Punta Gorda Employment

Employment and Industries in the Punta Gorda, Florida Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Punta Gorda, 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	1,330	51,990	$39,080 - 67,690	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	370	45,970	$23,810 - 87,590	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	250	43,350	$23,420 - 63,150	18%	79%
4	Management analysts	150	128,940	$49,640 - 0	22%	78%
5	Pharmacists	130	88,370	$70,270 - 110,720	22%	97%
6	Lawyers	120	136,110	$46,800 - 0	11%	99%
7	Physical therapists	120	57,410	$23,900 - 83,400	27%	89%
8	Social and human service assistants	80	31,080	$17,110 - 44,220	34%	58%
9	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	52,560	$38,850 - 80,320	12%	51%
10	Financial managers	80	74,810	$51,130 - 94,180	13%	60%
11	Personal financial advisors	80	93,270	$43,340 - 0	41%	81%
12	Advertising sales agents	60	39,890	$23,950 - 59,660	20%	56%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	42,010	$23,700 - 68,220	15%	51%
14	Graphic designers	50	37,830	$20,850 - 56,750	10%	55%
15	Self-enrichment education teachers	50	30,020	$15,660 - 44,590	23%	54%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	58,650	$34,140 - 88,810	12%	51%
17	Chief executives	50	140,490	$78,230 - 0	2%	65%
18	Occupational therapists	40	69,640	$47,500 - 95,510	23%	90%
19	Civil engineers	40	78,370	$45,420 - 121,110	18%	87%
20	Veterinarians	40	91,350	$55,940 - 0	35%	100%
21	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	110,530	$49,060 - 0	25%	67%
22	Public relations specialists	40	49,650	$25,280 - 87,730	18%	81%
23	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	62,620	$30,990 - 91,580	18%	56%
24	Floral designers	40	19,620	$14,500 - 27,860	0%	55%
25	Medical and health services managers	40	65,920	$50,240 - 85,660	16%	57%
26	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40	43,330	$36,340 - 55,240	14%	54%
27	Speech-language pathologists	30	52,440	$35,450 - 78,450	11%	98%
28	Managers, all other	30	60,360	$48,180 - 76,100	7%	55%

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	2,400	25,730	$14,620 - 44,910	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,460	18,080	$14,040 - 23,400	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,160	22,230	$14,460 - 29,630	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,090	15,240	$13,560 - 18,130	18%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,070	18,080	$13,590 - 27,450	11%	14%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	970	22,730	$15,770 - 30,750	1%	18%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	930	20,770	$15,140 - 28,290	-7%	8%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	900	22,290	$18,990 - 27,320	18%	7%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	770	27,120	$15,420 - 36,950	13%	16%
10	Correctional officers and jailers	700	35,060	$26,630 - 46,720	17%	11%
11	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	620	34,500	$28,220 - 42,630	14%	7%
12	Construction laborers	600	25,560	$15,170 - 35,880	11%	5%
13	Carpenters	570	30,070	$20,440 - 37,240	10%	6%
14	Receptionists and information clerks	540	21,610	$14,570 - 27,830	17%	13%
15	Cooks, restaurant	530	21,260	$15,540 - 28,450	12%	5%
16	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	470	22,700	$15,170 - 34,100	18%	6%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	430	45,940	$23,750 - 77,840	4%	25%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	390	32,160	$20,540 - 48,620	10%	4%
19	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	390	20,260	$14,100 - 26,130	15%	4%
20	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	380	30,630	$17,240 - 47,360	14%	4%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	370	16,990	$14,010 - 20,400	13%	5%
22	Tellers	350	25,280	$20,350 - 30,590	14%	16%
23	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	350	20,890	$14,590 - 27,890	2%	5%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	350	25,830	$19,030 - 36,170	10%	6%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	340	34,270	$24,640 - 45,340	15%	18%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	340	51,760	$32,730 - 74,710	9%	10%
27	Food preparation workers	330	20,940	$14,430 - 29,110	15%	7%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	320	39,680	$22,180 - 61,360	6%	29%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	270	25,580	$17,320 - 36,140	8%	4%
30	Customer service representatives	270	25,840	$18,010 - 35,410	25%	22%
31	Cement masons and concrete finishers	260	29,630	$20,190 - 39,720	11%	2%
32	Real estate sales agents	250	28,920	$16,180 - 66,200	11%	45%
33	General and operations managers	240	82,450	$47,140 - [?]	2%	48%
34	Electricians	240	32,100	$25,500 - 40,730	7%	7%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	230	30,260	$20,640 - 43,190	11%	14%
36	Sales representatives, services, all other	230	59,250	$23,130 - 102,280	28%	48%
37	Pharmacy technicians	230	23,780	$16,640 - 31,230	32%	16%
38	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	210	17,260	$13,870 - 22,490	10%	17%
39	Medical assistants	200	24,770	$19,940 - 31,090	35%	10%
40	Dishwashers	200	16,260	$13,600 - 20,720	10%	3%
41	Home health aides	190	19,230	$15,660 - 26,230	49%	7%
42	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	170	24,700	$16,370 - 35,360	4%	6%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	51,890	$39,340 - 70,940	7%	13%
44	Postal service mail carriers	170	44,500	$34,110 - 57,880	1%	11%
45	Business operations specialists, all other	170	48,510	$23,020 - 70,600	21%	49%
46	Packers and packagers, hand	170	16,060	$13,590 - 19,710	-11%	3%
47	Bartenders	170	18,560	$13,700 - 29,600	11%	17%
48	Industrial truck and tractor operators	160	25,690	$19,710 - 33,450	-1%	2%
49	Helpers--electricians	160	21,900	$17,280 - 27,520	7%	3%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	21,020	$14,170 - 30,000	12%	6%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	30,470	$22,400 - 41,430	8%	3%
52	Medical secretaries	160	25,310	$14,220 - 38,890	17%	18%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	160	32,840	$24,160 - 40,230	9%	3%
54	Team assemblers	160	22,210	$15,980 - 30,240	0%	5%
55	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	25,900	$20,180 - 31,700	4%	15%
56	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	19,860	$13,830 - 26,830	11%	5%
57	Medical records and health information technicians	150	25,300	$19,530 - 35,570	18%	12%
58	Insurance sales agents	140	63,790	$30,560 - 107,690	13%	45%
59	Security guards	140	17,990	$15,230 - 22,740	17%	13%
60	Paralegals and legal assistants	140	38,080	$27,320 - 51,760	22%	45%
61	Child care workers	140	15,490	$13,590 - 18,620	18%	15%
62	Manicurists and pedicurists	130	23,900	$20,440 - 29,680	28%	10%
63	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	25,170	$16,920 - 31,620	12%	6%
64	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	19,350	$15,400 - 26,810	27%	47%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	15,600	$13,500 - 21,490	12%	6%
66	Order clerks	130	22,370	$14,670 - 31,190	-23%	16%
67	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	120	31,300	$21,930 - 38,230	7%	2%
68	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	47,060	$34,600 - 58,500	15%	25%
69	Dental assistants	110	26,870	$17,040 - 38,610	29%	9%
70	Construction managers	110	120,270	$48,180 - [?]	16%	29%
71	File clerks	100	20,710	$16,450 - 24,980	-40%	20%
72	All other information and record clerks	100	29,340	$20,460 - 40,320	-12%	21%
73	Healthcare support workers, all other	100	27,970	$23,290 - 35,240	16%	10%
74	Loan officers	100	59,180	$33,500 - 90,990	12%	49%
75	Helpers--carpenters	100	18,240	$13,920 - 23,570	12%	3%
76	Counter and rental clerks	100	21,650	$14,170 - 33,290	23%	16%
77	Tile and marble setters	100	33,390	$17,740 - 80,910	15%	3%
78	Legal secretaries	90	33,380	$29,790 - 37,330	12%	18%
79	Driver/sales workers	90	20,090	$13,510 - 38,870	-4%	4%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	90	53,870	$29,280 - 88,110	-4%	15%
81	Plasterers and stucco masons	80	36,300	$22,720 - 46,590	8%	0%
82	Dental hygienists	80	55,880	$47,960 - 67,810	30%	33%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	80	58,740	$43,080 - 81,330	9%	33%
84	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	19,280	$15,240 - 23,010	14%	3%
85	Food servers, nonrestaurant	80	16,420	$14,430 - 19,200	16%	9%
86	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	70	27,290	$21,960 - 31,990	3%	4%
87	Computer support specialists	70	33,620	$23,610 - 45,370	13%	43%
88	Tire repairers and changers	70	20,780	$15,940 - 27,030	20%	6%
89	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	70	22,860	$19,600 - 27,400	12%	3%
90	Medical transcriptionists	70	27,200	$20,450 - 35,490	14%	10%
91	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	27,170	$21,450 - 32,950	3%	18%
92	Preschool teachers, except special education	70	20,570	$15,880 - 27,470	26%	43%
93	Architectural and civil drafters	70	38,770	$25,970 - 54,730	6%	25%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	67,840	$40,240 - 94,140	4%	38%
95	Opticians, dispensing	70	54,350	$20,120 - 91,810	9%	15%
96	Switchboard operators, including answering service	70	21,320	$18,350 - 26,060	-7%	10%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	44,490	$31,690 - 56,400	10%	17%
98	Automotive body and related repairers	60	41,390	$29,420 - 71,790	12%	3%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	50	39,390	$25,980 - 59,040	16%	26%
100	Parts salespersons	50	36,620	$21,150 - 51,560	-1%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Punta Gorda Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Manicurists and pedicurists	23,900	130	13.7
Correctional officers and jailers	35,060	700	12.9
Tile and marble setters	33,390	100	8.1
Real estate sales agents	28,920	250	6.8
Helpers--electricians	21,900	160	6.5
Cement masons and concrete finishers	29,630	260	4.5
Helpers--carpenters	18,240	100	4.3
Medical records and health information technicians	25,300	150	3.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,500	620	3.4
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	31,300	120	3.1
Pharmacy technicians	23,780	230	3
Physical therapists	57,410	120	2.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,290	900	2.6
Cooks, restaurant	21,260	530	2.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	32,840	160	2.4
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	19,350	130	2.3
Tellers	25,280	350	2.3
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,060	110	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	27,970	100	2.2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	30,630	380	2.2
Construction laborers	25,560	600	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,760	340	2.2
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,260	210	2.2
Carpenters	30,070	570	2.2
Paralegals and legal assistants	38,080	140	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,730	970	2.1
Registered nurses	51,990	1,330	2.1
Pharmacists	88,370	130	2
Retail salespersons	25,730	2,400	2
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,770	930	2
Order clerks	22,370	130	1.9
Construction managers	120,270	110	1.9
Postal service mail carriers	44,500	170	1.8
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,700	470	1.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,860	150	1.8
Painters, construction and maintenance	25,170	130	1.7
Receptionists and information clerks	21,610	540	1.7
Medical assistants	24,770	200	1.7
Insurance sales agents	63,790	140	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,470	160	1.7
Waiters and waitresses	18,080	1,070	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,240	1,090	1.7
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,020	160	1.6
Sales representatives, services, all other	59,250	230	1.6
Cashiers	18,080	1,460	1.6
File clerks	20,710	100	1.6
All other information and record clerks	29,340	100	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,990	370	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,120	770	1.5
Dishwashers	16,260	200	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Management analysts	128,940	1.86	150
Construction managers	120,270	1.55	110
Lawyers	136,110	1.41	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	45,940	1.22	430
Sales representatives, services, all other	59,250	1.19	230
Insurance sales agents	63,790	1.18	140
Food preparation workers	20,940	1.17	330
Tellers	25,280	1.13	350
Manicurists and pedicurists	23,900	1.12	130
Waiters and waitresses	18,080	1.1	1,070
Retail salespersons	25,730	1.1	2,400
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,260	1.07	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,260	1.06	230
Bartenders	18,560	1.06	170
Cooks, restaurant	21,260	1.05	530
Dishwashers	16,260	1.04	200
Cashiers	18,080	1.03	1,460
Postal service mail carriers	44,500	1.02	170
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,700	1.01	470
Correctional officers and jailers	35,060	1.01	700
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,600	1	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,290	1	900
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,060	0.99	110
Home health aides	19,230	0.98	190
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,240	0.97	1,090
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,580	0.97	270
Receptionists and information clerks	21,610	0.97	540
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,890	0.96	170
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,990	0.96	370
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,260	0.95	390
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,270	0.95	340
Medical assistants	24,770	0.95	200
Pharmacists	88,370	0.95	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,760	0.95	340
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,770	0.94	930
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,500	0.94	620
Office clerks, general	22,230	0.93	1,160
Paralegals and legal assistants	38,080	0.93	140
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,700	0.93	170
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,890	0.92	350
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,020	0.92	160
Registered nurses	51,990	0.92	1,330
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,900	0.92	150
General and operations managers	82,450	0.92	240
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,680	0.92	320
Medical secretaries	25,310	0.92	160
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,160	0.91	390
Customer service representatives	25,840	0.91	270
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,860	0.91	150
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,690	0.91	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	181,250
Dentists, general	176,270
Physicians and surgeons, all other	175,850	70
Chief executives	140,490	50
Lawyers	136,110	120
Management analysts	128,940	150
Construction managers	120,270	110
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	110,530	40
Personal financial advisors	93,270	80
Veterinarians	91,350	40
Pharmacists	88,370	130
General and operations managers	82,450	240
Computer software engineers, applications	80,160
Civil engineers	78,370	40
Financial managers	74,810	80
Occupational therapists	69,640	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,840	70
Medical and health services managers	65,920	40
Insurance sales agents	63,790	140
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	62,620	40
Managers, all other	60,360	30
Sales representatives, services, all other	59,250	230
Loan officers	59,180	100
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	58,740	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	58,650	50
Physical therapists	57,410	120
Editors	56,610
Dental hygienists	55,880	80
Diagnostic medical sonographers	54,460	30
Opticians, dispensing	54,350	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,870	90
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	52,560	80
Speech-language pathologists	52,440	30
Registered nurses	51,990	1,330
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,890	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,760	340
Property, real estate, and community association managers	51,480	50
Public relations specialists	49,650	40
Business operations specialists, all other	48,510	170
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	47,310	40
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,060	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	45,970	370
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	45,940	430
Postal service mail carriers	44,500	170
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,490	60
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	43,570
Accountants and auditors	43,350	250
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	43,330	40
Postal service clerks	42,340	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	42,010	60

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