Alexandria Employment

Employment and Industries in the Alexandria, Louisiana Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana 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	2,320	49,460	$38,600 - 65,180	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	690	44,420	$22,850 - 66,580	8%	51%
3	Medical and health services managers	250	67,550	$47,340 - 92,240	16%	57%
4	Accountants and auditors	230	46,110	$29,730 - 71,690	18%	79%
5	Pharmacists	230	79,300	$38,090 - 109,750	22%	97%
6	Social and human service assistants	200	29,500	$15,510 - 46,510	34%	58%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	190	41,850	$22,250 - 62,890	9%	54%
8	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	170	45,210	$31,100 - 57,510	12%	51%
9	Financial managers	160	61,200	$34,180 - 101,350	13%	60%
10	Lawyers	120	60,470	$22,060 - 85,020	11%	99%
11	Managers, all other	120	56,310	$32,660 - 91,090	7%	55%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	25,260	$20,270 - 34,780	15%	51%
13	Insurance underwriters	100	31,660	$17,840 - 47,050	6%	53%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	100	53,020	$36,120 - 62,720	12%	51%
15	Advertising sales agents	90	35,790	$20,220 - 56,120	20%	56%
16	Occupational therapists	80	57,540	$42,080 - 77,730	23%	90%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	41,200	$25,150 - 61,970	5%	58%
18	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	34,490	$20,790 - 50,020	25%	58%
19	Physical therapists	80	82,230	$55,970 - 106,050	27%	89%
20	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	80	27,850	$19,180 - 41,870	34%	73%
21	Child, family, and school social workers	80	42,620	$26,670 - 60,930	19%	77%
22	Management analysts	70	63,290	$37,540 - 97,430	22%	78%
23	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	70		$0 - 0	15%	72%
24	Social workers, all other	70	50,210	$28,360 - 68,920	18%	77%
25	Sales managers	70	80,600	$46,130 - 125,310	10%	69%
26	Social and community service managers	60	43,580	$29,350 - 71,820	25%	72%
27	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	53,210	$29,470 - 77,530	17%	56%
28	Computer programmers	60	44,300	$24,820 - 64,100	0%	73%
29	Training and development specialists	60	33,610	$22,050 - 46,510	18%	56%
30	Civil engineers	60	68,210	$51,090 - 91,230	18%	87%
31	Mental health counselors	50	28,480	$21,090 - 35,510	30%	73%
32	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	48,070	$37,090 - 60,990	9%	72%
33	Recreational therapists	50	33,970	$22,960 - 54,290	4%	77%
34	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	50,970	$26,450 - 85,010	14%	78%
35	Physician assistants	50	62,450	$26,420 - 80,160	27%	67%
36	Chief executives	50	121,350	$57,400 - 0	2%	65%
37	Foresters	40	58,860	$32,690 - 88,420	5%	86%
38	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	40,120	$22,180 - 65,110	30%	77%
39	Graphic designers	40	30,930	$23,950 - 45,330	10%	55%
40	Speech-language pathologists	40	59,420	$48,530 - 73,340	11%	98%
41	Medical and public health social workers	40	50,330	$31,540 - 82,600	24%	77%
42	Public relations specialists	40	36,790	$22,670 - 47,050	18%	81%
43	Computer specialists, all other	40	64,550	$51,030 - 79,950	15%	68%
44	Mechanical engineers	40	58,990	$38,700 - 88,160	4%	78%
45	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	30	52,510	$26,190 - 67,030	12%	94%
46	Market research analysts	30	30,040	$26,110 - 36,090	20%	82%
47	Surveyors	30	34,890	$21,080 - 63,130	24%	82%
48	Industrial engineers	30	64,080	$46,510 - 81,960	20%	74%
49	Budget analysts	30	41,510	$23,080 - 61,850	7%	78%

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	2,060	19,870	$12,460 - 29,340	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,010	14,730	$11,740 - 19,200	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,280	17,040	$11,950 - 23,790	2%	5%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,230	22,950	$15,890 - 33,900	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	1,190	17,110	$11,920 - 25,470	13%	19%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,180	16,550	$11,920 - 23,880	18%	7%
7	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,110	30,010	$24,140 - 37,600	14%	7%
8	Personal and home care aides	1,100	17,730	$12,060 - 26,480	51%	10%
9	General and operations managers	1,030	74,190	$37,920 - 136,260	2%	48%
10	Waiters and waitresses	1,010	13,600	$11,480 - 16,120	11%	14%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	910	30,040	$20,250 - 43,920	10%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	900	25,140	$14,680 - 36,640	13%	16%
13	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	900	17,390	$12,010 - 23,720	15%	4%
14	Customer service representatives	830	25,390	$15,030 - 38,230	25%	22%
15	Food preparation workers	820	14,140	$11,560 - 17,830	15%	7%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	750	33,510	$20,140 - 50,110	6%	29%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	740	25,100	$13,870 - 37,220	10%	6%
18	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	700	17,110	$11,700 - 24,870	18%	6%
19	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	690	15,320	$11,670 - 21,450	18%	5%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	620	18,750	$12,640 - 27,390	-7%	8%
21	Cooks, fast food	580	13,290	$11,580 - 15,820	8%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	570	31,050	$21,860 - 43,020	4%	25%
23	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	570	25,160	$16,990 - 40,520	8%	3%
24	Correctional officers and jailers	560	34,740	$20,650 - 48,710	17%	11%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	560	19,640	$12,390 - 30,860	8%	4%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	13,940	$11,460 - 17,460	13%	5%
27	Construction laborers	540	20,230	$15,940 - 25,740	11%	5%
28	Psychiatric aides	500	19,320	$12,580 - 27,840	0%	7%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	490	29,350	$20,720 - 41,250	15%	18%
30	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	490	15,110	$11,810 - 18,260	11%	5%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	480	18,450	$12,960 - 25,350	17%	13%
32	Tellers	440	19,790	$15,870 - 24,790	14%	16%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	420	25,890	$15,660 - 39,750	11%	14%
34	Home health aides	350	16,960	$11,860 - 26,190	49%	7%
35	Carpenters	340	28,450	$20,410 - 37,830	10%	6%
36	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	340	25,970	$14,330 - 43,530	4%	6%
37	Helpers--production workers	320	21,410	$12,630 - 34,770	0%	4%
38	Cooks, restaurant	310	20,030	$14,880 - 26,440	12%	5%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	300	28,020	$17,030 - 45,440	14%	4%
40	Security guards	300	21,530	$13,450 - 29,260	17%	13%
41	Personal care and service workers, all other	280	15,890	$11,760 - 23,770	-12%	21%
42	Preschool teachers, except special education	260	17,340	$12,260 - 22,910	26%	43%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	260	38,230	$26,860 - 54,330	9%	10%
44	Business operations specialists, all other	240	49,690	$24,670 - 78,540	21%	49%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	230	38,160	$19,250 - 60,110	-4%	15%
46	Pharmacy technicians	230	25,440	$19,960 - 35,210	32%	16%
47	Driver/sales workers	220	30,090	$17,880 - 45,020	-4%	4%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	50,310	$29,980 - 74,460	7%	13%
49	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	210	24,530	$16,880 - 34,280	4%	15%
50	Packers and packagers, hand	200	21,130	$13,430 - 27,980	-11%	3%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	200	23,590	$16,320 - 31,520	-1%	2%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	200	29,360	$19,480 - 40,510	5%	2%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	190	30,000	$21,240 - 40,600	16%	26%
54	Healthcare support workers, all other	190	22,740	$15,030 - 37,230	16%	10%
55	Insurance sales agents	190	37,180	$24,260 - 62,220	13%	45%
56	Team assemblers	190	26,540	$15,640 - 41,260	0%	5%
57	Electricians	180	36,150	$25,110 - 50,240	7%	7%
58	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	180	37,080	$14,040 - 60,640	8%	9%
59	Loan officers	180	41,280	$23,390 - 67,590	12%	49%
60	Radiologic technologists and technicians	180	40,750	$31,460 - 54,490	15%	25%
61	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	170	31,950	$20,450 - 50,810	12%	3%
62	Bill and account collectors	170	24,550	$19,060 - 30,570	23%	13%
63	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	170	40,740	$27,400 - 53,790	11%	4%
64	Counter and rental clerks	160	21,870	$12,850 - 33,690	23%	16%
65	Dishwashers	150	13,190	$11,500 - 15,760	10%	3%
66	Logging equipment operators	150	30,810	$22,610 - 40,030	0%	2%
67	Medical assistants	140	21,520	$13,920 - 28,710	35%	10%
68	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	140	57,070	$33,050 - 87,510	9%	47%
69	All other information and record clerks	140	31,260	$19,370 - 43,770	-12%	21%
70	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	140	27,830	$19,570 - 36,980	3%	18%
71	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	140	31,390	$12,660 - 45,840	-6%	14%
72	Parts salespersons	140	25,400	$15,630 - 41,410	-1%	6%
73	Medical records and health information technicians	140	25,940	$15,950 - 41,080	18%	12%
74	Postal service mail carriers	140	43,710	$33,560 - 54,810	1%	11%
75	Photographers	130	27,670	$19,900 - 37,090	10%	46%
76	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	130	16,110	$12,230 - 20,470	17%	14%
77	Switchboard operators, including answering service	130	18,040	$12,800 - 26,090	-7%	10%
78	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	120	20,030	$15,820 - 27,760	10%	24%
79	Painters, construction and maintenance	120	26,470	$13,750 - 37,670	12%	6%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	120	17,090	$11,870 - 24,050	10%	5%
81	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	33,880	$24,700 - 52,040	9%	5%
82	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	25,590	$16,250 - 44,050	12%	3%
83	Loan interviewers and clerks	110		$[?] - [?]	0%	24%
84	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110	14,000	$11,630 - 17,340	10%	17%
85	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	110	35,420	$23,000 - 54,880	9%	3%
86	Production workers, all other	110	23,920	$12,190 - 48,820	2%	5%
87	Civil engineering technicians	110	40,000	$25,950 - 53,950	10%	18%
88	Dental assistants	100	24,320	$14,280 - 37,930	29%	9%
89	File clerks	100	18,620	$12,480 - 24,770	-40%	20%
90	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	14,910	$11,740 - 18,610	14%	3%
91	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	100	40,450	$31,720 - 49,310	-7%	12%
92	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	100	28,100	$18,440 - 39,840	2%	11%
93	Administrative services managers	100	60,170	$31,920 - 98,300	12%	40%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	27,450	$19,470 - 39,510	12%	3%
95	Bartenders	90	15,110	$11,710 - 20,790	11%	17%
96	Computer support specialists	90	37,660	$21,160 - 56,040	13%	43%
97	Opticians, dispensing	90	26,820	$16,690 - 38,820	9%	15%
98	Helpers--electricians	90	20,210	$14,960 - 24,100	7%	3%
99	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	80	33,620	$17,130 - 47,040	0%	36%
100	Cooks, short order	80	16,410	$12,320 - 22,460	5%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Alexandria Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Logging equipment operators	30,810	150	62.8
Psychiatric aides	19,320	500	38.4
Personal care and service workers, all other	15,890	280	15.3
Correctional officers and jailers	34,740	560	7
Photographers	27,670	130	5.7
Personal and home care aides	17,730	1,100	5.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,010	1,110	4.2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	25,160	570	4.1
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	31,950	170	4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,110	490	3.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	25,590	110	3.8
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	30,000	190	3.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,080	180	3.8
Civil engineering technicians	40,000	110	3.4
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,210	170	2.9
Healthcare support workers, all other	22,740	190	2.9
Medical and health services managers	67,550	250	2.7
Cooks, fast food	13,290	580	2.7
Radiologic technologists and technicians	40,750	180	2.5
Insurance underwriters	31,660	100	2.5
Registered nurses	49,460	2,320	2.5
Food preparation workers	14,140	820	2.4
Pharmacists	79,300	230	2.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	16,550	1,180	2.3
Medical records and health information technicians	25,940	140	2.2
Physicians and surgeons, all other	149,500	170	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	25,260	110	2.1
Pharmacy technicians	25,440	230	2.1
Tellers	19,790	440	1.9
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	17,110	700	1.9
Switchboard operators, including answering service	18,040	130	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,950	1,230	1.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	17,340	260	1.8
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	27,830	140	1.8
Helpers--production workers	21,410	320	1.8
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,110	130	1.7
Social and human service assistants	29,500	200	1.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	13,940	550	1.6
Insurance sales agents	37,180	190	1.6
Parts salespersons	25,400	140	1.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,360	200	1.6
All other information and record clerks	31,260	140	1.5
General and operations managers	74,190	1,030	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,040	910	1.5
Cashiers	14,730	2,010	1.5
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	20,030	120	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	19,640	560	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	25,100	740	1.5
Driver/sales workers	30,090	220	1.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	33,880	120	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Alexandria, Louisiana Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	30,090	1.22	220
Teachers and instructors, all other	41,850	1.16	190
Social and human service assistants	29,500	1.11	200
Packers and packagers, hand	21,130	1.11	200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,070	1.1	140
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,080	1.08	180
Team assemblers	26,540	1.04	190
All other information and record clerks	31,260	1.01	140
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	25,590	1.01	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,710	1	140
Correctional officers and jailers	34,740	1	560
Counter and rental clerks	21,870	1	160
Logging equipment operators	30,810	0.99	150
Cooks, restaurant	20,030	0.99	310
Physicians and surgeons, all other	149,500	0.98	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,970	0.98	340
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,320	0.97	690
Pharmacy technicians	25,440	0.97	230
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,390	0.97	140
Civil engineering technicians	40,000	0.96	110
Helpers--production workers	21,410	0.96	320
Personal and home care aides	17,730	0.94	1,100
Security guards	21,530	0.94	300
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,310	0.93	220
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	40,740	0.93	170
Photographers	27,670	0.93	130
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	35,420	0.92	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,090	0.92	120
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,210	0.91	170
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,890	0.91	420
Business operations specialists, all other	49,690	0.91	240
Customer service representatives	25,390	0.89	830
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	27,830	0.89	140
Medical records and health information technicians	25,940	0.89	140
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	30,000	0.89	190
Tellers	19,790	0.89	440
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,360	0.89	200
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,110	0.88	130
Registered nurses	49,460	0.88	2,320
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,530	0.87	210
Medical and health services managers	67,550	0.87	250
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,000	0.86	110
Parts salespersons	25,400	0.86	140
Home health aides	16,960	0.86	350
Radiologic technologists and technicians	40,750	0.85	180
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,040	0.85	910
Production workers, all other	23,920	0.85	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,750	0.85	620
Pharmacists	79,300	0.85	230
Retail salespersons	19,870	0.85	2,060

Highest Paying Jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	149,500	170
Chief executives	121,350	50
Physical therapists	82,230	80
Sales managers	80,600	70
Pharmacists	79,300	230
General and operations managers	74,190	1,030
Civil engineers	68,210	60
Medical and health services managers	67,550	250
Computer specialists, all other	64,550	40
Industrial engineers	64,080	30
Management analysts	63,290	70
Physician assistants	62,450	50
Financial managers	61,200	160
Lawyers	60,470	120
Administrative services managers	60,170	100
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	59,600
Speech-language pathologists	59,420	40
Mechanical engineers	58,990	40
Foresters	58,860	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	57,770
Anthropologists and archeologists	57,580
Occupational therapists	57,540	80
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,070	140
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	56,610
Managers, all other	56,310	120
Computer systems analysts	53,730
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	53,210	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	53,020	100
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	52,510	30
Education administrators, postsecondary	50,970	50
Paralegals and legal assistants	50,510
Medical and public health social workers	50,330	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,310	220
Social workers, all other	50,210	70
Cost estimators	50,120	80
Business operations specialists, all other	49,690	240
Registered nurses	49,460	2,320
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	48,680	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	48,190	80
Dietitians and nutritionists	48,070	50
Construction managers	47,740
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	46,510	30
Diagnostic medical sonographers	46,310	50
Accountants and auditors	46,110	230
Dental hygienists	45,980	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,210	170
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	44,970	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	44,420	690
Computer programmers	44,300	60
Postal service clerks	43,790	40

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