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Columbus's diversified economy primarily consists of government, trade, banking, insurance, research, data processing, manufacturing telecommunications, education and healthcare. The city is home to more than 70 insurance companies. The city is among the major insurance centers in the nation. Large financial intuitions also significantly contribute to the economy.
Columbus is the corporate headquarters for nationwide companies including Banc One Corporation, Nationwide Insurance, American Electric Power, The Limited, Inc., Consolidated Stores Corporation, Wendy's International, Borden Inc and Ashland Chemicals.
Although manufacturing has declined in Columbus it still contributes to the economy. The primary manufacturing industries are fabricated metal, machinery, food processing, auto parts, telephone components, appliances, coated fabrics and glass.
Due to Columbus being the capital of Ohio, the state of Ohio is the largest employer in the city. The Ohio State University is the second largest employer. The U.S. Government is the city's third largest job provider. The U.S. Government operates the Defense Supply Center that ships a vast number of items on a daily basis to military facilities located all over the world.
The largest job providers in Columbus:
Noteworthy details regarding Columbus, Ohio: In 2007 the estimated median household income in the city was $42,000. Regarding the adult population, 29% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index in Columbus was at 82.1 (national average: 100).
Columbus's significant nonagricultural job providing sectors:
Helpful associations providing assistance to local companies include:
People interested in what is taking place in the Columbus business community may want to read the daily newspaper the Columbus Dispatch.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 16,750 | 59,950 | $43,140 - 79,790 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 11,820 | 63,330 | $30,770 - 105,350 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 9,420 | 58,840 | $35,030 - 88,680 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 8,610 | 56,750 | $37,000 - 80,020 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 7,070 | 56,510 | $37,190 - 79,090 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Computer software engineers, applications | 7,000 | 81,320 | $51,240 - 114,570 | 45% | 85% |
| 7 | Management analysts | 5,230 | 68,270 | $43,580 - 99,130 | 22% | 78% |
| 8 | Computer programmers | 5,090 | 71,140 | $44,100 - 102,970 | 0% | 73% |
| 9 | Computer systems analysts | 4,770 | 80,210 | $52,140 - 106,690 | 29% | 68% |
| 10 | Network and computer systems administrators | 3,930 | 64,990 | $40,960 - 93,700 | 27% | 50% |
| 11 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 3,400 | 71,400 | $47,220 - 101,780 | 53% | 57% |
| 12 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 3,350 | 81,450 | $55,930 - 106,940 | 28% | 85% |
| 13 | Lawyers | 3,190 | 91,190 | $40,410 - 150,550 | 11% | 99% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 3,000 | 119,910 | $67,870 - | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,950 | 82,500 | $30,320 - 152,570 | 12% | 51% |
| 16 | Computer and information systems managers | 2,910 | 113,910 | $73,330 - 161,550 | 16% | 73% |
| 17 | Training and development specialists | 2,780 | 54,140 | $30,120 - 80,140 | 18% | 56% |
| 18 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,700 | 53,670 | $28,870 - 84,240 | 17% | 56% |
| 19 | Managers, all other | 2,700 | 95,740 | $55,050 - 143,700 | 7% | 55% |
| 20 | Pharmacists | 2,630 | 92,590 | $49,100 - 120,890 | 22% | 97% |
| 21 | Industrial engineers | 2,570 | 71,760 | $47,630 - 97,620 | 20% | 74% |
| 22 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 2,450 | 55,000 | $28,930 - 83,230 | 5% | 58% |
| 23 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,430 | 47,960 | $24,060 - 76,370 | 9% | 54% |
| 24 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,200 | 59,030 | $39,070 - 81,930 | 11% | 95% |
| 25 | Financial analysts | 2,170 | 72,990 | $40,960 - 115,260 | 34% | 87% |
| 26 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,160 | 78,280 | $27,370 - | 25% | 67% |
| 27 | Sales managers | 2,070 | 114,120 | $54,910 - | 10% | 69% |
| 28 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,890 | 80,250 | $47,220 - 104,310 | 15% | 68% |
| 29 | Chief executives | 1,850 | 164,280 | $84,300 - | 2% | 65% |
| 30 | Medical and health services managers | 1,830 | 82,420 | $54,730 - 114,980 | 16% | 57% |
| 31 | Market research analysts | 1,820 | 66,730 | $33,400 - 115,430 | 20% | 82% |
| 32 | Public relations specialists | 1,760 | 59,050 | $34,800 - 90,160 | 18% | 81% |
| 33 | Graphic designers | 1,750 | 45,850 | $28,300 - 66,370 | 10% | 55% |
| 34 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,680 | 42,830 | $18,540 - 81,500 | 14% | 62% |
| 35 | Civil engineers | 1,660 | 70,670 | $46,240 - 100,330 | 18% | 87% |
| 36 | Mechanical engineers | 1,650 | 66,720 | $40,550 - 94,150 | 4% | 78% |
| 37 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,620 | 57,650 | $37,480 - 82,080 | 9% | 87% |
| 38 | Social and human service assistants | 1,570 | 28,260 | $17,650 - 41,060 | 34% | 58% |
| 39 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,570 | 47,000 | $27,560 - 75,590 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Insurance underwriters | 1,540 | 60,810 | $38,390 - 85,760 | 6% | 53% |
| 41 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,470 | 59,960 | $36,500 - 84,950 | 13% | 73% |
| 42 | Coaches and scouts | 1,380 | 35,320 | $15,740 - 60,690 | 15% | 60% |
| 43 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,320 | 39,170 | $27,630 - 54,250 | 19% | 77% |
| 44 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,310 | 54,740 | $35,790 - 78,080 | 20% | 87% |
| 45 | Database administrators | 1,270 | 73,840 | $43,190 - 103,610 | 29% | 72% |
| 46 | Instructional coordinators | 1,240 | 64,880 | $34,630 - 97,860 | 23% | 79% |
| 47 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,230 | 93,260 | $71,030 - 123,070 | 8% | 78% |
| 48 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 1,110 | 63,810 | $43,870 - 86,630 | 0% | 96% |
| 49 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,070 | 50,720 | $36,390 - 65,440 | 12% | 51% |
| 50 | Librarians | 1,060 | 56,450 | $38,850 - 79,280 | 4% | 85% |
| 51 | Editors | 1,030 | 41,140 | $27,980 - 59,450 | 2% | 81% |
| 52 | Physical therapists | 1,010 | 73,440 | $51,280 - 101,660 | 27% | 89% |
| 53 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 960 | 73,020 | $43,590 - 114,890 | 18% | 88% |
| 54 | Special education teachers, middle school | 940 | 56,100 | $37,100 - 78,820 | 16% | 87% |
| 55 | Marketing managers | 940 | 110,880 | $64,420 - | 14% | 69% |
| 56 | Engineering managers | 940 | 102,960 | $67,680 - 147,930 | 7% | 84% |
| 57 | Budget analysts | 940 | 66,360 | $43,930 - 93,580 | 7% | 78% |
| 58 | Advertising sales agents | 900 | 41,090 | $22,340 - 68,830 | 20% | 56% |
| 59 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 880 | 52,710 | $25,960 - 70,420 | 23% | 54% |
| 60 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 840 | 37,830 | $26,900 - 50,030 | 15% | 51% |
| 61 | Social workers, all other | 840 | 41,550 | $28,030 - 59,990 | 18% | 77% |
| 62 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 830 | 69,620 | $43,290 - 82,070 | 25% | 93% |
| 63 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 830 | 53,120 | $34,890 - 78,420 | 18% | 56% |
| 64 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 810 | 41,340 | $18,960 - 66,740 | 25% | 58% |
| 65 | Personal financial advisors | 810 | 84,810 | $29,270 - | 41% | 81% |
| 66 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 790 | 32,460 | $21,360 - 40,830 | 11% | 79% |
| 67 | Engineers, all other | 770 | 80,620 | $39,610 - 122,980 | 6% | 82% |
| 68 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 760 | 52,040 | $29,240 - 80,810 | 20% | 99% |
| 69 | Electrical engineers | 740 | 74,920 | $47,420 - 108,960 | 6% | 81% |
| 70 | Speech-language pathologists | 740 | 81,090 | $49,840 - 117,420 | 11% | 98% |
| 71 | Medical and public health social workers | 740 | 46,000 | $33,620 - 63,380 | 24% | 77% |
| 72 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 700 | 34,740 | $25,920 - 47,900 | 30% | 77% |
| 73 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 680 | 57,470 | $30,550 - 83,080 | 17% | 54% |
| 74 | Social and community service managers | 670 | 67,070 | $35,910 - 104,200 | 25% | 72% |
| 75 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 670 | 82,480 | $39,960 - 125,260 | 16% | 99% |
| 76 | Legislators | 660 | 85,570 | $15,330 - | 1% | 65% |
| 77 | Occupational therapists | 650 | 66,630 | $44,870 - 95,750 | 23% | 90% |
| 78 | Chemists | 650 | 61,300 | $40,400 - 84,840 | 9% | 93% |
| 79 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 640 | 115,700 | $46,940 - | 14% | 78% |
| 80 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 630 | 72,020 | $45,420 - 102,190 | 4% | 81% |
| 81 | Rehabilitation counselors | 600 | 45,470 | $24,190 - 73,020 | 23% | 73% |
| 82 | Dentists, general | 600 | 167,540 | $89,060 - | 9% | 100% |
| 83 | Mental health counselors | 530 | 44,890 | $29,840 - 62,680 | 30% | 73% |
| 84 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 500 | 60,430 | $34,790 - 89,430 | 14% | 54% |
| 85 | Actuaries | 450 | 86,740 | $54,030 - 130,660 | 24% | 99% |
| 86 | Veterinarians | 450 | 106,790 | $56,720 - | 35% | 100% |
| 87 | Human resources managers, all other | 450 | 104,250 | $66,830 - 154,170 | 11% | 58% |
| 88 | Purchasing managers | 440 | 87,780 | $47,180 - 131,140 | 3% | 57% |
| 89 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 430 | 47,850 | $30,010 - 68,580 | 11% | 58% |
| 90 | Financial examiners | 430 | 74,230 | $41,520 - 106,800 | 11% | 76% |
| 91 | Fashion designers | 420 | 58,430 | $27,990 - 97,180 | 5% | 55% |
| 92 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 410 | 51,990 | $40,120 - 65,110 | 9% | 72% |
| 93 | Musicians and singers | 400 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 94 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 390 | 44,080 | $28,140 - 68,510 | 24% | 78% |
| 95 | Credit analysts | 380 | 60,260 | $34,740 - 97,610 | 2% | 60% |
| 96 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 370 | 88,450 | $42,780 - | 8% | 72% |
| 97 | Operations research analysts | 370 | 68,050 | $36,090 - 106,040 | 11% | 71% |
| 98 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 370 | 40,780 | $28,610 - 56,320 | 34% | 73% |
| 99 | Interior designers | 370 | 48,610 | $32,330 - 70,390 | 20% | 55% |
| 100 | Reporters and correspondents | 360 | 35,480 | $20,740 - 54,970 | 1% | 85% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 25,850 | 24,130 | $15,580 - 37,120 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 25,400 | 28,600 | $16,150 - 54,110 | 2% | 5% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 23,780 | 17,040 | $14,890 - 20,610 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 22,270 | 18,710 | $14,990 - 24,950 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 20,660 | 31,670 | $20,210 - 47,010 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 19,400 | 31,070 | $16,820 - 47,890 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 17,830 | 18,400 | $14,920 - 26,330 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 14,810 | 23,940 | $16,380 - 38,400 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 14,320 | 23,510 | $15,610 - 34,410 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 12,550 | 33,940 | $23,540 - 46,630 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 12,140 | 38,590 | $27,210 - 51,860 | 10% | 4% |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 11,580 | 43,090 | $28,350 - 61,810 | 15% | 18% |
| 13 | Home health aides | 11,280 | 21,100 | $16,710 - 25,800 | 49% | 7% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,270 | 32,800 | $21,830 - 44,920 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Packers and packagers, hand | 9,720 | 21,750 | $15,320 - 31,280 | -11% | 3% |
| 16 | Business operations specialists, all other | 9,710 | 57,680 | $29,350 - 89,040 | 21% | 49% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,460 | 49,260 | $30,860 - 70,850 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 8,740 | 30,460 | $17,540 - 48,490 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 8,580 | 24,910 | $19,010 - 31,940 | 18% | 7% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,250 | 35,330 | $21,190 - 50,890 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 7,800 | 30,230 | $20,290 - 42,380 | 4% | 6% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,090 | 39,950 | $23,000 - 61,430 | 4% | 25% |
| 23 | General and operations managers | 7,050 | 109,630 | $51,400 - | 2% | 48% |
| 24 | Cooks, restaurant | 6,970 | 21,370 | $16,840 - 27,020 | 12% | 5% |
| 25 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,930 | 31,450 | $16,660 - 51,370 | 8% | 4% |
| 26 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,650 | 23,850 | $16,490 - 34,850 | 18% | 6% |
| 27 | Computer support specialists | 6,560 | 40,020 | $18,220 - 64,270 | 13% | 43% |
| 28 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 5,920 | 28,210 | $20,440 - 39,260 | -1% | 2% |
| 29 | Food preparation workers | 5,670 | 20,310 | $15,220 - 29,380 | 15% | 7% |
| 30 | Teacher assistants | 5,470 | 28,150 | $18,200 - 38,460 | 10% | 18% |
| 31 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,370 | 42,060 | $33,660 - 53,000 | 14% | 7% |
| 32 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,360 | 24,820 | $17,080 - 32,880 | 17% | 13% |
| 33 | Security guards | 5,230 | 27,880 | $18,270 - 40,890 | 17% | 13% |
| 34 | Medical secretaries | 4,880 | 29,460 | $21,870 - 39,540 | 17% | 18% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 4,700 | 32,980 | $20,760 - 48,030 | 11% | 14% |
| 36 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,570 | 19,060 | $15,450 - 24,290 | 13% | 5% |
| 37 | Bill and account collectors | 4,480 | 30,910 | $22,400 - 41,530 | 23% | 13% |
| 38 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,470 | 56,420 | $40,770 - 68,190 | 11% | 33% |
| 39 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 4,190 | 29,280 | $17,360 - 55,070 | -8% | 5% |
| 40 | Telemarketers | 4,070 | 22,610 | $15,760 - 31,230 | -9% | 14% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 4,060 | 41,460 | $27,420 - 58,440 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,020 | 51,840 | $33,020 - 76,950 | -4% | 15% |
| 43 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,990 | 31,300 | $22,630 - 40,580 | 4% | 15% |
| 44 | Electricians | 3,940 | 45,210 | $25,920 - 65,100 | 7% | 7% |
| 45 | Fire fighters | 3,900 | 47,240 | $22,030 - 67,070 | 12% | 18% |
| 46 | Data entry keyers | 3,840 | 26,480 | $19,220 - 36,390 | -4% | 18% |
| 47 | Helpers--production workers | 3,770 | 24,520 | $16,840 - 36,780 | 0% | 4% |
| 48 | Production workers, all other | 3,590 | 31,630 | $20,010 - 48,480 | 2% | 5% |
| 49 | Medical assistants | 3,570 | 28,570 | $20,630 - 38,410 | 35% | 10% |
| 50 | Child care workers | 3,520 | 21,660 | $15,280 - 31,960 | 18% | 15% |
| 51 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,500 | 37,430 | $21,330 - 56,680 | 14% | 4% |
| 52 | Cooks, fast food | 3,490 | 18,960 | $15,260 - 24,540 | 8% | 5% |
| 53 | Construction laborers | 3,380 | 36,120 | $22,470 - 56,810 | 11% | 5% |
| 54 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 3,340 | 33,360 | $20,550 - 46,120 | 0% | 22% |
| 55 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,330 | 60,910 | $38,900 - 82,950 | 9% | 10% |
| 56 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,310 | 17,470 | $14,980 - 20,920 | 10% | 17% |
| 57 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,280 | 22,460 | $16,430 - 31,250 | 26% | 43% |
| 58 | Driver/sales workers | 3,260 | 24,060 | $15,020 - 45,750 | -4% | 4% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 3,010 | 28,030 | $19,410 - 38,340 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Bartenders | 2,920 | 18,490 | $14,930 - 25,390 | 11% | 17% |
| 61 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,920 | 57,980 | $36,360 - 82,760 | 7% | 13% |
| 62 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,920 | 33,160 | $20,000 - 49,170 | -6% | 14% |
| 63 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,900 | 59,820 | $37,780 - 82,860 | 0% | 42% |
| 64 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,730 | 54,300 | $28,490 - 82,480 | 28% | 48% |
| 65 | Insurance sales agents | 2,730 | 50,950 | $27,920 - 94,900 | 13% | 45% |
| 66 | Personal and home care aides | 2,690 | 21,220 | $16,520 - 25,610 | 51% | 10% |
| 67 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,570 | 24,970 | $16,930 - 37,040 | 23% | 16% |
| 68 | Tellers | 2,520 | 24,360 | $19,110 - 31,350 | 14% | 16% |
| 69 | Dishwashers | 2,450 | 18,520 | $15,380 - 22,910 | 10% | 3% |
| 70 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,430 | 26,220 | $18,330 - 35,540 | 32% | 16% |
| 71 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,390 | 23,790 | $15,050 - 38,410 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | All other information and record clerks | 2,370 | 36,410 | $25,730 - 49,120 | -12% | 21% |
| 73 | Order clerks | 2,370 | 27,730 | $18,680 - 34,190 | -23% | 16% |
| 74 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,360 | 40,100 | $23,980 - 59,080 | 4% | 30% |
| 75 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 2,210 | 32,750 | $19,070 - 46,730 | -4% | 5% |
| 76 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,190 | 56,520 | $34,850 - 81,040 | 9% | 47% |
| 77 | Recreation workers | 2,180 | 23,640 | $16,760 - 37,650 | 13% | 47% |
| 78 | Postal service mail carriers | 2,120 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 79 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,080 | 28,150 | $18,680 - 39,080 | -14% | 0% |
| 80 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,070 | 46,140 | $29,010 - 67,720 | 11% | 4% |
| 81 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,010 | 44,290 | $27,880 - 64,380 | 9% | 3% |
| 82 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,990 | 28,840 | $20,920 - 39,500 | 16% | 10% |
| 83 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,990 | 17,780 | $14,900 - 23,710 | 12% | 6% |
| 84 | Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 1,990 | 88,930 | $35,050 - 156,200 | 0% | 0% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,980 | 78,540 | $38,890 - 130,170 | 4% | 38% |
| 86 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,950 | 45,560 | $30,940 - 64,230 | 13% | 17% |
| 87 | Cost estimators | 1,930 | 61,390 | $34,400 - 88,640 | 19% | 32% |
| 88 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,850 | 40,750 | $28,760 - 54,110 | 12% | 3% |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,840 | 53,510 | $33,660 - 79,260 | 10% | 17% |
| 90 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,820 | 21,400 | $15,510 - 29,570 | 14% | 3% |
| 91 | Administrative services managers | 1,820 | 96,230 | $53,760 - 160,820 | 12% | 40% |
| 92 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,750 | 51,220 | $29,810 - 75,080 | 9% | 5% |
| 93 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,730 | 32,450 | $21,300 - 43,240 | 5% | 2% |
| 94 | Food service managers | 1,680 | 48,110 | $30,830 - 70,670 | 5% | 24% |
| 95 | Machinists | 1,680 | 35,230 | $24,010 - 47,280 | -2% | 3% |
| 96 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,620 | 31,570 | $16,440 - 44,790 | 0% | 24% |
| 97 | Dental assistants | 1,570 | 35,240 | $27,080 - 47,990 | 29% | 9% |
| 98 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,570 | 19,290 | $15,320 - 24,780 | 16% | 9% |
| 99 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,550 | 20,880 | $15,100 - 30,010 | 10% | 8% |
| 100 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,540 | 26,740 | $17,430 - 41,290 | -11% | 9% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal breeders | 41,890 | 100 | 115.7 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 25,270 | 320 | 12.9 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 32,210 | 270 | 7.6 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 36,160 | 330 | 6 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 77,050 | 130 | 5.4 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 29,720 | 180 | 5.2 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 25,170 | 350 | 5.1 |
| Fashion designers | 58,430 | 420 | 4.9 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 98,710 | 120 | 4.8 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 60,360 | 130 | 4.6 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 70,250 | 150 | 4.5 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 88,930 | 1,990 | 4 |
| Actuaries | 86,740 | 450 | 4 |
| Correspondence clerks | 36,660 | 270 | 3.9 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 33,440 | 640 | 3.5 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 107,260 | 310 | 3.4 |
| Emergency management specialists | 62,500 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Cooks, all other | 23,470 | 200 | 3.1 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 38,010 | 110 | 3 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 31,540 | 220 | 3 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 47,560 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Bailiffs | 40,500 | 220 | 2.9 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 101,790 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 31,050 | 1,180 | 2.8 |
| Court reporters | 48,260 | 220 | 2.8 |
| Job printers | 31,490 | 660 | 2.8 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,000 | 660 | 2.7 |
| Pediatricians, general | 161,750 | 380 | 2.6 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 47,070 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Survey researchers | 45,690 | 290 | 2.5 |
| Financial examiners | 74,230 | 430 | 2.5 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 73,980 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 29,280 | 4,190 | 2.4 |
| Production workers, all other | 31,630 | 3,590 | 2.3 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 100 | 2.3 | |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 63,810 | 1,110 | 2.3 |
| Statistical assistants | 42,570 | 180 | 2.3 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,650 | 260 | 2.3 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 30,290 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 200,780 | 200 | 2.2 |
| Fire fighters | 47,240 | 3,900 | 2.2 |
| Insurance underwriters | 60,810 | 1,540 | 2.2 |
| Budget analysts | 66,360 | 940 | 2.2 |
| Legislators | 85,570 | 660 | 2.1 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 36,900 | 750 | 2.1 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 88,190 | 130 | 2.1 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 82,350 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Internists, general | 167,050 | 560 | 2 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 34,200 | 110 | 2 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90,780 | 480 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislators | 85,570 | 2.41 | 660 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 88,450 | 1.44 | 370 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 52,710 | 1.37 | 880 |
| Art directors | 96,300 | 1.34 | 320 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 60,430 | 1.34 | 500 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 87,650 | 1.32 | 360 |
| Administrative services managers | 96,230 | 1.32 | 1,820 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 39,760 | 1.31 | 1,180 |
| Food batchmakers | 33,440 | 1.3 | 460 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 60,360 | 1.3 | 130 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 115,700 | 1.3 | 640 |
| Home appliance repairers | 46,410 | 1.3 | 270 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 78,840 | 1.29 | 400 |
| Financial managers | 119,910 | 1.29 | 3,000 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 87,110 | 1.28 | 170 |
| Teacher assistants | 28,150 | 1.26 | 5,470 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 47,960 | 1.26 | 2,430 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 45,470 | 1.26 | 600 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 81,090 | 1.26 | 740 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 32,750 | 1.25 | 2,210 |
| Real estate brokers | 89,170 | 1.25 | 200 |
| Education administrators, all other | 95,530 | 1.25 | 260 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 77,300 | 1.25 | 210 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 98,710 | 1.25 | 120 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 101,790 | 1.24 | 130 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 82,350 | 1.24 | 200 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 82,480 | 1.24 | 670 |
| Chiropractors | 97,260 | 1.24 | 210 |
| Veterinarians | 106,790 | 1.24 | 450 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90,780 | 1.24 | 480 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 39,040 | 1.24 | 330 |
| Office clerks, general | 31,070 | 1.22 | 19,400 |
| Dietetic technicians | 34,810 | 1.22 | 180 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 87,690 | 1.22 | 160 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 63,810 | 1.22 | 1,110 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 73,980 | 1.21 | 310 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 36,740 | 1.21 | 240 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 87,210 | 1.21 | 160 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 64,470 | 1.21 | 710 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 107,260 | 1.2 | 310 |
| Couriers and messengers | 28,970 | 1.2 | 320 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 43,570 | 1.19 | 180 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 80,250 | 1.19 | 1,890 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 28,030 | 1.19 | 3,010 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 32,990 | 1.19 | 340 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 28,600 | 1.18 | 25,400 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 73,220 | 1.18 | 700 |
| Technical writers | 70,000 | 1.18 | 230 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 77,050 | 1.18 | 130 |
| Residential advisors | 30,050 | 1.18 | 450 |
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