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South Bend's diversified economy primarily consists of education, wholesale and retail trade, healthcare and government. Notre Dame University is the city's largest employer and has a significant impact on the local economy. The university also adds to the economy by partnering with local companies for research and development projects. Memorial Health Systems is the South Bend area's second largest employer. The city also includes numerous medical related businesses.
Manufacturing sectors include transportation equipment, non-electrical machinery, rubber products and plastic products. In addition, South Bend is home to the headquarters of AM General, the producer of Hummer military and special purpose vehicles. AM General is one of the major employers in the area.
The tourism industry provides a large number of jobs. Notre Dame University is a prominent tourist attraction in the area. Also, the football games played at the university significantly contribute to the economy.
The top job providing companies in the South Bend region are:
South Bend's top employment sectors are:
Pertinent information about South Bend Indiana: The city has been ranked among the 40 hottest real estate markets for business by Expansion Management magazine. In 2008 the cost of living index in South Bend Indiana was at 78.2. The country's average is 100. Regarding the adult population in South Bend Indiana, about 20% earned a bachelor's degree or better. The estimated median household income in 2007 was $35,000.
Organizations offering help to South Bend businesses include:
The newspaper South Bend Tribune is an excellent resource for local business and industry news.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,500 | 53,650 | $41,010 - 68,030 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,980 | 53,840 | $28,260 - 92,000 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,300 | 47,690 | $33,610 - 63,530 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,080 | 48,430 | $24,330 - 64,330 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 920 | 58,440 | $35,600 - 94,940 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 810 | 28,920 | $20,530 - 51,040 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 710 | 48,700 | $34,130 - 64,280 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Coaches and scouts | 450 | 22,730 | $13,340 - 34,840 | 15% | 60% |
| 9 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 410 | 78,170 | $41,390 - 125,450 | 12% | 51% |
| 10 | Computer systems analysts | 380 | 65,450 | $44,450 - 84,490 | 29% | 68% |
| 11 | Sales managers | 370 | 80,440 | $44,970 - 133,480 | 10% | 69% |
| 12 | Financial managers | 360 | 87,940 | $54,420 - 132,030 | 13% | 60% |
| 13 | Medical and health services managers | 360 | 80,960 | $45,110 - 140,480 | 16% | 57% |
| 14 | Computer software engineers, applications | 340 | 65,290 | $35,090 - 96,530 | 45% | 85% |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 340 | 34,800 | $25,510 - 50,950 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Mechanical engineers | 330 | 85,680 | $46,890 - 146,100 | 4% | 78% |
| 17 | Sales and related workers, all other | 310 | 41,570 | $13,430 - 102,400 | 14% | 62% |
| 18 | Lawyers | 300 | 73,690 | $28,230 - 152,530 | 11% | 99% |
| 19 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 290 | 64,790 | $23,520 - 146,210 | 25% | 67% |
| 20 | Social and human service assistants | 270 | 21,780 | $13,710 - 32,890 | 34% | 58% |
| 21 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 270 | 46,480 | $28,220 - 64,730 | 12% | 51% |
| 22 | Industrial engineers | 250 | 69,540 | $45,430 - 97,170 | 20% | 74% |
| 23 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 250 | 46,610 | $28,070 - 64,840 | 13% | 73% |
| 24 | Chief executives | 230 | 164,080 | $68,770 - | 2% | 65% |
| 25 | Network and computer systems administrators | 220 | 59,010 | $40,250 - 87,650 | 27% | 50% |
| 26 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 210 | 57,350 | $24,030 - 85,270 | 17% | 56% |
| 27 | Librarians | 200 | 46,540 | $29,490 - 62,300 | 4% | 85% |
| 28 | Computer programmers | 200 | 62,240 | $41,240 - 83,900 | 0% | 73% |
| 29 | Management analysts | 200 | 81,340 | $44,510 - 106,330 | 22% | 78% |
| 30 | Graphic designers | 200 | 37,650 | $25,480 - 50,590 | 10% | 55% |
| 31 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 190 | 78,250 | $55,030 - 101,970 | 8% | 78% |
| 32 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 190 | 38,380 | $23,170 - 62,700 | 30% | 77% |
| 33 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 190 | 48,290 | $23,210 - 80,120 | 18% | 56% |
| 34 | Training and development specialists | 180 | 56,410 | $29,140 - 118,570 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Physical therapists | 170 | 76,660 | $50,050 - 103,600 | 27% | 89% |
| 36 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 170 | 36,680 | $27,290 - 46,270 | 15% | 51% |
| 37 | Advertising sales agents | 160 | 50,140 | $26,280 - 79,920 | 20% | 56% |
| 38 | Computer and information systems managers | 150 | 99,940 | $57,570 - 161,690 | 16% | 73% |
| 39 | Public relations specialists | 150 | 47,880 | $23,740 - 92,170 | 18% | 81% |
| 40 | Social and community service managers | 130 | 48,930 | $33,730 - 75,150 | 25% | 72% |
| 41 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 130 | 40,660 | $28,280 - 59,360 | 5% | 58% |
| 42 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 130 | 35,770 | $22,540 - 50,840 | 23% | 54% |
| 43 | Editors | 130 | 35,380 | $17,230 - 49,980 | 2% | 81% |
| 44 | Engineering managers | 130 | 101,310 | $66,220 - 135,120 | 7% | 84% |
| 45 | Medical and public health social workers | 130 | 39,070 | $25,430 - 61,730 | 24% | 77% |
| 46 | Civil engineers | 110 | 58,240 | $36,080 - 89,300 | 18% | 87% |
| 47 | Marketing managers | 100 | 81,050 | $43,710 - 137,600 | 14% | 69% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 100 | 48,360 | $33,840 - 63,900 | 9% | 87% |
| 49 | Database administrators | 100 | 54,990 | $31,540 - 95,390 | 29% | 72% |
| 50 | Occupational therapists | 90 | 62,020 | $40,160 - 83,280 | 23% | 90% |
| 51 | Instructional coordinators | 90 | 49,610 | $32,790 - 63,210 | 23% | 79% |
| 52 | Financial specialists, all other | 90 | 44,430 | $26,460 - 60,420 | 12% | 50% |
| 53 | Personal financial advisors | 90 | 99,870 | $34,060 - | 41% | 81% |
| 54 | Dentists, general | 90 | 164,320 | $79,470 - | 9% | 100% |
| 55 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 90 | 39,080 | $14,110 - 63,510 | 14% | 54% |
| 56 | Credit analysts | 80 | 45,850 | $28,570 - 68,180 | 2% | 60% |
| 57 | Speech-language pathologists | 80 | 57,270 | $40,750 - 74,210 | 11% | 98% |
| 58 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 80 | 48,070 | $32,750 - 64,190 | 20% | 87% |
| 59 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 80 | 62,720 | $44,980 - 82,630 | 16% | 99% |
| 60 | Engineers, all other | 70 | $ - | 6% | 82% | |
| 61 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 70 | 46,610 | $30,240 - 74,140 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Floral designers | 70 | 22,580 | $15,290 - 30,460 | 0% | 55% |
| 63 | Financial analysts | 70 | 87,320 | $42,300 - | 34% | 87% |
| 64 | Interior designers | 70 | 32,660 | $17,320 - 55,640 | 20% | 55% |
| 65 | Computer specialists, all other | 70 | 54,310 | $30,760 - 91,720 | 15% | 68% |
| 66 | Public relations managers | 70 | 59,620 | $34,380 - 117,690 | 17% | 75% |
| 67 | Writers and authors | 60 | 33,750 | $23,200 - 48,180 | 13% | 84% |
| 68 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 60 | 41,360 | $25,530 - 64,700 | 25% | 58% |
| 69 | Veterinarians | 60 | 76,000 | $56,600 - 107,690 | 35% | 100% |
| 70 | Human resources managers, all other | 60 | 81,250 | $47,490 - 127,090 | 11% | 58% |
| 71 | Social workers, all other | 60 | 33,430 | $20,090 - 49,190 | 18% | 77% |
| 72 | Purchasing managers | 60 | 72,350 | $45,600 - 114,110 | 3% | 57% |
| 73 | Special education teachers, middle school | 50 | 51,500 | $37,540 - 65,640 | 16% | 87% |
| 74 | Marriage and family therapists | 50 | 44,930 | $34,580 - 59,560 | 30% | 73% |
| 75 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 58,850 | $38,880 - 90,520 | 0% | 96% |
| 76 | Compensation and benefits managers | 50 | 62,550 | $38,480 - 100,250 | 12% | 58% |
| 77 | Health educators | 50 | 44,240 | $26,300 - 66,460 | 26% | 58% |
| 78 | Market research analysts | 50 | 59,810 | $24,500 - 95,130 | 20% | 82% |
| 79 | Producers and directors | 50 | 46,830 | $27,480 - 68,280 | 11% | 75% |
| 80 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 50 | 65,680 | $43,800 - 94,660 | 28% | 85% |
| 81 | Legislators | 40 | 26,320 | $15,350 - 49,430 | 1% | 65% |
| 82 | Audiologists | 40 | 73,930 | $44,580 - 121,810 | 10% | 91% |
| 83 | Advertising and promotions managers | 40 | 75,750 | $56,620 - 97,110 | 6% | 76% |
| 84 | Electrical engineers | 40 | 93,540 | $43,260 - 162,770 | 6% | 81% |
| 85 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 40 | 29,930 | $21,910 - 44,600 | 11% | 55% |
| 86 | Rehabilitation counselors | 30 | 37,050 | $26,290 - 64,410 | 23% | 73% |
| 87 | Biological technicians | 30 | 27,480 | $19,650 - 36,870 | 16% | 60% |
| 88 | Audio-visual collections specialists | 30 | 32,210 | $14,680 - 50,930 | 0% | 79% |
| 89 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 30 | 42,520 | $23,450 - 85,750 | 15% | 72% |
| 90 | Commercial pilots | 30 | 112,070 | $106,900 - 132,530 | 13% | 74% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 4,040 | 24,420 | $14,150 - 39,130 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 3,270 | 16,980 | $13,080 - 22,580 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Team assemblers | 3,240 | 27,180 | $19,790 - 32,330 | 0% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 2,860 | 22,510 | $14,060 - 32,880 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,800 | 19,180 | $13,250 - 28,730 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,770 | 15,180 | $12,860 - 18,860 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,330 | 19,580 | $14,060 - 27,370 | -7% | 8% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,210 | 22,650 | $14,220 - 32,800 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,110 | 36,970 | $24,380 - 50,900 | 10% | 4% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,080 | 31,220 | $21,310 - 42,420 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,050 | 34,040 | $24,210 - 45,820 | 15% | 18% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,040 | 27,640 | $18,690 - 38,710 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,850 | 24,160 | $16,330 - 36,190 | 2% | 5% |
| 14 | Customer service representatives | 1,800 | 34,610 | $22,390 - 51,080 | 25% | 22% |
| 15 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,650 | 22,410 | $14,740 - 31,150 | 17% | 13% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,550 | 23,230 | $17,900 - 29,970 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,450 | 18,210 | $13,320 - 25,220 | -11% | 3% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 1,440 | 19,090 | $13,010 - 26,690 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,420 | 36,480 | $22,210 - 53,860 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | Food preparation workers | 1,310 | 17,830 | $13,380 - 23,930 | 15% | 7% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,220 | 41,460 | $22,480 - 67,200 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,220 | 46,210 | $27,690 - 67,880 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | General and operations managers | 1,140 | 99,280 | $47,190 - | 2% | 48% |
| 24 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,070 | 28,510 | $20,090 - 38,280 | -14% | 0% |
| 25 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,070 | 25,650 | $14,910 - 39,010 | 8% | 4% |
| 26 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,050 | 27,240 | $17,510 - 39,150 | 4% | 6% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,040 | 49,610 | $33,460 - 70,270 | -4% | 15% |
| 28 | Cooks, restaurant | 940 | 21,810 | $16,680 - 28,550 | 12% | 5% |
| 29 | Counter and rental clerks | 930 | 21,500 | $13,210 - 35,430 | 23% | 16% |
| 30 | Home health aides | 900 | 21,520 | $16,790 - 27,120 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Machinists | 880 | 38,840 | $26,850 - 50,800 | -2% | 3% |
| 32 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 850 | 19,290 | $14,110 - 24,840 | 13% | 5% |
| 33 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 820 | 39,120 | $31,350 - 49,610 | 14% | 7% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 810 | 29,760 | $17,330 - 45,140 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Security guards | 790 | 21,920 | $13,780 - 32,470 | 17% | 13% |
| 36 | Carpenters | 780 | 42,370 | $24,050 - 63,140 | 10% | 6% |
| 37 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 760 | 22,640 | $14,910 - 31,470 | 18% | 6% |
| 38 | Tellers | 740 | 22,830 | $17,570 - 29,410 | 14% | 16% |
| 39 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 730 | 32,220 | $18,760 - 47,570 | -6% | 14% |
| 40 | Bus drivers, school | 660 | 24,980 | $14,590 - 38,290 | 9% | 4% |
| 41 | Bartenders | 650 | 23,450 | $14,100 - 38,520 | 11% | 17% |
| 42 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 650 | 17,030 | $13,210 - 22,720 | 10% | 17% |
| 43 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 650 | 24,080 | $14,360 - 33,570 | 12% | 6% |
| 44 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 610 | 45,480 | $39,080 - 52,030 | 11% | 33% |
| 45 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 600 | 38,310 | $20,440 - 59,370 | 14% | 4% |
| 46 | Dishwashers | 600 | 17,000 | $13,520 - 20,820 | 10% | 3% |
| 47 | Computer support specialists | 580 | 36,680 | $22,080 - 59,790 | 13% | 43% |
| 48 | Electricians | 570 | 49,790 | $29,030 - 65,710 | 7% | 7% |
| 49 | Child care workers | 550 | 16,930 | $13,000 - 22,920 | 18% | 15% |
| 50 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 530 | 26,490 | $16,810 - 35,790 | -1% | 2% |
| 51 | Medical assistants | 510 | 27,370 | $20,890 - 33,730 | 35% | 10% |
| 52 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 510 | 54,700 | $34,680 - 80,600 | 7% | 13% |
| 53 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 500 | 23,690 | $17,260 - 35,300 | -12% | 0% |
| 54 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 480 | 32,250 | $22,530 - 50,210 | 0% | 3% |
| 55 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 480 | 48,110 | $26,690 - 78,300 | 28% | 48% |
| 56 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 450 | 29,500 | $21,990 - 38,620 | 4% | 15% |
| 57 | Construction laborers | 440 | 36,170 | $21,140 - 52,180 | 11% | 5% |
| 58 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 440 | 21,440 | $14,750 - 29,140 | 11% | 5% |
| 59 | Medical secretaries | 440 | 28,610 | $19,720 - 39,340 | 17% | 18% |
| 60 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 440 | 16,620 | $12,930 - 21,970 | 10% | 8% |
| 61 | Helpers--production workers | 420 | 22,300 | $16,550 - 30,550 | 0% | 4% |
| 62 | Driver/sales workers | 420 | 25,060 | $14,960 - 39,330 | -4% | 4% |
| 63 | Telemarketers | 420 | 19,230 | $12,920 - 35,940 | -9% | 14% |
| 64 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 410 | 26,860 | $21,680 - 34,810 | 16% | 10% |
| 65 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 410 | 53,330 | $33,650 - 70,840 | 11% | 4% |
| 66 | Library assistants, clerical | 400 | 22,000 | $13,720 - 30,840 | 8% | 37% |
| 67 | Medical records and health information technicians | 400 | 25,900 | $17,490 - 38,180 | 18% | 12% |
| 68 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 400 | 33,190 | $22,850 - 41,190 | 5% | 2% |
| 69 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 380 | 51,740 | $29,210 - 82,120 | 9% | 10% |
| 70 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 380 | 52,140 | $43,280 - 66,560 | 3% | 13% |
| 71 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 370 | 40,260 | $27,150 - 52,490 | 12% | 3% |
| 72 | Postal service mail carriers | 360 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 73 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 360 | 77,320 | $43,240 - 123,230 | 4% | 38% |
| 74 | Dental assistants | 350 | 35,720 | $25,980 - 49,240 | 29% | 9% |
| 75 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 350 | 28,320 | $18,630 - 39,410 | 26% | 43% |
| 76 | Cooks, fast food | 350 | 15,650 | $13,020 - 19,370 | 8% | 5% |
| 77 | Business operations specialists, all other | 320 | 57,340 | $25,100 - 95,270 | 21% | 49% |
| 78 | Industrial production managers | 310 | 80,550 | $48,510 - 125,030 | -5% | 43% |
| 79 | Loan officers | 310 | 62,310 | $28,200 - 117,440 | 12% | 49% |
| 80 | Fire fighters | 310 | 38,700 | $27,160 - 49,390 | 12% | 18% |
| 81 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 300 | 22,670 | $17,280 - 30,750 | -4% | 5% |
| 82 | Cooks, short order | 300 | 18,960 | $13,730 - 24,870 | 5% | 5% |
| 83 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 300 | 15,760 | $12,980 - 19,640 | 12% | 6% |
| 84 | Bill and account collectors | 290 | 32,420 | $24,890 - 40,810 | 23% | 13% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 290 | 35,630 | $25,890 - 48,030 | 13% | 11% |
| 86 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 290 | 40,570 | $27,110 - 59,930 | 4% | 30% |
| 87 | Insurance sales agents | 290 | 13% | 45% | ||
| 88 | Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 280 | 58,520 | $34,010 - 94,540 | 0% | 0% |
| 89 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 280 | 46,260 | $29,020 - 70,270 | 8% | 3% |
| 90 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 270 | 212,230 | $150,250 - | 0% | 0% |
| 91 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 270 | 22,400 | $16,740 - 31,660 | -8% | 5% |
| 92 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 260 | 20,030 | $14,290 - 27,530 | 10% | 5% |
| 93 | Cost estimators | 260 | 60,930 | $37,050 - 92,320 | 19% | 32% |
| 94 | Library technicians | 260 | 23,030 | $14,250 - 32,660 | 9% | 27% |
| 95 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 260 | 30,260 | $22,460 - 36,210 | -2% | 6% |
| 96 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 260 | 25,720 | $16,020 - 45,250 | 27% | 47% |
| 97 | Pharmacy technicians | 260 | 27,770 | $20,820 - 34,400 | 32% | 16% |
| 98 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 250 | 50,960 | $27,800 - 79,550 | 10% | 17% |
| 99 | Production workers, all other | 250 | 31,470 | $17,660 - 55,940 | 2% | 5% |
| 100 | Printing machine operators | 240 | 34,210 | $20,910 - 48,740 | -5% | 6% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,520 | 150 | 9.5 |
| Millwrights | 48,360 | 220 | 7.6 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,250 | 480 | 7.2 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 22,350 | 140 | 6.4 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,510 | 110 | 6.4 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 66,770 | 170 | 5.4 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,510 | 1,070 | 5.2 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 53,690 | 160 | 5.2 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 53,250 | 100 | 4.9 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 58,520 | 280 | 4.8 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,140 | 150 | 4.6 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 23,690 | 500 | 4.5 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 42,790 | 130 | 4.4 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 59,300 | 170 | 4.4 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 22,000 | 400 | 3.9 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 24,450 | 240 | 3.6 |
| Team assemblers | 27,180 | 3,240 | 3.3 |
| Mechanical drafters | 44,880 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,280 | 140 | 3.3 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 54,630 | 150 | 3.2 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 18,390 | 210 | 3.1 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 47,450 | 180 | 3 |
| Tool and die makers | 42,320 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Coaches and scouts | 22,730 | 450 | 2.8 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 59,400 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Library technicians | 23,030 | 260 | 2.6 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 20,560 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 25,900 | 400 | 2.5 |
| Machinists | 38,840 | 880 | 2.4 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 26,860 | 410 | 2.3 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 30,260 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 41,570 | 310 | 2.2 |
| Industrial production managers | 80,550 | 310 | 2.2 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 120 | 2.1 | |
| Photographers | 24,650 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 21,500 | 930 | 2.1 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 21,810 | 130 | 2.1 |
| Cooks, short order | 18,960 | 300 | 2.1 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 53,660 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 52,140 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 18,210 | 1,450 | 2 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,170 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Bindery workers | 28,590 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 32,200 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 17,030 | 650 | 1.8 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 24,080 | 650 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 38,300 | 190 | 1.8 |
| Service station attendants | 19,530 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 31,830 | 150 | 1.7 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 49,610 | 1,040 | 1.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,140 | 1.32 | 150 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 49,020 | 1.25 | 150 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 39,760 | 1.23 | 180 |
| Bartenders | 23,450 | 1.21 | 650 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 212,230 | 1.19 | 270 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 53,660 | 1.18 | 200 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 62,490 | 1.17 | 120 |
| Customer service representatives | 34,610 | 1.17 | 1,800 |
| Construction laborers | 36,170 | 1.16 | 440 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 53,330 | 1.16 | 410 |
| Mechanical engineers | 85,680 | 1.16 | 330 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 38,690 | 1.13 | 140 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 28,570 | 1.12 | 230 |
| Training and development specialists | 56,410 | 1.12 | 180 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 28,320 | 1.11 | 350 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 36,730 | 1.11 | 120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 77,320 | 1.11 | 360 |
| Dental assistants | 35,720 | 1.11 | 350 |
| Couriers and messengers | 26,730 | 1.11 | 110 |
| Management analysts | 81,340 | 1.11 | 200 |
| Chief executives | 164,080 | 1.09 | 230 |
| Cost estimators | 60,930 | 1.09 | 260 |
| Production workers, all other | 31,470 | 1.09 | 250 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 46,260 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Carpenters | 42,370 | 1.08 | 780 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 40,070 | 1.08 | 160 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 78,170 | 1.07 | 410 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 41,460 | 1.07 | 1,220 |
| Advertising sales agents | 50,140 | 1.07 | 160 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 36,480 | 1.06 | 1,420 |
| Electricians | 49,790 | 1.06 | 570 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 57,350 | 1.06 | 210 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 41,570 | 1.06 | 310 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,170 | 1.06 | 140 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 38,310 | 1.06 | 600 |
| Food service managers | 51,140 | 1.05 | 230 |
| Loan officers | 62,310 | 1.05 | 310 |
| Bill and account collectors | 32,420 | 1.05 | 290 |
| Machinists | 38,840 | 1.05 | 880 |
| Sheet metal workers | 43,620 | 1.05 | 110 |
| Physical therapists | 76,660 | 1.05 | 170 |
| Printing machine operators | 34,210 | 1.04 | 240 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 38,460 | 1.04 | 220 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 20,000 | 1.03 | 110 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,510 | 1.03 | 110 |
| General and operations managers | 99,280 | 1.03 | 1,140 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 36,680 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 33,050 | 1.03 | 130 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 19,180 | 1.03 | 2,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 46,210 | 1.02 | 1,220 |
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