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Hickory, North Carolina is the economic center of the Catawaba River Valley. The Hickory region includes many of the leading furniture manufacturers. It is also one of the world's major producers of fiber optic cable. Hickory is headquarters to fiber cable maker, Corning Cable Systems and telecommunications cable manufacturer CommScope.
Praise for Hickory, North Carolina: Readers Digest named the Hickory Metro the 10th best place to live and raise a family in the nation. Forbes Magazine named the MSA (Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton) the 3rd best MSA in the nation for business cost. The region has been chosen by Inc Magazine as one of the nation's top entrepreneurial areas for traditional and high-tech industries.
In Hickory, the significant job providing segments are furniture and related products, healthcare, educational services, manufacturing, accommodation and food services, electrical equipment, appliances and components; and construction. About 31% of the workers are employed in management, professional and related occupations. Approximately 25% of the workers are employed in sales and office jobs. Production, transportation and material moving occupations comprise 22% of the labor force.
Facts about Hickory, North Carolina: Regarding the adult population, 28% have achieved a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index in Hickory was at 85.7. The national average is 100. In 2009 the average salary in Hickory was $28,000.
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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 | 3,330 | 54,620 | $40,360 - 69,020 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,860 | 41,450 | $30,830 - 53,490 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,800 | 51,820 | $27,090 - 82,890 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 710 | 40,470 | $29,210 - 53,920 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 690 | 57,860 | $36,360 - 87,490 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 680 | 40,980 | $30,850 - 53,100 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 630 | 42,130 | $29,210 - 57,770 | 20% | 87% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 540 | 28,720 | $21,110 - 38,490 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 470 | 41,750 | $27,990 - 51,490 | 14% | 54% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 460 | 83,230 | $40,090 - 137,200 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Industrial engineers | 360 | 61,030 | $42,220 - 84,020 | 20% | 74% |
| 12 | Child, family, and school social workers | 350 | 43,330 | $34,100 - 54,470 | 19% | 77% |
| 13 | Sales managers | 330 | 103,430 | $47,340 - | 10% | 69% |
| 14 | Pharmacists | 320 | 110,470 | $87,780 - 135,900 | 22% | 97% |
| 15 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 270 | 65,860 | $47,720 - 88,690 | 8% | 78% |
| 16 | Mental health counselors | 260 | 44,140 | $33,110 - 60,100 | 30% | 73% |
| 17 | Medical and health services managers | 230 | 76,860 | $53,540 - 109,540 | 16% | 57% |
| 18 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 210 | 32,680 | $22,450 - 44,400 | 15% | 51% |
| 19 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 210 | 46,350 | $33,710 - 61,850 | 13% | 73% |
| 20 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 200 | 41,860 | $33,040 - 52,590 | 30% | 77% |
| 21 | Graphic designers | 200 | 38,650 | $23,330 - 59,490 | 10% | 55% |
| 22 | Mechanical engineers | 190 | 63,430 | $46,050 - 82,200 | 4% | 78% |
| 23 | Network and computer systems administrators | 170 | 60,970 | $41,090 - 86,590 | 27% | 50% |
| 24 | Market research analysts | 170 | 66,800 | $33,540 - 108,810 | 20% | 82% |
| 25 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 170 | 34,160 | $17,010 - 59,910 | 9% | 54% |
| 26 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 160 | 44,730 | $31,060 - 56,670 | 0% | 96% |
| 27 | Librarians | 160 | 45,560 | $36,170 - 56,070 | 4% | 85% |
| 28 | Lawyers | 160 | 99,450 | $56,410 - | 11% | 99% |
| 29 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 160 | 42,180 | $25,930 - 69,600 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Computer programmers | 150 | 64,060 | $38,640 - 86,290 | 0% | 73% |
| 31 | Computer and information systems managers | 150 | 93,290 | $51,420 - 149,270 | 16% | 73% |
| 32 | Engineering managers | 150 | 84,800 | $39,690 - 126,190 | 7% | 84% |
| 33 | Instructional coordinators | 140 | 56,590 | $38,840 - 86,100 | 23% | 79% |
| 34 | Managers, all other | 140 | 75,700 | $45,580 - 118,630 | 7% | 55% |
| 35 | Marketing managers | 130 | 106,880 | $56,740 - 164,620 | 14% | 69% |
| 36 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 130 | 45,990 | $32,640 - 62,900 | 9% | 87% |
| 37 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 130 | 56,450 | $32,510 - 94,140 | 12% | 51% |
| 38 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 130 | 66,570 | $42,920 - 98,930 | 14% | 78% |
| 39 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 120 | 37,910 | $25,650 - 50,600 | 25% | 58% |
| 40 | Computer systems analysts | 120 | 58,030 | $31,970 - 100,870 | 29% | 68% |
| 41 | Physician assistants | 120 | 81,630 | $64,850 - 102,350 | 27% | 67% |
| 42 | Chief executives | 120 | 172,030 | $88,170 - | 2% | 65% |
| 43 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 110 | 38,020 | $33,180 - 46,130 | 11% | 58% |
| 44 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 110 | 51,460 | $38,670 - 65,710 | 12% | 51% |
| 45 | Advertising sales agents | 110 | 40,630 | $24,980 - 60,600 | 20% | 56% |
| 46 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 110 | 41,600 | $29,150 - 59,800 | 17% | 54% |
| 47 | Social and community service managers | 100 | 50,960 | $29,060 - 83,210 | 25% | 72% |
| 48 | Occupational therapists | 100 | 63,120 | $44,300 - 85,230 | 23% | 90% |
| 49 | Physical therapists | 100 | 74,000 | $55,270 - 103,330 | 27% | 89% |
| 50 | Training and development specialists | 100 | 44,360 | $30,080 - 62,570 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 100 | 43,410 | $22,110 - 69,330 | 23% | 54% |
| 52 | Medical and public health social workers | 100 | 43,640 | $31,760 - 59,700 | 24% | 77% |
| 53 | Purchasing managers | 100 | 80,710 | $46,130 - 130,400 | 3% | 57% |
| 54 | Coaches and scouts | 100 | 26,560 | $16,210 - 37,490 | 15% | 60% |
| 55 | Rehabilitation counselors | 90 | 40,130 | $28,010 - 70,320 | 23% | 73% |
| 56 | Management analysts | 90 | $ - | 22% | 78% | |
| 57 | Personal financial advisors | 90 | 70,450 | $37,140 - 109,110 | 41% | 81% |
| 58 | Computer software engineers, applications | 90 | 67,310 | $51,700 - 89,000 | 45% | 85% |
| 59 | Speech-language pathologists | 90 | 60,570 | $39,500 - 98,860 | 11% | 98% |
| 60 | Public relations specialists | 90 | 42,260 | $27,410 - 60,280 | 18% | 81% |
| 61 | Special education teachers, middle school | 80 | 40,050 | $29,540 - 54,070 | 16% | 87% |
| 62 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 70 | 91,740 | $41,700 - | 25% | 67% |
| 63 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 70 | 45,680 | $30,740 - 66,320 | 5% | 58% |
| 64 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 70 | 49,680 | $35,060 - 66,920 | 18% | 56% |
| 65 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 70 | 34,540 | $24,650 - 48,780 | 15% | 72% |
| 66 | Floral designers | 70 | 20,830 | $14,080 - 30,210 | 0% | 55% |
| 67 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 60 | 49,180 | $28,960 - 69,120 | 17% | 56% |
| 68 | Civil engineers | 60 | 65,720 | $37,800 - 99,910 | 18% | 87% |
| 69 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 50 | 46,210 | $33,920 - 63,860 | 9% | 72% |
| 70 | Electrical engineers | 50 | 71,650 | $53,480 - 93,900 | 6% | 81% |
| 71 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 50 | 56,540 | $35,030 - 81,100 | 53% | 57% |
| 72 | Financial analysts | 50 | 66,950 | $50,700 - 82,700 | 34% | 87% |
| 73 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 40 | 41,530 | $29,190 - 52,000 | 24% | 78% |
| 74 | Craft artists | 40 | 30,910 | $16,190 - 45,380 | 8% | 58% |
| 75 | Financial specialists, all other | 40 | 51,230 | $29,360 - 84,750 | 12% | 50% |
| 76 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 40 | 39,920 | $28,530 - 52,740 | 0% | 95% |
| 77 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 40 | 71,590 | $48,220 - 99,900 | 4% | 81% |
| 78 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 40 | 84,110 | $50,680 - 126,800 | 28% | 85% |
| 79 | Commercial and industrial designers | 40 | 73,820 | $33,550 - | 7% | 55% |
| 80 | Urban and regional planners | 40 | 48,320 | $35,200 - 64,700 | 15% | 92% |
| 81 | Veterinarians | 30 | 115,960 | $60,330 - | 35% | 100% |
| 82 | Commercial pilots | 30 | 58,470 | $27,440 - 99,820 | 13% | 74% |
| 83 | Database administrators | 30 | 59,090 | $37,580 - 86,140 | 29% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,080 | 16,280 | $13,530 - 20,720 | 18% | 5% |
| 2 | Home health aides | 5,070 | 21,750 | $16,320 - 27,730 | 49% | 7% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 4,670 | 23,720 | $14,570 - 37,610 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,660 | 24,550 | $17,220 - 32,560 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Team assemblers | 4,230 | 25,910 | $17,600 - 37,140 | 0% | 5% |
| 6 | Cashiers | 4,020 | 17,030 | $13,620 - 21,800 | -2% | 10% |
| 7 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 3,930 | 44,050 | $28,460 - 60,820 | 10% | 4% |
| 8 | Upholsterers | 2,820 | 38,230 | $26,180 - 52,110 | -8% | 0% |
| 9 | Helpers--production workers | 2,620 | 25,290 | $17,690 - 35,360 | 0% | 4% |
| 10 | Sewing machine operators | 2,590 | 29,550 | $18,820 - 40,590 | -26% | 5% |
| 11 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,180 | 44,630 | $28,770 - 64,280 | -4% | 15% |
| 12 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,170 | 17,250 | $13,700 - 23,580 | 11% | 14% |
| 13 | Office clerks, general | 2,060 | 24,250 | $15,380 - 33,420 | 13% | 19% |
| 14 | General and operations managers | 1,970 | 103,940 | $48,460 - | 2% | 48% |
| 15 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,970 | 27,460 | $19,090 - 37,030 | 1% | 18% |
| 16 | Customer service representatives | 1,850 | 29,800 | $19,700 - 40,930 | 25% | 22% |
| 17 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,790 | 20,960 | $15,010 - 26,750 | 15% | 4% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 1,770 | 20,090 | $16,640 - 24,690 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,750 | 30,760 | $20,890 - 43,060 | 13% | 16% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,730 | 34,550 | $22,470 - 48,380 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,730 | 21,150 | $14,380 - 30,800 | -7% | 8% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,650 | 36,270 | $20,430 - 60,070 | 4% | 25% |
| 23 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,470 | 26,700 | $19,010 - 34,420 | 4% | 6% |
| 24 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,450 | 28,120 | $19,210 - 38,550 | -6% | 14% |
| 25 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,390 | 22,860 | $15,900 - 34,050 | -11% | 3% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 1,280 | 19,280 | $14,250 - 24,250 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,250 | 41,060 | $26,800 - 60,510 | 6% | 29% |
| 28 | Furniture finishers | 1,220 | 27,710 | $21,150 - 35,960 | -2% | 0% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,200 | 27,480 | $17,730 - 40,970 | 11% | 14% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,200 | 29,080 | $19,390 - 41,920 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,130 | 23,270 | $16,750 - 31,000 | 17% | 13% |
| 32 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,120 | 36,360 | $25,900 - 49,810 | 15% | 18% |
| 33 | Correctional officers and jailers | 1,120 | 29,850 | $25,860 - 36,420 | 17% | 11% |
| 34 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 1,120 | 27,370 | $20,890 - 33,730 | -12% | 4% |
| 35 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 1,080 | 26,210 | $18,310 - 34,230 | 6% | 0% |
| 36 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 970 | 28,600 | $20,600 - 37,920 | -1% | 2% |
| 37 | Cutters and trimmers, hand | 940 | 32,780 | $22,440 - 47,170 | -5% | 3% |
| 38 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 930 | 22,350 | $16,770 - 30,050 | 18% | 7% |
| 39 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 900 | -6% | 0% | ||
| 40 | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | 880 | 22,900 | $16,860 - 30,210 | -23% | 0% |
| 41 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 850 | 26,850 | $17,550 - 36,640 | 3% | 4% |
| 42 | Cooks, restaurant | 790 | 18,570 | $13,840 - 24,950 | 12% | 5% |
| 43 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 780 | 40,950 | $30,680 - 51,530 | 14% | 7% |
| 44 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 730 | 18,530 | $14,140 - 24,830 | 13% | 5% |
| 45 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 730 | 35,770 | $27,090 - 50,730 | 11% | 33% |
| 46 | Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 700 | 23,120 | $18,840 - 29,800 | -29% | 0% |
| 47 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 680 | 21,770 | $16,760 - 29,720 | 18% | 6% |
| 48 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 650 | 24,800 | $16,420 - 31,690 | -4% | 5% |
| 49 | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 650 | 26,020 | $20,490 - 31,610 | -30% | 0% |
| 50 | Personal and home care aides | 640 | 17,740 | $14,850 - 20,300 | 51% | 10% |
| 51 | Child care workers | 630 | 19,260 | $14,930 - 24,940 | 18% | 15% |
| 52 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 610 | 45,240 | $29,830 - 63,560 | 9% | 10% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 600 | 28,600 | $21,500 - 38,460 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Bus drivers, school | 580 | 25,240 | $20,960 - 31,080 | 9% | 4% |
| 55 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 570 | 23,980 | $17,320 - 32,070 | -14% | 0% |
| 56 | Security guards | 560 | 21,440 | $13,900 - 37,040 | 17% | 13% |
| 57 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 550 | 26,490 | $20,770 - 33,550 | 4% | 0% |
| 58 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 550 | 34,700 | $23,890 - 49,890 | 4% | 30% |
| 59 | Medical assistants | 540 | 28,120 | $22,190 - 34,630 | 35% | 10% |
| 60 | Construction laborers | 540 | 27,890 | $17,910 - 40,200 | 11% | 5% |
| 61 | Machinists | 540 | 31,810 | $20,170 - 44,150 | -2% | 3% |
| 62 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 520 | 32,870 | $20,220 - 49,590 | 14% | 4% |
| 63 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 520 | 35,220 | $26,010 - 48,110 | 9% | 5% |
| 64 | Pharmacy technicians | 500 | 25,880 | $17,010 - 35,830 | 32% | 16% |
| 65 | Tellers | 490 | 23,400 | $19,120 - 28,920 | 14% | 16% |
| 66 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 490 | 22,470 | $16,160 - 32,910 | 26% | 43% |
| 67 | Industrial production managers | 490 | 72,880 | $44,220 - 109,560 | -5% | 43% |
| 68 | Carpenters | 480 | 32,820 | $25,560 - 40,960 | 10% | 6% |
| 69 | Fire fighters | 480 | 27,450 | $16,730 - 39,850 | 12% | 18% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 470 | 53,660 | $35,810 - 76,440 | 7% | 13% |
| 71 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 460 | 23,950 | $14,380 - 36,150 | 14% | 3% |
| 72 | Driver/sales workers | 450 | 30,160 | $14,720 - 47,890 | -4% | 4% |
| 73 | Electricians | 440 | 32,280 | $22,330 - 42,290 | 7% | 7% |
| 74 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 440 | 38,640 | $26,090 - 56,110 | 13% | 17% |
| 75 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 430 | 24,000 | $18,120 - 31,780 | -14% | 0% |
| 76 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 430 | 31,680 | $23,860 - 39,520 | 8% | 3% |
| 77 | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 430 | 25,890 | $17,710 - 36,530 | -8% | 3% |
| 78 | Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 400 | 30,840 | $21,520 - 42,380 | -26% | 0% |
| 79 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 400 | 27,130 | $21,030 - 32,800 | -4% | 4% |
| 80 | Dental assistants | 390 | 33,460 | $26,830 - 42,490 | 29% | 9% |
| 81 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 390 | 52,230 | $34,290 - 73,600 | 10% | 17% |
| 82 | Postal service mail carriers | 390 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 83 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 390 | 29,180 | $20,710 - 39,610 | 5% | 2% |
| 84 | Business operations specialists, all other | 370 | 62,340 | $32,440 - 101,620 | 21% | 49% |
| 85 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 330 | 16,620 | $13,680 - 19,900 | 10% | 17% |
| 86 | Counter and rental clerks | 330 | 21,250 | $13,790 - 34,450 | 23% | 16% |
| 87 | Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 330 | 29,750 | $24,870 - 33,890 | -29% | 0% |
| 88 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 320 | 37,010 | $27,490 - 51,340 | 16% | 43% |
| 89 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 310 | 28,820 | $22,000 - 35,230 | 0% | 3% |
| 90 | Computer support specialists | 310 | 41,110 | $23,360 - 62,810 | 13% | 43% |
| 91 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 310 | 21,220 | $15,340 - 26,910 | 11% | 5% |
| 92 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 310 | 46,910 | $29,440 - 68,700 | 0% | 42% |
| 93 | Order clerks | 310 | 28,240 | $18,610 - 38,220 | -23% | 16% |
| 94 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 310 | 30,580 | $17,430 - 42,520 | 19% | 14% |
| 95 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 300 | 25,010 | $19,280 - 31,900 | 16% | 10% |
| 96 | Dishwashers | 300 | 17,040 | $13,910 - 20,690 | 10% | 3% |
| 97 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 300 | 46,420 | $28,370 - 64,790 | 15% | 25% |
| 98 | Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 300 | 34,490 | $27,380 - 41,270 | -22% | 0% |
| 99 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 290 | 37,460 | $26,920 - 49,790 | 12% | 3% |
| 100 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 290 | 56,930 | $30,740 - 99,960 | 28% | 48% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patternmakers, wood | 29,310 | 100 | 366.6 |
| Upholsterers | 38,230 | 2,820 | 104.4 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 23,120 | 700 | 78.1 |
| Furniture finishers | 27,710 | 1,220 | 73.8 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 36,110 | 230 | 54.7 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 32,780 | 940 | 53.6 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | 22,900 | 880 | 41.1 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,020 | 650 | 33.2 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,840 | 400 | 28.8 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 25,030 | 290 | 24 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 26,490 | 550 | 20.8 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 26,210 | 1,080 | 17.3 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,750 | 330 | 17.3 |
| Sewing machine operators | 29,550 | 2,590 | 16.8 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,370 | 1,120 | 11.5 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 900 | 11 | |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 41,750 | 470 | 8 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 26,850 | 850 | 6.9 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 25,890 | 430 | 6.6 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 25,140 | 170 | 6.2 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 24,740 | 200 | 5.9 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,490 | 300 | 5.8 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,770 | 110 | 5.8 |
| Helpers--production workers | 25,290 | 2,620 | 5.1 |
| Home health aides | 21,750 | 5,070 | 5 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 29,850 | 1,120 | 4.9 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,340 | 110 | 4.2 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,820 | 310 | 3.9 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 24,000 | 430 | 3.7 |
| Team assemblers | 25,910 | 4,230 | 3.6 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 16,980 | 100 | 3.5 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,410 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 20,280 | 230 | 3.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 44,630 | 2,180 | 3 |
| Industrial production managers | 72,880 | 490 | 2.8 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,130 | 400 | 2.8 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 28,120 | 1,450 | 2.8 |
| Glaziers | 29,950 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 27,550 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,260 | 250 | 2.7 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 42,130 | 630 | 2.6 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 18,140 | 200 | 2.6 |
| Job printers | 39,510 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 23,980 | 570 | 2.3 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 31,300 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Mental health counselors | 44,140 | 260 | 2.3 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 34,040 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 24,570 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 44,050 | 3,930 | 2.1 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 38,020 | 110 | 2.1 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewing machine operators | 29,550 | 1.31 | 2,590 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 32,780 | 1.28 | 940 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,840 | 1.24 | 400 |
| Upholsterers | 38,230 | 1.24 | 2,820 |
| Family and general practitioners | 195,690 | 1.19 | 220 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 44,050 | 1.17 | 3,930 |
| Driver/sales workers | 30,160 | 1.15 | 450 |
| Chief executives | 172,030 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 23,950 | 1.14 | 460 |
| Market research analysts | 66,800 | 1.14 | 170 |
| Bakers | 26,980 | 1.12 | 140 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 22,860 | 1.12 | 1,390 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 56,930 | 1.1 | 290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 76,500 | 1.1 | 210 |
| Mental health counselors | 44,140 | 1.08 | 260 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 52,550 | 1.08 | 200 |
| General and operations managers | 103,940 | 1.08 | 1,970 |
| Helpers--production workers | 25,290 | 1.07 | 2,620 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 37,080 | 1.07 | 140 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 43,330 | 1.07 | 350 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 62,340 | 1.06 | 370 |
| Pharmacists | 110,470 | 1.05 | 320 |
| Sales managers | 103,430 | 1.05 | 330 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 41,860 | 1.05 | 200 |
| Marketing managers | 106,880 | 1.05 | 130 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,660 | 1.04 | 180 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,260 | 1.04 | 250 |
| Dental assistants | 33,460 | 1.04 | 390 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 40,950 | 1.03 | 780 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 20,280 | 1.02 | 230 |
| Home health aides | 21,750 | 1.02 | 5,070 |
| Surgical technologists | 39,790 | 1.02 | 110 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 24,550 | 1.02 | 4,660 |
| Recreation workers | 24,550 | 1.02 | 170 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 33,650 | 1.02 | 170 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 37,640 | 1.01 | 120 |
| Social and human service assistants | 28,720 | 1.01 | 540 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,490 | 1.01 | 300 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 36,110 | 1.01 | 230 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 24,970 | 1.01 | 110 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 34,550 | 1.01 | 1,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 52,230 | 1.01 | 390 |
| Order clerks | 28,240 | 1 | 310 |
| Customer service representatives | 29,800 | 1 | 1,850 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 29,080 | 1 | 1,200 |
| Food preparation workers | 19,280 | 1 | 1,280 |
| Medical assistants | 28,120 | 1 | 540 |
| Physician assistants | 81,630 | 1 | 120 |
| Child care workers | 19,260 | 1 | 630 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,020 | 1 | 650 |
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