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Winston-Salem is the location of the corporate headquarters of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, TW Garner Food Company, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Hanes Brands Inc. Other notable companies headquartered in the city include Reynolda Manufacturing Solutions, Southern Community Bank, ISP Sports and Lowes Foods Stores. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is the largest employer in Winston-Salem.
The economy has traditionally been based on textile, tobacco and the furniture industries. Medical research has become a prominent industry. The Piedmont Triad Research Park includes biomedical and information technology research and development facilities. The city includes high-tech, bio-tech, life sciences and nanotech companies. Winston-Salem is also a large financial center.
Some of the occupations in Winston-Salem where the majority of the workers are college graduates are registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, teachers, financial managers, computer systems analysts, social and human service assistants and computer programmers.
Facts about Winston-Salem, North Carolina: The city was ranked as the #18 best place in the nation for business and careers by Forbes Magazine. Regarding the adult population, 30% have achieved a bachelor's degree or better. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $40,000. The cost of living index in the city in 2008 was 83.7. The nation's average is 100.
The top employers in the Winston-Salem area:
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Local business and industry information is provided by the Winston-Salem JournalNow.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 6,570 | 58,140 | $44,000 - 76,220 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,070 | 50,570 | $25,590 - 84,850 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,960 | 40,360 | $28,810 - 53,660 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,700 | 41,750 | $29,760 - 54,690 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,410 | 61,030 | $37,310 - 92,840 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Financial managers | 1,120 | 104,840 | $54,630 - 164,200 | 13% | 60% |
| 7 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,000 | 22,940 | $17,350 - 31,630 | 9% | 54% |
| 8 | Computer systems analysts | 920 | 74,540 | $48,480 - 105,750 | 29% | 68% |
| 9 | Social and human service assistants | 800 | 28,480 | $21,310 - 38,550 | 34% | 58% |
| 10 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 800 | 41,340 | $29,770 - 54,470 | 11% | 95% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 640 | 80,620 | $49,520 - 105,630 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Lawyers | 600 | 117,760 | $55,040 - | 11% | 99% |
| 13 | Pharmacists | 590 | 109,470 | $90,600 - 134,170 | 22% | 97% |
| 14 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 580 | 67,520 | $46,260 - 95,470 | 8% | 78% |
| 15 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 540 | 39,590 | $28,580 - 51,880 | 15% | 51% |
| 16 | Sales managers | 530 | 91,140 | $40,580 - 156,000 | 10% | 69% |
| 17 | Computer software engineers, applications | 520 | 96,540 | $64,230 - 136,140 | 45% | 85% |
| 18 | Industrial engineers | 490 | 70,100 | $37,920 - 104,440 | 20% | 74% |
| 19 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 450 | 44,350 | $31,090 - 59,870 | 0% | 96% |
| 20 | Financial analysts | 450 | 70,340 | $47,830 - 97,930 | 34% | 87% |
| 21 | Medical and health services managers | 440 | 91,680 | $55,340 - 142,620 | 16% | 57% |
| 22 | Computer and information systems managers | 430 | 104,930 | $62,630 - 145,870 | 16% | 73% |
| 23 | Managers, all other | 430 | 95,340 | $53,130 - 149,440 | 7% | 55% |
| 24 | Management analysts | 410 | 83,860 | $34,260 - | 22% | 78% |
| 25 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 400 | 63,170 | $33,710 - 94,170 | 53% | 57% |
| 26 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 380 | 39,630 | $29,470 - 51,430 | 20% | 87% |
| 27 | Financial specialists, all other | 370 | 57,530 | $34,190 - 88,150 | 12% | 50% |
| 28 | Network and computer systems administrators | 370 | 68,210 | $42,950 - 99,560 | 27% | 50% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 360 | 63,840 | $37,340 - 105,210 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 360 | 91,610 | $41,250 - | 14% | 78% |
| 31 | Marketing managers | 350 | 111,160 | $59,800 - 162,820 | 14% | 69% |
| 32 | Child, family, and school social workers | 340 | 40,560 | $27,880 - 53,590 | 19% | 77% |
| 33 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 320 | 65,610 | $30,730 - 115,320 | 12% | 51% |
| 34 | Physical therapists | 310 | 73,590 | $56,540 - 96,850 | 27% | 89% |
| 35 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 310 | 55,280 | $35,630 - 82,400 | 18% | 56% |
| 36 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 310 | 44,250 | $27,650 - 68,640 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Graphic designers | 310 | 44,920 | $28,520 - 64,870 | 10% | 55% |
| 38 | Engineering managers | 310 | 111,610 | $78,940 - 137,200 | 7% | 84% |
| 39 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 300 | 47,150 | $34,600 - 62,100 | 12% | 51% |
| 40 | Librarians | 290 | 48,310 | $33,680 - 64,550 | 4% | 85% |
| 41 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 270 | 73,280 | $43,700 - 102,390 | 25% | 67% |
| 42 | Personal financial advisors | 270 | 67,730 | $43,580 - 101,410 | 41% | 81% |
| 43 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 260 | 55,610 | $32,990 - 82,950 | 20% | 99% |
| 44 | Physician assistants | 260 | 81,250 | $68,010 - 100,240 | 27% | 67% |
| 45 | Training and development specialists | 250 | 53,850 | $34,790 - 77,640 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 250 | 41,670 | $30,190 - 55,170 | 9% | 87% |
| 47 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 250 | 45,280 | $34,060 - 58,680 | 13% | 73% |
| 48 | Advertising sales agents | 240 | 46,460 | $28,140 - 70,850 | 20% | 56% |
| 49 | Mechanical engineers | 240 | 63,810 | $41,190 - 84,740 | 4% | 78% |
| 50 | Occupational therapists | 220 | 63,140 | $43,610 - 90,240 | 23% | 90% |
| 51 | Public relations specialists | 220 | 57,260 | $27,800 - 82,800 | 18% | 81% |
| 52 | Speech-language pathologists | 210 | 60,150 | $43,930 - 85,630 | 11% | 98% |
| 53 | Medical and public health social workers | 210 | 43,870 | $31,130 - 61,940 | 24% | 77% |
| 54 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 200 | 53,680 | $36,540 - 75,960 | 17% | 56% |
| 55 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 200 | 42,790 | $28,970 - 58,220 | 15% | 72% |
| 56 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 190 | 56,040 | $33,230 - 88,150 | 5% | 58% |
| 57 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 180 | 38,890 | $23,680 - 53,650 | 11% | 79% |
| 58 | Coaches and scouts | 180 | 48,380 | $20,410 - 95,500 | 15% | 60% |
| 59 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 170 | 47,140 | $27,070 - 61,880 | 14% | 54% |
| 60 | Special education teachers, middle school | 160 | 38,830 | $28,840 - 51,590 | 16% | 87% |
| 61 | Instructional coordinators | 160 | 47,610 | $19,980 - 72,410 | 23% | 79% |
| 62 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 160 | 36,720 | $30,590 - 42,410 | 30% | 77% |
| 63 | Dentists, general | 160 | 165,950 | $109,120 - | 9% | 100% |
| 64 | Chief executives | 160 | 175,960 | $96,760 - | 2% | 65% |
| 65 | Social and community service managers | 150 | 57,570 | $35,130 - 81,200 | 25% | 72% |
| 66 | Interior designers | 150 | 43,730 | $20,560 - 72,340 | 20% | 55% |
| 67 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 140 | 78,080 | $53,180 - 110,840 | 4% | 81% |
| 68 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 140 | 91,580 | $51,850 - 133,260 | 28% | 85% |
| 69 | Purchasing managers | 140 | 83,740 | $52,660 - 119,110 | 3% | 57% |
| 70 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 130 | 65,770 | $37,070 - 110,250 | 18% | 88% |
| 71 | Insurance underwriters | 130 | 63,700 | $33,720 - 115,750 | 6% | 53% |
| 72 | Health educators | 130 | 51,760 | $29,790 - 77,710 | 26% | 58% |
| 73 | Database administrators | 130 | 78,520 | $45,190 - 107,900 | 29% | 72% |
| 74 | Civil engineers | 130 | 66,180 | $46,310 - 86,980 | 18% | 87% |
| 75 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 120 | 50,850 | $36,230 - 67,680 | 25% | 93% |
| 76 | Veterinarians | 120 | 103,420 | $39,220 - | 35% | 100% |
| 77 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 120 | 37,820 | $32,360 - 47,140 | 11% | 58% |
| 78 | Public relations managers | 120 | 111,390 | $56,770 - | 17% | 75% |
| 79 | Compensation and benefits managers | 110 | 102,830 | $60,230 - | 12% | 58% |
| 80 | Rehabilitation counselors | 110 | 28,480 | $17,940 - 46,840 | 23% | 73% |
| 81 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 110 | 38,970 | $19,030 - 61,540 | 23% | 54% |
| 82 | Operations research analysts | 100 | 74,770 | $47,230 - 101,100 | 11% | 71% |
| 83 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 100 | 72,100 | $43,240 - 106,870 | 16% | 99% |
| 84 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 90 | 40,730 | $30,440 - 55,870 | 25% | 58% |
| 85 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 90 | 49,020 | $35,970 - 65,420 | 9% | 72% |
| 86 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 90 | 40,010 | $28,850 - 51,540 | 0% | 95% |
| 87 | Credit analysts | 90 | 58,500 | $35,820 - 97,350 | 2% | 60% |
| 88 | Human resources managers, all other | 90 | 105,630 | $41,230 - 163,090 | 11% | 58% |
| 89 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 90 | 44,830 | $29,350 - 78,340 | 17% | 54% |
| 90 | Editors | 90 | 40,330 | $29,170 - 53,020 | 2% | 81% |
| 91 | Sales engineers | 80 | $ - | 9% | 79% | |
| 92 | Private detectives and investigators | 80 | 33,470 | $27,050 - 53,670 | 18% | 52% |
| 93 | Sales and related workers, all other | 80 | 48,410 | $27,460 - 80,940 | 14% | 62% |
| 94 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 70 | 41,390 | $23,110 - 68,780 | 24% | 78% |
| 95 | Electrical engineers | 70 | 86,660 | $57,420 - 118,800 | 6% | 81% |
| 96 | Meeting and convention planners | 70 | 45,170 | $29,630 - 64,980 | 20% | 67% |
| 97 | Floral designers | 70 | 24,240 | $15,940 - 33,060 | 0% | 55% |
| 98 | Art directors | 70 | 89,240 | $31,870 - 153,580 | 9% | 58% |
| 99 | Engineers, all other | 60 | 84,020 | $56,940 - 106,320 | 6% | 82% |
| 100 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 60 | 58,920 | $42,990 - 79,560 | 8% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 6,470 | 24,000 | $14,600 - 38,520 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,830 | 16,300 | $13,560 - 21,320 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 5,640 | 21,840 | $14,390 - 33,360 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 5,640 | 17,050 | $13,660 - 21,470 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,230 | 16,510 | $13,510 - 22,730 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Home health aides | 4,150 | 20,760 | $16,230 - 25,970 | 49% | 7% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,680 | 19,400 | $14,050 - 26,540 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,160 | 37,610 | $26,320 - 53,320 | 15% | 18% |
| 9 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,080 | 29,370 | $20,410 - 40,370 | 1% | 18% |
| 10 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 3,030 | 39,410 | $24,900 - 52,270 | 10% | 4% |
| 11 | Customer service representatives | 2,870 | 31,610 | $19,820 - 46,610 | 25% | 22% |
| 12 | Office clerks, general | 2,850 | 24,950 | $15,160 - 36,920 | 13% | 19% |
| 13 | General and operations managers | 2,760 | 111,160 | $50,460 - | 2% | 48% |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,740 | 32,980 | $22,780 - 45,590 | 13% | 16% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,560 | 35,890 | $21,130 - 57,690 | 4% | 25% |
| 16 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,370 | 20,850 | $15,680 - 29,790 | -11% | 3% |
| 17 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,310 | 22,390 | $15,250 - 31,300 | -7% | 8% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 2,280 | 25,940 | $15,130 - 39,700 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | Teacher assistants | 2,180 | 19,950 | $16,120 - 24,790 | 10% | 18% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,130 | 44,330 | $28,270 - 64,340 | 6% | 29% |
| 21 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,030 | 34,270 | $21,850 - 47,900 | 10% | 6% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,900 | 26,040 | $16,460 - 39,930 | 11% | 14% |
| 23 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,690 | 23,890 | $18,140 - 30,840 | 18% | 7% |
| 24 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,600 | 24,190 | $17,320 - 31,760 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,540 | 50,860 | $31,640 - 78,010 | 21% | 49% |
| 26 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,540 | 31,070 | $20,400 - 49,430 | -1% | 2% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,530 | 32,960 | $19,660 - 52,250 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,350 | 37,350 | $29,280 - 46,390 | 14% | 7% |
| 29 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,320 | 43,760 | $16,820 - 79,040 | -4% | 5% |
| 30 | Food preparation workers | 1,300 | 18,330 | $14,030 - 24,380 | 15% | 7% |
| 31 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,300 | 18,470 | $14,030 - 24,420 | 13% | 5% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,290 | 52,150 | $35,590 - 74,500 | 9% | 10% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,280 | 51,210 | $30,560 - 80,120 | -4% | 15% |
| 34 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,280 | 29,450 | $18,240 - 45,600 | -6% | 14% |
| 35 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,240 | 28,550 | $20,810 - 39,080 | 4% | 6% |
| 36 | Helpers--production workers | 1,180 | 25,240 | $17,020 - 37,370 | 0% | 4% |
| 37 | Driver/sales workers | 1,180 | 24,920 | $13,890 - 38,340 | -4% | 4% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,070 | 36,810 | $20,080 - 54,430 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,070 | 22,910 | $16,220 - 32,990 | 18% | 6% |
| 40 | Machinists | 1,070 | 36,630 | $23,450 - 48,980 | -2% | 3% |
| 41 | Construction laborers | 1,060 | 26,000 | $20,550 - 33,360 | 11% | 5% |
| 42 | Carpenters | 1,060 | 31,810 | $22,160 - 44,950 | 10% | 6% |
| 43 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,050 | 30,820 | $23,540 - 39,490 | 4% | 15% |
| 44 | Security guards | 1,040 | 25,170 | $17,100 - 42,910 | 17% | 13% |
| 45 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 1,010 | 27,400 | $21,630 - 32,980 | -26% | 6% |
| 46 | Cooks, restaurant | 980 | 20,090 | $14,160 - 28,000 | 12% | 5% |
| 47 | Personal and home care aides | 950 | 19,170 | $16,920 - 22,040 | 51% | 10% |
| 48 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 930 | 26,640 | $19,890 - 34,070 | 16% | 10% |
| 49 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 910 | 49,970 | $29,940 - 74,740 | 9% | 47% |
| 50 | Bus drivers, school | 900 | 22,500 | $15,500 - 30,470 | 9% | 4% |
| 51 | Medical secretaries | 880 | 28,400 | $22,060 - 36,680 | 17% | 18% |
| 52 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 870 | 38,840 | $26,630 - 52,170 | 11% | 33% |
| 53 | Electricians | 860 | 36,550 | $27,310 - 46,490 | 7% | 7% |
| 54 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 840 | 55,500 | $34,480 - 79,500 | 7% | 13% |
| 55 | Computer support specialists | 800 | 44,570 | $33,080 - 58,620 | 13% | 43% |
| 56 | Tellers | 780 | 24,610 | $20,630 - 31,130 | 14% | 16% |
| 57 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 760 | 31,010 | $23,540 - 40,300 | 8% | 3% |
| 58 | Counter and rental clerks | 750 | 23,080 | $14,010 - 41,820 | 23% | 16% |
| 59 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 750 | 37,980 | $26,460 - 50,120 | 5% | 2% |
| 60 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 740 | 39,970 | $28,280 - 55,030 | 22% | 45% |
| 61 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 720 | 28,780 | $22,330 - 36,090 | 10% | 24% |
| 62 | Child care workers | 720 | 19,710 | $14,190 - 26,930 | 18% | 15% |
| 63 | Pharmacy technicians | 690 | 26,810 | $17,780 - 37,200 | 32% | 16% |
| 64 | Loan officers | 660 | 52,780 | $31,930 - 84,160 | 12% | 49% |
| 65 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 650 | 16,420 | $13,730 - 20,030 | 10% | 17% |
| 66 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 650 | 23,390 | $16,130 - 35,780 | 27% | 47% |
| 67 | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 620 | 24,680 | $17,530 - 31,960 | -30% | 0% |
| 68 | Parts salespersons | 620 | 27,450 | $17,960 - 39,210 | -1% | 6% |
| 69 | Postal service mail carriers | 620 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 70 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 610 | 54,110 | $36,500 - 69,620 | 15% | 25% |
| 71 | Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 590 | 26,330 | $17,450 - 36,620 | -29% | 0% |
| 72 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 580 | 35,410 | $20,560 - 51,410 | 4% | 30% |
| 73 | Medical assistants | 570 | 29,240 | $22,560 - 37,550 | 35% | 10% |
| 74 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 560 | 27,550 | $14,570 - 52,460 | 12% | 6% |
| 75 | Dishwashers | 550 | 17,280 | $13,790 - 22,020 | 10% | 3% |
| 76 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 520 | 49,950 | $25,450 - 81,670 | 28% | 48% |
| 77 | Construction managers | 520 | 87,120 | $53,700 - 129,070 | 16% | 29% |
| 78 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 500 | 35,580 | $26,890 - 47,200 | 9% | 3% |
| 79 | Data entry keyers | 490 | 25,710 | $17,790 - 34,630 | -4% | 18% |
| 80 | Dental assistants | 480 | 35,310 | $27,580 - 44,910 | 29% | 9% |
| 81 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 480 | 49,020 | $31,340 - 69,020 | 10% | 17% |
| 82 | Maintenance workers, machinery | 470 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 83 | Fire fighters | 460 | 27,040 | $20,380 - 38,950 | 12% | 18% |
| 84 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 450 | 38,310 | $27,950 - 56,920 | 11% | 4% |
| 85 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 450 | 53,680 | $35,760 - 78,040 | 0% | 42% |
| 86 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 450 | 16,260 | $13,660 - 20,710 | 10% | 8% |
| 87 | Medical records and health information technicians | 440 | 31,620 | $21,650 - 47,570 | 18% | 12% |
| 88 | Helpers--electricians | 440 | 24,570 | $18,160 - 31,600 | 7% | 3% |
| 89 | Sheet metal workers | 430 | 33,630 | $23,660 - 45,570 | 7% | 4% |
| 90 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 430 | 32,460 | $19,830 - 46,870 | -12% | 0% |
| 91 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 430 | 26,970 | $21,680 - 31,550 | -6% | 0% |
| 92 | Cooks, short order | 420 | 18,260 | $13,850 - 24,500 | 5% | 5% |
| 93 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 420 | 18,990 | $14,330 - 23,980 | 17% | 14% |
| 94 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 420 | 18,710 | $13,860 - 26,410 | 14% | 3% |
| 95 | Bill and account collectors | 410 | 33,030 | $22,830 - 43,530 | 23% | 13% |
| 96 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 410 | 194,290 | $106,310 - | 0% | 0% |
| 97 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 410 | 16,290 | $13,730 - 19,690 | 19% | 31% |
| 98 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 400 | 35,550 | $23,340 - 50,200 | 9% | 5% |
| 99 | Sewing machine operators | 400 | 20,750 | $14,430 - 29,240 | -26% | 5% |
| 100 | Bartenders | 390 | 18,370 | $13,570 - 30,180 | 11% | 17% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 26,330 | 590 | 49.1 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 24,680 | 620 | 23.6 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 470 | 4.9 | |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 44,350 | 450 | 4.2 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 26,970 | 430 | 3.9 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 21,080 | 340 | 3.8 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 27,660 | 230 | 3.7 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 23,320 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 23,030 | 130 | 3.5 |
| Job printers | 36,310 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 66,390 | 310 | 3.3 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 26,640 | 930 | 3.2 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 27,400 | 1,010 | 3.2 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,610 | 390 | 3.1 |
| Home health aides | 20,760 | 4,150 | 3.1 |
| Funeral attendants | 24,790 | 100 | 3 |
| Internists, general | 209,670 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 91,610 | 360 | 2.8 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 37,320 | 340 | 2.8 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 24,780 | 270 | 2.7 |
| Helpers--electricians | 24,570 | 440 | 2.7 |
| Real estate brokers | 42,020 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 43,760 | 1,320 | 2.6 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 16,290 | 410 | 2.6 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 42,790 | 200 | 2.6 |
| Physician assistants | 81,250 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,460 | 430 | 2.4 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 39,590 | 540 | 2.3 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 63,980 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 47,140 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 28,780 | 720 | 2.1 |
| Driver/sales workers | 24,920 | 1,180 | 2 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 20,850 | 2,370 | 2 |
| Respiratory therapists | 52,610 | 310 | 2 |
| Family and general practitioners | 190,260 | 290 | 2 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 49,970 | 910 | 2 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 49,030 | 190 | 2 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 32,960 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 55,610 | 260 | 1.9 |
| Sewing machine operators | 20,750 | 400 | 1.9 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 22,070 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 54,110 | 610 | 1.9 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 29,450 | 1,280 | 1.9 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 102,830 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Interior designers | 43,730 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Parts salespersons | 27,450 | 620 | 1.8 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 67,520 | 580 | 1.8 |
| Cooks, short order | 18,260 | 420 | 1.8 |
| Machinists | 36,630 | 1,070 | 1.8 |
| Sheet metal workers | 33,630 | 430 | 1.8 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 127,440 | 1.73 | 140 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 43,760 | 1.68 | 1,320 |
| Mechanical drafters | 64,540 | 1.36 | 160 |
| Coaches and scouts | 48,380 | 1.36 | 180 |
| Public relations managers | 111,390 | 1.29 | 120 |
| Computer programmers | 80,620 | 1.25 | 640 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 96,540 | 1.25 | 520 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 50,910 | 1.25 | 110 |
| Veterinarians | 103,420 | 1.2 | 120 |
| Database administrators | 78,520 | 1.2 | 130 |
| Chief executives | 175,960 | 1.17 | 160 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 37,320 | 1.16 | 340 |
| Family and general practitioners | 190,260 | 1.16 | 290 |
| Internists, general | 209,670 | 1.16 | 180 |
| General and operations managers | 111,160 | 1.15 | 2,760 |
| Managers, all other | 95,340 | 1.15 | 430 |
| Lawyers | 117,760 | 1.15 | 600 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 102,830 | 1.14 | 110 |
| Management analysts | 83,860 | 1.14 | 410 |
| Legal secretaries | 40,990 | 1.14 | 240 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 32,960 | 1.14 | 1,530 |
| Computer operators | 39,880 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Public relations specialists | 57,260 | 1.13 | 220 |
| File clerks | 26,770 | 1.13 | 270 |
| Financial managers | 104,840 | 1.13 | 1,120 |
| Health educators | 51,760 | 1.13 | 130 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 66,390 | 1.12 | 310 |
| Graphic designers | 44,920 | 1.11 | 310 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 68,210 | 1.11 | 370 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 56,040 | 1.11 | 190 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 39,590 | 1.11 | 540 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,460 | 1.11 | 430 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 91,580 | 1.1 | 140 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 27,550 | 1.1 | 560 |
| Insurance underwriters | 63,700 | 1.1 | 130 |
| Dental assistants | 35,310 | 1.1 | 480 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 40,570 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Marketing managers | 111,160 | 1.09 | 350 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 194,290 | 1.09 | 410 |
| Administrative services managers | 79,340 | 1.09 | 200 |
| Market research analysts | 63,840 | 1.09 | 360 |
| Computer systems analysts | 74,540 | 1.08 | 920 |
| Medical and health services managers | 91,680 | 1.08 | 440 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 49,440 | 1.08 | 130 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 37,980 | 1.08 | 750 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 33,430 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,960 | 1.08 | 200 |
| Bill and account collectors | 33,030 | 1.07 | 410 |
| Training and development specialists | 53,850 | 1.07 | 250 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 34,070 | 1.07 | 240 |
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