| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Registered nurses | 11,260 | 64,540 | $45,150 - 82,770 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 7,840 | 55,290 | $32,400 - 82,990 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,310 | 44,520 | $35,100 - 54,280 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 3,950 | 56,220 | $34,020 - 85,900 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Lawyers | 3,360 | 105,130 | $47,600 - | 11% | 99% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,760 | 45,360 | $34,180 - 58,890 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Managers, all other | 2,090 | 74,840 | $42,910 - 121,710 | 7% | 55% |
| 8 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,640 | 47,740 | $37,030 - 60,630 | 9% | 87% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 1,610 | 81,610 | $40,650 - 129,090 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,500 | 47,490 | $31,480 - 73,680 | 5% | 58% |
| 11 | Sales managers | 1,460 | 78,660 | $35,450 - 134,440 | 10% | 69% |
| 12 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,440 | 62,190 | $33,920 - 103,820 | 12% | 51% |
| 13 | Engineers, all other | 1,400 | 70,250 | $39,000 - 111,010 | 6% | 82% |
| 14 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,290 | 44,720 | $21,930 - 63,620 | 13% | 73% |
| 15 | Computer programmers | 1,130 | 56,150 | $29,140 - 82,500 | 0% | 73% |
| 16 | Pharmacists | 1,130 | 101,510 | $69,530 - 130,300 | 22% | 97% |
| 17 | Social and human service assistants | 1,040 | 30,740 | $18,050 - 48,600 | 34% | 58% |
| 18 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,040 | 43,680 | $23,320 - 61,020 | 9% | 54% |
| 19 | Petroleum engineers | 970 | 98,560 | $59,380 - 149,380 | 5% | 80% |
| 20 | Civil engineers | 970 | 82,140 | $53,420 - 119,720 | 18% | 87% |
| 21 | Computer specialists, all other | 880 | 80,200 | $57,490 - 103,600 | 15% | 68% |
| 22 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 830 | 43,240 | $22,380 - 63,280 | 12% | 51% |
| 23 | Management analysts | 780 | 73,050 | $43,070 - 107,770 | 22% | 78% |
| 24 | Computer systems analysts | 740 | 61,300 | $39,930 - 91,620 | 29% | 68% |
| 25 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 720 | 31,810 | $16,180 - 51,020 | 25% | 58% |
| 26 | Child, family, and school social workers | 720 | 42,310 | $26,140 - 61,840 | 19% | 77% |
| 27 | Mental health counselors | 710 | 29,880 | $21,860 - 40,130 | 30% | 73% |
| 28 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 710 | 66,220 | $47,680 - 84,100 | 8% | 78% |
| 29 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 710 | 103,010 | $54,570 - | 14% | 78% |
| 30 | Engineering managers | 700 | 105,630 | $62,170 - 146,010 | 7% | 84% |
| 31 | Medical and health services managers | 700 | 81,370 | $54,400 - 124,350 | 16% | 57% |
| 32 | Graphic designers | 690 | 41,390 | $25,560 - 61,420 | 10% | 55% |
| 33 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 670 | 39,530 | $21,510 - 54,380 | 23% | 54% |
| 34 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 650 | 54,270 | $31,970 - 86,770 | 17% | 56% |
| 35 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 650 | 30,940 | $20,920 - 47,790 | 15% | 51% |
| 36 | Physical therapists | 610 | 72,580 | $41,130 - 102,900 | 27% | 89% |
| 37 | Computer and information systems managers | 590 | 81,470 | $41,100 - 124,880 | 16% | 73% |
| 38 | Chemists | 580 | 67,650 | $37,570 - 106,050 | 9% | 93% |
| 39 | Financial specialists, all other | 570 | 51,140 | $25,650 - 85,800 | 12% | 50% |
| 40 | Industrial engineers | 560 | 61,270 | $30,150 - 101,560 | 20% | 74% |
| 41 | Librarians | 530 | 50,280 | $36,900 - 65,350 | 4% | 85% |
| 42 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 520 | 58,610 | $32,170 - 95,230 | 17% | 54% |
| 43 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 510 | 43,080 | $25,450 - 62,870 | 11% | 95% |
| 44 | Instructional coordinators | 500 | 48,460 | $31,470 - 68,770 | 23% | 79% |
| 45 | Training and development specialists | 480 | 50,660 | $28,220 - 79,970 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Advertising sales agents | 480 | 40,940 | $19,620 - 79,420 | 20% | 56% |
| 47 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 470 | 40,160 | $22,690 - 61,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 48 | Coaches and scouts | 470 | 41,710 | $17,230 - 70,030 | 15% | 60% |
| 49 | Network and computer systems administrators | 450 | 59,290 | $38,720 - 86,330 | 27% | 50% |
| 50 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 440 | 64,230 | $29,700 - 96,380 | 25% | 67% |
| 51 | Computer software engineers, applications | 440 | 80,830 | $50,780 - 119,180 | 45% | 85% |
| 52 | Sales and related workers, all other | 430 | 36,120 | $20,650 - 59,560 | 14% | 62% |
| 53 | Mechanical engineers | 430 | 75,930 | $47,300 - 112,280 | 4% | 78% |
| 54 | Public relations specialists | 420 | 55,750 | $29,390 - 104,120 | 18% | 81% |
| 55 | Social and community service managers | 370 | 60,450 | $35,100 - 87,600 | 25% | 72% |
| 56 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 370 | 56,980 | $32,620 - 81,220 | 53% | 57% |
| 57 | Purchasing managers | 370 | 61,530 | $42,370 - 84,140 | 3% | 57% |
| 58 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 360 | 49,580 | $23,790 - 77,110 | 34% | 73% |
| 59 | Producers and directors | 350 | 48,980 | $19,540 - 96,340 | 11% | 75% |
| 60 | Medical and public health social workers | 340 | 45,820 | $25,040 - 64,910 | 24% | 77% |
| 61 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 330 | 68,520 | $43,390 - 98,110 | 18% | 88% |
| 62 | Chemical engineers | 320 | 91,850 | $47,450 - 143,970 | 8% | 91% |
| 63 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 310 | 74,800 | $49,790 - 111,190 | 28% | 85% |
| 64 | Social workers, all other | 310 | 44,140 | $24,610 - 63,160 | 18% | 77% |
| 65 | Personal financial advisors | 300 | 70,120 | $25,470 - 136,220 | 41% | 81% |
| 66 | Occupational therapists | 290 | 76,660 | $51,300 - 104,190 | 23% | 90% |
| 67 | Counselors, all other | 290 | 35,020 | $19,960 - 57,590 | 17% | 73% |
| 68 | Financial analysts | 290 | 66,510 | $38,680 - 100,650 | 34% | 87% |
| 69 | Dentists, general | 290 | 140,290 | $44,040 - | 9% | 100% |
| 70 | Chief executives | 290 | 161,190 | $82,760 - | 2% | 65% |
| 71 | Market research analysts | 280 | 43,430 | $32,310 - 62,220 | 20% | 82% |
| 72 | Electrical engineers | 280 | 98,330 | $59,460 - 163,550 | 6% | 81% |
| 73 | Insurance underwriters | 260 | 43,630 | $28,690 - 65,680 | 6% | 53% |
| 74 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 260 | 66,070 | $52,170 - 81,280 | 8% | 72% |
| 75 | Surveyors | 260 | 48,720 | $21,880 - 79,490 | 24% | 82% |
| 76 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 260 | 43,850 | $30,450 - 60,620 | 30% | 77% |
| 77 | Musicians and singers | 250 | | $ - | 10% | 53% |
| 78 | Human resources managers, all other | 250 | 72,350 | $47,680 - 103,240 | 11% | 58% |
| 79 | Marketing managers | 250 | 82,470 | $47,350 - 141,560 | 14% | 69% |
| 80 | Editors | 250 | 49,550 | $24,860 - 82,830 | 2% | 81% |
| 81 | Education administrators, all other | 250 | 70,030 | $35,150 - 124,290 | 13% | 78% |
| 82 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 230 | 44,930 | $18,600 - 82,130 | 15% | 72% |
| 83 | Speech-language pathologists | 230 | 74,990 | $49,540 - 117,530 | 11% | 98% |
| 84 | Tax preparers | 230 | 33,440 | $17,310 - 58,230 | 0% | 54% |
| 85 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 220 | 43,320 | $29,330 - 62,470 | 18% | 56% |
| 86 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 220 | 89,080 | $68,590 - 109,090 | 22% | 93% |
| 87 | Database administrators | 220 | 64,720 | $41,530 - 97,640 | 29% | 72% |
| 88 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 220 | 36,550 | $21,500 - 51,590 | 14% | 54% |
| 89 | Biological technicians | 210 | 33,600 | $20,390 - 53,440 | 16% | 60% |
| 90 | Rehabilitation counselors | 180 | 38,250 | $25,390 - 53,770 | 23% | 73% |
| 91 | Veterinarians | 180 | 74,470 | $54,510 - 111,240 | 35% | 100% |
| 92 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 180 | 39,670 | $16,130 - 71,460 | 11% | 79% |
| 93 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 180 | 56,880 | $31,820 - 93,200 | 10% | 74% |
| 94 | Writers and authors | 170 | 49,260 | $20,500 - 80,760 | 13% | 84% |
| 95 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 170 | 47,920 | $37,200 - 60,520 | 0% | 96% |
| 96 | Commercial pilots | 170 | 65,100 | $24,260 - 105,220 | 13% | 74% |
| 97 | Floral designers | 170 | 24,060 | $18,270 - 31,130 | 0% | 55% |
| 98 | Budget analysts | 160 | 57,480 | $38,300 - 82,100 | 7% | 78% |
| 99 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 150 | 55,960 | $39,060 - 80,030 | 25% | 93% |
| 100 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 150 | 50,560 | $36,090 - 67,050 | 9% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 18,100 | 23,980 | $13,990 - 35,040 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 17,080 | 17,200 | $13,060 - 23,080 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 12,270 | 22,450 | $14,350 - 31,590 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 11,280 | 17,380 | $12,900 - 24,770 | 11% | 14% |
| 5 | Food preparation workers | 10,110 | 16,630 | $13,030 - 21,940 | 15% | 7% |
| 6 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,050 | 27,400 | $19,060 - 38,320 | 1% | 18% |
| 7 | General and operations managers | 9,480 | 103,380 | $43,720 - | 2% | 48% |
| 8 | Office clerks, general | 9,080 | 22,350 | $14,060 - 31,730 | 13% | 19% |
| 9 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,540 | 34,170 | $20,750 - 49,920 | 10% | 6% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 7,350 | 33,710 | $22,690 - 47,420 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 7,240 | 19,820 | $13,820 - 26,660 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 6,320 | 22,310 | $14,010 - 32,860 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Receptionists and information clerks | 6,110 | 21,920 | $14,840 - 30,090 | 17% | 13% |
| 14 | Security guards | 5,930 | 25,160 | $16,000 - 36,980 | 17% | 13% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,560 | 40,230 | $25,810 - 58,730 | 6% | 29% |
| 16 | Customer service representatives | 5,550 | 28,780 | $18,910 - 41,830 | 25% | 22% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,340 | 36,140 | $23,190 - 54,110 | 10% | 4% |
| 18 | Construction laborers | 5,120 | 27,750 | $17,710 - 42,010 | 11% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,960 | 35,410 | $22,340 - 50,430 | 4% | 25% |
| 20 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,630 | 22,070 | $16,380 - 29,400 | 18% | 7% |
| 21 | Bartenders | 4,440 | 15,940 | $12,710 - 19,960 | 11% | 17% |
| 22 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,260 | 37,820 | $28,140 - 48,630 | 14% | 7% |
| 23 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 4,170 | 34,480 | $25,290 - 46,990 | 15% | 18% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 4,090 | 28,010 | $16,040 - 44,210 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | Cooks, restaurant | 3,840 | 21,310 | $14,630 - 29,420 | 12% | 5% |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 3,770 | 29,410 | $19,780 - 40,870 | 11% | 14% |
| 27 | Business operations specialists, all other | 3,760 | 57,130 | $29,180 - 93,090 | 21% | 49% |
| 28 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,760 | 39,900 | $27,510 - 55,290 | 5% | 2% |
| 29 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,440 | 38,040 | $27,870 - 49,580 | 11% | 33% |
| 30 | Electricians | 3,380 | 45,160 | $27,540 - 63,400 | 7% | 7% |
| 31 | Teacher assistants | 3,230 | 18,540 | $13,480 - 24,900 | 10% | 18% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 2,890 | 39,360 | $27,080 - 53,480 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Cooks, fast food | 2,840 | 15,850 | $12,960 - 19,460 | 8% | 5% |
| 34 | Tellers | 2,760 | 22,270 | $17,060 - 29,200 | 14% | 16% |
| 35 | Sailors and marine oilers | 2,750 | 33,450 | $19,520 - 50,410 | 16% | 17% |
| 36 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,650 | 40,110 | $27,850 - 54,900 | 11% | 4% |
| 37 | Home health aides | 2,590 | 18,720 | $13,460 - 25,560 | 49% | 7% |
| 38 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 2,570 | 60,300 | $33,720 - 100,780 | 0% | 0% |
| 39 | Dishwashers | 2,520 | 15,810 | $12,850 - 20,450 | 10% | 3% |
| 40 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,300 | 28,390 | $17,270 - 40,960 | 4% | 6% |
| 41 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,250 | 34,620 | $19,460 - 52,660 | 14% | 4% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,240 | 59,020 | $36,290 - 94,240 | -4% | 15% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,230 | 54,770 | $36,660 - 75,860 | 9% | 10% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,180 | 55,540 | $35,460 - 81,960 | 7% | 13% |
| 45 | Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 2,160 | 65,370 | $34,460 - 103,210 | 18% | 21% |
| 46 | Insurance sales agents | 2,110 | 53,900 | $28,200 - 91,570 | 13% | 45% |
| 47 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,050 | 16,560 | $13,030 - 20,800 | 18% | 5% |
| 48 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,040 | 28,760 | $21,410 - 39,400 | 4% | 15% |
| 49 | Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 1,990 | 59,360 | $43,800 - 76,300 | -12% | 7% |
| 50 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,940 | 18,310 | $13,710 - 24,130 | 11% | 5% |
| 51 | All other information and record clerks | 1,920 | 30,440 | $21,800 - 43,840 | -12% | 21% |
| 52 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,920 | 37,940 | $25,640 - 52,980 | 8% | 3% |
| 53 | Production workers, all other | 1,910 | 34,390 | $19,800 - 51,030 | 2% | 5% |
| 54 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 1,860 | 42,490 | $24,680 - 69,860 | 28% | 48% |
| 55 | Child care workers | 1,810 | 19,920 | $13,750 - 27,900 | 18% | 15% |
| 56 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,790 | 21,310 | $13,820 - 31,290 | 18% | 6% |
| 57 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,770 | 43,640 | $27,790 - 61,320 | 22% | 45% |
| 58 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,640 | 37,280 | $25,400 - 51,860 | 9% | 3% |
| 59 | Legal secretaries | 1,560 | 39,480 | $26,730 - 51,330 | 12% | 18% |
| 60 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,550 | 30,030 | $21,260 - 42,390 | -1% | 2% |
| 61 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,530 | 17,010 | $12,940 - 23,070 | 10% | 17% |
| 62 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,530 | 17,320 | $13,200 - 22,830 | 10% | 8% |
| 63 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,510 | 55,350 | $35,820 - 79,460 | 9% | 47% |
| 64 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,480 | 38,890 | $20,500 - 61,360 | -6% | 14% |
| 65 | Machinists | 1,430 | 43,120 | $27,470 - 65,200 | -2% | 3% |
| 66 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,420 | 23,170 | $14,040 - 36,990 | 23% | 16% |
| 67 | Computer support specialists | 1,390 | 39,610 | $25,870 - 53,250 | 13% | 43% |
| 68 | Correctional officers and jailers | 1,390 | 26,230 | $20,260 - 34,460 | 17% | 11% |
| 69 | Medical assistants | 1,380 | 26,540 | $19,400 - 33,190 | 35% | 10% |
| 70 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 1,360 | 37,830 | $26,500 - 50,620 | 12% | 3% |
| 71 | Fire fighters | 1,360 | 29,300 | $17,450 - 45,800 | 12% | 18% |
| 72 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,340 | 32,780 | $23,200 - 42,450 | 12% | 6% |
| 73 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,290 | 31,950 | $19,080 - 49,500 | 2% | 11% |
| 74 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,270 | 22,030 | $16,070 - 29,700 | 17% | 14% |
| 75 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,240 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 76 | Bill and account collectors | 1,230 | 33,070 | $22,420 - 49,870 | 23% | 13% |
| 77 | Data entry keyers | 1,220 | 25,600 | $18,110 - 34,630 | -4% | 18% |
| 78 | Helpers--production workers | 1,200 | 26,190 | $19,200 - 33,530 | 0% | 4% |
| 79 | Parking lot attendants | 1,200 | 16,330 | $12,900 - 20,790 | 12% | 14% |
| 80 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,190 | 19,310 | $13,920 - 25,880 | 10% | 5% |
| 81 | Bus drivers, school | 1,180 | 19,110 | $13,570 - 24,900 | 9% | 4% |
| 82 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,180 | 28,390 | $20,060 - 37,670 | 32% | 16% |
| 83 | Dental assistants | 1,160 | 28,990 | $20,600 - 38,030 | 29% | 9% |
| 84 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,160 | 22,170 | $13,540 - 36,460 | 14% | 3% |
| 85 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,160 | 20,700 | $13,640 - 30,600 | -11% | 3% |
| 86 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,160 | 43,710 | $29,920 - 62,740 | 9% | 5% |
| 87 | Personal and home care aides | 1,140 | 16,680 | $13,040 - 20,530 | 51% | 10% |
| 88 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,130 | 17,530 | $13,020 - 23,920 | 12% | 6% |
| 89 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,130 | 48,350 | $20,960 - 79,530 | 15% | 36% |
| 90 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,110 | 19,910 | $13,250 - 29,240 | 16% | 9% |
| 91 | Driver/sales workers | 1,090 | 30,650 | $17,080 - 47,420 | -4% | 4% |
| 92 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 1,030 | 24,960 | $15,150 - 33,400 | 12% | 0% |
| 93 | Loan officers | 1,020 | 49,370 | $28,700 - 80,830 | 12% | 49% |
| 94 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,020 | 31,180 | $22,470 - 40,670 | 3% | 18% |
| 95 | Gaming dealers | 1,010 | 23,060 | $12,980 - 45,630 | 24% | 11% |
| 96 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,000 | 29,320 | $20,340 - 39,560 | 16% | 10% |
| 97 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 990 | 165,480 | $65,840 - | 0% | 0% |
| 98 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 990 | 43,490 | $25,330 - 63,420 | 4% | 30% |
| 99 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 970 | 32,420 | $18,440 - 49,530 | 8% | 9% |
| 100 | Sheet metal workers | 960 | 32,950 | $23,540 - 46,170 | 7% | 4% |