Bridgeport Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bridgeport, Connecticut Area

Manufacturing and trade have long been the core of Bridgeport's economy, however service-producing sectors, especially business and health services have also become significant factors for the local economy. Bridgeport is trying to expand it's manufacturing sector into the international marketplace. In addition, Bridgeport is regarded as one of the most prominent financial centers in New England.

Bridgeport produces numerous goods including machinery and machine tools, transportation equipment, fabricated metals and electrical supplies. Wholesale and retail trade are typically flourishing due to the city's port, the convenient crossroads of highways and being a prominent railroad center. In addition employment opportunities are provided by the county's numerous Fortune 500 companies.

In descending order Bridgeport's largest sectors for employment are provided below:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Professional and business services
Education and healthcare
Government
Manufacturing
Financial
Leisure and hospitality

The Bridgeport Economic Resource Center provides new job opportunities for workers. The majority of the new jobs are in small start-up companies such as retail and restaurants. The center also collaborates with businesses to utilize workforce development programs. Bridgeport Regional Business Council provides education, training programs, loan packaging assistance and technical and management help. In addition, the Connecticut Department of Labor provides employment training grants and on-the-job training assistance.

Notable data regarding Bridgeport: About 41% of the city's workforce are college graduates. Bridgeport has been included in Money Magazine's "Best places to live" list. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 142.6. The nation's average is 100.

The largest employers in Bridgeport are shown below:

Peoples Bank
Bridgeport Hospital
St. Vincent Medical Center
City of Bridgeport
Lacey Manufacturing Company Inc
Bridgeport ISD
Devon Energy
University of Bridgeport
Derecktor Shipyard
Trinity Care Center
Bridgeport Tank Trucks
The GEO Group
Hanson Corp
Bridgeport Stone TXI
DSI Inspections

Bridgeport companies have access to business associations such as:

The ConnPost.com offers current information about the business activities in the Bridgeport area.

Most Popular Jobs in Bridgeport, Connecticut 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	Registered nurses	7,830	69,630	$50,900 - 89,060	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	7,240	81,580	$45,040 - 129,350	18%	79%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	5,360	66,820	$45,270 - 95,760	14%	95%
4	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	5,300	162,000	$60,000 -	25%	67%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,290	71,510	$34,220 - 125,660	8%	51%
6	Financial managers	4,700	129,800	$64,810 -	13%	60%
7	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	4,190	70,010	$44,050 - 98,810	6%	96%
8	Financial analysts	3,360	114,290	$50,970 -	34%	87%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,220	68,290	$47,450 - 96,330	11%	95%
10	Management analysts	2,600	115,040	$51,820 -	22%	78%
11	Lawyers	2,530	123,440	$51,480 -	11%	99%
12	Computer software engineers, applications	2,380	95,500	$60,560 - 134,780	45%	85%
13	Sales managers	2,350	128,530	$59,440 -	10%	69%
14	Marketing managers	2,110	120,990	$56,770 -	14%	69%
15	Computer and information systems managers	2,050	129,420	$71,880 -	16%	73%
16	Computer programmers	2,010	88,370	$48,840 - 135,200	0%	73%
17	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,970	91,960	$49,290 - 149,700	12%	51%
18	Computer systems analysts	1,940	95,040	$59,220 - 142,400	29%	68%
19	Social and human service assistants	1,760	41,870	$30,340 - 51,260	34%	58%
20	Personal financial advisors	1,730	122,690	$48,470 -	41%	81%
21	Computer software engineers, systems software	1,670	102,420	$62,430 - 151,770	28%	85%
22	Market research analysts	1,430	76,540	$40,830 - 126,970	20%	82%
23	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,420	71,690	$34,910 - 114,720	18%	56%
24	Network and computer systems administrators	1,260	81,290	$47,650 - 119,360	27%	50%
25	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,210	59,640	$35,360 - 97,000	9%	54%
26	Graphic designers	1,160	62,810	$34,690 - 100,500	10%	55%
27	Chief executives	1,100	204,210	$111,490 -	2%	65%
28	Engineers, all other	1,030	81,030	$53,040 - 111,960	6%	82%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	1,020	80,250	$54,730 - 118,900	53%	57%
30	Database administrators	960	71,150	$39,530 - 110,480	29%	72%
31	Self-enrichment education teachers	920	53,630	$28,290 - 90,140	23%	54%
32	Engineering managers	900	125,770	$81,790 -	7%	84%
33	Training and development specialists	880	60,980	$35,570 - 86,260	18%	56%
34	Industrial engineers	880	76,850	$54,060 - 102,390	20%	74%
35	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	870	110,120	$64,030 - 145,340	8%	78%
36	Coaches and scouts	840	39,110	$16,440 - 73,090	15%	60%
37	Child, family, and school social workers	830	62,070	$39,890 - 86,760	19%	77%
38	Special education teachers, secondary school	820	74,370	$53,630 - 99,200	9%	87%
39	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	760	64,910	$44,430 - 90,880	20%	87%
40	Mechanical engineers	720	73,500	$52,520 - 102,380	4%	78%
41	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	720	63,740	$32,410 - 97,880	13%	73%
42	Managers, all other	710	101,840	$52,220 -	7%	55%
43	Medical and health services managers	700	87,330	$53,820 - 129,600	16%	57%
44	Social and community service managers	690	73,340	$40,020 - 122,490	25%	72%
45	Public relations specialists	680	54,330	$30,240 - 83,350	18%	81%
46	Rehabilitation counselors	670	42,760	$24,410 - 69,930	23%	73%
47	Physical therapists	660		$ -	27%	89%
48	Advertising sales agents	660	93,500	$36,370 -	20%	56%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	640	88,270	$47,030 - 163,380	5%	58%
50	Electrical engineers	620	80,450	$55,330 - 105,580	6%	81%
51	Pharmacists	580	111,000	$89,150 - 133,270	22%	97%
52	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	520	49,370	$32,730 - 67,640	30%	77%
53	Insurance underwriters	510		$ -	6%	53%
54	Librarians	500	65,240	$43,940 - 93,150	4%	85%
55	Occupational therapists	490	74,640	$40,450 - 127,350	23%	90%
56	Community and social service specialists, all other	480	43,740	$26,540 - 68,390	25%	58%
57	Editors	480	57,280	$32,830 - 83,740	2%	81%
58	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	470	70,680	$45,360 - 100,180	17%	56%
59	Civil engineers	460	78,720	$52,500 - 103,860	18%	87%
60	Human resources managers, all other	450	126,670	$65,990 -	11%	58%
61	Mental health counselors	420	42,140	$27,020 - 61,570	30%	73%
62	Purchasing managers	420	99,490	$53,300 - 134,430	3%	57%
63	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	410	51,300	$34,500 - 76,590	15%	51%
64	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	410	74,760	$43,490 - 102,850	16%	99%
65	Special education teachers, middle school	390	70,930	$47,350 - 98,700	16%	87%
66	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	390	63,880	$39,950 - 86,370	0%	96%
67	Electronics engineers, except computer	390	84,500	$54,930 - 119,910	4%	81%
68	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	390	66,620	$35,780 - 103,710	18%	56%
69	Operations research analysts	390	73,080	$46,500 - 102,260	11%	71%
70	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	370	64,440	$44,360 - 84,470	12%	51%
71	Public relations managers	370	115,320	$53,030 -	17%	75%
72	Speech-language pathologists	340	79,470	$47,520 - 123,830	11%	98%
73	Medical and public health social workers	340	60,560	$41,420 - 85,760	24%	77%
74	Natural sciences managers	330	147,750	$78,040 -	11%	93%
75	Compensation and benefits managers	300	99,260	$52,870 - 160,730	12%	58%
76	Architects, except landscape and naval	290	100,690	$56,110 -	18%	88%
77	Credit analysts	290	67,260	$39,090 - 101,400	2%	60%
78	Education administrators, postsecondary	290	78,280	$41,500 - 122,670	14%	78%
79	Interior designers	290	53,040	$23,870 - 89,380	20%	55%
80	Instructional coordinators	280	72,270	$34,320 - 116,690	23%	79%
81	Meeting and convention planners	280	64,180	$41,530 - 89,750	20%	67%
82	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	280	40,590	$26,370 - 61,680	34%	73%
83	Art directors	280	84,730	$44,130 - 152,590	9%	58%
84	Physician assistants	260	97,120	$68,180 - 125,630	27%	67%
85	Floral designers	250	30,440	$20,060 - 40,550	0%	55%
86	Chemists	230		$ -	9%	93%
87	Writers and authors	220	69,310	$34,140 - 99,310	13%	84%
88	Detectives and criminal investigators	220	69,290	$55,130 - 94,960	17%	54%
89	Training and development managers	210	93,690	$55,830 - 137,260	16%	58%
90	Landscape architects	210	73,420	$37,790 - 120,360	16%	88%
91	Financial examiners	210	87,940	$56,630 - 128,480	11%	76%
92	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	200	48,570	$29,830 - 72,630	24%	78%
93	Advertising and promotions managers	200	104,640	$48,660 -	6%	76%
94	Commercial and industrial designers	200	74,160	$43,730 - 102,670	7%	55%
95	Actuaries	190	104,700	$54,180 -	24%	99%
96	Veterinarians	190	136,570	$63,220 -	35%	100%
97	Sales and related workers, all other	190	66,170	$26,170 - 161,910	14%	62%
98	Athletes and sports competitors	180	54,280	$30,590 - 109,450	19%	60%
99	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	180	40,950	$16,760 - 69,160	14%	54%
100	Sales engineers	170	78,310	$50,450 - 106,460	9%	79%

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	16,310	29,750	$17,200 - 50,390	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	10,570	21,330	$16,390 - 29,400	-2%	10%
3	General and operations managers	9,170	151,360	$62,760 -	2%	48%
4	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	8,560	28,940	$17,190 - 47,850	15%	4%
5	Office clerks, general	7,990	31,320	$19,000 - 45,080	13%	19%
6	Customer service representatives	7,650	40,620	$24,490 - 62,810	25%	22%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	7,310	42,530	$27,190 - 61,770	13%	16%
8	Waiters and waitresses	6,930	21,290	$15,920 - 33,860	11%	14%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	6,750	50,280	$31,400 - 72,600	15%	18%
10	Teacher assistants	6,690	29,190	$17,420 - 40,830	10%	18%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,640	36,560	$23,390 - 51,050	1%	18%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	6,460	52,720	$32,200 - 79,130	6%	29%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,310	30,580	$23,650 - 38,890	18%	7%
14	Receptionists and information clerks	4,940	30,870	$20,550 - 42,560	17%	13%
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,840	27,800	$17,970 - 42,340	2%	5%
16	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	4,560	29,600	$18,450 - 41,660	18%	6%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,430	25,530	$17,360 - 39,280	-7%	8%
18	Security guards	4,400	27,570	$18,880 - 40,900	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	4,130	46,320	$24,350 - 77,210	4%	25%
20	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,960	20,660	$16,720 - 25,830	18%	5%
21	Food preparation workers	3,560	23,080	$17,020 - 31,140	15%	7%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,070	32,550	$17,780 - 56,880	8%	4%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	2,360	22,640	$16,720 - 31,880	-11%	3%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,300	30,870	$19,520 - 44,770	4%	6%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,300	42,130	$23,810 - 61,500	10%	6%
26	Team assemblers	2,120	28,480	$17,910 - 42,830	0%	5%
27	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,100	31,580	$19,200 - 50,140	26%	43%
28	Construction laborers	2,090	38,960	$25,140 - 55,040	11%	5%
29	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,090	44,170	$28,840 - 61,290	10%	4%
30	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	2,080	58,350	$42,740 - 75,620	11%	33%
31	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,040	33,160	$16,640 - 61,080	12%	6%
32	Cooks, restaurant	2,030	31,590	$21,750 - 42,880	12%	5%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,020	45,440	$25,540 - 70,740	14%	4%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,980	22,820	$17,260 - 30,240	13%	5%
35	Carpenters	1,980	50,020	$33,790 - 69,920	10%	6%
36	Computer support specialists	1,920	55,080	$34,220 - 80,370	13%	43%
37	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,910	20,750	$16,700 - 27,590	10%	8%
38	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,880	39,040	$26,940 - 52,790	4%	15%
39	Child care workers	1,810	23,900	$17,490 - 31,210	18%	15%
40	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,800	54,630	$43,660 - 65,540	14%	7%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,770	61,390	$31,490 - 94,470	-4%	15%
42	Helpers--production workers	1,750	22,780	$17,010 - 30,760	0%	4%
43	Home health aides	1,740	28,530	$21,910 - 38,840	49%	7%
44	Recreation workers	1,740	29,010	$17,200 - 51,940	13%	47%
45	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,680	80,410	$31,640 - 151,660	28%	48%
46	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,660	42,240	$21,280 - 64,960	-6%	14%
47	Bartenders	1,620	20,970	$15,920 - 30,660	11%	17%
48	Bus drivers, school	1,610	33,420	$25,590 - 41,810	9%	4%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,560	40,200	$24,970 - 61,470	11%	14%
50	Machinists	1,560	40,380	$21,640 - 61,890	-2%	3%
51	Tellers	1,540	28,920	$22,240 - 37,670	14%	16%
52	Dishwashers	1,480	20,180	$16,450 - 24,760	10%	3%
53	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,480	46,680	$21,940 - 81,970	27%	47%
54	Postal service mail carriers	1,370			1%	11%
55	Telemarketers	1,340	27,600	$17,750 - 38,580	-9%	14%
56	Administrative services managers	1,290	85,070	$40,090 - 142,630	12%	40%
57	Medical assistants	1,280	35,030	$26,050 - 44,850	35%	10%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,270	56,890	$31,590 - 81,300	11%	4%
59	Electricians	1,260	54,230	$30,940 - 79,530	7%	7%
60	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,250	33,110	$22,370 - 47,420	10%	24%
61	Business operations specialists, all other	1,230	70,830	$30,360 - 108,750	21%	49%
62	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,210	50,730	$32,200 - 73,480	4%	30%
63	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	1,200	35,950	$20,520 - 59,840	13%	15%
64	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,200	50,450	$32,750 - 67,600	22%	45%
65	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,150	29,780	$19,510 - 42,990	-26%	6%
66	Parking lot attendants	1,150	22,790	$17,170 - 30,690	12%	14%
67	Cooks, fast food	1,150	21,070	$16,620 - 32,440	8%	5%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,130	70,830	$39,300 - 101,900	9%	10%
69	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,090	66,590	$39,780 - 97,890	0%	42%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,080	73,290	$42,550 - 102,720	7%	13%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,050	86,650	$48,280 - 151,300	4%	38%
72	Bill and account collectors	1,040	42,550	$30,110 - 56,820	23%	13%
73	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,030	30,010	$17,100 - 43,760	-4%	5%
74	Order clerks	1,030	30,680	$19,240 - 42,420	-23%	16%
75	Personal and home care aides	1,000	21,480	$17,020 - 28,320	51%	10%
76	Insurance sales agents	990	91,510	$41,320 -	13%	45%
77	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	960	53,770	$31,730 - 76,050	9%	3%
78	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	930	63,720	$43,780 - 83,720	9%	47%
79	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	930	22,900	$16,730 - 31,720	14%	3%
80	Loan officers	920	81,500	$39,190 - 137,180	12%	49%
81	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	920	45,720	$24,770 - 63,600	2%	11%
82	Counter and rental clerks	910	24,360	$16,710 - 41,190	23%	16%
83	Postsecondary teachers, all other	890	64,930	$44,770 - 92,410	0%	0%
84	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	870	20,210	$15,910 - 29,170	12%	6%
85	Dental assistants	860	39,300	$28,480 - 50,900	29%	9%
86	Industrial production managers	820	100,010	$68,600 - 133,370	-5%	43%
87	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	820	31,110	$18,400 - 44,060	11%	5%
88	Dental hygienists	780	74,850	$52,800 - 96,900	30%	33%
89	Fire fighters	780	54,690	$16,740 - 69,640	12%	18%
90	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	760	24,260	$16,880 - 37,980	19%	31%
91	Industrial truck and tractor operators	760	33,290	$22,090 - 47,770	-1%	2%
92	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	740	40,260	$27,630 - 53,250	0%	22%
93	Electromechanical equipment assemblers	720	32,310	$19,100 - 43,640	-8%	6%
94	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	720	62,490	$41,530 - 89,080	8%	3%
95	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	700	38,950	$23,730 - 56,160	8%	9%
96	Cooks, short order	690	22,490	$16,840 - 30,660	5%	5%
97	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	690	30,770	$19,810 - 45,710	-14%	0%
98	Construction managers	680	104,910	$53,560 -	16%	29%
99	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	670	33,070	$21,050 - 50,110	12%	0%
100	Data entry keyers	670	30,250	$19,840 - 41,650	-4%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Bridgeport Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Medical appliance technicians	36,670	270	15.7
Choreographers	34,410	240	13.1
Avionics technicians	58,990	390	10.7
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians	63,890	120	9.1
Athletes and sports competitors	54,280	180	8.6
Grounds maintenance workers, all other	35,480	130	8.2
Etchers and engravers	36,860	100	6.8
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	162,000	5,300	5.5
Stonemasons	48,730	150	5
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	32,310	720	4.7
Cooks, all other	32,970	130	4.4
Proofreaders and copy markers	30,240	170	4.1
Financial analysts	114,290	3,360	3.9
Landscape architects	73,420	210	3.9
Vocational education teachers, middle school	64,440	100	3.9
Tree trimmers and pruners	42,250	120	3.8
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,680	270	3.7
Manicurists and pedicurists	24,380	450	3.7
Actuaries	104,700	190	3.6
Marketing managers	120,990	2,110	3.6
Motorboat mechanics	41,830	100	3.4
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	36,820	150	3.4
Personal financial advisors	122,690	1,730	3.3
Obstetricians and gynecologists	214,680	130	3.2
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,580	180	3.1
Personal care and service workers, all other	24,490	550	3.1
Service station attendants	21,430	590	2.8
Art directors	84,730	280	2.8
Psychiatric technicians	46,610	260	2.8
Recreational therapists	40,240	160	2.7
Financial managers	129,800	4,700	2.7
Financial examiners	87,940	210	2.6
Survey researchers	32,160	140	2.6
Parking lot attendants	22,790	1,150	2.5
Brokerage clerks	44,360	560	2.5
Locksmiths and safe repairers	51,530	100	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	72,630	340	2.5
Natural sciences managers	147,750	330	2.4
Compensation and benefits managers	99,260	300	2.4
Database administrators	71,150	960	2.4
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	24,260	760	2.3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,040	120	2.3
Training and development managers	93,690	210	2.2
Human resources managers, all other	126,670	450	2.2
Rehabilitation counselors	42,760	670	2.2
Internists, general	191,710	280	2.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	35,950	1,200	2.2
Public relations managers	115,320	370	2.1
Funeral directors		110	2.1
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	22,500	390	2.1

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bridgeport, Connecticut Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	162,000	2.05	5,300
Advertising sales agents	93,500	2	660
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	88,270	1.75	640
Sales and related workers, all other	66,170	1.68	190
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	35,950	1.66	1,200
Opticians, dispensing	56,330	1.66	120
Insurance sales agents	91,510	1.63	990
Financial analysts	114,290	1.61	3,360
Veterinarians	136,570	1.58	190
General and operations managers	151,360	1.57	9,170
Teachers and instructors, all other	59,640	1.57	1,210
Producers and directors	88,850	1.57	140
Management analysts	115,040	1.56	2,600
Graphic designers	62,810	1.56	1,160
Sales representatives, services, all other	80,410	1.55	1,680
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	46,680	1.55	1,480
Personal financial advisors	122,690	1.54	1,730
Cargo and freight agents	59,450	1.53	200
Child, family, and school social workers	62,070	1.53	830
Cement masons and concrete finishers	56,340	1.52	220
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	71,690	1.5	1,420
Psychiatric technicians	46,610	1.48	260
Social and human service assistants	41,870	1.48	1,760
Meeting and convention planners	64,180	1.47	280
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	62,490	1.46	720
Cooks, restaurant	31,590	1.46	2,030
Special education teachers, secondary school	74,370	1.44	820
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	51,300	1.44	410
Driver/sales workers	37,580	1.44	630
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	53,360	1.42	140
Butchers and meat cutters	42,390	1.41	220
Chefs and head cooks	56,800	1.4	460
Self-enrichment education teachers	53,630	1.4	920
Financial managers	129,800	1.4	4,700
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	58,820	1.39	520
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	77,520	1.39	200
Prepress technicians and workers	49,000	1.39	200
Special education teachers, middle school	70,930	1.39	390
Architects, except landscape and naval	100,690	1.39	290
Computer systems analysts	95,040	1.38	1,940
Bill and account collectors	42,550	1.38	1,040
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	54,630	1.38	1,800
Loan officers	81,500	1.38	920
Computer programmers	88,370	1.37	2,010
Highway maintenance workers	48,160	1.37	560
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	70,010	1.37	4,190
Customer service representatives	40,620	1.37	7,650
Accountants and auditors	81,580	1.37	7,240
Court, municipal, and license clerks	45,150	1.36	330
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	29,190	1.36	180

Highest Paying Jobs in Bridgeport, Connecticut Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	214,890	160
Obstetricians and gynecologists	214,680	130
Chief executives	204,210	1,100
Internists, general	191,710	280
Psychiatrists	191,120	90
Physicians and surgeons, all other	169,920	490
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	162,000	5,300
Family and general practitioners	159,370	240
Dentists, general	152,060	140
General and operations managers	151,360	9,170
Natural sciences managers	147,750	330
Pediatricians, general	144,520	70
Veterinarians	136,570	190
Financial managers	129,800	4,700
Computer and information systems managers	129,420	2,050
Sales managers	128,530	2,350
Human resources managers, all other	126,670	450
Engineering managers	125,770	900
Lawyers	123,440	2,530
Personal financial advisors	122,690	1,730
Marketing managers	120,990	2,110
Optometrists	115,500	30
Public relations managers	115,320	370
Management analysts	115,040	2,600
Financial analysts	114,290	3,360
Computer and information scientists, research	111,870	30
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	111,280	170
Pharmacists	111,000	580
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110,120	870
Construction managers	104,910	680
Actuaries	104,700	190
Advertising and promotions managers	104,640	200
Computer software engineers, systems software	102,420	1,670
Managers, all other	101,840	710
Architects, except landscape and naval	100,690	290
Economists	100,390	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	100,320	400
Industrial production managers	100,010	820
Purchasing managers	99,490	420
Compensation and benefits managers	99,260	300
Physician assistants	97,120	260
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	96,510	90
Business teachers, postsecondary	96,440	150
Computer software engineers, applications	95,500	2,380
Computer systems analysts	95,040	1,940
Training and development managers	93,690	210
Advertising sales agents	93,500	660
Computer hardware engineers	92,030	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	91,960	1,970
Insurance sales agents	91,510	990

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