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 (2007 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	1,350	52,390	$41,290 - 71,560	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	680	39,190	$26,790 - 51,300	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	550	43,800	$24,840 - 61,270	6%	96%
4	Marine engineers and naval architects	460	77,140	$68,130 - 96,170	11%	78%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	430	39,540	$25,590 - 53,690	11%	95%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	340	47,180	$23,760 - 72,980	8%	51%
7	Accountants and auditors	160	57,890	$34,440 - 83,460	18%	79%
8	Medical and health services managers	140	74,770	$40,290 - 115,480	16%	57%
9	Financial managers	130	60,590	$38,460 - 80,770	13%	60%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	68,410	$56,070 - 82,170	8%	78%
11	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	29,400	$20,790 - 39,780	15%	51%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	41,760	$32,990 - 52,890	20%	87%
13	Lawyers	100	64,760	$29,560 - 79,220	11%	99%
14	Physical therapists	100	72,540	$51,240 - 107,880	27%	89%
15	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	35,740	$23,860 - 51,750	18%	56%
16	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	90	34,990	$26,870 - 40,730	30%	77%
17	Engineers, all other	90	87,910	$67,190 - 109,820	6%	82%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	90	30,310	$20,340 - 40,240	19%	77%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	51,750	$30,030 - 69,820	13%	73%
20	Medical and public health social workers	80	35,680	$25,290 - 40,910	24%	77%
21	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	49,430	$29,650 - 83,790	5%	58%
22	Pharmacists	80	94,820	$35,470 - 126,870	22%	97%
23	Computer software engineers, applications	80	62,370	$42,070 - 92,710	45%	85%
24	Occupational therapists	70	65,530	$43,070 - 102,430	23%	90%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	46,270	$33,210 - 61,640	12%	51%
26	Training and development specialists	70	53,110	$23,300 - 79,320	18%	56%
27	Librarians	70	45,150	$33,890 - 61,170	4%	85%
28	Computer systems analysts	60	59,490	$39,960 - 82,540	29%	68%
29	Computer specialists, all other	60	78,770	$62,490 - 97,070	15%	68%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	50	76,040	$38,150 - 121,400	27%	50%
31	Legislators	50	29,010	$17,040 - 42,140	1%	65%
32	Electrical engineers	50	66,150	$38,880 - 93,060	6%	81%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	46,850	$36,870 - 58,010	9%	87%
34	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	50,970	$21,630 - 75,490	18%	88%
35	Special education teachers, middle school	40	44,830	$34,260 - 58,070	16%	87%
36	Speech-language pathologists	40	54,670	$24,680 - 104,010	11%	98%
37	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	45,800	$36,230 - 56,310	0%	96%
38	Management analysts	40	77,850	$51,280 - 138,840	22%	78%
39	Tax preparers	40	28,310	$16,730 - 44,860	0%	54%
40	Social and community service managers	30	35,090	$26,000 - 45,910	25%	72%
41	Public relations specialists	30	45,360	$26,460 - 66,900	18%	81%
42	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	39,230	$28,900 - 48,180	17%	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	2,000	16,470	$12,070 - 21,610	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,600	22,720	$14,360 - 34,190	12%	25%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	920	25,260	$16,970 - 35,120	1%	18%
4	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	820	55,480	$42,400 - 67,550	-4%	15%
5	Customer service representatives	810	24,670	$17,750 - 31,740	25%	22%
6	Cooks, fast food	780	14,440	$11,850 - 19,080	8%	5%
7	Food preparation workers	760	14,980	$11,770 - 19,010	15%	7%
8	Teacher assistants	750	16,300	$11,950 - 21,950	10%	18%
9	Waiters and waitresses	720	13,950	$11,610 - 16,960	11%	14%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	690	21,100	$14,080 - 28,300	2%	5%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	640	30,340	$20,780 - 41,030	13%	16%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	630	34,280	$18,860 - 51,580	4%	25%
13	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	610	44,400	$27,380 - 63,810	11%	4%
14	Office clerks, general	600	22,680	$13,030 - 33,900	13%	19%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	17,080	$12,190 - 21,940	15%	4%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	590	40,170	$25,190 - 60,660	6%	29%
17	Carpenters	550	33,920	$26,350 - 40,980	10%	6%
18	Stock clerks and order fillers	540	19,660	$12,740 - 27,680	-7%	8%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	490	18,310	$13,080 - 24,150	18%	7%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	460	20,820	$15,770 - 25,880	17%	13%
21	Bus drivers, school	460	13,870	$11,690 - 16,100	9%	4%
22	General and operations managers	450	77,940	$36,310 - 138,670	2%	48%
23	Industrial machinery mechanics	420	60,530	$33,950 - 74,750	9%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	410	24,530	$17,220 - 32,260	11%	14%
25	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	390	67,460	$37,840 - 95,880	2%	18%
26	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	380	13,750	$11,720 - 15,740	18%	5%
27	Tellers	350	20,260	$15,950 - 25,990	14%	16%
28	Machinists	340	30,720	$25,760 - 38,310	-2%	3%
29	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	330	14,410	$11,820 - 18,480	10%	8%
30	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	320	28,250	$19,860 - 38,590	10%	4%
31	Cooks, restaurant	320	19,490	$15,670 - 24,310	12%	5%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	320	49,130	$28,750 - 73,720	9%	10%
33	Maintenance and repair workers, general	300	26,880	$16,940 - 38,340	10%	6%
34	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	17,240	$12,230 - 23,050	11%	5%
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	290	28,740	$21,720 - 37,560	14%	7%
36	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	30,580	$22,170 - 39,620	11%	33%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	280	33,700	$16,670 - 59,460	14%	4%
38	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	270	35,300	$27,560 - 45,190	0%	0%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	270	15,150	$11,910 - 19,350	13%	5%
40	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	260	32,640	$22,820 - 42,130	15%	18%
41	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	260	57,330	$23,880 - 82,500	0%	42%
42	Construction laborers	250	20,800	$16,420 - 25,290	11%	5%
43	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	230	25,950	$19,950 - 31,440	4%	15%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	230	20,060	$14,880 - 24,920	18%	6%
45	Sheet metal workers	220	29,870	$21,790 - 39,880	7%	4%
46	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	210	27,180	$16,790 - 50,060	8%	4%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	210	63,670	$36,270 - 99,340	21%	49%
48	Fire fighters	210	23,950	$16,990 - 32,260	12%	18%
49	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	210	24,200	$20,050 - 29,900	7%	3%
50	Maintenance workers, machinery	190	40,400	$27,420 - 65,730	0%	0%
51	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	18,190	$12,520 - 24,740	17%	14%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	48,480	$29,770 - 67,290	7%	13%
53	Medical assistants	150	23,960	$17,910 - 30,670	35%	10%
54	Packers and packagers, hand	150	15,210	$11,650 - 22,280	-11%	3%
55	Bartenders	140	15,470	$11,950 - 19,260	11%	17%
56	Insulation workers, mechanical	140	23,910	$15,160 - 33,760	9%	0%
57	Postal service mail carriers	130	44,070	$33,860 - 57,560	1%	11%
58	Construction managers	130	59,520	$38,380 - 84,720	16%	29%
59	Security guards	130	23,890	$16,500 - 31,960	17%	13%
60	Counter and rental clerks	130	19,050	$14,930 - 25,230	23%	16%
61	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	120	24,700	$19,530 - 31,290	10%	24%
62	File clerks	120	19,170	$12,850 - 26,930	-40%	20%
63	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	120	41,970	$33,830 - 51,910	16%	43%
64	Insurance sales agents	120	38,030	$21,860 - 56,600	13%	45%
65	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	120	13,900	$11,580 - 16,060	10%	17%
66	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	110	30,490	$20,340 - 50,850	4%	6%
67	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	41,000	$26,020 - 56,310	15%	25%
68	Dishwashers	110	16,090	$12,120 - 20,640	10%	3%
69	Computer support specialists	100	32,160	$22,590 - 46,680	13%	43%
70	Parts salespersons	90	25,480	$15,830 - 39,550	-1%	6%
71	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	30,470	$21,850 - 40,800	3%	18%
72	Pharmacy technicians	90	25,230	$18,070 - 31,760	32%	16%
73	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	15,990	$11,690 - 23,040	10%	5%
74	Bill and account collectors	80	26,240	$20,230 - 35,920	23%	13%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	45,950	$26,860 - 64,290	10%	17%
76	Helpers--electricians	70	27,670	$24,440 - 31,370	7%	3%
77	Automotive body and related repairers	70	30,140	$19,510 - 47,210	12%	3%
78	Court, municipal, and license clerks	70	22,740	$16,160 - 31,140	9%	24%
79	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	70	34,990	$26,120 - 43,570	12%	3%
80	Food servers, nonrestaurant	70	15,280	$11,720 - 20,260	16%	9%
81	Switchboard operators, including answering service	70	20,270	$15,990 - 25,580	-7%	10%
82	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	60	26,160	$19,530 - 32,180	3%	4%
83	Loan officers	60	42,470	$26,860 - 77,010	12%	49%
84	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	32,870	$21,460 - 46,430	11%	29%
85	Paralegals and legal assistants	60	33,660	$23,360 - 49,260	22%	45%
86	Home health aides	60	21,090	$17,380 - 25,250	49%	7%
87	Loan interviewers and clerks	50	27,120	$20,970 - 34,110	0%	24%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	36,230	$22,980 - 49,940	13%	17%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	24,000	$16,170 - 31,980	13%	11%
90	Data entry keyers	50	24,090	$17,710 - 31,970	-4%	18%
91	Physical therapist assistants	50	45,950	$26,290 - 67,440	32%	23%
92	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	50	32,740	$17,740 - 58,100	2%	11%
93	Computer operators	50	31,270	$20,990 - 44,600	-24%	27%
94	Recreation workers	40	24,260	$15,970 - 41,590	13%	47%
95	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	40	23,930	$18,570 - 30,000	14%	11%
96	Personal and home care aides	40	15,010	$11,890 - 19,180	51%	10%
97	Meter readers, utilities	40	30,420	$17,340 - 48,530	-9%	6%
98	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	40	26,870	$19,910 - 32,820	7%	12%
99	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40	26,870	$21,150 - 31,840	3%	38%
100	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	40	36,510	$22,070 - 42,200	14%	8%

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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.*
Marine engineers and naval architects	77,140	460	432.2
Insulation workers, mechanical	23,910	140	27.8
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	67,460	390	20.4
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	35,300	270	10.3
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,400	190	10.3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	24,200	210	7.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	60,530	420	6.4
Cooks, fast food	14,440	780	5
Sheet metal workers	29,870	220	4.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	44,400	610	4.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,480	820	4.7
Bus drivers, school	13,870	460	4.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,240	290	3.2
Machinists	30,720	340	3.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,190	180	3.2
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,330	260	3.1
Food preparation workers	14,980	760	3.1
Fire fighters	23,950	210	3
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	41,970	120	2.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	29,400	110	2.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,540	430	2.6
Teacher assistants	16,300	750	2.3
Physical therapists	72,540	100	2.2
Tellers	20,260	350	2.1
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,410	330	2.1
Cashiers	16,470	2,000	2.1
Carpenters	33,920	550	2
Medical and health services managers	74,770	140	2
Construction managers	59,520	130	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,800	550	2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	41,000	110	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,130	320	2
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,280	630	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,410	110	2
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	24,700	120	1.9
Registered nurses	52,390	1,350	1.9
File clerks	19,170	120	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,530	410	1.9
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	30,580	280	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,260	920	1.8
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	41,760	100	1.8
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	35,740	100	1.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	39,190	680	1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,700	280	1.5
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,950	230	1.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	28,740	290	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,170	590	1.5
Receptionists and information clerks	20,820	460	1.4
Postal service mail carriers	44,070	130	1.4
Insurance sales agents	38,030	120	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Industrial machinery mechanics	60,530	1.38	420
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	67,460	1.25	390
Business operations specialists, all other	63,670	1.13	210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,330	1.11	260
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,490	1.1	110
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,400	1.1	190
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,480	1.08	820
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	35,300	1.08	270
Accountants and auditors	57,890	1.01	160
Postal service mail carriers	44,070	1	130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	44,400	0.99	610
Security guards	23,890	0.99	130
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,180	0.98	210
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,340	0.98	640
Dishwashers	16,090	0.97	110
Marine engineers and naval architects	77,140	0.96	460
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,700	0.96	280
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,190	0.96	180
Retail salespersons	22,720	0.95	1,600
Office clerks, general	22,680	0.92	600
Cooks, restaurant	19,490	0.92	320
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	41,970	0.92	120
Medical and health services managers	74,770	0.92	140
Cashiers	16,470	0.92	2,000
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,170	0.91	590
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	24,700	0.9	120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,100	0.9	690
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,280	0.9	630
Receptionists and information clerks	20,820	0.9	460
Carpenters	33,920	0.9	550
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,260	0.89	920
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,800	0.89	550
Registered nurses	52,390	0.89	1,350
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,950	0.88	230
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,410	0.88	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,660	0.88	540
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,480	0.88	150
Tellers	20,260	0.88	350
Medical assistants	23,960	0.87	150
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,640	0.87	260
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,130	0.87	320
Cooks, fast food	14,440	0.86	780
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,060	0.86	230
Customer service representatives	24,670	0.85	810
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	47,180	0.85	340
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	29,400	0.85	110
Machinists	30,720	0.85	340
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,410	0.85	330
File clerks	19,170	0.84	120
Counter and rental clerks	19,050	0.84	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Pascagoula, Mississippi Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	189,320	90
Engineering managers	117,940
Chief executives	113,520
Pharmacists	94,820	80
Managers, all other	88,450
Engineers, all other	87,910	90
Computer software engineers, systems software	79,630
Computer specialists, all other	78,770	60
General and operations managers	77,940	450
Management analysts	77,850	40
Civil engineers	77,760
Marine engineers and naval architects	77,140	460
Network and computer systems administrators	76,040	50
Medical and health services managers	74,770	140
Physical therapists	72,540	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,410	110
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	67,460	390
Electrical engineers	66,150	50
Occupational therapists	65,530	70
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	65,010
Lawyers	64,760	100
Business operations specialists, all other	63,670	210
Computer software engineers, applications	62,370	80
Mechanical engineers	62,310
Financial managers	60,590	130
Industrial machinery mechanics	60,530	420
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	59,640
Administrative services managers	59,540	40
Construction managers	59,520	130
Computer systems analysts	59,490	60
Cost estimators	59,070	40
Accountants and auditors	57,890	160
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,330	260
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,480	820
Speech-language pathologists	54,670	40
Training and development specialists	53,110	70
Registered nurses	52,390	1,350
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	52,350
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	51,750	90
Architects, except landscape and naval	50,970	40
Physician assistants	50,110
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,430	80
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,130	320
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,480	150
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	48,410
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	47,180	340
Special education teachers, secondary school	46,850	50
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,270	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,950	70
Physical therapist assistants	45,950	50

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