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Three of California's larger cities, Anaheim, Irvine, and Santa Ana, are located in the Santa Ana–Anaheim–Irvine metropolitan area. The Santa Ana–Anaheim–Irvine metropolitan area is a metropolitan division of the larger Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area, which is the second largest metropolitan area in the United States. Santa Ana is also the largest city, and the county seat of Orange County. As might be expected, the Santa Ana metropolitan area has a large and robust economy. There are ten Fortune 1000 company headquarters that are located in the Santa Ana metropolitan area, and numerous others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Inc. magazine ranked the Santa Ana metropolitan area seventeenth on its list of "Best Cities for Doing Business" in the United States in the large cities category in 2006. Since the inception of the Inc. "Best Cities for Doing Business" list in 2004, Santa Ana/Orange County has never ranked lower than twenty-third. The criteria used by Inc. "emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth".
Long in the shadow of the economies of Los Angeles to the North, and San Diego to the South, The Santa Ana/Orange County metropolitan area has emerged with an economic diversity of its own, from medical devices to construction and more. Two of the major industries in the Santa Ana metropolitan area are government, and tourism. Both the Anaheim Convention Center and Walt Disney World Resort are located in the metropolitan area.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, major industries in and around the Santa Ana metropolitan area include (ranked by size of workforce):
The Santa Ana/Orange County metropolitan area is served by the John Wayne Airport (SNA), which servers almost ten million passengers a year and is one of the primary gateways for the tourism and convention industry in Orange County. It is served by eleven commercial, three commuter, and two air-cargo carriers.
Some major companies in the Santa Ana metropolitan area include:
Some of the major business organizations in the Santa Ana metropolitan area include:
The Orange County Business Journal, and the "Money Section" of the Orange County Register are excellent sources of information on business in the Santa Ana metropolitan area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 22,670 | 76,040 | $54,170 - 101,620 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 22,000 | 69,490 | $32,230 - 121,510 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 13,810 | 70,660 | $40,000 - 106,100 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 11,350 | 69,720 | $38,270 - 102,190 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 11,030 | 70,680 | $44,440 - 100,870 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 8,880 | 82,280 | $40,070 - 131,090 | 12% | 51% |
| 7 | Management analysts | 8,850 | 80,880 | $38,770 - 133,760 | 22% | 78% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 7,720 | 121,580 | $60,950 - | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Sales managers | 6,990 | 125,800 | $56,270 - | 10% | 69% |
| 10 | Computer software engineers, applications | 6,850 | 102,300 | $58,010 - 151,600 | 45% | 85% |
| 11 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 6,180 | 45,820 | $26,230 - 78,030 | 9% | 54% |
| 12 | Lawyers | 6,110 | 149,740 | $65,590 - | 11% | 99% |
| 13 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 5,960 | 94,720 | $63,310 - 131,450 | 28% | 85% |
| 14 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,830 | 69,530 | $43,400 - 98,350 | 11% | 95% |
| 15 | Civil engineers | 4,750 | 91,140 | $56,290 - 128,710 | 18% | 87% |
| 16 | Engineering managers | 4,620 | 131,370 | $79,260 - | 7% | 84% |
| 17 | Graphic designers | 4,280 | 53,270 | $31,960 - 79,820 | 10% | 55% |
| 18 | Computer systems analysts | 4,270 | 76,510 | $45,240 - 108,280 | 29% | 68% |
| 19 | Computer and information systems managers | 4,080 | 130,490 | $73,850 - | 16% | 73% |
| 20 | Managers, all other | 3,970 | 109,270 | $57,440 - 166,290 | 7% | 55% |
| 21 | Computer programmers | 3,940 | 77,610 | $45,270 - 115,180 | 0% | 73% |
| 22 | Engineers, all other | 3,900 | 96,050 | $56,350 - 139,970 | 6% | 82% |
| 23 | Market research analysts | 3,770 | 64,030 | $35,330 - 99,510 | 20% | 82% |
| 24 | Marketing managers | 3,660 | 130,030 | $68,730 - | 14% | 69% |
| 25 | Chief executives | 3,640 | 204,680 | $127,910 - | 2% | 65% |
| 26 | Network and computer systems administrators | 3,590 | 72,080 | $46,110 - 103,780 | 27% | 50% |
| 27 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 3,330 | 93,470 | $34,520 - | 25% | 67% |
| 28 | Sales and related workers, all other | 2,970 | 44,780 | $21,850 - 73,200 | 14% | 62% |
| 29 | Computer specialists, all other | 2,840 | 71,550 | $34,650 - 112,450 | 15% | 68% |
| 30 | Mechanical engineers | 2,710 | 81,330 | $48,190 - 123,210 | 4% | 78% |
| 31 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 2,660 | 60,480 | $32,470 - 94,050 | 5% | 58% |
| 32 | Sales engineers | 2,630 | 86,760 | $46,770 - 135,350 | 9% | 79% |
| 33 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,610 | 63,770 | $36,000 - 101,790 | 13% | 73% |
| 34 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 2,580 | 89,830 | $56,680 - 129,240 | 4% | 81% |
| 35 | Public relations specialists | 2,550 | 60,340 | $33,600 - 96,480 | 18% | 81% |
| 36 | Financial analysts | 2,520 | 89,890 | $46,170 - | 34% | 87% |
| 37 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,440 | 76,970 | $43,300 - 113,090 | 53% | 57% |
| 38 | Coaches and scouts | 2,440 | 33,370 | $17,710 - 57,710 | 15% | 60% |
| 39 | Training and development specialists | 2,390 | 66,660 | $41,640 - 96,030 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Industrial engineers | 2,350 | 78,580 | $48,540 - 110,150 | 20% | 74% |
| 41 | Pharmacists | 2,310 | 114,810 | $92,340 - 135,710 | 22% | 97% |
| 42 | Medical and health services managers | 2,000 | 98,980 | $51,610 - 157,310 | 16% | 57% |
| 43 | Aerospace engineers | 1,940 | 107,490 | $70,420 - 146,830 | 10% | 87% |
| 44 | Personal financial advisors | 1,930 | 105,540 | $33,360 - | 41% | 81% |
| 45 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,900 | 53,540 | $30,290 - 83,160 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Computer hardware engineers | 1,800 | 95,590 | $62,980 - 135,080 | 5% | 70% |
| 47 | Social and human service assistants | 1,710 | 34,770 | $22,340 - 49,220 | 34% | 58% |
| 48 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,710 | 51,810 | $24,890 - 69,540 | 25% | 58% |
| 49 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,650 | 109,800 | $71,790 - 142,550 | 8% | 78% |
| 50 | Electrical engineers | 1,650 | 87,730 | $58,300 - 124,270 | 6% | 81% |
| 51 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 1,640 | 89,260 | $52,970 - 133,810 | 18% | 88% |
| 52 | Insurance underwriters | 1,640 | 71,450 | $41,430 - 105,500 | 6% | 53% |
| 53 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,630 | 84,860 | $47,870 - 123,450 | 20% | 99% |
| 54 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,500 | 37,910 | $26,080 - 52,730 | 15% | 51% |
| 55 | Advertising sales agents | 1,480 | 58,840 | $27,640 - 107,800 | 20% | 56% |
| 56 | Database administrators | 1,370 | 72,420 | $41,570 - 111,510 | 29% | 72% |
| 57 | Physical therapists | 1,350 | 93,110 | $62,930 - 136,620 | 27% | 89% |
| 58 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,320 | 71,170 | $42,130 - 110,230 | 25% | 93% |
| 59 | Credit analysts | 1,310 | 64,950 | $37,620 - 102,030 | 2% | 60% |
| 60 | Interior designers | 1,300 | 54,270 | $30,860 - 94,410 | 20% | 55% |
| 61 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,250 | 61,070 | $42,430 - 84,760 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 1,240 | 35,030 | $21,860 - 57,070 | 11% | 79% |
| 63 | Budget analysts | 1,220 | 76,080 | $51,170 - 105,010 | 7% | 78% |
| 64 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,190 | 63,520 | $37,390 - 86,430 | 12% | 51% |
| 65 | Social workers, all other | 1,160 | 48,670 | $26,210 - 67,070 | 18% | 77% |
| 66 | Purchasing managers | 1,130 | 96,800 | $65,230 - 137,210 | 3% | 57% |
| 67 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 1,120 | 26,540 | $16,640 - 40,160 | 11% | 55% |
| 68 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 1,080 | 57,990 | $30,870 - 79,320 | 14% | 54% |
| 69 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,020 | 73,520 | $46,590 - 101,600 | 11% | 98% |
| 70 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,020 | 63,570 | $38,790 - 97,020 | 24% | 77% |
| 71 | Instructional coordinators | 1,000 | 85,600 | $43,270 - 131,560 | 23% | 79% |
| 72 | Musicians and singers | 990 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 73 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 980 | 71,560 | $43,780 - 107,540 | 20% | 87% |
| 74 | Occupational therapists | 970 | 78,500 | $53,000 - 103,390 | 23% | 90% |
| 75 | Surveyors | 970 | 74,760 | $53,220 - 99,450 | 24% | 82% |
| 76 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 970 | 82,540 | $38,100 - 129,580 | 16% | 99% |
| 77 | Editors | 940 | 67,270 | $35,990 - 104,890 | 2% | 81% |
| 78 | Child, family, and school social workers | 930 | 40,040 | $24,190 - 52,210 | 19% | 77% |
| 79 | Dentists, general | 920 | 162,250 | $99,410 - | 9% | 100% |
| 80 | Environmental engineers | 910 | 77,970 | $53,290 - 120,260 | 25% | 86% |
| 81 | Chemists | 890 | 79,120 | $38,960 - 109,600 | 9% | 93% |
| 82 | Human resources managers, all other | 890 | 119,560 | $64,000 - | 11% | 58% |
| 83 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 880 | 31,480 | $18,130 - 46,990 | 23% | 54% |
| 84 | Meeting and convention planners | 820 | 49,660 | $34,610 - 75,350 | 20% | 67% |
| 85 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 820 | 71,320 | $45,010 - 100,490 | 9% | 87% |
| 86 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 810 | 84,100 | $54,080 - 107,890 | 17% | 54% |
| 87 | Technical writers | 720 | 63,130 | $33,530 - 94,570 | 20% | 74% |
| 88 | Landscape architects | 710 | 78,900 | $53,310 - 104,880 | 16% | 88% |
| 89 | Urban and regional planners | 710 | 73,740 | $43,420 - 116,530 | 15% | 92% |
| 90 | Librarians | 690 | 64,900 | $36,380 - 95,350 | 4% | 85% |
| 91 | Marriage and family therapists | 670 | 40,900 | $24,520 - 63,380 | 30% | 73% |
| 92 | Art directors | 660 | 91,540 | $39,990 - 152,190 | 9% | 58% |
| 93 | Floral designers | 650 | 27,620 | $18,120 - 39,710 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 640 | 46,410 | $29,210 - 65,000 | 30% | 77% |
| 95 | Veterinarians | 620 | 111,150 | $59,200 - | 35% | 100% |
| 96 | Social and community service managers | 600 | 68,860 | $39,290 - 119,000 | 25% | 72% |
| 97 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 590 | 44,740 | $26,240 - 75,120 | 24% | 78% |
| 98 | Health educators | 580 | 46,590 | $23,440 - 77,340 | 26% | 58% |
| 99 | Nuclear engineers | 580 | 95,390 | $65,610 - 130,010 | 7% | 82% |
| 100 | Physician assistants | 560 | 73,640 | $28,350 - 111,060 | 27% | 67% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 49,010 | 26,640 | $17,050 - 42,100 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 36,570 | 29,510 | $17,910 - 42,570 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 31,950 | 21,240 | $16,750 - 28,100 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 29,090 | 24,300 | $16,740 - 35,050 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 29,080 | 19,800 | $16,680 - 25,070 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 27,060 | 36,660 | $23,750 - 52,130 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | General and operations managers | 26,830 | 131,040 | $56,480 - | 2% | 48% |
| 8 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 25,070 | 19,140 | $16,660 - 23,220 | 18% | 5% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 24,000 | 24,400 | $17,060 - 38,310 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 22,640 | 46,590 | $30,370 - 65,260 | 15% | 18% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 20,360 | 24,020 | $17,100 - 33,730 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 20,330 | 54,420 | $33,900 - 79,300 | 6% | 29% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 20,230 | 38,640 | $25,510 - 53,200 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 16,560 | 24,040 | $17,380 - 34,230 | 18% | 6% |
| 15 | Business operations specialists, all other | 15,060 | 67,790 | $35,290 - 110,020 | 21% | 49% |
| 16 | Construction laborers | 14,910 | 35,120 | $21,320 - 55,080 | 11% | 5% |
| 17 | Team assemblers | 13,830 | 26,190 | $17,960 - 37,610 | 0% | 5% |
| 18 | Security guards | 13,340 | 25,270 | $17,930 - 34,370 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 12,890 | 38,640 | $21,680 - 59,820 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | Cooks, fast food | 12,410 | 18,750 | $16,670 - 21,720 | 8% | 5% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 12,060 | 28,650 | $19,510 - 39,270 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 11,930 | 29,770 | $19,130 - 41,920 | 4% | 6% |
| 23 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 11,900 | 60,680 | $28,910 - 102,470 | 28% | 48% |
| 24 | Teacher assistants | 11,850 | 31,830 | $19,720 - 41,490 | 10% | 18% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 11,550 | 42,710 | $25,200 - 66,430 | 4% | 25% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 10,600 | 24,450 | $18,630 - 31,480 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Carpenters | 10,500 | 52,430 | $30,100 - 78,590 | 10% | 6% |
| 28 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 10,230 | 31,150 | $19,040 - 50,370 | 8% | 4% |
| 29 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,200 | 35,890 | $22,140 - 50,380 | 1% | 18% |
| 30 | Medical secretaries | 10,150 | 31,340 | $20,150 - 45,060 | 17% | 18% |
| 31 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 9,850 | 20,330 | $16,730 - 26,880 | 10% | 8% |
| 32 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 9,790 | 20,710 | $16,750 - 26,070 | 13% | 5% |
| 33 | Packers and packagers, hand | 9,730 | 21,350 | $16,710 - 28,460 | -11% | 3% |
| 34 | Food preparation workers | 9,670 | 20,570 | $16,740 - 27,580 | 15% | 7% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 9,040 | 30,770 | $19,580 - 46,630 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 8,190 | 40,600 | $25,630 - 57,490 | 10% | 4% |
| 37 | Computer support specialists | 7,970 | 49,050 | $30,770 - 71,650 | 13% | 43% |
| 38 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 7,610 | 33,460 | $20,160 - 50,760 | -6% | 14% |
| 39 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 7,310 | 25,340 | $20,300 - 32,190 | 18% | 7% |
| 40 | Loan officers | 7,030 | 65,170 | $28,300 - 104,380 | 12% | 49% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 6,990 | 53,820 | $30,300 - 80,270 | -4% | 15% |
| 42 | Counter and rental clerks | 6,930 | 27,890 | $16,810 - 45,190 | 23% | 16% |
| 43 | Medical assistants | 6,820 | 31,990 | $21,730 - 44,300 | 35% | 10% |
| 44 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 6,800 | 19,220 | $16,650 - 22,520 | 12% | 6% |
| 45 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 6,790 | 35,910 | $25,860 - 49,690 | 4% | 15% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 6,780 | 71,590 | $48,110 - 102,900 | 9% | 10% |
| 47 | Electricians | 6,640 | 51,110 | $29,710 - 79,480 | 7% | 7% |
| 48 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 6,550 | 19,010 | $16,720 - 22,430 | 10% | 17% |
| 49 | Bill and account collectors | 6,360 | 37,880 | $27,200 - 50,200 | 23% | 13% |
| 50 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 6,310 | 19,560 | $16,890 - 23,750 | 24% | 22% |
| 51 | Tellers | 6,110 | 27,570 | $21,350 - 37,420 | 14% | 16% |
| 52 | Dishwashers | 6,100 | 18,790 | $16,670 - 22,480 | 10% | 3% |
| 53 | Machinists | 6,060 | 36,040 | $20,650 - 55,630 | -2% | 3% |
| 54 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 5,650 | 70,890 | $42,420 - 106,370 | 0% | 0% |
| 55 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 5,640 | 40,690 | $21,540 - 64,740 | 14% | 4% |
| 56 | Home health aides | 5,630 | 23,070 | $17,260 - 31,700 | 49% | 7% |
| 57 | Dental assistants | 5,480 | 32,530 | $21,650 - 46,610 | 29% | 9% |
| 58 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 5,340 | 56,340 | $17,000 - 112,750 | 15% | 36% |
| 59 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 5,190 | 33,410 | $22,040 - 49,300 | -1% | 2% |
| 60 | Helpers--production workers | 5,170 | 21,780 | $16,920 - 29,840 | 0% | 4% |
| 61 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,170 | 50,020 | $37,970 - 63,360 | 14% | 7% |
| 62 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 5,160 | 20,850 | $16,700 - 27,480 | 14% | 3% |
| 63 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 5,160 | 23,700 | $17,280 - 33,350 | -8% | 5% |
| 64 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5,040 | 48,800 | $28,920 - 75,640 | 11% | 4% |
| 65 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 5,040 | 44,890 | $26,510 - 66,070 | 4% | 30% |
| 66 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 4,990 | 61,780 | $37,560 - 86,080 | 9% | 47% |
| 67 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 4,840 | 40,150 | $26,050 - 59,650 | 12% | 6% |
| 68 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 4,730 | 52,460 | $32,720 - 79,880 | 7% | 2% |
| 69 | Bartenders | 4,630 | 20,750 | $16,680 - 28,270 | 11% | 17% |
| 70 | Telemarketers | 4,380 | 29,000 | $18,070 - 43,120 | -9% | 14% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 4,360 | 63,840 | $34,570 - 97,610 | 7% | 13% |
| 72 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 4,350 | 32,190 | $19,330 - 48,540 | -8% | 32% |
| 73 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 4,340 | 38,330 | $24,310 - 57,460 | 0% | 24% |
| 74 | Sewing machine operators | 4,250 | 20,320 | $16,640 - 27,480 | -26% | 5% |
| 75 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 4,190 | 40,520 | $26,020 - 59,880 | 0% | 22% |
| 76 | Order clerks | 4,190 | 31,780 | $20,450 - 44,250 | -23% | 16% |
| 77 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 4,150 | 59,800 | $37,140 - 89,370 | 0% | 42% |
| 78 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,940 | 28,680 | $20,420 - 40,000 | 26% | 43% |
| 79 | Child care workers | 3,870 | 24,480 | $17,030 - 33,630 | 18% | 15% |
| 80 | Data entry keyers | 3,810 | 29,820 | $19,670 - 41,180 | -4% | 18% |
| 81 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 3,640 | 23,250 | $16,640 - 33,960 | -4% | 5% |
| 82 | Administrative services managers | 3,640 | 88,920 | $49,470 - 134,710 | 12% | 40% |
| 83 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,590 | 76,840 | $61,270 - 94,390 | 11% | 33% |
| 84 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,550 | 90,050 | $37,930 - 160,920 | 4% | 38% |
| 85 | Production workers, all other | 3,510 | 30,490 | $16,880 - 49,520 | 2% | 5% |
| 86 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 3,430 | 27,890 | $18,020 - 39,570 | -26% | 6% |
| 87 | Cost estimators | 3,420 | 64,350 | $32,490 - 99,400 | 19% | 32% |
| 88 | Insurance sales agents | 3,340 | 81,930 | $35,930 - 162,630 | 13% | 45% |
| 89 | Recreation workers | 3,320 | 22,330 | $17,260 - 29,170 | 13% | 47% |
| 90 | Postal service mail carriers | 3,320 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 91 | Food service managers | 3,270 | 51,420 | $34,740 - 67,860 | 5% | 24% |
| 92 | Construction managers | 3,250 | 105,480 | $60,640 - 156,640 | 16% | 29% |
| 93 | Legal secretaries | 3,250 | 48,970 | $26,780 - 74,270 | 12% | 18% |
| 94 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,140 | 34,650 | $21,870 - 52,410 | 5% | 2% |
| 95 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,050 | 27,580 | $18,010 - 39,800 | -14% | 0% |
| 96 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 2,960 | 54,870 | $36,040 - 66,490 | 3% | 13% |
| 97 | All other information and record clerks | 2,890 | 39,220 | $27,100 - 52,620 | -12% | 21% |
| 98 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,840 | 22,830 | $17,360 - 31,170 | 12% | 6% |
| 99 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 2,820 | 56,800 | $34,720 - 80,570 | 22% | 45% |
| 100 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 2,760 | 36,430 | $21,070 - 52,370 | 27% | 47% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | 61,100 | 110 | 10.6 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 32,480 | 540 | 8.9 |
| Nuclear engineers | 95,390 | 580 | 8.8 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 39,410 | 350 | 8.4 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | 35,280 | 560 | 8.3 |
| Choreographers | 47,350 | 510 | 7.9 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 20,530 | 580 | 6.6 |
| Bicycle repairers | 23,300 | 160 | 5.7 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 23,170 | 900 | 5.2 |
| Embalmers | 48,660 | 110 | 4.5 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 20,090 | 1,820 | 4.2 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 85,030 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Carpet installers | 40,690 | 1,130 | 4 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 73,680 | 160 | 4 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 25,040 | 1,300 | 3.9 |
| Sewers, hand | 20,210 | 120 | 3.9 |
| Aerospace engineers | 107,490 | 1,940 | 3.7 |
| Landscape architects | 78,900 | 710 | 3.7 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 25,760 | 150 | 3.7 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 40,900 | 670 | 3.6 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 44,810 | 540 | 3.5 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 36,770 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | 29,120 | 150 | 3.4 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 52,460 | 4,730 | 3.4 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 37,930 | 440 | 3.3 |
| Semiconductor processors | 31,610 | 790 | 3.2 |
| Tapers | 47,910 | 1,030 | 3.1 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 45,080 | 450 | 3 |
| Stonemasons | 41,710 | 320 | 3 |
| Sales engineers | 86,760 | 2,630 | 3 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 23,930 | 570 | 2.9 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 28,730 | 700 | 2.9 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 23,850 | 450 | 2.9 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 70,890 | 5,650 | 2.9 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 56,340 | 5,340 | 2.8 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 27,040 | 890 | 2.8 |
| Sewing machine operators | 20,320 | 4,250 | 2.8 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 42,620 | 240 | 2.8 |
| Fashion designers | 69,840 | 390 | 2.8 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 42,060 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 30,710 | 1,410 | 2.6 |
| Animal trainers | 30,070 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Musicians and singers | 990 | 2.6 | |
| Computer hardware engineers | 95,590 | 1,800 | 2.5 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 54,390 | 350 | 2.5 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 56,640 | 480 | 2.5 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 39,770 | 370 | 2.5 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 26,000 | 960 | 2.5 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 99,460 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Designers, all other | 50,180 | 200 | 2.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislators | 76,020 | 2.14 | 160 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 94,570 | 1.59 | 760 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 76,840 | 1.58 | 3,590 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 67,630 | 1.58 | 2,100 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 95,140 | 1.56 | 140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 111,460 | 1.53 | 490 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 57,140 | 1.51 | 1,060 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 76,440 | 1.51 | 510 |
| Instructional coordinators | 85,600 | 1.49 | 1,000 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 55,810 | 1.47 | 430 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 35,220 | 1.47 | 1,050 |
| Lawyers | 149,740 | 1.46 | 6,110 |
| Insurance sales agents | 81,930 | 1.46 | 3,340 |
| Fire fighters | 61,030 | 1.45 | 1,760 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 60,980 | 1.45 | 680 |
| Clergy | 65,120 | 1.44 | 360 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 71,560 | 1.43 | 980 |
| Teacher assistants | 31,830 | 1.43 | 11,850 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | 61,100 | 1.43 | 110 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 64,190 | 1.42 | 1,050 |
| Forensic science technicians | 74,600 | 1.41 | 170 |
| Tax preparers | 49,530 | 1.41 | 350 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 51,940 | 1.4 | 2,540 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 71,410 | 1.4 | 450 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 69,720 | 1.4 | 11,350 |
| Writers and authors | 74,920 | 1.4 | 470 |
| Bus drivers, school | 36,340 | 1.39 | 1,880 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 84,100 | 1.39 | 810 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 80,390 | 1.38 | 240 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 70,680 | 1.38 | 11,030 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 71,320 | 1.38 | 820 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 63,570 | 1.38 | 1,020 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 69,530 | 1.38 | 5,830 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 51,970 | 1.38 | 740 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 47,900 | 1.38 | 530 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 63,030 | 1.38 | 330 |
| Producers and directors | 77,920 | 1.37 | 440 |
| Surveyors | 74,760 | 1.37 | 970 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 44,000 | 1.37 | 540 |
| Legal secretaries | 48,970 | 1.36 | 3,250 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 90,380 | 1.36 | 140 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 52,460 | 1.36 | 4,730 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 90,130 | 1.36 | 380 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 51,810 | 1.36 | 1,710 |
| General and operations managers | 131,040 | 1.36 | 26,830 |
| Chief executives | 204,680 | 1.36 | 3,640 |
| Editors | 67,270 | 1.36 | 940 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 26,130 | 1.35 | 1,210 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 109,800 | 1.34 | 1,650 |
| Carpenters | 52,430 | 1.34 | 10,500 |
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