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Atlanta is the the most populous city in the the state of Georgia. The Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta metropolitan area is the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Similar to other large metropolitan areas, the Atlanta metropolitan area has a large concentration of business and commerce. According to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta ranks third in the nation behind New York and Houston among cities with the most FORTUNE 500 headquarters. Over twenty companies located in metro-Atlanta are on the FORTUNE 1000 list. Greater than seventy percent of all FORTUNE 1,000 companies have a presence in metro Atlanta.
In 2004, Inc. magazine ranked Atlanta as the top city in the United States for "Doing Business in America" in the "large cities" category. Atlanta has ranked in the top 50 ever since. The criteria used "emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth". Large and significant cities who have a "tangible effect on global affairs through socioeconomic, cultural, and/or political means" (Wikipedia) get ranked as "Global Cities" (also known as world cities or world-class cities) by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). GaWC has three tiers of ranking, alpha (first-tier), beta (second-tier) and gamma (third tier). Atlanta is one of only eleven U.S. global cities ranked as a "World City". Atlanta is ranked as a "Gamma World City" by GaWC, on a par with Miami and Minneapolis. Other notable Atlanta business awards include:
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Atlanta ranks twentieth on the list of US cities who receive the most annual funding from the NIH. Metro Atlanta is also home to the world-renowned U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, as well as many distinguished medical research universities such as Emory University, the University of Georgia and the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Atlanta has a highly educated workforce. It ranks seventh in the United States for the percent of its population that has completed college.
Atlanta is a major center of regional commerce that also boasts an especially strong convention/trade show business. Atlanta is also a major cable television programming center including the Cartoon Network, CNN, The Weather Channel, and many others. Major industries in and around Atlanta include:
The Atlanta metropolitan area is served by the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is one of the busiest passenger airports in the world, and a major hub for Delta Airlines. The airport ranks seventh in the United States for for nonstop international air travel according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Some major companies of note in and around Atlanta include:
Some of the major business organizations in and around Atlanta include:
The Atlanta Business Chronicle, and the Business Section of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution are excellent sources of information on business in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 35,760 | 58,100 | $27,000 - 97,750 | 8% | 51% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 31,830 | 47,860 | $33,740 - 64,160 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Registered nurses | 31,310 | 56,350 | $41,250 - 73,100 | 24% | 56% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 18,630 | 61,690 | $36,880 - 94,510 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Management analysts | 15,670 | 89,040 | $43,800 - 0 | 22% | 78% |
| 6 | Computer systems analysts | 13,360 | 75,580 | $46,700 - 107,740 | 29% | 68% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 13,010 | 49,460 | $34,370 - 68,510 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 12,990 | 48,150 | $34,590 - 64,480 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Sales managers | 12,630 | 103,410 | $50,620 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 12,200 | 100,440 | $53,660 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 11,980 | 81,240 | $34,810 - 128,350 | 12% | 51% |
| 12 | Chief executives | 10,630 | 158,510 | $77,270 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 13 | Lawyers | 10,140 | 124,060 | $57,810 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 14 | Computer software engineers, applications | 9,120 | 82,520 | $54,270 - 114,880 | 45% | 85% |
| 15 | Computer and information systems managers | 8,300 | 104,100 | $63,670 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 16 | Computer programmers | 7,890 | 75,430 | $33,520 - 122,090 | 0% | 73% |
| 17 | Managers, all other | 7,740 | 93,880 | $55,290 - 139,850 | 7% | 55% |
| 18 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 7,050 | 80,070 | $50,320 - 114,070 | 28% | 85% |
| 19 | Network and computer systems administrators | 6,380 | 67,060 | $40,080 - 95,610 | 27% | 50% |
| 20 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 5,930 | 65,000 | $41,500 - 96,450 | 53% | 57% |
| 21 | Training and development specialists | 5,370 | 58,510 | $35,290 - 87,970 | 18% | 56% |
| 22 | Financial analysts | 5,300 | 74,810 | $42,850 - 124,270 | 34% | 87% |
| 23 | Marketing managers | 5,180 | 99,950 | $52,960 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 24 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 5,020 | 57,030 | $30,700 - 90,500 | 18% | 56% |
| 25 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 4,430 | 46,280 | $26,870 - 75,050 | 5% | 58% |
| 26 | Instructional coordinators | 4,270 | 47,180 | $20,800 - 81,690 | 23% | 79% |
| 27 | Civil engineers | 4,020 | 73,070 | $45,870 - 103,780 | 18% | 87% |
| 28 | Engineering managers | 3,960 | 97,200 | $64,370 - 138,640 | 7% | 84% |
| 29 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 3,880 | 46,970 | $34,140 - 61,760 | 20% | 87% |
| 30 | Medical and health services managers | 3,860 | 74,130 | $41,140 - 117,430 | 16% | 57% |
| 31 | Pharmacists | 3,850 | 95,000 | $77,770 - 116,980 | 22% | 97% |
| 32 | Market research analysts | 3,790 | 62,090 | $33,820 - 98,780 | 20% | 82% |
| 33 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 3,720 | 79,610 | $60,970 - 103,760 | 8% | 78% |
| 34 | Advertising sales agents | 3,640 | 59,820 | $25,740 - 120,240 | 20% | 56% |
| 35 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 3,620 | 70,280 | $31,430 - 142,950 | 25% | 67% |
| 36 | Insurance underwriters | 3,360 | 60,150 | $35,590 - 90,950 | 6% | 53% |
| 37 | Child, family, and school social workers | 3,210 | 37,700 | $20,530 - 56,670 | 19% | 77% |
| 38 | Social and human service assistants | 3,190 | 29,140 | $20,020 - 41,090 | 34% | 58% |
| 39 | Graphic designers | 3,160 | 46,950 | $27,440 - 72,740 | 10% | 55% |
| 40 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 3,100 | 49,810 | $36,710 - 64,020 | 12% | 51% |
| 41 | Personal financial advisors | 3,060 | 76,740 | $35,160 - 137,270 | 41% | 81% |
| 42 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,980 | 36,690 | $20,470 - 64,200 | 23% | 54% |
| 43 | Computer specialists, all other | 2,910 | 65,670 | $34,540 - 97,560 | 15% | 68% |
| 44 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,800 | 53,900 | $33,580 - 74,420 | 13% | 73% |
| 45 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,680 | 62,140 | $37,570 - 92,330 | 17% | 56% |
| 46 | Database administrators | 2,670 | 71,500 | $43,010 - 105,460 | 29% | 72% |
| 47 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 2,660 | 35,910 | $21,990 - 55,050 | 25% | 58% |
| 48 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 2,450 | 33,810 | $22,830 - 47,920 | 15% | 51% |
| 49 | Tax preparers | 2,430 | 34,260 | $19,240 - 48,150 | 0% | 54% |
| 50 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 2,350 | 67,490 | $38,590 - 114,890 | 12% | 94% |
| 51 | Electrical engineers | 2,250 | 75,650 | $47,660 - 109,140 | 6% | 81% |
| 52 | Health educators | 2,190 | 63,430 | $33,990 - 99,220 | 26% | 58% |
| 53 | Public relations specialists | 2,190 | 51,240 | $30,210 - 82,870 | 18% | 81% |
| 54 | Librarians | 2,170 | 57,320 | $38,080 - 75,270 | 4% | 85% |
| 55 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 2,110 | 74,040 | $45,830 - 106,940 | 4% | 81% |
| 56 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 2,100 | 68,950 | $42,200 - 105,050 | 18% | 88% |
| 57 | Financial specialists, all other | 2,100 | 54,050 | $27,860 - 89,230 | 12% | 50% |
| 58 | Interior designers | 2,050 | 47,300 | $21,120 - 73,070 | 20% | 55% |
| 59 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 2,020 | 38,120 | $27,130 - 52,730 | 11% | 58% |
| 60 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,960 | 43,370 | $18,460 - 87,210 | 14% | 62% |
| 61 | Operations research analysts | 1,940 | 62,430 | $35,190 - 101,210 | 11% | 71% |
| 62 | Industrial engineers | 1,930 | 70,040 | $46,120 - 96,150 | 20% | 74% |
| 63 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 1,920 | 54,480 | $35,110 - 85,440 | 17% | 54% |
| 64 | Sales engineers | 1,860 | 84,790 | $45,710 - 0 | 9% | 79% |
| 65 | Engineers, all other | 1,850 | 75,350 | $41,420 - 115,890 | 6% | 82% |
| 66 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 1,820 | 80,110 | $42,330 - 135,480 | 14% | 78% |
| 67 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,810 | 48,220 | $34,300 - 63,640 | 16% | 87% |
| 68 | Credit analysts | 1,800 | 66,220 | $39,820 - 94,810 | 2% | 60% |
| 69 | Physical therapists | 1,770 | 67,890 | $43,850 - 91,710 | 27% | 89% |
| 70 | Dentists, general | 1,770 | 163,130 | $83,260 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 71 | Purchasing managers | 1,710 | 81,280 | $49,820 - 118,000 | 3% | 57% |
| 72 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,700 | 50,830 | $33,620 - 76,370 | 18% | 56% |
| 73 | Human resources managers, all other | 1,660 | 97,390 | $51,820 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 74 | Mechanical engineers | 1,660 | 72,460 | $48,750 - 106,190 | 4% | 78% |
| 75 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,590 | 48,970 | $34,310 - 65,530 | 9% | 87% |
| 76 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,540 | 43,480 | $25,590 - 60,230 | 24% | 77% |
| 77 | Surveyors | 1,450 | 42,490 | $26,240 - 61,810 | 24% | 82% |
| 78 | Producers and directors | 1,400 | 71,200 | $40,430 - 106,950 | 11% | 75% |
| 79 | Social and community service managers | 1,340 | 68,090 | $34,230 - 125,020 | 25% | 72% |
| 80 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 1,290 | 60,970 | $35,570 - 85,320 | 16% | 99% |
| 81 | Advertising and promotions managers | 1,250 | 79,830 | $42,850 - 126,690 | 6% | 76% |
| 82 | Coaches and scouts | 1,220 | 43,300 | $17,970 - 72,300 | 15% | 60% |
| 83 | Meeting and convention planners | 1,130 | 45,160 | $27,440 - 71,770 | 20% | 67% |
| 84 | Compensation and benefits managers | 1,110 | 83,470 | $49,020 - 132,230 | 12% | 58% |
| 85 | Environmental engineers | 1,040 | 66,190 | $42,430 - 96,680 | 25% | 86% |
| 86 | Landscape architects | 1,010 | 72,730 | $36,990 - 115,800 | 16% | 88% |
| 87 | Chemists | 990 | 64,810 | $37,110 - 100,760 | 9% | 93% |
| 88 | Physician assistants | 990 | 76,640 | $41,470 - 111,640 | 27% | 67% |
| 89 | Computer hardware engineers | 970 | 82,740 | $39,760 - 116,950 | 5% | 70% |
| 90 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 960 | 24,840 | $16,190 - 38,430 | 11% | 55% |
| 91 | Training and development managers | 950 | 87,040 | $46,830 - 133,310 | 16% | 58% |
| 92 | Budget analysts | 940 | 62,390 | $42,060 - 89,220 | 7% | 78% |
| 93 | Veterinarians | 930 | 70,360 | $44,060 - 94,900 | 35% | 100% |
| 94 | Floral designers | 930 | 22,420 | $16,240 - 29,110 | 0% | 55% |
| 95 | Speech-language pathologists | 930 | 61,860 | $40,200 - 88,950 | 11% | 98% |
| 96 | Occupational therapists | 920 | 64,230 | $43,470 - 88,460 | 23% | 90% |
| 97 | Writers and authors | 880 | 52,770 | $34,170 - 76,120 | 13% | 84% |
| 98 | Rehabilitation counselors | 880 | 40,510 | $28,190 - 56,910 | 23% | 73% |
| 99 | Natural sciences managers | 880 | 97,840 | $63,800 - 139,550 | 11% | 93% |
| 100 | Technical writers | 830 | 60,940 | $41,930 - 86,750 | 20% | 74% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 78,100 | 22,720 | $13,630 - 34,960 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Customer service representatives | 59,810 | 32,310 | $20,280 - 47,200 | 25% | 22% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 57,880 | 17,580 | $12,330 - 23,970 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 52,240 | 22,540 | $14,400 - 33,830 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | General and operations managers | 50,050 | 91,020 | $42,060 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 49,170 | 15,560 | $11,710 - 21,190 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 48,660 | 24,670 | $14,120 - 37,480 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 41,290 | 15,240 | $11,530 - 22,740 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 41,270 | 22,950 | $15,540 - 33,710 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 33,670 | 46,530 | $29,170 - 70,860 | 6% | 29% |
| 11 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 30,940 | 39,900 | $26,440 - 56,680 | 15% | 18% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 30,100 | 38,350 | $24,850 - 55,300 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 29,980 | 32,210 | $20,360 - 46,100 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 29,260 | 20,150 | $12,870 - 29,030 | 15% | 4% |
| 15 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 23,800 | 27,790 | $17,250 - 39,870 | 1% | 18% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 22,370 | 34,320 | $21,370 - 49,440 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 22,150 | 36,140 | $21,610 - 53,890 | 4% | 25% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 21,620 | 24,140 | $15,930 - 35,320 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | Teacher assistants | 20,690 | 17,430 | $12,080 - 24,870 | 10% | 18% |
| 20 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 19,780 | 29,130 | $17,350 - 43,020 | 8% | 4% |
| 21 | Construction laborers | 19,140 | 24,950 | $18,750 - 33,820 | 11% | 5% |
| 22 | Security guards | 18,370 | 23,090 | $15,450 - 34,680 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | Receptionists and information clerks | 18,300 | 25,720 | $16,420 - 35,960 | 17% | 13% |
| 24 | Food preparation workers | 16,940 | 19,220 | $13,090 - 26,680 | 15% | 7% |
| 25 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 16,500 | 22,090 | $15,930 - 30,780 | 18% | 6% |
| 26 | Business operations specialists, all other | 16,330 | 60,550 | $37,160 - 90,250 | 21% | 49% |
| 27 | Packers and packagers, hand | 16,090 | 19,250 | $12,450 - 28,380 | -11% | 3% |
| 28 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 15,990 | 26,840 | $18,550 - 37,670 | -1% | 2% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 15,500 | 29,650 | $19,440 - 42,780 | 11% | 14% |
| 30 | Computer support specialists | 14,770 | 43,330 | $22,930 - 71,250 | 13% | 43% |
| 31 | Cooks, restaurant | 14,610 | 21,530 | $15,700 - 28,930 | 12% | 5% |
| 32 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 14,260 | 21,810 | $16,150 - 28,850 | 18% | 7% |
| 33 | Bill and account collectors | 13,700 | 29,930 | $20,950 - 39,530 | 23% | 13% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 12,620 | 17,320 | $12,790 - 22,600 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 12,230 | 27,370 | $18,220 - 38,490 | 4% | 6% |
| 36 | Helpers--production workers | 12,030 | 21,300 | $14,960 - 30,150 | 0% | 4% |
| 37 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 11,730 | 53,900 | $35,020 - 79,250 | 9% | 10% |
| 38 | Carpenters | 11,570 | 33,790 | $20,420 - 51,420 | 10% | 6% |
| 39 | Electricians | 11,000 | 42,380 | $26,680 - 62,360 | 7% | 7% |
| 40 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 10,930 | 37,060 | $20,160 - 57,340 | 14% | 4% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 10,650 | 47,830 | $29,450 - 70,730 | -4% | 15% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 10,510 | 56,350 | $35,400 - 82,090 | 7% | 13% |
| 43 | Cooks, fast food | 10,220 | 15,830 | $11,890 - 21,480 | 8% | 5% |
| 44 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 10,210 | 40,670 | $30,510 - 54,360 | 11% | 33% |
| 45 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 10,160 | 34,740 | $24,850 - 45,760 | 14% | 7% |
| 46 | Child care workers | 9,820 | 17,080 | $13,210 - 21,910 | 18% | 15% |
| 47 | Dishwashers | 8,130 | 15,970 | $11,930 - 20,830 | 10% | 3% |
| 48 | Tellers | 8,020 | 23,400 | $16,990 - 30,340 | 14% | 16% |
| 49 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 8,020 | 31,080 | $22,840 - 40,540 | 4% | 15% |
| 50 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 7,840 | 22,770 | $14,140 - 36,250 | 26% | 43% |
| 51 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 7,800 | 21,730 | $13,810 - 31,900 | -4% | 5% |
| 52 | Loan officers | 7,660 | 63,030 | $32,600 - 102,060 | 12% | 49% |
| 53 | Driver/sales workers | 7,370 | 21,890 | $12,210 - 36,850 | -4% | 4% |
| 54 | Production workers, all other | 7,300 | 30,450 | $15,600 - 56,540 | 2% | 5% |
| 55 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 7,110 | 25,320 | $14,600 - 38,850 | 12% | 6% |
| 56 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 7,100 | 33,190 | $24,230 - 44,100 | 8% | 3% |
| 57 | Medical assistants | 7,050 | 28,200 | $20,840 - 35,720 | 35% | 10% |
| 58 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 7,000 | 53,880 | $20,550 - 94,550 | 28% | 48% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 7,000 | 17,310 | $11,900 - 25,990 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 6,470 | 39,960 | $23,780 - 58,320 | 4% | 30% |
| 61 | Administrative services managers | 6,430 | 71,680 | $35,350 - 119,430 | 12% | 40% |
| 62 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 6,350 | 18,150 | $12,220 - 25,120 | 14% | 3% |
| 63 | Data entry keyers | 6,340 | 26,940 | $19,450 - 36,570 | -4% | 18% |
| 64 | Insurance sales agents | 6,080 | 65,370 | $21,730 - 140,000 | 13% | 45% |
| 65 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 5,890 | 68,060 | $31,470 - 118,340 | 4% | 38% |
| 66 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 5,870 | 15,980 | $11,990 - 20,600 | 10% | 17% |
| 67 | Personal and home care aides | 5,840 | 19,990 | $15,110 - 25,080 | 51% | 10% |
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 5,770 | 43,560 | $33,960 - 53,700 | 1% | 11% |
| 69 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 5,740 | 30,560 | $18,250 - 49,160 | -6% | 14% |
| 70 | Counter and rental clerks | 5,650 | 23,160 | $13,440 - 37,980 | 23% | 16% |
| 71 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 5,540 | 50,900 | $31,470 - 75,690 | 9% | 47% |
| 72 | All other information and record clerks | 5,450 | 33,950 | $19,630 - 49,280 | -12% | 21% |
| 73 | Bus drivers, school | 5,430 | 20,870 | $12,560 - 31,850 | 9% | 4% |
| 74 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5,390 | 40,180 | $24,740 - 57,980 | 11% | 4% |
| 75 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 5,280 | 54,010 | $32,090 - 83,040 | 0% | 42% |
| 76 | Construction managers | 5,270 | 76,130 | $46,950 - 114,620 | 16% | 29% |
| 77 | Printing machine operators | 5,220 | 34,790 | $20,790 - 51,100 | -5% | 6% |
| 78 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 5,120 | 30,600 | $23,310 - 39,940 | 5% | 2% |
| 79 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 5,120 | 47,330 | $36,480 - 61,730 | 3% | 13% |
| 80 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 5,070 | 15,690 | $11,760 - 21,670 | 10% | 8% |
| 81 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 5,050 | 16,400 | $11,860 - 23,650 | 12% | 6% |
| 82 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 5,010 | 42,170 | $28,920 - 57,810 | 12% | 3% |
| 83 | Real estate sales agents | 4,990 | 40,300 | $20,230 - 77,290 | 11% | 45% |
| 84 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 4,940 | 27,220 | $12,700 - 42,610 | 0% | 24% |
| 85 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 4,880 | 34,550 | $23,260 - 46,620 | 2% | 11% |
| 86 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 4,800 | 46,920 | $27,240 - 72,130 | 22% | 45% |
| 87 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 4,790 | 52,100 | $30,980 - 79,380 | 10% | 17% |
| 88 | Legal secretaries | 4,680 | 39,040 | $22,280 - 59,620 | 12% | 18% |
| 89 | Pharmacy technicians | 4,440 | 24,830 | $17,260 - 34,150 | 32% | 16% |
| 90 | Bartenders | 4,330 | 16,590 | $11,650 - 24,730 | 11% | 17% |
| 91 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 4,160 | 25,290 | $16,010 - 36,800 | 12% | 0% |
| 92 | Dental assistants | 4,110 | 32,590 | $24,470 - 43,150 | 29% | 9% |
| 93 | Cost estimators | 4,040 | 54,770 | $37,440 - 80,540 | 19% | 32% |
| 94 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 4,000 | 24,230 | $17,250 - 32,380 | -11% | 9% |
| 95 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 3,990 | 17,020 | $12,350 - 22,860 | 10% | 5% |
| 96 | Telemarketers | 3,990 | 24,220 | $13,620 - 38,780 | -9% | 14% |
| 97 | Correctional officers and jailers | 3,900 | 32,020 | $25,060 - 44,280 | 17% | 11% |
| 98 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 3,890 | 16,420 | $11,730 - 23,470 | 24% | 22% |
| 99 | Fire fighters | 3,880 | 38,540 | $25,710 - 54,570 | 12% | 18% |
| 100 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 3,850 | 45,260 | $32,150 - 60,870 | 16% | 43% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical technicians | 39,990 | 100 | 19.3 |
| Tire builders | 26,720 | 530 | 12.3 |
| Statistical assistants | 28,520 | 1,580 | 7 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders | 24,300 | 160 | 6.6 |
| Epidemiologists | 60,810 | 200 | 6.1 |
| Craft artists | 35,910 | 120 | 6 |
| Broadcast news analysts | 61,120 | 320 | 6 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 50,900 | 520 | 5.8 |
| Airfield operations specialists | 56,430 | 160 | 5.5 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 18,240 | 1,380 | 5.3 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,620 | 1,800 | 4.9 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 26,770 | 200 | 4.7 |
| Traffic technicians | 30,450 | 140 | 4.2 |
| Air traffic controllers | 126,240 | 810 | 4 |
| Landscape architects | 72,730 | 1,010 | 3.6 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 36,580 | 930 | 3.6 |
| Court reporters | 54,940 | 470 | 3.6 |
| Tax preparers | 34,260 | 2,430 | 3.5 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 43,180 | 3,760 | 3.3 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 61,050 | 1,480 | 3.2 |
| Bailiffs | 20,570 | 450 | 3.2 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 66,500 | 450 | 3.2 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 67,490 | 2,350 | 3.1 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 63,600 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Real estate brokers | 100,610 | 1,230 | 2.9 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,950 | 1,050 | 2.8 |
| Helpers--roofers | 21,360 | 690 | 2.7 |
| Internists, general | 155,390 | 1,750 | 2.6 |
| Transportation inspectors | 70,500 | 660 | 2.6 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 44,580 | 330 | 2.5 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 52,800 | 1,600 | 2.5 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 30,380 | 790 | 2.4 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 31,990 | 420 | 2.4 |
| Pipelayers | 31,260 | 2,070 | 2.4 |
| Chiropractors | 65,180 | 770 | 2.4 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 30,990 | 2,180 | 2.4 |
| Microbiologists | 78,870 | 500 | 2.4 |
| Health educators | 63,430 | 2,190 | 2.3 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 16,670 | 1,480 | 2.3 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 38,350 | 360 | 2.3 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 33,590 | 560 | 2.3 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 35,310 | 620 | 2.3 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 49,000 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Skin care specialists | 27,080 | 760 | 2.3 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 97,920 | 500 | 2.3 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 38,120 | 2,020 | 2.3 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 25,170 | 2,520 | 2.3 |
| New accounts clerks | 28,360 | 2,890 | 2.2 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 24,200 | 400 | 2.2 |
| Interior designers | 47,300 | 2,050 | 2.2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and sports competitors | 153,640 | 1.94 | 170 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 45,220 | 1.81 | 3,610 |
| Choreographers | 64,780 | 1.65 | 220 |
| Radio and television announcers | 58,020 | 1.6 | 380 |
| Optometrists | 161,450 | 1.58 | 210 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 76,080 | 1.51 | 140 |
| Health educators | 63,430 | 1.46 | 2,190 |
| Real estate brokers | 100,610 | 1.45 | 1,230 |
| Social science research assistants | 52,980 | 1.43 | 230 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 62,370 | 1.4 | 550 |
| Producers and directors | 71,200 | 1.38 | 1,400 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 47,290 | 1.36 | 230 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 88,060 | 1.33 | 1,140 |
| Advertising sales agents | 59,820 | 1.32 | 3,640 |
| Coaches and scouts | 43,300 | 1.31 | 1,220 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 57,030 | 1.31 | 5,020 |
| Social and community service managers | 68,090 | 1.29 | 1,340 |
| Management analysts | 89,040 | 1.29 | 15,670 |
| Lawyers | 124,060 | 1.29 | 10,140 |
| Airfield operations specialists | 56,430 | 1.29 | 160 |
| Microbiologists | 78,870 | 1.28 | 500 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 84,570 | 1.25 | 770 |
| Law clerks | 48,120 | 1.25 | 890 |
| Computer programmers | 75,430 | 1.25 | 7,890 |
| Training and development specialists | 58,510 | 1.25 | 5,370 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 46,680 | 1.24 | 2,690 |
| Graphic designers | 46,950 | 1.24 | 3,160 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 43,840 | 1.23 | 330 |
| Avionics technicians | 59,170 | 1.23 | 160 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 81,240 | 1.23 | 11,980 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 43,450 | 1.23 | 840 |
| Photographic process workers | 32,410 | 1.22 | 520 |
| Landscape architects | 72,730 | 1.22 | 1,010 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 26,970 | 1.22 | 200 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 62,140 | 1.22 | 2,680 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,620 | 1.21 | 1,800 |
| Managers, all other | 93,880 | 1.21 | 7,740 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 31,990 | 1.21 | 420 |
| Insurance sales agents | 65,370 | 1.21 | 6,080 |
| Funeral attendants | 25,530 | 1.2 | 500 |
| Court reporters | 54,940 | 1.2 | 470 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 22,170 | 1.19 | 1,870 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 56,180 | 1.19 | 1,050 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 40,510 | 1.19 | 880 |
| Craft artists | 35,910 | 1.18 | 120 |
| Computer systems analysts | 75,580 | 1.18 | 13,360 |
| Credit analysts | 66,220 | 1.17 | 1,800 |
| Librarians | 57,320 | 1.17 | 2,170 |
| Financial managers | 100,440 | 1.17 | 12,200 |
| Parts salespersons | 34,400 | 1.17 | 3,400 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons | 199,320 | 590 |
| Anesthesiologists | 186,910 | 140 |
| Psychiatrists | 170,820 | 90 |
| Dentists, general | 163,130 | 1,770 |
| Optometrists | 161,450 | 210 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 160,880 | |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 158,950 | |
| Chief executives | 158,510 | 10,630 |
| Internists, general | 155,390 | 1,750 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 154,860 | 3,010 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 153,640 | 170 |
| Family and general practitioners | 152,610 | 310 |
| Air traffic controllers | 126,240 | 810 |
| Lawyers | 124,060 | 10,140 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 104,100 | 8,300 |
| Sales managers | 103,410 | 12,630 |
| Real estate brokers | 100,610 | 1,230 |
| Financial managers | 100,440 | 12,200 |
| Marketing managers | 99,950 | 5,180 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 97,920 | 500 |
| Natural sciences managers | 97,840 | 880 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 97,810 | 60 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 97,390 | 1,660 |
| Engineering managers | 97,200 | 3,960 |
| Pharmacists | 95,000 | 3,850 |
| Managers, all other | 93,880 | 7,740 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 91,630 | 280 |
| General and operations managers | 91,020 | 50,050 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 90,620 | 400 |
| Management analysts | 89,040 | 15,670 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 88,060 | 1,140 |
| Training and development managers | 87,040 | 950 |
| Sales engineers | 84,790 | 1,860 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 84,570 | 770 |
| Actuaries | 84,500 | 400 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 83,470 | 1,110 |
| Pediatricians, general | 83,160 | |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 83,140 | 120 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 82,740 | 970 |
| Industrial production managers | 82,690 | 2,380 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 82,520 | 9,120 |
| Life scientists, all other | 82,300 | |
| Public relations managers | 81,800 | 760 |
| Purchasing managers | 81,280 | 1,710 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 81,240 | 11,980 |
| Education administrators, all other | 80,980 | 410 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 80,110 | 1,820 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 80,070 | 7,050 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 79,830 | 1,250 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 79,790 | 230 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Home Depot | 81.5 |
| United Parcel Service | 42.6 |
| Coca-Cola | 23.1 |
| BellSouth | 20.6 |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises | 18.7 |
| Delta Air Lines | 16.2 |
| Southern | 13.6 |
| SunTrust Banks | 10.9 |
| Genuine Parts | 9.8 |
| Cox Communications | 7.1 |
| Newell Rubbermaid | 6.5 |
| BlueLinx Holdings | 5.6 |
| Beazer Homes USA | 5 |
| Mirant | 4.2 |
| AGL Resources | 2.7 |
| Spectrum Brands | 2.4 |
| Gold Kist | 2.3 |
| Georgia Gulf | 2.3 |
| Acuity Brands | 2.2 |
| Superior Essex | 1.8 |
| Equifax | 1.4 |
| Russell | 1.4 |
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