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Grand Rapids' manufacturing sector has experienced a significant decline, however manufacturing still significantly contributes to the economy, especially the office furniture industry. Some of the notable office furniture manufactures in the region are Steelcase, Haworth, American Seating, Knoll and Herman Miller. Several companies also manufacture residential furniture. Jobs are also provided by businesses in industries such as industrial machinery, plastics, chemicals, automotive parts, food processing, graphic arts and printing.
The "Medical Mile" includes numerous health science related businesses and numerous jobs. In addition, Grand Rapids is also known as a Christian publishing center and is home to Baker Books, Zonervan, Eerdmans Publishing and Kregel Publications. Also, the tourism industry is becoming more important to the city due to the region becoming increasingly popular as a vacation and convention destination. The region is also known for its fruit production.
The significant job providers in the Grand Rapids region are:
The significant nonagricultural employment segments are shown below:
Notable data about Grand Rapids, Michigan: The estimated median household income in Grand Rapids in 2007 was $38,000. Approximately 24% of the adult residents have achieved a bachelor's degree or higher. The cost of living index in the city in 2008 was 81.3. The nation's average is 100.
Grand Rapids' businesses have opportunities to team up with useful organizations such as:
The Grand Rapids Business Journal includes information regarding the local economy and the business community.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 7,380 | 58,850 | $41,370 - 76,900 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 6,650 | 66,700 | $29,200 - 120,030 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 4,180 | 43,820 | $18,970 - 66,960 | 9% | 54% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 3,380 | 64,310 | $37,640 - 98,540 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 3,270 | 52,420 | $32,430 - 78,200 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Mechanical engineers | 1,750 | 63,940 | $43,400 - 91,320 | 4% | 78% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,650 | 50,640 | $32,420 - 75,650 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Industrial engineers | 1,510 | 68,140 | $45,290 - 94,590 | 20% | 74% |
| 9 | Chief executives | 1,310 | 158,190 | $65,760 - | 2% | 65% |
| 10 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,150 | 54,820 | $31,800 - 80,150 | 11% | 95% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 1,120 | 96,250 | $52,770 - 149,900 | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Managers, all other | 1,040 | 96,310 | $53,590 - 159,000 | 7% | 55% |
| 13 | Lawyers | 1,010 | 104,680 | $46,000 - | 11% | 99% |
| 14 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,010 | 70,460 | $37,350 - 113,270 | 12% | 51% |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,000 | 44,810 | $27,990 - 64,620 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Computer specialists, all other | 990 | 49,070 | $24,920 - 82,940 | 15% | 68% |
| 17 | Sales managers | 980 | 104,350 | $53,110 - | 10% | 69% |
| 18 | Coaches and scouts | 950 | 32,260 | $15,470 - 63,170 | 15% | 60% |
| 19 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 930 | 44,060 | $15,370 - 76,130 | 17% | 56% |
| 20 | Computer programmers | 930 | 57,940 | $36,070 - 81,860 | 0% | 73% |
| 21 | Computer and information systems managers | 860 | 85,460 | $50,600 - 126,170 | 16% | 73% |
| 22 | Sales and related workers, all other | 860 | 32,370 | $15,420 - 51,920 | 14% | 62% |
| 23 | Network and computer systems administrators | 770 | 59,220 | $37,330 - 82,690 | 27% | 50% |
| 24 | Management analysts | 760 | 74,280 | $42,240 - 115,760 | 22% | 78% |
| 25 | Pharmacists | 740 | 100,460 | $83,620 - 128,420 | 22% | 97% |
| 26 | Medical and health services managers | 710 | 84,390 | $53,210 - 130,170 | 16% | 57% |
| 27 | Computer systems analysts | 700 | 65,130 | $43,270 - 91,650 | 29% | 68% |
| 28 | Engineering managers | 670 | 89,940 | $67,020 - 121,940 | 7% | 84% |
| 29 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 660 | 84,260 | $24,100 - | 25% | 67% |
| 30 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 660 | 51,070 | $28,920 - 67,710 | 18% | 56% |
| 31 | Graphic designers | 650 | 38,320 | $26,290 - 56,090 | 10% | 55% |
| 32 | Financial specialists, all other | 640 | 50,130 | $31,350 - 74,110 | 12% | 50% |
| 33 | Engineers, all other | 610 | 60,580 | $34,900 - 96,090 | 6% | 82% |
| 34 | Social and human service assistants | 550 | 35,940 | $20,590 - 51,400 | 34% | 58% |
| 35 | Marketing managers | 530 | 96,170 | $51,270 - 149,330 | 14% | 69% |
| 36 | Market research analysts | 500 | 63,970 | $34,780 - 106,720 | 20% | 82% |
| 37 | Commercial and industrial designers | 490 | 63,720 | $41,890 - 95,260 | 7% | 55% |
| 38 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 490 | 58,000 | $38,960 - 77,060 | 20% | 87% |
| 39 | Training and development specialists | 480 | 47,830 | $28,620 - 70,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Public relations specialists | 480 | 56,880 | $29,790 - 105,340 | 18% | 81% |
| 41 | Physical therapists | 460 | 70,920 | $54,860 - 96,150 | 27% | 89% |
| 42 | Computer software engineers, applications | 460 | 68,340 | $45,570 - 94,160 | 45% | 85% |
| 43 | Civil engineers | 450 | 70,070 | $48,090 - 99,290 | 18% | 87% |
| 44 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 450 | 60,280 | $35,550 - 93,900 | 16% | 99% |
| 45 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 440 | 85,490 | $63,100 - 111,160 | 8% | 78% |
| 46 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 440 | 51,330 | $19,690 - 80,310 | 13% | 73% |
| 47 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 430 | 86,740 | $46,460 - | 53% | 57% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 430 | 54,940 | $34,560 - 80,660 | 9% | 87% |
| 49 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 430 | 35,180 | $16,920 - 57,280 | 11% | 79% |
| 50 | Sales engineers | 410 | 69,190 | $48,900 - 96,820 | 9% | 79% |
| 51 | Occupational therapists | 380 | 61,630 | $42,400 - 86,850 | 23% | 90% |
| 52 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 370 | 48,500 | $32,180 - 74,580 | 5% | 58% |
| 53 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 350 | $ - | 30% | 77% | |
| 54 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 340 | 35,270 | $22,490 - 51,450 | 25% | 58% |
| 55 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 340 | 30,990 | $23,780 - 39,610 | 15% | 51% |
| 56 | Editors | 310 | 42,680 | $23,540 - 75,440 | 2% | 81% |
| 57 | Speech-language pathologists | 300 | 72,950 | $47,330 - 109,670 | 11% | 98% |
| 58 | Medical and public health social workers | 300 | 48,390 | $31,600 - 63,320 | 24% | 77% |
| 59 | Social and community service managers | 290 | 72,090 | $35,800 - 109,980 | 25% | 72% |
| 60 | Financial analysts | 290 | 64,620 | $43,810 - 87,500 | 34% | 87% |
| 61 | Health educators | 280 | 64,030 | $34,170 - 88,700 | 26% | 58% |
| 62 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 280 | 54,380 | $35,260 - 77,030 | 18% | 56% |
| 63 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 280 | 53,620 | $40,170 - 65,540 | 12% | 51% |
| 64 | Purchasing managers | 280 | 88,760 | $46,680 - 131,490 | 3% | 57% |
| 65 | Physician assistants | 280 | 79,730 | $59,230 - 104,580 | 27% | 67% |
| 66 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 250 | 36,990 | $17,190 - 53,940 | 34% | 73% |
| 67 | Insurance underwriters | 240 | 58,650 | $36,160 - 92,420 | 6% | 53% |
| 68 | Librarians | 240 | 53,270 | $32,490 - 75,190 | 4% | 85% |
| 69 | Instructional coordinators | 240 | 61,670 | $29,630 - 101,660 | 23% | 79% |
| 70 | Advertising sales agents | 240 | $ - | 20% | 56% | |
| 71 | Mental health counselors | 230 | 44,520 | $32,690 - 60,540 | 30% | 73% |
| 72 | Electrical engineers | 230 | 72,970 | $49,920 - 101,050 | 6% | 81% |
| 73 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 230 | 79,210 | $56,740 - 105,590 | 28% | 85% |
| 74 | Human resources managers, all other | 220 | 79,860 | $40,210 - 115,540 | 11% | 58% |
| 75 | Dentists, general | 220 | 156,880 | $39,110 - | 9% | 100% |
| 76 | Special education teachers, middle school | 210 | 52,490 | $34,550 - 78,570 | 16% | 87% |
| 77 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 210 | 57,680 | $45,240 - 68,240 | 11% | 58% |
| 78 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 200 | 81,870 | $53,160 - 112,820 | 18% | 88% |
| 79 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 200 | 54,530 | $35,230 - 77,350 | 0% | 96% |
| 80 | Chemists | 200 | 54,490 | $30,980 - 85,410 | 9% | 93% |
| 81 | Personal financial advisors | 200 | 70,800 | $32,110 - | 41% | 81% |
| 82 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 200 | 74,770 | $39,670 - 123,830 | 14% | 78% |
| 83 | Veterinarians | 190 | 81,850 | $37,700 - 130,760 | 35% | 100% |
| 84 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 190 | 42,770 | $22,450 - 69,340 | 15% | 72% |
| 85 | Database administrators | 150 | 64,820 | $38,220 - 98,410 | 29% | 72% |
| 86 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 140 | 34,190 | $22,040 - 48,710 | 23% | 54% |
| 87 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 140 | 43,560 | $22,330 - 65,200 | 11% | 55% |
| 88 | Clergy | 130 | 37,350 | $22,420 - 53,560 | 19% | 75% |
| 89 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 130 | 57,210 | $41,480 - 84,280 | 12% | 94% |
| 90 | Floral designers | 130 | 26,110 | $17,750 - 37,960 | 0% | 55% |
| 91 | Reporters and correspondents | 130 | 56,780 | $24,640 - 122,790 | 1% | 85% |
| 92 | Writers and authors | 120 | 46,830 | $26,380 - 76,310 | 13% | 84% |
| 93 | Legislators | 120 | $ - | 1% | 65% | |
| 94 | Credit analysts | 120 | 47,560 | $34,270 - 65,330 | 2% | 60% |
| 95 | Directors, religious activities and education | 120 | 44,910 | $19,910 - 77,110 | 20% | 64% |
| 96 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 110 | 84,600 | $48,530 - 137,360 | 25% | 93% |
| 97 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 100 | 66,740 | $45,650 - 96,150 | 8% | 72% |
| 98 | Recreational therapists | 100 | 39,490 | $26,560 - 57,680 | 4% | 77% |
| 99 | Social workers, all other | 100 | 47,010 | $17,020 - 91,760 | 18% | 77% |
| 100 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 100 | 72,930 | $48,730 - 97,860 | 17% | 54% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 12,330 | 25,330 | $15,510 - 41,060 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 9,100 | 29,840 | $18,230 - 42,800 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Team assemblers | 8,510 | 29,890 | $18,910 - 39,660 | 0% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,240 | 27,190 | $17,280 - 41,330 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 8,220 | 17,790 | $15,230 - 24,150 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 8,160 | 31,690 | $16,920 - 48,920 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Cashiers | 8,110 | 19,210 | $15,250 - 25,370 | -2% | 10% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,660 | 26,310 | $16,740 - 39,800 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 5,310 | 25,540 | $19,040 - 32,590 | 18% | 7% |
| 10 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,930 | 30,670 | $21,050 - 42,520 | 1% | 18% |
| 11 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,690 | 18,900 | $15,450 - 24,790 | 18% | 5% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,690 | 39,990 | $24,610 - 62,290 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,670 | 24,570 | $15,900 - 37,160 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 4,640 | 33,510 | $22,720 - 45,730 | 13% | 16% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 3,950 | 30,960 | $17,390 - 53,770 | 8% | 4% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 3,950 | 37,490 | $22,150 - 52,600 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,890 | 30,740 | $17,440 - 51,310 | -6% | 14% |
| 18 | Helpers--production workers | 3,770 | 23,650 | $17,010 - 32,390 | 0% | 4% |
| 19 | General and operations managers | 3,680 | 93,130 | $46,470 - 156,450 | 2% | 48% |
| 20 | Teacher assistants | 3,220 | 23,820 | $15,660 - 32,330 | 10% | 18% |
| 21 | Food preparation workers | 3,140 | 19,760 | $15,600 - 26,470 | 15% | 7% |
| 22 | Business operations specialists, all other | 3,110 | 61,990 | $26,710 - 102,770 | 21% | 49% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,050 | 52,600 | $32,930 - 79,170 | -4% | 15% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,990 | 40,880 | $22,280 - 60,670 | 4% | 25% |
| 25 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,900 | 37,430 | $21,730 - 62,370 | -14% | 0% |
| 26 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,890 | 25,980 | $17,790 - 35,490 | 17% | 13% |
| 27 | Cooks, restaurant | 2,870 | 20,870 | $16,230 - 26,240 | 12% | 5% |
| 28 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,810 | 21,130 | $15,500 - 32,280 | -11% | 3% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,790 | 49,820 | $28,970 - 77,650 | 6% | 29% |
| 30 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,780 | 35,330 | $22,640 - 50,980 | -1% | 2% |
| 31 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,740 | 31,820 | $21,020 - 43,900 | 4% | 6% |
| 32 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,560 | 41,400 | $26,710 - 56,210 | 15% | 18% |
| 33 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,500 | 44,310 | $26,880 - 63,660 | 14% | 4% |
| 34 | Home health aides | 2,340 | 21,650 | $16,670 - 29,880 | 49% | 7% |
| 35 | Production workers, all other | 2,340 | 30,840 | $18,090 - 44,100 | 2% | 5% |
| 36 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,300 | 37,130 | $27,950 - 48,630 | 14% | 7% |
| 37 | Tool and die makers | 2,180 | 54,580 | $35,490 - 80,160 | -9% | 5% |
| 38 | Electricians | 2,050 | 49,210 | $29,110 - 77,530 | 7% | 7% |
| 39 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,950 | 44,580 | $28,170 - 71,820 | 9% | 5% |
| 40 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,930 | 28,860 | $16,820 - 41,860 | -8% | 5% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 1,830 | 39,870 | $27,660 - 53,330 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,830 | 29,120 | $17,500 - 44,660 | 11% | 14% |
| 43 | Bus drivers, school | 1,790 | 32,820 | $22,790 - 40,470 | 9% | 4% |
| 44 | Machinists | 1,790 | 35,360 | $21,930 - 50,720 | -2% | 3% |
| 45 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,780 | 22,940 | $16,210 - 33,480 | 18% | 6% |
| 46 | Construction laborers | 1,680 | 29,430 | $19,000 - 42,270 | 11% | 5% |
| 47 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 1,670 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,610 | 32,040 | $22,920 - 42,640 | 4% | 15% |
| 49 | Bartenders | 1,600 | 18,400 | $15,370 - 26,680 | 11% | 17% |
| 50 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,530 | 27,660 | $19,730 - 38,810 | -6% | 0% |
| 51 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,500 | 29,160 | $21,060 - 38,820 | -12% | 0% |
| 52 | Security guards | 1,460 | 22,390 | $16,820 - 30,730 | 17% | 13% |
| 53 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,430 | 21,990 | $15,540 - 34,680 | -4% | 5% |
| 54 | Tellers | 1,380 | 21,650 | $17,120 - 27,360 | 14% | 16% |
| 55 | Recreation workers | 1,310 | 25,860 | $15,800 - 42,230 | 13% | 47% |
| 56 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 1,290 | 35,740 | $21,820 - 51,980 | -2% | 6% |
| 57 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,260 | 45,710 | $27,400 - 68,510 | 4% | 30% |
| 58 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,260 | 55,880 | $35,930 - 78,930 | 7% | 13% |
| 59 | Computer support specialists | 1,220 | 42,940 | $24,580 - 63,550 | 13% | 43% |
| 60 | Insurance sales agents | 1,220 | 58,350 | $23,100 - 119,620 | 13% | 45% |
| 61 | Medical assistants | 1,200 | 28,040 | $21,390 - 37,300 | 35% | 10% |
| 62 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,190 | 22,770 | $15,260 - 32,700 | 23% | 16% |
| 63 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,190 | 22,440 | $15,590 - 34,680 | 12% | 6% |
| 64 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,180 | 174,400 | $48,750 - | 0% | 0% |
| 65 | Personal and home care aides | 1,120 | 20,350 | $15,520 - 26,570 | 51% | 10% |
| 66 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,100 | 50,050 | $28,570 - 71,060 | 11% | 4% |
| 67 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,080 | 27,260 | $19,870 - 34,180 | 11% | 5% |
| 68 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,050 | 18,440 | $15,370 - 25,350 | 10% | 8% |
| 69 | Cooks, fast food | 1,000 | 18,720 | $15,660 - 23,900 | 8% | 5% |
| 70 | Dishwashers | 990 | 17,220 | $15,230 - 20,890 | 10% | 3% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 990 | 58,940 | $36,580 - 94,190 | 9% | 10% |
| 72 | Dental assistants | 980 | 36,000 | $28,080 - 46,170 | 29% | 9% |
| 73 | Demonstrators and product promoters | 980 | 23,220 | $16,060 - 29,350 | 18% | 26% |
| 74 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 950 | 22,350 | $15,780 - 30,400 | 14% | 3% |
| 75 | Child care workers | 950 | 22,630 | $15,660 - 30,840 | 18% | 15% |
| 76 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 940 | 30,490 | $19,830 - 42,360 | 16% | 10% |
| 77 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 940 | 53,590 | $34,220 - 79,480 | 0% | 42% |
| 78 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 930 | 35,570 | $22,020 - 52,170 | -8% | 32% |
| 79 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 930 | 55,360 | $43,350 - 65,920 | 11% | 33% |
| 80 | Bill and account collectors | 910 | 35,730 | $24,430 - 52,550 | 23% | 13% |
| 81 | Postal service mail carriers | 890 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 82 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 870 | 49,790 | $31,690 - 76,110 | 9% | 47% |
| 83 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 870 | 38,130 | $20,360 - 59,030 | 8% | 9% |
| 84 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 870 | 17,740 | $15,400 - 21,890 | 10% | 17% |
| 85 | Industrial production managers | 860 | 88,380 | $49,380 - 139,240 | -5% | 43% |
| 86 | Loan officers | 860 | 59,500 | $29,850 - 106,450 | 12% | 49% |
| 87 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 850 | 27,260 | $15,660 - 55,350 | 27% | 47% |
| 88 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 840 | 25,940 | $16,930 - 37,280 | 10% | 24% |
| 89 | Medical secretaries | 830 | 31,670 | $23,420 - 42,560 | 17% | 18% |
| 90 | Food batchmakers | 820 | 31,990 | $16,750 - 61,920 | 11% | 5% |
| 91 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 810 | 37,160 | $15,900 - 55,420 | 12% | 3% |
| 92 | Cost estimators | 800 | 55,260 | $30,820 - 79,610 | 19% | 32% |
| 93 | Dental hygienists | 800 | 56,650 | $43,400 - 66,240 | 30% | 33% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 800 | 75,740 | $42,430 - 128,010 | 4% | 38% |
| 95 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 790 | 19,980 | $15,500 - 28,470 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 760 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 97 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 760 | 35,560 | $25,060 - 49,020 | 5% | 2% |
| 98 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 750 | 40,680 | $22,400 - 66,500 | 9% | 3% |
| 99 | Administrative services managers | 750 | 66,410 | $35,640 - 103,350 | 12% | 40% |
| 100 | Pharmacy technicians | 750 | 28,580 | $21,010 - 37,600 | 32% | 16% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 29,060 | 410 | 29.8 |
| Tool and die makers | 54,580 | 2,180 | 10.4 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 44,770 | 290 | 8.6 |
| Furniture finishers | 31,180 | 310 | 7.8 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,660 | 1,530 | 7.8 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 37,620 | 720 | 7.4 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 20,160 | 100 | 6.6 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 38,070 | 110 | 6.3 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,940 | 440 | 6 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 32,540 | 450 | 5.9 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 63,720 | 490 | 5.8 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 39,310 | 210 | 5.6 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,730 | 250 | 5.4 |
| Millwrights | 72,100 | 440 | 5.2 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 23,230 | 130 | 5.1 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 29,530 | 220 | 5 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 30,790 | 740 | 4.9 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 23,220 | 980 | 4.9 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,430 | 2,900 | 4.8 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,160 | 1,500 | 4.6 |
| Telephone operators | 38,570 | 100 | 4.1 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 55,600 | 700 | 4 |
| Carpet installers | 39,290 | 270 | 3.9 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 46,160 | 410 | 3.8 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 35,740 | 1,290 | 3.8 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 38,100 | 190 | 3.8 |
| Production workers, all other | 30,840 | 2,340 | 3.8 |
| Food batchmakers | 31,990 | 820 | 3.7 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,580 | 720 | 3.7 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 38,220 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 44,910 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 31,730 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 1,670 | 3.5 | |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 30,740 | 3,890 | 3.1 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,470 | 290 | 3.1 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,650 | 3,770 | 3.1 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 43,820 | 4,180 | 3.1 |
| Team assemblers | 29,890 | 8,510 | 3 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 28,860 | 1,930 | 2.7 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 44,580 | 1,950 | 2.7 |
| Mechanical engineers | 63,940 | 1,750 | 2.7 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 30,790 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 32,850 | 230 | 2.7 |
| Funeral attendants | 25,100 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Industrial engineers | 68,140 | 1,510 | 2.6 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,450 | 590 | 2.5 |
| Mechanical drafters | 52,420 | 490 | 2.5 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,250 | 150 | 2.4 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 41,230 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 38,130 | 870 | 2.3 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction managers | 132,610 | 1.57 | 510 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 43,560 | 1.53 | 140 |
| Millwrights | 72,100 | 1.44 | 440 |
| Health educators | 64,030 | 1.4 | 280 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 84,600 | 1.39 | 110 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 56,780 | 1.39 | 130 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 86,740 | 1.34 | 430 |
| Real estate brokers | 95,120 | 1.34 | 120 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 40,630 | 1.34 | 300 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 33,920 | 1.33 | 620 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 57,680 | 1.33 | 210 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,320 | 1.33 | 320 |
| Order clerks | 37,090 | 1.32 | 500 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 56,240 | 1.31 | 470 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 38,070 | 1.29 | 110 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,430 | 1.29 | 2,900 |
| Social and human service assistants | 35,940 | 1.27 | 550 |
| Social and community service managers | 72,090 | 1.26 | 290 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 46,160 | 1.26 | 410 |
| Bus drivers, school | 32,820 | 1.26 | 1,790 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 42,760 | 1.25 | 620 |
| Food batchmakers | 31,990 | 1.25 | 820 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 42,630 | 1.23 | 370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 52,750 | 1.23 | 590 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 44,310 | 1.22 | 2,500 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 38,860 | 1.22 | 290 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 40,160 | 1.21 | 470 |
| Tool and die makers | 54,580 | 1.2 | 2,180 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 41,740 | 1.2 | 410 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 36,660 | 1.2 | 280 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 60,310 | 1.19 | 520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 50,050 | 1.19 | 200 |
| Printing machine operators | 38,770 | 1.18 | 650 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 66,700 | 1.18 | 6,650 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 40,810 | 1.18 | 170 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 35,330 | 1.18 | 2,780 |
| Child care workers | 22,630 | 1.17 | 950 |
| Office clerks, general | 29,840 | 1.17 | 9,100 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 26,770 | 1.17 | 330 |
| Legal secretaries | 41,960 | 1.17 | 670 |
| Managers, all other | 96,310 | 1.16 | 1,040 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 30,790 | 1.16 | 740 |
| Bill and account collectors | 35,730 | 1.16 | 910 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 58,000 | 1.16 | 490 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 61,960 | 1.16 | 270 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 34,960 | 1.16 | 190 |
| Sheet metal workers | 48,150 | 1.15 | 600 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 27,260 | 1.15 | 1,080 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 43,820 | 1.15 | 4,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 41,070 | 1.15 | 290 |
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