Durham Employment

Employment and Industries in the Durham, North Carolina Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Durham than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Durham.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Durham.
A list of any large public companies in Durham.

Most Popular Jobs in Durham, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	8,680	55,390	$39,160 - 74,100	24%	56%
2	Computer systems analysts	2,870	78,070	$48,630 - 119,720	29%	68%
3	Biological technicians	2,610	39,260	$26,950 - 55,670	16%	60%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,430	56,740	$32,310 - 88,410	18%	79%
5	Computer software engineers, applications	2,150	87,980	$57,120 - 120,390	45%	85%
6	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,680	38,420	$26,590 - 51,720	14%	95%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,510	47,530	$26,140 - 80,010	8%	51%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,490	77,860	$34,040 - 132,410	12%	51%
9	Computer programmers	1,320	73,450	$34,870 - 129,050	0%	73%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,310	28,820	$15,930 - 59,320	9%	54%
11	Financial managers	1,240	93,940	$51,780 - 0	13%	60%
12	Management analysts	1,040		$0 - 0	22%	78%
13	Computer and information systems managers	1,010	123,660	$74,850 - 0	16%	73%
14	Managers, all other	920	94,120	$55,250 - 139,180	7%	55%
15	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	920	69,110	$46,830 - 100,930	12%	94%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	890	66,210	$42,960 - 94,230	27%	50%
17	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	880	43,220	$30,100 - 59,620	6%	96%
18	Chemists	850	71,760	$39,340 - 114,440	9%	93%
19	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	840	37,870	$26,760 - 52,280	11%	95%
20	Engineering managers	820	124,110	$73,220 - 0	7%	84%
21	Education administrators, postsecondary	820	81,320	$44,810 - 128,290	14%	78%
22	Financial analysts	810	67,780	$42,310 - 103,810	34%	87%
23	Computer hardware engineers	790	105,290	$58,900 - 0	5%	70%
24	Social and human service assistants	760	24,720	$19,740 - 33,310	34%	58%
25	Lawyers	760	86,590	$37,550 - 0	11%	99%
26	Market research analysts	750	90,130	$48,110 - 135,050	20%	82%
27	Life scientists, all other	670	72,330	$43,640 - 107,860	15%	99%
28	Natural sciences managers	670	121,550	$74,870 - 0	11%	93%
29	Biological scientists, all other	650	72,990	$44,950 - 111,830	4%	95%
30	Sales managers	620	90,730	$41,680 - 0	10%	69%
31	Medical and health services managers	590	91,270	$53,660 - 139,250	16%	57%
32	Marketing managers	570	119,930	$62,020 - 0	14%	69%
33	Pharmacists	560	95,250	$77,150 - 118,850	22%	97%
34	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	550	68,930	$37,550 - 111,520	25%	93%
35	Public relations specialists	540	58,020	$32,350 - 97,840	18%	81%
36	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	480	37,250	$27,620 - 48,390	30%	77%
37	Librarians	480	53,320	$37,230 - 77,790	4%	85%
38	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	460	54,930	$27,430 - 87,520	15%	72%
39	Environmental engineers	460	75,190	$46,200 - 102,590	25%	86%
40	Industrial engineers	460	78,380	$48,940 - 123,690	20%	74%
41	Graphic designers	450	42,520	$26,500 - 65,790	10%	55%
42	Computer specialists, all other	450	81,640	$31,400 - 120,450	15%	68%
43	Training and development specialists	440	54,610	$30,180 - 85,630	18%	56%
44	Medical and public health social workers	430	45,570	$32,070 - 59,270	24%	77%
45	Civil engineers	420	67,940	$45,680 - 90,760	18%	87%
46	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	410	38,430	$27,460 - 51,650	20%	87%
47	Coaches and scouts	410	44,310	$17,040 - 91,210	15%	60%
48	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	400	36,020	$25,900 - 48,620	15%	51%
49	Network systems and data communications analysts	400	71,710	$43,450 - 107,000	53%	57%
50	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	370	44,030	$29,630 - 70,300	18%	56%
51	Survey researchers	370	42,620	$26,180 - 61,880	16%	82%
52	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	360	70,540	$40,900 - 104,820	17%	56%
53	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	360	56,610	$36,040 - 87,010	5%	58%
54	Rehabilitation counselors	360	29,520	$20,950 - 44,310	23%	73%
55	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	350	58,750	$39,060 - 88,820	8%	78%
56	Physical therapists	330	65,350	$51,970 - 79,890	27%	89%
57	Database administrators	320	73,380	$43,840 - 103,920	29%	72%
58	Occupational therapists	280	54,500	$21,570 - 78,560	23%	90%
59	Soil and plant scientists	270	54,700	$30,390 - 95,860	8%	82%
60	Physician assistants	270	73,880	$59,600 - 92,600	27%	67%
61	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	270	41,810	$28,580 - 57,710	13%	73%
62	Statisticians	250	76,320	$41,980 - 117,210	9%	93%
63	Technical writers	250	55,900	$30,190 - 89,620	20%	74%
64	Speech-language pathologists	240	54,140	$38,500 - 80,700	11%	98%
65	Financial specialists, all other	240	66,100	$35,230 - 119,560	12%	50%
66	Electrical engineers	240	69,560	$46,000 - 96,710	6%	81%
67	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	220	53,840	$35,770 - 77,860	18%	56%
68	Instructional coordinators	220	45,250	$31,360 - 65,180	23%	79%
69	Mental health counselors	220	35,020	$24,970 - 52,460	30%	73%
70	Architects, except landscape and naval	210	74,610	$40,240 - 118,430	18%	88%
71	Advertising sales agents	200	49,390	$23,990 - 85,080	20%	56%
72	Purchasing managers	200	98,360	$51,490 - 141,040	3%	57%
73	Dentists, general	200	137,290	$56,830 - 0	9%	100%
74	Personal financial advisors	200	62,610	$37,880 - 81,260	41%	81%
75	Editors	190	47,280	$29,410 - 63,970	2%	81%
76	Social and community service managers	180	57,090	$37,940 - 79,990	25%	72%
77	Mechanical engineers	180	69,810	$50,990 - 95,790	4%	78%
78	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	170	74,940	$33,020 - 0	16%	99%
79	Self-enrichment education teachers	160		$0 - 0	23%	54%
80	Special education teachers, middle school	150	37,830	$28,290 - 49,670	16%	87%
81	Insurance underwriters	150	50,180	$30,520 - 67,060	6%	53%
82	Human resources managers, all other	150	105,340	$66,560 - 0	11%	58%
83	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	140	40,580	$25,930 - 59,160	34%	73%
84	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	48,000	$35,320 - 62,630	9%	72%
85	Veterinarians	140	75,910	$54,650 - 102,180	35%	100%
86	Public relations managers	140	77,950	$38,240 - 138,140	17%	75%
87	Producers and directors	140	42,330	$28,140 - 56,350	11%	75%
88	Meeting and convention planners	130	40,450	$29,330 - 59,020	20%	67%
89	Education, training, and library workers, all other	130	47,720	$28,470 - 72,770	11%	79%
90	Chief executives	130	171,020	$103,590 - 0	2%	65%
91	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	130	34,970	$27,420 - 43,260	11%	58%
92	Microbiologists	120	61,330	$41,290 - 92,040	11%	95%
93	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	120	47,260	$31,870 - 60,300	24%	78%
94	Compensation and benefits managers	120	81,450	$46,580 - 123,800	12%	58%
95	Biomedical engineers	120	73,460	$53,470 - 96,060	21%	76%
96	Community and social service specialists, all other	120	40,590	$31,350 - 53,050	25%	58%
97	Detectives and criminal investigators	120	43,450	$32,360 - 50,520	17%	54%
98	Operations research analysts	110	80,170	$54,860 - 114,060	11%	71%
99	Urban and regional planners	110	54,090	$37,720 - 75,630	15%	92%
100	Sales and related workers, all other	100	47,210	$19,340 - 82,840	14%	62%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	7,180	21,750	$13,020 - 34,050	12%	25%
2	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	5,670	36,280	$25,870 - 48,530	15%	18%
3	Office clerks, general	5,560	28,180	$17,630 - 38,050	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,510	15,840	$11,730 - 21,740	18%	5%
5	Cashiers	5,130	17,300	$12,500 - 22,860	-2%	10%
6	Customer service representatives	4,360	32,700	$22,180 - 45,250	25%	22%
7	Business operations specialists, all other	3,980	66,960	$35,440 - 117,120	21%	49%
8	Waiters and waitresses	3,680	17,030	$11,690 - 26,660	11%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,640	19,700	$13,780 - 25,640	15%	4%
10	General and operations managers	3,470	115,860	$49,270 - [?]	2%	48%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,220	29,760	$21,180 - 38,960	1%	18%
12	Home health aides	3,040	20,790	$15,600 - 26,130	49%	7%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,020	20,960	$13,430 - 28,640	2%	5%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,780	31,950	$20,880 - 44,560	13%	16%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,380	34,520	$22,380 - 48,120	10%	6%
16	Team assemblers	2,360	26,470	$17,540 - 37,440	0%	5%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,340	22,680	$14,970 - 31,030	-7%	8%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,280	46,980	$29,870 - 67,290	6%	29%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,260	35,530	$21,160 - 56,100	4%	25%
20	Computer support specialists	2,030	54,290	$30,800 - 88,250	13%	43%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,020	18,050	$12,620 - 23,910	13%	5%
22	Teacher assistants	1,990	20,600	$15,900 - 27,050	10%	18%
23	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,970	23,690	$19,530 - 29,790	18%	7%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,660	27,910	$17,810 - 39,150	11%	14%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	1,650	23,720	$15,150 - 33,150	17%	13%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,610	26,010	$18,000 - 37,810	4%	6%
27	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,570	34,730	$20,460 - 55,130	-6%	14%
28	Food preparation workers	1,530	17,740	$12,560 - 23,750	15%	7%
29	Cooks, restaurant	1,520	21,100	$15,080 - 27,990	12%	5%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,420	22,430	$16,110 - 30,080	18%	6%
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,310	23,660	$14,120 - 36,000	8%	4%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,310	50,460	$34,360 - 65,020	9%	10%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,290	36,120	$24,680 - 49,850	10%	4%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,190	54,580	$33,060 - 79,200	-4%	15%
35	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,160	24,090	$15,910 - 32,480	26%	43%
36	Electricians	1,120	38,000	$29,400 - 49,200	7%	7%
37	Construction laborers	1,070	23,890	$15,200 - 33,180	11%	5%
38	Carpenters	1,060	28,030	$17,480 - 38,300	10%	6%
39	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,030	38,710	$28,950 - 49,250	11%	33%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,000	58,210	$35,850 - 87,150	7%	13%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	960	37,660	$19,860 - 56,200	14%	4%
42	Security guards	950	22,820	$12,620 - 34,250	17%	13%
43	Helpers--production workers	920	19,360	$12,520 - 26,960	0%	4%
44	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	910	38,930	$31,460 - 48,420	14%	7%
45	Medical secretaries	890	29,450	$23,360 - 37,900	17%	18%
46	Packers and packagers, hand	860	18,510	$13,000 - 24,640	-11%	3%
47	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	820	63,110	$37,350 - 96,150	0%	42%
48	Counter and rental clerks	820	23,890	$15,010 - 38,820	23%	16%
49	Dishwashers	810	16,850	$12,660 - 21,830	10%	3%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	800	32,410	$25,030 - 42,020	4%	15%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	760	26,770	$19,790 - 34,770	-1%	2%
52	Social science research assistants	760	36,510	$24,830 - 51,160	12%	46%
53	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	750	26,690	$17,450 - 36,450	10%	24%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	720	32,300	$20,720 - 45,490	11%	4%
55	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	720	17,560	$12,390 - 24,520	10%	8%
56	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	700	14,950	$11,740 - 19,240	10%	17%
57	Computer operators	700	36,940	$24,520 - 54,250	-24%	27%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	700	71,290	$35,280 - 123,700	4%	38%
59	Driver/sales workers	670	26,670	$12,210 - 47,090	-4%	4%
60	Amusement and recreation attendants	660	16,320	$11,830 - 23,050	24%	22%
61	Pharmacy technicians	660	25,100	$16,460 - 36,140	32%	16%
62	Machinists	610	31,240	$19,940 - 45,540	-2%	3%
63	Fire fighters	600	33,210	$21,760 - 51,010	12%	18%
64	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	590	46,250	$32,510 - 58,420	3%	25%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	580	14,760	$11,580 - 20,350	12%	6%
66	Medical assistants	550	28,710	$21,080 - 37,870	35%	10%
67	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	550	31,550	$21,770 - 43,830	8%	3%
68	Industrial production managers	550	101,620	$60,240 - [?]	-5%	43%
69	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	540	17,240	$12,760 - 22,570	10%	5%
70	Bartenders	540	19,160	$12,130 - 28,820	11%	17%
71	Postal service mail carriers	540	44,060	$34,640 - 52,980	1%	11%
72	Paralegals and legal assistants	510	38,900	$27,300 - 52,140	22%	45%
73	Food servers, nonrestaurant	510	21,130	$13,540 - 31,890	16%	9%
74	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	490	40,120	$23,120 - 57,510	4%	30%
75	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	490	42,600	$33,120 - 54,750	-2%	14%
76	All other information and record clerks	490	30,280	$20,650 - 45,610	-12%	21%
77	Radiologic technologists and technicians	480	50,640	$40,190 - 63,690	15%	25%
78	Data entry keyers	470	23,880	$16,650 - 33,250	-4%	18%
79	Dental assistants	460	33,910	$25,960 - 44,410	29%	9%
80	Loan officers	460	40,130	$25,990 - 58,160	12%	49%
81	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	450	26,010	$17,650 - 35,220	-4%	5%
82	Insurance sales agents	450	47,250	$30,960 - 71,940	13%	45%
83	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	430	22,450	$16,200 - 31,760	17%	14%
84	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	430	33,980	$16,330 - 50,870	12%	6%
85	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	420	22,410	$15,290 - 29,450	11%	5%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	420	30,190	$21,130 - 41,180	13%	11%
87	Sales representatives, services, all other	420	50,470	$26,010 - 77,190	28%	48%
88	Bill and account collectors	410	34,210	$20,600 - 50,340	23%	13%
89	Medical records and health information technicians	400	34,360	$21,660 - 51,730	18%	12%
90	Helpers--electricians	400	28,920	$19,370 - 38,590	7%	3%
91	Food service managers	400	48,960	$30,760 - 73,500	5%	24%
92	Library technicians	380	40,560	$25,840 - 59,560	9%	27%
93	Construction managers	380	77,320	$45,990 - 106,250	16%	29%
94	Painters, construction and maintenance	370	28,340	$23,830 - 35,020	12%	6%
95	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	360	42,650	$26,660 - 60,940	4%	18%
96	Order clerks	360	25,010	$16,880 - 34,700	-23%	16%
97	Dental hygienists	340	54,270	$37,600 - 74,610	30%	33%
98	Cooks, fast food	340	15,790	$12,090 - 19,560	8%	5%
99	Tellers	330	24,100	$20,280 - 29,540	14%	16%
100	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	330	31,350	$19,140 - 46,740	19%	14%

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Jobs More Common Near Durham Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Life scientists, all other	72,330	670	57.5
Social science research assistants	36,510	760	52
Soil and plant scientists	54,700	270	44.2
Law teachers, postsecondary	125,280	240	37.6
Biological technicians	39,260	2,610	26.8
Biological scientists, all other	72,990	650	22.7
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	86,290	110	22.4
Political science teachers, postsecondary	96,080	260	19.1
Survey researchers	42,620	370	15.4
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	69,110	920	12.1
Physics teachers, postsecondary	78,150	110	11.2
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,600	490	11.1
Natural sciences managers	121,550	670	10.2
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	60,010	250	9.2
Economics teachers, postsecondary	120,110	100	8.9
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	88,470	170	8.4
Statisticians	76,320	250	7.9
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	90,160	380	7.5
Computer hardware engineers	105,290	790	7.2
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	95,390	130	7.1
History teachers, postsecondary	84,350	150	6.9
Biomedical engineers	73,460	120	6.7
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	54,930	460	6.2
Chemists	71,760	850	6
Education administrators, postsecondary	81,320	820	5.7
Microbiologists	61,330	120	5.7
Environmental engineers	75,190	460	5.4
Real estate brokers	44,620	210	4.9
Education teachers, postsecondary	65,230	290	4.6
Physicians and surgeons, all other	63,380	1,660	4.6
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	82,260	190	4.1
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	68,930	550	4.1
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	78,790	140	4
Lodging managers	48,990	170	3.9
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	76,830	270	3.8
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	50,520	220	3.7
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,340	180	3.5
Computer systems analysts	78,070	2,870	3.3
Chemical technicians	34,090	300	3.2
Computer operators	36,940	700	3
Technical writers	55,900	250	2.9
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	37,250	480	2.7
Physician assistants	73,880	270	2.6
Business teachers, postsecondary	113,570	230	2.6
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	63,260	230	2.5
Engineering managers	124,110	820	2.4
Helpers--electricians	28,920	400	2.4
Home health aides	20,790	3,040	2.4
Job printers	33,550	160	2.4
Computer software engineers, applications	87,980	2,150	2.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Durham, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Business teachers, postsecondary	113,570	1.72	230
Postsecondary teachers, all other	107,000	1.69	330
Market research analysts	90,130	1.56	750
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	51,280	1.52	160
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,980	1.49	430
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	88,470	1.44	170
Library technicians	40,560	1.44	380
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	95,390	1.41	130
Political science teachers, postsecondary	96,080	1.41	260
History teachers, postsecondary	84,350	1.39	150
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	76,830	1.38	270
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70,540	1.38	360
Computer support specialists	54,290	1.36	2,030
Computer and information systems managers	123,660	1.35	1,010
Coaches and scouts	44,310	1.34	410
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	90,160	1.34	380
Computer specialists, all other	81,640	1.32	450
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,110	1.31	300
Marketing managers	119,930	1.31	570
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	46,250	1.29	590
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	82,260	1.29	190
General and operations managers	115,860	1.29	3,470
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	63,110	1.27	820
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	78,790	1.27	140
Industrial production managers	101,620	1.26	550
Education, training, and library workers, all other	47,720	1.26	130
Engineering managers	124,110	1.25	820
Chief executives	171,020	1.25	130
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,340	1.23	180
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	50,520	1.23	220
Computer hardware engineers	105,290	1.23	790
Public relations specialists	58,020	1.23	540
Business operations specialists, all other	66,960	1.23	3,980
Financial specialists, all other	66,100	1.23	240
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,450	1.22	430
Biological scientists, all other	72,990	1.22	650
Computer systems analysts	78,070	1.22	2,870
Computer programmers	73,450	1.22	1,320
Managers, all other	94,120	1.21	920
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	54,930	1.21	460
Purchasing managers	98,360	1.21	200
Nonfarm animal caretakers	23,470	1.21	240
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	68,930	1.21	550
Computer software engineers, applications	87,980	1.21	2,150
Operations research analysts	80,170	1.21	110
Natural sciences managers	121,550	1.2	670
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,600	1.2	490
Human resources managers, all other	105,340	1.2	150
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	86,290	1.2	110
Property, real estate, and community association managers	60,100	1.19	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Durham, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	189,920	70
Chief executives	171,020	130
Dentists, general	137,290	200
Family and general practitioners	128,280
Law teachers, postsecondary	125,280	240
Engineering managers	124,110	820
Computer and information systems managers	123,660	1,010
Natural sciences managers	121,550	670
Economics teachers, postsecondary	120,110	100
Marketing managers	119,930	570
Psychiatrists	119,570
General and operations managers	115,860	3,470
Optometrists	115,050	50
Business teachers, postsecondary	113,570	230
Postsecondary teachers, all other	107,000	330
Human resources managers, all other	105,340	150
Computer hardware engineers	105,290	790
Industrial production managers	101,620	550
Sales engineers	99,540
Funeral directors	99,010	30
Purchasing managers	98,360	200
Training and development managers	96,640	80
Political science teachers, postsecondary	96,080	260
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	95,390	130
Pharmacists	95,250	560
Physical scientists, all other	94,910
Managers, all other	94,120	920
Financial managers	93,940	1,240
Medical and health services managers	91,270	590
Sales managers	90,730	620
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	90,160	380
Market research analysts	90,130	750
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	88,470	170
Computer software engineers, applications	87,980	2,150
Lawyers	86,590	760
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	86,290	110
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	86,170	110
Sociology teachers, postsecondary	85,590	90
History teachers, postsecondary	84,350	150
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	82,260	190
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	81,900	60
Computer specialists, all other	81,640	450
Compensation and benefits managers	81,450	120
Education administrators, postsecondary	81,320	820
Operations research analysts	80,170	110
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	78,790	140
Industrial engineers	78,380	460
Physics teachers, postsecondary	78,150	110
Economists	78,140	30
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary	78,110	70

Large Companies Headquartered in Durham

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Quintiles Transnational	2.1

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