The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,140 | 62,190 | $43,790 - 79,810 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 2,050 | 96,060 | $64,680 - 136,820 | 28% | 85% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,640 | 55,950 | $36,990 - 73,970 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Computer software engineers, applications | 1,590 | 95,470 | $63,990 - 132,110 | 45% | 85% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,540 | 68,580 | $31,180 - 113,310 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 1,160 | 65,820 | $37,870 - 115,170 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,070 | 55,960 | $36,980 - 74,190 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,050 | 94,350 | $45,350 - 0 | 12% | 51% |
| 9 | Chief executives | 1,020 | 139,850 | $54,550 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 10 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 940 | 53,580 | $33,050 - 73,690 | 6% | 96% |
| 11 | Electrical engineers | 790 | 86,570 | $58,700 - 121,330 | 6% | 81% |
| 12 | Financial managers | 750 | 102,370 | $55,270 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 13 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 640 | 80,710 | $54,640 - 118,250 | 4% | 81% |
| 14 | Computer programmers | 630 | 86,530 | $40,610 - 142,960 | 0% | 73% |
| 15 | Engineering managers | 560 | 127,270 | $81,160 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 16 | Computer systems analysts | 550 | 74,200 | $34,040 - 111,250 | 29% | 68% |
| 17 | Mechanical engineers | 540 | 83,410 | $52,830 - 117,910 | 4% | 78% |
| 18 | Sales managers | 530 | 109,080 | $58,360 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 19 | Industrial engineers | 490 | 76,300 | $50,130 - 110,890 | 20% | 74% |
| 20 | Management analysts | 460 | 73,470 | $46,550 - 112,560 | 22% | 78% |
| 21 | Computer and information systems managers | 440 | 120,600 | $61,160 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 22 | Network and computer systems administrators | 420 | 71,800 | $48,880 - 94,760 | 27% | 50% |
| 23 | Computer hardware engineers | 410 | 101,120 | $60,810 - 144,530 | 5% | 70% |
| 24 | Marketing managers | 340 | 109,710 | $52,600 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 25 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 330 | 49,280 | $34,130 - 64,770 | 20% | 87% |
| 26 | Child, family, and school social workers | 290 | 54,200 | $33,700 - 72,880 | 19% | 77% |
| 27 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 280 | $0 - 0 | 23% | 54% | |
| 28 | Rehabilitation counselors | 270 | 41,460 | $25,580 - 56,720 | 23% | 73% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 270 | 74,610 | $34,020 - 125,420 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Training and development specialists | 250 | 55,330 | $28,050 - 90,800 | 18% | 56% |
| 31 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 250 | 85,860 | $67,890 - 103,300 | 8% | 78% |
| 32 | Social and human service assistants | 240 | 33,060 | $20,560 - 56,010 | 34% | 58% |
| 33 | Chemists | 240 | 101,260 | $66,080 - 0 | 9% | 93% |
| 34 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 230 | 78,100 | $46,550 - 107,260 | 53% | 57% |
| 35 | Sales engineers | 220 | 95,260 | $59,080 - 0 | 9% | 79% |
| 36 | Pharmacists | 220 | 84,410 | $40,230 - 115,980 | 22% | 97% |
| 37 | Medical and health services managers | 220 | 75,330 | $29,770 - 105,780 | 16% | 57% |
| 38 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 210 | 60,860 | $30,460 - 95,430 | 17% | 56% |
| 39 | Financial analysts | 210 | 76,760 | $46,530 - 113,580 | 34% | 87% |
| 40 | Technical writers | 210 | 69,700 | $43,790 - 97,090 | 20% | 74% |
| 41 | Environmental engineers | 200 | 71,120 | $48,370 - 115,030 | 25% | 86% |
| 42 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 200 | 59,680 | $37,250 - 78,020 | 13% | 73% |
| 43 | Special education teachers, middle school | 190 | 54,190 | $38,470 - 71,980 | 16% | 87% |
| 44 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 190 | 50,610 | $35,750 - 68,230 | 9% | 87% |
| 45 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 180 | 59,310 | $33,080 - 90,530 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Engineers, all other | 180 | 73,400 | $37,290 - 119,380 | 6% | 82% |
| 47 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 170 | 45,500 | $25,260 - 71,980 | 30% | 77% |
| 48 | Public relations specialists | 150 | 63,400 | $33,400 - 105,410 | 18% | 81% |
| 49 | Chemical engineers | 140 | 78,070 | $42,810 - 121,730 | 8% | 91% |
| 50 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 140 | 66,880 | $25,620 - 127,060 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Physical therapists | 140 | 59,890 | $42,410 - 78,090 | 27% | 89% |
| 52 | Librarians | 120 | 57,720 | $38,170 - 77,170 | 4% | 85% |
| 53 | Managers, all other | 120 | 90,780 | $51,720 - 0 | 7% | 55% |
| 54 | Medical and public health social workers | 120 | 56,900 | $41,190 - 74,750 | 24% | 77% |
| 55 | Purchasing managers | 120 | 98,430 | $49,120 - 0 | 3% | 57% |
| 56 | Budget analysts | 120 | 71,980 | $43,930 - 93,980 | 7% | 78% |
| 57 | Occupational therapists | 110 | 52,510 | $29,480 - 77,800 | 23% | 90% |
| 58 | Database administrators | 110 | 75,250 | $45,690 - 106,370 | 29% | 72% |
| 59 | Computer specialists, all other | 110 | 72,150 | $47,370 - 102,330 | 15% | 68% |
| 60 | Biological technicians | 110 | $0 - 0 | 16% | 60% | |
| 61 | Social and community service managers | 100 | 47,610 | $28,050 - 74,930 | 25% | 72% |
| 62 | Graphic designers | 100 | 47,770 | $31,520 - 64,540 | 10% | 55% |
| 63 | Credit analysts | 100 | 58,620 | $37,400 - 96,890 | 2% | 60% |
| 64 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 90 | 75,760 | $33,610 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 65 | Compensation and benefits managers | 90 | 95,800 | $61,960 - 144,300 | 12% | 58% |
| 66 | Civil engineers | 90 | 71,860 | $44,300 - 111,350 | 18% | 87% |
| 67 | Financial specialists, all other | 90 | 51,830 | $25,620 - 75,140 | 12% | 50% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 90 | 73,680 | $36,770 - 102,470 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Human resources managers, all other | 90 | 98,920 | $61,450 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 70 | Instructional coordinators | 80 | 63,170 | $34,600 - 89,090 | 23% | 79% |
| 71 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 80 | 26,970 | $14,990 - 47,240 | 25% | 58% |
| 72 | Speech-language pathologists | 80 | 58,550 | $40,320 - 85,890 | 11% | 98% |
| 73 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 70 | 64,730 | $43,190 - 90,160 | 5% | 58% |
| 74 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 60 | 54,160 | $30,910 - 91,550 | 24% | 78% |
| 75 | Floral designers | 60 | 23,900 | $19,950 - 28,740 | 0% | 55% |
| 76 | Operations research analysts | 50 | 84,930 | $52,820 - 139,870 | 11% | 71% |
| 77 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 50 | $0 - 0 | 34% | 73% | |
| 78 | Natural sciences managers | 50 | 135,580 | $68,690 - 0 | 11% | 93% |
| 79 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 50 | 48,380 | $32,120 - 77,750 | 9% | 72% |
| 80 | Training and development managers | 40 | 81,860 | $51,730 - 120,930 | 16% | 58% |
| 81 | Materials engineers | 40 | 88,520 | $52,590 - 134,890 | 4% | 77% |
| 82 | Advertising sales agents | 40 | 63,360 | $27,490 - 126,590 | 20% | 56% |
| 83 | Commercial and industrial designers | 40 | 82,350 | $49,780 - 139,690 | 7% | 55% |
| 84 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 40 | 84,120 | $48,050 - 124,650 | 10% | 74% |
| 85 | Recreational therapists | 40 | 31,010 | $21,800 - 39,780 | 4% | 77% |
| 86 | Advertising and promotions managers | 40 | 89,510 | $49,290 - 0 | 6% | 76% |
| 87 | Physician assistants | 40 | 75,630 | $61,930 - 92,420 | 27% | 67% |
| 88 | Public relations managers | 40 | 97,430 | $35,450 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 89 | Veterinarians | 30 | 85,190 | $58,380 - 113,950 | 35% | 100% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 2,800 | 19,420 | $15,540 - 24,550 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 2,420 | 32,300 | $20,280 - 45,000 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,260 | 17,670 | $14,780 - 22,160 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,260 | 26,700 | $18,930 - 37,670 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 2,120 | 36,890 | $19,410 - 54,090 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Retail salespersons | 1,950 | 25,920 | $15,470 - 50,090 | 12% | 25% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,940 | 27,780 | $17,800 - 41,490 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,930 | 35,170 | $20,810 - 51,840 | 13% | 16% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,860 | 21,730 | $14,680 - 28,960 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,730 | 46,950 | $33,820 - 59,120 | 15% | 18% |
| 11 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,580 | 25,920 | $20,590 - 31,420 | 18% | 7% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,500 | 47,230 | $32,900 - 67,270 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | General and operations managers | 1,490 | 104,420 | $45,980 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 14 | Teacher assistants | 1,360 | 21,950 | $16,450 - 29,100 | 10% | 18% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,280 | 24,660 | $16,710 - 36,470 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,260 | 32,810 | $20,860 - 44,330 | 1% | 18% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,240 | 49,090 | $26,530 - 75,140 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,170 | 26,090 | $16,420 - 37,760 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | Computer support specialists | 970 | 60,290 | $33,560 - 95,150 | 13% | 43% |
| 20 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 950 | 44,280 | $35,010 - 55,410 | 14% | 7% |
| 21 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 920 | 35,660 | $18,240 - 55,420 | 8% | 4% |
| 22 | Business operations specialists, all other | 920 | 63,440 | $35,600 - 90,060 | 21% | 49% |
| 23 | Team assemblers | 790 | 28,070 | $17,350 - 40,390 | 0% | 5% |
| 24 | Carpenters | 770 | 50,650 | $29,900 - 69,860 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 760 | 32,780 | $23,470 - 44,220 | -26% | 6% |
| 26 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 760 | 32,590 | $21,420 - 45,140 | 4% | 6% |
| 27 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 720 | 62,280 | $36,730 - 80,740 | 3% | 13% |
| 28 | Electricians | 710 | 51,670 | $30,470 - 70,960 | 7% | 7% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 700 | 58,540 | $34,240 - 87,980 | -4% | 15% |
| 30 | Tellers | 660 | 26,060 | $20,180 - 33,600 | 14% | 16% |
| 31 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 660 | 26,240 | $17,070 - 35,390 | 26% | 43% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 640 | 39,170 | $24,150 - 56,580 | 4% | 25% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 640 | 29,860 | $19,140 - 43,540 | 11% | 14% |
| 34 | Bartenders | 610 | 21,390 | $15,100 - 30,670 | 11% | 17% |
| 35 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 610 | 20,080 | $15,890 - 24,620 | 13% | 5% |
| 36 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 590 | 45,040 | $27,730 - 63,760 | 4% | 18% |
| 37 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 590 | 48,680 | $34,190 - 70,370 | 11% | 4% |
| 38 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 580 | 34,360 | $20,460 - 67,030 | 18% | 6% |
| 39 | Food preparation workers | 570 | 20,960 | $16,170 - 27,610 | 15% | 7% |
| 40 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 560 | 37,850 | $23,620 - 54,920 | 14% | 4% |
| 41 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 560 | 39,720 | $25,440 - 55,440 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | Cooks, restaurant | 540 | 25,730 | $18,900 - 32,240 | 12% | 5% |
| 43 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 540 | 23,540 | $18,170 - 31,430 | 12% | 6% |
| 44 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 540 | 19,110 | $14,550 - 26,980 | 10% | 8% |
| 45 | Helpers--production workers | 520 | 25,560 | $19,540 - 32,980 | 0% | 4% |
| 46 | Packers and packagers, hand | 520 | 20,940 | $15,310 - 28,610 | -11% | 3% |
| 47 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 500 | 52,160 | $39,130 - 63,220 | 11% | 33% |
| 48 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 480 | 49,640 | $20,130 - 86,410 | 28% | 48% |
| 49 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 480 | 34,840 | $24,130 - 48,480 | -6% | 14% |
| 50 | Bus drivers, school | 460 | 33,370 | $22,140 - 43,000 | 9% | 4% |
| 51 | Cooks, fast food | 450 | 18,460 | $15,190 - 23,130 | 8% | 5% |
| 52 | Dishwashers | 440 | 18,480 | $14,840 - 23,850 | 10% | 3% |
| 53 | Fire fighters | 430 | 50,840 | $37,150 - 63,820 | 12% | 18% |
| 54 | Machinists | 430 | 42,690 | $26,250 - 59,920 | -2% | 3% |
| 55 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 420 | 32,730 | $23,550 - 42,760 | 4% | 15% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 410 | 64,180 | $48,860 - 84,440 | 9% | 10% |
| 57 | Administrative services managers | 400 | 73,080 | $28,730 - 132,910 | 12% | 40% |
| 58 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 390 | 63,810 | $40,020 - 90,970 | 0% | 42% |
| 59 | Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 360 | 29,890 | $21,830 - 39,990 | -8% | 6% |
| 60 | Home health aides | 350 | 24,740 | $20,540 - 29,720 | 49% | 7% |
| 61 | Cost estimators | 350 | 68,190 | $36,930 - 99,910 | 19% | 32% |
| 62 | Medical secretaries | 340 | 32,810 | $24,100 - 42,570 | 17% | 18% |
| 63 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 330 | 46,080 | $28,640 - 69,550 | 4% | 30% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 320 | 67,410 | $47,580 - 93,570 | 7% | 13% |
| 65 | Sheet metal workers | 320 | 44,810 | $25,950 - 70,850 | 7% | 4% |
| 66 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 320 | 25,080 | $19,070 - 33,470 | 13% | 15% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 320 | 80,720 | $47,830 - 124,680 | 4% | 38% |
| 68 | Dental assistants | 310 | 41,040 | $30,320 - 51,240 | 29% | 9% |
| 69 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 310 | 23,820 | $16,570 - 31,990 | -4% | 5% |
| 70 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 310 | 64,640 | $57,320 - 73,800 | 5% | 8% |
| 71 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 310 | 33,340 | $23,140 - 51,730 | -1% | 2% |
| 72 | Postal service mail carriers | 310 | 43,850 | $35,370 - 50,480 | 1% | 11% |
| 73 | Counter and rental clerks | 310 | 24,940 | $16,620 - 34,570 | 23% | 16% |
| 74 | Telemarketers | 300 | 31,590 | $17,030 - 50,550 | -9% | 14% |
| 75 | Dental hygienists | 280 | 72,000 | $62,310 - 86,690 | 30% | 33% |
| 76 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 280 | 46,790 | $32,990 - 57,940 | 12% | 3% |
| 77 | Bill and account collectors | 280 | 37,230 | $26,820 - 52,390 | 23% | 13% |
| 78 | Medical assistants | 270 | 31,550 | $25,610 - 38,770 | 35% | 10% |
| 79 | Helpers--electricians | 260 | 30,830 | $19,370 - 39,220 | 7% | 3% |
| 80 | Printing machine operators | 260 | 36,640 | $22,620 - 49,890 | -5% | 6% |
| 81 | Child care workers | 260 | 21,310 | $16,070 - 28,260 | 18% | 15% |
| 82 | Industrial production managers | 250 | 88,960 | $51,010 - 136,890 | -5% | 43% |
| 83 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 240 | 28,190 | $21,640 - 39,030 | 11% | 5% |
| 84 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 240 | 41,180 | $24,750 - 74,060 | 19% | 14% |
| 85 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 240 | 34,930 | $21,450 - 52,410 | -2% | 6% |
| 86 | Data entry keyers | 240 | 25,930 | $19,440 - 32,000 | -4% | 18% |
| 87 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 220 | 52,350 | $33,220 - 75,960 | 9% | 47% |
| 88 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 220 | 33,180 | $29,320 - 36,260 | 0% | 3% |
| 89 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 210 | 54,810 | $34,140 - 74,580 | 0% | 36% |
| 90 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 210 | 52,090 | $38,770 - 73,530 | 8% | 3% |
| 91 | Order clerks | 210 | 39,430 | $23,150 - 58,260 | -23% | 16% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 210 | 44,310 | $29,450 - 70,930 | 13% | 17% |
| 93 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 210 | 29,420 | $18,860 - 41,860 | -8% | 5% |
| 94 | Food service managers | 210 | 49,760 | $32,050 - 64,010 | 5% | 24% |
| 95 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 210 | 20,440 | $14,970 - 27,960 | 10% | 17% |
| 96 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 210 | 19,450 | $14,660 - 25,960 | 12% | 6% |
| 97 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 210 | 45,200 | $36,360 - 55,700 | 2% | 43% |
| 98 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 210 | 44,080 | $33,480 - 55,340 | 22% | 45% |
| 99 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 200 | 44,120 | $33,350 - 56,260 | 11% | 29% |
| 100 | Pharmacy technicians | 200 | 25,890 | $19,540 - 32,380 | 32% | 16% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 41,850 | 150 | 18.1 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 29,890 | 360 | 9.9 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 101,120 | 410 | 7.9 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 96,060 | 2,050 | 7.2 |
| Chemical engineers | 78,070 | 140 | 7.1 |
| Electrical engineers | 86,570 | 790 | 6.2 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 80,710 | 640 | 5.8 |
| Technical writers | 69,700 | 210 | 5.2 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 62,280 | 720 | 5.2 |
| Environmental engineers | 71,120 | 200 | 4.9 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 32,780 | 760 | 4.7 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,180 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 45,040 | 590 | 4.1 |
| Chief executives | 139,850 | 1,020 | 3.9 |
| Sales engineers | 95,260 | 220 | 3.9 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 45,200 | 210 | 3.6 |
| Chemists | 101,260 | 240 | 3.6 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 95,470 | 1,590 | 3.5 |
| Engineering managers | 127,270 | 560 | 3.5 |
| Helpers--electricians | 30,830 | 260 | 3.3 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 48,960 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Industrial engineers | 76,300 | 490 | 3.1 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 54,190 | 190 | 3.1 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 94,350 | 1,050 | 3 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 64,640 | 310 | 3 |
| Mechanical engineers | 83,410 | 540 | 3 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 41,460 | 270 | 2.9 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 48,730 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 49,190 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 48,150 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Budget analysts | 71,980 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Fire fighters | 50,840 | 430 | 2.5 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 25,080 | 320 | 2.4 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 34,930 | 240 | 2.4 |
| Biological technicians | 110 | 2.4 | |
| Bindery workers | 33,760 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Marketing managers | 109,710 | 340 | 2.3 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 50,610 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 280 | 2.2 | |
| Sheet metal workers | 44,810 | 320 | 2.2 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 55,960 | 1,070 | 2.2 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 49,280 | 330 | 2.1 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 26,240 | 660 | 2.1 |
| Purchasing managers | 98,430 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Computer support specialists | 60,290 | 970 | 2.1 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 45,500 | 170 | 2 |
| Dental hygienists | 72,000 | 280 | 2 |
| Industrial production managers | 88,960 | 250 | 2 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 41,180 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 59,310 | 180 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemists | 101,260 | 1.65 | 240 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 60,570 | 1.65 | 130 |
| Roofers | 54,400 | 1.62 | 160 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 34,360 | 1.53 | 580 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 66,880 | 1.53 | 140 |
| Computer support specialists | 60,290 | 1.52 | 970 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 64,640 | 1.5 | 310 |
| Order clerks | 39,430 | 1.46 | 210 |
| Computer programmers | 86,530 | 1.43 | 630 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 94,350 | 1.43 | 1,050 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 54,200 | 1.41 | 290 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 48,730 | 1.41 | 110 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 41,180 | 1.4 | 240 |
| Production workers, all other | 39,290 | 1.4 | 120 |
| Carpenters | 50,650 | 1.38 | 770 |
| Dental assistants | 41,040 | 1.37 | 310 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 48,150 | 1.36 | 170 |
| Office clerks, general | 32,300 | 1.36 | 2,420 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 35,660 | 1.35 | 920 |
| Bus drivers, school | 33,370 | 1.34 | 460 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 47,230 | 1.34 | 1,500 |
| Public relations specialists | 63,400 | 1.34 | 150 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 44,120 | 1.34 | 200 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 43,920 | 1.34 | 160 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 21,730 | 1.32 | 1,860 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 25,700 | 1.32 | 140 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 120,600 | 1.31 | 440 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 95,470 | 1.31 | 1,590 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 27,780 | 1.31 | 1,940 |
| Telemarketers | 31,590 | 1.3 | 300 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 52,090 | 1.3 | 210 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 56,900 | 1.3 | 120 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 46,950 | 1.3 | 1,730 |
| Customer service representatives | 36,890 | 1.3 | 2,120 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 78,100 | 1.3 | 230 |
| Driver/sales workers | 31,850 | 1.29 | 160 |
| Market research analysts | 74,610 | 1.29 | 270 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 28,190 | 1.29 | 240 |
| Cost estimators | 68,190 | 1.29 | 350 |
| Bill and account collectors | 37,230 | 1.28 | 280 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 63,810 | 1.28 | 390 |
| Engineering managers | 127,270 | 1.28 | 560 |
| Fire fighters | 50,840 | 1.28 | 430 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 62,280 | 1.27 | 720 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 68,580 | 1.27 | 1,540 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 25,730 | 1.27 | 540 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 46,790 | 1.27 | 280 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 20,440 | 1.26 | 210 |
| Bindery workers | 33,760 | 1.26 | 110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 40,690 | 1.26 | 170 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Internists, general | 190,610 | |
| Chief executives | 139,850 | 1,020 |
| Natural sciences managers | 135,580 | 50 |
| Family and general practitioners | 129,600 | |
| Engineering managers | 127,270 | 560 |
| Dentists, general | 121,430 | |
| Computer and information systems managers | 120,600 | 440 |
| Marketing managers | 109,710 | 340 |
| Sales managers | 109,080 | 530 |
| General and operations managers | 104,420 | 1,490 |
| Financial managers | 102,370 | 750 |
| Chemists | 101,260 | 240 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 101,120 | 410 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 98,920 | 90 |
| Purchasing managers | 98,430 | 120 |
| Public relations managers | 97,430 | 40 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 96,060 | 2,050 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 95,800 | 90 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 95,470 | 1,590 |
| Sales engineers | 95,260 | 220 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 94,350 | 1,050 |
| Managers, all other | 90,780 | 120 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 89,510 | 40 |
| Industrial production managers | 88,960 | 250 |
| Materials engineers | 88,520 | 40 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 86,850 | 80 |
| Electrical engineers | 86,570 | 790 |
| Computer programmers | 86,530 | 630 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 85,860 | 250 |
| Loan officers | 85,620 | |
| Veterinarians | 85,190 | 30 |
| Operations research analysts | 84,930 | 50 |
| Pharmacists | 84,410 | 220 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 84,120 | 40 |
| Mechanical engineers | 83,410 | 540 |
| Construction managers | 82,840 | 100 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 82,350 | 40 |
| Training and development managers | 81,860 | 40 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 80,720 | 320 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 80,710 | 640 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 78,100 | 230 |
| Chemical engineers | 78,070 | 140 |
| Logisticians | 77,940 | 60 |
| Financial analysts | 76,760 | 210 |
| Industrial engineers | 76,300 | 490 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 75,760 | 90 |
| Physician assistants | 75,630 | 40 |
| Medical and health services managers | 75,330 | 220 |
| Database administrators | 75,250 | 110 |
| Market research analysts | 74,610 | 270 |
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