Oakland Employment

Employment and Industries in the Oakland, California Area

Part of the San Francisco Bay area, the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward metropolitan area has a strong economy that provides ample opportunities for business and professional advancement. The Oakland area is home to ten Fortune 1000 company headquarters. The largest company with their headquarters in the Oakland area is Chevron. Probably the most famous companies headquartered in the area are Chevron, Clorox, Intuit, Google, and VeriSign.

Business honors and awards received by the Oakland metropolitan area include:

The entire Bay area, including the Oakland area, ranked 25th among the 50 top large cities on Entrepreneur magazine's 2005 list of "Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs".
The Oakland metropolitan area has ranked 41st among U.S. Cities in the large cities category on Inc. magazine's 2006 list of "Best Cities for Doing Business".
In a 2005 study done by the Milikin Institute, the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward area ranked 88th among 200 U.S. cities as a "2005 Best Performing Cities - 200 Largest Metros".

The Oakland area has a very well educated work force. According to a U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, the Oakland area has almost 38% of its workforce with a college degree or higher, placing it 12th among large cities in the United States. Oakland ranks among the top thirty most literate cities according to a 2005 Central Connecticut State University study. The Oakland area was also ranked 19th among U.S. cities in educational attainment on Forbes magazine's 2006 "Best Places For Business And Careers" list.

Major industries in the Oakland area include:

Business services
Entertainment
Food processing
Government
Health care services
Light manufacturing
Transportation

The Port of Oakland is also a major economic driver for the area. It is responsible for nearly 200,000 jobs and is he fourth busiest container port in the United States.

For business travelers, the Oakland area is served by the Oakland International Airport (OAK). OAK is one of the faster growing airports in the United States form the standpoint of passenger volume as well as air cargo volumes.

Companies with headquarters in the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward metropolitan area include:

Chevron
Chiron
Clorox
Golden West Financial
Google
Intuit
Lam Research
Longs Drug Stores
UTStarcom
VeriSign

Business and trade organizations and associations in the Oakland area include:

The Oakland Business Review, and the "Business Section" of the Oakland Tribune are sources of information on the business community in the Oakland area.

Most Popular Jobs in Oakland, California Metro Area (2008 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	17,410	96,150	$63,420 - 131,780	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	12,320	61,860	$43,240 - 84,080	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	9,860	62,700	$43,030 - 85,140	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	9,560	68,200	$31,070 - 115,050	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	8,810	74,800	$46,360 - 108,280	18%	79%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	7,530	102,360	$59,710 - 155,980	45%	85%
7	Financial managers	5,090	128,580	$70,900 -	13%	60%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	5,040	48,210	$24,820 - 75,350	9%	54%
9	Management analysts	4,800	88,640	$53,800 - 136,780	22%	78%
10	Civil engineers	4,540	87,050	$58,300 - 120,490	18%	87%
11	Computer software engineers, systems software	4,380	93,410	$58,560 - 131,380	28%	85%
12	Sales managers	4,340	121,270	$51,990 -	10%	69%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	3,850	87,250	$40,910 - 136,650	12%	51%
14	Computer systems analysts	3,830	85,550	$48,590 - 133,840	29%	68%
15	Lawyers	3,540	136,780	$66,150 -	11%	99%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	3,440	81,210	$49,530 - 112,680	27%	50%
17	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,440	58,810	$41,650 - 81,900	11%	95%
18	Computer programmers	3,330	79,930	$43,880 - 122,050	0%	73%
19	Managers, all other	3,280	117,860	$62,130 -	7%	55%
20	Computer and information systems managers	3,130	135,680	$82,370 -	16%	73%
21	Social and human service assistants	3,010	42,660	$22,630 - 65,070	34%	58%
22	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,890	80,750	$52,370 - 121,430	53%	57%
23	Engineers, all other	2,860	102,390	$63,320 - 144,840	6%	82%
24	Engineering managers	2,720	136,200	$89,970 -	7%	84%
25	Computer specialists, all other	2,570	93,030	$55,090 - 135,370	15%	68%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	2,550	75,010	$47,710 - 111,040	17%	56%
27	Chief executives	2,480	191,960	$110,860 -	2%	65%
28	Marketing managers	2,430	136,540	$75,150 -	14%	69%
29	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	2,330	78,080	$36,220 - 125,530	20%	99%
30	Electronics engineers, except computer	2,260	87,480	$55,180 - 127,860	4%	81%
31	Graphic designers	2,220	56,760	$34,120 - 81,460	10%	55%
32	Market research analysts	2,110	76,380	$39,500 - 119,560	20%	82%
33	Financial analysts	2,060	103,110	$53,230 -	34%	87%
34	Mechanical engineers	2,020	89,970	$56,160 - 128,340	4%	78%
35	Medical and health services managers	1,960	107,590	$54,380 -	16%	57%
36	Sales engineers	1,910	106,080	$63,620 - 154,970	9%	79%
37	Computer hardware engineers	1,850	111,630	$69,080 - 160,070	5%	70%
38	Public relations specialists	1,830	65,660	$35,470 - 110,130	18%	81%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,800	61,410	$34,610 - 101,630	5%	58%
40	Electrical engineers	1,760	88,640	$54,820 - 131,080	6%	81%
41	Chemists	1,750	72,320	$38,620 - 116,470	9%	93%
42	Pharmacists	1,700	116,980	$90,150 - 141,980	22%	97%
43	Coaches and scouts	1,650	37,740	$21,540 - 61,800	15%	60%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	1,590	95,640	$35,810 -	25%	67%
45	Biological technicians	1,580	49,330	$29,370 - 75,890	16%	60%
46	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,580	59,570	$29,820 - 92,820	13%	73%
47	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,530	98,600	$63,260 - 135,070	8%	78%
48	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,510	60,310	$39,460 - 81,890	20%	87%
49	Self-enrichment education teachers	1,470	42,740	$20,340 - 65,850	23%	54%
50	Personal financial advisors	1,430	74,520	$36,530 - 130,500	41%	81%
51	Industrial engineers	1,430	87,540	$57,110 - 123,670	20%	74%
52	Medical and public health social workers	1,410	61,260	$39,590 - 91,230	24%	77%
53	Sales and related workers, all other	1,350	51,120	$20,860 - 80,630	14%	62%
54	Training and development specialists	1,300	69,620	$37,470 - 103,260	18%	56%
55	Instructional coordinators	1,280	71,000	$35,260 - 111,440	23%	79%
56	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	1,270	70,020	$39,340 - 103,090	25%	93%
57	Financial specialists, all other	1,250	72,610	$36,720 - 120,950	12%	50%
58	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	1,230	82,570	$41,920 - 112,460	16%	99%
59	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,170	61,750	$40,270 - 92,630	18%	56%
60	Database administrators	1,110	82,860	$49,140 - 120,620	29%	72%
61	Child, family, and school social workers	1,080	55,960	$34,870 - 82,930	19%	77%
62	Biochemists and biophysicists	1,030	96,270	$55,050 - 147,720	16%	95%
63	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	950	64,040	$41,120 - 95,210	18%	56%
64	Dentists, general	940	140,050	$90,720 -	9%	100%
65	Social and community service managers	920	67,570	$35,650 - 119,050	25%	72%
66	Editors	890	48,500	$28,890 - 79,010	2%	81%
67	Community and social service specialists, all other	870	53,750	$21,750 - 90,750	25%	58%
68	Physical therapists	860	85,600	$66,220 - 108,730	27%	89%
69	Physician assistants	850	99,030	$60,730 - 149,440	27%	67%
70	Advertising sales agents	830	54,720	$26,010 - 86,080	20%	56%
71	Librarians	820	60,170	$31,090 - 86,560	4%	85%
72	Natural sciences managers	820	143,520	$80,640 -	11%	93%
73	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	820	75,290	$46,870 - 107,630	12%	51%
74	Mental health counselors	810	43,960	$25,070 - 74,850	30%	73%
75	Health educators	760	57,720	$29,550 - 102,780	26%	58%
76	Speech-language pathologists	760	77,940	$55,090 - 103,220	11%	98%
77	Special education teachers, secondary school	740	67,720	$43,710 - 92,440	9%	87%
78	Budget analysts	740	83,530	$52,820 - 122,100	7%	78%
79	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	730	47,950	$26,650 - 74,290	15%	51%
80	Insurance underwriters	700	66,510	$37,820 - 104,890	6%	53%
81	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	690	52,970	$34,030 - 73,730	24%	78%
82	Operations research analysts	680	73,020	$45,560 - 105,120	11%	71%
83	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	680	47,060	$31,430 - 67,350	30%	77%
84	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	670	70,040	$39,440 - 110,110	15%	72%
85	Education administrators, postsecondary	670	85,020	$42,210 - 134,340	14%	78%
86	Purchasing managers	670	100,380	$55,710 - 150,540	3%	57%
87	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	670	34,880	$21,700 - 63,140	11%	55%
88	Human resources managers, all other	640	132,580	$81,600 -	11%	58%
89	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	630	33,970	$22,090 - 51,260	34%	73%
90	Musicians and singers	620		$ -	10%	53%
91	Rehabilitation counselors	610	46,190	$25,030 - 76,620	23%	73%
92	Occupational therapists	570	82,130	$60,340 - 104,860	23%	90%
93	Credit analysts	570	74,930	$44,860 - 109,390	2%	60%
94	Reporters and correspondents	530	45,370	$19,520 - 76,250	1%	85%
95	Environmental engineers	510	90,690	$55,440 - 132,670	25%	86%
96	Technical writers	510	76,740	$43,040 - 107,300	20%	74%
97	Social workers, all other	500	52,550	$27,110 - 75,410	18%	77%
98	Landscape architects	490	60,630	$36,020 - 95,140	16%	88%
99	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	490	61,120	$47,120 - 77,180	14%	54%
100	Multi-media artists and animators	480	74,730	$44,340 - 112,610	26%	58%

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	Retail salespersons	29,970	27,680	$17,390 - 42,600	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	25,440	35,410	$20,640 - 52,620	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	25,420	25,060	$17,210 - 41,720	-2%	10%
4	General and operations managers	17,850	126,100	$54,500 -	2%	48%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	16,630	28,440	$18,350 - 40,640	2%	5%
6	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	16,470	48,940	$32,390 - 68,680	15%	18%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,030	20,160	$16,680 - 27,070	18%	5%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	14,840	27,460	$17,590 - 42,120	-7%	8%
9	Waiters and waitresses	14,790	20,330	$16,710 - 28,110	11%	14%
10	Customer service representatives	14,300	39,810	$26,600 - 58,470	25%	22%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	13,170	41,490	$27,460 - 57,650	13%	16%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	12,880	28,790	$18,370 - 44,090	15%	4%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	12,090	57,650	$35,690 - 83,480	6%	29%
14	Teacher assistants	11,600	30,690	$18,700 - 40,960	10%	18%
15	Business operations specialists, all other	11,490	77,670	$40,710 - 122,610	21%	49%
16	Construction laborers	10,960	42,220	$24,390 - 62,890	11%	5%
17	Carpenters	10,440	60,290	$36,970 - 82,270	10%	6%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	8,710	42,520	$27,870 - 56,710	10%	4%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	8,300	44,940	$25,760 - 68,570	10%	6%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	8,270	42,260	$24,940 - 64,790	4%	25%
21	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	7,860	30,730	$22,900 - 44,550	18%	7%
22	Security guards	7,540	26,300	$20,590 - 36,390	17%	13%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	7,310	31,940	$19,840 - 50,020	17%	13%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	7,250	33,470	$21,430 - 50,900	8%	4%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	7,210	31,700	$19,820 - 50,190	18%	6%
26	Cooks, fast food	7,200	19,250	$16,690 - 23,460	8%	5%
27	Food preparation workers	7,030	22,150	$16,960 - 31,080	15%	7%
28	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	6,950	33,180	$20,600 - 48,610	4%	6%
29	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,550	40,370	$27,090 - 56,980	1%	18%
30	Team assemblers	6,040	28,790	$17,800 - 45,620	0%	5%
31	Medical secretaries	5,740	36,460	$21,090 - 51,770	17%	18%
32	Cooks, restaurant	5,680	25,380	$19,120 - 32,640	12%	5%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	5,630	38,950	$23,740 - 66,900	-1%	2%
34	Sales representatives, services, all other	5,480	64,010	$27,240 - 113,750	28%	48%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,350	25,430	$17,420 - 39,950	13%	5%
36	Packers and packagers, hand	5,250	21,340	$17,160 - 28,670	-11%	3%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	5,170	29,870	$19,530 - 44,380	11%	14%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	5,150	83,760	$55,310 - 120,250	9%	10%
39	Computer support specialists	5,020	53,930	$32,480 - 79,050	13%	43%
40	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	4,960	50,410	$28,180 - 76,050	14%	4%
41	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	4,880	20,040	$16,720 - 25,380	10%	8%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	4,710	36,040	$21,380 - 53,480	-6%	14%
43	Preschool teachers, except special education	4,690	32,870	$22,160 - 47,600	26%	43%
44	Home health aides	4,660	23,190	$17,720 - 30,740	49%	7%
45	Medical assistants	4,600	34,930	$22,900 - 50,760	35%	10%
46	Tellers	4,290	28,460	$21,040 - 38,740	14%	16%
47	Counter and rental clerks	4,120	24,900	$16,880 - 35,990	23%	16%
48	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	4,100	56,800	$41,130 - 70,370	3%	13%
49	Electricians	4,090	68,110	$38,230 - 100,090	7%	7%
50	Dishwashers	4,020	19,380	$16,730 - 23,610	10%	3%
51	Graduate teaching assistants	3,990	30,570	$16,640 - 49,700	0%	0%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,950	57,020	$44,740 - 68,660	14%	7%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,920	62,630	$36,180 - 96,900	-4%	15%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	3,690	66,280	$38,690 - 98,760	11%	4%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	3,650	84,610	$69,210 - 107,200	11%	33%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	3,540	37,510	$24,540 - 53,730	4%	15%
57	Loan officers	3,490	71,420	$34,880 - 123,260	12%	49%
58	Child care workers	3,470	24,110	$17,570 - 33,260	18%	15%
59	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	3,460	30,490	$17,140 - 56,770	-8%	5%
60	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	3,440	27,400	$17,490 - 40,900	-4%	5%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	3,290	73,320	$44,560 - 107,210	7%	13%
62	Postal service mail carriers	3,280			1%	11%
63	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	3,270	22,830	$16,640 - 34,140	14%	3%
64	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	3,030	18,970	$16,670 - 23,490	12%	6%
65	Recreation workers	3,000	27,230	$17,760 - 39,070	13%	47%
66	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	2,980	46,550	$29,960 - 64,620	4%	30%
67	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	2,960	66,650	$43,830 - 94,440	9%	47%
68	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	2,960	68,880	$47,860 - 88,080	8%	3%
69	Dental assistants	2,930	40,300	$24,210 - 56,830	29%	9%
70	Painters, construction and maintenance	2,710	46,510	$28,080 - 66,690	12%	6%
71	Driver/sales workers	2,620	26,420	$16,640 - 49,190	-4%	4%
72	Amusement and recreation attendants	2,610	20,460	$16,720 - 26,170	24%	22%
73	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	2,590	56,160	$41,290 - 79,750	7%	2%
74	Bartenders	2,500	20,930	$16,730 - 27,660	11%	17%
75	Bill and account collectors	2,490	40,430	$27,990 - 53,480	23%	13%
76	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,490	65,560	$42,050 - 97,730	0%	42%
77	Property, real estate, and community association managers	2,470	57,400	$16,640 - 118,810	15%	36%
78	Insurance sales agents	2,470	86,410	$35,910 -	13%	45%
79	Helpers--production workers	2,460	25,220	$17,360 - 42,880	0%	4%
80	Order clerks	2,430	33,410	$19,130 - 50,530	-23%	16%
81	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	2,380	40,950	$22,340 - 63,500	27%	47%
82	Personal and home care aides	2,360	24,470	$18,390 - 31,030	51%	10%
83	Machinists	2,330	45,340	$27,570 - 66,870	-2%	3%
84	Office and administrative support workers, all other	2,320	41,590	$21,940 - 64,180	-8%	32%
85	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	2,320			-7%	12%
86	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	2,320	41,080	$25,390 - 56,350	0%	22%
87	Healthcare support workers, all other	2,310	38,150	$20,560 - 53,530	16%	10%
88	Cost estimators	2,250	78,860	$45,320 - 119,970	19%	32%
89	Food service managers	2,250	51,040	$34,350 - 73,980	5%	24%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	2,250	83,170	$45,130 - 131,940	4%	38%
91	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,220	20,290	$16,750 - 25,230	10%	17%
92	Dental hygienists	2,180	97,950	$54,750 - 134,700	30%	33%
93	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,160	41,300	$25,890 - 60,580	5%	2%
94	Administrative services managers	2,110	84,670	$42,500 - 134,520	12%	40%
95	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	2,100	33,080	$20,230 - 49,650	-26%	6%
96	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	2,060	72,050	$48,900 - 111,190	-12%	7%
97	Hazardous materials removal workers	1,990	41,660	$29,920 - 51,750	11%	9%
98	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,980	41,480	$27,860 - 62,250	0%	24%
99	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,950	41,550	$28,240 - 53,300	10%	24%
100	Data entry keyers	1,950	32,500	$22,040 - 45,080	-4%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Oakland Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pile-driver operators	71,610	610	28.8
Graduate teaching assistants	30,570	3,990	14
Home economics teachers, postsecondary	92,890	100	13.8
Mathematical scientists, all other	83,210	110	12.8
Floor sanders and finishers	38,830	280	11
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	72,050	2,060	8.9
Geological and petroleum technicians	95,440	610	8.6
Choreographers	59,300	330	7.5
Hazardous materials removal workers	41,660	1,990	7.3
Biochemists and biophysicists	96,270	1,030	6.5
Food scientists and technologists	65,310	220	6
Woodworkers, all other	27,300	160	5.8
Sociologists	102,390	100	4.9
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles	37,910	220	4.8
Semiconductor processors	31,020	780	4.7
Microbiologists	80,050	440	4.5
Air traffic controllers	133,520	410	4.3
Fence erectors	37,680	280	4.2
Psychologists, all other	102,050	210	4.1
Computer hardware engineers	111,630	1,850	3.9
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	77,040	280	3.9
Carpet installers	45,030	740	3.9
Plasterers and stucco masons	48,700	990	3.8
Landscape architects	60,630	490	3.8
Biological technicians	49,330	1,580	3.6
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	66,190	150	3.6
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	78,080	2,330	3.5
Biomedical engineers	97,630	270	3.4
Plant and system operators, all other	76,740	150	3.3
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	47,430	340	3.3
Elevator installers and repairers	87,310	430	3.2
Marriage and family therapists	53,130	400	3.2
Sales engineers	106,080	1,910	3.2
Tree trimmers and pruners	33,260	230	3.1
Transportation workers, all other	51,620	610	3
Set and exhibit designers	57,970	100	2.9
Conveyor operators and tenders	33,210	470	2.8
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	56,800	4,100	2.8
Music directors and composers	56,420	140	2.8
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	56,160	2,590	2.7
Chemists	72,320	1,750	2.7
Life scientists, all other	84,890	160	2.7
Court reporters	81,780	230	2.7
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	53,360	260	2.7
Dietetic technicians	28,560	370	2.7
Cutters and trimmers, hand	26,070	310	2.7
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	86,060	460	2.7
Stonemasons	48,250	190	2.7
Tapers	62,550	600	2.6
Pediatricians, general	154,500	420	2.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Oakland, California Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Fire fighters	85,800	2.04	1,500
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	136,690	1.92	170
Gaming and sports book writers and runners	41,690	1.9	140
Geological and petroleum technicians	95,440	1.8	610
Psychiatric technicians	56,600	1.8	110
Tax preparers	62,650	1.78	310
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	71,950	1.77	640
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	60,900	1.75	540
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	84,610	1.75	3,650
Real estate brokers	123,380	1.73	450
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	114,240	1.72	330
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	69,860	1.66	350
Maintenance workers, machinery	62,020	1.65	200
Court reporters	81,780	1.63	230
Private detectives and investigators	74,290	1.63	190
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	68,880	1.61	2,960
Meter readers, utilities	56,640	1.6	200
Material moving workers, all other	54,390	1.59	410
Floral designers	38,120	1.58	190
Transportation workers, all other	51,620	1.57	610
Registered nurses	96,150	1.56	17,410
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	60,450	1.56	120
Dental hygienists	97,950	1.54	2,180
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	112,200	1.54	560
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	64,660	1.54	140
Carpenters	60,290	1.54	10,440
Pipelayers	56,350	1.54	420
Insurance sales agents	86,410	1.54	2,470
Opticians, dispensing	52,080	1.53	570
Court, municipal, and license clerks	50,630	1.53	380
Surveying and mapping technicians	57,720	1.52	250
Detectives and criminal investigators	91,230	1.51	460
Social and human service assistants	42,660	1.5	3,010
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	64,500	1.5	1,090
Civil engineering technicians	67,660	1.5	700
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	46,960	1.49	130
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	71,620	1.48	280
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	53,360	1.48	430
Helpers--electricians	39,400	1.48	160
Veterinarians	127,420	1.47	360
Plant and system operators, all other	76,740	1.47	150
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	41,550	1.46	1,950
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	59,850	1.46	880
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	96,630	1.46	440
Environmental engineering technicians	64,370	1.46	200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	56,160	1.46	2,590
Highway maintenance workers	51,100	1.45	330
Electricians	68,110	1.45	4,090
Legislators	51,620	1.45	210
Producers and directors	82,250	1.45	330

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