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 | 6,660 | 67,550 | $48,490 - 91,450 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,820 | 58,040 | $38,580 - 78,730 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,720 | 63,420 | $26,060 - 118,550 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Social and human service assistants | 2,290 | 29,660 | $21,740 - 41,550 | 34% | 58% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,210 | 54,820 | $37,610 - 72,970 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Chief executives | 1,790 | 135,990 | $59,420 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 1,610 | 61,630 | $38,230 - 89,040 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,540 | 57,210 | $38,870 - 77,340 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,260 | 75,350 | $37,530 - 119,460 | 12% | 51% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 1,080 | 86,960 | $47,890 - 143,090 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Biological technicians | 1,080 | 43,110 | $28,120 - 64,540 | 16% | 60% |
| 12 | Computer programmers | 940 | 79,740 | $44,230 - 126,290 | 0% | 73% |
| 13 | Computer software engineers, applications | 940 | 83,730 | $56,700 - 115,880 | 45% | 85% |
| 14 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 840 | 89,950 | $54,280 - 130,220 | 28% | 85% |
| 15 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 760 | 82,430 | $53,700 - 116,030 | 20% | 99% |
| 16 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 750 | 50,770 | $29,470 - 71,100 | 20% | 87% |
| 17 | Sales managers | 680 | 107,130 | $51,760 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 18 | Computer systems analysts | 670 | 70,800 | $45,950 - 103,890 | 29% | 68% |
| 19 | Child, family, and school social workers | 670 | 47,010 | $29,240 - 64,010 | 19% | 77% |
| 20 | Lawyers | 650 | 103,570 | $50,560 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 21 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 590 | 56,910 | $33,970 - 75,720 | 16% | 99% |
| 22 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 540 | 53,730 | $38,340 - 71,610 | 12% | 51% |
| 23 | Medical and health services managers | 510 | 82,770 | $50,920 - 117,100 | 16% | 57% |
| 24 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 490 | 49,840 | $27,170 - 72,760 | 13% | 73% |
| 25 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 480 | 35,700 | $21,650 - 56,770 | 30% | 77% |
| 26 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 480 | 68,770 | $40,490 - 110,010 | 53% | 57% |
| 27 | Rehabilitation counselors | 480 | 37,110 | $20,590 - 62,820 | 23% | 73% |
| 28 | Medical and public health social workers | 480 | 40,540 | $21,890 - 61,220 | 24% | 77% |
| 29 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 450 | 47,860 | $17,930 - 89,450 | 23% | 54% |
| 30 | Mechanical engineers | 440 | 71,540 | $47,940 - 98,720 | 4% | 78% |
| 31 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 420 | 82,380 | $61,860 - 104,150 | 8% | 78% |
| 32 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 420 | 78,510 | $40,110 - 138,440 | 14% | 78% |
| 33 | Network and computer systems administrators | 420 | 68,170 | $42,720 - 97,110 | 27% | 50% |
| 34 | Public relations specialists | 420 | 50,610 | $31,200 - 81,100 | 18% | 81% |
| 35 | Physical therapists | 420 | 58,370 | $40,640 - 76,280 | 27% | 89% |
| 36 | Coaches and scouts | 410 | 41,390 | $15,770 - 70,030 | 15% | 60% |
| 37 | Librarians | 400 | 52,490 | $32,080 - 74,130 | 4% | 85% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 390 | 57,620 | $36,800 - 86,760 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 390 | 63,170 | $35,220 - 89,800 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Social and community service managers | 370 | 51,870 | $33,130 - 79,500 | 25% | 72% |
| 41 | Industrial engineers | 370 | 69,170 | $48,130 - 93,630 | 20% | 74% |
| 42 | Marketing managers | 360 | 105,210 | $50,840 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 43 | Pharmacists | 360 | 85,530 | $68,440 - 102,100 | 22% | 97% |
| 44 | Computer and information systems managers | 360 | 109,450 | $62,280 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 45 | Engineering managers | 350 | 98,030 | $55,550 - 144,520 | 7% | 84% |
| 46 | Market research analysts | 350 | 75,700 | $40,820 - 133,790 | 20% | 82% |
| 47 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 340 | 84,640 | $53,580 - 132,430 | 4% | 81% |
| 48 | Electrical engineers | 330 | 80,050 | $54,280 - 107,720 | 6% | 81% |
| 49 | Insurance underwriters | 320 | 54,030 | $34,640 - 78,760 | 6% | 53% |
| 50 | Financial analysts | 320 | 66,020 | $43,970 - 91,250 | 34% | 87% |
| 51 | Occupational therapists | 310 | 59,110 | $37,680 - 78,000 | 23% | 90% |
| 52 | Graphic designers | 300 | 39,770 | $18,330 - 59,640 | 10% | 55% |
| 53 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 300 | 42,090 | $25,230 - 64,660 | 9% | 54% |
| 54 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 290 | 54,280 | $37,280 - 73,250 | 9% | 87% |
| 55 | Physician assistants | 270 | 57,330 | $25,470 - 100,310 | 27% | 67% |
| 56 | Chemists | 260 | 73,510 | $44,590 - 109,850 | 9% | 93% |
| 57 | Computer hardware engineers | 260 | 100,400 | $65,150 - 140,710 | 5% | 70% |
| 58 | Civil engineers | 260 | 68,050 | $49,110 - 84,130 | 18% | 87% |
| 59 | Special education teachers, middle school | 240 | 53,350 | $37,910 - 71,650 | 16% | 87% |
| 60 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 230 | 97,380 | $38,000 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 61 | Mental health counselors | 230 | 37,190 | $24,380 - 58,970 | 30% | 73% |
| 62 | Managers, all other | 220 | 77,690 | $43,630 - 127,030 | 7% | 55% |
| 63 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 210 | 59,910 | $44,100 - 79,030 | 5% | 58% |
| 64 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 210 | 34,290 | $21,790 - 45,580 | 34% | 73% |
| 65 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 200 | 59,760 | $31,740 - 88,620 | 18% | 56% |
| 66 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 200 | 89,070 | $45,660 - 141,050 | 16% | 95% |
| 67 | Speech-language pathologists | 200 | 63,310 | $44,680 - 89,320 | 11% | 98% |
| 68 | Sales engineers | 190 | 89,550 | $58,590 - 125,280 | 9% | 79% |
| 69 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 190 | 50,050 | $34,270 - 64,390 | 17% | 56% |
| 70 | Health educators | 190 | 39,810 | $20,870 - 58,010 | 26% | 58% |
| 71 | Engineers, all other | 180 | 79,000 | $37,450 - 125,640 | 6% | 82% |
| 72 | Surveyors | 170 | 51,290 | $30,940 - 81,750 | 24% | 82% |
| 73 | Sales and related workers, all other | 170 | 35,250 | $17,430 - 50,260 | 14% | 62% |
| 74 | Interior designers | 170 | 92,000 | $30,450 - 0 | 20% | 55% |
| 75 | Floral designers | 160 | 23,870 | $15,660 - 36,550 | 0% | 55% |
| 76 | Instructional coordinators | 160 | 49,710 | $20,680 - 74,800 | 23% | 79% |
| 77 | Chemical engineers | 140 | 81,170 | $52,900 - 117,560 | 8% | 91% |
| 78 | Advertising sales agents | 140 | 52,060 | $18,420 - 102,240 | 20% | 56% |
| 79 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 140 | 58,630 | $39,310 - 73,720 | 0% | 96% |
| 80 | Technical writers | 140 | 66,890 | $36,600 - 98,450 | 20% | 74% |
| 81 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 130 | 35,770 | $19,990 - 61,350 | 24% | 78% |
| 82 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 130 | 62,610 | $41,940 - 79,790 | 25% | 93% |
| 83 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 130 | 62,930 | $52,050 - 81,170 | 11% | 58% |
| 84 | Purchasing managers | 120 | 69,800 | $42,310 - 97,520 | 3% | 57% |
| 85 | Education administrators, all other | 120 | 59,440 | $39,430 - 84,840 | 13% | 78% |
| 86 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 110 | 40,050 | $26,300 - 55,110 | 14% | 54% |
| 87 | Compensation and benefits managers | 100 | 87,230 | $41,660 - 145,130 | 12% | 58% |
| 88 | Financial specialists, all other | 100 | 44,200 | $30,410 - 68,160 | 12% | 50% |
| 89 | Dentists, general | 100 | 143,990 | $41,660 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 90 | Credit analysts | 100 | 57,570 | $34,400 - 77,970 | 2% | 60% |
| 91 | Meeting and convention planners | 90 | 46,100 | $31,560 - 68,990 | 20% | 67% |
| 92 | Budget analysts | 90 | 60,720 | $38,590 - 93,610 | 7% | 78% |
| 93 | Urban and regional planners | 90 | 56,070 | $43,770 - 76,010 | 15% | 92% |
| 94 | Public relations managers | 90 | 88,170 | $36,220 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 95 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 80 | 48,450 | $31,650 - 67,030 | 9% | 72% |
| 96 | Human resources managers, all other | 80 | 88,430 | $50,960 - 142,050 | 11% | 58% |
| 97 | Environmental engineers | 70 | 74,490 | $58,860 - 93,280 | 25% | 86% |
| 98 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 70 | 34,350 | $19,940 - 58,380 | 11% | 79% |
| 99 | Materials engineers | 60 | 77,290 | $56,030 - 102,140 | 4% | 77% |
| 100 | Advertising and promotions managers | 60 | 82,410 | $37,440 - 0 | 6% | 76% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 7,510 | 26,930 | $15,880 - 44,590 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 6,590 | 19,620 | $15,440 - 24,800 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 4,810 | 28,030 | $18,660 - 39,830 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Customer service representatives | 4,530 | 34,150 | $19,770 - 52,140 | 25% | 22% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,230 | 27,630 | $18,010 - 40,010 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,190 | 26,530 | $20,420 - 34,230 | 18% | 7% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,130 | 25,220 | $16,820 - 36,330 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,820 | 18,480 | $15,100 - 22,720 | 18% | 5% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,760 | 23,820 | $15,070 - 32,080 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,320 | 34,140 | $22,500 - 47,970 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,270 | 40,770 | $28,140 - 54,570 | 15% | 18% |
| 12 | General and operations managers | 3,210 | 96,720 | $47,830 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,200 | 32,350 | $23,250 - 43,670 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Teacher assistants | 3,100 | 23,320 | $16,160 - 31,580 | 10% | 18% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,050 | 23,450 | $16,050 - 34,590 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | Food preparation workers | 2,910 | 21,660 | $16,140 - 27,940 | 15% | 7% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,600 | 42,860 | $29,840 - 63,400 | 10% | 4% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 2,590 | 26,300 | $18,580 - 37,680 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,590 | 47,390 | $29,140 - 73,460 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,990 | 24,800 | $17,610 - 34,800 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,920 | 49,040 | $37,050 - 65,130 | 14% | 7% |
| 22 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,880 | 21,770 | $15,230 - 32,750 | -11% | 3% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,850 | 39,600 | $22,520 - 59,180 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,790 | 36,260 | $23,670 - 52,180 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,650 | 46,500 | $23,630 - 72,360 | 11% | 33% |
| 26 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,650 | 49,620 | $37,240 - 68,520 | 9% | 47% |
| 27 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,630 | 28,060 | $20,150 - 36,270 | 18% | 6% |
| 28 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,610 | 18,570 | $15,000 - 22,860 | 10% | 8% |
| 29 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,600 | 29,160 | $19,310 - 39,870 | 4% | 6% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,570 | 34,930 | $20,990 - 52,160 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,460 | 20,660 | $16,410 - 26,140 | 13% | 5% |
| 32 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,430 | 34,750 | $20,820 - 51,670 | 14% | 4% |
| 33 | Bartenders | 1,430 | 21,270 | $14,890 - 32,580 | 11% | 17% |
| 34 | Security guards | 1,350 | 25,470 | $18,300 - 35,770 | 17% | 13% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,320 | 52,880 | $35,300 - 75,330 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,290 | 33,510 | $24,750 - 44,270 | 4% | 15% |
| 37 | Carpenters | 1,220 | 44,630 | $29,380 - 66,360 | 10% | 6% |
| 38 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,200 | 24,180 | $15,930 - 32,770 | 12% | 5% |
| 39 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,170 | 31,530 | $19,890 - 44,140 | 11% | 14% |
| 40 | Fire fighters | 1,160 | 36,100 | $15,910 - 59,970 | 12% | 18% |
| 41 | Home health aides | 1,150 | 24,720 | $19,040 - 32,180 | 49% | 7% |
| 42 | Bus drivers, school | 1,150 | 27,770 | $20,500 - 35,180 | 9% | 4% |
| 43 | Computer support specialists | 1,110 | 51,240 | $32,490 - 74,410 | 13% | 43% |
| 44 | Construction laborers | 1,070 | 33,210 | $20,960 - 49,520 | 11% | 5% |
| 45 | Tellers | 1,050 | 25,540 | $20,210 - 31,160 | 14% | 16% |
| 46 | Electricians | 1,050 | 50,330 | $30,180 - 68,600 | 7% | 7% |
| 47 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,010 | 20,910 | $14,910 - 30,030 | -8% | 5% |
| 48 | Child care workers | 980 | 23,210 | $16,350 - 31,110 | 18% | 15% |
| 49 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 970 | 36,050 | $23,350 - 50,890 | -6% | 14% |
| 50 | Dishwashers | 960 | 18,370 | $14,930 - 22,870 | 10% | 3% |
| 51 | Machinists | 960 | 38,250 | $26,780 - 50,860 | -2% | 3% |
| 52 | Psychiatric aides | 930 | 27,760 | $21,160 - 35,740 | 0% | 7% |
| 53 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 890 | 35,360 | $22,780 - 62,400 | -1% | 2% |
| 54 | Helpers--production workers | 880 | 23,570 | $16,590 - 32,880 | 0% | 4% |
| 55 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 830 | 19,370 | $15,400 - 23,890 | 12% | 6% |
| 56 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 810 | 30,040 | $18,040 - 47,740 | 26% | 43% |
| 57 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 800 | 28,910 | $16,740 - 51,650 | 12% | 6% |
| 58 | Driver/sales workers | 790 | 30,830 | $18,950 - 47,610 | -4% | 4% |
| 59 | Medical secretaries | 770 | 32,440 | $23,250 - 45,060 | 17% | 18% |
| 60 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 750 | 56,030 | $28,030 - 94,810 | 28% | 48% |
| 61 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 710 | 61,390 | $36,210 - 94,970 | 7% | 13% |
| 62 | File clerks | 710 | 25,750 | $16,420 - 35,920 | -40% | 20% |
| 63 | Business operations specialists, all other | 710 | 56,930 | $32,750 - 81,330 | 21% | 49% |
| 64 | Dental hygienists | 690 | 66,860 | $51,520 - 83,720 | 30% | 33% |
| 65 | Postal service mail carriers | 690 | 43,690 | $34,710 - 50,640 | 1% | 11% |
| 66 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 680 | 26,760 | $19,440 - 34,690 | 11% | 5% |
| 67 | Administrative services managers | 670 | 73,690 | $35,260 - 112,190 | 12% | 40% |
| 68 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 650 | 41,090 | $27,930 - 49,530 | -7% | 12% |
| 69 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 650 | 28,850 | $19,560 - 43,230 | -12% | 0% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 640 | 57,950 | $38,540 - 82,270 | 9% | 10% |
| 71 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 640 | 31,240 | $23,620 - 40,710 | -14% | 0% |
| 72 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 630 | 33,920 | $23,410 - 48,030 | 0% | 22% |
| 73 | Nonfarm animal caretakers | 600 | 20,710 | $15,430 - 29,400 | 18% | 16% |
| 74 | Data entry keyers | 590 | 27,850 | $22,710 - 34,550 | -4% | 18% |
| 75 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 580 | 44,810 | $33,800 - 59,800 | 9% | 3% |
| 76 | Recreation workers | 570 | 25,000 | $15,480 - 37,090 | 13% | 47% |
| 77 | Pharmacy technicians | 570 | 27,030 | $20,300 - 35,830 | 32% | 16% |
| 78 | Food service managers | 560 | 39,290 | $23,690 - 55,950 | 5% | 24% |
| 79 | Cooks, fast food | 540 | 21,910 | $15,290 - 31,680 | 8% | 5% |
| 80 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 540 | 52,060 | $28,460 - 75,370 | 0% | 42% |
| 81 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 540 | 30,310 | $18,920 - 50,070 | 27% | 47% |
| 82 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 540 | 63,970 | $33,390 - 110,960 | 4% | 38% |
| 83 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 530 | 27,470 | $17,790 - 38,020 | -7% | 0% |
| 84 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 530 | 35,330 | $22,330 - 48,000 | 19% | 14% |
| 85 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 510 | 26,040 | $19,120 - 35,420 | -4% | 5% |
| 86 | Counter and rental clerks | 510 | 23,180 | $15,800 - 34,640 | 23% | 16% |
| 87 | Insurance sales agents | 500 | 69,240 | $34,060 - 139,380 | 13% | 45% |
| 88 | Medical records and health information technicians | 500 | 30,050 | $20,240 - 44,000 | 18% | 12% |
| 89 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 500 | 49,220 | $33,540 - 70,350 | 11% | 4% |
| 90 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 490 | 50,230 | $33,460 - 70,900 | 8% | 3% |
| 91 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 480 | 28,710 | $20,450 - 37,920 | -26% | 6% |
| 92 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 460 | 29,260 | $21,490 - 36,890 | 10% | 24% |
| 93 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 460 | 21,930 | $15,520 - 32,920 | 10% | 5% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 450 | 46,340 | $32,420 - 66,560 | 13% | 17% |
| 95 | Parts salespersons | 430 | 31,730 | $20,440 - 45,810 | -1% | 6% |
| 96 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 420 | 54,350 | $33,470 - 72,400 | 15% | 25% |
| 97 | Personal and home care aides | 420 | 21,850 | $18,730 - 26,880 | 51% | 10% |
| 98 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 420 | 20,210 | $15,800 - 24,580 | 10% | 17% |
| 99 | Legal secretaries | 410 | 45,430 | $34,390 - 59,620 | 12% | 18% |
| 100 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 410 | 30,550 | $22,860 - 38,480 | -17% | 0% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric aides | 27,760 | 930 | 15.3 |
| Biological technicians | 43,110 | 1,080 | 10.8 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 89,070 | 200 | 10.6 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | 35,280 | 100 | 10.6 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 53,720 | 150 | 10 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 82,430 | 760 | 8 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,840 | 200 | 6.6 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 70,430 | 120 | 5.8 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,470 | 530 | 5.8 |
| Interpreters and translators | 41,810 | 210 | 4.5 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 75,860 | 100 | 4.5 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 39,170 | 220 | 4.4 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,720 | 200 | 4.4 |
| Social and human service assistants | 29,660 | 2,290 | 4.2 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 70,450 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 36,500 | 120 | 3.5 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 56,910 | 590 | 3.3 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 41,390 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,570 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Chemical engineers | 81,170 | 140 | 3.3 |
| Education administrators, all other | 59,440 | 120 | 3.3 |
| Chief executives | 135,990 | 1,790 | 3.2 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 50,560 | 370 | 3.2 |
| Fire fighters | 36,100 | 1,160 | 3.1 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 20,710 | 600 | 3.1 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 49,620 | 1,650 | 3.1 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 20,910 | 1,010 | 3 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,850 | 650 | 3 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 67,390 | 220 | 3 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 29,880 | 350 | 3 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 61,290 | 280 | 3 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 22,860 | 250 | 2.9 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 90,030 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 78,510 | 420 | 2.9 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,550 | 410 | 2.8 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 42,030 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 78,750 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 35,700 | 480 | 2.6 |
| Physician assistants | 57,330 | 270 | 2.6 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 37,110 | 480 | 2.4 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 33,000 | 290 | 2.4 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 100,400 | 260 | 2.3 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 40,540 | 480 | 2.3 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 45,430 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 74,480 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Dental hygienists | 66,860 | 690 | 2.3 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 50,770 | 750 | 2.2 |
| Service station attendants | 17,960 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 32,770 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 35,330 | 530 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior designers | 92,000 | 2.03 | 170 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 62,930 | 1.52 | 130 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 29,880 | 1.46 | 350 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 23,820 | 1.45 | 3,760 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 63,170 | 1.45 | 390 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 39,170 | 1.43 | 220 |
| Roofers | 47,140 | 1.4 | 210 |
| Cooks, fast food | 21,910 | 1.38 | 540 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,430 | 1.36 | 180 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 89,550 | 1.35 | 160 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 47,860 | 1.33 | 450 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 49,040 | 1.33 | 1,920 |
| Legal secretaries | 45,430 | 1.33 | 410 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 34,930 | 1.32 | 1,570 |
| Computer programmers | 79,740 | 1.32 | 940 |
| Market research analysts | 75,700 | 1.31 | 350 |
| Sheet metal workers | 52,100 | 1.31 | 240 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 41,070 | 1.31 | 190 |
| Child care workers | 23,210 | 1.3 | 980 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 42,670 | 1.3 | 170 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,570 | 1.3 | 190 |
| Computer support specialists | 51,240 | 1.29 | 1,110 |
| Insurance sales agents | 69,240 | 1.28 | 500 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 28,910 | 1.27 | 800 |
| Cooks, short order | 23,350 | 1.27 | 310 |
| Telemarketers | 30,630 | 1.26 | 180 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 47,520 | 1.26 | 340 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 90,030 | 1.26 | 240 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 30,040 | 1.26 | 810 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 50,230 | 1.26 | 490 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 59,910 | 1.26 | 210 |
| Computer operators | 41,880 | 1.25 | 180 |
| Home health aides | 24,720 | 1.25 | 1,150 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 28,060 | 1.25 | 1,630 |
| Coaches and scouts | 41,390 | 1.25 | 410 |
| Driver/sales workers | 30,830 | 1.25 | 790 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 64,290 | 1.25 | 130 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 35,360 | 1.25 | 890 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 20,210 | 1.25 | 420 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 19,370 | 1.25 | 830 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 58,040 | 1.24 | 2,820 |
| Bill and account collectors | 35,930 | 1.24 | 350 |
| Dental assistants | 37,090 | 1.24 | 410 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 39,700 | 1.24 | 240 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 74,480 | 1.24 | 120 |
| Order clerks | 33,140 | 1.23 | 390 |
| Training and development specialists | 57,620 | 1.23 | 390 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 26,760 | 1.23 | 680 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 47,010 | 1.22 | 670 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 27,630 | 1.22 | 4,230 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Family and general practitioners | 164,770 | |
| Internists, general | 155,910 | |
| Dentists, general | 143,990 | 100 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 142,020 | 400 |
| Chief executives | 135,990 | 1,790 |
| Natural sciences managers | 121,470 | 30 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 119,380 | 40 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 109,450 | 360 |
| Chiropractors | 107,540 | 30 |
| Sales managers | 107,130 | 680 |
| Marketing managers | 105,210 | 360 |
| Lawyers | 103,570 | 650 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 100,400 | 260 |
| Engineering managers | 98,030 | 350 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 97,380 | 230 |
| General and operations managers | 96,720 | 3,210 |
| Training and development managers | 95,510 | 50 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other | 95,300 | 40 |
| Biomedical engineers | 93,390 | |
| Interior designers | 92,000 | 170 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 90,030 | 240 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 89,950 | 840 |
| Sales engineers | 89,550 | 190 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 89,550 | 160 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 89,070 | 200 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 88,430 | 80 |
| Public relations managers | 88,170 | 90 |
| Industrial production managers | 88,090 | 300 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 87,230 | 100 |
| Financial managers | 86,960 | 1,080 |
| Pharmacists | 85,530 | 360 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 84,640 | 340 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 83,730 | 940 |
| Medical and health services managers | 82,770 | 510 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 82,730 | 140 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 82,530 | 80 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 82,430 | 760 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 82,410 | 60 |
| Materials scientists | 82,380 | 30 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 82,380 | 420 |
| Chemical engineers | 81,170 | 140 |
| Electrical engineers | 80,050 | 330 |
| Computer programmers | 79,740 | 940 |
| Engineers, all other | 79,000 | 180 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 78,750 | 140 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 78,510 | 420 |
| Managers, all other | 77,690 | 220 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 77,350 | 80 |
| Materials engineers | 77,290 | 60 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 75,860 | 100 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Hanover Insurance Group | 3 |
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