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Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the largest city in Minnesota, and one of the fifty largest cities in the United States. According to 2004 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington metropolitan area is the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is also the third largest metropolitan area in the mid-western United States. As one might expect, the Minneapolis metropolitan area has a robust business community and vibrant economy. The Minneapolis metropolitan area is home to thirty Fortune 1000 company headquarters, sixteen of which are in the Fortune 500.
Inc. magazine ranked Minneapolis thirty-sixth on its list of "Best Cities for Doing Business" in the United States in the large cities category in 2006. In all three years of Inc. rankings (2004-2006), Minneapolis has ranked in the top fifty cities in the United States. The criteria used by Inc. "emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth".
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Minneapolis ranks in the top 30 cities on the list of U.S. cities who receive the most yearly funding from the NIH..
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, major industries in and around Minneapolis include (ranked by size of workforce):
The capital of Minnesota, St. Paul, is part of the Minneapolis metropolitan area. As one would expect, state government is a major driving force of the area's economy.
According to the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, there are over 1,300 technology-intensive companies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, giving it one of the largest concentrations of high-technology businesses in the United States.
Residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan area appreciate that the area has one of the most affordable among large metropolitan areas. According to the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis-St.Paul has one of the lowest costs of living among the 25 largest cities in the United States.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is served by the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), which ranks 13th in the U.S. and the 18th in the world for passenger volume. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport ranks fourteenth in the United States for for nonstop international air travel according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. MSP was also eighth of major U.S. Cargo airports in the 499,000 ton and less category in an Air Cargo World's 2005/2006 Air Cargo Excellence Survey.
Some major companies in the Minneapolis metropolitan area include:
Some of the major business organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area include:
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the Business Section of the Star Tribune, and the Business Section of the Pioneer Press are excellent sources of information on business in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 34,700 | 72,370 | $52,850 - 96,450 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 23,040 | 74,370 | $33,950 - 132,550 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 18,580 | 63,300 | $42,060 - 94,280 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 16,570 | 51,980 | $31,720 - 77,990 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Computer software engineers, applications | 13,410 | 88,260 | $58,910 - 124,410 | 45% | 85% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 11,400 | 50,950 | $30,710 - 77,290 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Managers, all other | 11,290 | 107,790 | $62,540 - 165,210 | 7% | 55% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 10,130 | 29,520 | $22,150 - 39,600 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Computer systems analysts | 9,640 | 75,460 | $52,150 - 104,190 | 29% | 68% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 9,590 | 121,030 | $72,010 - | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Management analysts | 8,970 | 88,230 | $48,290 - 134,530 | 22% | 78% |
| 12 | Sales and related workers, all other | 8,770 | 47,030 | $25,360 - 74,900 | 14% | 62% |
| 13 | Network and computer systems administrators | 8,530 | 72,990 | $47,510 - 102,610 | 27% | 50% |
| 14 | Lawyers | 8,440 | 128,060 | $62,910 - | 11% | 99% |
| 15 | Computer and information systems managers | 8,160 | 119,110 | $81,400 - | 16% | 73% |
| 16 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,820 | 46,390 | $29,610 - 69,010 | 11% | 95% |
| 17 | Sales managers | 6,850 | 115,080 | $52,970 - | 10% | 69% |
| 18 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 6,780 | 93,210 | $61,720 - 131,220 | 28% | 85% |
| 19 | Market research analysts | 6,740 | 74,190 | $44,680 - 109,870 | 20% | 82% |
| 20 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 6,610 | 90,420 | $32,720 - | 25% | 67% |
| 21 | Computer specialists, all other | 6,300 | 75,350 | $46,340 - 108,450 | 15% | 68% |
| 22 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 6,150 | 92,970 | $47,670 - 146,250 | 12% | 51% |
| 23 | Industrial engineers | 5,280 | 79,730 | $54,980 - 110,310 | 20% | 74% |
| 24 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 5,030 | 81,990 | $56,390 - 110,740 | 53% | 57% |
| 25 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 4,980 | 64,780 | $42,020 - 96,170 | 17% | 56% |
| 26 | Financial analysts | 4,790 | 75,270 | $45,350 - 104,510 | 34% | 87% |
| 27 | Computer programmers | 4,520 | 68,180 | $42,940 - 98,280 | 0% | 73% |
| 28 | Marketing managers | 4,230 | 123,630 | $75,770 - | 14% | 69% |
| 29 | Graphic designers | 4,160 | 48,460 | $29,120 - 77,810 | 10% | 55% |
| 30 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 4,130 | 42,250 | $29,630 - 60,080 | 25% | 58% |
| 31 | Mechanical engineers | 4,130 | 75,080 | $50,860 - 105,230 | 4% | 78% |
| 32 | Child, family, and school social workers | 3,900 | 56,500 | $37,150 - 77,830 | 19% | 77% |
| 33 | Medical and health services managers | 3,860 | 99,130 | $59,510 - 152,330 | 16% | 57% |
| 34 | Financial specialists, all other | 3,750 | 64,560 | $39,320 - 102,140 | 12% | 50% |
| 35 | Pharmacists | 3,670 | 110,020 | $87,320 - 133,040 | 22% | 97% |
| 36 | Training and development specialists | 3,570 | 60,230 | $38,270 - 88,090 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 3,550 | 59,310 | $31,120 - 95,810 | 5% | 58% |
| 38 | Chief executives | 3,230 | 192,240 | $112,570 - | 2% | 65% |
| 39 | Engineering managers | 3,210 | 119,540 | $82,170 - 165,350 | 7% | 84% |
| 40 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 3,170 | 51,860 | $35,090 - 73,830 | 20% | 87% |
| 41 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 2,860 | 110,090 | $70,020 - 163,530 | 13% | 74% |
| 42 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,860 | 38,700 | $18,480 - 63,950 | 23% | 54% |
| 43 | Electrical engineers | 2,820 | 86,030 | $58,050 - 121,440 | 6% | 81% |
| 44 | Editors | 2,810 | 50,370 | $29,110 - 79,450 | 2% | 81% |
| 45 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 2,660 | 55,270 | $33,760 - 84,110 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Civil engineers | 2,610 | 76,480 | $48,670 - 105,860 | 18% | 87% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 2,550 | 55,490 | $36,720 - 78,640 | 9% | 87% |
| 48 | Public relations specialists | 2,500 | 58,340 | $36,310 - 84,870 | 18% | 81% |
| 49 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 2,450 | 55,990 | $35,910 - 80,420 | 18% | 56% |
| 50 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,350 | 40,550 | $19,650 - 65,870 | 9% | 54% |
| 51 | Advertising sales agents | 2,210 | 47,970 | $26,860 - 73,140 | 20% | 56% |
| 52 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,190 | 49,550 | $29,520 - 74,840 | 13% | 73% |
| 53 | Coaches and scouts | 2,150 | 31,390 | $16,450 - 52,510 | 15% | 60% |
| 54 | Database administrators | 2,110 | 78,430 | $46,240 - 108,170 | 29% | 72% |
| 55 | Human resources managers, all other | 2,060 | 113,840 | $71,180 - | 11% | 58% |
| 56 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,940 | 39,550 | $26,910 - 51,000 | 15% | 51% |
| 57 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,910 | 94,640 | $67,430 - 125,640 | 8% | 78% |
| 58 | Purchasing managers | 1,890 | 106,940 | $68,320 - 158,000 | 3% | 57% |
| 59 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,880 | 54,270 | $36,380 - 76,560 | 16% | 87% |
| 60 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,850 | 58,460 | $43,770 - 75,550 | 12% | 51% |
| 61 | Physical therapists | 1,830 | 67,560 | $54,730 - 83,040 | 27% | 89% |
| 62 | Engineers, all other | 1,740 | 86,190 | $55,920 - 121,560 | 6% | 82% |
| 63 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 1,730 | 69,830 | $36,650 - 104,800 | 18% | 88% |
| 64 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,600 | 89,460 | $58,400 - 130,560 | 4% | 81% |
| 65 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,580 | 70,400 | $42,160 - 105,270 | 20% | 99% |
| 66 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 1,580 | 62,340 | $43,460 - 84,750 | 16% | 99% |
| 67 | Personal financial advisors | 1,490 | 65,050 | $37,280 - 99,530 | 41% | 81% |
| 68 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,490 | 60,300 | $43,260 - 79,580 | 11% | 98% |
| 69 | Librarians | 1,480 | 56,340 | $39,350 - 76,030 | 4% | 85% |
| 70 | Insurance underwriters | 1,470 | 58,320 | $36,210 - 82,810 | 6% | 53% |
| 71 | Social and community service managers | 1,460 | 69,680 | $43,200 - 102,880 | 25% | 72% |
| 72 | Chemists | 1,450 | 69,630 | $40,420 - 104,060 | 9% | 93% |
| 73 | Writers and authors | 1,410 | 58,970 | $34,550 - 84,910 | 13% | 84% |
| 74 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,400 | 47,630 | $33,330 - 64,770 | 30% | 77% |
| 75 | Occupational therapists | 1,340 | 61,000 | $48,240 - 76,570 | 23% | 90% |
| 76 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,330 | 51,510 | $37,390 - 66,310 | 24% | 77% |
| 77 | Mental health counselors | 1,290 | 44,320 | $30,220 - 63,660 | 30% | 73% |
| 78 | Sales engineers | 1,270 | 87,080 | $52,320 - 128,480 | 9% | 79% |
| 79 | Operations research analysts | 1,250 | 76,260 | $42,120 - 134,010 | 11% | 71% |
| 80 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,230 | 43,020 | $28,270 - 65,360 | 23% | 73% |
| 81 | Instructional coordinators | 1,220 | 59,660 | $33,040 - 84,260 | 23% | 79% |
| 82 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 1,220 | 53,080 | $33,800 - 79,380 | 15% | 72% |
| 83 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 1,140 | 35,610 | $22,060 - 53,850 | 11% | 55% |
| 84 | Natural sciences managers | 1,100 | 124,550 | $72,740 - | 11% | 93% |
| 85 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 1,100 | 63,360 | $44,550 - 83,580 | 11% | 58% |
| 86 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 1,080 | 84,090 | $48,280 - 128,130 | 14% | 78% |
| 87 | Dentists, general | 1,070 | 164,080 | $75,160 - | 9% | 100% |
| 88 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,060 | 58,670 | $36,060 - 82,620 | 25% | 93% |
| 89 | Art directors | 1,050 | 82,830 | $44,310 - 129,100 | 9% | 58% |
| 90 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 1,020 | 45,940 | $34,660 - 62,070 | 34% | 73% |
| 91 | Interior designers | 1,010 | 47,500 | $29,310 - 69,960 | 20% | 55% |
| 92 | Computer hardware engineers | 960 | 90,970 | $64,880 - 125,070 | 5% | 70% |
| 93 | Producers and directors | 950 | 71,450 | $36,170 - 104,280 | 11% | 75% |
| 94 | Technical writers | 940 | 64,910 | $42,270 - 88,100 | 20% | 74% |
| 95 | Commercial and industrial designers | 900 | 80,330 | $41,520 - 132,950 | 7% | 55% |
| 96 | Public relations managers | 900 | 116,700 | $60,960 - | 17% | 75% |
| 97 | Credit analysts | 890 | 61,670 | $39,050 - 93,050 | 2% | 60% |
| 98 | Meeting and convention planners | 840 | 46,010 | $29,060 - 65,050 | 20% | 67% |
| 99 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 810 | 54,850 | $36,750 - 78,670 | 11% | 79% |
| 100 | Physician assistants | 790 | 83,930 | $63,610 - 105,010 | 27% | 67% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 49,170 | 24,460 | $15,810 - 36,640 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 41,350 | 29,760 | $19,110 - 40,380 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 38,940 | 19,480 | $14,800 - 25,300 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 35,860 | 18,470 | $14,250 - 24,710 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Business operations specialists, all other | 35,200 | 56,680 | $31,930 - 89,560 | 21% | 49% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 31,170 | 24,680 | $14,410 - 39,450 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Customer service representatives | 29,460 | 36,470 | $25,170 - 50,860 | 25% | 22% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 27,670 | 25,530 | $16,650 - 36,620 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 26,300 | 24,250 | $16,200 - 36,770 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 23,230 | 43,700 | $31,440 - 58,490 | 15% | 18% |
| 11 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 22,820 | 27,330 | $17,360 - 41,590 | 2% | 5% |
| 12 | General and operations managers | 22,090 | 118,760 | $53,270 - | 2% | 48% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 21,050 | 36,490 | $25,690 - 49,790 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Team assemblers | 20,040 | 29,090 | $18,860 - 43,830 | 0% | 5% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 19,180 | 49,850 | $31,190 - 72,820 | 6% | 29% |
| 16 | Teacher assistants | 18,910 | 27,030 | $16,640 - 37,380 | 10% | 18% |
| 17 | Home health aides | 17,280 | 24,660 | $20,100 - 31,280 | 49% | 7% |
| 18 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 16,700 | 42,240 | $29,370 - 57,070 | 10% | 4% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 15,480 | 28,290 | $18,450 - 38,300 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 15,030 | 29,140 | $22,280 - 37,700 | 18% | 7% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 14,370 | 37,080 | $22,610 - 53,710 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Cooks, restaurant | 13,310 | 24,110 | $16,820 - 31,510 | 12% | 5% |
| 23 | Packers and packagers, hand | 10,990 | 23,130 | $14,790 - 32,230 | -11% | 3% |
| 24 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 10,820 | 62,550 | $29,090 - 105,730 | 28% | 48% |
| 25 | Carpenters | 10,610 | 50,460 | $30,070 - 76,260 | 10% | 6% |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 10,470 | 29,220 | $19,530 - 41,760 | 11% | 14% |
| 27 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 10,290 | 33,140 | $22,120 - 46,100 | 4% | 6% |
| 28 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 10,160 | 40,870 | $27,490 - 55,650 | 10% | 6% |
| 29 | Computer support specialists | 10,110 | 50,040 | $33,370 - 72,310 | 13% | 43% |
| 30 | Security guards | 9,860 | 27,300 | $19,070 - 38,130 | 17% | 13% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 9,730 | 34,010 | $20,510 - 55,340 | 8% | 4% |
| 32 | Bartenders | 9,340 | 22,400 | $14,870 - 32,750 | 11% | 17% |
| 33 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 9,330 | 28,120 | $18,140 - 42,010 | 18% | 6% |
| 34 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 8,770 | 42,200 | $34,350 - 51,540 | 14% | 7% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 8,680 | 56,640 | $35,930 - 81,170 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,370 | 23,170 | $16,600 - 32,590 | 13% | 5% |
| 37 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 7,680 | 30,160 | $19,070 - 44,970 | 12% | 6% |
| 38 | Bus drivers, school | 6,960 | 30,730 | $24,030 - 39,480 | 9% | 4% |
| 39 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 6,870 | 35,700 | $23,750 - 49,810 | -1% | 2% |
| 40 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 6,820 | 32,550 | $21,120 - 45,800 | -8% | 32% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 6,650 | 97,620 | $51,200 - | 4% | 38% |
| 42 | Machinists | 6,620 | 42,100 | $25,970 - 59,980 | -2% | 3% |
| 43 | Electricians | 6,560 | 61,250 | $34,560 - 83,130 | 7% | 7% |
| 44 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,460 | 36,220 | $25,710 - 48,740 | 1% | 18% |
| 45 | Counter and rental clerks | 6,350 | 23,840 | $14,900 - 38,990 | 23% | 16% |
| 46 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 6,090 | 41,390 | $24,190 - 62,200 | 14% | 4% |
| 47 | Bill and account collectors | 6,070 | 32,980 | $22,060 - 46,990 | 23% | 13% |
| 48 | Production workers, all other | 6,070 | 29,300 | $18,140 - 43,850 | 2% | 5% |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 6,040 | 69,540 | $44,820 - 94,780 | 9% | 10% |
| 50 | Helpers--production workers | 5,910 | 24,900 | $17,010 - 35,150 | 0% | 4% |
| 51 | Dishwashers | 5,820 | 19,200 | $14,730 - 24,760 | 10% | 3% |
| 52 | Driver/sales workers | 5,770 | 23,720 | $14,060 - 42,250 | -4% | 4% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,700 | 35,250 | $26,270 - 46,560 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 5,460 | 18,380 | $14,290 - 23,760 | 24% | 22% |
| 55 | Food preparation workers | 5,390 | 22,470 | $15,790 - 30,410 | 15% | 7% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 5,250 | 60,880 | $41,480 - 83,970 | 7% | 13% |
| 57 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 5,230 | 18,990 | $14,420 - 24,800 | 10% | 8% |
| 58 | Tellers | 5,180 | 24,790 | $19,830 - 32,050 | 14% | 16% |
| 59 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 5,180 | 30,370 | $21,200 - 42,930 | 26% | 43% |
| 60 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5,140 | 66,870 | $37,990 - 87,390 | 11% | 4% |
| 61 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 5,140 | 33,230 | $18,350 - 53,850 | -8% | 5% |
| 62 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 5,010 | 50,670 | $31,970 - 75,410 | 9% | 47% |
| 63 | Construction laborers | 4,970 | 47,690 | $27,750 - 65,710 | 11% | 5% |
| 64 | Printing machine operators | 4,970 | 44,010 | $27,310 - 62,890 | -5% | 6% |
| 65 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 4,850 | 18,570 | $14,560 - 23,860 | 10% | 17% |
| 66 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 4,800 | 36,410 | $23,430 - 50,700 | -6% | 14% |
| 67 | Medical assistants | 4,780 | 33,440 | $26,010 - 41,470 | 35% | 10% |
| 68 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 4,760 | 40,490 | $28,810 - 51,460 | 5% | 2% |
| 69 | Loan officers | 4,680 | 70,970 | $35,610 - 120,690 | 12% | 49% |
| 70 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 4,620 | 60,200 | $40,690 - 85,820 | 0% | 42% |
| 71 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 4,560 | 29,080 | $19,190 - 40,260 | -4% | 5% |
| 72 | Administrative services managers | 4,490 | 83,700 | $52,940 - 123,190 | 12% | 40% |
| 73 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 4,460 | 59,770 | $37,690 - 80,920 | 8% | 3% |
| 74 | Cooks, fast food | 4,400 | 17,170 | $13,800 - 21,910 | 8% | 5% |
| 75 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 4,220 | 28,410 | $21,410 - 37,360 | 11% | 5% |
| 76 | Medical secretaries | 4,210 | 34,830 | $27,320 - 43,000 | 17% | 18% |
| 77 | Food service managers | 4,200 | 43,690 | $27,970 - 65,520 | 5% | 24% |
| 78 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,170 | 57,490 | $41,410 - 73,240 | 11% | 33% |
| 79 | Pharmacy technicians | 4,170 | 31,330 | $21,820 - 42,010 | 32% | 16% |
| 80 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 4,100 | 22,960 | $15,190 - 32,690 | 16% | 9% |
| 81 | Data entry keyers | 4,060 | 28,460 | $18,150 - 38,720 | -4% | 18% |
| 82 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 4,050 | 39,720 | $26,790 - 50,690 | 0% | 24% |
| 83 | Postal service mail carriers | 4,050 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 84 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 4,020 | 22,990 | $15,000 - 33,640 | 14% | 3% |
| 85 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,990 | 17,840 | $14,050 - 23,430 | 12% | 6% |
| 86 | Insurance sales agents | 3,820 | 67,350 | $30,610 - 132,320 | 13% | 45% |
| 87 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 3,770 | 49,750 | $35,620 - 65,970 | 9% | 5% |
| 88 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,760 | 32,650 | $21,510 - 47,610 | -12% | 0% |
| 89 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 3,720 | 28,190 | $17,930 - 40,880 | 27% | 47% |
| 90 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 3,680 | 31,380 | $21,080 - 41,730 | -26% | 6% |
| 91 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,660 | 34,280 | $23,400 - 47,000 | -14% | 0% |
| 92 | Child care workers | 3,630 | 21,270 | $15,380 - 27,920 | 18% | 15% |
| 93 | Legal secretaries | 3,510 | 48,160 | $34,570 - 63,350 | 12% | 18% |
| 94 | Dental assistants | 3,390 | 41,530 | $33,370 - 51,530 | 29% | 9% |
| 95 | Order clerks | 3,320 | 34,580 | $19,230 - 50,160 | -23% | 16% |
| 96 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 3,230 | 51,650 | $31,190 - 74,780 | 22% | 45% |
| 97 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 3,170 | 40,630 | $28,320 - 52,540 | -2% | 6% |
| 98 | Industrial production managers | 3,130 | 101,060 | $58,710 - 158,570 | -5% | 43% |
| 99 | Cost estimators | 3,130 | 59,590 | $35,630 - 87,630 | 19% | 32% |
| 100 | Fire fighters | 3,110 | 35,000 | $16,580 - 61,920 | 12% | 18% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical technicians | 47,770 | 110 | 36.8 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | 41,200 | 160 | 13.4 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers | 25,510 | 310 | 11.1 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | 42,630 | 460 | 8.2 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 208,030 | 110 | 8.2 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 58,630 | 440 | 8.1 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 45,350 | 160 | 7.5 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 26,820 | 180 | 6.8 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 54,180 | 1,590 | 6.5 |
| Religious workers, all other | 37,830 | 170 | 5.9 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 45,740 | 260 | 5.9 |
| Craft artists | 28,030 | 110 | 5.6 |
| Life scientists, all other | 76,400 | 580 | 5.6 |
| Biomedical engineers | 93,600 | 740 | 5.4 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 34,940 | 780 | 5.4 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 19,930 | 510 | 5.1 |
| Bicycle repairers | 29,020 | 160 | 4.9 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 47,030 | 8,770 | 4.5 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 47,740 | 270 | 4.4 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 137,550 | 350 | 4 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 67,020 | 150 | 4 |
| Air traffic controllers | 124,010 | 650 | 3.9 |
| Flight attendants | 28,740 | 2,870 | 3.8 |
| Semiconductor processors | 32,810 | 1,060 | 3.7 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 110,090 | 2,860 | 3.6 |
| Dancers | 380 | 3.5 | |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 31,660 | 480 | 3.4 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 35,710 | 360 | 3.4 |
| Hydrologists | 68,640 | 210 | 3.3 |
| Foresters | 56,390 | 100 | 3.2 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 102,950 | 190 | 3.1 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 61,020 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 42,250 | 4,130 | 3.1 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 33,020 | 1,920 | 3 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 30,920 | 240 | 3 |
| Telephone operators | 27,220 | 340 | 2.9 |
| Brokerage clerks | 44,120 | 2,690 | 2.9 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 48,400 | 620 | 2.9 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 43,770 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Anesthesiologists | 178,150 | 720 | 2.8 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 64,850 | 260 | 2.8 |
| Conservation scientists | 65,470 | 230 | 2.8 |
| Photographic process workers | 38,820 | 500 | 2.8 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 49,400 | 2,320 | 2.8 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 85,910 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 33,190 | 2,730 | 2.7 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 61,640 | 1,490 | 2.7 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | 25,930 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 32,500 | 330 | 2.7 |
| Archivists | 39,980 | 110 | 2.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and sports competitors | 137,550 | 2.02 | 350 |
| Photographers | 56,520 | 1.79 | 1,500 |
| Pipelayers | 60,680 | 1.66 | 660 |
| Roofers | 55,850 | 1.58 | 870 |
| Glaziers | 62,490 | 1.58 | 330 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 60,660 | 1.56 | 220 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 37,580 | 1.55 | 120 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 59,580 | 1.55 | 350 |
| Real estate brokers | 109,750 | 1.54 | 210 |
| Construction laborers | 47,690 | 1.53 | 4,970 |
| Radio and television announcers | 59,090 | 1.52 | 290 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 62,530 | 1.51 | 650 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 60,090 | 1.51 | 300 |
| Sheet metal workers | 62,180 | 1.49 | 2,410 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 51,170 | 1.46 | 320 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 63,360 | 1.46 | 1,100 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 66,870 | 1.45 | 5,140 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 55,400 | 1.44 | 330 |
| Residential advisors | 35,770 | 1.4 | 320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 97,620 | 1.4 | 6,650 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 59,770 | 1.4 | 4,460 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 55,670 | 1.39 | 310 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 56,500 | 1.39 | 3,900 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 80,330 | 1.39 | 900 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 35,850 | 1.38 | 810 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 50,830 | 1.37 | 2,030 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 36,430 | 1.37 | 1,280 |
| Photographic process workers | 38,820 | 1.36 | 500 |
| Funeral directors | 79,200 | 1.36 | 310 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 56,060 | 1.36 | 190 |
| Dietetic technicians | 38,640 | 1.35 | 140 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 40,030 | 1.35 | 250 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 34,660 | 1.35 | 270 |
| Public relations managers | 116,700 | 1.35 | 900 |
| Home appliance repairers | 48,170 | 1.35 | 700 |
| Printing machine operators | 44,010 | 1.34 | 4,970 |
| Desktop publishers | 50,460 | 1.34 | 490 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 26,620 | 1.34 | 1,840 |
| Legal secretaries | 48,160 | 1.34 | 3,510 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 54,850 | 1.33 | 810 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,370 | 1.33 | 1,660 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 54,270 | 1.32 | 1,500 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 24,680 | 1.32 | 31,170 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 45,760 | 1.32 | 650 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 74,370 | 1.32 | 23,040 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | 42,630 | 1.32 | 460 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 40,300 | 1.32 | 690 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 59,940 | 1.32 | 1,830 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 29,200 | 1.31 | 1,150 |
| Electricians | 61,250 | 1.31 | 6,560 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 208,030 | 110 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 204,880 | 3,100 |
| Chief executives | 192,240 | 3,230 |
| Internists, general | 184,410 | 820 |
| Anesthesiologists | 178,150 | 720 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 177,970 | 340 |
| Podiatrists | 173,540 | 80 |
| Pediatricians, general | 169,960 | 630 |
| Family and general practitioners | 164,360 | 2,630 |
| Dentists, general | 164,080 | 1,070 |
| Psychiatrists | 157,920 | 240 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 137,550 | 350 |
| Lawyers | 128,060 | 8,440 |
| Natural sciences managers | 124,550 | 1,100 |
| Air traffic controllers | 124,010 | 650 |
| Marketing managers | 123,630 | 4,230 |
| Optometrists | 123,560 | 300 |
| Financial managers | 121,030 | 9,590 |
| Engineering managers | 119,540 | 3,210 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 119,110 | 8,160 |
| General and operations managers | 118,760 | 22,090 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 117,390 | 460 |
| Public relations managers | 116,700 | 900 |
| Sales managers | 115,080 | 6,850 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 113,840 | 2,060 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 111,460 | 270 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 110,090 | 2,860 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 110,040 | 300 |
| Pharmacists | 110,020 | 3,670 |
| Real estate brokers | 109,750 | 210 |
| Training and development managers | 107,810 | 670 |
| Managers, all other | 107,790 | 11,290 |
| Purchasing managers | 106,940 | 1,890 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 102,950 | 190 |
| Industrial production managers | 101,060 | 3,130 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | 100,640 | 40 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 100,490 | 200 |
| Veterinarians | 99,250 | 710 |
| Medical and health services managers | 99,130 | 3,860 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 97,910 | 130 |
| Physicists | 97,720 | 60 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 97,620 | 6,650 |
| Actuaries | 97,310 | 260 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 96,790 | 180 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 96,290 | 1,290 |
| Construction managers | 94,930 | 1,880 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 94,640 | 1,910 |
| Biomedical engineers | 93,600 | 740 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 93,210 | 6,780 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 92,970 | 6,150 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Target | 52.6 |
| U.S. Bancorp | 16.6 |
| General Mills | 11.2 |
| Medtronic | 10.1 |
| Xcel Energy | 9.7 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 6.2 |
| Nash Finch | 4.6 |
| PepsiAmericas | 3.7 |
| Bemis | 3.5 |
| Valspar | 2.7 |
| Donaldson | 1.6 |
| Ceridian | 1.5 |
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