Panama City Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Panama City, Florida Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,360	52,520	$31,220 - 71,250	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	710	41,310	$20,090 - 69,430	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	440	58,050	$32,030 - 91,020	18%	79%
4	Mechanical engineers	340	85,500	$62,710 - 112,700	4%	78%
5	Management analysts	290	62,350	$43,690 - 92,240	22%	78%
6	Electronics engineers, except computer	280	87,960	$64,880 - 112,700	4%	81%
7	Computer systems analysts	190	61,960	$35,290 - 90,060	29%	68%
8	Lawyers	180	87,930	$45,820 - 0	11%	99%
9	Engineers, all other	170	68,950	$26,780 - 117,030	6%	82%
10	Pharmacists	170	96,110	$70,480 - 138,150	22%	97%
11	Training and development specialists	160	40,310	$26,480 - 60,230	18%	56%
12	Public relations specialists	160	59,540	$28,000 - 90,110	18%	81%
13	Physical therapists	150	64,910	$51,400 - 78,380	27%	89%
14	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	120	38,780	$14,080 - 64,850	17%	56%
15	Computer programmers	120	82,210	$38,050 - 120,590	0%	73%
16	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	120	34,890	$26,180 - 48,510	11%	58%
17	Network systems and data communications analysts	110	54,130	$34,990 - 73,270	53%	57%
18	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	33,980	$25,410 - 44,360	23%	54%
19	Chief executives	110	140,970	$68,140 - 0	2%	65%
20	Detectives and criminal investigators	100	50,720	$29,520 - 82,900	17%	54%
21	Financial managers	100	78,350	$51,480 - 115,290	13%	60%
22	Teachers and instructors, all other	100	50,100	$17,500 - 81,450	9%	54%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	90	33,220	$14,120 - 50,670	15%	51%
24	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	30,360	$20,220 - 45,130	25%	58%
25	Graphic designers	90	32,250	$18,530 - 56,920	10%	55%
26	Sales managers	90	100,820	$48,970 - 0	10%	69%
27	Child, family, and school social workers	80	27,810	$20,460 - 39,720	19%	77%
28	Computer software engineers, systems software	70	76,890	$41,540 - 117,020	28%	85%
29	Social and human service assistants	70	26,780	$19,550 - 32,040	34%	58%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	37,420	$26,330 - 57,440	5%	58%
31	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	70	45,500	$29,670 - 63,230	25%	93%
32	Network and computer systems administrators	70	59,430	$30,580 - 94,840	27%	50%
33	Floral designers	60	19,140	$15,450 - 23,600	0%	55%
34	Industrial engineers	60	70,330	$36,370 - 102,910	20%	74%
35	Managers, all other	60	61,650	$36,470 - 91,130	7%	55%
36	Civil engineers	60	64,940	$49,230 - 91,010	18%	87%
37	Financial specialists, all other	60	43,640	$26,780 - 76,270	12%	50%
38	Computer specialists, all other	60	50,770	$20,210 - 80,770	15%	68%
39	Electrical engineers	60	70,390	$44,290 - 96,440	6%	81%
40	Operations research analysts	50	66,600	$29,480 - 100,360	11%	71%
41	Advertising sales agents	50	45,960	$22,120 - 75,710	20%	56%
42	Librarians	50	45,720	$31,440 - 67,420	4%	85%
43	Education, training, and library workers, all other	50	36,660	$23,110 - 53,600	11%	79%
44	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	48,130	$24,740 - 68,440	12%	51%
45	Market research analysts	50	49,220	$25,150 - 64,870	20%	82%
46	Sales and related workers, all other	50	37,290	$18,490 - 69,860	14%	62%
47	Medical and health services managers	50	81,710	$55,430 - 113,650	16%	57%
48	Personal financial advisors	50	50,210	$31,330 - 92,130	41%	81%
49	Occupational therapists	40	69,240	$47,750 - 103,800	23%	90%
50	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	29,320	$21,030 - 38,720	30%	77%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	34,230	$24,960 - 47,800	18%	56%
52	Chemists	40	62,770	$29,080 - 105,660	9%	93%
53	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	31,590	$24,250 - 43,050	34%	73%
54	Budget analysts	40	58,880	$43,950 - 78,630	7%	78%
55	Tax preparers	40	38,060	$24,300 - 64,090	0%	54%
56	Meeting and convention planners	30	37,450	$29,120 - 58,170	20%	67%
57	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	30	45,380	$35,080 - 58,580	12%	51%
58	Database administrators	30	62,710	$33,700 - 91,870	29%	72%
59	Engineering managers	30	101,650	$79,540 - 126,170	7%	84%
60	Medical and public health social workers	30	40,710	$30,200 - 56,870	24%	77%
61	Physician assistants	30	82,770	$51,290 - 113,920	27%	67%

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	2,760	24,650	$14,230 - 43,920	12%	25%
2	Waiters and waitresses	2,490	18,340	$13,710 - 24,080	11%	14%
3	Cashiers	1,910	16,630	$13,670 - 21,420	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,440	21,430	$14,130 - 30,000	13%	19%
5	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,400	26,970	$16,450 - 38,610	13%	16%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,390	14,710	$13,500 - 16,990	18%	5%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,180	20,310	$14,410 - 29,280	-7%	8%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,070	25,010	$15,860 - 38,810	1%	18%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,030	19,660	$14,100 - 31,150	2%	5%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	990	30,800	$17,400 - 53,340	10%	6%
11	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	960	16,560	$13,810 - 20,260	13%	5%
12	Carpenters	930	28,150	$19,530 - 40,700	10%	6%
13	Customer service representatives	850	24,180	$16,900 - 35,200	25%	22%
14	Construction laborers	840	23,270	$17,710 - 29,890	11%	5%
15	Cooks, restaurant	810	20,250	$15,270 - 26,870	12%	5%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	800	34,550	$23,670 - 47,010	15%	18%
17	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	740	20,680	$15,030 - 27,600	18%	6%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	700	25,720	$18,280 - 38,090	10%	4%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	640	19,750	$15,260 - 25,250	17%	13%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	630	38,790	$23,770 - 60,240	6%	29%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	37,750	$25,140 - 52,780	4%	25%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	610	51,310	$30,720 - 83,460	9%	10%
23	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	23,040	$15,250 - 38,250	15%	4%
24	Business operations specialists, all other	600	54,110	$29,410 - 80,840	21%	49%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	600	30,330	$21,810 - 38,290	14%	7%
26	Electricians	560	33,620	$23,860 - 45,460	7%	7%
27	Food preparation workers	540	16,680	$13,730 - 20,610	15%	7%
28	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	540	19,400	$15,200 - 24,190	18%	7%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	520	30,060	$21,490 - 41,460	11%	14%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	490	31,960	$17,650 - 51,440	14%	4%
31	Tellers	470	21,300	$16,150 - 28,020	14%	16%
32	Dishwashers	470	15,030	$13,570 - 17,550	10%	3%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	460	27,010	$20,490 - 35,280	8%	3%
34	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	450	33,010	$25,080 - 43,750	11%	33%
35	Painters, construction and maintenance	420	28,040	$23,420 - 35,880	12%	6%
36	General and operations managers	420	84,800	$42,390 - [?]	2%	48%
37	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	410	23,060	$15,710 - 36,060	8%	4%
38	Real estate sales agents	410	42,570	$20,400 - 88,920	11%	45%
39	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	370	31,540	$21,970 - 41,760	11%	4%
40	Child care workers	370	17,190	$13,750 - 22,560	18%	15%
41	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	350	15,260	$13,540 - 18,370	10%	17%
42	Insurance sales agents	310	50,220	$21,620 - 85,680	13%	45%
43	Medical secretaries	310	23,000	$17,030 - 30,160	17%	18%
44	Bartenders	310	16,880	$13,510 - 22,640	11%	17%
45	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	300	19,280	$14,410 - 24,340	17%	14%
46	Counter and rental clerks	300	20,140	$13,930 - 30,270	23%	16%
47	Medical assistants	290	20,940	$15,600 - 28,680	35%	10%
48	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	290	23,200	$16,380 - 32,540	4%	15%
49	Security guards	290	19,400	$14,510 - 25,770	17%	13%
50	Packers and packagers, hand	290	16,600	$13,530 - 22,000	-11%	3%
51	Cooks, short order	270	16,350	$13,690 - 19,280	5%	5%
52	Sales representatives, services, all other	270	46,880	$24,690 - 83,520	28%	48%
53	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	270	16,500	$13,670 - 20,760	10%	8%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	260	17,970	$14,080 - 23,080	14%	3%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	250	46,840	$30,840 - 66,420	7%	13%
56	Cooks, fast food	240	16,520	$13,630 - 21,680	8%	5%
57	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	240	23,580	$14,150 - 36,360	4%	6%
58	Driver/sales workers	230	24,760	$13,750 - 41,920	-4%	4%
59	Team assemblers	230	20,950	$15,550 - 28,470	0%	5%
60	Industrial truck and tractor operators	220	28,140	$18,470 - 41,260	-1%	2%
61	Amusement and recreation attendants	210	17,200	$13,790 - 22,580	24%	22%
62	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	200	46,350	$17,530 - 71,150	4%	18%
63	Home health aides	200	19,970	$15,180 - 26,350	49%	7%
64	Bill and account collectors	200	27,040	$18,850 - 36,040	23%	13%
65	Recreation workers	200	19,470	$13,880 - 29,030	13%	47%
66	Computer support specialists	190	37,240	$21,510 - 57,420	13%	43%
67	All other information and record clerks	190	28,330	$18,540 - 39,690	-12%	21%
68	Loan officers	190	34,530	$24,520 - 47,590	12%	49%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	190	14,960	$13,500 - 17,300	12%	6%
70	Fire fighters	180	27,980	$19,740 - 42,200	12%	18%
71	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	180	18,510	$14,090 - 23,730	10%	5%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	180	50,700	$31,440 - 81,440	-4%	15%
73	Parts salespersons	180	27,380	$14,490 - 43,020	-1%	6%
74	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	170	29,950	$21,420 - 37,670	3%	25%
75	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	170	51,790	$24,830 - 80,860	0%	42%
76	Cost estimators	170	48,660	$30,720 - 68,050	19%	32%
77	File clerks	170	19,790	$14,420 - 26,310	-40%	20%
78	Pharmacy technicians	170	23,200	$16,460 - 29,490	32%	16%
79	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,840	$35,340 - 50,700	1%	11%
80	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	18,930	$14,920 - 26,450	12%	6%
81	Paralegals and legal assistants	160	34,090	$25,960 - 40,510	22%	45%
82	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	150	18,690	$15,320 - 23,870	12%	0%
83	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	150	55,160	$34,220 - 75,440	2%	18%
84	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	150	33,320	$17,250 - 47,260	4%	30%
85	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	150	34,660	$19,480 - 55,200	7%	2%
86	Construction managers	150	74,670	$46,670 - 118,020	16%	29%
87	Food servers, nonrestaurant	150	17,440	$13,630 - 22,200	16%	9%
88	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	140	22,830	$16,370 - 31,540	6%	5%
89	Preschool teachers, except special education	140	23,200	$13,970 - 42,490	26%	43%
90	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	140	32,590	$20,900 - 46,940	5%	2%
91	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	140	47,790	$17,980 - 69,570	7%	0%
92	Cement masons and concrete finishers	120	27,810	$22,190 - 36,230	11%	2%
93	Helpers--production workers	120	18,770	$14,050 - 27,780	0%	4%
94	Switchboard operators, including answering service	120	21,490	$15,380 - 33,410	-7%	10%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	47,050	$26,080 - 69,220	10%	17%
96	Property, real estate, and community association managers	120	50,870	$29,660 - 72,600	15%	36%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	120	54,600	$33,350 - 85,250	4%	38%
98	Pest control workers	120	29,420	$17,230 - 46,730	16%	9%
99	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	110	23,160	$15,590 - 34,050	10%	24%
100	Legal secretaries	110	29,630	$21,690 - 37,750	12%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Panama City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	22,830	140	22.9
Construction and related workers, all other	28,220	110	7
Real estate sales agents	42,570	410	6.4
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	55,160	150	5.3
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	34,890	120	5.3
Electronics engineers, except computer	87,960	280	4.7
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	47,790	140	4.5
Pest control workers	29,420	120	4.4
Protective service workers, all other	29,400	110	3.7
Cooks, short order	16,350	270	3.6
Mechanical engineers	85,500	340	3.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,280	300	3.4
Surgical technologists	26,430	110	3.3
Painters, construction and maintenance	28,040	420	3.2
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	27,140	100	3
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	27,010	460	2.9
Engineers, all other	68,950	170	2.7
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	46,350	200	2.6
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	29,950	170	2.5
Detectives and criminal investigators	50,720	100	2.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,560	960	2.4
Waiters and waitresses	18,340	2,490	2.3
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	34,660	150	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,310	610	2.3
Insurance sales agents	50,220	310	2.2
Cooks, restaurant	20,250	810	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	37,060	110	2.2
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,260	350	2.1
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	18,690	150	2.1
Physical therapists	64,910	150	2.1
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	33,010	450	2.1
Carpenters	28,150	930	2
Dishwashers	15,030	470	2
Roofers	29,990	110	2
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,200	210	2
Fire fighters	27,980	180	1.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,330	600	1.9
Electricians	33,620	560	1.9
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,510	180	1.8
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,440	150	1.8
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	31,540	370	1.8
Construction laborers	23,270	840	1.8
Tellers	21,300	470	1.8
All other information and record clerks	28,330	190	1.8
Parts salespersons	27,380	180	1.7
Recreation workers	19,470	200	1.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,680	740	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,800	990	1.7
Medical secretaries	23,000	310	1.7
Training and development specialists	40,310	160	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Computer programmers	82,210	1.36	120
Public relations specialists	59,540	1.26	160
Mechanical engineers	85,500	1.24	340
Electronics engineers, except computer	87,960	1.16	280
Waiters and waitresses	18,340	1.12	2,490
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,040	1.08	600
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	55,160	1.07	150
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,060	1.06	520
Accountants and auditors	58,050	1.06	440
Retail salespersons	24,650	1.05	2,760
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,280	1.05	300
Cooks, fast food	16,520	1.04	240
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,790	1.04	170
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	47,790	1.04	140
Pharmacists	96,110	1.03	170
Chief executives	140,970	1.03	110
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,230	1.02	110
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,500	1.02	270
Home health aides	19,970	1.01	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,700	1.01	180
Property, real estate, and community association managers	50,870	1.01	120
Driver/sales workers	24,760	1.01	230
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,200	1.01	210
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,750	1	610
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,180	1	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,840	1	160
Pest control workers	29,420	1	120
Cooks, restaurant	20,250	1	810
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,140	0.99	220
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,510	0.99	180
Business operations specialists, all other	54,110	0.99	600
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,590	0.98	140
Protective service workers, all other	29,400	0.98	110
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,200	0.97	140
Physical therapists	64,910	0.97	150
Computer systems analysts	61,960	0.97	190
Child care workers	17,190	0.97	370
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,960	0.96	190
Construction managers	74,670	0.96	150
Bartenders	16,880	0.96	310
Dishwashers	15,030	0.96	470
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,550	0.96	800
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,050	0.96	120
Switchboard operators, including answering service	21,490	0.96	120
Tellers	21,300	0.95	470
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	46,350	0.95	200
Cashiers	16,630	0.95	1,910
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,800	0.95	990
Self-enrichment education teachers	33,980	0.95	110
General and operations managers	84,800	0.94	420

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	199,520	60
Surgeons	173,920
Family and general practitioners	172,450	30
Chief executives	140,970	110
Engineering managers	101,650	30
Sales managers	100,820	90
Pharmacists	96,110	170
Electronics engineers, except computer	87,960	280
Lawyers	87,930	180
Mechanical engineers	85,500	340
General and operations managers	84,800	420
Physician assistants	82,770	30
Computer programmers	82,210	120
Medical and health services managers	81,710	50
Financial managers	78,350	100
Computer software engineers, systems software	76,890	70
Administrative services managers	76,580	40
Industrial production managers	76,340	30
Construction managers	74,670	150
Optometrists	71,150
Electrical engineers	70,390	60
Industrial engineers	70,330	60
Occupational therapists	69,240	40
Engineers, all other	68,950	170
Operations research analysts	66,600	50
Logisticians	65,560	70
Civil engineers	64,940	60
Food service managers	64,920	50
Physical therapists	64,910	150
Chemists	62,770	40
Database administrators	62,710	30
Environmental engineers	62,520
Management analysts	62,350	290
Computer systems analysts	61,960	190
Managers, all other	61,650	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	59,870	50
Public relations specialists	59,540	160
Network and computer systems administrators	59,430	70
Budget analysts	58,880	40
Accountants and auditors	58,050	440
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	55,160	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	54,600	120
Speech-language pathologists	54,500
Network systems and data communications analysts	54,130	110
Business operations specialists, all other	54,110	600
Dental hygienists	53,800
Registered nurses	52,520	1,360
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,790	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,310	610
Property, real estate, and community association managers	50,870	120

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