Port St. Lucie Employment

Employment and Industries in the Port St. Lucie, Florida Area

Port St Lucie is primarily a bedroom community, however the city is developing a new downtown business area. The major sectors for employment in Port St Lucie are healthcare, construction, accommodation and food services, finance and insurance and government. Four of the top private employers are medical related firms. QVC is one of the largest private employers in the county and provides a large number of jobs in their inbound call center. In addition, the Professional Golf Association has a facility in Port St Lucie.

Many residents commute to other cities for work. St Lucie County includes the St Lucie County's Life Science Cluster which has attracted some interest from companies and organizations. Two of the major employers in the county's banking sector are Harbor Federal Savings Bank and Riverside National Bank. Walmart and Publix Supermarkets are two of the top employers for retail jobs. The county also includes numerous industrial parks.

Some of the most popular jobs filled by workers with college degrees are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, accountants and auditors, management analysts, lawyers, child, family and social workers; securities, commodities and financial services sales agents; pharmacists and physical therapists.

Shown below is a list of the major employers in Port St Lucie:

Liberty Healthcare Group Inc
Liberty Medical Supply
City of Port St Lucie
St Lucie Medical Center
Campo-Care Inc
World Electric Supply Inc
Village Hotel of Sandpiper Inc
Gerelco Electrical Contractors Inc
Port Saint Lucie Management LLC
Pga Management Services Inc
The Heart & Family Health Institute of Port Saint Lucie Inc
Nurse On Call of South Florida Inc
Burnac Produce Inc
Medical Equipment Technologies Inc
School District of Saint Lucie County
QVC
Indian River Community College

Notable data regarding Port St Lucie: In 2008 the cost of living index was 92.6 which is below the national average of 100. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $49,000. About 15% of the residents have a bachelor's degree or better.

Port St Lucie companies have access to business organizations such as:

The TCPalm offers current information about the business endeavors in Port St Lucie.

Most Popular Jobs in Port St. Lucie, Florida Metro Area (2008 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	2,240	60,160	$40,680 - 80,980	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,600		$ -	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,180	60,840	$21,420 - 115,170	8%	51%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,140	26,480	$17,590 - 40,770	9%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	980	58,420	$37,630 - 87,010	18%	79%
6	Management analysts	450	79,480	$42,880 - 151,950	22%	78%
7	Lawyers	430	92,850	$30,800 - 160,860	11%	99%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	320	37,910	$23,530 - 55,350	19%	77%
9	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	300	63,200	$26,520 - 116,930	25%	67%
10	Pharmacists	300	114,720	$92,240 - 143,620	22%	97%
11	Sales and related workers, all other	280	31,550	$15,450 - 48,640	14%	62%
12	Physical therapists	260	74,410	$48,910 - 104,800	27%	89%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	250	77,470	$34,900 - 149,500	12%	51%
14	Self-enrichment education teachers	220	29,540	$15,630 - 61,180	23%	54%
15	Civil engineers	220	88,340	$48,120 - 155,180	18%	87%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	220	66,190	$39,730 - 97,110	13%	73%
17	Financial managers	200	94,040	$47,240 - 140,050	13%	60%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	190	58,680	$35,650 - 85,340	27%	50%
19	Sales managers	190	110,920	$37,920 -	10%	69%
20	Chief executives	190	160,010	$70,640 -	2%	65%
21	Personal financial advisors	190	63,940	$26,050 - 119,690	41%	81%
22	Social and human service assistants	180	23,880	$14,990 - 36,200	34%	58%
23	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	180	45,880	$28,320 - 72,930	5%	58%
24	Network systems and data communications analysts	180	57,540	$36,890 - 78,000	53%	57%
25	Education, training, and library workers, all other	180	61,460	$32,240 - 81,520	11%	79%
26	Managers, all other	180	76,900	$39,030 - 108,290	7%	55%
27	Graphic designers	180	38,270	$27,720 - 57,880	10%	55%
28	Community and social service specialists, all other	170	41,900	$28,680 - 56,930	25%	58%
29	Public relations specialists	170	45,770	$28,470 - 75,380	18%	81%
30	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	140	48,850	$30,300 - 74,850	17%	56%
31	Librarians	130	58,790	$36,690 - 89,690	4%	85%
32	Industrial engineers	130	60,900	$34,440 - 88,100	20%	74%
33	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	86,040	$64,080 - 104,660	8%	78%
34	Physician assistants	130	62,340	$28,640 - 87,780	27%	67%
35	Coaches and scouts	130	47,240	$22,270 - 72,110	15%	60%
36	Medical and health services managers	130	81,680	$55,220 - 129,480	16%	57%
37	Computer programmers	120	50,750	$28,740 - 77,690	0%	73%
38	Computer systems analysts	120	59,430	$43,660 - 80,910	29%	68%
39	Speech-language pathologists	120	57,510	$32,410 - 87,410	11%	98%
40	Occupational therapists	110	80,500	$48,780 - 121,360	23%	90%
41	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	110	29,420	$18,130 - 43,310	30%	77%
42	Detectives and criminal investigators	110	56,070	$37,190 - 89,820	17%	54%
43	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	110	65,160	$35,370 - 85,270	25%	93%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	100	55,560	$43,880 - 68,600	12%	51%
45	Biological technicians	100	34,020	$17,970 - 48,740	16%	60%
46	Training and development specialists	90	45,700	$28,410 - 65,510	18%	56%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	47,650	$29,940 - 75,040	18%	56%
48	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	90	49,640	$34,100 - 75,760	12%	94%
49	Commercial pilots	80	61,190	$35,970 - 98,500	13%	74%
50	Instructional coordinators	80	57,690	$28,350 - 84,060	23%	79%
51	Financial specialists, all other	80	55,890	$35,980 - 79,020	12%	50%
52	Dentists, general	80		$ -	9%	100%
53	Urban and regional planners	80	65,080	$43,910 - 89,850	15%	92%
54	Computer software engineers, systems software	70	40,990	$25,690 - 84,510	28%	85%
55	Therapists, all other	70	54,590	$35,770 - 74,590	10%	83%
56	Database administrators	70	47,910	$28,220 - 82,070	29%	72%
57	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	45,920	$33,350 - 65,410	34%	73%
58	Editors	70	47,610	$31,330 - 66,820	2%	81%
59	Medical and public health social workers	70	48,720	$34,780 - 65,320	24%	77%
60	Veterinarians	70	136,810	$69,280 -	35%	100%
61	Engineers, all other	60	89,500	$59,070 - 126,430	6%	82%
62	Mental health counselors	60	35,880	$26,080 - 48,470	30%	73%
63	Floral designers	50	23,950	$17,160 - 32,170	0%	55%
64	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	81,600	$44,480 - 104,530	16%	99%
65	Mechanical engineers	50	67,150	$42,900 - 93,840	4%	78%
66	Marketing managers	40	84,870	$37,200 - 149,030	14%	69%
67	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	48,610	$34,450 - 66,790	18%	56%
68	Surveyors	40	58,470	$37,030 - 82,660	24%	82%
69	Operations research analysts	40	48,330	$29,220 - 80,210	11%	71%
70	Counselors, all other	40	41,630	$26,360 - 85,870	17%	73%
71	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	43,860	$25,260 - 62,990	15%	51%
72	Financial analysts	40	43,300	$33,220 - 61,120	34%	87%
73	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	35,790	$18,670 - 51,670	11%	55%
74	Farm and home management advisors	40	42,290	$27,300 - 59,370	5%	79%
75	Electrical engineers	40	76,330	$50,740 - 106,200	6%	81%
76	Computer and information systems managers	40	107,290	$72,420 - 157,900	16%	73%
77	Technical writers	40	33,780	$24,740 - 54,730	20%	74%
78	Writers and authors	30	44,270	$15,260 - 68,400	13%	84%
79	Health educators	30	59,010	$33,980 - 78,720	26%	58%

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	4,830	28,550	$16,160 - 51,190	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	4,600	18,280	$14,760 - 23,560	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,210	27,800	$17,380 - 39,830	1%	18%
4	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	3,100	22,000	$16,890 - 29,890	18%	6%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,090	17,140	$14,490 - 21,020	18%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	2,910	23,500	$15,090 - 33,690	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	2,740	20,400	$14,560 - 30,600	11%	14%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,610	21,350	$15,540 - 29,740	-7%	8%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,960	22,000	$15,060 - 30,930	2%	5%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,940	31,950	$20,160 - 45,120	13%	16%
11	Customer service representatives	1,750	28,350	$17,880 - 40,210	25%	22%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,690	24,190	$20,320 - 30,220	18%	7%
13	Construction laborers	1,560	25,250	$17,600 - 32,740	11%	5%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,460	44,680	$25,350 - 63,820	4%	25%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	1,440	24,340	$16,680 - 33,770	17%	13%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,430	37,930	$24,830 - 51,710	15%	18%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,380	33,720	$21,860 - 48,460	10%	6%
18	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,360	19,020	$14,690 - 25,160	15%	4%
19	Cooks, restaurant	1,320	22,760	$16,030 - 30,620	12%	5%
20	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,290	47,980	$16,820 - 110,490	28%	48%
21	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	1,230	22,060	$17,290 - 26,370	-2%	4%
22	Electricians	1,210	38,600	$27,370 - 51,690	7%	7%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,170	45,860	$26,880 - 70,980	6%	29%
24	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,070	48,640	$35,190 - 66,910	11%	33%
25	Packers and packagers, hand	1,060	17,410	$14,700 - 20,810	-11%	3%
26	Carpenters	1,010	37,310	$24,230 - 52,100	10%	6%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,000	27,900	$16,640 - 47,300	8%	4%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,000	61,210	$36,400 - 86,310	9%	10%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	990	35,330	$20,440 - 56,670	14%	4%
30	Child care workers	970	20,500	$15,980 - 27,780	18%	15%
31	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	960	39,790	$33,130 - 50,570	14%	7%
32	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	920	34,970	$22,310 - 51,310	10%	4%
33	Teacher assistants	910	20,950	$14,860 - 30,080	10%	18%
34	General and operations managers	810	95,430	$47,080 - 164,780	2%	48%
35	Medical assistants	780	29,230	$22,900 - 35,800	35%	10%
36	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	770	19,280	$15,060 - 24,770	13%	5%
37	Business operations specialists, all other	760	52,050	$27,810 - 80,230	21%	49%
38	Food preparation workers	750	19,210	$14,680 - 24,980	15%	7%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	750	33,750	$21,910 - 49,390	11%	14%
40	Order clerks	740	21,880	$15,610 - 31,180	-23%	16%
41	Security guards	740	24,230	$19,100 - 32,440	17%	13%
42	Dishwashers	730	17,610	$14,610 - 22,990	10%	3%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	720	24,350	$17,110 - 33,160	4%	6%
44	Tellers	710	24,020	$17,490 - 31,810	14%	16%
45	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	650	28,560	$21,380 - 37,880	10%	24%
46	Bartenders	640	19,980	$14,540 - 33,070	11%	17%
47	Amusement and recreation attendants	620	17,790	$14,520 - 23,580	24%	22%
48	Insurance sales agents	580	55,350	$29,610 - 88,550	13%	45%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	580	16,400	$14,470 - 19,500	10%	17%
50	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	580	36,600	$22,870 - 51,970	11%	4%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	560	33,630	$23,050 - 45,120	8%	3%
52	Industrial truck and tractor operators	550	29,030	$18,050 - 48,070	-1%	2%
53	Roofers	520	32,360	$22,250 - 45,680	14%	3%
54	Loan officers	510	51,250	$28,860 - 81,260	12%	49%
55	Driver/sales workers	480	26,190	$14,850 - 47,510	-4%	4%
56	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	480	31,580	$15,290 - 49,180	12%	6%
57	Postal service mail carriers	460			1%	11%
58	Medical secretaries	430	29,820	$22,360 - 38,640	17%	18%
59	Physicians and surgeons, all other	430	187,300	$115,050 -	0%	0%
60	Pharmacy technicians	420	27,220	$19,850 - 34,700	32%	16%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	410	63,230	$40,370 - 99,980	7%	13%
62	Painters, construction and maintenance	380	26,260	$17,280 - 39,790	12%	6%
63	Counter and rental clerks	380	24,970	$14,990 - 45,130	23%	16%
64	Home health aides	370	20,510	$16,810 - 25,520	49%	7%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	360	55,380	$31,250 - 81,570	-4%	15%
66	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	360	17,950	$14,640 - 23,610	12%	6%
67	File clerks	350	24,200	$17,290 - 32,040	-40%	20%
68	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	340	28,270	$15,280 - 39,590	8%	9%
69	Preschool teachers, except special education	340	23,810	$16,690 - 36,250	26%	43%
70	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	330	17,730	$14,780 - 21,620	10%	8%
71	Team assemblers	310	28,760	$20,350 - 40,890	0%	5%
72	Brickmasons and blockmasons	310	40,060	$28,380 - 53,450	10%	3%
73	Paralegals and legal assistants	310	42,710	$32,680 - 58,330	22%	45%
74	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	290	27,920	$19,480 - 37,800	4%	15%
75	Dental hygienists	280	56,780	$35,550 - 80,340	30%	33%
76	Radiologic technologists and technicians	280	51,460	$33,990 - 68,770	15%	25%
77	Real estate sales agents	280	30,020	$21,020 - 39,920	11%	45%
78	Food servers, nonrestaurant	280	18,490	$14,720 - 23,230	16%	9%
79	Parts salespersons	270	28,250	$20,790 - 39,510	-1%	6%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	270	44,620	$27,380 - 71,470	18%	15%
81	Cement masons and concrete finishers	260	36,210	$25,790 - 50,720	11%	2%
82	Recreation workers	260	26,070	$18,020 - 37,690	13%	47%
83	New accounts clerks	260	27,470	$21,240 - 37,560	-15%	28%
84	Legal secretaries	250	37,270	$26,100 - 50,620	12%	18%
85	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	250	48,320	$26,610 - 66,050	3%	13%
86	Pest control workers	240	30,150	$22,290 - 39,550	16%	9%
87	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	23,150	$16,150 - 31,000	11%	5%
88	Surveying and mapping technicians	230	36,090	$21,590 - 51,820	19%	7%
89	Nonfarm animal caretakers	220	20,230	$16,420 - 25,720	18%	16%
90	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	220	20,380	$14,680 - 26,500	17%	14%
91	Bill and account collectors	220	34,270	$23,360 - 48,610	23%	13%
92	Computer support specialists	210	42,300	$27,420 - 63,070	13%	43%
93	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	210	54,670	$34,910 - 67,000	7%	6%
94	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	210	28,760	$19,010 - 39,040	-4%	5%
95	Construction and related workers, all other	210	35,030	$24,160 - 50,010	9%	4%
96	Loan interviewers and clerks	210	31,810	$22,350 - 44,050	0%	24%
97	Data entry keyers	210	29,820	$20,320 - 42,480	-4%	18%
98	Plasterers and stucco masons	200	28,670	$17,350 - 45,710	8%	0%
99	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	200	31,180	$23,510 - 39,890	6%	5%
100	Sewing machine operators	200	20,820	$14,490 - 32,550	-26%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Port St. Lucie 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	31,180	200	16.2
Plasterers and stucco masons	28,670	200	6.7
Construction and related workers, all other	35,030	210	6.2
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	22,060	1,230	5.6
Roofers	32,360	520	4.9
Pest control workers	30,150	240	4.4
Real estate brokers		170	4.4
Surveying and mapping technicians	36,090	230	3.7
Meter readers, utilities	30,640	110	3.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,000	3,100	3.7
New accounts clerks	27,470	260	3.7
Brickmasons and blockmasons	40,060	310	3.5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,050	170	3.4
Order clerks	21,880	740	3.4
Pipelayers	33,120	140	3.4
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	28,560	650	3.3
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	59,570	170	3.3
Photographic processing machine operators	20,950	120	3.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,670	210	3
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,790	620	2.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	28,270	340	2.9
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	44,620	270	2.8
Education, training, and library workers, all other	61,460	180	2.8
Painters, transportation equipment	39,130	100	2.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	26,480	1,140	2.6
Tile and marble setters	29,150	100	2.5
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	42,620	190	2.4
Sales representatives, services, all other	47,980	1,290	2.4
Motor vehicle operators, all other	24,400	140	2.2
Veterinary technologists and technicians	25,610	150	2.2
Sales and related workers, all other	31,550	280	2.2
Electricians	38,600	1,210	2.1
Physician assistants	62,340	130	2.1
Crossing guards	27,200	110	2.1
Biological technicians	34,020	100	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	48,640	1,070	2
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	36,680	150	2
Tire repairers and changers	22,640	150	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	61,210	1,000	1.9
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,800	3,210	1.9
Insurance sales agents	55,350	580	1.9
Community and social service specialists, all other	41,900	170	1.9
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,230	220	1.9
Real estate sales agents	30,020	280	1.9
Construction and building inspectors	50,170	160	1.9
Child care workers	20,500	970	1.8
File clerks	24,200	350	1.8
Protective service workers, all other	29,050	120	1.8
Physicians and surgeons, all other	187,300	430	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,630	560	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Construction managers	128,310	1.52	190
Education, training, and library workers, all other	61,460	1.5	180
Coaches and scouts	47,240	1.32	130
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	46,960	1.32	130
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	66,190	1.28	220
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	31,580	1.26	480
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,000	1.21	190
Civil engineers	88,340	1.21	220
Occupational therapists	80,500	1.2	110
Crossing guards	27,200	1.18	110
Retail salespersons	28,550	1.17	4,830
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	59,570	1.16	170
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	44,680	1.15	1,460
Data entry keyers	29,820	1.15	210
Sales managers	110,920	1.13	190
Librarians	58,790	1.12	130
Architectural and civil drafters	48,800	1.12	140
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,750	1.12	750
Bill and account collectors	34,270	1.11	220
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	63,230	1.11	410
Library assistants, clerical	26,500	1.11	110
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	28,760	1.1	210
Community and social service specialists, all other	41,900	1.1	170
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	57,090	1.1	200
Cost estimators	61,340	1.1	180
Pharmacists	114,720	1.09	300
Helpers--electricians	29,180	1.09	150
Dental assistants	35,190	1.09	180
Waiters and waitresses	20,400	1.09	2,740
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,780	1.09	150
Management analysts	79,480	1.08	450
Recreation workers	26,070	1.08	260
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,840	1.08	1,180
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	31,180	1.08	200
Helpers--production workers	25,380	1.07	110
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	65,160	1.07	110
Counter and rental clerks	24,970	1.07	380
Child care workers	20,500	1.06	970
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	77,470	1.06	250
Chief executives	160,010	1.06	190
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	44,620	1.06	270
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	48,410	1.06	150
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	36,680	1.06	150
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,040	1.05	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	61,210	1.05	1,000
Team assemblers	28,760	1.05	310
Physicians and surgeons, all other	187,300	1.05	430
Cooks, restaurant	22,760	1.05	1,320
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,380	1.05	220
Medical records and health information technicians	33,060	1.05	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Port St. Lucie, Florida Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	187,300	430
Psychiatrists	160,840	30
Chief executives	160,010	190
Veterinarians	136,810	70
Construction managers	128,310	190
Pharmacists	114,720	300
Hydrologists	114,230
Sales managers	110,920	190
Computer and information systems managers	107,290	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	95,960	30
General and operations managers	95,430	810
Financial managers	94,040	200
Lawyers	92,850	430
Industrial production managers	90,050	30
Engineers, all other	89,500	60
Civil engineers	88,340	220
Administrative services managers	87,120	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,040	130
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	85,240	60
Marketing managers	84,870	40
Medical and health services managers	81,680	130
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	81,600	50
Occupational therapists	80,500	110
Management analysts	79,480	450
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	77,470	250
Managers, all other	76,900	180
Electrical engineers	76,330	40
Physical therapists	74,410	260
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	68,610	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	68,610	180
Mechanical engineers	67,150	50
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	66,190	220
Nuclear medicine technologists	65,740
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	65,160	110
Urban and regional planners	65,080	80
Personal financial advisors	63,940	190
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	63,230	410
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	63,200	300
Diagnostic medical sonographers	62,630	70
Physician assistants	62,340	130
Computer software engineers, applications	62,070
Education, training, and library workers, all other	61,460	180
Cost estimators	61,340	180
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	61,210	1,000
Commercial pilots	61,190	80
Industrial engineers	60,900	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,840	1,180
Registered nurses	60,160	2,240
Occupational therapist assistants	59,940	30
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	59,930

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