Hattiesburg Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Hattiesburg than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Hattiesburg.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Hattiesburg.
A list of any large public companies in Hattiesburg.

Most Popular Jobs in Hattiesburg, 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	2,030	53,680	$41,320 - 67,040	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	790	40,120	$32,850 - 50,950	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	44,020	$34,220 - 58,550	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	280	43,040	$24,850 - 70,430	8%	51%
5	Social and human service assistants	270	28,090	$21,190 - 34,470	34%	58%
6	Lawyers	200	59,230	$29,240 - 103,270	11%	99%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	200	40,600	$33,610 - 50,410	11%	95%
8	Accountants and auditors	190	49,300	$32,690 - 77,590	18%	79%
9	Pharmacists	150	106,680	$75,310 - 133,740	22%	97%
10	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	28,920	$20,140 - 40,460	15%	51%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	45,390	$28,890 - 70,800	20%	87%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	71,550	$55,160 - 91,240	8%	78%
13	Medical and health services managers	120	76,990	$40,320 - 117,710	16%	57%
14	Financial managers	110	70,180	$44,250 - 99,390	13%	60%
15	Coaches and scouts	110	52,720	$29,330 - 73,770	15%	60%
16	Chief executives	110	128,980	$57,880 -	2%	65%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	100	39,260	$26,880 - 51,150	5%	58%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	44,840	$32,470 - 61,690	13%	73%
19	Librarians	80	46,450	$33,950 - 64,090	4%	85%
20	Physical therapists	80	70,440	$43,220 - 113,780	27%	89%
21	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	43,870	$31,290 - 61,740	12%	51%
22	Training and development specialists	80	40,310	$28,540 - 55,770	18%	56%
23	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	80	39,210	$23,710 - 55,470	18%	56%
24	Legislators	70	21,970	$13,240 - 32,660	1%	65%
25	Physician assistants	70	60,070	$22,980 - 101,200	27%	67%
26	Child, family, and school social workers	70	34,970	$24,930 - 47,680	19%	77%
27	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	29,850	$18,540 - 41,860	24%	78%
28	Computer programmers	60	55,840	$27,060 - 72,210	0%	73%
29	Medical and public health social workers	60	38,520	$24,120 - 49,690	24%	77%
30	Occupational therapists	50	58,080	$29,560 - 84,040	23%	90%
31	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50		$ -	25%	67%
32	Network and computer systems administrators	50	49,000	$31,310 - 75,800	27%	50%
33	Computer software engineers, applications	50	71,550	$42,810 - 100,990	45%	85%
34	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	42,020	$20,230 - 52,370	9%	87%
35	Speech-language pathologists	50	52,070	$41,010 - 73,350	11%	98%
36	Public relations specialists	50	33,440	$13,730 - 57,920	18%	81%
37	Social and community service managers	40	41,670	$29,010 - 58,540	25%	72%
38	Special education teachers, middle school	40	38,480	$33,060 - 47,560	16%	87%
39	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	45,000	$35,860 - 53,470	0%	96%
40	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	59,450	$35,060 - 72,630	9%	72%
41	Veterinarians	40	66,420	$33,190 - 118,690	35%	100%
42	Management analysts	40	47,700	$30,030 - 67,510	22%	78%
43	Advertising sales agents	40	30,740	$15,470 - 50,380	20%	56%
44	Graphic designers	40	32,070	$22,000 - 44,220	10%	55%
45	Sales managers	40	80,240	$41,690 - 109,710	10%	69%
46	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	39,330	$28,020 - 51,470	18%	56%
47	Teachers and instructors, all other	30	39,640	$24,060 - 50,930	9%	54%

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	Cashiers	2,660	16,890	$13,010 - 22,380	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,530	25,100	$14,120 - 48,840	12%	25%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,570	24,470	$16,320 - 32,670	1%	18%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,430	15,430	$12,840 - 21,180	11%	14%
5	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,180	18,940	$14,690 - 24,300	18%	7%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,020	19,300	$13,550 - 27,610	-7%	8%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	990	35,510	$18,770 - 60,030	4%	25%
8	Cooks, fast food	940	16,750	$13,220 - 20,960	8%	5%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	900	15,460	$12,860 - 19,310	18%	5%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	840	30,770	$19,720 - 44,540	13%	16%
11	Food preparation workers	800	16,520	$12,970 - 22,170	15%	7%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	800	18,340	$14,100 - 22,930	15%	4%
13	Office clerks, general	740	18,820	$13,560 - 25,090	13%	19%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	730	29,550	$20,580 - 44,890	10%	6%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	720	33,620	$21,400 - 50,830	10%	4%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	710	40,020	$23,800 - 60,900	6%	29%
17	General and operations managers	640	83,780	$41,370 - 152,390	2%	48%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	630	20,360	$15,610 - 28,240	2%	5%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	630	20,350	$16,270 - 25,470	17%	13%
20	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	610	32,060	$25,760 - 40,000	14%	7%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	580	28,140	$17,190 - 45,220	11%	14%
22	Customer service representatives	540	26,300	$15,640 - 43,600	25%	22%
23	Teacher assistants	520	16,070	$13,050 - 19,420	10%	18%
24	Construction laborers	500	23,060	$16,680 - 30,420	11%	5%
25	Team assemblers	480	22,180	$16,160 - 30,760	0%	5%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	27,990	$13,840 - 45,260	8%	4%
27	Tellers	420	22,220	$17,010 - 29,700	14%	16%
28	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	420	17,400	$13,130 - 23,590	11%	5%
29	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	410	27,280	$20,220 - 36,180	10%	24%
30	Carpenters	400	28,340	$18,860 - 40,720	10%	6%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	380	15,570	$12,860 - 19,520	13%	5%
32	Child care workers	370	15,160	$12,790 - 19,030	18%	15%
33	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	350	36,170	$22,530 - 58,360	15%	18%
34	Cooks, restaurant	340	18,970	$14,470 - 24,340	12%	5%
35	Security guards	340	19,820	$13,320 - 31,300	17%	13%
36	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	330	16,410	$13,010 - 22,100	10%	8%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	320	23,980	$14,770 - 37,770	4%	6%
38	Electricians	310	36,650	$23,050 - 51,660	7%	7%
39	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	310	26,140	$20,670 - 33,230	4%	15%
40	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	300	30,850	$20,570 - 41,260	11%	4%
41	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	29,770	$21,750 - 40,360	11%	33%
42	Counter and rental clerks	290	19,000	$13,350 - 27,370	23%	16%
43	Computer support specialists	290	30,370	$21,600 - 41,370	13%	43%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	280	43,930	$31,220 - 59,350	9%	10%
45	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	260	21,030	$15,330 - 27,490	18%	6%
46	Medical assistants	250	23,530	$17,730 - 30,940	35%	10%
47	Driver/sales workers	250	27,920	$16,920 - 41,150	-4%	4%
48	Pharmacy technicians	250	23,360	$15,710 - 31,090	32%	16%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	240	14,700	$12,740 - 18,020	10%	17%
50	Bus drivers, school	240	16,740	$12,900 - 23,690	9%	4%
51	Dishwashers	230	15,460	$12,970 - 18,850	10%	3%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	230	54,010	$31,010 - 81,630	7%	13%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	210	48,000	$25,630 - 67,160	-4%	15%
54	Dental assistants	200	26,220	$19,150 - 33,130	29%	9%
55	Bill and account collectors	200	25,080	$18,530 - 31,840	23%	13%
56	Radiologic technologists and technicians	190	39,900	$28,260 - 56,530	15%	25%
57	Helpers--production workers	180	22,250	$17,170 - 30,450	0%	4%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	30,400	$22,620 - 39,380	8%	3%
59	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	170	42,110	$28,500 - 57,380	7%	6%
60	Industrial truck and tractor operators	170	31,960	$21,370 - 49,230	-1%	2%
61	Psychiatric technicians	160	18,300	$13,190 - 27,950	-2%	16%
62	Postal service mail carriers	160			1%	11%
63	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	18,780	$13,430 - 25,350	12%	6%
64	File clerks	140	20,900	$16,720 - 24,970	-40%	20%
65	Business operations specialists, all other	140	48,310	$30,150 - 68,260	21%	49%
66	Loan officers	140	49,950	$29,090 - 73,060	12%	49%
67	Insurance sales agents	140			13%	45%
68	Home health aides	140	21,170	$16,360 - 28,320	49%	7%
69	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	130	23,060	$19,870 - 26,250	-4%	5%
70	Preschool teachers, except special education	130	20,760	$13,920 - 33,920	26%	43%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	130	21,800	$16,430 - 30,420	13%	11%
72	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	130	35,750	$22,320 - 58,720	-6%	14%
73	Surgical technologists	120	30,650	$21,240 - 40,260	25%	16%
74	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	16,590	$13,120 - 20,130	17%	14%
75	Loan interviewers and clerks	120	26,750	$20,710 - 33,670	0%	24%
76	Family and general practitioners	120	188,800	$108,370 -	0%	0%
77	Recreation workers	120	17,610	$13,020 - 25,040	13%	47%
78	Medical records and health information technicians	120	23,220	$16,600 - 32,790	18%	12%
79	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	31,230	$26,630 - 38,830	5%	2%
80	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	110	38,900	$33,320 - 47,550	16%	43%
81	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	21,190	$17,160 - 24,860	14%	3%
82	Dental hygienists	110	51,830	$38,210 - 64,560	30%	33%
83	Helpers--electricians	110	23,800	$16,850 - 31,610	7%	3%
84	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	32,130	$21,980 - 45,310	12%	3%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	36,890	$22,240 - 61,970	13%	17%
86	Couriers and messengers	100	20,830	$14,720 - 25,740	0%	12%
87	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	21,030	$16,050 - 28,320	-7%	10%
88	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	24,360	$16,770 - 33,530	12%	0%
89	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	90	17,990	$14,200 - 21,200	10%	5%
90	Brickmasons and blockmasons	90	28,600	$22,140 - 35,340	10%	3%
91	Construction managers	90	52,690	$33,630 - 82,470	16%	29%
92	Property, real estate, and community association managers	90	30,670	$21,720 - 38,920	15%	36%
93	Respiratory therapists	90	43,240	$33,540 - 54,410	23%	28%
94	Highway maintenance workers	90	19,020	$16,140 - 23,290	9%	5%
95	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	25,340	$21,630 - 31,080	12%	6%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	80	50,580	$23,200 - 72,990	10%	17%
97	Tire repairers and changers	80	25,390	$20,240 - 31,090	20%	6%
98	Logging equipment operators	80	28,560	$22,580 - 35,790	0%	2%
99	All other information and record clerks	80	30,670	$16,920 - 47,240	-12%	21%
100	Printing machine operators	80	25,950	$16,460 - 35,980	-5%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Hattiesburg Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Psychiatric technicians	18,300	160	14.8
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	42,110	170	5.8
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,280	410	5
Cooks, fast food	16,750	940	4.8
Surgical technologists	30,650	120	3.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,400	420	3.4
Family and general practitioners	188,800	120	3.4
Helpers--electricians	23,800	110	2.8
Couriers and messengers	20,830	100	2.7
Food preparation workers	16,520	800	2.5
Radiologic technologists and technicians	39,900	190	2.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,060	610	2.4
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	28,920	130	2.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,940	1,180	2.3
Social and human service assistants	28,090	270	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,510	990	2.2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,470	1,570	2.2
Registered nurses	53,680	2,030	2.1
Pharmacy technicians	23,360	250	2
Cashiers	16,890	2,660	2
Tellers	22,220	420	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,140	580	1.9
Medical records and health information technicians	23,220	120	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	21,800	130	1.9
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	38,900	110	1.9
Driver/sales workers	27,920	250	1.8
Coaches and scouts	52,720	110	1.8
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,850	300	1.8
Dental assistants	26,220	200	1.8
File clerks	20,900	140	1.8
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,700	240	1.7
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,390	130	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	19,000	290	1.7
Switchboard operators, including answering service	21,030	100	1.7
Child care workers	15,160	370	1.7
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,410	330	1.7
Dental hygienists	51,830	110	1.7
Bus drivers, school	16,740	240	1.6
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,140	310	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	15,430	1,430	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,550	120	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,120	790	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,550	730	1.5
Pharmacists	106,680	150	1.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,590	120	1.5
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,020	540	1.5
Retail salespersons	25,100	2,530	1.5
Receptionists and information clerks	20,350	630	1.5
Loan interviewers and clerks	26,750	120	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	36,890	100	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Coaches and scouts	52,720	1.48	110
Family and general practitioners	188,800	1.15	120
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,750	1.07	130
Driver/sales workers	27,920	1.07	250
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,960	1.06	170
Retail salespersons	25,100	1.03	2,530
Pharmacists	106,680	1.02	150
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,190	1.01	110
Home health aides	21,170	1	140
Social and human service assistants	28,090	0.99	270
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,990	0.97	450
Cooks, fast food	16,750	0.96	940
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,280	0.96	410
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,770	0.96	840
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,010	0.95	230
Helpers--production workers	22,250	0.94	180
Tellers	22,220	0.94	420
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,170	0.93	350
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,140	0.93	580
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,410	0.92	330
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,510	0.92	990
Cashiers	16,890	0.91	2,660
Medical and health services managers	76,990	0.91	120
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,390	0.91	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	48,000	0.91	210
Dishwashers	15,460	0.9	230
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,460	0.9	900
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,620	0.9	720
Helpers--electricians	23,800	0.89	110
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,020	0.89	710
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,230	0.89	120
Customer service representatives	26,300	0.89	540
File clerks	20,900	0.88	140
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,060	0.88	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,550	0.88	120
Cooks, restaurant	18,970	0.87	340
Registered nurses	53,680	0.87	2,030
General and operations managers	83,780	0.87	640
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,030	0.87	260
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,140	0.86	310
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,020	0.86	540
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,550	0.86	730
Food preparation workers	16,520	0.86	800
Chief executives	128,980	0.86	110
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,590	0.85	120
Receptionists and information clerks	20,350	0.85	630
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,300	0.85	1,020
Loan officers	49,950	0.84	140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,360	0.84	630
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,980	0.84	320

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	188,800	120
Chief executives	128,980	110
Pharmacists	106,680	150
Environmental engineers	105,690
Industrial production managers	91,820	40
General and operations managers	83,780	640
Sales managers	80,240	40
Medical and health services managers	76,990	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,550	120
Computer software engineers, applications	71,550	50
Physical therapists	70,440	80
Financial managers	70,180	110
Veterinarians	66,420	40
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	63,260	50
Physician assistants	60,070	70
Dietitians and nutritionists	59,450	40
Lawyers	59,230	200
Occupational therapists	58,080	50
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	57,420
Computer programmers	55,840	60
Diagnostic medical sonographers	54,500	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,010	230
Registered nurses	53,680	2,030
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,220	60
Coaches and scouts	52,720	110
Construction managers	52,690	90
Speech-language pathologists	52,070	50
Dental hygienists	51,830	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,580	80
Loan officers	49,950	140
Accountants and auditors	49,300	190
Cost estimators	49,010	50
Network and computer systems administrators	49,000	50
Business operations specialists, all other	48,310	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	48,000	210
Management analysts	47,700	40
Librarians	46,450	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	45,690	60
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,390	130
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	45,000	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,840	90
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,020	540
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	43,930	280
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	43,870	80
Paralegals and legal assistants	43,830	60
Administrative services managers	43,580	50
Respiratory therapists	43,240	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	43,040	280
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	43,010
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,170

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