| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 6,960 | 76,120 | $48,380 - 120,940 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,740 | 70,010 | $34,230 - 115,850 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,550 | 56,380 | $39,360 - 75,030 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,320 | 55,670 | $38,030 - 75,570 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Social and human service assistants | 2,170 | 30,230 | $19,840 - 49,170 | 34% | 58% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 2,090 | 67,260 | $41,820 - 99,170 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,580 | 87,600 | $39,190 - 140,780 | 12% | 51% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,360 | 56,630 | $41,190 - 76,140 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 1,350 | 102,910 | $47,680 - | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Chief executives | 1,210 | 161,070 | $69,870 - | 2% | 65% |
| 11 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 920 | 95,840 | $65,070 - 134,960 | 28% | 85% |
| 12 | Computer systems analysts | 860 | 76,240 | $51,110 - 104,760 | 29% | 68% |
| 13 | Computer software engineers, applications | 840 | 85,480 | $60,030 - 120,550 | 45% | 85% |
| 14 | Child, family, and school social workers | 800 | 47,960 | $30,620 - 64,700 | 19% | 77% |
| 15 | Medical and health services managers | 760 | 88,140 | $55,250 - 126,490 | 16% | 57% |
| 16 | Sales managers | 730 | 126,120 | $57,840 - | 10% | 69% |
| 17 | Management analysts | 700 | 85,110 | $51,430 - 127,500 | 22% | 78% |
| 18 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 680 | 54,020 | $36,910 - 69,510 | 20% | 87% |
| 19 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 670 | 34,430 | $23,770 - 53,130 | 30% | 77% |
| 20 | Lawyers | 620 | 115,240 | $66,710 - | 11% | 99% |
| 21 | Computer and information systems managers | 600 | 121,040 | $68,230 - | 16% | 73% |
| 22 | Network and computer systems administrators | 590 | 66,780 | $41,370 - 99,210 | 27% | 50% |
| 23 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 570 | 53,510 | $30,550 - 75,280 | 13% | 73% |
| 24 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 550 | 58,760 | $41,460 - 78,470 | 12% | 51% |
| 25 | Financial analysts | 550 | 66,310 | $43,050 - 103,510 | 34% | 87% |
| 26 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 540 | 93,710 | $71,970 - 109,800 | 8% | 78% |
| 27 | Mechanical engineers | 520 | 78,760 | $52,690 - 115,360 | 4% | 78% |
| 28 | Industrial engineers | 510 | 73,500 | $49,640 - 101,110 | 20% | 74% |
| 29 | Coaches and scouts | 510 | 38,160 | $16,640 - 63,170 | 15% | 60% |
| 30 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 510 | 70,930 | $28,480 - 127,720 | 16% | 99% |
| 31 | Computer programmers | 480 | 78,710 | $54,020 - 105,830 | 0% | 73% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 480 | 57,000 | $41,940 - 76,050 | 9% | 87% |
| 33 | Rehabilitation counselors | 460 | 41,350 | $22,450 - 67,760 | 23% | 73% |
| 34 | Market research analysts | 460 | 71,860 | $44,430 - 111,850 | 20% | 82% |
| 35 | Pharmacists | 460 | 99,770 | $59,990 - 128,670 | 22% | 97% |
| 36 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 460 | 37,150 | $20,250 - 58,450 | 23% | 54% |
| 37 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 450 | 60,410 | $31,470 - 86,390 | 18% | 56% |
| 38 | Medical and public health social workers | 450 | 47,700 | $26,610 - 70,210 | 24% | 77% |
| 39 | Public relations specialists | 440 | 55,070 | $33,150 - 82,040 | 18% | 81% |
| 40 | Training and development specialists | 430 | 60,650 | $37,140 - 91,830 | 18% | 56% |
| 41 | Social and community service managers | 420 | 57,620 | $36,930 - 84,210 | 25% | 72% |
| 42 | Mental health counselors | 420 | 36,920 | $25,170 - 52,470 | 30% | 73% |
| 43 | Biological technicians | 400 | 48,850 | $34,680 - 71,590 | 16% | 60% |
| 44 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 400 | 76,610 | $43,950 - 108,960 | 53% | 57% |
| 45 | Physical therapists | 390 | 73,550 | $51,320 - 105,760 | 27% | 89% |
| 46 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 390 | 44,340 | $27,740 - 59,750 | 15% | 51% |
| 47 | Civil engineers | 380 | 73,700 | $54,040 - 94,560 | 18% | 87% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, middle school | 340 | 55,360 | $40,740 - 74,420 | 16% | 87% |
| 49 | Marketing managers | 330 | 110,310 | $48,350 - | 14% | 69% |
| 50 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 320 | 60,250 | $44,540 - 77,570 | 0% | 96% |
| 51 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 320 | 95,850 | $58,450 - 154,240 | 4% | 81% |
| 52 | Librarians | 310 | 56,480 | $37,820 - 79,730 | 4% | 85% |
| 53 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 310 | 74,220 | $37,020 - 117,410 | 20% | 99% |
| 54 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 300 | 87,670 | $38,300 - 150,930 | 25% | 67% |
| 55 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 300 | 95,910 | $47,030 - | 14% | 78% |
| 56 | Occupational therapists | 290 | 70,560 | $49,140 - 96,870 | 23% | 90% |
| 57 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 290 | 55,100 | $29,030 - 83,670 | 18% | 56% |
| 58 | Engineering managers | 280 | 114,090 | $72,600 - 164,850 | 7% | 84% |
| 59 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 270 | 65,600 | $48,440 - 83,060 | 5% | 58% |
| 60 | Electrical engineers | 260 | 89,420 | $61,590 - 125,280 | 6% | 81% |
| 61 | Sales engineers | 250 | 98,980 | $61,770 - 135,250 | 9% | 79% |
| 62 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 240 | 61,100 | $40,060 - 89,080 | 17% | 56% |
| 63 | Graphic designers | 240 | 46,750 | $30,930 - 66,090 | 10% | 55% |
| 64 | Insurance underwriters | 230 | 64,720 | $36,540 - 97,320 | 6% | 53% |
| 65 | Instructional coordinators | 220 | 61,140 | $34,230 - 90,880 | 23% | 79% |
| 66 | Chemists | 220 | 67,800 | $47,460 - 97,010 | 9% | 93% |
| 67 | Natural sciences managers | 220 | | $ - | 11% | 93% |
| 68 | Environmental engineers | 200 | 72,880 | $52,450 - 93,000 | 25% | 86% |
| 69 | Advertising sales agents | 200 | 49,170 | $29,210 - 79,610 | 20% | 56% |
| 70 | Database administrators | 200 | 63,600 | $42,270 - 94,390 | 29% | 72% |
| 71 | Managers, all other | 200 | 58,270 | $17,970 - 98,500 | 7% | 55% |
| 72 | Speech-language pathologists | 190 | 70,460 | $48,540 - 99,380 | 11% | 98% |
| 73 | Veterinarians | 180 | 76,730 | $50,060 - 136,580 | 35% | 100% |
| 74 | Computer specialists, all other | 180 | 65,480 | $30,790 - 89,410 | 15% | 68% |
| 75 | Personal financial advisors | 170 | 135,280 | $52,240 - | 41% | 81% |
| 76 | Sales and related workers, all other | 170 | 47,160 | $25,190 - 78,140 | 14% | 62% |
| 77 | Floral designers | 150 | 29,710 | $17,510 - 40,430 | 0% | 55% |
| 78 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 140 | 34,330 | $16,700 - 60,590 | 25% | 58% |
| 79 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 140 | 73,350 | $46,920 - 100,720 | 25% | 93% |
| 80 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 140 | 41,080 | $26,130 - 59,740 | 34% | 73% |
| 81 | Physician assistants | 140 | 92,640 | $70,130 - 121,820 | 27% | 67% |
| 82 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 140 | 34,040 | $25,910 - 43,890 | 11% | 55% |
| 83 | Engineers, all other | 130 | 92,410 | $57,960 - 138,880 | 6% | 82% |
| 84 | Health educators | 130 | 40,100 | $18,690 - 57,970 | 26% | 58% |
| 85 | Computer hardware engineers | 130 | 101,040 | $70,780 - 138,160 | 5% | 70% |
| 86 | Budget analysts | 130 | 67,310 | $42,330 - 95,190 | 7% | 78% |
| 87 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 130 | 44,580 | $24,060 - 63,560 | 9% | 54% |
| 88 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 120 | 49,650 | $34,810 - 65,840 | 9% | 72% |
| 89 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 120 | 93,700 | $59,080 - 131,950 | 16% | 95% |
| 90 | Purchasing managers | 120 | 90,000 | $52,860 - 130,720 | 3% | 57% |
| 91 | Dentists, general | 120 | 188,460 | $97,300 - | 9% | 100% |
| 92 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 120 | 32,340 | $17,840 - 49,950 | 14% | 54% |
| 93 | Compensation and benefits managers | 110 | 97,310 | $31,620 - 135,830 | 12% | 58% |
| 94 | Editors | 110 | 52,690 | $31,260 - 81,540 | 2% | 81% |
| 95 | Chemical engineers | 100 | 82,740 | $63,400 - 106,410 | 8% | 91% |
| 96 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 100 | 54,530 | $29,660 - 87,760 | 24% | 78% |
| 97 | Biomedical engineers | 100 | 87,410 | $58,150 - 131,680 | 21% | 76% |
| 98 | Technical writers | 100 | 73,340 | $41,780 - 108,300 | 20% | 74% |
| 99 | Meeting and convention planners | 90 | 63,390 | $35,500 - 82,840 | 20% | 67% |
| 100 | Credit analysts | 80 | 54,630 | $34,630 - 79,180 | 2% | 60% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 8,740 | 26,500 | $16,980 - 44,960 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 5,670 | 31,350 | $20,280 - 45,310 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 5,670 | 20,070 | $16,640 - 25,040 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,950 | 19,000 | $16,660 - 21,440 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 4,240 | 34,870 | $19,710 - 52,690 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,180 | 26,370 | $17,790 - 39,130 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,040 | 23,680 | $16,650 - 33,020 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,910 | 30,310 | $22,790 - 39,100 | 18% | 7% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,810 | 24,030 | $17,260 - 35,260 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,730 | 35,900 | $22,940 - 49,770 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | General and operations managers | 3,520 | 108,990 | $56,050 - | 2% | 48% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,510 | 33,880 | $23,130 - 46,330 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Teacher assistants | 3,080 | 25,350 | $17,220 - 34,420 | 10% | 18% |
| 14 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,840 | 44,400 | $31,320 - 58,840 | 15% | 18% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,660 | 46,070 | $29,560 - 71,500 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,590 | 49,010 | $29,860 - 71,710 | 6% | 29% |
| 17 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,460 | 27,660 | $18,950 - 38,560 | 2% | 5% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,370 | 41,240 | $23,190 - 63,880 | 4% | 25% |
| 19 | Medical secretaries | 1,940 | 35,660 | $25,980 - 49,640 | 17% | 18% |
| 20 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,930 | 29,200 | $18,660 - 41,160 | 4% | 6% |
| 21 | Team assemblers | 1,920 | 28,030 | $18,850 - 40,690 | 0% | 5% |
| 22 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,800 | 37,420 | $24,170 - 53,660 | 10% | 6% |
| 23 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,730 | 59,260 | $41,670 - 80,560 | 11% | 33% |
| 24 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,710 | 28,240 | $18,670 - 38,430 | 18% | 6% |
| 25 | Home health aides | 1,670 | 26,460 | $21,120 - 33,900 | 49% | 7% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 1,610 | 22,320 | $17,170 - 29,620 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,600 | 33,830 | $21,690 - 49,790 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Child care workers | 1,580 | 23,700 | $17,590 - 31,130 | 18% | 15% |
| 29 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,580 | 26,130 | $18,410 - 35,910 | 17% | 13% |
| 30 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,510 | 51,680 | $39,840 - 64,220 | 14% | 7% |
| 31 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,450 | 37,650 | $23,990 - 56,790 | 14% | 4% |
| 32 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,450 | 22,590 | $16,710 - 31,730 | -11% | 3% |
| 33 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,430 | 26,630 | $18,270 - 34,370 | 12% | 5% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,360 | 22,750 | $17,690 - 29,990 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,330 | 31,470 | $19,900 - 47,000 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Security guards | 1,320 | 26,330 | $18,450 - 36,790 | 17% | 13% |
| 37 | Helpers--production workers | 1,270 | 23,410 | $16,810 - 32,120 | 0% | 4% |
| 38 | Bartenders | 1,260 | 23,560 | $16,640 - 37,100 | 11% | 17% |
| 39 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,240 | 56,590 | $36,840 - 79,400 | -4% | 15% |
| 40 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,220 | 19,720 | $16,700 - 24,750 | 10% | 8% |
| 41 | Tellers | 1,190 | 26,820 | $21,440 - 33,680 | 14% | 16% |
| 42 | Machinists | 1,180 | 39,680 | $26,230 - 54,340 | -2% | 3% |
| 43 | Bus drivers, school | 1,150 | 29,460 | $21,690 - 37,940 | 9% | 4% |
| 44 | Construction laborers | 1,110 | 37,320 | $21,990 - 58,150 | 11% | 5% |
| 45 | Fire fighters | 1,070 | 43,560 | $24,050 - 64,930 | 12% | 18% |
| 46 | Electricians | 1,040 | 51,030 | $30,760 - 68,310 | 7% | 7% |
| 47 | Carpenters | 1,030 | 44,570 | $30,160 - 63,410 | 10% | 6% |
| 48 | Dishwashers | 1,010 | 19,620 | $16,720 - 24,460 | 10% | 3% |
| 49 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 960 | 54,340 | $36,880 - 77,640 | 9% | 47% |
| 50 | Administrative services managers | 960 | 82,840 | $50,240 - 122,310 | 12% | 40% |
| 51 | Computer support specialists | 910 | 51,710 | $34,500 - 76,170 | 13% | 43% |
| 52 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 900 | 38,940 | $26,050 - 53,590 | 0% | 22% |
| 53 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 880 | 30,190 | $17,680 - 48,990 | 12% | 6% |
| 54 | Medical assistants | 870 | 33,670 | $25,140 - 44,840 | 35% | 10% |
| 55 | Business operations specialists, all other | 850 | 58,160 | $32,490 - 83,250 | 21% | 49% |
| 56 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 830 | 33,520 | $23,600 - 42,510 | 4% | 15% |
| 57 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 830 | 25,570 | $16,640 - 38,840 | -8% | 5% |
| 58 | Personal and home care aides | 770 | 24,430 | $20,800 - 30,690 | 51% | 10% |
| 59 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 770 | 36,240 | $23,890 - 50,620 | -6% | 14% |
| 60 | Recreation workers | 740 | 22,800 | $16,750 - 33,800 | 13% | 47% |
| 61 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 730 | 49,710 | $31,660 - 66,900 | 11% | 4% |
| 62 | Postal service mail carriers | 730 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 63 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 720 | 58,550 | $38,380 - 80,210 | 7% | 13% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 720 | 70,820 | $35,840 - 118,540 | 4% | 38% |
| 65 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 670 | 34,950 | $26,770 - 45,400 | 10% | 24% |
| 66 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 670 | 33,550 | $21,740 - 58,400 | 26% | 43% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 660 | 60,890 | $36,710 - 90,850 | 9% | 10% |
| 68 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 610 | 60,300 | $30,010 - 102,670 | 28% | 48% |
| 69 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 610 | | | -7% | 12% |
| 70 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 610 | 27,100 | $19,070 - 35,720 | 11% | 5% |
| 71 | Dental hygienists | 600 | 67,750 | $40,800 - 88,340 | 30% | 33% |
| 72 | Data entry keyers | 580 | 29,120 | $22,720 - 36,200 | -4% | 18% |
| 73 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 580 | 22,340 | $17,600 - 25,690 | 10% | 17% |
| 74 | Counter and rental clerks | 580 | 30,780 | $18,210 - 53,650 | 23% | 16% |
| 75 | Driver/sales workers | 580 | 33,870 | $19,740 - 51,560 | -4% | 4% |
| 76 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 580 | 31,350 | $22,080 - 44,510 | -1% | 2% |
| 77 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 570 | 21,040 | $16,670 - 28,470 | 12% | 6% |
| 78 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 550 | 30,230 | $21,830 - 39,250 | -6% | 0% |
| 79 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 540 | 43,880 | $25,760 - 63,150 | 4% | 30% |
| 80 | Dental assistants | 530 | 37,120 | $27,000 - 48,170 | 29% | 9% |
| 81 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 530 | 29,920 | $21,000 - 38,450 | 10% | 5% |
| 82 | Pharmacy technicians | 530 | 30,890 | $22,710 - 40,950 | 32% | 16% |
| 83 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 520 | 183,060 | $97,290 - | 0% | 0% |
| 84 | Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 510 | 84,630 | $55,090 - 120,900 | 0% | 0% |
| 85 | Medical records and health information technicians | 500 | 34,420 | $23,320 - 52,240 | 18% | 12% |
| 86 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 490 | 45,390 | $35,550 - 59,760 | 9% | 3% |
| 87 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 480 | 37,430 | $23,400 - 56,490 | 0% | 3% |
| 88 | Order clerks | 480 | 33,350 | $20,200 - 47,930 | -23% | 16% |
| 89 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 470 | 36,720 | $27,970 - 46,830 | 16% | 10% |
| 90 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 470 | 58,480 | $40,490 - 82,600 | 8% | 3% |
| 91 | Legal secretaries | 460 | 43,280 | $33,160 - 55,120 | 12% | 18% |
| 92 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 450 | 31,960 | $21,490 - 43,690 | -4% | 5% |
| 93 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 440 | 36,670 | $26,450 - 53,670 | 19% | 14% |
| 94 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 430 | 26,370 | $21,490 - 33,010 | -26% | 6% |
| 95 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 430 | 54,860 | $38,330 - 74,680 | 4% | 18% |
| 96 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 430 | 37,260 | $24,700 - 50,590 | 3% | 18% |
| 97 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 430 | 59,690 | $42,040 - 81,280 | 0% | 42% |
| 98 | Cost estimators | 420 | 56,090 | $28,440 - 92,850 | 19% | 32% |
| 99 | Couriers and messengers | 420 | 40,460 | $21,180 - 63,130 | 0% | 12% |
| 100 | Insurance sales agents | 420 | 77,870 | $29,420 - 147,700 | 13% | 45% |