The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,750 | 54,430 | $31,020 - 94,920 | 8% | 51% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,190 | 38,090 | $26,760 - 50,990 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 1,050 | 47,370 | $32,120 - 64,270 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 690 | 47,780 | $29,280 - 71,400 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Computer systems analysts | 570 | 46,750 | $32,150 - 68,450 | 29% | 68% |
| 6 | Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 490 | 29,080 | $20,300 - 36,820 | 20% | 82% |
| 7 | Financial managers | 490 | 82,560 | $47,940 - 133,880 | 13% | 60% |
| 8 | Computer software engineers, applications | 440 | 52,330 | $33,740 - 71,840 | 45% | 85% |
| 9 | Social and human service assistants | 370 | 26,640 | $17,060 - 42,120 | 34% | 58% |
| 10 | Chief executives | 300 | 141,840 | $76,600 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 11 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 290 | 56,160 | $32,460 - 84,790 | 12% | 51% |
| 12 | Sales managers | 290 | 81,460 | $44,130 - 124,080 | 10% | 69% |
| 13 | Network and computer systems administrators | 270 | 47,460 | $32,380 - 66,190 | 27% | 50% |
| 14 | Pharmacists | 270 | 75,610 | $22,250 - 102,770 | 22% | 97% |
| 15 | Public relations specialists | 270 | 38,230 | $28,990 - 48,360 | 18% | 81% |
| 16 | Computer and information systems managers | 260 | 91,560 | $57,330 - 142,230 | 16% | 73% |
| 17 | Computer programmers | 230 | 46,790 | $34,140 - 60,640 | 0% | 73% |
| 18 | Lawyers | 230 | 94,140 | $44,030 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 19 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 230 | 66,800 | $39,510 - 104,910 | 28% | 85% |
| 20 | Coaches and scouts | 230 | 27,590 | $13,410 - 48,730 | 15% | 60% |
| 21 | Child, family, and school social workers | 220 | 41,230 | $28,390 - 55,180 | 19% | 77% |
| 22 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 200 | 49,720 | $32,010 - 71,020 | 53% | 57% |
| 23 | Graphic designers | 200 | 28,890 | $19,450 - 39,670 | 10% | 55% |
| 24 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 190 | 62,960 | $26,880 - 140,230 | 25% | 67% |
| 25 | Marketing managers | 190 | 81,430 | $48,520 - 139,140 | 14% | 69% |
| 26 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 190 | 30,140 | $20,790 - 39,360 | 15% | 51% |
| 27 | Mechanical engineers | 190 | 65,110 | $46,330 - 80,280 | 4% | 78% |
| 28 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 180 | 49,980 | $34,160 - 64,390 | 20% | 87% |
| 29 | Database administrators | 160 | 48,850 | $32,010 - 72,220 | 29% | 72% |
| 30 | Financial analysts | 150 | 82,220 | $40,600 - 131,730 | 34% | 87% |
| 31 | Civil engineers | 150 | 60,490 | $39,090 - 92,290 | 18% | 87% |
| 32 | Sales and related workers, all other | 150 | 40,040 | $18,870 - 60,280 | 14% | 62% |
| 33 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 140 | 51,250 | $28,430 - 76,590 | 5% | 58% |
| 34 | Management analysts | 140 | 59,230 | $40,330 - 82,240 | 22% | 78% |
| 35 | Biological technicians | 140 | 29,590 | $19,430 - 50,260 | 16% | 60% |
| 36 | Medical and public health social workers | 140 | 37,470 | $30,140 - 46,820 | 24% | 77% |
| 37 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 140 | 42,710 | $26,010 - 66,340 | 13% | 73% |
| 38 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 130 | 46,350 | $28,390 - 73,480 | 18% | 88% |
| 39 | Training and development specialists | 130 | 38,280 | $22,650 - 56,520 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Managers, all other | 130 | 90,320 | $47,730 - 0 | 7% | 55% |
| 41 | Engineering managers | 130 | 90,240 | $65,080 - 127,610 | 7% | 84% |
| 42 | Medical and health services managers | 130 | 64,310 | $41,550 - 92,500 | 16% | 57% |
| 43 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 120 | 35,770 | $25,430 - 53,910 | 25% | 58% |
| 44 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 120 | 39,300 | $28,830 - 53,260 | 18% | 56% |
| 45 | Industrial engineers | 110 | 64,810 | $48,830 - 85,510 | 20% | 74% |
| 46 | Speech-language pathologists | 110 | 55,990 | $36,840 - 73,560 | 11% | 98% |
| 47 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 90 | 46,090 | $13,760 - 78,500 | 17% | 56% |
| 48 | Librarians | 90 | 44,930 | $29,200 - 63,170 | 4% | 85% |
| 49 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 90 | 79,910 | $52,380 - 103,960 | 8% | 78% |
| 50 | Advertising and promotions managers | 90 | 52,290 | $27,510 - 113,770 | 6% | 76% |
| 51 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 90 | 61,350 | $39,910 - 85,690 | 16% | 99% |
| 52 | Social and community service managers | 80 | 44,230 | $28,480 - 69,890 | 25% | 72% |
| 53 | Engineers, all other | 80 | 57,030 | $21,680 - 141,480 | 6% | 82% |
| 54 | Compensation and benefits managers | 80 | 78,110 | $40,830 - 132,380 | 12% | 58% |
| 55 | Credit analysts | 80 | 71,630 | $39,200 - 112,930 | 2% | 60% |
| 56 | Commercial pilots | 80 | 39,400 | $17,000 - 69,010 | 13% | 74% |
| 57 | Advertising sales agents | 80 | 41,560 | $25,150 - 58,950 | 20% | 56% |
| 58 | Occupational therapists | 70 | 54,950 | $38,160 - 74,650 | 23% | 90% |
| 59 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 70 | 51,740 | $35,020 - 71,300 | 0% | 96% |
| 60 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 70 | 39,360 | $31,470 - 46,420 | 34% | 73% |
| 61 | Purchasing managers | 70 | 75,070 | $36,220 - 114,590 | 3% | 57% |
| 62 | Interior designers | 70 | 25,190 | $14,750 - 36,880 | 20% | 55% |
| 63 | Rehabilitation counselors | 60 | 36,850 | $28,370 - 47,570 | 23% | 73% |
| 64 | Producers and directors | 60 | 46,990 | $24,340 - 74,270 | 11% | 75% |
| 65 | Floral designers | 60 | 20,560 | $14,820 - 27,810 | 0% | 55% |
| 66 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 60 | 83,050 | $47,050 - 128,100 | 14% | 78% |
| 67 | Dentists, general | 60 | 168,160 | $81,940 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 68 | Computer specialists, all other | 60 | 53,640 | $30,140 - 77,980 | 15% | 68% |
| 69 | Public relations managers | 60 | 63,800 | $34,150 - 126,400 | 17% | 75% |
| 70 | Instructional coordinators | 50 | 54,540 | $31,410 - 95,080 | 23% | 79% |
| 71 | Chemists | 50 | 53,060 | $29,810 - 96,280 | 9% | 93% |
| 72 | Financial specialists, all other | 50 | 52,650 | $26,170 - 80,520 | 12% | 50% |
| 73 | Personal financial advisors | 50 | 70,120 | $34,590 - 115,090 | 41% | 81% |
| 74 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 50 | 50,570 | $32,750 - 81,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 75 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 50 | 60,030 | $40,310 - 92,280 | 17% | 54% |
| 76 | Editors | 50 | 40,580 | $23,810 - 56,980 | 2% | 81% |
| 77 | Chiropractors | 40 | 64,760 | $35,270 - 114,630 | 14% | 98% |
| 78 | Mental health counselors | 40 | 38,060 | $29,560 - 63,650 | 30% | 73% |
| 79 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 40 | $0 - 0 | 15% | 72% | |
| 80 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 40 | 32,370 | $24,320 - 39,770 | 30% | 77% |
| 81 | Financial examiners | 40 | 75,240 | $45,300 - 113,900 | 11% | 76% |
| 82 | Clergy | 30 | 40,440 | $30,710 - 54,910 | 19% | 75% |
| 83 | Optometrists | 30 | 99,870 | $55,050 - 0 | 11% | 100% |
| 84 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 30 | 50,660 | $31,720 - 64,480 | 0% | 55% |
| 85 | Urban and regional planners | 30 | 52,850 | $44,070 - 60,800 | 15% | 92% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 3,820 | 23,000 | $13,160 - 38,710 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 2,940 | 16,650 | $12,610 - 21,620 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 2,740 | 23,800 | $16,270 - 32,330 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,550 | 16,200 | $12,360 - 21,110 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,500 | 15,790 | $11,740 - 23,830 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,120 | 20,880 | $15,680 - 28,390 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,880 | 23,200 | $15,570 - 33,630 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,750 | 28,830 | $20,290 - 39,370 | 13% | 16% |
| 9 | Customer service representatives | 1,750 | 26,360 | $18,480 - 36,510 | 25% | 22% |
| 10 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,740 | 34,860 | $24,420 - 46,730 | 10% | 4% |
| 11 | Team assemblers | 1,520 | 25,550 | $17,390 - 35,360 | 0% | 5% |
| 12 | General and operations managers | 1,470 | 93,500 | $43,740 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,450 | 20,730 | $14,220 - 29,400 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Teacher assistants | 1,310 | 22,910 | $16,630 - 30,060 | 10% | 18% |
| 15 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,240 | 22,390 | $18,680 - 27,610 | 18% | 7% |
| 16 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,190 | 35,240 | $23,220 - 50,800 | 15% | 18% |
| 17 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,090 | 27,520 | $17,080 - 45,280 | 8% | 4% |
| 18 | Carpenters | 1,010 | 30,280 | $21,820 - 39,920 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 980 | 22,260 | $15,550 - 29,420 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 960 | 36,950 | $21,140 - 56,680 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 950 | 28,680 | $20,870 - 38,340 | 1% | 18% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 950 | 40,280 | $25,110 - 56,940 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 900 | 26,220 | $16,880 - 36,250 | 11% | 14% |
| 24 | Business operations specialists, all other | 890 | 48,540 | $26,540 - 74,300 | 21% | 49% |
| 25 | Construction laborers | 870 | 27,010 | $18,380 - 36,720 | 11% | 5% |
| 26 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 840 | 16,740 | $12,390 - 22,270 | 13% | 5% |
| 27 | Bartenders | 770 | 15,650 | $11,690 - 21,180 | 11% | 17% |
| 28 | Cooks, restaurant | 770 | 19,480 | $15,510 - 24,130 | 12% | 5% |
| 29 | Electricians | 750 | 39,310 | $24,730 - 52,280 | 7% | 7% |
| 30 | Home health aides | 750 | 19,710 | $15,790 - 23,470 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Counter and rental clerks | 740 | 18,260 | $12,460 - 24,260 | 23% | 16% |
| 32 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 700 | 24,260 | $15,310 - 35,410 | 4% | 6% |
| 33 | Child care workers | 680 | 16,190 | $12,120 - 21,450 | 18% | 15% |
| 34 | Tellers | 670 | 21,220 | $17,030 - 24,930 | 14% | 16% |
| 35 | Personal and home care aides | 590 | 18,160 | $14,620 - 22,660 | 51% | 10% |
| 36 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 580 | 30,340 | $20,340 - 43,640 | 10% | 6% |
| 37 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 570 | 35,470 | $27,200 - 45,020 | 12% | 3% |
| 38 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 560 | 24,140 | $12,060 - 38,620 | 12% | 6% |
| 39 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 530 | 31,950 | $25,010 - 37,650 | 5% | 2% |
| 40 | Packers and packagers, hand | 510 | 16,850 | $13,040 - 21,710 | -11% | 3% |
| 41 | Driver/sales workers | 510 | 27,950 | $15,390 - 57,560 | -4% | 4% |
| 42 | Security guards | 500 | 21,220 | $12,860 - 33,870 | 17% | 13% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 500 | 46,520 | $31,200 - 66,140 | 9% | 10% |
| 44 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 490 | 35,960 | $19,780 - 53,660 | 14% | 4% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 480 | 41,630 | $26,020 - 59,670 | -4% | 15% |
| 46 | Dishwashers | 470 | 15,260 | $12,220 - 18,960 | 10% | 3% |
| 47 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 450 | 15,900 | $12,100 - 19,590 | 10% | 17% |
| 48 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 450 | 24,160 | $16,700 - 36,620 | 18% | 6% |
| 49 | Computer support specialists | 420 | 33,590 | $23,910 - 46,330 | 13% | 43% |
| 50 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 410 | 41,930 | $23,940 - 63,100 | 9% | 47% |
| 51 | Insurance sales agents | 400 | 63,070 | $26,530 - 118,110 | 13% | 45% |
| 52 | Parts salespersons | 390 | 32,200 | $21,290 - 46,120 | -1% | 6% |
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 380 | 50,950 | $36,420 - 69,750 | 7% | 13% |
| 54 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 380 | 26,090 | $17,980 - 35,550 | 4% | 15% |
| 55 | Food preparation workers | 360 | 19,820 | $14,080 - 28,620 | 15% | 7% |
| 56 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 360 | 15,440 | $11,830 - 21,500 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 360 | 40,760 | $27,210 - 53,710 | 11% | 4% |
| 58 | Cooks, short order | 350 | 17,080 | $11,970 - 23,260 | 5% | 5% |
| 59 | Bus drivers, school | 350 | 26,100 | $18,300 - 35,060 | 9% | 4% |
| 60 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 350 | 17,690 | $12,930 - 23,120 | 24% | 22% |
| 61 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 330 | 30,990 | $20,360 - 45,740 | 9% | 3% |
| 62 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 330 | 46,030 | $35,080 - 58,490 | 11% | 33% |
| 63 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 330 | 32,610 | $21,770 - 45,750 | 11% | 2% |
| 64 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 330 | 37,070 | $27,590 - 46,030 | 8% | 3% |
| 65 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 330 | 16,350 | $12,030 - 24,780 | 10% | 8% |
| 66 | Sheet metal workers | 320 | 32,410 | $18,760 - 46,390 | 7% | 4% |
| 67 | Bill and account collectors | 310 | 23,960 | $17,930 - 33,420 | 23% | 13% |
| 68 | All other information and record clerks | 310 | 33,630 | $18,990 - 50,010 | -12% | 21% |
| 69 | Helpers--carpenters | 310 | 19,610 | $14,610 - 23,930 | 12% | 3% |
| 70 | Helpers--production workers | 280 | 21,320 | $15,770 - 32,010 | 0% | 4% |
| 71 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 280 | 21,510 | $15,550 - 28,950 | 26% | 43% |
| 72 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 280 | 17,330 | $12,620 - 22,460 | 14% | 3% |
| 73 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 270 | 24,530 | $17,200 - 34,740 | -14% | 0% |
| 74 | Agricultural and food science technicians | 270 | 33,250 | $23,710 - 44,710 | 7% | 32% |
| 75 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 270 | 15,360 | $11,670 - 21,000 | 17% | 18% |
| 76 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 260 | 27,790 | $19,650 - 36,700 | 3% | 4% |
| 77 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 260 | 25,560 | $20,250 - 30,350 | 0% | 22% |
| 78 | Medical secretaries | 260 | 25,720 | $19,050 - 34,970 | 17% | 18% |
| 79 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 250 | 17,170 | $14,100 - 20,400 | 17% | 14% |
| 80 | Loan officers | 250 | 55,030 | $30,760 - 85,230 | 12% | 49% |
| 81 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 250 | 27,650 | $19,150 - 35,980 | -1% | 2% |
| 82 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 240 | 29,320 | $24,410 - 36,680 | 0% | 24% |
| 83 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 240 | 34,390 | $21,000 - 46,940 | 2% | 11% |
| 84 | Cooks, fast food | 240 | 16,660 | $12,830 - 21,310 | 8% | 5% |
| 85 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 230 | 24,670 | $19,310 - 34,600 | 16% | 10% |
| 86 | Dental hygienists | 230 | 53,580 | $42,330 - 68,270 | 30% | 33% |
| 87 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 230 | 40,530 | $26,310 - 49,460 | -7% | 12% |
| 88 | Postal service mail carriers | 230 | 43,950 | $34,620 - 53,710 | 1% | 11% |
| 89 | Dental assistants | 220 | 31,740 | $22,770 - 42,970 | 29% | 9% |
| 90 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 220 | 21,930 | $15,750 - 28,570 | 11% | 5% |
| 91 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 220 | 31,040 | $20,300 - 47,430 | 13% | 11% |
| 92 | Order clerks | 220 | 27,870 | $19,650 - 37,240 | -23% | 16% |
| 93 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 210 | 44,420 | $16,880 - 66,460 | 28% | 48% |
| 94 | Cost estimators | 210 | 49,290 | $29,410 - 75,020 | 19% | 32% |
| 95 | Legal secretaries | 210 | 27,880 | $20,040 - 38,260 | 12% | 18% |
| 96 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 210 | 20,300 | $15,590 - 26,920 | -7% | 10% |
| 97 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 210 | 58,470 | $36,550 - 88,150 | 4% | 38% |
| 98 | Data entry keyers | 200 | 23,460 | $18,710 - 29,770 | -4% | 18% |
| 99 | Automotive body and related repairers | 200 | 43,600 | $25,530 - 60,840 | 12% | 3% |
| 100 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 200 | 18,730 | $15,250 - 23,040 | 16% | 9% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 29,080 | 490 | 80.5 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 33,250 | 270 | 42.8 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 28,790 | 140 | 18.6 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | 27,120 | 100 | 13.2 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 50,520 | 100 | 9 |
| Radio and television announcers | 35,420 | 110 | 5.1 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 19,610 | 310 | 4.5 |
| Gaming dealers | 21,660 | 200 | 4.1 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 15,360 | 270 | 3.9 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 27,910 | 160 | 3.5 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 48,730 | 110 | 3.5 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 45,530 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 47,420 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Biological technicians | 29,590 | 140 | 3.3 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 27,790 | 260 | 3.2 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 35,470 | 570 | 3 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 100 | 2.8 | |
| Cooks, short order | 17,080 | 350 | 2.7 |
| Sheet metal workers | 32,410 | 320 | 2.4 |
| Mechanical drafters | 39,020 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 42,960 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Parts salespersons | 32,200 | 390 | 2.2 |
| Coaches and scouts | 27,590 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 30,310 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 28,530 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 31,950 | 530 | 2.1 |
| Bartenders | 15,650 | 770 | 2 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 54,540 | 100 | 2 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 18,260 | 740 | 2 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 17,690 | 350 | 2 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 24,140 | 560 | 2 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 32,610 | 330 | 2 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 17,950 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Service station attendants | 21,340 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 35,770 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 32,770 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 30,140 | 190 | 1.8 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 41,930 | 410 | 1.8 |
| Team assemblers | 25,550 | 1,520 | 1.8 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 40,130 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Dental hygienists | 53,580 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Database administrators | 48,850 | 160 | 1.8 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 24,670 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 42,590 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 30,990 | 330 | 1.7 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,360 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 58,550 | 190 | 1.7 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,630 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Driver/sales workers | 27,950 | 510 | 1.7 |
| Insurance sales agents | 63,070 | 400 | 1.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 58,550 | 1.25 | 190 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 42,960 | 1.24 | 120 |
| Financial analysts | 82,220 | 1.21 | 150 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 41,210 | 1.2 | 150 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 38,820 | 1.18 | 110 |
| Insurance sales agents | 63,070 | 1.17 | 400 |
| Managers, all other | 90,320 | 1.17 | 130 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 43,600 | 1.16 | 200 |
| Driver/sales workers | 27,950 | 1.13 | 510 |
| Service station attendants | 21,340 | 1.13 | 110 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 20,940 | 1.12 | 110 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 29,430 | 1.12 | 160 |
| Gaming dealers | 21,660 | 1.12 | 200 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,360 | 1.11 | 110 |
| Food preparation workers | 19,820 | 1.1 | 360 |
| Teacher assistants | 22,910 | 1.1 | 1,310 |
| Parts salespersons | 32,200 | 1.09 | 390 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,630 | 1.09 | 310 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 24,160 | 1.08 | 450 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 51,250 | 1.07 | 140 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 41,230 | 1.07 | 220 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 49,980 | 1.07 | 180 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 24,140 | 1.06 | 560 |
| Dental assistants | 31,740 | 1.06 | 220 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 40,040 | 1.06 | 150 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 30,310 | 1.06 | 150 |
| Bus drivers, school | 26,100 | 1.05 | 350 |
| Cooks, fast food | 16,660 | 1.05 | 240 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 34,390 | 1.05 | 240 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 28,680 | 1.04 | 950 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 27,520 | 1.04 | 1,090 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 47,420 | 1.04 | 210 |
| General and operations managers | 93,500 | 1.04 | 1,470 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 35,960 | 1.04 | 490 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 46,030 | 1.03 | 330 |
| Order clerks | 27,870 | 1.03 | 220 |
| Chief executives | 141,840 | 1.03 | 300 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 17,690 | 1.03 | 350 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 16,200 | 1.03 | 2,550 |
| Food service managers | 46,560 | 1.03 | 150 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,200 | 1.03 | 1,880 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 31,880 | 1.02 | 140 |
| Bakers | 23,300 | 1.02 | 120 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 54,430 | 1.01 | 1,750 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 16,350 | 1.01 | 330 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 18,730 | 1.01 | 200 |
| Social and human service assistants | 26,640 | 1.01 | 370 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 43,950 | 1 | 230 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 21,930 | 1 | 220 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 22,390 | 1 | 1,240 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrists | 184,530 | 30 |
| Dentists, general | 168,160 | 60 |
| Family and general practitioners | 155,760 | |
| Chief executives | 141,840 | 300 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 119,120 | 70 |
| Surgeons | 113,500 | |
| Optometrists | 99,870 | 30 |
| Lawyers | 94,140 | 230 |
| General and operations managers | 93,500 | 1,470 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 91,560 | 260 |
| Managers, all other | 90,320 | 130 |
| Engineering managers | 90,240 | 130 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 83,050 | 60 |
| Financial managers | 82,560 | 490 |
| Financial analysts | 82,220 | 150 |
| Sales managers | 81,460 | 290 |
| Marketing managers | 81,430 | 190 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 79,910 | 90 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 78,110 | 80 |
| Electrical engineers | 76,450 | |
| Pharmacists | 75,610 | 270 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 75,430 | 90 |
| Financial examiners | 75,240 | 40 |
| Purchasing managers | 75,070 | 70 |
| Construction managers | 74,720 | 180 |
| Credit analysts | 71,630 | 80 |
| Personal financial advisors | 70,120 | 50 |
| Industrial production managers | 69,760 | 110 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 66,800 | 230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 66,290 | 40 |
| Mechanical engineers | 65,110 | 190 |
| Industrial engineers | 64,810 | 110 |
| Chiropractors | 64,760 | 40 |
| Medical and health services managers | 64,310 | 130 |
| Public relations managers | 63,800 | 60 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 63,240 | 40 |
| Insurance sales agents | 63,070 | 400 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 62,960 | 190 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 62,200 | 90 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 61,350 | 90 |
| Interpreters and translators | 60,610 | 40 |
| Civil engineers | 60,490 | 150 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 60,030 | 50 |
| Administrative services managers | 59,700 | 190 |
| Management analysts | 59,230 | 140 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 58,550 | 190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 58,470 | 210 |
| Engineers, all other | 57,030 | 80 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 56,160 | 290 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 55,990 | 110 |
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