Lexington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lexington, Kentucky Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Lexington than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Lexington.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Lexington.
A list of any large public companies in Lexington.

Most Popular Jobs in Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2006 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	6,120	53,530	$38,340 - 71,540	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,400	51,180	$24,580 - 79,250	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,380	54,120	$32,100 - 79,910	18%	79%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,120	31,040	$19,230 - 63,780	9%	54%
5	Financial managers	1,020	83,750	$45,320 - 128,930	13%	60%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	970	60,370	$41,470 - 94,890	45%	85%
7	Chief executives	780	130,260	$57,880 - 0	2%	65%
8	Industrial engineers	760	60,720	$41,250 - 83,100	20%	74%
9	Computer systems analysts	760	66,180	$40,980 - 107,270	29%	68%
10	Lawyers	730	100,630	$52,440 - 0	11%	99%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	710	35,390	$23,470 - 49,660	19%	77%
12	Computer programmers	620	59,420	$35,510 - 88,360	0%	73%
13	Pharmacists	590	95,010	$75,050 - 119,510	22%	97%
14	Sales managers	560	84,840	$36,600 - 0	10%	69%
15	Social and human service assistants	540	23,250	$13,650 - 33,440	34%	58%
16	Medical and health services managers	530	78,370	$46,540 - 126,290	16%	57%
17	Database administrators	520	55,830	$30,910 - 79,180	29%	72%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	510	46,400	$34,890 - 58,920	12%	51%
19	Public relations specialists	510	38,910	$20,910 - 58,760	18%	81%
20	Managers, all other	470	66,620	$23,890 - 110,960	7%	55%
21	Mechanical engineers	450	61,080	$40,350 - 86,920	4%	78%
22	Coaches and scouts	440	38,100	$14,460 - 76,590	15%	60%
23	Computer and information systems managers	400	83,590	$49,040 - 130,840	16%	73%
24	Network and computer systems administrators	390	52,510	$30,980 - 77,440	27%	50%
25	Advertising sales agents	370	50,940	$21,380 - 92,600	20%	56%
26	Marketing managers	340	78,320	$46,450 - 117,300	14%	69%
27	Civil engineers	340	68,830	$44,360 - 92,720	18%	87%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	330	70,880	$34,560 - 113,260	12%	51%
29	Librarians	320	44,530	$27,180 - 64,260	4%	85%
30	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	320	37,600	$22,760 - 55,830	15%	51%
31	Financial specialists, all other	310	40,370	$21,310 - 58,260	12%	50%
32	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	300	39,790	$27,950 - 62,000	30%	77%
33	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	300	47,730	$31,270 - 72,170	17%	56%
34	Sales and related workers, all other	300	33,780	$20,290 - 47,910	14%	62%
35	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	300	46,860	$31,210 - 64,750	13%	73%
36	Speech-language pathologists	290	60,410	$40,960 - 88,320	11%	98%
37	Education administrators, postsecondary	290	84,730	$45,760 - 0	14%	78%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	280	47,250	$27,700 - 74,540	5%	58%
39	Market research analysts	280	55,470	$30,910 - 85,650	20%	82%
40	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	260	79,100	$29,420 - 0	25%	67%
41	Education, training, and library workers, all other	260	50,210	$20,240 - 93,330	11%	79%
42	Graphic designers	260	37,690	$25,430 - 56,620	10%	55%
43	Engineering managers	250	93,460	$61,260 - 120,740	7%	84%
44	Veterinarians	250	80,770	$30,420 - 0	35%	100%
45	Architects, except landscape and naval	240	63,070	$32,380 - 91,670	18%	88%
46	Training and development specialists	230	46,590	$30,920 - 68,550	18%	56%
47	Tax preparers	230	31,870	$20,260 - 46,150	0%	54%
48	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	220	72,150	$52,660 - 90,910	8%	78%
49	Physical therapists	220	64,330	$49,090 - 87,370	27%	89%
50	Instructional coordinators	200	48,790	$33,050 - 72,390	23%	79%
51	Editors	190	35,490	$25,430 - 49,460	2%	81%
52	Medical and public health social workers	190	35,770	$22,220 - 47,110	24%	77%
53	Network systems and data communications analysts	180	54,250	$37,520 - 85,970	53%	57%
54	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	180	20,330	$15,410 - 26,480	11%	55%
55	Electrical engineers	180	71,350	$47,690 - 96,590	6%	81%
56	Engineers, all other	170	55,690	$39,010 - 83,190	6%	82%
57	Management analysts	160	64,180	$28,160 - 98,330	22%	78%
58	Social and community service managers	150	53,030	$29,490 - 78,700	25%	72%
59	Occupational therapists	150	57,630	$41,220 - 73,030	23%	90%
60	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	150	33,480	$21,950 - 49,020	18%	56%
61	Purchasing managers	140	71,940	$42,820 - 109,400	3%	57%
62	Interior designers	140	45,930	$22,300 - 57,120	20%	55%
63	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	140	49,220	$37,890 - 64,190	16%	99%
64	Human resources managers, all other	140	74,590	$50,690 - 110,060	11%	58%
65	Insurance underwriters	130	39,860	$25,350 - 56,430	6%	53%
66	Floral designers	130	28,920	$17,240 - 58,960	0%	55%
67	Producers and directors	130	45,510	$32,130 - 72,870	11%	75%
68	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	120	63,710	$39,660 - 90,050	22%	93%
69	Computer specialists, all other	120	60,980	$36,890 - 81,710	15%	68%
70	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	38,200	$17,050 - 56,040	23%	54%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	43,080	$30,340 - 61,880	18%	56%
72	Surveyors	100	43,750	$21,790 - 80,460	24%	82%
73	Public relations managers	100	71,500	$40,000 - 128,460	17%	75%
74	Technical writers	100	41,890	$21,130 - 63,240	20%	74%
75	Meeting and convention planners	90	37,380	$20,580 - 51,250	20%	67%
76	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	34,240	$24,040 - 52,100	24%	78%
77	Compensation and benefits managers	90	61,240	$38,610 - 89,200	12%	58%
78	Detectives and criminal investigators	90	58,170	$33,420 - 88,500	17%	54%
79	Dietitians and nutritionists	90	43,620	$30,980 - 64,690	9%	72%
80	Advertising and promotions managers	90	53,690	$33,810 - 80,560	6%	76%
81	Physician assistants	90	64,670	$51,820 - 84,610	27%	67%
82	Writers and authors	80	48,930	$25,970 - 70,960	13%	84%
83	Rehabilitation counselors	80	39,720	$25,160 - 64,130	23%	73%
84	Chemists	80	57,780	$32,970 - 91,360	9%	93%
85	Biological scientists, all other	80	57,690	$34,670 - 79,980	4%	95%
86	Financial analysts	80	53,740	$32,850 - 85,810	34%	87%
87	Social scientists and related workers, all other	70	63,070	$47,350 - 81,140	5%	90%
88	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	53,380	$38,570 - 70,950	8%	72%
89	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	70	28,520	$12,270 - 54,180	14%	54%
90	Personal financial advisors	70	80,800	$37,760 - 0	41%	81%
91	Clergy	60	35,300	$13,450 - 58,490	19%	75%
92	Natural sciences managers	50	84,590	$55,710 - 130,460	11%	93%
93	Financial examiners	50	70,310	$37,890 - 111,080	11%	76%
94	Budget analysts	50	51,970	$36,560 - 71,230	7%	78%
95	Psychologists, all other	50	57,200	$38,850 - 88,350	8%	99%
96	Education administrators, all other	50	47,080	$19,570 - 80,080	13%	78%
97	Sales engineers	40	79,950	$61,560 - 108,590	9%	79%
98	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	40	78,160	$54,030 - 94,710	10%	80%
99	Social workers, all other	40	51,450	$32,300 - 76,390	18%	77%
100	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	70,420	$34,940 - 0	25%	93%

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	Team assemblers	8,420	37,980	$18,490 - 57,180	0%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	8,310	21,960	$12,810 - 34,840	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,940	13,930	$11,540 - 17,530	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	5,070	17,140	$12,260 - 23,050	-2%	10%
5	Waiters and waitresses	4,620	15,050	$11,540 - 20,670	11%	14%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,040	30,020	$14,720 - 54,000	-7%	8%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,530	37,320	$22,850 - 54,040	10%	4%
8	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,490	36,770	$18,650 - 68,130	10%	6%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,480	20,240	$13,380 - 29,670	15%	4%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,360	21,850	$13,040 - 33,470	2%	5%
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,310	34,000	$23,310 - 45,970	15%	18%
12	General and operations managers	3,290	79,820	$33,400 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,120	25,110	$15,800 - 35,330	1%	18%
14	Customer service representatives	2,990	28,300	$17,880 - 41,200	25%	22%
15	Office clerks, general	2,930	25,210	$14,390 - 36,470	13%	19%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,580	29,930	$19,560 - 42,350	13%	16%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,560	41,310	$22,280 - 67,250	6%	29%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	2,490	22,840	$14,450 - 32,350	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,300	33,260	$19,510 - 47,800	4%	25%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,220	21,790	$16,480 - 28,290	18%	7%
21	Security guards	1,990	20,920	$14,350 - 28,640	17%	13%
22	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,980	31,990	$20,330 - 50,670	-1%	2%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,880	24,840	$15,790 - 40,770	11%	14%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	1,860	19,980	$12,590 - 29,930	-11%	3%
25	Helpers--production workers	1,830	20,630	$15,790 - 29,360	0%	4%
26	Cooks, restaurant	1,830	18,610	$12,580 - 25,460	12%	5%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,790	28,480	$17,460 - 47,340	8%	4%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,640	21,600	$15,870 - 29,360	18%	6%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,620	55,930	$31,030 - 84,810	-4%	15%
30	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,580	28,190	$19,980 - 38,220	4%	15%
31	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,490	35,600	$18,490 - 56,180	-6%	14%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,460	27,030	$19,160 - 38,470	4%	6%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,450	16,470	$12,380 - 21,290	13%	5%
34	Nonfarm animal caretakers	1,430	20,070	$15,610 - 24,250	18%	16%
35	Construction laborers	1,390	25,370	$16,370 - 36,880	11%	5%
36	Child care workers	1,300	16,530	$11,870 - 22,850	18%	15%
37	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	1,270	27,320	$18,490 - 35,210	-8%	5%
38	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	1,180	20,630	$15,260 - 30,090	3%	4%
39	Electricians	1,180	40,580	$26,610 - 57,960	7%	7%
40	Food preparation workers	1,160	19,510	$13,780 - 26,360	15%	7%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,150	50,260	$31,780 - 74,790	7%	13%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,120	32,550	$17,470 - 47,400	14%	4%
43	Computer support specialists	1,070	34,060	$23,500 - 48,200	13%	43%
44	Tellers	1,060	22,830	$18,100 - 28,920	14%	16%
45	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,060	35,930	$27,960 - 45,230	14%	7%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,050	50,450	$31,310 - 74,660	9%	10%
47	Carpenters	1,040	33,110	$22,110 - 47,340	10%	6%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,010	34,790	$26,160 - 42,580	11%	33%
49	Cooks, fast food	960	14,980	$11,910 - 18,150	8%	5%
50	Counter and rental clerks	950	18,170	$11,990 - 28,750	23%	16%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	940	51,710	$33,500 - 77,110	21%	49%
52	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	920	15,390	$11,770 - 19,180	10%	17%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	910	36,640	$25,630 - 52,740	8%	3%
54	Production workers, all other	890	25,800	$15,410 - 40,140	2%	5%
55	Sales representatives, services, all other	870	40,420	$17,380 - 69,250	28%	48%
56	Machinists	830	29,070	$18,520 - 43,510	-2%	3%
57	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	820	22,630	$16,070 - 30,340	11%	5%
58	Pharmacy technicians	810	25,380	$16,830 - 36,130	32%	16%
59	Preschool teachers, except special education	750	24,180	$14,670 - 40,350	26%	43%
60	Correctional officers and jailers	730	34,450	$22,290 - 53,900	17%	11%
61	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	730	44,000	$26,710 - 61,670	11%	4%
62	Home health aides	720	21,820	$16,770 - 28,020	49%	7%
63	Industrial machinery mechanics	710	40,630	$30,790 - 53,960	9%	5%
64	Bus drivers, school	700	25,680	$19,250 - 32,440	9%	4%
65	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	690	24,580	$14,700 - 36,120	-12%	0%
66	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	670	32,390	$24,070 - 42,000	5%	2%
67	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	640	17,790	$14,020 - 22,520	10%	8%
68	Insurance sales agents	630	57,060	$16,800 - 119,170	13%	45%
69	Bartenders	630	17,960	$11,760 - 25,670	11%	17%
70	Bill and account collectors	610	29,350	$21,230 - 41,650	23%	13%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	600	59,230	$30,820 - 94,520	4%	38%
72	Dishwashers	580	16,940	$12,670 - 21,640	10%	3%
73	Medical assistants	560	25,930	$19,660 - 33,900	35%	10%
74	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	560	16,230	$12,360 - 20,110	12%	6%
75	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	560	17,040	$12,130 - 22,830	17%	18%
76	Driver/sales workers	550	24,600	$12,620 - 37,910	-4%	4%
77	Postal service mail carriers	550	44,070	$36,050 - 50,510	1%	11%
78	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	530	18,500	$13,180 - 24,880	14%	3%
79	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	530	28,580	$19,980 - 36,470	-14%	0%
80	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	530	36,280	$23,040 - 53,690	9%	3%
81	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	520	36,370	$25,130 - 50,450	12%	3%
82	Tool and die makers	520	49,490	$36,430 - 70,040	-9%	5%
83	Radiologic technologists and technicians	510	41,880	$30,150 - 57,000	15%	25%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	510	42,580	$25,510 - 61,840	10%	17%
85	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	500	41,960	$27,720 - 60,210	4%	30%
86	Food service managers	500	41,640	$26,900 - 62,900	5%	24%
87	Loan officers	500	54,200	$28,410 - 88,590	12%	49%
88	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	490	44,520	$27,140 - 69,620	0%	42%
89	Dental assistants	470	28,760	$20,110 - 36,670	29%	9%
90	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	460	17,170	$13,360 - 21,410	17%	14%
91	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	460	23,350	$14,280 - 31,810	12%	6%
92	Paralegals and legal assistants	450	39,780	$22,680 - 61,820	22%	45%
93	Medical secretaries	420	24,680	$18,750 - 31,370	17%	18%
94	Order clerks	420	25,770	$19,180 - 37,510	-23%	16%
95	All other information and record clerks	420	31,210	$21,210 - 42,910	-12%	21%
96	Personal and home care aides	410	18,570	$14,930 - 23,350	51%	10%
97	Real estate sales agents	410	29,500	$15,930 - 65,870	11%	45%
98	Dental hygienists	400	51,940	$41,860 - 62,810	30%	33%
99	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	400	30,670	$20,830 - 45,770	-7%	0%
100	Construction managers	400	57,560	$33,250 - 87,140	16%	29%

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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	20,630	1,180	37.5
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	37,880	160	13.2
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,070	1,430	7.8
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	34,740	120	6.2
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	56,740	120	6.2
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,260	230	5.5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,670	400	4.7
Team assemblers	37,980	8,420	4.5
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	24,030	200	4.3
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,320	1,270	4.1
Tool and die makers	49,490	520	3.8
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	17,040	560	3.6
Painting, coating, and decorating workers	22,040	120	3.5
Tax preparers	31,870	230	3.5
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,580	690	3.4
Veterinarians	80,770	250	3.2
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	22,580	360	3.2
Education, training, and library workers, all other	50,210	260	3.1
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	63,710	120	3
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	40,530	330	3
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	41,210	220	2.8
Education teachers, postsecondary	59,700	170	2.8
Veterinary technologists and technicians	21,470	320	2.8
Dental laboratory technicians	34,270	180	2.8
Conveyor operators and tenders	26,150	120	2.8
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	36,670	170	2.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,370	280	2.7
Database administrators	55,830	520	2.6
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,390	130	2.4
Internists, general	109,560	150	2.4
Industrial engineers	60,720	760	2.4
Business teachers, postsecondary	78,400	200	2.4
Production workers, all other	25,800	890	2.3
Helpers--production workers	20,630	1,830	2.3
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	62,630	100	2.3
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	50,050	190	2.2
Surgical technologists	34,140	270	2.1
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	20,330	180	2.1
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,650	300	2.1
Education administrators, postsecondary	84,730	290	2.1
Correctional officers and jailers	34,450	730	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	57,590	210	2.1
Surveying and mapping technicians	26,130	230	2.1
Pharmacy aides	19,630	140	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,400	510	2
Medical equipment preparers	26,350	120	2
Broadcast technicians	33,500	100	1.9
Coaches and scouts	38,100	440	1.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,630	710	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,990	1,980	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Team assemblers	37,980	1.49	8,420
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	37,880	1.49	160
Stock clerks and order fillers	30,020	1.36	4,040
Education, training, and library workers, all other	50,210	1.33	260
Recreation workers	29,100	1.29	270
Floral designers	28,920	1.27	130
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	31,140	1.23	190
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,650	1.19	300
Business teachers, postsecondary	78,400	1.18	200
Tool and die makers	49,490	1.16	520
Coaches and scouts	38,100	1.15	440
Printing machine operators	36,430	1.15	320
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	41,210	1.15	220
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,310	1.14	150
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,770	1.13	3,490
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,990	1.13	1,980
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,600	1.13	320
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,370	1.12	280
Advertising sales agents	50,940	1.12	370
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,930	1.12	1,620
Home health aides	21,820	1.11	720
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,790	1.1	640
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,600	1.1	1,490
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,260	1.1	230
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,320	1.09	1,270
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	33,730	1.09	250
Food preparation workers	19,510	1.09	1,160
Computer operators	36,270	1.09	220
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,960	1.08	500
Dishwashers	16,940	1.08	580
Education administrators, postsecondary	84,730	1.08	290
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,480	1.08	1,790
Procurement clerks	35,400	1.07	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,880	1.07	330
Education teachers, postsecondary	59,700	1.07	170
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,670	1.07	400
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,540	1.06	210
Self-enrichment education teachers	38,200	1.06	110
Office clerks, general	25,210	1.06	2,930
Prepress technicians and workers	35,760	1.06	140
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,320	1.06	3,530
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	39,790	1.06	300
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	17,040	1.06	560
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	19,390	1.06	160
Insurance sales agents	57,060	1.06	630
New accounts clerks	30,550	1.06	110
Packers and packagers, hand	19,980	1.05	1,860
Civil engineering technicians	43,650	1.05	230
Medical records and health information technicians	30,440	1.05	350
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,230	1.04	560

Highest Paying Jobs in Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Anesthesiologists	204,270
Obstetricians and gynecologists	201,580
Psychiatrists	175,950	40
Family and general practitioners	152,910	70
Physicians and surgeons, all other	150,920	330
Chief executives	130,260	780
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	110,250	50
Internists, general	109,560	150
Lawyers	100,630	730
Pharmacists	95,010	590
Engineering managers	93,460	250
Sales managers	84,840	560
Education administrators, postsecondary	84,730	290
Natural sciences managers	84,590	50
Financial managers	83,750	1,020
Computer and information systems managers	83,590	400
Personal financial advisors	80,800	70
Veterinarians	80,770	250
Sales engineers	79,950	40
General and operations managers	79,820	3,290
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,100	260
Business teachers, postsecondary	78,400	200
Medical and health services managers	78,370	530
Marketing managers	78,320	340
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	78,160	40
Industrial production managers	75,250	360
Human resources managers, all other	74,590	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,150	220
Purchasing managers	71,940	140
Public relations managers	71,500	100
Electrical engineers	71,350	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,880	330
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,780	180
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	70,420	40
Financial examiners	70,310	50
Civil engineers	68,830	340
Managers, all other	66,620	470
Computer systems analysts	66,180	760
Physician assistants	64,670	90
Physical therapists	64,330	220
Management analysts	64,180	160
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	63,710	120
Architects, except landscape and naval	63,070	240
Social scientists and related workers, all other	63,070	70
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	62,630	100
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	62,160	40
Compensation and benefits managers	61,240	90
Mechanical engineers	61,080	450
Computer specialists, all other	60,980	120
Industrial engineers	60,720	760

Large Companies Headquartered in Lexington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Lexmark International	5.2

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