The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 4,730 | 53,200 | $36,730 - 69,290 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,960 | 54,620 | $24,130 - 102,080 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,780 | 39,360 | $27,600 - 54,660 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 1,550 | 50,690 | $26,460 - 84,120 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,190 | 41,510 | $27,650 - 61,240 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 920 | 24,760 | $20,930 - 27,020 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 700 | 37,810 | $27,550 - 50,880 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Computer software engineers, applications | 580 | 52,350 | $34,230 - 77,060 | 45% | 85% |
| 9 | Pharmacists | 550 | 103,970 | $88,080 - 129,260 | 22% | 97% |
| 10 | Child, family, and school social workers | 540 | 30,180 | $20,680 - 39,900 | 19% | 77% |
| 11 | Network and computer systems administrators | 450 | 58,160 | $37,300 - 82,530 | 27% | 50% |
| 12 | Lawyers | 450 | 90,040 | $46,200 - 165,300 | 11% | 99% |
| 13 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 400 | 44,130 | $29,650 - 64,460 | 20% | 87% |
| 14 | Public relations specialists | 370 | 39,260 | $24,070 - 58,700 | 18% | 81% |
| 15 | Chief executives | 370 | 135,850 | $60,420 - | 2% | 65% |
| 16 | Computer programmers | 360 | 50,290 | $28,150 - 77,700 | 0% | 73% |
| 17 | Training and development specialists | 340 | 43,350 | $26,040 - 62,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 18 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 330 | 45,890 | $29,870 - 65,130 | 13% | 73% |
| 19 | Financial managers | 310 | 96,110 | $53,710 - 144,130 | 13% | 60% |
| 20 | Advertising sales agents | 310 | 46,500 | $16,410 - 110,140 | 20% | 56% |
| 21 | Management analysts | 300 | 72,130 | $38,860 - 102,930 | 22% | 78% |
| 22 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 300 | $ - | 12% | 51% | |
| 23 | Rehabilitation counselors | 280 | 29,680 | $17,600 - 40,450 | 23% | 73% |
| 24 | Graphic designers | 280 | 41,940 | $19,320 - 63,990 | 10% | 55% |
| 25 | Medical and health services managers | 280 | 61,000 | $27,480 - 101,940 | 16% | 57% |
| 26 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 270 | 42,700 | $26,810 - 67,370 | 5% | 58% |
| 27 | Personal financial advisors | 270 | 81,150 | $34,330 - 152,360 | 41% | 81% |
| 28 | Medical and public health social workers | 270 | 31,400 | $19,930 - 47,760 | 24% | 77% |
| 29 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 260 | 69,050 | $48,940 - 95,940 | 8% | 78% |
| 30 | Coaches and scouts | 260 | 27,640 | $16,160 - 48,030 | 15% | 60% |
| 31 | Physical therapists | 250 | 69,800 | $51,030 - 91,340 | 27% | 89% |
| 32 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 240 | 71,750 | $31,310 - 148,310 | 12% | 51% |
| 33 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 230 | 29,920 | $20,000 - 40,190 | 30% | 77% |
| 34 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 230 | 26,930 | $20,490 - 38,160 | 15% | 51% |
| 35 | Sales managers | 230 | 94,060 | $55,740 - 155,200 | 10% | 69% |
| 36 | Insurance underwriters | 220 | 50,720 | $23,160 - 105,990 | 6% | 53% |
| 37 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 220 | 40,880 | $28,930 - 55,450 | 9% | 87% |
| 38 | Social and community service managers | 210 | 42,810 | $31,930 - 56,990 | 25% | 72% |
| 39 | Computer and information systems managers | 210 | 83,440 | $54,280 - 126,420 | 16% | 73% |
| 40 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 210 | 38,960 | $25,420 - 59,590 | 18% | 56% |
| 41 | Civil engineers | 210 | 71,870 | $44,930 - 124,620 | 18% | 87% |
| 42 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 200 | 73,430 | $45,980 - 107,210 | 25% | 67% |
| 43 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 190 | 83,000 | $43,640 - 137,540 | 14% | 78% |
| 44 | Mechanical engineers | 190 | 70,750 | $41,370 - 121,310 | 4% | 78% |
| 45 | Market research analysts | 180 | 39,270 | $18,820 - 76,100 | 20% | 82% |
| 46 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 180 | 57,030 | $33,960 - 88,200 | 53% | 57% |
| 47 | Computer systems analysts | 180 | 64,900 | $37,630 - 88,820 | 29% | 68% |
| 48 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 170 | 50,190 | $25,670 - 77,100 | 17% | 56% |
| 49 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 170 | 23,870 | $14,700 - 38,350 | 23% | 54% |
| 50 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 160 | 79,060 | $36,290 - | 18% | 88% |
| 51 | Social and human service assistants | 160 | 25,200 | $17,310 - 37,980 | 34% | 58% |
| 52 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 160 | 41,210 | $28,030 - 54,450 | 0% | 96% |
| 53 | Librarians | 160 | 45,170 | $31,910 - 62,160 | 4% | 85% |
| 54 | Dentists, general | 160 | 153,880 | $93,130 - | 9% | 100% |
| 55 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 150 | 63,650 | $33,750 - 89,880 | 28% | 85% |
| 56 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 150 | 41,310 | $19,400 - 67,600 | 18% | 56% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 43,300 | $21,040 - 55,480 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Speech-language pathologists | 150 | 58,700 | $34,590 - 83,530 | 11% | 98% |
| 59 | Special education teachers, middle school | 140 | 38,960 | $27,990 - 51,630 | 16% | 87% |
| 60 | Surveyors | 140 | 42,660 | $24,850 - 68,520 | 24% | 82% |
| 61 | Marketing managers | 130 | 80,490 | $32,990 - 140,630 | 14% | 69% |
| 62 | Veterinarians | 110 | 64,240 | $46,710 - 90,910 | 35% | 100% |
| 63 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 110 | 36,190 | $31,130 - 41,150 | 11% | 58% |
| 64 | Electrical engineers | 110 | 74,860 | $48,040 - 102,740 | 6% | 81% |
| 65 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 110 | 52,660 | $29,360 - 93,310 | 17% | 54% |
| 66 | Managers, all other | 110 | 69,930 | $37,740 - 110,300 | 7% | 55% |
| 67 | Editors | 110 | 36,690 | $23,170 - 54,520 | 2% | 81% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 110 | 53,150 | $22,260 - 97,120 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Health educators | 100 | 37,280 | $22,690 - 59,860 | 26% | 58% |
| 70 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 100 | 47,380 | $28,030 - 76,540 | 8% | 72% |
| 71 | Industrial engineers | 100 | 60,090 | $33,490 - 100,500 | 20% | 74% |
| 72 | Commercial and industrial designers | 100 | 51,290 | $34,080 - 76,830 | 7% | 55% |
| 73 | Occupational therapists | 90 | 68,810 | $50,190 - 86,690 | 23% | 90% |
| 74 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 90 | 38,970 | $27,770 - 51,440 | 25% | 93% |
| 75 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 90 | 43,380 | $27,790 - 69,140 | 9% | 72% |
| 76 | Credit analysts | 90 | 43,090 | $31,260 - 72,070 | 2% | 60% |
| 77 | Financial analysts | 90 | 56,000 | $38,350 - 82,490 | 34% | 87% |
| 78 | Physician assistants | 90 | 56,170 | $28,630 - 82,870 | 27% | 67% |
| 79 | Computer specialists, all other | 90 | 41,870 | $21,830 - 72,970 | 15% | 68% |
| 80 | Training and development managers | 80 | 55,500 | $29,710 - 90,690 | 16% | 58% |
| 81 | Writers and authors | 80 | 52,520 | $28,390 - 86,130 | 13% | 84% |
| 82 | Instructional coordinators | 70 | 48,940 | $26,140 - 73,860 | 23% | 79% |
| 83 | Producers and directors | 70 | 47,340 | $27,060 - 76,560 | 11% | 75% |
| 84 | Technical writers | 70 | 38,340 | $28,560 - 48,840 | 20% | 74% |
| 85 | Reporters and correspondents | 70 | 27,500 | $17,680 - 39,580 | 1% | 85% |
| 86 | Database administrators | 70 | 58,230 | $35,860 - 85,940 | 29% | 72% |
| 87 | Engineering managers | 70 | 103,430 | $66,380 - 146,870 | 7% | 84% |
| 88 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 70 | 38,130 | $22,580 - 59,920 | 11% | 55% |
| 89 | Public relations managers | 70 | 71,720 | $40,930 - 118,060 | 17% | 75% |
| 90 | Advertising and promotions managers | 60 | 63,330 | $31,010 - 133,590 | 6% | 76% |
| 91 | Art directors | 60 | 53,340 | $28,480 - 91,920 | 9% | 58% |
| 92 | Purchasing managers | 60 | 96,070 | $50,540 - | 3% | 57% |
| 93 | Human resources managers, all other | 50 | 86,260 | $57,050 - 131,270 | 11% | 58% |
| 94 | Commercial pilots | 50 | 65,980 | $44,150 - 97,080 | 13% | 74% |
| 95 | Optometrists | 50 | 73,280 | $36,020 - 105,030 | 11% | 100% |
| 96 | Chiropractors | 40 | $ - | 14% | 98% | |
| 97 | Sales engineers | 40 | 69,770 | $41,140 - 106,510 | 9% | 79% |
| 98 | Engineers, all other | 40 | 59,470 | $29,580 - 86,190 | 6% | 82% |
| 99 | Recreational therapists | 40 | 35,180 | $25,880 - 50,610 | 4% | 77% |
| 100 | Financial specialists, all other | 40 | 45,310 | $28,440 - 63,980 | 12% | 50% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 6,860 | 25,330 | $14,970 - 43,510 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 6,820 | 16,720 | $14,260 - 20,920 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 6,610 | 24,300 | $15,130 - 35,610 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 5,710 | 17,480 | $14,340 - 22,350 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 5,170 | 25,800 | $18,340 - 34,270 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,090 | 38,170 | $22,760 - 58,540 | 10% | 4% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,780 | 17,520 | $14,260 - 26,360 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,170 | 20,940 | $15,950 - 27,570 | 18% | 7% |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,820 | 22,060 | $15,520 - 32,050 | 2% | 5% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,590 | 28,340 | $18,330 - 40,500 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | General and operations managers | 2,580 | 84,800 | $37,060 - 143,100 | 2% | 48% |
| 12 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,500 | 22,130 | $16,100 - 30,560 | 15% | 4% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,490 | 22,780 | $15,190 - 33,820 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,270 | 29,840 | $18,110 - 44,110 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Telemarketers | 2,020 | 19,830 | $14,790 - 24,550 | -9% | 14% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,820 | 40,270 | $21,420 - 65,270 | 4% | 25% |
| 17 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,800 | 25,000 | $17,060 - 33,480 | 1% | 18% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 1,780 | 23,220 | $16,170 - 32,820 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,650 | 41,870 | $23,960 - 63,930 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,630 | 18,970 | $14,610 - 25,440 | 12% | 5% |
| 21 | Carpenters | 1,570 | 32,910 | $19,410 - 47,890 | 10% | 6% |
| 22 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,510 | 20,770 | $14,940 - 29,240 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,510 | 32,730 | $25,730 - 40,550 | 5% | 2% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,500 | 26,060 | $16,150 - 46,950 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,470 | 31,580 | $24,480 - 39,830 | 14% | 7% |
| 26 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,320 | 32,070 | $17,710 - 48,670 | 14% | 4% |
| 27 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,220 | 18,810 | $14,990 - 24,050 | 13% | 5% |
| 28 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,180 | 27,380 | $19,630 - 38,030 | -1% | 2% |
| 29 | Electricians | 1,150 | 35,360 | $22,460 - 49,210 | 7% | 7% |
| 30 | Tellers | 1,130 | 19,750 | $16,370 - 24,870 | 14% | 16% |
| 31 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,130 | 47,330 | $25,400 - 115,130 | 15% | 18% |
| 32 | Child care workers | 1,100 | 17,110 | $14,370 - 20,290 | 18% | 15% |
| 33 | Medical secretaries | 1,100 | 26,410 | $17,410 - 39,430 | 17% | 18% |
| 34 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,070 | 20,660 | $14,550 - 31,020 | -11% | 3% |
| 35 | Driver/sales workers | 1,060 | 22,270 | $14,430 - 35,950 | -4% | 4% |
| 36 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,060 | 25,100 | $17,210 - 36,720 | 4% | 6% |
| 37 | Machinists | 990 | 31,280 | $21,570 - 41,930 | -2% | 3% |
| 38 | Home health aides | 980 | 17,870 | $14,800 - 20,880 | 49% | 7% |
| 39 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 950 | 33,060 | $21,100 - 47,310 | 11% | 14% |
| 40 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 930 | 26,730 | $20,400 - 36,340 | 4% | 15% |
| 41 | Teacher assistants | 920 | 20,430 | $14,720 - 28,720 | 10% | 18% |
| 42 | Construction laborers | 870 | 32,130 | $20,220 - 47,200 | 11% | 5% |
| 43 | Security guards | 830 | 23,490 | $14,480 - 40,160 | 17% | 13% |
| 44 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 820 | 21,900 | $15,180 - 31,390 | 18% | 6% |
| 45 | Pharmacy technicians | 820 | 24,150 | $17,780 - 32,030 | 32% | 16% |
| 46 | Computer support specialists | 780 | 39,450 | $20,920 - 62,020 | 13% | 43% |
| 47 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 750 | 37,650 | $24,000 - 54,810 | 11% | 33% |
| 48 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 740 | 47,760 | $30,250 - 71,460 | -4% | 15% |
| 49 | Food preparation workers | 730 | 18,350 | $14,800 - 22,930 | 15% | 7% |
| 50 | Bus drivers, school | 730 | 21,660 | $14,570 - 34,080 | 9% | 4% |
| 51 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 720 | 44,020 | $23,030 - 71,170 | 9% | 47% |
| 52 | Medical assistants | 710 | 24,010 | $17,600 - 31,180 | 35% | 10% |
| 53 | Dishwashers | 690 | 16,820 | $14,400 - 19,930 | 10% | 3% |
| 54 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 690 | 46,140 | $27,030 - 75,330 | 11% | 4% |
| 55 | Helpers--production workers | 680 | 21,860 | $16,420 - 29,380 | 0% | 4% |
| 56 | Personal and home care aides | 680 | 17,090 | $14,360 - 20,250 | 51% | 10% |
| 57 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 670 | 36,810 | $25,900 - 50,190 | 12% | 3% |
| 58 | Bartenders | 660 | 17,780 | $14,320 - 23,310 | 11% | 17% |
| 59 | Insurance sales agents | 660 | 56,010 | $22,980 - 111,420 | 13% | 45% |
| 60 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 650 | 21,830 | $14,490 - 39,060 | 27% | 47% |
| 61 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 630 | 40,600 | $17,680 - 64,890 | 28% | 48% |
| 62 | Counter and rental clerks | 620 | 26,250 | $14,700 - 45,910 | 23% | 16% |
| 63 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 600 | 19,250 | $14,910 - 25,400 | 14% | 3% |
| 64 | Bill and account collectors | 590 | 24,270 | $17,400 - 34,300 | 23% | 13% |
| 65 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 570 | 52,180 | $31,820 - 78,120 | 7% | 13% |
| 66 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 570 | 28,010 | $19,340 - 38,850 | 11% | 2% |
| 67 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 550 | 32,170 | $26,870 - 40,100 | -7% | 0% |
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 550 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 69 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 530 | 28,970 | $18,390 - 41,190 | -6% | 14% |
| 70 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 510 | 20,420 | $14,800 - 28,730 | 11% | 5% |
| 71 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 510 | 18,930 | $14,610 - 26,330 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 500 | 48,580 | $32,380 - 64,860 | 9% | 10% |
| 73 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 500 | 30,610 | $20,830 - 41,610 | 0% | 22% |
| 74 | Cooks, fast food | 500 | 16,830 | $14,350 - 20,100 | 8% | 5% |
| 75 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 490 | 20,300 | $17,070 - 24,920 | 11% | 2% |
| 76 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 490 | 16,440 | $14,240 - 20,050 | 10% | 8% |
| 77 | Loan officers | 480 | 69,280 | $37,060 - 104,420 | 12% | 49% |
| 78 | Business operations specialists, all other | 470 | 49,820 | $15,860 - 81,320 | 21% | 49% |
| 79 | Cost estimators | 460 | 48,580 | $34,100 - 65,850 | 19% | 32% |
| 80 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 460 | 37,460 | $24,530 - 50,880 | 22% | 45% |
| 81 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 450 | 27,230 | $17,970 - 39,000 | 0% | 24% |
| 82 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 440 | 23,060 | $17,630 - 30,040 | 10% | 24% |
| 83 | Sheet metal workers | 440 | 33,630 | $21,930 - 55,740 | 7% | 4% |
| 84 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 440 | 16,380 | $14,290 - 19,970 | 10% | 17% |
| 85 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 440 | 46,280 | $33,760 - 62,550 | 15% | 25% |
| 86 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 430 | 16,310 | $14,240 - 19,540 | 12% | 6% |
| 87 | Dental assistants | 420 | 32,680 | $21,800 - 45,240 | 29% | 9% |
| 88 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 420 | 32,770 | $20,870 - 49,300 | 4% | 30% |
| 89 | Order clerks | 420 | 23,160 | $14,730 - 37,180 | -23% | 16% |
| 90 | Parts salespersons | 420 | 32,080 | $18,070 - 56,810 | -1% | 6% |
| 91 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 410 | 37,980 | $23,660 - 50,280 | 8% | 3% |
| 92 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 410 | 21,450 | $15,300 - 30,020 | -8% | 5% |
| 93 | Fire fighters | 400 | 24,090 | $14,850 - 33,700 | 12% | 18% |
| 94 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 390 | 44,250 | $23,740 - 70,020 | 0% | 36% |
| 95 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 390 | 28,440 | $21,470 - 37,020 | -14% | 0% |
| 96 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 380 | 36,500 | $24,400 - 50,590 | 9% | 5% |
| 97 | Data entry keyers | 370 | 22,220 | $16,840 - 29,810 | -4% | 18% |
| 98 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 370 | 21,300 | $16,280 - 28,760 | -7% | 10% |
| 99 | Engine and other machine assemblers | 360 | 28,380 | $24,700 - 32,100 | -8% | 0% |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 360 | 47,880 | $29,540 - 69,700 | 10% | 17% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 28,380 | 360 | 16.3 |
| Boilermakers | 47,570 | 100 | 7.1 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,170 | 550 | 7 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 27,990 | 120 | 6.2 |
| Radio and television announcers | 34,430 | 160 | 5.5 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 20,450 | 160 | 5.5 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 20,300 | 490 | 5.2 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 59,860 | 170 | 5.1 |
| Telemarketers | 19,830 | 2,020 | 4.4 |
| Glaziers | 44,470 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,610 | 160 | 3.3 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 25,850 | 100 | 3.2 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 32,730 | 1,510 | 3.1 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 39,580 | 130 | 3 |
| Broadcast technicians | 28,090 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 29,900 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 53,630 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 170 | 2.8 | |
| Travel agents | 27,950 | 320 | 2.7 |
| Home appliance repairers | 30,720 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,700 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 25,230 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 69,250 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 33,830 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Surgical technologists | 36,110 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 49,860 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 51,290 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 26,170 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 38,170 | 5,090 | 2.3 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 130 | 2.3 | |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 32,720 | 310 | 2.2 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 29,680 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 40,170 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Driver/sales workers | 22,270 | 1,060 | 2 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 28,010 | 570 | 2 |
| Sheet metal workers | 33,630 | 440 | 2 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 44,250 | 390 | 2 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 23,600 | 230 | 2 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 22,740 | 240 | 2 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 170 | 2 | |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 36,810 | 670 | 2 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 30,330 | 220 | 2 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 21,830 | 650 | 1.9 |
| Surveyors | 42,660 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 150 | 1.9 | |
| Machinists | 31,280 | 990 | 1.8 |
| Family and general practitioners | 152,430 | 240 | 1.8 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 24,150 | 820 | 1.8 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 16,720 | 6,820 | 1.8 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 120 | 1.8 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental laboratory technicians | 49,860 | 1.37 | 120 |
| All other information and record clerks | 43,570 | 1.32 | 110 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 47,330 | 1.22 | 1,130 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 213,530 | 1.2 | 170 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 46,240 | 1.18 | 170 |
| Loan officers | 69,280 | 1.17 | 480 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 26,250 | 1.13 | 620 |
| Glaziers | 44,470 | 1.12 | 190 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 43,300 | 1.12 | 150 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,210 | 1.12 | 170 |
| Food service managers | 54,260 | 1.12 | 120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 33,060 | 1.09 | 950 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 49,730 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 79,060 | 1.09 | 160 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 30,650 | 1.07 | 140 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 37,070 | 1.07 | 360 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 22,000 | 1.06 | 300 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 19,440 | 1.05 | 250 |
| Parts salespersons | 32,080 | 1.05 | 420 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,170 | 1.05 | 550 |
| Graphic designers | 41,940 | 1.04 | 280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 40,270 | 1.04 | 1,820 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,330 | 1.04 | 6,860 |
| Financial managers | 96,110 | 1.04 | 310 |
| Construction laborers | 32,130 | 1.03 | 870 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 43,930 | 1.02 | 160 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,890 | 1.02 | 130 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 52,990 | 1.02 | 130 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 38,170 | 1.02 | 5,090 |
| Personal financial advisors | 81,150 | 1.02 | 270 |
| Dental assistants | 32,680 | 1.01 | 420 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 20,660 | 1.01 | 1,070 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,720 | 1.01 | 160 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 29,900 | 1.01 | 180 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 41,370 | 1.01 | 320 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 46,140 | 1 | 690 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 22,780 | 1 | 2,490 |
| Insurance sales agents | 56,010 | 1 | 660 |
| Advertising sales agents | 46,500 | 0.99 | 310 |
| Pharmacists | 103,970 | 0.99 | 550 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 50,660 | 0.99 | 310 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 71,750 | 0.98 | 240 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 18,810 | 0.98 | 1,220 |
| Civil engineers | 71,870 | 0.98 | 210 |
| Management analysts | 72,130 | 0.98 | 300 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 30,850 | 0.98 | 290 |
| Dishwashers | 16,820 | 0.98 | 690 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,440 | 0.98 | 390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 34,810 | 0.98 | 130 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 32,720 | 0.97 | 310 |
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