| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,070 | 64,660 | $48,380 - 82,650 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,020 | 56,950 | $22,070 - 101,930 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,000 | 44,170 | $30,220 - 65,210 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 600 | 43,850 | $30,860 - 62,150 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 600 | 42,510 | $29,670 - 61,570 | 11% | 95% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 590 | 60,310 | $35,660 - 91,500 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Social and human service assistants | 350 | 23,590 | $15,160 - 36,940 | 34% | 58% |
| 8 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 210 | 42,700 | $28,660 - 64,520 | 9% | 54% |
| 9 | Medical and health services managers | 210 | 95,640 | $68,250 - 138,150 | 16% | 57% |
| 10 | Industrial engineers | 200 | 73,970 | $53,330 - 102,060 | 20% | 74% |
| 11 | Civil engineers | 200 | 68,390 | $47,060 - 99,140 | 18% | 87% |
| 12 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 190 | 75,050 | $56,300 - 98,920 | 8% | 78% |
| 13 | Child, family, and school social workers | 170 | 43,570 | $23,180 - 61,510 | 19% | 77% |
| 14 | Managers, all other | 160 | 93,680 | $53,780 - 140,460 | 7% | 55% |
| 15 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 150 | | $ - | 25% | 67% |
| 16 | Lawyers | 140 | 79,170 | $46,510 - 128,500 | 11% | 99% |
| 17 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 140 | 62,200 | $33,740 - 94,980 | 12% | 51% |
| 18 | Librarians | 130 | 60,120 | $38,980 - 95,260 | 4% | 85% |
| 19 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 130 | 43,840 | $31,430 - 64,470 | 20% | 87% |
| 20 | Computer software engineers, applications | 120 | 82,630 | $49,380 - 124,870 | 45% | 85% |
| 21 | Training and development specialists | 120 | 45,430 | $27,420 - 71,580 | 18% | 56% |
| 22 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 120 | 50,000 | $22,650 - 84,210 | 53% | 57% |
| 23 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 110 | 40,210 | $21,750 - 68,100 | 25% | 58% |
| 24 | Pharmacists | 110 | 116,850 | $91,060 - 136,510 | 22% | 97% |
| 25 | Medical and public health social workers | 110 | 43,980 | $33,310 - 57,770 | 24% | 77% |
| 26 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 110 | 47,940 | $33,530 - 70,890 | 13% | 73% |
| 27 | Financial managers | 100 | 111,250 | $73,620 - | 13% | 60% |
| 28 | Network and computer systems administrators | 100 | 66,220 | $41,130 - 102,790 | 27% | 50% |
| 29 | Physical therapists | 100 | 63,850 | $51,660 - 81,400 | 27% | 89% |
| 30 | Coaches and scouts | 100 | 29,060 | $15,860 - 49,010 | 15% | 60% |
| 31 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 90 | 59,260 | $42,400 - 79,500 | 5% | 58% |
| 32 | Computer programmers | 90 | 83,370 | $51,360 - 124,130 | 0% | 73% |
| 33 | Speech-language pathologists | 90 | 63,460 | $44,660 - 85,390 | 11% | 98% |
| 34 | Occupational therapists | 80 | 57,690 | $24,310 - 81,200 | 23% | 90% |
| 35 | Financial specialists, all other | 80 | 43,260 | $27,610 - 77,850 | 12% | 50% |
| 36 | Management analysts | 80 | 68,690 | $47,680 - 96,400 | 22% | 78% |
| 37 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 80 | 41,210 | $23,350 - 59,540 | 23% | 54% |
| 38 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 70 | 56,470 | $28,550 - 89,240 | 17% | 56% |
| 39 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 70 | 90,830 | $42,260 - 160,700 | 28% | 85% |
| 40 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 70 | 58,650 | $35,300 - 95,050 | 18% | 56% |
| 41 | Sales managers | 70 | 116,190 | $48,950 - | 10% | 69% |
| 42 | Sales and related workers, all other | 70 | 34,680 | $22,490 - 53,050 | 14% | 62% |
| 43 | Mechanical engineers | 70 | 78,030 | $48,150 - 120,380 | 4% | 78% |
| 44 | Chemists | 60 | 47,390 | $23,420 - 81,380 | 9% | 93% |
| 45 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 60 | 61,290 | $34,980 - 116,950 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Surveyors | 60 | 51,700 | $28,360 - 105,110 | 24% | 82% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 45,510 | $33,520 - 65,900 | 9% | 87% |
| 48 | Financial analysts | 60 | 81,010 | $34,720 - 160,540 | 34% | 87% |
| 49 | Computer systems analysts | 60 | 79,600 | $56,450 - 103,190 | 29% | 68% |
| 50 | Engineering managers | 60 | 134,090 | $75,680 - | 7% | 84% |
| 51 | Physician assistants | 60 | 57,000 | $24,040 - 101,030 | 27% | 67% |
| 52 | Special education teachers, middle school | 50 | 46,860 | $35,010 - 63,460 | 16% | 87% |
| 53 | Petroleum engineers | 50 | 105,270 | $59,030 - 156,300 | 5% | 80% |
| 54 | Veterinarians | 50 | 64,400 | $48,370 - 80,870 | 35% | 100% |
| 55 | Computer and information systems managers | 50 | 99,540 | $70,850 - 139,340 | 16% | 73% |
| 56 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 50 | 58,020 | $38,750 - 77,440 | 17% | 54% |
| 57 | Chief executives | 50 | 144,030 | $95,140 - | 2% | 65% |
| 58 | Social and community service managers | 40 | 54,610 | $26,340 - 98,550 | 25% | 72% |
| 59 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 45,750 | $30,810 - 62,650 | 0% | 96% |
| 60 | Health educators | 40 | 49,160 | $36,910 - 64,100 | 26% | 58% |
| 61 | Advertising sales agents | 40 | 41,360 | $25,520 - 52,620 | 20% | 56% |
| 62 | Floral designers | 40 | 21,740 | $17,080 - 26,240 | 0% | 55% |
| 63 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 30 | 34,440 | $22,210 - 49,340 | 24% | 78% |
| 64 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 30 | 58,690 | $42,740 - 89,970 | 25% | 93% |
| 65 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 30 | 54,660 | $24,620 - 83,070 | 8% | 72% |
| 66 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 30 | 92,410 | $56,850 - 152,260 | 4% | 81% |
| 67 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 30 | 55,780 | $32,550 - 76,800 | 0% | 55% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 1,930 | 30,110 | $15,690 - 50,050 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,900 | 43,290 | $27,530 - 66,110 | 10% | 4% |
| 3 | Customer service representatives | 1,760 | 27,610 | $17,570 - 43,490 | 25% | 22% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 1,740 | 19,890 | $15,080 - 28,300 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,730 | 17,530 | $15,010 - 20,750 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,680 | 29,190 | $20,810 - 39,820 | 1% | 18% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,480 | 17,220 | $14,820 - 23,730 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | General and operations managers | 1,340 | 83,690 | $35,670 - 156,170 | 2% | 48% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,230 | 26,730 | $16,820 - 39,690 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,160 | 23,800 | $16,310 - 31,680 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Construction laborers | 1,160 | 30,210 | $20,040 - 40,750 | 11% | 5% |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,080 | 31,280 | $20,930 - 47,870 | 13% | 16% |
| 13 | Roustabouts, oil and gas | 1,060 | 30,280 | $21,260 - 40,460 | -2% | 0% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 990 | 60,160 | $37,050 - 84,600 | 9% | 10% |
| 15 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 960 | 23,770 | $16,810 - 33,950 | 2% | 5% |
| 16 | Office clerks, general | 890 | 26,480 | $16,010 - 38,250 | 13% | 19% |
| 17 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 830 | 44,570 | $29,940 - 65,620 | 15% | 18% |
| 18 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 800 | 25,630 | $18,870 - 32,760 | 18% | 7% |
| 19 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 770 | 24,530 | $15,610 - 36,940 | 18% | 6% |
| 20 | Teacher assistants | 760 | 21,080 | $16,620 - 27,640 | 10% | 18% |
| 21 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 740 | 44,620 | $29,880 - 70,840 | 8% | 3% |
| 22 | Cooks, restaurant | 730 | 21,070 | $16,450 - 27,770 | 12% | 5% |
| 23 | Carpenters | 670 | 41,350 | $23,460 - 59,760 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 660 | 31,370 | $15,580 - 49,150 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Food preparation workers | 590 | 18,720 | $15,170 - 24,700 | 15% | 7% |
| 26 | Business operations specialists, all other | 590 | 54,410 | $24,300 - 92,010 | 21% | 49% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 560 | 33,470 | $21,940 - 47,950 | 11% | 14% |
| 28 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 540 | 40,560 | $26,750 - 57,630 | 14% | 4% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 540 | 44,370 | $23,760 - 67,510 | 6% | 29% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 530 | 41,030 | $21,400 - 63,340 | 4% | 25% |
| 31 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 530 | 46,350 | $32,330 - 71,580 | 11% | 4% |
| 32 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 510 | 30,250 | $22,340 - 40,500 | -1% | 2% |
| 33 | Receptionists and information clerks | 500 | 23,490 | $16,410 - 30,670 | 17% | 13% |
| 34 | Counter and rental clerks | 490 | 21,750 | $15,500 - 36,350 | 23% | 16% |
| 35 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 490 | 36,820 | $27,100 - 50,110 | 5% | 2% |
| 36 | Tellers | 480 | 23,950 | $18,250 - 30,780 | 14% | 16% |
| 37 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 480 | 56,770 | $38,650 - 79,740 | 11% | 33% |
| 38 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 480 | 35,190 | $22,470 - 49,150 | 11% | 2% |
| 39 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 440 | 52,520 | $34,460 - 77,030 | -4% | 15% |
| 40 | Electricians | 420 | 34,930 | $19,320 - 52,520 | 7% | 7% |
| 41 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 410 | 29,510 | $21,410 - 39,100 | -4% | 5% |
| 42 | Team assemblers | 400 | 28,860 | $20,060 - 41,390 | 0% | 5% |
| 43 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 380 | 34,970 | $18,140 - 62,520 | 8% | 4% |
| 44 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 370 | 45,400 | $30,650 - 63,050 | 9% | 5% |
| 45 | Helpers--production workers | 350 | 23,790 | $18,760 - 30,530 | 0% | 4% |
| 46 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 350 | 19,860 | $15,680 - 25,910 | 13% | 5% |
| 47 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 340 | 28,550 | $17,630 - 40,360 | 4% | 6% |
| 48 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 340 | 30,260 | $23,280 - 38,530 | 4% | 15% |
| 49 | Packers and packagers, hand | 330 | 20,220 | $14,970 - 27,790 | -11% | 3% |
| 50 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 320 | 23,230 | $16,840 - 32,350 | 26% | 43% |
| 51 | Construction managers | 310 | 82,140 | $55,570 - 116,360 | 16% | 29% |
| 52 | Court, municipal, and license clerks | 290 | 31,410 | $19,770 - 42,560 | 9% | 24% |
| 53 | Home health aides | 290 | 22,110 | $16,210 - 31,100 | 49% | 7% |
| 54 | Security guards | 280 | 22,230 | $15,830 - 29,420 | 17% | 13% |
| 55 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 280 | 29,930 | $21,790 - 39,610 | -6% | 14% |
| 56 | Medical assistants | 260 | 30,340 | $22,580 - 40,340 | 35% | 10% |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 260 | 61,800 | $34,570 - 92,790 | 7% | 13% |
| 58 | Cost estimators | 250 | 56,400 | $29,660 - 91,200 | 19% | 32% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 250 | 20,160 | $15,020 - 29,760 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Machinists | 250 | 39,240 | $27,640 - 50,040 | -2% | 3% |
| 61 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 240 | 22,290 | $15,770 - 30,410 | 14% | 3% |
| 62 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 240 | 38,520 | $26,660 - 52,180 | 0% | 22% |
| 63 | Brickmasons and blockmasons | 230 | 45,070 | $32,150 - 53,530 | 10% | 3% |
| 64 | Bus drivers, school | 230 | 27,600 | $21,520 - 35,700 | 9% | 4% |
| 65 | Postal service mail carriers | 230 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 66 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 220 | 40,430 | $29,810 - 52,780 | 12% | 3% |
| 67 | Computer support specialists | 220 | 45,870 | $30,920 - 65,170 | 13% | 43% |
| 68 | Roofers | 220 | 31,650 | $19,990 - 44,040 | 14% | 3% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 210 | 16,610 | $14,940 - 19,760 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 200 | 47,080 | $18,660 - 78,140 | 28% | 48% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 200 | 53,090 | $34,440 - 79,210 | 10% | 17% |
| 72 | Dishwashers | 190 | 17,180 | $15,020 - 20,110 | 10% | 3% |
| 73 | Child care workers | 190 | 20,250 | $15,700 - 28,340 | 18% | 15% |
| 74 | Medical secretaries | 190 | 31,600 | $25,830 - 40,160 | 17% | 18% |
| 75 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 180 | 32,530 | $23,140 - 41,680 | 12% | 6% |
| 76 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 180 | 38,510 | $20,380 - 61,840 | 2% | 11% |
| 77 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 180 | 42,270 | $28,380 - 60,230 | 19% | 14% |
| 78 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 180 | 19,940 | $15,510 - 24,790 | 12% | 6% |
| 79 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 170 | 27,260 | $19,030 - 38,150 | 3% | 4% |
| 80 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 170 | 38,690 | $28,540 - 50,730 | 7% | 2% |
| 81 | All other information and record clerks | 160 | 33,800 | $23,430 - 45,320 | -12% | 21% |
| 82 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 160 | 44,570 | $35,570 - 54,610 | 14% | 7% |
| 83 | Dental assistants | 150 | 33,580 | $26,010 - 48,490 | 29% | 9% |
| 84 | Pipelayers | 150 | 39,350 | $28,040 - 50,990 | 9% | 4% |
| 85 | Bill and account collectors | 150 | 37,200 | $27,070 - 56,230 | 23% | 13% |
| 86 | Bartenders | 150 | 18,240 | $14,870 - 25,490 | 11% | 17% |
| 87 | Library technicians | 150 | 28,170 | $19,540 - 34,430 | 9% | 27% |
| 88 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 150 | 29,490 | $16,870 - 54,750 | 27% | 47% |
| 89 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 140 | 28,700 | $22,280 - 37,580 | 12% | 3% |
| 90 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 140 | 40,080 | $27,730 - 58,050 | 16% | 43% |
| 91 | Personal care and service workers, all other | 140 | 24,020 | $17,650 - 32,460 | -12% | 21% |
| 92 | Insurance sales agents | 140 | 43,610 | $27,830 - 82,670 | 13% | 45% |
| 93 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 130 | 37,150 | $19,960 - 53,170 | 12% | 3% |
| 94 | Nonfarm animal caretakers | 130 | 20,280 | $15,540 - 26,910 | 18% | 16% |
| 95 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 130 | 19,200 | $15,240 - 24,900 | -2% | 4% |
| 96 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 130 | 27,640 | $23,040 - 33,520 | 11% | 3% |
| 97 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 130 | 56,530 | $39,300 - 82,740 | 0% | 42% |
| 98 | Parts salespersons | 130 | 34,590 | $20,000 - 55,740 | -1% | 6% |
| 99 | Recreation workers | 130 | 28,280 | $16,780 - 46,340 | 13% | 47% |
| 100 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 130 | 30,890 | $18,280 - 40,190 | 0% | 0% |