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 | 3,510 | 58,880 | $41,220 - 74,820 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,430 | 49,800 | $33,240 - 67,950 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,240 | 53,830 | $26,750 - 86,620 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 890 | 51,340 | $35,860 - 68,650 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 850 | 53,160 | $33,310 - 79,220 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 690 | 48,950 | $33,200 - 64,530 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Chief executives | 620 | 121,380 | $52,430 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 480 | 88,650 | $42,490 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Lawyers | 470 | 107,160 | $56,020 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 10 | Mechanical engineers | 470 | 68,140 | $43,620 - 94,530 | 4% | 78% |
| 11 | Industrial engineers | 430 | 61,010 | $40,470 - 88,840 | 20% | 74% |
| 12 | Managers, all other | 430 | 80,340 | $44,440 - 124,140 | 7% | 55% |
| 13 | Child, family, and school social workers | 360 | 52,050 | $27,650 - 69,560 | 19% | 77% |
| 14 | Sales managers | 350 | 79,400 | $27,240 - 143,420 | 10% | 69% |
| 15 | Social and human service assistants | 320 | 27,130 | $16,790 - 42,890 | 34% | 58% |
| 16 | Computer systems analysts | 320 | 62,970 | $42,200 - 85,600 | 29% | 68% |
| 17 | Medical and health services managers | 320 | 74,320 | $31,840 - 116,720 | 16% | 57% |
| 18 | Pharmacists | 290 | 91,010 | $48,400 - 0 | 22% | 97% |
| 19 | Engineers, all other | 280 | 68,410 | $44,020 - 97,950 | 6% | 82% |
| 20 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 280 | 48,230 | $27,710 - 73,840 | 5% | 58% |
| 21 | Financial specialists, all other | 280 | 49,150 | $29,520 - 72,260 | 12% | 50% |
| 22 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 270 | 55,190 | $24,300 - 99,850 | 12% | 51% |
| 23 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 260 | 42,140 | $25,910 - 56,280 | 12% | 51% |
| 24 | Computer programmers | 250 | 53,730 | $33,820 - 75,410 | 0% | 73% |
| 25 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 250 | 83,680 | $62,910 - 112,650 | 8% | 78% |
| 26 | Computer and information systems managers | 250 | 91,470 | $58,820 - 118,870 | 16% | 73% |
| 27 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 240 | 89,810 | $26,590 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 28 | Public relations specialists | 240 | 43,800 | $27,880 - 63,150 | 18% | 81% |
| 29 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 230 | 47,410 | $28,650 - 63,430 | 17% | 56% |
| 30 | Coaches and scouts | 230 | 32,000 | $17,440 - 49,650 | 15% | 60% |
| 31 | Network and computer systems administrators | 210 | 53,060 | $31,560 - 75,510 | 27% | 50% |
| 32 | Engineering managers | 210 | 92,000 | $62,740 - 124,610 | 7% | 84% |
| 33 | Physical therapists | 200 | 60,960 | $44,150 - 79,610 | 27% | 89% |
| 34 | Training and development specialists | 190 | 53,370 | $29,070 - 79,210 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 190 | 51,280 | $32,810 - 68,570 | 13% | 73% |
| 36 | Librarians | 160 | 45,080 | $25,600 - 67,800 | 4% | 85% |
| 37 | Computer specialists, all other | 160 | 42,600 | $21,390 - 72,320 | 15% | 68% |
| 38 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 150 | 37,740 | $25,670 - 52,670 | 30% | 77% |
| 39 | Medical and public health social workers | 150 | 42,080 | $31,620 - 56,570 | 24% | 77% |
| 40 | Instructional coordinators | 140 | 66,610 | $37,050 - 96,140 | 23% | 79% |
| 41 | Civil engineers | 140 | 66,000 | $45,340 - 93,610 | 18% | 87% |
| 42 | Dentists, general | 140 | $0 - 0 | 9% | 100% | |
| 43 | Occupational therapists | 130 | 56,390 | $39,530 - 76,610 | 23% | 90% |
| 44 | Veterinarians | 130 | 78,860 | $48,680 - 114,040 | 35% | 100% |
| 45 | Financial analysts | 130 | 60,160 | $32,250 - 102,900 | 34% | 87% |
| 46 | Social and community service managers | 120 | 51,920 | $33,780 - 73,350 | 25% | 72% |
| 47 | Market research analysts | 110 | 61,580 | $34,760 - 95,860 | 20% | 82% |
| 48 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 110 | 49,870 | $27,520 - 75,600 | 18% | 56% |
| 49 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 110 | 62,790 | $39,060 - 95,400 | 16% | 99% |
| 50 | Technical writers | 100 | 64,740 | $38,810 - 98,590 | 20% | 74% |
| 51 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 100 | 84,130 | $29,130 - 123,820 | 28% | 85% |
| 52 | Marketing managers | 100 | 71,800 | $38,070 - 114,890 | 14% | 69% |
| 53 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 100 | 48,770 | $32,550 - 70,610 | 18% | 56% |
| 54 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 90 | 52,870 | $40,540 - 62,710 | 25% | 93% |
| 55 | Human resources managers, all other | 90 | 86,630 | $58,250 - 126,690 | 11% | 58% |
| 56 | Electrical engineers | 90 | 71,920 | $52,960 - 96,630 | 6% | 81% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 90 | 37,830 | $27,700 - 53,240 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 80 | 56,970 | $38,350 - 74,100 | 0% | 96% |
| 59 | Purchasing managers | 80 | 82,790 | $40,200 - 132,490 | 3% | 57% |
| 60 | Sales engineers | 70 | 82,110 | $47,680 - 116,440 | 9% | 79% |
| 61 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 70 | 28,080 | $15,880 - 74,830 | 24% | 78% |
| 62 | Designers, all other | 70 | 47,930 | $23,680 - 73,930 | 12% | 55% |
| 63 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 70 | 54,280 | $33,510 - 75,520 | 53% | 57% |
| 64 | Graphic designers | 70 | 39,360 | $21,780 - 60,280 | 10% | 55% |
| 65 | Physician assistants | 70 | 85,760 | $64,730 - 108,900 | 27% | 67% |
| 66 | Special education teachers, middle school | 60 | 52,640 | $41,020 - 63,080 | 16% | 87% |
| 67 | Operations research analysts | 60 | 66,750 | $42,920 - 95,350 | 11% | 71% |
| 68 | Floral designers | 60 | 21,220 | $18,830 - 22,990 | 0% | 55% |
| 69 | Speech-language pathologists | 60 | 49,660 | $27,570 - 74,760 | 11% | 98% |
| 70 | Compensation and benefits managers | 50 | 74,760 | $37,140 - 101,460 | 12% | 58% |
| 71 | Credit analysts | 50 | 44,240 | $31,790 - 58,750 | 2% | 60% |
| 72 | Optometrists | 50 | 102,870 | $68,670 - 136,870 | 11% | 100% |
| 73 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 57,680 | $34,700 - 85,140 | 9% | 87% |
| 74 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 50 | 60,400 | $52,710 - 71,400 | 17% | 54% |
| 75 | Editors | 50 | 57,950 | $25,640 - 133,010 | 2% | 81% |
| 76 | Public relations managers | 50 | 86,090 | $42,520 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 77 | Training and development managers | 40 | 65,600 | $40,580 - 99,410 | 16% | 58% |
| 78 | Chiropractors | 40 | $0 - 0 | 14% | 98% | |
| 79 | Health educators | 40 | 45,320 | $26,380 - 70,870 | 26% | 58% |
| 80 | Recreational therapists | 40 | 36,140 | $23,930 - 51,880 | 4% | 77% |
| 81 | Music directors and composers | 40 | 48,680 | $25,610 - 77,050 | 13% | 53% |
| 82 | Producers and directors | 40 | 42,430 | $17,870 - 49,470 | 11% | 75% |
| 83 | Materials engineers | 40 | 61,700 | $32,380 - 94,510 | 4% | 77% |
| 84 | Advertising sales agents | 40 | 54,660 | $13,620 - 80,430 | 20% | 56% |
| 85 | Budget analysts | 40 | 59,920 | $33,770 - 113,460 | 7% | 78% |
| 86 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 40 | 21,070 | $14,990 - 28,310 | 11% | 55% |
| 87 | Tax preparers | 40 | 27,970 | $16,630 - 45,420 | 0% | 54% |
| 88 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 30 | 45,410 | $38,110 - 56,740 | 9% | 72% |
| 89 | Therapists, all other | 30 | 42,490 | $33,100 - 52,420 | 10% | 83% |
| 90 | Psychologists, all other | 30 | 45,790 | $34,140 - 68,100 | 8% | 99% |
| 91 | Education administrators, all other | 30 | 116,740 | $48,130 - 0 | 13% | 78% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 5,060 | 22,030 | $13,070 - 33,970 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 3,830 | 16,680 | $12,110 - 22,830 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,680 | 15,190 | $11,620 - 21,870 | 11% | 14% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 2,990 | 25,220 | $15,250 - 36,850 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 2,710 | 30,250 | $16,450 - 47,770 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,690 | 22,870 | $15,780 - 32,890 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,690 | 14,970 | $11,660 - 19,340 | 18% | 5% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,450 | 23,250 | $14,120 - 34,050 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Teacher assistants | 2,070 | 20,410 | $14,120 - 26,970 | 10% | 18% |
| 10 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,980 | 29,070 | $20,940 - 38,510 | 1% | 18% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,920 | 32,400 | $17,710 - 49,510 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Team assemblers | 1,890 | 25,450 | $15,830 - 35,800 | 0% | 5% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,730 | 21,910 | $13,740 - 32,400 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,600 | 23,230 | $18,440 - 29,180 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,600 | 18,970 | $12,860 - 25,100 | -11% | 3% |
| 16 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,550 | 32,960 | $18,480 - 44,070 | 10% | 4% |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 1,450 | 83,830 | $40,970 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,330 | 34,290 | $19,650 - 48,480 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,230 | 24,330 | $17,920 - 31,690 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,190 | 45,260 | $24,660 - 72,070 | 6% | 29% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,090 | 35,700 | $19,090 - 52,440 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,060 | 21,640 | $14,490 - 30,800 | 18% | 6% |
| 23 | Food preparation workers | 1,030 | 18,430 | $12,590 - 25,190 | 15% | 7% |
| 24 | Production workers, all other | 1,020 | 31,360 | $16,800 - 50,290 | 2% | 5% |
| 25 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 960 | 36,170 | $24,500 - 48,880 | 15% | 18% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 950 | 20,340 | $15,560 - 25,240 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 950 | 54,710 | $27,790 - 73,920 | 11% | 4% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 890 | 50,060 | $30,560 - 72,350 | -4% | 15% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 890 | 27,010 | $17,510 - 40,630 | 11% | 14% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 870 | 28,110 | $14,230 - 49,090 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | Tellers | 860 | 23,640 | $18,550 - 29,540 | 14% | 16% |
| 32 | Child care workers | 850 | 19,560 | $15,250 - 27,090 | 18% | 15% |
| 33 | Business operations specialists, all other | 840 | 48,790 | $30,430 - 72,650 | 21% | 49% |
| 34 | Home health aides | 780 | 19,800 | $15,760 - 26,300 | 49% | 7% |
| 35 | Security guards | 770 | 26,660 | $15,830 - 40,280 | 17% | 13% |
| 36 | Helpers--production workers | 760 | 22,680 | $16,070 - 31,020 | 0% | 4% |
| 37 | Cooks, fast food | 760 | 15,310 | $11,590 - 21,970 | 8% | 5% |
| 38 | Construction laborers | 750 | 30,400 | $19,960 - 42,790 | 11% | 5% |
| 39 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 740 | 52,240 | $27,990 - 68,450 | 11% | 33% |
| 40 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 740 | 28,360 | $16,910 - 38,050 | -12% | 0% |
| 41 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 720 | 21,190 | $12,920 - 32,230 | 13% | 5% |
| 42 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 690 | 36,090 | $17,750 - 56,350 | 14% | 4% |
| 43 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 660 | 23,160 | $16,340 - 33,860 | -4% | 5% |
| 44 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 650 | 27,410 | $21,000 - 33,900 | -14% | 0% |
| 45 | Counter and rental clerks | 630 | 20,230 | $14,010 - 27,970 | 23% | 16% |
| 46 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 630 | 29,080 | $17,400 - 40,310 | -1% | 2% |
| 47 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 630 | 25,770 | $14,410 - 37,560 | 4% | 6% |
| 48 | Electricians | 610 | 39,640 | $19,530 - 63,830 | 7% | 7% |
| 49 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 610 | 29,320 | $18,960 - 38,020 | -6% | 14% |
| 50 | Carpenters | 600 | 38,150 | $28,780 - 52,080 | 10% | 6% |
| 51 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 550 | 14,850 | $11,680 - 20,680 | 12% | 6% |
| 52 | Bus drivers, school | 550 | 27,230 | $22,090 - 33,720 | 9% | 4% |
| 53 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 550 | 38,390 | $31,100 - 46,750 | 14% | 7% |
| 54 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 540 | 31,160 | $21,190 - 44,680 | 4% | 15% |
| 55 | Dishwashers | 530 | 15,890 | $12,280 - 20,080 | 10% | 3% |
| 56 | Medical assistants | 510 | 28,350 | $21,220 - 35,640 | 35% | 10% |
| 57 | Bartenders | 500 | 17,660 | $12,000 - 22,500 | 11% | 17% |
| 58 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 470 | 33,880 | $17,720 - 54,180 | -8% | 5% |
| 59 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 450 | 50,230 | $31,700 - 73,790 | 7% | 13% |
| 60 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 450 | 20,080 | $12,550 - 27,760 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 440 | 41,640 | $24,100 - 65,240 | -8% | 32% |
| 62 | Personal and home care aides | 440 | 18,440 | $14,850 - 22,790 | 51% | 10% |
| 63 | Loan officers | 430 | 52,560 | $26,820 - 93,120 | 12% | 49% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 430 | 56,970 | $27,960 - 92,480 | 9% | 10% |
| 65 | Computer support specialists | 420 | 43,490 | $23,540 - 71,580 | 13% | 43% |
| 66 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 410 | 23,460 | $16,160 - 32,240 | 11% | 5% |
| 67 | Driver/sales workers | 400 | 25,270 | $12,460 - 47,360 | -4% | 4% |
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 400 | 43,270 | $33,670 - 50,900 | 1% | 11% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 390 | 16,010 | $12,070 - 20,780 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 370 | 38,740 | $25,980 - 55,120 | 4% | 30% |
| 71 | Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 360 | 21,020 | $15,240 - 28,780 | -29% | 0% |
| 72 | Demonstrators and product promoters | 340 | 21,560 | $15,610 - 27,750 | 18% | 26% |
| 73 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 330 | 50,540 | $16,410 - 85,930 | 28% | 48% |
| 74 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 330 | 41,240 | $22,910 - 49,650 | -7% | 12% |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 320 | 20,300 | $14,350 - 28,060 | 14% | 3% |
| 76 | Dental hygienists | 320 | 55,920 | $48,150 - 64,440 | 30% | 33% |
| 77 | Opticians, dispensing | 320 | 28,060 | $19,840 - 36,270 | 9% | 15% |
| 78 | Food service managers | 320 | 41,960 | $21,640 - 70,050 | 5% | 24% |
| 79 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 320 | 79,480 | $27,580 - 118,490 | 4% | 38% |
| 80 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 310 | 28,370 | $15,920 - 43,910 | 26% | 43% |
| 81 | Tool and die makers | 300 | 43,290 | $23,070 - 58,260 | -9% | 5% |
| 82 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 300 | 31,020 | $20,550 - 45,280 | 0% | 22% |
| 83 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 290 | 29,180 | $18,230 - 43,480 | -15% | 0% |
| 84 | Cost estimators | 280 | 55,790 | $28,050 - 85,210 | 19% | 32% |
| 85 | Printing machine operators | 280 | 36,930 | $22,610 - 45,510 | -5% | 6% |
| 86 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 280 | 46,130 | $31,010 - 65,140 | 0% | 42% |
| 87 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 280 | 29,930 | $20,210 - 42,360 | -2% | 6% |
| 88 | Pharmacy technicians | 280 | 26,710 | $20,800 - 34,150 | 32% | 16% |
| 89 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 270 | 32,940 | $20,300 - 49,270 | 5% | 2% |
| 90 | Sheet metal workers | 260 | 48,550 | $21,470 - 72,590 | 7% | 4% |
| 91 | Dental assistants | 260 | 32,380 | $21,970 - 40,530 | 29% | 9% |
| 92 | Cooks, short order | 260 | 18,990 | $14,850 - 23,610 | 5% | 5% |
| 93 | Administrative services managers | 260 | 57,460 | $27,020 - 94,020 | 12% | 40% |
| 94 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 250 | 39,680 | $23,840 - 54,830 | 8% | 9% |
| 95 | Industrial production managers | 250 | 80,570 | $39,660 - 128,250 | -5% | 43% |
| 96 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 250 | 52,290 | $37,610 - 71,630 | 9% | 3% |
| 97 | Legal secretaries | 250 | 37,950 | $26,550 - 50,570 | 12% | 18% |
| 98 | Insurance sales agents | 250 | 72,600 | $31,500 - 117,910 | 13% | 45% |
| 99 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 240 | 25,570 | $19,510 - 33,230 | 16% | 10% |
| 100 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 240 | 27,830 | $19,850 - 36,730 | 0% | 24% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 21,020 | 360 | 21.8 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,360 | 740 | 6.4 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 28,060 | 320 | 5.6 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 21,560 | 340 | 5.6 |
| Production workers, all other | 31,360 | 1,020 | 4.6 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 46,350 | 130 | 4 |
| Tool and die makers | 43,290 | 300 | 3.9 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 23,640 | 240 | 3.8 |
| Home appliance repairers | 35,430 | 100 | 3.7 |
| Surgeons | 188,880 | 140 | 3.6 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,180 | 290 | 3.4 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 103,150 | 670 | 3.4 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 22,200 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 54,740 | 190 | 3 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 30,940 | 100 | 3 |
| Veterinarians | 78,860 | 130 | 2.9 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 34,390 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,410 | 650 | 2.7 |
| Mechanical drafters | 41,060 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 33,880 | 470 | 2.7 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 29,930 | 280 | 2.4 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 49,150 | 280 | 2.4 |
| Industrial engineers | 61,010 | 430 | 2.3 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,100 | 180 | 2.3 |
| Mechanical engineers | 68,140 | 470 | 2.3 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 33,430 | 180 | 2.2 |
| Technical writers | 64,740 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 54,710 | 950 | 2.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 39,680 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 18,970 | 1,600 | 2.1 |
| Engineers, all other | 68,410 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Chief executives | 121,380 | 620 | 2.1 |
| Dental hygienists | 55,920 | 320 | 2 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 23,160 | 660 | 1.9 |
| Teacher assistants | 20,410 | 2,070 | 1.8 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 42,140 | 260 | 1.8 |
| Team assemblers | 25,450 | 1,890 | 1.8 |
| Coaches and scouts | 32,000 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Dentists, general | 140 | 1.7 | |
| Industrial production managers | 80,570 | 250 | 1.7 |
| Food service managers | 41,960 | 320 | 1.7 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 38,590 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Helpers--production workers | 22,680 | 760 | 1.7 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 41,640 | 440 | 1.6 |
| Cooks, short order | 18,990 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 52,240 | 740 | 1.6 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 51,340 | 890 | 1.6 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 15,190 | 3,680 | 1.6 |
| Sheet metal workers | 48,550 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Bus drivers, school | 27,230 | 550 | 1.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 41,640 | 1.44 | 440 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 33,880 | 1.36 | 470 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 52,290 | 1.36 | 250 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 52,050 | 1.36 | 360 |
| Insurance sales agents | 72,600 | 1.34 | 250 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 22,750 | 1.33 | 170 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 47,940 | 1.27 | 210 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 54,710 | 1.25 | 950 |
| Roofers | 41,940 | 1.25 | 110 |
| Sheet metal workers | 48,550 | 1.22 | 260 |
| Instructional coordinators | 66,610 | 1.2 | 140 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 21,190 | 1.2 | 720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 79,480 | 1.19 | 320 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 28,370 | 1.19 | 310 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 52,240 | 1.17 | 740 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 21,730 | 1.17 | 220 |
| Printing machine operators | 36,930 | 1.17 | 280 |
| Security guards | 26,660 | 1.16 | 770 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 23,640 | 1.15 | 240 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 39,680 | 1.15 | 250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 37,050 | 1.15 | 170 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 49,870 | 1.14 | 110 |
| Training and development specialists | 53,370 | 1.14 | 190 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 46,350 | 1.13 | 130 |
| Production workers, all other | 31,360 | 1.12 | 1,020 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 45,380 | 1.11 | 160 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 54,740 | 1.11 | 190 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 83,680 | 1.11 | 250 |
| Lawyers | 107,160 | 1.11 | 470 |
| Legal secretaries | 37,950 | 1.11 | 250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 37,460 | 1.11 | 150 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 31,160 | 1.11 | 540 |
| Medical secretaries | 30,450 | 1.1 | 230 |
| Child care workers | 19,560 | 1.1 | 850 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 20,430 | 1.1 | 180 |
| Bus drivers, school | 27,230 | 1.1 | 550 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 23,250 | 1.09 | 2,450 |
| Construction managers | 84,790 | 1.09 | 220 |
| Computer support specialists | 43,490 | 1.09 | 420 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 89,810 | 1.09 | 240 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 24,330 | 1.09 | 1,230 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 34,900 | 1.09 | 230 |
| Medical assistants | 28,350 | 1.08 | 510 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 45,500 | 1.08 | 220 |
| Dental assistants | 32,380 | 1.08 | 260 |
| Surgeons | 188,880 | 1.08 | 140 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 32,400 | 1.08 | 1,920 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 51,340 | 1.08 | 890 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 23,460 | 1.07 | 410 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 49,800 | 1.07 | 1,430 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons | 188,880 | 140 |
| Internists, general | 157,150 | 50 |
| Family and general practitioners | 142,460 | 30 |
| Chief executives | 121,380 | 620 |
| Education administrators, all other | 116,740 | 30 |
| Lawyers | 107,160 | 470 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 103,150 | 670 |
| Optometrists | 102,870 | 50 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 92,490 | |
| Engineering managers | 92,000 | 210 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 91,470 | 250 |
| Pharmacists | 91,010 | 290 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 89,810 | 240 |
| Financial managers | 88,650 | 480 |
| Natural sciences managers | 88,590 | |
| Human resources managers, all other | 86,630 | 90 |
| Public relations managers | 86,090 | 50 |
| Physician assistants | 85,760 | 70 |
| Construction managers | 84,790 | 220 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 84,130 | 100 |
| General and operations managers | 83,830 | 1,450 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 83,680 | 250 |
| Purchasing managers | 82,790 | 80 |
| Sales engineers | 82,110 | 70 |
| Industrial production managers | 80,570 | 250 |
| Managers, all other | 80,340 | 430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 79,480 | 320 |
| Sales managers | 79,400 | 350 |
| Veterinarians | 78,860 | 130 |
| Logisticians | 78,740 | 70 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 75,740 | |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 74,760 | 50 |
| Medical and health services managers | 74,320 | 320 |
| Insurance sales agents | 72,600 | 250 |
| Electrical engineers | 71,920 | 90 |
| Marketing managers | 71,800 | 100 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 71,320 | 80 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 70,080 | |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 69,960 | |
| Engineers, all other | 68,410 | 280 |
| Mechanical engineers | 68,140 | 470 |
| Operations research analysts | 66,750 | 60 |
| Instructional coordinators | 66,610 | 140 |
| Civil engineers | 66,000 | 140 |
| Training and development managers | 65,600 | 40 |
| Technical writers | 64,740 | 100 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 63,450 | |
| Computer systems analysts | 62,970 | 320 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 62,790 | 110 |
| Materials engineers | 61,700 | 40 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Stryker | 4.9 |
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