| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 19,440 | 66,770 | $51,320 - 81,440 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 16,040 | 69,080 | $28,510 - 109,980 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Engineers, all other | 11,840 | | $ - | 6% | 82% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 11,250 | 63,630 | $38,250 - 96,450 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 10,930 | 65,240 | $37,510 - 95,440 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Mechanical engineers | 8,440 | 80,020 | $53,050 - 110,380 | 4% | 78% |
| 7 | Industrial engineers | 7,720 | 82,100 | $56,640 - 108,350 | 20% | 74% |
| 8 | Computer systems analysts | 5,950 | 77,890 | $49,190 - 108,450 | 29% | 68% |
| 9 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 5,840 | 74,330 | $29,700 - 140,590 | 9% | 54% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 5,770 | 124,890 | $52,800 - | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 5,630 | 90,520 | $44,940 - 143,310 | 12% | 51% |
| 12 | Computer programmers | 5,480 | 70,460 | $44,900 - 103,980 | 0% | 73% |
| 13 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,470 | 65,240 | $40,920 - 88,360 | 11% | 95% |
| 14 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,320 | 61,190 | $33,340 - 91,010 | 6% | 96% |
| 15 | Management analysts | 4,410 | 95,490 | $45,970 - | 22% | 78% |
| 16 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,300 | 83,900 | $53,660 - 118,610 | 28% | 85% |
| 17 | Chief executives | 4,070 | 165,920 | $78,990 - | 2% | 65% |
| 18 | Sales managers | 3,970 | 110,570 | $51,610 - | 10% | 69% |
| 19 | Computer software engineers, applications | 3,850 | 80,560 | $53,540 - 109,040 | 45% | 85% |
| 20 | Engineering managers | 3,580 | 116,630 | $84,330 - 160,230 | 7% | 84% |
| 21 | Managers, all other | 3,500 | 97,610 | $55,230 - 149,370 | 7% | 55% |
| 22 | Financial managers | 3,420 | 101,830 | $55,510 - 161,090 | 13% | 60% |
| 23 | Computer specialists, all other | 3,270 | 66,240 | $33,000 - 105,900 | 15% | 68% |
| 24 | Network and computer systems administrators | 3,240 | 69,330 | $44,300 - 100,510 | 27% | 50% |
| 25 | Medical and public health social workers | 3,220 | 53,080 | $25,670 - 79,660 | 24% | 77% |
| 26 | Social and human service assistants | 3,190 | 27,900 | $17,820 - 42,780 | 34% | 58% |
| 27 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,970 | 76,510 | $50,110 - 110,050 | 53% | 57% |
| 28 | Financial specialists, all other | 2,830 | 68,110 | $34,740 - 109,690 | 12% | 50% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 2,690 | 71,940 | $38,110 - 114,690 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Sales and related workers, all other | 2,550 | 39,560 | $16,380 - 72,650 | 14% | 62% |
| 31 | Computer and information systems managers | 2,530 | 109,650 | $67,340 - 162,140 | 16% | 73% |
| 32 | Civil engineers | 2,400 | 72,000 | $48,010 - 103,160 | 18% | 87% |
| 33 | Pharmacists | 2,250 | 102,890 | $87,700 - 127,710 | 22% | 97% |
| 34 | Commercial and industrial designers | 2,110 | 76,860 | $49,470 - 104,320 | 7% | 55% |
| 35 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,100 | 90,500 | $23,850 - | 25% | 67% |
| 36 | Physical therapists | 2,010 | 78,450 | $46,070 - 122,800 | 27% | 89% |
| 37 | Public relations specialists | 1,920 | 57,860 | $31,370 - 92,980 | 18% | 81% |
| 38 | Electrical engineers | 1,890 | 80,380 | $54,990 - 111,650 | 6% | 81% |
| 39 | Personal financial advisors | 1,880 | 95,950 | $28,960 - | 41% | 81% |
| 40 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,820 | 61,850 | $33,860 - 94,310 | 17% | 56% |
| 41 | Medical and health services managers | 1,810 | 86,900 | $51,310 - 155,380 | 16% | 57% |
| 42 | Graphic designers | 1,800 | 47,670 | $27,610 - 71,350 | 10% | 55% |
| 43 | Sales engineers | 1,760 | 93,540 | $55,280 - 138,500 | 9% | 79% |
| 44 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,710 | 54,470 | $31,640 - 85,780 | 19% | 77% |
| 45 | Financial analysts | 1,700 | 73,890 | $46,690 - 104,950 | 34% | 87% |
| 46 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,660 | 58,450 | $27,180 - 100,400 | 18% | 56% |
| 47 | Coaches and scouts | 1,610 | 33,860 | $15,350 - 62,030 | 15% | 60% |
| 48 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 1,580 | 39,990 | $22,590 - 74,240 | 11% | 79% |
| 49 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,540 | 54,400 | $40,780 - 68,020 | 12% | 51% |
| 50 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,510 | 40,850 | $24,810 - 58,830 | 23% | 54% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,390 | 35,710 | $25,130 - 48,910 | 15% | 51% |
| 52 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,330 | 43,030 | $32,120 - 57,700 | 30% | 77% |
| 53 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,320 | 66,120 | $40,090 - 96,040 | 20% | 87% |
| 54 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,310 | 100,610 | $68,480 - 134,460 | 8% | 78% |
| 55 | Dentists, general | 1,290 | 164,380 | $82,490 - | 9% | 100% |
| 56 | Advertising sales agents | 1,260 | 55,710 | $25,190 - 107,370 | 20% | 56% |
| 57 | Training and development specialists | 1,250 | 56,380 | $34,270 - 83,110 | 18% | 56% |
| 58 | Occupational therapists | 1,230 | 71,710 | $47,530 - 107,040 | 23% | 90% |
| 59 | Marketing managers | 1,220 | 106,450 | $59,030 - 158,870 | 14% | 69% |
| 60 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,150 | 65,180 | $36,970 - 98,190 | 13% | 73% |
| 61 | Librarians | 1,010 | 61,050 | $36,510 - 94,970 | 4% | 85% |
| 62 | Database administrators | 1,000 | 73,400 | $44,970 - 106,530 | 29% | 72% |
| 63 | Operations research analysts | 990 | 93,740 | $55,440 - 133,700 | 11% | 71% |
| 64 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 940 | 79,660 | $56,570 - 107,510 | 4% | 81% |
| 65 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 900 | 87,120 | $41,380 - | 16% | 99% |
| 66 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 840 | 62,680 | $38,450 - 93,320 | 5% | 58% |
| 67 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 800 | 57,730 | $37,940 - 83,430 | 18% | 56% |
| 68 | Speech-language pathologists | 780 | 79,030 | $49,090 - 124,260 | 11% | 98% |
| 69 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 750 | 66,140 | $41,840 - 96,880 | 18% | 88% |
| 70 | Purchasing managers | 700 | 93,800 | $51,750 - 141,600 | 3% | 57% |
| 71 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 670 | 36,260 | $19,040 - 58,910 | 25% | 58% |
| 72 | Credit analysts | 660 | 66,440 | $37,120 - 103,600 | 2% | 60% |
| 73 | Insurance underwriters | 630 | 71,170 | $43,900 - 96,760 | 6% | 53% |
| 74 | Special education teachers, middle school | 620 | 61,530 | $36,520 - 88,190 | 16% | 87% |
| 75 | Instructional coordinators | 610 | 72,580 | $37,010 - 108,390 | 23% | 79% |
| 76 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 610 | 65,100 | $36,980 - 98,460 | 9% | 87% |
| 77 | Physician assistants | 600 | 92,930 | $70,760 - 112,050 | 27% | 67% |
| 78 | Social and community service managers | 580 | 56,760 | $31,230 - 84,080 | 25% | 72% |
| 79 | Computer hardware engineers | 550 | 92,390 | $53,380 - 133,650 | 5% | 70% |
| 80 | Human resources managers, all other | 550 | 103,890 | $60,080 - 162,050 | 11% | 58% |
| 81 | Technical writers | 550 | 66,650 | $42,570 - 97,380 | 20% | 74% |
| 82 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 530 | 46,070 | $35,650 - 61,130 | 9% | 72% |
| 83 | Editors | 530 | 51,230 | $31,520 - 79,280 | 2% | 81% |
| 84 | Materials engineers | 510 | 88,440 | $55,810 - 128,340 | 4% | 77% |
| 85 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 500 | 82,430 | $59,440 - 119,090 | 10% | 74% |
| 86 | Interior designers | 490 | 57,750 | $32,400 - 80,050 | 20% | 55% |
| 87 | Producers and directors | 480 | 75,840 | $40,280 - 122,420 | 11% | 75% |
| 88 | Chemists | 450 | 59,570 | $39,180 - 84,290 | 9% | 93% |
| 89 | Veterinarians | 450 | 106,270 | $56,880 - | 35% | 100% |
| 90 | Clergy | 430 | 38,600 | $15,990 - 59,740 | 19% | 75% |
| 91 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 430 | 43,140 | $28,610 - 62,530 | 15% | 72% |
| 92 | Art directors | 430 | 81,520 | $41,790 - 128,960 | 9% | 58% |
| 93 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 420 | 75,500 | $35,880 - 122,220 | 14% | 78% |
| 94 | Floral designers | 410 | 25,890 | $18,330 - 31,890 | 0% | 55% |
| 95 | Writers and authors | 390 | 73,240 | $28,160 - 136,810 | 13% | 84% |
| 96 | Rehabilitation counselors | 360 | | $ - | 23% | 73% |
| 97 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 360 | 54,960 | $40,500 - 65,360 | 11% | 58% |
| 98 | Public relations managers | 360 | 88,620 | $44,420 - 157,270 | 17% | 75% |
| 99 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 350 | 28,650 | $19,200 - 39,800 | 11% | 55% |
| 100 | Chiropractors | 340 | 75,280 | $48,300 - 101,220 | 14% | 98% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 43,390 | 25,210 | $15,540 - 40,500 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 31,220 | 19,510 | $15,290 - 26,850 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 30,320 | 26,910 | $16,050 - 39,600 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Customer service representatives | 20,080 | 36,470 | $22,270 - 53,860 | 25% | 22% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 19,140 | 18,480 | $15,280 - 26,840 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 18,900 | 25,920 | $15,790 - 39,730 | -7% | 8% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 18,060 | 26,180 | $15,700 - 42,500 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 17,830 | 29,210 | $15,960 - 57,240 | 2% | 5% |
| 9 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 17,770 | 18,110 | $15,400 - 24,210 | 18% | 5% |
| 10 | Business operations specialists, all other | 14,270 | 75,120 | $38,990 - 118,460 | 21% | 49% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 13,750 | 36,290 | $25,380 - 49,720 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 12,470 | 43,070 | $28,490 - 60,160 | 15% | 18% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 12,400 | 33,830 | $23,820 - 46,650 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 11,380 | 26,290 | $19,690 - 32,870 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | General and operations managers | 11,090 | 107,070 | $42,500 - | 2% | 48% |
| 16 | Team assemblers | 10,820 | 27,960 | $18,870 - 39,610 | 0% | 5% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 10,770 | 41,400 | $29,330 - 58,570 | 10% | 4% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 10,400 | 39,030 | $22,790 - 57,390 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 9,930 | 51,410 | $26,120 - 65,920 | -8% | 5% |
| 20 | Production workers, all other | 9,680 | 35,570 | $17,630 - 61,290 | 2% | 5% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 9,390 | 26,560 | $18,630 - 35,140 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Packers and packagers, hand | 9,290 | 23,970 | $15,400 - 53,700 | -11% | 3% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,070 | 53,180 | $30,960 - 78,910 | 6% | 29% |
| 24 | Food preparation workers | 9,050 | 20,810 | $15,480 - 29,300 | 15% | 7% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 9,030 | 44,870 | $23,790 - 69,900 | 4% | 25% |
| 26 | Home health aides | 8,430 | 21,510 | $16,660 - 28,780 | 49% | 7% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 8,170 | 33,940 | $19,100 - 58,330 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Machinists | 7,940 | 40,870 | $26,720 - 59,860 | -2% | 3% |
| 29 | Security guards | 7,590 | 24,460 | $17,000 - 34,200 | 17% | 13% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 7,350 | 64,760 | $36,060 - 98,390 | -4% | 15% |
| 31 | Teacher assistants | 7,240 | 26,120 | $16,740 - 36,570 | 10% | 18% |
| 32 | Medical assistants | 7,210 | 29,210 | $21,890 - 38,020 | 35% | 10% |
| 33 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 7,200 | 41,710 | $21,560 - 64,010 | -6% | 14% |
| 34 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,450 | 26,300 | $17,120 - 40,820 | 18% | 6% |
| 35 | Construction laborers | 6,320 | 37,440 | $20,560 - 54,620 | 11% | 5% |
| 36 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 6,280 | 65,160 | $23,530 - 107,530 | 28% | 48% |
| 37 | Electricians | 6,080 | 60,710 | $27,400 - 85,020 | 7% | 7% |
| 38 | Cooks, restaurant | 6,080 | 23,870 | $16,040 - 32,710 | 12% | 5% |
| 39 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 6,030 | 32,480 | $20,740 - 48,030 | 4% | 6% |
| 40 | Computer support specialists | 5,710 | 46,630 | $27,880 - 67,720 | 13% | 43% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,370 | 31,010 | $18,260 - 46,710 | 11% | 14% |
| 42 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,280 | 35,330 | $26,240 - 47,520 | 4% | 15% |
| 43 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 5,250 | 45,140 | $21,310 - 72,940 | 14% | 4% |
| 44 | Carpenters | 5,130 | 48,960 | $32,170 - 68,470 | 10% | 6% |
| 45 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 5,020 | 32,310 | $20,880 - 52,210 | -14% | 0% |
| 46 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 4,990 | 19,640 | $15,660 - 25,800 | 10% | 8% |
| 47 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,930 | 40,830 | $20,380 - 63,830 | -1% | 2% |
| 48 | Tellers | 4,910 | 23,540 | $17,660 - 30,970 | 14% | 16% |
| 49 | Child care workers | 4,890 | 21,920 | $15,850 - 29,970 | 18% | 15% |
| 50 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 4,830 | 26,550 | $15,450 - 44,070 | 12% | 6% |
| 51 | Tool and die makers | 4,650 | 55,180 | $33,410 - 78,450 | -9% | 5% |
| 52 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,610 | 21,240 | $16,150 - 28,390 | 13% | 5% |
| 53 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,450 | 47,990 | $34,140 - 62,710 | 14% | 7% |
| 54 | Cooks, fast food | 4,390 | 17,610 | $15,410 - 20,730 | 8% | 5% |
| 55 | Dishwashers | 4,240 | 18,690 | $15,530 - 24,170 | 10% | 3% |
| 56 | Helpers--production workers | 4,190 | 26,410 | $18,730 - 34,510 | 0% | 4% |
| 57 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 4,060 | 36,590 | $22,390 - 53,530 | -2% | 6% |
| 58 | Personal and home care aides | 4,040 | 22,450 | $17,020 - 30,040 | 51% | 10% |
| 59 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 3,880 | 67,490 | $39,360 - 101,380 | 0% | 42% |
| 60 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,860 | 18,420 | $15,350 - 26,080 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | Bartenders | 3,660 | 19,830 | $15,450 - 26,690 | 11% | 17% |
| 62 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,660 | 54,620 | $39,420 - 67,340 | 11% | 33% |
| 63 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 3,620 | 34,040 | $15,590 - 52,660 | -8% | 32% |
| 64 | Postal service mail carriers | 3,560 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 65 | Bus drivers, school | 3,460 | 31,830 | $16,020 - 44,210 | 9% | 4% |
| 66 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,420 | 69,740 | $43,630 - 97,860 | 9% | 10% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,410 | 63,110 | $36,550 - 92,820 | 7% | 13% |
| 68 | Bill and account collectors | 3,360 | 35,500 | $24,410 - 47,630 | 23% | 13% |
| 69 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,190 | 84,380 | $43,960 - 139,740 | 4% | 38% |
| 70 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,110 | 36,140 | $20,090 - 59,800 | -12% | 0% |
| 71 | Dental assistants | 3,100 | 33,950 | $26,790 - 42,110 | 29% | 9% |
| 72 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,030 | 60,120 | $32,290 - 83,610 | 11% | 4% |
| 73 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 3,020 | 26,250 | $15,480 - 58,010 | 14% | 3% |
| 74 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,010 | 18,410 | $15,390 - 24,590 | 10% | 17% |
| 75 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,950 | 23,910 | $15,710 - 33,740 | 23% | 16% |
| 76 | Loan officers | 2,850 | 58,390 | $27,300 - 110,480 | 12% | 49% |
| 77 | Dental hygienists | 2,790 | 63,970 | $52,910 - 80,670 | 30% | 33% |
| 78 | Industrial production managers | 2,730 | 99,080 | $55,850 - 147,540 | -5% | 43% |
| 79 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,640 | 27,230 | $20,200 - 36,350 | 32% | 16% |
| 80 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,600 | 45,890 | $26,440 - 66,210 | 5% | 2% |
| 81 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,570 | 44,110 | $28,410 - 62,130 | 4% | 30% |
| 82 | Recreation workers | 2,550 | 24,710 | $16,090 - 34,220 | 13% | 47% |
| 83 | Telemarketers | 2,530 | 24,100 | $15,870 - 33,450 | -9% | 14% |
| 84 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,490 | 58,970 | $37,450 - 81,810 | 9% | 47% |
| 85 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 2,400 | 156,070 | $45,920 - | 0% | 0% |
| 86 | Logisticians | 2,380 | 74,990 | $41,540 - 105,410 | 17% | 43% |
| 87 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,330 | 54,420 | $32,890 - 78,040 | 9% | 5% |
| 88 | Medical secretaries | 2,330 | 32,000 | $25,180 - 40,940 | 17% | 18% |
| 89 | Cooks, short order | 2,310 | 20,390 | $15,980 - 26,140 | 5% | 5% |
| 90 | Cost estimators | 2,280 | 69,520 | $39,960 - 104,660 | 19% | 32% |
| 91 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 2,210 | 21,950 | $15,670 - 29,420 | 16% | 9% |
| 92 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,160 | 43,010 | $25,340 - 77,880 | -15% | 0% |
| 93 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 2,160 | 25,900 | $15,410 - 49,690 | 27% | 47% |
| 94 | Insurance sales agents | 2,100 | 75,660 | $32,770 - 127,960 | 13% | 45% |
| 95 | Driver/sales workers | 2,050 | 23,770 | $15,480 - 39,030 | -4% | 4% |
| 96 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 2,040 | 48,180 | $32,850 - 66,700 | 22% | 45% |
| 97 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,030 | 34,060 | $19,040 - 56,240 | 26% | 43% |
| 98 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,030 | 31,290 | $21,750 - 39,880 | -6% | 0% |
| 99 | Industrial engineering technicians | 2,010 | 51,740 | $28,530 - 81,810 | 10% | 18% |
| 100 | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 1,960 | 58,080 | $35,060 - 81,700 | 2% | 18% |