Ocala Employment

Employment and Industries in the Ocala, 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 Ocala than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Ocala.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Ocala.
A list of any large public companies in Ocala.

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	1,980	51,690	$39,580 - 65,800	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,820	51,630	$26,460 - 107,110	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	430	53,370	$32,800 - 73,370	18%	79%
4	Lawyers	300	84,550	$44,700 - 0	11%	99%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	280	56,240	$28,550 - 96,720	12%	51%
6	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	210		$0 - 0	25%	67%
7	Chief executives	190	153,350	$64,790 - 0	2%	65%
8	Pharmacists	180	91,940	$66,870 - 117,860	22%	97%
9	Industrial engineers	170	47,180	$32,270 - 70,210	20%	74%
10	Social and human service assistants	150	25,450	$17,940 - 34,870	34%	58%
11	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	150	41,360	$25,680 - 59,730	18%	56%
12	Veterinarians	150	57,420	$26,490 - 108,660	35%	100%
13	Graphic designers	130	31,240	$19,230 - 51,360	10%	55%
14	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	120	46,800	$35,160 - 58,760	12%	51%
15	Advertising sales agents	120	41,820	$23,950 - 66,250	20%	56%
16	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	120	31,050	$19,710 - 44,750	15%	51%
17	Medical and health services managers	120	81,500	$42,880 - 145,090	16%	57%
18	Management analysts	120	71,610	$37,660 - 121,830	22%	78%
19	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	110	45,480	$30,250 - 69,080	17%	56%
20	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	38,070	$25,760 - 54,230	25%	58%
21	Sales managers	110	115,170	$63,260 - 0	10%	69%
22	Financial managers	100	88,720	$41,540 - 141,620	13%	60%
23	Public relations specialists	100	43,980	$28,060 - 56,480	18%	81%
24	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	90	29,250	$18,720 - 45,340	34%	73%
25	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	90	80,070	$42,150 - 117,650	12%	94%
26	Sales and related workers, all other	90	27,640	$19,000 - 41,970	14%	62%
27	Physical therapists	90	62,110	$45,670 - 78,300	27%	89%
28	Training and development specialists	80	37,790	$21,170 - 54,460	18%	56%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	52,800	$36,680 - 82,300	53%	57%
30	Education, training, and library workers, all other	80	36,480	$22,810 - 54,300	11%	79%
31	Computer programmers	80	58,380	$38,850 - 82,570	0%	73%
32	Speech-language pathologists	80	57,390	$43,780 - 79,380	11%	98%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	80	58,540	$37,780 - 84,440	27%	50%
34	Personal financial advisors	80	43,400	$27,790 - 70,140	41%	81%
35	Managers, all other	70	68,680	$36,540 - 100,480	7%	55%
36	Editors	70	40,030	$25,320 - 60,970	2%	81%
37	Medical and public health social workers	70	34,740	$25,600 - 52,010	24%	77%
38	Rehabilitation counselors	60	27,790	$19,630 - 38,390	23%	73%
39	Computer systems analysts	60	45,910	$34,350 - 60,510	29%	68%
40	Civil engineers	60	63,360	$39,940 - 97,640	18%	87%
41	Surveyors	50	57,090	$39,740 - 79,140	24%	82%
42	Occupational therapists	50	69,360	$50,850 - 93,270	23%	90%
43	Engineering managers	50	110,880	$77,180 - 0	7%	84%
44	Dentists, general	50	147,230	$84,480 - 0	9%	100%
45	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	51,400	$34,550 - 71,350	16%	99%
46	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	50	35,610	$25,340 - 47,500	14%	54%
47	Marketing managers	40	109,700	$56,810 - 0	14%	69%
48	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	35,840	$27,220 - 45,050	5%	58%
49	Floral designers	40	22,800	$18,910 - 28,690	0%	55%
50	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	49,340	$35,060 - 68,540	17%	54%
51	Market research analysts	40	51,900	$30,620 - 75,500	20%	82%
52	Computer and information systems managers	40	77,110	$44,520 - 121,670	16%	73%
53	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	59,020	$43,850 - 80,260	28%	85%
54	Architects, except landscape and naval	30	69,070	$31,070 - 0	18%	88%
55	Private detectives and investigators	30	35,600	$20,680 - 48,620	18%	52%
56	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	30	39,780	$28,510 - 54,440	25%	93%
57	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	47,690	$35,240 - 61,760	9%	72%
58	Purchasing managers	30	85,900	$61,050 - 136,820	3%	57%
59	Coaches and scouts	30	39,270	$21,020 - 58,350	15%	60%
60	Electrical engineers	30	74,080	$53,720 - 100,930	6%	81%

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	Cashiers	3,910	16,840	$13,750 - 21,430	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	3,790	24,400	$14,270 - 44,010	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,700	16,370	$13,570 - 24,100	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	2,490	20,660	$14,040 - 28,430	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	2,090	17,720	$13,600 - 24,710	11%	14%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,940	19,610	$14,180 - 27,160	-7%	8%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,930	24,160	$16,910 - 32,270	1%	18%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,500	31,040	$19,600 - 44,170	10%	4%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,490	28,620	$18,900 - 41,580	13%	16%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,460	21,880	$17,250 - 27,400	18%	7%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,430	20,960	$14,850 - 27,540	2%	5%
12	Customer service representatives	1,320	23,520	$15,420 - 34,630	25%	22%
13	Team assemblers	1,270	22,590	$16,430 - 31,580	0%	5%
14	Receptionists and information clerks	1,270	22,040	$15,210 - 28,750	17%	13%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,060	21,050	$14,050 - 28,360	15%	4%
16	Helpers--production workers	1,060	19,460	$14,050 - 26,650	0%	4%
17	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,050	21,890	$14,300 - 33,180	8%	4%
18	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,010	19,050	$15,120 - 22,920	18%	6%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	970	39,420	$22,880 - 64,810	4%	25%
20	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	960	31,770	$22,360 - 44,180	15%	18%
21	Construction laborers	940	21,550	$15,860 - 29,160	11%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	900	48,070	$33,440 - 66,700	9%	10%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	840	26,910	$17,930 - 37,540	10%	6%
24	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	810	33,880	$19,230 - 54,750	14%	4%
25	Nonfarm animal caretakers	810	18,590	$14,660 - 23,170	18%	16%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	790	36,460	$19,840 - 55,540	6%	29%
27	Cooks, restaurant	720	23,470	$15,230 - 37,290	12%	5%
28	General and operations managers	670	86,890	$36,110 - [?]	2%	48%
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	670	37,360	$28,290 - 46,580	14%	7%
30	Carpenters	640	31,450	$21,700 - 40,830	10%	6%
31	Electricians	610	30,850	$21,670 - 47,060	7%	7%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	610	16,350	$13,730 - 20,810	13%	5%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	550	30,170	$20,950 - 39,850	8%	3%
34	Tellers	540	20,710	$15,320 - 26,720	14%	16%
35	Medical assistants	540	24,840	$19,600 - 31,630	35%	10%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	530	26,150	$17,590 - 35,310	4%	15%
37	Security guards	530	15,860	$13,540 - 20,650	17%	13%
38	Food preparation workers	520	18,100	$13,810 - 25,190	15%	7%
39	Counter and rental clerks	500	19,720	$13,880 - 29,150	23%	16%
40	Industrial truck and tractor operators	490	24,060	$18,560 - 29,290	-1%	2%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	480	43,790	$23,450 - 103,280	11%	14%
42	Medical secretaries	450	24,810	$18,650 - 36,360	17%	18%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	450	24,360	$17,220 - 31,150	4%	6%
44	Loan officers	450	44,940	$26,680 - 73,030	12%	49%
45	Dishwashers	440	15,630	$13,640 - 18,300	10%	3%
46	Sales representatives, services, all other	440	62,240	$24,820 - [?]	28%	48%
47	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	440	30,920	$23,220 - 40,380	11%	4%
48	Business operations specialists, all other	430	58,530	$31,320 - 93,050	21%	49%
49	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	430	28,510	$15,880 - 38,670	7%	2%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	420	43,540	$24,140 - 65,820	-4%	15%
51	Driver/sales workers	380	27,190	$18,650 - 39,540	-4%	4%
52	Postal service mail carriers	370	43,340	$32,920 - 58,920	1%	11%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	370	32,820	$23,310 - 45,740	9%	3%
54	Packers and packagers, hand	330	17,600	$13,740 - 24,110	-11%	3%
55	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	320	20,410	$14,740 - 27,730	3%	4%
56	Pharmacy technicians	310	24,880	$17,200 - 31,250	32%	16%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	300	46,290	$28,850 - 63,060	7%	13%
58	Home health aides	300	20,130	$15,990 - 23,200	49%	7%
59	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	26,310	$18,890 - 31,830	12%	6%
60	Preschool teachers, except special education	290	20,210	$13,880 - 32,170	26%	43%
61	File clerks	290	22,280	$16,000 - 28,160	-40%	20%
62	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	260	22,260	$14,810 - 29,280	-4%	5%
63	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	260	25,990	$15,000 - 44,400	12%	6%
64	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	250	17,740	$13,820 - 23,410	10%	5%
65	Child care workers	250	15,160	$13,500 - 18,120	18%	15%
66	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	240	35,090	$22,860 - 50,810	12%	3%
67	Helpers--electricians	240	18,450	$14,670 - 23,100	7%	3%
68	Construction managers	240	94,140	$49,190 - [?]	16%	29%
69	Roofers	230	27,080	$18,500 - 36,220	14%	3%
70	Cost estimators	230	48,400	$28,570 - 67,810	19%	32%
71	Bartenders	230	22,270	$13,620 - 34,860	11%	17%
72	Parts salespersons	230	26,410	$16,180 - 39,530	-1%	6%
73	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	230	24,600	$19,530 - 32,720	3%	4%
74	Data entry keyers	230	23,290	$16,900 - 28,730	-4%	18%
75	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	230	27,660	$19,640 - 36,070	5%	2%
76	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	230	19,450	$14,050 - 25,200	14%	3%
77	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	230	15,840	$13,580 - 19,720	10%	8%
78	Brickmasons and blockmasons	220	36,190	$23,580 - 45,150	10%	3%
79	Computer support specialists	210	32,010	$23,070 - 45,740	13%	43%
80	Order clerks	210	20,140	$13,950 - 28,400	-23%	16%
81	Paralegals and legal assistants	210	36,450	$26,840 - 48,540	22%	45%
82	Dental assistants	200	28,560	$19,610 - 36,210	29%	9%
83	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	200	37,870	$18,750 - 70,580	-6%	14%
84	Surveying and mapping technicians	200	24,540	$16,160 - 35,900	19%	7%
85	Legal secretaries	190	28,060	$20,860 - 35,790	12%	18%
86	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	190	27,130	$20,480 - 35,780	0%	22%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	15,440	$13,610 - 18,110	10%	17%
88	New accounts clerks	190	24,820	$19,790 - 31,010	-15%	28%
89	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	21,380	$18,240 - 26,600	11%	5%
90	Healthcare support workers, all other	180	23,380	$18,620 - 31,600	16%	10%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	180	43,160	$26,730 - 63,100	10%	17%
92	Amusement and recreation attendants	180	16,010	$13,610 - 20,470	24%	22%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	180	67,020	$33,370 - 128,080	4%	38%
94	Dental hygienists	170	47,890	$32,200 - 60,430	30%	33%
95	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	170	26,450	$18,450 - 38,310	7%	3%
96	Word processors and typists	170	24,860	$18,160 - 29,350	-11%	19%
97	Loan interviewers and clerks	170	29,370	$23,650 - 36,100	0%	24%
98	Recreation workers	160	19,970	$14,320 - 30,150	13%	47%
99	Tire repairers and changers	160	21,230	$15,420 - 28,910	20%	6%
100	Motor vehicle operators, all other	160	20,810	$13,690 - 30,320	11%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Ocala Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Recreational vehicle service technicians	30,650	100	32.2
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	20,410	320	27
Nonfarm animal caretakers	18,590	810	11.8
Helpers, construction trades, all other	22,580	110	7.3
Veterinarians	57,420	150	5.1
Surveying and mapping technicians	24,540	200	4.8
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	28,510	430	4.6
Motor vehicle operators, all other	20,810	160	4.2
New accounts clerks	24,820	190	4.1
Helpers--electricians	18,450	240	4
Helpers--production workers	19,460	1,060	3.5
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	24,600	230	3.5
Protective service workers, all other	25,840	140	3.4
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	20,820	120	3.2
Pest control workers	28,660	120	3.1
Brickmasons and blockmasons	36,190	220	3
Roofers	27,080	230	3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	26,450	170	2.9
Tire repairers and changers	21,230	160	2.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	32,560	130	2.8
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	29,700	120	2.5
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	19,870	120	2.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,170	550	2.4
Medical transcriptionists	23,780	120	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	48,070	900	2.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	32,820	370	2.3
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	37,360	100	2.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,210	120	2.2
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,070	110	2
Butchers and meat cutters	25,180	150	2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,880	810	1.9
Word processors and typists	24,860	170	1.9
Medical assistants	24,840	540	1.9
Couriers and messengers	22,270	130	1.9
File clerks	22,280	290	1.9
Loan officers	44,940	450	1.9
Team assemblers	22,590	1,270	1.8
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,740	250	1.8
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,630	1,820	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,880	1,460	1.8
Cashiers	16,840	3,910	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,160	1,930	1.7
Medical secretaries	24,810	450	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,370	2,700	1.7
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,610	1,940	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	24,880	310	1.7
Construction managers	94,140	240	1.7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,890	1,050	1.7
Receptionists and information clerks	22,040	1,270	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	43,340	370	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	43,790	1.54	480
Bartenders	22,270	1.27	230
Sales managers	115,170	1.26	110
Sales representatives, services, all other	62,240	1.25	440
Construction managers	94,140	1.21	240
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	37,870	1.17	200
Cooks, restaurant	23,470	1.16	720
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	32,320	1.14	130
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,990	1.14	260
Chief executives	153,350	1.12	190
Driver/sales workers	27,190	1.1	380
Cooks, fast food	17,440	1.1	120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	166,210	1.09	200
Waiters and waitresses	17,720	1.08	2,090
Business operations specialists, all other	58,530	1.07	430
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,070	1.05	110
Medical and health services managers	81,500	1.05	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,420	1.05	970
Retail salespersons	24,400	1.04	3,790
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,370	1.04	2,700
Management analysts	71,610	1.04	120
Home health aides	20,130	1.02	300
File clerks	22,280	1.02	290
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	37,360	1.01	670
Food preparation workers	18,100	1.01	520
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,020	1.01	180
Couriers and messengers	22,270	1	130
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	20,410	1	320
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,210	1	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,450	1	230
Dishwashers	15,630	1	440
Postal service mail carriers	43,340	0.99	370
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,050	0.99	1,060
Receptionists and information clerks	22,040	0.98	1,270
Pharmacists	91,940	0.98	180
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,880	0.98	1,460
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,380	0.98	180
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,840	0.98	230
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,880	0.98	810
Pest control workers	28,660	0.97	120
Accountants and auditors	53,370	0.97	430
General and operations managers	86,890	0.97	670
Loan interviewers and clerks	29,370	0.96	170
Cashiers	16,840	0.96	3,910
Social and human service assistants	25,450	0.96	150
Nonfarm animal caretakers	18,590	0.96	810
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,630	0.96	1,820
Data entry keyers	23,290	0.96	230
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,440	0.95	190
Dental assistants	28,560	0.95	200

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	178,720
Physicians and surgeons, all other	166,210	200
Chief executives	153,350	190
Dentists, general	147,230	50
Sales managers	115,170	110
Engineering managers	110,880	50
Marketing managers	109,700	40
Construction managers	94,140	240
Pharmacists	91,940	180
Financial managers	88,720	100
General and operations managers	86,890	670
Purchasing managers	85,900	30
Lawyers	84,550	300
Medical and health services managers	81,500	120
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	80,070	90
Computer and information systems managers	77,110	40
Electrical engineers	74,080	30
Administrative services managers	71,930	50
Management analysts	71,610	120
Occupational therapists	69,360	50
Architects, except landscape and naval	69,070	30
Managers, all other	68,680	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,020	180
Computer software engineers, applications	64,720
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	64,280	50
Property, real estate, and community association managers	63,900	50
Civil engineers	63,360	60
Sales representatives, services, all other	62,240	440
Physical therapists	62,110	90
Industrial production managers	59,630	90
Computer software engineers, systems software	59,020	30
Network and computer systems administrators	58,540	80
Business operations specialists, all other	58,530	430
Computer programmers	58,380	80
Veterinarians	57,420	150
Speech-language pathologists	57,390	80
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	57,130	80
Surveyors	57,090	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	56,240	280
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	53,810
Accountants and auditors	53,370	430
Network systems and data communications analysts	52,800	80
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	52,410	80
Food service managers	52,010	50
Funeral directors	51,910	30
Market research analysts	51,900	40
Registered nurses	51,690	1,980
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,630	1,820
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	51,400	50
Detectives and criminal investigators	49,340	40

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