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 | 19,410 | 72,140 | $53,540 - 95,040 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 12,470 | 58,500 | $43,000 - 83,970 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 11,640 | 74,450 | $30,120 - 130,400 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Computer software engineers, applications | 10,270 | 89,930 | $56,100 - 132,360 | 45% | 85% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 9,730 | 62,020 | $43,600 - 89,320 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 9,160 | 80,310 | $47,510 - 120,900 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Computer programmers | 8,760 | 79,380 | $48,730 - 125,390 | 0% | 73% |
| 8 | Computer systems analysts | 7,900 | 91,880 | $56,820 - 129,880 | 29% | 68% |
| 9 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 7,170 | 26,790 | $21,640 - 32,260 | 9% | 54% |
| 10 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,670 | 58,860 | $42,480 - 84,560 | 11% | 95% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 5,070 | 128,840 | $70,340 - | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 4,680 | 96,820 | $41,880 - 161,290 | 12% | 51% |
| 13 | Managers, all other | 4,620 | 106,060 | $55,920 - 163,040 | 7% | 55% |
| 14 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,530 | 102,060 | $71,530 - 137,840 | 28% | 85% |
| 15 | Lawyers | 4,080 | 129,670 | $59,810 - | 11% | 99% |
| 16 | Computer and information systems managers | 4,050 | 139,360 | $88,760 - | 16% | 73% |
| 17 | Network and computer systems administrators | 3,920 | 85,290 | $51,100 - 125,420 | 27% | 50% |
| 18 | Sales managers | 3,660 | 120,490 | $54,520 - | 10% | 69% |
| 19 | Management analysts | 3,380 | 85,470 | $48,780 - 130,210 | 22% | 78% |
| 20 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 3,020 | 98,670 | $38,080 - | 25% | 67% |
| 21 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,960 | 91,980 | $57,450 - 127,770 | 53% | 57% |
| 22 | Chemists | 2,750 | 78,510 | $46,200 - 120,310 | 9% | 93% |
| 23 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 2,650 | 57,590 | $42,430 - 81,270 | 20% | 87% |
| 24 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 2,630 | 106,130 | $67,580 - 149,260 | 4% | 81% |
| 25 | Financial analysts | 2,580 | 88,460 | $52,020 - 125,400 | 34% | 87% |
| 26 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,310 | 96,160 | $33,150 - 133,600 | 8% | 78% |
| 27 | Computer specialists, all other | 2,270 | 73,480 | $36,320 - 118,110 | 15% | 68% |
| 28 | Pharmacists | 2,170 | 103,800 | $77,540 - 129,850 | 22% | 97% |
| 29 | Sales and related workers, all other | 2,140 | 45,160 | $19,220 - 76,910 | 14% | 62% |
| 30 | Marketing managers | 2,090 | 146,570 | $86,490 - | 14% | 69% |
| 31 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,070 | 47,260 | $25,030 - 78,760 | 23% | 54% |
| 32 | Civil engineers | 2,070 | 89,480 | $49,510 - 135,210 | 18% | 87% |
| 33 | Medical and health services managers | 2,010 | 103,020 | $69,870 - 152,500 | 16% | 57% |
| 34 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,940 | 70,560 | $30,000 - 144,750 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Market research analysts | 1,880 | 73,520 | $37,240 - 123,280 | 20% | 82% |
| 36 | Physical therapists | 1,880 | 81,910 | $61,280 - 112,450 | 27% | 89% |
| 37 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,860 | 65,870 | $42,870 - 95,480 | 17% | 56% |
| 38 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,810 | 53,590 | $32,690 - 79,050 | 19% | 77% |
| 39 | Engineering managers | 1,650 | 133,270 | $85,470 - | 7% | 84% |
| 40 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,600 | 65,260 | $40,740 - 99,290 | 5% | 58% |
| 41 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,530 | 101,590 | $53,340 - | 20% | 99% |
| 42 | Financial specialists, all other | 1,500 | 66,270 | $36,050 - 97,780 | 12% | 50% |
| 43 | Mechanical engineers | 1,460 | 84,360 | $55,460 - 121,850 | 4% | 78% |
| 44 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,430 | 66,900 | $45,090 - 94,990 | 13% | 73% |
| 45 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,400 | 62,430 | $42,600 - 91,780 | 9% | 87% |
| 46 | Graphic designers | 1,400 | 46,010 | $28,180 - 67,590 | 10% | 55% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,370 | 57,080 | $42,020 - 80,190 | 16% | 87% |
| 48 | Social and human service assistants | 1,350 | 32,100 | $21,600 - 46,410 | 34% | 58% |
| 49 | Librarians | 1,340 | 58,830 | $40,500 - 84,490 | 4% | 85% |
| 50 | Training and development specialists | 1,320 | 67,010 | $40,380 - 96,950 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,230 | 58,260 | $40,000 - 78,440 | 12% | 51% |
| 52 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,150 | 34,940 | $22,010 - 53,760 | 23% | 73% |
| 53 | Public relations specialists | 1,090 | 64,070 | $35,970 - 98,860 | 18% | 81% |
| 54 | Coaches and scouts | 1,090 | 35,150 | $17,320 - 55,530 | 15% | 60% |
| 55 | Electrical engineers | 1,070 | 93,040 | $55,230 - 133,790 | 6% | 81% |
| 56 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,060 | 40,240 | $16,890 - 64,850 | 25% | 58% |
| 57 | Industrial engineers | 1,040 | 86,890 | $56,140 - 125,700 | 20% | 74% |
| 58 | Natural sciences managers | 1,030 | 164,760 | $100,030 - | 11% | 93% |
| 59 | Database administrators | 1,030 | 79,930 | $49,430 - 111,730 | 29% | 72% |
| 60 | Personal financial advisors | 990 | 79,740 | $41,250 - 155,760 | 41% | 81% |
| 61 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 990 | 109,410 | $63,440 - 164,170 | 16% | 95% |
| 62 | Sales engineers | 960 | $ - | 9% | 79% | |
| 63 | Speech-language pathologists | 960 | 75,660 | $45,850 - 119,840 | 11% | 98% |
| 64 | Engineers, all other | 930 | 86,870 | $30,530 - 135,980 | 6% | 82% |
| 65 | Dentists, general | 910 | 147,450 | $76,050 - | 9% | 100% |
| 66 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 900 | 50,110 | $23,200 - 85,920 | 11% | 79% |
| 67 | Occupational therapists | 850 | 81,230 | $55,850 - 116,600 | 23% | 90% |
| 68 | Purchasing managers | 840 | 117,850 | $71,120 - | 3% | 57% |
| 69 | Social and community service managers | 820 | 71,610 | $42,820 - 108,890 | 25% | 72% |
| 70 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 820 | 39,210 | $27,040 - 57,110 | 15% | 51% |
| 71 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 820 | 50,570 | $32,700 - 73,840 | 34% | 73% |
| 72 | Editors | 820 | 49,710 | $27,940 - 78,260 | 2% | 81% |
| 73 | Medical and public health social workers | 810 | 53,440 | $41,120 - 70,000 | 24% | 77% |
| 74 | Marriage and family therapists | 780 | 53,200 | $36,740 - 76,500 | 30% | 73% |
| 75 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 780 | 88,600 | $54,220 - 128,540 | 16% | 99% |
| 76 | Computer hardware engineers | 770 | 101,520 | $63,030 - 146,380 | 5% | 70% |
| 77 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 760 | 58,250 | $42,900 - 80,240 | 0% | 96% |
| 78 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 690 | 72,740 | $44,030 - 105,870 | 25% | 93% |
| 79 | Biological technicians | 660 | 46,070 | $30,530 - 63,570 | 16% | 60% |
| 80 | Advertising sales agents | 660 | 49,440 | $25,660 - 89,560 | 20% | 56% |
| 81 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 650 | 70,670 | $41,350 - 105,790 | 18% | 56% |
| 82 | Technical writers | 640 | 62,760 | $30,010 - 103,110 | 20% | 74% |
| 83 | Human resources managers, all other | 630 | 129,700 | $82,280 - | 11% | 58% |
| 84 | Computer and information scientists, research | 630 | 112,470 | $65,610 - | 22% | 68% |
| 85 | Insurance underwriters | 620 | 71,220 | $43,190 - 103,020 | 6% | 53% |
| 86 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 620 | 90,340 | $59,270 - 116,130 | 17% | 54% |
| 87 | Mental health counselors | 580 | 41,300 | $27,950 - 57,570 | 30% | 73% |
| 88 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 580 | 59,790 | $39,240 - 81,950 | 11% | 58% |
| 89 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 570 | 93,580 | $40,840 - 146,670 | 18% | 88% |
| 90 | Chemical engineers | 570 | 91,520 | $61,280 - 128,470 | 8% | 91% |
| 91 | Environmental engineers | 560 | 85,420 | $44,770 - 125,850 | 25% | 86% |
| 92 | Legislators | 560 | 35,920 | $15,510 - 76,550 | 1% | 65% |
| 93 | Operations research analysts | 560 | 88,400 | $55,260 - 129,580 | 11% | 71% |
| 94 | Veterinarians | 530 | 112,380 | $52,780 - | 35% | 100% |
| 95 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 510 | 62,590 | $45,640 - 82,330 | 9% | 72% |
| 96 | Floral designers | 500 | 31,350 | $21,960 - 40,640 | 0% | 55% |
| 97 | Public relations managers | 500 | 134,190 | $72,350 - | 17% | 75% |
| 98 | Physical scientists, all other | 480 | 89,910 | $45,130 - 133,470 | 6% | 98% |
| 99 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 480 | 33,590 | $18,220 - 49,690 | 11% | 55% |
| 100 | Instructional coordinators | 470 | 68,100 | $33,880 - 101,410 | 23% | 79% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 34,470 | 26,980 | $15,920 - 44,980 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 28,520 | 19,840 | $15,640 - 25,860 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 26,000 | 24,600 | $16,010 - 36,460 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 20,720 | 34,030 | $21,820 - 48,000 | 1% | 18% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 18,880 | 27,680 | $16,380 - 41,050 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 16,810 | 26,010 | $16,070 - 40,550 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 16,360 | 24,300 | $16,110 - 39,760 | -7% | 8% |
| 8 | Customer service representatives | 16,000 | 35,620 | $21,510 - 51,210 | 25% | 22% |
| 9 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,700 | 19,020 | $15,520 - 25,580 | 18% | 5% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 14,520 | 23,770 | $16,020 - 32,310 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 14,270 | 37,340 | $23,990 - 52,670 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 13,210 | 26,720 | $21,010 - 33,220 | 18% | 7% |
| 13 | Receptionists and information clerks | 11,450 | 26,520 | $17,880 - 36,260 | 17% | 13% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 11,450 | 52,790 | $32,280 - 77,680 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 11,320 | 41,170 | $27,760 - 54,380 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | Business operations specialists, all other | 10,950 | 67,820 | $36,700 - 104,120 | 21% | 49% |
| 17 | Packers and packagers, hand | 10,770 | 20,940 | $15,640 - 30,600 | -11% | 3% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 10,140 | 26,000 | $17,250 - 37,030 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | General and operations managers | 9,850 | 151,950 | $69,660 - | 2% | 48% |
| 20 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 9,050 | 26,870 | $18,170 - 39,300 | 18% | 6% |
| 21 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,640 | 38,410 | $21,900 - 59,290 | 10% | 6% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 8,540 | 45,240 | $25,330 - 69,950 | 4% | 25% |
| 23 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 7,580 | 77,920 | $35,590 - 127,670 | 28% | 48% |
| 24 | Security guards | 7,290 | 27,670 | $18,230 - 42,220 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 6,820 | 52,130 | $37,150 - 68,110 | 15% | 18% |
| 26 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,630 | 33,960 | $18,670 - 53,720 | 8% | 4% |
| 27 | Carpenters | 5,950 | 51,240 | $27,430 - 84,080 | 10% | 6% |
| 28 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 5,950 | 30,820 | $18,690 - 47,130 | 4% | 6% |
| 29 | Child care workers | 5,580 | 21,210 | $15,910 - 28,720 | 18% | 15% |
| 30 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,480 | 34,900 | $24,260 - 47,460 | 4% | 15% |
| 31 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 5,410 | 33,060 | $22,200 - 47,230 | -1% | 2% |
| 32 | Bus drivers, school | 5,360 | 30,040 | $21,980 - 38,840 | 9% | 4% |
| 33 | Cooks, restaurant | 5,330 | 23,650 | $15,760 - 32,260 | 12% | 5% |
| 34 | Construction laborers | 5,310 | 46,810 | $25,490 - 68,980 | 11% | 5% |
| 35 | Food preparation workers | 5,290 | 21,590 | $16,040 - 29,920 | 15% | 7% |
| 36 | Medical secretaries | 5,270 | 35,220 | $24,900 - 49,010 | 17% | 18% |
| 37 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 5,200 | 25,890 | $16,610 - 41,070 | -4% | 5% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,140 | 39,330 | $23,590 - 57,920 | 11% | 14% |
| 39 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 5,020 | 31,450 | $19,630 - 47,250 | 12% | 6% |
| 40 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,910 | 76,450 | $46,640 - 103,190 | 11% | 33% |
| 41 | Tellers | 4,890 | 25,770 | $20,170 - 33,430 | 14% | 16% |
| 42 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,470 | 50,170 | $39,630 - 63,430 | 14% | 7% |
| 43 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 4,430 | 38,940 | $19,190 - 61,750 | 14% | 4% |
| 44 | Team assemblers | 4,410 | 28,710 | $17,890 - 41,440 | 0% | 5% |
| 45 | Computer support specialists | 4,180 | 51,180 | $29,540 - 80,290 | 13% | 43% |
| 46 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,160 | 20,650 | $15,870 - 26,360 | 13% | 5% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,880 | 58,590 | $34,870 - 87,440 | -4% | 15% |
| 48 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,630 | 29,870 | $18,810 - 46,430 | 26% | 43% |
| 49 | Bartenders | 3,620 | 24,480 | $15,880 - 36,130 | 11% | 17% |
| 50 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 3,550 | 37,730 | $16,950 - 63,750 | 27% | 47% |
| 51 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 3,410 | 21,130 | $16,480 - 27,740 | 16% | 9% |
| 52 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 3,360 | 20,440 | $15,860 - 29,230 | 10% | 8% |
| 53 | Postal service mail carriers | 3,280 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 54 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,250 | 67,030 | $41,210 - 98,300 | 7% | 13% |
| 55 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,240 | 34,760 | $21,330 - 52,060 | -6% | 14% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,170 | 68,020 | $43,620 - 100,530 | 9% | 10% |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,050 | 98,730 | $53,350 - 159,410 | 4% | 38% |
| 58 | Helpers--production workers | 3,020 | 25,300 | $17,220 - 35,420 | 0% | 4% |
| 59 | Electricians | 3,010 | 66,450 | $36,270 - 101,160 | 7% | 7% |
| 60 | Medical assistants | 2,870 | 32,780 | $25,270 - 42,690 | 35% | 10% |
| 61 | Home health aides | 2,840 | 23,600 | $19,690 - 28,890 | 49% | 7% |
| 62 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,750 | 17,910 | $15,380 - 22,720 | 12% | 6% |
| 63 | Driver/sales workers | 2,710 | 29,500 | $15,900 - 50,320 | -4% | 4% |
| 64 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 2,670 | 183,590 | $54,590 - | 0% | 0% |
| 65 | Dishwashers | 2,650 | 18,480 | $15,650 - 23,100 | 10% | 3% |
| 66 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,590 | 47,980 | $30,930 - 66,590 | 9% | 3% |
| 67 | Legal secretaries | 2,540 | 43,620 | $30,930 - 59,010 | 12% | 18% |
| 68 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,540 | 37,330 | $25,300 - 50,450 | 0% | 22% |
| 69 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,530 | 64,850 | $37,950 - 91,390 | 9% | 47% |
| 70 | Data entry keyers | 2,520 | 29,470 | $18,840 - 41,620 | -4% | 18% |
| 71 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,450 | 18,730 | $15,220 - 24,710 | 24% | 22% |
| 72 | Dental assistants | 2,420 | 35,550 | $24,160 - 50,100 | 29% | 9% |
| 73 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,420 | 30,560 | $16,550 - 51,090 | 23% | 16% |
| 74 | Order clerks | 2,390 | 37,200 | $19,460 - 58,530 | -23% | 16% |
| 75 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 2,370 | 48,890 | $29,360 - 70,720 | 13% | 17% |
| 76 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 2,360 | 33,570 | $18,630 - 49,190 | 19% | 14% |
| 77 | Word processors and typists | 2,320 | 34,320 | $23,520 - 48,370 | -11% | 19% |
| 78 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,270 | 71,060 | $42,700 - 102,970 | 0% | 42% |
| 79 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 2,250 | 26,270 | $17,010 - 38,170 | -8% | 5% |
| 80 | Service station attendants | 2,240 | 18,750 | $15,780 - 23,360 | 13% | 6% |
| 81 | Telemarketers | 2,240 | 29,370 | $16,280 - 56,300 | -9% | 14% |
| 82 | Recreation workers | 2,220 | 25,190 | $16,530 - 37,950 | 13% | 47% |
| 83 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,160 | 47,990 | $32,720 - 63,720 | 9% | 5% |
| 84 | File clerks | 2,140 | 26,050 | $16,770 - 38,670 | -40% | 20% |
| 85 | All other information and record clerks | 2,140 | 40,120 | $24,290 - 56,780 | -12% | 21% |
| 86 | Correctional officers and jailers | 2,120 | 65,210 | $45,270 - 82,480 | 17% | 11% |
| 87 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,050 | 19,650 | $15,970 - 25,570 | 10% | 17% |
| 88 | Administrative services managers | 2,030 | 96,710 | $56,200 - 146,820 | 12% | 40% |
| 89 | Insurance sales agents | 2,020 | 68,770 | $35,160 - 123,270 | 13% | 45% |
| 90 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 2,010 | 41,580 | $23,960 - 60,130 | 8% | 9% |
| 91 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 1,910 | 32,680 | $17,580 - 49,460 | -4% | 4% |
| 92 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,900 | 58,550 | $38,250 - 79,140 | 3% | 13% |
| 93 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,850 | 30,830 | $22,390 - 40,680 | 16% | 10% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 1,830 | 43,970 | $27,200 - 71,610 | 16% | 26% |
| 95 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,820 | 22,100 | $15,580 - 32,480 | 14% | 3% |
| 96 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,810 | 60,750 | $38,250 - 82,800 | 10% | 17% |
| 97 | Cooks, fast food | 1,800 | 21,570 | $15,920 - 30,180 | 8% | 5% |
| 98 | Bill and account collectors | 1,790 | 38,490 | $27,050 - 52,750 | 23% | 13% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,790 | 64,320 | $48,790 - 81,500 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,790 | 28,920 | $20,980 - 39,330 | 32% | 16% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers and related fishing workers | 30,970 | 110 | 104.7 |
| Telephone operators | 38,850 | 550 | 8.2 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 53,200 | 780 | 6.3 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 109,410 | 990 | 6.2 |
| Shampooers | 20,290 | 540 | 5.8 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 96,880 | 180 | 4.9 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 28,600 | 1,360 | 4.6 |
| Service station attendants | 18,750 | 2,240 | 4.4 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 89,910 | 480 | 4.3 |
| Chemists | 78,510 | 2,750 | 4.2 |
| Animal trainers | 36,100 | 180 | 4.1 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 25,530 | 360 | 4 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 32,580 | 110 | 4 |
| Microbiologists | 86,840 | 380 | 3.9 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 53,950 | 370 | 3.5 |
| Emergency management specialists | 51,340 | 200 | 3.5 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 112,470 | 630 | 3.5 |
| Chemical technicians | 46,100 | 1,620 | 3.4 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 43,260 | 930 | 3.3 |
| Designers, all other | 48,920 | 180 | 3.3 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 53,720 | 230 | 3.3 |
| Natural sciences managers | 164,760 | 1,030 | 3.2 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 29,380 | 280 | 3 |
| Home appliance repairers | 44,840 | 630 | 2.9 |
| Etchers and engravers | 36,650 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 59,880 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Crossing guards | 28,550 | 1,260 | 2.7 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 33,740 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Chemical engineers | 91,520 | 570 | 2.7 |
| Pharmacy aides | 20,000 | 800 | 2.6 |
| Computer programmers | 79,380 | 8,760 | 2.6 |
| Word processors and typists | 34,320 | 2,320 | 2.4 |
| Funeral directors | 67,790 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 106,130 | 2,630 | 2.4 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 89,930 | 10,270 | 2.3 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 21,130 | 3,410 | 2.3 |
| Life scientists, all other | 75,160 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Materials scientists | 90,700 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 29,050 | 370 | 2.3 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 101,590 | 1,530 | 2.3 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 126,200 | 230 | 2.3 |
| Physicists | 102,580 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 30,410 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Photographic process workers | 32,890 | 220 | 2.1 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 25,890 | 5,200 | 2.1 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 38,680 | 1,440 | 2.1 |
| Psychiatric aides | 29,270 | 560 | 2 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,680 | 1,910 | 2 |
| Physical therapist aides | 22,820 | 580 | 2 |
| Recreational therapists | 43,010 | 280 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral attendants | 43,480 | 1.88 | 120 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 65,210 | 1.73 | 2,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 95,270 | 1.72 | 160 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 65,170 | 1.63 | 430 |
| Survey researchers | 67,770 | 1.59 | 120 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 76,450 | 1.58 | 4,910 |
| General and operations managers | 151,950 | 1.58 | 9,850 |
| Public relations managers | 134,190 | 1.55 | 500 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 45,980 | 1.53 | 570 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 109,880 | 1.51 | 740 |
| Construction laborers | 46,810 | 1.51 | 5,310 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 96,880 | 1.51 | 180 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 77,920 | 1.5 | 7,580 |
| Natural sciences managers | 164,760 | 1.5 | 1,030 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 90,340 | 1.49 | 620 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 53,950 | 1.48 | 370 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 53,480 | 1.48 | 310 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 70,560 | 1.48 | 1,940 |
| Tax preparers | 51,830 | 1.47 | 180 |
| Training and development managers | 129,860 | 1.46 | 360 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 66,700 | 1.46 | 160 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 82,230 | 1.46 | 140 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 49,430 | 1.45 | 420 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 104,300 | 1.45 | 130 |
| Marketing managers | 146,570 | 1.44 | 2,090 |
| Fire fighters | 60,550 | 1.44 | 860 |
| Printing machine operators | 47,030 | 1.44 | 1,400 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 91,980 | 1.42 | 2,960 |
| Electricians | 66,450 | 1.42 | 3,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 98,730 | 1.41 | 3,050 |
| Lodging managers | 73,260 | 1.41 | 160 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 64,790 | 1.41 | 1,720 |
| Construction managers | 118,000 | 1.4 | 1,340 |
| Food service managers | 67,960 | 1.4 | 980 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 85,040 | 1.4 | 540 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 85,290 | 1.39 | 3,920 |
| Financial managers | 128,840 | 1.39 | 5,070 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 36,760 | 1.39 | 220 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 71,440 | 1.39 | 340 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 139,360 | 1.38 | 4,050 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 59,790 | 1.38 | 580 |
| Tapers | 64,150 | 1.38 | 260 |
| Roofers | 48,340 | 1.37 | 310 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 43,240 | 1.37 | 530 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 129,700 | 1.36 | 630 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 42,810 | 1.36 | 130 |
| Logisticians | 87,880 | 1.36 | 1,350 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 99,420 | 1.36 | 110 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 52,060 | 1.35 | 440 |
| Sheet metal workers | 56,370 | 1.35 | 1,080 |
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