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Panama City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Panama City, Florida Area

Panama City's economy is powered by tourism and the military. Tourists are attracted by the beautiful beaches located close to Panama City. The municipality is home to the Coastal Systems Station Naval Surface Warfare Center. The Tyndall Air Force Base is nearby. Fishing, shipbuilding and manufacturing, including paper products and chemicals, also bolster the economy.

The Bay County Economic Development Alliance strives to improve the county's economy. The Alliance emphasizes the development of industries including aviation/aerospace, light manufacturing/metal fabrication, back office/financial services, defense/research and development, air cargo/distribution and logistics, site consultants and construction materials.

Some of the jobs more common in Panama City when compared to most other cities include personal care and service workers; coin, vending and amusement machine services and repairers; helpers of pipe layers, plumbers, pipe fitters and steam fitters; pharmacy aides, correctional officers and jailers, loan interviewers and clerks, engineering technicians and structural metal fabricators and fitters.

Shown below are the largest employers in the Panama City area:

  • Tyndall Air Force Base
  • Coastal Systems Station Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Bay County School District
  • WJHG TV Inc
  • Bay Medical Center
  • Peoples First Properties Inc
  • Magic Broadcasting LLC
  • Folks Restaurants Ltd
  • Bay Hospital Inc
  • Bay County Board of County Commissioners
  • Edgewater Beach Resort Mgt
  • Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc
  • City of Panama City
  • Florida Freedom Newspapers Inc
  • Peoples First Community Bank
  • Bay County
  • Johnstone Foods Inc
  • Royal American Management Inc
  • Gulf Power
  • Arizona Chemical
  • Stone Container
  • Sallie Mae
  • Berg Pipe

Panama City's major sectors for employment are:

  • Healthcare
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Government
  • Education
  • Construction
  • Finance and insurance
  • Professional, scientific and technical services

Noteworthy information about Panama City: In 2009 the average salary was $26,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 83.9. The nation's average is 100. Approximately 19% of the residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Panama City companies have access to business organizations such as:

The News Herald offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Panama City.

Most Popular Jobs in Panama City, Florida Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

RankTitleLocal JobsLocal Mean SalaryTypical Local SalaryNational Growth % 2006-2016National % With College Degree
1Registered nurses1,40051,340$30,070 - 87,68024%56%
2Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products63045,970$28,530 - 68,9408%51%
3Accountants and auditors41058,260$30,800 - 97,06018%79%
4Mechanical engineers33086,660$56,700 - 116,7104%78%
5Computer systems analysts290 $ - 29%68%
6Electronics engineers, except computer26091,100$68,020 - 117,0204%81%
7Management analysts21065,790$40,650 - 98,70022%78%
8Pharmacists190111,880$90,440 - 158,29022%97%
9Physical therapists15073,470$58,500 - 88,52027%89%
10Lawyers14069,920$36,190 - 105,96011%99%
11Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products14079,100$30,900 - 127,91012%51%
12Engineers, all other13076,260$32,650 - 120,0006%82%
13Training and development specialists13039,920$28,120 - 57,75018%56%
14Civil engineers12078,000$50,760 - 123,71018%87%
15Electrical engineers11072,970$41,140 - 110,3806%81%
16Coaches and scouts11039,990$28,650 - 51,86015%60%
17Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other10051,490$33,850 - 78,11017%56%
18Sales managers100104,110$39,190 - 10%69%
19Sales and related workers, all other10034,450$19,890 - 40,01014%62%
20Chief executives100177,570$89,230 - 2%65%
21Social and human service assistants9026,780$15,720 - 38,68034%58%
22Network systems and data communications analysts9049,340$34,080 - 72,69053%57%
23Graphic designers9035,410$17,600 - 61,74010%55%
24Teachers and instructors, all other9040,610$18,530 - 77,1909%54%
25Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation8038,090$26,580 - 58,9905%58%
26Speech-language pathologists8060,540$45,940 - 79,62011%98%
27Instructional coordinators7046,900$28,680 - 65,51023%79%
28Community and social service specialists, all other7032,600$17,900 - 50,06025%58%
29Mental health counselors7033,470$26,370 - 47,03030%73%
30Network and computer systems administrators7053,230$29,670 - 90,87027%50%
31Managers, all other7081,700$38,910 - 127,3407%55%
32Self-enrichment education teachers7034,740$18,980 - 50,47023%54%
33Child, family, and school social workers7032,690$21,270 - 47,11019%77%
34Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents6071,820$34,740 - 138,12025%67%
35Librarians6048,030$34,440 - 69,1704%85%
36Operations research analysts6067,720$32,020 - 101,09011%71%
37Advertising sales agents6047,870$15,040 - 101,85020%56%
38Floral designers6020,830$16,200 - 26,1200%55%
39Industrial engineers6071,500$37,880 - 102,85020%74%
40Public relations specialists6047,250$29,130 - 68,32018%81%
41Chemists5052,030$33,930 - 91,0609%93%
42Environmental scientists and specialists, including health5045,620$29,870 - 65,10025%93%
43Financial managers5094,670$59,850 - 138,45013%60%
44Market research analysts5050,140$27,210 - 67,34020%82%
45Computer software engineers, applications5054,900$37,180 - 78,22045%85%
46Commercial pilots5069,860$52,710 - 82,83013%74%
47Zoologists and wildlife biologists5061,990$34,170 - 99,6009%95%
48Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists5035,050$25,610 - 51,27018%56%
49Legislators4039,200$27,400 - 62,2401%65%
50Financial specialists, all other4060,940$33,360 - 90,21012%50%
51Personal financial advisors40 $ - 41%81%
52Computer specialists, all other4071,640$54,280 - 95,44015%68%
53Computer programmers3055,700$37,250 - 77,9700%73%
54Medical and health services managers30125,580$62,740 - 16%57%
55Urban and regional planners3069,600$40,880 - 97,45015%92%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

RankTitleLocal JobsLocal Mean SalaryTypical Local SalaryNational Growth % 2006-2016National % With College Degree
1Waiters and waitresses2,67020,060$14,590 - 26,81011%14%
2Retail salespersons2,52027,090$15,900 - 47,51012%25%
3Cashiers2,25018,030$14,730 - 22,860-2%10%
4Stock clerks and order fillers1,70020,800$15,590 - 28,600-7%8%
5Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1,28028,850$21,140 - 39,28013%16%
6Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food1,23016,540$14,540 - 19,79018%5%
7Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive1,21026,510$16,840 - 38,9101%18%
8Office clerks, general1,18023,690$15,530 - 33,77013%19%
9Maintenance and repair workers, general1,15029,670$19,030 - 45,67010%6%
10Maids and housekeeping cleaners1,03017,490$14,610 - 21,31013%5%
11Cooks, restaurant87022,410$17,130 - 29,22012%5%
12First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers82039,830$24,650 - 57,1304%25%
13Carpenters80030,850$18,800 - 40,21010%6%
14First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers76040,550$25,760 - 59,3106%29%
15Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants74021,900$17,500 - 26,57018%7%
16Landscaping and groundskeeping workers74024,500$17,520 - 33,26018%6%
17Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer72028,870$19,530 - 43,90010%4%
18Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners71020,070$14,580 - 29,02015%4%
19Executive secretaries and administrative assistants69035,550$24,770 - 49,01015%18%
20Customer service representatives69024,610$17,750 - 33,41025%22%
21Receptionists and information clerks65022,630$16,610 - 31,48017%13%
22Construction laborers62024,340$18,310 - 31,59011%5%
23Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand62020,660$15,990 - 28,5502%5%
24Dishwashers61016,240$14,560 - 19,00010%3%
25Loan interviewers and clerks61026,040$18,390 - 36,5300%24%
26Business operations specialists, all other58053,810$29,980 - 81,52021%49%
27Correctional officers and jailers57029,580$25,390 - 36,34017%11%
28Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers54041,510$24,010 - 63,2709%3%
29First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers52030,000$20,260 - 42,64011%14%
30Tellers51023,050$16,800 - 30,22014%16%
31Food preparation workers49018,060$14,700 - 22,80015%7%
32Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop48016,510$14,390 - 20,54010%17%
33Counter and rental clerks48025,390$15,410 - 38,81023%16%
34Truck drivers, light or delivery services48029,380$18,360 - 46,3508%4%
35First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers46047,680$29,030 - 71,4209%10%
36Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses46034,880$27,890 - 42,03014%7%
37General and operations managers44080,260$33,480 - 136,8502%48%
38Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks43020,970$15,150 - 25,92017%14%
39Automotive service technicians and mechanics42036,640$21,140 - 57,31014%4%
40Electricians42037,080$27,570 - 49,4007%7%
41Sales representatives, services, all other42057,080$27,510 - 88,22028%48%
42Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks42027,220$17,700 - 37,7004%6%
43Police and sheriff's patrol officers39038,050$27,530 - 51,52011%33%
44Computer support specialists39037,330$21,480 - 58,14013%43%
45Home health aides37019,630$16,440 - 25,03049%7%
46Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters35034,090$24,210 - 43,98011%4%
47Cooks, fast food35015,900$14,520 - 17,9108%5%
48Cooks, institution and cafeteria33026,420$17,590 - 33,57011%5%
49Personal care and service workers, all other33021,490$16,690 - 33,340-12%21%
50Insurance sales agents32072,010$36,570 - 150,82013%45%
51Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers31016,410$14,400 - 21,17012%6%
52Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators31031,780$22,850 - 47,1108%3%
53Security guards30022,450$17,270 - 29,24017%13%
54Loan officers29053,200$32,290 - 83,00012%49%
55Child care workers29019,020$14,970 - 24,94018%15%
56Amusement and recreation attendants27017,900$14,700 - 23,38024%22%
57Painters, construction and maintenance26032,560$21,030 - 43,80012%6%
58Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers26034,990$22,120 - 58,0305%2%
59Real estate sales agents26049,510$25,320 - 97,83011%45%
60First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers25050,760$34,760 - 72,260-4%15%
61Fire fighters25029,490$19,710 - 43,96012%18%
62Preschool teachers, except special education24021,510$14,790 - 40,97026%43%
63Bartenders24019,920$14,460 - 32,22011%17%
64First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers24048,530$33,210 - 68,8207%13%
65Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters23025,960$19,890 - 32,93012%3%
66Paralegals and legal assistants23037,210$19,420 - 48,62022%45%
67Structural metal fabricators and fitters22029,080$21,580 - 38,6700%0%
68Helpers--production workers21027,650$17,630 - 38,4600%4%
69Industrial machinery mechanics21045,130$27,790 - 62,6209%5%
70Parts salespersons21025,530$16,820 - 39,570-1%6%
71Industrial truck and tractor operators19025,040$17,860 - 32,530-1%2%
72Medical assistants18024,600$18,710 - 32,41035%10%
73Team assemblers18025,080$17,030 - 35,6200%5%
74Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop18020,720$16,110 - 28,19010%8%
75Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers17027,470$18,580 - 32,000-2%8%
76Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other17056,790$33,330 - 85,1402%18%
77Butchers and meat cutters17023,710$14,830 - 35,1302%2%
78Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists17025,460$16,590 - 35,27012%6%
79Bill and account collectors16030,540$21,720 - 42,91023%13%
80All other information and record clerks16031,110$23,780 - 40,810-12%21%
81Medical secretaries16027,200$18,050 - 43,14017%18%
82Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products16056,500$31,450 - 86,8200%42%
83Postal service mail carriers160 1%11%
84First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers16057,520$31,120 - 86,3604%38%
85Pharmacy technicians16026,340$19,800 - 32,75032%16%
86File clerks15028,600$18,610 - 47,350-40%20%
87First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers15030,190$24,770 - 35,72013%11%
88Production, planning, and expediting clerks15035,140$18,700 - 50,6804%30%
89Roofers15033,160$22,540 - 51,06014%3%
90Recreation workers15022,550$15,060 - 35,31013%47%
91Electrical and electronic engineering technicians14051,780$19,260 - 77,4504%18%
92Surgical technologists14033,080$26,120 - 42,37025%16%
93Helpers--electricians14024,140$18,430 - 31,1807%3%
94Cost estimators13047,570$33,480 - 64,86019%32%
95Physicians and surgeons, all other130220,870$163,400 - 0%0%
96Cement masons and concrete finishers13033,390$22,530 - 49,75011%2%
97Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists12034,900$26,340 - 49,20012%3%
98Construction and building inspectors12049,090$35,330 - 65,21018%23%
99Cleaners of vehicles and equipment12020,420$16,420 - 25,39014%3%
100Pest control workers12025,070$17,380 - 36,19016%9%
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Jobs More Common Near Panama City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

TitleMean Local SalaryLocal JobsPop. vs. Avg.*
Personal care and service workers, all other21,49033013
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers27,47017010.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters25,9602307
Pharmacy aides19,3301206.5
Correctional officers and jailers29,5805706.2
Loan interviewers and clerks26,0406106
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other56,7901705.9
Structural metal fabricators and fitters29,0802204.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers41,5105404.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks20,9704304.4
Pest control workers25,0701204.3
Electronics engineers, except computer91,1002603.9
Surgical technologists33,0801403.4
Real estate sales agents49,5102603.4
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment50,6601103.4
Butchers and meat cutters23,7101703.2
Mechanical engineers86,6603303.1
Surveying and mapping technicians34,3601003.1
Helpers--electricians24,1401402.9
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop16,5104802.8
Roofers33,1601502.7
New accounts clerks28,8701002.7
Construction and building inspectors49,0901202.7
Tire repairers and changers19,4001002.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners17,4901,0302.5
Dishwashers16,2406102.5
Amusement and recreation attendants17,9002702.4
Waiters and waitresses20,0602,6702.4
Counter and rental clerks25,3904802.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria26,4203302.2
Painters, construction and maintenance32,5602602.1
Fire fighters29,4902502.1
Parts salespersons25,5302102.1
Cooks, restaurant22,4108702.1
Insurance sales agents72,0103202
Maintenance and repair workers, general29,6701,1501.9
Carpenters30,8508001.9
Tellers23,0505101.9
Stock clerks and order fillers20,8001,7001.9
Physical therapists73,4701501.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators31,7803101.9
Loan officers53,2002901.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines33,3701001.9
Paralegals and legal assistants37,2102301.8
Industrial machinery mechanics45,1302101.8
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians51,7801401.8
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers30,1901501.7
Engineers, all other76,2601301.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers24,5007401.7
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers47,6804601.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Panama City, Florida Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

TitleMean Local SalarySalary Index *Local Jobs
Insurance sales agents72,0101.28320
Physicians and surgeons, all other220,8701.24130
File clerks28,6001.21150
Helpers--production workers27,6501.17210
Mechanical engineers86,6601.17330
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop20,7201.16180
Driver/sales workers29,4601.13120
Coaches and scouts39,9901.12110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria26,4201.12330
Retail salespersons27,0901.112,520
Electronics engineers, except computer91,1001.1260
Sales representatives, services, all other57,0801.1420
Counter and rental clerks25,3901.09480
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products79,1001.09140
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks20,9701.08430
Waiters and waitresses20,0601.072,670
Pharmacists111,8801.07190
Civil engineers78,0001.07120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products56,5001.07160
Real estate sales agents49,5101.05260
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other56,7901.05170
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment50,6601.03110
Cooks, restaurant22,4101.03870
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators31,2001.03110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers39,8301.03820
Bartenders19,9201.03240
Industrial machinery mechanics45,1301.01210
Truck drivers, light or delivery services29,3801.01480
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists25,4601.01170
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers41,5101.01540
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers24,5001.01740
Automotive service technicians and mechanics36,6401.01420
Physical therapists73,4701150
Construction and building inspectors49,0901120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians51,7800.99140
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers34,9900.99260
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers30,0000.99520
Bill and account collectors30,5400.99160
Child care workers19,0200.99290
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters25,9600.98230
Accountants and auditors58,2600.98410
Tellers23,0500.97510
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment20,4200.97120
Cashiers18,0300.972,250
Amusement and recreation attendants17,9000.97270
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food16,5400.961,230
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers50,7600.96250
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks27,2200.96420
Painters, construction and maintenance32,5600.95260
Engineers, all other76,2600.95130

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