The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 3,200 | 83,860 | $58,470 - 109,980 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,810 | 55,550 | $30,660 - 81,970 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,240 | 72,490 | $35,650 - 116,480 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 1,220 | 68,150 | $45,330 - 100,490 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,140 | 62,030 | $39,940 - 88,190 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 820 | 34,940 | $22,130 - 58,540 | 23% | 54% |
| 7 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 820 | 37,880 | $23,610 - 55,640 | 9% | 54% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 720 | 100,610 | $59,360 - 158,280 | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Sales managers | 680 | 100,500 | $46,870 - | 10% | 69% |
| 10 | Computer software engineers, applications | 620 | 97,350 | $42,430 - 142,590 | 45% | 85% |
| 11 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 600 | 106,640 | $68,400 - 147,960 | 28% | 85% |
| 12 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 580 | 61,900 | $43,870 - 81,870 | 11% | 95% |
| 13 | Chief executives | 480 | 171,520 | $81,710 - | 2% | 65% |
| 14 | Lawyers | 440 | 157,410 | $80,180 - | 11% | 99% |
| 15 | Management analysts | 420 | 89,810 | $44,650 - | 22% | 78% |
| 16 | Computer systems analysts | 400 | 80,870 | $46,130 - 125,020 | 29% | 68% |
| 17 | Social and human service assistants | 390 | 33,670 | $23,780 - 48,650 | 34% | 58% |
| 18 | Network and computer systems administrators | 390 | 68,110 | $42,690 - 96,160 | 27% | 50% |
| 19 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 380 | 80,880 | $44,500 - 104,970 | 25% | 93% |
| 20 | Managers, all other | 380 | 95,200 | $33,240 - 147,950 | 7% | 55% |
| 21 | Engineering managers | 370 | 134,650 | $77,490 - | 7% | 84% |
| 22 | Medical and health services managers | 370 | 90,470 | $56,870 - 129,570 | 16% | 57% |
| 23 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 350 | 86,250 | $48,380 - 123,000 | 8% | 78% |
| 24 | Marketing managers | 320 | 100,130 | $53,810 - 158,210 | 14% | 69% |
| 25 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 320 | 81,420 | $43,940 - 128,090 | 12% | 51% |
| 26 | Sales and related workers, all other | 320 | 39,850 | $19,520 - 63,280 | 14% | 62% |
| 27 | Coaches and scouts | 320 | 30,270 | $16,850 - 48,400 | 15% | 60% |
| 28 | Electrical engineers | 310 | 92,340 | $62,230 - 129,190 | 6% | 81% |
| 29 | Mechanical engineers | 300 | 80,350 | $55,570 - 110,750 | 4% | 78% |
| 30 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 280 | 78,940 | $54,920 - 111,570 | 53% | 57% |
| 31 | Civil engineers | 280 | 91,290 | $63,820 - 125,850 | 18% | 87% |
| 32 | Marriage and family therapists | 250 | 48,350 | $28,620 - 85,160 | 30% | 73% |
| 33 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 240 | 71,030 | $44,600 - 109,090 | 17% | 56% |
| 34 | Computer programmers | 240 | 84,830 | $54,240 - 129,440 | 0% | 73% |
| 35 | Market research analysts | 240 | 53,820 | $30,060 - 85,710 | 20% | 82% |
| 36 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 240 | 60,480 | $42,570 - 87,940 | 20% | 87% |
| 37 | Pharmacists | 230 | 118,930 | $107,510 - 137,020 | 22% | 97% |
| 38 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 220 | 41,110 | $30,110 - 53,220 | 15% | 51% |
| 39 | Industrial engineers | 220 | 88,800 | $61,540 - 124,100 | 20% | 74% |
| 40 | Graphic designers | 220 | 42,220 | $24,320 - 64,600 | 10% | 55% |
| 41 | Public relations specialists | 220 | 53,830 | $34,860 - 89,140 | 18% | 81% |
| 42 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 220 | 62,840 | $33,990 - 94,930 | 13% | 73% |
| 43 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 210 | 92,530 | $34,540 - | 25% | 67% |
| 44 | Engineers, all other | 210 | 90,000 | $58,090 - 125,470 | 6% | 82% |
| 45 | Computer and information systems managers | 210 | 113,210 | $74,160 - 153,010 | 16% | 73% |
| 46 | Social and community service managers | 200 | 72,180 | $35,320 - 122,920 | 25% | 72% |
| 47 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 200 | 66,800 | $41,220 - 98,190 | 5% | 58% |
| 48 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 200 | 85,120 | $57,550 - 125,910 | 4% | 81% |
| 49 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 200 | 72,080 | $47,720 - 95,480 | 12% | 51% |
| 50 | Training and development specialists | 200 | 57,910 | $27,530 - 85,000 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Chemists | 190 | 70,580 | $39,390 - 108,840 | 9% | 93% |
| 52 | Sales engineers | 180 | 114,830 | $53,570 - | 9% | 79% |
| 53 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 180 | 51,850 | $34,310 - 73,750 | 25% | 58% |
| 54 | Physical therapists | 180 | 83,000 | $60,820 - 101,890 | 27% | 89% |
| 55 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 160 | 81,260 | $70,070 - 100,990 | 18% | 88% |
| 56 | Veterinarians | 160 | 91,640 | $49,060 - 143,350 | 35% | 100% |
| 57 | Instructional coordinators | 150 | 64,280 | $32,110 - 102,450 | 23% | 79% |
| 58 | Financial specialists, all other | 150 | 49,190 | $22,590 - 87,030 | 12% | 50% |
| 59 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 34,740 | $26,700 - 49,720 | 34% | 73% |
| 60 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 140 | 49,230 | $34,400 - 80,410 | 24% | 78% |
| 61 | Medical and public health social workers | 140 | 60,060 | $34,490 - 92,710 | 24% | 77% |
| 62 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 140 | 76,260 | $48,260 - 107,510 | 16% | 99% |
| 63 | Insurance underwriters | 130 | 68,070 | $38,790 - 100,740 | 6% | 53% |
| 64 | Human resources managers, all other | 130 | 94,180 | $59,970 - 129,380 | 11% | 58% |
| 65 | Surveyors | 130 | 65,200 | $45,400 - 85,030 | 24% | 82% |
| 66 | Health educators | 120 | 46,480 | $26,490 - 87,380 | 26% | 58% |
| 67 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 120 | 64,860 | $30,180 - 123,920 | 18% | 56% |
| 68 | Dentists, general | 120 | 164,660 | $117,450 - | 9% | 100% |
| 69 | Child, family, and school social workers | 120 | 44,350 | $32,660 - 63,760 | 19% | 77% |
| 70 | Personal financial advisors | 110 | 97,810 | $39,200 - | 41% | 81% |
| 71 | Meeting and convention planners | 110 | 56,120 | $34,260 - 136,000 | 20% | 67% |
| 72 | Advertising sales agents | 110 | 40,430 | $18,860 - 66,710 | 20% | 56% |
| 73 | Occupational therapists | 100 | 66,800 | $25,370 - 97,440 | 23% | 90% |
| 74 | Computer hardware engineers | 100 | 84,640 | $40,110 - 154,450 | 5% | 70% |
| 75 | Credit analysts | 100 | 74,110 | $40,800 - 109,010 | 2% | 60% |
| 76 | Producers and directors | 100 | 47,300 | $29,540 - 74,180 | 11% | 75% |
| 77 | Floral designers | 100 | 30,080 | $22,380 - 40,330 | 0% | 55% |
| 78 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 100 | 88,000 | $55,580 - 131,170 | 5% | 90% |
| 79 | Editors | 100 | 50,140 | $29,990 - 76,320 | 2% | 81% |
| 80 | Purchasing managers | 100 | 109,470 | $51,050 - | 3% | 57% |
| 81 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 90 | 67,730 | $42,950 - 94,020 | 9% | 87% |
| 82 | Database administrators | 90 | 74,360 | $30,910 - 126,670 | 29% | 72% |
| 83 | Speech-language pathologists | 90 | 69,290 | $52,040 - 95,480 | 11% | 98% |
| 84 | Physician assistants | 90 | 78,670 | $48,730 - 106,710 | 27% | 67% |
| 85 | Librarians | 80 | 62,360 | $36,250 - 89,640 | 4% | 85% |
| 86 | Budget analysts | 80 | 74,580 | $55,680 - 103,340 | 7% | 78% |
| 87 | Education administrators, all other | 80 | $ - | 13% | 78% | |
| 88 | Clergy | 70 | 37,960 | $17,850 - 65,680 | 19% | 75% |
| 89 | Technical writers | 70 | 76,860 | $48,550 - 125,460 | 20% | 74% |
| 90 | Interior designers | 70 | 65,160 | $32,380 - 100,440 | 20% | 55% |
| 91 | Writers and authors | 60 | 36,040 | $25,520 - 54,860 | 13% | 84% |
| 92 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 60,640 | $29,740 - 84,600 | 0% | 96% |
| 93 | Compensation and benefits managers | 60 | 73,600 | $37,880 - 105,020 | 12% | 58% |
| 94 | Rehabilitation counselors | 60 | 45,040 | $24,730 - 74,230 | 23% | 73% |
| 95 | Atmospheric and space scientists | 60 | 77,250 | $55,000 - 112,580 | 11% | 85% |
| 96 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 60 | 64,940 | $37,270 - 98,090 | 9% | 72% |
| 97 | Recreational therapists | 60 | 45,760 | $29,000 - 55,750 | 4% | 77% |
| 98 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 60 | 80,560 | $44,480 - 124,920 | 15% | 72% |
| 99 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 60 | 102,430 | $54,200 - | 20% | 99% |
| 100 | Financial analysts | 60 | 107,560 | $55,280 - | 34% | 87% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 6,660 | 28,020 | $17,180 - 45,800 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 4,800 | 24,910 | $17,110 - 39,180 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,900 | 20,530 | $16,690 - 29,160 | 11% | 14% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 3,880 | 30,270 | $18,140 - 46,340 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | General and operations managers | 3,310 | 114,370 | $54,440 - | 2% | 48% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,130 | 20,220 | $16,750 - 25,440 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,120 | 39,980 | $26,660 - 53,580 | 13% | 16% |
| 8 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,100 | 27,540 | $18,020 - 40,010 | 2% | 5% |
| 9 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,780 | 45,270 | $30,480 - 64,430 | 15% | 18% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,580 | 24,970 | $17,550 - 36,930 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Teacher assistants | 2,540 | 27,200 | $17,420 - 38,280 | 10% | 18% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,380 | 26,840 | $17,410 - 40,730 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,190 | 28,660 | $18,950 - 39,680 | 18% | 6% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,190 | 51,700 | $33,620 - 75,220 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,900 | 64,100 | $30,670 - 94,070 | 21% | 49% |
| 16 | Construction laborers | 1,880 | 43,310 | $25,420 - 63,160 | 11% | 5% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,880 | 39,630 | $20,040 - 54,120 | 10% | 4% |
| 18 | Carpenters | 1,860 | 59,010 | $34,180 - 82,460 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Customer service representatives | 1,750 | 37,050 | $24,560 - 51,290 | 25% | 22% |
| 20 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 1,730 | 22,320 | $17,270 - 31,890 | -2% | 4% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,610 | 41,880 | $24,360 - 59,460 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,560 | 24,010 | $18,210 - 30,850 | 12% | 5% |
| 23 | Medical secretaries | 1,550 | 36,940 | $20,000 - 54,540 | 17% | 18% |
| 24 | Food preparation workers | 1,530 | 22,630 | $17,160 - 30,990 | 15% | 7% |
| 25 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,510 | 35,880 | $20,790 - 51,750 | 1% | 18% |
| 26 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,510 | 40,660 | $25,480 - 59,370 | 10% | 6% |
| 27 | Cooks, fast food | 1,400 | 18,910 | $16,700 - 20,780 | 8% | 5% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,260 | 31,800 | $19,310 - 46,290 | 11% | 14% |
| 29 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,230 | 32,700 | $19,400 - 52,900 | 8% | 4% |
| 30 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,180 | 30,930 | $22,930 - 40,710 | 18% | 7% |
| 31 | Dishwashers | 1,150 | 18,870 | $16,670 - 22,750 | 10% | 3% |
| 32 | Home health aides | 1,140 | 23,210 | $16,730 - 29,470 | 49% | 7% |
| 33 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,130 | 30,000 | $20,390 - 41,540 | 17% | 13% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,120 | 21,850 | $17,080 - 28,690 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,090 | 30,900 | $21,840 - 41,830 | 4% | 6% |
| 36 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,080 | 19,250 | $16,680 - 22,150 | 10% | 8% |
| 37 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,000 | 46,220 | $25,700 - 71,840 | 14% | 4% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 990 | 75,510 | $51,220 - 108,590 | 9% | 10% |
| 39 | Electricians | 960 | 57,920 | $39,860 - 76,310 | 7% | 7% |
| 40 | Medical assistants | 940 | 32,440 | $22,860 - 44,210 | 35% | 10% |
| 41 | Food batchmakers | 940 | 23,970 | $21,000 - 27,500 | 11% | 5% |
| 42 | Counter and rental clerks | 940 | 22,720 | $16,640 - 35,030 | 23% | 16% |
| 43 | Team assemblers | 920 | 35,200 | $21,100 - 59,800 | 0% | 5% |
| 44 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 900 | 18,350 | $16,640 - 20,190 | 12% | 6% |
| 45 | Tellers | 890 | 28,560 | $22,120 - 37,620 | 14% | 16% |
| 46 | Packers and packagers, hand | 880 | 20,890 | $17,240 - 26,520 | -11% | 3% |
| 47 | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 880 | 46,410 | $29,770 - 69,840 | -2% | 14% |
| 48 | Driver/sales workers | 860 | 24,730 | $17,310 - 42,730 | -4% | 4% |
| 49 | Security guards | 790 | 26,600 | $21,060 - 33,380 | 17% | 13% |
| 50 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 770 | 26,930 | $20,070 - 36,620 | -4% | 5% |
| 51 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 770 | 32,320 | $23,990 - 43,990 | -1% | 2% |
| 52 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 750 | 69,540 | $29,470 - 132,230 | 28% | 48% |
| 53 | Child care workers | 750 | 25,120 | $17,020 - 34,830 | 18% | 15% |
| 54 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 750 | 41,830 | $21,320 - 67,450 | 27% | 47% |
| 55 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 740 | 67,470 | $40,020 - 98,430 | 11% | 4% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 720 | 61,350 | $38,010 - 92,090 | -4% | 15% |
| 57 | Dental assistants | 710 | 46,340 | $36,770 - 56,620 | 29% | 9% |
| 58 | Bartenders | 690 | 21,980 | $16,910 - 26,110 | 11% | 17% |
| 59 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 680 | 47,920 | $32,740 - 70,490 | 12% | 6% |
| 60 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 680 | 77,430 | $59,690 - 99,080 | 11% | 33% |
| 61 | Fire fighters | 680 | 45,340 | $23,400 - 79,360 | 12% | 18% |
| 62 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 670 | 55,910 | $40,520 - 73,040 | 14% | 7% |
| 63 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 670 | 38,360 | $27,580 - 50,460 | 4% | 15% |
| 64 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 630 | 68,580 | $47,280 - 87,370 | 8% | 3% |
| 65 | Personal and home care aides | 620 | 26,870 | $18,760 - 44,950 | 51% | 10% |
| 66 | Postal service mail carriers | 600 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 67 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 570 | 19,560 | $16,750 - 24,250 | 24% | 22% |
| 68 | Cost estimators | 560 | 75,200 | $37,600 - 110,680 | 19% | 32% |
| 69 | Food service managers | 550 | 51,670 | $34,720 - 71,210 | 5% | 24% |
| 70 | Bill and account collectors | 540 | 37,360 | $24,780 - 51,140 | 23% | 13% |
| 71 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 530 | 53,310 | $38,830 - 70,410 | 7% | 2% |
| 72 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 530 | 19,830 | $16,720 - 24,310 | 10% | 17% |
| 73 | Computer support specialists | 510 | 49,850 | $29,380 - 73,080 | 13% | 43% |
| 74 | Loan officers | 480 | 73,620 | $36,580 - 129,870 | 12% | 49% |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 480 | 24,020 | $17,270 - 31,640 | 14% | 3% |
| 76 | Bus drivers, school | 480 | 33,930 | $26,900 - 40,240 | 9% | 4% |
| 77 | Helpers--production workers | 470 | 23,210 | $17,640 - 30,400 | 0% | 4% |
| 78 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 470 | 30,610 | $22,770 - 41,650 | 26% | 43% |
| 79 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 450 | 22,370 | $17,000 - 30,150 | 12% | 6% |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 440 | 73,690 | $48,000 - 104,960 | 7% | 13% |
| 81 | Insurance sales agents | 430 | 13% | 45% | ||
| 82 | Order clerks | 430 | 32,650 | $21,890 - 45,320 | -23% | 16% |
| 83 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 420 | 26,230 | $16,640 - 46,340 | -8% | 32% |
| 84 | Recreation workers | 400 | 25,970 | $17,900 - 38,490 | 13% | 47% |
| 85 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 390 | 33,880 | $20,790 - 57,800 | -26% | 6% |
| 86 | All other information and record clerks | 390 | 40,390 | $25,130 - 60,030 | -12% | 21% |
| 87 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 390 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 88 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 390 | 35,330 | $22,550 - 49,970 | -6% | 14% |
| 89 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 380 | 63,870 | $44,930 - 86,050 | 9% | 47% |
| 90 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 370 | 56,530 | $25,040 - 95,990 | 15% | 36% |
| 91 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 370 | 28,820 | $19,210 - 38,860 | 11% | 5% |
| 92 | Parts salespersons | 370 | 43,380 | $27,870 - 58,660 | -1% | 6% |
| 93 | Industrial production managers | 360 | 99,920 | $61,840 - 160,260 | -5% | 43% |
| 94 | Dental hygienists | 360 | 114,690 | $99,280 - 133,000 | 30% | 33% |
| 95 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 350 | 57,440 | $35,800 - 86,160 | 0% | 36% |
| 96 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 350 | 70,140 | $35,370 - 104,460 | 4% | 38% |
| 97 | Bakers | 340 | 32,010 | $21,370 - 46,610 | 10% | 8% |
| 98 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 340 | 42,620 | $24,410 - 72,710 | 16% | 26% |
| 99 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 340 | 39,460 | $25,030 - 62,230 | 5% | 2% |
| 100 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 330 | 24,030 | $20,080 - 30,270 | 17% | 14% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 46,410 | 880 | 30.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 35,820 | 210 | 12.9 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 38,480 | 210 | 11.9 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 48,350 | 250 | 11.8 |
| Stonemasons | 44,890 | 140 | 11.4 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 23,360 | 300 | 9.1 |
| Food batchmakers | 23,970 | 940 | 9.1 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 22,410 | 130 | 6.9 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 22,320 | 1,730 | 5.3 |
| Tile and marble setters | 48,860 | 310 | 5.3 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 28,120 | 160 | 4.4 |
| Massage therapists | 42,930 | 240 | 3.8 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 34,940 | 820 | 3.8 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80,880 | 380 | 3.6 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 27,930 | 320 | 3.4 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 34,270 | 100 | 3.3 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 53,310 | 530 | 3.3 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 88,000 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Tapers | 60,170 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 33,820 | 280 | 2.8 |
| Medical secretaries | 36,940 | 1,550 | 2.5 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 19,360 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Veterinarians | 91,640 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 41,830 | 750 | 2.4 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 41,880 | 230 | 2.3 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 49,230 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 26,600 | 200 | 2.3 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 38,820 | 210 | 2.2 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 50,650 | 250 | 2.2 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 39,080 | 300 | 2.2 |
| Roofers | 45,970 | 330 | 2.1 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 64,350 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Food service managers | 51,670 | 550 | 2.1 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 46,580 | 260 | 2.1 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 36,300 | 310 | 2.1 |
| Fire fighters | 45,340 | 680 | 2 |
| Cooks, fast food | 18,910 | 1,400 | 2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 50,220 | 290 | 2 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 47,920 | 680 | 2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 42,620 | 340 | 1.9 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 54,630 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 57,440 | 350 | 1.9 |
| Surveyors | 65,200 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Bakers | 32,010 | 340 | 1.9 |
| Word processors and typists | 35,650 | 300 | 1.8 |
| Industrial production managers | 99,920 | 360 | 1.8 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 98,670 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 26,930 | 770 | 1.8 |
| Cost estimators | 75,200 | 560 | 1.8 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 19,560 | 570 | 1.8 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental hygienists | 114,690 | 1.81 | 360 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 64,350 | 1.66 | 120 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 55,740 | 1.61 | 120 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 68,580 | 1.6 | 630 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 77,430 | 1.6 | 680 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 33,550 | 1.55 | 260 |
| Lawyers | 157,410 | 1.54 | 440 |
| Carpenters | 59,010 | 1.51 | 1,860 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 60,530 | 1.49 | 130 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 67,470 | 1.46 | 740 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 61,950 | 1.44 | 120 |
| Dental assistants | 46,340 | 1.44 | 710 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 52,920 | 1.43 | 280 |
| Parts salespersons | 43,380 | 1.42 | 370 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 40,190 | 1.42 | 220 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 55,910 | 1.41 | 670 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 55,350 | 1.41 | 130 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 47,920 | 1.4 | 680 |
| Sales engineers | 114,830 | 1.4 | 180 |
| Construction laborers | 43,310 | 1.39 | 1,880 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 41,830 | 1.39 | 750 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 53,310 | 1.38 | 530 |
| Data entry keyers | 35,910 | 1.38 | 230 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 38,820 | 1.37 | 210 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 51,850 | 1.36 | 180 |
| Registered nurses | 83,860 | 1.36 | 3,200 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 64,860 | 1.36 | 120 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 32,070 | 1.36 | 110 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 72,080 | 1.35 | 200 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 41,880 | 1.35 | 230 |
| Personal and home care aides | 26,870 | 1.35 | 620 |
| Cashiers | 24,910 | 1.34 | 4,800 |
| Cost estimators | 75,200 | 1.34 | 560 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 69,540 | 1.34 | 750 |
| Printing machine operators | 43,660 | 1.33 | 180 |
| Bakers | 32,010 | 1.33 | 340 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80,880 | 1.33 | 380 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 37,410 | 1.33 | 260 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 50,410 | 1.33 | 110 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 66,800 | 1.32 | 200 |
| Computer programmers | 84,830 | 1.32 | 240 |
| Respiratory therapists | 68,140 | 1.32 | 120 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 53,950 | 1.32 | 160 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 71,030 | 1.31 | 240 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 60,060 | 1.31 | 140 |
| Roofers | 45,970 | 1.3 | 330 |
| Child care workers | 25,120 | 1.3 | 750 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 43,500 | 1.3 | 320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 75,510 | 1.3 | 990 |
| Bus drivers, school | 33,930 | 1.3 | 480 |
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