Lexington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lexington, Kentucky Area

Lexington has a large number of technology and government jobs. Lexington also includes numerous manufacturing and technology jobs. Also, the University of Kentucky is a large employer. The Fortune 500 companies Lexmark International, Hewlett Packard and Affiliated Computer Services are located in the city. Amazon.com, Trane and United Parcel Service have a large presence in Lexington. In addition, the JIF peanut butter facility is one of the world's largest producers of peanut butter.

Lexington has been ranked as the 5th best city for "Businesses and careers" by Forbes Magazine. Kiplinger named Lexington the 5th best city for young professionals.

The following is a list of the top employers in the Lexington region:

University of Kentucky
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Fayette Co. Public Schools
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Gov't
Lexmark International
Central Baptist Hospital
Eastern Kentucky University
St. Joseph Hospital
Veterans Medical Center
The Trane Company
ACS
NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc
Lexington Clinic
Amazon.com
Osram Sylvania Inc
U.S. Postal Service
Kentucky Utilities
Walmart
IBM Global Services
TOKICO (USA) Inc
Valvoline Co
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems
Chase
ALLTEL
Quebecor World

Some of the most popular occupations which are primarily filled by those with a college degree are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, financial managers, computer systems analysts, lawyers; child, family and school social workers; computer applications software engineers, and pharmacists.

Lexington's top job providing sectors are:

Healthcare
Education
Government
Technology
Professional, scientific and technical services
Accommodation and food services
Finance and insurance

Noteworthy information regarding Lexington Kentucky: Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World." Has been ranked #10 among the nation's cities regarding college education rate with 39.5% of the residents having earned at least a bachelor's degree. In 2008 the city's cost of living index was at 86.2. The nation's average is 100. Lexington's estimated median household income in 2007 was $46,000.

Some of the helpful organizations for Lexington businesses are:

The Lexington Herald-Leader provides news about business and industry in Lexington.

Most Popular Jobs in Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2008 data)

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	6,590	63,800	$43,950 - 86,230	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,060	45,760	$33,810 - 60,730	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,840	57,350	$26,100 - 114,220	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,520	56,610	$34,340 - 85,150	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,080	48,160	$34,690 - 63,490	6%	96%
6	Financial managers	1,040	87,650	$43,260 - 145,190	13%	60%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,010	47,410	$34,380 - 62,490	11%	95%
8	Computer systems analysts	980	72,990	$45,140 - 117,560	29%	68%
9	Lawyers	860	98,550	$32,580 -	11%	99%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	830	40,120	$25,670 - 59,240	19%	77%
11	Computer software engineers, applications	820	80,420	$44,480 - 125,840	45%	85%
12	Pharmacists	770	95,520	$42,670 - 128,450	22%	97%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	770	90,770	$29,040 -	12%	51%
14	Database administrators	660	62,970	$41,120 - 85,660	29%	72%
15	Managers, all other	640	77,370	$28,370 - 132,750	7%	55%
16	Chief executives	620	148,610	$68,860 -	2%	65%
17	Industrial engineers	610	71,170	$46,490 - 102,060	20%	74%
18	Medical and health services managers	610	84,010	$49,430 - 129,200	16%	57%
19	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	570	49,660	$30,360 - 64,200	12%	51%
20	Coaches and scouts	550	35,630	$15,500 - 66,790	15%	60%
21	Computer software engineers, systems software	530	86,140	$63,580 - 120,250	28%	85%
22	Public relations specialists	500	42,820	$21,470 - 71,300	18%	81%
23	Computer programmers	490	68,980	$27,720 - 112,860	0%	73%
24	Architects, except landscape and naval	470	59,580	$33,230 - 90,320	18%	88%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	470	51,550	$29,930 - 76,260	27%	50%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	440	51,330	$31,530 - 76,870	17%	56%
27	Computer and information systems managers	430	96,530	$50,080 - 152,420	16%	73%
28	Mechanical engineers	430	68,900	$51,790 - 95,420	4%	78%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	420	54,840	$38,340 - 78,510	53%	57%
30	Teachers and instructors, all other	420	52,010	$31,440 - 74,450	9%	54%
31	Civil engineers	390	70,290	$44,610 - 98,390	18%	87%
32	Management analysts	360	56,250	$26,940 - 92,420	22%	78%
33	Biological technicians	360	30,770	$18,530 - 44,800	16%	60%
34	Sales managers	360	106,450	$51,260 -	10%	69%
35	Education administrators, postsecondary	350	76,020	$30,250 - 163,680	14%	78%
36	Engineers, all other	340	79,960	$50,550 - 124,600	6%	82%
37	Training and development specialists	340	46,170	$22,380 - 66,760	18%	56%
38	Advertising sales agents	340	40,170	$19,860 - 72,140	20%	56%
39	Librarians	320	52,000	$33,230 - 73,180	4%	85%
40	Financial specialists, all other	320	56,670	$30,700 - 89,730	12%	50%
41	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	320	35,070	$26,260 - 49,270	15%	51%
42	Graphic designers	310	39,210	$27,710 - 51,660	10%	55%
43	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	290	78,010	$26,830 -	25%	67%
44	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	290	51,320	$31,740 - 71,760	13%	73%
45	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	280	44,610	$33,770 - 59,200	20%	87%
46	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	77,460	$55,850 - 100,810	8%	78%
47	Physical therapists	270	68,950	$54,420 - 83,440	27%	89%
48	Marketing managers	270	98,310	$42,890 - 157,460	14%	69%
49	Engineering managers	270	114,670	$70,890 -	7%	84%
50	Social and human service assistants	260	28,330	$19,400 - 37,790	34%	58%
51	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	260	48,100	$29,120 - 76,230	5%	58%
52	Veterinarians	260	88,110	$43,710 - 157,490	35%	100%
53	Social and community service managers	250	56,440	$37,400 - 81,020	25%	72%
54	Instructional coordinators	250	65,090	$37,350 - 87,510	23%	79%
55	Sales and related workers, all other	240	40,280	$20,740 - 66,970	14%	62%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	220	56,900	$39,830 - 92,640	16%	99%
57	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	210	37,980	$19,580 - 74,400	30%	77%
58	Self-enrichment education teachers	210	19,160	$13,000 - 33,450	23%	54%
59	Medical and public health social workers	210	44,300	$31,650 - 58,740	24%	77%
60	Electrical engineers	190	83,130	$51,340 - 106,450	6%	81%
61	Special education teachers, middle school	180	45,230	$33,370 - 60,810	16%	87%
62	Rehabilitation counselors	180	34,950	$21,490 - 51,140	23%	73%
63	Editors	180	46,670	$28,010 - 72,830	2%	81%
64	Producers and directors	160	43,440	$30,790 - 63,470	11%	75%
65	Special education teachers, secondary school	160	46,550	$33,230 - 62,270	9%	87%
66	Purchasing managers	160	90,130	$53,470 - 136,970	3%	57%
67	Dentists, general	160	196,050	$93,270 -	9%	100%
68	Physician assistants	160	72,150	$55,380 - 97,890	27%	67%
69	Computer specialists, all other	160	75,480	$47,960 - 102,570	15%	68%
70	Tax preparers	160	32,540	$19,990 - 50,320	0%	54%
71	Chemical engineers	150	86,660	$57,830 - 122,310	8%	91%
72	Market research analysts	150	60,330	$29,400 - 107,470	20%	82%
73	Speech-language pathologists	150	55,920	$42,520 - 76,660	11%	98%
74	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	140	42,790	$26,980 - 83,790	15%	72%
75	Chemists	130	61,190	$37,240 - 96,000	9%	93%
76	Human resources managers, all other	130	79,650	$51,330 - 115,840	11%	58%
77	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	130	39,290	$25,010 - 59,260	18%	56%
78	Biological scientists, all other	130	56,330	$35,620 - 82,480	4%	95%
79	Personal financial advisors	120	49,640	$23,380 - 97,800	41%	81%
80	Materials engineers	120	73,450	$38,240 - 116,440	4%	77%
81	Floral designers	120	28,600	$14,160 - 62,190	0%	55%
82	Reporters and correspondents	120	48,060	$20,160 - 70,050	1%	85%
83	Public relations managers	120	75,470	$41,880 - 122,480	17%	75%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	110	39,030	$20,680 - 84,700	24%	78%
85	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	110	68,280	$46,790 - 97,250	22%	93%
86	Occupational therapists	100	63,360	$45,680 - 80,390	23%	90%
87	Surveyors	100	53,860	$28,310 - 120,210	24%	82%
88	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	100	22,840	$17,870 - 28,160	11%	55%
89	Mental health counselors	90	34,790	$26,000 - 50,000	30%	73%
90	Occupational health and safety specialists	90	54,980	$41,700 - 77,140	8%	72%
91	Detectives and criminal investigators	90	58,680	$29,800 - 95,500	17%	54%
92	Writers and authors	80	39,690	$22,640 - 61,170	13%	84%
93	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	51,240	$30,450 - 82,800	18%	56%
94	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	80	37,160	$25,890 - 54,960	14%	54%
95	Training and development managers	70	57,540	$27,120 - 109,190	16%	58%
96	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	70	44,610	$31,790 - 58,180	20%	82%
97	Dietitians and nutritionists	70	52,190	$35,480 - 80,950	9%	72%
98	Meeting and convention planners	70	40,090	$28,540 - 59,110	20%	67%
99	Social scientists and related workers, all other	70	59,100	$36,790 - 80,690	5%	90%
100	Financial analysts	70	72,920	$36,940 - 116,760	34%	87%

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	8,160	24,120	$14,100 - 37,300	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	6,250	15,580	$12,900 - 19,460	18%	5%
3	Waiters and waitresses	6,030	17,390	$12,940 - 23,210	11%	14%
4	Cashiers	5,650	17,680	$13,170 - 24,030	-2%	10%
5	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,650	23,460	$14,640 - 34,670	-7%	8%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,100	23,590	$14,520 - 37,010	2%	5%
7	Team assemblers	4,000	30,220	$19,160 - 44,590	0%	5%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,650	39,600	$22,720 - 62,350	10%	4%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,420	30,430	$17,700 - 41,860	13%	16%
10	General and operations managers	3,300	87,340	$37,710 -	2%	48%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,190	20,990	$13,370 - 30,950	15%	4%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,180	34,870	$25,190 - 47,670	15%	18%
13	Office clerks, general	3,050	26,820	$15,630 - 39,010	13%	19%
14	Customer service representatives	2,790	28,280	$17,170 - 41,340	25%	22%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,790	26,740	$15,720 - 37,740	1%	18%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,710	30,920	$18,720 - 46,510	10%	6%
17	Security guards	2,620	21,020	$14,320 - 29,880	17%	13%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,570	39,530	$20,470 - 59,870	4%	25%
19	Cooks, restaurant	2,550	19,830	$13,910 - 27,620	12%	5%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,500	24,290	$18,860 - 30,860	18%	7%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,350	41,860	$24,160 - 62,870	6%	29%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	2,290	23,180	$14,830 - 31,600	17%	13%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,870	30,020	$21,150 - 41,370	-1%	2%
24	Teacher assistants	1,820	25,490	$17,860 - 32,130	10%	18%
25	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,820	30,280	$19,560 - 45,660	-6%	14%
26	Computer support specialists	1,760	32,350	$20,570 - 51,200	13%	43%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,710	28,100	$18,120 - 42,400	11%	14%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,560	30,700	$18,670 - 53,280	8%	4%
29	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,520	32,760	$19,360 - 49,530	4%	6%
30	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	1,510	21,650	$16,610 - 28,460	3%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,510	48,740	$32,010 - 70,620	-4%	15%
32	Child care workers	1,500	18,600	$13,490 - 24,980	18%	15%
33	Helpers--production workers	1,480	21,830	$16,840 - 30,980	0%	4%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,440	19,000	$14,160 - 24,840	13%	5%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,410	23,320	$17,170 - 32,790	18%	6%
36	Electricians	1,290	39,440	$24,890 - 56,940	7%	7%
37	Business operations specialists, all other	1,260	57,590	$36,650 - 83,910	21%	49%
38	Construction laborers	1,240	28,570	$19,390 - 39,570	11%	5%
39	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,140	38,280	$30,590 - 48,200	14%	7%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,140	51,370	$31,440 - 74,660	7%	13%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,120	33,000	$18,410 - 52,100	14%	4%
42	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,050	29,890	$21,860 - 39,860	4%	15%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,040	24,240	$17,520 - 32,140	11%	5%
44	Packers and packagers, hand	1,020	20,250	$13,190 - 34,720	-11%	3%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,010	37,360	$28,580 - 43,930	11%	33%
46	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,000	42,270	$18,030 - 74,000	28%	48%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,000	47,460	$29,630 - 69,550	9%	10%
48	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,000	29,470	$19,830 - 39,800	-14%	0%
49	Carpenters	990	35,180	$23,730 - 47,960	10%	6%
50	Production workers, all other	990	24,170	$15,300 - 38,850	2%	5%
51	Food preparation workers	970	20,490	$14,590 - 28,280	15%	7%
52	Counter and rental clerks	970	22,430	$13,340 - 37,760	23%	16%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	960	38,960	$29,030 - 49,970	8%	3%
54	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	940	16,860	$13,100 - 20,720	10%	17%
55	Insurance sales agents	940	50,540	$15,260 - 113,620	13%	45%
56	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	920	19,320	$13,630 - 27,390	14%	3%
57	Pharmacy technicians	920	25,440	$16,900 - 38,060	32%	16%
58	Industrial machinery mechanics	890	44,650	$33,550 - 60,350	9%	5%
59	Tellers	860	22,830	$17,490 - 29,510	14%	16%
60	Nonfarm animal caretakers	860	20,530	$14,150 - 29,490	18%	16%
61	Medical secretaries	860	28,030	$21,150 - 36,460	17%	18%
62	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	850	42,320	$28,170 - 61,600	11%	4%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	790	23,540	$14,970 - 38,200	26%	43%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	720	38,230	$26,830 - 51,870	12%	3%
65	Correctional officers and jailers	720	34,490	$20,320 - 56,420	17%	11%
66	Fire fighters	720	26,940	$17,420 - 40,870	12%	18%
67	Medical assistants	700	29,900	$22,400 - 39,160	35%	10%
68	Bartenders	690	20,210	$13,060 - 38,190	11%	17%
69	Bus drivers, school	690	29,000	$21,910 - 37,420	9%	4%
70	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	690	24,180	$15,230 - 37,670	-12%	0%
71	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	670	33,580	$21,100 - 47,170	5%	2%
72	Radiologic technologists and technicians	640	44,560	$32,780 - 61,260	15%	25%
73	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	640	54,800	$33,430 - 88,070	0%	42%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	640	58,030	$27,790 - 99,550	4%	38%
75	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	630	38,930	$20,740 - 61,760	9%	3%
76	Property, real estate, and community association managers	620	38,810	$22,210 - 73,640	15%	36%
77	Bill and account collectors	590	35,040	$23,350 - 50,080	23%	13%
78	Construction managers	590	66,090	$44,940 - 86,290	16%	29%
79	Driver/sales workers	590	24,460	$13,540 - 40,130	-4%	4%
80	Machinists	580	33,140	$19,260 - 48,720	-2%	3%
81	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	580	19,180	$13,770 - 25,490	17%	18%
82	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	570	16,370	$12,930 - 20,850	17%	14%
83	Postal service mail carriers	570			1%	11%
84	Data entry keyers	530	21,220	$14,130 - 29,600	-4%	18%
85	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	530	39,720	$21,080 - 54,570	4%	30%
86	Paralegals and legal assistants	530	36,820	$24,300 - 53,260	22%	45%
87	Office and administrative support workers, all other	510	28,140	$18,410 - 39,660	-8%	32%
88	Cooks, fast food	510	15,070	$12,870 - 18,570	8%	5%
89	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	500	29,290	$21,390 - 39,450	10%	24%
90	Dishwashers	500	18,700	$14,490 - 23,660	10%	3%
91	Loan officers	500	55,780	$26,680 - 97,550	12%	49%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	480	48,070	$31,560 - 67,960	10%	17%
93	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	480	16,130	$12,980 - 20,430	12%	6%
94	Tool and die makers	480	46,440	$36,430 - 56,660	-9%	5%
95	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	480	32,650	$20,240 - 40,870	-17%	0%
96	Industrial production managers	470	75,980	$47,070 - 115,470	-5%	43%
97	Dental assistants	460	28,940	$19,060 - 39,530	29%	9%
98	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	460	31,060	$18,040 - 49,090	-2%	6%
99	Food service managers	460	48,360	$34,910 - 68,500	5%	24%
100	Personal and home care aides	450	18,430	$13,400 - 25,060	51%	10%

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Lexington, Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky

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Jobs More Common Near Lexington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	21,650	1,510	60.5
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	38,430	240	11
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	32,430	120	6.9
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	42,320	150	6.7
Anesthesiologists		220	6.6
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	30,980	270	5.9
Millwrights	57,660	220	4.2
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,530	860	3.7
Materials engineers	73,450	120	3.7
Tool and die makers	46,440	480	3.6
Biological technicians	30,770	360	3.6
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	35,760	300	3.5
Biological scientists, all other	56,330	130	3.4
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	19,180	580	3.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,650	480	3.4
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,180	690	3.4
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary		110	3.4
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,280	330	3.3
Conveyor operators and tenders	28,430	120	3.2
Chemical engineers	86,660	150	3.1
Veterinary technologists and technicians	24,670	420	3.1
Residential advisors	22,490	220	3.1
Database administrators	62,970	660	3
Veterinarians	88,110	260	3
Medical equipment repairers	35,100	140	2.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,470	1,000	2.6
Production workers, all other	24,170	990	2.5
Broadcast technicians	35,300	130	2.5
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	34,020	210	2.5
Medical equipment preparers	28,730	170	2.4
Education administrators, postsecondary	76,020	350	2.4
Lodging managers	46,900	110	2.4
Physical therapist assistants	35,780	240	2.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,280	1,820	2.3
Job printers		140	2.3
Biological science teachers, postsecondary		140	2.3
Team assemblers	30,220	4,000	2.2
Education teachers, postsecondary		160	2.2
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	66,340	130	2.2
Architects, except landscape and naval	59,580	470	2.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	31,060	460	2.2
Property, real estate, and community association managers	38,810	620	2.1
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	68,280	110	2.1
Pharmacy aides	22,050	150	2.1
Mechanical drafters	41,070	260	2.1
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	44,760	230	2.1
Correctional officers and jailers	34,490	720	2.1
Surgical technologists	35,280	320	2.1
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	43,540	160	2.1
Home appliance repairers	28,230	100	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	52,010	1.37	420
Machine feeders and offbearers	33,660	1.3	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90,770	1.25	770
Dentists, general	196,050	1.21	160
Recreation workers	28,960	1.2	390
Bindery workers	33,680	1.19	200
Floral designers	28,600	1.18	120
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	30,730	1.18	440
Reporters and correspondents	48,060	1.17	120
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	59,420	1.17	110
Millwrights	57,660	1.15	220
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,760	1.15	1,520
Teacher assistants	25,490	1.15	1,820
Bill and account collectors	35,040	1.14	590
Instructional coordinators	65,090	1.13	250
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	56,130	1.13	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	200,770	1.13	410
Computer specialists, all other	75,480	1.12	160
Photographers	35,170	1.11	150
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,080	1.11	290
Bus drivers, school	29,000	1.11	690
Medical records and health information technicians	35,020	1.11	440
Team assemblers	30,220	1.11	4,000
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	55,800	1.09	190
Computer operators	38,200	1.09	320
Dishwashers	18,700	1.09	500
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	23,300	1.08	110
Sales managers	106,450	1.08	360
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	37,670	1.08	190
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	40,010	1.08	370
Loan interviewers and clerks	34,280	1.08	170
Computer programmers	68,980	1.07	490
Food preparation workers	20,490	1.07	970
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	19,180	1.07	580
Medical assistants	29,900	1.06	700
Computer systems analysts	72,990	1.06	980
Procurement clerks	36,680	1.06	130
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,700	1.06	1,560
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,600	1.06	3,650
Office clerks, general	26,820	1.05	3,050
Industrial engineering technicians	50,720	1.05	160
Engineering managers	114,670	1.04	270
Bartenders	20,210	1.04	690
Computer software engineers, applications	80,420	1.04	820
Electrical engineers	83,130	1.04	190
Printing machine operators	34,020	1.04	230
Computer software engineers, systems software	86,140	1.04	530
Registered nurses	63,800	1.03	6,590
All other information and record clerks	34,200	1.03	420
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,800	1.03	640

Highest Paying Jobs in Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	215,130	60
Obstetricians and gynecologists	208,990
Physicians and surgeons, all other	200,770	410
Family and general practitioners	197,080	80
Dentists, general	196,050	160
Chief executives	148,610	620
Optometrists	136,100	40
Engineering managers	114,670	270
Sales managers	106,450	360
Lawyers	98,550	860
Marketing managers	98,310	270
Computer and information systems managers	96,530	430
Pharmacists	95,520	770
Credit analysts	93,870	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90,770	770
Purchasing managers	90,130	160
Veterinarians	88,110	260
Financial managers	87,650	1,040
General and operations managers	87,340	3,300
Chemical engineers	86,660	150
Computer software engineers, systems software	86,140	530
Natural sciences managers	85,930	50
Medical and health services managers	84,010	610
Electrical engineers	83,130	190
Computer software engineers, applications	80,420	820
Electronics engineers, except computer	80,080	40
Engineers, all other	79,960	340
Human resources managers, all other	79,650	130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	78,010	290
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,670	160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	77,460	270
Managers, all other	77,370	640
Financial examiners	76,950	40
Therapists, all other	76,230	50
Education administrators, postsecondary	76,020	350
Industrial production managers	75,980	470
Computer specialists, all other	75,480	160
Public relations managers	75,470	120
Materials engineers	73,450	120
Computer systems analysts	72,990	980
Financial analysts	72,920	70
Physician assistants	72,150	160
Industrial engineers	71,170	610
Administrative services managers	71,080
Civil engineers	70,290	390
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	69,330	50
Audiologists	69,120	30
Computer programmers	68,980	490
Physical therapists	68,950	270
Mechanical engineers	68,900	430

Large Companies Headquartered in Lexington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Lexmark International	5.2

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