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Tuscaloosa is the center for industry, commerce, education and healthcare for West Alabama. The University of Alabama is the dominant factor for the economy. Tuscaloosa is home to a Mercedes-Benz automotive assembly plant. The Tuscaloosa plants that provide the components to the Mercedes-Benz facility also are significant factors for the economy. Tuscaloosa has attracted companies from countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom.
About 25% of the workforce is employed by local, state and federal government agencies. Approximately 16% are employed in the manufacturing sector. The diversified manufacturing sector includes industries such as automotive, plastic injection molding, electronics, wood products, steel, food items and chemicals. About 11% of Tuscaloosa's workers are employed in the arts, entertainment, accommodation, recreation and food services industries. Approximately one-fifth of the jobs are in retail and wholesale trade. Healthcare jobs are provided by the DCH Regional Medical Center, Bryce Hospital and the VA Medical Center.
Notable information regarding Tuscaloosa: The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham corridor is consistently ranked in the top 20 markets in the nation for entrepreneurial success. For the population over the age of 25, about 31% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The cost of living index was 90.1 in 2008 and the nations's average is 100. The average earnings in early 2009 was $32,000.
Tuscaloosa's industrial base includes:
Shown below is a list of the top employers in Tuscaloosa:
Helpful business organizations for Tuscaloosa companies:
The Tuscaloosa News provides information about the current business activities in the Tuscaloosa area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,130 | 57,240 | $38,270 - 77,940 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,000 | 41,430 | $34,280 - 50,480 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 930 | 29,650 | $15,400 - 38,270 | 9% | 54% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 720 | 50,220 | $24,880 - 82,980 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 640 | 43,850 | $34,500 - 51,960 | 11% | 95% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 560 | 48,420 | $34,540 - 63,230 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 450 | 55,430 | $33,270 - 81,200 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Coaches and scouts | 280 | 41,990 | $13,050 - 99,210 | 15% | 60% |
| 9 | Civil engineers | 220 | 64,810 | $38,590 - 94,770 | 18% | 87% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 210 | 97,270 | $44,900 - | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Pharmacists | 210 | 107,150 | $88,000 - 130,970 | 22% | 97% |
| 12 | Management analysts | 190 | 105,940 | $42,890 - | 22% | 78% |
| 13 | Industrial engineers | 150 | 73,070 | $52,530 - 101,840 | 20% | 74% |
| 14 | Chief executives | 150 | 164,040 | $82,580 - | 2% | 65% |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 150 | 39,290 | $20,470 - 60,140 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Financial managers | 140 | 95,620 | $54,020 - 165,860 | 13% | 60% |
| 17 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 130 | 74,800 | $56,550 - 99,780 | 8% | 78% |
| 18 | Medical and health services managers | 120 | 90,750 | $48,620 - 139,730 | 16% | 57% |
| 19 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 120 | 38,820 | $22,690 - 50,780 | 13% | 73% |
| 20 | Surveyors | 110 | 46,020 | $26,880 - 78,720 | 24% | 82% |
| 21 | Computer systems analysts | 110 | 66,030 | $43,020 - 96,930 | 29% | 68% |
| 22 | Medical and public health social workers | 110 | 39,760 | $28,630 - 53,530 | 24% | 77% |
| 23 | Sales managers | 110 | 108,350 | $49,040 - | 10% | 69% |
| 24 | Mechanical engineers | 110 | 85,060 | $50,560 - 142,170 | 4% | 78% |
| 25 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 100 | 28,960 | $19,980 - 41,120 | 15% | 51% |
| 26 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 100 | 42,580 | $34,270 - 51,070 | 20% | 87% |
| 27 | Physical therapists | 100 | 76,480 | $51,870 - 102,330 | 27% | 89% |
| 28 | Librarians | 90 | 40,730 | $32,880 - 51,100 | 4% | 85% |
| 29 | Engineering managers | 90 | 90,110 | $56,350 - 131,890 | 7% | 84% |
| 30 | Network and computer systems administrators | 90 | 53,110 | $30,340 - 82,150 | 27% | 50% |
| 31 | Advertising sales agents | 80 | $ - | 20% | 56% | |
| 32 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 80 | 56,850 | $33,550 - 82,640 | 17% | 56% |
| 33 | Graphic designers | 80 | 32,500 | $19,380 - 46,330 | 10% | 55% |
| 34 | Computer programmers | 80 | 69,450 | $31,910 - 116,190 | 0% | 73% |
| 35 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 70 | 52,180 | $34,390 - 86,640 | 11% | 79% |
| 36 | Managers, all other | 70 | 70,420 | $35,250 - 110,000 | 7% | 55% |
| 37 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 70 | 54,110 | $33,800 - 95,460 | 8% | 72% |
| 38 | Computer and information systems managers | 70 | 73,400 | $46,030 - 104,270 | 16% | 73% |
| 39 | Training and development specialists | 60 | 52,360 | $29,710 - 93,460 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Floral designers | 60 | 20,200 | $14,340 - 26,830 | 0% | 55% |
| 41 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 60 | 49,950 | $36,490 - 63,800 | 9% | 72% |
| 42 | Dentists, general | 60 | 105,850 | $57,750 - | 9% | 100% |
| 43 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 50 | 35,570 | $20,890 - 55,320 | 15% | 72% |
| 44 | Special education teachers, middle school | 50 | 44,910 | $37,610 - 51,370 | 16% | 87% |
| 45 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 61,210 | $27,160 - 152,580 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 50 | 48,320 | $33,530 - 61,570 | 53% | 57% |
| 47 | Social workers, all other | 50 | 54,560 | $29,620 - 74,140 | 18% | 77% |
| 48 | Editors | 50 | $ - | 2% | 81% | |
| 49 | Tax preparers | 50 | 35,950 | $15,090 - 52,870 | 0% | 54% |
| 50 | Personal financial advisors | 50 | $ - | 41% | 81% | |
| 51 | Social and community service managers | 40 | 47,540 | $24,290 - 85,340 | 25% | 72% |
| 52 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 40 | 38,930 | $24,240 - 51,540 | 18% | 56% |
| 53 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 40 | 108,300 | $37,980 - | 25% | 67% |
| 54 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 40 | 57,230 | $31,660 - 94,380 | 5% | 58% |
| 55 | Legislators | 40 | 14,510 | $12,760 - 15,980 | 1% | 65% |
| 56 | Rehabilitation counselors | 40 | 35,690 | $18,570 - 60,560 | 23% | 73% |
| 57 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 42,610 | $34,460 - 50,910 | 9% | 87% |
| 58 | Database administrators | 40 | 50,070 | $29,650 - 75,660 | 29% | 72% |
| 59 | Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 40 | 86,480 | $40,400 - 122,960 | 10% | 80% |
| 60 | Mental health counselors | 40 | 36,470 | $24,700 - 50,830 | 30% | 73% |
| 61 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 40 | 80,630 | $41,820 - 127,050 | 12% | 51% |
| 62 | Speech-language pathologists | 40 | 54,850 | $42,370 - 73,470 | 11% | 98% |
| 63 | Market research analysts | 40 | $ - | 20% | 82% | |
| 64 | Occupational therapists | 30 | 62,070 | $32,680 - 84,890 | 23% | 90% |
| 65 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 30 | 42,650 | $25,920 - 88,760 | 24% | 78% |
| 66 | Interior designers | 30 | 39,910 | $22,550 - 69,840 | 20% | 55% |
| 67 | Credit analysts | 30 | 37,640 | $22,840 - 51,700 | 2% | 60% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 30 | 60,840 | $42,540 - 113,820 | 16% | 99% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team assemblers | 4,740 | 50,570 | $32,670 - 63,550 | 0% | 5% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 3,490 | 16,270 | $12,860 - 22,170 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 2,370 | 23,110 | $13,440 - 37,380 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,180 | 18,930 | $13,360 - 26,660 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,170 | 14,960 | $12,780 - 18,060 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,940 | 28,670 | $20,640 - 38,900 | 1% | 18% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 1,770 | 20,710 | $13,650 - 29,780 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,490 | 20,100 | $14,250 - 28,820 | 18% | 7% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,430 | 19,750 | $13,980 - 26,350 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,410 | 22,790 | $13,750 - 36,640 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,370 | 15,510 | $12,830 - 21,050 | 11% | 14% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,300 | 33,480 | $19,770 - 51,000 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | General and operations managers | 1,280 | 85,000 | $38,330 - 153,940 | 2% | 48% |
| 14 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,190 | 31,900 | $25,200 - 40,440 | 14% | 7% |
| 15 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,160 | 27,970 | $17,210 - 40,150 | 13% | 16% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,130 | 33,040 | $18,640 - 50,270 | 4% | 25% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 860 | 32,420 | $18,750 - 50,080 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Construction laborers | 820 | 23,420 | $17,210 - 30,710 | 11% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 800 | 42,490 | $27,240 - 62,670 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 760 | 56,000 | $32,710 - 80,420 | -4% | 15% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 740 | 26,960 | $17,780 - 38,330 | 11% | 14% |
| 22 | Cooks, fast food | 740 | 14,900 | $12,820 - 17,780 | 8% | 5% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 720 | 53,760 | $30,700 - 89,760 | 9% | 10% |
| 24 | Customer service representatives | 700 | 24,860 | $15,230 - 33,330 | 25% | 22% |
| 25 | Receptionists and information clerks | 660 | 19,850 | $13,460 - 28,520 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 650 | 20,950 | $15,200 - 25,940 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 650 | 54,690 | $35,160 - 78,100 | 9% | 5% |
| 28 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 640 | 28,230 | $20,420 - 40,850 | -1% | 2% |
| 29 | Psychiatric aides | 610 | 22,720 | $16,060 - 26,270 | 0% | 7% |
| 30 | Electricians | 600 | 37,920 | $25,530 - 50,550 | 7% | 7% |
| 31 | Counter and rental clerks | 590 | 19,800 | $13,160 - 30,850 | 23% | 16% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 570 | 31,590 | $22,320 - 41,480 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 570 | 32,660 | $22,510 - 43,020 | 8% | 3% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 560 | 16,210 | $13,030 - 19,960 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | Teacher assistants | 540 | 15,530 | $12,910 - 19,340 | 10% | 18% |
| 36 | Food preparation workers | 540 | 15,570 | $12,870 - 19,930 | 15% | 7% |
| 37 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 530 | 42,230 | $28,180 - 56,560 | 11% | 33% |
| 38 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 510 | 33,200 | $22,190 - 49,350 | -7% | 0% |
| 39 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 500 | 28,740 | $16,940 - 50,770 | 8% | 4% |
| 40 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 490 | 20,320 | $16,300 - 26,310 | 18% | 6% |
| 41 | Helpers--production workers | 480 | 26,960 | $13,980 - 43,310 | 0% | 4% |
| 42 | Bus drivers, school | 480 | 14,400 | $12,780 - 16,090 | 9% | 4% |
| 43 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 430 | 16,800 | $12,970 - 24,260 | 14% | 3% |
| 44 | Child care workers | 420 | 16,090 | $12,930 - 20,140 | 18% | 15% |
| 45 | Tellers | 400 | 20,710 | $16,800 - 26,690 | 14% | 16% |
| 46 | Packers and packagers, hand | 390 | 21,560 | $13,540 - 32,730 | -11% | 3% |
| 47 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 370 | 19,290 | $14,560 - 24,950 | 11% | 5% |
| 48 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 370 | 32,890 | $18,220 - 49,980 | 14% | 4% |
| 49 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 370 | 31,090 | $17,340 - 49,730 | -6% | 14% |
| 50 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 370 | 42,880 | $31,830 - 58,180 | 15% | 18% |
| 51 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 360 | 56,100 | $33,750 - 89,860 | 7% | 13% |
| 52 | Bill and account collectors | 360 | 24,150 | $15,240 - 37,000 | 23% | 13% |
| 53 | Home health aides | 320 | 17,110 | $12,860 - 25,240 | 49% | 7% |
| 54 | Security guards | 320 | 24,310 | $14,870 - 40,430 | 17% | 13% |
| 55 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 290 | 26,300 | $17,820 - 38,770 | 19% | 14% |
| 56 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 290 | 26,340 | $17,230 - 38,900 | 4% | 15% |
| 57 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 270 | 31,370 | $21,540 - 40,860 | 9% | 0% |
| 58 | Bartenders | 270 | 16,680 | $12,880 - 26,700 | 11% | 17% |
| 59 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 270 | 30,040 | $18,030 - 45,210 | 4% | 6% |
| 60 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 270 | 15,490 | $12,800 - 19,870 | 10% | 17% |
| 61 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 250 | 19,820 | $13,040 - 35,990 | 12% | 0% |
| 62 | Medical assistants | 250 | 35% | 10% | ||
| 63 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 250 | 23,570 | $15,210 - 32,250 | -14% | 0% |
| 64 | Pharmacy technicians | 250 | 25,260 | $15,330 - 33,500 | 32% | 16% |
| 65 | Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 230 | 50,140 | $32,430 - 64,700 | 0% | 7% |
| 66 | Postal service mail carriers | 230 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 67 | Loan officers | 230 | 63,510 | $33,780 - 103,050 | 12% | 49% |
| 68 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 220 | 27,000 | $19,450 - 37,860 | 10% | 24% |
| 69 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 220 | 45,220 | $33,490 - 62,120 | 15% | 25% |
| 70 | Dishwashers | 210 | 16,220 | $13,050 - 20,400 | 10% | 3% |
| 71 | Production workers, all other | 210 | 25,450 | $21,240 - 36,140 | 2% | 5% |
| 72 | Machinists | 210 | 27,880 | $16,520 - 46,120 | -2% | 3% |
| 73 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 200 | 18,950 | $14,730 - 24,200 | 10% | 5% |
| 74 | Medical secretaries | 200 | 24,260 | $18,470 - 31,840 | 17% | 18% |
| 75 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 200 | 44,580 | $32,300 - 60,380 | 5% | 2% |
| 76 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 200 | 31,460 | $17,270 - 58,480 | 12% | 6% |
| 77 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 190 | 28,260 | $21,820 - 37,140 | 12% | 6% |
| 78 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 190 | 28,850 | $21,010 - 41,330 | 0% | 24% |
| 79 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 190 | 28,080 | $21,310 - 38,220 | 3% | 4% |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 190 | 53,470 | $30,880 - 74,620 | 10% | 17% |
| 81 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 190 | 37,710 | $22,740 - 56,020 | 13% | 17% |
| 82 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 180 | 39,760 | $28,960 - 50,740 | 12% | 3% |
| 83 | Highway maintenance workers | 180 | 26,090 | $20,500 - 36,380 | 9% | 5% |
| 84 | Computer support specialists | 170 | 41,830 | $22,010 - 59,950 | 13% | 43% |
| 85 | Personal and home care aides | 170 | 17,920 | $16,130 - 20,230 | 51% | 10% |
| 86 | Sheet metal workers | 170 | 31,670 | $21,940 - 43,640 | 7% | 4% |
| 87 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 170 | 35,740 | $22,730 - 51,400 | 12% | 3% |
| 88 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 170 | 17,310 | $14,090 - 20,120 | 17% | 14% |
| 89 | Logging equipment operators | 170 | 30,320 | $25,480 - 34,980 | 0% | 2% |
| 90 | Construction managers | 170 | 70,390 | $42,540 - 99,610 | 16% | 29% |
| 91 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 170 | 15,770 | $12,810 - 20,500 | 16% | 9% |
| 92 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 160 | 32,080 | $18,800 - 43,450 | 14% | 11% |
| 93 | Driver/sales workers | 160 | 29,670 | $14,100 - 47,970 | -4% | 4% |
| 94 | Parts salespersons | 160 | 25,620 | $16,230 - 40,570 | -1% | 6% |
| 95 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 160 | 34,460 | $26,450 - 49,550 | 9% | 3% |
| 96 | Correctional officers and jailers | 150 | 31,120 | $21,410 - 40,010 | 17% | 11% |
| 97 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 150 | 31,710 | $21,500 - 45,480 | 3% | 18% |
| 98 | Civil engineering technicians | 150 | 37,410 | $21,390 - 65,560 | 10% | 18% |
| 99 | Printing machine operators | 150 | 23,120 | $13,540 - 34,030 | -5% | 6% |
| 100 | Dental hygienists | 140 | 43,160 | $34,290 - 52,130 | 30% | 33% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logging equipment operators | 30,320 | 170 | 40 |
| Psychiatric aides | 22,720 | 610 | 27.8 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 34,620 | 110 | 17.5 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,200 | 510 | 14.8 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 50,140 | 230 | 12.1 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 31,370 | 270 | 9.2 |
| Team assemblers | 50,570 | 4,740 | 7.6 |
| Pipelayers | 26,250 | 140 | 4.9 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 54,690 | 650 | 4.2 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 23,570 | 250 | 4.1 |
| Surveyors | 46,020 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 26,090 | 180 | 3.3 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 29,650 | 930 | 3.1 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 32,080 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 28,080 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 37,410 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 31,900 | 1,190 | 2.8 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 19,820 | 250 | 2.8 |
| Coaches and scouts | 41,990 | 280 | 2.8 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,300 | 290 | 2.8 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 32,660 | 570 | 2.6 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 39,760 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Cooks, fast food | 14,900 | 740 | 2.3 |
| Helpers--electricians | 23,860 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 16,800 | 430 | 2.1 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 19,800 | 590 | 2.1 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 27,760 | 100 | 2.1 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 53,760 | 720 | 2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 56,000 | 760 | 2 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 32,890 | 110 | 2 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,130 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 24,770 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Bus drivers, school | 14,400 | 480 | 1.9 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 21,210 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 19,290 | 370 | 1.8 |
| Sheet metal workers | 31,670 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Helpers--production workers | 26,960 | 480 | 1.8 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 41,940 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 20,100 | 1,490 | 1.8 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 28,230 | 640 | 1.7 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 45,220 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 43,850 | 640 | 1.7 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 28,670 | 1,940 | 1.7 |
| Couriers and messengers | 18,450 | 100 | 1.7 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 37,710 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 27,000 | 220 | 1.6 |
| Cashiers | 16,270 | 3,490 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 33,040 | 1,130 | 1.6 |
| Production workers, all other | 25,450 | 210 | 1.5 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 18,930 | 2,180 | 1.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team assemblers | 50,570 | 1.85 | 4,740 |
| Management analysts | 105,940 | 1.44 | 190 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 44,580 | 1.27 | 200 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 31,460 | 1.25 | 200 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 41,940 | 1.24 | 110 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 54,690 | 1.23 | 650 |
| Coaches and scouts | 41,990 | 1.18 | 280 |
| Mechanical engineers | 85,060 | 1.15 | 110 |
| Helpers--production workers | 26,960 | 1.14 | 480 |
| Insurance sales agents | 64,080 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Driver/sales workers | 29,670 | 1.13 | 160 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 42,880 | 1.11 | 370 |
| Sales managers | 108,350 | 1.1 | 110 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 44,900 | 1.1 | 120 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 50,140 | 1.09 | 230 |
| Chief executives | 164,040 | 1.09 | 150 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,200 | 1.08 | 510 |
| Loan officers | 63,510 | 1.07 | 230 |
| Medical and health services managers | 90,750 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 190,230 | 1.07 | 110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 56,000 | 1.06 | 760 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 21,560 | 1.06 | 390 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 30,040 | 1.05 | 270 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 34,620 | 1.04 | 110 |
| Financial managers | 95,620 | 1.03 | 140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 53,470 | 1.03 | 190 |
| Pharmacists | 107,150 | 1.02 | 210 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 24,430 | 1.01 | 110 |
| Industrial engineers | 73,070 | 1 | 150 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 22,790 | 1 | 1,410 |
| Computer support specialists | 41,830 | 1 | 170 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 28,740 | 0.99 | 500 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 31,290 | 0.99 | 120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 68,840 | 0.99 | 120 |
| Food service managers | 47,880 | 0.99 | 140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 56,100 | 0.99 | 360 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 28,670 | 0.98 | 1,940 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 39,290 | 0.97 | 150 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 20,950 | 0.97 | 650 |
| Security guards | 24,310 | 0.96 | 320 |
| Computer systems analysts | 66,030 | 0.96 | 110 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 18,950 | 0.95 | 200 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 27,000 | 0.95 | 220 |
| Lawyers | 97,270 | 0.95 | 210 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 48,420 | 0.95 | 560 |
| Retail salespersons | 23,110 | 0.95 | 2,370 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 31,710 | 0.95 | 150 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 32,420 | 0.94 | 860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 42,490 | 0.94 | 800 |
| Dishwashers | 16,220 | 0.94 | 210 |
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