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Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States and one of the thirty largest cities in the United States. The Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the United States. As one might expect, the Washington metropolitan area is a center for business, commerce, and government.
The Federal Government is responsible for almost thirty percent of Washington employment, and also a major employer in the surrounding metropolitan area. Behind the Federal Government, the region's major universities and hospitals are also major employers.
There are over ten Fortune 500 companies located in the metropolitan Washington area. Many major defense contractors have operations in and around Washington, D.C., including General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Orbital Sciences Corporation.
In 2006, Inc. magazine ranked the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area eighth on its list of "Best Cities for Doing Business" in the United States in the large cities category. The criteria used "emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth". Large and significant cities such as Washington, D.C. who have a "tangible effect on global affairs through socioeconomic, cultural, and/or political means" (Wikipedia) get ranked as "Global Cities" (also known as world cities or world-class cities) by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). GaWC has three tiers of ranking, alpha (first-tier), beta (second-tier) and gamma (third tier). Washington, D.C. is one of eleven cities in the United States ranked as a "World City". Washington, D.C. was ranked as a "Gamma World City" by GaWC, on a par with Boston, Dallas, and Houston.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, D.C. ranks in the top thirty on the list of US cities who receive the most annual funding from the NIH.
The Washington D.C. area has a highly educated workforce. More than 15% of Washington D.C. residents hold a graduate degree. The number of scientists, technicians, and Ph.D.s working in the Metropolitan D.C. area is among the highest in the United States.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, major industries in and around Washington include (ranked by size of workforce):
The Washington metropolitan area is served by three major airports, the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport. Dulles ranks 13th in the United States for for nonstop international air travel according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Some major companies of note in and around Washington, D.C. include:
Some of the major business organizations in and around Washington, D.C. include:
The Washington Business Journal, and the Business Section of the Washington Post are excellent sources of information on business in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management analysts | 44,550 | 90,860 | $50,090 - 139,350 | 22% | 78% |
| 2 | Lawyers | 38,000 | 145,040 | $74,040 - | 11% | 99% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 30,520 | 75,830 | $42,850 - 118,660 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Registered nurses | 28,600 | 72,550 | $48,790 - 99,450 | 24% | 56% |
| 5 | Computer systems analysts | 28,030 | 93,970 | $56,220 - 138,380 | 29% | 68% |
| 6 | Computer software engineers, applications | 26,650 | 94,850 | $58,000 - 135,810 | 45% | 85% |
| 7 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 24,910 | 63,620 | $36,720 - 98,050 | 14% | 95% |
| 8 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 24,040 | 108,110 | $66,140 - 155,790 | 28% | 85% |
| 9 | Managers, all other | 20,320 | 113,650 | $82,130 - 153,070 | 7% | 55% |
| 10 | Network and computer systems administrators | 18,280 | 80,000 | $45,780 - 121,990 | 27% | 50% |
| 11 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 16,810 | 75,390 | $32,620 - 145,480 | 8% | 51% |
| 12 | Computer specialists, all other | 16,730 | 95,740 | $64,060 - 127,300 | 15% | 68% |
| 13 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 15,850 | 65,130 | $39,420 - 102,300 | 6% | 96% |
| 14 | Public relations specialists | 15,530 | 90,970 | $41,640 - 158,410 | 18% | 81% |
| 15 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 13,130 | 84,560 | $49,400 - 125,860 | 53% | 57% |
| 16 | Computer programmers | 11,890 | 83,360 | $51,890 - 118,200 | 0% | 73% |
| 17 | Financial managers | 11,890 | 120,320 | $66,120 - | 13% | 60% |
| 18 | Computer and information systems managers | 11,680 | 133,570 | $88,710 - | 16% | 73% |
| 19 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 9,850 | 63,820 | $40,050 - 96,050 | 11% | 95% |
| 20 | Market research analysts | 9,680 | 74,950 | $40,430 - 120,610 | 20% | 82% |
| 21 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 9,550 | 80,030 | $44,520 - 121,020 | 17% | 56% |
| 22 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 9,120 | 43,630 | $23,030 - 78,350 | 9% | 54% |
| 23 | Financial analysts | 7,310 | 82,930 | $44,850 - 130,840 | 34% | 87% |
| 24 | Chief executives | 7,110 | 182,230 | $95,650 - | 2% | 65% |
| 25 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 6,730 | 65,430 | $30,530 - 101,450 | 5% | 58% |
| 26 | Engineers, all other | 5,900 | 109,430 | $55,430 - 156,140 | 6% | 82% |
| 27 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 5,830 | 95,170 | $53,710 - 142,950 | 5% | 90% |
| 28 | Training and development specialists | 5,750 | 67,540 | $37,190 - 104,150 | 18% | 56% |
| 29 | Civil engineers | 5,690 | 83,950 | $51,150 - 124,490 | 18% | 87% |
| 30 | Editors | 5,440 | 62,880 | $27,760 - 100,370 | 2% | 81% |
| 31 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 5,240 | 90,570 | $44,450 - 156,320 | 12% | 51% |
| 32 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 5,230 | 63,050 | $34,430 - 98,680 | 18% | 56% |
| 33 | Database administrators | 5,230 | 81,260 | $48,350 - 120,610 | 29% | 72% |
| 34 | Graphic designers | 5,190 | 56,590 | $29,700 - 90,080 | 10% | 55% |
| 35 | Social and human service assistants | 5,020 | 33,320 | $16,620 - 50,160 | 34% | 58% |
| 36 | Electrical engineers | 4,820 | 97,090 | $57,730 - 140,840 | 6% | 81% |
| 37 | Engineering managers | 4,810 | 130,140 | $93,520 - | 7% | 84% |
| 38 | Operations research analysts | 4,660 | 99,900 | $52,490 - 151,100 | 11% | 71% |
| 39 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 4,640 | 69,740 | $42,950 - 107,000 | 20% | 87% |
| 40 | Budget analysts | 4,520 | 81,970 | $49,600 - 119,370 | 7% | 78% |
| 41 | Economists | 4,510 | 109,730 | $58,640 - 161,760 | 8% | 100% |
| 42 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 4,510 | 63,720 | $33,850 - 102,840 | 13% | 73% |
| 43 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 4,490 | 87,250 | $55,020 - 120,570 | 17% | 54% |
| 44 | Financial specialists, all other | 4,440 | 85,840 | $46,080 - 134,170 | 12% | 50% |
| 45 | Librarians | 4,430 | 67,500 | $43,170 - 99,530 | 4% | 85% |
| 46 | Mechanical engineers | 4,210 | 107,290 | $60,570 - 162,870 | 4% | 78% |
| 47 | Sales managers | 4,060 | 122,950 | $47,630 - | 10% | 69% |
| 48 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 4,050 | 100,090 | $62,580 - 143,380 | 4% | 81% |
| 49 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 4,040 | 85,380 | $29,020 - | 25% | 67% |
| 50 | Instructional coordinators | 3,820 | 69,690 | $35,010 - 114,240 | 23% | 79% |
| 51 | Medical and health services managers | 3,810 | 96,570 | $58,110 - 137,370 | 16% | 57% |
| 52 | Child, family, and school social workers | 3,780 | 52,280 | $26,970 - 84,840 | 19% | 77% |
| 53 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 3,740 | 80,650 | $46,320 - 121,410 | 18% | 88% |
| 54 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 3,630 | 95,680 | $67,090 - 128,640 | 8% | 78% |
| 55 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 3,390 | 47,680 | $18,420 - 94,150 | 23% | 54% |
| 56 | Industrial engineers | 3,310 | 89,670 | $55,970 - 134,360 | 20% | 74% |
| 57 | Marketing managers | 3,290 | 128,580 | $69,610 - | 14% | 69% |
| 58 | Meeting and convention planners | 3,260 | 55,020 | $35,860 - 81,470 | 20% | 67% |
| 59 | Coaches and scouts | 3,250 | 44,970 | $17,540 - 74,030 | 15% | 60% |
| 60 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 3,230 | 77,530 | $45,800 - 117,530 | 9% | 87% |
| 61 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 3,160 | 89,610 | $47,500 - 133,830 | 25% | 93% |
| 62 | Pharmacists | 2,870 | 102,980 | $74,200 - 131,370 | 22% | 97% |
| 63 | Rehabilitation counselors | 2,860 | 34,280 | $19,870 - 59,620 | 23% | 73% |
| 64 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 2,860 | 70,700 | $42,140 - 104,210 | 18% | 56% |
| 65 | Statisticians | 2,800 | 87,270 | $51,560 - 123,180 | 9% | 93% |
| 66 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 2,780 | 54,630 | $35,120 - 78,750 | 30% | 77% |
| 67 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 2,720 | 96,640 | $47,860 - 164,360 | 14% | 78% |
| 68 | Computer hardware engineers | 2,630 | 107,010 | $60,820 - 158,050 | 5% | 70% |
| 69 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 2,610 | 56,930 | $37,740 - 77,920 | 12% | 51% |
| 70 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 2,600 | 106,480 | $62,520 - 159,190 | 13% | 74% |
| 71 | Political scientists | 2,590 | 109,080 | $68,000 - 151,540 | 5% | 90% |
| 72 | Public relations managers | 2,490 | 141,480 | $73,550 - | 17% | 75% |
| 73 | Writers and authors | 2,440 | 73,320 | $38,860 - 107,940 | 13% | 84% |
| 74 | Purchasing managers | 2,430 | 112,120 | $76,780 - 149,430 | 3% | 57% |
| 75 | Technical writers | 2,400 | 69,750 | $45,270 - 98,610 | 20% | 74% |
| 76 | Aerospace engineers | 2,380 | 108,330 | $70,950 - 153,750 | 10% | 87% |
| 77 | Reporters and correspondents | 2,320 | 69,830 | $28,210 - 123,890 | 1% | 85% |
| 78 | Natural sciences managers | 2,240 | 124,090 | $87,580 - 161,480 | 11% | 93% |
| 79 | Computer and information scientists, research | 2,240 | 104,860 | $65,750 - 152,530 | 22% | 68% |
| 80 | Special education teachers, middle school | 2,190 | 64,770 | $35,790 - 106,270 | 16% | 87% |
| 81 | Personal financial advisors | 2,180 | 86,630 | $41,240 - 138,270 | 41% | 81% |
| 82 | Advertising sales agents | 2,120 | 63,800 | $27,700 - 115,740 | 20% | 56% |
| 83 | Medical and public health social workers | 2,000 | 59,070 | $36,810 - 81,720 | 24% | 77% |
| 84 | Social and community service managers | 1,990 | 66,100 | $35,000 - 105,640 | 25% | 72% |
| 85 | Producers and directors | 1,930 | 77,090 | $41,790 - 117,010 | 11% | 75% |
| 86 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 1,770 | 66,260 | $36,700 - 102,730 | 0% | 96% |
| 87 | Physical scientists, all other | 1,730 | 114,040 | $73,240 - 155,690 | 6% | 98% |
| 88 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,690 | 40,720 | $25,450 - 60,570 | 15% | 51% |
| 89 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 1,680 | 70,320 | $39,430 - 102,600 | 16% | 99% |
| 90 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,650 | 54,520 | $20,440 - 97,860 | 14% | 62% |
| 91 | Interior designers | 1,640 | 63,190 | $33,530 - 102,490 | 20% | 55% |
| 92 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 1,600 | 37,080 | $17,350 - 76,850 | 11% | 79% |
| 93 | Mental health counselors | 1,570 | 51,640 | $33,270 - 82,220 | 30% | 73% |
| 94 | Human resources managers, all other | 1,570 | 119,290 | $73,340 - 161,450 | 11% | 58% |
| 95 | Artists and related workers, all other | 1,560 | 75,670 | $43,250 - 102,100 | 8% | 58% |
| 96 | Physical therapists | 1,480 | 75,850 | $51,480 - 102,630 | 27% | 89% |
| 97 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,420 | 76,620 | $50,970 - 104,990 | 11% | 98% |
| 98 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 1,410 | 45,720 | $29,540 - 67,840 | 24% | 78% |
| 99 | Environmental engineers | 1,370 | 90,480 | $51,920 - 130,770 | 25% | 86% |
| 100 | Surveyors | 1,360 | 57,650 | $29,630 - 93,720 | 24% | 82% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 66,120 | 26,030 | $15,360 - 40,240 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 63,860 | 32,620 | $18,090 - 48,490 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 52,880 | 21,490 | $14,900 - 31,470 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Business operations specialists, all other | 46,550 | 84,640 | $44,490 - 139,360 | 21% | 49% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 45,210 | 23,320 | $15,120 - 32,490 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 40,380 | 19,070 | $13,770 - 27,260 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 35,620 | 22,040 | $13,860 - 36,170 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Security guards | 31,560 | 33,010 | $20,240 - 47,620 | 17% | 13% |
| 9 | Customer service representatives | 30,800 | 34,960 | $21,330 - 51,490 | 25% | 22% |
| 10 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 29,500 | 50,910 | $32,760 - 74,100 | 15% | 18% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 24,810 | 40,870 | $26,660 - 58,540 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 22,840 | 42,100 | $27,410 - 58,850 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 22,260 | 26,560 | $17,190 - 38,610 | 2% | 5% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 21,540 | 58,530 | $32,970 - 88,970 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 21,490 | 25,280 | $16,530 - 38,890 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | Receptionists and information clerks | 21,280 | 29,430 | $18,240 - 40,950 | 17% | 13% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 21,280 | 44,900 | $25,920 - 71,450 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 18,770 | 28,090 | $17,410 - 42,670 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 16,990 | 46,420 | $25,180 - 70,220 | 4% | 25% |
| 20 | Construction laborers | 16,930 | 29,810 | $21,320 - 39,600 | 11% | 5% |
| 21 | Computer support specialists | 15,530 | 52,790 | $28,550 - 79,390 | 13% | 43% |
| 22 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 15,160 | 26,040 | $17,210 - 37,560 | 18% | 6% |
| 23 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 15,100 | 23,300 | $16,680 - 32,040 | 13% | 5% |
| 24 | Cooks, restaurant | 14,590 | 25,340 | $17,600 - 35,420 | 12% | 5% |
| 25 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 13,100 | 61,990 | $43,650 - 82,860 | 11% | 33% |
| 26 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 13,090 | 69,210 | $32,120 - 119,640 | 28% | 48% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 12,360 | 33,330 | $19,400 - 51,210 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 12,200 | 38,270 | $23,650 - 54,650 | 11% | 14% |
| 29 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 12,080 | 39,910 | $26,850 - 53,730 | 10% | 4% |
| 30 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 11,930 | 27,150 | $20,370 - 35,900 | 18% | 7% |
| 31 | Carpenters | 11,850 | 44,640 | $27,460 - 63,870 | 10% | 6% |
| 32 | Electricians | 11,580 | 53,460 | $30,250 - 79,820 | 7% | 7% |
| 33 | Food preparation workers | 10,710 | 21,790 | $15,270 - 30,560 | 15% | 7% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 10,560 | 67,290 | $42,970 - 95,750 | 9% | 10% |
| 35 | Dishwashers | 10,080 | 18,180 | $13,540 - 24,880 | 10% | 3% |
| 36 | All other information and record clerks | 9,850 | 43,180 | $26,510 - 61,040 | -12% | 21% |
| 37 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 9,800 | 59,580 | $36,340 - 87,580 | 22% | 45% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 9,400 | 44,420 | $23,250 - 68,050 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 8,910 | 76,090 | $42,890 - 116,170 | 0% | 42% |
| 40 | Legal secretaries | 8,890 | 58,530 | $38,000 - 80,370 | 12% | 18% |
| 41 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 8,830 | 30,340 | $17,790 - 46,920 | 26% | 43% |
| 42 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 8,550 | 19,560 | $14,190 - 26,670 | 10% | 8% |
| 43 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 8,530 | 51,830 | $32,520 - 75,850 | 11% | 4% |
| 44 | Legal support workers, all other | 8,000 | 5% | 38% | ||
| 45 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 7,700 | 18,990 | $13,770 - 26,100 | 12% | 6% |
| 46 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 7,320 | 31,380 | $17,720 - 48,900 | 4% | 6% |
| 47 | Tellers | 7,270 | 26,570 | $20,520 - 34,140 | 14% | 16% |
| 48 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 7,000 | 39,280 | $26,660 - 55,190 | 4% | 15% |
| 49 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 6,880 | 45,410 | $31,690 - 61,120 | 14% | 7% |
| 50 | Child care workers | 6,810 | 22,160 | $14,700 - 30,960 | 18% | 15% |
| 51 | Administrative services managers | 6,720 | 86,770 | $45,010 - 135,780 | 12% | 40% |
| 52 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 6,640 | 67,650 | $42,230 - 97,800 | 7% | 13% |
| 53 | Bus drivers, school | 6,620 | 31,910 | $18,190 - 46,410 | 9% | 4% |
| 54 | Loan officers | 6,510 | 59,290 | $30,800 - 95,030 | 12% | 49% |
| 55 | Recreation workers | 6,460 | 29,200 | $16,920 - 45,120 | 13% | 47% |
| 56 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 6,350 | 36,050 | $15,280 - 60,770 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Counter and rental clerks | 6,300 | 26,850 | $14,760 - 45,420 | 23% | 16% |
| 58 | Real estate sales agents | 5,760 | 61,040 | $27,140 - 102,720 | 11% | 45% |
| 59 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 5,730 | 20,410 | $14,240 - 28,160 | 10% | 17% |
| 60 | Bartenders | 5,660 | 23,470 | $14,520 - 35,730 | 11% | 17% |
| 61 | Home health aides | 5,610 | 23,520 | $17,930 - 30,380 | 49% | 7% |
| 62 | Bill and account collectors | 5,480 | 39,830 | $25,770 - 58,600 | 23% | 13% |
| 63 | Cooks, fast food | 5,400 | 18,950 | $13,850 - 25,880 | 8% | 5% |
| 64 | Postal service mail carriers | 5,370 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 65 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 5,350 | 38,320 | $24,300 - 53,010 | 13% | 11% |
| 66 | Medical assistants | 5,090 | 34,060 | $23,680 - 48,150 | 35% | 10% |
| 67 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 5,090 | 22,040 | $15,110 - 31,670 | 14% | 3% |
| 68 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 4,920 | 42,900 | $18,220 - 71,300 | 27% | 47% |
| 69 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 4,820 | 30,780 | $14,970 - 48,510 | -11% | 9% |
| 70 | Dental assistants | 4,680 | 35,910 | $24,900 - 49,280 | 29% | 9% |
| 71 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 4,670 | 53,850 | $31,080 - 66,830 | 5% | 8% |
| 72 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 4,650 | 44,910 | $31,210 - 61,470 | 8% | 3% |
| 73 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 4,510 | 51,210 | $32,360 - 71,320 | 9% | 3% |
| 74 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 4,430 | 45,320 | $32,220 - 62,250 | 11% | 29% |
| 75 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 4,220 | 39,050 | $25,190 - 53,440 | 0% | 24% |
| 76 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,190 | 35,410 | $22,480 - 50,580 | -1% | 2% |
| 77 | Data entry keyers | 4,180 | 31,490 | $21,290 - 44,640 | -4% | 18% |
| 78 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 4,180 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 79 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 4,120 | 87,520 | $38,660 - 153,560 | 4% | 38% |
| 80 | Cooks, short order | 4,080 | 22,170 | $16,540 - 29,060 | 5% | 5% |
| 81 | Cost estimators | 4,070 | 65,680 | $40,160 - 97,520 | 19% | 32% |
| 82 | Word processors and typists | 4,050 | 32,150 | $23,650 - 44,200 | -11% | 19% |
| 83 | Construction managers | 4,040 | 106,690 | $56,660 - | 16% | 29% |
| 84 | Medical secretaries | 4,040 | 35,840 | $25,260 - 48,890 | 17% | 18% |
| 85 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 4,010 | 36,190 | $26,320 - 51,680 | 12% | 6% |
| 86 | Fire fighters | 3,970 | 54,770 | $39,020 - 77,690 | 12% | 18% |
| 87 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,960 | 61,700 | $35,580 - 94,410 | -4% | 15% |
| 88 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 3,910 | 38,960 | $26,760 - 57,480 | 11% | 2% |
| 89 | Parking lot attendants | 3,850 | 21,610 | $16,720 - 28,810 | 12% | 14% |
| 90 | Logisticians | 3,800 | 81,550 | $45,320 - 123,230 | 17% | 43% |
| 91 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 3,780 | 27,900 | $19,090 - 39,170 | 11% | 5% |
| 92 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 3,720 | 21,500 | $14,270 - 30,960 | 10% | 5% |
| 93 | Driver/sales workers | 3,720 | 29,170 | $14,020 - 50,710 | -4% | 4% |
| 94 | Flight attendants | 3,700 | 31,530 | $15,190 - 48,960 | 11% | 31% |
| 95 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 3,680 | 19,190 | $13,420 - 27,320 | 24% | 22% |
| 96 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 3,500 | 38,430 | $25,380 - 59,450 | 13% | 4% |
| 97 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 3,450 | 25,120 | $17,390 - 34,410 | 17% | 14% |
| 98 | Pharmacy technicians | 3,430 | 30,610 | $20,250 - 42,310 | 32% | 16% |
| 99 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 3,400 | 36,680 | $21,820 - 53,660 | -8% | 32% |
| 100 | Insurance sales agents | 3,400 | 63,820 | $32,060 - 116,090 | 13% | 45% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial-organizational psychologists | 98,280 | 170 | 46.6 |
| Political scientists | 109,080 | 2,590 | 42 |
| Geographers | 79,650 | 200 | 37.2 |
| Astronomers | 123,200 | 240 | 34.9 |
| Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary | 82,980 | 230 | 24.9 |
| Economists | 109,730 | 4,510 | 22.2 |
| Historians | 82,710 | 530 | 21.1 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 75,670 | 1,560 | 17.5 |
| Sociologists | 89,840 | 760 | 16.5 |
| Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters | 56,120 | 170 | 14.7 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 95,170 | 5,830 | 13.7 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 104,240 | 1,070 | 13.4 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 8,000 | 13.2 | |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary | 86,000 | 580 | 12.7 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 146,430 | 180 | 12.3 |
| Mathematicians | 122,120 | 240 | 11 |
| Communications equipment operators, all other | 51,900 | 110 | 9.3 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | 92,800 | 640 | 9.3 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 54,680 | 1,080 | 8.3 |
| Statisticians | 87,270 | 2,800 | 8.1 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 73,170 | 480 | 8 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | 69,180 | 140 | 7.9 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 114,040 | 1,730 | 6.9 |
| Bookbinders | 44,150 | 210 | 6.8 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 93,610 | 450 | 6.7 |
| Shampooers | 19,440 | 1,320 | 6.3 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 77,400 | 970 | 6.2 |
| Archivists | 70,860 | 330 | 6.1 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 90,280 | 360 | 5.5 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 104,860 | 2,240 | 5.5 |
| Air traffic controllers | 135,580 | 1,170 | 5.5 |
| Broadcast news analysts | 83,220 | 260 | 5.4 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 85,560 | 1,130 | 5.1 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 39,300 | 450 | 5 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 75,300 | 200 | 4.9 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 84,570 | 150 | 4.8 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 95,740 | 16,730 | 4.7 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 52,190 | 360 | 4.6 |
| Social science research assistants | 43,630 | 860 | 4.6 |
| Survey researchers | 55,200 | 1,250 | 4.3 |
| Physicists | 119,930 | 840 | 4.3 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 89,520 | 970 | 4.3 |
| Management analysts | 90,860 | 44,550 | 4.3 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 106,930 | 430 | 4.3 |
| Epidemiologists | 72,570 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Farm and home management advisors | 61,680 | 160 | 4.2 |
| Budget analysts | 81,970 | 4,520 | 4.2 |
| Stonemasons | 40,160 | 670 | 4.2 |
| Concierges | 30,900 | 1,380 | 4.1 |
| Operations research analysts | 99,900 | 4,660 | 4.1 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and translators | 73,280 | 1.81 | 1,180 |
| Public relations specialists | 90,970 | 1.8 | 15,530 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 69,830 | 1.7 | 2,320 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 97,920 | 1.68 | 220 |
| Historians | 82,710 | 1.68 | 530 |
| Public relations managers | 141,480 | 1.64 | 2,490 |
| Legal secretaries | 58,530 | 1.63 | 8,890 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 103,990 | 1.58 | 780 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 85,560 | 1.52 | 1,130 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 63,520 | 1.51 | 550 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 77,530 | 1.5 | 3,230 |
| Chemists | 98,980 | 1.5 | 1,300 |
| Photographers | 47,380 | 1.5 | 960 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 84,570 | 1.5 | 150 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 85,840 | 1.5 | 4,440 |
| Library technicians | 44,210 | 1.5 | 2,160 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 80,030 | 1.48 | 9,550 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 89,610 | 1.48 | 3,160 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 50,110 | 1.47 | 1,440 |
| Printing machine operators | 48,200 | 1.47 | 2,830 |
| Psychiatric aides | 40,110 | 1.47 | 400 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 94,400 | 1.47 | 140 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 90,280 | 1.46 | 360 |
| Broadcast technicians | 51,800 | 1.46 | 810 |
| Mechanical engineers | 107,290 | 1.45 | 4,210 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 99,940 | 1.45 | 230 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 42,100 | 1.44 | 22,840 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 87,250 | 1.44 | 4,490 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 84,640 | 1.44 | 46,550 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 45,040 | 1.44 | 2,410 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 76,090 | 1.44 | 8,910 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 36,050 | 1.44 | 6,350 |
| Law clerks | 56,440 | 1.43 | 1,100 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 75,670 | 1.43 | 1,560 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 95,170 | 1.43 | 5,830 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 101,500 | 1.42 | 490 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 42,900 | 1.42 | 4,920 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 95,740 | 1.42 | 16,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 78,750 | 1.42 | 410 |
| Operations research analysts | 99,900 | 1.42 | 4,660 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 108,630 | 1.42 | 2,650 |
| Lawyers | 145,040 | 1.42 | 38,000 |
| Transportation inspectors | 88,160 | 1.41 | 420 |
| Materials engineers | 113,720 | 1.41 | 320 |
| Archivists | 70,860 | 1.41 | 330 |
| Farm and home management advisors | 61,680 | 1.41 | 160 |
| Graphic designers | 56,590 | 1.4 | 5,190 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 42,960 | 1.4 | 890 |
| Travel agents | 44,010 | 1.4 | 1,670 |
| Health educators | 64,170 | 1.4 | 1,310 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | 213,880 | 410 |
| Orthodontists | 202,260 | 70 |
| Surgeons | 187,000 | 690 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 185,900 | |
| Chief executives | 182,230 | 7,110 |
| Dentists, general | 175,290 | 1,300 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 173,760 | 2,960 |
| Family and general practitioners | 164,630 | |
| Internists, general | 157,830 | 750 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 146,430 | 180 |
| Lawyers | 145,040 | 38,000 |
| Psychiatrists | 144,130 | 480 |
| Public relations managers | 141,480 | 2,490 |
| Air traffic controllers | 135,580 | 1,170 |
| Pediatricians, general | 135,340 | |
| Computer and information systems managers | 133,570 | 11,680 |
| Engineering managers | 130,140 | 4,810 |
| Marketing managers | 128,580 | 3,290 |
| General and operations managers | 126,880 | |
| Natural sciences managers | 124,090 | 2,240 |
| Astronomers | 123,200 | 240 |
| Sales managers | 122,950 | 4,060 |
| Mathematicians | 122,120 | 240 |
| Financial managers | 120,320 | 11,890 |
| Physicists | 119,930 | 840 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 119,290 | 1,570 |
| Nuclear engineers | 119,140 | 280 |
| Optometrists | 114,720 | 360 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 114,040 | 1,730 |
| Materials engineers | 113,720 | 320 |
| Managers, all other | 113,650 | 20,320 |
| Purchasing managers | 112,120 | 2,430 |
| Economists | 109,730 | 4,510 |
| Engineers, all other | 109,430 | 5,900 |
| Political scientists | 109,080 | 2,590 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 108,630 | 2,650 |
| Aerospace engineers | 108,330 | 2,380 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 108,110 | 24,040 |
| Mechanical engineers | 107,290 | 4,210 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 107,010 | 2,630 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 106,930 | 430 |
| Construction managers | 106,690 | 4,040 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 106,480 | 2,600 |
| Industrial production managers | 106,310 | 500 |
| Petroleum engineers | 105,410 | 70 |
| Financial examiners | 105,190 | 610 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 104,860 | 2,240 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 104,240 | 1,070 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 103,990 | 780 |
| Sales engineers | 103,740 | 830 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Pepco Holdings | 8.1 |
| Danaher | 8 |
| Washington Post | 3.6 |
| Harman Intl. Industries | 3 |
| WGL Holdings | 2.2 |
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