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 | 22,940 | 70,340 | $47,960 - 93,680 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 21,220 | 68,310 | $30,490 - 120,830 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 13,510 | 72,990 | $41,450 - 114,680 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 13,050 | 75,120 | $45,000 - 116,230 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 12,700 | 73,500 | $43,450 - 109,750 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 11,760 | 34,910 | $26,490 - 44,990 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Lawyers | 6,890 | 111,820 | $60,750 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 6,050 | 73,380 | $45,270 - 111,180 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 4,490 | 117,870 | $60,940 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Computer programmers | 3,950 | 67,660 | $41,880 - 100,030 | 0% | 73% |
| 11 | Rehabilitation counselors | 3,720 | 26,650 | $19,790 - 35,900 | 23% | 73% |
| 12 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 3,490 | 71,290 | $43,150 - 106,220 | 20% | 87% |
| 13 | Medical and health services managers | 3,420 | 102,040 | $66,190 - 0 | 16% | 57% |
| 14 | Advertising sales agents | 3,070 | 54,310 | $20,300 - 84,300 | 20% | 56% |
| 15 | Chief executives | 3,000 | 162,060 | $90,910 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 16 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,940 | 38,390 | $17,310 - 63,370 | 23% | 54% |
| 17 | Computer systems analysts | 2,910 | 82,040 | $45,870 - 123,210 | 29% | 68% |
| 18 | Social and human service assistants | 2,690 | 27,880 | $16,070 - 40,630 | 34% | 58% |
| 19 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,680 | 73,370 | $34,590 - 119,460 | 12% | 51% |
| 20 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 2,510 | 77,250 | $50,320 - 108,020 | 9% | 87% |
| 21 | Physical therapists | 2,470 | 66,960 | $46,470 - 93,120 | 27% | 89% |
| 22 | Management analysts | 2,470 | 83,350 | $41,640 - 137,700 | 22% | 78% |
| 23 | Market research analysts | 2,350 | 71,750 | $36,910 - 124,720 | 20% | 82% |
| 24 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 2,350 | 90,140 | $62,270 - 121,450 | 28% | 85% |
| 25 | Pharmacists | 2,320 | 97,550 | $61,320 - 127,060 | 22% | 97% |
| 26 | Graphic designers | 2,290 | 48,310 | $29,510 - 78,690 | 10% | 55% |
| 27 | Librarians | 2,280 | 60,900 | $40,230 - 92,270 | 4% | 85% |
| 28 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,020 | 115,050 | $77,660 - 0 | 8% | 78% |
| 29 | Network and computer systems administrators | 2,000 | 72,790 | $46,930 - 106,750 | 27% | 50% |
| 30 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,890 | 69,530 | $40,850 - 105,360 | 13% | 73% |
| 31 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,850 | 84,230 | $33,050 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 32 | Coaches and scouts | 1,740 | 37,980 | $16,370 - 66,790 | 15% | 60% |
| 33 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,700 | 57,160 | $33,840 - 92,890 | 19% | 77% |
| 34 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,650 | 72,910 | $45,480 - 107,950 | 11% | 98% |
| 35 | Financial analysts | 1,610 | 72,870 | $41,330 - 113,320 | 34% | 87% |
| 36 | Sales managers | 1,600 | 140,840 | $65,430 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 37 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,590 | 119,470 | $74,540 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 38 | Managers, all other | 1,550 | 81,300 | $46,180 - 123,920 | 7% | 55% |
| 39 | Marketing managers | 1,540 | 145,380 | $71,940 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 40 | Civil engineers | 1,540 | 83,230 | $54,580 - 119,040 | 18% | 87% |
| 41 | Computer software engineers, applications | 1,490 | 80,220 | $49,110 - 118,060 | 45% | 85% |
| 42 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 1,480 | 82,870 | $52,470 - 118,810 | 16% | 99% |
| 43 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,450 | 76,520 | $45,460 - 112,540 | 16% | 87% |
| 44 | Social workers, all other | 1,430 | 48,630 | $31,020 - 69,090 | 18% | 77% |
| 45 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,420 | 60,590 | $30,230 - 99,930 | 5% | 58% |
| 46 | Personal financial advisors | 1,420 | 89,530 | $33,300 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 47 | Electrical engineers | 1,400 | 88,030 | $54,810 - 124,280 | 6% | 81% |
| 48 | Insurance underwriters | 1,390 | 60,940 | $34,360 - 106,590 | 6% | 53% |
| 49 | Dentists, general | 1,390 | 151,950 | $100,930 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 50 | Social and community service managers | 1,380 | 71,650 | $45,120 - 103,290 | 25% | 72% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,330 | 58,800 | $45,030 - 75,110 | 12% | 51% |
| 52 | Industrial engineers | 1,300 | 74,910 | $50,770 - 103,920 | 20% | 74% |
| 53 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,260 | 52,530 | $16,660 - 89,400 | 17% | 56% |
| 54 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,250 | 42,130 | $31,350 - 59,520 | 30% | 77% |
| 55 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,230 | 52,290 | $33,160 - 83,020 | 18% | 56% |
| 56 | Clergy | 1,210 | 60,250 | $24,280 - 114,390 | 19% | 75% |
| 57 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,210 | 67,150 | $36,070 - 101,860 | 53% | 57% |
| 58 | Physician assistants | 1,200 | 85,870 | $68,280 - 106,910 | 27% | 67% |
| 59 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,180 | 52,860 | $38,160 - 70,970 | 24% | 77% |
| 60 | Editors | 1,170 | 66,320 | $34,260 - 107,230 | 2% | 81% |
| 61 | Training and development specialists | 1,150 | 56,000 | $35,400 - 85,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Mechanical engineers | 1,130 | $0 - 0 | 4% | 78% | |
| 63 | Public relations specialists | 1,120 | 54,000 | $30,740 - 85,550 | 18% | 81% |
| 64 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,090 | $0 - 0 | 15% | 51% | |
| 65 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 1,050 | 71,780 | $48,620 - 104,590 | 0% | 96% |
| 66 | Occupational therapists | 1,030 | 64,300 | $46,920 - 89,910 | 23% | 90% |
| 67 | Producers and directors | 1,020 | $0 - 0 | 11% | 75% | |
| 68 | Engineering managers | 1,020 | 126,360 | $87,600 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 69 | Financial specialists, all other | 1,010 | 63,030 | $32,030 - 92,440 | 12% | 50% |
| 70 | Chemists | 1,000 | 64,550 | $40,470 - 101,170 | 9% | 93% |
| 71 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 1,000 | 60,370 | $41,100 - 86,960 | 14% | 54% |
| 72 | Instructional coordinators | 980 | 85,440 | $37,450 - 140,790 | 23% | 79% |
| 73 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 980 | 91,100 | $57,550 - 128,780 | 4% | 81% |
| 74 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 860 | 70,290 | $39,320 - 136,100 | 20% | 99% |
| 75 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 840 | 43,320 | $28,210 - 60,380 | 34% | 73% |
| 76 | Computer hardware engineers | 800 | 75,890 | $39,690 - 116,680 | 5% | 70% |
| 77 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 770 | $0 - 0 | 18% | 88% | |
| 78 | Database administrators | 750 | 70,030 | $39,110 - 107,070 | 29% | 72% |
| 79 | Floral designers | 720 | 28,930 | $16,770 - 40,740 | 0% | 55% |
| 80 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 710 | 47,220 | $29,410 - 68,850 | 25% | 58% |
| 81 | Credit analysts | 700 | $0 - 0 | 2% | 60% | |
| 82 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 700 | 56,560 | $38,430 - 81,310 | 18% | 56% |
| 83 | Mental health counselors | 650 | 32,460 | $22,900 - 46,190 | 30% | 73% |
| 84 | Musicians and singers | 650 | $0 - 0 | 10% | 53% | |
| 85 | Sales and related workers, all other | 640 | 41,970 | $19,360 - 73,030 | 14% | 62% |
| 86 | Tax preparers | 640 | 28,900 | $19,600 - 45,780 | 0% | 54% |
| 87 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 580 | 59,280 | $35,180 - 90,590 | 25% | 93% |
| 88 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 570 | 58,400 | $46,530 - 74,140 | 9% | 72% |
| 89 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 540 | 30,050 | $19,590 - 44,550 | 11% | 55% |
| 90 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 520 | 99,480 | $60,450 - 0 | 14% | 78% |
| 91 | Environmental engineers | 490 | 68,060 | $36,020 - 101,610 | 25% | 86% |
| 92 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 490 | 60,930 | $37,050 - 102,640 | 24% | 78% |
| 93 | Purchasing managers | 480 | 96,850 | $56,550 - 0 | 3% | 57% |
| 94 | Reporters and correspondents | 450 | $0 - 0 | 1% | 85% | |
| 95 | Veterinarians | 440 | $0 - 0 | 35% | 100% | |
| 96 | Private detectives and investigators | 440 | 42,670 | $23,420 - 64,160 | 18% | 52% |
| 97 | Recreational therapists | 420 | 43,530 | $30,450 - 60,280 | 4% | 77% |
| 98 | Advertising and promotions managers | 420 | 102,740 | $47,930 - 0 | 6% | 76% |
| 99 | Athletes and sports competitors | 410 | 180,750 | $65,040 - 0 | 19% | 60% |
| 100 | Compensation and benefits managers | 400 | 94,200 | $56,240 - 142,610 | 12% | 58% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 50,230 | 26,260 | $15,130 - 44,030 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 32,860 | 19,070 | $14,480 - 25,490 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 27,630 | 26,710 | $15,010 - 39,720 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 25,790 | 31,140 | $18,840 - 44,770 | 1% | 18% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 24,740 | 26,890 | $15,340 - 44,480 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Teacher assistants | 21,880 | 24,640 | $15,120 - 35,740 | 10% | 18% |
| 7 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 21,310 | 36,050 | $21,890 - 51,770 | 13% | 16% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 20,630 | 21,580 | $14,470 - 31,020 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 20,240 | 22,560 | $14,790 - 36,070 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Customer service representatives | 18,380 | 33,450 | $20,220 - 49,990 | 25% | 22% |
| 11 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 17,050 | 45,860 | $30,370 - 64,590 | 15% | 18% |
| 12 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 15,250 | 51,650 | $33,760 - 72,400 | 6% | 29% |
| 13 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 14,960 | 24,670 | $15,050 - 37,810 | 2% | 5% |
| 14 | General and operations managers | 14,780 | 115,020 | $52,390 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 15 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 14,150 | 32,250 | $25,560 - 39,240 | 18% | 7% |
| 16 | Receptionists and information clerks | 13,580 | 27,530 | $18,110 - 37,610 | 17% | 13% |
| 17 | Food preparation workers | 12,960 | 21,680 | $15,070 - 31,250 | 15% | 7% |
| 18 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 11,680 | 17,180 | $14,170 - 22,950 | 18% | 5% |
| 19 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 11,440 | 27,830 | $15,610 - 44,890 | 18% | 6% |
| 20 | Home health aides | 10,840 | 21,530 | $15,880 - 30,400 | 49% | 7% |
| 21 | Security guards | 10,620 | 26,420 | $16,120 - 42,040 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 10,560 | 37,870 | $22,490 - 57,100 | 10% | 6% |
| 23 | Carpenters | 10,180 | 51,760 | $24,760 - 83,750 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 9,170 | 46,050 | $25,100 - 71,160 | 4% | 25% |
| 25 | Bus drivers, school | 9,140 | 32,220 | $24,690 - 42,530 | 9% | 4% |
| 26 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 9,020 | 44,330 | $27,450 - 67,090 | 10% | 4% |
| 27 | Team assemblers | 8,720 | 22,100 | $14,560 - 35,430 | 0% | 5% |
| 28 | Construction laborers | 8,530 | 41,890 | $19,920 - 67,330 | 11% | 5% |
| 29 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 8,320 | 33,740 | $16,670 - 53,170 | 8% | 4% |
| 30 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 8,100 | 26,760 | $16,310 - 42,410 | 4% | 6% |
| 31 | Child care workers | 7,890 | 22,300 | $15,270 - 30,000 | 18% | 15% |
| 32 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 7,070 | 42,730 | $22,650 - 68,800 | 14% | 4% |
| 33 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 6,620 | 34,450 | $24,150 - 45,890 | 4% | 15% |
| 34 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 6,400 | 44,060 | $32,700 - 57,080 | 14% | 7% |
| 35 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,800 | 71,630 | $39,490 - 98,570 | 11% | 33% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,680 | 31,450 | $19,030 - 49,570 | 11% | 14% |
| 37 | Packers and packagers, hand | 5,620 | 20,700 | $14,310 - 32,470 | -11% | 3% |
| 38 | Personal and home care aides | 5,480 | 22,600 | $16,430 - 31,160 | 51% | 10% |
| 39 | Electricians | 5,270 | 57,660 | $30,530 - 90,340 | 7% | 7% |
| 40 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 5,090 | 57,040 | $35,630 - 83,840 | 9% | 47% |
| 41 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 5,060 | 26,270 | $17,370 - 34,160 | 26% | 43% |
| 42 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 4,930 | 62,880 | $32,980 - 96,970 | 11% | 4% |
| 43 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 4,870 | 21,350 | $14,330 - 33,880 | 12% | 6% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,860 | 74,180 | $40,250 - 114,950 | 9% | 10% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 4,830 | 28,220 | $19,200 - 38,770 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,830 | 25,680 | $16,600 - 35,850 | 13% | 5% |
| 47 | Cooks, restaurant | 4,830 | 26,980 | $17,110 - 38,500 | 12% | 5% |
| 48 | Legal secretaries | 4,810 | 39,830 | $27,850 - 52,320 | 12% | 18% |
| 49 | Telemarketers | 4,780 | 24,460 | $14,650 - 30,240 | -9% | 14% |
| 50 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 4,670 | 18,120 | $14,320 - 23,670 | 10% | 8% |
| 51 | Word processors and typists | 4,570 | 32,830 | $22,990 - 45,510 | -11% | 19% |
| 52 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,500 | 56,920 | $35,270 - 83,820 | -4% | 15% |
| 53 | Bill and account collectors | 4,220 | 34,690 | $23,600 - 47,490 | 23% | 13% |
| 54 | Bartenders | 4,180 | 24,850 | $14,260 - 38,820 | 11% | 17% |
| 55 | Postal service mail carriers | 4,170 | 43,630 | $36,750 - 49,830 | 1% | 11% |
| 56 | Tellers | 4,150 | 23,480 | $15,390 - 30,580 | 14% | 16% |
| 57 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,150 | 56,710 | $26,980 - 91,860 | 28% | 48% |
| 58 | Insurance sales agents | 4,070 | 55,180 | $31,420 - 91,500 | 13% | 45% |
| 59 | Loan officers | 3,880 | 78,230 | $36,340 - 135,740 | 12% | 49% |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,850 | 68,710 | $44,010 - 94,750 | 7% | 13% |
| 61 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 3,730 | 48,800 | $30,180 - 67,650 | 9% | 3% |
| 62 | Dental assistants | 3,610 | 32,230 | $24,710 - 42,610 | 29% | 9% |
| 63 | Computer support specialists | 3,600 | 44,170 | $26,470 - 67,210 | 13% | 43% |
| 64 | Cooks, fast food | 3,600 | 18,000 | $14,350 - 23,300 | 8% | 5% |
| 65 | Data entry keyers | 3,450 | 28,110 | $19,190 - 39,600 | -4% | 18% |
| 66 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,430 | 96,610 | $49,600 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 67 | File clerks | 3,350 | 22,690 | $15,670 - 30,780 | -40% | 20% |
| 68 | Recreation workers | 3,240 | 25,490 | $14,460 - 39,590 | 13% | 47% |
| 69 | Helpers--production workers | 3,210 | 20,530 | $14,770 - 29,120 | 0% | 4% |
| 70 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,200 | 33,750 | $17,370 - 57,150 | -6% | 14% |
| 71 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 3,180 | 48,720 | $32,510 - 63,700 | 22% | 45% |
| 72 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 3,120 | 21,520 | $15,260 - 29,700 | -4% | 5% |
| 73 | Counter and rental clerks | 3,020 | 22,740 | $14,380 - 39,120 | 23% | 16% |
| 74 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 2,990 | 20,510 | $14,510 - 32,030 | 10% | 5% |
| 75 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,790 | 38,730 | $26,170 - 53,340 | 0% | 22% |
| 76 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 2,740 | 41,830 | $29,820 - 49,550 | -7% | 12% |
| 77 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,720 | 22,610 | $14,530 - 33,960 | 14% | 3% |
| 78 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,670 | 29,340 | $19,440 - 43,020 | -1% | 2% |
| 79 | Construction managers | 2,640 | 131,500 | $62,910 - [?] | 16% | 29% |
| 80 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,600 | 18,120 | $14,240 - 23,470 | 12% | 6% |
| 81 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 2,600 | 62,220 | $37,410 - 90,920 | 8% | 3% |
| 82 | Printing machine operators | 2,540 | 34,010 | $18,000 - 55,200 | -5% | 6% |
| 83 | Driver/sales workers | 2,520 | 36,740 | $18,290 - 51,780 | -4% | 4% |
| 84 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,500 | 65,050 | $38,230 - 98,490 | 21% | 49% |
| 85 | Order clerks | 2,460 | 29,940 | $18,900 - 43,530 | -23% | 16% |
| 86 | Administrative services managers | 2,460 | 90,250 | $56,110 - 134,370 | 12% | 40% |
| 87 | Machinists | 2,440 | 37,440 | $19,130 - 56,810 | -2% | 3% |
| 88 | Medical secretaries | 2,350 | 33,050 | $21,770 - 45,310 | 17% | 18% |
| 89 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,280 | 44,780 | $26,010 - 68,080 | 4% | 30% |
| 90 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 2,280 | 25,370 | $16,580 - 34,660 | -11% | 9% |
| 91 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 2,250 | 30,310 | $18,340 - 45,280 | -26% | 6% |
| 92 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 2,220 | 40,540 | $22,450 - 67,630 | 12% | 6% |
| 93 | Real estate sales agents | 2,220 | $[?] - [?] | 11% | 45% | |
| 94 | Helpers--carpenters | 2,170 | 26,850 | $14,820 - 42,230 | 12% | 3% |
| 95 | Nonfarm animal caretakers | 2,100 | 21,880 | $14,910 - 31,800 | 18% | 16% |
| 96 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,090 | 57,550 | $35,630 - 87,360 | 0% | 42% |
| 97 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 2,070 | 36,010 | $21,170 - 50,920 | 0% | 24% |
| 98 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 2,070 | 62,540 | $48,660 - 80,530 | 15% | 25% |
| 99 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,040 | 19,960 | $14,420 - 28,340 | 24% | 22% |
| 100 | Parking lot attendants | 1,970 | 18,530 | $14,200 - 28,070 | 12% | 14% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and sports competitors | 180,750 | 410 | 6.4 |
| Music directors and composers | 320 | 6.3 | |
| Bailiffs | 450 | 6.2 | |
| Motorboat mechanics | 44,010 | 450 | 5.6 |
| Anesthesiologists | 530 | 4.4 | |
| Ship engineers | 220 | 3.9 | |
| Clergy | 60,250 | 1,210 | 3.8 |
| Power plant operators | 67,080 | 410 | 3.8 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 26,650 | 3,720 | 3.7 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 240 | 3.6 | |
| Word processors and typists | 32,830 | 4,570 | 3.6 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 32,110 | 330 | 3.5 |
| Sewers, hand | 22,440 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Social workers, all other | 48,630 | 1,430 | 3.2 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 30,490 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Podiatrists | 140 | 3 | |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 34,910 | 11,760 | 3 |
| Fashion designers | 77,540 | 380 | 2.9 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 23,110 | 320 | 2.9 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 45,350 | 610 | 2.7 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 77,250 | 2,510 | 2.7 |
| Bus drivers, school | 32,220 | 9,140 | 2.7 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 26,850 | 2,170 | 2.7 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 40,890 | 1,190 | 2.6 |
| Shampooers | 16,280 | 310 | 2.6 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 60,370 | 1,000 | 2.5 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 50,010 | 1,570 | 2.5 |
| Audiologists | 65,110 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 37,140 | 240 | 2.4 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 28,330 | 1,900 | 2.4 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 280 | 2.4 | |
| Riggers | 49,190 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Psychiatric aides | 30,940 | 720 | 2.3 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 210 | 2.3 | |
| Physical therapist aides | 830 | 2.3 | |
| Recreational therapists | 43,530 | 420 | 2.3 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 66,260 | 520 | 2.3 |
| Athletic trainers | 200 | 2.3 | |
| Microbiologists | 60,300 | 250 | 2.3 |
| Physician assistants | 85,870 | 1,200 | 2.2 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 45,940 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Drafters, all other | 52,330 | 240 | 2.2 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 38,600 | 200 | 2.2 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 38,390 | 2,940 | 2.1 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 76,520 | 1,450 | 2.1 |
| Materials engineers | 60,100 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 143,080 | 4,020 | 2.1 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 21,880 | 2,100 | 2.1 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 34,830 | 1,650 | 2.1 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 42,670 | 440 | 2.1 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislators | 80,980 | 2.32 | 400 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 180,750 | 2.28 | 410 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 77,850 | 1.77 | 850 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 76,340 | 1.72 | 1,650 |
| Construction managers | 131,500 | 1.7 | 2,640 |
| Sheet metal workers | 67,240 | 1.69 | 1,080 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 52,260 | 1.66 | 760 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 66,680 | 1.64 | 120 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 71,630 | 1.61 | 5,800 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 76,520 | 1.6 | 1,450 |
| Marketing managers | 145,380 | 1.59 | 1,540 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 77,250 | 1.58 | 2,510 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 73,500 | 1.58 | 12,700 |
| Roofers | 52,570 | 1.57 | 580 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 55,640 | 1.56 | 820 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 62,220 | 1.56 | 2,600 |
| Instructional coordinators | 85,440 | 1.54 | 980 |
| Sales managers | 140,840 | 1.54 | 1,600 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 73,380 | 1.54 | 6,050 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 115,050 | 1.53 | 2,020 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 71,290 | 1.53 | 3,490 |
| Education administrators, all other | 106,360 | 1.53 | 300 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 72,990 | 1.51 | 13,510 |
| Driver/sales workers | 36,740 | 1.49 | 2,520 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 57,160 | 1.49 | 1,700 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 27,410 | 1.47 | 1,390 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 60,370 | 1.47 | 1,000 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 42,360 | 1.47 | 910 |
| Court reporters | 67,290 | 1.47 | 140 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 60,930 | 1.46 | 490 |
| Couriers and messengers | 32,250 | 1.46 | 970 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 25,680 | 1.45 | 4,830 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 50,260 | 1.45 | 300 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 71,780 | 1.45 | 1,050 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 96,610 | 1.45 | 3,430 |
| Construction laborers | 41,890 | 1.45 | 8,530 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 69,530 | 1.45 | 1,890 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 32,250 | 1.44 | 14,150 |
| Clergy | 60,250 | 1.44 | 1,210 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 62,880 | 1.44 | 4,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 46,260 | 1.43 | 1,870 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 49,450 | 1.43 | 1,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 56,450 | 1.43 | 1,120 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 41,150 | 1.42 | 1,660 |
| Editors | 66,320 | 1.42 | 1,170 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 40,660 | 1.42 | 1,500 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 30,930 | 1.42 | 1,780 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 39,050 | 1.42 | 310 |
| Bartenders | 24,850 | 1.42 | 4,180 |
| Carpenters | 51,760 | 1.41 | 10,180 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons | 188,210 | 460 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 180,750 | 410 |
| Chief executives | 162,060 | 3,000 |
| Dentists, general | 151,950 | 1,390 |
| Marketing managers | 145,380 | 1,540 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 143,080 | 4,020 |
| Sales managers | 140,840 | 1,600 |
| Construction managers | 131,500 | 2,640 |
| Engineering managers | 126,360 | 1,020 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 124,800 | 200 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 119,470 | 1,590 |
| Natural sciences managers | 118,830 | 190 |
| Financial managers | 117,870 | 4,490 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 115,050 | 2,020 |
| General and operations managers | 115,020 | 14,780 |
| Lawyers | 111,820 | 6,890 |
| Training and development managers | 111,600 | 290 |
| Education administrators, all other | 106,360 | 300 |
| Optometrists | 105,410 | |
| Human resources managers, all other | 104,840 | 340 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 102,740 | 420 |
| Medical and health services managers | 102,040 | 3,420 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 99,480 | 520 |
| Actuaries | 98,880 | 70 |
| Public relations managers | 97,840 | 330 |
| Pharmacists | 97,550 | 2,320 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 97,100 | 690 |
| Purchasing managers | 96,850 | 480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 96,610 | 3,430 |
| Sales engineers | 94,940 | |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 94,880 | 40 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 94,200 | 400 |
| Industrial production managers | 94,110 | 950 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 91,100 | 980 |
| Administrative services managers | 90,250 | 2,460 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 90,140 | 2,350 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 89,960 | 90 |
| Personal financial advisors | 89,530 | 1,420 |
| Electrical engineers | 88,030 | 1,400 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 87,910 | 110 |
| Physician assistants | 85,870 | 1,200 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 85,820 | 290 |
| Instructional coordinators | 85,440 | 980 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 84,230 | 1,850 |
| Management analysts | 83,350 | 2,470 |
| Civil engineers | 83,230 | 1,540 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 82,870 | 1,480 |
| Computer systems analysts | 82,040 | 2,910 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 82,010 | 150 |
| Managers, all other | 81,300 | 1,550 |
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