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Over 50% of Topeka's economy is based on government and services. About 25% of the workforce is employed by state, city and county governments. The state of Kansas is the city's largest employer. More than 30% of the labor force is working in services industries. Other significant industries that provide employment include printing and publishing, flour mills, food processing and iron foundries.
Fortune 500 companies which have manufacturing or distribution facilities in the city include Frito-Lay Inc, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Payless Shoe Source, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Hallmark Cards and Hill's Pet Nutrition.
The Kansas Industrial Training program, provides pre-employment training and on-the-job training for new and expanding companies. The Kansas Industrial Retraining Program works with companies that are restructuring where existing employees might be displaced due to obsolete job skills.
Some of the occupations more prevalent in Topeka than most other cities include first-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers; merchandise displayers and window trimmers; legislators, correctional officers and jailers; healthcare practitioners and technical workers; civil engineering technicians; environmental scientists and specialists, including health; and personal and home care aides.
The following is a list of Topeka's largest employers:
Topeka's top non-agricultural employment sectors are shown below:
Noteworthy data regarding Topeka Kansas: In 2007 the estimated median household income was $42,000. About 25% of the adult population has earned a bachelor's degree or better. The cost of living index in Topeka in 2008 was 76.7 which is low when compared to the national average of 100.
Some of the helpful business organizations for local companies are:
Topeka's newspaper the Topeka Capital-Journal is a good 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 | 2,530 | 55,390 | $42,090 - 71,260 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,360 | 41,580 | $23,100 - 61,550 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 1,320 | 53,300 | $34,550 - 76,820 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,280 | 44,570 | $22,230 - 70,600 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 880 | 44,260 | $23,450 - 65,710 | 11% | 95% |
| 6 | Lawyers | 760 | 77,270 | $45,840 - 125,830 | 11% | 99% |
| 7 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 760 | 52,240 | $20,360 - 79,850 | 8% | 51% |
| 8 | Chief executives | 710 | 111,330 | $14,690 - | 2% | 65% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 480 | 57,330 | $42,890 - 72,760 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Computer programmers | 460 | 63,240 | $47,070 - 81,880 | 0% | 73% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 460 | 76,690 | $46,060 - 120,120 | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Social and human service assistants | 330 | 29,620 | $20,840 - 40,360 | 34% | 58% |
| 13 | Managers, all other | 330 | 87,610 | $45,980 - 134,030 | 7% | 55% |
| 14 | Computer systems analysts | 330 | 66,260 | $44,490 - 90,750 | 29% | 68% |
| 15 | Network and computer systems administrators | 320 | 55,690 | $35,220 - 79,020 | 27% | 50% |
| 16 | Public relations specialists | 310 | 56,530 | $31,110 - 88,680 | 18% | 81% |
| 17 | Coaches and scouts | 310 | 21,380 | $13,040 - 31,390 | 15% | 60% |
| 18 | Civil engineers | 290 | 70,670 | $53,910 - 92,390 | 18% | 87% |
| 19 | Medical and health services managers | 290 | 74,230 | $44,210 - 113,960 | 16% | 57% |
| 20 | Pharmacists | 280 | 91,880 | $58,340 - 119,390 | 22% | 97% |
| 21 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 230 | 60,020 | $49,210 - 75,300 | 25% | 93% |
| 22 | Computer software engineers, applications | 230 | 78,190 | $52,410 - 114,720 | 45% | 85% |
| 23 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 230 | 49,610 | $28,980 - 76,140 | 53% | 57% |
| 24 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 220 | 54,390 | $36,620 - 76,720 | 17% | 56% |
| 25 | Computer and information systems managers | 220 | 85,190 | $61,890 - 117,290 | 16% | 73% |
| 26 | Training and development specialists | 220 | 49,540 | $31,360 - 65,360 | 18% | 56% |
| 27 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 220 | 28,720 | $22,090 - 38,450 | 15% | 51% |
| 28 | Market research analysts | 210 | 60,660 | $39,820 - 90,490 | 20% | 82% |
| 29 | Graphic designers | 210 | 35,540 | $22,420 - 50,790 | 10% | 55% |
| 30 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 210 | 19,670 | $16,170 - 25,930 | 11% | 55% |
| 31 | Physical therapists | 200 | 56,120 | $30,320 - 78,710 | 27% | 89% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 200 | 46,790 | $33,490 - 65,820 | 20% | 87% |
| 33 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 170 | 56,060 | $37,800 - 79,300 | 5% | 58% |
| 34 | Librarians | 170 | 52,350 | $35,110 - 73,510 | 4% | 85% |
| 35 | Legislators | 170 | 35,710 | $22,910 - 49,610 | 1% | 65% |
| 36 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 170 | 72,810 | $57,960 - 89,360 | 8% | 78% |
| 37 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 170 | 47,640 | $20,540 - 87,860 | 15% | 72% |
| 38 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 170 | 55,990 | $38,070 - 76,420 | 9% | 87% |
| 39 | Insurance underwriters | 160 | 48,640 | $23,630 - 77,400 | 6% | 53% |
| 40 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 160 | 35,310 | $27,260 - 47,610 | 30% | 77% |
| 41 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 160 | 55,830 | $42,650 - 67,810 | 12% | 51% |
| 42 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 160 | 52,040 | $35,750 - 74,200 | 17% | 54% |
| 43 | Instructional coordinators | 150 | $ - | 23% | 79% | |
| 44 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 150 | 40,280 | $27,070 - 64,030 | 18% | 56% |
| 45 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 150 | 67,510 | $37,490 - 117,540 | 12% | 51% |
| 46 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 140 | 85,380 | $39,280 - 144,000 | 25% | 67% |
| 47 | Sales managers | 140 | 66,890 | $33,810 - 117,030 | 10% | 69% |
| 48 | Mental health counselors | 130 | 28,520 | $21,470 - 37,740 | 30% | 73% |
| 49 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 130 | 71,780 | $54,790 - 96,310 | 28% | 85% |
| 50 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 130 | 57,650 | $34,010 - 77,060 | 16% | 99% |
| 51 | Database administrators | 120 | 62,730 | $43,450 - 84,260 | 29% | 72% |
| 52 | Financial analysts | 120 | 65,500 | $43,300 - 98,010 | 34% | 87% |
| 53 | Medical and public health social workers | 120 | 40,640 | $32,300 - 53,610 | 24% | 77% |
| 54 | Child, family, and school social workers | 120 | 43,670 | $26,960 - 71,630 | 19% | 77% |
| 55 | Social and community service managers | 110 | 54,070 | $32,970 - 81,460 | 25% | 72% |
| 56 | Computer specialists, all other | 110 | 72,140 | $52,520 - 96,910 | 15% | 68% |
| 57 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 110 | 51,020 | $37,020 - 64,940 | 13% | 73% |
| 58 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 100 | 57,230 | $39,740 - 77,480 | 8% | 72% |
| 59 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 100 | 47,380 | $31,640 - 80,520 | 18% | 56% |
| 60 | Advertising sales agents | 100 | 40,400 | $19,780 - 55,360 | 20% | 56% |
| 61 | Speech-language pathologists | 100 | 61,430 | $44,000 - 80,680 | 11% | 98% |
| 62 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 90 | 40,890 | $27,500 - 55,180 | 11% | 58% |
| 63 | Personal financial advisors | 90 | 79,730 | $30,210 - | 41% | 81% |
| 64 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 90 | 36,340 | $25,700 - 50,410 | 23% | 54% |
| 65 | Occupational therapists | 80 | 65,460 | $46,570 - 82,710 | 23% | 90% |
| 66 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 80 | 48,490 | $35,890 - 66,830 | 0% | 96% |
| 67 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 80 | 38,000 | $18,620 - 62,840 | 25% | 58% |
| 68 | Social workers, all other | 80 | 50,810 | $34,290 - 74,190 | 18% | 77% |
| 69 | Health educators | 70 | 42,470 | $26,840 - 61,020 | 26% | 58% |
| 70 | Veterinarians | 70 | 58,560 | $38,760 - 79,130 | 35% | 100% |
| 71 | Mechanical engineers | 70 | 93,510 | $46,730 - 141,120 | 4% | 78% |
| 72 | Public relations managers | 70 | 101,600 | $54,670 - | 17% | 75% |
| 73 | Human resources managers, all other | 60 | 84,890 | $54,640 - 115,010 | 11% | 58% |
| 74 | Purchasing managers | 60 | 73,880 | $46,960 - 105,030 | 3% | 57% |
| 75 | Physician assistants | 60 | 85,440 | $70,720 - 104,840 | 27% | 67% |
| 76 | Engineers, all other | 50 | 81,970 | $60,120 - 105,540 | 6% | 82% |
| 77 | Electrical engineers | 50 | 83,240 | $46,380 - 107,060 | 6% | 81% |
| 78 | Surveyors | 50 | 42,710 | $23,550 - 65,820 | 24% | 82% |
| 79 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 50 | 54,880 | $43,040 - 65,370 | 22% | 93% |
| 80 | Optometrists | 50 | 110,040 | $84,530 - 134,440 | 11% | 100% |
| 81 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 50 | 134,890 | $60,110 - | 5% | 99% |
| 82 | Industrial engineers | 50 | 68,710 | $46,140 - 97,930 | 20% | 74% |
| 83 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 50 | 35,890 | $27,340 - 43,980 | 34% | 73% |
| 84 | Editors | 50 | 57,480 | $27,670 - 83,440 | 2% | 81% |
| 85 | Sales and related workers, all other | 50 | 31,890 | $13,680 - 49,020 | 14% | 62% |
| 86 | Special education teachers, middle school | 40 | 42,690 | $32,770 - 55,740 | 16% | 87% |
| 87 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 40 | 51,570 | $37,360 - 67,070 | 9% | 72% |
| 88 | Recreational therapists | 40 | 41,660 | $21,120 - 71,350 | 4% | 77% |
| 89 | Financial specialists, all other | 40 | 62,370 | $32,210 - 89,830 | 12% | 50% |
| 90 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 40 | 70,020 | $55,570 - 93,440 | 4% | 81% |
| 91 | Floral designers | 40 | 20,270 | $13,820 - 28,360 | 0% | 55% |
| 92 | Athletic trainers | 40 | 33,490 | $24,100 - 55,760 | 24% | 72% |
| 93 | Engineering managers | 40 | 92,760 | $63,400 - 129,920 | 7% | 84% |
| 94 | Budget analysts | 40 | 68,980 | $45,260 - 99,600 | 7% | 78% |
| 95 | Dentists, general | 40 | 151,890 | $73,270 - | 9% | 100% |
| 96 | Interior designers | 40 | 41,520 | $28,920 - 55,750 | 20% | 55% |
| 97 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 40 | 55,010 | $33,720 - 76,150 | 0% | 55% |
| 98 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 40 | 40,150 | $27,400 - 65,900 | 14% | 54% |
| 99 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 30 | 67,680 | $44,780 - 90,500 | 18% | 88% |
| 100 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 30 | 36,040 | $19,750 - 52,380 | 24% | 78% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 2,780 | 16,690 | $12,890 - 22,710 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,510 | 34,160 | $25,010 - 47,830 | 15% | 18% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 2,420 | 24,800 | $13,850 - 39,800 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | General and operations managers | 2,160 | 80,110 | $41,610 - 123,670 | 2% | 48% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,130 | 21,460 | $14,130 - 30,170 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,020 | 24,560 | $18,470 - 31,370 | 18% | 7% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 2,000 | 24,660 | $16,030 - 33,830 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,770 | 15,750 | $12,880 - 20,150 | 18% | 5% |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,730 | 25,020 | $15,090 - 37,300 | 2% | 5% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,720 | 29,890 | $18,420 - 41,830 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Teacher assistants | 1,620 | 19,350 | $13,730 - 25,410 | 10% | 18% |
| 12 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,480 | 16,110 | $12,920 - 20,330 | 11% | 14% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,460 | 25,320 | $16,050 - 34,350 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,430 | 39,830 | $24,670 - 60,460 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,400 | 20,890 | $13,900 - 30,170 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,330 | 33,090 | $18,480 - 50,790 | 4% | 25% |
| 17 | Customer service representatives | 1,290 | 29,980 | $18,520 - 44,580 | 25% | 22% |
| 18 | Personal and home care aides | 1,210 | 18,770 | $14,960 - 23,680 | 51% | 10% |
| 19 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,100 | 29,980 | $20,990 - 46,390 | 10% | 4% |
| 20 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,060 | 54,040 | $37,030 - 78,120 | 21% | 49% |
| 21 | Construction laborers | 1,030 | 29,660 | $21,470 - 39,760 | 11% | 5% |
| 22 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,020 | 36,140 | $28,600 - 43,780 | 14% | 7% |
| 23 | Food preparation workers | 960 | 17,500 | $13,270 - 23,350 | 15% | 7% |
| 24 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 940 | 32,200 | $19,760 - 48,340 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Receptionists and information clerks | 850 | 23,040 | $15,610 - 31,660 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Correctional officers and jailers | 760 | 31,280 | $23,690 - 40,670 | 17% | 11% |
| 27 | Cooks, fast food | 750 | 15,500 | $12,930 - 19,370 | 8% | 5% |
| 28 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 710 | 38,750 | $27,830 - 53,380 | 8% | 3% |
| 29 | Packers and packagers, hand | 690 | 28,120 | $14,990 - 42,300 | -11% | 3% |
| 30 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 650 | 16,390 | $13,010 - 20,710 | 13% | 5% |
| 31 | Carpenters | 650 | 35,430 | $23,340 - 47,730 | 10% | 6% |
| 32 | Tellers | 630 | 20,980 | $16,950 - 26,370 | 14% | 16% |
| 33 | Cooks, restaurant | 620 | 18,790 | $13,580 - 26,240 | 12% | 5% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 600 | 26,190 | $17,350 - 37,320 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Home health aides | 600 | 20,340 | $16,750 - 25,780 | 49% | 7% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 560 | 52,710 | $32,810 - 75,980 | 9% | 10% |
| 37 | Bus drivers, school | 530 | 25,990 | $16,860 - 38,890 | 9% | 4% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 500 | 34,710 | $21,430 - 49,410 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 500 | 58,730 | $28,700 - 119,020 | 9% | 47% |
| 40 | Computer support specialists | 490 | 43,130 | $26,000 - 61,480 | 13% | 43% |
| 41 | All other information and record clerks | 480 | 28,970 | $14,400 - 43,780 | -12% | 21% |
| 42 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 480 | 29,630 | $16,000 - 55,520 | 8% | 4% |
| 43 | Counter and rental clerks | 470 | 21,600 | $13,460 - 31,920 | 23% | 16% |
| 44 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 460 | 22,200 | $16,570 - 30,840 | 18% | 6% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 450 | 55,460 | $33,720 - 81,180 | 7% | 13% |
| 46 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 440 | 37,850 | $23,850 - 54,300 | 11% | 33% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 430 | 51,560 | $31,130 - 78,610 | -4% | 15% |
| 48 | Child care workers | 430 | 18,730 | $14,160 - 24,240 | 18% | 15% |
| 49 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 430 | 22,180 | $16,440 - 29,170 | 11% | 5% |
| 50 | Electricians | 410 | 44,520 | $27,060 - 63,490 | 7% | 7% |
| 51 | Recreation workers | 410 | 24,890 | $14,050 - 34,120 | 13% | 47% |
| 52 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 400 | 29,790 | $18,370 - 39,360 | -1% | 2% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 390 | 28,850 | $22,010 - 36,760 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Pharmacy technicians | 390 | 25,360 | $19,230 - 33,580 | 32% | 16% |
| 55 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 380 | 38,160 | $17,750 - 61,510 | 28% | 48% |
| 56 | Dishwashers | 370 | 15,500 | $12,920 - 19,240 | 10% | 3% |
| 57 | Bartenders | 370 | 16,040 | $12,770 - 20,500 | 11% | 17% |
| 58 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 350 | 53,030 | $29,270 - 75,500 | 11% | 4% |
| 59 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 350 | 23,380 | $13,870 - 31,940 | 27% | 47% |
| 60 | Medical secretaries | 340 | 26,170 | $20,990 - 32,550 | 17% | 18% |
| 61 | Security guards | 320 | 28,840 | $18,310 - 41,300 | 17% | 13% |
| 62 | Postal service mail carriers | 320 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 63 | Team assemblers | 310 | 28,720 | $15,750 - 39,830 | 0% | 5% |
| 64 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 310 | 31,740 | $16,270 - 53,270 | 4% | 6% |
| 65 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 300 | 21,970 | $16,140 - 31,310 | 14% | 3% |
| 66 | Loan officers | 290 | 52,980 | $28,840 - 110,470 | 12% | 49% |
| 67 | Civil engineering technicians | 280 | 42,890 | $32,310 - 58,810 | 10% | 18% |
| 68 | Dental assistants | 260 | 28,650 | $18,560 - 39,970 | 29% | 9% |
| 69 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 260 | 39,470 | $29,190 - 53,860 | 22% | 45% |
| 70 | Medical assistants | 250 | 24,610 | $18,450 - 32,010 | 35% | 10% |
| 71 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 250 | 29,990 | $18,530 - 56,880 | 26% | 43% |
| 72 | Data entry keyers | 250 | 23,450 | $17,750 - 31,790 | -4% | 18% |
| 73 | Legal secretaries | 250 | 24,980 | $17,460 - 32,520 | 12% | 18% |
| 74 | Driver/sales workers | 250 | 25,180 | $15,890 - 38,950 | -4% | 4% |
| 75 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 250 | 23,660 | $13,430 - 43,040 | 12% | 6% |
| 76 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 250 | 46,170 | $30,330 - 59,380 | 3% | 13% |
| 77 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 240 | 26,950 | $21,970 - 32,500 | 10% | 24% |
| 78 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 240 | 29,650 | $22,340 - 40,350 | 0% | 22% |
| 79 | Insurance sales agents | 240 | 41,940 | $27,110 - 66,560 | 13% | 45% |
| 80 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 230 | 55,170 | $39,030 - 80,030 | 7% | 6% |
| 81 | Printing machine operators | 230 | 34,730 | $20,370 - 49,490 | -5% | 6% |
| 82 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 230 | 27,970 | $21,110 - 38,200 | 5% | 2% |
| 83 | Cooks, short order | 220 | 17,400 | $13,990 - 20,960 | 5% | 5% |
| 84 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 220 | 26,090 | $17,790 - 37,110 | -11% | 9% |
| 85 | Couriers and messengers | 210 | 20,580 | $16,670 - 25,750 | 0% | 12% |
| 86 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 210 | 17,070 | $13,130 - 23,210 | 12% | 6% |
| 87 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 210 | 40,200 | $27,080 - 59,360 | 9% | 5% |
| 88 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 210 | 34,840 | $24,130 - 46,440 | 3% | 18% |
| 89 | Family and general practitioners | 210 | 200,600 | $132,180 - | 0% | 0% |
| 90 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 210 | 17,140 | $13,280 - 20,880 | 10% | 8% |
| 91 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 200 | 60,300 | $35,340 - 92,120 | 0% | 42% |
| 92 | Parts salespersons | 200 | 26,150 | $15,200 - 40,730 | -1% | 6% |
| 93 | Bill and account collectors | 190 | 28,230 | $18,840 - 39,230 | 23% | 13% |
| 94 | Medical records and health information technicians | 190 | 31,040 | $21,810 - 42,920 | 18% | 12% |
| 95 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 170 | 43,250 | $27,540 - 59,990 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | File clerks | 170 | 23,090 | $14,880 - 31,530 | -40% | 20% |
| 97 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 170 | 52,150 | $29,870 - 75,830 | 10% | 17% |
| 98 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 170 | 15,800 | $12,920 - 20,340 | 10% | 17% |
| 99 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 170 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 170 | 32,500 | $19,480 - 44,610 | 13% | 11% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 45,300 | 120 | 9.2 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 19,670 | 210 | 5.4 |
| Legislators | 35,710 | 170 | 5 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 31,280 | 760 | 5 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 47,640 | 170 | 4.4 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 42,890 | 280 | 4.3 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 55,170 | 230 | 3.8 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 60,020 | 230 | 3.8 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 51,750 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Personal and home care aides | 18,770 | 1,210 | 3.5 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 34,320 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Chief executives | 111,330 | 710 | 3.2 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 42,370 | 130 | 3 |
| Family and general practitioners | 200,600 | 210 | 2.9 |
| All other information and record clerks | 28,970 | 480 | 2.8 |
| Couriers and messengers | 20,580 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 57,230 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 19,300 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 38,750 | 710 | 2.6 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 23,710 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Bindery workers | 26,380 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Coaches and scouts | 21,380 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 52,040 | 160 | 2.4 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 61,250 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Photographers | 26,410 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 58,730 | 500 | 2.2 |
| Computer operators | 32,540 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Insurance underwriters | 48,640 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 34,160 | 2,510 | 2.1 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 26,090 | 220 | 2 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 29,260 | 130 | 2 |
| Recreation workers | 24,890 | 410 | 1.9 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 36,140 | 1,020 | 1.9 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 28,720 | 220 | 1.9 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 24,560 | 2,020 | 1.9 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 23,380 | 350 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, short order | 17,400 | 220 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, fast food | 15,500 | 750 | 1.9 |
| Mechanical drafters | 38,430 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 44,260 | 880 | 1.9 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 24,040 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 21,060 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 24,670 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Teacher assistants | 19,350 | 1,620 | 1.8 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 57,650 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 35,310 | 160 | 1.7 |
| Mental health counselors | 28,520 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 44,570 | 1,280 | 1.7 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 22,180 | 430 | 1.7 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 32,330 | 160 | 1.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packers and packagers, hand | 28,120 | 1.38 | 690 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 38,400 | 1.32 | 110 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 43,250 | 1.26 | 170 |
| Family and general practitioners | 200,600 | 1.22 | 210 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 54,410 | 1.19 | 110 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 29,990 | 1.18 | 250 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 53,030 | 1.15 | 350 |
| Security guards | 28,840 | 1.14 | 320 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 60,300 | 1.14 | 200 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 51,070 | 1.12 | 110 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 41,460 | 1.12 | 130 |
| Dental hygienists | 71,140 | 1.12 | 140 |
| Public relations specialists | 56,530 | 1.12 | 310 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 31,740 | 1.11 | 310 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 56,060 | 1.11 | 170 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 36,920 | 1.1 | 130 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 44,980 | 1.1 | 130 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 55,990 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 28,710 | 1.08 | 160 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 85,380 | 1.08 | 140 |
| Library technicians | 31,840 | 1.08 | 120 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 44,040 | 1.08 | 140 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 53,510 | 1.08 | 120 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 43,670 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 190,900 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 72,140 | 1.07 | 110 |
| Printing machine operators | 34,730 | 1.06 | 230 |
| Managers, all other | 87,610 | 1.06 | 330 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 21,010 | 1.06 | 160 |
| Team assemblers | 28,720 | 1.05 | 310 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 58,730 | 1.05 | 500 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 55,830 | 1.05 | 160 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 21,970 | 1.05 | 300 |
| Social and human service assistants | 29,620 | 1.04 | 330 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 34,840 | 1.04 | 210 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 36,130 | 1.04 | 130 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 25,020 | 1.04 | 1,730 |
| Market research analysts | 60,660 | 1.03 | 210 |
| Recreation workers | 24,890 | 1.03 | 410 |
| Computer support specialists | 43,130 | 1.03 | 490 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 26,090 | 1.03 | 220 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 29,630 | 1.02 | 480 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 24,560 | 1.02 | 2,020 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 40,120 | 1.02 | 150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 71,000 | 1.02 | 140 |
| Sheet metal workers | 42,410 | 1.02 | 140 |
| Retail salespersons | 24,800 | 1.02 | 2,420 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 78,190 | 1.01 | 230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 43,550 | 1.01 | 130 |
| Customer service representatives | 29,980 | 1.01 | 1,290 |
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