Monroe includes numerous manufacturing, banking, healthcare and farm-related companies. Monroe is home to the corporate offices of notable companies such as Chase Manhattan Bank, Vantage Health Plan, Ouachita Fertilizer and Berry Plastics Group. Monroe is also home to CenturyTel, a prominent telecommunications provider. Nearby Angus Chemical, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, contributes to the region's economy. In addition, the area includes four major hospitals which provide a large number of jobs.
The top job providing sectors in Monroe are healthcare, educational services, accommodation and food services, social services, finance and insurance and the government. About 28% of the jobs in Monroe are found in management, professional and related occupations. Sales and office jobs comprise about 25% of the jobs in Monroe Louisiana.
The Monroe region's top employers are:
Some of the occupations more prevalent in Monroe than most other cities include special education, teachers, secondary school; personal and home care aides; machine feeders and offbearers, production workers; paper goods machine setters, operators and tenders; community and social service specialists; and cooks, institution and cafeteria.
Noteworthy data about Monroe, Louisiana: In 2009 the average earnings of the workforce was $27,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in the city was 82.0 and the national average is 100. Regarding the adult residents, approximately 27% have achieved a bachelor's degree or better.
Monroe businesses are able to work in partnership with helpful associations including:
People interested in learning about local business and industry activities can read the Monroe News Star.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,220 | 60,390 | $41,660 - 79,770 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,240 | 41,460 | $33,690 - 50,930 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 720 | 48,930 | $25,570 - 77,230 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 610 | 51,510 | $22,300 - 95,850 | 9% | 54% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 570 | 43,260 | $33,890 - 52,410 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 420 | 48,790 | $33,450 - 71,840 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 370 | 50,220 | $36,060 - 65,840 | 13% | 73% |
| 8 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 350 | 44,080 | $35,390 - 51,870 | 9% | 87% |
| 9 | Lawyers | 310 | 65,110 | $29,510 - 113,700 | 11% | 99% |
| 10 | Managers, all other | 300 | 58,420 | $33,410 - 90,980 | 7% | 55% |
| 11 | Social and human service assistants | 200 | 32,600 | $22,470 - 47,500 | 34% | 58% |
| 12 | Financial managers | 190 | 74,510 | $40,750 - 116,940 | 13% | 60% |
| 13 | Pharmacists | 190 | 94,160 | $62,400 - 122,840 | 22% | 97% |
| 14 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 180 | 37,000 | $21,320 - 52,760 | 25% | 58% |
| 15 | Computer software engineers, applications | 180 | 52,600 | $37,250 - 67,810 | 45% | 85% |
| 16 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 170 | 64,770 | $44,820 - 82,260 | 8% | 78% |
| 17 | Computer systems analysts | 140 | 42,810 | $33,430 - 59,560 | 29% | 68% |
| 18 | Medical and health services managers | 140 | 63,390 | $41,680 - 85,870 | 16% | 57% |
| 19 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 130 | 40,650 | $23,980 - 63,070 | 5% | 58% |
| 20 | Management analysts | 130 | 39,930 | $24,230 - 52,550 | 22% | 78% |
| 21 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 130 | 47,510 | $32,030 - 64,120 | 12% | 51% |
| 22 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 130 | 34,260 | $21,380 - 52,030 | 15% | 51% |
| 23 | Child, family, and school social workers | 130 | 43,210 | $27,610 - 65,080 | 19% | 77% |
| 24 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 120 | 27,400 | $18,010 - 34,390 | 11% | 55% |
| 25 | Training and development specialists | 110 | 45,060 | $23,790 - 67,340 | 18% | 56% |
| 26 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 110 | 47,080 | $33,990 - 67,400 | 23% | 54% |
| 27 | Librarians | 100 | 44,880 | $34,560 - 52,450 | 4% | 85% |
| 28 | Network and computer systems administrators | 100 | 48,190 | $33,010 - 70,120 | 27% | 50% |
| 29 | Instructional coordinators | 90 | 46,330 | $22,830 - 65,980 | 23% | 79% |
| 30 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 90 | 47,560 | $28,630 - 65,240 | 53% | 57% |
| 31 | Sales managers | 90 | 69,920 | $35,660 - 110,160 | 10% | 69% |
| 32 | Engineers, all other | 80 | 70,550 | $38,870 - 111,290 | 6% | 82% |
| 33 | Electrical engineers | 80 | 73,340 | $41,190 - 103,540 | 6% | 81% |
| 34 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 80 | 35,820 | $26,080 - 39,850 | 17% | 54% |
| 35 | Coaches and scouts | 80 | 41,300 | $18,870 - 58,520 | 15% | 60% |
| 36 | Tax preparers | 80 | 29,960 | $14,430 - 49,440 | 0% | 54% |
| 37 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 70 | 39,340 | $14,690 - 62,060 | 9% | 72% |
| 38 | Physical therapists | 70 | 82,470 | $57,610 - 116,220 | 27% | 89% |
| 39 | Advertising sales agents | 70 | 37,580 | $15,200 - 84,010 | 20% | 56% |
| 40 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 70 | 53,400 | $26,480 - 89,220 | 12% | 51% |
| 41 | Civil engineers | 70 | 80,090 | $53,940 - 108,460 | 18% | 87% |
| 42 | Chief executives | 70 | 149,570 | $84,420 - | 2% | 65% |
| 43 | Counselors, all other | 60 | 39,160 | $28,240 - 49,950 | 17% | 73% |
| 44 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 60 | 31,490 | $18,220 - 41,530 | 18% | 56% |
| 45 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 60 | 43,070 | $33,990 - 51,770 | 20% | 87% |
| 46 | Social and community service managers | 50 | 54,090 | $29,000 - 81,320 | 25% | 72% |
| 47 | Surveyors | 50 | 40,530 | $25,020 - 61,980 | 24% | 82% |
| 48 | Occupational therapists | 40 | 67,640 | $49,520 - 91,840 | 23% | 90% |
| 49 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 41,760 | $31,480 - 51,400 | 0% | 96% |
| 50 | Legislators | 40 | 14,200 | $12,790 - 16,080 | 1% | 65% |
| 51 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 40 | 46,980 | $33,000 - 71,310 | 25% | 93% |
| 52 | Computer and information systems managers | 40 | 75,090 | $29,800 - 124,280 | 16% | 73% |
| 53 | Personal financial advisors | 40 | $ - | 41% | 81% | |
| 54 | Graphic designers | 40 | 40,360 | $21,410 - 57,960 | 10% | 55% |
| 55 | Financial analysts | 40 | 73,630 | $35,040 - 104,590 | 34% | 87% |
| 56 | Dentists, general | 40 | 116,890 | $58,610 - | 9% | 100% |
| 57 | Computer specialists, all other | 40 | 39,180 | $18,180 - 60,300 | 15% | 68% |
| 58 | Computer programmers | 30 | 66,720 | $33,970 - 144,410 | 0% | 73% |
| 59 | Editors | 30 | 43,540 | $27,780 - 63,580 | 2% | 81% |
| 60 | Medical and public health social workers | 30 | 45,480 | $32,000 - 61,380 | 24% | 77% |
| 61 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 30 | 43,510 | $34,780 - 51,860 | 14% | 54% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 3,070 | 23,370 | $13,720 - 37,050 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 2,660 | 15,990 | $12,920 - 19,850 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,990 | 20,500 | $13,980 - 26,910 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 1,790 | 19,100 | $13,270 - 26,950 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | General and operations managers | 1,750 | 82,970 | $37,300 - 150,100 | 2% | 48% |
| 6 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,750 | 23,730 | $16,460 - 32,320 | 1% | 18% |
| 7 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,580 | 18,340 | $13,610 - 23,900 | 18% | 7% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,460 | 14,530 | $12,720 - 16,700 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,330 | 28,390 | $20,360 - 38,410 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,290 | 17,890 | $13,200 - 24,500 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,190 | 35,530 | $20,660 - 54,660 | 6% | 29% |
| 12 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,180 | 14,470 | $12,720 - 16,480 | 18% | 5% |
| 13 | Personal and home care aides | 1,170 | 15,080 | $12,840 - 18,620 | 51% | 10% |
| 14 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,110 | 33,610 | $26,420 - 42,780 | 14% | 7% |
| 15 | Customer service representatives | 1,070 | 26,210 | $15,120 - 39,200 | 25% | 22% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,020 | 28,080 | $16,960 - 40,250 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Food preparation workers | 920 | 15,830 | $12,940 - 19,390 | 15% | 7% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 860 | 18,710 | $13,290 - 25,850 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | Home health aides | 850 | 18,820 | $13,750 - 24,860 | 49% | 7% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 820 | 34,350 | $21,700 - 51,850 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 790 | 23,940 | $14,300 - 38,500 | 8% | 4% |
| 22 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 760 | 19,620 | $13,540 - 28,880 | -7% | 8% |
| 23 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 750 | 14,900 | $12,840 - 17,720 | 13% | 5% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 720 | 33,140 | $21,670 - 50,380 | 10% | 4% |
| 25 | Teacher assistants | 710 | 15,700 | $12,920 - 19,910 | 10% | 18% |
| 26 | Helpers--production workers | 600 | 23,860 | $16,090 - 36,440 | 0% | 4% |
| 27 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 580 | 16,010 | $12,970 - 20,040 | 11% | 5% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 530 | 27,430 | $18,260 - 38,650 | 11% | 14% |
| 29 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 530 | 28,350 | $19,770 - 38,740 | -1% | 2% |
| 30 | Team assemblers | 510 | 23,240 | $15,280 - 32,820 | 0% | 5% |
| 31 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 500 | 32,140 | $22,560 - 43,790 | 15% | 18% |
| 32 | Tellers | 480 | 21,900 | $17,410 - 27,570 | 14% | 16% |
| 33 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 460 | 30,390 | $21,090 - 39,570 | 11% | 33% |
| 34 | Production workers, all other | 460 | 18,810 | $13,260 - 25,430 | 2% | 5% |
| 35 | Bus drivers, school | 430 | 15,390 | $12,900 - 19,300 | 9% | 4% |
| 36 | Construction laborers | 400 | 23,490 | $14,110 - 31,240 | 11% | 5% |
| 37 | Security guards | 400 | 21,870 | $13,540 - 38,250 | 17% | 13% |
| 38 | Cooks, fast food | 400 | 16,160 | $12,920 - 20,750 | 8% | 5% |
| 39 | Carpenters | 390 | 32,310 | $22,340 - 42,080 | 10% | 6% |
| 40 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 380 | 34,880 | $16,540 - 55,580 | 14% | 4% |
| 41 | Cooks, restaurant | 380 | 19,590 | $15,070 - 25,720 | 12% | 5% |
| 42 | Child care workers | 380 | 15,900 | $12,840 - 22,150 | 18% | 15% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 360 | 41,600 | $23,890 - 62,510 | 7% | 13% |
| 44 | Machinists | 360 | 37,860 | $25,920 - 49,440 | -2% | 3% |
| 45 | Electricians | 340 | 35,130 | $25,250 - 49,110 | 7% | 7% |
| 46 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 340 | 22,710 | $13,490 - 38,620 | 18% | 6% |
| 47 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 340 | 38,090 | $21,960 - 52,200 | -6% | 14% |
| 48 | Fire fighters | 320 | 22,360 | $17,000 - 30,990 | 12% | 18% |
| 49 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 320 | 27,190 | $19,370 - 39,160 | 4% | 15% |
| 50 | Packers and packagers, hand | 310 | 19,880 | $13,570 - 26,320 | -11% | 3% |
| 51 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 310 | 35,060 | $23,100 - 50,800 | 5% | 2% |
| 52 | Insurance sales agents | 300 | 13% | 45% | ||
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 290 | 44,050 | $27,420 - 64,830 | -4% | 15% |
| 54 | Dishwashers | 270 | 15,220 | $12,860 - 18,850 | 10% | 3% |
| 55 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 270 | 41,270 | $19,940 - 61,220 | 11% | 4% |
| 56 | Data entry keyers | 260 | 21,990 | $15,590 - 30,480 | -4% | 18% |
| 57 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 260 | 38,850 | $21,180 - 67,370 | 8% | 3% |
| 58 | Pharmacy technicians | 250 | 25,410 | $20,760 - 32,270 | 32% | 16% |
| 59 | Loan officers | 240 | 45,180 | $28,920 - 66,160 | 12% | 49% |
| 60 | Driver/sales workers | 230 | 18,370 | $12,950 - 31,620 | -4% | 4% |
| 61 | Parts salespersons | 230 | 26,470 | $16,790 - 40,220 | -1% | 6% |
| 62 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 220 | 31,360 | $18,810 - 39,830 | -14% | 0% |
| 63 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 220 | 15,490 | $12,820 - 19,540 | 10% | 17% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 220 | 49,710 | $28,080 - 76,120 | 9% | 10% |
| 65 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 220 | 22,710 | $13,560 - 31,640 | 4% | 6% |
| 66 | Dental assistants | 210 | 27,760 | $21,630 - 35,910 | 29% | 9% |
| 67 | Business operations specialists, all other | 210 | 48,150 | $27,650 - 80,190 | 21% | 49% |
| 68 | Printing machine operators | 210 | 30,140 | $19,310 - 40,330 | -5% | 6% |
| 69 | Legal secretaries | 210 | 30,780 | $21,260 - 44,040 | 12% | 18% |
| 70 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 210 | 48,160 | $34,010 - 66,420 | 15% | 25% |
| 71 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 210 | 18,660 | $13,460 - 25,170 | -7% | 10% |
| 72 | Postal service mail carriers | 210 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 73 | Bartenders | 200 | 14,680 | $12,740 - 17,840 | 11% | 17% |
| 74 | Counter and rental clerks | 200 | 19,500 | $12,940 - 33,590 | 23% | 16% |
| 75 | Computer support specialists | 190 | 30,490 | $22,500 - 38,660 | 13% | 43% |
| 76 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 170 | 41,420 | $33,250 - 50,920 | 16% | 43% |
| 77 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 160 | 36,310 | $26,980 - 49,090 | 9% | 3% |
| 78 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 150 | 30,330 | $21,760 - 43,090 | 12% | 6% |
| 79 | Medical assistants | 150 | 21,810 | $15,980 - 32,180 | 35% | 10% |
| 80 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 150 | 34,620 | $25,730 - 45,300 | 12% | 3% |
| 81 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 150 | 162,830 | $79,180 - | 0% | 0% |
| 82 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 150 | 18,470 | $13,270 - 26,580 | 16% | 9% |
| 83 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 150 | 34,600 | $26,890 - 41,650 | -17% | 0% |
| 84 | Helpers--electricians | 150 | 22,110 | $17,100 - 28,360 | 7% | 3% |
| 85 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 140 | 21,040 | $15,880 - 28,140 | 16% | 10% |
| 86 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 140 | 17,070 | $13,060 - 24,280 | 10% | 5% |
| 87 | Industrial production managers | 140 | 73,490 | $48,760 - 102,350 | -5% | 43% |
| 88 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 140 | 19,600 | $13,310 - 33,390 | 14% | 3% |
| 89 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 130 | 58,380 | $23,360 - 84,530 | 9% | 47% |
| 90 | Bill and account collectors | 130 | 26,530 | $17,030 - 39,850 | 23% | 13% |
| 91 | Sheet metal workers | 120 | 33,390 | $27,180 - 38,900 | 7% | 4% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 120 | 38,030 | $24,900 - 54,730 | 13% | 17% |
| 93 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 120 | 32,520 | $18,770 - 41,480 | 15% | 36% |
| 94 | Respiratory therapists | 120 | 44,630 | $33,740 - 59,680 | 23% | 28% |
| 95 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 120 | 30,450 | $18,680 - 49,000 | 4% | 30% |
| 96 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 120 | 28,630 | $18,320 - 40,820 | 2% | 11% |
| 97 | Order clerks | 120 | 27,620 | $18,340 - 38,000 | -23% | 16% |
| 98 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 110 | 65,980 | $28,740 - 99,160 | 28% | 48% |
| 99 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 110 | 56,260 | $35,080 - 84,090 | 4% | 38% |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 100 | 28,190 | $18,080 - 41,070 | 16% | 26% |
| Monroe Colleges Monroe colleges and trade schools. |
| Monroe Hotels & Travel Monroe hotels, landmarks, tourism, transportation. |
| Monroe Mortgage Monroe property, mortgage, and real estate. |
* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 44,080 | 350 | 5 |
| Personal and home care aides | 15,080 | 1,170 | 4.8 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 27,400 | 120 | 4.5 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 31,360 | 220 | 4.2 |
| Production workers, all other | 18,810 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,600 | 150 | 3.5 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 37,000 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 16,010 | 580 | 3.4 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 33,610 | 1,110 | 3 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 50,220 | 370 | 2.9 |
| Helpers--electricians | 22,110 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 19,610 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,860 | 600 | 2.6 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 18,660 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Fire fighters | 22,360 | 320 | 2.4 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 51,510 | 610 | 2.3 |
| Respiratory therapists | 44,630 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 18,340 | 1,580 | 2.2 |
| Printing machine operators | 30,140 | 210 | 2 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 41,420 | 170 | 2 |
| Bus drivers, school | 15,390 | 430 | 2 |
| Parts salespersons | 26,470 | 230 | 2 |
| Food preparation workers | 15,830 | 920 | 2 |
| General and operations managers | 82,970 | 1,750 | 2 |
| Couriers and messengers | 17,830 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 48,160 | 210 | 1.9 |
| Home health aides | 18,820 | 850 | 1.8 |
| Industrial production managers | 73,490 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Machinists | 37,860 | 360 | 1.8 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 23,730 | 1,750 | 1.7 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 35,060 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 41,460 | 1,240 | 1.7 |
| Data entry keyers | 21,990 | 260 | 1.7 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 28,350 | 530 | 1.7 |
| Insurance sales agents | 300 | 1.7 | |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 34,260 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 53,560 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 20,500 | 1,990 | 1.6 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 23,940 | 790 | 1.6 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 14,900 | 750 | 1.6 |
| Registered nurses | 60,390 | 2,220 | 1.6 |
| Tellers | 21,900 | 480 | 1.6 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 64,770 | 170 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 41,600 | 360 | 1.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 35,530 | 1,190 | 1.5 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 18,470 | 150 | 1.5 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 28,080 | 1,020 | 1.5 |
| Managers, all other | 58,420 | 300 | 1.5 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 47,510 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Legal secretaries | 30,780 | 210 | 1.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 51,510 | 1.35 | 610 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 65,980 | 1.27 | 110 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 47,080 | 1.23 | 110 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 31,360 | 1.21 | 220 |
| Social and human service assistants | 32,600 | 1.15 | 200 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 38,090 | 1.14 | 340 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,600 | 1.09 | 150 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 43,210 | 1.06 | 130 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 58,380 | 1.04 | 130 |
| Machinists | 37,860 | 1.03 | 360 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,860 | 1.01 | 600 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 35,060 | 1 | 310 |
| Order clerks | 27,620 | 0.98 | 120 |
| Registered nurses | 60,390 | 0.98 | 2,220 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 19,880 | 0.98 | 310 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 50,220 | 0.97 | 370 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 37,000 | 0.97 | 180 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 27,400 | 0.97 | 120 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 34,880 | 0.96 | 380 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 34,260 | 0.96 | 130 |
| Retail salespersons | 23,370 | 0.96 | 3,070 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 28,350 | 0.94 | 530 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 48,160 | 0.94 | 210 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 22,710 | 0.94 | 340 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 19,600 | 0.93 | 140 |
| Cooks, fast food | 16,160 | 0.93 | 400 |
| Tellers | 21,900 | 0.92 | 480 |
| Printing machine operators | 30,140 | 0.92 | 210 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 18,470 | 0.92 | 150 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 162,830 | 0.91 | 150 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 38,850 | 0.91 | 260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 27,430 | 0.91 | 530 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 25,410 | 0.9 | 250 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 19,590 | 0.9 | 380 |
| Pharmacists | 94,160 | 0.9 | 190 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 27,190 | 0.9 | 320 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 41,270 | 0.9 | 270 |
| Training and development specialists | 45,060 | 0.89 | 110 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 47,510 | 0.89 | 130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 34,350 | 0.89 | 820 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 28,390 | 0.89 | 1,330 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 36,310 | 0.89 | 160 |
| Home health aides | 18,820 | 0.89 | 850 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 30,330 | 0.88 | 150 |
| Dishwashers | 15,220 | 0.88 | 270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 38,030 | 0.88 | 120 |
| Customer service representatives | 26,210 | 0.88 | 1,070 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 33,140 | 0.88 | 720 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 34,620 | 0.88 | 150 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 15,490 | 0.87 | 220 |
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