Gulfport Employment

Employment and Industries in the Gulfport, Mississippi Area

Gulfport is an important business and commercial hub. The region has a wide mix of businesses including manufacturing, healthcare research, pharmaceuticals and technology. Gulfport also has shipbuilding companies such as Gulf Ship, United States Marine and Trinity Yachts.

The major employment sectors in Gulfport are construction; arts, entertainment and recreation; healthcare, accommodation and food services, government, education and social assistance. Management, professional and related occupations (24% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (19% of the labor force).

Interesting details about Gulfport, Mississippi: In 2008 the cost of living index in Gulfport was 85.9. The country's average is 100. The average earnings of workers in Gulfport in 2009 was $31,000. In the city, 19% of the adult population have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Provided below are the top manufacturing/distribution employers in the Gulfport area:

ANI Pharmaceuticals
Blacklidge Emulsions, Inc
Fansteel Hydro Carbide
F.E.B. Distributing Company, Inc
FedEx Ground Distribution Center
Future Pipe Industries
Goldin Industries, Inc
Gulf Ship LLC
Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company, Inc
John Fayard Moving & Warehousing
Keith Huber Inc
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Rex Distributing Company, Inc
Seemann Composites
Soprema, Inc
Sun Herald
Taber Extrusions L.P., Mississippi Division
Trinity Yachts
United States Marine, Inc

Some of the helpful organizations for Gulfport businesses are:

Gulfport's newspaper the Sun Herald is a good resource for local business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Gulfport, Mississippi Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	2,600	56,560	$41,170 - 74,710	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,440	45,210	$35,470 - 58,010	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	810	50,640	$37,130 - 66,750	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	590	51,750	$25,890 - 95,600	8%	51%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	580	45,050	$35,220 - 58,460	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	480	54,900	$28,890 - 87,670	18%	79%
7	Financial managers	320	76,990	$37,150 - 141,980	13%	60%
8	Civil engineers	280	66,490	$46,460 - 86,950	18%	87%
9	Lawyers	260	130,250	$39,040 -	11%	99%
10	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	260	88,210	$65,100 - 119,730	22%	93%
11	Social and community service managers	250	39,310	$32,330 - 49,980	25%	72%
12	Self-enrichment education teachers	250	33,350	$19,780 - 47,790	23%	54%
13	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	240	46,740	$31,520 - 75,630	5%	58%
14	Surveyors	240	38,010	$20,270 - 63,330	24%	82%
15	Public relations specialists	230	42,750	$27,290 - 75,470	18%	81%
16	Medical and health services managers	210	79,250	$47,200 - 114,230	16%	57%
17	Pharmacists	190	105,620	$89,930 - 128,170	22%	97%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	190	28,440	$19,530 - 41,050	15%	51%
19	Computer specialists, all other	190	70,720	$52,890 - 98,220	15%	68%
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	180	72,040	$35,150 - 123,790	25%	67%
21	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	180	67,630	$43,720 - 97,420	17%	56%
22	Computer software engineers, applications	180	61,240	$36,280 - 86,800	45%	85%
23	Chief executives	180	131,680	$50,080 -	2%	65%
24	Engineers, all other	170	98,390	$73,740 - 127,770	6%	82%
25	Computer systems analysts	170	56,530	$36,500 - 85,790	29%	68%
26	Instructional coordinators	160	71,570	$54,850 - 92,620	23%	79%
27	Electrical engineers	160	77,770	$52,020 - 101,980	6%	81%
28	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	160	38,740	$26,750 - 59,730	18%	56%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	150	54,810	$33,040 - 77,580	27%	50%
30	Management analysts	150	74,900	$49,260 - 102,980	22%	78%
31	Computer and information scientists, research	150	72,390	$45,000 - 102,990	22%	68%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	150	32,430	$24,380 - 47,270	19%	77%
33	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	73,380	$55,920 - 96,870	8%	78%
34	Detectives and criminal investigators	140	53,520	$33,180 - 88,960	17%	54%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	130	51,270	$41,620 - 63,920	12%	51%
36	Engineering managers	130	99,570	$46,880 - 145,010	7%	84%
37	Speech-language pathologists	130	63,360	$44,890 - 88,050	11%	98%
38	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	47,710	$36,860 - 62,190	20%	87%
39	Physical therapists	120	64,200	$33,580 - 90,070	27%	89%
40	Advertising sales agents	120	35,300	$18,780 - 57,170	20%	56%
41	Librarians	110	48,040	$34,420 - 64,250	4%	85%
42	Sales managers	110	83,620	$39,850 - 143,810	10%	69%
43	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	52,940	$34,640 - 73,200	13%	73%
44	Computer programmers	100	57,660	$36,350 - 95,060	0%	73%
45	Network systems and data communications analysts	100	61,720	$42,530 - 85,380	53%	57%
46	Medical and public health social workers	100	46,210	$30,440 - 63,940	24%	77%
47	Architects, except landscape and naval	90	69,850	$35,160 - 124,230	18%	88%
48	Financial specialists, all other	90	63,820	$41,350 - 94,460	12%	50%
49	Electronics engineers, except computer	90	78,320	$38,480 - 102,630	4%	81%
50	Computer and information systems managers	90	70,250	$36,340 - 113,400	16%	73%
51	Graphic designers	90	40,380	$27,760 - 51,180	10%	55%
52	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	75,160	$42,050 - 103,040	12%	51%
53	Mechanical engineers	90	67,510	$51,510 - 88,870	4%	78%
54	Social and human service assistants	80	33,180	$20,400 - 55,140	34%	58%
55	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	80	54,160	$42,850 - 68,020	0%	96%
56	Training and development specialists	80	41,040	$26,930 - 60,590	18%	56%
57	Industrial engineers	80	55,620	$39,330 - 90,740	20%	74%
58	Occupational therapists	70	72,420	$48,560 - 97,570	23%	90%
59	Chemical engineers	70	88,000	$55,870 - 126,490	8%	91%
60	Marketing managers	70	84,670	$47,770 - 138,050	14%	69%
61	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	48,390	$35,870 - 64,840	9%	87%
62	Education administrators, postsecondary	70	74,490	$44,940 - 117,210	14%	78%
63	Dentists, general	70	188,730	$48,220 -	9%	100%
64	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	65,920	$33,210 - 147,820	16%	99%
65	Special education teachers, middle school	60	46,910	$36,510 - 60,260	16%	87%
66	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	43,700	$21,010 - 98,240	24%	78%
67	Legislators	60	30,950	$16,620 - 50,140	1%	65%
68	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60	50,110	$33,270 - 75,490	25%	93%
69	Market research analysts	60		$ -	20%	82%
70	Technical writers	60	44,250	$33,790 - 56,110	20%	74%
71	Managers, all other	60	83,610	$46,960 - 121,310	7%	55%
72	Budget analysts	60	60,500	$39,820 - 88,900	7%	78%
73	Coaches and scouts	60	40,060	$21,710 - 78,900	15%	60%
74	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	40,930	$30,370 - 51,250	18%	56%
75	Database administrators	50	51,490	$34,310 - 89,230	29%	72%
76	Social scientists and related workers, all other	50	69,590	$44,730 - 97,340	5%	90%
77	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	34,440	$22,880 - 50,460	34%	73%
78	Conservation scientists	50	50,800	$29,430 - 72,520	5%	86%
79	Compensation and benefits managers	40	69,150	$41,940 - 108,330	12%	58%
80	Chemists	40	73,310	$44,930 - 106,540	9%	93%
81	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	55,900	$30,660 - 77,970	8%	72%
82	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	49,130	$33,580 - 72,490	9%	72%
83	Veterinarians	40	68,790	$41,080 - 103,010	35%	100%
84	Personal financial advisors	40	39,890	$28,210 - 51,100	41%	81%
85	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	29,330	$21,590 - 38,430	15%	72%
86	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	40	59,330	$41,290 - 81,250	10%	74%
87	Purchasing managers	40	82,460	$44,090 - 124,660	3%	57%
88	Urban and regional planners	40	39,560	$22,250 - 62,230	15%	92%
89	Public relations managers	40	60,610	$30,090 - 85,190	17%	75%
90	Environmental engineers	30	70,360	$47,810 - 94,640	25%	86%
91	Health educators	30		$ -	26%	58%
92	Vocational education teachers, middle school	30	50,020	$37,600 - 66,640	0%	95%
93	Meeting and convention planners	30	48,430	$30,150 - 75,830	20%	67%
94	Floral designers	30	21,000	$17,170 - 27,720	0%	55%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	3,950	23,620	$15,190 - 35,380	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,800	17,970	$13,330 - 23,990	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	2,650	17,200	$12,950 - 25,830	11%	14%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,480	27,160	$18,330 - 38,260	1%	18%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,290	21,900	$15,500 - 29,900	15%	4%
6	Gaming dealers	2,280	19,660	$13,070 - 30,110	24%	11%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,880	23,640	$14,660 - 35,950	2%	5%
8	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,800	18,500	$15,620 - 22,730	13%	5%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,630	32,340	$22,080 - 44,860	13%	16%
10	Food preparation workers	1,580	17,430	$13,130 - 24,270	15%	7%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,500	35,590	$22,110 - 54,600	4%	25%
12	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,490	18,770	$13,320 - 26,110	18%	5%
13	Security guards	1,440	23,360	$16,310 - 33,370	17%	13%
14	Cooks, restaurant	1,370	22,130	$15,730 - 30,120	12%	5%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,370	21,700	$14,370 - 31,880	-7%	8%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,270	42,030	$26,690 - 64,110	6%	29%
17	General and operations managers	1,240	83,100	$39,890 - 139,860	2%	48%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,200	40,560	$25,090 - 62,120	10%	4%
19	Cooks, fast food	1,130	17,640	$13,650 - 22,360	8%	5%
20	Office clerks, general	1,040	25,050	$16,480 - 35,990	13%	19%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	980	29,660	$18,630 - 43,150	11%	14%
22	Maintenance and repair workers, general	980	31,020	$20,360 - 46,430	10%	6%
23	Construction laborers	970	24,260	$17,620 - 31,430	11%	5%
24	Customer service representatives	960	26,990	$18,840 - 38,880	25%	22%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	870	23,290	$16,840 - 32,160	17%	13%
26	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	860	24,840	$17,340 - 36,690	18%	7%
27	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	810	32,760	$21,950 - 41,690	11%	33%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	770	27,810	$15,020 - 49,620	8%	4%
29	Carpenters	740	37,730	$26,310 - 54,450	10%	6%
30	Teacher assistants	730	17,090	$13,080 - 23,910	10%	18%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	710	51,290	$31,860 - 73,920	9%	10%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	700	56,220	$36,240 - 80,720	21%	49%
33	Gaming supervisors	640	45,520	$30,560 - 61,200	23%	30%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	640	22,800	$17,410 - 28,800	18%	6%
35	Bartenders	630	17,650	$12,990 - 25,440	11%	17%
36	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	630	16,650	$13,050 - 21,220	10%	8%
37	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	620	16,720	$12,900 - 23,980	12%	6%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	620	33,270	$24,910 - 45,500	14%	7%
39	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	610	39,020	$23,380 - 68,490	15%	18%
40	Electricians	600	39,750	$26,980 - 52,870	7%	7%
41	Slot key persons	570	27,810	$20,370 - 37,030	11%	30%
42	Child care workers	570	16,870	$13,150 - 21,210	18%	15%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	560	37,590	$16,840 - 62,380	14%	4%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	560	26,050	$15,620 - 37,930	4%	6%
45	Fire fighters	550	36,700	$25,730 - 48,300	12%	18%
46	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	530	21,510	$16,340 - 29,830	11%	5%
47	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	510	17,240	$13,170 - 23,410	10%	17%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	500	52,560	$35,020 - 68,260	7%	13%
49	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	450	33,280	$19,290 - 48,300	11%	4%
50	Tellers	440	22,800	$17,810 - 27,940	14%	16%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	440	33,340	$24,480 - 46,630	8%	3%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	430	43,890	$27,420 - 62,830	-4%	15%
53	Gaming cage workers	430	26,480	$21,040 - 32,880	11%	0%
54	Dishwashers	380	18,240	$13,300 - 24,460	10%	3%
55	Correctional officers and jailers	380	26,640	$20,240 - 34,260	17%	11%
56	Painters, construction and maintenance	370	31,380	$25,860 - 43,330	12%	6%
57	Counter and rental clerks	370	22,510	$13,910 - 31,510	23%	16%
58	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	370	33,660	$21,790 - 45,940	5%	2%
59	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	360	19,630	$15,150 - 24,690	17%	14%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	360	31,180	$22,070 - 40,490	13%	11%
61	Driver/sales workers	360	28,210	$15,400 - 45,860	-4%	4%
62	Bus drivers, school	350	14,520	$12,830 - 16,330	9%	4%
63	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	340	19,670	$14,040 - 25,840	10%	5%
64	Industrial truck and tractor operators	340	30,450	$20,360 - 47,540	-1%	2%
65	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	330	23,820	$17,400 - 31,870	7%	10%
66	All other information and record clerks	310	36,330	$26,620 - 47,100	-12%	21%
67	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	310	27,340	$19,560 - 37,600	4%	15%
68	Team assemblers	300	20,660	$13,510 - 33,780	0%	5%
69	Computer support specialists	290	39,820	$23,600 - 59,990	13%	43%
70	Medical assistants	280	27,520	$19,850 - 33,680	35%	10%
71	Pharmacy technicians	270	27,390	$19,000 - 39,520	32%	16%
72	Parking lot attendants	250	18,010	$13,140 - 25,330	12%	14%
73	Insurance sales agents	250	31,200	$18,450 - 49,190	13%	45%
74	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	250	53,610	$30,700 - 83,800	0%	42%
75	Postal service mail carriers	250			1%	11%
76	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	240	31,970	$21,880 - 46,100	27%	47%
77	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	230	28,700	$19,570 - 42,820	10%	24%
78	Parts salespersons	230	30,980	$14,510 - 58,590	-1%	6%
79	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators	220	30,710	$22,530 - 41,200	34%	13%
80	Construction managers	220	67,220	$40,060 - 98,170	16%	29%
81	Food service managers	220	62,490	$29,060 - 100,600	5%	24%
82	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	210	44,280	$35,110 - 54,510	16%	43%
83	Bill and account collectors	210	27,740	$20,520 - 36,610	23%	13%
84	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	200	19,630	$13,290 - 28,290	13%	15%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	200	44,790	$26,690 - 71,070	10%	17%
86	Packers and packagers, hand	200	17,460	$13,100 - 23,160	-11%	3%
87	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	200	18,320	$13,620 - 24,030	11%	2%
88	Helpers--electricians	200	27,760	$21,630 - 33,030	7%	3%
89	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	190	35,130	$26,640 - 46,620	11%	29%
90	Medical secretaries	190	25,360	$18,520 - 32,930	17%	18%
91	Preschool teachers, except special education	180	18,380	$13,400 - 24,790	26%	43%
92	Cost estimators	180	53,630	$29,330 - 96,080	19%	32%
93	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	180	36,700	$26,090 - 49,960	9%	3%
94	Radiologic technologists and technicians	180	42,060	$28,530 - 56,720	15%	25%
95	Highway maintenance workers	180	24,590	$18,740 - 31,660	9%	5%
96	Switchboard operators, including answering service	180	21,470	$17,120 - 25,930	-7%	10%
97	Chefs and head cooks	180	33,340	$20,680 - 53,260	8%	14%
98	Surgical technologists	170	33,530	$24,130 - 42,540	25%	16%
99	Dental assistants	170	28,270	$20,020 - 38,410	29%	9%
100	Food servers, nonrestaurant	170	17,930	$13,300 - 24,530	16%	9%

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Jobs More Common Near Gulfport Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Slot key persons	27,810	570	106.4
Gaming managers	80,710	120	81.8
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators	30,710	220	61.6
Gaming cage workers	26,480	430	58.5
Gaming dealers	19,660	2,280	44.3
Gaming supervisors	45,520	640	38.4
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	23,820	330	37.6
Gaming and sports book writers and runners	19,470	130	23.3
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants	15,090	160	13.1
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	88,210	260	11.8
Computer and information scientists, research	72,390	150	8.5
Surveyors	38,010	240	6.1
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	31,360	140	5.5
Baggage porters and bellhops	19,230	140	4.5
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	18,320	200	4
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	34,020	120	3.3
Fire fighters	36,700	550	2.9
Cooks, fast food	17,640	1,130	2.8
Social and community service managers	39,310	250	2.8
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	29,910	100	2.8
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	47,590	160	2.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,500	1,800	2.7
Highway maintenance workers	24,590	180	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	31,180	360	2.6
Surgical technologists	33,530	170	2.5
Correctional officers and jailers	26,640	380	2.5
Helpers--electricians	27,760	200	2.5
Chefs and head cooks	33,340	180	2.5
Food preparation workers	17,430	1,580	2.4
Parking lot attendants	18,010	250	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,630	360	2.2
Detectives and criminal investigators	53,520	140	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,510	530	2.1
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	52,100	100	2.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,670	340	2.1
Self-enrichment education teachers	33,350	250	2
Cooks, restaurant	22,130	1,370	2
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,720	620	1.9
Tire repairers and changers	21,110	120	1.9
Painters, construction and maintenance	31,380	370	1.9
All other information and record clerks	36,330	310	1.8
Family and general practitioners	154,470	130	1.8
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,240	510	1.8
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	32,760	810	1.8
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	44,280	210	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,160	2,480	1.7
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	28,440	190	1.7
Security guards	23,360	1,440	1.7
Instructional coordinators	71,570	160	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,590	1,500	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Gulfport, Mississippi Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Food service managers	62,490	1.29	220
Lawyers	130,250	1.27	260
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	67,630	1.25	180
Instructional coordinators	71,570	1.24	160
Engineers, all other	98,390	1.22	170
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	88,210	1.2	260
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	57,790	1.13	170
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,520	1.11	110
All other information and record clerks	36,330	1.1	310
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,770	1.09	1,490
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,560	1.08	1,200
Driver/sales workers	28,210	1.08	360
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,820	1.07	160
Loan officers	63,360	1.07	150
Gaming managers	80,710	1.06	120
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	31,970	1.06	240
Dishwashers	18,240	1.06	380
Computer specialists, all other	70,720	1.05	190
Helpers--electricians	27,760	1.04	200
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,590	1.04	560
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,840	1.03	860
Automotive body and related repairers	40,650	1.03	130
Gaming cage workers	26,480	1.03	430
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	31,360	1.03	140
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,940	1.03	110
Cooks, restaurant	22,130	1.02	1,370
Management analysts	74,900	1.02	150
Parts salespersons	30,980	1.02	230
Cooks, fast food	17,640	1.01	1,130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,450	1.01	340
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	28,700	1.01	230
Healthcare support workers, all other	29,520	1.01	130
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,610	1.01	250
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	32,340	1.01	1,630
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,630	1.01	360
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	35,130	1.01	190
Pharmacists	105,620	1.01	190
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,020	1.01	610
Recreation workers	24,250	1	140
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	23,820	1	330
Gaming supervisors	45,520	1	640
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	17,930	1	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,640	0.99	810
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,120	0.99	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,670	0.99	340
Office clerks, general	25,050	0.99	1,040
Speech-language pathologists	63,360	0.98	130
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	41,460	0.98	110
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,660	0.98	980
Medical assistants	27,520	0.98	280

Highest Paying Jobs in Gulfport, Mississippi Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	214,510	70
Internists, general	203,380	50
Dentists, general	188,730	70
Family and general practitioners	154,470	130
Chief executives	131,680	180
Lawyers	130,250	260
Pharmacists	105,620	190
Engineering managers	99,570	130
Engineers, all other	98,390	170
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	88,210	260
Chemical engineers	88,000	70
Marketing managers	84,670	70
Sales managers	83,620	110
Managers, all other	83,610	60
General and operations managers	83,100	1,240
Purchasing managers	82,460	40
Gaming managers	80,710	120
Medical and health services managers	79,250	210
Electronics engineers, except computer	78,320	90
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,090	60
Electrical engineers	77,770	160
Financial managers	76,990	320
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	75,160	90
Management analysts	74,900	150
Education administrators, postsecondary	74,490	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	73,380	140
Chemists	73,310	40
Occupational therapists	72,420	70
Computer and information scientists, research	72,390	150
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	72,040	180
Instructional coordinators	71,570	160
Computer specialists, all other	70,720	190
Environmental engineers	70,360	30
Computer and information systems managers	70,250	90
Architects, except landscape and naval	69,850	90
Social scientists and related workers, all other	69,590	50
Compensation and benefits managers	69,150	40
Veterinarians	68,790	40
Commercial pilots	68,640
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	67,630	180
Mechanical engineers	67,510	90
Construction managers	67,220	220
Civil engineers	66,490	280
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	65,920	70
Physical therapists	64,200	120
Financial specialists, all other	63,820	90
Loan officers	63,360	150
Speech-language pathologists	63,360	130
Sales representatives, services, all other	62,580	40
Food service managers	62,490	220

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