Pascagoula Employment

Employment and Industries in the Pascagoula, 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 Pascagoula than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Pascagoula.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Pascagoula.
A list of any large public companies in Pascagoula.

Most Popular Jobs in Pascagoula, 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	1,420	54,800	$42,850 - 75,850	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	770	40,660	$29,250 - 52,550	14%	95%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	580	38,220	$26,720 - 51,320	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	470	45,350	$25,080 - 64,700	6%	96%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	250	50,900	$19,740 - 79,250	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	200	58,470	$28,920 - 97,920	18%	79%
7	Financial managers	170	64,020	$40,930 - 84,960	13%	60%
8	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	140	39,950	$27,200 - 53,990	18%	56%
9	Medical and health services managers	140	74,480	$42,130 - 112,990	16%	57%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	69,860	$57,190 - 83,940	8%	78%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	45,290	$35,220 - 55,770	20%	87%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	30,620	$21,510 - 41,170	15%	51%
13	Lawyers	100	82,300	$29,630 - 159,560	11%	99%
14	Physical therapists	100	72,850	$46,910 - 110,220	27%	89%
15	Pharmacists	100	104,930	$89,860 - 126,920	22%	97%
16	Civil engineers	100	72,680	$38,970 - 111,160	18%	87%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	90	31,760	$21,640 - 42,180	19%	77%
18	Occupational therapists	80	67,410	$50,230 - 95,290	23%	90%
19	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	48,930	$32,420 - 76,160	5%	58%
20	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	36,030	$27,930 - 42,030	30%	77%
21	Medical and public health social workers	80	36,350	$27,810 - 41,850	24%	77%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	54,180	$43,280 - 70,370	13%	73%
23	Engineers, all other	70	94,060	$62,510 - 126,610	6%	82%
24	Librarians	70	47,100	$35,280 - 62,360	4%	85%
25	Personal financial advisors	70	34,940	$21,870 - 49,160	41%	81%
26	Computer software engineers, applications	70	53,220	$40,570 - 66,100	45%	85%
27	Special education teachers, middle school	60	41,410	$32,220 - 53,590	16%	87%
28	Network and computer systems administrators	60	73,410	$39,140 - 125,310	27%	50%
29	Electrical engineers	60	64,910	$39,030 - 87,160	6%	81%
30	Training and development specialists	60	50,400	$25,160 - 81,460	18%	56%
31	Computer systems analysts	60	61,460	$40,600 - 85,290	29%	68%
32	Speech-language pathologists	60	53,910	$26,760 - 93,170	11%	98%
33	Chief executives	60	116,220	$40,470 -	2%	65%
34	Computer specialists, all other	60	93,590	$65,700 - 125,220	15%	68%
35	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	57,600	$39,750 - 82,020	25%	93%
36	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	47,630	$37,760 - 59,300	0%	96%
37	Legislators	40	29,540	$17,830 - 43,530	1%	65%
38	Management analysts	40	78,340	$52,680 - 132,110	22%	78%
39	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	47,970	$37,880 - 60,050	9%	87%
40	Public relations specialists	40	45,510	$26,690 - 68,710	18%	81%
41	Environmental engineers	30	60,330	$52,710 - 75,990	25%	86%
42	Computer programmers	30	60,110	$38,900 - 91,010	0%	73%
43	Graphic designers	30	34,150	$26,850 - 47,750	10%	55%
44	Self-enrichment education teachers	30	37,010	$24,160 - 57,610	23%	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	2,020	17,010	$13,100 - 22,230	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,500	24,100	$14,640 - 34,070	12%	25%
3	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	910	56,020	$43,360 - 67,050	-4%	15%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	810	25,280	$17,390 - 33,680	1%	18%
5	Customer service representatives	780	25,870	$18,650 - 32,890	25%	22%
6	Teacher assistants	770	16,230	$13,050 - 20,530	10%	18%
7	Food preparation workers	760	16,010	$12,990 - 20,090	15%	7%
8	Cooks, fast food	730	15,590	$12,900 - 20,200	8%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	710	18,580	$12,890 - 29,860	11%	14%
10	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	700	49,400	$29,400 - 65,880	11%	4%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	680	31,410	$21,800 - 42,890	13%	16%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	650	18,090	$13,670 - 23,060	15%	4%
13	Team assemblers	650	21,860	$16,890 - 33,900	0%	5%
14	Office clerks, general	600	24,220	$14,080 - 34,750	13%	19%
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	600	22,060	$15,830 - 30,700	2%	5%
16	Carpenters	600	36,030	$27,570 - 43,140	10%	6%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	590	21,110	$14,210 - 29,590	-7%	8%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	570	36,350	$17,950 - 55,530	4%	25%
19	Industrial machinery mechanics	560	59,500	$34,820 - 81,770	9%	5%
20	Security guards	550	25,000	$19,390 - 32,630	17%	13%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	550	43,960	$26,140 - 69,040	6%	29%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	530	19,290	$15,220 - 24,560	18%	7%
23	General and operations managers	480	90,360	$44,070 -	2%	48%
24	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	480	75,310	$42,370 - 108,920	2%	18%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	450	28,660	$18,400 - 44,020	11%	14%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	430	22,540	$15,980 - 30,650	17%	13%
27	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	390	14,510	$12,770 - 16,280	18%	5%
28	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	360	37,580	$28,430 - 48,260	0%	0%
29	Maintenance and repair workers, general	350	27,270	$16,170 - 39,680	10%	6%
30	Machinists	350	31,920	$26,470 - 41,040	-2%	3%
31	Tellers	330	22,140	$17,500 - 28,250	14%	16%
32	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	320	33,070	$26,050 - 41,710	11%	33%
33	Cooks, restaurant	310	22,000	$17,260 - 27,310	12%	5%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	310	56,170	$35,570 - 77,370	9%	10%
35	Bus drivers, school	310	17,340	$12,960 - 27,270	9%	4%
36	Dishwashers	300	17,560	$15,960 - 19,750	10%	3%
37	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	31,040	$22,820 - 40,540	14%	7%
38	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	300	29,490	$21,370 - 40,930	10%	4%
39	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	280	21,230	$15,740 - 26,310	18%	6%
40	Crane and tower operators	280	43,690	$35,510 - 50,210	3%	0%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	260	44,910	$17,810 - 66,040	14%	4%
42	Child care workers	260	15,280	$12,850 - 19,280	18%	15%
43	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	260	56,890	$24,760 - 83,930	0%	42%
44	Construction laborers	250	23,830	$18,420 - 29,920	11%	5%
45	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	250	34,900	$22,820 - 42,230	15%	18%
46	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	250	16,330	$13,110 - 20,200	13%	5%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	250	76,230	$39,680 - 122,690	21%	49%
48	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	250	17,920	$13,270 - 23,930	11%	5%
49	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	250	15,900	$12,920 - 20,330	10%	8%
50	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	220	18,510	$14,090 - 24,610	17%	14%
51	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	220	23,000	$14,110 - 31,770	8%	4%
52	Fire fighters	200	27,470	$17,940 - 39,240	12%	18%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	190	51,600	$34,560 - 67,890	7%	13%
54	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	190	30,070	$22,390 - 39,800	7%	3%
55	Maintenance workers, machinery	180	38,820	$28,110 - 55,500	0%	0%
56	Bartenders	170	15,650	$12,900 - 19,830	11%	17%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	170	28,160	$20,320 - 33,120	4%	15%
58	Packers and packagers, hand	150	16,430	$12,960 - 23,120	-11%	3%
59	Court, municipal, and license clerks	150	20,190	$16,180 - 26,210	9%	24%
60	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	140	44,010	$35,190 - 56,300	16%	43%
61	Medical assistants	140	25,470	$18,440 - 32,550	35%	10%
62	Counter and rental clerks	140	22,580	$15,660 - 36,360	23%	16%
63	Postal service mail carriers	140			1%	11%
64	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	23,980	$17,310 - 33,450	26%	43%
65	Bill and account collectors	120	28,470	$21,590 - 38,400	23%	13%
66	Construction managers	120	79,700	$40,220 - 144,380	16%	29%
67	Computer support specialists	120	31,310	$22,170 - 46,120	13%	43%
68	Radiologic technologists and technicians	120	44,240	$27,590 - 59,260	15%	25%
69	Pharmacy technicians	120	26,600	$18,810 - 32,780	32%	16%
70	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	110	25,930	$20,270 - 33,240	10%	24%
71	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	16,330	$12,880 - 22,770	10%	5%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	110	46,900	$26,250 - 64,160	10%	17%
73	Correctional officers and jailers	110	26,760	$21,380 - 34,370	17%	11%
74	Environmental engineering technicians	100	34,130	$23,560 - 53,370	25%	18%
75	Industrial engineering technicians	100	51,730	$29,180 - 78,060	10%	18%
76	File clerks	100	19,510	$13,680 - 27,680	-40%	20%
77	Logisticians	100	53,640	$18,440 - 98,940	17%	43%
78	Medical secretaries	100	24,560	$17,630 - 32,730	17%	18%
79	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	24,720	$14,670 - 33,770	12%	0%
80	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	34,360	$26,300 - 45,840	3%	18%
81	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	29,290	$20,490 - 50,620	4%	6%
82	Dental assistants	80	27,680	$22,100 - 32,670	29%	9%
83	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	80	30,150	$25,800 - 37,470	3%	38%
84	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	35,310	$24,470 - 46,390	14%	8%
85	Legal secretaries	80	30,680	$20,360 - 38,830	12%	18%
86	Paralegals and legal assistants	80	34,830	$24,150 - 50,650	22%	45%
87	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	70	51,450	$44,210 - 61,760	7%	6%
88	Loan interviewers and clerks	70	29,260	$21,820 - 39,580	0%	24%
89	Food servers, nonrestaurant	70	16,110	$12,960 - 21,170	16%	9%
90	Dental hygienists	70	51,590	$40,810 - 62,810	30%	33%
91	Respiratory therapists	70	44,250	$33,860 - 58,050	23%	28%
92	Family and general practitioners	70	199,640	$117,830 -	0%	0%
93	Home health aides	70	20,320	$17,180 - 24,640	49%	7%
94	Recreation workers	70	24,730	$16,530 - 44,560	13%	47%
95	Medical records and health information technicians	70	25,930	$18,290 - 34,410	18%	12%
96	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60	44,380	$23,740 - 63,120	9%	47%
97	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	60	38,310	$27,580 - 51,110	12%	3%
98	Pipelayers	60	28,250	$22,580 - 34,340	9%	4%
99	Cost estimators	60	56,580	$25,230 - 86,440	19%	32%
100	Physical therapist aides	60	22,180	$15,700 - 29,030	24%	23%

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Jobs More Common Near Pascagoula Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Crane and tower operators	43,690	280	30.3
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	75,310	480	25.4
Environmental engineering technicians	34,130	100	19.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,580	360	11.7
Maintenance workers, machinery	38,820	180	9.6
Industrial machinery mechanics	59,500	560	7.3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	30,070	190	5.7
Court, municipal, and license clerks	20,190	150	5.5
Industrial engineering technicians	51,730	100	5.3
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	49,400	700	5.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,020	910	4.8
Cooks, fast food	15,590	730	4.6
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,510	220	3.4
Logisticians	53,640	100	3.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,220	580	3.1
Machinists	31,920	350	3
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	44,010	140	2.9
Food preparation workers	16,010	760	2.9
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,890	260	2.8
Fire fighters	27,470	200	2.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,920	250	2.5
Bus drivers, school	17,340	310	2.5
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30,620	110	2.4
Carpenters	36,030	600	2.2
Teacher assistants	16,230	770	2.1
Team assemblers	21,860	650	2.1
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	39,950	140	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,290	120	1.9
Physical therapists	72,850	100	1.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,860	120	1.9
Cashiers	17,010	2,020	1.9
Radiologic technologists and technicians	44,240	120	1.9
Tellers	22,140	330	1.9
Dishwashers	17,560	300	1.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,660	770	1.8
Correctional officers and jailers	26,760	110	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,660	450	1.8
Registered nurses	54,800	1,420	1.8
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	33,070	320	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	56,170	310	1.7
Medical and health services managers	74,480	140	1.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,330	110	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	46,900	110	1.7
Construction managers	79,700	120	1.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,930	110	1.7
Security guards	25,000	550	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,350	470	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,350	570	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,900	250	1.6
File clerks	19,510	100	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	75,310	1.39	480
Industrial machinery mechanics	59,500	1.34	560
Business operations specialists, all other	76,230	1.29	250
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	44,910	1.24	260
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,580	1.11	360
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,890	1.07	260
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	49,400	1.07	700
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,020	1.06	910
Maintenance workers, machinery	38,820	1.03	180
Dishwashers	17,560	1.02	300
Cooks, restaurant	22,000	1.01	310
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	30,070	1	190
Waiters and waitresses	18,580	0.99	710
Security guards	25,000	0.99	550
Retail salespersons	24,100	0.99	1,500
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,410	0.98	680
Accountants and auditors	58,470	0.98	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,960	0.97	550
Counter and rental clerks	22,580	0.97	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	56,170	0.97	310
Crane and tower operators	43,690	0.96	280
Office clerks, general	24,220	0.95	600
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,510	0.95	220
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,660	0.95	450
Pharmacy technicians	26,600	0.95	120
Construction managers	79,700	0.95	120
Receptionists and information clerks	22,540	0.94	430
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,980	0.94	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,350	0.94	570
General and operations managers	90,360	0.94	480
Tellers	22,140	0.93	330
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,160	0.93	170
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	44,010	0.93	140
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,110	0.92	590
Bill and account collectors	28,470	0.92	120
Carpenters	36,030	0.92	600
Cashiers	17,010	0.92	2,020
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,930	0.91	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,060	0.91	600
Medical assistants	25,470	0.91	140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,600	0.91	190
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,290	0.91	120
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	46,900	0.9	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,900	0.9	250
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,900	0.9	250
Cooks, fast food	15,590	0.9	730
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,900	0.89	250
Registered nurses	54,800	0.89	1,420
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,350	0.89	470
Medical and health services managers	74,480	0.88	140

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	203,720
Family and general practitioners	199,640	70
Engineering managers	121,010
Chief executives	116,220	60
Pharmacists	104,930	100
Engineers, all other	94,060	70
Computer specialists, all other	93,590	60
Industrial engineers	91,300
General and operations managers	90,360	480
Managers, all other	88,660
Computer software engineers, systems software	83,470
Lawyers	82,300	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80,960
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	80,100	50
Construction managers	79,700	120
Marine engineers and naval architects	78,920
Management analysts	78,340	40
Industrial production managers	76,540
Business operations specialists, all other	76,230	250
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	75,310	480
Medical and health services managers	74,480	140
Network and computer systems administrators	73,410	60
Physical therapists	72,850	100
Civil engineers	72,680	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,860	120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	67,410
Occupational therapists	67,410	80
Electrical engineers	64,910	60
Mechanical engineers	64,340
Financial managers	64,020	170
Computer systems analysts	61,460	60
Environmental engineers	60,330	30
Computer programmers	60,110	30
Industrial machinery mechanics	59,500	560
Accountants and auditors	58,470	200
Budget analysts	58,130
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	57,600	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,890	260
Cost estimators	56,580	60
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	56,170	310
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,020	910
Registered nurses	54,800	1,420
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	54,180	80
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	54,150
Speech-language pathologists	53,910	60
Logisticians	53,640	100
Computer software engineers, applications	53,220	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	52,810	30
Industrial engineering technicians	51,730	100
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,600	190

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