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 | 6,740 | 62,250 | $44,250 - 76,950 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Engineers, all other | 1,780 | 87,630 | $65,120 - 116,770 | 6% | 82% |
| 3 | Mechanical engineers | 1,640 | 77,940 | $52,140 - 103,070 | 4% | 78% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,590 | 63,250 | $31,320 - 106,250 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,460 | 57,070 | $37,480 - 82,670 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,260 | 74,260 | $41,710 - 123,410 | 14% | 95% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,030 | $0 - 0 | 6% | 96% | |
| 8 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,020 | 61,010 | $31,740 - 92,680 | 15% | 68% |
| 9 | Computer programmers | 980 | 67,550 | $38,850 - 93,150 | 0% | 73% |
| 10 | Managers, all other | 820 | 86,680 | $45,530 - 0 | 7% | 55% |
| 11 | Computer systems analysts | 790 | 68,350 | $48,060 - 89,420 | 29% | 68% |
| 12 | Industrial engineers | 680 | 75,410 | $51,500 - 97,390 | 20% | 74% |
| 13 | Computer software engineers, applications | 660 | 72,780 | $46,880 - 104,310 | 45% | 85% |
| 14 | Public relations specialists | 610 | 50,590 | $31,970 - 82,360 | 18% | 81% |
| 15 | Lawyers | 570 | 100,220 | $42,400 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 16 | Network and computer systems administrators | 540 | 54,870 | $38,050 - 76,080 | 27% | 50% |
| 17 | Chief executives | 540 | 158,890 | $92,220 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 18 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 530 | 51,600 | $13,980 - 97,020 | 13% | 73% |
| 19 | Graphic designers | 500 | 44,100 | $27,690 - 63,300 | 10% | 55% |
| 20 | Management analysts | 500 | 91,910 | $48,770 - 0 | 22% | 78% |
| 21 | Financial managers | 480 | 99,200 | $56,080 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 22 | Instructional coordinators | 460 | 64,440 | $38,040 - 95,360 | 23% | 79% |
| 23 | Medical and health services managers | 460 | 82,570 | $46,260 - 118,310 | 16% | 57% |
| 24 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 410 | 63,720 | $31,880 - 110,330 | 11% | 95% |
| 25 | Sales and related workers, all other | 410 | 36,920 | $20,690 - 56,840 | 14% | 62% |
| 26 | Coaches and scouts | 410 | 50,080 | $14,120 - 102,410 | 15% | 60% |
| 27 | Engineering managers | 400 | 113,700 | $71,790 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 28 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 380 | 57,390 | $35,270 - 84,800 | 17% | 56% |
| 29 | Civil engineers | 360 | 68,860 | $45,230 - 98,930 | 18% | 87% |
| 30 | Pharmacists | 350 | 87,520 | $63,890 - 113,160 | 22% | 97% |
| 31 | Sales managers | 340 | 92,180 | $46,540 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 32 | Physical therapists | 340 | 60,280 | $44,380 - 75,590 | 27% | 89% |
| 33 | Librarians | 330 | 62,300 | $38,750 - 94,170 | 4% | 85% |
| 34 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 320 | 76,160 | $47,750 - 111,090 | 28% | 85% |
| 35 | Sales engineers | 320 | 78,600 | $47,210 - 141,630 | 9% | 79% |
| 36 | Editors | 320 | 43,730 | $24,000 - 68,870 | 2% | 81% |
| 37 | Medical and public health social workers | 320 | 47,640 | $34,650 - 62,960 | 24% | 77% |
| 38 | Market research analysts | 320 | 116,430 | $42,310 - 0 | 20% | 82% |
| 39 | Computer and information systems managers | 320 | 100,980 | $67,690 - 140,520 | 16% | 73% |
| 40 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 300 | 68,910 | $45,850 - 91,520 | 53% | 57% |
| 41 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 300 | 44,200 | $22,150 - 69,440 | 11% | 79% |
| 42 | Social and human service assistants | 250 | 34,950 | $22,490 - 47,410 | 34% | 58% |
| 43 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 250 | 42,300 | $24,920 - 56,950 | 30% | 77% |
| 44 | Training and development specialists | 230 | $0 - 0 | 18% | 56% | |
| 45 | Environmental engineers | 220 | 82,080 | $55,350 - 120,750 | 25% | 86% |
| 46 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 220 | 65,730 | $48,480 - 93,640 | 4% | 81% |
| 47 | Child, family, and school social workers | 220 | 55,420 | $34,470 - 81,560 | 19% | 77% |
| 48 | Occupational therapists | 210 | 57,300 | $41,310 - 75,720 | 23% | 90% |
| 49 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 210 | 92,550 | $66,350 - 120,170 | 8% | 78% |
| 50 | Physician assistants | 210 | 84,630 | $63,780 - 102,840 | 27% | 67% |
| 51 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 190 | 58,410 | $39,180 - 94,250 | 18% | 88% |
| 52 | Marketing managers | 180 | 86,810 | $45,770 - 141,860 | 14% | 69% |
| 53 | Physical scientists, all other | 170 | 59,720 | $33,880 - 96,790 | 6% | 98% |
| 54 | Dentists, general | 170 | 154,300 | $101,010 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 55 | Producers and directors | 170 | 52,940 | $21,210 - 127,540 | 11% | 75% |
| 56 | Surveyors | 160 | 59,210 | $34,890 - 84,600 | 24% | 82% |
| 57 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 160 | 45,670 | $21,160 - 75,850 | 18% | 56% |
| 58 | Speech-language pathologists | 160 | 74,170 | $48,510 - 125,750 | 11% | 98% |
| 59 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 150 | 80,540 | $26,620 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 60 | Database administrators | 150 | 64,440 | $37,450 - 93,550 | 29% | 72% |
| 61 | Chemists | 150 | 100,450 | $27,610 - 0 | 9% | 93% |
| 62 | Financial analysts | 150 | 66,200 | $44,350 - 80,780 | 34% | 87% |
| 63 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 150 | 81,620 | $42,240 - 0 | 16% | 99% |
| 64 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 140 | 47,870 | $38,630 - 59,910 | 9% | 72% |
| 65 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 140 | 63,520 | $40,930 - 93,520 | 12% | 94% |
| 66 | Electrical engineers | 130 | 79,650 | $55,050 - 104,090 | 6% | 81% |
| 67 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 120 | 51,890 | $32,160 - 78,470 | 5% | 58% |
| 68 | Clergy | 120 | 31,720 | $16,820 - 58,670 | 19% | 75% |
| 69 | Meeting and convention planners | 110 | 69,900 | $27,350 - 114,190 | 20% | 67% |
| 70 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 100 | 56,820 | $37,070 - 79,280 | 18% | 56% |
| 71 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 100 | 36,580 | $21,400 - 59,200 | 25% | 58% |
| 72 | Commercial and industrial designers | 100 | 66,590 | $38,280 - 94,220 | 7% | 55% |
| 73 | Personal financial advisors | 100 | 73,540 | $37,770 - 111,860 | 41% | 81% |
| 74 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 90 | 56,840 | $34,250 - 85,040 | 24% | 78% |
| 75 | Education administrators, all other | 90 | 87,390 | $33,810 - 139,660 | 13% | 78% |
| 76 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 80 | 75,330 | $58,760 - 97,900 | 10% | 74% |
| 77 | Purchasing managers | 80 | 76,890 | $41,100 - 108,470 | 3% | 57% |
| 78 | Psychologists, all other | 80 | 67,950 | $35,440 - 93,170 | 8% | 99% |
| 79 | Human resources managers, all other | 80 | 96,420 | $58,280 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 80 | Social and community service managers | 70 | 60,190 | $39,290 - 85,700 | 25% | 72% |
| 81 | Biomedical engineers | 70 | 56,230 | $44,670 - 72,260 | 21% | 76% |
| 82 | Social workers, all other | 70 | 50,150 | $30,770 - 73,160 | 18% | 77% |
| 83 | Recreational therapists | 70 | 40,860 | $22,650 - 53,130 | 4% | 77% |
| 84 | Chemical engineers | 60 | 66,190 | $35,010 - 112,260 | 8% | 91% |
| 85 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 76,320 | $35,790 - 137,620 | 0% | 96% |
| 86 | Insurance underwriters | 60 | 66,560 | $42,360 - 88,440 | 6% | 53% |
| 87 | Rehabilitation counselors | 60 | 41,220 | $31,320 - 60,260 | 23% | 73% |
| 88 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 60 | 91,160 | $55,430 - 139,520 | 25% | 93% |
| 89 | Compensation and benefits managers | 50 | 91,310 | $49,480 - 141,230 | 12% | 58% |
| 90 | Computer hardware engineers | 50 | 90,260 | $34,810 - 138,970 | 5% | 70% |
| 91 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 50 | 70,360 | $19,790 - 108,550 | 8% | 72% |
| 92 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 50 | 75,920 | $50,300 - 121,120 | 20% | 87% |
| 93 | Technical writers | 50 | 53,140 | $37,680 - 80,510 | 20% | 74% |
| 94 | Writers and authors | 40 | 56,730 | $40,630 - 73,920 | 13% | 84% |
| 95 | Optometrists | 40 | 99,300 | $63,240 - 137,200 | 11% | 100% |
| 96 | Art directors | 40 | 61,990 | $40,710 - 89,450 | 9% | 58% |
| 97 | Urban and regional planners | 40 | 49,790 | $30,890 - 73,520 | 15% | 92% |
| 98 | Public relations managers | 40 | 86,410 | $36,800 - 132,780 | 17% | 75% |
| 99 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 30 | 54,360 | $30,740 - 79,350 | 9% | 95% |
| 100 | Private detectives and investigators | 30 | 37,620 | $22,160 - 68,230 | 18% | 52% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office clerks, general | 8,330 | 27,500 | $16,690 - 39,870 | 13% | 19% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 5,750 | 24,770 | $14,730 - 37,200 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 4,490 | 18,970 | $13,150 - 26,300 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,720 | 26,570 | $18,130 - 36,210 | 15% | 4% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,160 | 18,090 | $13,630 - 23,090 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 3,010 | 33,400 | $23,120 - 45,720 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,000 | 17,080 | $11,750 - 25,330 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,950 | 40,230 | $27,540 - 55,730 | 15% | 18% |
| 9 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,730 | 34,950 | $24,400 - 46,920 | 1% | 18% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,120 | 34,570 | $23,620 - 46,800 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,090 | 27,820 | $16,270 - 45,760 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,950 | 64,360 | $29,950 - 106,020 | 21% | 49% |
| 13 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,830 | 24,830 | $19,720 - 30,140 | 18% | 7% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,780 | 41,640 | $25,060 - 63,030 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,700 | 27,210 | $15,380 - 48,280 | 2% | 5% |
| 16 | General and operations managers | 1,670 | 97,530 | $46,290 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 17 | Teacher assistants | 1,540 | 25,580 | $18,910 - 35,910 | 10% | 18% |
| 18 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,440 | 46,250 | $19,570 - 62,650 | -6% | 14% |
| 19 | Computer support specialists | 1,380 | 41,930 | $21,350 - 63,370 | 13% | 43% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,360 | 52,940 | $30,030 - 86,170 | 6% | 29% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,350 | 28,580 | $18,890 - 43,420 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Food preparation workers | 1,310 | 21,730 | $13,490 - 28,940 | 15% | 7% |
| 23 | Medical secretaries | 1,300 | 31,600 | $24,620 - 41,550 | 17% | 18% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,270 | 40,990 | $21,740 - 64,370 | 4% | 25% |
| 25 | Home health aides | 1,270 | 21,140 | $16,880 - 25,880 | 49% | 7% |
| 26 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,270 | 24,580 | $17,170 - 35,450 | 18% | 6% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,250 | 39,240 | $26,200 - 54,370 | 10% | 4% |
| 28 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,230 | 35,100 | $19,220 - 55,870 | 8% | 4% |
| 29 | Electricians | 1,130 | 66,000 | $50,370 - 80,010 | 7% | 7% |
| 30 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,090 | 23,830 | $13,760 - 34,250 | -11% | 3% |
| 31 | Construction laborers | 1,070 | 36,770 | $25,500 - 52,500 | 11% | 5% |
| 32 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,020 | 20,940 | $13,730 - 27,710 | 12% | 5% |
| 33 | Medical assistants | 1,010 | 27,520 | $21,630 - 34,870 | 35% | 10% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 850 | 33,400 | $19,600 - 46,860 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 850 | 63,640 | $42,960 - 85,620 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 820 | 59,440 | $41,830 - 75,370 | 11% | 4% |
| 37 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 800 | 33,560 | $20,870 - 55,470 | -14% | 0% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 790 | 44,380 | $23,590 - 63,510 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 790 | 15,200 | $11,910 - 18,190 | 10% | 8% |
| 40 | Team assemblers | 760 | 31,690 | $18,600 - 46,970 | 0% | 5% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 750 | 48,970 | $27,390 - 72,110 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 720 | 43,370 | $33,420 - 53,820 | 14% | 7% |
| 43 | Bus drivers, school | 710 | 31,220 | $23,170 - 39,380 | 9% | 4% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 690 | 34,200 | $23,860 - 47,090 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Child care workers | 650 | 21,940 | $13,610 - 29,870 | 18% | 15% |
| 46 | Dishwashers | 640 | 16,800 | $13,120 - 21,140 | 10% | 3% |
| 47 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 640 | 21,170 | $15,790 - 28,850 | 13% | 5% |
| 48 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 620 | 18,500 | $12,140 - 26,430 | 12% | 6% |
| 49 | Production workers, all other | 610 | 52,280 | $24,310 - 76,100 | 2% | 5% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 550 | 62,170 | $39,900 - 86,550 | 7% | 13% |
| 51 | All other information and record clerks | 550 | 28,230 | $16,540 - 43,400 | -12% | 21% |
| 52 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 530 | 43,370 | $24,310 - 58,410 | -1% | 2% |
| 53 | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 520 | 58,330 | $47,000 - 74,240 | 2% | 18% |
| 54 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 510 | 29,550 | $19,690 - 43,690 | 4% | 6% |
| 55 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 510 | 27,270 | $13,840 - 55,290 | 14% | 3% |
| 56 | Cooks, fast food | 500 | 17,800 | $12,460 - 22,820 | 8% | 5% |
| 57 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 500 | 15,960 | $11,960 - 20,220 | 10% | 17% |
| 58 | Tellers | 480 | 22,140 | $17,390 - 27,670 | 14% | 16% |
| 59 | Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 460 | 34,020 | $24,150 - 51,010 | -24% | 3% |
| 60 | Printing machine operators | 460 | 35,650 | $23,700 - 46,670 | -5% | 6% |
| 61 | Postal service mail carriers | 450 | 43,830 | $34,870 - 51,200 | 1% | 11% |
| 62 | Dental assistants | 430 | 36,210 | $29,800 - 45,570 | 29% | 9% |
| 63 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 430 | 32,160 | $17,140 - 45,470 | 26% | 43% |
| 64 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 420 | 55,860 | $21,160 - 100,020 | 28% | 48% |
| 65 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 420 | 30,430 | $19,650 - 43,860 | 13% | 4% |
| 66 | Cooks, short order | 410 | 18,090 | $12,830 - 23,700 | 5% | 5% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 400 | 67,350 | $41,090 - 97,000 | 9% | 10% |
| 68 | Pharmacy technicians | 400 | 29,420 | $20,270 - 37,860 | 32% | 16% |
| 69 | Driver/sales workers | 390 | 20,810 | $11,650 - 41,420 | -4% | 4% |
| 70 | Counter and rental clerks | 380 | 23,070 | $16,030 - 31,080 | 23% | 16% |
| 71 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 370 | 44,630 | $27,450 - 66,890 | 8% | 9% |
| 72 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 360 | 24,970 | $16,740 - 33,310 | 11% | 5% |
| 73 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 360 | 45,980 | $35,160 - 59,140 | 8% | 3% |
| 74 | Helpers--production workers | 360 | 20,620 | $15,850 - 26,850 | 0% | 4% |
| 75 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 350 | 51,740 | $29,270 - 84,570 | 0% | 42% |
| 76 | Bill and account collectors | 350 | 34,470 | $21,780 - 49,640 | 23% | 13% |
| 77 | Parts salespersons | 350 | 33,360 | $17,100 - 55,060 | -1% | 6% |
| 78 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 350 | 19,560 | $12,480 - 27,370 | 16% | 9% |
| 79 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 340 | 34,770 | $22,890 - 49,910 | 16% | 10% |
| 80 | Mechanical engineering technicians | 340 | 61,780 | $29,020 - 91,530 | 6% | 18% |
| 81 | Fire fighters | 330 | 44,800 | $30,740 - 62,140 | 12% | 18% |
| 82 | Data entry keyers | 330 | 28,490 | $15,910 - 44,820 | -4% | 18% |
| 83 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 320 | 29,830 | $12,160 - 66,220 | 27% | 47% |
| 84 | Logisticians | 320 | 51,800 | $31,490 - 82,280 | 17% | 43% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 320 | 86,780 | $47,540 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 86 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 310 | 46,710 | $21,470 - 67,960 | -15% | 0% |
| 87 | Food service managers | 290 | 51,280 | $28,320 - 82,910 | 5% | 24% |
| 88 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 280 | 29,860 | $20,000 - 44,020 | -26% | 6% |
| 89 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 280 | 45,910 | $27,560 - 64,550 | 12% | 6% |
| 90 | Industrial production managers | 280 | 95,280 | $54,640 - 134,250 | -5% | 43% |
| 91 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 270 | 22,420 | $12,840 - 34,620 | 24% | 22% |
| 92 | Parking lot attendants | 270 | $[?] - [?] | 12% | 14% | |
| 93 | Bakers | 260 | 25,740 | $15,860 - 32,860 | 10% | 8% |
| 94 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 260 | 32,490 | $18,180 - 56,360 | -12% | 0% |
| 95 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 260 | 50,950 | $31,310 - 75,500 | 4% | 30% |
| 96 | Bartenders | 260 | 19,410 | $12,090 - 27,750 | 11% | 17% |
| 97 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 260 | 28,940 | $13,040 - 50,740 | 12% | 6% |
| 98 | Dental hygienists | 250 | 62,980 | $51,710 - 80,320 | 30% | 33% |
| 99 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 250 | 35,710 | $26,760 - 45,350 | 3% | 18% |
| 100 | Security guards | 250 | 24,050 | $15,720 - 31,290 | 17% | 13% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 34,020 | 460 | 17.1 |
| Engineers, all other | 87,630 | 1,780 | 10.5 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 59,720 | 170 | 9.2 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 61,780 | 340 | 7.3 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 58,330 | 520 | 6.9 |
| Mechanical engineers | 77,940 | 1,640 | 6.3 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 44,200 | 300 | 4.9 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 61,010 | 1,020 | 4.8 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 63,840 | 100 | 4.5 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 38,650 | 100 | 4 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 45,070 | 120 | 4 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 43,500 | 120 | 4 |
| Sales engineers | 78,600 | 320 | 3.9 |
| Environmental engineers | 82,080 | 220 | 3.7 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 170 | 3.4 | |
| Instructional coordinators | 64,440 | 460 | 3.4 |
| Logisticians | 51,800 | 320 | 3.4 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 70,240 | 200 | 3.3 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 56,640 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 30,430 | 420 | 3 |
| Physician assistants | 84,630 | 210 | 3 |
| Industrial engineers | 75,410 | 680 | 2.9 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 66,590 | 100 | 2.9 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 46,710 | 310 | 2.9 |
| Clergy | 31,720 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 63,520 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,560 | 800 | 2.7 |
| Editors | 43,730 | 320 | 2.6 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 40,080 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Medical secretaries | 31,600 | 1,300 | 2.6 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 46,250 | 1,440 | 2.6 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 142,390 | 640 | 2.6 |
| Coaches and scouts | 50,080 | 410 | 2.5 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 44,630 | 370 | 2.5 |
| Chemical technicians | 30,090 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 47,870 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Surveyors | 59,210 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Registered nurses | 62,250 | 6,740 | 2.3 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 47,640 | 320 | 2.3 |
| Office clerks, general | 27,500 | 8,330 | 2.2 |
| Production workers, all other | 52,280 | 610 | 2.2 |
| Public relations specialists | 50,590 | 610 | 2.2 |
| Producers and directors | 52,940 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 69,900 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 36,920 | 410 | 2.1 |
| Pharmacy aides | 19,360 | 100 | 2 |
| Cooks, short order | 18,090 | 410 | 2 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 58,120 | 160 | 2 |
| Computer support specialists | 41,930 | 1,380 | 2 |
| Procurement clerks | 37,950 | 180 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market research analysts | 116,430 | 2.02 | 320 |
| Production workers, all other | 52,280 | 1.86 | 610 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 55,010 | 1.66 | 140 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 69,900 | 1.65 | 110 |
| Chemists | 100,450 | 1.64 | 150 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 46,710 | 1.61 | 310 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 74,260 | 1.59 | 1,260 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 43,370 | 1.53 | 530 |
| Coaches and scouts | 50,080 | 1.51 | 410 |
| Electricians | 66,000 | 1.5 | 1,130 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 57,260 | 1.49 | 250 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 62,260 | 1.45 | 160 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 55,420 | 1.44 | 220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 56,730 | 1.44 | 150 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 45,910 | 1.43 | 280 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 46,250 | 1.42 | 1,440 |
| Sheet metal workers | 55,770 | 1.4 | 160 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 27,270 | 1.4 | 510 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 52,180 | 1.39 | 200 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 26,770 | 1.38 | 110 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 59,440 | 1.36 | 820 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 43,500 | 1.35 | 120 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 32,160 | 1.35 | 430 |
| Carpenters | 48,970 | 1.34 | 750 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 63,720 | 1.34 | 410 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 35,100 | 1.33 | 1,230 |
| Management analysts | 91,910 | 1.33 | 500 |
| Insurance sales agents | 71,340 | 1.32 | 210 |
| Social and human service assistants | 34,950 | 1.32 | 250 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 50,950 | 1.32 | 260 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 61,780 | 1.31 | 340 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 22,420 | 1.31 | 270 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 24,410 | 1.31 | 150 |
| Cost estimators | 68,900 | 1.3 | 200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 86,780 | 1.3 | 320 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 44,630 | 1.29 | 370 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 81,620 | 1.29 | 150 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 34,770 | 1.29 | 340 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 41,640 | 1.28 | 1,780 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 44,380 | 1.28 | 790 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 28,580 | 1.28 | 1,350 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 34,950 | 1.27 | 2,730 |
| Librarians | 62,300 | 1.27 | 330 |
| Construction laborers | 36,770 | 1.27 | 1,070 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 28,940 | 1.27 | 260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 63,640 | 1.27 | 850 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 41,800 | 1.27 | 180 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 56,640 | 1.27 | 140 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 27,820 | 1.26 | 2,090 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 74,170 | 1.26 | 160 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Chief executives | 158,890 | 540 |
| Dentists, general | 154,300 | 170 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 142,390 | 640 |
| Internists, general | 127,710 | |
| Natural sciences managers | 120,790 | |
| Market research analysts | 116,430 | 320 |
| Engineering managers | 113,700 | 400 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 109,800 | |
| Family and general practitioners | 108,390 | |
| Computer and information systems managers | 100,980 | 320 |
| Chemists | 100,450 | 150 |
| Lawyers | 100,220 | 570 |
| Optometrists | 99,300 | 40 |
| Financial managers | 99,200 | 480 |
| General and operations managers | 97,530 | 1,670 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 96,420 | 80 |
| Industrial production managers | 95,280 | 280 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 93,730 | 70 |
| Operations research analysts | 92,640 | |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 92,550 | 210 |
| Sales managers | 92,180 | 340 |
| Management analysts | 91,910 | 500 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 91,310 | 50 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 91,160 | 60 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 90,260 | 50 |
| Engineers, all other | 87,630 | 1,780 |
| Pharmacists | 87,520 | 350 |
| Education administrators, all other | 87,390 | 90 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 87,050 | 80 |
| Marketing managers | 86,810 | 180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 86,780 | 320 |
| Managers, all other | 86,680 | 820 |
| Public relations managers | 86,410 | 40 |
| Physician assistants | 84,630 | 210 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 83,080 | |
| Medical and health services managers | 82,570 | 460 |
| Environmental engineers | 82,080 | 220 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 81,620 | 150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 80,780 | 140 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 80,540 | 150 |
| Electrical engineers | 79,650 | 130 |
| Sales engineers | 78,600 | 320 |
| Mechanical engineers | 77,940 | 1,640 |
| Purchasing managers | 76,890 | 80 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 76,320 | 60 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 76,160 | 320 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 75,920 | 50 |
| Industrial engineers | 75,410 | 680 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 75,330 | 80 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 74,260 | 1,260 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Borders Group | 4.1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1.5 |
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