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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 | 29,760 | 66,140 | $48,900 - 86,790 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 25,160 | 65,020 | $30,190 - 112,840 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 18,610 | 59,520 | $39,110 - 88,670 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 14,570 | 47,810 | $31,670 - 68,910 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Computer software engineers, applications | 13,880 | 78,250 | $52,370 - 109,490 | 45% | 85% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 11,560 | 49,130 | $33,010 - 71,110 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Financial managers | 9,460 | 113,180 | $67,170 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 8 | Managers, all other | 9,230 | 101,210 | $60,650 - 0 | 7% | 55% |
| 9 | Lawyers | 8,580 | 119,160 | $61,320 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 10 | Computer systems analysts | 7,770 | 71,160 | $46,830 - 97,850 | 29% | 68% |
| 11 | Management analysts | 7,660 | 77,810 | $43,670 - 122,190 | 22% | 78% |
| 12 | Social and human service assistants | 7,570 | 28,070 | $20,730 - 38,670 | 34% | 58% |
| 13 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,510 | 47,220 | $31,720 - 68,320 | 11% | 95% |
| 14 | Computer and information systems managers | 7,460 | 108,780 | $72,470 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 15 | Network and computer systems administrators | 7,010 | 66,360 | $43,400 - 94,000 | 27% | 50% |
| 16 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 6,680 | 88,050 | $32,020 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 17 | Sales managers | 6,530 | 116,140 | $59,810 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 18 | Market research analysts | 6,470 | 68,690 | $42,020 - 101,950 | 20% | 82% |
| 19 | Sales and related workers, all other | 6,460 | 47,860 | $23,980 - 77,580 | 14% | 62% |
| 20 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 6,150 | 80,040 | $46,070 - 123,030 | 12% | 51% |
| 21 | Computer specialists, all other | 5,870 | 68,850 | $42,090 - 99,560 | 15% | 68% |
| 22 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 5,830 | 85,570 | $55,190 - 125,090 | 28% | 85% |
| 23 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 5,450 | 55,770 | $34,460 - 84,120 | 17% | 56% |
| 24 | Industrial engineers | 4,980 | 74,970 | $51,630 - 102,500 | 20% | 74% |
| 25 | Computer programmers | 4,750 | 67,910 | $43,590 - 96,600 | 0% | 73% |
| 26 | Child, family, and school social workers | 4,650 | 49,670 | $30,980 - 69,710 | 19% | 77% |
| 27 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 4,510 | 74,400 | $49,610 - 103,060 | 53% | 57% |
| 28 | Marketing managers | 4,370 | 115,790 | $71,980 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 29 | Financial analysts | 4,210 | 70,540 | $41,930 - 99,570 | 34% | 87% |
| 30 | Graphic designers | 3,970 | 45,930 | $27,730 - 68,690 | 10% | 55% |
| 31 | Mechanical engineers | 3,850 | 68,190 | $47,330 - 94,490 | 4% | 78% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 3,380 | 49,790 | $33,430 - 69,080 | 20% | 87% |
| 33 | Training and development specialists | 3,350 | 57,710 | $37,130 - 83,980 | 18% | 56% |
| 34 | Financial specialists, all other | 3,170 | 61,240 | $39,070 - 94,280 | 12% | 50% |
| 35 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 3,160 | 38,970 | $27,070 - 54,280 | 25% | 58% |
| 36 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 3,110 | 54,880 | $29,390 - 83,590 | 5% | 58% |
| 37 | Chief executives | 3,100 | 172,590 | $98,490 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 38 | Engineering managers | 3,080 | 107,770 | $71,930 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 39 | Medical and health services managers | 3,010 | 88,930 | $54,590 - 130,250 | 16% | 57% |
| 40 | Pharmacists | 2,870 | 100,010 | $80,310 - 122,490 | 22% | 97% |
| 41 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,770 | 38,760 | $19,490 - 63,520 | 9% | 54% |
| 42 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 2,590 | 51,990 | $30,130 - 82,830 | 18% | 56% |
| 43 | Civil engineers | 2,570 | 69,640 | $45,300 - 96,740 | 18% | 87% |
| 44 | Database administrators | 2,490 | 70,000 | $41,540 - 101,970 | 29% | 72% |
| 45 | Electrical engineers | 2,480 | 77,590 | $50,120 - 110,660 | 6% | 81% |
| 46 | Public relations specialists | 2,390 | 52,260 | $31,660 - 76,390 | 18% | 81% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 2,320 | 52,540 | $35,480 - 72,240 | 9% | 87% |
| 48 | Editors | 2,290 | 52,240 | $30,930 - 86,550 | 2% | 81% |
| 49 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,250 | 44,490 | $26,360 - 69,360 | 13% | 73% |
| 50 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 2,120 | 51,330 | $33,100 - 73,420 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Human resources managers, all other | 2,080 | 102,190 | $61,690 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 52 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 2,060 | 62,950 | $40,310 - 88,770 | 16% | 99% |
| 53 | Advertising sales agents | 2,040 | 62,870 | $28,010 - 118,510 | 20% | 56% |
| 54 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,030 | 88,260 | $64,080 - 114,690 | 8% | 78% |
| 55 | Coaches and scouts | 1,890 | 33,780 | $15,280 - 59,770 | 15% | 60% |
| 56 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,880 | 38,520 | $19,040 - 58,390 | 23% | 54% |
| 57 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,790 | 78,360 | $44,400 - 117,010 | 4% | 81% |
| 58 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,770 | 37,680 | $27,160 - 47,550 | 15% | 51% |
| 59 | Dentists, general | 1,770 | 143,060 | $97,780 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 60 | Physical therapists | 1,740 | 61,470 | $48,870 - 75,210 | 27% | 89% |
| 61 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,640 | 53,450 | $36,880 - 71,990 | 11% | 98% |
| 62 | Purchasing managers | 1,630 | 100,610 | $62,840 - 0 | 3% | 57% |
| 63 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,570 | 49,300 | $33,680 - 68,980 | 16% | 87% |
| 64 | Writers and authors | 1,570 | 51,670 | $28,790 - 75,520 | 13% | 84% |
| 65 | Operations research analysts | 1,550 | 68,510 | $38,390 - 118,950 | 11% | 71% |
| 66 | Chemists | 1,540 | 63,030 | $39,010 - 93,930 | 9% | 93% |
| 67 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 1,520 | 70,870 | $41,970 - 104,240 | 18% | 88% |
| 68 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,440 | 38,290 | $26,430 - 58,800 | 23% | 73% |
| 69 | Occupational therapists | 1,430 | 57,000 | $46,150 - 71,420 | 23% | 90% |
| 70 | Librarians | 1,400 | 52,250 | $36,550 - 69,920 | 4% | 85% |
| 71 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,400 | 51,310 | $34,320 - 65,600 | 12% | 51% |
| 72 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,390 | 46,440 | $29,630 - 62,030 | 30% | 77% |
| 73 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 1,330 | 39,920 | $27,040 - 53,680 | 34% | 73% |
| 74 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 1,290 | 59,070 | $41,900 - 77,700 | 11% | 58% |
| 75 | Credit analysts | 1,280 | 58,610 | $37,190 - 88,420 | 2% | 60% |
| 76 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 1,250 | 30,620 | $17,400 - 46,290 | 11% | 55% |
| 77 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,240 | 47,670 | $34,760 - 63,370 | 24% | 77% |
| 78 | Social and community service managers | 1,210 | 62,250 | $39,950 - 92,220 | 25% | 72% |
| 79 | Mental health counselors | 1,200 | 41,560 | $27,940 - 60,530 | 30% | 73% |
| 80 | Insurance underwriters | 1,170 | 56,940 | $39,100 - 79,510 | 6% | 53% |
| 81 | Sales engineers | 1,120 | 72,540 | $47,740 - 101,340 | 9% | 79% |
| 82 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,120 | 58,930 | $37,860 - 91,440 | 20% | 99% |
| 83 | Instructional coordinators | 1,090 | 58,770 | $35,510 - 78,790 | 23% | 79% |
| 84 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 1,080 | 48,990 | $32,340 - 74,140 | 15% | 72% |
| 85 | Natural sciences managers | 1,050 | 112,790 | $65,570 - 0 | 11% | 93% |
| 86 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,040 | 57,470 | $38,190 - 80,870 | 25% | 93% |
| 87 | Interior designers | 1,020 | 49,590 | $29,480 - 74,740 | 20% | 55% |
| 88 | Personal financial advisors | 1,000 | 76,950 | $35,670 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 89 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 1,000 | 78,450 | $43,720 - 119,050 | 14% | 78% |
| 90 | Public relations managers | 870 | 99,380 | $62,880 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 91 | Art directors | 860 | 74,010 | $42,850 - 103,360 | 9% | 58% |
| 92 | Technical writers | 810 | 58,530 | $41,550 - 75,980 | 20% | 74% |
| 93 | Floral designers | 780 | 25,400 | $19,030 - 32,920 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Producers and directors | 750 | 55,750 | $31,280 - 81,920 | 11% | 75% |
| 95 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 730 | 64,200 | $49,100 - 84,860 | 17% | 54% |
| 96 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 720 | 50,520 | $33,190 - 72,020 | 0% | 96% |
| 97 | Physician assistants | 690 | 77,940 | $59,180 - 96,340 | 27% | 67% |
| 98 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 680 | 65,460 | $45,660 - 88,350 | 8% | 72% |
| 99 | Urban and regional planners | 680 | 60,530 | $43,740 - 81,100 | 15% | 92% |
| 100 | Audio-visual collections specialists | 660 | 55,360 | $39,680 - 72,540 | 0% | 79% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 52,740 | 24,220 | $15,130 - 37,750 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 44,890 | 28,440 | $18,730 - 39,100 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 39,050 | 19,240 | $14,720 - 25,170 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 38,120 | 17,320 | $13,540 - 22,630 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Business operations specialists, all other | 33,610 | 53,800 | $30,920 - 84,800 | 21% | 49% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 31,950 | 20,230 | $13,300 - 33,000 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Customer service representatives | 29,140 | 34,400 | $23,830 - 47,840 | 25% | 22% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 26,730 | 23,920 | $16,010 - 34,230 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 24,510 | 24,430 | $15,930 - 37,020 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | General and operations managers | 24,020 | 110,040 | $47,580 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 11 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,000 | 27,350 | $16,620 - 43,070 | 2% | 5% |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 22,710 | 40,800 | $29,650 - 54,380 | 15% | 18% |
| 13 | Team assemblers | 22,360 | 27,650 | $18,460 - 41,150 | 0% | 5% |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 22,240 | 34,610 | $24,680 - 46,030 | 13% | 16% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 19,340 | 48,390 | $31,440 - 69,400 | 6% | 29% |
| 16 | Personal and home care aides | 17,740 | 22,260 | $18,380 - 27,730 | 51% | 10% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 17,690 | 40,240 | $29,340 - 52,510 | 10% | 4% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 17,130 | 24,330 | $15,910 - 34,160 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 16,610 | 26,540 | $18,170 - 35,590 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Carpenters | 13,930 | 46,590 | $27,910 - 69,560 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 13,600 | 28,050 | $21,720 - 35,410 | 18% | 7% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 13,280 | 37,660 | $21,970 - 57,080 | 4% | 25% |
| 23 | Home health aides | 12,810 | 23,700 | $19,060 - 29,430 | 49% | 7% |
| 24 | Cooks, restaurant | 12,310 | 22,520 | $17,210 - 28,900 | 12% | 5% |
| 25 | Packers and packagers, hand | 11,170 | 22,110 | $14,100 - 31,920 | -11% | 3% |
| 26 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 10,870 | 59,080 | $29,190 - 96,550 | 28% | 48% |
| 27 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 10,870 | 31,190 | $21,290 - 43,080 | 4% | 6% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 10,370 | 28,400 | $19,270 - 41,370 | 11% | 14% |
| 29 | Security guards | 10,360 | 27,310 | $18,650 - 39,730 | 17% | 13% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 9,880 | 29,760 | $19,300 - 43,960 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 9,680 | 53,510 | $34,590 - 76,220 | -4% | 15% |
| 32 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,920 | 39,970 | $25,840 - 55,550 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 8,540 | 39,610 | $32,210 - 47,740 | 14% | 7% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,510 | 21,740 | $14,460 - 31,150 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 8,440 | 26,270 | $18,080 - 37,650 | 18% | 6% |
| 36 | Computer support specialists | 8,200 | 46,350 | $31,310 - 64,310 | 13% | 43% |
| 37 | Bartenders | 8,120 | 20,750 | $13,840 - 30,820 | 11% | 17% |
| 38 | Food preparation workers | 7,780 | 20,650 | $14,970 - 27,780 | 15% | 7% |
| 39 | Loan officers | 7,410 | 74,600 | $32,190 - [?] | 12% | 49% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 7,010 | 65,320 | $45,640 - 89,460 | 9% | 10% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 6,980 | 90,790 | $46,840 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 42 | Helpers--production workers | 6,880 | 24,800 | $17,510 - 35,280 | 0% | 4% |
| 43 | Electricians | 6,860 | 61,800 | $40,960 - 75,530 | 7% | 7% |
| 44 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 6,840 | 38,540 | $23,020 - 56,850 | 14% | 4% |
| 45 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 6,790 | 29,900 | $19,400 - 44,760 | 12% | 6% |
| 46 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 6,780 | 34,310 | $23,490 - 45,380 | -1% | 2% |
| 47 | Construction laborers | 6,730 | 45,330 | $26,320 - 63,470 | 11% | 5% |
| 48 | Counter and rental clerks | 6,510 | 22,470 | $14,330 - 35,790 | 23% | 16% |
| 49 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,510 | 34,500 | $23,600 - 46,020 | 1% | 18% |
| 50 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 6,390 | 60,120 | $35,230 - 82,420 | 11% | 4% |
| 51 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 6,360 | 38,770 | $25,210 - 56,840 | 0% | 24% |
| 52 | Dishwashers | 6,130 | 17,840 | $13,750 - 22,930 | 10% | 3% |
| 53 | Production workers, all other | 6,090 | 31,590 | $18,940 - 48,800 | 2% | 5% |
| 54 | Bus drivers, school | 6,030 | 29,640 | $23,890 - 36,070 | 9% | 4% |
| 55 | Driver/sales workers | 5,980 | 25,340 | $13,840 - 44,910 | -4% | 4% |
| 56 | Machinists | 5,890 | 41,270 | $26,700 - 57,200 | -2% | 3% |
| 57 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,680 | 33,420 | $24,400 - 44,410 | 4% | 15% |
| 58 | Bill and account collectors | 5,610 | 31,990 | $19,710 - 45,470 | 23% | 13% |
| 59 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 5,590 | 31,210 | $19,680 - 43,930 | -8% | 32% |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 5,540 | 58,020 | $39,130 - 80,400 | 7% | 13% |
| 61 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 5,370 | 54,420 | $39,740 - 70,790 | 8% | 3% |
| 62 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 5,230 | 18,010 | $13,980 - 23,080 | 24% | 22% |
| 63 | Printing machine operators | 5,170 | 40,610 | $23,430 - 59,690 | -5% | 6% |
| 64 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 4,930 | 29,360 | $20,350 - 39,480 | 26% | 43% |
| 65 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 4,890 | 26,580 | $18,550 - 39,190 | -4% | 5% |
| 66 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 4,880 | 34,730 | $22,650 - 48,840 | -6% | 14% |
| 67 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 4,860 | 30,510 | $16,700 - 49,930 | -8% | 5% |
| 68 | Tellers | 4,840 | 24,570 | $19,290 - 32,780 | 14% | 16% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 4,650 | 17,990 | $14,350 - 23,000 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 4,550 | 38,520 | $27,050 - 49,430 | 5% | 2% |
| 71 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 4,430 | 17,850 | $13,560 - 23,570 | 10% | 8% |
| 72 | Insurance sales agents | 4,370 | 70,980 | $37,320 - 120,090 | 13% | 45% |
| 73 | Child care workers | 4,350 | 19,770 | $14,870 - 25,330 | 18% | 15% |
| 74 | Data entry keyers | 4,330 | 28,090 | $21,140 - 36,690 | -4% | 18% |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 4,230 | 24,050 | $14,920 - 38,860 | 14% | 3% |
| 76 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,200 | 53,890 | $39,530 - 67,380 | 11% | 33% |
| 77 | Medical secretaries | 4,130 | 33,310 | $25,830 - 42,880 | 17% | 18% |
| 78 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 4,080 | 55,180 | $38,240 - 76,350 | 0% | 42% |
| 79 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 4,010 | 46,130 | $29,200 - 69,800 | 9% | 47% |
| 80 | Postal service mail carriers | 4,000 | 43,590 | $34,640 - 50,570 | 1% | 11% |
| 81 | Administrative services managers | 3,790 | 79,750 | $51,540 - 115,150 | 12% | 40% |
| 82 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 3,770 | 21,190 | $14,230 - 28,990 | 16% | 9% |
| 83 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,750 | 31,890 | $21,290 - 44,440 | -14% | 0% |
| 84 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 3,740 | 29,630 | $19,650 - 39,960 | -26% | 6% |
| 85 | Order clerks | 3,740 | 33,720 | $21,200 - 46,900 | -23% | 16% |
| 86 | Medical assistants | 3,710 | 30,920 | $23,640 - 38,770 | 35% | 10% |
| 87 | Food service managers | 3,640 | 42,630 | $27,770 - 59,050 | 5% | 24% |
| 88 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 3,540 | 46,860 | $35,180 - 61,780 | 9% | 5% |
| 89 | Dental assistants | 3,500 | 37,860 | $25,850 - 47,350 | 29% | 9% |
| 90 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,490 | 17,050 | $13,390 - 22,030 | 12% | 6% |
| 91 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 3,460 | 27,220 | $20,310 - 35,240 | 11% | 5% |
| 92 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 3,450 | 49,560 | $32,670 - 69,850 | 22% | 45% |
| 93 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 3,430 | 49,370 | $30,060 - 69,740 | 10% | 17% |
| 94 | Legal secretaries | 3,380 | 45,370 | $30,980 - 58,670 | 12% | 18% |
| 95 | Cooks, fast food | 3,360 | 17,820 | $13,600 - 23,030 | 8% | 5% |
| 96 | Pharmacy technicians | 3,310 | 29,640 | $20,640 - 39,140 | 32% | 16% |
| 97 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 3,270 | 33,920 | $20,740 - 49,900 | 16% | 26% |
| 98 | All other information and record clerks | 3,270 | 31,630 | $20,270 - 45,010 | -12% | 21% |
| 99 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 3,240 | 58,870 | $36,890 - 89,030 | 0% | 36% |
| 100 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 3,200 | 40,900 | $26,580 - 60,350 | 12% | 6% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical technicians | 43,750 | 100 | 25.2 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | 32,470 | 120 | 19.1 |
| Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators | 29,620 | 130 | 17.9 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 44,770 | 300 | 16.7 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 55,360 | 660 | 13 |
| Bicycle repairers | 27,720 | 290 | 11.3 |
| Religious workers, all other | 30,800 | 150 | 10.7 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 28,690 | 440 | 10.3 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 75,090 | 550 | 7.8 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 19,020 | 740 | 6.9 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 27,130 | 200 | 6.2 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 39,710 | 220 | 6 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | 42,440 | 410 | 5.8 |
| Life scientists, all other | 64,410 | 500 | 5.6 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 59,380 | 150 | 5.3 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 34,500 | 470 | 5.3 |
| Dancers | 510 | 5.2 | |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 76,410 | 440 | 5 |
| Biomedical engineers | 74,870 | 650 | 4.7 |
| Air traffic controllers | 128,000 | 610 | 4 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 43,920 | 220 | 3.8 |
| Foresters | 51,840 | 100 | 3.6 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 51,360 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Etchers and engravers | 28,290 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | 63,910 | 640 | 3.5 |
| Conservation scientists | 56,930 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | 48,960 | 110 | 3.3 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 96,260 | 160 | 3.3 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 47,900 | 2,450 | 3.2 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 32,220 | 2,780 | 3.1 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 44,930 | 230 | 3.1 |
| Photographic process workers | 33,780 | 670 | 3.1 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 21,260 | 1,480 | 3 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 47,860 | 6,460 | 2.9 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 51,150 | 1,540 | 2.9 |
| Pediatricians, general | 152,910 | 770 | 2.9 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 38,690 | 170 | 2.8 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 38,970 | 3,160 | 2.7 |
| Writers and authors | 51,670 | 1,570 | 2.7 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 102,190 | 2,080 | 2.6 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 18,450 | 230 | 2.6 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 52,300 | 500 | 2.5 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 47,050 | 300 | 2.5 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 30,520 | 440 | 2.5 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 37,060 | 370 | 2.5 |
| Personal and home care aides | 22,260 | 17,740 | 2.5 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 37,550 | 320 | 2.5 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 68,850 | 5,870 | 2.5 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 57,460 | 380 | 2.4 |
| Bindery workers | 31,720 | 1,900 | 2.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 73,890 | 1.81 | 340 |
| Photographers | 53,760 | 1.8 | 1,200 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 63,750 | 1.73 | 790 |
| Radio and television announcers | 62,260 | 1.72 | 250 |
| Roofers | 53,040 | 1.58 | 900 |
| Construction laborers | 45,330 | 1.57 | 6,730 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 44,620 | 1.54 | 260 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 58,670 | 1.52 | 510 |
| Couriers and messengers | 33,550 | 1.51 | 1,240 |
| Pipelayers | 49,250 | 1.46 | 630 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 42,140 | 1.45 | 1,650 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 114,840 | 1.45 | 180 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 31,840 | 1.45 | 160 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 111,690 | 1.44 | 500 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 53,070 | 1.44 | 480 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 62,990 | 1.43 | 460 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 59,070 | 1.43 | 1,290 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 55,030 | 1.42 | 590 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 107,500 | 1.41 | 240 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 51,360 | 1.41 | 130 |
| Electricians | 61,800 | 1.41 | 6,860 |
| Sheet metal workers | 55,930 | 1.41 | 2,430 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 48,360 | 1.4 | 2,430 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 43,920 | 1.4 | 220 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 50,000 | 1.4 | 430 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 76,410 | 1.39 | 440 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 45,890 | 1.39 | 370 |
| Advertising sales agents | 62,870 | 1.38 | 2,040 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 60,120 | 1.37 | 6,390 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 54,420 | 1.36 | 5,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 90,790 | 1.36 | 6,980 |
| Tapers | 56,590 | 1.36 | 600 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 39,110 | 1.36 | 1,210 |
| Home appliance repairers | 46,820 | 1.36 | 700 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 25,110 | 1.35 | 2,100 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 33,540 | 1.35 | 360 |
| Job printers | 45,520 | 1.34 | 670 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 42,990 | 1.33 | 640 |
| Legal secretaries | 45,370 | 1.33 | 3,380 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 44,690 | 1.32 | 1,540 |
| Carpet installers | 49,440 | 1.32 | 750 |
| Financial managers | 113,180 | 1.32 | 9,460 |
| Loan officers | 74,600 | 1.31 | 7,410 |
| Insurance sales agents | 70,980 | 1.31 | 4,370 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 29,900 | 1.31 | 6,790 |
| Loan counselors | 53,810 | 1.31 | 190 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 45,430 | 1.31 | 1,090 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 31,860 | 1.31 | 480 |
| Managers, all other | 101,210 | 1.31 | 9,230 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 45,040 | 1.3 | 1,040 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | 182,270 | |
| Orthodontists | 181,210 | |
| Chief executives | 172,590 | 3,100 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 169,430 | 2,790 |
| Podiatrists | 167,970 | 50 |
| Internists, general | 164,910 | 640 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 160,210 | 330 |
| Pediatricians, general | 152,910 | 770 |
| Family and general practitioners | 151,060 | 2,580 |
| Psychiatrists | 149,380 | 300 |
| Dentists, general | 143,060 | 1,770 |
| Air traffic controllers | 128,000 | 610 |
| Optometrists | 119,910 | 420 |
| Lawyers | 119,160 | 8,580 |
| Sales managers | 116,140 | 6,530 |
| Marketing managers | 115,790 | 4,370 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 114,840 | 180 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 113,530 | |
| Financial managers | 113,180 | 9,460 |
| Natural sciences managers | 112,790 | 1,050 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 111,690 | 500 |
| General and operations managers | 110,040 | 24,020 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 108,780 | 7,460 |
| Engineering managers | 107,770 | 3,080 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 107,500 | 240 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 102,190 | 2,080 |
| Training and development managers | 101,960 | 610 |
| Managers, all other | 101,210 | 9,230 |
| Purchasing managers | 100,610 | 1,630 |
| Pharmacists | 100,010 | 2,870 |
| Public relations managers | 99,380 | 870 |
| Construction managers | 96,270 | 1,850 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 96,260 | 160 |
| Actuaries | 94,750 | 280 |
| Industrial production managers | 94,560 | 3,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 90,790 | 6,980 |
| Real estate brokers | 90,000 | 370 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 89,990 | 170 |
| Medical and health services managers | 88,930 | 3,010 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 88,260 | 2,030 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 88,050 | 6,680 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 87,670 | 1,230 |
| Physicists | 87,390 | |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 85,570 | 5,830 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 84,780 | 140 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 82,750 | |
| Materials scientists | 81,040 | |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 80,040 | 6,150 |
| Administrative services managers | 79,750 | 3,790 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 78,450 | 1,000 |
| 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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