Wilmington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Wilmington, Delaware Area

Wilmington is known as a major national center for the credit card industry. Numerous national and international banks including Bank of America, Barclays, MBNA Bank and Chase have facilities in Wilmington. Numerous Delaware retail banking headquarters are also located in the city. Insurance is another significant element of the economy. American Life Insurance and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware are located in Wilmington. Legal services also contribute to the economy.

The city has a large per capita population of lawyers. Also, due to Delaware's favorable corporate franchise tax laws and the nationally recognized Court of Chancery, Wilmington is the corporate domicile of about 50% of the publicly traded companies in the nation and about 60% of the Fortune 500 firms.

The largest sectors for employment in Wilmington are shown below:

Healthcare
Banking
Manufacturing
Trade
Government
Education

Some of the most popular occupations in Wilmington which are primarily filled by college graduates include registered nurses, accountants and auditors, teachers, computer systems analysts, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, lawyers, financial managers, financial analysts, management analysts and market research analysts.

The Delaware Economic Development Office collaborates with educational organizations in order to provide skill training that meets the specifications of Wilmington companies. Training contracts are arranged with colleges, vocational schools and independent agencies.

A list of the largest employers in Wilmington is provided below:

MBNA Corps
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Co
Christina Care Health Services
Alfred I. du Pont Institute (Medical Campus)
Astra-Zeneca
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
Du Pont Hospital for Children/Nemours Children's Clinic
First Bank of Delaware
IKO
MBNA Headquarters
PFPC Inc
TechniData America LLC
Vandemark & Lynch
Wilmington Trust Corporation
Hercules

Notable information about Wilmington: About 21% of the residents over the age of 25 hold a bachelor's degree or better. The estimated household income in 2007 was $37,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Wilmington was at 106.1. The nation's average is 100.

Wilmington companies have access to business organizations such as:

The Delawareonline.com offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Wilmington.

Most Popular Jobs in Wilmington, Delaware 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	7,530	69,150	$51,130 - 84,390	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	4,160	70,660	$40,090 - 107,760	18%	79%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,850	55,260	$36,250 - 79,380	14%	95%
4	Computer systems analysts	2,700	84,490	$38,050 - 130,390	29%	68%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,210	71,750	$33,250 - 126,200	8%	51%
6	Lawyers	2,080	148,870	$71,860 -	11%	99%
7	Financial managers	2,010	127,100	$73,720 -	13%	60%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,870	56,530	$37,740 - 80,450	11%	95%
9	Financial analysts	1,820	81,010	$42,960 - 131,420	34%	87%
10	Management analysts	1,810	83,480	$46,280 - 130,490	22%	78%
11	Market research analysts	1,760	75,560	$43,760 - 110,610	20%	82%
12	Computer programmers	1,650	78,600	$45,960 - 108,330	0%	73%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,620	39,510	$21,340 - 67,410	9%	54%
14	Computer software engineers, applications	1,280	89,670	$58,110 - 123,140	45%	85%
15	Computer and information systems managers	1,180	132,490	$87,100 -	16%	73%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	1,180	42,440	$27,960 - 62,050	19%	77%
17	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,160	92,130	$52,910 - 135,490	12%	51%
18	Chemists	1,130	85,380	$44,380 - 130,270	9%	93%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	1,100	76,120	$41,680 - 123,400	27%	50%
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	1,080	78,110	$34,220 - 132,210	25%	67%
21	Sales managers	990	120,190	$60,900 -	10%	69%
22	Marketing managers	900	134,060	$75,000 -	14%	69%
23	Personal financial advisors	890	88,510	$49,880 - 143,430	41%	81%
24	Industrial engineers	890	82,500	$51,060 - 118,490	20%	74%
25	Computer software engineers, systems software	790	99,690	$64,910 - 141,920	28%	85%
26	Training and development specialists	770	63,580	$37,740 - 92,630	18%	56%
27	Medical and health services managers	760	88,540	$53,900 - 130,710	16%	57%
28	Electrical engineers	710	90,520	$52,090 - 129,310	6%	81%
29	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	700	53,980	$31,960 - 83,140	13%	73%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	690	55,370	$32,780 - 85,160	5%	58%
31	Civil engineers	690	90,720	$56,870 - 129,150	18%	87%
32	Social and human service assistants	680	29,850	$19,530 - 41,450	34%	58%
33	Mechanical engineers	670	83,800	$52,820 - 119,860	4%	78%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	650	83,250	$47,360 - 123,920	53%	57%
35	Pharmacists	630	104,040	$76,530 - 131,970	22%	97%
36	Biological technicians	610	54,560	$31,710 - 68,450	16%	60%
37	Social and community service managers	590	62,710	$41,590 - 86,860	25%	72%
38	Public relations specialists	580	61,330	$35,330 - 99,910	18%	81%
39	Biochemists and biophysicists	560	105,450	$52,640 - 140,170	16%	95%
40	Database administrators	560	77,460	$46,430 - 113,330	29%	72%
41	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	560	51,060	$33,680 - 76,460	20%	87%
42	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	550	58,670	$31,650 - 98,290	18%	56%
43	Insurance underwriters	540	60,870	$35,600 - 97,040	6%	53%
44	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	540	43,260	$30,150 - 58,780	30%	77%
45	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	520	105,980	$79,890 - 134,050	8%	78%
46	Chemical engineers	490	97,130	$70,990 - 135,520	8%	91%
47	Physical therapists	480	74,640	$53,350 - 103,060	27%	89%
48	Managers, all other	480	112,750	$63,970 -	7%	55%
49	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	440	63,430	$41,940 - 92,870	17%	56%
50	Special education teachers, middle school	420	57,270	$39,420 - 81,790	16%	87%
51	Librarians	410	60,640	$36,260 - 83,640	4%	85%
52	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	400	65,160	$40,510 - 100,190	18%	56%
53	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	390	59,340	$39,020 - 82,440	0%	96%
54	Natural sciences managers	390	155,120	$94,230 -	11%	93%
55	Engineering managers	390	132,060	$90,330 -	7%	84%
56	Chief executives	390	197,280	$115,250 -	2%	65%
57	Engineers, all other	380	70,400	$36,310 - 126,290	6%	82%
58	Rehabilitation counselors	380	33,070	$21,910 - 49,830	23%	73%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	350	56,190	$42,060 - 71,440	12%	51%
60	Self-enrichment education teachers	350	45,920	$24,070 - 76,200	23%	54%
61	Instructional coordinators	340	59,150	$36,380 - 86,510	23%	79%
62	Graphic designers	340	45,390	$25,970 - 66,820	10%	55%
63	Dietitians and nutritionists	330	52,550	$41,960 - 64,680	9%	72%
64	Operations research analysts	330	76,890	$45,470 - 125,450	11%	71%
65	Special education teachers, secondary school	290	60,970	$39,940 - 85,090	9%	87%
66	Speech-language pathologists	290	75,630	$54,380 - 102,380	11%	98%
67	Dentists, general	290	180,070	$87,780 -	9%	100%
68	Community and social service specialists, all other	280	36,710	$25,880 - 51,550	25%	58%
69	Computer specialists, all other	280	68,830	$38,120 - 97,820	15%	68%
70	Education administrators, postsecondary	270	84,810	$45,590 - 138,750	14%	78%
71	Occupational therapists	260	63,430	$36,570 - 91,950	23%	90%
72	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	260	69,310	$40,440 - 92,380	16%	99%
73	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	250	29,720	$21,770 - 40,570	11%	55%
74	Environmental engineers	240	74,460	$39,370 - 113,950	25%	86%
75	Compensation and benefits managers	240	110,990	$67,930 -	12%	58%
76	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	230	44,510	$27,820 - 72,160	24%	78%
77	Meeting and convention planners	200	50,010	$33,830 - 70,210	20%	67%
78	Medical and public health social workers	200	49,560	$34,670 - 65,000	24%	77%
79	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	190	62,530	$42,100 - 95,600	25%	93%
80	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	190	35,380	$22,510 - 53,670	34%	73%
81	Editors	190	57,840	$40,190 - 82,030	2%	81%
82	Marriage and family therapists	180	51,260	$42,190 - 63,420	30%	73%
83	Sales engineers	180	86,680	$48,870 - 120,950	9%	79%
84	Surveyors	180	57,650	$35,700 - 83,970	24%	82%
85	Physician assistants	180	83,290	$68,230 - 105,370	27%	67%
86	Architects, except landscape and naval	160	84,980	$55,880 - 112,440	18%	88%
87	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	160	43,010	$26,540 - 60,040	15%	51%
88	Detectives and criminal investigators	160	77,370	$55,300 - 98,710	17%	54%
89	Purchasing managers	160	110,030	$64,120 - 158,630	3%	57%
90	Public relations managers	160	123,090	$69,810 -	17%	75%
91	Occupational health and safety specialists	150	57,080	$39,430 - 85,680	8%	72%
92	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	150	47,550	$20,830 - 67,190	14%	54%
93	Legislators	140	37,440	$15,220 - 88,570	1%	65%
94	Actuaries	140	104,220	$56,550 - 164,470	24%	99%
95	Mental health counselors	140	40,630	$24,780 - 59,270	30%	73%
96	Veterinarians	140	104,940	$62,520 - 160,260	35%	100%
97	Human resources managers, all other	130	131,870	$73,690 -	11%	58%
98	Interior designers	130	42,130	$17,460 - 59,230	20%	55%
99	Chiropractors	120	95,030	$53,530 -	14%	98%
100	Advertising sales agents	120	54,550	$24,980 - 99,930	20%	56%

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	11,510	24,860	$15,660 - 38,960	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	9,320	20,000	$15,500 - 26,150	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	8,390	27,970	$15,880 - 41,050	13%	19%
4	Customer service representatives	6,830	36,740	$22,130 - 54,950	25%	22%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,660	23,780	$15,610 - 35,620	15%	4%
6	Waiters and waitresses	5,240	21,120	$15,430 - 30,210	11%	14%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5,070	28,780	$17,880 - 41,620	2%	5%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,860	36,640	$23,420 - 51,000	13%	16%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,850	17,890	$15,060 - 23,090	18%	5%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,750	32,320	$21,190 - 46,730	1%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,730	23,040	$15,660 - 33,220	-7%	8%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,260	43,920	$29,380 - 61,980	15%	18%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,030	29,170	$22,290 - 38,150	18%	7%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,800	54,250	$33,450 - 80,400	6%	29%
15	General and operations managers	3,780	127,560	$58,590 -	2%	48%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,520	42,520	$28,470 - 60,650	10%	4%
17	Security guards	3,110	24,590	$18,010 - 32,790	17%	13%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	2,840	25,960	$17,600 - 36,120	17%	13%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,830	38,020	$20,080 - 60,010	10%	6%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,710	42,660	$24,730 - 67,320	4%	25%
21	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	2,600	22,060	$15,310 - 32,000	10%	8%
22	Construction laborers	2,570	32,380	$21,560 - 48,690	11%	5%
23	Teacher assistants	2,270	26,090	$16,590 - 40,270	10%	18%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,270	31,780	$17,490 - 49,260	8%	4%
25	Bill and account collectors	2,200	33,610	$25,240 - 43,610	23%	13%
26	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,130	25,900	$17,700 - 34,100	18%	6%
27	Cooks, restaurant	2,120	24,290	$17,390 - 31,740	12%	5%
28	Sales representatives, services, all other	2,030	61,900	$29,220 - 112,170	28%	48%
29	Carpenters	2,010	49,080	$32,020 - 69,970	10%	6%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,850	65,910	$45,240 - 90,960	9%	10%
31	Medical secretaries	1,830	33,710	$24,110 - 45,850	17%	18%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,770	35,400	$21,060 - 52,210	11%	14%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,760	47,080	$34,580 - 60,830	14%	7%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,750	37,850	$20,770 - 58,730	14%	4%
35	Computer support specialists	1,730	57,330	$36,240 - 83,290	13%	43%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,730	35,750	$26,230 - 48,010	4%	15%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,720	31,140	$18,630 - 47,590	4%	6%
38	Home health aides	1,690	25,610	$21,160 - 32,050	49%	7%
39	Electricians	1,680	52,580	$32,470 - 81,020	7%	7%
40	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,670	20,640	$15,720 - 26,790	13%	5%
41	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,460	59,250	$41,270 - 80,570	11%	33%
42	Chemical technicians	1,450	56,520	$35,520 - 69,730	6%	37%
43	Business operations specialists, all other	1,410	61,700	$29,230 - 95,580	21%	49%
44	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,320	25,080	$17,310 - 35,250	26%	43%
45	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,320	31,100	$21,870 - 41,030	-1%	2%
46	Dishwashers	1,310	18,480	$15,490 - 22,540	10%	3%
47	Bartenders	1,290	21,510	$15,470 - 32,440	11%	17%
48	Bus drivers, school	1,280	28,560	$25,150 - 32,630	9%	4%
49	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,240	53,220	$33,260 - 76,040	11%	4%
50	Food preparation workers	1,200	20,630	$15,170 - 29,070	15%	7%
51	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,180	30,020	$15,790 - 49,200	12%	6%
52	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,160	35,340	$26,990 - 48,140	0%	24%
53	Counter and rental clerks	1,160	25,390	$15,470 - 39,460	23%	16%
54	Tellers	1,110	24,610	$20,560 - 30,940	14%	16%
55	Child care workers	1,110	19,680	$15,550 - 25,690	18%	15%
56	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,100	44,890	$28,200 - 63,000	9%	3%
57	Pharmacy technicians	1,100	27,870	$16,640 - 39,810	32%	16%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,070	63,800	$41,330 - 89,320	7%	13%
59	Physicians and surgeons, all other	1,060	151,100	$30,740 -	0%	0%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,040	65,340	$40,630 - 93,280	-4%	15%
61	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,030	48,510	$32,200 - 72,040	8%	3%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,020	18,200	$15,080 - 23,740	12%	6%
63	Legal secretaries	1,020	47,330	$31,810 - 63,690	12%	18%
64	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,010	18,560	$15,260 - 23,800	10%	17%
65	Telemarketers	1,010	31,270	$18,340 - 44,910	-9%	14%
66	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,010	52,720	$33,410 - 77,080	22%	45%
67	Data entry keyers	940	26,150	$15,550 - 36,490	-4%	18%
68	Order clerks	910	37,180	$21,240 - 50,220	-23%	16%
69	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	900	39,950	$23,680 - 60,450	-6%	14%
70	Postal service mail carriers	850			1%	11%
71	Team assemblers	840	31,180	$20,540 - 43,100	0%	5%
72	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	830	53,790	$35,710 - 78,180	9%	47%
73	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	830	39,640	$28,260 - 50,180	-17%	10%
74	Loan officers	810	64,150	$34,930 - 103,990	12%	49%
75	Driver/sales workers	810	25,840	$15,190 - 51,490	-4%	4%
76	Food servers, nonrestaurant	790	22,320	$16,240 - 29,910	16%	9%
77	Insurance sales agents	740	59,600	$32,490 - 84,950	13%	45%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	740	63,750	$40,970 - 95,090	0%	42%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	730	36,990	$24,420 - 51,150	13%	11%
80	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	730	37,320	$27,360 - 50,820	0%	22%
81	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	730	26,490	$17,590 - 37,910	27%	47%
82	Painters, construction and maintenance	720	36,710	$25,350 - 53,320	12%	6%
83	Medical assistants	720	31,770	$24,960 - 40,430	35%	10%
84	Recreation workers	710	25,540	$17,120 - 38,230	13%	47%
85	Administrative services managers	710	98,040	$56,460 - 157,870	12%	40%
86	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	700	45,820	$26,220 - 68,810	4%	30%
87	Real estate sales agents	690	46,490	$25,400 - 88,800	11%	45%
88	Industrial machinery mechanics	670	53,650	$37,530 - 72,980	9%	5%
89	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	660	49,650	$23,040 - 76,920	4%	18%
90	Construction managers	660	99,270	$60,630 - 153,820	16%	29%
91	Helpers--production workers	650	23,630	$17,180 - 31,650	0%	4%
92	File clerks	640	26,390	$17,710 - 36,510	-40%	20%
93	Dental assistants	630	35,370	$22,580 - 48,740	29%	9%
94	Cost estimators	630	64,270	$39,330 - 99,970	19%	32%
95	Parts salespersons	620	29,300	$17,200 - 47,240	-1%	6%
96	Cooks, fast food	590	19,760	$15,230 - 26,580	8%	5%
97	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	590	53,120	$40,510 - 64,460	-3%	14%
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	570	21,610	$15,310 - 30,660	14%	3%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	560	76,790	$42,890 - 130,070	4%	38%
100	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	550			-7%	12%

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Jobs More Common Near Wilmington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	39,640	830	67.9
Biochemists and biophysicists	105,450	560	11.2
Social science research assistants	30,050	270	10.4
Chemical technicians	56,520	1,450	9.7
Shampooers	16,630	270	9.2
Chemical engineers	97,130	490	7.4
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	53,120	590	6.8
Chemists	85,380	1,130	5.6
Insulation workers, mechanical	48,420	260	5.1
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	38,450	150	4.7
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	37,180	110	4.6
Marriage and family therapists	51,260	180	4.6
Biological technicians	54,560	610	4.5
Natural sciences managers	155,120	390	3.9
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	25,230	310	3.8
Actuaries	104,220	140	3.6
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	26,990	110	3.2
Loan counselors	48,920	190	3
Transportation inspectors	36,820	100	3
Market research analysts	75,560	1,760	2.9
Financial analysts	81,010	1,820	2.8
Dietitians and nutritionists	52,550	330	2.8
Residential advisors	34,390	270	2.7
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	42,970	310	2.7
Compensation and benefits managers	110,990	240	2.6
Psychiatric technicians	33,700	180	2.6
Surgeons	208,590	270	2.5
Electrical and electronics drafters	60,870	190	2.5
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	48,790	110	2.5
Chiropractors	95,030	120	2.4
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	59,340	390	2.3
Personal financial advisors	88,510	890	2.3
Insurance underwriters	60,870	540	2.2
Internists, general	203,960	210	2.2
Loan interviewers and clerks	35,340	1,160	2.2
Social and community service managers	62,710	590	2.1
Bill and account collectors	33,610	2,200	2.1
Operations research analysts	76,890	330	2.1
Medical equipment repairers	40,510	150	2.1
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	40,840	130	2.1
Marketing managers	134,060	900	2.1
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	29,720	250	2.1
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	44,510	230	2
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	81,300	110	2
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	22,060	2,600	2
Crossing guards	31,200	290	2
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	46,770	210	2
Computer systems analysts	84,490	2,700	2
Occupational therapist assistants	52,310	100	2
Environmental engineers	74,460	240	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Wilmington, Delaware Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	121,560	1.51	420
Lawyers	148,870	1.45	2,080
Public relations managers	123,090	1.42	160
Biological technicians	54,560	1.42	610
Natural sciences managers	155,120	1.41	390
Training and development managers	124,860	1.41	110
Property, real estate, and community association managers	74,780	1.4	180
Human resources managers, all other	131,870	1.39	130
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	43,390	1.38	400
Financial managers	127,100	1.37	2,010
Computer support specialists	57,330	1.37	1,730
Managers, all other	112,750	1.36	480
Machinists	50,180	1.36	510
Crossing guards	31,200	1.36	290
Chemical technicians	56,520	1.35	1,450
Residential advisors	34,390	1.35	270
Administrative services managers	98,040	1.35	710
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	81,630	1.34	170
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,200	1.34	270
General and operations managers	127,560	1.32	3,780
Order clerks	37,180	1.32	910
Legal secretaries	47,330	1.32	1,020
Marketing managers	134,060	1.32	900
Food service managers	63,840	1.32	370
Computer and information systems managers	132,490	1.31	1,180
Chief executives	197,280	1.31	390
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	105,980	1.3	520
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	33,840	1.3	530
Chemists	85,380	1.29	1,130
Network systems and data communications analysts	83,250	1.29	650
Market research analysts	75,560	1.29	1,760
Meter readers, utilities	45,200	1.28	110
Detectives and criminal investigators	77,370	1.28	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,750	1.27	2,210
Biochemists and biophysicists	105,450	1.27	560
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	92,130	1.26	1,160
Training and development specialists	63,580	1.26	770
Telemarketers	31,270	1.26	1,010
Mechanical drafters	59,750	1.26	190
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	48,390	1.25	210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	44,170	1.25	480
Carpenters	49,080	1.25	2,010
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	53,120	1.25	590
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	65,160	1.24	400
Civil engineers	90,720	1.24	690
Network and computer systems administrators	76,120	1.24	1,100
Customer service representatives	36,740	1.24	6,830
Library technicians	36,500	1.24	290
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	22,060	1.24	2,600
Compensation and benefits managers	110,990	1.23	240

Highest Paying Jobs in Wilmington, Delaware Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Anesthesiologists	209,680
Surgeons	208,590	270
Internists, general	203,960	210
Chief executives	197,280	390
Obstetricians and gynecologists	187,970	40
Dentists, general	180,070	290
Psychiatrists	166,670	80
Family and general practitioners	165,630	270
Natural sciences managers	155,120	390
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	151,220	80
Physicians and surgeons, all other	151,100	1,060
Lawyers	148,870	2,080
Marketing managers	134,060	900
Computer and information systems managers	132,490	1,180
Engineering managers	132,060	390
Human resources managers, all other	131,870	130
General and operations managers	127,560	3,780
Biomedical engineers	127,140
Financial managers	127,100	2,010
Training and development managers	124,860	110
Public relations managers	123,090	160
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	122,840
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	121,560	420
Sales managers	120,190	990
Managers, all other	112,750	480
Compensation and benefits managers	110,990	240
Purchasing managers	110,030	160
Economics teachers, postsecondary	106,150	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	105,980	520
Industrial production managers	105,630	410
Biochemists and biophysicists	105,450	560
Veterinarians	104,940	140
Computer and information scientists, research	104,720
Law teachers, postsecondary	104,450
Actuaries	104,220	140
Pharmacists	104,040	630
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	100,040	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	99,690	790
Construction managers	99,270	660
Business teachers, postsecondary	98,670
Podiatrists	98,520	70
Administrative services managers	98,040	710
Electronics engineers, except computer	97,520
Chemical engineers	97,130	490
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	96,500	70
Advertising and promotions managers	95,800	110
Chiropractors	95,030	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	92,130	1,160
Civil engineers	90,720	690
Electrical engineers	90,520	710

Large Companies Headquartered in Wilmington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
DuPont	28.5
Hercules	2.1

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