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 | 10,500 | 59,600 | $42,060 - 80,210 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,860 | 97,560 | $65,950 - 136,040 | 28% | 85% |
| 3 | Computer systems analysts | 3,750 | 82,430 | $50,070 - 125,650 | 29% | 68% |
| 4 | Computer software engineers, applications | 3,140 | 94,160 | $59,480 - 133,270 | 45% | 85% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 2,830 | 65,220 | $39,450 - 97,620 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 2,210 | 88,220 | $51,100 - 131,600 | 20% | 99% |
| 7 | Computer and information systems managers | 2,170 | 126,320 | $77,540 - | 16% | 73% |
| 8 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,110 | 43,020 | $30,950 - 58,620 | 14% | 95% |
| 9 | Computer programmers | 2,060 | 84,910 | $48,440 - 133,170 | 0% | 73% |
| 10 | Biological technicians | 1,750 | 42,730 | $29,060 - 60,890 | 16% | 60% |
| 11 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,730 | 47,660 | $31,080 - 66,970 | 12% | 51% |
| 12 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,580 | 58,630 | $26,180 - 110,130 | 8% | 51% |
| 13 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,410 | 46,910 | $34,120 - 64,340 | 6% | 96% |
| 14 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,370 | 79,070 | $36,520 - 127,090 | 12% | 51% |
| 15 | Managers, all other | 1,350 | 104,200 | $56,340 - 160,680 | 7% | 55% |
| 16 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 1,350 | 41,700 | $28,520 - 55,740 | 5% | 90% |
| 17 | Financial managers | 1,350 | 106,030 | $56,830 - 162,110 | 13% | 60% |
| 18 | Management analysts | 1,290 | 83,520 | $48,020 - 129,640 | 22% | 78% |
| 19 | Natural sciences managers | 1,250 | 135,010 | $65,100 - | 11% | 93% |
| 20 | Chemists | 1,040 | 72,880 | $42,650 - 108,920 | 9% | 93% |
| 21 | Social and human service assistants | 980 | 28,910 | $21,520 - 39,040 | 34% | 58% |
| 22 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 980 | 73,480 | $49,960 - 107,440 | 12% | 94% |
| 23 | Network and computer systems administrators | 950 | 75,310 | $48,900 - 106,140 | 27% | 50% |
| 24 | Sales managers | 940 | 96,960 | $35,830 - | 10% | 69% |
| 25 | Financial analysts | 870 | 71,870 | $47,090 - 103,500 | 34% | 87% |
| 26 | Operations research analysts | 830 | 59,340 | $43,480 - 79,510 | 11% | 71% |
| 27 | Lawyers | 820 | 109,800 | $42,490 - | 11% | 99% |
| 28 | Database administrators | 810 | 73,500 | $51,880 - 105,930 | 29% | 72% |
| 29 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 780 | 43,510 | $31,750 - 60,480 | 11% | 95% |
| 30 | Pharmacists | 720 | 103,000 | $86,240 - 128,520 | 22% | 97% |
| 31 | Child, family, and school social workers | 710 | 42,500 | $29,640 - 56,580 | 19% | 77% |
| 32 | Market research analysts | 690 | 86,570 | $42,380 - 136,900 | 20% | 82% |
| 33 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 680 | 76,560 | $38,030 - 117,980 | 53% | 57% |
| 34 | Marketing managers | 660 | 132,440 | $76,480 - | 14% | 69% |
| 35 | Industrial engineers | 660 | 82,350 | $55,800 - 122,010 | 20% | 74% |
| 36 | Medical and health services managers | 660 | 103,530 | $56,510 - 161,150 | 16% | 57% |
| 37 | Public relations specialists | 640 | 58,770 | $34,380 - 102,250 | 18% | 81% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 610 | 61,000 | $34,090 - 93,830 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 600 | 103,080 | $51,270 - 163,400 | 25% | 67% |
| 40 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 570 | 79,870 | $42,470 - 128,600 | 16% | 95% |
| 41 | Biological scientists, all other | 560 | 76,940 | $47,530 - 117,380 | 4% | 95% |
| 42 | Personal financial advisors | 560 | 68,970 | $39,430 - 101,470 | 41% | 81% |
| 43 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 550 | 30,450 | $16,870 - 60,260 | 9% | 54% |
| 44 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 540 | 74,550 | $41,690 - 127,680 | 14% | 78% |
| 45 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 530 | 108,890 | $71,280 - 157,900 | 4% | 81% |
| 46 | Statisticians | 510 | 85,640 | $49,540 - 126,610 | 9% | 93% |
| 47 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 500 | 37,860 | $27,350 - 50,820 | 15% | 51% |
| 48 | Electrical engineers | 480 | 83,280 | $53,810 - 123,770 | 6% | 81% |
| 49 | Civil engineers | 460 | 71,180 | $46,090 - 100,380 | 18% | 87% |
| 50 | Microbiologists | 450 | 67,220 | $39,390 - 101,330 | 11% | 95% |
| 51 | Computer specialists, all other | 430 | 77,200 | $33,340 - 125,180 | 15% | 68% |
| 52 | Graphic designers | 420 | 42,390 | $26,140 - 62,530 | 10% | 55% |
| 53 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 400 | 50,680 | $27,430 - 80,400 | 11% | 79% |
| 54 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 400 | 74,370 | $41,440 - 119,610 | 25% | 93% |
| 55 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 400 | 80,530 | $47,980 - 121,890 | 8% | 78% |
| 56 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 400 | 44,640 | $32,720 - 60,300 | 20% | 87% |
| 57 | Physical therapists | 400 | 72,650 | $56,400 - 90,820 | 27% | 89% |
| 58 | Librarians | 390 | 53,230 | $36,340 - 75,590 | 4% | 85% |
| 59 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 380 | 68,840 | $43,520 - 102,120 | 17% | 56% |
| 60 | Mental health counselors | 380 | 38,000 | $28,980 - 50,800 | 30% | 73% |
| 61 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 370 | 62,600 | $39,400 - 97,610 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Social and community service managers | 360 | 54,580 | $35,370 - 81,430 | 25% | 72% |
| 63 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 360 | 50,970 | $30,970 - 81,790 | 18% | 56% |
| 64 | Survey researchers | 360 | 46,040 | $29,090 - 66,030 | 16% | 82% |
| 65 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 350 | 61,640 | $36,530 - 93,830 | 5% | 58% |
| 66 | Mechanical engineers | 350 | 70,800 | $54,110 - 87,690 | 4% | 78% |
| 67 | Occupational therapists | 330 | 64,970 | $51,230 - 84,280 | 23% | 90% |
| 68 | Speech-language pathologists | 320 | 57,140 | $42,190 - 82,730 | 11% | 98% |
| 69 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 310 | 45,980 | $28,590 - 69,950 | 15% | 72% |
| 70 | Editors | 300 | 49,320 | $28,380 - 77,000 | 2% | 81% |
| 71 | Medical and public health social workers | 290 | 48,480 | $34,240 - 65,570 | 24% | 77% |
| 72 | Purchasing managers | 290 | 106,420 | $61,650 - 154,670 | 3% | 57% |
| 73 | Physician assistants | 290 | 77,560 | $61,060 - 98,710 | 27% | 67% |
| 74 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 280 | 47,850 | $33,540 - 63,680 | 13% | 73% |
| 75 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 270 | 59,950 | $40,620 - 93,410 | 18% | 88% |
| 76 | Health educators | 270 | 66,960 | $38,110 - 107,990 | 26% | 58% |
| 77 | Writers and authors | 260 | 47,770 | $32,040 - 66,610 | 13% | 84% |
| 78 | Instructional coordinators | 260 | 60,880 | $34,230 - 91,290 | 23% | 79% |
| 79 | Coaches and scouts | 260 | 47,500 | $19,080 - 89,920 | 15% | 60% |
| 80 | Tax preparers | 260 | $ - | 0% | 54% | |
| 81 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 250 | 48,280 | $35,100 - 64,480 | 9% | 72% |
| 82 | Technical writers | 250 | 65,500 | $40,700 - 98,720 | 20% | 74% |
| 83 | Life scientists, all other | 230 | 77,080 | $51,090 - 106,740 | 15% | 99% |
| 84 | Engineers, all other | 230 | 81,590 | $51,970 - 124,150 | 6% | 82% |
| 85 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 220 | 39,130 | $29,050 - 55,260 | 30% | 77% |
| 86 | Advertising sales agents | 220 | 43,400 | $15,910 - 70,120 | 20% | 56% |
| 87 | Physical scientists, all other | 220 | 102,890 | $68,890 - 146,110 | 6% | 98% |
| 88 | Computer and information scientists, research | 220 | 95,570 | $49,840 - 148,330 | 22% | 68% |
| 89 | Sales engineers | 210 | 98,440 | $42,940 - 153,240 | 9% | 79% |
| 90 | Dentists, general | 210 | 171,210 | $91,330 - | 9% | 100% |
| 91 | Rehabilitation counselors | 200 | 32,450 | $23,770 - 44,810 | 23% | 73% |
| 92 | Environmental engineers | 190 | 88,160 | $49,240 - 125,050 | 25% | 86% |
| 93 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 180 | 45,210 | $22,400 - 78,650 | 23% | 54% |
| 94 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 170 | 49,270 | $34,920 - 64,260 | 0% | 96% |
| 95 | Compensation and benefits managers | 170 | 113,660 | $68,040 - | 12% | 58% |
| 96 | Training and development managers | 160 | 122,500 | $86,920 - 164,110 | 16% | 58% |
| 97 | Veterinarians | 160 | 74,610 | $49,330 - 118,040 | 35% | 100% |
| 98 | Chief executives | 160 | 192,320 | $122,340 - | 2% | 65% |
| 99 | Insurance underwriters | 150 | 48,820 | $26,060 - 83,270 | 6% | 53% |
| 100 | Sales and related workers, all other | 150 | 51,950 | $16,600 - 92,130 | 14% | 62% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 6,790 | 22,730 | $14,310 - 34,230 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 6,460 | 39,630 | $28,390 - 52,150 | 15% | 18% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,430 | 17,050 | $13,640 - 22,860 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 5,240 | 29,660 | $19,170 - 40,210 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Cashiers | 4,810 | 18,020 | $13,840 - 23,480 | -2% | 10% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 4,190 | 34,280 | $21,250 - 49,180 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,110 | 18,260 | $13,690 - 27,800 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,030 | 21,470 | $15,420 - 26,660 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Business operations specialists, all other | 3,740 | 64,590 | $36,260 - 103,040 | 21% | 49% |
| 10 | General and operations managers | 3,490 | 125,880 | $57,140 - | 2% | 48% |
| 11 | Home health aides | 3,450 | 22,590 | $17,380 - 28,660 | 49% | 7% |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,300 | 34,390 | $23,100 - 47,490 | 13% | 16% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,080 | 31,650 | $22,640 - 41,940 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,950 | 21,950 | $14,600 - 31,160 | 2% | 5% |
| 15 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,820 | 36,420 | $23,990 - 50,640 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,720 | 22,560 | $14,920 - 31,720 | -7% | 8% |
| 17 | Team assemblers | 2,410 | 25,770 | $17,380 - 37,490 | 0% | 5% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,400 | 37,670 | $22,210 - 59,580 | 4% | 25% |
| 19 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,400 | 19,460 | $14,480 - 25,560 | 13% | 5% |
| 20 | Food preparation workers | 2,200 | 18,200 | $13,710 - 26,080 | 15% | 7% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,180 | 46,780 | $30,030 - 65,890 | 6% | 29% |
| 22 | Computer support specialists | 2,160 | 47,600 | $30,530 - 67,170 | 13% | 43% |
| 23 | Teacher assistants | 2,120 | 21,410 | $15,490 - 26,210 | 10% | 18% |
| 24 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,910 | 25,700 | $21,530 - 32,640 | 18% | 7% |
| 25 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,800 | 25,150 | $17,100 - 33,450 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,710 | 75,160 | $44,990 - 165,900 | 0% | 0% |
| 27 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,610 | 28,610 | $19,180 - 40,500 | 16% | 10% |
| 28 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,600 | 23,600 | $15,210 - 32,420 | 18% | 6% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,570 | 31,150 | $19,840 - 45,680 | 11% | 14% |
| 30 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,520 | 22,790 | $16,410 - 30,510 | 12% | 5% |
| 31 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,420 | 26,020 | $17,770 - 37,070 | 4% | 6% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,380 | 51,260 | $32,140 - 71,420 | 9% | 10% |
| 33 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,350 | 24,770 | $16,150 - 34,130 | 26% | 43% |
| 34 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,280 | 29,120 | $18,060 - 44,950 | 8% | 4% |
| 35 | Carpenters | 1,180 | 31,710 | $22,370 - 42,760 | 10% | 6% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,140 | 60,630 | $34,410 - 95,770 | -4% | 15% |
| 37 | Construction laborers | 1,130 | 23,440 | $16,380 - 31,660 | 11% | 5% |
| 38 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,100 | 41,930 | $31,010 - 57,250 | 11% | 33% |
| 39 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,100 | 38,300 | $17,750 - 69,540 | 14% | 4% |
| 40 | Electricians | 1,080 | 39,390 | $30,440 - 50,340 | 7% | 7% |
| 41 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,080 | 38,620 | $26,960 - 65,030 | 10% | 4% |
| 42 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,040 | 16,700 | $13,730 - 20,010 | 10% | 8% |
| 43 | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 1,010 | 40,260 | $28,950 - 54,060 | 10% | 46% |
| 44 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,000 | 41,120 | $33,040 - 51,360 | 14% | 7% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 940 | 60,430 | $38,200 - 85,410 | 7% | 13% |
| 46 | Dishwashers | 890 | 17,870 | $14,090 - 22,340 | 10% | 3% |
| 47 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 890 | 34,810 | $26,260 - 46,150 | 4% | 15% |
| 48 | Medical secretaries | 850 | 32,090 | $23,770 - 41,180 | 17% | 18% |
| 49 | Security guards | 850 | 29,410 | $16,100 - 54,350 | 17% | 13% |
| 50 | Fire fighters | 810 | 34,580 | $22,190 - 53,310 | 12% | 18% |
| 51 | Pharmacy technicians | 780 | 28,130 | $17,990 - 39,500 | 32% | 16% |
| 52 | Health technologists and technicians, all other | 750 | 47,760 | $31,030 - 80,000 | 15% | 27% |
| 53 | Packers and packagers, hand | 750 | 17,700 | $13,810 - 23,540 | -11% | 3% |
| 54 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 710 | 64,090 | $39,460 - 97,320 | 0% | 42% |
| 55 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 710 | 17,620 | $13,760 - 24,410 | 24% | 22% |
| 56 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 710 | 16,300 | $13,570 - 20,160 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 700 | 54,710 | $43,100 - 67,300 | 15% | 25% |
| 58 | Loan counselors | 700 | 31,720 | $26,460 - 39,680 | 4% | 49% |
| 59 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 680 | 35,620 | $20,760 - 55,800 | -6% | 14% |
| 60 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 680 | 16,560 | $13,630 - 20,910 | 10% | 17% |
| 61 | Helpers--production workers | 670 | 19,720 | $14,080 - 27,950 | 0% | 4% |
| 62 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 650 | 29,200 | $22,160 - 38,560 | 10% | 24% |
| 63 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 630 | 32,110 | $21,600 - 46,270 | 13% | 11% |
| 64 | Loan officers | 620 | 46,590 | $30,080 - 68,940 | 12% | 49% |
| 65 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 610 | 32,730 | $19,040 - 48,380 | -4% | 5% |
| 66 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 600 | 22,370 | $14,350 - 31,960 | 11% | 5% |
| 67 | Computer operators | 590 | 37,440 | $26,880 - 52,200 | -24% | 27% |
| 68 | Cooks, short order | 580 | 18,500 | $13,650 - 27,230 | 5% | 5% |
| 69 | Postal service mail carriers | 580 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 70 | Dental assistants | 570 | 36,820 | $28,110 - 48,560 | 29% | 9% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 570 | 84,370 | $35,220 - 135,620 | 4% | 38% |
| 72 | Medical assistants | 560 | 29,870 | $23,480 - 37,350 | 35% | 10% |
| 73 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 560 | 38,580 | $27,030 - 51,350 | 9% | 3% |
| 74 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 550 | 32,110 | $23,540 - 43,100 | 8% | 3% |
| 75 | Counter and rental clerks | 540 | 24,460 | $14,390 - 39,870 | 23% | 16% |
| 76 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 540 | 42,970 | $31,710 - 56,990 | 22% | 45% |
| 77 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 530 | 44,470 | $28,200 - 65,330 | 10% | 17% |
| 78 | Child care workers | 530 | 19,790 | $14,090 - 25,740 | 18% | 15% |
| 79 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 520 | 44,140 | $29,520 - 61,210 | 4% | 18% |
| 80 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 520 | 21,550 | $16,760 - 27,990 | 13% | 15% |
| 81 | Tellers | 510 | 24,950 | $20,770 - 31,400 | 14% | 16% |
| 82 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 510 | 39,530 | $32,740 - 49,880 | 11% | 4% |
| 83 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 500 | 72,840 | $34,000 - 145,760 | 28% | 48% |
| 84 | Helpers--electricians | 500 | 28,010 | $21,030 - 38,300 | 7% | 3% |
| 85 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 500 | 43,770 | $25,410 - 62,870 | 27% | 47% |
| 86 | Driver/sales workers | 490 | 21,540 | $13,610 - 39,820 | -4% | 4% |
| 87 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 490 | 38,990 | $16,010 - 61,800 | 12% | 6% |
| 88 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 470 | 26,960 | $18,360 - 34,080 | -1% | 2% |
| 89 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 460 | 21,030 | $16,760 - 26,730 | 17% | 14% |
| 90 | Bartenders | 460 | 19,710 | $13,790 - 30,010 | 11% | 17% |
| 91 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 450 | 27,520 | $19,200 - 38,720 | 12% | 6% |
| 92 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 450 | 18,740 | $14,470 - 24,210 | 10% | 5% |
| 93 | Machinists | 450 | 40,240 | $22,920 - 62,160 | -2% | 3% |
| 94 | Production workers, all other | 440 | 34,180 | $24,230 - 46,880 | 2% | 5% |
| 95 | Construction managers | 440 | 102,840 | $56,690 - 164,980 | 16% | 29% |
| 96 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 420 | 47,570 | $33,450 - 65,540 | 3% | 25% |
| 97 | Industrial production managers | 420 | 101,000 | $65,930 - 154,890 | -5% | 43% |
| 98 | Insurance sales agents | 410 | 55,630 | $28,570 - 110,970 | 13% | 45% |
| 99 | All other information and record clerks | 400 | 37,660 | $22,670 - 53,500 | -12% | 21% |
| 100 | Telemarketers | 390 | 24,570 | $15,880 - 37,950 | -9% | 14% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 41,700 | 1,350 | 27.6 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 73,480 | 980 | 19.4 |
| Microbiologists | 67,220 | 450 | 17.9 |
| Biological technicians | 42,730 | 1,750 | 15.5 |
| Natural sciences managers | 135,010 | 1,250 | 15 |
| Life scientists, all other | 77,080 | 230 | 14.9 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 79,870 | 570 | 13.9 |
| Loan counselors | 31,720 | 700 | 13.5 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 76,940 | 560 | 13.1 |
| Statisticians | 85,640 | 510 | 12.9 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 88,220 | 2,210 | 12.9 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 120 | 11.2 | |
| Survey researchers | 46,040 | 360 | 10.9 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 40,260 | 1,010 | 10.3 |
| Social science research assistants | 34,010 | 210 | 9.8 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 102,890 | 220 | 7.6 |
| Operations research analysts | 59,340 | 830 | 6.3 |
| Chemists | 72,880 | 1,040 | 6.2 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 97,560 | 4,860 | 5.8 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 47,760 | 750 | 5.6 |
| Power plant operators | 50,860 | 180 | 5.5 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 47,660 | 1,730 | 5.2 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 95,570 | 220 | 4.7 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 28,610 | 1,610 | 4.4 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 91,600 | 110 | 4 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 126,320 | 2,170 | 3.5 |
| Job printers | 38,860 | 240 | 3.5 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 59,760 | 130 | 3.5 |
| Computer systems analysts | 82,430 | 3,750 | 3.4 |
| Database administrators | 73,500 | 810 | 3.3 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 74,550 | 540 | 3.3 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 75,160 | 1,710 | 3.2 |
| Writers and authors | 47,770 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 45,980 | 310 | 3.1 |
| Real estate brokers | 50,230 | 260 | 3 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 94,160 | 3,140 | 2.8 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 64,020 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Computer operators | 37,440 | 590 | 2.8 |
| Training and development managers | 122,500 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 50,680 | 400 | 2.7 |
| Lodging managers | 46,700 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Tax preparers | 260 | 2.6 | |
| Technical writers | 65,500 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 48,280 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 74,370 | 400 | 2.5 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90,970 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Helpers--electricians | 28,010 | 500 | 2.4 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 52,540 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Computer programmers | 84,910 | 2,060 | 2.3 |
| Health educators | 66,960 | 270 | 2.3 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 48,130 | 1.63 | 300 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 38,990 | 1.55 | 490 |
| Travel agents | 47,830 | 1.52 | 110 |
| Market research analysts | 86,570 | 1.47 | 690 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 89,110 | 1.46 | 120 |
| Health educators | 66,960 | 1.46 | 270 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 43,770 | 1.45 | 500 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 91,600 | 1.41 | 110 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 72,840 | 1.4 | 500 |
| Public relations managers | 120,140 | 1.39 | 140 |
| Training and development managers | 122,500 | 1.38 | 160 |
| Coaches and scouts | 47,500 | 1.33 | 260 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 51,950 | 1.32 | 150 |
| Computer programmers | 84,910 | 1.32 | 2,060 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 108,890 | 1.32 | 530 |
| General and operations managers | 125,880 | 1.31 | 3,490 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 103,080 | 1.3 | 600 |
| Marketing managers | 132,440 | 1.3 | 660 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 47,570 | 1.28 | 420 |
| Chief executives | 192,320 | 1.28 | 160 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 68,840 | 1.27 | 380 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 113,660 | 1.26 | 170 |
| Managers, all other | 104,200 | 1.26 | 1,350 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 32,730 | 1.25 | 610 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 126,320 | 1.25 | 2,170 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90,970 | 1.24 | 170 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 50,680 | 1.23 | 400 |
| Library technicians | 36,320 | 1.23 | 380 |
| Natural sciences managers | 135,010 | 1.23 | 1,250 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 75,310 | 1.23 | 950 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 74,370 | 1.22 | 400 |
| Medical and health services managers | 103,530 | 1.22 | 660 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 61,640 | 1.22 | 350 |
| Construction managers | 102,840 | 1.22 | 440 |
| Statisticians | 85,640 | 1.22 | 510 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 94,160 | 1.22 | 3,140 |
| Training and development specialists | 61,000 | 1.21 | 610 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 64,090 | 1.21 | 710 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 84,370 | 1.21 | 570 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 37,030 | 1.21 | 140 |
| Logisticians | 77,990 | 1.21 | 360 |
| Computer systems analysts | 82,430 | 1.2 | 3,750 |
| Sales engineers | 98,440 | 1.2 | 210 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 62,600 | 1.2 | 370 |
| Purchasing managers | 106,420 | 1.19 | 290 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 76,560 | 1.19 | 680 |
| Environmental engineers | 88,160 | 1.18 | 190 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 28,350 | 1.18 | 370 |
| Production workers, all other | 34,180 | 1.18 | 440 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 45,210 | 1.18 | 180 |
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