| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 4,870 | 58,560 | $43,770 - 79,080 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,590 | 42,800 | $21,510 - 75,160 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,410 | 42,210 | $29,680 - 57,260 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,180 | 43,500 | $30,250 - 59,620 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,060 | 58,110 | $34,740 - 85,580 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Social and human service assistants | 1,020 | 30,730 | $19,620 - 40,070 | 34% | 58% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 760 | 42,470 | $30,330 - 55,480 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Sales managers | 570 | 85,940 | $42,610 - 135,050 | 10% | 69% |
| 9 | Medical and health services managers | 510 | 85,850 | $58,960 - 122,690 | 16% | 57% |
| 10 | Child, family, and school social workers | 470 | 41,580 | $31,480 - 52,550 | 19% | 77% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 450 | 88,050 | $49,210 - 137,860 | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 370 | 66,510 | $42,370 - 98,210 | 8% | 78% |
| 13 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 370 | 74,770 | $27,020 - 159,410 | 18% | 56% |
| 14 | Coaches and scouts | 350 | 31,830 | $18,090 - 50,330 | 15% | 60% |
| 15 | Pharmacists | 340 | 99,500 | $71,610 - 129,810 | 22% | 97% |
| 16 | Lawyers | 330 | 83,960 | $45,980 - 135,900 | 11% | 99% |
| 17 | Industrial engineers | 330 | 75,470 | $48,830 - 136,000 | 20% | 74% |
| 18 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 300 | 57,240 | $32,640 - 94,500 | 12% | 51% |
| 19 | Computer programmers | 290 | | $ - | 0% | 73% |
| 20 | Medical and public health social workers | 290 | 43,150 | $34,180 - 52,840 | 24% | 77% |
| 21 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 280 | 44,000 | $32,080 - 59,190 | 20% | 87% |
| 22 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 270 | 49,860 | $33,880 - 65,300 | 0% | 96% |
| 23 | Physical therapists | 260 | 68,070 | $54,530 - 87,290 | 27% | 89% |
| 24 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 250 | 47,120 | $26,530 - 69,760 | 14% | 54% |
| 25 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 250 | 43,860 | $30,190 - 61,040 | 13% | 73% |
| 26 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 240 | 33,840 | $26,400 - 44,160 | 23% | 54% |
| 27 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 230 | 37,180 | $27,180 - 57,270 | 30% | 77% |
| 28 | Graphic designers | 230 | 35,800 | $23,000 - 56,930 | 10% | 55% |
| 29 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 210 | 97,300 | $45,340 - | 25% | 67% |
| 30 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 210 | 35,940 | $26,430 - 48,410 | 15% | 72% |
| 31 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 210 | 33,960 | $23,840 - 46,460 | 15% | 51% |
| 32 | Librarians | 200 | 46,910 | $35,180 - 62,830 | 4% | 85% |
| 33 | Civil engineers | 200 | 61,930 | $43,200 - 81,860 | 18% | 87% |
| 34 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 190 | 49,100 | $36,590 - 63,370 | 12% | 51% |
| 35 | Computer systems analysts | 190 | 63,170 | $37,900 - 96,030 | 29% | 68% |
| 36 | Advertising sales agents | 180 | 39,220 | $18,100 - 66,240 | 20% | 56% |
| 37 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 180 | 46,210 | $27,850 - 74,280 | 53% | 57% |
| 38 | Public relations specialists | 180 | 39,870 | $23,150 - 64,540 | 18% | 81% |
| 39 | Occupational therapists | 170 | 68,950 | $53,770 - 92,920 | 23% | 90% |
| 40 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 170 | 45,030 | $30,950 - 60,830 | 9% | 87% |
| 41 | Financial specialists, all other | 160 | 44,870 | $31,740 - 71,790 | 12% | 50% |
| 42 | Network and computer systems administrators | 160 | 53,630 | $36,890 - 76,380 | 27% | 50% |
| 43 | Computer software engineers, applications | 160 | 54,520 | $36,040 - 84,510 | 45% | 85% |
| 44 | Training and development specialists | 150 | 41,550 | $25,340 - 61,140 | 18% | 56% |
| 45 | Managers, all other | 150 | 77,770 | $46,190 - 118,040 | 7% | 55% |
| 46 | Speech-language pathologists | 150 | 67,580 | $47,430 - 100,380 | 11% | 98% |
| 47 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 140 | 42,750 | $27,820 - 69,810 | 5% | 58% |
| 48 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 140 | 44,550 | $28,020 - 66,090 | 25% | 93% |
| 49 | Dentists, general | 140 | 211,580 | $120,460 - | 9% | 100% |
| 50 | Physician assistants | 140 | 82,300 | $61,640 - 103,070 | 27% | 67% |
| 51 | Sales engineers | 130 | 80,720 | $48,590 - 113,550 | 9% | 79% |
| 52 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 130 | 61,070 | $38,290 - 84,520 | 17% | 56% |
| 53 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 130 | 37,410 | $22,140 - 54,380 | 25% | 58% |
| 54 | Management analysts | 130 | 66,110 | $36,970 - 103,430 | 22% | 78% |
| 55 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 130 | 45,460 | $30,950 - 66,640 | 18% | 56% |
| 56 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 130 | 46,510 | $34,360 - 69,000 | 17% | 54% |
| 57 | Engineering managers | 130 | 93,780 | $65,750 - 128,950 | 7% | 84% |
| 58 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 130 | 58,460 | $33,000 - 101,080 | 14% | 78% |
| 59 | Mechanical engineers | 130 | 63,460 | $38,170 - 82,760 | 4% | 78% |
| 60 | Electrical engineers | 120 | 68,560 | $47,130 - 96,970 | 6% | 81% |
| 61 | Producers and directors | 120 | 43,880 | $14,760 - 67,380 | 11% | 75% |
| 62 | Floral designers | 120 | 21,680 | $14,320 - 30,060 | 0% | 55% |
| 63 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 120 | 75,610 | $38,550 - 159,940 | 16% | 99% |
| 64 | Social and community service managers | 110 | 58,420 | $41,380 - 79,300 | 25% | 72% |
| 65 | Personal financial advisors | 110 | 75,760 | $57,300 - 98,730 | 41% | 81% |
| 66 | Editors | 110 | 50,810 | $19,270 - 92,580 | 2% | 81% |
| 67 | Sales and related workers, all other | 110 | 35,440 | $20,150 - 50,430 | 14% | 62% |
| 68 | Interior designers | 110 | 44,930 | $16,600 - 63,800 | 20% | 55% |
| 69 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 100 | 36,880 | $32,470 - 42,780 | 11% | 58% |
| 70 | Computer and information systems managers | 100 | 77,750 | $50,640 - 104,610 | 16% | 73% |
| 71 | Computer specialists, all other | 100 | 84,280 | $60,920 - 114,680 | 15% | 68% |
| 72 | Urban and regional planners | 100 | 47,470 | $32,000 - 64,200 | 15% | 92% |
| 73 | Special education teachers, middle school | 90 | 42,790 | $32,080 - 56,040 | 16% | 87% |
| 74 | Rehabilitation counselors | 90 | 34,830 | $23,070 - 50,280 | 23% | 73% |
| 75 | Mental health counselors | 90 | 40,240 | $30,610 - 51,300 | 30% | 73% |
| 76 | Health educators | 90 | 46,250 | $32,160 - 62,950 | 26% | 58% |
| 77 | Marketing managers | 90 | | $ - | 14% | 69% |
| 78 | Insurance underwriters | 80 | 49,490 | $32,170 - 87,550 | 6% | 53% |
| 79 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 80 | 46,900 | $35,030 - 60,570 | 9% | 72% |
| 80 | Meeting and convention planners | 80 | 40,230 | $27,700 - 57,380 | 20% | 67% |
| 81 | Reporters and correspondents | 80 | 31,850 | $18,560 - 47,080 | 1% | 85% |
| 82 | Tax preparers | 80 | 23,620 | $16,610 - 30,990 | 0% | 54% |
| 83 | Musicians and singers | 70 | | $ - | 10% | 53% |
| 84 | Chief executives | 70 | 169,580 | $95,840 - | 2% | 65% |
| 85 | Chiropractors | 60 | 96,760 | $57,280 - | 14% | 98% |
| 86 | Atmospheric and space scientists | 60 | 87,220 | $58,830 - 119,580 | 11% | 85% |
| 87 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 60 | 41,520 | $29,070 - 54,640 | 0% | 95% |
| 88 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 60 | 60,130 | $36,690 - 81,950 | 4% | 81% |
| 89 | Surveyors | 60 | 54,770 | $42,680 - 79,320 | 24% | 82% |
| 90 | Commercial and industrial designers | 60 | 63,240 | $46,470 - 89,300 | 7% | 55% |
| 91 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 46,520 | $29,980 - 76,370 | 24% | 78% |
| 92 | Clergy | 50 | 48,330 | $34,940 - 66,790 | 19% | 75% |
| 93 | Database administrators | 50 | 47,070 | $31,400 - 69,710 | 29% | 72% |
| 94 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 50 | 33,680 | $22,060 - 47,100 | 34% | 73% |
| 95 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 50 | 55,080 | $33,630 - 79,050 | 10% | 74% |
| 96 | Purchasing managers | 50 | 75,520 | $46,110 - 105,710 | 3% | 57% |
| 97 | Compensation and benefits managers | 40 | 70,890 | $52,650 - 107,240 | 12% | 58% |
| 98 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 40 | 86,340 | $44,300 - | 12% | 94% |
| 99 | Advertising and promotions managers | 40 | 77,210 | $37,650 - 136,420 | 6% | 76% |
| 100 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 40 | 59,470 | $37,530 - 82,300 | 28% | 85% |
| 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 | 6,800 | 23,770 | $14,450 - 37,100 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,260 | 16,820 | $13,760 - 21,430 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 5,120 | 17,570 | $13,860 - 21,730 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,730 | 17,910 | $13,590 - 25,330 | 11% | 14% |
| 5 | Home health aides | 3,590 | 21,990 | $16,950 - 27,520 | 49% | 7% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,000 | 24,080 | $15,880 - 34,800 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,860 | 27,940 | $19,160 - 37,890 | 1% | 18% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,580 | 20,380 | $14,770 - 26,210 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Office clerks, general | 2,510 | 23,570 | $15,010 - 33,190 | 13% | 19% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,470 | 22,600 | $16,030 - 31,380 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,330 | 35,210 | $20,950 - 52,020 | 4% | 25% |
| 12 | Team assemblers | 2,310 | 28,300 | $17,850 - 46,850 | 0% | 5% |
| 13 | General and operations managers | 2,230 | 100,750 | $48,470 - | 2% | 48% |
| 14 | Customer service representatives | 2,220 | 27,600 | $17,740 - 40,040 | 25% | 22% |
| 15 | Cooks, restaurant | 2,190 | 21,460 | $14,690 - 29,520 | 12% | 5% |
| 16 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,040 | 30,960 | $20,580 - 42,090 | 13% | 16% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,020 | 33,220 | $21,100 - 48,630 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,910 | 37,100 | $25,030 - 55,060 | 10% | 4% |
| 19 | Teacher assistants | 1,880 | 20,020 | $16,210 - 25,020 | 10% | 18% |
| 20 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,850 | 18,300 | $14,380 - 23,260 | 13% | 5% |
| 21 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,770 | 34,390 | $24,220 - 48,510 | 15% | 18% |
| 22 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,760 | 23,730 | $16,910 - 31,540 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,640 | 42,540 | $27,330 - 62,220 | 6% | 29% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,540 | 30,310 | $18,700 - 47,140 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | Construction laborers | 1,470 | 26,330 | $18,890 - 35,300 | 11% | 5% |
| 26 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,420 | 20,780 | $14,220 - 33,300 | -11% | 3% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,420 | 30,440 | $20,040 - 44,690 | 11% | 14% |
| 28 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,410 | 23,790 | $18,260 - 30,940 | 18% | 6% |
| 29 | Food preparation workers | 1,330 | 18,490 | $14,300 - 23,980 | 15% | 7% |
| 30 | Carpenters | 1,310 | 32,150 | $23,190 - 42,100 | 10% | 6% |
| 31 | Machinists | 1,300 | 34,170 | $22,870 - 43,350 | -2% | 3% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,210 | 46,830 | $29,030 - 65,850 | 9% | 10% |
| 33 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,160 | 40,590 | $31,790 - 50,680 | 14% | 7% |
| 34 | Dishwashers | 1,080 | 17,540 | $14,010 - 21,370 | 10% | 3% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,040 | 47,160 | $28,350 - 67,990 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,000 | 24,670 | $19,160 - 31,820 | 18% | 7% |
| 37 | Security guards | 980 | 22,930 | $16,840 - 31,670 | 17% | 13% |
| 38 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 890 | 28,720 | $19,040 - 39,160 | -1% | 2% |
| 39 | Medical assistants | 810 | 27,200 | $21,720 - 33,460 | 35% | 10% |
| 40 | Business operations specialists, all other | 810 | 60,750 | $30,920 - 101,570 | 21% | 49% |
| 41 | Child care workers | 800 | 19,540 | $14,600 - 24,940 | 18% | 15% |
| 42 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 800 | 28,160 | $18,440 - 41,930 | -6% | 14% |
| 43 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 790 | 16,870 | $13,760 - 20,730 | 10% | 17% |
| 44 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 790 | 26,920 | $17,730 - 38,180 | 4% | 6% |
| 45 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 780 | 37,800 | $24,240 - 53,200 | 14% | 4% |
| 46 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 760 | 25,200 | $18,050 - 33,060 | 16% | 10% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 740 | 51,630 | $34,050 - 71,640 | 7% | 13% |
| 48 | Driver/sales workers | 730 | 24,600 | $13,970 - 44,200 | -4% | 4% |
| 49 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 720 | 38,120 | $27,640 - 57,300 | 11% | 33% |
| 50 | Electricians | 710 | 37,510 | $28,510 - 48,580 | 7% | 7% |
| 51 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 700 | 28,970 | $20,910 - 39,440 | -26% | 6% |
| 52 | Tellers | 690 | 24,480 | $20,380 - 30,820 | 14% | 16% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 670 | 29,120 | $22,170 - 37,000 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 630 | 21,080 | $16,050 - 27,560 | 17% | 14% |
| 55 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 620 | 31,910 | $24,150 - 40,320 | 8% | 3% |
| 56 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 580 | 35,650 | $26,970 - 49,590 | 22% | 45% |
| 57 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 570 | 22,170 | $14,670 - 35,130 | -4% | 5% |
| 58 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 570 | 23,100 | $16,470 - 34,860 | 26% | 43% |
| 59 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 560 | 16,350 | $13,610 - 20,170 | 10% | 8% |
| 60 | Construction managers | 550 | 95,620 | $59,640 - 135,670 | 16% | 29% |
| 61 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 550 | 41,740 | $30,130 - 51,330 | -2% | 6% |
| 62 | Fire fighters | 540 | 29,280 | $18,280 - 40,610 | 12% | 18% |
| 63 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 530 | 20,840 | $16,630 - 27,620 | -7% | 10% |
| 64 | Pharmacy technicians | 530 | 26,660 | $18,280 - 33,820 | 32% | 16% |
| 65 | Parts salespersons | 510 | 28,930 | $19,880 - 41,610 | -1% | 6% |
| 66 | Postal service mail carriers | 510 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 67 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 500 | 38,490 | $26,720 - 56,090 | 11% | 4% |
| 68 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 500 | 48,600 | $35,840 - 65,600 | 15% | 25% |
| 69 | Counter and rental clerks | 490 | 23,060 | $14,560 - 36,040 | 23% | 16% |
| 70 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 480 | 32,410 | $20,560 - 42,360 | 19% | 14% |
| 71 | Computer support specialists | 470 | 36,860 | $25,020 - 54,430 | 13% | 43% |
| 72 | Loan officers | 460 | 43,420 | $28,450 - 69,200 | 12% | 49% |
| 73 | Insurance sales agents | 460 | 47,490 | $26,100 - 75,050 | 13% | 45% |
| 74 | Medical secretaries | 450 | 27,640 | $21,750 - 34,840 | 17% | 18% |
| 75 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 450 | 21,550 | $13,750 - 34,360 | 12% | 6% |
| 76 | Dental assistants | 440 | 32,430 | $23,410 - 40,850 | 29% | 9% |
| 77 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 440 | 47,120 | $26,410 - 89,820 | 28% | 48% |
| 78 | Bartenders | 430 | 21,820 | $14,050 - 33,160 | 11% | 17% |
| 79 | Bus drivers, school | 420 | 24,500 | $20,190 - 30,960 | 9% | 4% |
| 80 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 410 | 18,320 | $14,510 - 23,590 | 10% | 5% |
| 81 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 410 | 17,200 | $14,020 - 20,520 | 12% | 6% |
| 82 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 410 | 22,100 | $16,260 - 29,970 | 11% | 5% |
| 83 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 400 | 47,320 | $29,460 - 69,670 | 10% | 17% |
| 84 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 400 | 37,620 | $27,110 - 55,320 | 9% | 3% |
| 85 | Helpers--production workers | 390 | 21,940 | $16,720 - 29,510 | 0% | 4% |
| 86 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 390 | 184,120 | $103,090 - | 0% | 0% |
| 87 | Correctional officers and jailers | 390 | 30,400 | $25,930 - 37,010 | 17% | 11% |
| 88 | Medical records and health information technicians | 370 | 27,680 | $21,570 - 38,570 | 18% | 12% |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 360 | 28,920 | $18,270 - 42,530 | 13% | 11% |
| 90 | Helpers--electricians | 360 | 24,430 | $18,510 - 31,300 | 7% | 3% |
| 91 | Bill and account collectors | 350 | 30,630 | $22,340 - 40,500 | 23% | 13% |
| 92 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 350 | 20,980 | $15,920 - 28,520 | -8% | 5% |
| 93 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 330 | 33,700 | $27,110 - 42,150 | 3% | 38% |
| 94 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 320 | 31,860 | $20,620 - 41,840 | 5% | 2% |
| 95 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 310 | 27,220 | $14,860 - 43,270 | -14% | 0% |
| 96 | Recreation workers | 310 | 26,640 | $17,670 - 38,380 | 13% | 47% |
| 97 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 300 | 41,440 | $26,220 - 61,880 | 13% | 17% |
| 98 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 290 | 26,340 | $21,430 - 32,350 | 12% | 6% |
| 99 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 290 | 34,660 | $26,280 - 46,580 | 12% | 3% |
| 100 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 290 | 41,450 | $26,970 - 56,920 | 0% | 0% |