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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 3,320 | 66,880 | $48,770 - 89,280 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,300 | 52,590 | $26,830 - 88,350 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Managers, all other | 1,010 | 70,710 | $34,340 - 116,430 | 7% | 55% |
| 4 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 950 | 148,820 | $56,450 - 0 | 13% | 74% |
| 5 | Chief executives | 950 | 126,900 | $55,810 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 930 | 56,440 | $36,720 - 83,490 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Financial managers | 770 | 80,710 | $41,880 - 124,060 | 13% | 60% |
| 8 | Civil engineers | 770 | 76,750 | $52,600 - 104,110 | 18% | 87% |
| 9 | Sales managers | 700 | 66,630 | $31,210 - 118,810 | 10% | 69% |
| 10 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 670 | 46,960 | $25,260 - 72,430 | 5% | 58% |
| 11 | Lawyers | 650 | 97,630 | $61,930 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 12 | Engineers, all other | 540 | 74,390 | $38,890 - 112,790 | 6% | 82% |
| 13 | Computer programmers | 410 | 64,650 | $45,630 - 87,890 | 0% | 73% |
| 14 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 390 | $0 - 0 | 9% | 54% | |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 370 | 39,990 | $26,380 - 56,730 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Social and human service assistants | 350 | 30,310 | $22,860 - 37,990 | 34% | 58% |
| 17 | Medical and health services managers | 340 | 91,610 | $51,560 - 144,200 | 16% | 57% |
| 18 | Management analysts | 340 | 75,400 | $48,200 - 117,960 | 22% | 78% |
| 19 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 330 | 48,060 | $29,830 - 73,560 | 13% | 73% |
| 20 | Computer and information systems managers | 330 | 82,430 | $52,950 - 115,680 | 16% | 73% |
| 21 | Engineering managers | 320 | 104,780 | $75,240 - 144,590 | 7% | 84% |
| 22 | Social and community service managers | 300 | 49,140 | $32,220 - 73,440 | 25% | 72% |
| 23 | Network and computer systems administrators | 300 | 67,130 | $43,660 - 102,650 | 27% | 50% |
| 24 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 270 | 69,630 | $37,500 - 98,050 | 18% | 88% |
| 25 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 270 | 62,450 | $38,920 - 91,960 | 17% | 56% |
| 26 | Instructional coordinators | 270 | $0 - 0 | 23% | 79% | |
| 27 | Marketing managers | 260 | 71,770 | $38,990 - 106,930 | 14% | 69% |
| 28 | Computer systems analysts | 260 | 72,970 | $52,140 - 95,520 | 29% | 68% |
| 29 | Surveyors | 250 | 59,690 | $37,210 - 89,340 | 24% | 82% |
| 30 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 250 | 52,070 | $33,270 - 77,730 | 9% | 95% |
| 31 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 250 | 58,990 | $37,900 - 85,350 | 53% | 57% |
| 32 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 240 | 88,050 | $50,380 - 126,790 | 22% | 93% |
| 33 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 240 | 63,030 | $40,120 - 95,490 | 12% | 51% |
| 34 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 230 | 63,800 | $42,170 - 96,070 | 25% | 93% |
| 35 | Natural sciences managers | 230 | 86,910 | $58,720 - 121,830 | 11% | 93% |
| 36 | Financial specialists, all other | 230 | 52,120 | $28,950 - 79,610 | 12% | 50% |
| 37 | Pharmacists | 230 | 97,850 | $63,900 - 122,000 | 22% | 97% |
| 38 | Physical therapists | 220 | $0 - 0 | 27% | 89% | |
| 39 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 210 | 71,830 | $34,280 - 142,490 | 25% | 67% |
| 40 | Mechanical engineers | 200 | 86,520 | $65,920 - 110,980 | 4% | 78% |
| 41 | Social workers, all other | 190 | 45,020 | $30,560 - 69,410 | 18% | 77% |
| 42 | Graphic designers | 180 | 39,820 | $25,970 - 65,770 | 10% | 55% |
| 43 | Dentists, general | 180 | 160,640 | $43,150 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 44 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 170 | $0 - 0 | 15% | 72% | |
| 45 | Counselors, all other | 170 | 37,360 | $24,230 - 50,140 | 17% | 73% |
| 46 | Biological technicians | 170 | 32,640 | $22,020 - 47,460 | 16% | 60% |
| 47 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 160 | 35,010 | $25,000 - 46,810 | 30% | 77% |
| 48 | Biological scientists, all other | 160 | 65,980 | $43,420 - 92,730 | 4% | 95% |
| 49 | Petroleum engineers | 160 | 108,730 | $57,270 - 0 | 5% | 80% |
| 50 | Speech-language pathologists | 160 | $0 - 0 | 11% | 98% | |
| 51 | Commercial pilots | 150 | 74,660 | $47,310 - 111,920 | 13% | 74% |
| 52 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 140 | 43,330 | $30,850 - 58,720 | 15% | 51% |
| 53 | Editors | 140 | 62,110 | $37,300 - 90,350 | 2% | 81% |
| 54 | Budget analysts | 140 | 64,980 | $43,770 - 86,750 | 7% | 78% |
| 55 | Computer software engineers, applications | 140 | 71,440 | $47,530 - 102,140 | 45% | 85% |
| 56 | Training and development specialists | 130 | 52,570 | $33,670 - 75,480 | 18% | 56% |
| 57 | Reporters and correspondents | 130 | 43,770 | $27,610 - 67,690 | 1% | 85% |
| 58 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 130 | $0 - 0 | 25% | 58% | |
| 59 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 130 | 67,540 | $44,250 - 97,320 | 17% | 54% |
| 60 | Sales and related workers, all other | 130 | 34,420 | $20,270 - 52,970 | 14% | 62% |
| 61 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 130 | 49,560 | $40,150 - 62,740 | 11% | 58% |
| 62 | Environmental engineers | 120 | 74,450 | $44,580 - 101,180 | 25% | 86% |
| 63 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 120 | $0 - 0 | 8% | 72% | |
| 64 | Human resources managers, all other | 120 | 73,450 | $42,540 - 108,470 | 11% | 58% |
| 65 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 110 | 61,090 | $42,540 - 78,160 | 12% | 51% |
| 66 | Advertising sales agents | 110 | 63,020 | $30,890 - 121,300 | 20% | 56% |
| 67 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 110 | 50,190 | $30,050 - 71,620 | 18% | 56% |
| 68 | Mental health counselors | 110 | 50,250 | $26,830 - 80,050 | 30% | 73% |
| 69 | Purchasing managers | 110 | 71,820 | $33,270 - 114,970 | 3% | 57% |
| 70 | Public relations managers | 110 | 60,810 | $39,600 - 86,950 | 17% | 75% |
| 71 | Occupational therapists | 100 | 66,010 | $49,180 - 87,680 | 23% | 90% |
| 72 | Health educators | 100 | $0 - 0 | 26% | 58% | |
| 73 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 100 | 39,180 | $24,710 - 51,660 | 23% | 54% |
| 74 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 100 | 74,170 | $51,920 - 95,860 | 4% | 81% |
| 75 | Electrical engineers | 100 | 91,200 | $70,510 - 114,920 | 6% | 81% |
| 76 | Floral designers | 90 | 27,030 | $20,340 - 34,820 | 0% | 55% |
| 77 | Financial analysts | 90 | 78,170 | $48,610 - 116,140 | 34% | 87% |
| 78 | Veterinarians | 90 | 94,860 | $59,670 - 141,100 | 35% | 100% |
| 79 | Urban and regional planners | 90 | 61,120 | $40,780 - 85,510 | 15% | 92% |
| 80 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 80 | 86,720 | $61,040 - 118,330 | 28% | 85% |
| 81 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 80 | 49,080 | $32,910 - 65,310 | 18% | 56% |
| 82 | Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 80 | 58,330 | $41,120 - 81,640 | 20% | 82% |
| 83 | Database administrators | 80 | 75,260 | $41,350 - 110,630 | 29% | 72% |
| 84 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 80 | $0 - 0 | 5% | 90% | |
| 85 | Medical and public health social workers | 80 | $0 - 0 | 24% | 77% | |
| 86 | Physician assistants | 80 | 91,440 | $63,520 - 123,750 | 27% | 67% |
| 87 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 80 | 37,800 | $17,830 - 57,290 | 14% | 54% |
| 88 | Artists and related workers, all other | 80 | $0 - 0 | 8% | 58% | |
| 89 | Producers and directors | 80 | $0 - 0 | 11% | 75% | |
| 90 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 70 | 57,360 | $40,690 - 73,170 | 9% | 72% |
| 91 | Advertising and promotions managers | 70 | $0 - 0 | 6% | 76% | |
| 92 | Compensation and benefits managers | 60 | 71,350 | $42,130 - 120,710 | 12% | 58% |
| 93 | Optometrists | 60 | 138,200 | $116,950 - 0 | 11% | 100% |
| 94 | Industrial engineers | 60 | 73,900 | $51,030 - 97,850 | 20% | 74% |
| 95 | Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 60 | 93,120 | $45,660 - 141,330 | 10% | 80% |
| 96 | Anthropologists and archeologists | 60 | 62,730 | $30,030 - 96,220 | 15% | 90% |
| 97 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 60 | 80,480 | $41,060 - 139,530 | 14% | 78% |
| 98 | Conservation scientists | 60 | 81,970 | $55,900 - 125,260 | 5% | 86% |
| 99 | Training and development managers | 50 | 78,260 | $44,830 - 106,800 | 16% | 58% |
| 100 | Physical scientists, all other | 50 | 78,030 | $46,200 - 108,090 | 6% | 98% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 5,860 | 27,880 | $16,760 - 44,380 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | General and operations managers | 4,270 | 78,620 | $35,930 - 133,880 | 2% | 48% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 3,930 | 30,210 | $19,550 - 43,200 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 3,460 | 22,920 | $16,730 - 31,690 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,910 | 26,410 | $17,640 - 38,900 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,620 | 37,690 | $25,200 - 51,940 | 13% | 16% |
| 7 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,470 | 18,110 | $15,360 - 22,670 | 18% | 5% |
| 8 | Personal and home care aides | 2,450 | 28,280 | $21,880 - 34,810 | 51% | 10% |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,300 | 30,080 | $19,660 - 44,060 | 2% | 5% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,260 | 28,360 | $18,000 - 43,440 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,090 | 19,470 | $15,210 - 25,760 | 11% | 14% |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,910 | 39,410 | $27,380 - 54,920 | 15% | 18% |
| 13 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,900 | 42,790 | $28,740 - 57,910 | 10% | 4% |
| 14 | Customer service representatives | 1,850 | 33,570 | $21,390 - 46,570 | 25% | 22% |
| 15 | Construction laborers | 1,760 | 45,590 | $23,870 - 66,250 | 11% | 5% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,750 | 47,110 | $27,700 - 70,240 | 6% | 29% |
| 17 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,700 | 28,170 | $18,640 - 36,600 | 17% | 13% |
| 18 | Carpenters | 1,630 | 55,460 | $33,860 - 80,400 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,630 | 33,350 | $21,220 - 46,530 | 1% | 18% |
| 20 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,450 | 69,220 | $40,650 - 104,770 | 21% | 49% |
| 21 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,440 | 21,030 | $17,490 - 24,800 | 13% | 5% |
| 22 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,390 | 39,770 | $23,350 - 59,240 | 10% | 6% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,320 | 38,680 | $23,730 - 59,430 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,270 | 32,010 | $19,300 - 55,560 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 1,230 | 52,770 | $35,010 - 76,900 | 11% | 11% |
| 26 | Electricians | 1,150 | 61,970 | $34,620 - 89,140 | 7% | 7% |
| 27 | Security guards | 1,090 | 26,330 | $18,690 - 37,050 | 17% | 13% |
| 28 | Home health aides | 1,060 | 25,290 | $19,530 - 30,130 | 49% | 7% |
| 29 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,060 | 37,450 | $23,400 - 52,160 | -8% | 32% |
| 30 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,050 | 19,030 | $15,800 - 23,970 | 10% | 8% |
| 31 | Food preparation workers | 1,010 | 22,680 | $17,380 - 29,220 | 15% | 7% |
| 32 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 990 | 60,390 | $39,090 - 80,520 | 8% | 3% |
| 33 | Driver/sales workers | 950 | $[?] - [?] | -4% | 4% | |
| 34 | Administrative services managers | 940 | 55,370 | $29,940 - 81,450 | 12% | 40% |
| 35 | Cooks, restaurant | 920 | 28,820 | $17,960 - 59,420 | 12% | 5% |
| 36 | Dishwashers | 910 | 20,300 | $16,070 - 26,860 | 10% | 3% |
| 37 | Fire fighters | 910 | 33,620 | $21,530 - 52,780 | 12% | 18% |
| 38 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 840 | 35,190 | $21,710 - 49,730 | 4% | 6% |
| 39 | Child care workers | 840 | 21,540 | $16,220 - 30,200 | 18% | 15% |
| 40 | All other information and record clerks | 810 | 39,250 | $25,500 - 55,930 | -12% | 21% |
| 41 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 800 | 29,850 | $24,710 - 37,090 | 18% | 7% |
| 42 | Material moving workers, all other | 790 | 33,800 | $20,010 - 51,650 | 1% | 6% |
| 43 | Counter and rental clerks | 780 | 24,280 | $16,150 - 36,170 | 23% | 16% |
| 44 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 760 | 47,000 | $26,270 - 66,910 | 14% | 4% |
| 45 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 740 | 56,730 | $37,890 - 79,060 | 11% | 4% |
| 46 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 720 | 35,590 | $26,800 - 46,950 | 4% | 15% |
| 47 | Packers and packagers, hand | 720 | 24,240 | $15,490 - 36,880 | -11% | 3% |
| 48 | Protective service workers, all other | 700 | $[?] - [?] | 13% | 31% | |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 700 | 78,560 | $48,280 - 113,170 | 9% | 10% |
| 50 | Tellers | 630 | 23,860 | $17,920 - 30,730 | 14% | 16% |
| 51 | Bartenders | 630 | 23,680 | $16,950 - 29,560 | 11% | 17% |
| 52 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 630 | 23,750 | $18,080 - 30,990 | 14% | 3% |
| 53 | Construction managers | 600 | 83,140 | $49,320 - 117,750 | 16% | 29% |
| 54 | Demonstrators and product promoters | 590 | 27,810 | $17,700 - 42,690 | 18% | 26% |
| 55 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 590 | 26,150 | $18,170 - 35,740 | 18% | 6% |
| 56 | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 560 | 34,650 | $21,510 - 51,650 | 1% | 29% |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 560 | 31,240 | $20,740 - 44,300 | 11% | 14% |
| 58 | Bill and account collectors | 540 | 36,540 | $22,260 - 52,840 | 23% | 13% |
| 59 | Computer support specialists | 530 | 46,650 | $31,280 - 62,410 | 13% | 43% |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 520 | 62,640 | $37,420 - 89,810 | 7% | 13% |
| 61 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 500 | 25,560 | $19,170 - 34,660 | 26% | 43% |
| 62 | Food service managers | 490 | 36,610 | $20,290 - 55,650 | 5% | 24% |
| 63 | Bus drivers, school | 490 | $[?] - [?] | 9% | 4% | |
| 64 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 480 | 45,630 | $30,390 - 63,500 | 22% | 45% |
| 65 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 470 | 45,370 | $28,240 - 68,900 | 4% | 30% |
| 66 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 450 | 27,680 | $15,790 - 39,970 | 12% | 6% |
| 67 | Dental assistants | 440 | $[?] - [?] | 29% | 9% | |
| 68 | Medical assistants | 430 | 32,270 | $25,290 - 41,430 | 35% | 10% |
| 69 | Cooks, fast food | 420 | 18,040 | $15,610 - 21,800 | 8% | 5% |
| 70 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 410 | 32,870 | $16,840 - 50,460 | 27% | 47% |
| 71 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 400 | $[?] - [?] | 8% | 9% | |
| 72 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 400 | 21,540 | $17,260 - 26,530 | 17% | 14% |
| 73 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 400 | 54,230 | $26,180 - 78,610 | 3% | 13% |
| 74 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 390 | 32,160 | $23,190 - 45,640 | 11% | 5% |
| 75 | Cooks, short order | 380 | 25,480 | $16,810 - 34,220 | 5% | 5% |
| 76 | Legal secretaries | 360 | 43,570 | $33,270 - 57,250 | 12% | 18% |
| 77 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 360 | 58,930 | $38,710 - 78,550 | 12% | 3% |
| 78 | Civil engineering technicians | 360 | 53,540 | $34,560 - 74,640 | 10% | 18% |
| 79 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 350 | $[?] - [?] | -1% | 2% | |
| 80 | Postal service mail carriers | 350 | 44,350 | $40,360 - 49,780 | 1% | 11% |
| 81 | Sheet metal workers | 340 | 46,780 | $27,500 - 75,450 | 7% | 4% |
| 82 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 340 | 52,040 | $34,550 - 75,180 | 12% | 3% |
| 83 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 330 | 67,340 | $36,260 - 100,740 | 8% | 25% |
| 84 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 330 | 23,680 | $16,630 - 31,800 | 19% | 31% |
| 85 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 330 | $[?] - [?] | 28% | 48% | |
| 86 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 320 | 35,350 | $23,740 - 52,750 | 16% | 10% |
| 87 | Insurance sales agents | 320 | 53,550 | $27,410 - 90,450 | 13% | 45% |
| 88 | Medical secretaries | 320 | 30,570 | $25,080 - 37,460 | 17% | 18% |
| 89 | Air traffic controllers | 320 | 100,180 | $71,000 - 127,550 | 10% | 32% |
| 90 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 310 | 42,140 | $29,460 - 57,230 | 3% | 18% |
| 91 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 310 | 35,490 | $23,180 - 50,920 | 0% | 24% |
| 92 | Cargo and freight agents | 310 | 38,610 | $25,790 - 56,320 | 17% | 16% |
| 93 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 300 | 39,410 | $22,120 - 57,940 | 12% | 6% |
| 94 | File clerks | 300 | 25,730 | $16,850 - 36,180 | -40% | 20% |
| 95 | Medical records and health information technicians | 300 | 31,860 | $24,360 - 43,180 | 18% | 12% |
| 96 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 300 | 19,070 | $15,470 - 23,260 | 10% | 17% |
| 97 | Pharmacy technicians | 300 | 33,930 | $23,570 - 44,970 | 32% | 16% |
| 98 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 290 | 63,480 | $37,390 - 92,640 | 9% | 47% |
| 99 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 290 | 41,960 | $24,220 - 67,220 | 2% | 11% |
| 100 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 290 | 41,080 | $33,740 - 50,180 | 3% | 38% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 148,820 | 950 | 29.9 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 33,800 | 790 | 25.7 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 52,070 | 250 | 25.2 |
| Air traffic controllers | 100,180 | 320 | 24.9 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas | 110 | 19.7 | |
| Petroleum engineers | 108,730 | 160 | 13.1 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 52,770 | 1,230 | 12 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 700 | 9.4 | |
| Counselors, all other | 37,360 | 170 | 9.1 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 88,050 | 240 | 9 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 65,980 | 160 | 8.7 |
| Transportation inspectors | 71,680 | 140 | 8.6 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 27,810 | 590 | 8.2 |
| Commercial pilots | 74,660 | 150 | 7.2 |
| Natural sciences managers | 86,910 | 230 | 5.4 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 100 | 4.8 | |
| Psychiatric aides | 34,880 | 170 | 4.4 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 50,080 | 160 | 4.4 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 170 | 4.1 | |
| Personal and home care aides | 28,280 | 2,450 | 4.1 |
| Surveyors | 59,690 | 250 | 4.1 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 34,650 | 560 | 4 |
| Fire fighters | 33,620 | 910 | 3.9 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 53,540 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 38,610 | 310 | 3.7 |
| Lodging managers | 40,720 | 100 | 3.6 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 170 | 3.5 | |
| Engineers, all other | 74,390 | 540 | 3.4 |
| Social workers, all other | 45,020 | 190 | 3.4 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 37,450 | 1,060 | 3.4 |
| Administrative services managers | 55,370 | 940 | 3.3 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 41,080 | 290 | 3.3 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 180 | 3.2 | |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 230 | 3.2 | |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 67,340 | 330 | 3.2 |
| Radio and television announcers | 34,410 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 43,770 | 130 | 3 |
| All other information and record clerks | 39,250 | 810 | 3 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 23,680 | 330 | 3 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 58,930 | 360 | 2.9 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 400 | 2.9 | |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 120 | 2.7 | |
| Biological technicians | 32,640 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Chief executives | 126,900 | 950 | 2.7 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 56,850 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 63,800 | 230 | 2.7 |
| Civil engineers | 76,750 | 770 | 2.6 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 19,900 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Managers, all other | 70,710 | 1,010 | 2.5 |
| Social and community service managers | 49,140 | 300 | 2.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction laborers | 45,590 | 1.58 | 1,760 |
| Carpenters | 55,460 | 1.52 | 1,630 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 60,390 | 1.51 | 990 |
| Personal and home care aides | 28,280 | 1.5 | 2,450 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 43,190 | 1.5 | 150 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 148,820 | 1.5 | 950 |
| Bakers | 33,930 | 1.49 | 210 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 32,160 | 1.47 | 390 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 48,680 | 1.47 | 240 |
| Recreation workers | 32,980 | 1.46 | 220 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 58,930 | 1.44 | 360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 78,560 | 1.44 | 700 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 28,820 | 1.42 | 920 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 54,760 | 1.42 | 210 |
| Psychiatric aides | 34,880 | 1.41 | 170 |
| Electricians | 61,970 | 1.41 | 1,150 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 52,040 | 1.41 | 340 |
| Loan officers | 79,110 | 1.39 | 280 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 64,500 | 1.39 | 110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 68,380 | 1.39 | 220 |
| Advertising sales agents | 63,020 | 1.39 | 110 |
| Cooks, short order | 25,480 | 1.38 | 380 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 31,230 | 1.38 | 110 |
| Photographers | 40,560 | 1.36 | 120 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 50,080 | 1.36 | 160 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 47,000 | 1.35 | 760 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 42,140 | 1.35 | 310 |
| Roofers | 45,360 | 1.35 | 180 |
| Bartenders | 23,680 | 1.35 | 630 |
| Dental hygienists | 79,970 | 1.34 | 210 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 29,850 | 1.34 | 800 |
| Editors | 62,110 | 1.33 | 140 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 38,340 | 1.33 | 110 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 30,080 | 1.33 | 2,300 |
| Surgical technologists | 49,450 | 1.33 | 120 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 60,810 | 1.32 | 130 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 35,190 | 1.32 | 840 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 23,680 | 1.32 | 330 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 45,500 | 1.31 | 180 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 35,350 | 1.31 | 320 |
| Cashiers | 22,920 | 1.31 | 3,460 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 43,330 | 1.3 | 140 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 56,730 | 1.3 | 740 |
| Dishwashers | 20,300 | 1.3 | 910 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 37,450 | 1.3 | 1,060 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 33,930 | 1.29 | 300 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 53,540 | 1.29 | 360 |
| Mental health counselors | 50,250 | 1.29 | 110 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 28,360 | 1.29 | 2,260 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 64,780 | 1.29 | 280 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 164,760 | 260 |
| Pediatricians, general | 163,630 | |
| Dentists, general | 160,640 | 180 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 148,820 | 950 |
| Optometrists | 138,200 | 60 |
| Family and general practitioners | 136,140 | 100 |
| Chief executives | 126,900 | 950 |
| Petroleum engineers | 108,730 | 160 |
| Engineering managers | 104,780 | 320 |
| Air traffic controllers | 100,180 | 320 |
| Pharmacists | 97,850 | 230 |
| Lawyers | 97,630 | 650 |
| Veterinarians | 94,860 | 90 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 93,120 | 60 |
| Medical and health services managers | 91,610 | 340 |
| Physician assistants | 91,440 | 80 |
| Electrical engineers | 91,200 | 100 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 88,050 | 240 |
| Natural sciences managers | 86,910 | 230 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 86,720 | 80 |
| Mechanical engineers | 86,520 | 200 |
| Construction managers | 83,140 | 600 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 82,430 | 330 |
| Conservation scientists | 81,970 | 60 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 81,440 | 110 |
| Hydrologists | 81,110 | 40 |
| Financial managers | 80,710 | 770 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 80,480 | 60 |
| Dental hygienists | 79,970 | 210 |
| Loan officers | 79,110 | 280 |
| General and operations managers | 78,620 | 4,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 78,560 | 700 |
| Training and development managers | 78,260 | 50 |
| Financial analysts | 78,170 | 90 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 78,030 | 50 |
| Civil engineers | 76,750 | 770 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 76,260 | 30 |
| Management analysts | 75,400 | 340 |
| Database administrators | 75,260 | 80 |
| Commercial pilots | 74,660 | 150 |
| Environmental engineers | 74,450 | 120 |
| Engineers, all other | 74,390 | 540 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 74,170 | 100 |
| Industrial engineers | 73,900 | 60 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 73,450 | 120 |
| Computer systems analysts | 72,970 | 260 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 71,830 | 210 |
| Purchasing managers | 71,820 | 110 |
| Marketing managers | 71,770 | 260 |
| Transportation inspectors | 71,680 | 140 |
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