Yuma Employment

Employment and Industries in the Yuma, Arizona Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Yuma than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Yuma.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Yuma.
A list of any large public companies in Yuma.

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	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	280	60,050	$21,750 - 137,020	8%	51%
2	Accountants and auditors	270	51,320	$26,930 - 81,850	18%	79%
3	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	230	51,010	$32,150 - 63,930	5%	58%
4	Management analysts	190	62,320	$34,510 - 108,090	22%	78%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	47,540	$30,220 - 70,110	12%	51%
6	Lawyers	150	76,150	$38,970 - 110,460	11%	99%
7	Managers, all other	130	66,580	$29,070 - 109,790	7%	55%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	42,150	$27,370 - 57,720	13%	73%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	63,370	$39,940 - 89,090	8%	78%
10	Financial managers	100	70,220	$43,640 - 110,650	13%	60%
11	Civil engineers	100	66,890	$39,300 - 100,460	18%	87%
12	Chief executives	100	112,930	$59,880 - 0	2%	65%
13	Social and human service assistants	90	28,190	$20,260 - 37,930	34%	58%
14	Pharmacists	80	98,950	$57,610 - 124,800	22%	97%
15	Training and development specialists	80	55,840	$26,700 - 76,810	18%	56%
16	Sales managers	80	74,630	$35,910 - 114,010	10%	69%
17	Instructional coordinators	70	41,080	$30,480 - 54,790	23%	79%
18	Social workers, all other	70	46,300	$25,280 - 68,790	18%	77%
19	Editors	70	29,440	$13,070 - 51,340	2%	81%
20	Computer specialists, all other	70	58,070	$33,700 - 79,980	15%	68%
21	Social and community service managers	60	44,690	$21,820 - 63,790	25%	72%
22	Engineers, all other	60	83,420	$53,840 - 113,860	6%	82%
23	Child, family, and school social workers	60	33,680	$24,050 - 45,420	19%	77%
24	Librarians	50	36,220	$19,830 - 54,450	4%	85%
25	Health educators	50	37,550	$15,650 - 70,570	26%	58%
26	Computer programmers	50	61,210	$39,840 - 91,700	0%	73%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	50	46,450	$27,550 - 74,830	27%	50%
28	Mechanical engineers	50	64,960	$43,600 - 90,150	4%	78%
29	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	36,200	$19,860 - 54,540	25%	58%
30	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	50,960	$19,730 - 74,220	25%	93%
31	Electrical engineers	40	68,120	$49,790 - 87,710	6%	81%
32	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	72,490	$44,240 - 108,420	28%	85%
33	Surveyors	40	47,530	$30,870 - 72,970	24%	82%
34	Graphic designers	40	37,610	$21,190 - 57,440	10%	55%
35	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	36,890	$23,850 - 51,210	20%	87%
36	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40	35,910	$22,310 - 47,520	14%	54%
37	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	39,440	$20,340 - 69,820	9%	72%
38	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	30	51,270	$32,250 - 80,630	5%	99%
39	Medical and public health social workers	30	44,700	$16,370 - 95,220	24%	77%
40	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	16,700	$11,840 - 25,960	11%	55%
41	Medical and health services managers	30	64,480	$38,950 - 91,750	16%	57%

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	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	8,000	15,300	$12,220 - 18,290	-2%	4%
2	Cashiers	1,720	17,550	$12,220 - 24,820	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,670	22,200	$13,040 - 33,610	13%	19%
4	Retail salespersons	1,630	25,060	$12,830 - 50,250	12%	25%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,110	15,260	$11,650 - 20,580	18%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,010	19,040	$12,740 - 27,120	15%	4%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	950	20,300	$12,210 - 31,470	1%	18%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	890	20,030	$13,140 - 29,840	2%	5%
9	Construction laborers	810	24,110	$16,120 - 35,100	11%	5%
10	Waiters and waitresses	710	14,390	$11,570 - 18,610	11%	14%
11	Teacher assistants	700	18,800	$12,700 - 24,090	10%	18%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	670	29,520	$18,730 - 43,940	13%	16%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	35,960	$21,040 - 50,220	4%	25%
14	Customer service representatives	640	24,670	$15,390 - 35,240	25%	22%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	640	29,230	$14,450 - 48,840	10%	6%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	590	29,640	$20,850 - 40,270	15%	18%
17	General and operations managers	590	74,180	$38,420 - 125,110	2%	48%
18	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	570	19,440	$12,600 - 27,870	18%	6%
19	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	530	15,410	$11,810 - 20,340	13%	5%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	530	18,780	$12,330 - 28,030	17%	13%
21	Security guards	510	17,630	$11,920 - 27,080	17%	13%
22	Carpenters	500	32,430	$19,440 - 47,260	10%	6%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	500	36,480	$18,880 - 60,350	6%	29%
24	Stock clerks and order fillers	490	20,990	$12,930 - 31,540	-7%	8%
25	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	400	23,610	$12,900 - 35,140	4%	6%
26	Cooks, fast food	380	14,210	$11,690 - 17,930	8%	5%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	29,170	$14,570 - 47,350	8%	4%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	31,670	$16,340 - 50,510	14%	4%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	350	53,610	$32,040 - 78,730	21%	49%
30	Cooks, restaurant	340	17,280	$12,820 - 22,560	12%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	340	23,310	$13,620 - 36,830	11%	14%
32	Food preparation workers	330	20,670	$12,590 - 33,520	15%	7%
33	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	320	15,790	$12,870 - 18,080	-1%	0%
34	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	290	30,190	$17,720 - 44,860	11%	4%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	290	38,570	$26,170 - 55,510	11%	33%
36	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	270	30,660	$19,640 - 43,930	8%	3%
37	Medical assistants	260	27,480	$19,780 - 37,100	35%	10%
38	Cement masons and concrete finishers	260	29,660	$19,400 - 42,470	11%	2%
39	Home health aides	260	19,780	$14,310 - 26,080	49%	7%
40	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	260	14,300	$11,740 - 18,290	10%	8%
41	Agricultural equipment operators	250	20,520	$15,250 - 28,860	-4%	4%
42	Electricians	250	35,980	$18,440 - 52,850	7%	7%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	240	53,030	$32,870 - 73,020	9%	10%
44	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	230	13,120	$11,460 - 15,360	12%	6%
45	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	25,140	$16,730 - 36,230	-1%	2%
46	Dishwashers	220	13,690	$11,580 - 16,980	10%	3%
47	Bartenders	220	15,070	$11,740 - 20,540	11%	17%
48	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	220	13,960	$11,560 - 17,690	10%	17%
49	File clerks	200	18,680	$13,250 - 24,200	-40%	20%
50	Tellers	190	21,160	$17,230 - 25,350	14%	16%
51	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	190	17,780	$13,500 - 22,740	17%	14%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	180	39,360	$17,910 - 59,110	-4%	15%
53	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	180	24,950	$12,830 - 36,800	7%	2%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	50,620	$31,000 - 72,880	7%	13%
55	Preschool teachers, except special education	170	21,200	$12,220 - 35,700	26%	43%
56	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	160	16,410	$12,040 - 21,750	14%	3%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	160	23,070	$15,220 - 37,720	13%	11%
58	Bus drivers, school	150	23,120	$16,910 - 29,570	9%	4%
59	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	150	33,870	$21,690 - 45,730	9%	3%
60	Driver/sales workers	150	16,730	$11,730 - 26,560	-4%	4%
61	Court, municipal, and license clerks	150	25,700	$17,820 - 32,280	9%	24%
62	Fire fighters	150	32,450	$21,500 - 45,560	12%	18%
63	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	140	36,560	$26,090 - 50,580	14%	7%
64	Child care workers	140	17,960	$12,220 - 24,770	18%	15%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	140	21,180	$12,760 - 31,750	11%	5%
66	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	140	28,980	$20,320 - 39,300	3%	18%
67	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	25,210	$16,300 - 35,160	4%	15%
68	Postal service mail carriers	140	42,490	$33,890 - 50,010	1%	11%
69	Real estate sales agents	140	63,760	$27,840 - 141,280	11%	45%
70	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	32,600	$20,390 - 65,840	12%	6%
71	Brickmasons and blockmasons	130	22,860	$15,940 - 31,400	10%	3%
72	Computer support specialists	130	34,040	$24,620 - 53,000	13%	43%
73	Bill and account collectors	120	26,070	$15,950 - 38,470	23%	13%
74	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	120	27,200	$17,020 - 38,360	3%	4%
75	Switchboard operators, including answering service	120	17,470	$12,060 - 26,810	-7%	10%
76	Parts salespersons	120	30,540	$14,720 - 52,230	-1%	6%
77	Pharmacy technicians	120	25,080	$18,710 - 34,530	32%	16%
78	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	110	32,170	$23,840 - 47,890	16%	43%
79	All other information and record clerks	110	30,560	$19,420 - 44,550	-12%	21%
80	Counter and rental clerks	110	21,890	$12,430 - 37,550	23%	16%
81	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	110	29,800	$12,810 - 53,340	-6%	14%
82	Tapers	100	30,160	$19,970 - 39,270	7%	2%
83	Sheet metal workers	100	32,280	$18,560 - 52,100	7%	4%
84	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	31,230	$23,340 - 42,510	12%	3%
85	Medical secretaries	100	23,900	$16,580 - 29,190	17%	18%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	100	59,270	$36,040 - 82,430	9%	33%
87	Food service managers	100	40,350	$23,930 - 64,290	5%	24%
88	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	30,890	$20,140 - 43,040	5%	2%
89	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	90	33,110	$26,270 - 40,290	3%	38%
90	Cost estimators	90	43,760	$29,310 - 69,700	19%	32%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	90	43,290	$28,180 - 59,330	10%	17%
92	Construction managers	90		$[?] - [?]	16%	29%
93	Legal secretaries	90	31,330	$19,510 - 45,880	12%	18%
94	Bakers	80	17,170	$11,680 - 24,860	10%	8%
95	Protective service workers, all other	80	26,060	$15,170 - 36,810	13%	31%
96	Dental assistants	80	32,410	$21,110 - 43,320	29%	9%
97	Helpers--production workers	80	17,330	$13,020 - 21,600	0%	4%
98	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	80	32,330	$25,980 - 42,500	4%	30%
99	Insurance sales agents	80	60,480	$26,320 - 97,280	13%	45%
100	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	80	33,030	$18,510 - 49,870	2%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Yuma Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	15,300	8,000	95.8
Agricultural equipment operators	20,520	250	69.6
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	39,460	170	40.8
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	15,790	320	34.8
Tapers	30,160	100	6.8
Court, municipal, and license clerks	25,700	150	5.9
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	59,270	100	4.6
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	24,950	180	3.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	29,660	260	3.2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	27,200	120	3.1
Brickmasons and blockmasons	22,860	130	3.1
Real estate sales agents	63,760	140	2.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,780	190	2.7
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,010	230	2.6
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	32,170	110	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	23,070	160	2.3
File clerks	18,680	200	2.3
Construction laborers	24,110	810	2.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,660	270	2.1
Fire fighters	32,450	150	2
Cooks, fast food	14,210	380	1.9
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,980	140	1.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,370	120	1.8
Switchboard operators, including answering service	17,470	120	1.8
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,190	290	1.7
Teacher assistants	18,800	700	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	38,570	290	1.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	33,870	150	1.6
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	13,960	220	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,410	530	1.6
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,150	130	1.6
Medical assistants	27,480	260	1.6
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,440	570	1.6
Sheet metal workers	32,280	100	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,960	640	1.5
Office clerks, general	22,200	1,670	1.5
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	20,300	950	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,670	350	1.5
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,120	230	1.5
Parts salespersons	30,540	120	1.4
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,300	260	1.4
Food service managers	40,350	100	1.4
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,610	400	1.4
Carpenters	32,430	500	1.4
Cashiers	17,550	1,720	1.4
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,230	640	1.3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,040	1,010	1.3
Security guards	17,630	510	1.3
All other information and record clerks	30,560	110	1.3
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,410	160	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Real estate sales agents	63,760	1.32	140
Food preparation workers	20,670	1.15	330
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,050	1.11	280
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,170	1.11	370
Retail salespersons	25,060	1.07	1,630
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,010	1.07	230
Medical assistants	27,480	1.05	260
Parts salespersons	30,540	1.04	120
Painters, construction and maintenance	32,600	1.01	130
Child care workers	17,960	1.01	140
Home health aides	19,780	1	260
Cashiers	17,550	1	1,720
Counter and rental clerks	21,890	1	110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,560	0.99	140
All other information and record clerks	30,560	0.99	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,520	0.98	670
Business operations specialists, all other	53,610	0.98	350
Postal service mail carriers	42,490	0.97	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,260	0.97	1,110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,180	0.97	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,030	0.97	240
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,780	0.97	190
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	39,460	0.97	170
Pharmacy technicians	25,080	0.96	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,960	0.96	640
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,990	0.95	490
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	27,200	0.95	120
Tellers	21,160	0.95	190
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,620	0.94	180
Office clerks, general	22,200	0.93	1,670
Accountants and auditors	51,320	0.93	270
Bus drivers, school	23,120	0.93	150
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,980	0.93	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,800	0.92	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,670	0.91	350
Teacher assistants	18,800	0.9	700
Management analysts	62,320	0.9	190
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,230	0.9	640
Bill and account collectors	26,070	0.9	120
Cooks, fast food	14,210	0.9	380
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,040	0.9	1,010
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,210	0.9	140
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,200	0.89	170
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,140	0.89	230
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,610	0.89	400
Carpenters	32,430	0.89	500
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,030	0.89	890
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,300	0.88	260
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	33,870	0.88	150
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,150	0.88	130

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	183,400
Chief executives	112,930	100
Pharmacists	98,950	80
Engineers, all other	83,420	60
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	79,360	70
Lawyers	76,150	150
Sales managers	74,630	80
General and operations managers	74,180	590
Computer software engineers, systems software	72,490	40
Financial managers	70,220	100
Electrical engineers	68,120	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	67,030	40
Civil engineers	66,890	100
Managers, all other	66,580	130
Mechanical engineers	64,960	50
Medical and health services managers	64,480	30
Real estate sales agents	63,760	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,370	120
Management analysts	62,320	190
Administrative services managers	61,490	80
Computer programmers	61,210	50
Insurance sales agents	60,480	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,390	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,050	280
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	59,270	100
Computer specialists, all other	58,070	70
Training and development specialists	55,840	80
Business operations specialists, all other	53,610	350
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,030	240
Accountants and auditors	51,320	270
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	51,270	30
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,010	230
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50,960	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,620	180
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,180	70
Surveying and mapping technicians	50,130	30
Property, real estate, and community association managers	48,300	50
Lodging managers	47,730	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	47,540	180
Surveyors	47,530	40
Farm labor contractors	47,260
Sales representatives, services, all other	47,110	40
Network and computer systems administrators	46,450	50
Social workers, all other	46,300	70
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	45,140	60
Construction and building inspectors	45,110	40
Medical and public health social workers	44,700	30
Social and community service managers	44,690	60
Loan officers	44,240
Cost estimators	43,760	90

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