| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 4,800 | 51,770 | $35,860 - 69,020 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,680 | 57,390 | $27,760 - 100,030 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,910 | 47,700 | $32,780 - 64,450 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,530 | 50,190 | $34,360 - 66,150 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,460 | 62,270 | $36,130 - 96,140 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,220 | 48,960 | $34,620 - 64,700 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Social and human service assistants | 1,140 | 25,190 | $18,340 - 33,870 | 34% | 58% |
| 8 | Computer software engineers, applications | 830 | 83,210 | $54,560 - 116,910 | 45% | 85% |
| 9 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 740 | 59,910 | $37,140 - 84,110 | 53% | 57% |
| 10 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 710 | 68,730 | $36,760 - 102,650 | 12% | 51% |
| 11 | Mechanical engineers | 700 | 61,550 | $30,360 - 96,700 | 4% | 78% |
| 12 | Network and computer systems administrators | 650 | 54,030 | $34,110 - 78,100 | 27% | 50% |
| 13 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 570 | 76,660 | $55,620 - 105,660 | 28% | 85% |
| 14 | Pharmacists | 560 | 104,030 | $90,370 - 126,340 | 22% | 97% |
| 15 | Coaches and scouts | 530 | 26,010 | $13,640 - 50,230 | 15% | 60% |
| 16 | Financial managers | 520 | 99,710 | $49,990 - 165,250 | 13% | 60% |
| 17 | Computer systems analysts | 510 | 65,140 | $43,530 - 93,640 | 29% | 68% |
| 18 | Sales managers | 500 | 95,510 | $47,780 - 162,010 | 10% | 69% |
| 19 | Electrical engineers | 490 | 79,580 | $51,960 - 114,940 | 6% | 81% |
| 20 | Chief executives | 480 | 146,460 | $71,010 - | 2% | 65% |
| 21 | Child, family, and school social workers | 480 | 33,240 | $26,160 - 42,130 | 19% | 77% |
| 22 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 440 | 26,520 | $19,670 - 32,850 | 9% | 54% |
| 23 | Lawyers | 430 | 90,550 | $36,450 - 158,240 | 11% | 99% |
| 24 | Training and development specialists | 430 | 48,450 | $21,410 - 79,400 | 18% | 56% |
| 25 | Industrial engineers | 430 | 64,450 | $43,280 - 92,020 | 20% | 74% |
| 26 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 410 | 73,050 | $29,120 - | 25% | 67% |
| 27 | Computer and information systems managers | 390 | 96,620 | $63,140 - 137,470 | 16% | 73% |
| 28 | Medical and health services managers | 390 | 79,490 | $46,600 - 123,780 | 16% | 57% |
| 29 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 370 | 42,100 | $20,720 - 74,430 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 370 | 33,650 | $24,370 - 45,860 | 15% | 51% |
| 31 | Management analysts | 350 | 60,310 | $35,270 - 93,610 | 22% | 78% |
| 32 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 320 | 80,420 | $60,430 - 103,730 | 8% | 78% |
| 33 | Computer programmers | 310 | 66,720 | $42,390 - 96,940 | 0% | 73% |
| 34 | Public relations specialists | 310 | 43,390 | $25,030 - 69,880 | 18% | 81% |
| 35 | Managers, all other | 300 | 71,140 | $37,550 - 123,000 | 7% | 55% |
| 36 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 290 | 81,060 | $51,500 - 130,000 | 4% | 81% |
| 37 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 290 | 47,530 | $30,570 - 64,530 | 20% | 87% |
| 38 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 290 | 50,850 | $32,610 - 76,290 | 13% | 73% |
| 39 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 280 | 56,380 | $38,380 - 74,020 | 12% | 51% |
| 40 | Graphic designers | 280 | 38,690 | $23,010 - 62,000 | 10% | 55% |
| 41 | Physical therapists | 270 | 64,830 | $31,340 - 87,540 | 27% | 89% |
| 42 | Engineering managers | 260 | 101,430 | $64,980 - 158,190 | 7% | 84% |
| 43 | Medical and public health social workers | 260 | 42,940 | $28,020 - 64,430 | 24% | 77% |
| 44 | Social and community service managers | 250 | 44,030 | $27,770 - 63,760 | 25% | 72% |
| 45 | Insurance underwriters | 250 | 63,560 | $34,410 - 98,420 | 6% | 53% |
| 46 | Advertising sales agents | 250 | 37,110 | $20,500 - 63,950 | 20% | 56% |
| 47 | Market research analysts | 240 | 46,590 | $23,790 - 75,050 | 20% | 82% |
| 48 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 230 | 44,640 | $14,100 - 81,270 | 17% | 56% |
| 49 | Personal financial advisors | 210 | 71,160 | $18,420 - 152,730 | 41% | 81% |
| 50 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 200 | 45,170 | $28,110 - 70,890 | 5% | 58% |
| 51 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 200 | 37,370 | $20,360 - 38,660 | 23% | 54% |
| 52 | Occupational therapists | 190 | 62,530 | $44,330 - 87,360 | 23% | 90% |
| 53 | Librarians | 190 | 50,640 | $35,460 - 65,900 | 4% | 85% |
| 54 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 190 | 54,790 | $30,660 - 81,080 | 18% | 56% |
| 55 | Financial analysts | 190 | 74,360 | $39,560 - 128,420 | 34% | 87% |
| 56 | Special education teachers, middle school | 170 | 48,470 | $35,110 - 64,040 | 16% | 87% |
| 57 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 160 | 46,440 | $33,700 - 67,380 | 9% | 72% |
| 58 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 160 | 47,140 | $32,100 - 64,720 | 9% | 87% |
| 59 | Rehabilitation counselors | 150 | 36,170 | $20,700 - 65,190 | 23% | 73% |
| 60 | Marketing managers | 150 | 93,450 | $47,920 - 135,370 | 14% | 69% |
| 61 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 140 | 40,430 | $27,520 - 70,690 | 30% | 77% |
| 62 | Database administrators | 140 | 64,000 | $37,330 - 87,280 | 29% | 72% |
| 63 | Purchasing managers | 140 | 89,350 | $52,980 - 137,410 | 3% | 57% |
| 64 | Civil engineers | 140 | 59,950 | $42,150 - 89,060 | 18% | 87% |
| 65 | Dentists, general | 140 | 149,470 | $87,430 - | 9% | 100% |
| 66 | Mental health counselors | 130 | 46,350 | $28,160 - 64,100 | 30% | 73% |
| 67 | Physician assistants | 130 | 77,650 | $58,370 - 103,540 | 27% | 67% |
| 68 | Speech-language pathologists | 120 | 63,870 | $43,040 - 84,340 | 11% | 98% |
| 69 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 120 | 32,250 | $14,820 - 48,780 | 11% | 55% |
| 70 | Tax preparers | 120 | 45,120 | $32,440 - 67,950 | 0% | 54% |
| 71 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 110 | 67,050 | $41,730 - 93,110 | 18% | 88% |
| 72 | Sales engineers | 110 | 75,800 | $42,610 - 133,600 | 9% | 79% |
| 73 | Producers and directors | 100 | 38,680 | $25,840 - 57,690 | 11% | 75% |
| 74 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 100 | 36,790 | $18,780 - 52,860 | 34% | 73% |
| 75 | Budget analysts | 100 | 62,250 | $43,110 - 85,190 | 7% | 78% |
| 76 | Actuaries | 90 | 106,900 | $55,660 - | 24% | 99% |
| 77 | Health educators | 90 | 45,140 | $29,260 - 68,910 | 26% | 58% |
| 78 | Materials engineers | 90 | 62,290 | $42,580 - 92,670 | 4% | 77% |
| 79 | Floral designers | 90 | 19,410 | $13,290 - 29,270 | 0% | 55% |
| 80 | Sales and related workers, all other | 90 | | $ - | 14% | 62% |
| 81 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 80 | 37,500 | $27,580 - 53,020 | 24% | 78% |
| 82 | Legislators | 80 | 69,660 | $31,690 - 129,010 | 1% | 65% |
| 83 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80 | 45,110 | $30,570 - 67,460 | 25% | 93% |
| 84 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 80 | 55,230 | $39,850 - 66,430 | 0% | 95% |
| 85 | Human resources managers, all other | 80 | 69,930 | $39,540 - 111,690 | 11% | 58% |
| 86 | Compensation and benefits managers | 70 | 84,550 | $37,860 - 140,860 | 12% | 58% |
| 87 | Credit analysts | 70 | 54,960 | $34,060 - 82,370 | 2% | 60% |
| 88 | Operations research analysts | 70 | 79,390 | $55,200 - 127,000 | 11% | 71% |
| 89 | Chemists | 60 | 45,700 | $25,990 - 72,970 | 9% | 93% |
| 90 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 60 | 52,450 | $34,840 - 78,520 | 8% | 72% |
| 91 | Veterinarians | 60 | 78,530 | $50,970 - 107,980 | 35% | 100% |
| 92 | Financial specialists, all other | 60 | 52,430 | $32,040 - 85,410 | 12% | 50% |
| 93 | Surveyors | 60 | 48,060 | $33,130 - 67,770 | 24% | 82% |
| 94 | Optometrists | 60 | 79,190 | $52,840 - 120,720 | 11% | 100% |
| 95 | Social workers, all other | 60 | 41,510 | $26,090 - 72,140 | 18% | 77% |
| 96 | Interior designers | 60 | 36,890 | $26,750 - 55,520 | 20% | 55% |
| 97 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 60 | 65,720 | $32,890 - 85,920 | 16% | 99% |
| 98 | Computer specialists, all other | 60 | 65,860 | $43,030 - 89,550 | 15% | 68% |
| 99 | Training and development managers | 50 | 57,780 | $36,520 - 85,600 | 16% | 58% |
| 100 | Chiropractors | 50 | 88,920 | $32,930 - | 14% | 98% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 7,370 | 22,780 | $13,850 - 37,100 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,910 | 15,470 | $12,850 - 19,520 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,690 | 24,280 | $15,060 - 34,730 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 4,630 | 16,520 | $12,970 - 20,820 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,450 | 39,930 | $27,160 - 53,150 | 10% | 4% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,140 | 17,080 | $12,980 - 24,240 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 4,040 | 24,500 | $14,940 - 34,670 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,700 | 23,580 | $15,350 - 36,160 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,100 | 28,700 | $20,450 - 38,660 | 1% | 18% |
| 10 | Team assemblers | 3,000 | 27,710 | $17,940 - 41,570 | 0% | 5% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,800 | 30,920 | $19,920 - 41,910 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Customer service representatives | 2,660 | 31,110 | $19,160 - 46,030 | 25% | 22% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,450 | 20,850 | $13,790 - 30,970 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,390 | 23,390 | $18,080 - 30,090 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 2,310 | | | -8% | 5% |
| 16 | General and operations managers | 2,090 | 102,180 | $48,620 - | 2% | 48% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,930 | 35,910 | $23,040 - 50,740 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Helpers--production workers | 1,890 | 20,670 | $14,460 - 27,990 | 0% | 4% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,880 | 39,640 | $21,750 - 67,300 | 4% | 25% |
| 20 | Security guards | 1,740 | 25,170 | $14,750 - 41,050 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,740 | 24,260 | $17,440 - 31,880 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,740 | 45,480 | $26,920 - 67,600 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | Home health aides | 1,690 | 19,710 | $15,420 - 25,700 | 49% | 7% |
| 24 | Teacher assistants | 1,680 | 23,060 | $17,890 - 28,600 | 10% | 18% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,670 | 53,090 | $33,250 - 81,710 | -4% | 15% |
| 26 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,660 | 21,740 | $14,500 - 29,820 | -11% | 3% |
| 27 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,560 | 36,490 | $28,330 - 43,950 | 14% | 7% |
| 28 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,500 | 27,700 | $13,970 - 44,910 | 8% | 4% |
| 29 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,480 | 31,660 | $19,220 - 49,320 | -6% | 14% |
| 30 | Machinists | 1,470 | 34,760 | $25,710 - 45,980 | -2% | 3% |
| 31 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,460 | 20,220 | $14,720 - 27,810 | 12% | 5% |
| 32 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,420 | 28,210 | $18,270 - 40,720 | 4% | 6% |
| 33 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,360 | 36,030 | $26,530 - 49,600 | 15% | 18% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,300 | 30,250 | $20,720 - 43,090 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,280 | 23,610 | $17,270 - 31,700 | 18% | 6% |
| 36 | Tellers | 1,210 | 22,560 | $17,410 - 29,450 | 14% | 16% |
| 37 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,170 | 52,680 | $33,430 - 69,110 | 11% | 4% |
| 38 | Electricians | 1,140 | 54,930 | $34,760 - 79,320 | 7% | 7% |
| 39 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,140 | 15,280 | $12,840 - 19,180 | 10% | 8% |
| 40 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,090 | 36,850 | $23,780 - 55,110 | 14% | 4% |
| 41 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,090 | 21,120 | $13,350 - 34,460 | 23% | 16% |
| 42 | Food preparation workers | 1,070 | 18,320 | $13,420 - 24,660 | 15% | 7% |
| 43 | Carpenters | 950 | 40,480 | $27,690 - 57,480 | 10% | 6% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 940 | 30,730 | $22,440 - 40,100 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 880 | 34,420 | $22,700 - 49,070 | -6% | 0% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 860 | 54,580 | $35,890 - 79,940 | 9% | 10% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 850 | 56,870 | $37,380 - 80,350 | 7% | 13% |
| 48 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 850 | 31,770 | $21,880 - 46,790 | 5% | 2% |
| 49 | Construction laborers | 840 | 40,610 | $23,170 - 56,360 | 11% | 5% |
| 50 | Data entry keyers | 840 | 30,960 | $22,960 - 45,570 | -4% | 18% |
| 51 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 840 | 29,100 | $21,510 - 38,880 | -14% | 0% |
| 52 | Insurance sales agents | 840 | 63,180 | $28,640 - | 13% | 45% |
| 53 | Medical secretaries | 840 | 29,530 | $20,990 - 42,030 | 17% | 18% |
| 54 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 840 | 31,010 | $22,320 - 45,860 | -1% | 2% |
| 55 | Medical assistants | 800 | 26,150 | $20,710 - 32,790 | 35% | 10% |
| 56 | Sewing machine operators | 790 | 18,780 | $14,600 - 24,230 | -26% | 5% |
| 57 | Personal and home care aides | 760 | 20,150 | $16,290 - 25,410 | 51% | 10% |
| 58 | Computer support specialists | 740 | 45,010 | $25,140 - 67,660 | 13% | 43% |
| 59 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 680 | 19,060 | $13,870 - 25,380 | 13% | 5% |
| 60 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 660 | 29,200 | $17,430 - 47,460 | -26% | 6% |
| 61 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 650 | 15,330 | $12,890 - 18,960 | 12% | 6% |
| 62 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 650 | 29,240 | $19,860 - 39,530 | 0% | 22% |
| 63 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 650 | 43,760 | $26,570 - 65,130 | 8% | 3% |
| 64 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 640 | 27,440 | $21,140 - 39,990 | 16% | 10% |
| 65 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 640 | 16,280 | $12,950 - 20,530 | 10% | 17% |
| 66 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 630 | 22,620 | $17,260 - 29,900 | 26% | 43% |
| 67 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 630 | 21,390 | $13,720 - 30,830 | 14% | 3% |
| 68 | Dishwashers | 620 | 16,290 | $13,040 - 20,400 | 10% | 3% |
| 69 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 620 | 44,210 | $25,430 - 74,200 | 9% | 5% |
| 70 | Tool and die makers | 610 | 47,230 | $24,450 - 72,370 | -9% | 5% |
| 71 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 600 | 38,850 | $25,650 - 54,060 | 12% | 3% |
| 72 | Bill and account collectors | 600 | 30,390 | $21,750 - 40,110 | 23% | 13% |
| 73 | Bartenders | 600 | 17,090 | $13,150 - 22,840 | 11% | 17% |
| 74 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 590 | 20,580 | $13,770 - 29,450 | 11% | 5% |
| 75 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 570 | 39,820 | $25,160 - 57,700 | 9% | 3% |
| 76 | Cooks, fast food | 570 | 15,830 | $12,960 - 19,560 | 8% | 5% |
| 77 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 560 | 54,350 | $32,270 - 82,790 | 0% | 42% |
| 78 | Pharmacy technicians | 550 | 25,410 | $19,290 - 32,660 | 32% | 16% |
| 79 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 540 | 43,040 | $35,440 - 51,650 | 11% | 33% |
| 80 | Business operations specialists, all other | 530 | 59,310 | $36,590 - 86,500 | 21% | 49% |
| 81 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 520 | 68,820 | $37,740 - 112,590 | 4% | 38% |
| 82 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 500 | 34,230 | $24,060 - 47,090 | -2% | 6% |
| 83 | Bus drivers, school | 490 | 31,380 | $18,220 - 42,040 | 9% | 4% |
| 84 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 490 | 32,440 | $22,050 - 43,910 | -12% | 0% |
| 85 | Child care workers | 460 | 17,050 | $13,150 - 21,390 | 18% | 15% |
| 86 | Driver/sales workers | 460 | 21,660 | $13,430 - 32,300 | -4% | 4% |
| 87 | Cost estimators | 450 | 53,270 | $32,220 - 81,710 | 19% | 32% |
| 88 | Postal service mail carriers | 450 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 89 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 450 | 22,090 | $13,790 - 30,690 | 12% | 6% |
| 90 | Sheet metal workers | 430 | 43,500 | $27,320 - 62,240 | 7% | 4% |
| 91 | Dental assistants | 430 | 33,210 | $25,050 - 42,140 | 29% | 9% |
| 92 | Parts salespersons | 420 | 28,190 | $19,740 - 41,610 | -1% | 6% |
| 93 | Dental hygienists | 410 | 53,250 | $35,530 - 66,280 | 30% | 33% |
| 94 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 410 | 47,220 | $34,230 - 64,360 | 15% | 25% |
| 95 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 400 | 41,470 | $26,070 - 74,900 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | Industrial production managers | 400 | 92,140 | $56,300 - 137,620 | -5% | 43% |
| 97 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 400 | 43,770 | $27,010 - 64,180 | 4% | 30% |
| 98 | Highway maintenance workers | 400 | 31,860 | $22,590 - 40,510 | 9% | 5% |
| 99 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 390 | 30,580 | $16,120 - 42,370 | 3% | 18% |
| 100 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 390 | 28,950 | $20,330 - 41,120 | -15% | 0% |