Fayetteville, North Carolina includes Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post and Pope Air Force Base. Both facilities are major economic factors. Manufacturing, including power tools, tires and automotive products are significant economic components.
The primary employment sectors in Fayetteville include educational services, healthcare, accommodation and food services, construction, social assistance and the government.
Regarding the civilian population, 27% are employed in sales and office occupations, 19% are in professional and related occupations, 17% are working in production, transportation and material moving jobs and 10% are employed in management, business and financial operations. In addition, the Fayetteville workforce includes a large number of former military personnel.
Fayetteville includes a number of jobs where the majority of the workers have a college degree such as registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, computer specialists, social and human service assistants; child, family and school social workers; education administrators, and management analysts.
The top employers situated in the Fayetteville region:
The cost of living index in 2008 in the city was 81.9 which is lower than the nation's average of 100. Regarding the adult residents, 24% have achieved a bachelor's degree or better. In 2009 the average salary for Fayetteville workers was $34,000.
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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,640 | 59,360 | $40,740 - 79,790 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 970 | 39,680 | $17,320 - 74,330 | 9% | 54% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 940 | 37,580 | $27,300 - 51,920 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 720 | 41,150 | $21,640 - 67,980 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 670 | 59,760 | $33,590 - 97,800 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 430 | 38,600 | $29,090 - 50,450 | 20% | 87% |
| 7 | Computer specialists, all other | 430 | 68,080 | $49,320 - 94,320 | 15% | 68% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 410 | 27,920 | $18,010 - 40,250 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Child, family, and school social workers | 370 | 42,840 | $32,480 - 57,930 | 19% | 77% |
| 10 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 360 | 45,520 | $34,000 - 59,860 | 30% | 77% |
| 11 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 300 | 58,110 | $36,480 - 81,530 | 8% | 78% |
| 12 | Management analysts | 280 | 63,620 | $40,910 - 92,380 | 22% | 78% |
| 13 | Physician assistants | 280 | 83,300 | $62,500 - 105,060 | 27% | 67% |
| 14 | Financial specialists, all other | 260 | 34,320 | $24,620 - 56,960 | 12% | 50% |
| 15 | Training and development specialists | 260 | 52,120 | $32,760 - 73,830 | 18% | 56% |
| 16 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 260 | 40,180 | $27,550 - 58,340 | 9% | 87% |
| 17 | Education administrators, all other | 260 | 60,190 | $44,080 - 77,970 | 13% | 78% |
| 18 | Lawyers | 250 | 96,790 | $40,600 - | 11% | 99% |
| 19 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 250 | 44,560 | $31,460 - 62,400 | 13% | 73% |
| 20 | Pharmacists | 230 | 104,380 | $86,450 - 129,390 | 22% | 97% |
| 21 | Medical and health services managers | 230 | 84,810 | $58,420 - 121,360 | 16% | 57% |
| 22 | Computer programmers | 220 | 93,850 | $43,890 - 132,110 | 0% | 73% |
| 23 | Sales managers | 220 | 81,980 | $39,980 - 154,430 | 10% | 69% |
| 24 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 200 | 34,520 | $26,260 - 45,100 | 11% | 79% |
| 25 | Social workers, all other | 200 | 40,930 | $26,480 - 69,990 | 18% | 77% |
| 26 | Coaches and scouts | 190 | 29,590 | $13,980 - 54,420 | 15% | 60% |
| 27 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 180 | 62,520 | $42,620 - 87,770 | 17% | 56% |
| 28 | Physical therapists | 180 | 73,790 | $57,710 - 94,410 | 27% | 89% |
| 29 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 170 | 50,550 | $34,090 - 76,030 | 5% | 58% |
| 30 | Financial managers | 170 | 79,370 | $48,000 - 116,480 | 13% | 60% |
| 31 | Advertising sales agents | 170 | 33,210 | $16,960 - 50,680 | 20% | 56% |
| 32 | Managers, all other | 170 | 79,850 | $46,610 - 119,620 | 7% | 55% |
| 33 | Speech-language pathologists | 170 | 66,540 | $38,670 - 115,960 | 11% | 98% |
| 34 | Librarians | 160 | 44,240 | $31,600 - 60,800 | 4% | 85% |
| 35 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 160 | 49,380 | $33,100 - 65,410 | 12% | 51% |
| 36 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 160 | 34,650 | $25,110 - 46,910 | 15% | 51% |
| 37 | Civil engineers | 160 | 81,860 | $52,500 - 126,770 | 18% | 87% |
| 38 | Budget analysts | 160 | 64,290 | $45,140 - 86,960 | 7% | 78% |
| 39 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 150 | 36,240 | $13,920 - 77,490 | 23% | 54% |
| 40 | Instructional coordinators | 140 | 54,430 | $35,110 - 78,920 | 23% | 79% |
| 41 | Mental health counselors | 140 | 37,290 | $23,610 - 52,280 | 30% | 73% |
| 42 | Computer systems analysts | 140 | 59,460 | $37,880 - 81,590 | 29% | 68% |
| 43 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 61,460 | $41,450 - 85,030 | 53% | 57% |
| 44 | Graphic designers | 130 | 42,340 | $23,210 - 64,310 | 10% | 55% |
| 45 | Network and computer systems administrators | 120 | 57,230 | $38,540 - 79,870 | 27% | 50% |
| 46 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 110 | 37,420 | $31,560 - 45,960 | 11% | 58% |
| 47 | Medical and public health social workers | 100 | 38,670 | $29,330 - 48,840 | 24% | 77% |
| 48 | Occupational therapists | 90 | 66,610 | $52,960 - 84,700 | 23% | 90% |
| 49 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 90 | 51,460 | $36,380 - 73,610 | 25% | 93% |
| 50 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 90 | 38,600 | $28,590 - 50,910 | 15% | 72% |
| 51 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 90 | 41,420 | $30,440 - 53,400 | 18% | 56% |
| 52 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 90 | 70,330 | $36,100 - 128,500 | 14% | 78% |
| 53 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 80 | 75,770 | $34,500 - 128,800 | 25% | 67% |
| 54 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 80 | 37,840 | $22,660 - 60,130 | 24% | 78% |
| 55 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 80 | 57,030 | $33,850 - 93,280 | 17% | 54% |
| 56 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 80 | 50,990 | $36,640 - 53,460 | 12% | 51% |
| 57 | Sales and related workers, all other | 80 | 29,020 | $14,030 - 50,230 | 14% | 62% |
| 58 | Special education teachers, middle school | 70 | 40,570 | $29,490 - 56,060 | 16% | 87% |
| 59 | Electrical engineers | 70 | 63,820 | $44,100 - 97,430 | 6% | 81% |
| 60 | Computer and information systems managers | 70 | 82,550 | $50,040 - 123,050 | 16% | 73% |
| 61 | Engineering managers | 70 | 91,440 | $62,310 - 126,090 | 7% | 84% |
| 62 | Mechanical engineers | 70 | 74,940 | $54,180 - 105,890 | 4% | 78% |
| 63 | Social and community service managers | 60 | 60,950 | $40,580 - 86,110 | 25% | 72% |
| 64 | Chemical engineers | 60 | 93,080 | $69,120 - 129,050 | 8% | 91% |
| 65 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 60 | 62,570 | $40,690 - 82,790 | 8% | 72% |
| 66 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 60 | 48,590 | $33,950 - 74,050 | 18% | 56% |
| 67 | Industrial engineers | 60 | 78,580 | $47,660 - 124,110 | 20% | 74% |
| 68 | Editors | 60 | 48,090 | $32,400 - 65,020 | 2% | 81% |
| 69 | Dentists, general | 60 | 193,060 | $121,760 - | 9% | 100% |
| 70 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 50 | 40,500 | $29,320 - 51,730 | 25% | 58% |
| 71 | Health educators | 50 | 47,370 | $30,690 - 67,990 | 26% | 58% |
| 72 | Veterinarians | 50 | 117,480 | $65,850 - | 35% | 100% |
| 73 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 50 | 73,660 | $57,980 - 92,820 | 28% | 85% |
| 74 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 50 | 56,100 | $40,060 - 71,310 | 16% | 99% |
| 75 | Chiropractors | 40 | 100,560 | $40,370 - | 14% | 98% |
| 76 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 40 | 50,010 | $34,000 - 70,840 | 9% | 72% |
| 77 | Floral designers | 40 | 22,490 | $15,330 - 34,400 | 0% | 55% |
| 78 | Optometrists | 40 | 103,770 | $70,170 - 162,870 | 11% | 100% |
| 79 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 40 | 44,290 | $34,920 - 55,080 | 34% | 73% |
| 80 | Public relations specialists | 40 | 52,000 | $30,580 - 78,310 | 18% | 81% |
| 81 | Chief executives | 40 | 183,780 | $92,140 - | 2% | 65% |
| 82 | Environmental engineers | 30 | 64,370 | $46,030 - 92,740 | 25% | 86% |
| 83 | Personal financial advisors | 30 | 70,210 | $32,910 - 100,250 | 41% | 81% |
| 84 | Marketing managers | 30 | 80,730 | $35,050 - 129,680 | 14% | 69% |
| 85 | Urban and regional planners | 30 | 52,300 | $39,780 - 72,160 | 15% | 92% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 4,770 | 22,820 | $14,180 - 37,790 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,250 | 15,640 | $13,480 - 19,130 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Home health aides | 4,060 | 18,780 | $15,340 - 23,490 | 49% | 7% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 3,450 | 16,490 | $13,540 - 20,540 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 2,940 | 23,530 | $16,170 - 33,370 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,150 | 20,240 | $14,640 - 27,060 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,140 | 16,280 | $13,570 - 20,680 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,910 | 22,730 | $14,970 - 35,390 | 2% | 5% |
| 9 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,880 | 30,430 | $17,140 - 47,870 | 10% | 6% |
| 10 | Teacher assistants | 1,830 | 17,970 | $14,070 - 22,530 | 10% | 18% |
| 11 | Customer service representatives | 1,830 | 27,190 | $19,740 - 38,040 | 25% | 22% |
| 12 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,790 | 35,660 | $19,670 - 58,670 | 4% | 25% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,700 | 27,350 | $18,800 - 38,560 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,680 | 23,060 | $14,790 - 35,780 | -7% | 8% |
| 15 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,610 | 64,730 | $40,300 - 98,180 | 21% | 49% |
| 16 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,510 | 37,820 | $21,790 - 57,280 | 10% | 4% |
| 17 | Security guards | 1,300 | 31,940 | $16,820 - 41,220 | 17% | 13% |
| 18 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,270 | 39,740 | $31,290 - 49,570 | 14% | 7% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,240 | 20,230 | $14,480 - 26,910 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,210 | 29,380 | $20,270 - 40,780 | 13% | 16% |
| 21 | General and operations managers | 1,200 | 93,280 | $48,220 - 156,510 | 2% | 48% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,120 | 40,000 | $25,480 - 59,470 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,030 | 28,220 | $18,530 - 42,510 | 11% | 14% |
| 24 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 930 | 33,110 | $21,850 - 47,480 | 15% | 18% |
| 25 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 910 | 28,060 | $17,700 - 43,660 | 8% | 4% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 890 | 17,780 | $13,850 - 23,790 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Cooks, restaurant | 890 | 17,930 | $13,860 - 23,910 | 12% | 5% |
| 28 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 820 | 35,940 | $23,470 - 55,980 | 14% | 4% |
| 29 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 820 | 25,390 | $16,010 - 39,460 | -6% | 14% |
| 30 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 810 | 17,890 | $14,020 - 23,370 | 26% | 43% |
| 31 | Team assemblers | 790 | 30,290 | $17,270 - 45,000 | 0% | 5% |
| 32 | Electricians | 770 | 32,330 | $22,260 - 45,080 | 7% | 7% |
| 33 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 770 | 17,080 | $13,740 - 21,440 | 13% | 5% |
| 34 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 750 | 27,220 | $19,390 - 34,320 | 18% | 7% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 750 | 47,070 | $32,000 - 65,230 | 9% | 10% |
| 36 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 750 | 21,100 | $15,530 - 28,310 | 18% | 6% |
| 37 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 720 | 41,890 | $33,560 - 52,870 | 11% | 33% |
| 38 | Construction laborers | 700 | 22,290 | $14,300 - 32,730 | 11% | 5% |
| 39 | Driver/sales workers | 670 | 20,490 | $13,440 - 35,650 | -4% | 4% |
| 40 | Packers and packagers, hand | 660 | 19,330 | $13,820 - 25,250 | -11% | 3% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 560 | 50,990 | $30,440 - 76,920 | 7% | 13% |
| 42 | All other information and record clerks | 550 | 35,830 | $25,790 - 47,670 | -12% | 21% |
| 43 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 550 | 25,300 | $17,670 - 32,290 | -1% | 2% |
| 44 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 540 | 19,920 | $14,130 - 24,560 | 12% | 6% |
| 45 | Bus drivers, school | 520 | 21,930 | $17,920 - 25,480 | 9% | 4% |
| 46 | Fire fighters | 520 | 31,010 | $16,560 - 44,730 | 12% | 18% |
| 47 | Bartenders | 510 | 14,960 | $13,470 - 16,430 | 11% | 17% |
| 48 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 490 | 29,050 | $18,060 - 44,490 | 16% | 10% |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 490 | 46,080 | $25,900 - 68,960 | -4% | 15% |
| 50 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 470 | 18,420 | $14,000 - 23,570 | 14% | 3% |
| 51 | Personal and home care aides | 470 | 20,420 | $16,700 - 28,790 | 51% | 10% |
| 52 | Counter and rental clerks | 450 | 22,310 | $14,060 - 38,230 | 23% | 16% |
| 53 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 440 | 28,830 | $18,060 - 40,110 | 4% | 6% |
| 54 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 430 | 39,110 | $29,030 - 50,450 | 11% | 4% |
| 55 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 430 | 26,940 | $20,600 - 35,030 | 4% | 15% |
| 56 | Carpenters | 420 | 33,010 | $22,720 - 46,910 | 10% | 6% |
| 57 | Tellers | 410 | 22,570 | $17,970 - 28,180 | 14% | 16% |
| 58 | Medical assistants | 400 | 21,600 | $14,160 - 31,210 | 35% | 10% |
| 59 | Postal service mail carriers | 400 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 60 | Dental assistants | 390 | 30,720 | $22,860 - 39,000 | 29% | 9% |
| 61 | Dishwashers | 390 | 16,020 | $13,490 - 19,500 | 10% | 3% |
| 62 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 380 | 16,120 | $13,590 - 20,350 | 10% | 17% |
| 63 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 380 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 64 | Logisticians | 370 | 63,250 | $43,420 - 92,970 | 17% | 43% |
| 65 | Pharmacy technicians | 370 | 28,470 | $18,950 - 39,520 | 32% | 16% |
| 66 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 360 | 38,580 | $26,200 - 51,670 | 22% | 45% |
| 67 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 350 | 39,780 | $27,020 - 51,670 | 9% | 3% |
| 68 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 350 | 21,120 | $15,080 - 25,480 | 11% | 5% |
| 69 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 330 | 26,650 | $16,570 - 46,480 | 12% | 0% |
| 70 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 330 | 31,710 | $26,510 - 39,620 | 3% | 38% |
| 71 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 330 | 19,580 | $13,880 - 29,440 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 320 | 35,970 | $22,180 - 50,440 | 13% | 17% |
| 73 | Computer support specialists | 320 | 45,100 | $27,600 - 69,240 | 13% | 43% |
| 74 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 320 | 31,840 | $23,710 - 44,670 | 8% | 3% |
| 75 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 300 | 17,320 | $13,650 - 24,330 | 10% | 5% |
| 76 | Helpers--production workers | 300 | 18,350 | $13,670 - 24,110 | 0% | 4% |
| 77 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 300 | 17,490 | $14,130 - 20,610 | 17% | 14% |
| 78 | Child care workers | 300 | 17,300 | $13,700 - 23,540 | 18% | 15% |
| 79 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 300 | 16,010 | $13,640 - 19,220 | 10% | 8% |
| 80 | Insurance sales agents | 290 | 29,960 | $18,240 - 52,520 | 13% | 45% |
| 81 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 290 | 36,560 | $26,590 - 52,400 | 5% | 8% |
| 82 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 290 | 42,800 | $25,550 - 62,580 | 3% | 13% |
| 83 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 280 | 33,800 | $25,000 - 44,650 | 11% | 29% |
| 84 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 280 | 38,850 | $30,740 - 51,910 | 4% | 30% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 260 | 48,260 | $29,880 - 65,850 | 10% | 17% |
| 86 | Food service managers | 250 | 45,290 | $33,130 - 62,700 | 5% | 24% |
| 87 | Tire repairers and changers | 240 | 20,780 | $14,580 - 26,260 | 20% | 6% |
| 88 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 230 | 44,140 | $24,250 - 69,950 | 28% | 48% |
| 89 | Loan officers | 230 | 52,370 | $30,040 - 86,370 | 12% | 49% |
| 90 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 220 | 34,830 | $26,700 - 47,770 | 12% | 3% |
| 91 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 210 | 39,210 | $29,370 - 50,290 | 16% | 43% |
| 92 | Bill and account collectors | 210 | 25,700 | $17,000 - 35,790 | 23% | 13% |
| 93 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 210 | 55,370 | $43,110 - 68,760 | 9% | 33% |
| 94 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 200 | -4% | 5% | ||
| 95 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 200 | 178,680 | $107,670 - | 0% | 0% |
| 96 | Motor vehicle operators, all other | 200 | 25,520 | $15,700 - 36,010 | 11% | 0% |
| 97 | Medical records and health information technicians | 200 | 33,150 | $20,670 - 50,540 | 18% | 12% |
| 98 | Protective service workers, all other | 190 | 35,750 | $19,650 - 57,050 | 13% | 31% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 190 | 49,170 | $35,940 - 62,500 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 190 | 31,020 | $18,240 - 42,690 | 3% | 18% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education administrators, all other | 60,190 | 260 | 12.9 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 23,590 | 100 | 8.8 |
| Home health aides | 18,780 | 4,060 | 5.5 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 18,570 | 110 | 5.2 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 31,710 | 330 | 4.9 |
| Real estate brokers | 35,800 | 180 | 4.8 |
| Physician assistants | 83,300 | 280 | 4.7 |
| Logisticians | 63,250 | 370 | 4.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 48,060 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Pipelayers | 30,320 | 160 | 4 |
| Social workers, all other | 40,930 | 200 | 3.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 45,520 | 360 | 3.5 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 25,520 | 200 | 3.3 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 20,780 | 240 | 3.3 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 50,220 | 160 | 3.3 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 55,370 | 210 | 3.3 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 34,790 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 34,520 | 200 | 3.2 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 20,510 | 170 | 3.1 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 29,050 | 490 | 3.1 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 63,360 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Budget analysts | 64,290 | 160 | 3 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 35,750 | 190 | 3 |
| All other information and record clerks | 35,830 | 550 | 2.9 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 29,370 | 170 | 2.9 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 37,420 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 24,690 | 170 | 2.8 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 26,650 | 330 | 2.7 |
| Pest control workers | 28,070 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 68,080 | 430 | 2.5 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 38,600 | 430 | 2.5 |
| Fire fighters | 31,010 | 520 | 2.4 |
| Family and general practitioners | 176,360 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 17,890 | 810 | 2.4 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 39,680 | 970 | 2.3 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 40,180 | 260 | 2.3 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 380 | 2.2 | |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 25,390 | 820 | 2.2 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 39,740 | 1,270 | 2.2 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 36,560 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Driver/sales workers | 20,490 | 670 | 2.1 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 34,320 | 260 | 2.1 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 35,970 | 320 | 2 |
| Procurement clerks | 37,840 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Library technicians | 28,550 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 33,800 | 280 | 1.9 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 66,540 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,640 | 4,250 | 1.8 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 38,750 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Teacher assistants | 17,970 | 1,830 | 1.8 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 45,070 | 1.53 | 160 |
| Computer programmers | 93,850 | 1.46 | 220 |
| Security guards | 31,940 | 1.27 | 1,300 |
| Recreation workers | 28,660 | 1.19 | 140 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 35,580 | 1.17 | 130 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 62,520 | 1.15 | 180 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 35,750 | 1.15 | 190 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 19,920 | 1.15 | 540 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 45,520 | 1.14 | 360 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 27,220 | 1.13 | 750 |
| Civil engineers | 81,860 | 1.12 | 160 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 39,320 | 1.12 | 110 |
| Team assemblers | 30,290 | 1.11 | 790 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 64,730 | 1.1 | 1,610 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 50,220 | 1.1 | 160 |
| Procurement clerks | 37,840 | 1.1 | 130 |
| All other information and record clerks | 35,830 | 1.08 | 550 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 26,650 | 1.08 | 330 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 33,340 | 1.08 | 120 |
| Computer support specialists | 45,100 | 1.07 | 320 |
| Family and general practitioners | 176,360 | 1.07 | 190 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 38,140 | 1.06 | 150 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 42,840 | 1.05 | 370 |
| Graphic designers | 42,340 | 1.05 | 130 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 33,150 | 1.05 | 200 |
| Surgical technologists | 40,870 | 1.05 | 110 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 39,680 | 1.04 | 970 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 55,010 | 1.04 | 180 |
| Training and development specialists | 52,120 | 1.03 | 260 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 66,540 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Personal and home care aides | 20,420 | 1.02 | 470 |
| File clerks | 24,150 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Physician assistants | 83,300 | 1.02 | 280 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 32,760 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Budget analysts | 64,290 | 1.01 | 160 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 28,470 | 1.01 | 370 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 35,200 | 1.01 | 180 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 28,830 | 1.01 | 440 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 23,060 | 1.01 | 1,680 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 68,080 | 1.01 | 430 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 37,820 | 1.01 | 1,510 |
| Physical therapists | 73,790 | 1.01 | 180 |
| Parts salespersons | 30,680 | 1.01 | 160 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 39,740 | 1 | 1,270 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 178,680 | 1 | 200 |
| Medical and health services managers | 84,810 | 1 | 230 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 50,550 | 1 | 170 |
| Accountants and auditors | 59,760 | 1 | 670 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 29,050 | 1 | 490 |
| Pharmacists | 104,380 | 1 | 230 |
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