Sebastian Employment

Employment and Industries in the Sebastian, Florida Area

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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 Sebastian than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Sebastian.
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Most Popular Jobs in Sebastian, 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	1,100	53,690	$39,200 - 66,660	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	520	68,780	$27,900 - 140,100	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	390	65,040	$35,670 - 98,670	18%	79%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	160	28,870	$16,740 - 56,050	9%	54%
5	Lawyers	160	101,100	$53,080 - 0	11%	99%
6	Management analysts	160	66,290	$35,350 - 103,020	22%	78%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	55,050	$30,610 - 93,530	12%	51%
8	Financial managers	110	96,630	$49,850 - 0	13%	60%
9	Pharmacists	110	91,040	$75,670 - 114,850	22%	97%
10	Personal financial advisors	110	90,920	$34,790 - 0	41%	81%
11	Coaches and scouts	100	45,020	$20,560 - 78,980	15%	60%
12	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90		$0 - 0	25%	67%
13	Graphic designers	90	33,120	$22,270 - 54,550	10%	55%
14	Sales managers	90	83,170	$40,590 - 135,440	10%	69%
15	Chief executives	90	155,330	$88,380 - 0	2%	65%
16	Physical therapists	80	85,110	$59,400 - 109,870	27%	89%
17	Computer systems analysts	70	47,960	$37,860 - 69,150	29%	68%
18	Medical and health services managers	70	78,810	$38,190 - 137,980	16%	57%
19	Managers, all other	60	74,790	$41,790 - 118,950	7%	55%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	60	63,070	$45,560 - 90,030	27%	50%
21	Public relations specialists	60	40,920	$21,620 - 73,860	18%	81%
22	Interior designers	60	36,770	$24,960 - 49,070	20%	55%
23	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	77,730	$31,640 - 0	18%	88%
24	Surveyors	50	47,610	$22,430 - 77,090	24%	82%
25	Training and development specialists	50	42,420	$24,580 - 57,290	18%	56%
26	Speech-language pathologists	50	67,830	$44,590 - 96,940	11%	98%
27	Civil engineers	50	67,030	$42,910 - 93,240	18%	87%
28	Financial specialists, all other	50	52,060	$32,790 - 83,960	12%	50%
29	Occupational therapists	40	82,760	$50,040 - 117,530	23%	90%
30	Advertising sales agents	40	44,120	$35,930 - 54,200	20%	56%
31	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	46,850	$32,080 - 62,120	17%	56%
32	Biological scientists, all other	40	56,740	$30,250 - 77,320	4%	95%
33	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	38,140	$21,340 - 67,020	25%	58%
34	Veterinarians	40	96,480	$40,750 - 0	35%	100%
35	Dentists, general	40	178,330	$65,630 - 0	9%	100%
36	Sales and related workers, all other	40	37,210	$13,950 - 65,840	14%	62%
37	Social and human service assistants	30	25,160	$14,130 - 38,870	34%	58%
38	Floral designers	30	24,010	$19,140 - 29,330	0%	55%
39	Reporters and correspondents	30	29,610	$20,190 - 43,240	1%	85%

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	2,530	26,630	$15,620 - 46,110	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,730	17,590	$13,920 - 22,500	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	1,470	18,930	$13,760 - 24,770	11%	14%
4	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,000	20,970	$15,600 - 28,530	-7%	8%
5	Office clerks, general	990	21,480	$13,920 - 31,180	13%	19%
6	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	950	21,180	$15,840 - 28,510	18%	6%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	890	25,800	$16,960 - 34,300	1%	18%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	810	31,940	$19,090 - 45,410	13%	16%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	660	35,030	$25,710 - 46,740	15%	18%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	21,620	$16,790 - 27,030	18%	7%
11	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	650	18,410	$13,990 - 22,930	13%	5%
12	Receptionists and information clerks	640	23,000	$17,350 - 29,100	17%	13%
13	Customer service representatives	630	26,070	$16,740 - 37,140	25%	22%
14	Construction laborers	600	26,160	$16,690 - 36,240	11%	5%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	580	54,630	$41,060 - 76,480	9%	10%
16	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	570	18,880	$13,770 - 25,150	2%	5%
17	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	510	15,530	$13,580 - 18,180	18%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	44,350	$24,490 - 76,050	4%	25%
19	Food preparation workers	480	19,410	$14,820 - 25,740	15%	7%
20	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	480	17,330	$13,660 - 23,300	-2%	4%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	480	40,260	$24,020 - 60,180	6%	29%
22	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	470	22,730	$15,560 - 31,560	15%	4%
23	Cooks, restaurant	470	23,740	$19,940 - 28,530	12%	5%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	27,880	$16,830 - 42,240	10%	6%
25	Home health aides	420	20,910	$18,720 - 23,120	49%	7%
26	Carpenters	370	35,160	$23,690 - 46,520	10%	6%
27	Electricians	340	35,810	$23,320 - 49,820	7%	7%
28	General and operations managers	340	95,040	$51,080 - [?]	2%	48%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	330	39,130	$24,070 - 61,050	14%	4%
30	Packers and packagers, hand	330	15,930	$13,630 - 19,330	-11%	3%
31	Tellers	310	23,350	$19,570 - 29,170	14%	16%
32	Child care workers	310	21,980	$13,920 - 31,070	18%	15%
33	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	35,440	$25,320 - 46,630	12%	6%
34	Construction managers	280	61,690	$31,430 - 97,230	16%	29%
35	Medical secretaries	270	30,410	$22,640 - 38,230	17%	18%
36	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	270	15,580	$13,530 - 19,040	12%	6%
37	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	250	21,630	$14,090 - 36,110	10%	8%
38	Dishwashers	240	16,830	$13,840 - 21,490	10%	3%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	240	35,670	$21,280 - 53,460	11%	14%
40	Sales representatives, services, all other	240	42,560	$20,850 - 68,580	28%	48%
41	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	240	32,150	$23,600 - 43,550	10%	4%
42	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	240	26,950	$15,130 - 43,100	8%	4%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	230	24,490	$16,310 - 34,950	4%	6%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	230	26,530	$19,430 - 32,680	4%	15%
45	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	230	38,190	$29,040 - 48,540	14%	7%
46	Medical assistants	220	24,050	$19,780 - 29,590	35%	10%
47	Construction and related workers, all other	200	43,370	$25,040 - 61,140	9%	4%
48	Bartenders	200	18,480	$13,680 - 24,190	11%	17%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	16,280	$13,550 - 22,250	10%	17%
50	Amusement and recreation attendants	190	20,580	$13,970 - 28,150	24%	22%
51	Postal service mail carriers	190	43,680	$34,040 - 55,210	1%	11%
52	Business operations specialists, all other	190	67,340	$30,490 - 127,950	21%	49%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	29,450	$16,730 - 43,410	12%	6%
54	Security guards	180	22,430	$15,120 - 30,760	17%	13%
55	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	32,630	$26,780 - 37,510	8%	3%
56	Recreation workers	170	21,330	$14,520 - 30,280	13%	47%
57	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	160	18,210	$14,640 - 23,440	10%	5%
58	Order clerks	160	18,660	$14,930 - 25,230	-23%	16%
59	Radiologic technologists and technicians	150	43,400	$24,860 - 55,410	15%	25%
60	Dental assistants	150	28,350	$23,350 - 35,400	29%	9%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	150	52,690	$28,440 - 73,160	-4%	15%
62	File clerks	150	20,120	$15,360 - 28,850	-40%	20%
63	Industrial truck and tractor operators	140	20,060	$15,160 - 25,490	-1%	2%
64	Computer support specialists	130	31,960	$23,920 - 47,270	13%	43%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	26,260	$17,040 - 35,910	11%	5%
66	Cost estimators	130	47,530	$33,570 - 75,930	19%	32%
67	Team assemblers	130	26,430	$14,780 - 50,570	0%	5%
68	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	130	32,040	$23,980 - 39,970	3%	4%
69	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	130	15,780	$13,670 - 19,030	-1%	0%
70	Pharmacy technicians	130	23,300	$17,800 - 29,970	32%	16%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	120	52,630	$29,970 - 73,910	7%	13%
72	Data entry keyers	120	19,300	$15,010 - 27,680	-4%	18%
73	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	120	25,110	$18,950 - 35,180	14%	6%
74	Dental hygienists	110	55,050	$40,090 - 70,310	30%	33%
75	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	21,430	$16,310 - 28,270	17%	14%
76	Bill and account collectors	110	24,170	$19,380 - 31,040	23%	13%
77	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	110	32,890	$14,730 - 48,920	27%	47%
78	Surveying and mapping technicians	110	29,930	$18,970 - 42,290	19%	7%
79	Office and administrative support workers, all other	100	31,230	$14,250 - 50,540	-8%	32%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	100	41,310	$20,450 - 59,790	18%	15%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	90	37,920	$26,670 - 55,540	16%	26%
82	Personal care and service workers, all other	90	20,580	$14,680 - 35,220	-12%	21%
83	Diagnostic medical sonographers	90	56,830	$44,970 - 65,380	19%	25%
84	Counter and rental clerks	90	23,950	$13,830 - 45,690	23%	16%
85	Paralegals and legal assistants	90	38,380	$30,160 - 50,960	22%	45%
86	Preschool teachers, except special education	80	25,870	$15,840 - 47,390	26%	43%
87	Architectural and civil drafters	80	50,420	$33,850 - 77,090	6%	25%
88	Switchboard operators, including answering service	80	21,190	$15,990 - 27,720	-7%	10%
89	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	19,290	$15,890 - 25,880	14%	3%
90	Veterinary technologists and technicians	80	26,220	$18,220 - 33,960	41%	16%
91	Pest control workers	80	32,480	$21,370 - 44,640	16%	9%
92	Food servers, nonrestaurant	80	17,780	$15,010 - 21,480	16%	9%
93	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	22,110	$16,180 - 30,020	12%	0%
94	Nonfarm animal caretakers	70	20,620	$14,010 - 33,590	18%	16%
95	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	42,930	$27,780 - 72,280	0%	42%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	60	37,820	$21,370 - 55,810	13%	11%
97	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	31,540	$20,650 - 47,770	3%	18%
98	Healthcare support workers, all other	60	26,630	$20,890 - 35,130	16%	10%
99	Loan interviewers and clerks	60	30,930	$21,990 - 39,530	0%	24%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	47,760	$32,990 - 63,630	10%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Sebastian Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	25,110	120	28.7
Construction and related workers, all other	43,370	200	19.2
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	15,780	130	17.2
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	17,330	480	7
Surveying and mapping technicians	29,930	110	5.6
Construction managers	61,690	280	4.2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	32,040	130	4.2
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,440	290	3.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,180	950	3.3
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,630	580	3.3
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	41,310	100	3
Personal financial advisors	90,920	110	2.9
Amusement and recreation attendants	20,580	190	2.8
Radiologic technologists and technicians	43,400	150	2.7
Coaches and scouts	45,020	100	2.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,410	650	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,210	160	2.4
Physicians and surgeons, all other	165,700	140	2.3
Recreation workers	21,330	170	2.2
Medical secretaries	30,410	270	2.2
Dental hygienists	55,050	110	2.2
File clerks	20,120	150	2.1
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,580	270	2.1
Waiters and waitresses	18,930	1,470	2
Order clerks	18,660	160	2
Home health aides	20,910	420	1.9
Construction laborers	26,160	600	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	23,740	470	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,430	110	1.9
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,970	1,000	1.9
Cost estimators	47,530	130	1.9
Retail salespersons	26,630	2,530	1.8
Food preparation workers	19,410	480	1.8
Postal service mail carriers	43,680	190	1.8
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,280	200	1.8
Receptionists and information clerks	23,000	640	1.8
Child care workers	21,980	310	1.8
Tellers	23,350	310	1.8
Electricians	35,810	340	1.8
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	29,450	190	1.7
Dental assistants	28,350	150	1.7
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	32,890	110	1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	39,130	330	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,800	890	1.7
Medical assistants	24,050	220	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,620	650	1.7
Cashiers	17,590	1,730	1.7
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	21,630	250	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	32,630	170	1.6
Dishwashers	16,830	240	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	21,630	1.33	250
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	29,450	1.29	190
Construction and related workers, all other	43,370	1.28	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	68,780	1.27	520
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	35,670	1.25	240
Child care workers	21,980	1.23	310
Business operations specialists, all other	67,340	1.23	190
Amusement and recreation attendants	20,580	1.2	190
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	26,260	1.2	130
Personal financial advisors	90,920	1.19	110
Accountants and auditors	65,040	1.18	390
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	44,350	1.18	480
Cooks, restaurant	23,740	1.17	470
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,430	1.17	110
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	32,890	1.16	110
Waiters and waitresses	18,930	1.15	1,470
Retail salespersons	26,630	1.14	2,530
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	39,130	1.13	330
Financial managers	96,630	1.12	110
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	32,040	1.12	130
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,440	1.1	290
Medical secretaries	30,410	1.1	270
Physicians and surgeons, all other	165,700	1.09	140
Food preparation workers	19,410	1.08	480
Dishwashers	16,830	1.07	240
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,730	1.07	470
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,940	1.06	810
Home health aides	20,910	1.06	420
General and operations managers	95,040	1.06	340
Bartenders	18,480	1.05	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,690	1.05	150
Lawyers	101,100	1.05	160
Tellers	23,350	1.05	310
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,410	1.04	650
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,190	1.04	230
Team assemblers	26,430	1.04	130
Receptionists and information clerks	23,000	1.03	640
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,950	1.02	240
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,280	1.01	200
Cashiers	17,590	1	1,730
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,580	1	270
Postal service mail carriers	43,680	1	190
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,630	1	580
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,530	0.99	510
Security guards	22,430	0.98	180
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,210	0.98	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,630	0.98	120
Pharmacists	91,040	0.97	110
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,030	0.97	660
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,620	0.97	650

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	178,330	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	165,700	140
Chief executives	155,330	90
Family and general practitioners	142,600
Engineering managers	108,380
Lawyers	101,100	160
Financial managers	96,630	110
Veterinarians	96,480	40
General and operations managers	95,040	340
Loan officers	92,110	30
Pharmacists	91,040	110
Personal financial advisors	90,920	110
Computer software engineers, systems software	86,140
Physical therapists	85,110	80
Sales managers	83,170	90
Occupational therapists	82,760	40
Medical and health services managers	78,810	70
Architects, except landscape and naval	77,730	50
Engineers, all other	77,590
Managers, all other	74,790	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	68,780	520
Speech-language pathologists	67,830	50
Business operations specialists, all other	67,340	190
Civil engineers	67,030	50
Management analysts	66,290	160
Administrative services managers	65,070	30
Accountants and auditors	65,040	390
Network and computer systems administrators	63,070	60
Industrial engineers	63,010
Computer programmers	61,840
Construction managers	61,690	280
Diagnostic medical sonographers	56,830	90
Biological scientists, all other	56,740	40
Dental hygienists	55,050	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	55,050	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,630	580
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	54,150	40
Insurance sales agents	54,090
Registered nurses	53,690	1,100
Chefs and head cooks	53,000
Food service managers	52,800	50
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,690	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,630	120
Financial specialists, all other	52,060	50
Architectural and civil drafters	50,420	80
Civil engineering technicians	48,300	60
Computer systems analysts	47,960	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,760	60
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	47,710	50
Surveyors	47,610	50

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