Santa Barbara Employment

Employment and Industries in the Santa Barbara, California Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Santa Barbara, California Metro Area (2006 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,030	52,110	$28,820 - 73,870	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	1,680	67,030	$50,770 - 85,560	24%	56%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,330	57,580	$28,920 - 101,340	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,160	72,760	$40,890 - 111,270	18%	79%
5	Computer software engineers, applications	1,060	75,110	$44,020 - 116,270	45%	85%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,050	53,910	$34,160 - 77,490	6%	96%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	830	52,430	$37,990 - 71,470	11%	95%
8	Civil engineers	610	79,170	$48,210 - 119,300	18%	87%
9	Financial managers	590	90,400	$54,450 - 143,610	13%	60%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	590	59,870	$32,290 - 101,630	13%	73%
11	Computer software engineers, systems software	580	93,690	$61,080 - 139,610	28%	85%
12	Teachers and instructors, all other	550	38,690	$22,980 - 71,550	9%	54%
13	Social and human service assistants	500	29,420	$20,000 - 46,070	34%	58%
14	Sales managers	500	93,700	$36,590 - 0	10%	69%
15	Computer programmers	440	67,660	$35,050 - 101,080	0%	73%
16	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	420	96,080	$37,300 - 0	25%	67%
17	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	420	70,940	$39,650 - 118,510	12%	51%
18	Computer and information systems managers	420	112,780	$61,940 - 0	16%	73%
19	Engineers, all other	380	97,810	$67,040 - 136,270	6%	82%
20	Advertising sales agents	370		$0 - 0	20%	56%
21	Coaches and scouts	370	47,710	$19,700 - 96,770	15%	60%
22	Lawyers	360	159,640	$92,340 - 0	11%	99%
23	Chief executives	330	158,280	$98,180 - 0	2%	65%
24	Engineering managers	320	120,310	$79,920 - 0	7%	84%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	320	66,020	$46,960 - 92,890	27%	50%
26	Instructional coordinators	310	51,290	$24,200 - 68,780	23%	79%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	290	95,140	$64,450 - 137,560	8%	78%
28	Managers, all other	280	84,330	$46,980 - 127,400	7%	55%
29	Electronics engineers, except computer	280	91,410	$55,190 - 128,990	4%	81%
30	Mechanical engineers	280	83,660	$50,230 - 120,960	4%	78%
31	Marketing managers	270	107,020	$52,350 - 0	14%	69%
32	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	260	59,120	$38,250 - 81,790	17%	56%
33	Librarians	260	58,530	$39,550 - 87,880	4%	85%
34	Graphic designers	260	46,680	$27,090 - 71,000	10%	55%
35	Self-enrichment education teachers	260		$0 - 0	23%	54%
36	Electrical engineers	250	86,260	$58,190 - 123,390	6%	81%
37	Social and community service managers	240	53,600	$30,550 - 85,740	25%	72%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	240	47,970	$28,120 - 75,140	5%	58%
39	Market research analysts	240	67,980	$31,210 - 121,380	20%	82%
40	Public relations specialists	240	56,650	$32,490 - 93,510	18%	81%
41	Industrial engineers	230	77,900	$52,810 - 110,370	20%	74%
42	Pharmacists	220	112,000	$96,850 - 133,510	22%	97%
43	Network systems and data communications analysts	200	58,710	$38,180 - 86,610	53%	57%
44	Medical and health services managers	200	89,770	$45,420 - 134,530	16%	57%
45	Personal financial advisors	190	72,070	$38,550 - 117,250	41%	81%
46	Dentists, general	180	148,640	$87,310 - 0	9%	100%
47	Physical therapists	180	72,560	$56,170 - 91,790	27%	89%
48	Computer systems analysts	170	68,140	$38,550 - 99,460	29%	68%
49	Commercial pilots	160	84,130	$49,570 - 136,580	13%	74%
50	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	160	37,940	$24,880 - 61,470	15%	51%
51	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	34,720	$16,680 - 62,100	25%	58%
52	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	140	37,810	$17,590 - 56,610	34%	73%
53	Rehabilitation counselors	130	35,780	$22,590 - 47,090	23%	73%
54	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	130	63,240	$41,290 - 89,860	16%	99%
55	Training and development specialists	120	50,720	$31,930 - 75,130	18%	56%
56	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	120	52,210	$31,630 - 84,110	18%	56%
57	Editors	120	47,380	$24,500 - 72,850	2%	81%
58	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	58,690	$42,930 - 75,460	20%	87%
59	Database administrators	110	62,050	$37,430 - 97,920	29%	72%
60	Health educators	110	38,510	$24,770 - 64,170	26%	58%
61	Budget analysts	110	64,030	$40,400 - 93,210	7%	78%
62	Computer specialists, all other	110	63,740	$35,200 - 96,600	15%	68%
63	Producers and directors	110	84,040	$31,370 - 0	11%	75%
64	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	101,780	$56,340 - 0	18%	88%
65	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	100	62,380	$39,990 - 85,130	12%	51%
66	Social workers, all other	100	44,990	$24,340 - 71,090	18%	77%
67	Purchasing managers	100	79,890	$48,420 - 115,670	3%	57%
68	Tax preparers	100	39,030	$29,460 - 54,840	0%	54%
69	Curators	90	48,690	$27,930 - 73,780	23%	86%
70	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	90	74,500	$46,240 - 112,430	25%	93%
71	Financial analysts	90	76,870	$45,040 - 0	34%	87%
72	Writers and authors	80	87,590	$22,270 - 0	13%	84%
73	Environmental engineers	80	92,660	$55,480 - 0	25%	86%
74	Speech-language pathologists	80	68,980	$51,450 - 91,020	11%	98%
75	Medical and public health social workers	80	59,570	$41,780 - 74,500	24%	77%
76	Physician assistants	80	76,120	$58,520 - 97,770	27%	67%
77	Credit analysts	80	65,890	$39,720 - 96,680	2%	60%
78	Public relations managers	80	86,040	$48,320 - 124,840	17%	75%
79	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	52,480	$36,510 - 74,640	18%	56%
80	Surveyors	70	90,250	$67,740 - 104,450	24%	82%
81	Sales engineers	70	88,580	$55,940 - 116,650	9%	79%
82	Reporters and correspondents	70	48,010	$22,520 - 69,760	1%	85%
83	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	52,650	$32,810 - 79,300	9%	87%
84	Chemists	70	60,650	$40,080 - 94,410	9%	93%
85	Art directors	70	65,690	$37,650 - 119,340	9%	58%
86	Occupational therapists	60	68,870	$55,060 - 85,860	23%	90%
87	Veterinarians	60	87,860	$60,130 - 121,970	35%	100%
88	Advertising and promotions managers	60	91,260	$33,640 - 0	6%	76%
89	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	60	26,580	$16,340 - 40,400	11%	55%
90	Human resources managers, all other	60	95,230	$64,400 - 135,470	11%	58%
91	Urban and regional planners	60	65,520	$47,380 - 92,070	15%	92%
92	Technical writers	60	68,000	$35,600 - 103,040	20%	74%
93	Compensation and benefits managers	50	71,570	$39,260 - 93,420	12%	58%
94	Computer hardware engineers	50	98,120	$76,120 - 118,730	5%	70%
95	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	56,870	$42,140 - 77,250	9%	72%
96	Interior designers	50	57,510	$38,470 - 73,250	20%	55%
97	Training and development managers	40	79,790	$50,530 - 108,750	16%	58%
98	Clergy	40	52,290	$28,850 - 79,260	19%	75%
99	Natural sciences managers	40	96,100	$61,760 - 140,970	11%	93%
100	Financial specialists, all other	40	49,810	$28,100 - 82,380	12%	50%

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	6,390	23,810	$16,040 - 35,280	12%	25%
2	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	6,000	17,280	$15,000 - 19,290	-2%	4%
3	Office clerks, general	4,850	27,930	$17,660 - 39,950	13%	19%
4	Cashiers	4,410	22,120	$15,180 - 38,260	-2%	10%
5	Waiters and waitresses	3,690	17,210	$14,790 - 20,130	11%	14%
6	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,000	40,750	$27,320 - 57,560	15%	18%
7	General and operations managers	2,880	104,250	$46,480 - [?]	2%	48%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,860	18,200	$14,820 - 23,590	18%	5%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,710	23,980	$15,750 - 35,380	15%	4%
10	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,600	23,380	$16,700 - 30,020	18%	6%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,490	35,940	$24,130 - 50,220	13%	16%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,080	49,410	$32,570 - 70,130	6%	29%
13	Customer service representatives	2,000	32,170	$17,370 - 53,310	25%	22%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,970	23,480	$15,390 - 37,270	-7%	8%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,950	34,570	$18,630 - 52,260	10%	6%
16	Receptionists and information clerks	1,930	26,110	$17,260 - 36,230	17%	13%
17	Cooks, fast food	1,770	17,320	$14,740 - 21,690	8%	5%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,660	23,060	$15,300 - 36,410	2%	5%
19	Carpenters	1,630	53,370	$34,310 - 72,710	10%	6%
20	Cooks, restaurant	1,620	22,990	$17,710 - 29,330	12%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,600	36,610	$21,500 - 53,020	4%	25%
22	Business operations specialists, all other	1,600	61,810	$33,400 - 93,010	21%	49%
23	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,570	34,140	$21,920 - 47,420	1%	18%
24	Construction laborers	1,530	30,510	$21,040 - 42,910	11%	5%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,500	18,840	$15,110 - 23,670	13%	5%
26	Teacher assistants	1,470	25,950	$16,210 - 36,250	10%	18%
27	Food preparation workers	1,370	18,480	$14,770 - 23,710	15%	7%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,350	27,610	$18,590 - 41,320	11%	14%
29	Dishwashers	1,190	16,670	$14,690 - 19,460	10%	3%
30	Telemarketers	1,160	22,640	$15,770 - 30,330	-9%	14%
31	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,150	67,790	$49,870 - 90,290	11%	33%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,090	28,500	$19,260 - 39,760	4%	6%
33	Security guards	1,090	22,650	$15,990 - 30,330	17%	13%
34	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	980	24,570	$16,100 - 35,560	8%	4%
35	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	980	16,630	$14,570 - 18,470	12%	6%
36	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	970	25,790	$19,050 - 33,350	18%	7%
37	Team assemblers	970	24,500	$16,310 - 34,550	0%	5%
38	Packers and packagers, hand	970	17,690	$14,910 - 22,520	-11%	3%
39	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	970	18,160	$15,060 - 22,450	10%	8%
40	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	930	37,080	$23,870 - 54,870	10%	4%
41	Sales representatives, services, all other	910	50,400	$25,850 - 84,450	28%	48%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	910	65,180	$43,410 - 90,160	9%	10%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	850	38,450	$19,530 - 56,660	14%	4%
44	Tellers	830	26,050	$20,150 - 34,010	14%	16%
45	Counter and rental clerks	830	23,660	$15,310 - 31,630	23%	16%
46	Electricians	770	59,160	$33,240 - 92,080	7%	7%
47	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	720	32,630	$24,420 - 44,780	4%	15%
48	Computer support specialists	690	42,450	$27,810 - 62,970	13%	43%
49	Medical secretaries	670	30,170	$21,410 - 40,550	17%	18%
50	Bartenders	670	17,890	$14,840 - 22,390	11%	17%
51	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	670	17,550	$14,740 - 22,170	10%	17%
52	Office and administrative support workers, all other	660	27,230	$17,500 - 43,200	-8%	32%
53	Medical assistants	640	28,720	$21,220 - 38,130	35%	10%
54	Recreation workers	630	25,320	$16,340 - 38,410	13%	47%
55	Painters, construction and maintenance	620	33,220	$23,100 - 45,210	12%	6%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	51,830	$26,210 - 79,250	-4%	15%
57	Driver/sales workers	580	20,570	$14,660 - 34,690	-4%	4%
58	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	570	21,720	$16,210 - 28,720	17%	14%
59	Preschool teachers, except special education	550	29,230	$20,540 - 35,880	26%	43%
60	Order clerks	540	27,550	$17,060 - 51,420	-23%	16%
61	Food service managers	530	48,670	$33,030 - 75,060	5%	24%
62	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	530	48,120	$29,270 - 64,870	11%	4%
63	Child care workers	530	21,350	$15,910 - 30,010	18%	15%
64	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	510	31,890	$20,240 - 47,860	-26%	6%
65	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	490	57,890	$33,320 - 86,410	0%	42%
66	Dental assistants	470	31,410	$19,950 - 40,640	29%	9%
67	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	470	27,780	$17,490 - 46,460	-4%	5%
68	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	470	34,330	$21,070 - 52,790	-6%	14%
69	Amusement and recreation attendants	470	17,340	$14,730 - 21,320	24%	22%
70	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	460	36,930	$21,220 - 56,470	10%	24%
71	Legal secretaries	460	35,960	$29,320 - 52,880	12%	18%
72	Data entry keyers	460	25,740	$19,090 - 33,710	-4%	18%
73	Property, real estate, and community association managers	460	40,480	$16,150 - 84,930	15%	36%
74	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	440	37,160	$20,090 - 55,130	4%	30%
75	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	430	40,570	$27,910 - 51,520	7%	2%
76	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	430	44,970	$33,990 - 57,700	14%	7%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	60,000	$39,590 - 85,780	7%	13%
78	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	420	55,360	$37,350 - 72,500	8%	3%
79	Postal service mail carriers	410	43,280	$35,640 - 49,830	1%	11%
80	Personal and home care aides	380	25,010	$18,520 - 34,500	51%	10%
81	Architectural and civil drafters	380	54,110	$40,960 - 64,360	6%	25%
82	Industrial truck and tractor operators	380	25,710	$18,800 - 39,500	-1%	2%
83	File clerks	370	23,030	$15,260 - 34,530	-40%	20%
84	Administrative services managers	370	80,170	$36,670 - 139,680	12%	40%
85	Roofers	360	40,010	$25,310 - 56,450	14%	3%
86	Cement masons and concrete finishers	340	37,120	$26,750 - 52,000	11%	2%
87	Loan officers	340	80,860	$35,560 - 132,970	12%	49%
88	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	330	30,990	$19,290 - 47,900	27%	47%
89	Dental hygienists	320	72,850	$48,510 - 100,210	30%	33%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	320	31,000	$19,590 - 50,270	13%	11%
91	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	320	20,570	$15,760 - 26,820	10%	5%
92	Chefs and head cooks	320	42,810	$27,460 - 64,410	8%	14%
93	Machinists	310	40,630	$23,910 - 59,760	-2%	3%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	290	36,530	$20,350 - 53,770	16%	26%
95	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	290	33,080	$20,440 - 46,950	3%	18%
96	Nonfarm animal caretakers	290	20,900	$15,410 - 28,960	18%	16%
97	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	280	40,200	$30,070 - 49,140	-7%	12%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	280	62,620	$40,770 - 90,370	4%	38%
99	Parts salespersons	270	32,080	$21,580 - 48,740	-1%	6%
100	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	270	33,570	$21,410 - 47,510	5%	2%

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Jobs More Common Near Santa Barbara Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	17,280	6,000	21.4
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	31,160	190	13.6
Agricultural equipment operators	18,770	160	13.2
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	43,510	140	9.4
Commercial pilots	84,130	160	7.1
Carpet installers	36,070	160	5.4
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	19,520	110	4.8
Lodging managers	50,570	110	3.6
Tile and marble setters	43,980	210	3.6
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	50,550	110	3.6
Pharmacy aides	20,600	160	3.2
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	71,810	300	3
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	26,020	120	2.9
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	35,930	150	2.8
Telemarketers	22,640	1,160	2.7
Pest control workers	28,590	200	2.7
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	77,660	160	2.7
Architectural and civil drafters	54,110	380	2.7
Protective service workers, all other	26,550	210	2.6
Cooks, fast food	17,320	1,770	2.6
Chefs and head cooks	42,810	320	2.5
Roofers	40,010	360	2.4
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	40,570	430	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,720	570	2.4
Physical therapist aides	23,240	110	2.3
Postsecondary teachers, all other		450	2.3
Instructional coordinators	51,290	310	2.3
Audio and video equipment technicians	40,630	100	2.2
Coaches and scouts	47,710	370	2.2
Engineers, all other	97,810	380	2.2
Property, real estate, and community association managers	40,480	460	2.2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	59,870	590	2.2
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,900	290	2.2
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,380	2,600	2.2
Food service managers	48,670	530	2.2
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,890	510	2.1
Mechanical engineering technicians	49,160	100	2.1
Tax preparers	39,030	100	2.1
Recreation workers	25,320	630	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	67,790	1,150	1.9
Office and administrative support workers, all other	27,230	660	1.9
Civil engineers	79,170	610	1.9
Dishwashers	16,670	1,190	1.9
Construction and building inspectors	71,170	230	1.9
Social and community service managers	53,600	240	1.9
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,630	980	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	36,530	290	1.8
Advertising sales agents		370	1.8
Library technicians	33,470	210	1.8
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	36,930	460	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Santa Barbara, California Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	77,660	1.86	160
Lawyers	159,640	1.66	360
Producers and directors	84,040	1.62	110
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	71,810	1.58	300
Construction and building inspectors	71,170	1.54	230
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	67,790	1.52	1,150
Paralegals and legal assistants	59,530	1.46	140
Carpenters	53,370	1.46	1,630
Coaches and scouts	47,710	1.44	370
Loan officers	80,860	1.43	340
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	50,550	1.42	110
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	60,820	1.41	170
Loan interviewers and clerks	42,480	1.39	250
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,360	1.39	420
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	36,930	1.38	460
Civil engineering technicians	56,820	1.37	140
Electricians	59,160	1.35	770
Pharmacy technicians	35,070	1.34	240
Personal and home care aides	25,010	1.33	380
Accountants and auditors	72,760	1.32	1,160
Commercial pilots	84,130	1.31	160
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	37,440	1.31	170
Architectural and civil drafters	54,110	1.31	380
Engineers, all other	97,810	1.3	380
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	95,140	1.26	290
Cashiers	22,120	1.26	4,410
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	58,690	1.26	120
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	59,870	1.25	590
Teacher assistants	25,950	1.25	1,470
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	34,140	1.24	1,570
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	24,900	1.24	190
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	43,510	1.24	140
Graphic designers	46,680	1.23	260
New accounts clerks	35,610	1.23	110
Computer and information systems managers	112,780	1.23	420
Preschool teachers, except special education	29,230	1.23	550
Dental hygienists	72,850	1.22	320
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	44,970	1.22	430
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	46,780	1.21	120
Bill and account collectors	35,210	1.21	230
Mechanical engineers	83,660	1.21	280
Engineering managers	120,310	1.21	320
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	35,930	1.21	150
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,410	1.21	280
Computer software engineers, systems software	93,690	1.21	580
Radiologic technologists and technicians	57,620	1.21	120
Administrative services managers	80,170	1.2	370
Chefs and head cooks	42,810	1.2	320
Pharmacists	112,000	1.2	220
Child care workers	21,350	1.2	530

Highest Paying Jobs in Santa Barbara, California Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	179,110
Lawyers	159,640	360
Chief executives	158,280	330
Dentists, general	148,640	180
Surgeons	145,320
Family and general practitioners	121,960	80
Psychiatrists	121,050
Engineering managers	120,310	320
Computer and information systems managers	112,780	420
Pharmacists	112,000	220
Marketing managers	107,020	270
General and operations managers	104,250	2,880
Architects, except landscape and naval	101,780	100
Computer hardware engineers	98,120	50
Engineers, all other	97,810	380
Physical scientists, all other	97,170
Natural sciences managers	96,100	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	96,080	420
Industrial production managers	95,420	220
Human resources managers, all other	95,230	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	95,140	290
Sales managers	93,700	500
Computer software engineers, systems software	93,690	580
Environmental engineers	92,660	80
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,410	280
Advertising and promotions managers	91,260	60
Financial managers	90,400	590
Surveyors	90,250	70
Medical and health services managers	89,770	200
Sales engineers	88,580	70
Veterinarians	87,860	60
Writers and authors	87,590	80
Construction managers	87,310	210
Electrical engineers	86,260	250
Public relations managers	86,040	80
Aerospace engineers	85,340
Managers, all other	84,330	280
Commercial pilots	84,130	160
Producers and directors	84,040	110
Mechanical engineers	83,660	280
Loan officers	80,860	340
Administrative services managers	80,170	370
Purchasing managers	79,890	100
Training and development managers	79,790	40
Operations research analysts	79,320
Civil engineers	79,170	610
Industrial engineers	77,900	230
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	77,660	160
Financial analysts	76,870	90
Physician assistants	76,120	80

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