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 | 97,790 | 82,290 | $58,310 - 107,720 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 69,830 | 83,420 | $49,050 - 131,690 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 68,630 | 73,210 | $27,410 - 142,590 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 53,790 | 65,120 | $42,640 - 96,100 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Lawyers | 52,680 | 155,980 | $76,050 - | 11% | 99% |
| 6 | Financial managers | 45,940 | 154,200 | $81,820 - | 13% | 60% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 40,020 | 69,370 | $44,810 - 102,210 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 36,260 | 125,340 | $40,730 - | 25% | 67% |
| 9 | Financial analysts | 35,140 | 111,110 | $54,610 - | 34% | 87% |
| 10 | Computer software engineers, applications | 26,410 | 95,570 | $60,490 - 135,290 | 45% | 85% |
| 11 | Management analysts | 26,220 | 98,840 | $51,570 - | 22% | 78% |
| 12 | Computer systems analysts | 25,590 | 91,940 | $55,430 - 134,680 | 29% | 68% |
| 13 | Computer programmers | 24,090 | 78,650 | $44,030 - 123,770 | 0% | 73% |
| 14 | Advertising sales agents | 23,410 | 65,850 | $32,930 - 102,590 | 20% | 56% |
| 15 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 21,240 | 41,520 | $22,170 - 63,850 | 9% | 54% |
| 16 | Personal financial advisors | 20,270 | 138,680 | $48,850 - | 41% | 81% |
| 17 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 19,990 | 68,880 | $44,900 - 101,090 | 11% | 95% |
| 18 | Market research analysts | 18,760 | 73,400 | $38,380 - 119,270 | 20% | 82% |
| 19 | Public relations specialists | 18,620 | 67,020 | $37,380 - 102,780 | 18% | 81% |
| 20 | Computer and information systems managers | 18,540 | 145,730 | $90,160 - | 16% | 73% |
| 21 | Graphic designers | 17,050 | 57,050 | $33,150 - 87,440 | 10% | 55% |
| 22 | Social and human service assistants | 17,000 | 30,100 | $19,300 - 43,740 | 34% | 58% |
| 23 | Child, family, and school social workers | 15,970 | 52,300 | $32,540 - 81,180 | 19% | 77% |
| 24 | Editors | 15,700 | 78,880 | $37,080 - 134,650 | 2% | 81% |
| 25 | Medical and health services managers | 15,540 | 111,380 | $64,030 - | 16% | 57% |
| 26 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 14,970 | 84,920 | $50,290 - 125,090 | 53% | 57% |
| 27 | Network and computer systems administrators | 14,250 | 84,500 | $54,030 - 124,220 | 27% | 50% |
| 28 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 14,200 | 70,690 | $36,330 - 141,120 | 18% | 56% |
| 29 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 13,990 | 55,840 | $22,010 - 96,690 | 23% | 54% |
| 30 | Managers, all other | 13,740 | 112,030 | $57,710 - | 7% | 55% |
| 31 | Sales managers | 13,570 | 156,750 | $78,230 - | 10% | 69% |
| 32 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 13,290 | 68,960 | $30,860 - 116,100 | 5% | 58% |
| 33 | Marketing managers | 12,730 | 148,200 | $80,380 - | 14% | 69% |
| 34 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 12,550 | 102,990 | $68,070 - 145,770 | 28% | 85% |
| 35 | Producers and directors | 12,380 | 113,400 | $40,390 - | 11% | 75% |
| 36 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 11,270 | 93,040 | $38,070 - 159,900 | 12% | 51% |
| 37 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 11,270 | 62,830 | $35,190 - 99,240 | 13% | 73% |
| 38 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 10,600 | 64,890 | $44,680 - 88,370 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 10,420 | 105,200 | $73,760 - 138,770 | 8% | 78% |
| 40 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 10,000 | 67,310 | $39,640 - 100,340 | 20% | 87% |
| 41 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 9,920 | 84,910 | $47,040 - 130,160 | 18% | 88% |
| 42 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 9,770 | 44,310 | $31,800 - 63,170 | 25% | 58% |
| 43 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 9,560 | 60,400 | $24,320 - 98,910 | 17% | 56% |
| 44 | Chief executives | 8,850 | 205,860 | $129,170 - | 2% | 65% |
| 45 | Pharmacists | 8,700 | 103,190 | $66,570 - 131,710 | 22% | 97% |
| 46 | Rehabilitation counselors | 8,360 | 31,390 | $20,060 - 48,400 | 23% | 73% |
| 47 | Training and development specialists | 8,360 | 65,770 | $38,720 - 100,280 | 18% | 56% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 7,890 | 71,540 | $46,560 - 102,270 | 9% | 87% |
| 49 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 7,690 | 49,680 | $33,380 - 66,970 | 30% | 77% |
| 50 | Special education teachers, middle school | 7,420 | 64,320 | $44,980 - 94,690 | 16% | 87% |
| 51 | Financial specialists, all other | 7,330 | 76,160 | $44,720 - 114,680 | 12% | 50% |
| 52 | Fashion designers | 7,140 | 80,270 | $39,120 - 134,430 | 5% | 55% |
| 53 | Physical therapists | 7,130 | 78,670 | $56,800 - 108,860 | 27% | 89% |
| 54 | Database administrators | 7,010 | 88,860 | $49,940 - 131,800 | 29% | 72% |
| 55 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 6,920 | 60,820 | $45,440 - 79,500 | 12% | 51% |
| 56 | Social and community service managers | 6,730 | 82,680 | $49,450 - 126,670 | 25% | 72% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 6,670 | 44,750 | $29,320 - 62,490 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Civil engineers | 6,450 | 82,640 | $53,280 - 123,420 | 18% | 87% |
| 59 | Social workers, all other | 6,430 | 52,520 | $33,480 - 76,880 | 18% | 77% |
| 60 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 5,970 | 83,330 | $52,230 - 119,910 | 16% | 99% |
| 61 | Sales and related workers, all other | 5,870 | 44,730 | $17,920 - 76,650 | 14% | 62% |
| 62 | Credit analysts | 5,860 | 103,880 | $52,780 - | 2% | 60% |
| 63 | Medical and public health social workers | 5,800 | 56,200 | $36,360 - 81,130 | 24% | 77% |
| 64 | Public relations managers | 5,600 | 135,370 | $74,610 - | 17% | 75% |
| 65 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 5,590 | 65,580 | $35,690 - 104,030 | 17% | 54% |
| 66 | Insurance underwriters | 5,440 | 84,310 | $46,670 - 130,450 | 6% | 53% |
| 67 | Musicians and singers | 5,400 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 68 | Writers and authors | 5,190 | 80,670 | $41,040 - 131,910 | 13% | 84% |
| 69 | Librarians | 5,150 | 63,140 | $39,500 - 95,700 | 4% | 85% |
| 70 | Speech-language pathologists | 4,980 | 76,290 | $50,630 - 112,480 | 11% | 98% |
| 71 | Human resources managers, all other | 4,810 | 116,830 | $70,780 - | 11% | 58% |
| 72 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 4,810 | 44,870 | $29,750 - 62,850 | 15% | 51% |
| 73 | Mental health counselors | 4,740 | 36,460 | $22,220 - 61,900 | 30% | 73% |
| 74 | Art directors | 4,660 | 118,240 | $63,260 - | 9% | 58% |
| 75 | Clergy | 4,540 | 49,730 | $19,740 - 92,150 | 19% | 75% |
| 76 | Dentists, general | 4,540 | 142,850 | $78,890 - | 9% | 100% |
| 77 | Advertising and promotions managers | 4,530 | 143,430 | $71,390 - | 6% | 76% |
| 78 | Mechanical engineers | 4,530 | 82,800 | $49,750 - 124,610 | 4% | 78% |
| 79 | Electrical engineers | 4,330 | 92,160 | $54,550 - 143,030 | 6% | 81% |
| 80 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 4,310 | 131,860 | $69,080 - | 13% | 74% |
| 81 | Engineering managers | 4,130 | 143,780 | $87,180 - | 7% | 84% |
| 82 | Instructional coordinators | 3,940 | 63,840 | $33,980 - 98,790 | 23% | 79% |
| 83 | Physician assistants | 3,910 | 87,490 | $67,760 - 108,300 | 27% | 67% |
| 84 | Occupational therapists | 3,860 | 72,360 | $50,260 - 103,920 | 23% | 90% |
| 85 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 3,830 | 106,850 | $62,260 - | 14% | 78% |
| 86 | Coaches and scouts | 3,800 | 43,700 | $16,050 - 83,520 | 15% | 60% |
| 87 | Actors | 3,730 | $ - | 12% | 62% | |
| 88 | Meeting and convention planners | 3,380 | 59,170 | $37,230 - 88,960 | 20% | 67% |
| 89 | Multi-media artists and animators | 3,370 | 63,390 | $38,380 - 92,970 | 26% | 58% |
| 90 | Health educators | 3,260 | 48,040 | $32,120 - 72,820 | 26% | 58% |
| 91 | Computer specialists, all other | 3,240 | 73,740 | $39,010 - 115,070 | 15% | 68% |
| 92 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 3,210 | 92,430 | $47,180 - 161,550 | 20% | 99% |
| 93 | Reporters and correspondents | 3,050 | 64,730 | $26,810 - 133,000 | 1% | 85% |
| 94 | Sales engineers | 2,770 | 98,630 | $55,250 - 148,530 | 9% | 79% |
| 95 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 2,760 | 50,300 | $17,590 - 84,220 | 11% | 79% |
| 96 | Interior designers | 2,750 | 68,870 | $36,510 - 103,240 | 20% | 55% |
| 97 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 2,710 | 66,110 | $34,600 - 103,720 | 14% | 54% |
| 98 | Compensation and benefits managers | 2,620 | 114,360 | $66,860 - | 12% | 58% |
| 99 | Chemists | 2,500 | 76,600 | $46,320 - 114,760 | 9% | 93% |
| 100 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 2,500 | 57,100 | $42,740 - 76,810 | 9% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 158,940 | 27,090 | $15,940 - 43,980 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 115,580 | 28,260 | $16,160 - 41,870 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 107,380 | 28,710 | $16,390 - 42,560 | 15% | 4% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 99,550 | 20,760 | $15,470 - 29,250 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 99,450 | 34,060 | $22,130 - 48,760 | 1% | 18% |
| 6 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 96,670 | 52,300 | $34,370 - 75,670 | 15% | 18% |
| 7 | Home health aides | 86,460 | 21,690 | $16,230 - 28,140 | 49% | 7% |
| 8 | Security guards | 79,470 | 27,670 | $17,450 - 41,120 | 17% | 13% |
| 9 | Customer service representatives | 79,020 | 36,880 | $21,170 - 57,480 | 25% | 22% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 75,950 | 39,360 | $25,220 - 55,700 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 68,720 | 28,320 | $16,150 - 44,500 | 11% | 14% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 65,510 | 23,150 | $15,710 - 37,590 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 64,020 | 57,790 | $36,360 - 82,830 | 6% | 29% |
| 14 | General and operations managers | 61,600 | 150,590 | $66,350 - | 2% | 48% |
| 15 | Teacher assistants | 59,500 | 26,620 | $17,070 - 37,760 | 10% | 18% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 58,710 | 39,280 | $22,780 - 57,060 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 58,560 | 25,820 | $16,020 - 39,460 | 2% | 5% |
| 18 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 58,280 | 32,380 | $23,210 - 40,580 | 18% | 7% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 51,310 | 28,800 | $19,510 - 40,030 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Food preparation workers | 48,630 | 23,070 | $15,820 - 33,020 | 15% | 7% |
| 21 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 42,390 | 18,640 | $15,440 - 24,600 | 18% | 5% |
| 22 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 40,690 | 60,090 | $36,660 - 86,680 | 11% | 33% |
| 23 | Child care workers | 35,990 | 25,620 | $16,930 - 32,800 | 18% | 15% |
| 24 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 31,070 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 25 | Carpenters | 29,940 | 57,730 | $27,050 - 98,750 | 10% | 6% |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 29,680 | 47,890 | $24,020 - 75,190 | 4% | 25% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 29,560 | 36,570 | $18,090 - 59,150 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 28,380 | 31,820 | $19,320 - 45,220 | 13% | 5% |
| 29 | Construction laborers | 27,340 | 52,930 | $25,860 - 79,720 | 11% | 5% |
| 30 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 26,860 | 72,390 | $32,280 - 123,820 | 28% | 48% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 26,300 | 45,760 | $28,820 - 66,230 | 10% | 4% |
| 32 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 25,850 | 139,240 | $54,250 - | 0% | 0% |
| 33 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 25,650 | 30,830 | $17,440 - 48,130 | 4% | 6% |
| 34 | Electricians | 25,560 | 73,230 | $36,620 - 105,360 | 7% | 7% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 25,510 | 34,320 | $19,960 - 54,270 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Cooks, restaurant | 24,090 | 29,680 | $19,890 - 44,130 | 12% | 5% |
| 37 | Computer support specialists | 23,680 | 56,890 | $34,170 - 86,340 | 13% | 43% |
| 38 | Packers and packagers, hand | 22,600 | 20,640 | $15,490 - 31,160 | -11% | 3% |
| 39 | Tellers | 22,310 | 26,420 | $19,690 - 34,660 | 14% | 16% |
| 40 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 20,860 | 60,670 | $39,010 - 83,490 | 22% | 45% |
| 41 | Legal secretaries | 20,530 | 45,430 | $30,120 - 62,880 | 12% | 18% |
| 42 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 19,830 | 36,360 | $24,830 - 50,280 | 4% | 15% |
| 43 | Business operations specialists, all other | 19,690 | 71,500 | $40,080 - 109,650 | 21% | 49% |
| 44 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 19,190 | 20,520 | $15,840 - 27,430 | 10% | 8% |
| 45 | Bus drivers, school | 19,020 | 34,440 | $22,460 - 48,200 | 9% | 4% |
| 46 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 18,670 | 30,690 | $18,410 - 47,700 | 18% | 6% |
| 47 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 18,090 | 47,680 | $36,260 - 61,370 | 14% | 7% |
| 48 | Dishwashers | 18,040 | 19,370 | $15,490 - 25,600 | 10% | 3% |
| 49 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 17,770 | 48,720 | $30,180 - 63,260 | 13% | 4% |
| 50 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 16,760 | 35,260 | $21,700 - 50,300 | 26% | 43% |
| 51 | Sewing machine operators | 16,360 | 22,530 | $15,500 - 35,100 | -26% | 5% |
| 52 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 15,500 | 39,100 | $19,400 - 64,400 | 14% | 4% |
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 15,500 | 108,480 | $53,750 - | 4% | 38% |
| 54 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 15,320 | 21,200 | $15,500 - 31,160 | 12% | 6% |
| 55 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 15,070 | 32,590 | $16,370 - 51,060 | 12% | 6% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 15,050 | 81,500 | $46,780 - 121,380 | 9% | 10% |
| 57 | Bartenders | 14,500 | 30,170 | $16,160 - 50,480 | 11% | 17% |
| 58 | Administrative services managers | 14,150 | 104,870 | $64,140 - 158,320 | 12% | 40% |
| 59 | Postal service mail carriers | 13,920 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 60 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 13,630 | 60,590 | $27,710 - 102,170 | 11% | 4% |
| 61 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 13,330 | 37,910 | $27,360 - 50,400 | 3% | 18% |
| 62 | Parking lot attendants | 13,230 | 20,600 | $15,940 - 27,050 | 12% | 14% |
| 63 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 13,140 | 28,390 | $17,670 - 47,240 | -8% | 32% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 13,010 | 70,690 | $46,060 - 98,860 | 7% | 13% |
| 65 | Data entry keyers | 12,830 | 29,410 | $18,130 - 41,640 | -4% | 18% |
| 66 | Brokerage clerks | 12,720 | 48,160 | $29,010 - 67,820 | 20% | 31% |
| 67 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 12,520 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 68 | Recreation workers | 12,230 | 26,860 | $16,240 - 40,380 | 13% | 47% |
| 69 | Medical assistants | 12,080 | 32,670 | $22,700 - 43,880 | 35% | 10% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 11,930 | 58,790 | $31,650 - 94,910 | -4% | 15% |
| 71 | Cooks, fast food | 11,870 | 19,410 | $15,620 - 25,410 | 8% | 5% |
| 72 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 11,810 | 67,330 | $41,000 - 98,870 | 9% | 47% |
| 73 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 11,060 | 21,910 | $15,630 - 33,890 | 10% | 5% |
| 74 | File clerks | 10,570 | 27,850 | $16,410 - 40,610 | -40% | 20% |
| 75 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 10,560 | 45,940 | $28,370 - 66,070 | 4% | 30% |
| 76 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 10,530 | 53,650 | $17,890 - 97,320 | 27% | 47% |
| 77 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 10,260 | 60,500 | $30,300 - 82,030 | 5% | 8% |
| 78 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 10,190 | 27,880 | $17,350 - 41,030 | 13% | 15% |
| 79 | Word processors and typists | 10,140 | 33,830 | $22,330 - 48,960 | -11% | 19% |
| 80 | Insurance sales agents | 10,060 | 80,360 | $32,400 - | 13% | 45% |
| 81 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 9,650 | 50,860 | $27,470 - 76,020 | 9% | 3% |
| 82 | Real estate sales agents | 9,650 | 87,870 | $33,690 - 162,850 | 11% | 45% |
| 83 | Dental assistants | 9,510 | 33,380 | $23,710 - 45,270 | 29% | 9% |
| 84 | Team assemblers | 9,140 | 24,250 | $15,740 - 39,430 | 0% | 5% |
| 85 | Bill and account collectors | 8,970 | 38,210 | $24,160 - 54,690 | 23% | 13% |
| 86 | Construction managers | 8,910 | 129,450 | $63,370 - | 16% | 29% |
| 87 | Telemarketers | 8,890 | 31,970 | $16,720 - 52,100 | -9% | 14% |
| 88 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 8,880 | 41,100 | $25,250 - 60,400 | 19% | 14% |
| 89 | Loan officers | 8,850 | 85,160 | $41,500 - 152,350 | 12% | 49% |
| 90 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 8,850 | 30,880 | $16,060 - 49,200 | 14% | 3% |
| 91 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 8,840 | 25,970 | $16,000 - 35,560 | 10% | 17% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 8,790 | 63,170 | $34,530 - 92,050 | 10% | 17% |
| 93 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 8,740 | 32,600 | $17,910 - 44,960 | 10% | 24% |
| 94 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 8,680 | 41,090 | $19,790 - 73,080 | 2% | 11% |
| 95 | Medical secretaries | 8,590 | 37,330 | $26,580 - 50,920 | 17% | 18% |
| 96 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 8,560 | 65,910 | $42,300 - 98,200 | 16% | 43% |
| 97 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 8,560 | 26,850 | $16,070 - 41,030 | 17% | 18% |
| 98 | Crossing guards | 8,530 | 28,550 | $21,630 - 34,230 | 2% | 5% |
| 99 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 8,500 | 34,120 | $24,050 - 46,390 | 16% | 10% |
| 100 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 8,470 | 50,890 | $34,560 - 66,290 | 7% | 3% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watch repairers | 48,590 | 520 | 18.5 |
| Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators | 26,150 | 210 | 16.3 |
| Fashion designers | 80,270 | 7,140 | 15.1 |
| Makeup artists, theatrical and performance | 66,410 | 120 | 11.5 |
| Barbers | 22,410 | 1,310 | 11.2 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | 33,230 | 350 | 10.1 |
| Sewers, hand | 27,470 | 1,040 | 10 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 58,830 | 1,360 | 9.7 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers | 26,320 | 700 | 8.8 |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary | 86,520 | 850 | 8.4 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 179,560 | 290 | 7.5 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 55,040 | 3,260 | 7.5 |
| Paperhangers | 50,900 | 280 | 7.4 |
| Actors | 3,730 | 6.9 | |
| Craft artists | 43,070 | 380 | 6.8 |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary | 70,230 | 200 | 6.6 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | 70,900 | 3,950 | 6 |
| Bailiffs | 51,650 | 2,370 | 5.7 |
| Costume attendants | 52,650 | 480 | 5.5 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 108,060 | 1,520 | 5.5 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other | 82,890 | 200 | 5.5 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 39,990 | 3,670 | 5.4 |
| Radio mechanics | 61,610 | 250 | 5.1 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | 69,520 | 240 | 5.1 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 56,310 | 870 | 5.1 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 21,930 | 2,220 | 5 |
| Film and video editors | 61,370 | 2,290 | 5 |
| Producers and directors | 113,400 | 12,380 | 5 |
| Brokerage clerks | 48,160 | 12,720 | 4.7 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 31,070 | 4.7 | |
| Sociologists | 73,960 | 440 | 4.3 |
| Bicycle repairers | 26,270 | 400 | 4.2 |
| Dancers | 1,310 | 4.2 | |
| Musicians and singers | 5,400 | 4.2 | |
| Archivists | 55,580 | 500 | 4.2 |
| Music directors and composers | 50,760 | 1,020 | 4 |
| Art directors | 118,240 | 4,660 | 3.9 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 55,690 | 920 | 3.8 |
| Mathematical scientists, all other | 73,190 | 160 | 3.7 |
| Crossing guards | 28,550 | 8,530 | 3.7 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 46,590 | 1,790 | 3.7 |
| Social science research assistants | 36,690 | 1,520 | 3.7 |
| Editors | 78,880 | 15,700 | 3.6 |
| Flight attendants | 38,370 | 7,710 | 3.6 |
| Advertising sales agents | 65,850 | 23,410 | 3.6 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 63,390 | 3,370 | 3.6 |
| Psychiatrists | 147,510 | 2,250 | 3.5 |
| Financial analysts | 111,110 | 35,140 | 3.4 |
| Actuaries | 104,520 | 2,110 | 3.4 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 143,430 | 4,530 | 3.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choreographers | 106,700 | 2.46 | 110 |
| Producers and directors | 113,400 | 2 | 12,380 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 82,570 | 1.93 | 5,220 |
| Real estate sales agents | 87,870 | 1.87 | 9,650 |
| Real estate brokers | 131,130 | 1.84 | 4,260 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 53,650 | 1.78 | 10,530 |
| Credit analysts | 103,880 | 1.75 | 5,860 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 64,450 | 1.74 | 3,470 |
| Personal financial advisors | 138,680 | 1.74 | 20,270 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 133,160 | 1.74 | 4,590 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 105,970 | 1.72 | 620 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 70,400 | 1.7 | 420 |
| Construction laborers | 52,930 | 1.7 | 27,340 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 143,430 | 1.7 | 4,530 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 50,890 | 1.68 | 8,470 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 108,060 | 1.67 | 1,520 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 31,820 | 1.66 | 28,380 |
| Financial managers | 154,200 | 1.66 | 45,940 |
| Legislators | 59,080 | 1.66 | 920 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 97,930 | 1.65 | 3,970 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 88,200 | 1.65 | 4,050 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 58,830 | 1.64 | 1,360 |
| Art directors | 118,240 | 1.64 | 4,660 |
| Photographers | 51,680 | 1.64 | 2,050 |
| Makeup artists, theatrical and performance | 66,410 | 1.63 | 120 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 65,620 | 1.62 | 3,220 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 43,520 | 1.61 | 920 |
| Sheet metal workers | 67,100 | 1.61 | 3,580 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 48,720 | 1.6 | 17,770 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 53,110 | 1.6 | 4,610 |
| Sales managers | 156,750 | 1.59 | 13,570 |
| Editors | 78,880 | 1.59 | 15,700 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 30,940 | 1.59 | 3,570 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 125,340 | 1.58 | 36,260 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 64,730 | 1.58 | 3,050 |
| Public relations managers | 135,370 | 1.57 | 5,600 |
| General and operations managers | 150,590 | 1.56 | 61,600 |
| Electricians | 73,230 | 1.56 | 25,560 |
| Financial analysts | 111,110 | 1.56 | 35,140 |
| Bartenders | 30,170 | 1.55 | 14,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 108,480 | 1.55 | 15,500 |
| Broadcast technicians | 54,850 | 1.55 | 2,390 |
| Construction managers | 129,450 | 1.54 | 8,910 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 61,300 | 1.53 | 120 |
| Roofers | 53,870 | 1.53 | 2,260 |
| Lodging managers | 79,490 | 1.53 | 650 |
| Lawyers | 155,980 | 1.52 | 52,680 |
| Court reporters | 76,260 | 1.52 | 790 |
| Costume attendants | 52,650 | 1.51 | 480 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 28,320 | 1.51 | 68,720 |
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