Visalia Employment

Employment and Industries in the Visalia, California Area

Visalia serves as the region's economic center. Visalia's economy is based on agriculture, especially grapes, olives, cotton, citrus and nursery products. The area is regarded as one of the most productive agricultural regions in the nation. Livestock is also a significant element of the economy.

Visalia's economy is also powered by distribution and manufacturing facilities. Electronics and paper products are a couple of significant manufacturing sectors. In addition, Visalia is home to the region's largest convention center and meeting places.

Visalia and the other cities in Tulare County offer California's Targeted Tax Area. The program's goal is to stimulate business development and job growth. Companies operating in the zone are provided with special state tax credits and streamlined local fees and approval procedures.

The primary areas of employment in Visalia are education, healthcare, government, agriculture, social assistance, manufacturing and accommodation and food services. Management, professional and related occupations provide 32% of the jobs in Visalia. About 20% of the workforce is employed by the government.

Some of the occupations more prevalent in the Visalia area when compared to most other cities are food cooking machine operators and tenders; farm workers and laborers, crop, nursery and greenhouse; agricultural equipment operators; graders and sorters of agricultural products; first-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing and forestry workers; agricultural inspectors and food batch makers.

Notable data about Visalia: In 2009 the average salary in Visalia was approximately $35,000. The cost of living index in 2008 was at 90.9 which is below the nation's average of 100. Approximately 19% of the population over the age of 25 hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

A list of the major employers in Visalia is shown below:

College of the Sequoias
Josten's Commercial Printing
Kaweah Delta Health Care Dist
Tulare County Child Care Program
Tulare County Parks & Rec Dept
Tulare County Resource Management
Tulare County Sheriff
US Cotton Classing Office

Visalia companies may obtain assistance from business organizations such as:

The Visaliatimesdelta.com offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Visalia.

Most Popular Jobs in Visalia, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,470	64,020	$37,230 - 91,940	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	2,310	103,660	$45,620 -	24%	56%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,650	64,370	$42,990 - 86,250	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	800	68,750	$30,230 - 121,380	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	690	60,680	$36,800 - 85,150	18%	79%
6	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	520	86,210	$51,780 - 118,000	8%	78%
7	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	410	60,780	$29,070 - 94,550	13%	73%
8	Self-enrichment education teachers	340	36,480	$17,570 - 64,960	23%	54%
9	Rehabilitation counselors	310	33,870	$26,090 - 42,540	23%	73%
10	Social and human service assistants	280	29,560	$19,300 - 39,040	34%	58%
11	Sales managers	280	92,370	$43,310 - 164,900	10%	69%
12	Financial managers	260	94,750	$55,690 - 131,510	13%	60%
13	Medical and health services managers	260	78,800	$43,050 - 108,280	16%	57%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	230	88,160	$49,540 - 131,390	12%	51%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	220	83,220	$40,440 - 128,350	20%	87%
16	Lawyers	190	100,770	$69,800 -	11%	99%
17	Management analysts	190	56,830	$42,370 - 68,200	22%	78%
18	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	170	30,140	$18,970 - 41,650	34%	73%
19	Chief executives	170	119,820	$18,290 -	2%	65%
20	Social and community service managers	150	61,850	$37,640 - 101,860	25%	72%
21	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	130	70,560	$48,840 - 85,530	0%	96%
22	Instructional coordinators	130	79,110	$38,850 - 127,070	23%	79%
23	Training and development specialists	130	41,900	$29,480 - 56,370	18%	56%
24	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	75,770	$44,040 - 120,860	9%	87%
25	Managers, all other	120	78,760	$43,930 - 123,990	7%	55%
26	Computer programmers	110	78,980	$53,860 - 104,810	0%	73%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	110	52,900	$31,950 - 82,460	27%	50%
28	Speech-language pathologists	110	73,880	$45,740 - 114,660	11%	98%
29	Civil engineers	110	73,360	$54,830 - 95,840	18%	87%
30	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	100	54,410	$40,330 - 74,320	17%	56%
31	Advertising sales agents	100	40,440	$22,240 - 64,950	20%	56%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	47,800	$33,130 - 74,220	18%	56%
33	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	52,400	$32,860 - 76,660	5%	58%
34	Pharmacists	90	121,650	$110,950 - 137,740	22%	97%
35	Marketing managers	90	99,910	$37,210 - 163,370	14%	69%
36	Medical and public health social workers	90	48,960	$37,290 - 64,490	24%	77%
37	Biological technicians	80	30,880	$23,890 - 39,440	16%	60%
38	Computer software engineers, applications	80	86,360	$47,260 - 140,840	45%	85%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	71,510	$52,640 - 93,620	12%	51%
40	Graphic designers	80	44,760	$29,510 - 61,250	10%	55%
41	Dentists, general	80	170,350	$96,680 -	9%	100%
42	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	95,250	$63,050 - 129,130	16%	99%
43	Urban and regional planners	80	57,080	$36,660 - 84,720	15%	92%
44	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	32,910	$23,010 - 45,690	25%	58%
45	Computer and information systems managers	70	95,680	$52,780 - 135,660	16%	73%
46	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	52,030	$35,100 - 75,540	18%	56%
47	Public relations specialists	70	43,670	$28,190 - 62,280	18%	81%
48	Veterinarians	60	75,670	$51,400 - 101,800	35%	100%
49	Physical therapists	60	76,820	$50,860 - 106,330	27%	89%
50	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	62,380	$46,250 - 82,730	53%	57%
51	Social workers, all other	60	38,290	$26,580 - 49,500	18%	77%
52	Engineering managers	60	109,330	$77,780 - 150,400	7%	84%
53	Education administrators, all other	60	116,860	$53,580 -	13%	78%
54	Librarians	50	41,720	$22,850 - 79,350	4%	85%
55	Health educators	50	36,450	$27,310 - 48,260	26%	58%
56	Personal financial advisors	50		$ -	41%	81%
57	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	29,030	$21,350 - 42,900	15%	51%
58	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	112,640	$65,780 - 165,490	14%	78%
59	Budget analysts	50	59,720	$43,400 - 77,750	7%	78%
60	Physician assistants	50	94,010	$64,350 - 119,640	27%	67%
61	Sales engineers	40	82,940	$57,810 - 124,590	9%	79%
62	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	71,840	$34,690 - 160,110	25%	67%
63	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	53,410	$23,350 - 101,270	24%	78%
64	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	64,120	$55,040 - 81,660	9%	72%
65	Market research analysts	40	46,370	$25,730 - 66,180	20%	82%
66	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	72,370	$54,440 - 94,170	4%	81%
67	Human resources managers, all other	40	104,790	$41,190 - 156,110	11%	58%
68	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	68,710	$46,420 - 100,860	15%	72%
69	Operations research analysts	40	74,840	$30,380 - 145,410	11%	71%
70	Floral designers	40	25,640	$17,950 - 36,540	0%	55%
71	Computer systems analysts	40	63,570	$43,720 - 89,220	29%	68%
72	Purchasing managers	40	84,500	$54,050 - 147,690	3%	57%
73	Sales and related workers, all other	40	36,990	$26,920 - 49,200	14%	62%
74	Credit analysts	30	73,590	$38,580 - 116,900	2%	60%

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	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	19,040	18,820	$16,660 - 22,820	-2%	4%
2	Retail salespersons	4,410	24,190	$17,020 - 35,530	12%	25%
3	Office clerks, general	3,560	24,070	$17,540 - 32,240	13%	19%
4	Cashiers	3,380	20,700	$16,640 - 29,110	-2%	10%
5	Teacher assistants	2,950	26,340	$16,980 - 35,410	10%	18%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,280	18,490	$16,670 - 20,180	18%	5%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,090	35,370	$24,320 - 49,900	10%	4%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,020	23,810	$16,810 - 34,830	2%	5%
9	Food cooking machine operators and tenders	2,000	29,190	$26,640 - 32,330	-4%	0%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,950	22,910	$17,020 - 33,440	-7%	8%
11	Packers and packagers, hand	1,860	19,140	$16,640 - 22,020	-11%	3%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,780	22,960	$16,810 - 34,730	15%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,600	33,940	$21,460 - 50,210	13%	16%
14	General and operations managers	1,500	93,740	$42,230 - 163,930	2%	48%
15	Waiters and waitresses	1,360	18,370	$16,650 - 20,240	11%	14%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,330	20,980	$17,210 - 25,760	18%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,270	37,570	$22,280 - 58,200	4%	25%
18	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	1,270	18,640	$16,640 - 20,930	-1%	0%
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,210	28,380	$18,590 - 39,740	1%	18%
20	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,160	23,640	$16,640 - 37,070	-4%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,160	42,790	$25,060 - 64,040	6%	29%
22	Cooks, fast food	1,150	17,800	$16,640 - 19,660	8%	5%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,120	33,530	$20,710 - 49,160	10%	6%
24	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,010	24,540	$17,350 - 38,310	-1%	2%
25	Food preparation workers	980	20,050	$16,700 - 27,640	15%	7%
26	Medical secretaries	960	25,660	$19,310 - 32,320	17%	18%
27	Customer service representatives	940	30,160	$18,190 - 49,710	25%	22%
28	Home health aides	910	25,440	$17,810 - 37,240	49%	7%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	890	25,240	$17,270 - 37,770	18%	6%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	860	38,250	$26,440 - 54,110	15%	18%
31	Medical assistants	840	27,680	$20,090 - 32,690	35%	10%
32	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	830	26,830	$18,380 - 37,740	8%	4%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	790	29,080	$18,090 - 41,670	4%	6%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	720	25,620	$18,100 - 37,180	11%	14%
35	Agricultural equipment operators	710	27,500	$18,120 - 42,030	-4%	4%
36	Food batchmakers	710	35,810	$18,960 - 50,600	11%	5%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	690	28,710	$19,230 - 43,010	0%	0%
38	Carpenters	660	37,010	$21,370 - 52,780	10%	6%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	650	18,930	$16,730 - 21,360	13%	5%
40	Receptionists and information clerks	650	25,030	$17,530 - 32,680	17%	13%
41	Business operations specialists, all other	630	59,480	$29,210 - 107,250	21%	49%
42	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	620	19,030	$16,730 - 21,090	10%	8%
43	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	610	30,240	$19,730 - 42,160	4%	15%
44	Construction laborers	580	37,170	$22,250 - 60,500	11%	5%
45	Tellers	570	23,600	$18,020 - 30,780	14%	16%
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	550	34,820	$20,900 - 52,800	14%	4%
47	Counter and rental clerks	540	21,340	$16,640 - 30,910	23%	16%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	540	55,610	$41,950 - 78,810	11%	33%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	520	43,200	$35,240 - 52,340	14%	7%
50	Cooks, restaurant	510	21,550	$16,640 - 26,810	12%	5%
51	Dental assistants	490	32,720	$23,550 - 41,610	29%	9%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	490	49,220	$22,240 - 75,850	-4%	15%
53	Security guards	480	21,190	$17,330 - 29,350	17%	13%
54	Electricians	470	34,620	$22,500 - 51,730	7%	7%
55	Bus drivers, school	470	28,030	$19,050 - 39,060	9%	4%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	460	59,600	$37,160 - 84,300	9%	10%
57	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	460	35,420	$27,650 - 42,620	0%	22%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	440	41,290	$19,190 - 65,330	11%	4%
59	Helpers--production workers	430	20,470	$16,640 - 28,420	0%	4%
60	Industrial machinery mechanics	430	40,670	$24,230 - 58,560	9%	5%
61	Dishwashers	380	18,050	$16,690 - 19,920	10%	3%
62	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	370	63,120	$37,430 - 93,890	16%	43%
63	All other information and record clerks	370	26,480	$19,520 - 36,980	-12%	21%
64	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	370	18,870	$16,710 - 21,640	14%	3%
65	Sheet metal workers	360	25,590	$17,700 - 38,470	7%	4%
66	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	360	20,350	$16,680 - 26,070	11%	5%
67	Child care workers	350	20,380	$16,700 - 26,570	18%	15%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	340	56,850	$34,030 - 82,600	7%	13%
69	Cement masons and concrete finishers	340	41,830	$21,010 - 71,410	11%	2%
70	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	330	40,660	$27,850 - 54,780	12%	3%
71	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	330	36,920	$20,380 - 50,680	-6%	14%
72	Sales representatives, services, all other	310	74,360	$28,970 - 163,120	28%	48%
73	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	310	44,660	$30,350 - 56,510	7%	2%
74	Postal service mail carriers	310			1%	11%
75	File clerks	300	23,600	$20,370 - 28,550	-40%	20%
76	Team assemblers	290	22,600	$16,750 - 32,710	0%	5%
77	Pharmacy technicians	290	30,860	$21,030 - 41,730	32%	16%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	280	40,480	$24,160 - 52,700	13%	17%
79	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	280	41,260	$26,060 - 53,370	4%	30%
80	Healthcare support workers, all other	270	33,060	$22,400 - 43,350	16%	10%
81	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	270	18,170	$16,650 - 19,710	12%	6%
82	Property, real estate, and community association managers	270	39,710	$18,140 - 76,010	15%	36%
83	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	270	28,600	$21,160 - 38,370	5%	2%
84	Computer support specialists	260	41,360	$29,740 - 53,350	13%	43%
85	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	250	31,250	$18,680 - 45,120	-17%	0%
86	Bill and account collectors	240	26,730	$18,210 - 38,830	23%	13%
87	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	240	32,710	$21,730 - 49,290	3%	18%
88	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	230	18,110	$16,700 - 20,250	10%	17%
89	Fire fighters	230	42,210	$27,180 - 64,110	12%	18%
90	Protective service workers, all other	220	32,520	$17,810 - 51,230	13%	31%
91	Cost estimators	220	45,830	$27,730 - 71,960	19%	32%
92	Data entry keyers	220	25,980	$18,090 - 35,200	-4%	18%
93	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	220	38,510	$22,130 - 61,420	11%	29%
94	Amusement and recreation attendants	220	18,640	$16,640 - 20,000	24%	22%
95	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	210	40,080	$24,380 - 61,550	8%	9%
96	Driver/sales workers	210	20,710	$16,640 - 32,620	-4%	4%
97	Butchers and meat cutters	200	28,230	$17,500 - 40,640	2%	2%
98	Food service managers	200	42,960	$30,460 - 56,380	5%	24%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	190	51,250	$30,700 - 79,920	10%	17%
100	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	43,460	$29,720 - 58,050	8%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Visalia Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	29,190	2,000	84.8
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	18,820	19,040	81.5
Agricultural equipment operators	27,500	710	74.6
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	18,640	1,270	69.4
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	28,710	690	58.9
Agricultural inspectors	41,280	120	32.6
Farm equipment mechanics	36,170	160	15.8
Agricultural and food science technicians	35,320	110	14.7
Food batchmakers	35,810	710	9.5
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	29,020	100	7.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,640	1,160	3.8
Rehabilitation counselors	33,870	310	3.5
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	22,160	180	3.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,250	250	3.3
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	23,530	140	3.2
Protective service workers, all other	32,520	220	3.1
Maintenance workers, machinery	25,870	170	2.9
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	44,660	310	2.7
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,210	520	2.7
Packers and packagers, hand	19,140	1,860	2.6
Teacher assistants	26,340	2,950	2.6
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30,140	170	2.6
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	63,120	370	2.5
Sheet metal workers	25,590	360	2.4
Cooks, fast food	17,800	1,150	2.3
Self-enrichment education teachers	36,480	340	2.2
Medical secretaries	25,660	960	2.2
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	35,420	460	2
Court, municipal, and license clerks	31,750	170	2
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	70,560	130	2
Pest control workers	30,770	110	1.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	64,020	2,470	1.9
Butchers and meat cutters	28,230	200	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60,780	410	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	64,370	1,650	1.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,670	430	1.8
Medical assistants	27,680	840	1.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,540	1,010	1.8
Cement masons and concrete finishers	41,830	340	1.8
All other information and record clerks	26,480	370	1.8
Property, real estate, and community association managers	39,710	270	1.7
Respiratory therapists	62,920	160	1.7
Dental assistants	32,720	490	1.7
Gaming dealers	21,700	110	1.7
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	24,810	100	1.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	40,080	210	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,480	280	1.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,060	270	1.5
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	83,090	110	1.5
File clerks	23,600	300	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Registered nurses	103,660	1.68	2,310
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	83,220	1.66	220
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	83,090	1.52	110
Special education teachers, secondary school	75,770	1.47	120
Sales representatives, services, all other	74,360	1.43	310
Food batchmakers	35,810	1.39	710
Instructional coordinators	79,110	1.37	130
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	70,560	1.34	130
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	63,120	1.33	370
Loan officers	78,030	1.32	150
Elementary school teachers, except special education	64,020	1.29	2,470
Industrial production managers	113,010	1.28	120
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	64,370	1.26	1,650
Printing machine operators	40,520	1.24	160
Computer programmers	78,980	1.23	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	68,750	1.22	800
Respiratory therapists	62,920	1.22	160
Dental hygienists	76,940	1.21	110
Construction managers	101,970	1.21	110
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	36,530	1.21	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	88,160	1.21	230
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	29,190	1.2	2,000
Home health aides	25,440	1.2	910
Construction laborers	37,170	1.2	580
Teacher assistants	26,340	1.18	2,950
Insurance sales agents	66,400	1.18	150
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60,780	1.18	410
Administrative services managers	85,860	1.18	160
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	44,660	1.16	310
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,610	1.15	540
Speech-language pathologists	73,880	1.15	110
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	39,900	1.14	160
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,060	1.13	270
Cement masons and concrete finishers	41,830	1.13	340
Cashiers	20,700	1.12	3,380
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	40,080	1.11	210
Agricultural equipment operators	27,500	1.11	710
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	38,510	1.1	220
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,920	1.1	330
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	58,240	1.1	110
Pharmacy technicians	30,860	1.1	290
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	43,200	1.09	520
Social and community service managers	61,850	1.08	150
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,530	1.08	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,490	1.07	2,280
Bus drivers, school	28,030	1.07	470
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	35,420	1.07	460
Legal secretaries	38,430	1.07	120
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	19,030	1.07	620
Farm equipment mechanics	36,170	1.06	160

Highest Paying Jobs in Visalia, California Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	203,260
Obstetricians and gynecologists	191,650
Dentists, general	170,350	80
Family and general practitioners	131,320	130
Pharmacists	121,650	90
Chief executives	119,820	170
Education administrators, all other	116,860	60
Industrial production managers	113,010	120
Education administrators, postsecondary	112,640	50
Engineering managers	109,330	60
Human resources managers, all other	104,790	40
Registered nurses	103,660	2,310
Construction managers	101,970	110
Lawyers	100,770	190
Marketing managers	99,910	90
Computer and information systems managers	95,680	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	95,250	80
Financial managers	94,750	260
Physician assistants	94,010	50
General and operations managers	93,740	1,500
Sales managers	92,370	280
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	91,530
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	88,160	230
Computer software engineers, applications	86,360	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,210	520
Administrative services managers	85,860	160
Purchasing managers	84,500	40
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	83,220	220
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	83,090	110
Sales engineers	82,940	40
Special education teachers, middle school	82,930
Instructional coordinators	79,110	130
Computer programmers	78,980	110
Medical and health services managers	78,800	260
Managers, all other	78,760	120
Loan officers	78,030	150
Dental hygienists	76,940	110
Physical therapists	76,820	60
Special education teachers, secondary school	75,770	120
Veterinarians	75,670	60
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	75,660	80
Electrical engineers	75,350
Diagnostic medical sonographers	75,320
Operations research analysts	74,840	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	74,620	90
Sales representatives, services, all other	74,360	310
Teachers and instructors, all other	73,890
Speech-language pathologists	73,880	110
Credit analysts	73,590	30
Civil engineers	73,360	110

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