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 | 3,340 | 58,150 | $40,840 - 80,670 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Social and human service assistants | 1,840 | 25,280 | $18,880 - 36,430 | 34% | 58% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,220 | 47,710 | $31,750 - 67,110 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 980 | 50,430 | $29,560 - 83,630 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 930 | 47,160 | $32,280 - 62,210 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 820 | 50,380 | $32,980 - 69,970 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 650 | 44,800 | $31,460 - 60,170 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 440 | 90,050 | $47,360 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Child, family, and school social workers | 430 | 54,000 | $41,740 - 64,700 | 19% | 77% |
| 10 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 410 | 38,450 | $27,010 - 54,070 | 25% | 58% |
| 11 | Pharmacists | 300 | 90,620 | $40,180 - 119,300 | 22% | 97% |
| 12 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 290 | 46,240 | $30,200 - 61,980 | 20% | 87% |
| 13 | Medical and health services managers | 280 | 76,730 | $45,170 - 117,360 | 16% | 57% |
| 14 | Sales and related workers, all other | 260 | 39,730 | $20,120 - 69,150 | 14% | 62% |
| 15 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 250 | 75,340 | $32,600 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 16 | Managers, all other | 250 | 75,860 | $47,730 - 113,680 | 7% | 55% |
| 17 | Financial managers | 250 | 91,890 | $49,120 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 18 | Physical therapists | 240 | 63,090 | $47,950 - 74,680 | 27% | 89% |
| 19 | Network and computer systems administrators | 230 | 54,350 | $36,220 - 73,220 | 27% | 50% |
| 20 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 220 | 47,160 | $32,240 - 64,770 | 17% | 56% |
| 21 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 200 | 37,070 | $27,680 - 46,740 | 15% | 51% |
| 22 | Mental health counselors | 190 | 34,890 | $26,310 - 46,910 | 30% | 73% |
| 23 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 190 | 77,720 | $59,430 - 93,280 | 8% | 78% |
| 24 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 190 | 46,050 | $26,150 - 71,500 | 9% | 54% |
| 25 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 190 | 57,980 | $41,340 - 77,540 | 16% | 99% |
| 26 | Advertising sales agents | 180 | 37,030 | $19,570 - 59,430 | 20% | 56% |
| 27 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 180 | 50,660 | $35,470 - 64,990 | 9% | 87% |
| 28 | Medical and public health social workers | 180 | 43,790 | $33,780 - 55,670 | 24% | 77% |
| 29 | Graphic designers | 170 | 33,800 | $21,870 - 51,640 | 10% | 55% |
| 30 | Sales managers | 170 | 80,580 | $34,220 - 128,480 | 10% | 69% |
| 31 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 150 | 52,250 | $34,740 - 64,670 | 30% | 77% |
| 32 | Librarians | 150 | 49,330 | $35,200 - 60,890 | 4% | 85% |
| 33 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 40,930 | $31,410 - 53,690 | 34% | 73% |
| 34 | Speech-language pathologists | 150 | 53,640 | $41,010 - 67,560 | 11% | 98% |
| 35 | Public relations specialists | 150 | 58,490 | $28,790 - 111,290 | 18% | 81% |
| 36 | Social and community service managers | 140 | 56,080 | $38,420 - 86,460 | 25% | 72% |
| 37 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 140 | 47,050 | $37,530 - 61,510 | 12% | 51% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 140 | 45,030 | $29,180 - 68,040 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 140 | 59,910 | $47,300 - 73,380 | 17% | 54% |
| 40 | Civil engineers | 140 | 63,590 | $48,040 - 80,700 | 18% | 87% |
| 41 | Coaches and scouts | 140 | 28,060 | $14,110 - 58,200 | 15% | 60% |
| 42 | Computer software engineers, applications | 140 | 71,970 | $48,520 - 106,120 | 45% | 85% |
| 43 | Occupational therapists | 130 | 52,590 | $41,070 - 65,030 | 23% | 90% |
| 44 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 130 | 76,560 | $43,690 - 133,070 | 14% | 78% |
| 45 | Chief executives | 130 | 134,860 | $83,510 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 46 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 120 | 58,440 | $39,470 - 81,520 | 53% | 57% |
| 47 | Computer systems analysts | 120 | 58,400 | $43,010 - 76,200 | 29% | 68% |
| 48 | Legislators | 110 | 21,770 | $13,160 - 54,170 | 1% | 65% |
| 49 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 110 | 57,840 | $40,180 - 78,360 | 25% | 93% |
| 50 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 110 | 59,680 | $37,710 - 84,350 | 12% | 51% |
| 51 | Market research analysts | 110 | 50,540 | $31,820 - 71,620 | 20% | 82% |
| 52 | Electrical engineers | 110 | 71,080 | $46,840 - 95,930 | 6% | 81% |
| 53 | Mechanical engineers | 110 | 57,290 | $38,250 - 87,720 | 4% | 78% |
| 54 | Tax preparers | 110 | 33,830 | $18,030 - 52,490 | 0% | 54% |
| 55 | Computer and information systems managers | 110 | 82,850 | $62,250 - 113,290 | 16% | 73% |
| 56 | Rehabilitation counselors | 100 | 38,640 | $24,780 - 60,510 | 23% | 73% |
| 57 | Computer programmers | 100 | 57,460 | $35,700 - 87,100 | 0% | 73% |
| 58 | Engineering managers | 100 | 84,770 | $57,120 - 112,040 | 7% | 84% |
| 59 | Management analysts | 100 | 52,110 | $36,950 - 75,330 | 22% | 78% |
| 60 | Special education teachers, middle school | 90 | 49,110 | $34,530 - 62,800 | 16% | 87% |
| 61 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 90 | 49,820 | $27,700 - 74,540 | 5% | 58% |
| 62 | Chemists | 90 | 57,650 | $40,260 - 80,040 | 9% | 93% |
| 63 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 90 | 59,590 | $45,110 - 76,580 | 8% | 72% |
| 64 | Physician assistants | 90 | 79,890 | $66,120 - 93,640 | 27% | 67% |
| 65 | Computer specialists, all other | 90 | 49,450 | $27,130 - 76,310 | 15% | 68% |
| 66 | Foresters | 80 | 54,410 | $38,220 - 71,330 | 5% | 86% |
| 67 | Floral designers | 80 | 19,240 | $13,790 - 26,950 | 0% | 55% |
| 68 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 80 | 33,860 | $20,080 - 54,310 | 23% | 54% |
| 69 | Editors | 80 | 38,370 | $25,220 - 55,560 | 2% | 81% |
| 70 | Biological technicians | 80 | 35,870 | $25,040 - 48,170 | 16% | 60% |
| 71 | Surveyors | 70 | 60,020 | $41,350 - 86,210 | 24% | 82% |
| 72 | Instructional coordinators | 70 | 59,290 | $42,820 - 76,570 | 23% | 79% |
| 73 | Health educators | 70 | 45,010 | $25,780 - 65,310 | 26% | 58% |
| 74 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 48,350 | $32,400 - 65,910 | 0% | 96% |
| 75 | Reporters and correspondents | 60 | 30,590 | $18,800 - 46,090 | 1% | 85% |
| 76 | Database administrators | 60 | 49,670 | $27,480 - 74,410 | 29% | 72% |
| 77 | Biological scientists, all other | 60 | 59,960 | $38,610 - 77,380 | 4% | 95% |
| 78 | Financial analysts | 60 | 58,820 | $31,900 - 81,050 | 34% | 87% |
| 79 | Financial specialists, all other | 60 | 51,760 | $32,850 - 74,730 | 12% | 50% |
| 80 | Dentists, general | 60 | 184,840 | $139,290 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 81 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 50 | 48,070 | $36,820 - 66,240 | 18% | 56% |
| 82 | Writers and authors | 50 | 38,790 | $25,720 - 56,520 | 13% | 84% |
| 83 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 41,340 | $28,360 - 50,810 | 24% | 78% |
| 84 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 44,410 | $26,660 - 67,660 | 18% | 56% |
| 85 | Industrial engineers | 50 | 63,230 | $49,840 - 84,770 | 20% | 74% |
| 86 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 50 | 50,320 | $38,880 - 62,850 | 9% | 72% |
| 87 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 50 | 54,250 | $39,490 - 68,600 | 0% | 55% |
| 88 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 50 | 37,420 | $25,710 - 54,610 | 14% | 54% |
| 89 | Urban and regional planners | 50 | 52,750 | $40,660 - 64,190 | 15% | 92% |
| 90 | Marketing managers | 40 | 86,970 | $45,020 - 133,030 | 14% | 69% |
| 91 | Audio-visual collections specialists | 40 | 49,190 | $29,610 - 66,460 | 0% | 79% |
| 92 | Chiropractors | 40 | 73,180 | $43,360 - 100,090 | 14% | 98% |
| 93 | Private detectives and investigators | 40 | 31,010 | $23,080 - 44,460 | 18% | 52% |
| 94 | Sales engineers | 40 | 78,590 | $61,050 - 97,880 | 9% | 79% |
| 95 | Athletic trainers | 40 | 34,830 | $22,870 - 44,450 | 24% | 72% |
| 96 | Natural sciences managers | 40 | 91,740 | $68,420 - 123,410 | 11% | 93% |
| 97 | Veterinarians | 40 | 83,910 | $55,830 - 131,360 | 35% | 100% |
| 98 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 40 | 23,140 | $16,060 - 33,110 | 11% | 55% |
| 99 | Conservation scientists | 40 | 58,710 | $44,000 - 76,340 | 5% | 86% |
| 100 | Human resources managers, all other | 40 | 88,220 | $57,460 - 135,360 | 11% | 58% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 3,990 | 22,110 | $13,860 - 36,040 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 3,780 | 16,670 | $13,260 - 22,970 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 3,380 | 25,280 | $16,380 - 35,890 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,680 | 17,490 | $13,150 - 27,580 | 11% | 14% |
| 5 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,500 | 24,180 | $18,650 - 31,190 | 18% | 7% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,490 | 16,380 | $13,270 - 21,910 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,180 | 21,920 | $14,010 - 33,780 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,120 | 39,080 | $26,990 - 52,860 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Home health aides | 2,050 | 21,000 | $16,510 - 26,040 | 49% | 7% |
| 10 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,970 | 45,050 | $25,860 - 66,730 | 21% | 49% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,800 | 29,820 | $19,800 - 42,430 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,590 | 19,650 | $13,940 - 26,430 | 13% | 5% |
| 13 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,420 | 35,530 | $27,820 - 45,030 | 14% | 7% |
| 14 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,330 | 22,080 | $14,080 - 33,100 | -7% | 8% |
| 15 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,300 | 22,310 | $14,790 - 32,300 | 2% | 5% |
| 16 | Teacher assistants | 1,280 | 24,570 | $15,620 - 33,700 | 10% | 18% |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 1,280 | 82,830 | $38,690 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 18 | Personal and home care aides | 1,230 | 21,280 | $16,860 - 26,530 | 51% | 10% |
| 19 | Customer service representatives | 1,230 | 28,650 | $20,710 - 36,500 | 25% | 22% |
| 20 | Bartenders | 1,180 | 16,930 | $13,270 - 22,500 | 11% | 17% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,130 | 31,180 | $18,390 - 46,760 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,130 | 39,890 | $23,280 - 61,380 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,060 | 18,080 | $13,570 - 24,370 | 12% | 5% |
| 24 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,020 | 20,790 | $14,440 - 29,050 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 980 | 45,900 | $37,570 - 57,940 | 8% | 3% |
| 26 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 950 | 35,960 | $25,230 - 46,610 | 15% | 18% |
| 27 | Construction laborers | 930 | 35,270 | $20,760 - 53,920 | 11% | 5% |
| 28 | Carpenters | 920 | 39,440 | $25,930 - 54,860 | 10% | 6% |
| 29 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 890 | 35,160 | $20,500 - 50,670 | 10% | 6% |
| 30 | Team assemblers | 870 | 24,470 | $14,880 - 36,540 | 0% | 5% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 860 | 24,940 | $15,690 - 38,390 | 11% | 14% |
| 32 | Electricians | 810 | 50,820 | $37,330 - 60,830 | 7% | 7% |
| 33 | Tellers | 760 | 22,740 | $16,260 - 30,830 | 14% | 16% |
| 34 | Dishwashers | 680 | 15,720 | $13,160 - 19,750 | 10% | 3% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 660 | 47,540 | $26,380 - 70,870 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 660 | 29,070 | $15,460 - 45,110 | 8% | 4% |
| 37 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 650 | 46,300 | $36,890 - 58,400 | 11% | 33% |
| 38 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 640 | 23,320 | $14,050 - 37,230 | 18% | 6% |
| 39 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 630 | 33,570 | $21,520 - 46,330 | 1% | 18% |
| 40 | Fire fighters | 610 | 33,000 | $14,420 - 45,470 | 12% | 18% |
| 41 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 610 | 45,490 | $30,490 - 58,770 | 9% | 5% |
| 42 | Food preparation workers | 550 | 21,250 | $14,010 - 29,100 | 15% | 7% |
| 43 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 540 | 35,680 | $25,170 - 47,230 | 14% | 4% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 540 | 57,630 | $39,870 - 76,700 | 9% | 10% |
| 45 | Driver/sales workers | 530 | 20,100 | $13,500 - 33,960 | -4% | 4% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 510 | 54,650 | $33,660 - 75,800 | 7% | 13% |
| 47 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 510 | 41,380 | $26,360 - 57,060 | 5% | 2% |
| 48 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 500 | 44,850 | $31,020 - 56,720 | 12% | 3% |
| 49 | Security guards | 500 | 23,440 | $15,850 - 33,950 | 17% | 13% |
| 50 | Counter and rental clerks | 500 | 20,910 | $13,410 - 34,770 | 23% | 16% |
| 51 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 490 | 15,780 | $13,180 - 20,840 | 24% | 22% |
| 52 | Medical secretaries | 480 | 29,940 | $23,480 - 37,650 | 17% | 18% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 460 | 27,260 | $20,780 - 35,150 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 450 | 18,590 | $14,210 - 23,780 | 17% | 14% |
| 55 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 430 | 24,080 | $17,120 - 34,120 | 11% | 5% |
| 56 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 420 | 41,490 | $25,570 - 56,770 | 12% | 3% |
| 57 | Helpers--production workers | 420 | 29,020 | $14,180 - 44,970 | 0% | 4% |
| 58 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 390 | 33,060 | $21,280 - 45,300 | -1% | 2% |
| 59 | Highway maintenance workers | 380 | 38,890 | $22,820 - 49,010 | 9% | 5% |
| 60 | Pharmacy technicians | 380 | 26,420 | $16,780 - 36,340 | 32% | 16% |
| 61 | Medical transcriptionists | 370 | 31,140 | $24,310 - 38,180 | 14% | 10% |
| 62 | Postal service mail carriers | 370 | 43,560 | $34,830 - 50,650 | 1% | 11% |
| 63 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 370 | 50,900 | $27,510 - 75,740 | 11% | 4% |
| 64 | Medical assistants | 360 | 25,660 | $19,340 - 33,470 | 35% | 10% |
| 65 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 360 | 26,630 | $16,340 - 41,160 | 4% | 6% |
| 66 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 360 | 22,530 | $15,180 - 30,170 | 12% | 6% |
| 67 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 350 | 35,100 | $18,230 - 55,220 | 26% | 43% |
| 68 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 350 | 15,580 | $13,230 - 19,230 | 10% | 17% |
| 69 | Recreation workers | 340 | 21,960 | $14,550 - 32,880 | 13% | 47% |
| 70 | Child care workers | 340 | 15,070 | $13,040 - 17,870 | 18% | 15% |
| 71 | Cooks, short order | 330 | 16,460 | $13,280 - 21,720 | 5% | 5% |
| 72 | Telemarketers | 320 | 19,630 | $14,700 - 24,030 | -9% | 14% |
| 73 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 310 | 28,040 | $16,250 - 43,490 | 16% | 26% |
| 74 | Computer support specialists | 310 | 41,600 | $26,580 - 57,520 | 13% | 43% |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 310 | 21,410 | $13,590 - 38,890 | 14% | 3% |
| 76 | Cooks, fast food | 300 | 15,590 | $13,210 - 19,730 | 8% | 5% |
| 77 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 300 | 21,570 | $15,010 - 31,360 | 16% | 9% |
| 78 | Correctional officers and jailers | 290 | 43,830 | $35,000 - 51,460 | 17% | 11% |
| 79 | Loan officers | 290 | 63,550 | $25,440 - 134,320 | 12% | 49% |
| 80 | Bus drivers, school | 290 | 21,770 | $13,650 - 35,370 | 9% | 4% |
| 81 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 280 | 22,740 | $16,330 - 31,150 | 10% | 5% |
| 82 | Data entry keyers | 270 | 25,530 | $20,380 - 29,540 | -4% | 18% |
| 83 | Packers and packagers, hand | 270 | 17,090 | $13,390 - 22,920 | -11% | 3% |
| 84 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 260 | 25,470 | $16,870 - 34,290 | 10% | 24% |
| 85 | Dental hygienists | 250 | 52,910 | $42,250 - 67,380 | 30% | 33% |
| 86 | Tour guides and escorts | 250 | 15,970 | $13,320 - 18,810 | 21% | 29% |
| 87 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 250 | 45,600 | $26,300 - 71,280 | 28% | 48% |
| 88 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 250 | 23,440 | $15,960 - 29,220 | 13% | 15% |
| 89 | Production workers, all other | 250 | 28,020 | $15,120 - 40,430 | 2% | 5% |
| 90 | Medical records and health information technicians | 250 | 29,590 | $20,610 - 42,200 | 18% | 12% |
| 91 | All other information and record clerks | 250 | 28,440 | $18,450 - 41,910 | -12% | 21% |
| 92 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 250 | 24,590 | $13,800 - 36,080 | -8% | 32% |
| 93 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 240 | 48,750 | $35,340 - 64,700 | 15% | 25% |
| 94 | Insurance sales agents | 240 | 53,780 | $27,150 - 89,100 | 13% | 45% |
| 95 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 240 | 14,910 | $13,030 - 18,170 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | Food service managers | 230 | 34,900 | $21,470 - 48,250 | 5% | 24% |
| 97 | Civil engineering technicians | 230 | 48,510 | $35,510 - 62,440 | 10% | 18% |
| 98 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 230 | 60,140 | $32,720 - 97,810 | 4% | 38% |
| 99 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 220 | 21,740 | $17,150 - 27,240 | -26% | 6% |
| 100 | Millwrights | 220 | 44,520 | $28,700 - 57,060 | 6% | 0% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest and conservation technicians | 36,270 | 160 | 24.4 |
| Logging equipment operators | 33,560 | 120 | 21.5 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 15,970 | 250 | 15.6 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 46,800 | 110 | 10.8 |
| Millwrights | 44,520 | 220 | 8.5 |
| Social and human service assistants | 25,280 | 1,840 | 6.8 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 49,090 | 120 | 6.3 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 38,450 | 410 | 5.3 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 31,140 | 370 | 5.3 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 44,850 | 500 | 5 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 38,890 | 380 | 4.9 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 42,880 | 100 | 4.6 |
| Radio and television announcers | 20,500 | 110 | 4.3 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 43,570 | 130 | 4.2 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 52,690 | 170 | 3.7 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 58,140 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 39,950 | 100 | 3.5 |
| Legislators | 21,770 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Fire fighters | 33,000 | 610 | 3.3 |
| Tax preparers | 33,830 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Home health aides | 21,000 | 2,050 | 3.1 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 45,490 | 610 | 3.1 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 48,510 | 230 | 3.1 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 45,900 | 980 | 3 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 40,160 | 180 | 3 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 55,070 | 110 | 3 |
| Surgical technologists | 41,090 | 190 | 2.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 62,910 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 53,970 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 45,640 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 22,000 | 210 | 2.7 |
| Bartenders | 16,930 | 1,180 | 2.7 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 28,040 | 310 | 2.7 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 36,680 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Personal and home care aides | 21,280 | 1,230 | 2.6 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 40,930 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Mental health counselors | 34,890 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 18,590 | 450 | 2.6 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 15,780 | 490 | 2.4 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 35,530 | 1,420 | 2.3 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 52,310 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Cooks, short order | 16,460 | 330 | 2.2 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 57,980 | 190 | 2.1 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 24,180 | 2,500 | 2.1 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 50,010 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 25,460 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 45,050 | 1,970 | 2.1 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 19,650 | 1,590 | 2 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 50,660 | 180 | 2 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 54,000 | 430 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofers | 55,130 | 1.64 | 160 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 35,100 | 1.47 | 350 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 46,800 | 1.45 | 110 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 54,000 | 1.41 | 430 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 48,430 | 1.4 | 110 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 52,250 | 1.39 | 150 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 44,170 | 1.38 | 160 |
| Helpers--production workers | 29,020 | 1.3 | 420 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 46,050 | 1.28 | 190 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 58,140 | 1.28 | 270 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 43,830 | 1.26 | 290 |
| Sheet metal workers | 50,030 | 1.26 | 130 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 41,380 | 1.25 | 510 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 40,170 | 1.24 | 110 |
| Public relations specialists | 58,490 | 1.24 | 150 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 33,570 | 1.22 | 630 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 22,740 | 1.22 | 280 |
| Construction laborers | 35,270 | 1.22 | 930 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 34,580 | 1.2 | 120 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 45,640 | 1.19 | 180 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 45,680 | 1.19 | 140 |
| Food preparation workers | 21,250 | 1.18 | 550 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 38,890 | 1.18 | 380 |
| Teacher assistants | 24,570 | 1.18 | 1,280 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 23,440 | 1.17 | 250 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 48,510 | 1.17 | 230 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 33,060 | 1.17 | 390 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 50,900 | 1.16 | 370 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 21,570 | 1.16 | 300 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 40,160 | 1.16 | 180 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 38,060 | 1.16 | 130 |
| Electricians | 50,820 | 1.16 | 810 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 45,900 | 1.15 | 980 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 40,930 | 1.14 | 150 |
| Personal and home care aides | 21,280 | 1.13 | 1,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 46,100 | 1.13 | 130 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 49,090 | 1.13 | 120 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 41,490 | 1.12 | 420 |
| Bakers | 25,670 | 1.12 | 170 |
| Library technicians | 31,580 | 1.12 | 160 |
| Loan officers | 63,550 | 1.12 | 290 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 36,170 | 1.12 | 110 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 19,650 | 1.11 | 1,590 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 37,070 | 1.11 | 200 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 39,080 | 1.11 | 2,120 |
| Machinists | 39,200 | 1.1 | 200 |
| Surgical technologists | 41,090 | 1.1 | 190 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 24,080 | 1.1 | 430 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 29,070 | 1.1 | 660 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 21,410 | 1.1 | 310 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | 200,140 | |
| Dentists, general | 184,840 | 60 |
| Chief executives | 134,860 | 130 |
| Family and general practitioners | 125,580 | |
| Financial managers | 91,890 | 250 |
| Natural sciences managers | 91,740 | 40 |
| Pharmacists | 90,620 | 300 |
| Lawyers | 90,050 | 440 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 88,220 | 40 |
| Marketing managers | 86,970 | 40 |
| Engineering managers | 84,770 | 100 |
| Veterinarians | 83,910 | 40 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 82,850 | 110 |
| General and operations managers | 82,830 | 1,280 |
| Construction managers | 82,270 | 90 |
| Sales managers | 80,580 | 170 |
| Physician assistants | 79,890 | 90 |
| Sales engineers | 78,590 | 40 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 77,720 | 190 |
| Medical and health services managers | 76,730 | 280 |
| Environmental engineers | 76,620 | 30 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 76,560 | 130 |
| Industrial production managers | 76,210 | 150 |
| Managers, all other | 75,860 | 250 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 75,340 | 250 |
| Chiropractors | 73,180 | 40 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 72,560 | 70 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 72,180 | 30 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 71,970 | 140 |
| Electrical engineers | 71,080 | 110 |
| Administrative services managers | 69,570 | 160 |
| Commercial pilots | 67,550 | |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 66,520 | 30 |
| Civil engineers | 63,590 | 140 |
| Loan officers | 63,550 | 290 |
| Industrial engineers | 63,230 | 50 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 63,160 | 80 |
| Physical therapists | 63,090 | 240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 62,910 | 150 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 62,540 | |
| Funeral directors | 62,190 | 40 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 61,320 | 40 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 60,140 | 230 |
| Surveyors | 60,020 | 70 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 59,960 | 60 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 59,910 | 140 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 59,680 | 110 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 59,590 | 90 |
| Instructional coordinators | 59,290 | 70 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 59,270 | 40 |
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