| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 3,250 | 54,470 | $42,220 - 67,760 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,370 | 55,600 | $36,670 - 80,810 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,280 | 56,570 | $37,360 - 81,160 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,040 | 51,910 | $22,240 - 90,220 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 960 | 62,790 | $36,030 - 96,880 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 850 | 57,690 | $37,450 - 80,810 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 800 | 29,570 | $20,460 - 46,570 | 9% | 54% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 570 | 32,700 | $18,510 - 50,310 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 480 | 33,760 | $24,180 - 50,680 | 23% | 54% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 450 | 84,190 | $50,980 - 126,490 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Management analysts | 370 | 57,300 | $36,660 - 80,330 | 22% | 78% |
| 12 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 370 | 56,230 | $37,560 - 79,520 | 20% | 87% |
| 13 | Computer systems analysts | 340 | 71,190 | $51,660 - 97,840 | 29% | 68% |
| 14 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 320 | 50,200 | $30,630 - 77,320 | 13% | 73% |
| 15 | Legislators | 310 | 73,360 | $59,270 - 88,770 | 1% | 65% |
| 16 | Social workers, all other | 310 | 51,780 | $35,340 - 69,440 | 18% | 77% |
| 17 | Pharmacists | 300 | 107,070 | $83,090 - 130,160 | 22% | 97% |
| 18 | Child, family, and school social workers | 300 | 41,030 | $30,350 - 53,060 | 19% | 77% |
| 19 | Computer programmers | 290 | 58,590 | $39,030 - 85,170 | 0% | 73% |
| 20 | Chief executives | 290 | 121,060 | $76,320 - | 2% | 65% |
| 21 | Network and computer systems administrators | 270 | 62,460 | $38,020 - 93,150 | 27% | 50% |
| 22 | Computer software engineers, applications | 270 | 75,940 | $52,190 - 106,490 | 45% | 85% |
| 23 | Lawyers | 260 | 131,900 | $65,390 - | 11% | 99% |
| 24 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 250 | 68,440 | $45,650 - 87,410 | 16% | 99% |
| 25 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 230 | 103,480 | $70,220 - 134,960 | 4% | 81% |
| 26 | Managers, all other | 230 | 64,800 | $41,760 - 97,810 | 7% | 55% |
| 27 | Librarians | 220 | 48,590 | $25,950 - 71,660 | 4% | 85% |
| 28 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 220 | 52,720 | $34,910 - 65,900 | 30% | 77% |
| 29 | Coaches and scouts | 220 | 34,690 | $18,940 - 50,310 | 15% | 60% |
| 30 | Physical therapists | 210 | 69,360 | $42,990 - 121,080 | 27% | 89% |
| 31 | Industrial engineers | 210 | 58,310 | $40,350 - 82,800 | 20% | 74% |
| 32 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 200 | 84,960 | $59,020 - 117,750 | 8% | 78% |
| 33 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 200 | 57,130 | $39,760 - 81,790 | 9% | 87% |
| 34 | Medical and public health social workers | 190 | 42,240 | $22,390 - 65,110 | 24% | 77% |
| 35 | Special education teachers, middle school | 180 | 55,470 | $37,920 - 77,710 | 16% | 87% |
| 36 | Occupational therapists | 180 | 59,620 | $40,130 - 90,050 | 23% | 90% |
| 37 | Training and development specialists | 180 | 48,440 | $34,290 - 71,550 | 18% | 56% |
| 38 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 170 | 53,810 | $38,160 - 76,500 | 0% | 96% |
| 39 | Electrical engineers | 170 | 78,840 | $52,810 - 123,120 | 6% | 81% |
| 40 | Computer and information systems managers | 170 | 99,720 | $62,690 - 157,650 | 16% | 73% |
| 41 | Civil engineers | 170 | 66,040 | $52,050 - 93,500 | 18% | 87% |
| 42 | Social and community service managers | 160 | 64,210 | $42,040 - 91,300 | 25% | 72% |
| 43 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 160 | 46,450 | $15,820 - 81,450 | 17% | 56% |
| 44 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 160 | 58,490 | $35,550 - 87,140 | 5% | 58% |
| 45 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 160 | 80,120 | $54,930 - 110,190 | 28% | 85% |
| 46 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 150 | 80,960 | $51,140 - 118,370 | 14% | 78% |
| 47 | Public relations specialists | 150 | 54,080 | $28,060 - 79,800 | 18% | 81% |
| 48 | Insurance underwriters | 140 | 58,460 | $32,150 - 93,650 | 6% | 53% |
| 49 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 140 | 47,260 | $26,550 - 73,470 | 25% | 58% |
| 50 | Financial analysts | 140 | 53,990 | $35,340 - 82,060 | 34% | 87% |
| 51 | Advertising sales agents | 130 | 45,040 | $24,740 - 66,510 | 20% | 56% |
| 52 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 60,430 | $43,650 - 82,230 | 53% | 57% |
| 53 | Mechanical engineers | 130 | 67,040 | $43,190 - 97,490 | 4% | 78% |
| 54 | Instructional coordinators | 120 | 47,120 | $27,350 - 70,750 | 23% | 79% |
| 55 | Speech-language pathologists | 120 | 63,840 | $41,820 - 94,040 | 11% | 98% |
| 56 | Sales managers | 120 | 127,030 | $57,730 - | 10% | 69% |
| 57 | Clergy | 110 | 53,760 | $22,500 - 78,870 | 19% | 75% |
| 58 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 110 | 42,990 | $28,050 - 62,610 | 18% | 56% |
| 59 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 110 | 116,950 | $95,880 - 138,920 | 5% | 99% |
| 60 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 100 | 53,650 | $40,820 - 65,380 | 9% | 72% |
| 61 | Market research analysts | 100 | 60,240 | $34,580 - 96,210 | 20% | 82% |
| 62 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 100 | 60,640 | $35,810 - 88,140 | 18% | 56% |
| 63 | Computer hardware engineers | 90 | 91,020 | $56,220 - 126,800 | 5% | 70% |
| 64 | Recreational therapists | 90 | 46,760 | $31,790 - 63,010 | 4% | 77% |
| 65 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 90 | 51,730 | $42,450 - 63,020 | 12% | 51% |
| 66 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 90 | 45,070 | $29,880 - 60,800 | 34% | 73% |
| 67 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 90 | 62,220 | $35,150 - 95,180 | 12% | 51% |
| 68 | Personal financial advisors | 80 | 117,150 | $50,640 - | 41% | 81% |
| 69 | Floral designers | 80 | 22,300 | $16,210 - 28,890 | 0% | 55% |
| 70 | Database administrators | 80 | 54,510 | $33,370 - 88,840 | 29% | 72% |
| 71 | Graphic designers | 80 | 40,100 | $19,350 - 62,160 | 10% | 55% |
| 72 | Engineering managers | 80 | 101,540 | $60,410 - 147,120 | 7% | 84% |
| 73 | Dentists, general | 80 | 185,240 | $94,210 - | 9% | 100% |
| 74 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 80 | 49,250 | $32,420 - 80,870 | 14% | 54% |
| 75 | Musicians and singers | 70 | | $ - | 10% | 53% |
| 76 | Financial specialists, all other | 70 | 52,460 | $28,720 - 88,780 | 12% | 50% |
| 77 | Marketing managers | 70 | 103,790 | $33,350 - 164,260 | 14% | 69% |
| 78 | Physician assistants | 70 | 86,730 | $70,270 - 109,670 | 27% | 67% |
| 79 | Health educators | 60 | 35,750 | $25,820 - 60,100 | 26% | 58% |
| 80 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 60 | 41,810 | $22,490 - 60,790 | 15% | 51% |
| 81 | Commercial and industrial designers | 60 | 49,550 | $33,890 - 77,880 | 7% | 55% |
| 82 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 60 | 60,100 | $45,030 - 77,180 | 0% | 55% |
| 83 | Public relations managers | 60 | 63,900 | $34,120 - 111,870 | 17% | 75% |
| 84 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | | $ - | 24% | 78% |
| 85 | Chemists | 50 | 60,810 | $36,820 - 85,660 | 9% | 93% |
| 86 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 50 | 53,820 | $36,860 - 70,770 | 8% | 72% |
| 87 | Interior designers | 50 | 36,820 | $27,150 - 49,370 | 20% | 55% |
| 88 | Environmental engineers | 40 | 72,770 | $45,700 - 101,470 | 25% | 86% |
| 89 | Mental health counselors | 40 | 39,850 | $17,770 - 76,230 | 30% | 73% |
| 90 | Veterinarians | 40 | 130,790 | $70,120 - | 35% | 100% |
| 91 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 40 | 54,840 | $38,230 - 77,050 | 0% | 95% |
| 92 | Human resources managers, all other | 40 | 67,300 | $43,430 - 97,920 | 11% | 58% |
| 93 | Technical writers | 40 | 54,680 | $41,800 - 74,450 | 20% | 74% |
| 94 | Purchasing managers | 40 | 94,320 | $68,450 - 125,820 | 3% | 57% |
| 95 | Engineers, all other | 30 | 79,430 | $30,620 - 151,480 | 6% | 82% |
| 96 | Music directors and composers | 30 | | $ - | 13% | 53% |
| 97 | Operations research analysts | 30 | 68,020 | $39,020 - 111,650 | 11% | 71% |
| 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 | 3,710 | 23,950 | $15,800 - 37,080 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 3,480 | 18,320 | $15,460 - 23,050 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,050 | 22,770 | $17,420 - 29,250 | 18% | 7% |
| 4 | Customer service representatives | 2,940 | 29,060 | $19,450 - 40,120 | 25% | 22% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 2,910 | 24,170 | $15,830 - 33,950 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,630 | 30,100 | $21,140 - 40,700 | 13% | 16% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,630 | 23,460 | $15,740 - 35,120 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,330 | 28,970 | $20,460 - 40,300 | 1% | 18% |
| 9 | Teacher assistants | 2,120 | 21,460 | $15,600 - 28,030 | 10% | 18% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,120 | 22,630 | $16,070 - 33,990 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,930 | 22,540 | $15,800 - 34,280 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,910 | 33,880 | $27,330 - 41,050 | 14% | 7% |
| 13 | Food preparation workers | 1,730 | 19,000 | $15,630 - 24,200 | 15% | 7% |
| 14 | Home health aides | 1,610 | 28,570 | $17,770 - 39,420 | 49% | 7% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,550 | 32,570 | $21,670 - 50,320 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,500 | 24,830 | $16,500 - 35,290 | 2% | 5% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,470 | 46,260 | $29,670 - 64,320 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 1,420 | 22,760 | $15,830 - 31,540 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 1,320 | 17,380 | $15,380 - 20,430 | 18% | 5% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,320 | 32,940 | $20,170 - 48,320 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | General and operations managers | 1,210 | 89,650 | $46,850 - 154,600 | 2% | 48% |
| 22 | Personal and home care aides | 1,130 | 20,500 | $16,950 - 25,890 | 51% | 10% |
| 23 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,110 | 38,970 | $27,060 - 52,690 | 15% | 18% |
| 24 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,000 | 23,140 | $16,990 - 30,410 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 920 | 19,530 | $15,510 - 25,560 | 13% | 5% |
| 26 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 910 | 23,500 | $15,730 - 36,890 | 8% | 4% |
| 27 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 850 | 27,090 | $17,470 - 40,520 | 14% | 4% |
| 28 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 830 | 30,450 | $16,580 - 49,190 | 18% | 6% |
| 29 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 830 | 33,370 | $25,480 - 43,730 | 0% | 22% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 820 | 36,990 | $22,310 - 53,260 | 4% | 25% |
| 31 | Bus drivers, school | 790 | 30,090 | $19,960 - 42,350 | 9% | 4% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 790 | 33,470 | $19,210 - 50,390 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Cooks, fast food | 760 | 18,120 | $15,390 - 24,160 | 8% | 5% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 740 | 27,770 | $20,530 - 37,510 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Dishwashers | 700 | 16,360 | $15,190 - 18,810 | 10% | 3% |
| 36 | Child care workers | 650 | 20,150 | $15,490 - 26,470 | 18% | 15% |
| 37 | Insurance sales agents | 650 | 46,690 | $29,030 - 75,010 | 13% | 45% |
| 38 | Packers and packagers, hand | 610 | 21,910 | $15,540 - 30,510 | -11% | 3% |
| 39 | Tellers | 600 | 24,600 | $19,730 - 31,280 | 14% | 16% |
| 40 | Construction laborers | 580 | 36,500 | $20,950 - 54,360 | 11% | 5% |
| 41 | Highway maintenance workers | 580 | 33,000 | $26,070 - 40,790 | 9% | 5% |
| 42 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 540 | 52,050 | $30,610 - 77,100 | 9% | 47% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 540 | 50,480 | $33,820 - 73,350 | -4% | 15% |
| 44 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 530 | 30,660 | $18,790 - 40,700 | -6% | 14% |
| 45 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 530 | 25,690 | $17,540 - 38,090 | 4% | 6% |
| 46 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 490 | 39,950 | $26,820 - 51,960 | 11% | 33% |
| 47 | Electricians | 480 | 44,660 | $32,680 - 60,020 | 7% | 7% |
| 48 | Word processors and typists | 480 | 30,750 | $22,970 - 39,890 | -11% | 19% |
| 49 | Security guards | 480 | 34,620 | $18,870 - 51,670 | 17% | 13% |
| 50 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 480 | 34,280 | $21,290 - 41,270 | -1% | 2% |
| 51 | Machinists | 480 | 31,240 | $20,340 - 42,860 | -2% | 3% |
| 52 | Psychiatric aides | 470 | 36,550 | $25,700 - 49,670 | 0% | 7% |
| 53 | Cooks, restaurant | 440 | 26,360 | $20,590 - 35,120 | 12% | 5% |
| 54 | Computer support specialists | 440 | 38,160 | $23,430 - 56,110 | 13% | 43% |
| 55 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 430 | 26,320 | $17,930 - 45,500 | 26% | 43% |
| 56 | Bartenders | 430 | 23,370 | $15,380 - 44,250 | 11% | 17% |
| 57 | Data entry keyers | 420 | 26,290 | $18,250 - 37,940 | -4% | 18% |
| 58 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 400 | 54,300 | $35,900 - 79,360 | 9% | 10% |
| 59 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 400 | 16,480 | $15,440 - 18,660 | 10% | 8% |
| 60 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 370 | 195,050 | $131,540 - | 0% | 0% |
| 61 | Postal service mail carriers | 370 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 62 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 340 | 21,970 | $17,400 - 28,740 | 10% | 24% |
| 63 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 340 | 26,300 | $19,100 - 35,310 | 11% | 5% |
| 64 | Driver/sales workers | 340 | 26,620 | $15,210 - 47,330 | -4% | 4% |
| 65 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 330 | 37,940 | $27,470 - 52,300 | 4% | 30% |
| 66 | Recreation workers | 330 | 22,560 | $15,310 - 34,790 | 13% | 47% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 320 | 56,260 | $35,900 - 81,820 | 7% | 13% |
| 68 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 320 | 28,690 | $21,360 - 38,460 | 4% | 15% |
| 69 | Bakers | 310 | 20,670 | $16,220 - 29,530 | 10% | 8% |
| 70 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 290 | 24,870 | $17,180 - 37,080 | -26% | 6% |
| 71 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 290 | 18,110 | $15,440 - 23,260 | 14% | 3% |
| 72 | Helpers--production workers | 280 | 21,830 | $16,000 - 30,240 | 0% | 4% |
| 73 | Printing machine operators | 280 | 34,240 | $26,490 - 42,950 | -5% | 6% |
| 74 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 280 | 47,680 | $29,470 - 70,440 | 8% | 3% |
| 75 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 270 | 28,910 | $16,220 - 38,900 | -4% | 5% |
| 76 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 260 | 39,830 | $25,880 - 61,070 | 9% | 3% |
| 77 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 250 | 36,480 | $26,550 - 50,260 | 3% | 38% |
| 78 | File clerks | 250 | 22,240 | $16,490 - 29,390 | -40% | 20% |
| 79 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 240 | 18,870 | $15,540 - 24,260 | 10% | 5% |
| 80 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 240 | 53,120 | $33,430 - 79,790 | 0% | 42% |
| 81 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 240 | 28,180 | $20,770 - 38,840 | -6% | 0% |
| 82 | Pharmacy technicians | 240 | 30,100 | $19,970 - 40,980 | 32% | 16% |
| 83 | Medical assistants | 220 | 24,670 | $19,250 - 30,800 | 35% | 10% |
| 84 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 220 | 31,890 | $22,650 - 42,600 | 11% | 29% |
| 85 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 220 | 28,440 | $18,310 - 39,530 | -14% | 0% |
| 86 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 220 | 26,180 | $18,360 - 32,790 | 7% | 3% |
| 87 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 210 | 53,790 | $29,090 - 94,660 | 28% | 48% |
| 88 | Business operations specialists, all other | 210 | 54,350 | $33,520 - 78,950 | 21% | 49% |
| 89 | Medical records and health information technicians | 210 | 28,770 | $18,530 - 44,000 | 18% | 12% |
| 90 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 210 | 24,770 | $15,740 - 38,090 | 12% | 6% |
| 91 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 200 | 37,360 | $25,720 - 57,730 | 12% | 3% |
| 92 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 200 | 50,520 | $40,930 - 63,860 | 15% | 25% |
| 93 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 200 | 40,410 | $27,720 - 53,530 | 13% | 11% |
| 94 | Sewing machine operators | 200 | 20,590 | $15,460 - 29,830 | -26% | 5% |
| 95 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 190 | 21,050 | $15,440 - 40,480 | 10% | 17% |
| 96 | Dental hygienists | 190 | 59,820 | $53,350 - 67,560 | 30% | 33% |
| 97 | Legal secretaries | 190 | 27,270 | $21,070 - 41,820 | 12% | 18% |
| 98 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 190 | 22,990 | $15,570 - 32,610 | -7% | 10% |
| 99 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 190 | 70,370 | $36,540 - 120,910 | 4% | 38% |
| 100 | Dental assistants | 180 | 30,350 | $23,830 - 38,470 | 29% | 9% |