Bethesda Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Bethesda, Maryland 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	8,890	74,660	$50,560 - 99,010	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	6,930	70,520	$39,100 - 113,900	18%	79%
3	Computer software engineers, systems software	5,040	91,060	$56,630 - 129,560	28%	85%
4	Management analysts	5,010	80,230	$46,750 - 117,430	22%	78%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,930	55,310	$33,550 - 85,020	14%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	4,860	56,550	$35,450 - 83,010	6%	96%
7	Computer systems analysts	4,720	81,830	$49,030 - 116,940	29%	68%
8	Computer software engineers, applications	4,380	89,500	$50,770 - 132,300	45%	85%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,130	63,870	$29,980 - 116,010	8%	51%
10	Computer specialists, all other	3,480	78,520	$41,330 - 116,440	15%	68%
11	Network and computer systems administrators	2,950	77,580	$47,390 - 115,570	27%	50%
12	Computer programmers	2,890	72,960	$42,550 - 115,160	0%	73%
13	Financial managers	2,870	105,130	$54,110 - 0	13%	60%
14	Lawyers	2,620	105,640	$34,910 - 0	11%	99%
15	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	2,560	105,670	$67,820 - 0	12%	94%
16	Managers, all other	2,490	107,550	$59,330 - 0	7%	55%
17	Computer and information systems managers	2,380	119,810	$75,000 - 0	16%	73%
18	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,190	79,690	$50,890 - 116,880	53%	57%
19	Biological scientists, all other	2,140	81,300	$52,010 - 126,830	4%	95%
20	Training and development specialists	2,060	54,740	$30,730 - 95,730	18%	56%
21	Medical and health services managers	2,030	91,890	$56,480 - 142,310	16%	57%
22	Civil engineers	1,880	86,180	$46,970 - 132,330	18%	87%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,820	81,800	$40,580 - 130,510	12%	51%
24	Chemists	1,810	95,210	$47,950 - 0	9%	93%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,780	69,880	$41,280 - 106,800	17%	56%
26	Engineers, all other	1,760	100,200	$54,530 - 0	6%	82%
27	Market research analysts	1,580	71,080	$38,370 - 118,750	20%	82%
28	Sales managers	1,580	114,650	$54,470 - 0	10%	69%
29	Financial analysts	1,320	73,450	$38,700 - 113,340	34%	87%
30	Computer hardware engineers	1,290	90,330	$61,590 - 121,810	5%	70%
31	Natural sciences managers	1,260	114,380	$78,020 - 0	11%	93%
32	Self-enrichment education teachers	1,230	40,070	$15,950 - 73,830	23%	54%
33	Engineering managers	1,220	123,790	$83,350 - 0	7%	84%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,200	63,950	$39,310 - 92,230	5%	58%
35	Marketing managers	1,170	101,420	$48,290 - 0	14%	69%
36	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,140	58,250	$23,230 - 92,580	13%	73%
37	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	1,120	94,880	$60,840 - 131,370	20%	99%
38	Physical therapists	1,100	69,360	$49,320 - 89,730	27%	89%
39	Database administrators	1,090	66,690	$38,770 - 103,650	29%	72%
40	Graphic designers	1,090	50,420	$22,570 - 78,970	10%	55%
41	Microbiologists	1,070	93,910	$55,580 - 140,820	11%	95%
42	Health educators	1,050	84,230	$59,230 - 119,090	26%	58%
43	Biological technicians	1,010	44,390	$24,980 - 67,830	16%	60%
44	Mechanical engineers	1,010	82,550	$47,450 - 119,530	4%	78%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	960	59,420	$32,290 - 93,870	18%	56%
46	Librarians	950	66,750	$42,460 - 94,030	4%	85%
47	Survey researchers	900	58,430	$39,770 - 82,880	16%	82%
48	Social and human service assistants	880	37,400	$22,960 - 56,140	34%	58%
49	Electrical engineers	860	86,730	$51,160 - 127,490	6%	81%
50	Electronics engineers, except computer	840	91,550	$56,080 - 129,850	4%	81%
51	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	820		$0 - 0	15%	72%
52	Pharmacists	800	94,650	$76,890 - 120,690	22%	97%
53	Technical writers	800	64,790	$41,260 - 91,950	20%	74%
54	Editors	800	54,130	$31,360 - 83,020	2%	81%
55	Public relations specialists	800	71,540	$40,690 - 105,030	18%	81%
56	Physical scientists, all other	790	99,220	$53,510 - 0	6%	98%
57	Chief executives	790	164,640	$89,970 - 0	2%	65%
58	Architects, except landscape and naval	770	71,890	$43,030 - 108,940	18%	88%
59	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	700	86,860	$56,610 - 120,080	8%	78%
60	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	700	62,810	$47,990 - 78,810	12%	51%
61	Industrial engineers	690	69,310	$41,710 - 116,370	20%	74%
62	Sales and related workers, all other	690	42,740	$16,620 - 78,880	14%	62%
63	Child, family, and school social workers	680	49,710	$32,400 - 73,580	19%	77%
64	Computer and information scientists, research	670	101,680	$60,140 - 0	22%	68%
65	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	650	66,120	$32,860 - 108,060	18%	56%
66	Financial specialists, all other	630	66,410	$41,100 - 97,410	12%	50%
67	Personal financial advisors	630	75,380	$32,800 - 0	41%	81%
68	Statisticians	580	99,850	$68,600 - 129,460	9%	93%
69	Insurance underwriters	580	56,670	$34,140 - 83,460	6%	53%
70	Speech-language pathologists	580	68,330	$48,930 - 91,620	11%	98%
71	Operations research analysts	550	81,200	$44,070 - 131,000	11%	71%
72	Budget analysts	540	77,010	$48,920 - 102,930	7%	78%
73	Dentists, general	540	148,570	$82,940 - 0	9%	100%
74	Physicists	530	110,820	$68,170 - 0	7%	95%
75	Medical and public health social workers	520	54,090	$33,180 - 74,510	24%	77%
76	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	490	45,610	$31,500 - 61,720	15%	51%
77	Purchasing managers	490	106,460	$66,030 - 144,640	3%	57%
78	Physician assistants	490	92,900	$68,230 - 118,620	27%	67%
79	Advertising sales agents	480	49,860	$19,120 - 81,100	20%	56%
80	Human resources managers, all other	470	105,110	$61,340 - 0	11%	58%
81	Rehabilitation counselors	450	32,110	$21,000 - 49,550	23%	73%
82	Social scientists and related workers, all other	440	78,540	$47,340 - 120,400	5%	90%
83	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	420	81,060	$40,700 - 135,210	25%	93%
84	Meeting and convention planners	420	45,950	$30,490 - 70,810	20%	67%
85	Surveyors	410	52,970	$30,760 - 79,250	24%	82%
86	Occupational therapists	400	66,700	$29,960 - 92,990	23%	90%
87	Life scientists, all other	390	72,740	$36,570 - 115,670	15%	99%
88	Tax preparers	380	35,780	$20,130 - 66,020	0%	54%
89	Interior designers	370	51,940	$29,670 - 87,920	20%	55%
90	Social and community service managers	360	69,100	$40,680 - 104,710	25%	72%
91	Coaches and scouts	360	46,470	$19,670 - 73,500	15%	60%
92	Occupational health and safety specialists	350	70,060	$45,830 - 95,880	8%	72%
93	Credit analysts	350	55,330	$27,570 - 96,030	2%	60%
94	Floral designers	330	19,130	$13,190 - 30,290	0%	55%
95	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	310	76,350	$41,890 - 113,060	16%	99%
96	Environmental engineers	300	79,600	$54,320 - 112,350	25%	86%
97	Education administrators, postsecondary	290	76,270	$36,330 - 117,160	14%	78%
98	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	280	46,560	$29,740 - 57,610	14%	54%
99	Training and development managers	270	95,270	$42,350 - 0	16%	58%
100	Sales engineers	270	82,960	$45,580 - 126,040	9%	79%

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	18,630	24,500	$14,430 - 38,820	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	14,540	29,980	$16,370 - 45,560	13%	19%
3	General and operations managers	12,880	117,560	$54,060 - [?]	2%	48%
4	Cashiers	12,270	20,790	$14,110 - 31,940	-2%	10%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	10,210	20,310	$13,590 - 29,290	15%	4%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	10,150	17,270	$13,320 - 23,820	18%	5%
7	Customer service representatives	8,130	34,430	$18,480 - 52,780	25%	22%
8	Waiters and waitresses	7,870	18,270	$13,160 - 28,120	11%	14%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	7,500	45,310	$31,800 - 61,900	15%	18%
10	Business operations specialists, all other	7,310	71,740	$41,070 - 111,610	21%	49%
11	Receptionists and information clerks	7,120	27,230	$15,140 - 38,790	17%	13%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	6,880	35,020	$21,480 - 53,340	10%	6%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,720	35,150	$20,340 - 50,240	1%	18%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	6,340	38,100	$23,490 - 55,520	13%	16%
15	Construction laborers	6,340	28,570	$20,180 - 39,290	11%	5%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	6,230	53,380	$32,480 - 75,860	6%	29%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	5,750	23,510	$15,760 - 35,310	-7%	8%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,370	28,800	$20,370 - 42,090	18%	7%
19	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5,030	23,750	$15,530 - 34,550	2%	5%
20	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	4,840	24,580	$16,670 - 34,580	18%	6%
21	Security guards	4,830	30,810	$15,180 - 45,750	17%	13%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	4,650	45,440	$24,910 - 74,440	4%	25%
23	Carpenters	4,130	44,250	$27,680 - 60,560	10%	6%
24	Computer support specialists	3,850	48,690	$28,380 - 72,580	13%	43%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,670	27,810	$15,160 - 43,120	8%	4%
26	Teacher assistants	3,560	27,830	$14,840 - 43,780	10%	18%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,380	59,000	$37,520 - 85,560	9%	10%
28	Home health aides	3,120	21,430	$15,920 - 27,910	49%	7%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	3,070	48,020	$24,950 - 71,970	14%	4%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,060	21,500	$15,250 - 32,270	13%	5%
31	Child care workers	3,060	22,660	$14,810 - 33,260	18%	15%
32	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	2,990	18,630	$13,660 - 22,750	10%	8%
33	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	2,910	48,340	$32,460 - 65,490	11%	4%
34	Counter and rental clerks	2,890	26,870	$15,190 - 43,930	23%	16%
35	All other information and record clerks	2,850	44,180	$26,520 - 61,210	-12%	21%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,800	33,910	$20,730 - 48,670	11%	14%
37	Tellers	2,760	25,760	$20,530 - 31,770	14%	16%
38	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	2,730	19,620	$13,350 - 28,370	12%	6%
39	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,660	37,500	$25,640 - 52,060	10%	4%
40	Food preparation workers	2,600	20,220	$14,550 - 27,420	15%	7%
41	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,320	33,260	$13,870 - 56,850	12%	6%
42	Sales representatives, services, all other	2,240	64,620	$30,580 - 112,370	28%	48%
43	Cooks, restaurant	2,200	25,030	$18,790 - 32,920	12%	5%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,140	27,090	$17,420 - 37,870	4%	6%
45	Electricians	2,070	43,920	$28,710 - 59,600	7%	7%
46	Loan officers	2,020	65,050	$30,250 - 119,350	12%	49%
47	Data entry keyers	2,000	26,000	$16,250 - 38,520	-4%	18%
48	Dishwashers	1,960	16,850	$13,600 - 20,930	10%	3%
49	Bill and account collectors	1,960	35,120	$23,800 - 48,470	23%	13%
50	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,960	48,000	$37,980 - 59,690	14%	7%
51	Team assemblers	1,930	26,350	$17,360 - 37,200	0%	5%
52	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,920	65,010	$40,110 - 96,650	0%	42%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,880	35,060	$24,840 - 46,740	4%	15%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,790	58,380	$37,010 - 88,690	7%	13%
55	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,770	35,470	$25,110 - 47,570	12%	6%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,720	29,630	$18,760 - 46,780	26%	43%
57	Construction managers	1,650	90,190	$55,410 - 141,920	16%	29%
58	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,630	35,060	$24,900 - 48,840	0%	24%
59	Postal service mail carriers	1,550	44,250	$36,560 - 50,540	1%	11%
60	Medical assistants	1,520	31,130	$24,230 - 40,430	35%	10%
61	Insurance sales agents	1,490	75,130	$29,800 - [?]	13%	45%
62	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,450	47,390	$28,360 - 68,940	9%	3%
63	Real estate sales agents	1,370	59,530	$28,420 - 110,880	11%	45%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,360	56,970	$36,490 - 83,600	-4%	15%
65	Personal and home care aides	1,290	22,060	$15,110 - 28,190	51%	10%
66	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,280	46,430	$30,160 - 71,340	22%	45%
67	Administrative services managers	1,250	78,580	$37,710 - 129,340	12%	40%
68	Medical secretaries	1,240	32,280	$24,380 - 43,440	17%	18%
69	Cooks, fast food	1,240	19,000	$13,540 - 25,210	8%	5%
70	Dental assistants	1,220	34,770	$20,430 - 46,520	29%	9%
71	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	1,210	39,820	$29,820 - 46,780	7%	2%
72	Bartenders	1,180	20,060	$13,370 - 33,470	11%	17%
73	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,140	49,850	$31,830 - 73,940	9%	47%
74	Brickmasons and blockmasons	1,140	43,480	$26,140 - 58,630	10%	3%
75	Cost estimators	1,130	58,620	$32,710 - 89,930	19%	32%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	1,130	33,530	$19,230 - 54,530	13%	11%
77	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,110	18,500	$14,000 - 23,430	10%	17%
78	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,110	39,710	$23,750 - 62,810	-6%	14%
79	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,110	40,420	$18,450 - 80,540	27%	47%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,040	84,990	$39,200 - [?]	4%	38%
81	File clerks	1,030	26,500	$15,060 - 40,050	-40%	20%
82	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,030	40,100	$28,050 - 56,400	8%	3%
83	Switchboard operators, including answering service	1,030	25,750	$18,030 - 35,470	-7%	10%
84	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,020	26,720	$19,780 - 35,060	10%	24%
85	Word processors and typists	1,010	30,250	$21,320 - 43,520	-11%	19%
86	Telemarketers	1,010	37,140	$20,300 - 57,530	-9%	14%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	960	22,550	$15,270 - 36,020	14%	3%
88	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	950	44,230	$26,420 - 60,780	4%	30%
89	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	940	42,590	$30,640 - 49,660	-7%	12%
90	Recreation workers	930	27,110	$14,780 - 47,220	13%	47%
91	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	910	52,210	$29,620 - 80,450	16%	43%
92	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	900	58,520	$34,080 - 89,250	2%	18%
93	Cooks, short order	890	20,450	$14,400 - 27,590	5%	5%
94	Office and administrative support workers, all other	890	39,830	$20,090 - 60,240	-8%	32%
95	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	880	45,480	$31,180 - 59,460	3%	25%
96	Legal secretaries	880	42,930	$28,950 - 59,630	12%	18%
97	Property, real estate, and community association managers	870	69,750	$38,150 - 122,390	15%	36%
98	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	830	37,570	$25,730 - 50,260	3%	18%
99	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	810	26,620	$18,280 - 38,590	13%	15%
100	Pharmacy technicians	810	30,070	$18,060 - 45,260	32%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Bethesda Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Biological scientists, all other	81,300	2,140	31.6
Microbiologists	93,910	1,070	21.5
Social science research assistants	41,140	640	18.5
Survey researchers	58,430	900	15.8
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	105,670	2,560	14.3
Life scientists, all other	72,740	390	14.2
Physicists	110,820	530	13.2
Physical scientists, all other	99,220	790	12.5
Natural sciences managers	114,380	1,260	8.1
Statisticians	99,850	580	7.8
Media and communication workers, all other	44,200	560	7.3
Computer and information scientists, research	101,680	670	7.3
Psychologists, all other	95,720	150	7.2
Shampooers	18,570	360	6.6
Chemists	95,210	1,810	5.4
Plant and system operators, all other	53,470	120	5.3
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	94,880	1,120	5.1
Physicians and surgeons, all other	125,950	4,320	5
Computer hardware engineers	90,330	1,290	5
Manicurists and pedicurists	25,370	750	5
Biomedical engineers	79,940	210	5
Health educators	84,230	1,050	4.8
Computer specialists, all other	78,520	3,480	4.8
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other		820	4.7
Real estate brokers	80,830	450	4.5
Dietetic technicians	31,940	320	4.4
Biological technicians	44,390	1,010	4.4
Social scientists and related workers, all other	78,540	440	4
Technical writers	64,790	800	4
Computer software engineers, systems software	91,060	5,040	3.6
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	58,520	900	3.5
Personal care and service workers, all other	17,230	650	3.3
Materials engineers	97,130	200	3.2
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	82,340	110	3
Engineers, all other	100,200	1,760	3
Interpreters and translators	50,420	320	3
All other information and record clerks	44,180	2,850	2.9
Physical therapist aides	24,970	440	2.7
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	21,180	270	2.6
Tree trimmers and pruners	38,460	120	2.6
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	26,520	220	2.6
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	40,960	120	2.4
Brickmasons and blockmasons	43,480	1,140	2.4
Training and development managers	95,270	270	2.4
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	73,490	150	2.4
Demonstrators and product promoters	27,010	620	2.4
Network systems and data communications analysts	79,690	2,190	2.4
Tax preparers	35,780	380	2.4
Meeting and convention planners	45,950	420	2.3
Real estate sales agents	59,530	1,370	2.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bethesda, Maryland Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Health educators	84,230	1.94	1,050
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	89,080	1.6	140
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	31,800	1.55	410
Chemists	95,210	1.55	1,810
Telemarketers	37,140	1.53	1,010
Statisticians	99,850	1.53	580
Microbiologists	93,910	1.52	1,070
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	82,340	1.52	110
Public relations specialists	71,540	1.51	800
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,260	1.46	2,320
All other information and record clerks	44,180	1.43	2,850
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	40,420	1.43	1,110
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	81,060	1.42	420
Social and human service assistants	37,400	1.41	880
Coaches and scouts	46,470	1.41	360
Detectives and criminal investigators	79,080	1.4	110
Insurance sales agents	75,130	1.39	1,490
Surgical technologists	51,710	1.39	240
Managers, all other	107,550	1.39	2,490
Property, real estate, and community association managers	69,750	1.39	870
Respiratory therapists	67,030	1.38	230
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	48,020	1.38	3,070
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	73,490	1.38	150
Office and administrative support workers, all other	39,830	1.38	890
Health technologists and technicians, all other	51,250	1.37	460
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	69,880	1.37	1,780
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	45,610	1.37	490
Librarians	66,750	1.36	950
Survey researchers	58,430	1.36	900
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	59,420	1.36	960
Medical records and health information technicians	39,550	1.36	450
Biological scientists, all other	81,300	1.36	2,140
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	93,380	1.35	120
Library technicians	37,980	1.35	590
Security guards	30,810	1.34	4,830
Industrial engineering technicians	63,330	1.34	160
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	63,950	1.34	1,200
Network and computer systems administrators	77,580	1.34	2,950
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	66,120	1.34	650
Teacher assistants	27,830	1.34	3,560
Engineers, all other	100,200	1.33	1,760
Graphic designers	50,420	1.33	1,090
Production workers, all other	37,280	1.33	650
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	26,620	1.33	810
Parts salespersons	39,100	1.33	720
Network systems and data communications analysts	79,690	1.32	2,190
Registered nurses	74,660	1.32	8,890
Surveying and mapping technicians	45,780	1.32	240
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	40,960	1.32	120
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	42,450	1.31	110

Highest Paying Jobs in Bethesda, Maryland Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	189,490	170
Obstetricians and gynecologists	188,120
Chiropractors	175,700
Chief executives	164,640	790
Family and general practitioners	156,490	410
Internists, general	152,390	260
Dentists, general	148,570	540
Psychiatrists	137,310
Physicians and surgeons, all other	125,950	4,320
Engineering managers	123,790	1,220
Computer and information systems managers	119,810	2,380
General and operations managers	117,560	12,880
Business teachers, postsecondary	117,010
Sales managers	114,650	1,580
Natural sciences managers	114,380	1,260
Pediatricians, general	114,280	160
Physicists	110,820	530
Materials scientists	109,100	40
Managers, all other	107,550	2,490
Mathematicians	107,030	90
Purchasing managers	106,460	490
Economists	105,830
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	105,670	2,560
Lawyers	105,640	2,620
Financial managers	105,130	2,870
Human resources managers, all other	105,110	470
Veterinarians	103,750	270
Computer and information scientists, research	101,680	670
Marketing managers	101,420	1,170
Engineers, all other	100,200	1,760
Lodging managers	100,180	80
Statisticians	99,850	580
Physical scientists, all other	99,220	790
Compensation and benefits managers	97,760	260
Materials engineers	97,130	200
Actuaries	97,110
Psychologists, all other	95,720	150
Training and development managers	95,270	270
Chemists	95,210	1,810
Political scientists	95,200
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	94,880	1,120
Pharmacists	94,650	800
Industrial production managers	94,270	260
Conservation scientists	94,260
Optometrists	94,070	90
Microbiologists	93,910	1,070
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	93,380	120
Physician assistants	92,900	490
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	92,140	30
Medical and health services managers	91,890	2,030

Large Companies Headquartered in Bethesda

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Lockheed Martin	37.2
Marriott International	11.6
Coventry Health Care	6.6
Host Marriott	3.9
USEC	1.6

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