Hartford Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hartford, Connecticut Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Hartford, Connecticut 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	Registered nurses	11,990	64,600	$48,680 - 82,260	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	5,990	59,070	$39,110 - 78,180	14%	95%
3	Accountants and auditors	5,960	63,060	$39,150 - 91,340	18%	79%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,910	65,880	$33,500 - 104,910	8%	51%
5	Computer systems analysts	5,200	76,050	$52,660 - 104,090	29%	68%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	4,560	59,310	$37,070 - 81,230	6%	96%
7	Financial managers	4,450	104,240	$57,410 - 0	13%	60%
8	Lawyers	3,700	118,610	$65,970 - 0	11%	99%
9	Management analysts	3,700	68,570	$43,280 - 95,020	22%	78%
10	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,150	58,970	$36,460 - 80,630	11%	95%
11	Computer software engineers, applications	2,880	78,950	$57,140 - 110,620	45%	85%
12	Computer programmers	2,530	67,800	$42,710 - 95,620	0%	73%
13	Social and human service assistants	2,490	39,180	$23,440 - 55,890	34%	58%
14	Computer and information systems managers	2,300	105,490	$64,250 - 0	16%	73%
15	Financial analysts	2,020	66,990	$42,410 - 97,030	34%	87%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	2,010	62,540	$42,340 - 89,340	27%	50%
17	Insurance underwriters	1,940	73,330	$41,180 - 119,680	6%	53%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	1,810	56,820	$34,470 - 77,960	19%	77%
19	Network systems and data communications analysts	1,740	67,150	$46,000 - 93,640	53%	57%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,740	75,890	$40,940 - 118,930	12%	51%
21	Sales managers	1,710	107,240	$55,850 - 0	10%	69%
22	Civil engineers	1,610	74,050	$52,840 - 97,680	18%	87%
23	Medical and health services managers	1,590	98,090	$61,420 - 0	16%	57%
24	Managers, all other	1,550	89,470	$54,580 - 128,860	7%	55%
25	Engineering managers	1,490	104,310	$74,070 - 140,370	7%	84%
26	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	1,470	47,490	$31,650 - 67,770	30%	77%
27	Mechanical engineers	1,440	70,850	$52,000 - 96,350	4%	78%
28	Public relations specialists	1,300	60,760	$31,260 - 91,710	18%	81%
29	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,280	55,170	$29,700 - 92,900	9%	54%
30	Computer software engineers, systems software	1,230	80,850	$54,090 - 112,380	28%	85%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,220	63,260	$41,940 - 86,800	5%	58%
32	Training and development specialists	1,110	57,650	$35,880 - 79,790	18%	56%
33	Chief executives	1,100	165,610	$91,530 - 0	2%	65%
34	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,070	49,490	$24,020 - 74,690	13%	73%
35	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,050	57,560	$34,930 - 77,870	20%	87%
36	Marketing managers	1,040	105,980	$64,530 - 0	14%	69%
37	Market research analysts	1,000	63,510	$38,140 - 96,850	20%	82%
38	Physical therapists	920	74,980	$53,190 - 110,940	27%	89%
39	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	870	115,160	$38,980 - 0	25%	67%
40	Librarians	830	58,220	$38,700 - 80,890	4%	85%
41	Coaches and scouts	810	31,170	$15,600 - 61,840	15%	60%
42	Social and community service managers	800	57,900	$34,750 - 87,840	25%	72%
43	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	800	103,680	$82,570 - 124,570	8%	78%
44	Pharmacists	800	95,080	$72,440 - 117,550	22%	97%
45	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	780	65,770	$43,300 - 91,420	17%	56%
46	Personal financial advisors	780	82,590	$30,650 - 0	41%	81%
47	Sales engineers	770	79,500	$52,220 - 113,600	9%	79%
48	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	690	56,130	$31,300 - 87,420	18%	56%
49	Budget analysts	690	66,950	$51,220 - 91,340	7%	78%
50	Rehabilitation counselors	670	42,740	$25,680 - 67,430	23%	73%
51	Graphic designers	660	44,980	$29,730 - 65,430	10%	55%
52	Medical and public health social workers	660	53,630	$39,980 - 73,030	24%	77%
53	Special education teachers, secondary school	630	61,940	$40,790 - 82,110	9%	87%
54	Electrical engineers	620	73,230	$47,450 - 102,320	6%	81%
55	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	620	62,250	$35,210 - 96,350	18%	56%
56	Database administrators	610	71,220	$41,880 - 104,290	29%	72%
57	Human resources managers, all other	600	95,050	$58,210 - 134,400	11%	58%
58	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	600	56,920	$41,890 - 72,080	12%	51%
59	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	600	70,950	$43,220 - 100,640	16%	99%
60	Education administrators, postsecondary	570	110,430	$54,930 - 0	14%	78%
61	Computer specialists, all other	560	69,040	$42,900 - 109,880	15%	68%
62	Advertising sales agents	550	61,980	$23,670 - 114,500	20%	56%
63	Special education teachers, middle school	540	61,400	$42,030 - 80,060	16%	87%
64	Actuaries	540	90,730	$49,310 - 140,530	24%	99%
65	Purchasing managers	540	83,820	$51,750 - 120,990	3%	57%
66	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	530	36,910	$27,350 - 48,060	15%	51%
67	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	520	43,020	$27,350 - 61,310	34%	73%
68	Speech-language pathologists	510	68,830	$49,100 - 98,730	11%	98%
69	Occupational therapists	490	67,780	$48,440 - 95,990	23%	90%
70	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	480	59,800	$37,040 - 80,830	25%	93%
71	Financial specialists, all other	480	52,840	$30,100 - 84,000	12%	50%
72	Instructional coordinators	450	79,520	$49,250 - 104,880	23%	79%
73	Sales and related workers, all other	440	45,600	$29,950 - 73,700	14%	62%
74	Engineers, all other	420	74,650	$39,370 - 102,200	6%	82%
75	Detectives and criminal investigators	380	65,760	$52,400 - 87,240	17%	54%
76	Health educators	370	55,640	$33,550 - 73,600	26%	58%
77	Public relations managers	370	93,960	$47,270 - 0	17%	75%
78	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	360	41,580	$21,310 - 64,620	24%	78%
79	Community and social service specialists, all other	360	44,640	$28,090 - 65,350	25%	58%
80	Physician assistants	360	88,490	$67,030 - 115,950	27%	67%
81	Credit analysts	350	54,970	$24,330 - 89,190	2%	60%
82	Architects, except landscape and naval	340	77,200	$51,740 - 116,320	18%	88%
83	Dentists, general	340	176,640	$113,350 - 0	9%	100%
84	Editors	330	49,830	$26,160 - 73,430	2%	81%
85	Self-enrichment education teachers	320	40,720	$19,700 - 72,740	23%	54%
86	Environmental engineers	310	74,800	$49,350 - 98,600	25%	86%
87	Mental health counselors	300	34,600	$23,500 - 52,160	30%	73%
88	Recreational therapists	300	45,210	$28,050 - 72,040	4%	77%
89	Reporters and correspondents	290	39,680	$21,020 - 62,910	1%	85%
90	Legislators	260	40,740	$26,400 - 71,190	1%	65%
91	Physicists	240	71,370	$49,520 - 120,480	7%	95%
92	Electronics engineers, except computer	230	69,540	$43,170 - 93,190	4%	81%
93	Occupational health and safety specialists	220	60,840	$44,080 - 80,020	8%	72%
94	Training and development managers	210	88,990	$46,930 - 133,360	16%	58%
95	Dietitians and nutritionists	210	60,330	$42,340 - 82,030	9%	72%
96	Advertising and promotions managers	210	79,830	$52,120 - 135,190	6%	76%
97	Operations research analysts	210	70,720	$43,350 - 97,900	11%	71%
98	Floral designers	210	25,780	$18,530 - 35,520	0%	55%
99	Compensation and benefits managers	200	79,450	$51,040 - 123,120	12%	58%
100	Surveyors	200	46,590	$31,460 - 66,510	24%	82%

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	14,370	26,180	$16,480 - 42,240	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	13,030	19,990	$15,960 - 25,530	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	11,990	29,980	$19,080 - 43,980	13%	19%
4	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	10,250	25,250	$16,800 - 37,870	15%	4%
5	Customer service representatives	10,250	36,420	$22,700 - 51,800	25%	22%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	8,510	29,950	$23,610 - 37,000	18%	7%
7	General and operations managers	8,230	108,570	$48,970 - [?]	2%	48%
8	Teacher assistants	8,230	25,650	$19,010 - 34,450	10%	18%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	7,850	43,270	$28,760 - 59,790	15%	18%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	7,770	48,010	$30,580 - 68,770	6%	29%
11	Waiters and waitresses	7,560	20,090	$15,430 - 30,550	11%	14%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	7,250	34,910	$21,380 - 47,920	1%	18%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	6,860	38,810	$25,940 - 54,960	13%	16%
14	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	6,430	26,790	$18,110 - 37,280	2%	5%
15	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	5,590	55,320	$37,790 - 76,600	9%	47%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	5,480	25,520	$17,020 - 36,690	-7%	8%
17	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,230	18,970	$15,700 - 23,440	18%	5%
18	Home health aides	4,770	26,780	$20,130 - 35,040	49%	7%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	4,690	27,630	$17,960 - 37,970	17%	13%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	4,510	40,250	$22,960 - 60,980	4%	25%
21	Security guards	4,140	26,450	$18,210 - 38,100	17%	13%
22	Food preparation workers	4,120	21,610	$16,210 - 29,940	15%	7%
23	Team assemblers	4,110	29,780	$18,240 - 42,000	0%	5%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	3,890	28,070	$18,860 - 41,700	18%	6%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,780	38,890	$25,010 - 55,090	10%	6%
26	Machinists	3,770	40,200	$27,710 - 53,140	-2%	3%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,690	29,290	$17,710 - 43,770	8%	4%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,650	40,820	$30,570 - 53,090	10%	4%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	3,560	62,910	$20,010 - 99,660	21%	49%
30	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	3,430	18,480	$15,770 - 22,860	10%	8%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,170	56,780	$35,780 - 81,440	-4%	15%
32	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	3,000	34,000	$25,430 - 45,700	4%	15%
33	Child care workers	2,940	21,690	$15,990 - 30,920	18%	15%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,900	22,780	$16,580 - 30,770	13%	5%
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,850	51,870	$41,260 - 63,340	14%	7%
36	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,810	30,610	$20,450 - 42,330	4%	6%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,800	39,760	$22,280 - 58,350	14%	4%
38	Construction laborers	2,710	36,540	$21,340 - 54,690	11%	5%
39	Computer support specialists	2,580	47,890	$31,690 - 69,600	13%	43%
40	Personal and home care aides	2,520	21,030	$16,160 - 29,750	51%	10%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,500	30,960	$19,410 - 45,310	11%	14%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,500	38,670	$23,550 - 55,510	-6%	14%
43	Packers and packagers, hand	2,430	20,530	$15,720 - 29,680	-11%	3%
44	Tellers	2,420	25,930	$20,090 - 33,390	14%	16%
45	Insurance sales agents	2,360	73,350	$39,020 - 128,100	13%	45%
46	Bus drivers, school	2,270	25,260	$19,870 - 30,550	9%	4%
47	Carpenters	2,170	45,720	$30,320 - 60,660	10%	6%
48	Cooks, restaurant	2,070	24,850	$17,490 - 32,520	12%	5%
49	Electricians	1,990	54,110	$33,690 - 73,080	7%	7%
50	Bartenders	1,980	20,980	$15,440 - 30,880	11%	17%
51	Dishwashers	1,970	19,140	$15,850 - 22,960	10%	3%
52	Recreation workers	1,910	26,540	$16,780 - 42,120	13%	47%
53	Cooks, fast food	1,890	19,800	$15,490 - 27,880	8%	5%
54	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,860	55,090	$42,140 - 69,050	11%	33%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,840	63,680	$41,720 - 88,130	9%	10%
56	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,750	65,090	$28,650 - 113,550	28%	48%
57	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,750	35,650	$20,820 - 52,460	-14%	0%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,710	63,430	$39,240 - 91,180	7%	13%
59	Bill and account collectors	1,640	35,800	$26,620 - 46,110	23%	13%
60	Postal service mail carriers	1,580	44,100	$35,650 - 50,770	1%	11%
61	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,510	25,530	$17,270 - 35,400	26%	43%
62	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,510	50,010	$32,970 - 71,430	22%	45%
63	Driver/sales workers	1,450	28,520	$16,310 - 44,190	-4%	4%
64	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,440	58,950	$37,490 - 81,430	0%	42%
65	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,430	29,010	$16,240 - 53,070	12%	6%
66	Office and administrative support workers, all other	1,410	32,620	$15,730 - 51,910	-8%	32%
67	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,410	49,050	$32,670 - 65,080	9%	3%
68	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,380	43,770	$26,580 - 64,900	4%	30%
69	Medical secretaries	1,370	33,370	$24,020 - 44,870	17%	18%
70	Data entry keyers	1,340	30,160	$20,000 - 45,410	-4%	18%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,340	83,750	$49,190 - 131,110	4%	38%
72	Industrial production managers	1,310	83,500	$51,820 - 119,610	-5%	43%
73	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,300	51,800	$34,420 - 69,570	11%	4%
74	Telemarketers	1,290	28,440	$15,570 - 47,430	-9%	14%
75	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,280	28,660	$19,160 - 38,960	11%	5%
76	Loan officers	1,270	68,470	$29,330 - 121,770	12%	49%
77	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	1,260	38,160	$25,640 - 51,470	-2%	6%
78	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,250	32,120	$20,780 - 46,370	-1%	2%
79	All other information and record clerks	1,210	35,520	$24,820 - 46,120	-12%	21%
80	Counter and rental clerks	1,210	23,630	$16,260 - 39,820	23%	16%
81	Administrative services managers	1,210	82,390	$48,000 - 117,790	12%	40%
82	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,200	31,700	$18,770 - 49,340	-26%	6%
83	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,180	49,400	$37,040 - 66,640	8%	3%
84	Order clerks	1,160	32,140	$21,180 - 43,240	-23%	16%
85	Cost estimators	1,130	58,410	$28,080 - 98,800	19%	32%
86	Tool and die makers	1,120	50,070	$38,380 - 63,950	-9%	5%
87	Bakers	1,100	23,430	$16,470 - 32,900	10%	8%
88	Helpers--production workers	1,100	25,030	$16,920 - 35,550	0%	4%
89	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,100	19,740	$15,940 - 25,150	10%	17%
90	Dental assistants	1,050	37,180	$27,220 - 48,750	29%	9%
91	Healthcare support workers, all other	1,040	33,040	$23,830 - 42,700	16%	10%
92	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,040	18,330	$15,440 - 22,350	12%	6%
93	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,020	34,350	$24,790 - 45,990	10%	24%
94	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,020	39,260	$27,780 - 53,050	5%	2%
95	Pharmacy technicians	970	28,030	$19,640 - 38,790	32%	16%
96	Parking lot attendants	940	21,230	$16,890 - 26,030	12%	14%
97	Legal secretaries	920	45,570	$31,720 - 60,700	12%	18%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	920	42,240	$25,730 - 60,060	13%	11%
99	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	900	26,380	$16,140 - 38,200	-11%	9%
100	Food servers, nonrestaurant	890	25,760	$17,650 - 35,890	16%	9%

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Jobs More Common Near Hartford Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Epidemiologists	69,600	100	13.1
Actuaries	90,730	540	10
Physicists	71,370	240	6.1
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40,550	480	5.9
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,330	670	5.1
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	30,040	880	4.9
Insurance underwriters	73,330	1,940	4.6
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,320	5,590	4.6
Stonemasons	52,410	170	4.4
Obstetricians and gynecologists	145,960	230	4.3
Fence erectors	36,000	130	4.3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,790	270	3.9
Psychiatric aides	30,270	540	3.9
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	38,600	800	3.8
Crossing guards	26,580	650	3.8
Recreational therapists	45,210	300	3.6
Psychiatrists	151,460	210	3.5
Athletes and sports competitors	36,440	100	3.5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	47,490	1,470	3.5
Animal control workers	36,500	100	3.4
Numerical tool and process control programmers	46,500	180	3.4
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	34,870	190	3.4
Tool and die makers	50,070	1,120	3.4
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	82,810	110	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	69,230	350	3.3
Internists, general	121,250	480	3.1
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	56,740	260	3
Budget analysts	66,950	690	2.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,810	720	2.9
Sales engineers	79,500	770	2.8
Economists	67,880	130	2.8
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	27,030	110	2.7
Pediatricians, general	116,210	220	2.7
Correspondence clerks	33,630	120	2.7
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,430	290	2.6
Dental laboratory technicians	33,340	410	2.6
Computer systems analysts	76,050	5,200	2.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	38,160	1,260	2.5
Human resources managers, all other	95,050	600	2.5
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	66,480	710	2.5
Machinists	40,200	3,770	2.5
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,320	870	2.4
Anesthesiologists	170,230	130	2.4
Highway maintenance workers	45,720	810	2.3
Financial analysts	66,990	2,020	2.2
Funeral attendants	25,730	190	2.2
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	29,070	300	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	74,990	520	2.1
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	41,580	360	2.1
Financial managers	104,240	4,450	2.1

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Hartford, Connecticut Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Photographers	56,220	1.88	240
Cement masons and concrete finishers	55,790	1.61	200
Civil engineering technicians	66,050	1.59	200
Teachers and instructors, all other	55,170	1.53	1,280
Education, training, and library workers, all other	56,620	1.5	150
Child, family, and school social workers	56,820	1.48	1,810
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	52,430	1.48	360
Social and human service assistants	39,180	1.48	2,490
Massage therapists	55,360	1.48	120
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	40,010	1.45	250
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	65,580	1.45	130
Instructional coordinators	79,520	1.44	450
Education administrators, postsecondary	110,430	1.41	570
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	51,870	1.41	2,850
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	115,160	1.4	870
Highway maintenance workers	45,720	1.39	810
Food servers, nonrestaurant	25,760	1.39	890
Structural iron and steel workers	60,810	1.38	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	103,680	1.38	800
Procurement clerks	45,020	1.37	300
Advertising sales agents	61,980	1.36	550
Pipelayers	46,110	1.36	150
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	34,610	1.36	200
Home health aides	26,780	1.36	4,770
Insurance sales agents	73,350	1.36	2,360
Amusement and recreation attendants	23,070	1.35	550
Butchers and meat cutters	38,600	1.34	270
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	29,950	1.34	8,510
Insurance underwriters	73,330	1.33	1,940
Legal secretaries	45,570	1.33	920
Fire fighters	52,970	1.33	800
Cooks, short order	24,440	1.33	430
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	63,260	1.33	1,220
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	42,750	1.32	490
Couriers and messengers	29,150	1.32	200
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	47,000	1.31	810
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	32,840	1.31	160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,660	1.31	1,280
Court, municipal, and license clerks	41,340	1.31	450
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	58,010	1.31	550
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	42,240	1.31	920
Sales representatives, services, all other	65,090	1.31	1,750
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	56,740	1.3	260
Diagnostic medical sonographers	75,660	1.3	190
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	41,880	1.3	330
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	66,480	1.29	710
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	38,810	1.29	6,860
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,780	1.29	2,900
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,770	1.29	780
Special education teachers, middle school	61,400	1.29	540

Highest Paying Jobs in Hartford, Connecticut Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Orthodontists	209,990
Dentists, general	176,640	340
Anesthesiologists	170,230	130
Chief executives	165,610	1,100
Surgeons	163,540	250
Psychiatrists	151,460	210
Obstetricians and gynecologists	145,960	230
Family and general practitioners	141,040	170
Internists, general	121,250	480
Lawyers	118,610	3,700
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	117,140
Pediatricians, general	116,210	220
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	115,160	870
Education administrators, postsecondary	110,430	570
Physicians and surgeons, all other	109,940	570
General and operations managers	108,570	8,230
Sales managers	107,240	1,710
Marketing managers	105,980	1,040
Computer and information systems managers	105,490	2,300
Engineering managers	104,310	1,490
Financial managers	104,240	4,450
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	103,680	800
Optometrists	98,100	70
Medical and health services managers	98,090	1,590
Computer and information scientists, research	96,860
Education administrators, all other	96,110	80
Natural sciences managers	96,100	150
Pharmacists	95,080	800
Human resources managers, all other	95,050	600
Public relations managers	93,960	370
Veterinarians	92,990	150
Actuaries	90,730	540
Managers, all other	89,470	1,550
Training and development managers	88,990	210
Physician assistants	88,490	360
Construction managers	85,740	780
Purchasing managers	83,820	540
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,750	1,340
Industrial production managers	83,500	1,310
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	82,810	110
Personal financial advisors	82,590	780
Administrative services managers	82,390	1,210
Computer software engineers, systems software	80,850	1,230
Financial examiners	80,380	120
Advertising and promotions managers	79,830	210
Instructional coordinators	79,520	450
Sales engineers	79,500	770
Compensation and benefits managers	79,450	200
Computer software engineers, applications	78,950	2,880
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,720	390

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