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While often associated with images of "the rust belt" and heavy manufacturing, the Cleveland area economy has diversified to provide ample opportunity for business and professional growth. The Cleveland area is home to over fifteen Fortune 1000 company headquarters. The largest company headquartered in the Cleveland area is Progressive. Probably the most famous companies headquartered in the area are Sherwin-Williams, KeyCorp, and American Greetings.
Major business honors and awards that have been received by the Cleveland metropolitan area include:
Diversifying beyond its traditional manufacturing base, emerging and major industries in the Cleveland area include:
Driven by organizations such as the world famous Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals of Cleveland, biotechnology, health care, and health or life sciences have become a major industry in the Cleveland area. Cleveland ranks in the top twenty-five U.S. cities for funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Cleveland is also home to the Port of Cleveland, one of the busiest Great Lakes cargo ports. The port annually handles 12 to 16 million metric tons of cargo and supports nearly 11,000 jobs and approximately $600 million in income. The value of imports and exports averages about $1 billion annually.
For business travelers, the Cleveland area is served by two airports:
Companies with headquarters or major operations in the Cleveland metropolitan area include:
Business organizations/associations in the Cleveland area include:
Crain's Cleveland Business, and the "Business Section" of the Plain Dealer are both good sources of information on business in the Cleveland area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 25,030 | 62,370 | $47,540 - 79,950 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 15,800 | 64,430 | $29,950 - 107,380 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 13,170 | 62,010 | $39,410 - 86,130 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 9,470 | 63,690 | $37,710 - 95,890 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 7,320 | 60,590 | $36,200 - 85,040 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,520 | 58,990 | $35,760 - 84,800 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Lawyers | 4,820 | 108,790 | $51,430 - | 11% | 99% |
| 8 | Management analysts | 4,770 | 85,040 | $43,850 - 135,790 | 22% | 78% |
| 9 | Computer software engineers, applications | 4,610 | 78,430 | $50,820 - 108,430 | 45% | 85% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 3,660 | 117,920 | $68,040 - | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,260 | 75,160 | $38,430 - 115,140 | 12% | 51% |
| 12 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 3,200 | 48,990 | $15,270 - 83,320 | 17% | 56% |
| 13 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 3,100 | 70,620 | $29,370 - 126,480 | 25% | 67% |
| 14 | Mechanical engineers | 3,060 | 67,300 | $43,480 - 98,220 | 4% | 78% |
| 15 | Network and computer systems administrators | 3,000 | 63,400 | $39,060 - 90,620 | 27% | 50% |
| 16 | Computer systems analysts | 2,580 | 72,460 | $47,320 - 102,730 | 29% | 68% |
| 17 | Chief executives | 2,450 | 174,330 | $76,340 - | 2% | 65% |
| 18 | Computer programmers | 2,430 | 66,710 | $34,080 - 105,040 | 0% | 73% |
| 19 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 2,370 | 62,270 | $37,740 - 88,510 | 9% | 87% |
| 20 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,330 | 49,750 | $26,470 - 81,560 | 9% | 54% |
| 21 | Medical and health services managers | 2,290 | 84,510 | $56,260 - 122,110 | 16% | 57% |
| 22 | Managers, all other | 2,260 | 98,680 | $50,600 - 160,600 | 7% | 55% |
| 23 | Industrial engineers | 2,220 | 71,400 | $43,880 - 103,420 | 20% | 74% |
| 24 | Sales managers | 2,210 | 117,920 | $54,290 - | 10% | 69% |
| 25 | Pharmacists | 2,130 | 107,760 | $78,520 - 133,800 | 22% | 97% |
| 26 | Financial specialists, all other | 2,000 | 60,720 | $37,580 - 89,380 | 12% | 50% |
| 27 | Market research analysts | 1,900 | 65,580 | $38,900 - 102,130 | 20% | 82% |
| 28 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,850 | 112,540 | $72,750 - 160,780 | 16% | 73% |
| 29 | Social workers, all other | 1,850 | 57,960 | $33,400 - 79,950 | 18% | 77% |
| 30 | Social and human service assistants | 1,840 | 24,940 | $16,760 - 34,090 | 34% | 58% |
| 31 | Librarians | 1,770 | 55,810 | $35,150 - 81,700 | 4% | 85% |
| 32 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,760 | 70,110 | $40,010 - 101,880 | 15% | 68% |
| 33 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,740 | 98,460 | $73,240 - 130,730 | 8% | 78% |
| 34 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,640 | 51,300 | $41,350 - 63,710 | 12% | 51% |
| 35 | Graphic designers | 1,610 | 40,100 | $22,100 - 62,940 | 10% | 55% |
| 36 | Training and development specialists | 1,580 | 52,760 | $33,610 - 78,370 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,570 | 46,680 | $33,360 - 62,410 | 24% | 77% |
| 38 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,530 | 37,480 | $24,340 - 50,940 | 19% | 77% |
| 39 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,510 | 74,700 | $48,940 - 104,050 | 53% | 57% |
| 40 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,480 | 65,760 | $37,720 - 94,490 | 13% | 73% |
| 41 | Physical therapists | 1,470 | 75,070 | $57,490 - 97,590 | 27% | 89% |
| 42 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,470 | 50,040 | $27,430 - 73,070 | 18% | 56% |
| 43 | Financial analysts | 1,460 | 69,730 | $41,600 - 108,790 | 34% | 87% |
| 44 | Engineering managers | 1,410 | 108,400 | $72,830 - 151,820 | 7% | 84% |
| 45 | Coaches and scouts | 1,400 | 29,780 | $15,510 - 51,340 | 15% | 60% |
| 46 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,370 | 55,930 | $30,340 - 81,450 | 20% | 87% |
| 47 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,330 | 47,250 | $17,700 - 77,440 | 14% | 62% |
| 48 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,320 | 51,550 | $30,150 - 83,030 | 5% | 58% |
| 49 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,310 | 73,220 | $48,220 - 100,350 | 28% | 85% |
| 50 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,300 | 36,360 | $27,020 - 48,230 | 15% | 51% |
| 51 | Civil engineers | 1,300 | 67,020 | $39,910 - 96,270 | 18% | 87% |
| 52 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 1,220 | 92,660 | $55,930 - 141,080 | 13% | 74% |
| 53 | Advertising sales agents | 1,180 | 45,880 | $25,050 - 76,360 | 20% | 56% |
| 54 | Instructional coordinators | 1,160 | 67,520 | $43,660 - 97,730 | 23% | 79% |
| 55 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 1,120 | 33,150 | $25,740 - 42,020 | 11% | 79% |
| 56 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,100 | 45,080 | $27,350 - 63,950 | 23% | 54% |
| 57 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,090 | 61,620 | $40,480 - 86,890 | 16% | 87% |
| 58 | Chemists | 1,050 | 61,230 | $37,530 - 90,560 | 9% | 93% |
| 59 | Public relations specialists | 1,030 | 53,960 | $33,600 - 79,010 | 18% | 81% |
| 60 | Insurance underwriters | 1,010 | 61,530 | $38,760 - 91,060 | 6% | 53% |
| 61 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,010 | 56,860 | $36,680 - 80,770 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Database administrators | 1,010 | 64,250 | $37,780 - 97,270 | 29% | 72% |
| 63 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 950 | 64,540 | $42,700 - 85,770 | 0% | 96% |
| 64 | Electrical engineers | 930 | 76,530 | $50,940 - 104,240 | 6% | 81% |
| 65 | Speech-language pathologists | 920 | 79,780 | $53,810 - 117,940 | 11% | 98% |
| 66 | Marketing managers | 890 | 118,300 | $61,910 - | 14% | 69% |
| 67 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 860 | 36,620 | $24,780 - 52,670 | 30% | 77% |
| 68 | Social and community service managers | 810 | 62,920 | $37,260 - 96,780 | 25% | 72% |
| 69 | Occupational therapists | 810 | 76,640 | $57,220 - 99,790 | 23% | 90% |
| 70 | Mental health counselors | 810 | 39,970 | $30,540 - 51,830 | 30% | 73% |
| 71 | Editors | 810 | 55,520 | $30,270 - 90,560 | 2% | 81% |
| 72 | Personal financial advisors | 800 | 95,010 | $31,470 - | 41% | 81% |
| 73 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 740 | 71,430 | $50,880 - 98,250 | 17% | 54% |
| 74 | Dentists, general | 720 | 125,610 | $30,880 - | 9% | 100% |
| 75 | Biological technicians | 710 | 37,800 | $27,240 - 53,450 | 16% | 60% |
| 76 | Sales engineers | 660 | 74,590 | $48,110 - 102,960 | 9% | 79% |
| 77 | Engineers, all other | 650 | 81,110 | $35,900 - 128,570 | 6% | 82% |
| 78 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 640 | 43,460 | $26,300 - 63,290 | 25% | 58% |
| 79 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 620 | 49,180 | $34,220 - 64,910 | 11% | 58% |
| 80 | Credit analysts | 600 | 50,690 | $34,400 - 76,540 | 2% | 60% |
| 81 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 580 | 70,920 | $44,650 - 102,400 | 18% | 88% |
| 82 | Human resources managers, all other | 570 | 113,050 | $68,330 - | 11% | 58% |
| 83 | Purchasing managers | 570 | 88,220 | $57,430 - 126,900 | 3% | 57% |
| 84 | Rehabilitation counselors | 520 | 42,810 | $25,340 - 65,860 | 23% | 73% |
| 85 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 510 | 51,940 | $37,040 - 67,230 | 9% | 72% |
| 86 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 510 | 36,420 | $24,960 - 49,590 | 34% | 73% |
| 87 | Physician assistants | 510 | 81,190 | $63,320 - 102,660 | 27% | 67% |
| 88 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 500 | 41,520 | $26,800 - 59,490 | 24% | 78% |
| 89 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 500 | 64,510 | $42,360 - 90,440 | 8% | 72% |
| 90 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 500 | 76,180 | $53,130 - 104,820 | 4% | 81% |
| 91 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 490 | 77,470 | $46,290 - 114,460 | 16% | 99% |
| 92 | Aerospace engineers | 470 | 109,610 | $80,930 - 145,380 | 10% | 87% |
| 93 | Floral designers | 470 | 21,940 | $15,190 - 30,770 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Musicians and singers | 460 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 95 | Interior designers | 450 | 35,470 | $22,460 - 56,920 | 20% | 55% |
| 96 | Tax preparers | 440 | 40,370 | $23,000 - 55,360 | 0% | 54% |
| 97 | Legislators | 430 | 97,410 | $15,110 - | 1% | 65% |
| 98 | Reporters and correspondents | 420 | 52,240 | $21,400 - 100,070 | 1% | 85% |
| 99 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 400 | 102,260 | $59,930 - | 14% | 78% |
| 100 | Chemical engineers | 370 | 89,980 | $43,410 - 133,550 | 8% | 91% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 29,710 | 24,650 | $15,240 - 41,790 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 26,490 | 17,790 | $14,900 - 22,750 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 25,590 | 16,790 | $14,870 - 19,950 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 24,970 | 25,030 | $15,510 - 40,040 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 21,880 | 26,780 | $15,730 - 39,530 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 18,950 | 32,340 | $20,010 - 49,230 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 17,190 | 24,620 | $15,460 - 39,880 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 16,840 | 17,640 | $14,870 - 24,000 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 14,590 | 32,760 | $21,080 - 46,250 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 13,760 | 24,190 | $18,200 - 31,560 | 18% | 7% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 13,390 | 23,190 | $15,360 - 33,580 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 12,180 | 32,060 | $20,770 - 45,130 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Home health aides | 12,030 | 20,410 | $16,700 - 25,530 | 49% | 7% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 11,940 | 37,470 | $21,320 - 54,760 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 11,590 | 40,210 | $27,780 - 53,830 | 15% | 18% |
| 16 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 11,500 | 39,770 | $25,350 - 57,190 | 10% | 4% |
| 17 | Security guards | 10,010 | 24,340 | $17,190 - 35,670 | 17% | 13% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,310 | 49,450 | $29,130 - 74,080 | 6% | 29% |
| 19 | Machinists | 8,350 | 36,200 | $23,280 - 50,490 | -2% | 3% |
| 20 | General and operations managers | 8,150 | 111,680 | $50,040 - | 2% | 48% |
| 21 | Team assemblers | 8,090 | 27,280 | $17,390 - 39,430 | 0% | 5% |
| 22 | Packers and packagers, hand | 8,010 | 23,860 | $16,260 - 33,070 | -11% | 3% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,860 | 39,750 | $21,000 - 63,560 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Business operations specialists, all other | 7,610 | 60,790 | $28,710 - 95,550 | 21% | 49% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 7,490 | 55,570 | $32,630 - 80,890 | -4% | 15% |
| 26 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 7,490 | 43,120 | $34,540 - 52,280 | 14% | 7% |
| 27 | Receptionists and information clerks | 7,390 | 25,000 | $16,520 - 34,250 | 17% | 13% |
| 28 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 7,330 | 30,540 | $19,890 - 43,270 | 4% | 6% |
| 29 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,980 | 24,320 | $16,070 - 37,850 | 18% | 6% |
| 30 | Medical secretaries | 6,740 | 29,790 | $21,510 - 39,850 | 17% | 18% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,710 | 29,830 | $15,750 - 51,000 | 8% | 4% |
| 32 | Cooks, restaurant | 6,400 | 22,630 | $16,880 - 29,420 | 12% | 5% |
| 33 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,660 | 54,400 | $35,280 - 68,610 | 11% | 33% |
| 34 | Teacher assistants | 5,420 | 28,910 | $17,890 - 40,280 | 10% | 18% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,350 | 30,170 | $18,470 - 44,990 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,330 | 20,660 | $15,890 - 27,690 | 13% | 5% |
| 37 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 5,260 | 38,950 | $20,750 - 59,730 | 14% | 4% |
| 38 | Food preparation workers | 5,210 | 20,210 | $15,200 - 27,220 | 15% | 7% |
| 39 | Helpers--production workers | 4,980 | 22,520 | $15,760 - 31,770 | 0% | 4% |
| 40 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 4,960 | 35,060 | $20,270 - 57,050 | -6% | 14% |
| 41 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,920 | 31,740 | $21,420 - 45,880 | -1% | 2% |
| 42 | Construction laborers | 4,890 | 42,670 | $24,350 - 62,350 | 11% | 5% |
| 43 | Carpenters | 4,830 | 42,590 | $26,270 - 63,670 | 10% | 6% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 4,720 | 31,130 | $22,140 - 41,120 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Electricians | 4,640 | 54,780 | $29,440 - 82,470 | 7% | 7% |
| 46 | Fire fighters | 4,620 | 42,470 | $21,420 - 65,070 | 12% | 18% |
| 47 | Child care workers | 4,500 | 22,940 | $15,820 - 32,840 | 18% | 15% |
| 48 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 4,470 | 25,140 | $15,430 - 39,660 | 12% | 6% |
| 49 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 4,380 | 29,100 | $18,270 - 39,940 | -14% | 0% |
| 50 | Bartenders | 4,290 | 18,400 | $14,950 - 26,350 | 11% | 17% |
| 51 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 4,180 | 22,290 | $16,030 - 31,040 | 26% | 43% |
| 52 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 4,120 | -8% | 5% | ||
| 53 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 4,030 | 26,710 | $18,920 - 34,790 | 11% | 5% |
| 54 | Tellers | 4,000 | 23,760 | $18,020 - 31,040 | 14% | 16% |
| 55 | Bill and account collectors | 4,000 | 30,060 | $21,440 - 40,360 | 23% | 13% |
| 56 | Telemarketers | 3,850 | 21,140 | $15,640 - 28,560 | -9% | 14% |
| 57 | Computer support specialists | 3,750 | 44,330 | $28,960 - 63,580 | 13% | 43% |
| 58 | Data entry keyers | 3,580 | 25,230 | $16,830 - 33,660 | -4% | 18% |
| 59 | Medical assistants | 3,380 | 26,740 | $20,620 - 33,990 | 35% | 10% |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,380 | 62,600 | $39,860 - 87,750 | 7% | 13% |
| 61 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 3,310 | 50,770 | $23,080 - 86,250 | 28% | 48% |
| 62 | Cooks, fast food | 3,250 | 18,270 | $15,120 - 23,790 | 8% | 5% |
| 63 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 3,190 | 25,000 | $16,670 - 35,410 | -4% | 5% |
| 64 | Insurance sales agents | 3,190 | 54,560 | $24,470 - 117,330 | 13% | 45% |
| 65 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,150 | 17,630 | $15,060 - 20,650 | 10% | 17% |
| 66 | Counter and rental clerks | 3,070 | 24,130 | $15,270 - 37,740 | 23% | 16% |
| 67 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 3,050 | 42,080 | $26,070 - 62,060 | 4% | 30% |
| 68 | Driver/sales workers | 3,020 | 24,410 | $15,080 - 42,700 | -4% | 4% |
| 69 | Dishwashers | 3,010 | 17,290 | $14,930 - 20,900 | 10% | 3% |
| 70 | All other information and record clerks | 2,970 | 31,350 | $20,560 - 44,120 | -12% | 21% |
| 71 | Postal service mail carriers | 2,930 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 72 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 2,910 | 36,670 | $24,730 - 49,330 | -2% | 6% |
| 73 | Recreation workers | 2,790 | 23,370 | $15,450 - 37,220 | 13% | 47% |
| 74 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,770 | 27,900 | $19,690 - 36,540 | 32% | 16% |
| 75 | Legal secretaries | 2,730 | 39,700 | $28,310 - 51,670 | 12% | 18% |
| 76 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,640 | 36,000 | $18,080 - 63,220 | -12% | 0% |
| 77 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,630 | 20,920 | $15,280 - 29,850 | 10% | 8% |
| 78 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,600 | 17,650 | $14,910 - 23,400 | 12% | 6% |
| 79 | Library assistants, clerical | 2,570 | 26,510 | $15,410 - 41,440 | 8% | 37% |
| 80 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,530 | 33,810 | $24,110 - 44,540 | 0% | 22% |
| 81 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,530 | 35,210 | $16,210 - 62,770 | 5% | 2% |
| 82 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,500 | 78,870 | $39,860 - 126,780 | 4% | 38% |
| 83 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,440 | 55,950 | $26,760 - 82,660 | 11% | 4% |
| 84 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,420 | 64,710 | $44,080 - 86,990 | 9% | 10% |
| 85 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 2,410 | 139,780 | $43,630 - | 0% | 0% |
| 86 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 2,350 | 32,410 | $22,010 - 43,360 | 0% | 24% |
| 87 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 2,280 | 30,090 | $23,580 - 37,580 | 10% | 24% |
| 88 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,280 | 52,660 | $33,390 - 78,820 | 0% | 42% |
| 89 | Industrial production managers | 2,240 | 90,730 | $50,880 - 140,410 | -5% | 43% |
| 90 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,220 | 23,330 | $15,210 - 33,120 | 14% | 3% |
| 91 | Personal and home care aides | 2,170 | 20,460 | $17,030 - 25,260 | 51% | 10% |
| 92 | Cost estimators | 2,160 | 62,250 | $36,050 - 91,360 | 19% | 32% |
| 93 | Correctional officers and jailers | 2,140 | 38,290 | $29,710 - 48,590 | 17% | 11% |
| 94 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,130 | 57,240 | $25,410 - 110,780 | 9% | 3% |
| 95 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,120 | 61,270 | $36,260 - 89,730 | 9% | 47% |
| 96 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,070 | 40,730 | $23,490 - 64,320 | -6% | 0% |
| 97 | Loan officers | 2,060 | 54,290 | $28,120 - 86,080 | 12% | 49% |
| 98 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,060 | 49,390 | $32,960 - 72,200 | 9% | 5% |
| 99 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 2,050 | 57,400 | $42,880 - 74,390 | 8% | 3% |
| 100 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 2,050 | 47,850 | $29,880 - 68,450 | 22% | 45% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 40,770 | 1,420 | 16.1 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | 220 | 13.2 | |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 34,520 | 1,590 | 7.7 |
| Air traffic controllers | 127,530 | 620 | 6.4 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,900 | 1,620 | 5.9 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,040 | 630 | 4.8 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,630 | 630 | 4.8 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 86,010 | 220 | 4.7 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 27,730 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Bailiffs | 35,970 | 390 | 4.5 |
| Cooks, all other | 23,240 | 310 | 4.3 |
| Social workers, all other | 57,960 | 1,850 | 3.8 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 38,500 | 160 | 3.8 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 59,130 | 120 | 3.7 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,730 | 2,070 | 3.7 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 56,170 | 100 | 3.7 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 36,930 | 230 | 3.6 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 36,400 | 1,020 | 3.6 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 19,370 | 440 | 3.3 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 59,120 | 210 | 3.3 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,150 | 610 | 3.3 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,390 | 1,150 | 3.2 |
| Pediatricians, general | 144,040 | 530 | 3.2 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,150 | 560 | 3.1 |
| Tool and die makers | 47,360 | 1,850 | 3.1 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 26,510 | 2,570 | 3.1 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 36,670 | 2,910 | 3 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 31,920 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 32,370 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,100 | 1,750 | 2.9 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 43,430 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,000 | 2,640 | 2.9 |
| Funeral attendants | 22,960 | 470 | 2.7 |
| Podiatrists | 103,360 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 27,240 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Machinists | 36,200 | 8,350 | 2.7 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 28,830 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 26,930 | 710 | 2.6 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 92,660 | 1,220 | 2.6 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 56,610 | 270 | 2.6 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,020 | 1,680 | 2.6 |
| Biomedical engineers | 69,980 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,100 | 4,380 | 2.6 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 53,960 | 430 | 2.6 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 39,670 | 270 | 2.5 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 55,670 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 64,400 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 57,570 | 250 | 2.5 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 79,830 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 46,110 | 230 | 2.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislators | 97,410 | 2.74 | 430 |
| Surveyors | 80,390 | 1.47 | 230 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 46,110 | 1.41 | 390 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 57,240 | 1.4 | 2,130 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 53,710 | 1.38 | 430 |
| Construction laborers | 42,670 | 1.37 | 4,890 |
| Production workers, all other | 39,720 | 1.37 | 1,850 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 49,390 | 1.37 | 360 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 41,950 | 1.35 | 1,500 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 61,390 | 1.35 | 370 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 57,400 | 1.34 | 2,050 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 111,240 | 1.32 | 170 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 48,560 | 1.31 | 1,070 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 31,010 | 1.31 | 820 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 34,010 | 1.31 | 860 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 49,750 | 1.31 | 2,330 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,730 | 1.3 | 2,070 |
| Teacher assistants | 28,910 | 1.3 | 5,420 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 65,760 | 1.28 | 1,480 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 52,240 | 1.28 | 420 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 59,130 | 1.27 | 120 |
| Sheet metal workers | 53,060 | 1.27 | 1,040 |
| Financial managers | 117,920 | 1.27 | 3,660 |
| Administrative services managers | 92,260 | 1.27 | 1,590 |
| Bus drivers, school | 33,020 | 1.26 | 1,390 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 38,310 | 1.26 | 1,410 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 64,730 | 1.26 | 210 |
| Glaziers | 49,470 | 1.25 | 380 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,630 | 1.25 | 630 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 79,780 | 1.24 | 920 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 118,940 | 1.23 | 110 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 59,540 | 1.23 | 470 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 64,540 | 1.23 | 950 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,000 | 1.23 | 2,640 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 53,630 | 1.23 | 310 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 51,440 | 1.22 | 170 |
| Social workers, all other | 57,960 | 1.22 | 1,850 |
| Pipelayers | 44,660 | 1.22 | 210 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 60,590 | 1.22 | 7,320 |
| Air traffic controllers | 127,530 | 1.22 | 620 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 55,950 | 1.21 | 2,440 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 52,150 | 1.21 | 400 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 62,010 | 1.21 | 13,170 |
| Residential advisors | 30,940 | 1.21 | 290 |
| Chiropractors | 95,370 | 1.21 | 230 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 61,620 | 1.21 | 1,090 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 62,270 | 1.21 | 2,370 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 98,460 | 1.21 | 1,740 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 32,370 | 1.2 | 210 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 47,250 | 1.2 | 1,330 |
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