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The Macon economy is powered by services, retail, manufacturing and the government. Jobs are provided in manufacturing industries such as aircraft parts, textiles, bricks and tiles and paper products. The other major sectors for employment in the region are healthcare, manufacturing, education, accommodation and food services; finance and insurance; and construction. Also, the nearby Robins Air Force Base is a major employer in the region.
The county is a prominent agricultural area. Milk and poultry are significant elements of the region's economy. Jobs are also provided in the processing and distribution centers that are involved with the region's farmland. The forest products industry also provides jobs in the region. The area includes a large Weyerhaeuser pulp processing plant.
Jobs more common in Macon than most other cities include bailiffs, paper goods machine setters, operators and tenders; production workers, correctional officers and jailers; insurance claims and policy processing clerks; probation officers and correctional treatment specialists; and insurance underwriters.
Notable employers in the Macon region are:
Noteworthy information about Macon: About 17% of the population over the age of 25 have a bachelor's degree or better. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 80.5 which is low when compared to the national average of 100. In 2009 the average salary in Macon was $28,000.
Macon companies have access to helpful business organizations such as:
The Macon Telegraph offers current information about the business endeavors in Macon.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 3,350 | 59,640 | $43,210 - 79,200 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,150 | 48,320 | $34,920 - 63,520 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 920 | 55,100 | $25,260 - 90,710 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 550 | 58,780 | $34,560 - 89,950 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Social and human service assistants | 440 | 20,620 | $13,600 - 31,250 | 34% | 58% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 440 | 53,090 | $36,320 - 68,240 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Chief executives | 440 | 134,770 | $64,480 - | 2% | 65% |
| 8 | Child, family, and school social workers | 380 | 32,210 | $17,280 - 53,030 | 19% | 77% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 300 | 88,350 | $48,590 - 133,460 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Pharmacists | 280 | 112,960 | $91,250 - 135,230 | 22% | 97% |
| 11 | Training and development specialists | 280 | 53,110 | $33,750 - 77,110 | 18% | 56% |
| 12 | Sales managers | 280 | 83,350 | $44,750 - 136,000 | 10% | 69% |
| 13 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 250 | 51,510 | $38,860 - 67,400 | 20% | 87% |
| 14 | Network and computer systems administrators | 240 | 65,230 | $42,970 - 94,460 | 27% | 50% |
| 15 | Insurance underwriters | 230 | 46,490 | $34,440 - 65,090 | 6% | 53% |
| 16 | Instructional coordinators | 220 | 51,410 | $29,010 - 74,640 | 23% | 79% |
| 17 | Lawyers | 200 | 97,550 | $42,080 - 165,850 | 11% | 99% |
| 18 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 180 | 50,570 | $33,210 - 83,190 | 17% | 54% |
| 19 | Computer systems analysts | 180 | 50,470 | $35,020 - 75,230 | 29% | 68% |
| 20 | Medical and public health social workers | 180 | 38,800 | $27,280 - 59,170 | 24% | 77% |
| 21 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 170 | 52,930 | $37,610 - 65,600 | 12% | 51% |
| 22 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 170 | 47,650 | $27,360 - 71,470 | 13% | 73% |
| 23 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 160 | 42,960 | $27,460 - 66,350 | 5% | 58% |
| 24 | Management analysts | 160 | 72,740 | $42,220 - 116,800 | 22% | 78% |
| 25 | Medical and health services managers | 160 | 79,920 | $35,380 - 127,450 | 16% | 57% |
| 26 | Physical therapists | 150 | 82,760 | $58,600 - 116,760 | 27% | 89% |
| 27 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 140 | 78,420 | $59,730 - 101,760 | 8% | 78% |
| 28 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 140 | 34,170 | $26,230 - 49,810 | 15% | 51% |
| 29 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 140 | 44,300 | $35,340 - 56,910 | 53% | 57% |
| 30 | Physician assistants | 140 | 88,080 | $69,430 - 104,300 | 27% | 67% |
| 31 | Social and community service managers | 130 | 47,120 | $22,400 - 81,040 | 25% | 72% |
| 32 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 130 | 67,270 | $34,740 - 138,750 | 25% | 67% |
| 33 | Computer programmers | 130 | 64,700 | $39,360 - 92,430 | 0% | 73% |
| 34 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 130 | 33,330 | $26,390 - 41,750 | 11% | 58% |
| 35 | Advertising sales agents | 120 | 30,500 | $18,720 - 48,010 | 20% | 56% |
| 36 | Managers, all other | 120 | 74,650 | $44,340 - 122,510 | 7% | 55% |
| 37 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 110 | 30,890 | $22,270 - 42,820 | 25% | 58% |
| 38 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 110 | 37,150 | $22,320 - 52,520 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Personal financial advisors | 100 | 103,460 | $43,270 - 159,940 | 41% | 81% |
| 40 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 100 | 101,640 | $56,700 - 162,370 | 14% | 78% |
| 41 | Mechanical engineers | 100 | 62,910 | $46,000 - 81,120 | 4% | 78% |
| 42 | Computer and information systems managers | 90 | 84,590 | $49,540 - 135,680 | 16% | 73% |
| 43 | Dentists, general | 90 | 155,020 | $88,750 - | 9% | 100% |
| 44 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 80 | 54,370 | $34,460 - 80,410 | 17% | 56% |
| 45 | Librarians | 80 | 50,840 | $36,790 - 63,660 | 4% | 85% |
| 46 | Speech-language pathologists | 80 | 58,260 | $39,400 - 81,100 | 11% | 98% |
| 47 | Market research analysts | 70 | 43,530 | $30,850 - 64,760 | 20% | 82% |
| 48 | Electrical engineers | 70 | 81,430 | $59,190 - 110,680 | 6% | 81% |
| 49 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 70 | 67,610 | $27,930 - 106,040 | 12% | 51% |
| 50 | Public relations specialists | 70 | 43,420 | $26,520 - 72,380 | 18% | 81% |
| 51 | Occupational therapists | 60 | 67,920 | $49,630 - 90,460 | 23% | 90% |
| 52 | Financial specialists, all other | 60 | 44,860 | $32,090 - 61,740 | 12% | 50% |
| 53 | Computer software engineers, applications | 60 | 54,040 | $26,900 - 101,560 | 45% | 85% |
| 54 | Industrial engineers | 60 | 76,490 | $45,010 - 112,440 | 20% | 74% |
| 55 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 60 | 37,820 | $25,920 - 54,570 | 34% | 73% |
| 56 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 46,770 | $28,080 - 85,970 | 24% | 78% |
| 57 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 50 | 40,450 | $16,130 - 63,110 | 9% | 72% |
| 58 | Credit analysts | 50 | 54,300 | $30,260 - 95,110 | 2% | 60% |
| 59 | Reporters and correspondents | 50 | $ - | 1% | 85% | |
| 60 | Graphic designers | 50 | 35,160 | $24,260 - 49,610 | 10% | 55% |
| 61 | Sales and related workers, all other | 50 | 41,390 | $15,000 - 72,290 | 14% | 62% |
| 62 | Coaches and scouts | 50 | 38,550 | $15,770 - 64,190 | 15% | 60% |
| 63 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 50 | 70,790 | $35,600 - 120,030 | 16% | 99% |
| 64 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 40 | 96,560 | $62,750 - 137,980 | 18% | 88% |
| 65 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 51,440 | $35,560 - 66,950 | 0% | 96% |
| 66 | Engineers, all other | 40 | 56,500 | $34,040 - 87,010 | 6% | 82% |
| 67 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 40 | 43,810 | $32,270 - 60,540 | 25% | 93% |
| 68 | Producers and directors | 40 | 40,970 | $15,550 - 56,920 | 11% | 75% |
| 69 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 40 | 47,110 | $33,180 - 65,870 | 18% | 56% |
| 70 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 40 | 41,210 | $14,430 - 62,080 | 30% | 77% |
| 71 | Editors | 40 | $ - | 2% | 81% | |
| 72 | Engineering managers | 40 | 102,890 | $62,170 - 134,990 | 7% | 84% |
| 73 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 40 | 24,890 | $14,690 - 37,670 | 11% | 55% |
| 74 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 40 | 39,540 | $32,110 - 55,350 | 14% | 54% |
| 75 | Marketing managers | 30 | 63,490 | $38,330 - 97,250 | 14% | 69% |
| 76 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 30 | 78,940 | $34,620 - 131,320 | 5% | 99% |
| 77 | Budget analysts | 30 | 50,870 | $28,920 - 76,790 | 7% | 78% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 3,890 | 23,820 | $13,730 - 39,400 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 2,970 | 16,130 | $12,870 - 20,380 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,530 | 15,090 | $12,810 - 18,640 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 2,320 | 21,680 | $13,940 - 31,430 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,030 | 22,540 | $14,610 - 31,840 | -7% | 8% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,950 | 17,020 | $12,990 - 23,230 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Customer service representatives | 1,840 | 29,570 | $18,350 - 41,160 | 25% | 22% |
| 8 | General and operations managers | 1,820 | 85,330 | $37,760 - 159,550 | 2% | 48% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,660 | 29,120 | $20,460 - 39,630 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,600 | 15,470 | $12,850 - 20,260 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,550 | 23,640 | $15,610 - 33,260 | 2% | 5% |
| 12 | Teacher assistants | 1,490 | 16,480 | $13,000 - 22,050 | 10% | 18% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,410 | 45,860 | $28,420 - 65,820 | 6% | 29% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,350 | 25,040 | $16,120 - 33,380 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,260 | 18,680 | $13,550 - 25,930 | 18% | 7% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,230 | 35,280 | $20,870 - 55,690 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,210 | 27,900 | $13,930 - 52,020 | 8% | 4% |
| 18 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,040 | 34,560 | $23,730 - 47,540 | 15% | 18% |
| 19 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,030 | 30,890 | $21,730 - 44,410 | 10% | 4% |
| 20 | Construction laborers | 1,000 | 23,810 | $13,970 - 36,080 | 11% | 5% |
| 21 | Security guards | 990 | 23,240 | $14,430 - 36,190 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 910 | 33,970 | $25,960 - 42,950 | 14% | 7% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 900 | 34,340 | $21,770 - 49,300 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 790 | 30,140 | $22,840 - 38,980 | 0% | 22% |
| 25 | Production workers, all other | 780 | 32,090 | $16,700 - 49,520 | 2% | 5% |
| 26 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 750 | 16,400 | $13,130 - 20,060 | 13% | 5% |
| 27 | Insurance sales agents | 710 | 48,100 | $26,630 - 65,220 | 13% | 45% |
| 28 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 690 | 28,790 | $22,420 - 35,580 | 4% | 15% |
| 29 | Cooks, restaurant | 680 | 17,690 | $13,050 - 24,550 | 12% | 5% |
| 30 | Bus drivers, school | 680 | 15,980 | $12,830 - 22,930 | 9% | 4% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 660 | 28,990 | $18,780 - 41,550 | 11% | 14% |
| 32 | Correctional officers and jailers | 650 | 28,040 | $22,170 - 33,130 | 17% | 11% |
| 33 | Receptionists and information clerks | 650 | 22,670 | $16,670 - 30,940 | 17% | 13% |
| 34 | Medical assistants | 610 | 26,210 | $19,170 - 33,480 | 35% | 10% |
| 35 | Dishwashers | 590 | 14,470 | $12,770 - 16,660 | 10% | 3% |
| 36 | Home health aides | 570 | 17,220 | $13,810 - 20,100 | 49% | 7% |
| 37 | Medical secretaries | 560 | 24,480 | $19,080 - 31,310 | 17% | 18% |
| 38 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 560 | 29,340 | $17,940 - 46,450 | -1% | 2% |
| 39 | Bill and account collectors | 550 | 31,340 | $24,970 - 39,210 | 23% | 13% |
| 40 | Child care workers | 550 | 18,360 | $13,140 - 28,580 | 18% | 15% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 540 | 56,230 | $34,380 - 85,750 | 7% | 13% |
| 42 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 530 | 36,190 | $20,940 - 59,730 | 14% | 4% |
| 43 | Electricians | 510 | 39,970 | $28,250 - 58,450 | 7% | 7% |
| 44 | Packers and packagers, hand | 510 | 18,000 | $13,280 - 25,190 | -11% | 3% |
| 45 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 500 | 22,680 | $13,470 - 44,300 | 26% | 43% |
| 46 | Food preparation workers | 490 | 17,880 | $13,050 - 27,640 | 15% | 7% |
| 47 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 470 | 22,850 | $16,480 - 30,430 | 18% | 6% |
| 48 | Tellers | 460 | 23,750 | $18,500 - 30,710 | 14% | 16% |
| 49 | Cooks, fast food | 440 | 17,270 | $13,250 - 23,310 | 8% | 5% |
| 50 | Legal secretaries | 410 | 28,460 | $20,870 - 44,050 | 12% | 18% |
| 51 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 410 | 24,610 | $16,620 - 36,090 | 4% | 6% |
| 52 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 390 | 51,640 | $26,290 - 79,570 | -4% | 15% |
| 53 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 380 | 26,400 | $21,260 - 35,490 | 2% | 11% |
| 54 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 360 | 41,980 | $33,800 - 54,170 | 0% | 0% |
| 55 | Pharmacy technicians | 360 | 28,340 | $20,660 - 37,660 | 32% | 16% |
| 56 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 350 | 26,700 | $21,420 - 31,850 | 10% | 24% |
| 57 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 350 | 45,150 | $33,910 - 61,220 | 16% | 43% |
| 58 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 350 | 50,720 | $34,360 - 68,580 | 9% | 10% |
| 59 | Team assemblers | 340 | 29,760 | $17,660 - 46,100 | 0% | 5% |
| 60 | Computer support specialists | 320 | 37,370 | $26,570 - 50,030 | 13% | 43% |
| 61 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 320 | 17,380 | $13,310 - 22,580 | 11% | 5% |
| 62 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 310 | 30,040 | $26,950 - 32,860 | -17% | 0% |
| 63 | Counter and rental clerks | 290 | 25,600 | $14,990 - 35,580 | 23% | 16% |
| 64 | Machinists | 280 | 22,820 | $13,230 - 39,330 | -2% | 3% |
| 65 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 270 | 14,370 | $12,770 - 16,280 | 12% | 6% |
| 66 | Business operations specialists, all other | 260 | 58,660 | $33,880 - 86,390 | 21% | 49% |
| 67 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 260 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 260 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 69 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 250 | 24,240 | $16,110 - 34,660 | 12% | 6% |
| 70 | Personal and home care aides | 250 | 18,350 | $16,330 - 20,730 | 51% | 10% |
| 71 | Driver/sales workers | 250 | 27,630 | $14,310 - 56,870 | -4% | 4% |
| 72 | Administrative services managers | 250 | 67,520 | $36,880 - 108,100 | 12% | 40% |
| 73 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 240 | 16,810 | $13,130 - 22,600 | 10% | 17% |
| 74 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 230 | 43,190 | $33,820 - 51,630 | 0% | 0% |
| 75 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 230 | 47,420 | $26,650 - 63,650 | 15% | 25% |
| 76 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 230 | 30,830 | $21,170 - 40,650 | 13% | 11% |
| 77 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 220 | 46,840 | $26,540 - 65,220 | 12% | 3% |
| 78 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 220 | 38,420 | $23,990 - 52,390 | 4% | 30% |
| 79 | Medical records and health information technicians | 220 | 26,090 | $20,080 - 34,410 | 18% | 12% |
| 80 | Respiratory therapists | 210 | 48,500 | $35,790 - 63,380 | 23% | 28% |
| 81 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 200 | 26,340 | $19,140 - 36,250 | 12% | 0% |
| 82 | Helpers--production workers | 200 | 18,220 | $13,300 - 24,770 | 0% | 4% |
| 83 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 200 | 33,180 | $20,200 - 49,720 | -6% | 14% |
| 84 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 200 | 26,500 | $17,570 - 38,780 | 19% | 14% |
| 85 | Helpers--electricians | 200 | 22,680 | $14,430 - 31,250 | 7% | 3% |
| 86 | Dental hygienists | 190 | 50,800 | $30,560 - 68,240 | 30% | 33% |
| 87 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 190 | 30,890 | $16,620 - 46,000 | 5% | 2% |
| 88 | Real estate sales agents | 190 | 34,170 | $25,480 - 47,680 | 11% | 45% |
| 89 | Surgical technologists | 180 | 32,530 | $26,810 - 39,230 | 25% | 16% |
| 90 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 180 | 15,300 | $12,840 - 19,040 | 10% | 5% |
| 91 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 170 | 36,250 | $19,820 - 50,240 | 9% | 3% |
| 92 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 170 | 43,940 | $32,130 - 62,300 | 11% | 4% |
| 93 | Carpenters | 170 | 33,930 | $22,190 - 43,200 | 10% | 6% |
| 94 | Parts salespersons | 170 | 31,490 | $20,790 - 45,730 | -1% | 6% |
| 95 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 170 | 15,770 | $12,910 - 20,070 | 24% | 22% |
| 96 | Bartenders | 160 | 18,850 | $13,020 - 29,580 | 11% | 17% |
| 97 | Data entry keyers | 160 | 27,260 | $18,030 - 34,410 | -4% | 18% |
| 98 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 160 | 34,270 | $21,610 - 52,990 | 9% | 5% |
| 99 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 160 | 22,930 | $16,630 - 30,590 | -7% | 10% |
| 100 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 150 | 43,340 | $28,980 - 56,580 | 12% | 3% |
 | Macon Colleges Macon colleges and trade schools. |
| Macon Graduate Schools Macon Graduate and Business Schools |
 | Macon Hotels & Travel Macon hotels, landmarks, tourism, transportation. |
 | Macon Mortgage Macon property, mortgage, and real estate. |
* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiffs | 15,740 | 140 | 18.9 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,820 | 110 | 7.3 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,040 | 310 | 5.6 |
| Production workers, all other | 32,090 | 780 | 5.1 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 28,040 | 650 | 4.8 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 30,140 | 790 | 4.8 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 33,330 | 130 | 4.1 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 43,190 | 230 | 3.5 |
| Insurance underwriters | 46,490 | 230 | 3.3 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 45,150 | 350 | 3.2 |
| Respiratory therapists | 48,500 | 210 | 3.1 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 50,570 | 180 | 3.1 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 41,980 | 360 | 3.1 |
| Insurance sales agents | 48,100 | 710 | 3 |
| Surgical technologists | 32,530 | 180 | 3 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 33,410 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Physician assistants | 88,080 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 41,210 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 26,400 | 380 | 2.8 |
| Helpers--electricians | 22,680 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Instructional coordinators | 51,410 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Bus drivers, school | 15,980 | 680 | 2.4 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 26,700 | 350 | 2.3 |
| Legal secretaries | 28,460 | 410 | 2.2 |
| Chief executives | 134,770 | 440 | 2.2 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 32,210 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Social and human service assistants | 20,620 | 440 | 2 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 26,340 | 200 | 2 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 29,500 | 120 | 2 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 38,800 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 33,970 | 910 | 1.9 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 28,790 | 690 | 1.9 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 26,090 | 220 | 1.9 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 27,900 | 1,210 | 1.9 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 260 | 1.9 | |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 43,340 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Training and development specialists | 53,110 | 280 | 1.9 |
| Registered nurses | 59,640 | 3,350 | 1.8 |
| Bill and account collectors | 31,340 | 550 | 1.8 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 28,530 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 22,680 | 500 | 1.8 |
| Teacher assistants | 16,480 | 1,490 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 30,830 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Medical assistants | 26,210 | 610 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 56,230 | 540 | 1.8 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 51,510 | 250 | 1.8 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 101,640 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 26,300 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Medical secretaries | 24,480 | 560 | 1.7 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,500 | 200 | 1.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loan officers | 81,380 | 1.38 | 110 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 46,840 | 1.19 | 220 |
| Physical therapists | 82,760 | 1.13 | 150 |
| Production workers, all other | 32,090 | 1.11 | 780 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 25,600 | 1.1 | 290 |
| Team assemblers | 29,760 | 1.09 | 340 |
| Physician assistants | 88,080 | 1.08 | 140 |
| Pharmacists | 112,960 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 26,340 | 1.06 | 200 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 65,230 | 1.06 | 240 |
| Driver/sales workers | 27,630 | 1.06 | 250 |
| Training and development specialists | 53,110 | 1.05 | 280 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 26,340 | 1.05 | 140 |
| Data entry keyers | 27,260 | 1.05 | 160 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 53,090 | 1.04 | 440 |
| Parts salespersons | 31,490 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 51,510 | 1.03 | 250 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 35,280 | 1.03 | 1,230 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 34,380 | 1.03 | 150 |
| Bill and account collectors | 31,340 | 1.02 | 550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 45,860 | 1.02 | 1,410 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 26,300 | 1.01 | 120 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 28,340 | 1.01 | 360 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 43,340 | 1.01 | 150 |
| Computer programmers | 64,700 | 1.01 | 130 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 33,410 | 1.01 | 120 |
| Tellers | 23,750 | 1 | 460 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 36,190 | 1 | 530 |
| Customer service representatives | 29,570 | 1 | 1,840 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 58,660 | 1 | 260 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 52,930 | 0.99 | 170 |
| Cooks, fast food | 17,270 | 0.99 | 440 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 33,180 | 0.99 | 200 |
| Management analysts | 72,740 | 0.99 | 160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 56,230 | 0.99 | 540 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 22,540 | 0.99 | 2,030 |
| Printing machine operators | 32,230 | 0.98 | 120 |
| Accountants and auditors | 58,780 | 0.98 | 550 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,640 | 0.98 | 1,550 |
| Dental assistants | 31,540 | 0.98 | 130 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 29,340 | 0.98 | 560 |
| Retail salespersons | 23,820 | 0.98 | 3,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 51,640 | 0.98 | 390 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 55,100 | 0.98 | 920 |
| Bartenders | 18,850 | 0.97 | 160 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 48,320 | 0.97 | 1,150 |
| Registered nurses | 59,640 | 0.97 | 3,350 |
| Order clerks | 27,180 | 0.97 | 120 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 27,900 | 0.96 | 1,210 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 78,420 | 0.96 | 140 |
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