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 | 3,390 | $ - | 24% | 56% | |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,600 | 46,440 | $35,060 - 62,570 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 1,420 | 55,070 | $34,280 - 81,000 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,250 | 54,100 | $28,020 - 81,480 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,130 | 46,260 | $34,370 - 62,800 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Computer software engineers, applications | 930 | 60,550 | $41,210 - 82,450 | 45% | 85% |
| 7 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 860 | 54,010 | $32,500 - 79,790 | 5% | 58% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 810 | 47,110 | $35,040 - 63,290 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Public relations specialists | 720 | 55,260 | $27,100 - 106,210 | 18% | 81% |
| 10 | Social and human service assistants | 710 | 24,050 | $17,180 - 34,510 | 34% | 58% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 620 | 54,090 | $29,570 - 81,450 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Lawyers | 580 | 91,950 | $43,160 - | 11% | 99% |
| 13 | Management analysts | 570 | 61,490 | $37,670 - 93,240 | 22% | 78% |
| 14 | Insurance underwriters | 540 | 50,290 | $31,860 - 80,490 | 6% | 53% |
| 15 | Advertising sales agents | 490 | 29,920 | $13,600 - 54,780 | 20% | 56% |
| 16 | Financial managers | 470 | 93,180 | $38,100 - 159,140 | 13% | 60% |
| 17 | Medical and health services managers | 450 | 80,640 | $44,350 - 125,360 | 16% | 57% |
| 18 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 410 | 55,880 | $35,280 - 82,710 | 53% | 57% |
| 19 | Computer systems analysts | 410 | 61,200 | $42,350 - 87,520 | 29% | 68% |
| 20 | Civil engineers | 390 | 66,490 | $45,650 - 93,600 | 18% | 87% |
| 21 | Training and development specialists | 350 | 45,310 | $29,350 - 62,740 | 18% | 56% |
| 22 | Graphic designers | 350 | 39,990 | $22,820 - 64,890 | 10% | 55% |
| 23 | Computer and information systems managers | 350 | 97,570 | $62,960 - 145,920 | 16% | 73% |
| 24 | Chief executives | 340 | 169,890 | $85,760 - | 2% | 65% |
| 25 | Industrial engineers | 330 | 68,060 | $49,970 - 85,800 | 20% | 74% |
| 26 | Sales managers | 330 | 101,400 | $52,990 - | 10% | 69% |
| 27 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 310 | 62,690 | $35,850 - 93,870 | 28% | 85% |
| 28 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 310 | 46,280 | $35,280 - 62,090 | 20% | 87% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 310 | 51,810 | $30,520 - 78,410 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 300 | 79,860 | $35,450 - | 25% | 67% |
| 31 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 300 | 33,110 | $14,810 - 63,120 | 23% | 54% |
| 32 | Pharmacists | 290 | 97,570 | $84,700 - 112,290 | 22% | 97% |
| 33 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 280 | 37,220 | $27,280 - 53,500 | 30% | 77% |
| 34 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 270 | 63,170 | $29,820 - 89,370 | 12% | 51% |
| 35 | Child, family, and school social workers | 270 | 37,390 | $25,950 - 59,950 | 19% | 77% |
| 36 | Rehabilitation counselors | 260 | 26,850 | $17,540 - 42,500 | 23% | 73% |
| 37 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 250 | 43,380 | $19,400 - 64,780 | 13% | 73% |
| 38 | Physical therapists | 240 | 66,470 | $48,780 - 96,390 | 27% | 89% |
| 39 | Medical and public health social workers | 220 | 37,280 | $26,730 - 50,910 | 24% | 77% |
| 40 | Network and computer systems administrators | 220 | 63,680 | $43,840 - 89,560 | 27% | 50% |
| 41 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 210 | 51,720 | $33,070 - 71,240 | 18% | 56% |
| 42 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 210 | $ - | 12% | 51% | |
| 43 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 210 | 56,810 | $33,940 - 87,220 | 17% | 56% |
| 44 | Coaches and scouts | 210 | 46,090 | $16,090 - 99,510 | 15% | 60% |
| 45 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 200 | 44,000 | $26,720 - 65,690 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Health educators | 200 | $ - | 26% | 58% | |
| 47 | Biological technicians | 200 | 31,890 | $19,510 - 47,400 | 16% | 60% |
| 48 | Social and community service managers | 190 | 52,760 | $31,040 - 77,710 | 25% | 72% |
| 49 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 190 | 46,390 | $35,530 - 61,430 | 9% | 87% |
| 50 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 190 | 41,280 | $29,150 - 53,570 | 25% | 58% |
| 51 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 190 | 31,350 | $19,920 - 47,220 | 9% | 54% |
| 52 | Electrical engineers | 190 | 72,910 | $32,180 - 103,730 | 6% | 81% |
| 53 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 180 | 69,410 | $39,630 - 90,710 | 18% | 88% |
| 54 | Managers, all other | 180 | 80,470 | $45,930 - 127,850 | 7% | 55% |
| 55 | Mechanical engineers | 180 | 65,920 | $47,700 - 87,800 | 4% | 78% |
| 56 | Special education teachers, middle school | 170 | 46,830 | $35,300 - 62,940 | 16% | 87% |
| 57 | Database administrators | 170 | 54,240 | $32,390 - 80,760 | 29% | 72% |
| 58 | Librarians | 160 | 49,760 | $34,820 - 65,050 | 4% | 85% |
| 59 | Editors | 160 | 44,430 | $21,220 - 63,740 | 2% | 81% |
| 60 | Computer specialists, all other | 160 | $ - | 15% | 68% | |
| 61 | Personal financial advisors | 160 | 73,640 | $37,710 - 102,810 | 41% | 81% |
| 62 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 150 | 31,050 | $24,060 - 40,530 | 15% | 51% |
| 63 | Reporters and correspondents | 150 | 20,940 | $13,000 - 41,290 | 1% | 85% |
| 64 | Mental health counselors | 150 | 37,180 | $26,980 - 49,380 | 30% | 73% |
| 65 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 34,800 | $26,460 - 45,060 | 34% | 73% |
| 66 | Speech-language pathologists | 150 | 52,510 | $37,020 - 67,090 | 11% | 98% |
| 67 | Physician assistants | 150 | 89,310 | $57,100 - 159,470 | 27% | 67% |
| 68 | Marketing managers | 140 | 85,440 | $48,320 - 129,650 | 14% | 69% |
| 69 | Chemists | 140 | 50,380 | $33,750 - 70,530 | 9% | 93% |
| 70 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 140 | 70,240 | $53,200 - 94,540 | 4% | 81% |
| 71 | Engineering managers | 130 | 94,730 | $69,390 - 127,670 | 7% | 84% |
| 72 | Dentists, general | 120 | 173,120 | $88,620 - | 9% | 100% |
| 73 | Occupational therapists | 110 | 68,440 | $51,980 - 97,810 | 23% | 90% |
| 74 | Environmental engineers | 110 | 64,740 | $44,820 - 82,820 | 25% | 86% |
| 75 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 110 | 89,870 | $68,930 - 109,320 | 8% | 78% |
| 76 | Credit analysts | 110 | 50,830 | $34,490 - 76,310 | 2% | 60% |
| 77 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 110 | 57,750 | $39,980 - 77,060 | 16% | 99% |
| 78 | Public relations managers | 110 | 71,140 | $45,490 - 111,460 | 17% | 75% |
| 79 | Advertising and promotions managers | 100 | 65,340 | $39,190 - 93,290 | 6% | 76% |
| 80 | Technical writers | 100 | 42,360 | $30,100 - 66,120 | 20% | 74% |
| 81 | Legislators | 90 | 14,480 | $12,830 - 16,430 | 1% | 65% |
| 82 | Instructional coordinators | 90 | 50,450 | $30,190 - 86,610 | 23% | 79% |
| 83 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 90 | 45,350 | $33,840 - 61,850 | 9% | 72% |
| 84 | Veterinarians | 90 | 65,240 | $42,620 - 81,260 | 35% | 100% |
| 85 | Writers and authors | 80 | 47,710 | $16,640 - 84,690 | 13% | 84% |
| 86 | Financial analysts | 80 | 55,890 | $32,400 - 79,250 | 34% | 87% |
| 87 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 80 | 42,960 | $28,080 - 61,800 | 8% | 72% |
| 88 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 70 | 48,900 | $31,290 - 65,200 | 0% | 96% |
| 89 | Actuaries | 70 | 79,910 | $42,250 - 134,630 | 24% | 99% |
| 90 | Budget analysts | 70 | 53,590 | $36,190 - 78,300 | 7% | 78% |
| 91 | Sales and related workers, all other | 70 | 35,510 | $23,340 - 46,550 | 14% | 62% |
| 92 | Producers and directors | 70 | 38,650 | $23,230 - 59,770 | 11% | 75% |
| 93 | Floral designers | 60 | 25,390 | $17,140 - 34,040 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Purchasing managers | 60 | 74,490 | $47,030 - 104,040 | 3% | 57% |
| 95 | Recreational therapists | 60 | 33,430 | $24,370 - 43,930 | 4% | 77% |
| 96 | Financial specialists, all other | 60 | 52,330 | $29,650 - 80,210 | 12% | 50% |
| 97 | Soil and plant scientists | 60 | $ - | 8% | 82% | |
| 98 | Meeting and convention planners | 50 | 32,590 | $21,140 - 57,420 | 20% | 67% |
| 99 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 34,240 | $27,000 - 41,280 | 24% | 78% |
| 100 | Compensation and benefits managers | 50 | 82,430 | $40,100 - 119,810 | 12% | 58% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 6,260 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 6,010 | 21,840 | $13,380 - 35,000 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 3,920 | 20,740 | $13,590 - 30,250 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,750 | 16,530 | $12,960 - 22,930 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Cashiers | 3,680 | 16,830 | $13,030 - 21,960 | -2% | 10% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 3,440 | 27,770 | $18,200 - 40,630 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,060 | 16,530 | $12,880 - 25,560 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,790 | 29,320 | $17,940 - 40,970 | 13% | 16% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,500 | 22,000 | $14,540 - 30,980 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,230 | 34,350 | $25,680 - 46,180 | 15% | 18% |
| 11 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,080 | 21,500 | $15,240 - 30,460 | 2% | 5% |
| 12 | Team assemblers | 1,970 | 30,820 | $18,410 - 40,220 | 0% | 5% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,900 | 20,900 | $14,300 - 30,080 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,870 | 28,230 | $20,850 - 37,990 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Carpenters | 1,750 | 37,810 | $23,550 - 56,370 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,720 | 24,070 | $19,070 - 30,930 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,500 | 47,670 | $26,120 - 73,950 | 21% | 49% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,410 | 22,890 | $14,930 - 31,810 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,370 | 45,350 | $27,910 - 66,400 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | General and operations managers | 1,320 | 97,100 | $48,050 - 149,750 | 2% | 48% |
| 21 | Child care workers | 1,290 | 17,540 | $13,090 - 24,130 | 18% | 15% |
| 22 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,210 | 34,240 | $17,800 - 50,500 | 10% | 6% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,170 | 39,210 | $22,330 - 62,250 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,130 | 30,610 | $21,030 - 42,470 | 0% | 22% |
| 25 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,080 | 17,830 | $13,580 - 22,100 | 13% | 5% |
| 26 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,050 | 23,400 | $13,570 - 38,680 | 10% | 24% |
| 27 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,020 | 20,620 | $13,990 - 26,740 | 12% | 5% |
| 28 | Home health aides | 980 | 24,170 | $19,180 - 30,390 | 49% | 7% |
| 29 | Food preparation workers | 970 | 18,410 | $13,370 - 25,290 | 15% | 7% |
| 30 | Construction laborers | 970 | 25,120 | $20,560 - 32,010 | 11% | 5% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 950 | 30,520 | $21,010 - 41,590 | 11% | 14% |
| 32 | Teacher assistants | 940 | 22,710 | $18,250 - 26,200 | 10% | 18% |
| 33 | Tellers | 940 | 22,810 | $16,880 - 30,710 | 14% | 16% |
| 34 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 940 | 50,710 | $20,390 - 90,680 | 28% | 48% |
| 35 | Telemarketers | 840 | 19,090 | $13,900 - 23,910 | -9% | 14% |
| 36 | Cooks, fast food | 820 | 15,470 | $12,900 - 19,550 | 8% | 5% |
| 37 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 810 | 34,970 | $20,900 - 50,750 | -6% | 14% |
| 38 | Electricians | 790 | 39,800 | $23,930 - 57,310 | 7% | 7% |
| 39 | Packers and packagers, hand | 780 | 21,350 | $13,660 - 37,350 | -11% | 3% |
| 40 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 780 | 37,020 | $27,820 - 48,510 | 14% | 7% |
| 41 | Computer support specialists | 740 | 41,190 | $24,840 - 59,310 | 13% | 43% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 720 | 54,020 | $33,390 - 79,260 | -4% | 15% |
| 43 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 720 | 24,970 | $17,130 - 39,160 | 18% | 6% |
| 44 | Bartenders | 710 | 16,920 | $13,050 - 21,410 | 11% | 17% |
| 45 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 710 | 34,290 | $25,380 - 40,610 | 5% | 2% |
| 46 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 680 | 50,160 | $29,460 - 79,490 | 9% | 47% |
| 47 | Order clerks | 660 | 26,030 | $17,280 - 36,020 | -23% | 16% |
| 48 | Driver/sales workers | 640 | 18,410 | $13,220 - 24,790 | -4% | 4% |
| 49 | Counter and rental clerks | 640 | 21,660 | $13,740 - 32,770 | 23% | 16% |
| 50 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 630 | 31,460 | $23,660 - 40,160 | 11% | 2% |
| 51 | Medical secretaries | 630 | 27,830 | $19,860 - 37,700 | 17% | 18% |
| 52 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 630 | 27,590 | $14,470 - 55,550 | 8% | 4% |
| 53 | Medical assistants | 590 | 26,830 | $20,940 - 36,680 | 35% | 10% |
| 54 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 580 | 52,630 | $34,880 - 78,460 | 9% | 10% |
| 55 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 550 | 27,140 | $17,340 - 39,840 | -12% | 0% |
| 56 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 550 | 29,860 | $20,820 - 39,820 | 4% | 15% |
| 57 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 520 | 34,900 | $26,330 - 46,210 | 8% | 3% |
| 58 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 520 | 28,960 | $18,350 - 40,690 | 4% | 6% |
| 59 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 500 | 17,990 | $13,120 - 24,620 | 12% | 6% |
| 60 | Data entry keyers | 490 | 23,130 | $17,990 - 28,660 | -4% | 18% |
| 61 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 480 | 16,250 | $12,960 - 20,920 | 10% | 17% |
| 62 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 470 | 33,550 | $21,270 - 48,810 | 14% | 4% |
| 63 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 470 | 21,540 | $15,150 - 29,620 | 12% | 6% |
| 64 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 460 | 18,310 | $13,280 - 24,620 | 14% | 3% |
| 65 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 460 | 15,080 | $12,810 - 18,680 | 10% | 8% |
| 66 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 450 | 22,370 | $14,790 - 30,630 | 11% | 5% |
| 67 | Insurance sales agents | 450 | 53,510 | $23,430 - 102,410 | 13% | 45% |
| 68 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 430 | 28,750 | $19,970 - 39,200 | -1% | 2% |
| 69 | Loan officers | 430 | 62,660 | $35,310 - 97,940 | 12% | 49% |
| 70 | Helpers--production workers | 410 | 24,720 | $17,190 - 42,260 | 0% | 4% |
| 71 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 390 | 17,700 | $13,360 - 23,600 | 16% | 9% |
| 72 | Bill and account collectors | 380 | 27,980 | $18,220 - 38,910 | 23% | 13% |
| 73 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 370 | 26,880 | $18,820 - 36,730 | -4% | 5% |
| 74 | Dishwashers | 370 | 17,440 | $13,520 - 21,160 | 10% | 3% |
| 75 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 370 | 22,920 | $15,710 - 35,500 | 26% | 43% |
| 76 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 370 | 28,760 | $21,670 - 38,820 | 0% | 24% |
| 77 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 360 | 34,960 | $23,460 - 49,770 | 12% | 3% |
| 78 | Recreation workers | 360 | 20,860 | $13,650 - 32,080 | 13% | 47% |
| 79 | Machinists | 360 | 31,810 | $20,140 - 45,830 | -2% | 3% |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 350 | 59,580 | $35,920 - 88,940 | 7% | 13% |
| 81 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 350 | 29,630 | $21,180 - 41,050 | -4% | 4% |
| 82 | Pharmacy technicians | 350 | 24,320 | $18,150 - 31,220 | 32% | 16% |
| 83 | Civil engineering technicians | 340 | 40,280 | $25,850 - 59,340 | 10% | 18% |
| 84 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 340 | 42,610 | $26,890 - 62,950 | 11% | 4% |
| 85 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 330 | 27,460 | $17,870 - 39,920 | -26% | 6% |
| 86 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 330 | 15% | 25% | ||
| 87 | Cooks, short order | 330 | 18,600 | $13,620 - 24,780 | 5% | 5% |
| 88 | Construction managers | 330 | 61,320 | $37,040 - 85,780 | 16% | 29% |
| 89 | Medical records and health information technicians | 320 | 30,800 | $21,350 - 42,090 | 18% | 12% |
| 90 | Postal service mail carriers | 320 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 91 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 310 | 27,870 | $18,800 - 38,730 | 27% | 47% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 300 | 35,240 | $20,220 - 48,800 | 13% | 11% |
| 93 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 300 | 39,730 | $24,590 - 59,250 | 4% | 30% |
| 94 | Dental assistants | 300 | 29,870 | $25,110 - 35,770 | 29% | 9% |
| 95 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 300 | 49,980 | $32,650 - 73,720 | 0% | 42% |
| 96 | Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 300 | 29,020 | $22,010 - 37,730 | 1% | 10% |
| 97 | File clerks | 300 | 23,660 | $16,860 - 34,350 | -40% | 20% |
| 98 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 300 | 35,940 | $31,320 - 40,750 | 0% | 0% |
| 99 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 290 | 31,090 | $21,230 - 43,760 | -14% | 0% |
| 100 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 290 | 43,060 | $29,540 - 59,040 | 9% | 3% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 29,020 | 300 | 9.4 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 270 | 8 | |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 280 | 7.1 | |
| Upholsterers | 22,200 | 180 | 6.6 |
| Insurance underwriters | 50,290 | 540 | 4.6 |
| Interpreters and translators | 170 | 4.5 | |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 23,400 | 1,050 | 4.1 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,140 | 550 | 4.1 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 30,610 | 1,130 | 4 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 40,280 | 340 | 3.4 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 6,260 | 3.4 | |
| Reporters and correspondents | 20,940 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 140 | 3.1 | |
| Bindery workers | 26,780 | 200 | 3.1 |
| Biological technicians | 31,890 | 200 | 3 |
| Health educators | 200 | 2.9 | |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 25,410 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 54,010 | 860 | 2.9 |
| Job printers | 35,470 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Physical therapist aides | 19,420 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 27,210 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 31,460 | 630 | 2.7 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 36,240 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 100 | 2.6 | |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 35,940 | 300 | 2.5 |
| Tool and die makers | 46,060 | 220 | 2.5 |
| Advertising sales agents | 29,920 | 490 | 2.5 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,630 | 350 | 2.5 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 65,340 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Public relations specialists | 55,260 | 720 | 2.4 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 26,850 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,990 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Massage therapists | 130 | 2.4 | |
| Order clerks | 26,030 | 660 | 2.3 |
| Telemarketers | 19,090 | 840 | 2.2 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 31,280 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 28,210 | 270 | 2.1 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 42,910 | 190 | 2.1 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 37,220 | 280 | 2 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 50,160 | 680 | 2 |
| Mechanical drafters | 38,730 | 160 | 2 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 70,580 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Social and human service assistants | 24,050 | 710 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, short order | 18,600 | 330 | 1.9 |
| Child care workers | 17,540 | 1,290 | 1.9 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 34,800 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Physician assistants | 89,310 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Environmental engineers | 64,740 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Couriers and messengers | 21,760 | 210 | 1.8 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 42,460 | 150 | 1.8 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaches and scouts | 46,090 | 1.29 | 210 |
| Home health aides | 24,170 | 1.14 | 980 |
| Team assemblers | 30,820 | 1.13 | 1,970 |
| Chief executives | 169,890 | 1.13 | 340 |
| Family and general practitioners | 185,000 | 1.12 | 140 |
| All other information and record clerks | 36,550 | 1.11 | 170 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 89,870 | 1.1 | 110 |
| Public relations specialists | 55,260 | 1.09 | 720 |
| Physician assistants | 89,310 | 1.09 | 150 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 41,280 | 1.08 | 190 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 37,140 | 1.08 | 240 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 33,150 | 1.08 | 170 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 54,010 | 1.07 | 860 |
| Dentists, general | 173,120 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,090 | 1.07 | 290 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 35,940 | 1.07 | 300 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 189,840 | 1.07 | 220 |
| Loan officers | 62,660 | 1.06 | 430 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 43,060 | 1.05 | 290 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 56,810 | 1.05 | 210 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 21,350 | 1.05 | 780 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 46,590 | 1.05 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 59,580 | 1.05 | 350 |
| Helpers--production workers | 24,720 | 1.05 | 410 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 34,970 | 1.04 | 810 |
| Legal secretaries | 37,420 | 1.04 | 220 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 63,680 | 1.04 | 220 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 19,150 | 1.04 | 230 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 29,670 | 1.04 | 120 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 17,990 | 1.03 | 500 |
| Dental hygienists | 65,620 | 1.03 | 210 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 45,010 | 1.03 | 150 |
| Sales managers | 101,400 | 1.03 | 330 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 24,970 | 1.03 | 720 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 26,880 | 1.03 | 370 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 27,210 | 1.03 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 54,020 | 1.02 | 720 |
| Teacher assistants | 22,710 | 1.02 | 940 |
| Occupational therapists | 68,440 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Bakers | 24,440 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Food service managers | 49,360 | 1.02 | 170 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,200 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 32,750 | 1.02 | 140 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 28,960 | 1.02 | 520 |
| Tool and die makers | 46,060 | 1.01 | 220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 39,210 | 1.01 | 1,170 |
| Dishwashers | 17,440 | 1.01 | 370 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 21,830 | 1.01 | 170 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 79,860 | 1.01 | 300 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 30,520 | 1.01 | 950 |
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