Rockford Employment

Employment and Industries in the Rockford, Illinois Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Rockford, Illinois 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	3,150	51,190	$32,060 - 74,060	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,540	54,740	$32,910 - 84,500	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,570	56,030	$22,010 - 92,270	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,280	58,790	$32,330 - 95,940	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,080	54,570	$34,440 - 79,870	18%	79%
6	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	730	50,750	$26,150 - 81,070	15%	51%
7	Managers, all other	580	72,750	$43,930 - 102,500	7%	55%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	560	58,990	$33,250 - 101,840	12%	51%
9	Mechanical engineers	520	64,900	$45,060 - 88,980	4%	78%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	480	28,410	$13,970 - 52,280	9%	54%
11	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	400	48,810	$32,630 - 65,470	11%	95%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	390	52,750	$29,410 - 78,290	19%	77%
13	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	320	88,530	$61,770 - 116,930	8%	78%
14	Sales managers	320	88,590	$46,390 - 145,340	10%	69%
15	Financial specialists, all other	300	54,100	$17,540 - 84,650	12%	50%
16	Chief executives	290	146,330	$76,210 - 0	2%	65%
17	Financial managers	280	96,350	$47,650 - 0	13%	60%
18	Lawyers	280	98,690	$57,520 - 0	11%	99%
19	Training and development specialists	260	65,620	$27,020 - 0	18%	56%
20	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	260		$0 - 0	18%	56%
21	Electrical engineers	260	64,520	$52,330 - 87,790	6%	81%
22	Computer programmers	250	55,030	$32,450 - 84,960	0%	73%
23	Market research analysts	250	59,580	$21,530 - 110,230	20%	82%
24	Engineers, all other	240	63,790	$41,070 - 93,640	6%	82%
25	Pharmacists	240	89,620	$68,970 - 114,960	22%	97%
26	Industrial engineers	220	58,830	$38,340 - 79,740	20%	74%
27	Coaches and scouts	220	25,300	$14,260 - 42,620	15%	60%
28	Graphic designers	210	37,860	$24,840 - 50,990	10%	55%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	210	58,100	$32,750 - 87,520	27%	50%
30	Social and human service assistants	200	25,230	$16,850 - 34,630	34%	58%
31	Engineering managers	200	90,190	$61,110 - 125,900	7%	84%
32	Advertising sales agents	190	43,800	$23,200 - 79,390	20%	56%
33	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	190	101,070	$31,960 - 0	25%	67%
34	Medical and health services managers	190	63,430	$36,580 - 90,860	16%	57%
35	Community and social service specialists, all other	180	34,230	$25,020 - 45,360	25%	58%
36	Management analysts	170	82,790	$38,090 - 0	22%	78%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	52,910	$23,660 - 94,410	13%	73%
38	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	160		$0 - 0	17%	56%
39	Computer systems analysts	160	62,260	$35,810 - 93,490	29%	68%
40	Physical therapists	160	82,030	$59,430 - 99,090	27%	89%
41	Computer software engineers, applications	150	60,220	$15,450 - 88,090	45%	85%
42	Social and community service managers	140	43,180	$24,340 - 67,000	25%	72%
43	Speech-language pathologists	140	60,660	$41,880 - 81,240	11%	98%
44	Computer and information systems managers	140	80,080	$54,030 - 113,200	16%	73%
45	Insurance underwriters	130	64,080	$33,000 - 92,250	6%	53%
46	Social workers, all other	130	54,190	$28,970 - 83,580	18%	77%
47	Purchasing managers	130	68,760	$36,440 - 109,980	3%	57%
48	Architects, except landscape and naval	120	65,230	$30,060 - 104,120	18%	88%
49	Librarians	120	55,790	$35,170 - 90,510	4%	85%
50	Financial analysts	110	49,640	$33,490 - 72,640	34%	87%
51	Surveyors	100	49,590	$20,050 - 76,370	24%	82%
52	Sales engineers	100	67,820	$42,900 - 93,830	9%	79%
53	Compensation and benefits managers	100	61,390	$34,030 - 101,170	12%	58%
54	Legislators	100	31,010	$14,030 - 99,280	1%	65%
55	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	47,190	$31,090 - 70,580	9%	87%
56	Self-enrichment education teachers	100	40,770	$20,610 - 69,190	23%	54%
57	Medical and public health social workers	100	45,410	$25,280 - 57,090	24%	77%
58	Dentists, general	100	116,020	$70,160 - 0	9%	100%
59	Computer software engineers, systems software	90	64,070	$36,340 - 91,700	28%	85%
60	Marketing managers	90	89,560	$46,170 - 0	14%	69%
61	Reporters and correspondents	90	40,120	$24,050 - 61,420	1%	85%
62	Civil engineers	90	65,250	$42,340 - 89,700	18%	87%
63	Occupational therapists	80	68,220	$28,040 - 93,260	23%	90%
64	Database administrators	80	47,580	$27,130 - 74,540	29%	72%
65	Public relations specialists	80	41,700	$25,250 - 71,700	18%	81%
66	Special education teachers, middle school	70	42,180	$21,450 - 65,620	16%	87%
67	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	40,320	$14,660 - 68,350	5%	58%
68	Floral designers	70	21,740	$16,520 - 28,740	0%	55%
69	Rehabilitation counselors	70	34,960	$25,730 - 54,220	23%	73%
70	Mental health counselors	70	34,560	$24,910 - 47,420	30%	73%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	43,290	$15,170 - 68,920	18%	56%
72	Counselors, all other	60	37,840	$22,160 - 60,110	17%	73%
73	Editors	60	48,880	$19,680 - 79,630	2%	81%
74	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	65,150	$45,450 - 93,390	4%	81%
75	Computer specialists, all other	60	50,610	$30,280 - 76,930	15%	68%
76	Veterinarians	50	87,910	$62,150 - 104,580	35%	100%
77	Physician assistants	50	83,670	$63,620 - 120,620	27%	67%
78	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	29,830	$18,580 - 47,300	11%	55%
79	Producers and directors	50	36,670	$25,580 - 51,970	11%	75%
80	Chiropractors	40	73,100	$47,480 - 112,360	14%	98%
81	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	33,270	$23,940 - 45,860	24%	78%
82	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	55,020	$36,340 - 75,330	53%	57%
83	Recreational therapists	40	29,380	$15,040 - 47,080	4%	77%
84	Materials engineers	30	68,740	$47,270 - 99,690	4%	77%
85	Writers and authors	30	31,820	$19,300 - 44,860	13%	84%
86	Human resources managers, all other	30	76,160	$39,950 - 125,970	11%	58%
87	Technical writers	30	54,880	$39,410 - 75,540	20%	74%

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	Team assemblers	5,950	24,970	$14,070 - 41,430	0%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	4,830	23,760	$14,640 - 38,160	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	3,860	17,770	$14,230 - 23,650	-2%	10%
4	Machinists	3,650	36,520	$16,310 - 58,400	-2%	3%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,150	25,440	$15,890 - 36,750	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	3,120	23,530	$15,400 - 34,010	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	2,370	17,040	$13,960 - 23,510	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,110	20,640	$14,310 - 31,750	15%	4%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,100	31,930	$21,210 - 44,390	13%	16%
10	Carpenters	2,100	39,700	$26,820 - 61,150	10%	6%
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,950	16,170	$13,990 - 19,680	18%	5%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,910	22,540	$14,940 - 35,030	-7%	8%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,810	20,190	$14,340 - 25,310	18%	7%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,810	37,960	$24,760 - 51,220	10%	4%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,760	25,250	$16,340 - 35,810	1%	18%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,590	36,090	$21,880 - 55,390	15%	18%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	1,560	22,940	$16,330 - 31,810	17%	13%
18	Customer service representatives	1,520	29,750	$17,220 - 44,130	25%	22%
19	Telemarketers	1,400	17,610	$15,580 - 18,950	-9%	14%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,380	25,770	$14,770 - 36,320	8%	4%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,360	56,610	$32,580 - 86,690	-4%	15%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	1,360	19,080	$14,080 - 28,160	-11%	3%
23	Teacher assistants	1,220	18,880	$14,900 - 23,680	10%	18%
24	General and operations managers	1,220	102,060	$47,050 - [?]	2%	48%
25	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,200	29,890	$16,040 - 51,980	-6%	14%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,190	36,180	$21,410 - 53,580	4%	25%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,190	27,960	$17,210 - 41,580	4%	6%
28	Food preparation workers	1,150	16,990	$14,080 - 21,530	15%	7%
29	Production workers, all other	1,140	28,630	$16,120 - 40,210	2%	5%
30	Business operations specialists, all other	1,120	61,740	$24,940 - 116,570	21%	49%
31	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,110	34,410	$20,400 - 50,990	10%	6%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,070	43,190	$23,240 - 66,970	6%	29%
33	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,030	29,200	$16,530 - 49,900	-14%	0%
34	Home health aides	990	22,640	$15,350 - 30,150	49%	7%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	980	22,720	$15,880 - 31,330	18%	6%
36	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	880	32,490	$17,560 - 53,960	14%	4%
37	Industrial truck and tractor operators	880	30,090	$20,720 - 39,730	-1%	2%
38	Cooks, restaurant	820	18,770	$14,290 - 24,880	12%	5%
39	Construction laborers	780	43,590	$20,680 - 72,750	11%	5%
40	Bartenders	750	17,810	$14,280 - 22,310	11%	17%
41	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	740	33,020	$20,860 - 45,270	-2%	6%
42	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	720	35,790	$26,580 - 45,320	14%	7%
43	Cooks, fast food	690	16,560	$13,980 - 19,520	8%	5%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	690	29,010	$20,910 - 37,270	4%	15%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	680	27,320	$18,940 - 38,840	11%	14%
46	Security guards	660	22,590	$15,700 - 34,210	17%	13%
47	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	660	16,120	$13,990 - 19,290	10%	8%
48	Tellers	650	21,440	$16,800 - 27,570	14%	16%
49	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	630	53,950	$32,570 - 72,360	11%	33%
50	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	600	33,450	$22,810 - 43,750	5%	2%
51	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	590	17,500	$14,170 - 22,870	13%	5%
52	Child care workers	580	17,800	$14,060 - 23,600	18%	15%
53	Sales representatives, services, all other	550	47,490	$23,500 - 76,600	28%	48%
54	Dishwashers	540	15,760	$14,020 - 18,170	10%	3%
55	Tool and die makers	530	44,790	$31,110 - 59,450	-9%	5%
56	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	520	31,150	$21,190 - 43,010	-22%	0%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	490	61,780	$37,520 - 89,450	7%	13%
58	Bill and account collectors	480	26,990	$18,350 - 36,170	23%	13%
59	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	450	31,270	$18,970 - 43,590	-4%	5%
60	Postal service mail carriers	440	44,020	$35,530 - 50,750	1%	11%
61	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	420	15,770	$13,960 - 18,620	12%	6%
62	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	420	57,920	$35,780 - 86,400	11%	4%
63	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	410	32,560	$20,530 - 46,320	-15%	0%
64	Personal and home care aides	400	16,720	$14,100 - 19,990	51%	10%
65	Driver/sales workers	390	24,680	$14,410 - 41,350	-4%	4%
66	Medical secretaries	390	30,500	$23,210 - 46,130	17%	18%
67	Cost estimators	390	54,670	$33,090 - 83,370	19%	32%
68	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	390	30,090	$16,440 - 50,310	-8%	5%
69	Counter and rental clerks	390	22,560	$14,350 - 41,060	23%	16%
70	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	370	26,290	$14,360 - 38,470	12%	6%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	370	79,490	$40,170 - 109,170	9%	10%
72	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	360	26,050	$15,990 - 35,850	-26%	6%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	360	36,790	$23,540 - 53,770	4%	30%
74	Electricians	360	49,610	$27,880 - 72,480	7%	7%
75	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	360	49,290	$27,730 - 72,250	0%	42%
76	Dental assistants	350	30,620	$23,040 - 36,170	29%	9%
77	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	350	64,950	$36,810 - 85,420	8%	3%
78	Recreation workers	350	20,100	$14,070 - 32,590	13%	47%
79	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	350	19,700	$13,990 - 28,570	14%	3%
80	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	340	21,010	$15,100 - 27,270	11%	5%
81	Pharmacy technicians	340	23,110	$16,790 - 30,240	32%	16%
82	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	330	17,280	$14,120 - 21,760	10%	5%
83	Insurance sales agents	320	47,390	$27,600 - 84,920	13%	45%
84	Medical assistants	320	33,300	$19,400 - 65,110	35%	10%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	320	42,790	$32,130 - 58,610	13%	17%
86	Office and administrative support workers, all other	320	29,920	$19,980 - 38,920	-8%	32%
87	Loan officers	320	37,990	$18,420 - 74,580	12%	49%
88	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	300	43,200	$27,880 - 58,630	11%	11%
89	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	300	30,770	$23,280 - 43,410	0%	3%
90	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	300	37,320	$18,910 - 58,020	27%	47%
91	Paralegals and legal assistants	300	43,070	$27,770 - 54,760	22%	45%
92	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	290	17,220	$14,120 - 21,950	10%	17%
93	Bus drivers, school	290	18,150	$15,270 - 22,150	9%	4%
94	Legal secretaries	280	33,620	$25,510 - 42,810	12%	18%
95	Industrial production managers	270	77,450	$43,900 - 109,560	-5%	43%
96	Order clerks	270	27,810	$18,990 - 36,960	-23%	16%
97	Industrial machinery mechanics	270	46,020	$31,020 - 67,000	9%	5%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	270	65,420	$28,540 - 96,610	4%	38%
99	Preschool teachers, except special education	250	20,220	$14,260 - 27,770	26%	43%
100	Parts salespersons	250	31,920	$17,650 - 48,430	-1%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Rockford Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	32,610	160	17.6
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	24,070	130	14.4
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,610	210	11.5
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,580	210	10
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,150	520	9.7
Machinists	36,520	3,650	9.4
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,590	210	7.4
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,990	180	7.3
Numerical tool and process control programmers	50,880	100	7.3
Tool and die makers	44,790	530	6.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,020	740	5.8
Team assemblers	24,970	5,950	5.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50,750	730	5.1
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,000	170	5
Production workers, all other	28,630	1,140	4.7
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,770	300	4.6
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,560	410	4.4
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,200	1,030	3.9
Telemarketers	17,610	1,400	3.8
Industrial engineering technicians	42,380	190	3.1
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	43,200	300	3.1
Surgeons	179,870	130	3.1
Legislators	31,010	100	2.7
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	16,420	100	2.6
Maintenance workers, machinery	38,340	180	2.6
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	34,440	230	2.5
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	37,720	180	2.5
Social workers, all other	54,190	130	2.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,890	1,200	2.4
Motor vehicle operators, all other	17,020	150	2.4
Tapers	41,050	100	2.3
Financial specialists, all other	54,100	300	2.3
Mechanical engineers	64,900	520	2.3
Machine feeders and offbearers	24,490	230	2.2
Mechanical drafters	44,940	150	2.1
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	53,480	120	2.1
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	30,090	390	2
Community and social service specialists, all other	34,230	180	2
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,510	130	2
Compensation and benefits managers	61,390	100	2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,610	1,360	2
Carpenters	39,700	2,100	2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,290	170	1.9
Library assistants, clerical	19,820	170	1.8
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	16,260	190	1.8
Purchasing managers	68,760	130	1.8
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	26,050	360	1.7
Physical therapist assistants	33,480	100	1.7
Surveyors	49,590	100	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,740	2,540	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Rockford, Illinois Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cement masons and concrete finishers	60,200	1.74	190
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	64,950	1.63	350
Roofers	51,530	1.53	160
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50,750	1.52	730
Construction laborers	43,590	1.51	780
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	42,900	1.49	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	79,490	1.45	370
Painters, construction and maintenance	45,060	1.4	200
Training and development specialists	65,620	1.4	260
Child, family, and school social workers	52,750	1.37	390
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	52,250	1.36	240
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,610	1.34	210
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,920	1.32	420
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,320	1.32	300
Medical assistants	33,300	1.27	320
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,270	1.25	450
Brickmasons and blockmasons	52,910	1.24	130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	101,070	1.23	190
Physical therapists	82,030	1.22	160
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,790	1.22	1,280
Social workers, all other	54,190	1.22	130
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	53,950	1.21	630
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	30,090	1.21	390
Management analysts	82,790	1.2	170
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	40,300	1.19	110
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	46,900	1.19	140
Amusement and recreation attendants	20,270	1.18	190
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	88,530	1.18	320
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,740	1.17	2,540
Insurance underwriters	64,080	1.17	130
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,290	1.15	370
Home health aides	22,640	1.15	990
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	61,780	1.15	490
Librarians	55,790	1.14	120
Data entry keyers	27,700	1.14	200
General and operations managers	102,060	1.13	1,220
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,990	1.13	180
Electricians	49,610	1.13	360
Business operations specialists, all other	61,740	1.13	1,120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,170	1.13	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,610	1.13	1,360
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,440	1.12	3,150
Financial managers	96,350	1.12	280
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,560	1.12	410
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	54,750	1.12	150
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	26,310	1.12	170
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,580	1.11	210
Medical secretaries	30,500	1.1	390
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,910	1.1	170
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	39,260	1.1	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Rockford, Illinois Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	179,870	130
Family and general practitioners	169,250	100
Physicians and surgeons, all other	149,060
Chief executives	146,330	290
Dentists, general	116,020	100
Construction managers	114,250	70
General and operations managers	102,060	1,220
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	101,070	190
Lawyers	98,690	280
Financial managers	96,350	280
Engineering managers	90,190	200
Pharmacists	89,620	240
Marketing managers	89,560	90
Sales managers	88,590	320
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	88,530	320
Veterinarians	87,910	50
Physician assistants	83,670	50
Management analysts	82,790	170
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,280	70
Physical therapists	82,030	160
Computer and information systems managers	80,080	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	79,490	370
Industrial production managers	77,450	270
Human resources managers, all other	76,160	30
Education administrators, postsecondary	75,040
Chiropractors	73,100	40
Managers, all other	72,750	580
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	72,610	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	71,430
Credit analysts	69,100
Purchasing managers	68,760	130
Materials engineers	68,740	30
Occupational therapists	68,220	80
Sales engineers	67,820	100
Training and development specialists	65,620	260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	65,420	270
Civil engineers	65,250	90
Architects, except landscape and naval	65,230	120
Electronics engineers, except computer	65,150	60
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	64,950	350
Mechanical engineers	64,900	520
Electrical engineers	64,520	260
Insurance underwriters	64,080	130
Computer software engineers, systems software	64,070	90
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	63,870	30
Engineers, all other	63,790	240
Medical and health services managers	63,430	190
Computer systems analysts	62,260	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	61,780	490
Business operations specialists, all other	61,740	1,120

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