Gary Employment

Employment and Industries in the Gary, Indiana Area

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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	6,260	54,280	$38,390 - 71,770	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,870	45,470	$22,120 - 65,800	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,250	47,380	$24,010 - 69,050	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,210	61,130	$24,390 - 113,470	8%	51%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,920	34,000	$14,550 - 105,630	9%	54%
6	Accountants and auditors	1,780	49,120	$29,260 - 72,880	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,570	47,340	$23,840 - 70,030	11%	95%
8	Lawyers	650	93,240	$33,040 - 0	11%	99%
9	Social and human service assistants	610	22,180	$15,790 - 33,160	34%	58%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	610	73,930	$42,190 - 106,130	12%	51%
11	Medical and health services managers	590	81,180	$44,060 - 122,790	16%	57%
12	Pharmacists	570	89,810	$71,970 - 114,720	22%	97%
13	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	540	47,520	$32,850 - 63,090	20%	87%
14	Management analysts	530	75,810	$17,180 - 0	22%	78%
15	Training and development specialists	450	43,600	$25,000 - 62,490	18%	56%
16	Financial managers	450	79,590	$47,130 - 138,050	13%	60%
17	Mechanical engineers	450	72,000	$50,580 - 97,110	4%	78%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	440	78,450	$60,190 - 96,110	8%	78%
19	Chief executives	440	128,600	$41,040 - 0	2%	65%
20	Coaches and scouts	430	17,060	$12,010 - 23,320	15%	60%
21	Sales managers	380	89,940	$43,760 - 0	10%	69%
22	Physical therapists	360	77,370	$52,140 - 116,430	27%	89%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	350	51,340	$30,060 - 77,460	27%	50%
24	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	340	42,370	$13,340 - 70,330	17%	56%
25	Managers, all other	340	74,850	$39,420 - 122,720	7%	55%
26	Self-enrichment education teachers	320	39,540	$14,390 - 67,760	23%	54%
27	Librarians	310	45,610	$18,770 - 67,380	4%	85%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	310	52,170	$33,850 - 72,250	13%	73%
29	Occupational therapists	300	49,820	$16,280 - 91,910	23%	90%
30	Computer systems analysts	290	65,660	$36,150 - 89,840	29%	68%
31	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	280	69,900	$22,470 - 0	25%	67%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	280	34,590	$19,700 - 58,880	18%	56%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	280	47,140	$33,280 - 62,810	9%	87%
34	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	280	132,380	$39,480 - 0	12%	94%
35	Legislators	270	48,560	$13,080 - 118,030	1%	65%
36	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	270	35,290	$22,040 - 49,540	15%	51%
37	Civil engineers	260	75,530	$52,910 - 97,550	18%	87%
38	Floral designers	250	20,040	$13,850 - 24,080	0%	55%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	240	48,650	$37,730 - 60,190	12%	51%
40	Engineers, all other	240	82,700	$51,410 - 119,990	6%	82%
41	Graphic designers	230	36,280	$25,570 - 53,550	10%	55%
42	Computer programmers	220	50,120	$18,220 - 78,550	0%	73%
43	Public relations specialists	220	40,300	$29,560 - 52,890	18%	81%
44	Electrical engineers	220	68,780	$52,060 - 89,560	6%	81%
45	Medical and public health social workers	200	44,440	$30,940 - 56,300	24%	77%
46	Interior designers	200	35,490	$19,900 - 55,890	20%	55%
47	Industrial engineers	190	73,190	$44,090 - 105,950	20%	74%
48	Community and social service specialists, all other	190	30,990	$13,210 - 47,340	25%	58%
49	Social and community service managers	180	48,850	$31,360 - 86,970	25%	72%
50	Advertising sales agents	180		$0 - 0	20%	56%
51	Tax preparers	180	24,950	$15,160 - 35,910	0%	54%
52	Instructional coordinators	170	41,310	$16,810 - 63,950	23%	79%
53	Dentists, general	170	171,960	$103,380 - 0	9%	100%
54	Computer specialists, all other	170	56,750	$23,910 - 106,980	15%	68%
55	Market research analysts	160	50,960	$32,940 - 74,370	20%	82%
56	Computer software engineers, applications	160	69,020	$45,350 - 107,060	45%	85%
57	Special education teachers, middle school	150	46,750	$32,350 - 62,400	16%	87%
58	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	34,660	$25,310 - 47,130	30%	77%
59	Chemists	150	60,090	$33,270 - 107,130	9%	93%
60	Speech-language pathologists	150	53,010	$32,800 - 73,440	11%	98%
61	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	140	47,960	$30,530 - 71,040	18%	56%
62	Materials engineers	140	77,140	$50,870 - 109,990	4%	77%
63	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	140	55,750	$33,840 - 76,310	0%	96%
64	Detectives and criminal investigators	140	54,120	$37,170 - 91,030	17%	54%
65	Engineering managers	140	108,160	$70,690 - 0	7%	84%
66	Education administrators, postsecondary	140	78,310	$43,880 - 113,800	14%	78%
67	Sales and related workers, all other	140	44,600	$16,470 - 139,390	14%	62%
68	Computer and information systems managers	140	83,780	$51,480 - 116,180	16%	73%
69	Sales engineers	130	68,610	$53,420 - 90,390	9%	79%
70	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	130	46,920	$21,270 - 82,910	5%	58%
71	Reporters and correspondents	130	36,900	$19,010 - 52,390	1%	85%
72	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	130	56,420	$33,720 - 89,100	16%	99%
73	Marketing managers	120	84,340	$36,610 - 131,990	14%	69%
74	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	57,250	$24,470 - 91,350	18%	88%
75	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	100	48,040	$23,210 - 97,680	24%	78%
76	Financial specialists, all other	100	40,140	$13,600 - 61,690	12%	50%
77	Directors, religious activities and education	90	25,810	$19,790 - 36,450	20%	64%
78	Rehabilitation counselors	90	30,740	$17,240 - 55,890	23%	73%
79	Purchasing managers	90	75,290	$43,160 - 110,150	3%	57%
80	Veterinarians	90	95,570	$32,500 - 0	35%	100%
81	Compensation and benefits managers	80	63,320	$30,390 - 104,490	12%	58%
82	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	54,380	$30,470 - 87,300	53%	57%
83	Database administrators	70	38,020	$24,460 - 60,600	29%	72%
84	Editors	70	51,100	$32,400 - 76,090	2%	81%
85	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	47,110	$25,070 - 84,370	8%	72%
86	Dietitians and nutritionists	70	42,840	$33,500 - 53,450	9%	72%
87	Human resources managers, all other	70	93,050	$45,900 - 0	11%	58%
88	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	70	28,410	$18,790 - 39,600	14%	54%
89	Training and development managers	60	73,910	$46,980 - 135,250	16%	58%
90	Surveyors	60	56,310	$34,360 - 77,560	24%	82%
91	Mental health counselors	60	33,420	$17,860 - 54,510	30%	73%
92	Financial examiners	60	58,110	$32,130 - 87,550	11%	76%
93	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	59,060	$41,560 - 83,320	4%	81%
94	Physician assistants	60	52,710	$24,340 - 74,790	27%	67%
95	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	60	22,900	$17,100 - 28,140	11%	55%
96	Operations research analysts	50	50,680	$32,110 - 74,850	11%	71%
97	Chemical engineers	50	74,220	$36,290 - 104,210	8%	91%
98	Athletic trainers	50	35,960	$30,180 - 45,650	24%	72%
99	Health educators	50	41,760	$23,210 - 67,330	26%	58%
100	Musicians and singers	50		$0 - 0	10%	53%

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	Retail salespersons	9,320	21,310	$12,600 - 34,030	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	8,550	16,950	$12,230 - 23,390	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	7,150	14,340	$11,570 - 18,370	18%	5%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	6,190	39,960	$25,640 - 55,150	10%	4%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,310	22,290	$14,080 - 31,940	15%	4%
6	Office clerks, general	5,150	22,340	$13,310 - 34,310	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	4,800	14,330	$11,550 - 18,210	11%	14%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,800	26,630	$18,330 - 36,260	1%	18%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,430	27,070	$15,320 - 44,070	2%	5%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,840	34,400	$21,770 - 46,140	10%	6%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,520	20,130	$13,740 - 28,650	-7%	8%
12	Customer service representatives	3,380	26,880	$13,520 - 46,860	25%	22%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,180	31,700	$19,750 - 45,500	13%	16%
14	Teacher assistants	3,040	18,310	$13,230 - 23,030	10%	18%
15	Carpenters	2,830	41,000	$24,650 - 64,910	10%	6%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,700	21,750	$16,150 - 28,680	18%	7%
17	Electricians	2,590	53,710	$37,340 - 70,810	7%	7%
18	General and operations managers	2,500	88,880	$38,670 - [?]	2%	48%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,490	36,790	$20,610 - 58,330	4%	25%
20	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,400	35,990	$24,070 - 48,920	15%	18%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	2,370	20,570	$13,090 - 28,770	17%	13%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,190	41,780	$24,760 - 64,450	6%	29%
23	Food preparation workers	2,110	17,520	$12,120 - 24,410	15%	7%
24	Security guards	1,950	23,090	$14,960 - 38,280	17%	13%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,900	25,590	$15,640 - 38,130	8%	4%
26	Cooks, fast food	1,890	14,030	$11,570 - 17,840	8%	5%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,890	57,750	$32,040 - 84,960	-4%	15%
28	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,890	66,460	$42,640 - 89,950	11%	4%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,870	21,280	$13,260 - 31,200	18%	6%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,820	36,390	$23,720 - 49,060	14%	7%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,780	17,840	$12,820 - 24,580	13%	5%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,730	27,830	$17,390 - 41,730	11%	14%
33	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,680	47,890	$27,390 - 58,210	9%	5%
34	Tellers	1,670	20,370	$16,570 - 23,900	14%	16%
35	Construction laborers	1,620	40,010	$17,990 - 60,600	11%	5%
36	Helpers--production workers	1,610	23,090	$15,550 - 34,460	0%	4%
37	Packers and packagers, hand	1,570	17,000	$11,900 - 26,870	-11%	3%
38	Cooks, restaurant	1,560	17,980	$12,780 - 24,790	12%	5%
39	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,530	37,230	$22,800 - 54,300	5%	2%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,480	62,740	$36,900 - 91,940	9%	10%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,460	56,940	$34,210 - 74,680	7%	13%
42	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,460	32,120	$20,080 - 45,620	-1%	2%
43	Team assemblers	1,340	27,340	$14,700 - 38,900	0%	5%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,340	28,550	$19,790 - 38,640	4%	15%
45	Gaming dealers	1,340	13,490	$11,560 - 16,560	24%	11%
46	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,310	20,650	$12,330 - 33,400	12%	6%
47	Child care workers	1,310	16,310	$11,930 - 22,350	18%	15%
48	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,300	35,350	$20,360 - 53,120	-6%	14%
49	Home health aides	1,290	19,290	$14,710 - 23,090	49%	7%
50	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,280	41,290	$31,530 - 50,730	11%	33%
51	Crane and tower operators	1,260	37,130	$27,880 - 50,260	3%	0%
52	Bus drivers, school	1,250	24,770	$12,370 - 36,650	9%	4%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,170	55,590	$32,530 - 75,800	8%	3%
54	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,110	32,290	$17,210 - 51,210	14%	4%
55	Medical assistants	1,040	23,900	$18,700 - 30,940	35%	10%
56	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,040	28,450	$17,630 - 43,010	4%	6%
57	Bartenders	1,030	15,810	$11,780 - 21,840	11%	17%
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,030	17,910	$11,890 - 27,420	14%	3%
59	Business operations specialists, all other	950	47,300	$13,210 - 76,540	21%	49%
60	Cement masons and concrete finishers	930	42,830	$25,620 - 67,760	11%	2%
61	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	930	40,600	$24,280 - 56,000	12%	3%
62	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	900	36,390	$20,100 - 55,150	-14%	0%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	900	13,860	$11,530 - 17,580	12%	6%
64	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	890	19,820	$14,420 - 25,730	11%	5%
65	Dishwashers	880	14,360	$11,590 - 18,240	10%	3%
66	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	870	31,830	$16,750 - 53,050	-4%	5%
67	Brickmasons and blockmasons	870	52,570	$26,320 - 74,800	10%	3%
68	Machinists	870	40,210	$23,340 - 55,620	-2%	3%
69	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	850	44,060	$31,120 - 58,070	-11%	0%
70	Driver/sales workers	840	35,940	$13,890 - 65,280	-4%	4%
71	Medical secretaries	840	26,630	$19,460 - 35,420	17%	18%
72	Pharmacy technicians	840	26,310	$16,980 - 36,420	32%	16%
73	Preschool teachers, except special education	830	33,120	$15,450 - 58,440	26%	43%
74	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	790	40,940	$25,500 - 60,800	9%	3%
75	Bill and account collectors	760	28,200	$19,280 - 41,950	23%	13%
76	Postal service mail carriers	760	44,130	$35,790 - 50,700	1%	11%
77	Personal and home care aides	750	19,680	$15,110 - 26,130	51%	10%
78	Dental assistants	740	29,710	$18,260 - 39,410	29%	9%
79	Sales representatives, services, all other	740		$[?] - [?]	28%	48%
80	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	740	28,220	$19,670 - 42,520	19%	14%
81	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	720	15,650	$11,730 - 21,130	10%	8%
82	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	710	27,210	$12,640 - 46,530	-8%	5%
83	Parts salespersons	690	27,400	$16,120 - 44,390	-1%	6%
84	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	670	16,390	$11,780 - 20,620	10%	17%
85	Fire fighters	660	33,600	$20,550 - 45,380	12%	18%
86	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	650	39,960	$20,450 - 57,800	4%	30%
87	Legal secretaries	630	27,090	$19,840 - 35,330	12%	18%
88	Cost estimators	600	60,520	$35,270 - 92,630	19%	32%
89	Loan officers	600	49,330	$26,620 - 89,850	12%	49%
90	Sheet metal workers	580	60,870	$37,950 - 74,740	7%	4%
91	Cooks, short order	570	15,640	$11,970 - 19,640	5%	5%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	560	51,280	$30,700 - 75,840	10%	17%
93	Motor vehicle operators, all other	560		$[?] - [?]	11%	0%
94	Millwrights	560	54,720	$41,600 - 70,210	6%	0%
95	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	550	44,700	$29,230 - 58,610	-18%	0%
96	Painters, construction and maintenance	540	38,710	$18,990 - 57,790	12%	6%
97	Library assistants, clerical	540	18,990	$12,130 - 30,080	8%	37%
98	Machine feeders and offbearers	530	25,100	$16,110 - 35,920	-14%	0%
99	Switchboard operators, including answering service	530	22,930	$17,360 - 29,610	-7%	10%
100	Insurance sales agents	510	56,160	$20,470 - 116,670	13%	45%

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Jobs More Common Near Gary Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons	39,910	450	283.8
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	44,700	550	32.2
Pourers and casters, metal	43,140	440	29.6
Rail car repairers	40,880	190	20.2
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,060	850	18.3
Crane and tower operators	37,130	1,260	17.9
Gaming dealers	13,490	1,340	10.5
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,300	350	10.5
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	38,820	150	10.2
Gaming supervisors	42,300	340	9.8
Millwrights	54,720	560	9.7
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	25,580	150	5.5
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	21,710	130	5.4
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	45,240	270	5.3
Materials engineers	77,140	140	4.7
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,770	300	4.7
Motor vehicle operators, all other		560	4.6
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	17,790	220	4.3
Sailors and marine oilers	34,080	170	4
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	19,670	130	3.9
Occupational therapist assistants	38,050	150	3.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,890	1,680	3.8
Brickmasons and blockmasons	52,570	870	3.8
Legislators	48,560	270	3.8
Insulation workers, mechanical	63,560	110	3.7
Chemical plant and system operators	44,940	200	3.3
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	132,380	280	3.2
Structural iron and steel workers	52,470	340	3.1
Library assistants, clerical	18,990	540	3.1
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	33,620	410	2.8
Respiratory therapists	48,830	490	2.8
Highway maintenance workers	28,120	480	2.8
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,100	530	2.7
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	32,810	290	2.7
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	24,540	400	2.7
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	37,310	110	2.6
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,160	100	2.5
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,220	740	2.5
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	44,840	120	2.4
Tax preparers	24,950	180	2.3
Floral designers	20,040	250	2.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,230	1,530	2.3
Court, municipal, and license clerks	24,270	320	2.3
Opticians, dispensing	24,500	270	2.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	34,000	1,920	2.2
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	42,700	160	2.2
Crossing guards	19,400	180	2.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,830	930	2.1
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	66,460	1,890	2.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,390	360	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Gary, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	132,380	1.6	280
Insulation workers, mechanical	63,560	1.56	110
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	45,240	1.56	270
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,770	1.55	300
Pipelayers	51,920	1.53	120
Sheet metal workers	60,870	1.53	580
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	66,460	1.52	1,890
Roofers	50,950	1.52	300
Driver/sales workers	35,940	1.46	840
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	61,620	1.43	190
Pourers and casters, metal	43,140	1.43	440
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,590	1.39	1,170
Legislators	48,560	1.39	270
Preschool teachers, except special education	33,120	1.39	830
Construction laborers	40,010	1.38	1,620
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,060	1.38	850
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	48,390	1.35	150
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	44,700	1.34	550
Maintenance workers, machinery	47,840	1.33	260
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	38,100	1.33	340
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,300	1.33	350
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,390	1.31	900
Automotive body and related repairers	49,010	1.3	420
Physicians and surgeons, all other	194,000	1.27	310
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,830	1.27	870
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	34,920	1.27	140
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,830	1.24	930
Brickmasons and blockmasons	52,570	1.23	870
Electricians	53,710	1.22	2,590
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,390	1.22	360
Millwrights	54,720	1.22	560
Couriers and messengers	26,940	1.22	110
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	49,570	1.21	400
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,710	1.21	540
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	44,180	1.2	200
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,070	1.2	4,430
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,690	1.2	430
Structural iron and steel workers	52,470	1.19	340
Real estate sales agents	57,200	1.19	200
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	38,660	1.18	120
Sales and related workers, all other	44,600	1.18	140
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	47,940	1.18	360
Dentists, general	171,960	1.17	170
Dental laboratory technicians	39,750	1.17	120
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	57,300	1.17	240
Rail car repairers	40,880	1.17	190
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	33,230	1.16	120
Physical therapists	77,370	1.15	360
Tire repairers and changers	26,020	1.15	290
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,750	1.15	1,890

Highest Paying Jobs in Gary, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	194,000	310
Internists, general	185,420
Dentists, general	171,960	170
Obstetricians and gynecologists	164,590
Family and general practitioners	148,900	200
Podiatrists	140,730	40
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	132,380	280
Chief executives	128,600	440
Optometrists	108,560	40
Engineering managers	108,160	140
Veterinarians	95,570	90
Lawyers	93,240	650
Human resources managers, all other	93,050	70
Sales managers	89,940	380
Pharmacists	89,810	570
General and operations managers	88,880	2,500
Construction managers	87,200	410
Marketing managers	84,340	120
Computer and information systems managers	83,780	140
Engineers, all other	82,700	240
Medical and health services managers	81,180	590
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,690	430
Financial managers	79,590	450
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,450	440
Education administrators, postsecondary	78,310	140
Physical therapists	77,370	360
Materials engineers	77,140	140
Industrial production managers	76,580	370
Management analysts	75,810	530
Civil engineers	75,530	260
Purchasing managers	75,290	90
Managers, all other	74,850	340
Chemical engineers	74,220	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	73,930	610
Training and development managers	73,910	60
Industrial engineers	73,190	190
Mechanical engineers	72,000	450
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	69,900	280
Computer software engineers, applications	69,020	160
Electrical engineers	68,780	220
Sales engineers	68,610	130
Commercial pilots	68,360	40
Nuclear medicine technologists	67,900	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	66,750
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	66,460	1,890
Environmental engineers	65,680
Computer systems analysts	65,660	290
Power distributors and dispatchers	65,480	30
Property, real estate, and community association managers	65,430	100
Public relations managers	65,260	40

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