Naples Employment

Employment and Industries in the Naples, Florida Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Naples than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Naples.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Naples.
A list of any large public companies in Naples.

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	1,820	60,770	$41,970 - 98,850	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,630	54,810	$23,350 - 83,530	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,080	68,720	$37,720 - 105,550	18%	79%
4	Lawyers	510	122,000	$48,760 - 0	11%	99%
5	Management analysts	430	94,000	$31,190 - 0	22%	78%
6	Personal financial advisors	400	82,800	$27,950 - 0	41%	81%
7	Civil engineers	360	65,900	$40,340 - 99,010	18%	87%
8	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	280	81,820	$34,800 - 0	25%	67%
9	Chief executives	250	142,960	$73,420 - 0	2%	65%
10	Financial managers	240	87,060	$48,840 - 143,850	13%	60%
11	Sales and related workers, all other	240	36,330	$20,230 - 55,670	14%	62%
12	Coaches and scouts	230	37,790	$17,840 - 72,110	15%	60%
13	Advertising sales agents	200		$0 - 0	20%	56%
14	Public relations specialists	200	46,850	$18,540 - 79,130	18%	81%
15	Physical therapists	200	90,650	$64,510 - 0	27%	89%
16	Computer systems analysts	190	47,280	$32,870 - 63,650	29%	68%
17	Architects, except landscape and naval	180	65,400	$41,940 - 97,100	18%	88%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	89,060	$35,880 - 0	12%	51%
19	Social and human service assistants	170	27,560	$19,630 - 37,840	34%	58%
20	Managers, all other	170	70,610	$48,700 - 100,070	7%	55%
21	Pharmacists	160	88,570	$49,610 - 115,970	22%	97%
22	Medical and health services managers	160	82,530	$50,990 - 119,900	16%	57%
23	Network systems and data communications analysts	150	57,010	$32,590 - 94,390	53%	57%
24	Physician assistants	150	73,380	$34,230 - 106,340	27%	67%
25	Interior designers	150	49,940	$26,600 - 77,120	20%	55%
26	Graphic designers	140	34,110	$19,450 - 47,200	10%	55%
27	Computer programmers	130	61,250	$32,920 - 111,970	0%	73%
28	Sales managers	130	126,250	$57,850 - 0	10%	69%
29	Insurance underwriters	120	41,490	$33,800 - 50,890	6%	53%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	40,170	$25,720 - 60,520	5%	58%
31	Editors	120		$0 - 0	2%	81%
32	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	110	52,980	$32,620 - 75,860	17%	56%
33	Librarians	110	46,610	$33,150 - 61,220	4%	85%
34	Training and development specialists	100	40,990	$25,460 - 66,350	18%	56%
35	Self-enrichment education teachers	100	33,610	$16,110 - 57,220	23%	54%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	100	70,520	$41,170 - 115,260	27%	50%
37	Dentists, general	100	136,510	$55,830 - 0	9%	100%
38	Instructional coordinators	90	78,810	$38,380 - 141,020	23%	79%
39	Market research analysts	90	74,090	$27,940 - 0	20%	82%
40	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	33,700	$17,210 - 47,770	25%	58%
41	Child, family, and school social workers	80	30,700	$20,440 - 45,720	19%	77%
42	Computer software engineers, applications	80	78,760	$50,940 - 115,380	45%	85%
43	Marketing managers	70	94,840	$53,750 - 0	14%	69%
44	Surveyors	70	61,770	$26,410 - 93,400	24%	82%
45	Occupational therapists	70	86,080	$51,460 - 125,330	23%	90%
46	Meeting and convention planners	70	43,920	$28,570 - 61,520	20%	67%
47	Database administrators	70	71,710	$42,260 - 94,460	29%	72%
48	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	70	48,190	$33,030 - 77,290	25%	93%
49	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	46,970	$33,290 - 64,300	18%	56%
50	Commercial pilots	50	86,920	$33,200 - 0	13%	74%
51	Biological scientists, all other	50	42,580	$31,850 - 67,630	4%	95%
52	Veterinarians	50	76,110	$45,760 - 114,940	35%	100%
53	Financial specialists, all other	50	54,730	$37,030 - 73,320	12%	50%
54	Computer and information systems managers	50	109,530	$72,580 - 0	16%	73%
55	Landscape architects	40	54,100	$33,420 - 78,470	16%	88%
56	Clergy	40	31,040	$14,900 - 50,280	19%	75%
57	Financial analysts	40	70,200	$41,400 - 117,860	34%	87%
58	Budget analysts	40	47,370	$32,190 - 66,060	7%	78%
59	Social and community service managers	30	77,190	$39,800 - 0	25%	72%
60	Medical and public health social workers	30	44,150	$34,000 - 57,110	24%	77%
61	Biological technicians	30	36,570	$26,760 - 49,970	16%	60%

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	6,030	28,710	$16,150 - 44,950	12%	25%
2	Waiters and waitresses	4,320	21,130	$13,660 - 34,400	11%	14%
3	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	4,030	21,950	$15,720 - 30,740	18%	6%
4	Cashiers	3,670	18,870	$14,590 - 24,320	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	2,810	26,600	$14,420 - 40,050	13%	19%
6	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,460	58,830	$37,430 - 81,380	9%	10%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,350	29,290	$19,090 - 41,540	1%	18%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,230	16,170	$13,600 - 20,350	18%	5%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,180	32,100	$18,400 - 46,390	13%	16%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,040	21,950	$15,780 - 29,230	-7%	8%
11	Customer service representatives	1,820	27,910	$17,610 - 38,590	25%	22%
12	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,780	19,390	$15,240 - 24,360	13%	5%
13	Construction laborers	1,760	24,660	$16,890 - 34,500	11%	5%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,710	36,200	$25,050 - 48,100	15%	18%
15	Cooks, restaurant	1,660	24,640	$17,450 - 32,280	12%	5%
16	Carpenters	1,600	35,320	$21,760 - 52,750	10%	6%
17	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,560	22,380	$15,730 - 30,030	15%	4%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,500	30,200	$20,520 - 40,130	10%	6%
19	Electricians	1,480	35,790	$23,840 - 49,660	7%	7%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	1,330	25,120	$18,470 - 33,320	17%	13%
21	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,280	30,060	$14,690 - 43,620	12%	6%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,170	21,510	$17,210 - 27,190	18%	7%
23	General and operations managers	1,100	102,490	$48,540 - [?]	2%	48%
24	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,070	30,550	$23,160 - 40,050	10%	4%
25	Dishwashers	1,030	17,370	$14,140 - 21,970	10%	3%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,020	48,110	$26,610 - 71,990	4%	25%
27	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	990	35,730	$23,680 - 50,430	11%	4%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	980	43,620	$22,740 - 66,230	6%	29%
29	Security guards	950	24,170	$19,210 - 30,780	17%	13%
30	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	940	16,680	$13,690 - 21,320	12%	6%
31	Amusement and recreation attendants	920	19,650	$13,670 - 29,450	24%	22%
32	Food preparation workers	910	21,820	$16,320 - 28,940	15%	7%
33	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	820	16,620	$13,850 - 20,840	-2%	4%
34	Sales representatives, services, all other	810	66,660	$24,840 - 130,860	28%	48%
35	Real estate sales agents	810		$[?] - [?]	11%	45%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	800	34,030	$23,650 - 48,960	11%	14%
37	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	800	22,670	$16,430 - 31,550	2%	5%
38	Bartenders	780	21,600	$14,010 - 31,620	11%	17%
39	Cement masons and concrete finishers	770	31,500	$20,640 - 44,460	11%	2%
40	Tile and marble setters	730	43,830	$24,020 - 68,600	15%	3%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	730	25,490	$18,700 - 33,860	8%	4%
42	Construction managers	710	90,960	$50,840 - 145,380	16%	29%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	35,210	$17,660 - 57,770	14%	4%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	620	25,470	$16,820 - 35,850	4%	6%
45	Packers and packagers, hand	610	17,470	$13,750 - 22,420	-11%	3%
46	Counter and rental clerks	590	22,790	$14,680 - 34,680	23%	16%
47	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	560	16,520	$13,650 - 21,160	10%	8%
48	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	550	39,910	$24,060 - 65,180	8%	3%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	540	19,410	$14,200 - 24,880	10%	17%
50	Brickmasons and blockmasons	530	34,380	$24,320 - 46,020	10%	3%
51	Tellers	510	27,090	$20,550 - 35,930	14%	16%
52	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	510	26,360	$15,310 - 44,600	12%	6%
53	Cost estimators	490	61,100	$38,400 - 88,510	19%	32%
54	Recreation workers	480	23,880	$14,530 - 34,840	13%	47%
55	Child care workers	480	18,190	$14,800 - 22,820	18%	15%
56	Business operations specialists, all other	470	74,520	$32,910 - [?]	21%	49%
57	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	450	17,850	$14,150 - 23,070	10%	5%
58	Medical assistants	420	30,080	$22,200 - 39,170	35%	10%
59	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	420	23,010	$16,220 - 28,890	17%	14%
60	Fire fighters	410	48,960	$30,080 - 74,200	12%	18%
61	Home health aides	410	22,580	$17,990 - 30,570	49%	7%
62	Postal service mail carriers	400	43,060	$33,970 - 50,620	1%	11%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	390	51,930	$34,070 - 74,940	7%	13%
64	Medical secretaries	380	29,920	$23,800 - 38,770	17%	18%
65	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	370	27,520	$16,390 - 36,360	11%	3%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	360	41,730	$25,780 - 60,810	18%	15%
67	Healthcare support workers, all other	340	26,970	$17,430 - 43,880	16%	10%
68	Industrial truck and tractor operators	340	26,170	$19,420 - 35,330	-1%	2%
69	Loan officers	330	80,200	$35,240 - 140,700	12%	49%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	330	20,330	$14,790 - 28,060	14%	3%
71	Team assemblers	300	22,630	$15,280 - 32,530	0%	5%
72	Chefs and head cooks	300	46,930	$29,900 - 73,590	8%	14%
73	Property, real estate, and community association managers	300	60,280	$34,610 - 107,870	15%	36%
74	Construction and related workers, all other	290	33,340	$19,450 - 45,450	9%	4%
75	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	280	23,650	$19,500 - 29,020	12%	3%
76	Driver/sales workers	280	23,760	$13,610 - 45,050	-4%	4%
77	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	280	27,730	$19,950 - 40,320	8%	4%
78	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	280	32,620	$24,270 - 44,100	4%	15%
79	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	280	38,390	$24,580 - 50,590	3%	4%
80	Helpers--electricians	280	23,330	$18,720 - 30,970	7%	3%
81	Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	280	21,830	$18,010 - 26,380	0%	3%
82	Pharmacy technicians	280	22,690	$16,720 - 29,410	32%	16%
83	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	270	26,040	$17,320 - 34,700	1%	29%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	270	52,820	$31,940 - 78,100	-4%	15%
85	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	270	38,400	$26,570 - 55,280	7%	2%
86	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	270	17,020	$13,800 - 19,450	-1%	0%
87	Plasterers and stucco masons	260	37,740	$30,380 - 45,830	8%	0%
88	File clerks	260	25,160	$19,330 - 35,020	-40%	20%
89	Glaziers	250	32,690	$26,170 - 39,520	12%	0%
90	Pipelayers	250	25,850	$19,550 - 34,750	9%	4%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	250	49,430	$32,680 - 69,170	10%	17%
92	Surveying and mapping technicians	250	33,340	$21,470 - 47,380	19%	7%
93	Paralegals and legal assistants	250	48,080	$38,920 - 58,730	22%	45%
94	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	24,880	$19,170 - 31,010	11%	5%
95	Roofers	240	29,890	$18,840 - 45,400	14%	3%
96	Sheet metal workers	230	30,310	$20,130 - 42,920	7%	4%
97	Food service managers	230	69,140	$41,170 - 102,070	5%	24%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	220	35,980	$22,750 - 55,710	13%	11%
99	Dental hygienists	210	60,980	$41,980 - 76,510	30%	33%
100	Computer support specialists	210	38,420	$23,050 - 56,000	13%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Naples Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	21,830	280	19
Tile and marble setters	43,830	730	17.7
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	17,020	270	12.2
Construction and related workers, all other	33,340	290	9.5
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	24,690	100	8.2
Glaziers	32,690	250	7.7
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	27,520	370	7.6
Real estate brokers		150	7.1
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	27,730	280	7
Plasterers and stucco masons	37,740	260	6.8
Real estate sales agents		810	6.6
Pipelayers	25,850	250	5.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	34,380	530	5.3
Painters, construction and maintenance	30,060	1,280	5.1
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,950	4,030	4.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,830	2,460	4.7
Amusement and recreation attendants	19,650	920	4.6
Surveying and mapping technicians	33,340	250	4.3
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	23,650	280	4.3
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	16,620	820	4.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,500	770	4
Massage therapists	29,240	110	3.9
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	41,730	360	3.7
Construction managers	90,960	710	3.6
Personal financial advisors	82,800	400	3.6
Helpers--electricians	23,330	280	3.4
Protective service workers, all other	30,310	190	3.3
Chefs and head cooks	46,930	300	3.3
Interior designers	49,940	150	3.2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	38,390	280	3.1
Physician assistants	73,380	150	2.9
Family and general practitioners	179,210	230	2.9
Baggage porters and bellhops	17,160	100	2.8
Electricians	35,790	1,480	2.6
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	26,040	270	2.5
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,680	940	2.5
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	35,730	990	2.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,010	420	2.5
Cost estimators	61,100	490	2.4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	38,950	150	2.4
Demonstrators and product promoters	30,240	130	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,850	450	2.3
Helpers--carpenters	19,500	180	2.3
Dishwashers	17,370	1,030	2.3
Cooks, restaurant	24,640	1,660	2.3
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,390	1,780	2.3
Roofers	29,890	240	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	26,970	340	2.3
Fire fighters	48,960	410	2.3
Recreation workers	23,880	480	2.1

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Naples, Florida Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Food service managers	69,140	1.52	230
Loan officers	80,200	1.41	330
Sales managers	126,250	1.38	130
Automotive body and related repairers	51,650	1.37	180
Business operations specialists, all other	74,520	1.36	470
Management analysts	94,000	1.36	430
Physical therapists	90,650	1.35	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	89,060	1.35	180
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	38,390	1.34	280
Sales representatives, services, all other	66,660	1.34	810
Chefs and head cooks	46,930	1.31	300
Preschool teachers, except special education	31,010	1.3	110
Waiters and waitresses	21,130	1.28	4,320
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	48,110	1.28	1,020
Administrative services managers	84,950	1.28	140
Lawyers	122,000	1.27	510
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,010	1.25	420
Accountants and auditors	68,720	1.25	1,080
Bartenders	21,600	1.23	780
Fire fighters	48,960	1.23	410
Retail salespersons	28,710	1.23	6,030
Food preparation workers	21,820	1.22	910
Cooks, restaurant	24,640	1.22	1,660
Tellers	27,090	1.21	510
Demonstrators and product promoters	30,240	1.21	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,580	1.21	210
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,410	1.2	540
Property, real estate, and community association managers	60,280	1.2	300
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	34,030	1.2	800
Architectural and civil drafters	48,980	1.18	190
Family and general practitioners	179,210	1.18	230
Paralegals and legal assistants	48,080	1.18	250
Construction managers	90,960	1.17	710
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	32,620	1.16	280
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,360	1.16	510
Cost estimators	61,100	1.15	490
File clerks	25,160	1.15	260
Medical assistants	30,080	1.15	420
Amusement and recreation attendants	19,650	1.15	920
Home health aides	22,580	1.15	410
Coaches and scouts	37,790	1.14	230
General and operations managers	102,490	1.14	1,100
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,880	1.14	240
Dental assistants	34,120	1.14	170
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	38,260	1.13	180
Receptionists and information clerks	25,120	1.12	1,330
Office clerks, general	26,600	1.12	2,810
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	35,980	1.11	220
Nonfarm animal caretakers	21,590	1.11	110
Tile and marble setters	43,830	1.11	730

Highest Paying Jobs in Naples, Florida Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	189,350	60
Family and general practitioners	179,210	230
Chief executives	142,960	250
Physicians and surgeons, all other	142,580	180
Dentists, general	136,510	100
Sales managers	126,250	130
Lawyers	122,000	510
Computer and information systems managers	109,530	50
General and operations managers	102,490	1,100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	97,360
Marketing managers	94,840	70
Management analysts	94,000	430
Construction managers	90,960	710
Physical therapists	90,650	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	89,060	180
Pharmacists	88,570	160
Financial managers	87,060	240
Commercial pilots	86,920	50
Occupational therapists	86,080	70
Administrative services managers	84,950	140
Personal financial advisors	82,800	400
Medical and health services managers	82,530	160
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	81,820	280
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	80,730	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,580	210
Loan officers	80,200	330
Instructional coordinators	78,810	90
Computer software engineers, applications	78,760	80
Social and community service managers	77,190	30
Veterinarians	76,110	50
Business operations specialists, all other	74,520	470
Market research analysts	74,090	90
Physician assistants	73,380	150
Database administrators	71,710	70
Managers, all other	70,610	170
Network and computer systems administrators	70,520	100
Financial analysts	70,200	40
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	69,460	70
Food service managers	69,140	230
Accountants and auditors	68,720	1,080
Computer software engineers, systems software	68,000
Sales representatives, services, all other	66,660	810
Civil engineers	65,900	360
Architects, except landscape and naval	65,400	180
Surveyors	61,770	70
Computer programmers	61,250	130
Cost estimators	61,100	490
Dental hygienists	60,980	210
Registered nurses	60,770	1,820
Insurance sales agents	60,690

Large Companies Headquartered in Naples

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Health Management Associates	3.6

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