130 - 82,430 | 23% | 79% |
| 28 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 260 | 68,550 | $54,760 - 83,270 | 8% | 78% |
| 29 | Computer and information systems managers | 250 | 105,150 | $73,170 - 134,200 | 16% | 73% |
| 30 | Advertising sales agents | 240 | 56,510 | $21,320 - 93,680 | 20% | 56% |
| 31 | Librarians | 230 | 50,430 | $31,510 - 70,370 | 4% | 85% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 230 | 43,380 | $33,800 - 53,580 | 20% | 87% |
| 33 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 220 | 53,730 | $32,820 - 85,400 | 17% | 54% |
| 34 | Graphic designers | 220 | 43,500 | $27,870 - 71,820 | 10% | 55% |
| 35 | Medical and public health social workers | 220 | 43,650 | $28,480 - 63,410 | 24% | 77% |
| 36 | Education administrators, all other | 210 | 93,290 | $67,750 - 126,610 | 13% | 78% |
| 37 | Computer software engineers, applications | 200 | 80,430 | $46,860 - 110,500 | 45% | 85% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 190 | 44,640 | $23,510 - 67,690 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Insurance underwriters | 190 | 56,490 | $35,440 - 95,930 | 6% | 53% |
| 40 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 180 | 66,380 | $33,280 - 129,730 | 12% | 51% |
| 41 | Mechanical engineers | 180 | 69,710 | $46,490 - 94,430 | 4% | 78% |
| 42 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 170 | 46,280 | $33,010 - 61,040 | 12% | 51% |
| 43 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 170 | 39,680 | $26,240 - 58,800 | 18% | 56% |
| 44 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 170 | 71,890 | $43,590 - 109,370 | 14% | 78% |
| 45 | Sales managers | 170 | 100,500 | $43,200 - | 10% | 69% |
| 46 | Medical and health services managers | 170 | 83,370 | $43,800 - 121,310 | 16% | 57% |
| 47 | Editors | 160 | 41,570 | $20,430 - 64,840 | 2% | 81% |
| 48 | Coaches and scouts | 160 | 34,550 | $14,150 - 58,150 | 15% | 60% |
| 49 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 150 | 77,680 | $44,210 - 121,900 | 18% | 88% |
| 50 | Environmental engineers | 150 | 69,000 | $44,970 - 104,580 | 25% | 86% |
| 51 | Rehabilitation counselors | 150 | 38,590 | $20,990 - 64,830 | 23% | 73% |
| 52 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 150 | 40,230 | $18,880 - 52,520 | 9% | 87% |
| 53 | Personal financial advisors | 150 | 122,540 | $36,990 - | 41% | 81% |
| 54 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 140 | 68,120 | $44,390 - 98,410 | 28% | 85% |
| 55 | Surveyors | 140 | 39,010 | $26,610 - 58,540 | 24% | 82% |
| 56 | Industrial engineers | 140 | 68,290 | $49,850 - 87,390 | 20% | 74% |
| 57 | Physical therapists | 140 | 81,940 | $53,520 - 117,460 | 27% | 89% |
| 58 | Social and community service managers | 130 | 51,790 | $25,930 - 86,470 | 25% | 72% |
| 59 | Mental health counselors | 130 | 48,780 | $27,950 - 80,080 | 30% | 73% |
| 60 | Financial examiners | 130 | 51,350 | $28,630 - 96,950 | 11% | 76% |
| 61 | Electrical engineers | 130 | $ - | 6% | 81% | |
| 62 | Producers and directors | 130 | 50,710 | $26,580 - 73,530 | 11% | 75% |
| 63 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 120 | 104,360 | $33,050 - | 25% | 67% |
| 64 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 120 | 27,330 | $18,240 - 36,250 | 15% | 51% |
| 65 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 110 | 40,430 | $28,010 - 57,510 | 30% | 77% |
| 66 | Engineering managers | 110 | 91,740 | $68,940 - 127,280 | 7% | 84% |
| 67 | Database administrators | 100 | 64,060 | $41,570 - 90,580 | 29% | 72% |
| 68 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 100 | 35,950 | $23,180 - 54,030 | 23% | 54% |
| 69 | Financial analysts | 100 | 59,870 | $34,940 - 109,980 | 34% | 87% |
| 70 | Financial specialists, all other | 100 | 64,390 | $29,340 - 94,500 | 12% | 50% |
| 71 | Budget analysts | 100 | 63,830 | $43,820 - 89,320 | 7% | 78% |
| 72 | Credit analysts | 100 | 42,670 | $28,500 - 61,400 | 2% | 60% |
| 73 | Operations research analysts | 90 | 51,340 | $36,530 - 65,510 | 11% | 71% |
| 74 | Floral designers | 90 | 22,380 | $17,430 - 30,550 | 0% | 55% |
| 75 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 90 | 39,570 | $27,980 - 50,420 | 11% | 79% |
| 76 | Dentists, general | 90 | 169,980 | $40,570 - | 9% | 100% |
| 77 | Special education teachers, middle school | 80 | 46,100 | $36,450 - 58,220 | 16% | 87% |
| 78 | Reporters and correspondents | 80 | 34,700 | $18,460 - 64,890 | 1% | 85% |
| 79 | Health educators | 80 | 34,730 | $16,970 - 53,890 | 26% | 58% |
| 80 | Survey researchers | 80 | 26,570 | $16,570 - 69,170 | 16% | 82% |
| 81 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 80 | 35,820 | $20,730 - 54,180 | 14% | 54% |
| 82 | Public relations managers | 80 | 69,050 | $43,780 - 107,270 | 17% | 75% |
| 83 | Technical writers | 80 | 48,300 | $27,300 - 68,020 | 20% | 74% |
| 84 | Statisticians | 70 | 54,310 | $37,070 - 77,950 | 9% | 93% |
| 85 | Writers and authors | 70 | 61,270 | $28,800 - 98,400 | 13% | 84% |
| 86 | Chemists | 70 | 62,960 | $37,580 - 97,190 | 9% | 93% |
| 87 | Purchasing managers | 70 | 83,450 | $57,270 - 113,200 | 3% | 57% |
| 88 | Veterinarians | 70 | 82,550 | $63,370 - 101,460 | 35% | 100% |
| 89 | Human resources managers, all other | 70 | 91,860 | $55,130 - 133,220 | 11% | 58% |
| 90 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 60 | 45,180 | $33,600 - 62,510 | 18% | 56% |
| 91 | Occupational therapists | 60 | 77,050 | $55,280 - 122,110 | 23% | 90% |
| 92 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 60 | 42,980 | $28,420 - 64,110 | 24% | 78% |
| 93 | Computer hardware engineers | 60 | 81,980 | $56,110 - 109,630 | 5% | 70% |
| 94 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 60 | 49,320 | $33,280 - 73,860 | 9% | 72% |
| 95 | Speech-language pathologists | 60 | 64,540 | $35,190 - 99,930 | 11% | 98% |
| 96 | Interior designers | 60 | 44,670 | $31,870 - 65,470 | 20% | 55% |
| 97 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 50 | $ - | 15% | 72% | |
| 98 | Legislators | 50 | 17,590 | $13,040 - 27,810 | 1% | 65% |
| 99 | Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 50 | 42,310 | $28,080 - 65,660 | 20% | 82% |
| 100 | Social workers, all other | 50 | 44,530 | $21,130 - 73,080 | 18% | 77% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 5,710 | 15,950 | $12,850 - 20,200 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 5,090 | 25,730 | $13,470 - 46,230 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Team assemblers | 4,830 | 36,550 | $18,830 - 50,950 | 0% | 5% |
| 4 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,390 | 28,560 | $20,080 - 39,330 | 1% | 18% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,760 | 22,020 | $15,520 - 30,920 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 3,670 | 21,180 | $14,110 - 30,020 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,190 | 14,700 | $12,750 - 17,040 | 18% | 5% |
| 8 | General and operations managers | 3,000 | 91,450 | $43,880 - 165,330 | 2% | 48% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,770 | 21,570 | $13,840 - 32,590 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,630 | 17,200 | $12,960 - 25,010 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,540 | 18,510 | $13,250 - 25,310 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,510 | 29,600 | $19,530 - 40,880 | 13% | 16% |
| 13 | Customer service representatives | 2,400 | 26,990 | $15,650 - 39,680 | 25% | 22% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,200 | 43,620 | $25,430 - 67,960 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,040 | 40,740 | $24,140 - 62,050 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,920 | 34,300 | $21,170 - 48,680 | 4% | 25% |
| 17 | Security guards | 1,830 | 18,090 | $12,970 - 27,660 | 17% | 13% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,740 | 35,630 | $18,800 - 60,210 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,580 | 20,140 | $16,560 - 25,210 | 18% | 7% |
| 20 | Teacher assistants | 1,440 | 16,280 | $13,080 - 19,950 | 10% | 18% |
| 21 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,430 | 15,880 | $12,920 - 20,050 | 13% | 5% |
| 22 | Food preparation workers | 1,400 | 16,600 | $13,030 - 20,380 | 15% | 7% |
| 23 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,400 | 19,750 | $13,410 - 29,110 | 12% | 5% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,240 | 26,940 | $16,560 - 46,100 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,230 | 26,500 | $17,480 - 37,820 | 11% | 14% |
| 26 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,230 | 20,460 | $13,660 - 30,170 | 18% | 6% |
| 27 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,110 | 42,660 | $29,690 - 59,780 | 15% | 18% |
| 28 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,110 | 34,210 | $27,090 - 42,710 | 14% | 7% |
| 29 | Tellers | 1,100 | 21,410 | $16,990 - 27,460 | 14% | 16% |
| 30 | Correctional officers and jailers | 1,100 | 35,340 | $23,840 - 49,180 | 17% | 11% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,020 | 48,000 | $25,640 - 78,880 | -4% | 15% |
| 32 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,020 | 21,770 | $15,280 - 29,840 | 17% | 13% |
| 33 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,000 | 38,270 | $25,720 - 55,360 | 11% | 33% |
| 34 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 990 | 29,230 | $20,130 - 39,350 | -1% | 2% |
| 35 | Packers and packagers, hand | 980 | 21,930 | $15,370 - 32,550 | -11% | 3% |
| 36 | Construction laborers | 970 | 23,790 | $16,950 - 32,290 | 11% | 5% |
| 37 | Home health aides | 920 | 16,760 | $13,090 - 21,180 | 49% | 7% |
| 38 | Cooks, fast food | 900 | 14,650 | $12,730 - 16,680 | 8% | 5% |
| 39 | Helpers--production workers | 880 | 21,770 | $16,160 - 29,670 | 0% | 4% |
| 40 | Child care workers | 880 | 16,180 | $12,960 - 21,380 | 18% | 15% |
| 41 | Bill and account collectors | 830 | 22,970 | $17,580 - 31,590 | 23% | 13% |
| 42 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 790 | 34,860 | $21,440 - 51,540 | 14% | 4% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 790 | 48,190 | $32,300 - 70,460 | 9% | 10% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 780 | 52,440 | $33,600 - 77,960 | 7% | 13% |
| 45 | Counter and rental clerks | 770 | 20,910 | $13,310 - 31,370 | 23% | 16% |
| 46 | Business operations specialists, all other | 750 | 61,790 | $37,060 - 92,480 | 21% | 49% |
| 47 | Bus drivers, school | 710 | 15,390 | $12,860 - 19,290 | 9% | 4% |
| 48 | Carpenters | 690 | 29,760 | $18,920 - 40,370 | 10% | 6% |
| 49 | Medical assistants | 670 | 24,750 | $17,090 - 33,470 | 35% | 10% |
| 50 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 670 | 28,520 | $20,640 - 38,990 | 0% | 24% |
| 51 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 670 | 31,460 | $22,640 - 40,230 | 5% | 2% |
| 52 | Electricians | 660 | 36,450 | $26,990 - 50,790 | 7% | 7% |
| 53 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 650 | 26,770 | $16,540 - 39,610 | 4% | 6% |
| 54 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 610 | 17,090 | $13,010 - 22,460 | 14% | 3% |
| 55 | Dishwashers | 600 | 16,690 | $13,090 - 21,390 | 10% | 3% |
| 56 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 590 | 26,820 | $18,830 - 37,540 | 4% | 15% |
| 57 | Computer support specialists | 580 | 38,420 | $23,010 - 59,450 | 13% | 43% |
| 58 | Machinists | 580 | 32,240 | $19,090 - 46,840 | -2% | 3% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 570 | 17,530 | $13,470 - 21,180 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 570 | 28,270 | $21,370 - 37,920 | 8% | 3% |
| 61 | Pharmacy technicians | 570 | 25,690 | $17,310 - 35,480 | 32% | 16% |
| 62 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 540 | 18,700 | $13,410 - 24,560 | -8% | 5% |
| 63 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 510 | 30,710 | $16,050 - 40,520 | 12% | 6% |
| 64 | Driver/sales workers | 460 | 26,360 | $13,640 - 44,860 | -4% | 4% |
| 65 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 460 | 28,670 | $19,410 - 39,970 | -6% | 14% |
| 66 | Loan officers | 460 | 56,890 | $33,150 - 96,870 | 12% | 49% |
| 67 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 430 | 52,340 | $27,210 - 77,320 | 9% | 47% |
| 68 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 420 | 34,240 | $17,990 - 60,100 | 10% | 24% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 420 | 15,440 | $12,870 - 19,360 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Legal secretaries | 410 | 31,270 | $20,660 - 42,260 | 12% | 18% |
| 71 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 410 | 16,610 | $13,230 - 20,040 | 17% | 14% |
| 72 | Postal service mail carriers | 410 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 73 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 410 | 39,140 | $21,980 - 83,180 | 11% | 4% |
| 74 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 400 | 51,210 | $30,770 - 78,400 | 0% | 42% |
| 75 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 400 | 31,740 | $20,720 - 48,120 | 9% | 3% |
| 76 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 400 | 15,880 | $12,910 - 20,550 | 10% | 8% |
| 77 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 390 | 27,710 | $17,110 - 38,410 | 11% | 2% |
| 78 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 390 | 30,640 | $22,080 - 39,970 | -14% | 0% |
| 79 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 380 | 35,710 | $25,760 - 47,320 | 12% | 3% |
| 80 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 380 | 27,500 | $13,700 - 48,530 | 27% | 47% |
| 81 | Helpers--electricians | 370 | 23,340 | $17,460 - 30,570 | 7% | 3% |
| 82 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 350 | 37,770 | $25,790 - 55,190 | 3% | 38% |
| 83 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 340 | 14,790 | $12,760 - 17,630 | 12% | 6% |
| 84 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 340 | 37,290 | $27,610 - 48,940 | 9% | 5% |
| 85 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 330 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 86 | Bartenders | 330 | 16,330 | $12,950 - 20,250 | 11% | 17% |
| 87 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 330 | 44,270 | $24,360 - 63,550 | 3% | 13% |
| 88 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 320 | 15,360 | $12,840 - 19,500 | -3% | 3% |
| 89 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 310 | 35,140 | $23,190 - 48,260 | 11% | 29% |
| 90 | Civil engineering technicians | 300 | 33,480 | $21,350 - 49,730 | 10% | 18% |
| 91 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 290 | 42,530 | $28,780 - 60,330 | 15% | 25% |
| 92 | Highway maintenance workers | 290 | 24,730 | $17,730 - 34,810 | 9% | 5% |
| 93 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 290 | 16,700 | $12,850 - 24,570 | 24% | 22% |
| 94 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 280 | 25,190 | $16,950 - 39,510 | 16% | 10% |
| 95 | Parts salespersons | 280 | 36,000 | $20,180 - 56,840 | -1% | 6% |
| 96 | Medical records and health information technicians | 280 | 25,760 | $16,290 - 40,180 | 18% | 12% |
| 97 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 280 | 30,570 | $14,560 - 49,760 | -8% | 32% |
| 98 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 280 | 53,190 | $34,790 - 78,560 | 2% | 43% |
| 99 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 280 | 39,450 | $23,760 - 54,030 | 22% | 45% |
| 100 | Insurance sales agents | 270 | 13% | 45% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, all other | 19,980 | 120 | 10.7 |
| Education administrators, all other | 93,290 | 210 | 7.3 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 21,040 | 190 | 5.4 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 48,630 | 120 | 4.6 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 15,360 | 320 | 4.6 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 35,340 | 1,100 | 4.5 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 38,180 | 170 | 4.5 |
| Financial examiners | 51,350 | 130 | 4.3 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 53,190 | 280 | 4.1 |
| Pipelayers | 42,440 | 230 | 4 |
| Team assemblers | 36,550 | 4,830 | 3.9 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 37,770 | 350 | 3.6 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 50,900 | 290 | 3 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 33,700 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Helpers--electricians | 23,340 | 370 | 2.9 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 33,480 | 300 | 2.9 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 35,460 | 200 | 2.9 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 52,400 | 260 | 2.7 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 24,730 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 28,520 | 670 | 2.5 |
| Environmental engineers | 69,000 | 150 | 2.4 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 73,470 | 580 | 2.3 |
| Surgical technologists | 34,510 | 250 | 2.3 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 28,520 | 240 | 2.3 |
| Surveyors | 39,010 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 19,960 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 53,730 | 220 | 2.1 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 76,130 | 140 | 2 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 24,470 | 170 | 2 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,250 | 200 | 1.9 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 28,560 | 4,390 | 1.9 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 55,010 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 42,850 | 260 | 1.8 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 18,700 | 540 | 1.8 |
| Pest control workers | 26,680 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Instructional coordinators | 67,410 | 260 | 1.7 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 71,890 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Producers and directors | 50,710 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,770 | 880 | 1.6 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 23,700 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Civil engineers | 64,530 | 550 | 1.6 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 31,460 | 670 | 1.6 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 27,710 | 390 | 1.6 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 16,610 | 410 | 1.6 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 44,730 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 34,240 | 420 | 1.6 |
| Bill and account collectors | 22,970 | 830 | 1.6 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 46,050 | 500 | 1.6 |
| Tellers | 21,410 | 1,100 | 1.6 |
| Insurance underwriters | 56,490 | 190 | 1.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal financial advisors | 122,540 | 1.54 | 150 |
| Team assemblers | 36,550 | 1.34 | 4,830 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 104,360 | 1.32 | 120 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 30,710 | 1.22 | 510 |
| Education administrators, all other | 93,290 | 1.22 | 210 |
| Advertising sales agents | 56,510 | 1.21 | 240 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 34,240 | 1.21 | 420 |
| Mental health counselors | 48,780 | 1.2 | 130 |
| Parts salespersons | 36,000 | 1.18 | 280 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 48,630 | 1.18 | 120 |
| Instructional coordinators | 67,410 | 1.17 | 260 |
| Pipelayers | 42,440 | 1.16 | 230 |
| Food batchmakers | 29,370 | 1.14 | 140 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 55,550 | 1.14 | 110 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 46,050 | 1.13 | 500 |
| Physical therapists | 81,940 | 1.12 | 140 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 42,660 | 1.1 | 1,110 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 40,660 | 1.09 | 180 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 73,470 | 1.09 | 580 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 40,740 | 1.09 | 2,040 |
| All other information and record clerks | 35,730 | 1.08 | 250 |
| Graphic designers | 43,500 | 1.08 | 220 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 192,220 | 1.08 | 230 |
| Chief executives | 162,090 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 21,930 | 1.08 | 980 |
| Sheet metal workers | 44,710 | 1.07 | 190 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 38,590 | 1.07 | 150 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 77,680 | 1.07 | 150 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 31,140 | 1.06 | 190 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,730 | 1.05 | 5,090 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,640 | 1.05 | 390 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 61,790 | 1.05 | 750 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 35,360 | 1.05 | 140 |
| Lawyers | 107,220 | 1.05 | 900 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 52,680 | 1.04 | 260 |
| Managers, all other | 86,330 | 1.04 | 310 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 80,430 | 1.04 | 200 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 105,150 | 1.04 | 250 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 35,630 | 1.04 | 1,740 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 76,130 | 1.03 | 140 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 42,100 | 1.03 | 220 |
| Pharmacists | 107,710 | 1.03 | 370 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 38,930 | 1.02 | 460 |
| Sales managers | 100,500 | 1.02 | 170 |
| Recreation workers | 24,560 | 1.02 | 220 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 40,430 | 1.01 | 110 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 35,140 | 1.01 | 310 |
| Driver/sales workers | 26,360 | 1.01 | 460 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 37,770 | 1 | 350 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 61,630 | 1 | 340 |
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