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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 6,160 | 51,280 | $31,560 - 72,500 | 14% | 95% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 2,450 | 67,060 | $46,350 - 92,150 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,510 | 40,650 | $24,930 - 55,980 | 9% | 54% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,490 | 56,530 | $39,070 - 76,000 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,450 | 55,560 | $31,660 - 85,530 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,390 | 57,400 | $40,910 - 77,200 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 840 | 57,740 | $37,650 - 87,340 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 710 | 87,960 | $52,180 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 610 | 73,490 | $47,830 - 102,540 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Aerospace engineers | 600 | 88,720 | $60,550 - 120,720 | 10% | 87% |
| 11 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 590 | 89,190 | $59,220 - 121,290 | 4% | 81% |
| 12 | Engineers, all other | 570 | 101,570 | $60,810 - 144,960 | 6% | 82% |
| 13 | Petroleum engineers | 540 | 105,390 | $65,180 - 0 | 5% | 80% |
| 14 | Coaches and scouts | 530 | 32,660 | $20,720 - 50,330 | 15% | 60% |
| 15 | Computer systems analysts | 520 | 69,170 | $42,990 - 99,780 | 29% | 68% |
| 16 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 480 | 89,280 | $72,530 - 112,270 | 8% | 78% |
| 17 | Civil engineers | 480 | 73,720 | $46,490 - 99,280 | 18% | 87% |
| 18 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 480 | 67,420 | $36,240 - 107,800 | 13% | 73% |
| 19 | Social and human service assistants | 460 | 25,060 | $15,750 - 36,790 | 34% | 58% |
| 20 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 440 | 56,190 | $41,340 - 73,410 | 20% | 87% |
| 21 | Computer specialists, all other | 410 | 72,020 | $40,450 - 102,000 | 15% | 68% |
| 22 | Sales managers | 400 | 88,670 | $42,120 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 23 | Chief executives | 400 | 142,310 | $76,330 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 24 | Pharmacists | 390 | 111,010 | $96,170 - 135,970 | 22% | 97% |
| 25 | Mechanical engineers | 380 | 86,130 | $54,450 - 120,840 | 4% | 78% |
| 26 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 310 | 32,700 | $17,160 - 69,250 | 23% | 54% |
| 27 | Engineering managers | 310 | 115,400 | $78,310 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 28 | Sales engineers | 300 | 73,560 | $43,020 - 119,560 | 9% | 79% |
| 29 | Industrial engineers | 290 | 92,630 | $60,610 - 134,720 | 20% | 74% |
| 30 | Advertising sales agents | 270 | 42,710 | $17,500 - 70,450 | 20% | 56% |
| 31 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 270 | 62,010 | $35,790 - 94,100 | 17% | 56% |
| 32 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 260 | 40,060 | $26,110 - 55,980 | 25% | 58% |
| 33 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 250 | 69,150 | $48,340 - 104,320 | 12% | 51% |
| 34 | Managers, all other | 240 | 78,820 | $42,790 - 117,030 | 7% | 55% |
| 35 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 230 | 58,110 | $30,700 - 90,860 | 5% | 58% |
| 36 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 230 | 97,080 | $63,930 - 0 | 22% | 93% |
| 37 | Instructional coordinators | 230 | 51,310 | $30,540 - 79,450 | 23% | 79% |
| 38 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 230 | 85,910 | $51,000 - 125,260 | 14% | 78% |
| 39 | Market research analysts | 230 | 40,990 | $24,270 - 83,630 | 20% | 82% |
| 40 | Lawyers | 220 | 118,140 | $48,440 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 41 | Computer and information scientists, research | 220 | 86,560 | $57,060 - 115,740 | 22% | 68% |
| 42 | Medical and health services managers | 220 | 75,210 | $41,670 - 116,530 | 16% | 57% |
| 43 | Computer software engineers, applications | 220 | 84,520 | $51,470 - 116,640 | 45% | 85% |
| 44 | Speech-language pathologists | 210 | 58,830 | $44,550 - 76,410 | 11% | 98% |
| 45 | Financial specialists, all other | 210 | 57,330 | $22,640 - 98,070 | 12% | 50% |
| 46 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 190 | 82,430 | $58,510 - 131,180 | 18% | 88% |
| 47 | Computer programmers | 190 | 66,860 | $40,780 - 96,370 | 0% | 73% |
| 48 | Network and computer systems administrators | 190 | 57,370 | $35,970 - 81,800 | 27% | 50% |
| 49 | Dentists, general | 190 | 155,050 | $99,250 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 50 | Graphic designers | 180 | 37,970 | $17,740 - 65,480 | 10% | 55% |
| 51 | Physical therapists | 180 | 71,360 | $53,370 - 91,570 | 27% | 89% |
| 52 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 180 | 73,560 | $43,760 - 96,250 | 16% | 99% |
| 53 | Training and development specialists | 170 | 41,600 | $28,370 - 58,790 | 18% | 56% |
| 54 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 170 | 42,650 | $30,300 - 55,660 | 34% | 73% |
| 55 | Public relations specialists | 170 | 44,010 | $19,410 - 71,640 | 18% | 81% |
| 56 | Marketing managers | 160 | 106,650 | $60,900 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 57 | Surveyors | 160 | 51,680 | $23,760 - 79,930 | 24% | 82% |
| 58 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 160 | 29,490 | $21,040 - 37,350 | 15% | 51% |
| 59 | Child, family, and school social workers | 160 | 48,960 | $26,050 - 68,770 | 19% | 77% |
| 60 | Computer and information systems managers | 160 | 84,390 | $43,660 - 127,430 | 16% | 73% |
| 61 | Electrical engineers | 150 | 75,350 | $55,180 - 95,920 | 6% | 81% |
| 62 | Commercial pilots | 140 | 69,730 | $27,870 - 114,490 | 13% | 74% |
| 63 | Budget analysts | 140 | 63,190 | $43,730 - 85,160 | 7% | 78% |
| 64 | Sales and related workers, all other | 140 | 37,780 | $18,560 - 66,300 | 14% | 62% |
| 65 | Special education teachers, middle school | 130 | 57,560 | $45,000 - 73,620 | 16% | 87% |
| 66 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 130 | 109,390 | $42,320 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 67 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 130 | 44,060 | $22,340 - 64,940 | 18% | 56% |
| 68 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 66,460 | $37,760 - 100,190 | 53% | 57% |
| 69 | Chemists | 130 | 83,130 | $32,660 - 133,080 | 9% | 93% |
| 70 | Financial analysts | 130 | 76,280 | $45,490 - 116,430 | 34% | 87% |
| 71 | Physician assistants | 130 | 89,170 | $70,980 - 110,360 | 27% | 67% |
| 72 | Librarians | 120 | 57,220 | $34,780 - 81,840 | 4% | 85% |
| 73 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 120 | 61,580 | $44,080 - 80,130 | 9% | 87% |
| 74 | Mental health counselors | 120 | 49,460 | $29,700 - 80,350 | 30% | 73% |
| 75 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 110 | 58,310 | $32,490 - 88,090 | 18% | 56% |
| 76 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 110 | 65,170 | $49,380 - 81,680 | 12% | 51% |
| 77 | Health educators | 110 | 33,480 | $22,060 - 52,430 | 26% | 58% |
| 78 | Reporters and correspondents | 100 | 42,490 | $19,620 - 71,160 | 1% | 85% |
| 79 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 100 | 66,010 | $37,400 - 92,180 | 8% | 72% |
| 80 | Personal financial advisors | 90 | 41,280 | $27,510 - 67,580 | 41% | 81% |
| 81 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 80 | 45,070 | $25,210 - 66,940 | 24% | 78% |
| 82 | Floral designers | 80 | 25,450 | $19,780 - 30,160 | 0% | 55% |
| 83 | Database administrators | 80 | 62,980 | $35,470 - 95,020 | 29% | 72% |
| 84 | Credit analysts | 80 | 64,520 | $35,340 - 108,350 | 2% | 60% |
| 85 | Editors | 70 | 33,160 | $20,430 - 47,340 | 2% | 81% |
| 86 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 70 | 54,520 | $40,140 - 72,890 | 9% | 72% |
| 87 | Purchasing managers | 70 | 91,750 | $50,890 - 144,180 | 3% | 57% |
| 88 | Veterinarians | 70 | 89,270 | $66,070 - 121,510 | 35% | 100% |
| 89 | Producers and directors | 70 | 52,700 | $25,090 - 92,460 | 11% | 75% |
| 90 | Operations research analysts | 60 | 91,850 | $60,930 - 126,550 | 11% | 71% |
| 91 | Occupational therapists | 60 | 67,720 | $49,820 - 89,600 | 23% | 90% |
| 92 | Marriage and family therapists | 60 | 51,910 | $40,580 - 65,710 | 30% | 73% |
| 93 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 60 | 73,030 | $61,530 - 96,070 | 20% | 99% |
| 94 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 60 | 34,380 | $17,110 - 51,020 | 11% | 79% |
| 95 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 60 | 54,860 | $25,020 - 92,930 | 25% | 93% |
| 96 | Computer hardware engineers | 60 | 76,000 | $50,290 - 110,340 | 5% | 70% |
| 97 | Human resources managers, all other | 60 | 93,380 | $61,970 - 125,740 | 11% | 58% |
| 98 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 50 | 46,280 | $31,220 - 61,240 | 15% | 72% |
| 99 | Chemical engineers | 50 | 81,750 | $56,350 - 114,470 | 8% | 91% |
| 100 | Social workers, all other | 50 | 39,430 | $25,860 - 60,770 | 18% | 77% |
| 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 | 26,100 | 16,140 | $14,660 - 18,200 | -2% | 4% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 7,110 | 20,650 | $15,280 - 31,180 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 6,150 | 22,750 | $15,410 - 32,960 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 5,320 | 24,690 | $16,000 - 35,520 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,850 | 21,360 | $15,110 - 29,700 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,300 | 16,880 | $14,850 - 19,050 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Teacher assistants | 4,230 | 23,660 | $18,740 - 29,500 | 10% | 18% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,150 | 36,060 | $25,260 - 47,020 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,930 | 23,380 | $15,690 - 34,310 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Construction laborers | 3,840 | 27,300 | $18,340 - 41,650 | 11% | 5% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,330 | 22,500 | $15,370 - 33,250 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Correctional officers and jailers | 3,310 | 64,840 | $47,650 - 79,820 | 17% | 11% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,290 | 30,370 | $20,320 - 42,900 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | General and operations managers | 2,940 | 90,370 | $43,220 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 15 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,820 | 17,690 | $14,720 - 22,790 | -11% | 3% |
| 16 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,730 | 16,890 | $14,620 - 18,560 | 11% | 14% |
| 17 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,580 | 64,490 | $33,520 - 101,630 | 21% | 49% |
| 18 | Cooks, fast food | 2,350 | 16,150 | $14,650 - 18,130 | 8% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,150 | 44,210 | $27,570 - 65,630 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,140 | 35,270 | $19,280 - 55,340 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,060 | 35,910 | $20,590 - 53,750 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Customer service representatives | 2,020 | 27,620 | $17,550 - 42,250 | 25% | 22% |
| 23 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,960 | 31,020 | $19,910 - 44,220 | 1% | 18% |
| 24 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,910 | 22,520 | $15,830 - 35,510 | 18% | 6% |
| 25 | Carpenters | 1,900 | 42,680 | $23,950 - 59,830 | 10% | 6% |
| 26 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,890 | 37,950 | $25,670 - 53,360 | 15% | 18% |
| 27 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,850 | 20,810 | $15,740 - 27,640 | 17% | 13% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,790 | 59,940 | $40,190 - 86,980 | 9% | 10% |
| 29 | Food preparation workers | 1,760 | 17,630 | $14,830 - 23,060 | 15% | 7% |
| 30 | Electricians | 1,750 | 51,250 | $27,460 - 76,810 | 7% | 7% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,750 | 26,780 | $15,710 - 43,810 | 8% | 4% |
| 32 | Medical assistants | 1,590 | 29,130 | $19,040 - 50,390 | 35% | 10% |
| 33 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,510 | 20,150 | $14,770 - 28,700 | 10% | 8% |
| 34 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,390 | 20,250 | $15,850 - 25,790 | 18% | 7% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,380 | 25,470 | $17,940 - 36,450 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,370 | 40,270 | $22,280 - 69,180 | 14% | 4% |
| 37 | Driver/sales workers | 1,300 | 22,070 | $14,570 - 37,710 | -4% | 4% |
| 38 | Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 1,280 | 56,680 | $46,750 - 72,240 | -12% | 7% |
| 39 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,260 | 41,160 | $22,330 - 64,450 | 11% | 4% |
| 40 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,250 | 33,750 | $20,800 - 53,240 | 12% | 3% |
| 41 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,240 | 20,550 | $15,140 - 32,600 | 14% | 3% |
| 42 | Home health aides | 1,230 | 18,770 | $15,130 - 23,180 | 49% | 7% |
| 43 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,220 | 23,510 | $16,230 - 35,250 | -1% | 2% |
| 44 | Security guards | 1,200 | 20,160 | $15,200 - 28,000 | 17% | 13% |
| 45 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,180 | 47,800 | $28,160 - 72,910 | 8% | 3% |
| 46 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,180 | 22,800 | $15,170 - 35,760 | 23% | 16% |
| 47 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,130 | 27,140 | $19,310 - 36,650 | 4% | 15% |
| 48 | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 1,130 | 17,180 | $15,000 - 19,400 | -1% | 0% |
| 49 | Child care workers | 1,120 | 20,870 | $15,550 - 27,790 | 18% | 15% |
| 50 | Tellers | 1,100 | 21,760 | $16,980 - 28,620 | 14% | 16% |
| 51 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,070 | 17,130 | $14,780 - 21,130 | 13% | 5% |
| 52 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 970 | 31,350 | $20,330 - 41,060 | 11% | 2% |
| 53 | Medical secretaries | 960 | 27,520 | $18,830 - 42,120 | 17% | 18% |
| 54 | Dental assistants | 950 | 26,630 | $18,560 - 36,730 | 29% | 9% |
| 55 | Cooks, restaurant | 950 | 21,630 | $17,530 - 27,200 | 12% | 5% |
| 56 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 940 | 26,280 | $15,300 - 44,130 | -4% | 5% |
| 57 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 880 | 43,170 | $22,880 - 72,590 | 5% | 2% |
| 58 | Parts salespersons | 870 | 27,350 | $15,490 - 43,800 | -1% | 6% |
| 59 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 860 | 60,860 | $25,010 - 112,810 | 28% | 48% |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 840 | 56,960 | $33,130 - 83,510 | 7% | 13% |
| 61 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 840 | 54,720 | $28,030 - 88,610 | -4% | 15% |
| 62 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 820 | 28,980 | $16,090 - 44,180 | 4% | 6% |
| 63 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 790 | 30,380 | $17,040 - 50,090 | 26% | 43% |
| 64 | Bill and account collectors | 790 | 26,950 | $17,820 - 36,910 | 23% | 13% |
| 65 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 740 | 39,900 | $22,940 - 55,120 | 7% | 2% |
| 66 | Roustabouts, oil and gas | 730 | 32,950 | $18,540 - 43,270 | -2% | 0% |
| 67 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 730 | 40,600 | $32,670 - 48,080 | 14% | 7% |
| 68 | Dishwashers | 710 | 16,220 | $14,670 - 18,260 | 10% | 3% |
| 69 | All other information and record clerks | 690 | 40,990 | $23,520 - 63,000 | -12% | 21% |
| 70 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 680 | 16,450 | $14,630 - 19,120 | 10% | 17% |
| 71 | Helpers--extraction workers | 670 | 37,890 | $21,590 - 50,330 | 0% | 0% |
| 72 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 650 | 36,640 | $22,010 - 54,370 | 12% | 6% |
| 73 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 610 | 54,570 | $37,780 - 72,050 | 16% | 43% |
| 74 | Word processors and typists | 610 | 31,160 | $25,080 - 39,730 | -11% | 19% |
| 75 | Recreation workers | 600 | 20,360 | $14,950 - 28,220 | 13% | 47% |
| 76 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 590 | 69,340 | $46,310 - 93,790 | 4% | 18% |
| 77 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 590 | 32,380 | $20,250 - 50,510 | 2% | 11% |
| 78 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 590 | 16,820 | $14,780 - 19,820 | 24% | 22% |
| 79 | Postal service mail carriers | 580 | 43,790 | $36,300 - 50,120 | 1% | 11% |
| 80 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 570 | 52,840 | $41,360 - 63,680 | 11% | 11% |
| 81 | Bartenders | 570 | 17,200 | $14,910 - 19,370 | 11% | 17% |
| 82 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 560 | 39,760 | $25,380 - 57,460 | 9% | 5% |
| 83 | Production workers, all other | 550 | 38,290 | $15,120 - 68,780 | 2% | 5% |
| 84 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 550 | 34,370 | $17,860 - 50,690 | -8% | 32% |
| 85 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 550 | 16,320 | $14,700 - 18,280 | 12% | 6% |
| 86 | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 540 | 68,170 | $43,230 - 93,990 | 2% | 18% |
| 87 | Protective service workers, all other | 540 | 26,020 | $14,700 - 43,440 | 13% | 31% |
| 88 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 540 | 31,480 | $20,250 - 46,100 | 8% | 9% |
| 89 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 530 | 38,160 | $24,650 - 55,140 | 12% | 3% |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 530 | 79,280 | $66,050 - 100,240 | 13% | 25% |
| 91 | Bus drivers, school | 520 | 30,390 | $23,530 - 38,000 | 9% | 4% |
| 92 | Personal and home care aides | 510 | 17,260 | $15,230 - 19,660 | 51% | 10% |
| 93 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 500 | 28,190 | $17,700 - 40,560 | 16% | 10% |
| 94 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 490 | 31,860 | $20,130 - 44,300 | 3% | 18% |
| 95 | Order clerks | 490 | 25,590 | $17,320 - 34,640 | -23% | 16% |
| 96 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 490 | 21,430 | $16,120 - 28,090 | -7% | 10% |
| 97 | Food service managers | 490 | 42,130 | $30,170 - 57,920 | 5% | 24% |
| 98 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 480 | 55,750 | $31,440 - 82,760 | 9% | 47% |
| 99 | Loan officers | 480 | 65,110 | $31,330 - 126,830 | 12% | 49% |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 470 | 53,930 | $35,310 - 77,930 | 10% | 17% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpers--extraction workers | 37,890 | 670 | 60.5 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 16,140 | 26,100 | 60.4 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas | 47,290 | 320 | 34.5 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas | 36,520 | 450 | 29.7 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 56,680 | 1,280 | 28.3 |
| Petroleum engineers | 105,390 | 540 | 26.6 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 51,540 | 290 | 24.2 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 17,180 | 1,130 | 23.8 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | 19,410 | 400 | 21.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 27,150 | 420 | 19.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 79,280 | 530 | 18 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | 32,950 | 730 | 15.9 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 51,600 | 100 | 12 |
| Power plant operators | 58,890 | 210 | 9.4 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 64,840 | 3,310 | 8.5 |
| Aerospace engineers | 88,720 | 600 | 7.2 |
| Tapers | 36,270 | 420 | 5.5 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 86,560 | 220 | 5.3 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 97,080 | 230 | 5.2 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 68,170 | 540 | 4.6 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 26,020 | 540 | 4.4 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 43,800 | 340 | 4.1 |
| Commercial pilots | 69,730 | 140 | 4.1 |
| Pipelayers | 40,850 | 320 | 3.5 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 52,840 | 570 | 3.3 |
| Tile and marble setters | 38,490 | 280 | 3.2 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 39,900 | 740 | 2.7 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 33,750 | 1,250 | 2.7 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 38,160 | 530 | 2.6 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 54,570 | 610 | 2.5 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 53,870 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Physical therapist aides | 24,410 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 25,880 | 410 | 2.4 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 89,190 | 590 | 2.4 |
| Sales engineers | 73,560 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Pharmacy aides | 17,940 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 51,280 | 6,160 | 2.3 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 31,350 | 970 | 2.3 |
| Word processors and typists | 31,160 | 610 | 2.3 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 31,480 | 540 | 2.3 |
| Cooks, fast food | 16,150 | 2,350 | 2.2 |
| Engineers, all other | 101,570 | 570 | 2.2 |
| Coaches and scouts | 32,660 | 530 | 2.1 |
| Millwrights | 41,860 | 110 | 2 |
| Parts salespersons | 27,350 | 870 | 2 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 38,880 | 270 | 2 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 53,930 | 240 | 2 |
| Construction laborers | 27,300 | 3,840 | 1.9 |
| Teacher assistants | 23,660 | 4,230 | 1.9 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 25,140 | 100 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional officers and jailers | 64,840 | 1.86 | 3,310 |
| Insurance sales agents | 86,770 | 1.61 | 330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 79,280 | 1.5 | 530 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 69,340 | 1.42 | 590 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 97,080 | 1.41 | 230 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 67,420 | 1.4 | 480 |
| Industrial engineers | 92,630 | 1.38 | 290 |
| Production workers, all other | 38,290 | 1.36 | 550 |
| Chemists | 83,130 | 1.35 | 130 |
| Engineers, all other | 101,570 | 1.35 | 570 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 39,250 | 1.34 | 120 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 109,390 | 1.33 | 130 |
| All other information and record clerks | 40,990 | 1.33 | 690 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 43,160 | 1.33 | 380 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 68,170 | 1.32 | 540 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 34,570 | 1.32 | 410 |
| Dental hygienists | 78,500 | 1.32 | 180 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 65,170 | 1.32 | 110 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 43,170 | 1.3 | 880 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 57,080 | 1.29 | 180 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 48,960 | 1.28 | 160 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 30,380 | 1.27 | 790 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 63,290 | 1.27 | 450 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 28,640 | 1.27 | 280 |
| Mental health counselors | 49,460 | 1.27 | 120 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 33,990 | 1.27 | 180 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 57,940 | 1.26 | 170 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 61,580 | 1.26 | 120 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 50,960 | 1.25 | 190 |
| Mechanical engineers | 86,130 | 1.25 | 380 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 20,150 | 1.24 | 1,510 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 54,570 | 1.23 | 610 |
| Lawyers | 118,140 | 1.23 | 220 |
| Bus drivers, school | 30,390 | 1.22 | 520 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 60,860 | 1.22 | 860 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | 32,950 | 1.22 | 730 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 58,110 | 1.22 | 230 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 37,890 | 1.22 | 670 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 62,010 | 1.22 | 270 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 82,430 | 1.21 | 190 |
| Pipelayers | 40,850 | 1.21 | 320 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 57,560 | 1.21 | 130 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 56,190 | 1.2 | 440 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 26,180 | 1.2 | 380 |
| Machinists | 42,510 | 1.2 | 360 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 47,800 | 1.2 | 1,180 |
| Physician assistants | 89,170 | 1.19 | 130 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 57,400 | 1.19 | 1,390 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 34,370 | 1.19 | 550 |
| Pharmacists | 111,010 | 1.19 | 390 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Family and general practitioners | 175,100 | 100 |
| Pediatricians, general | 170,850 | |
| Surgeons | 169,680 | 110 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 164,560 | 250 |
| Dentists, general | 155,050 | 190 |
| Internists, general | 148,410 | 90 |
| Chief executives | 142,310 | 400 |
| Optometrists | 128,030 | |
| Lawyers | 118,140 | 220 |
| Engineering managers | 115,400 | 310 |
| Pharmacists | 111,010 | 390 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 109,390 | 130 |
| Marketing managers | 106,650 | 160 |
| Petroleum engineers | 105,390 | 540 |
| Chiropractors | 102,270 | |
| Engineers, all other | 101,570 | 570 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 97,080 | 230 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 93,380 | 60 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 92,910 | 40 |
| Industrial engineers | 92,630 | 290 |
| Operations research analysts | 91,850 | 60 |
| Purchasing managers | 91,750 | 70 |
| General and operations managers | 90,370 | 2,940 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 89,280 | 480 |
| Veterinarians | 89,270 | 70 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 89,190 | 590 |
| Physician assistants | 89,170 | 130 |
| Aerospace engineers | 88,720 | 600 |
| Sales managers | 88,670 | 400 |
| Financial managers | 87,960 | 710 |
| Insurance sales agents | 86,770 | 330 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 86,560 | 220 |
| Environmental engineers | 86,520 | |
| Mechanical engineers | 86,130 | 380 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 85,910 | 230 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 85,420 | |
| Industrial production managers | 85,200 | 170 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 84,520 | 220 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 84,390 | 160 |
| Chemists | 83,130 | 130 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 82,430 | 190 |
| Chemical engineers | 81,750 | 50 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 81,750 | 40 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 79,280 | 530 |
| Managers, all other | 78,820 | 240 |
| Dental hygienists | 78,500 | 180 |
| Administrative services managers | 77,570 | 330 |
| Financial analysts | 76,280 | 130 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 76,000 | 60 |
| Electrical engineers | 75,350 | 150 |
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