The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| 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 | 2,620 | 64,270 | $29,380 - 104,860 | 8% | 51% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 2,020 | 64,120 | $38,880 - 82,730 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,450 | 44,590 | $28,160 - 62,870 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 800 | 41,570 | $25,490 - 63,060 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 590 | 60,350 | $36,610 - 93,720 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 430 | 44,880 | $27,870 - 63,660 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Industrial engineers | 310 | 57,840 | $39,710 - 80,250 | 20% | 74% |
| 8 | Sales managers | 270 | 96,260 | $41,790 - | 10% | 69% |
| 9 | Mechanical engineers | 270 | 62,240 | $40,800 - 85,830 | 4% | 78% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 210 | 89,300 | $49,290 - 133,330 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Chief executives | 200 | 162,290 | $81,910 - | 2% | 65% |
| 12 | Medical and health services managers | 200 | 71,960 | $46,980 - 106,520 | 16% | 57% |
| 13 | Graphic designers | 140 | 37,720 | $22,990 - 55,740 | 10% | 55% |
| 14 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 140 | 82,580 | $66,180 - 102,440 | 8% | 78% |
| 15 | Engineering managers | 140 | 86,740 | $56,470 - 127,650 | 7% | 84% |
| 16 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 140 | 45,180 | $23,860 - 63,140 | 20% | 87% |
| 17 | Purchasing managers | 140 | 82,970 | $49,830 - 128,700 | 3% | 57% |
| 18 | Network and computer systems administrators | 140 | 53,890 | $35,040 - 74,530 | 27% | 50% |
| 19 | Social and human service assistants | 130 | 28,500 | $21,700 - 35,660 | 34% | 58% |
| 20 | Training and development specialists | 130 | 37,500 | $17,280 - 60,250 | 18% | 56% |
| 21 | Computer systems analysts | 120 | 78,410 | $42,390 - | 29% | 68% |
| 22 | Lawyers | 120 | 81,180 | $41,920 - 148,500 | 11% | 99% |
| 23 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 120 | 45,920 | $25,320 - 64,750 | 13% | 73% |
| 24 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 110 | 39,600 | $25,380 - 71,010 | 18% | 56% |
| 25 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 110 | 77,670 | $52,390 - 118,360 | 4% | 81% |
| 26 | Public relations specialists | 110 | 45,560 | $28,480 - 64,850 | 18% | 81% |
| 27 | Pharmacists | 110 | 102,850 | $87,230 - 127,200 | 22% | 97% |
| 28 | Computer programmers | 100 | 52,230 | $24,280 - 85,910 | 0% | 73% |
| 29 | Child, family, and school social workers | 100 | 36,640 | $27,250 - 49,960 | 19% | 77% |
| 30 | Commercial and industrial designers | 90 | 51,960 | $31,810 - 80,810 | 7% | 55% |
| 31 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 90 | 29,180 | $14,400 - 39,350 | 9% | 54% |
| 32 | Managers, all other | 80 | 67,500 | $42,300 - 101,550 | 7% | 55% |
| 33 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 80 | 37,370 | $26,000 - 56,280 | 11% | 58% |
| 34 | Sales engineers | 70 | 70,200 | $45,960 - 93,430 | 9% | 79% |
| 35 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 70 | 45,640 | $30,190 - 64,800 | 17% | 56% |
| 36 | Chemists | 70 | 50,130 | $35,440 - 70,730 | 9% | 93% |
| 37 | Physical therapists | 70 | 82,370 | $54,310 - 102,830 | 27% | 89% |
| 38 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 70 | 54,830 | $33,370 - 84,340 | 16% | 99% |
| 39 | Electrical engineers | 70 | 69,810 | $45,160 - 101,620 | 6% | 81% |
| 40 | Computer and information systems managers | 70 | 86,800 | $55,910 - 124,530 | 16% | 73% |
| 41 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 60 | 51,790 | $33,110 - 66,380 | 18% | 56% |
| 42 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 60 | 37,090 | $14,840 - 50,010 | 30% | 77% |
| 43 | Advertising sales agents | 60 | $ - | 20% | 56% | |
| 44 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 60 | 98,620 | $41,640 - 163,140 | 25% | 67% |
| 45 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 49,600 | $35,070 - 68,110 | 9% | 87% |
| 46 | Coaches and scouts | 60 | 25,440 | $12,970 - 57,740 | 15% | 60% |
| 47 | Management analysts | 60 | 99,370 | $43,630 - | 22% | 78% |
| 48 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 50 | 64,280 | $44,690 - 95,460 | 28% | 85% |
| 49 | Marketing managers | 50 | 91,070 | $45,200 - 132,400 | 14% | 69% |
| 50 | Social and community service managers | 50 | 52,160 | $30,450 - 76,190 | 25% | 72% |
| 51 | Occupational therapists | 50 | 75,540 | $52,680 - 103,040 | 23% | 90% |
| 52 | Engineers, all other | 50 | 55,720 | $42,340 - 73,790 | 6% | 82% |
| 53 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 50 | 53,450 | $33,280 - 74,750 | 5% | 58% |
| 54 | Librarians | 50 | 43,530 | $28,390 - 64,500 | 4% | 85% |
| 55 | Health educators | 50 | 45,870 | $33,430 - 61,070 | 26% | 58% |
| 56 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 50 | 57,570 | $35,050 - 84,100 | 12% | 51% |
| 57 | Speech-language pathologists | 50 | 58,170 | $37,140 - 83,930 | 11% | 98% |
| 58 | Civil engineers | 50 | 51,140 | $34,790 - 77,590 | 18% | 87% |
| 59 | Veterinarians | 50 | 113,430 | $68,980 - | 35% | 100% |
| 60 | Dentists, general | 50 | 197,830 | $120,030 - | 9% | 100% |
| 61 | Interior designers | 50 | 45,000 | $27,040 - 90,480 | 20% | 55% |
| 62 | Human resources managers, all other | 50 | 70,730 | $41,670 - 102,400 | 11% | 58% |
| 63 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 50 | 52,790 | $34,910 - 69,220 | 14% | 54% |
| 64 | Tax preparers | 50 | 37,580 | $20,930 - 60,950 | 0% | 54% |
| 65 | Special education teachers, middle school | 40 | 49,550 | $35,930 - 64,070 | 16% | 87% |
| 66 | Floral designers | 40 | 20,070 | $16,740 - 28,810 | 0% | 55% |
| 67 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 40 | 52,330 | $32,860 - 76,700 | 53% | 57% |
| 68 | Mental health counselors | 40 | 27,820 | $17,850 - 45,300 | 30% | 73% |
| 69 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 40 | 41,450 | $27,000 - 52,750 | 34% | 73% |
| 70 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 40 | 44,200 | $32,200 - 58,350 | 9% | 72% |
| 71 | Medical and public health social workers | 40 | 45,100 | $30,720 - 64,760 | 24% | 77% |
| 72 | Sales and related workers, all other | 40 | 47,740 | $18,270 - 77,420 | 14% | 62% |
| 73 | Credit analysts | 40 | 53,300 | $32,120 - 75,710 | 2% | 60% |
| 74 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 30 | 51,770 | $35,770 - 64,790 | 0% | 96% |
| 75 | Legislators | 30 | $ - | 1% | 65% | |
| 76 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 30 | 44,190 | $32,830 - 53,640 | 17% | 54% |
| 77 | Financial analysts | 30 | 61,140 | $44,290 - 78,510 | 34% | 87% |
| 78 | Computer software engineers, applications | 30 | 59,600 | $35,600 - 83,060 | 45% | 85% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team assemblers | 13,850 | 34,180 | $19,510 - 55,400 | 0% | 5% |
| 2 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,970 | 25,000 | $17,890 - 32,920 | 2% | 5% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 2,730 | 25,210 | $13,920 - 41,900 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,590 | 54,180 | $31,060 - 87,350 | -4% | 15% |
| 5 | Production workers, all other | 2,450 | 52,390 | $23,190 - 80,840 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 2,160 | 25,610 | $16,580 - 35,120 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Carpenters | 1,990 | 40,270 | $26,340 - 62,650 | 10% | 6% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,990 | 36,510 | $24,120 - 52,290 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,900 | 24,310 | $14,650 - 36,370 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,850 | 31,080 | $20,070 - 44,990 | 4% | 6% |
| 11 | Cashiers | 1,840 | 17,720 | $13,160 - 23,770 | -2% | 10% |
| 12 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,830 | 24,810 | $18,080 - 32,780 | -14% | 0% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,740 | 32,320 | $22,170 - 46,050 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,730 | 32,610 | $22,410 - 45,760 | -6% | 14% |
| 15 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,660 | 16,370 | $12,980 - 22,030 | 18% | 5% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,660 | 36,470 | $23,270 - 51,100 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,570 | 33,020 | $18,690 - 51,730 | -8% | 5% |
| 18 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,570 | 34,250 | $23,190 - 48,430 | 5% | 2% |
| 19 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,540 | 16,350 | $12,840 - 23,110 | 11% | 14% |
| 20 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,320 | 28,020 | $18,100 - 38,520 | 1% | 18% |
| 21 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,280 | 24,640 | $15,370 - 37,030 | 15% | 4% |
| 22 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,250 | 29,960 | $21,050 - 40,000 | -1% | 2% |
| 23 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,120 | 22,420 | $13,950 - 31,390 | -11% | 3% |
| 24 | Customer service representatives | 1,110 | 31,740 | $21,680 - 43,800 | 25% | 22% |
| 25 | General and operations managers | 1,110 | 113,860 | $53,940 - | 2% | 48% |
| 26 | Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 990 | 31,540 | $19,850 - 49,900 | 6% | 5% |
| 27 | Teacher assistants | 970 | 24,070 | $18,630 - 30,870 | 10% | 18% |
| 28 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 970 | 42,470 | $24,220 - 67,650 | 0% | 0% |
| 29 | Helpers--production workers | 940 | 24,830 | $17,340 - 35,690 | 0% | 4% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 910 | 29,510 | $18,170 - 43,690 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 860 | 24,790 | $17,190 - 34,500 | -12% | 0% |
| 32 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 860 | 37,180 | $24,920 - 51,820 | 15% | 18% |
| 33 | Sewing machine operators | 850 | 25,360 | $18,410 - 31,920 | -26% | 5% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 830 | 47,610 | $28,590 - 67,900 | 6% | 29% |
| 35 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 800 | 22,640 | $17,820 - 28,840 | 18% | 7% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 770 | 40,290 | $21,890 - 63,610 | 4% | 25% |
| 37 | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 770 | 22,090 | $17,480 - 25,850 | -8% | 3% |
| 38 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 770 | 28,120 | $19,570 - 38,160 | 6% | 0% |
| 39 | Upholsterers | 660 | 24,590 | $17,220 - 35,140 | -8% | 0% |
| 40 | Food preparation workers | 640 | 18,640 | $13,590 - 24,680 | 15% | 7% |
| 41 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 610 | 47,880 | $28,890 - 66,770 | 0% | 42% |
| 42 | Receptionists and information clerks | 610 | 24,030 | $16,220 - 32,240 | 17% | 13% |
| 43 | Cooks, restaurant | 610 | 20,780 | $14,750 - 27,240 | 12% | 5% |
| 44 | Industrial production managers | 600 | 82,820 | $44,740 - 143,170 | -5% | 43% |
| 45 | Electricians | 590 | 42,480 | $28,170 - 56,850 | 7% | 7% |
| 46 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 590 | 31,110 | $14,950 - 48,260 | 3% | 4% |
| 47 | Counter and rental clerks | 580 | 23,280 | $13,430 - 38,380 | 23% | 16% |
| 48 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 580 | 49,650 | $28,990 - 71,950 | 11% | 4% |
| 49 | Painters, transportation equipment | 570 | 33,520 | $23,200 - 50,040 | 8% | 4% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 530 | 31,120 | $21,080 - 46,570 | 11% | 14% |
| 51 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 500 | 25,360 | $18,530 - 31,650 | -4% | 5% |
| 52 | Construction laborers | 500 | 41,010 | $27,050 - 52,820 | 11% | 5% |
| 53 | Tool and die makers | 480 | 41,280 | $20,870 - 59,020 | -9% | 5% |
| 54 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 450 | 18,280 | $13,550 - 24,050 | 13% | 5% |
| 55 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 450 | 28,590 | $17,640 - 45,230 | -12% | 4% |
| 56 | Tellers | 440 | 21,510 | $16,960 - 28,200 | 14% | 16% |
| 57 | Personal and home care aides | 440 | 20,210 | $17,020 - 24,800 | 51% | 10% |
| 58 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 430 | 55,040 | $34,350 - 77,800 | 8% | 3% |
| 59 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 430 | 42,600 | $27,820 - 56,610 | 9% | 5% |
| 60 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 430 | 37,300 | $29,940 - 47,370 | 14% | 7% |
| 61 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 420 | 34,640 | $20,690 - 49,790 | 14% | 4% |
| 62 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 400 | 33,360 | $22,730 - 42,340 | -2% | 6% |
| 63 | Bus drivers, school | 400 | 35,570 | $23,090 - 43,260 | 9% | 4% |
| 64 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 390 | 34,450 | $21,510 - 48,990 | -15% | 0% |
| 65 | Machinists | 390 | 32,960 | $22,370 - 47,030 | -2% | 3% |
| 66 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 370 | 55,460 | $35,320 - 79,250 | 7% | 13% |
| 67 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 370 | 23,590 | $17,330 - 32,140 | 18% | 6% |
| 68 | Cooks, fast food | 360 | 15,140 | $12,890 - 18,270 | 8% | 5% |
| 69 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 360 | 30,250 | $22,260 - 40,140 | 4% | 15% |
| 70 | Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 360 | 36,160 | $26,750 - 47,660 | -22% | 0% |
| 71 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 350 | 21,370 | $16,910 - 26,630 | 11% | 5% |
| 72 | Dishwashers | 350 | 15,510 | $12,920 - 19,250 | 10% | 3% |
| 73 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 350 | 24,960 | $17,850 - 34,180 | -14% | 0% |
| 74 | Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 340 | 29,140 | $20,560 - 38,620 | -6% | 4% |
| 75 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 330 | 27,440 | $20,290 - 35,550 | 4% | 0% |
| 76 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 330 | 78,730 | $35,220 - 137,720 | 4% | 38% |
| 77 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 310 | 40,370 | $26,820 - 54,920 | 4% | 30% |
| 78 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 310 | 42,640 | $25,500 - 64,050 | 11% | 2% |
| 79 | Security guards | 310 | 19,460 | $15,350 - 24,530 | 17% | 13% |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 310 | 62,400 | $39,110 - 84,400 | 9% | 10% |
| 81 | Sheet metal workers | 290 | 38,560 | $20,630 - 59,950 | 7% | 4% |
| 82 | Medical assistants | 290 | 26,600 | $20,820 - 33,720 | 35% | 10% |
| 83 | Recreational vehicle service technicians | 290 | 35,230 | $25,100 - 48,820 | 18% | 6% |
| 84 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 290 | 26,410 | $14,040 - 40,960 | 12% | 6% |
| 85 | Cutters and trimmers, hand | 290 | 23,340 | $17,400 - 30,450 | -5% | 3% |
| 86 | Order clerks | 280 | 27,430 | $18,550 - 36,190 | -23% | 16% |
| 87 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 260 | 43,050 | $32,830 - 60,400 | 11% | 33% |
| 88 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 260 | 15,780 | $12,910 - 20,950 | 12% | 6% |
| 89 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 260 | 15,470 | $12,910 - 19,210 | 10% | 8% |
| 90 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 250 | 43,300 | $27,120 - 62,010 | 28% | 48% |
| 91 | Fire fighters | 240 | 37,260 | $24,130 - 48,340 | 12% | 18% |
| 92 | Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 240 | 24,400 | $18,010 - 33,060 | -8% | 0% |
| 93 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 230 | 40,610 | $28,890 - 53,720 | 12% | 3% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 230 | 47,560 | $28,380 - 73,020 | 10% | 17% |
| 95 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 230 | 43,730 | $25,370 - 63,140 | 13% | 17% |
| 96 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 230 | 29,920 | $21,820 - 39,930 | -4% | 4% |
| 97 | Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 220 | 30,330 | $21,790 - 39,330 | -21% | 0% |
| 98 | Computer support specialists | 220 | 39,640 | $26,310 - 54,370 | 13% | 43% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 220 | 47,720 | $33,750 - 62,260 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 220 | 32,720 | $14,730 - 48,900 | 2% | 11% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 31,540 | 990 | 78.9 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 35,230 | 290 | 67.7 |
| Upholsterers | 24,590 | 660 | 31.3 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 24,400 | 240 | 25.4 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 23,340 | 290 | 21.2 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 27,440 | 330 | 16 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 28,120 | 770 | 15.8 |
| Team assemblers | 34,180 | 13,850 | 15.1 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 33,520 | 570 | 15.1 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 22,090 | 770 | 15 |
| Furniture finishers | 27,290 | 180 | 13.9 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 29,140 | 340 | 12.9 |
| Production workers, all other | 52,390 | 2,450 | 12.2 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,410 | 180 | 12.1 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,330 | 220 | 10.7 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 42,470 | 970 | 10.6 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 24,810 | 1,830 | 9.4 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,160 | 360 | 8.8 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,390 | 140 | 8.6 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 24,790 | 860 | 8.1 |
| Sewing machine operators | 25,360 | 850 | 7.1 |
| Tool and die makers | 41,280 | 480 | 7 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 33,020 | 1,570 | 6.9 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 39,260 | 100 | 6.7 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 31,110 | 590 | 6.2 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,590 | 450 | 5.9 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,120 | 180 | 5.7 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,450 | 390 | 5.6 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 34,250 | 1,570 | 5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 54,180 | 2,590 | 4.6 |
| Industrial production managers | 82,820 | 600 | 4.4 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 32,610 | 1,730 | 4.3 |
| Millwrights | 49,920 | 110 | 4 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 24,960 | 350 | 3.9 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 33,360 | 400 | 3.6 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,250 | 220 | 3.4 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,840 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Food batchmakers | 23,680 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Mechanical drafters | 41,830 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 43,580 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 31,080 | 1,850 | 2.6 |
| Carpenters | 40,270 | 1,990 | 2.5 |
| Helpers--production workers | 24,830 | 940 | 2.4 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 29,960 | 1,250 | 2.3 |
| Purchasing managers | 82,970 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 47,880 | 610 | 2.2 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,920 | 230 | 2.1 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 28,640 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Sheet metal workers | 38,560 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 34,630 | 110 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production workers, all other | 52,390 | 1.81 | 2,450 |
| Bus drivers, school | 35,570 | 1.36 | 400 |
| Construction laborers | 41,010 | 1.32 | 500 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 55,040 | 1.29 | 430 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 42,470 | 1.26 | 970 |
| Insurance sales agents | 70,430 | 1.25 | 120 |
| Team assemblers | 34,180 | 1.25 | 13,850 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 33,020 | 1.25 | 1,570 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 50,820 | 1.24 | 110 |
| General and operations managers | 113,860 | 1.18 | 1,110 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 42,640 | 1.15 | 310 |
| Computer systems analysts | 78,410 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 64,270 | 1.14 | 2,620 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 44,570 | 1.13 | 170 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,450 | 1.13 | 390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 78,730 | 1.13 | 330 |
| Sewing machine operators | 25,360 | 1.13 | 850 |
| Home health aides | 23,500 | 1.11 | 180 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 22,420 | 1.1 | 1,120 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 31,080 | 1.09 | 1,850 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 31,540 | 1.09 | 990 |
| Teacher assistants | 24,070 | 1.08 | 970 |
| Chief executives | 162,290 | 1.08 | 200 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 49,650 | 1.08 | 580 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 24,640 | 1.08 | 1,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 62,400 | 1.07 | 310 |
| Customer service representatives | 31,740 | 1.07 | 1,110 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 24,310 | 1.06 | 1,900 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 36,470 | 1.06 | 1,660 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 28,120 | 1.06 | 770 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,160 | 1.06 | 360 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 31,940 | 1.06 | 110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 47,610 | 1.06 | 830 |
| Child care workers | 20,310 | 1.05 | 170 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 26,410 | 1.05 | 290 |
| Helpers--production workers | 24,830 | 1.05 | 940 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 29,140 | 1.05 | 340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 40,290 | 1.04 | 770 |
| Registered nurses | 64,120 | 1.04 | 2,020 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 25,000 | 1.04 | 2,970 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,210 | 1.03 | 2,730 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 40,610 | 1.03 | 230 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 27,440 | 1.03 | 330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 31,120 | 1.03 | 530 |
| Carpenters | 40,270 | 1.03 | 1,990 |
| Parts salespersons | 31,250 | 1.02 | 140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 54,180 | 1.02 | 2,590 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 29,510 | 1.02 | 910 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 35,540 | 1.02 | 120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 43,730 | 1.02 | 230 |
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