Trenton Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Trenton, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	4,390	65,500	$44,820 - 82,380	24%	56%
2	Computer software engineers, applications	2,900	91,130	$63,870 - 127,840	45%	85%
3	Accountants and auditors	2,660	70,850	$47,140 - 99,330	18%	79%
4	Management analysts	2,540	86,420	$56,010 - 113,400	22%	78%
5	Lawyers	1,820	104,110	$55,320 -	11%	99%
6	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,790	59,560	$40,660 - 82,760	14%	95%
7	Computer systems analysts	1,740	83,470	$50,580 - 119,700	29%	68%
8	Managers, all other	1,620	103,290	$73,550 - 134,520	7%	55%
9	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,590	63,230	$43,480 - 89,110	6%	96%
10	Financial managers	1,420	127,080	$73,460 -	13%	60%
11	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,400	65,840	$43,820 - 94,100	5%	58%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,330	70,790	$30,810 - 121,190	8%	51%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,310	37,720	$22,900 - 56,620	9%	54%
14	Computer programmers	1,300	85,010	$49,040 - 139,410	0%	73%
15	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	1,100	111,360	$42,590 -	25%	67%
16	Civil engineers	1,020	74,510	$53,320 - 100,630	18%	87%
17	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,000	58,650	$42,230 - 81,340	11%	95%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	960	73,090	$47,160 - 99,490	25%	93%
19	Computer and information systems managers	940	115,560	$83,690 - 165,650	16%	73%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	860	74,540	$54,210 - 98,360	27%	50%
21	Financial analysts	860	109,730	$50,970 -	34%	87%
22	Computer software engineers, systems software	800	95,170	$57,290 - 141,220	28%	85%
23	Computer specialists, all other	780	74,490	$37,320 - 104,940	15%	68%
24	Financial specialists, all other	770	72,640	$45,030 - 100,590	12%	50%
25	Self-enrichment education teachers	770	43,620	$20,210 - 71,720	23%	54%
26	Public relations specialists	740	63,030	$34,560 - 99,070	18%	81%
27	Social and human service assistants	710	33,720	$22,200 - 48,110	34%	58%
28	Training and development specialists	710	64,540	$40,170 - 95,090	18%	56%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	710	61,050	$36,020 - 90,220	18%	56%
30	Instructional coordinators	650	73,110	$38,660 - 100,390	23%	79%
31	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	650	64,300	$43,360 - 85,870	20%	87%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	600	55,730	$29,900 - 81,730	19%	77%
33	Network systems and data communications analysts	580	90,280	$53,440 - 137,070	53%	57%
34	Community and social service specialists, all other	530	57,050	$32,130 - 85,490	25%	58%
35	Occupational health and safety specialists	510	70,580	$53,140 - 88,850	8%	72%
36	Medical and health services managers	500	93,770	$65,300 - 126,170	16%	57%
37	Market research analysts	470	66,090	$41,180 - 104,380	20%	82%
38	Sales and related workers, all other	470	52,440	$21,430 - 87,500	14%	62%
39	Graphic designers	460	52,810	$34,160 - 76,450	10%	55%
40	Sales managers	460	119,780	$55,130 -	10%	69%
41	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	450	60,800	$43,080 - 82,070	18%	56%
42	Engineering managers	430	141,580	$87,160 -	7%	84%
43	Chemists	410	78,290	$46,450 - 123,230	9%	93%
44	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	400	100,860	$59,850 - 134,270	8%	78%
45	Environmental engineers	390	75,900	$53,340 - 100,460	25%	86%
46	Social and community service managers	380	85,480	$52,910 - 120,150	25%	72%
47	Architects, except landscape and naval	380	80,720	$45,260 - 122,420	18%	88%
48	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	380	61,390	$35,460 - 91,840	17%	56%
49	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	380	79,880	$37,430 - 124,710	12%	51%
50	Insurance underwriters	370	69,020	$43,830 - 108,170	6%	53%
51	Personal financial advisors	350	129,280	$55,740 -	41%	81%
52	Marketing managers	340	135,630	$81,220 -	14%	69%
53	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	340	62,630	$20,240 - 97,290	13%	73%
54	Special education teachers, secondary school	330	70,130	$45,610 - 98,760	9%	87%
55	Database administrators	300	79,510	$39,100 - 109,790	29%	72%
56	Librarians	290	66,930	$44,960 - 94,690	4%	85%
57	Education administrators, postsecondary	290	111,090	$66,150 - 160,930	14%	78%
58	Dentists, general	280	136,250	$80,280 -	9%	100%
59	Physical therapists	270	79,990	$56,880 - 106,440	27%	89%
60	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	270	105,150	$60,800 -	16%	99%
61	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	270	46,310	$26,600 - 65,470	14%	54%
62	Editors	260	58,380	$33,840 - 91,790	2%	81%
63	Speech-language pathologists	260	81,810	$53,540 - 121,770	11%	98%
64	Survey researchers	260	42,680	$17,100 - 69,880	16%	82%
65	Mechanical engineers	260	81,300	$49,710 - 123,960	4%	78%
66	Special education teachers, middle school	250	63,310	$44,550 - 84,310	16%	87%
67	Occupational therapists	250	75,830	$55,150 - 103,180	23%	90%
68	Electronics engineers, except computer	230	110,180	$62,960 - 162,840	4%	81%
69	Human resources managers, all other	230	103,370	$79,550 - 138,170	11%	58%
70	Natural sciences managers	220	136,670	$86,860 -	11%	93%
71	Chief executives	220	155,080	$82,180 -	2%	65%
72	Mental health counselors	210	41,440	$32,300 - 56,290	30%	73%
73	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	210	60,990	$50,490 - 77,070	12%	51%
74	Advertising sales agents	200	54,020	$23,570 - 93,470	20%	56%
75	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	200	93,620	$51,700 - 136,420	20%	99%
76	Rehabilitation counselors	190	48,950	$30,270 - 67,600	23%	73%
77	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	190	68,640	$45,040 - 99,190	22%	93%
78	Medical and public health social workers	190	56,660	$41,450 - 72,180	24%	77%
79	Electrical engineers	170	84,380	$51,490 - 121,810	6%	81%
80	Technical writers	170	70,980	$42,420 - 102,900	20%	74%
81	Budget analysts	170	69,470	$45,550 - 95,720	7%	78%
82	Public relations managers	170	137,270	$73,350 -	17%	75%
83	Writers and authors	160	50,760	$30,500 - 77,680	13%	84%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	150	59,350	$34,640 - 100,810	24%	78%
85	Industrial engineers	150	76,970	$48,770 - 111,060	20%	74%
86	Engineers, all other	140	85,420	$45,720 - 126,150	6%	82%
87	Musicians and singers	140		$ -	10%	53%
88	Counselors, all other	140	39,810	$25,670 - 60,440	17%	73%
89	Physical scientists, all other	130	84,770	$56,720 - 123,450	6%	98%
90	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	46,770	$35,380 - 60,830	15%	51%
91	Social scientists and related workers, all other	130	68,250	$44,630 - 95,390	5%	90%
92	Financial examiners	130	87,100	$53,060 - 134,830	11%	76%
93	Education administrators, all other	130	75,840	$40,620 - 121,060	13%	78%
94	Health educators	120	62,470	$31,800 - 92,180	26%	58%
95	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	120	43,350	$15,300 - 83,440	12%	94%
96	Producers and directors	120	63,990	$27,260 - 82,840	11%	75%
97	Social workers, all other	120	67,760	$41,740 - 143,110	18%	77%
98	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	120	28,410	$17,590 - 41,990	11%	55%
99	Dietitians and nutritionists	110	60,220	$43,960 - 77,990	9%	72%
100	Credit analysts	100	72,740	$46,400 - 106,670	2%	60%

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	Business operations specialists, all other	5,560	65,290	$37,420 - 96,910	21%	49%
2	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,410	38,960	$24,770 - 54,050	1%	18%
3	Retail salespersons	5,170	28,060	$16,450 - 48,740	12%	25%
4	Cashiers	4,620	19,720	$15,560 - 25,750	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	4,180	29,980	$16,010 - 47,080	13%	19%
6	Customer service representatives	3,860	33,760	$20,770 - 45,780	25%	22%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,820	25,970	$16,160 - 40,030	15%	4%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,900	18,570	$15,460 - 24,860	18%	5%
9	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,790	52,390	$34,790 - 74,060	6%	29%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,760	39,110	$25,380 - 52,660	13%	16%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,650	25,900	$15,950 - 38,830	2%	5%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,630	23,740	$15,870 - 37,190	-7%	8%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,530	27,510	$20,790 - 36,100	18%	7%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,520	50,480	$35,430 - 70,190	15%	18%
15	Waiters and waitresses	2,400	21,690	$15,590 - 31,640	11%	14%
16	Receptionists and information clerks	2,290	26,680	$18,300 - 35,630	17%	13%
17	Teacher assistants	2,120	27,630	$17,910 - 38,910	10%	18%
18	General and operations managers	2,080	161,280	$78,330 -	2%	48%
19	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,940	75,060	$50,110 - 101,960	11%	33%
20	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,880	64,430	$30,010 - 101,510	28%	48%
21	Security guards	1,740	34,650	$19,350 - 51,560	17%	13%
22	Word processors and typists	1,730	34,080	$25,720 - 46,040	-11%	19%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,690	38,280	$24,620 - 53,890	10%	6%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,630	46,160	$27,230 - 67,500	4%	25%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,590	27,350	$20,290 - 38,700	18%	6%
26	Computer support specialists	1,440	48,100	$27,200 - 65,700	13%	43%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,350	27,820	$16,090 - 39,740	8%	4%
28	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,040	32,130	$19,180 - 49,630	26%	43%
29	Medical secretaries	1,020	33,830	$25,780 - 44,510	17%	18%
30	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,020	19,960	$15,780 - 26,150	10%	8%
31	Food preparation workers	970	21,230	$15,420 - 29,280	15%	7%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	960	38,410	$24,220 - 52,940	11%	14%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	940	46,840	$33,710 - 61,540	10%	4%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	920	47,410	$34,260 - 62,550	14%	7%
35	Home health aides	910	24,600	$18,030 - 31,670	49%	7%
36	Tellers	900	26,800	$19,510 - 36,060	14%	16%
37	Carpenters	900	60,100	$33,340 - 99,570	10%	6%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	870	30,110	$17,210 - 46,770	4%	6%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	860	42,280	$27,030 - 66,480	14%	4%
40	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	850	35,970	$26,960 - 48,110	4%	15%
41	Court, municipal, and license clerks	840	37,900	$26,860 - 51,710	9%	24%
42	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	830	38,400	$27,650 - 49,570	0%	22%
43	Bus drivers, school	820	32,890	$26,160 - 41,400	9%	4%
44	Electricians	810	78,830	$37,440 - 108,790	7%	7%
45	Administrative services managers	800	94,830	$59,920 - 130,340	12%	40%
46	Packers and packagers, hand	790	20,030	$15,760 - 28,790	-11%	3%
47	File clerks	770	31,680	$19,690 - 47,220	-40%	20%
48	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	22,190	$17,080 - 28,960	13%	5%
49	All other information and record clerks	700	34,070	$15,800 - 50,180	-12%	21%
50	Legal secretaries	680	45,770	$35,740 - 55,820	12%	18%
51	Data entry keyers	670	30,550	$15,600 - 44,840	-4%	18%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	670	63,470	$43,740 - 86,800	7%	13%
53	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	620	18,250	$15,250 - 25,750	12%	6%
54	Postal service mail carriers	620			1%	11%
55	Bartenders	610	22,770	$15,700 - 33,020	11%	17%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	55,350	$36,180 - 79,170	-4%	15%
57	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	600			-7%	12%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	600	33,200	$21,990 - 44,240	12%	6%
59	Cooks, restaurant	590	26,960	$18,120 - 38,850	12%	5%
60	Food servers, nonrestaurant	580	22,930	$17,940 - 28,790	16%	9%
61	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	570	27,910	$15,790 - 40,580	13%	15%
62	Counter and rental clerks	570	25,710	$15,730 - 44,380	23%	16%
63	Industrial truck and tractor operators	560	27,740	$20,510 - 38,120	-1%	2%
64	Medical assistants	550	32,460	$25,490 - 42,290	35%	10%
65	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	550	33,580	$17,100 - 48,190	-11%	9%
66	Service station attendants	530	18,680	$15,760 - 23,780	13%	6%
67	Fire fighters	530	55,300	$36,000 - 70,370	12%	18%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	530	84,350	$39,790 - 133,460	4%	38%
69	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	520	47,120	$22,000 - 66,790	27%	47%
70	Healthcare support workers, all other	510	34,200	$25,340 - 41,980	16%	10%
71	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	510	21,740	$15,500 - 37,800	-4%	5%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	500	74,620	$49,410 - 109,010	9%	10%
73	Recreation workers	500	23,740	$15,490 - 34,080	13%	47%
74	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	490	64,930	$43,730 - 86,150	9%	47%
75	Paralegals and legal assistants	490	50,990	$35,880 - 69,230	22%	45%
76	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	480			-26%	6%
77	Cooks, short order	470	22,370	$15,140 - 33,170	5%	5%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	470	66,330	$45,180 - 92,500	0%	42%
79	Dishwashers	450	19,120	$15,450 - 24,440	10%	3%
80	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	440	71,900	$48,840 - 101,520	11%	4%
81	Construction laborers	430	45,980	$23,320 - 66,810	11%	5%
82	Physicians and surgeons, all other	430	200,930	$95,190 -	0%	0%
83	Dental assistants	420	37,320	$25,430 - 51,270	29%	9%
84	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	420	26,720	$18,860 - 37,890	11%	5%
85	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	400	33,650	$20,680 - 49,070	-6%	14%
86	Computer operators	400	44,460	$29,550 - 61,320	-24%	27%
87	Telemarketers	390			-9%	14%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	380	45,660	$30,690 - 61,890	13%	11%
89	Pharmacy technicians	370	28,090	$20,630 - 38,400	32%	16%
90	Construction managers	360	99,270	$70,710 - 133,160	16%	29%
91	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	360	39,910	$27,980 - 51,900	11%	29%
92	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	360	52,010	$36,020 - 66,260	9%	3%
93	Radiologic technologists and technicians	360	61,540	$47,280 - 79,450	15%	25%
94	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	340	44,310	$30,080 - 67,300	10%	46%
95	Office machine operators, except computer	340	27,500	$18,190 - 39,060	-2%	14%
96	Amusement and recreation attendants	340	18,600	$15,460 - 24,590	24%	22%
97	Construction and building inspectors	330	65,250	$45,750 - 88,320	18%	23%
98	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	320	30,760	$23,010 - 39,600	10%	24%
99	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	320	41,130	$28,900 - 54,990	4%	30%
100	Order clerks	320	35,840	$24,440 - 48,090	-23%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Trenton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Survey researchers	42,680	260	10.1
Word processors and typists	34,080	1,730	9.1
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	73,090	960	7.8
Occupational health and safety specialists	70,580	510	6.8
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,900	840	6
Physical scientists, all other	84,770	130	5.8
Service station attendants	18,680	530	5.2
Obstetricians and gynecologists	179,040	100	5.1
Environmental engineers	75,900	390	4.9
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	44,310	340	4.5
Counselors, all other	39,810	140	4.2
Psychiatrists	191,960	110	4.2
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	68,640	190	4.2
Education administrators, all other	75,840	130	3.5
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	65,840	1,400	3.5
Law clerks	52,250	150	3.4
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	46,310	270	3.4
Social scientists and related workers, all other	68,250	130	3.4
Financial specialists, all other	72,640	770	3.4
Community and social service specialists, all other	57,050	530	3.4
Financial examiners	87,100	130	3.4
Natural sciences managers	136,670	220	3.4
Instructional coordinators	73,110	650	3.3
Computer software engineers, applications	91,130	2,900	3.3
Business operations specialists, all other	65,290	5,560	3.2
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	61,070	270	3.1
Chemists	78,290	410	3.1
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	43,350	120	3.1
Self-enrichment education teachers	43,620	770	3
Managers, all other	103,290	1,620	2.7
Management analysts	86,420	2,540	2.7
Musicians and singers		140	2.7
Office machine operators, except computer	27,500	340	2.7
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	37,760	190	2.6
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	33,580	550	2.5
Writers and authors	50,760	160	2.5
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	43,120	110	2.5
Computer specialists, all other	74,490	780	2.5
Computer operators	44,460	400	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	104,870	280	2.4
Insurance underwriters	69,020	370	2.4
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	111,360	1,100	2.4
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	49,640	120	2.4
Human resources managers, all other	103,370	230	2.4
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	42,490	310	2.3
Civil engineers	74,510	1,020	2.3
File clerks	31,680	770	2.3
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60,800	450	2.3
Technical writers	70,980	170	2.3
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	40,880	210	2.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Trenton, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Electricians	78,830	1.68	810
General and operations managers	161,280	1.67	2,080
Personal financial advisors	129,280	1.62	350
Public relations managers	137,270	1.59	170
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	105,150	1.58	270
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	47,120	1.56	520
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	71,900	1.56	440
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	75,060	1.55	1,940
Financial analysts	109,730	1.54	860
Carpenters	60,100	1.53	900
Social and community service managers	85,480	1.5	380
Community and social service specialists, all other	57,050	1.5	530
Construction laborers	45,980	1.48	430
Property, real estate, and community association managers	79,060	1.48	140
Audio and video equipment technicians	54,260	1.44	110
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	104,870	1.44	280
Social workers, all other	67,760	1.43	120
Couriers and messengers	34,400	1.42	130
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	94,070	1.41	140
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	111,360	1.41	1,100
Network systems and data communications analysts	90,280	1.4	580
Printing machine operators	45,600	1.39	310
Insurance sales agents	78,250	1.39	300
Security guards	34,650	1.37	1,740
Child, family, and school social workers	55,730	1.37	600
Financial managers	127,080	1.37	1,420
Cost estimators	76,270	1.36	170
Health educators	62,470	1.36	120
Special education teachers, secondary school	70,130	1.36	330
Rehabilitation counselors	48,950	1.36	190
File clerks	31,680	1.34	770
Food service managers	65,050	1.34	290
Real estate sales agents	62,980	1.34	160
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	38,960	1.34	5,410
Sales and related workers, all other	52,440	1.33	470
Electronics engineers, except computer	110,180	1.33	230
Marketing managers	135,630	1.33	340
Construction and building inspectors	65,250	1.33	330
Travel agents	41,740	1.33	240
Law clerks	52,250	1.33	150
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	59,350	1.32	150
Computer programmers	85,010	1.32	1,300
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,200	1.32	600
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	33,580	1.32	550
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	106,230	1.32	190
Fire fighters	55,300	1.31	530
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	46,800	1.31	280
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	46,770	1.31	130
Graphic designers	52,810	1.31	460
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	45,660	1.31	380

Highest Paying Jobs in Trenton, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	220,050	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	200,930	430
Psychiatrists	191,960	110
Obstetricians and gynecologists	179,040	100
General and operations managers	161,280	2,080
Internists, general	158,140	120
Family and general practitioners	157,310	140
Chief executives	155,080	220
Engineering managers	141,580	430
Public relations managers	137,270	170
Natural sciences managers	136,670	220
Dentists, general	136,250	280
Marketing managers	135,630	340
Personal financial advisors	129,280	350
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	128,360	60
Financial managers	127,080	1,420
Sales managers	119,780	460
Purchasing managers	119,500	60
Biochemists and biophysicists	116,430	60
Computer and information systems managers	115,560	940
Training and development managers	113,010	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	111,360	1,100
Education administrators, postsecondary	111,090	290
Electronics engineers, except computer	110,180	230
Financial analysts	109,730	860
Advertising and promotions managers	109,260	60
Actuaries	106,820	90
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	106,230	190
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	105,150	270
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	104,870	280
Industrial production managers	104,740	200
Lawyers	104,110	1,820
Human resources managers, all other	103,370	230
Managers, all other	103,290	1,620
Veterinarians	101,140	50
Physicists	100,950	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100,860	400
Pharmacists	100,530
Construction managers	99,270	360
Materials scientists	99,200
Computer and information scientists, research	97,060
Computer hardware engineers	95,260
Computer software engineers, systems software	95,170	800
Administrative services managers	94,830	800
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	94,070	140
Medical and health services managers	93,770	500
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	93,620	200
Compensation and benefits managers	93,400	50
Operations research analysts	92,020	90
Computer software engineers, applications	91,130	2,900

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