Prescott Employment

Employment and Industries in the Prescott, Arizona Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Prescott, Arizona Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,130	57,620	$36,340 - 78,110	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	850	40,400	$24,780 - 61,410	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	37,340	$23,220 - 56,460	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	420	45,530	$15,290 - 83,820	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	330	54,030	$32,640 - 93,350	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	260	34,970	$23,560 - 47,790	11%	95%
7	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	44,170	$27,990 - 60,950	13%	73%
8	Financial managers	160	78,890	$49,400 - 111,040	13%	60%
9	Social and human service assistants	150	28,220	$22,230 - 35,740	34%	58%
10	Sales managers	150	65,490	$31,610 - 103,980	10%	69%
11	Lawyers	130	65,870	$21,430 - 103,880	11%	99%
12	Computer programmers	120	63,640	$29,850 - 99,760	0%	73%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	120	45,780	$25,530 - 68,090	12%	51%
14	Chief executives	120	101,920	$50,710 - 0	2%	65%
15	Pharmacists	110	87,050	$75,160 - 111,860	22%	97%
16	Management analysts	110	61,750	$33,220 - 95,300	22%	78%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	110	36,840	$29,500 - 45,810	19%	77%
18	Surveyors	100	42,010	$21,800 - 62,320	24%	82%
19	Training and development specialists	100	37,800	$26,950 - 54,800	18%	56%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	54,560	$33,190 - 77,740	8%	78%
21	Medical and health services managers	100	68,900	$40,530 - 102,710	16%	57%
22	Marketing managers	90	48,500	$29,790 - 68,850	14%	69%
23	Managers, all other	90	46,810	$12,550 - 79,340	7%	55%
24	Graphic designers	90	34,380	$20,940 - 46,510	10%	55%
25	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	25,320	$17,730 - 37,360	20%	87%
26	Education administrators, postsecondary	80	75,220	$44,080 - 100,310	14%	78%
27	Civil engineers	80	67,430	$30,950 - 102,230	18%	87%
28	Physical therapists	80	65,850	$48,170 - 88,240	27%	89%
29	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70	44,690	$25,210 - 91,230	25%	67%
30	Librarians	70	49,560	$26,010 - 85,520	4%	85%
31	Instructional coordinators	70	53,960	$30,540 - 90,390	23%	79%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	51,880	$42,190 - 62,180	12%	51%
33	Floral designers	60	23,080	$16,790 - 28,540	0%	55%
34	Speech-language pathologists	60	45,240	$17,850 - 69,790	11%	98%
35	Coaches and scouts	60	33,930	$14,090 - 52,260	15%	60%
36	Chiropractors	50		$0 - 0	14%	98%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	42,180	$25,690 - 64,020	17%	56%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	36,500	$19,670 - 56,090	5%	58%
39	Network and computer systems administrators	50	51,540	$29,190 - 78,090	27%	50%
40	Sales and related workers, all other	50	25,120	$12,460 - 37,150	14%	62%
41	Advertising sales agents	40	40,530	$25,640 - 56,630	20%	56%
42	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	38,270	$25,230 - 62,800	18%	56%
43	Public relations specialists	40	41,060	$27,350 - 53,040	18%	81%
44	Computer software engineers, applications	40	78,700	$36,920 - 0	45%	85%
45	Architects, except landscape and naval	30	54,100	$34,390 - 73,020	18%	88%
46	Occupational therapists	30	65,410	$40,140 - 92,450	23%	90%
47	Special education teachers, secondary school	30	46,470	$26,640 - 71,590	9%	87%
48	Computer systems analysts	30	58,570	$28,030 - 90,610	29%	68%
49	Engineering managers	30	80,850	$60,540 - 114,230	7%	84%
50	Veterinarians	30	61,540	$26,960 - 101,590	35%	100%
51	Market research analysts	30	37,560	$13,510 - 79,080	20%	82%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	2,040	20,150	$12,630 - 33,100	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,920	24,150	$15,110 - 38,320	12%	25%
3	Waiters and waitresses	1,600	15,180	$11,620 - 20,320	11%	14%
4	Construction laborers	1,390	25,830	$13,850 - 40,660	11%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	1,180	24,110	$13,830 - 35,800	13%	19%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,010	19,290	$12,960 - 25,080	15%	4%
7	Carpenters	1,000	36,020	$21,030 - 53,340	10%	6%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	990	15,300	$11,620 - 21,410	18%	5%
9	Receptionists and information clerks	920	22,230	$15,990 - 30,070	17%	13%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	910	29,520	$18,920 - 39,510	13%	16%
11	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	810	17,010	$12,710 - 21,650	13%	5%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	800	23,680	$15,700 - 34,480	1%	18%
13	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	790	21,860	$16,480 - 27,960	18%	6%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	780	29,800	$21,070 - 40,900	15%	18%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	780	22,970	$13,970 - 33,060	-7%	8%
16	Food preparation workers	730	18,790	$14,640 - 25,150	15%	7%
17	General and operations managers	730	83,230	$41,350 - [?]	2%	48%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	690	23,090	$18,790 - 29,410	18%	7%
19	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	690	21,470	$13,150 - 33,990	2%	5%
20	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	670	37,420	$29,810 - 45,950	8%	3%
21	Customer service representatives	660	28,960	$17,550 - 43,070	25%	22%
22	Cooks, restaurant	630	20,640	$15,370 - 27,760	12%	5%
23	Teacher assistants	620	18,470	$13,560 - 23,400	10%	18%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	600	41,430	$19,880 - 78,630	4%	25%
25	Security guards	600	21,830	$16,640 - 27,740	17%	13%
26	Team assemblers	570	20,260	$15,630 - 27,230	0%	5%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	560	40,960	$22,410 - 58,760	6%	29%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	530	36,080	$25,060 - 52,620	10%	4%
29	Dishwashers	520	15,260	$11,850 - 19,150	10%	3%
30	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	30,130	$18,370 - 42,760	10%	6%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	500	44,110	$13,540 - 73,630	9%	10%
32	Home health aides	470	19,760	$15,480 - 23,290	49%	7%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	440	26,180	$15,660 - 37,730	11%	14%
34	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	410	31,760	$21,610 - 44,150	11%	4%
35	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	400	30,920	$16,220 - 52,720	8%	4%
36	Cooks, fast food	380	15,220	$11,890 - 18,390	8%	5%
37	Bartenders	370	16,500	$11,900 - 23,660	11%	17%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	36,830	$22,940 - 55,230	14%	4%
39	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	340	28,970	$12,670 - 41,010	7%	2%
40	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	340	14,670	$11,770 - 17,940	10%	8%
41	Packers and packagers, hand	320	17,920	$11,930 - 27,140	-11%	3%
42	Electricians	300	35,770	$22,090 - 47,740	7%	7%
43	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	38,900	$25,660 - 48,960	14%	7%
44	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	22,340	$15,900 - 32,630	11%	5%
45	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	290	13,410	$11,450 - 16,390	12%	6%
46	Painters, construction and maintenance	280	32,150	$23,990 - 46,960	12%	6%
47	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	280	18,050	$14,530 - 22,810	17%	14%
48	Cement masons and concrete finishers	270	33,760	$22,910 - 46,780	11%	2%
49	Medical secretaries	240	26,440	$19,760 - 31,960	17%	18%
50	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	230	27,510	$18,750 - 41,400	3%	18%
51	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	230	27,050	$19,480 - 37,210	19%	14%
52	Tour guides and escorts	220	24,250	$11,970 - 45,520	21%	29%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	28,230	$20,220 - 36,770	4%	15%
54	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	220	15,280	$11,750 - 19,690	10%	17%
55	Personal and home care aides	210	18,350	$14,730 - 25,150	51%	10%
56	Medical assistants	210	25,170	$19,270 - 30,870	35%	10%
57	Preschool teachers, except special education	210	17,490	$12,860 - 22,780	26%	43%
58	File clerks	210	19,680	$13,310 - 24,910	-40%	20%
59	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	210	25,630	$16,390 - 37,080	4%	6%
60	Bus drivers, school	210	19,850	$12,580 - 26,620	9%	4%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	52,050	$33,090 - 72,020	7%	13%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	200	46,350	$28,710 - 68,560	-4%	15%
63	Industrial truck and tractor operators	200	31,750	$17,860 - 46,800	-1%	2%
64	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	190	34,270	$22,650 - 48,900	9%	3%
65	Sheet metal workers	180	32,510	$21,300 - 46,610	7%	4%
66	Roofers	180	33,330	$23,780 - 42,080	14%	3%
67	Cost estimators	180	40,720	$25,810 - 58,770	19%	32%
68	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	180	30,890	$17,660 - 46,430	3%	4%
69	Child care workers	180	17,670	$12,250 - 24,740	18%	15%
70	Dental hygienists	170	72,150	$39,390 - 89,380	30%	33%
71	Dental assistants	170	35,480	$21,330 - 46,150	29%	9%
72	Insurance sales agents	170	45,930	$28,720 - 74,100	13%	45%
73	Loan officers	170	82,510	$35,430 - [?]	12%	49%
74	Brickmasons and blockmasons	160	34,070	$20,340 - 50,510	10%	3%
75	Counter and rental clerks	160	20,400	$12,550 - 28,620	23%	16%
76	Tapers	150	33,220	$14,280 - 43,270	7%	2%
77	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	150	21,350	$16,360 - 28,370	12%	0%
78	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	150	23,820	$19,050 - 27,410	4%	0%
79	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	140	35,700	$22,690 - 48,750	8%	4%
80	Tile and marble setters	140	56,500	$33,500 - 72,270	15%	3%
81	Computer support specialists	130	29,190	$17,390 - 49,080	13%	43%
82	Tellers	130	24,090	$18,820 - 33,280	14%	16%
83	Parts salespersons	130	27,260	$18,340 - 42,610	-1%	6%
84	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	28,470	$14,260 - 46,610	27%	47%
85	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	18,340	$12,620 - 24,700	14%	3%
86	Carpet installers	120	27,740	$12,030 - 45,090	0%	3%
87	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	120	20,640	$15,190 - 27,840	13%	15%
88	Food service managers	120	36,740	$24,460 - 54,810	5%	24%
89	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	53,830	$41,420 - 71,750	15%	25%
90	Driver/sales workers	110	27,670	$12,310 - 48,330	-4%	4%
91	Helpers--production workers	110	24,120	$15,960 - 36,060	0%	4%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	42,300	$23,690 - 68,310	0%	42%
93	Medical records and health information technicians	110	27,470	$17,940 - 41,490	18%	12%
94	Business operations specialists, all other	110	52,130	$33,560 - 80,670	21%	49%
95	Administrative services managers	110	51,630	$23,840 - 88,340	12%	40%
96	Machinists	110	29,750	$18,830 - 43,170	-2%	3%
97	Pharmacy technicians	110	30,450	$23,870 - 40,250	32%	16%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	100	27,240	$18,820 - 39,110	13%	11%
99	Court, municipal, and license clerks	100	30,950	$23,280 - 39,330	9%	24%
100	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	35,870	$26,330 - 46,450	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Prescott Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	23,820	150	291.9
Tour guides and escorts	24,250	220	30.2
Carpet installers	27,740	120	12.1
Tapers	33,220	150	9.1
Business teachers, postsecondary	70,530	180	8.7
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	35,700	140	7.4
Tile and marble setters	56,500	140	7.2
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	28,970	340	5.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	37,420	670	4.6
Surveyors	42,010	100	4.5
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	30,890	180	4.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,050	230	3.8
Roofers	33,330	180	3.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,050	280	3.5
Court, municipal, and license clerks	30,950	100	3.5
Brickmasons and blockmasons	34,070	160	3.4
Construction laborers	25,830	1,390	3.2
Cement masons and concrete finishers	33,760	270	3
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	27,510	230	2.7
Sheet metal workers	32,510	180	2.5
Dishwashers	15,260	520	2.5
Dental hygienists	72,150	170	2.4
Carpenters	36,020	1,000	2.4
Painters, construction and maintenance	32,150	280	2.4
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	21,350	150	2.3
Nonfarm animal caretakers	19,640	100	2.3
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,010	810	2.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	31,760	410	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,340	290	2.2
File clerks	19,680	210	2.1
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,370	100	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,110	500	2
Food preparation workers	18,790	730	2
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,860	790	2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,170	170	1.9
Receptionists and information clerks	22,230	920	1.9
Cost estimators	40,720	180	1.9
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	20,640	120	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	20,640	630	1.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	34,270	190	1.8
Bartenders	16,500	370	1.8
Cooks, fast food	15,220	380	1.7
Medical records and health information technicians	27,470	110	1.7
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,410	290	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,670	340	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	15,180	1,600	1.6
Home health aides	19,760	470	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,400	850	1.5
Food service managers	36,740	120	1.5
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,470	130	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Prescott, Arizona Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Loan officers	82,510	1.45	170
Tile and marble setters	56,500	1.43	140
Dental hygienists	72,150	1.21	170
Dental assistants	35,480	1.18	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,920	1.17	400
Pharmacy technicians	30,450	1.16	110
Cashiers	20,150	1.15	2,040
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,830	1.13	110
Driver/sales workers	27,670	1.12	110
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,750	1.12	200
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	41,430	1.1	600
Tour guides and escorts	24,250	1.1	220
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	30,890	1.08	180
Tellers	24,090	1.08	130
Helpers--production workers	24,120	1.08	110
Business teachers, postsecondary	70,530	1.07	180
Social and human service assistants	28,220	1.07	150
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,830	1.06	340
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,900	1.06	300
Computer programmers	63,640	1.05	120
Food preparation workers	18,790	1.05	730
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,970	1.04	780
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,090	1.03	690
Retail salespersons	24,150	1.03	1,920
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	20,640	1.03	120
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,080	1.02	530
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,340	1.02	290
Customer service representatives	28,960	1.02	660
Registered nurses	57,620	1.02	1,130
Cooks, restaurant	20,640	1.02	630
Office clerks, general	24,110	1.01	1,180
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,470	1.01	130
Home health aides	19,760	1	470
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,230	1	220
Painters, construction and maintenance	32,150	1	280
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	35,700	1	140
Receptionists and information clerks	22,230	0.99	920
Roofers	33,330	0.99	180
Child care workers	17,670	0.99	180
Carpenters	36,020	0.98	1,000
Accountants and auditors	54,030	0.98	330
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,520	0.98	910
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,050	0.98	280
Cement masons and concrete finishers	33,760	0.98	270
Personal and home care aides	18,350	0.98	210
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,860	0.98	790
Dishwashers	15,260	0.97	520
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,300	0.97	990
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,050	0.97	200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,010	0.96	810

Highest Paying Jobs in Prescott, Arizona Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	163,090
Physicians and surgeons, all other	108,770	40
Chief executives	101,920	120
Pharmacists	87,050	110
Computer and information systems managers	84,040
General and operations managers	83,230	730
Loan officers	82,510	170
Engineering managers	80,850	30
Financial managers	78,890	160
Computer software engineers, applications	78,700	40
Education administrators, postsecondary	75,220	80
Dental hygienists	72,150	170
Business teachers, postsecondary	70,530	180
Medical and health services managers	68,900	100
Civil engineers	67,430	80
Construction managers	66,210	100
Lawyers	65,870	130
Physical therapists	65,850	80
Sales managers	65,490	150
Occupational therapists	65,410	30
Computer programmers	63,640	120
Management analysts	61,750	110
Veterinarians	61,540	30
Computer systems analysts	58,570	30
Registered nurses	57,620	1,130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	56,960	40
Tile and marble setters	56,500	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	54,560	100
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	54,110	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	54,100	30
Accountants and auditors	54,030	330
Instructional coordinators	53,960	70
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,830	110
Business operations specialists, all other	52,130	110
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,050	200
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	51,880	60
Administrative services managers	51,630	110
Network and computer systems administrators	51,540	50
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	51,540
Sales representatives, services, all other	50,790	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50,430
Librarians	49,560	70
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	48,910	40
Marketing managers	48,500	90
Surveying and mapping technicians	47,460	40
Managers, all other	46,810	90
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,580
Special education teachers, secondary school	46,470	30
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,350	200
Insurance sales agents	45,930	170

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