Portland Employment

Employment and Industries in the Portland, Maine 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 Portland than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Portland.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Portland.
A list of any large public companies in Portland.

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	4,120	57,880	$41,830 - 74,790	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,940	57,330	$26,350 - 87,810	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,900	45,190	$30,380 - 59,250	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,470	44,230	$29,670 - 59,070	6%	96%
5	Social and human service assistants	1,320	23,120	$19,360 - 28,660	34%	58%
6	Accountants and auditors	1,250	54,650	$35,240 - 79,980	18%	79%
7	Lawyers	1,050	101,290	$53,640 - 0	11%	99%
8	Financial managers	940	79,450	$47,130 - 126,720	13%	60%
9	Computer systems analysts	840	73,100	$48,160 - 98,130	29%	68%
10	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	800	43,620	$30,060 - 58,310	11%	95%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	600	39,650	$30,420 - 54,080	19%	77%
12	Sales managers	580	87,640	$46,960 - 143,430	10%	69%
13	Computer software engineers, applications	570	71,450	$51,690 - 93,900	45%	85%
14	Management analysts	530	73,250	$41,710 - 114,710	22%	78%
15	Sales and related workers, all other	490	38,950	$23,330 - 57,180	14%	62%
16	Coaches and scouts	470	17,130	$13,840 - 24,030	15%	60%
17	Teachers and instructors, all other	460	22,530	$16,190 - 28,130	9%	54%
18	Computer and information systems managers	460	93,620	$54,090 - 139,300	16%	73%
19	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	430	35,050	$20,910 - 50,550	30%	77%
20	Managers, all other	420	75,410	$46,100 - 116,640	7%	55%
21	Medical and health services managers	420	87,640	$48,320 - 0	16%	57%
22	Training and development specialists	410	46,340	$29,100 - 67,050	18%	56%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	410	58,990	$31,160 - 94,650	12%	51%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	410	45,410	$29,930 - 59,980	20%	87%
25	Social and community service managers	400	48,940	$28,410 - 71,260	25%	72%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	380	55,910	$38,890 - 75,410	27%	50%
27	Computer programmers	370	58,660	$38,490 - 90,560	0%	73%
28	Marketing managers	360	88,690	$48,240 - 142,740	14%	69%
29	Insurance underwriters	360	53,980	$33,260 - 81,470	6%	53%
30	Pharmacists	350	101,180	$82,170 - 125,940	22%	97%
31	Personal financial advisors	350	113,410	$43,300 - 0	41%	81%
32	Self-enrichment education teachers	340	34,430	$17,610 - 57,340	23%	54%
33	Civil engineers	340	67,150	$42,580 - 101,430	18%	87%
34	Advertising sales agents	320	36,270	$19,900 - 65,340	20%	56%
35	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	320	70,150	$52,550 - 89,720	8%	78%
36	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	310	42,860	$26,810 - 70,320	5%	58%
37	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	300	78,170	$35,440 - 0	25%	67%
38	Graphic designers	300	39,200	$22,750 - 58,600	10%	55%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	290	45,690	$39,030 - 53,070	12%	51%
40	Rehabilitation counselors	290	28,760	$19,860 - 45,060	23%	73%
41	Medical and public health social workers	290	35,600	$25,300 - 50,900	24%	77%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	280	47,510	$31,530 - 69,790	18%	56%
43	Physical therapists	280	58,930	$45,360 - 75,860	27%	89%
44	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	280	43,780	$27,870 - 60,430	13%	73%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	270	52,240	$26,810 - 92,980	18%	56%
46	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	270	37,660	$26,700 - 51,310	15%	51%
47	Network systems and data communications analysts	270	66,420	$47,460 - 89,580	53%	57%
48	Librarians	260	44,470	$30,470 - 59,600	4%	85%
49	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	260	48,700	$33,580 - 72,690	25%	93%
50	Chief executives	260	132,620	$62,000 - 0	2%	65%
51	Engineering managers	250	96,260	$63,530 - 130,080	7%	84%
52	Mechanical engineers	250	69,490	$46,990 - 97,790	4%	78%
53	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	220	38,910	$30,630 - 49,730	34%	73%
54	Education administrators, postsecondary	220	50,430	$25,900 - 80,020	14%	78%
55	Occupational therapists	210	51,260	$37,720 - 67,090	23%	90%
56	Speech-language pathologists	210	50,150	$34,710 - 69,980	11%	98%
57	Public relations specialists	210	44,230	$26,450 - 64,710	18%	81%
58	Financial specialists, all other	200	47,690	$30,260 - 74,910	12%	50%
59	Physician assistants	200	84,300	$64,340 - 117,390	27%	67%
60	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	190	62,110	$38,000 - 75,800	16%	99%
61	Special education teachers, secondary school	180	44,480	$29,110 - 58,930	9%	87%
62	Environmental engineers	170	74,660	$54,060 - 94,960	25%	86%
63	Computer software engineers, systems software	160	71,910	$48,940 - 95,840	28%	85%
64	Financial analysts	160	68,240	$37,880 - 106,600	34%	87%
65	Architects, except landscape and naval	150	63,800	$44,860 - 100,070	18%	88%
66	Industrial engineers	150	66,960	$45,660 - 92,140	20%	74%
67	Detectives and criminal investigators	150	55,480	$41,110 - 81,770	17%	54%
68	Special education teachers, middle school	140	45,320	$30,220 - 59,960	16%	87%
69	Editors	140	59,010	$34,120 - 91,620	2%	81%
70	Dentists, general	140	152,660	$83,870 - 0	9%	100%
71	Credit analysts	140	46,520	$30,230 - 79,730	2%	60%
72	Public relations managers	140	67,200	$38,010 - 102,960	17%	75%
73	Mental health counselors	130	42,840	$29,040 - 60,080	30%	73%
74	Health educators	130	40,950	$25,780 - 62,750	26%	58%
75	Human resources managers, all other	130	77,940	$43,280 - 116,110	11%	58%
76	Electrical engineers	130	68,910	$43,900 - 102,290	6%	81%
77	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	120	38,450	$21,820 - 57,410	15%	72%
78	Writers and authors	120	50,170	$36,100 - 64,230	13%	84%
79	Database administrators	120	65,040	$40,070 - 91,630	29%	72%
80	Advertising and promotions managers	120	54,340	$37,620 - 73,220	6%	76%
81	Chemical engineers	110	82,590	$59,630 - 114,590	8%	91%
82	Instructional coordinators	110	40,540	$22,560 - 62,860	23%	79%
83	Purchasing managers	110	75,890	$47,190 - 100,330	3%	57%
84	Veterinarians	110	76,380	$47,070 - 120,510	35%	100%
85	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	100	52,420	$30,360 - 74,540	17%	56%
86	Compensation and benefits managers	100	73,110	$47,590 - 113,170	12%	58%
87	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	100	28,510	$17,430 - 35,570	12%	58%
88	Legislators	90	25,490	$13,830 - 61,830	1%	65%
89	Market research analysts	90	63,400	$33,460 - 95,680	20%	82%
90	Education administrators, all other	90	39,540	$30,770 - 46,330	13%	78%
91	Floral designers	80	22,590	$14,340 - 28,420	0%	55%
92	Training and development managers	70	80,680	$50,920 - 115,530	16%	58%
93	Private detectives and investigators	70	47,140	$29,210 - 72,900	18%	52%
94	Sales engineers	70	69,770	$48,180 - 104,530	9%	79%
95	Reporters and correspondents	70	44,590	$29,060 - 58,950	1%	85%
96	Social workers, all other	70	48,850	$32,750 - 59,110	18%	77%
97	Dietitians and nutritionists	70	44,590	$30,730 - 59,860	9%	72%
98	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	70	27,670	$19,580 - 46,040	11%	55%
99	Computer specialists, all other	70	54,640	$33,160 - 85,870	15%	68%
100	Urban and regional planners	70	56,850	$41,940 - 75,190	15%	92%

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	6,480	25,030	$15,860 - 36,490	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	4,070	18,280	$14,950 - 22,860	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	3,920	24,880	$15,220 - 34,200	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,730	17,560	$14,290 - 22,100	18%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	3,490	18,590	$13,790 - 30,000	11%	14%
6	Customer service representatives	3,480	30,580	$19,270 - 45,920	25%	22%
7	General and operations managers	3,350	94,190	$44,090 - [?]	2%	48%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,010	24,390	$16,570 - 34,660	15%	4%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,880	29,220	$21,510 - 37,310	1%	18%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,860	23,170	$15,540 - 31,950	2%	5%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,700	24,200	$19,490 - 29,730	18%	7%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,690	34,430	$24,160 - 47,660	10%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,670	31,470	$21,900 - 42,050	13%	16%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,630	41,980	$26,350 - 59,840	6%	29%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,300	22,420	$15,410 - 32,490	-7%	8%
16	Personal and home care aides	2,170	18,750	$15,280 - 23,080	51%	10%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,150	35,150	$21,000 - 50,700	4%	25%
18	Teacher assistants	2,080	27,710	$20,200 - 36,350	10%	18%
19	Carpenters	2,080	36,080	$26,560 - 49,120	10%	6%
20	Business operations specialists, all other	1,940	60,230	$32,150 - 91,820	21%	49%
21	Food preparation workers	1,590	20,000	$15,050 - 25,690	15%	7%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,580	38,310	$28,130 - 51,140	15%	18%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,540	30,940	$20,750 - 44,070	10%	6%
24	Cooks, restaurant	1,460	23,200	$16,210 - 29,420	12%	5%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,440	27,830	$17,350 - 43,430	8%	4%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,410	19,300	$14,740 - 25,110	13%	5%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,200	28,510	$19,410 - 39,650	11%	14%
28	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,170	50,140	$33,420 - 75,310	9%	47%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,160	34,820	$23,710 - 48,610	14%	4%
30	Security guards	1,160	22,640	$16,800 - 30,080	17%	13%
31	Team assemblers	1,140	23,760	$19,180 - 31,000	0%	5%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,100	22,580	$14,190 - 30,700	18%	6%
33	Home health aides	1,080	21,940	$16,710 - 30,610	49%	7%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,010	28,330	$20,420 - 36,890	4%	6%
35	Construction laborers	1,000	28,440	$20,610 - 36,730	11%	5%
36	Packers and packagers, hand	990	18,370	$14,410 - 25,330	-11%	3%
37	Receptionists and information clerks	980	24,450	$18,270 - 31,160	17%	13%
38	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	970	29,300	$22,000 - 38,080	0%	22%
39	Preschool teachers, except special education	960	21,780	$15,240 - 28,770	26%	43%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	920	53,790	$36,230 - 74,830	9%	10%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	890	46,410	$30,170 - 65,110	-4%	15%
42	Driver/sales workers	870	28,240	$14,260 - 46,810	-4%	4%
43	Tellers	860	22,310	$17,280 - 28,440	14%	16%
44	Medical secretaries	840	30,240	$23,320 - 37,970	17%	18%
45	Computer support specialists	830	40,000	$27,560 - 52,800	13%	43%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	800	47,420	$29,520 - 69,300	7%	13%
47	Dishwashers	770	17,010	$13,980 - 21,820	10%	3%
48	Bartenders	770	20,800	$13,950 - 33,310	11%	17%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	750	25,930	$17,670 - 36,190	-6%	14%
50	Sales representatives, services, all other	740	55,220	$27,530 - 95,650	28%	48%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	730	28,170	$19,770 - 39,770	-1%	2%
52	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	730	38,440	$25,600 - 54,120	11%	4%
53	Fire fighters	710	33,200	$19,770 - 44,490	12%	18%
54	Telemarketers	690	27,320	$15,050 - 36,710	-9%	14%
55	Bill and account collectors	640	32,690	$23,090 - 47,460	23%	13%
56	Child care workers	640	21,630	$17,370 - 25,400	18%	15%
57	Medical assistants	610	29,750	$21,760 - 37,890	35%	10%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	600	38,810	$29,600 - 47,930	11%	33%
59	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	600	40,160	$32,000 - 50,990	14%	7%
60	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	590	41,150	$27,840 - 49,550	-7%	12%
61	Electricians	590	44,980	$34,280 - 55,990	7%	7%
62	Counter and rental clerks	590	23,230	$15,980 - 31,200	23%	16%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	570	29,090	$23,970 - 36,810	4%	15%
64	Food servers, nonrestaurant	550	17,560	$13,880 - 23,270	16%	9%
65	Insurance sales agents	520	65,280	$30,300 - 108,670	13%	45%
66	Loan officers	520	55,850	$30,940 - 91,560	12%	49%
67	Pharmacy technicians	500	25,300	$18,200 - 34,380	32%	16%
68	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	490	23,040	$16,770 - 32,050	17%	14%
69	Postal service mail carriers	490	43,740	$34,570 - 51,310	1%	11%
70	Machinists	490	43,970	$27,330 - 79,430	-2%	3%
71	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	490	17,190	$13,970 - 22,260	10%	8%
72	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	480	33,420	$25,840 - 44,150	8%	3%
73	Helpers--production workers	470	22,660	$16,900 - 28,650	0%	4%
74	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	470	19,590	$14,530 - 25,370	10%	17%
75	Paralegals and legal assistants	470	44,310	$31,810 - 61,550	22%	45%
76	Legal secretaries	460	37,600	$23,950 - 47,280	12%	18%
77	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	450	24,650	$14,370 - 37,930	12%	6%
78	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	440	24,950	$18,760 - 32,260	11%	5%
79	Cooks, fast food	440	19,000	$14,580 - 23,230	8%	5%
80	Food service managers	440	46,870	$31,410 - 63,700	5%	24%
81	Recreation workers	430	24,380	$15,270 - 34,380	13%	47%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	430	39,880	$30,580 - 49,870	9%	3%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	430	54,980	$17,610 - 94,610	4%	38%
84	Highway maintenance workers	420	29,560	$22,770 - 38,100	9%	5%
85	Administrative services managers	400	62,720	$37,340 - 95,550	12%	40%
86	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	390	22,410	$15,870 - 31,350	14%	3%
87	Bus drivers, school	390	29,920	$23,900 - 37,420	9%	4%
88	Loan interviewers and clerks	380	29,680	$20,730 - 39,580	0%	24%
89	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	370	60,290	$38,790 - 73,760	5%	8%
90	Switchboard operators, including answering service	370	22,340	$16,850 - 29,070	-7%	10%
91	Painters, construction and maintenance	360	26,700	$16,410 - 40,660	12%	6%
92	Cooks, short order	360	20,440	$16,350 - 23,990	5%	5%
93	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	360	17,140	$13,910 - 22,870	12%	6%
94	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	350	25,710	$19,130 - 34,180	10%	24%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	350	34,760	$19,970 - 54,290	13%	17%
96	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	330	39,140	$25,350 - 58,110	4%	30%
97	Dental assistants	330	32,190	$25,010 - 41,290	29%	9%
98	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	330	27,670	$20,220 - 35,140	-4%	5%
99	Construction managers	330	89,540	$54,120 - 142,740	16%	29%
100	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	330		$[?] - [?]	27%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Portland Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Hazardous materials removal workers	33,640	240	5.3
Real estate brokers	101,560	180	5.3
Interpreters and translators	32,290	180	5
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	25,690	160	4.3
Baggage porters and bellhops	18,670	240	4.2
Lodging managers	43,670	140	4
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	28,510	100	3.8
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	32,220	240	3.7
Crossing guards	18,690	210	3.6
Highway maintenance workers	29,560	420	3.5
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	50,680	120	3.4
Chemical engineers	82,590	110	3.3
Social and human service assistants	23,120	1,320	3.1
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	29,300	970	3.1
Surgeons		170	3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	35,050	430	3
Personal and home care aides	18,750	2,170	2.9
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,490	240	2.9
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,660	100	2.8
Broadcast technicians	28,820	120	2.8
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	50,140	1,170	2.8
Social and community service managers	48,940	400	2.7
Insurance underwriters	53,980	360	2.5
Environmental engineers	74,660	170	2.5
Coaches and scouts	17,130	470	2.5
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	48,700	260	2.4
Physician assistants	84,300	200	2.4
Fire fighters	33,200	710	2.4
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,910	220	2.4
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	33,960	240	2.3
Advertising and promotions managers	54,340	120	2.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	60,290	370	2.2
Public relations managers	67,200	140	2.1
Sales and related workers, all other	38,950	490	2.1
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	23,440	170	2.1
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,560	550	2.1
Business teachers, postsecondary	52,270	150	2.1
Helpers--electricians	30,760	280	2.1
Physicians and surgeons, all other	144,090	610	2.1
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,620	150	2.1
Internists, general	144,840	110	2.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	38,450	120	2
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,290	270	2
Writers and authors	50,170	120	2
Personal financial advisors	113,410	350	2
Education administrators, postsecondary	50,430	220	1.9
Veterinary technologists and technicians	29,910	180	1.9
Library technicians	27,910	250	1.9
Rehabilitation counselors	28,760	290	1.9
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,150	590	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Portland, Maine Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Personal financial advisors	113,410	1.49	350
Real estate brokers	101,560	1.46	180
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	60,290	1.4	370
Teacher assistants	27,710	1.33	2,080
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	43,690	1.32	270
Editors	59,010	1.27	140
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,040	1.25	490
Machinists	43,970	1.24	490
Helpers--electricians	30,760	1.23	280
Chefs and head cooks	43,500	1.22	180
Child care workers	21,630	1.21	640
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,590	1.21	470
Sewing machine operators	25,250	1.21	210
Insurance sales agents	65,280	1.21	520
Bus drivers, school	29,920	1.2	390
Cooks, fast food	19,000	1.2	440
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	52,240	1.2	270
Butchers and meat cutters	34,100	1.19	110
Bartenders	20,800	1.18	770
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,100	1.17	170
Construction managers	89,540	1.15	330
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,410	1.15	390
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,390	1.15	3,010
Driver/sales workers	28,240	1.15	870
Cooks, restaurant	23,200	1.14	1,460
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,950	1.14	440
Computer systems analysts	73,100	1.14	840
Medical assistants	29,750	1.14	610
Waiters and waitresses	18,590	1.13	3,490
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,660	1.13	270
Telemarketers	27,320	1.13	690
Medical and health services managers	87,640	1.13	420
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	28,650	1.13	160
Physician assistants	84,300	1.13	200
Bill and account collectors	32,690	1.13	640
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,560	1.12	3,730
File clerks	24,330	1.11	160
Food preparation workers	20,000	1.11	1,590
Home health aides	21,940	1.11	1,080
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,830	1.11	230
Cooks, short order	20,440	1.11	360
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,220	1.11	740
Network systems and data communications analysts	66,420	1.1	270
Veterinary technologists and technicians	29,910	1.1	180
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,570	1.1	320
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,140	1.1	360
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,670	1.1	330
Business operations specialists, all other	60,230	1.1	1,940
Brokerage clerks	39,610	1.1	160
Legal secretaries	37,600	1.1	460

Highest Paying Jobs in Portland, Maine Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	193,150	50
Family and general practitioners	157,130	200
Dentists, general	152,660	140
Internists, general	144,840	110
Physicians and surgeons, all other	144,090	610
Pediatricians, general	142,180	90
Chief executives	132,620	260
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	118,290	60
Personal financial advisors	113,410	350
Real estate brokers	101,560	180
Lawyers	101,290	1,050
Pharmacists	101,180	350
Natural sciences managers	100,620	40
Engineering managers	96,260	250
General and operations managers	94,190	3,350
Computer and information systems managers	93,620	460
Construction managers	89,540	330
Marketing managers	88,690	360
Sales managers	87,640	580
Medical and health services managers	87,640	420
Physician assistants	84,300	200
Transportation inspectors	84,050	30
Chemical engineers	82,590	110
Training and development managers	80,680	70
Financial managers	79,450	940
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	78,170	300
Human resources managers, all other	77,940	130
Industrial production managers	77,400	210
Veterinarians	76,380	110
Purchasing managers	75,890	110
Managers, all other	75,410	420
Environmental engineers	74,660	170
Management analysts	73,250	530
Compensation and benefits managers	73,110	100
Computer systems analysts	73,100	840
Computer software engineers, systems software	71,910	160
Computer software engineers, applications	71,450	570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70,150	320
Sales engineers	69,770	70
Mechanical engineers	69,490	250
Hydrologists	69,080	40
Electrical engineers	68,910	130
Financial analysts	68,240	160
Public relations managers	67,200	140
Civil engineers	67,150	340
Industrial engineers	66,960	150
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,710	230
Network systems and data communications analysts	66,420	270
Insurance sales agents	65,280	520
Database administrators	65,040	120

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