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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 | 8,160 | 57,860 | $39,000 - 77,650 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 5,380 | 46,430 | $26,600 - 71,130 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 2,400 | 51,720 | $31,350 - 77,170 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,220 | 43,260 | $30,210 - 58,630 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,190 | 38,930 | $26,620 - 51,750 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Social and human service assistants | 1,600 | 22,390 | $14,730 - 31,450 | 34% | 58% |
| 7 | Lawyers | 1,570 | 94,350 | $41,000 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 8 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,390 | 35,260 | $18,230 - 57,800 | 9% | 54% |
| 9 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,330 | 41,850 | $27,290 - 57,520 | 11% | 95% |
| 10 | Management analysts | 1,330 | 56,500 | $30,230 - 92,030 | 22% | 78% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 1,010 | 81,030 | $40,590 - 131,550 | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Pharmacists | 940 | 88,480 | $61,640 - 115,460 | 22% | 97% |
| 13 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 860 | 69,920 | $22,530 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 14 | Computer programmers | 810 | 62,560 | $34,310 - 92,230 | 0% | 73% |
| 15 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 710 | 47,150 | $29,240 - 61,090 | 12% | 51% |
| 16 | Training and development specialists | 680 | 42,870 | $25,600 - 63,540 | 18% | 56% |
| 17 | Managers, all other | 680 | 72,190 | $43,380 - 105,280 | 7% | 55% |
| 18 | Medical and health services managers | 680 | 68,310 | $39,460 - 96,820 | 16% | 57% |
| 19 | Computer software engineers, applications | 670 | 64,670 | $36,050 - 97,040 | 45% | 85% |
| 20 | Civil engineers | 650 | 63,020 | $40,890 - 89,650 | 18% | 87% |
| 21 | Sales managers | 630 | 89,510 | $40,210 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 22 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 610 | 40,320 | $26,270 - 63,820 | 5% | 58% |
| 23 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 560 | 51,890 | $35,310 - 65,050 | 13% | 73% |
| 24 | Network and computer systems administrators | 550 | 54,750 | $34,830 - 80,860 | 27% | 50% |
| 25 | Chief executives | 540 | 130,920 | $65,560 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 26 | Public relations specialists | 510 | 44,700 | $26,020 - 74,690 | 18% | 81% |
| 27 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 490 | 66,140 | $50,790 - 83,070 | 8% | 78% |
| 28 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 470 | 49,950 | $27,540 - 63,000 | 12% | 51% |
| 29 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 460 | 35,230 | $21,770 - 55,840 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Speech-language pathologists | 460 | 49,170 | $35,340 - 66,590 | 11% | 98% |
| 31 | Coaches and scouts | 460 | 36,520 | $17,960 - 61,320 | 15% | 60% |
| 32 | Child, family, and school social workers | 460 | 34,430 | $25,880 - 48,160 | 19% | 77% |
| 33 | Mechanical engineers | 440 | 67,610 | $43,170 - 100,820 | 4% | 78% |
| 34 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 430 | 30,810 | $21,370 - 42,640 | 15% | 51% |
| 35 | Financial analysts | 430 | 62,360 | $36,330 - 107,430 | 34% | 87% |
| 36 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 410 | 49,790 | $14,440 - 88,100 | 23% | 54% |
| 37 | Computer and information systems managers | 410 | 83,280 | $47,910 - 126,410 | 16% | 73% |
| 38 | Librarians | 400 | 46,190 | $29,400 - 60,580 | 4% | 85% |
| 39 | Insurance underwriters | 390 | 50,380 | $26,020 - 76,950 | 6% | 53% |
| 40 | Social and community service managers | 380 | 53,900 | $30,330 - 89,580 | 25% | 72% |
| 41 | Advertising sales agents | 380 | 46,500 | $24,370 - 86,600 | 20% | 56% |
| 42 | Physical therapists | 370 | 53,640 | $27,510 - 80,550 | 27% | 89% |
| 43 | Graphic designers | 360 | 36,880 | $23,530 - 56,410 | 10% | 55% |
| 44 | Personal financial advisors | 350 | 60,300 | $34,010 - 107,770 | 41% | 81% |
| 45 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 310 | 50,060 | $34,020 - 72,690 | 53% | 57% |
| 46 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 300 | 41,880 | $32,320 - 54,520 | 9% | 87% |
| 47 | Computer specialists, all other | 300 | 59,570 | $26,730 - 82,930 | 15% | 68% |
| 48 | Occupational therapists | 280 | 58,500 | $39,800 - 79,130 | 23% | 90% |
| 49 | Engineers, all other | 280 | 66,440 | $35,770 - 101,490 | 6% | 82% |
| 50 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 280 | 41,980 | $30,760 - 57,040 | 20% | 87% |
| 51 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 270 | 45,250 | $30,010 - 64,620 | 18% | 56% |
| 52 | Rehabilitation counselors | 270 | 32,400 | $21,660 - 44,010 | 23% | 73% |
| 53 | Marketing managers | 250 | 95,260 | $35,970 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 54 | Surveyors | 250 | 36,410 | $13,680 - 57,700 | 24% | 82% |
| 55 | Social workers, all other | 250 | 48,070 | $29,160 - 73,320 | 18% | 77% |
| 56 | Industrial engineers | 240 | 62,260 | $40,490 - 87,350 | 20% | 74% |
| 57 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 240 | 36,250 | $21,970 - 59,600 | 25% | 58% |
| 58 | Engineering managers | 240 | 94,150 | $67,090 - 120,750 | 7% | 84% |
| 59 | Medical and public health social workers | 240 | 41,470 | $26,440 - 58,920 | 24% | 77% |
| 60 | Financial specialists, all other | 240 | 41,150 | $22,460 - 70,830 | 12% | 50% |
| 61 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 230 | 85,060 | $42,480 - 129,820 | 14% | 78% |
| 62 | Market research analysts | 230 | 49,570 | $31,140 - 83,460 | 20% | 82% |
| 63 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 220 | 67,350 | $40,890 - 99,360 | 28% | 85% |
| 64 | Commercial pilots | 210 | 58,170 | $37,780 - 91,400 | 13% | 74% |
| 65 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 210 | 49,510 | $28,570 - 75,490 | 17% | 56% |
| 66 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 210 | 49,730 | $26,930 - 82,860 | 17% | 54% |
| 67 | Editors | 210 | 48,640 | $28,600 - 80,270 | 2% | 81% |
| 68 | Dentists, general | 210 | 111,410 | $63,980 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 69 | Special education teachers, middle school | 190 | 41,520 | $31,850 - 52,810 | 16% | 87% |
| 70 | Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 190 | 49,460 | $27,650 - 96,190 | 0% | 99% |
| 71 | Electrical engineers | 190 | 75,280 | $53,920 - 98,750 | 6% | 81% |
| 72 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 180 | 100,480 | $40,710 - 0 | 18% | 88% |
| 73 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 180 | 47,540 | $33,410 - 63,210 | 0% | 96% |
| 74 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 180 | 33,050 | $26,050 - 44,830 | 11% | 58% |
| 75 | Operations research analysts | 170 | 49,270 | $31,260 - 65,600 | 11% | 71% |
| 76 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 170 | 62,870 | $34,260 - 124,100 | 16% | 99% |
| 77 | Reporters and correspondents | 160 | 33,230 | $18,740 - 46,670 | 1% | 85% |
| 78 | Credit analysts | 160 | 57,500 | $32,900 - 93,440 | 2% | 60% |
| 79 | Health educators | 150 | 52,930 | $31,980 - 68,210 | 26% | 58% |
| 80 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 150 | 43,400 | $30,940 - 62,150 | 9% | 72% |
| 81 | Budget analysts | 150 | 52,060 | $35,130 - 73,040 | 7% | 78% |
| 82 | Legislators | 140 | 35,280 | $11,670 - 80,500 | 1% | 65% |
| 83 | Mental health counselors | 140 | 39,290 | $26,950 - 53,620 | 30% | 73% |
| 84 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 140 | 45,080 | $20,710 - 66,580 | 25% | 93% |
| 85 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 140 | 47,820 | $27,430 - 74,780 | 8% | 72% |
| 86 | Purchasing managers | 140 | 75,050 | $40,540 - 108,690 | 3% | 57% |
| 87 | Economists | 130 | 51,620 | $27,950 - 74,560 | 8% | 100% |
| 88 | Human resources managers, all other | 130 | 74,330 | $42,800 - 111,960 | 11% | 58% |
| 89 | Producers and directors | 130 | 42,780 | $26,140 - 67,030 | 11% | 75% |
| 90 | Training and development managers | 120 | 76,280 | $44,760 - 124,610 | 16% | 58% |
| 91 | Financial examiners | 120 | 64,380 | $33,930 - 96,760 | 11% | 76% |
| 92 | Veterinarians | 120 | 68,840 | $42,080 - 100,670 | 35% | 100% |
| 93 | Environmental engineers | 110 | 55,660 | $34,150 - 83,090 | 25% | 86% |
| 94 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 110 | 32,140 | $16,650 - 49,390 | 24% | 78% |
| 95 | Instructional coordinators | 110 | 60,070 | $37,970 - 80,220 | 23% | 79% |
| 96 | Floral designers | 100 | 21,780 | $17,280 - 29,590 | 0% | 55% |
| 97 | Chemists | 100 | 55,170 | $33,760 - 77,510 | 9% | 93% |
| 98 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 100 | 102,050 | $41,450 - 0 | 12% | 94% |
| 99 | Microbiologists | 90 | 49,240 | $32,280 - 63,420 | 11% | 95% |
| 100 | Public relations managers | 90 | 80,030 | $38,690 - 130,990 | 17% | 75% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 11,170 | 20,550 | $12,700 - 30,840 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,480 | 21,770 | $13,420 - 37,670 | 2% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 7,930 | 16,020 | $12,060 - 21,130 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 6,660 | 34,100 | $21,130 - 49,670 | 10% | 4% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 6,470 | 29,340 | $18,920 - 44,940 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 6,460 | 21,060 | $12,980 - 30,760 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 5,660 | 29,550 | $20,230 - 41,180 | 13% | 16% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,520 | 18,630 | $12,460 - 25,860 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 5,450 | 19,680 | $15,860 - 24,430 | 18% | 7% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 5,360 | 14,570 | $11,560 - 19,060 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,550 | 19,850 | $12,750 - 28,360 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,330 | 24,710 | $16,900 - 35,790 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,300 | 13,590 | $11,480 - 16,340 | 18% | 5% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 4,010 | 41,440 | $24,640 - 62,320 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,920 | 34,300 | $24,830 - 44,880 | 14% | 7% |
| 16 | General and operations managers | 3,700 | 90,260 | $42,020 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 3,060 | 36,010 | $19,860 - 53,750 | 4% | 25% |
| 18 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,970 | 31,790 | $21,430 - 46,040 | 15% | 18% |
| 19 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,940 | 29,350 | $18,900 - 43,110 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,930 | 21,190 | $15,120 - 27,800 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Cooks, fast food | 2,830 | 13,410 | $11,500 - 16,280 | 8% | 5% |
| 22 | Helpers--production workers | 2,800 | 20,390 | $14,600 - 29,840 | 0% | 4% |
| 23 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,800 | 49,480 | $28,360 - 74,350 | 21% | 49% |
| 24 | Security guards | 2,580 | 19,980 | $12,750 - 28,970 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Carpenters | 2,380 | 31,350 | $24,180 - 40,790 | 10% | 6% |
| 26 | Team assemblers | 2,280 | 26,660 | $16,480 - 37,200 | 0% | 5% |
| 27 | Food preparation workers | 2,240 | 15,960 | $11,820 - 22,470 | 15% | 7% |
| 28 | Teacher assistants | 2,160 | 17,670 | $12,480 - 24,030 | 10% | 18% |
| 29 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,130 | 15,300 | $11,830 - 19,230 | 13% | 5% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,090 | 23,970 | $15,660 - 35,270 | 11% | 14% |
| 31 | Tellers | 1,860 | 21,760 | $16,190 - 28,610 | 14% | 16% |
| 32 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,850 | 24,060 | $15,860 - 34,830 | 4% | 6% |
| 33 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,800 | 22,280 | $14,440 - 31,830 | 8% | 4% |
| 34 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,800 | 17,960 | $13,930 - 23,070 | 12% | 5% |
| 35 | Child care workers | 1,750 | 14,100 | $11,530 - 17,730 | 18% | 15% |
| 36 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,730 | 16,660 | $12,370 - 22,270 | -11% | 3% |
| 37 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,700 | 24,990 | $16,610 - 36,230 | -1% | 2% |
| 38 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,670 | 36,320 | $23,590 - 49,310 | 11% | 33% |
| 39 | Driver/sales workers | 1,610 | 24,890 | $12,260 - 42,410 | -4% | 4% |
| 40 | Home health aides | 1,610 | 18,340 | $14,110 - 23,430 | 49% | 7% |
| 41 | Bus drivers, school | 1,580 | 20,250 | $13,400 - 27,390 | 9% | 4% |
| 42 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,570 | 19,320 | $13,430 - 28,080 | 18% | 6% |
| 43 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,560 | 17,240 | $12,160 - 23,650 | 11% | 5% |
| 44 | Construction laborers | 1,550 | 22,750 | $17,100 - 30,010 | 11% | 5% |
| 45 | Telemarketers | 1,520 | 18,740 | $12,360 - 24,510 | -9% | 14% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,440 | 47,690 | $28,840 - 65,960 | 9% | 10% |
| 47 | Computer support specialists | 1,400 | 36,900 | $22,340 - 55,360 | 13% | 43% |
| 48 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,380 | 46,620 | $28,220 - 68,260 | 7% | 13% |
| 49 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,360 | 32,890 | $18,960 - 49,130 | 14% | 4% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,360 | 43,710 | $25,560 - 66,950 | -4% | 15% |
| 51 | Bill and account collectors | 1,270 | 26,280 | $18,510 - 36,000 | 23% | 13% |
| 52 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 1,240 | 52,640 | $23,460 - 91,370 | 28% | 48% |
| 53 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,210 | 33,850 | $18,830 - 54,190 | 0% | 22% |
| 54 | Dishwashers | 1,210 | 14,900 | $11,810 - 18,290 | 10% | 3% |
| 55 | Electricians | 1,180 | 36,170 | $22,510 - 48,330 | 7% | 7% |
| 56 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,120 | 36,110 | $23,940 - 47,370 | 12% | 3% |
| 57 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,090 | 26,640 | $19,720 - 35,690 | 4% | 15% |
| 58 | Personal and home care aides | 1,070 | 16,280 | $11,810 - 22,590 | 51% | 10% |
| 59 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,060 | 18,270 | $12,180 - 27,750 | 23% | 16% |
| 60 | Administrative services managers | 1,050 | 65,250 | $33,810 - 104,250 | 12% | 40% |
| 61 | Parts salespersons | 1,020 | 28,260 | $15,340 - 46,810 | -1% | 6% |
| 62 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 920 | 17,500 | $12,270 - 26,150 | 26% | 43% |
| 63 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 920 | 14,060 | $11,500 - 17,900 | 10% | 8% |
| 64 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 890 | 35,890 | $22,940 - 46,390 | 11% | 4% |
| 65 | Production workers, all other | 880 | 25,090 | $13,880 - 38,470 | 2% | 5% |
| 66 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 870 | 53,610 | $32,360 - 80,950 | 9% | 47% |
| 67 | Medical assistants | 860 | 23,450 | $18,340 - 30,840 | 35% | 10% |
| 68 | File clerks | 860 | 18,630 | $14,800 - 23,990 | -40% | 20% |
| 69 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 860 | 44,800 | $27,910 - 65,340 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Postal service mail carriers | 810 | 43,560 | $34,290 - 52,640 | 1% | 11% |
| 71 | Medical secretaries | 800 | 27,240 | $19,720 - 38,020 | 17% | 18% |
| 72 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 750 | 44,370 | $29,280 - 61,210 | 22% | 45% |
| 73 | Pharmacy technicians | 750 | 23,550 | $17,430 - 30,380 | 32% | 16% |
| 74 | Sheet metal workers | 740 | 28,380 | $17,550 - 43,150 | 7% | 4% |
| 75 | Fire fighters | 740 | 33,960 | $12,820 - 48,790 | 12% | 18% |
| 76 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 740 | 26,840 | $16,790 - 39,070 | -8% | 5% |
| 77 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 740 | 26,820 | $17,770 - 38,940 | 5% | 2% |
| 78 | Dental assistants | 720 | 25,860 | $16,160 - 35,870 | 29% | 9% |
| 79 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 720 | 60,980 | $32,270 - 100,920 | 4% | 38% |
| 80 | Legal secretaries | 700 | 30,910 | $21,130 - 44,520 | 12% | 18% |
| 81 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 700 | 31,320 | $21,110 - 45,500 | 8% | 3% |
| 82 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 680 | 30,850 | $15,460 - 47,160 | -6% | 14% |
| 83 | Data entry keyers | 680 | 23,170 | $16,050 - 32,870 | -4% | 18% |
| 84 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 680 | 16,680 | $12,090 - 22,990 | 14% | 3% |
| 85 | Insurance sales agents | 670 | 48,080 | $23,830 - 84,700 | 13% | 45% |
| 86 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 670 | 15,580 | $11,790 - 20,540 | 10% | 17% |
| 87 | All other information and record clerks | 650 | 31,560 | $19,170 - 45,010 | -12% | 21% |
| 88 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 640 | 27,450 | $16,090 - 36,060 | 0% | 24% |
| 89 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 630 | 24,260 | $15,820 - 33,300 | 3% | 4% |
| 90 | Psychiatric technicians | 630 | 22,350 | $16,400 - 31,230 | -2% | 16% |
| 91 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 630 | 22,370 | $16,220 - 28,820 | -14% | 0% |
| 92 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 630 | 15,660 | $11,750 - 21,020 | 16% | 9% |
| 93 | Health technologists and technicians, all other | 620 | 27,390 | $17,960 - 41,850 | 15% | 27% |
| 94 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 620 | 26,640 | $17,340 - 38,310 | -8% | 32% |
| 95 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 600 | 42,230 | $30,950 - 49,620 | -7% | 12% |
| 96 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 600 | 39,830 | $20,630 - 58,480 | 7% | 6% |
| 97 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 590 | 34,200 | $22,100 - 50,100 | 4% | 30% |
| 98 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 590 | 33,520 | $23,070 - 46,230 | 9% | 3% |
| 99 | Machinists | 580 | 34,940 | $23,210 - 52,330 | -2% | 3% |
| 100 | Loan officers | 570 | 58,530 | $34,360 - 91,570 | 12% | 49% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avionics technicians | 44,280 | 260 | 17 |
| Statistical assistants | 21,370 | 440 | 14.5 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 49,460 | 190 | 10 |
| Forensic science technicians | 34,460 | 120 | 8 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 22,350 | 630 | 7.5 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 23,630 | 180 | 5.6 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 34,730 | 150 | 5.3 |
| Commercial pilots | 58,170 | 210 | 4.8 |
| Economists | 51,620 | 130 | 4.7 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 27,390 | 620 | 4.1 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 23,370 | 280 | 4.1 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 39,830 | 600 | 3.9 |
| Dietetic technicians | 20,680 | 160 | 3.8 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 15,870 | 420 | 3.7 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 24,800 | 220 | 3.6 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 21,370 | 110 | 3.6 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 29,470 | 310 | 2.8 |
| Law clerks | 31,720 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 23,230 | 360 | 2.7 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 30,090 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 24,260 | 630 | 2.5 |
| Helpers--production workers | 20,390 | 2,800 | 2.5 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 34,300 | 3,920 | 2.4 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,260 | 450 | 2.3 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 24,150 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 33,850 | 1,210 | 2.3 |
| Crane and tower operators | 31,080 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 23,840 | 480 | 2.2 |
| Social and human service assistants | 22,390 | 1,600 | 2.2 |
| Radio and television announcers | 47,120 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 29,630 | 240 | 2.2 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 37,480 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 27,630 | 380 | 2.2 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 29,860 | 280 | 2.2 |
| Financial examiners | 64,380 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 22,760 | 500 | 2.2 |
| Cooks, fast food | 13,410 | 2,830 | 2.1 |
| Social workers, all other | 48,070 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 30,140 | 330 | 2.1 |
| Lodging managers | 37,360 | 120 | 2 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 31,660 | 120 | 2 |
| Respiratory therapists | 44,710 | 420 | 2 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 35,790 | 200 | 2 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 17,240 | 1,560 | 2 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 49,170 | 460 | 2 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 47,150 | 710 | 2 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 32,090 | 230 | 2 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 41,000 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Surveyors | 36,410 | 250 | 1.9 |
| Pest control workers | 24,470 | 280 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 100,480 | 1.47 | 180 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 49,790 | 1.39 | 410 |
| Radio and television announcers | 47,120 | 1.3 | 150 |
| Health educators | 52,930 | 1.22 | 150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 48,430 | 1.19 | 520 |
| Cost estimators | 60,970 | 1.15 | 470 |
| Coaches and scouts | 36,520 | 1.1 | 460 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 33,850 | 1.09 | 1,210 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 44,370 | 1.09 | 750 |
| Couriers and messengers | 24,070 | 1.09 | 290 |
| Instructional coordinators | 60,070 | 1.09 | 110 |
| Family and general practitioners | 164,560 | 1.08 | 410 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 85,060 | 1.08 | 230 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 51,890 | 1.08 | 560 |
| Social workers, all other | 48,070 | 1.08 | 250 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 26,940 | 1.08 | 180 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 26,840 | 1.08 | 740 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 35,300 | 1.08 | 140 |
| Procurement clerks | 34,940 | 1.06 | 190 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 52,640 | 1.06 | 1,240 |
| Team assemblers | 26,660 | 1.05 | 2,280 |
| Editors | 48,640 | 1.04 | 210 |
| Marketing managers | 95,260 | 1.04 | 250 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 42,230 | 1.04 | 600 |
| Computer programmers | 62,560 | 1.04 | 810 |
| Customer service representatives | 29,340 | 1.03 | 6,470 |
| Loan officers | 58,530 | 1.03 | 570 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 42,610 | 1.03 | 260 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 33,490 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 53,610 | 1.03 | 870 |
| Electrical engineers | 75,280 | 1.03 | 190 |
| Registered nurses | 57,860 | 1.02 | 8,160 |
| All other information and record clerks | 31,560 | 1.02 | 650 |
| Advertising sales agents | 46,500 | 1.02 | 380 |
| Social and community service managers | 53,900 | 1.02 | 380 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 38,370 | 1.02 | 260 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,940 | 1.02 | 210 |
| Credit analysts | 57,500 | 1.02 | 160 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 22,800 | 1.01 | 450 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 18,590 | 1.01 | 220 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 23,230 | 1.01 | 360 |
| Driver/sales workers | 24,890 | 1.01 | 1,610 |
| Legislators | 35,280 | 1.01 | 140 |
| Mental health counselors | 39,290 | 1.01 | 140 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 33,090 | 1.01 | 470 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 23,840 | 1 | 480 |
| General and operations managers | 90,260 | 1 | 3,700 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 36,250 | 1 | 240 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 18,680 | 1 | 490 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 34,450 | 1 | 390 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Optometrists | 185,330 | |
| Surgeons | 184,960 | 90 |
| Family and general practitioners | 164,560 | 410 |
| Chief executives | 130,920 | 540 |
| Dentists, general | 111,410 | 210 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 102,050 | 100 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 100,480 | 180 |
| Marketing managers | 95,260 | 250 |
| Lawyers | 94,350 | 1,570 |
| Engineering managers | 94,150 | 240 |
| General and operations managers | 90,260 | 3,700 |
| Sales managers | 89,510 | 630 |
| Pharmacists | 88,480 | 940 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 86,190 | 40 |
| Natural sciences managers | 85,870 | 40 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 85,060 | 230 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 83,280 | 410 |
| Financial managers | 81,030 | 1,010 |
| Public relations managers | 80,030 | 90 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 78,620 | 80 |
| Industrial production managers | 76,860 | 220 |
| Training and development managers | 76,280 | 120 |
| Electrical engineers | 75,280 | 190 |
| Purchasing managers | 75,050 | 140 |
| Chemical engineers | 74,710 | 40 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 74,330 | 130 |
| Managers, all other | 72,190 | 680 |
| Education administrators, all other | 72,110 | 30 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 71,640 | 80 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 69,920 | 860 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 68,910 | 180 |
| Veterinarians | 68,840 | 120 |
| Farm and home management advisors | 68,800 | |
| Database administrators | 68,330 | |
| Medical and health services managers | 68,310 | 680 |
| Mechanical engineers | 67,610 | 440 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 67,350 | 220 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 67,080 | 60 |
| Engineers, all other | 66,440 | 280 |
| Transportation inspectors | 66,400 | 40 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 66,140 | 490 |
| Administrative services managers | 65,250 | 1,050 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 64,670 | 670 |
| Financial examiners | 64,380 | 120 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 63,730 | |
| Civil engineers | 63,020 | 650 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 62,870 | 170 |
| Computer programmers | 62,560 | 810 |
| Financial analysts | 62,360 | 430 |
| Industrial engineers | 62,260 | 240 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Alltel | 9.5 |
| Dillard's | 7.7 |
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