| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 25,630 | 76,400 | $52,700 - 101,800 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 20,210 | 72,720 | $25,340 - 134,680 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 15,370 | 82,050 | $49,210 - 120,750 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 13,690 | 83,870 | $47,460 - 135,050 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 12,480 | 82,900 | $50,360 - 125,930 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 7,270 | 35,470 | $23,420 - 46,250 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,220 | 80,330 | $51,580 - 118,260 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 6,790 | 121,770 | $65,360 - | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 5,020 | 119,470 | $57,930 - | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Computer programmers | 4,290 | 77,650 | $47,970 - 113,820 | 0% | 73% |
| 11 | Social and human service assistants | 3,900 | 28,730 | $16,740 - 44,220 | 34% | 58% |
| 12 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 3,900 | 79,510 | $47,780 - 117,660 | 20% | 87% |
| 13 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 3,750 | 35,600 | $16,900 - 60,330 | 23% | 54% |
| 14 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,570 | 77,430 | $39,930 - 125,720 | 12% | 51% |
| 15 | Medical and health services managers | 3,360 | 114,180 | $71,550 - | 16% | 57% |
| 16 | Market research analysts | 3,130 | 77,840 | $39,450 - 130,560 | 20% | 82% |
| 17 | Management analysts | 2,930 | 96,810 | $47,180 - | 22% | 78% |
| 18 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 2,740 | 86,410 | $56,670 - 121,140 | 9% | 87% |
| 19 | Pharmacists | 2,690 | 107,190 | $69,960 - 135,630 | 22% | 97% |
| 20 | Librarians | 2,660 | 65,710 | $43,660 - 98,130 | 4% | 85% |
| 21 | Physical therapists | 2,640 | 75,150 | $55,170 - 103,180 | 27% | 89% |
| 22 | Chief executives | 2,460 | 181,080 | $99,390 - | 2% | 65% |
| 23 | Coaches and scouts | 2,380 | 34,300 | $17,240 - 52,860 | 15% | 60% |
| 24 | Computer systems analysts | 2,360 | 83,560 | $51,170 - 128,350 | 29% | 68% |
| 25 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,340 | 95,160 | $29,070 - | 25% | 67% |
| 26 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,340 | 73,950 | $36,740 - 114,330 | 13% | 73% |
| 27 | Sales managers | 2,180 | 158,910 | $73,000 - | 10% | 69% |
| 28 | Computer software engineers, applications | 2,130 | 93,590 | $50,870 - 132,450 | 45% | 85% |
| 29 | Personal financial advisors | 2,110 | 112,590 | $40,360 - | 41% | 81% |
| 30 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,100 | 124,100 | $82,400 - 165,210 | 8% | 78% |
| 31 | Network and computer systems administrators | 2,100 | 76,580 | $46,740 - 113,780 | 27% | 50% |
| 32 | Advertising sales agents | 2,080 | 61,950 | $32,730 - 101,420 | 20% | 56% |
| 33 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,940 | 59,990 | $35,970 - 98,400 | 19% | 77% |
| 34 | Graphic designers | 1,880 | 52,980 | $33,480 - 81,770 | 10% | 55% |
| 35 | Managers, all other | 1,800 | 87,400 | $50,900 - 130,770 | 7% | 55% |
| 36 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,800 | 81,950 | $54,580 - 119,070 | 11% | 98% |
| 37 | Social workers, all other | 1,770 | 52,150 | $33,520 - 74,900 | 18% | 77% |
| 38 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,760 | 129,170 | $77,960 - | 16% | 73% |
| 39 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 1,750 | 64,660 | $36,230 - 91,050 | 14% | 54% |
| 40 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,730 | 52,050 | $15,700 - 87,860 | 17% | 56% |
| 41 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,680 | 91,290 | $55,190 - 135,340 | 28% | 85% |
| 42 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,620 | 80,750 | $54,220 - 116,790 | 53% | 57% |
| 43 | Civil engineers | 1,620 | 87,110 | $49,780 - 128,880 | 18% | 87% |
| 44 | Financial analysts | 1,600 | 80,240 | $43,510 - 126,630 | 34% | 87% |
| 45 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,590 | 45,060 | $33,930 - 62,070 | 30% | 77% |
| 46 | Public relations specialists | 1,580 | 66,800 | $39,100 - 110,260 | 18% | 81% |
| 47 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 1,490 | 88,040 | $57,490 - 127,030 | 16% | 99% |
| 48 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,480 | 66,080 | $35,500 - 102,120 | 5% | 58% |
| 49 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,450 | 64,930 | $49,070 - 82,540 | 12% | 51% |
| 50 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,420 | 79,140 | $51,270 - 115,070 | 16% | 87% |
| 51 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,400 | 62,460 | $35,960 - 89,610 | 18% | 56% |
| 52 | Dentists, general | 1,400 | 163,240 | $97,690 - | 9% | 100% |
| 53 | Training and development specialists | 1,380 | 58,670 | $36,760 - 86,190 | 18% | 56% |
| 54 | Physician assistants | 1,360 | 91,220 | $72,350 - 110,950 | 27% | 67% |
| 55 | Mechanical engineers | 1,310 | 82,190 | $51,410 - 123,020 | 4% | 78% |
| 56 | Editors | 1,290 | 60,500 | $31,020 - 99,930 | 2% | 81% |
| 57 | Electrical engineers | 1,260 | 93,750 | $58,660 - 131,420 | 6% | 81% |
| 58 | Social and community service managers | 1,230 | 79,340 | $52,980 - 116,010 | 25% | 72% |
| 59 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,210 | 56,740 | $38,030 - 78,730 | 24% | 77% |
| 60 | Marketing managers | 1,200 | 149,320 | $76,800 - | 14% | 69% |
| 61 | Insurance underwriters | 1,080 | 69,180 | $39,420 - 117,490 | 6% | 53% |
| 62 | Instructional coordinators | 1,080 | 89,820 | $31,980 - 150,820 | 23% | 79% |
| 63 | Clergy | 1,070 | 59,990 | $23,170 - 110,390 | 19% | 75% |
| 64 | Sales engineers | 1,030 | 93,360 | $58,840 - 131,030 | 9% | 79% |
| 65 | Biological technicians | 1,010 | 42,090 | $27,390 - 57,980 | 16% | 60% |
| 66 | Occupational therapists | 1,000 | 69,670 | $49,790 - 99,950 | 23% | 90% |
| 67 | Industrial engineers | 1,000 | 80,410 | $47,500 - 120,720 | 20% | 74% |
| 68 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 990 | 45,420 | $29,380 - 65,140 | 34% | 73% |
| 69 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 980 | 47,080 | $28,410 - 65,640 | 15% | 51% |
| 70 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 910 | 61,950 | $41,150 - 86,440 | 18% | 56% |
| 71 | Floral designers | 870 | 29,420 | $19,070 - 39,710 | 0% | 55% |
| 72 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 860 | 85,930 | $43,570 - 126,800 | 18% | 88% |
| 73 | Engineering managers | 860 | 143,190 | $92,220 - | 7% | 84% |
| 74 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 850 | 92,180 | $42,320 - | 20% | 99% |
| 75 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 840 | 94,100 | $60,980 - 132,260 | 4% | 81% |
| 76 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 820 | 37,140 | $19,620 - 61,660 | 11% | 55% |
| 77 | Mental health counselors | 810 | 36,320 | $25,080 - 51,430 | 30% | 73% |
| 78 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 780 | 71,790 | $42,930 - 106,280 | 25% | 93% |
| 79 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 750 | 84,690 | $52,960 - 120,770 | 0% | 96% |
| 80 | Chemists | 750 | 73,690 | $42,780 - 119,620 | 9% | 93% |
| 81 | Musicians and singers | 750 | | $ - | 10% | 53% |
| 82 | Computer hardware engineers | 700 | | $ - | 5% | 70% |
| 83 | Database administrators | 700 | 77,970 | $46,040 - 118,000 | 29% | 72% |
| 84 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 650 | 60,440 | $45,590 - 77,440 | 9% | 72% |
| 85 | Veterinarians | 630 | 90,180 | $41,160 - 158,660 | 35% | 100% |
| 86 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 610 | 51,260 | $29,760 - 77,000 | 25% | 58% |
| 87 | Producers and directors | 600 | 104,950 | $35,190 - | 11% | 75% |
| 88 | Environmental engineers | 580 | 81,520 | $39,660 - 141,980 | 25% | 86% |
| 89 | Advertising and promotions managers | 580 | 121,740 | $52,400 - | 6% | 76% |
| 90 | Tax preparers | 560 | 35,240 | $23,230 - 51,910 | 0% | 54% |
| 91 | Interior designers | 540 | 58,940 | $41,820 - 92,770 | 20% | 55% |
| 92 | Physicists | 530 | 110,710 | $51,600 - | 7% | 95% |
| 93 | Meeting and convention planners | 520 | 52,280 | $27,310 - 84,050 | 20% | 67% |
| 94 | Commercial and industrial designers | 490 | 54,660 | $25,340 - 77,160 | 7% | 55% |
| 95 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 480 | 59,920 | $38,990 - 96,030 | 24% | 78% |
| 96 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 440 | 97,930 | $49,180 - 158,830 | 14% | 78% |
| 97 | Credit analysts | 430 | 64,270 | $37,720 - 100,000 | 2% | 60% |
| 98 | Purchasing managers | 410 | 113,610 | $66,710 - | 3% | 57% |
| 99 | Public relations managers | 410 | 106,880 | $69,150 - 146,880 | 17% | 75% |
| 100 | Recreational therapists | 400 | 45,970 | $33,910 - 61,990 | 4% | 77% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 48,670 | 28,780 | $16,150 - 48,770 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 35,310 | 20,080 | $15,570 - 26,780 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 27,780 | 33,050 | $21,670 - 47,170 | 1% | 18% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 25,470 | 27,650 | $15,990 - 41,630 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 25,100 | 30,000 | $16,780 - 48,560 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Teacher assistants | 23,080 | 26,660 | $16,870 - 39,480 | 10% | 18% |
| 7 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 21,340 | 23,910 | $16,170 - 37,870 | -7% | 8% |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 21,330 | 38,580 | $24,670 - 53,640 | 13% | 16% |
| 9 | Customer service representatives | 19,210 | 35,640 | $21,000 - 52,500 | 25% | 22% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 18,850 | 23,000 | $15,580 - 34,320 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 17,890 | 48,710 | $33,520 - 66,200 | 15% | 18% |
| 12 | Receptionists and information clerks | 16,020 | 29,090 | $19,540 - 39,900 | 17% | 13% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 15,410 | 55,610 | $35,640 - 79,220 | 6% | 29% |
| 14 | General and operations managers | 14,930 | 130,900 | $59,270 - | 2% | 48% |
| 15 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 14,370 | 27,430 | $16,590 - 40,860 | 2% | 5% |
| 16 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 14,370 | 17,880 | $15,350 - 21,900 | 18% | 5% |
| 17 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 14,360 | 34,590 | $27,100 - 41,550 | 18% | 7% |
| 18 | Home health aides | 14,230 | 23,770 | $17,700 - 31,840 | 49% | 7% |
| 19 | Carpenters | 13,130 | 58,270 | $28,700 - 96,210 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 13,080 | 27,700 | $16,490 - 42,430 | 18% | 6% |
| 21 | Food preparation workers | 12,580 | 23,220 | $15,860 - 33,160 | 15% | 7% |
| 22 | Security guards | 12,340 | 31,950 | $18,770 - 47,760 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 10,790 | 40,960 | $23,830 - 61,920 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | Bus drivers, school | 10,220 | 34,300 | $25,970 - 45,660 | 9% | 4% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 9,470 | 51,150 | $24,950 - 82,110 | 4% | 25% |
| 26 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 9,300 | 48,560 | $30,570 - 74,460 | 10% | 4% |
| 27 | Child care workers | 8,820 | 23,910 | $16,490 - 32,420 | 18% | 15% |
| 28 | Team assemblers | 8,440 | 23,910 | $15,520 - 38,680 | 0% | 5% |
| 29 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 8,390 | 31,230 | $18,460 - 48,680 | 4% | 6% |
| 30 | Construction laborers | 8,360 | 47,630 | $23,560 - 76,750 | 11% | 5% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 7,980 | 36,230 | $17,780 - 58,530 | 8% | 4% |
| 32 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 6,790 | 36,610 | $25,370 - 49,720 | 4% | 15% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 6,650 | 33,410 | $19,060 - 55,090 | 11% | 14% |
| 34 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 6,590 | 42,710 | $22,400 - 68,280 | 14% | 4% |
| 35 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 6,160 | 161,500 | $58,080 - | 0% | 0% |
| 36 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 6,020 | 18,500 | $15,390 - 23,790 | 10% | 8% |
| 37 | Electricians | 5,930 | 65,220 | $35,130 - 99,410 | 7% | 7% |
| 38 | Packers and packagers, hand | 5,890 | 23,130 | $16,070 - 35,210 | -11% | 3% |
| 39 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,890 | 77,280 | $42,780 - 106,260 | 11% | 33% |
| 40 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,840 | 47,110 | $36,970 - 59,620 | 14% | 7% |
| 41 | Cooks, restaurant | 5,420 | 29,220 | $19,320 - 41,860 | 12% | 5% |
| 42 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5,350 | 63,550 | $28,750 - 104,470 | 11% | 4% |
| 43 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 5,170 | 26,730 | $16,000 - 40,870 | 12% | 6% |
| 44 | Tellers | 5,100 | 26,700 | $20,410 - 34,190 | 14% | 16% |
| 45 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,000 | 26,510 | $17,520 - 38,690 | 13% | 5% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,970 | 79,270 | $48,530 - 117,820 | 9% | 10% |
| 47 | Legal secretaries | 4,960 | 42,270 | $28,390 - 58,170 | 12% | 18% |
| 48 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 4,950 | 62,580 | $41,390 - 90,440 | 9% | 47% |
| 49 | Insurance sales agents | 4,920 | 71,530 | $31,400 - 132,680 | 13% | 45% |
| 50 | Dishwashers | 4,840 | 18,390 | $15,300 - 23,870 | 10% | 3% |
| 51 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,720 | 70,160 | $29,340 - 116,970 | 28% | 48% |
| 52 | Medical assistants | 4,550 | 31,800 | $22,730 - 41,230 | 35% | 10% |
| 53 | Postal service mail carriers | 4,340 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 54 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 4,330 | 31,810 | $18,150 - 48,520 | 26% | 43% |
| 55 | Bill and account collectors | 4,290 | 36,520 | $23,000 - 51,290 | 23% | 13% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,290 | 62,540 | $38,280 - 92,680 | -4% | 15% |
| 57 | Word processors and typists | 4,070 | 35,140 | $23,810 - 49,510 | -11% | 19% |
| 58 | Postsecondary teachers, all other | 4,070 | 76,160 | $46,980 - 123,960 | 0% | 0% |
| 59 | Recreation workers | 4,020 | 26,600 | $17,650 - 38,970 | 13% | 47% |
| 60 | Bartenders | 3,790 | 22,950 | $15,430 - 34,540 | 11% | 17% |
| 61 | Computer support specialists | 3,650 | 49,130 | $30,720 - 71,740 | 13% | 43% |
| 62 | Loan officers | 3,630 | 72,300 | $29,370 - 124,890 | 12% | 49% |
| 63 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 3,610 | 59,130 | $28,640 - 82,780 | 5% | 8% |
| 64 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,460 | 37,920 | $19,870 - 62,930 | -6% | 14% |
| 65 | File clerks | 3,450 | 23,660 | $15,980 - 33,030 | -40% | 20% |
| 66 | Cooks, fast food | 3,410 | 19,780 | $15,770 - 27,510 | 8% | 5% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,400 | 103,650 | $49,460 - | 4% | 38% |
| 68 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,370 | 73,710 | $48,050 - 101,650 | 7% | 13% |
| 69 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 3,330 | 51,490 | $29,800 - 73,900 | 9% | 3% |
| 70 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 3,300 | 22,780 | $15,560 - 34,570 | 10% | 5% |
| 71 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,240 | 18,870 | $15,230 - 25,370 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | Dental assistants | 3,170 | 36,320 | $26,760 - 47,880 | 29% | 9% |
| 73 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 3,170 | 25,990 | $16,460 - 39,190 | -4% | 5% |
| 74 | Telemarketers | 3,060 | 27,360 | $20,280 - 36,990 | -9% | 14% |
| 75 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 3,040 | 49,930 | $27,330 - 82,780 | 12% | 6% |
| 76 | Data entry keyers | 3,040 | 29,090 | $18,980 - 40,430 | -4% | 18% |
| 77 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 3,010 | 24,780 | $16,290 - 36,910 | 14% | 3% |
| 78 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 2,990 | 53,900 | $38,020 - 72,370 | 22% | 45% |
| 79 | Helpers--production workers | 2,910 | 21,580 | $15,660 - 30,870 | 0% | 4% |
| 80 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 2,760 | 53,020 | $24,790 - 82,550 | 27% | 47% |
| 81 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 2,720 | 58,020 | $27,920 - 81,640 | 3% | 13% |
| 82 | Construction managers | 2,680 | 131,210 | $62,550 - | 16% | 29% |
| 83 | Administrative services managers | 2,650 | 105,160 | $64,640 - 159,600 | 12% | 40% |
| 84 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 2,630 | 32,320 | $19,170 - 49,080 | -26% | 6% |
| 85 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 2,550 | | | -7% | 12% |
| 86 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 2,520 | 66,300 | $40,450 - 102,040 | 8% | 3% |
| 87 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,500 | 31,350 | $19,550 - 48,160 | -1% | 2% |
| 88 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,470 | 30,810 | $16,020 - 51,710 | 23% | 16% |
| 89 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 2,410 | 66,190 | $53,610 - 82,140 | 15% | 25% |
| 90 | Machinists | 2,370 | 38,580 | $19,850 - 60,110 | -2% | 3% |
| 91 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,340 | 39,650 | $26,290 - 55,590 | 0% | 22% |
| 92 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 2,330 | 32,070 | $16,600 - 46,150 | 10% | 24% |
| 93 | Driver/sales workers | 2,290 | 39,790 | $17,370 - 61,420 | -4% | 4% |
| 94 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 2,240 | 25,290 | $17,280 - 36,100 | -11% | 9% |
| 95 | Automotive body and related repairers | 2,220 | 34,040 | $21,690 - 56,840 | 12% | 3% |
| 96 | Printing machine operators | 2,210 | 37,770 | $18,140 - 62,100 | -5% | 6% |
| 97 | Order clerks | 2,210 | 34,170 | $22,450 - 47,770 | -23% | 16% |
| 98 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,160 | 46,870 | $28,000 - 69,000 | 4% | 30% |
| 99 | Medical secretaries | 2,140 | 36,680 | $25,600 - 49,050 | 17% | 18% |
| 100 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,080 | 20,910 | $15,330 - 30,180 | 24% | 22% |