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The research and development department of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the largest employer in Dayton. The base includes a large number of civilian employees. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been acknowledged as attracting to the city one of the nation's highest concentrations of aerospace/high-technology companies. These companies provide jobs for engineers, technicians, scientists and specialists.
The U.S. Defense Department Joint Logistics Systems Center manages the installation of new computer systems for all military services. The center generates a large number of private sector jobs.
With the declining manufacturing sector, the economy has diversified and major economic components include healthcare, education, legal and insurance. The hospitals located in the Greater Dayton area employ a vast number of people and substantially contribute to the economy. In addition, numerous jobs are provided by the region's Miami Valley Research Park which is the site of government and corporate research firms.
Officials of the state of Ohio are working to make Dayton a prominent center for UAV research and manufacturing.
The largest job providers in the city:
The city includes numerous major companies such as:
Dayton's major employment sectors:
Noteworthy information about Dayton, Ohio: In 2007 the estimated median household income was $29,000. The cost of living index in 2008 was at 78.8. In Dayton, 14% of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or better.
Dayton businesses are invited to collaborate with helpful organizations such as:
Dayton Business Journal provides readers with news about local business and industry.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 10,440 | 57,910 | $43,440 - 75,400 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,850 | 53,830 | $34,640 - 76,010 | 6% | 96% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,450 | 59,290 | $26,790 - 95,680 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 3,520 | 52,020 | $32,340 - 74,250 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 2,910 | 64,160 | $37,490 - 97,690 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Computer software engineers, applications | 2,320 | 78,230 | $51,530 - 105,420 | 45% | 85% |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,980 | 90,020 | $59,180 - 130,780 | 28% | 85% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,850 | 50,150 | $31,900 - 73,150 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 1,670 | 74,690 | $40,780 - 105,160 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Computer systems analysts | 1,390 | 74,650 | $45,700 - 103,640 | 29% | 68% |
| 11 | Mechanical engineers | 1,320 | 70,910 | $49,220 - 101,170 | 4% | 78% |
| 12 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,270 | 56,320 | $33,930 - 81,700 | 27% | 50% |
| 13 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,200 | 78,170 | $45,540 - 108,230 | 15% | 68% |
| 14 | Librarians | 1,130 | 66,390 | $39,610 - 101,030 | 4% | 85% |
| 15 | Industrial engineers | 1,120 | 76,670 | $50,840 - 104,150 | 20% | 74% |
| 16 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,040 | 56,230 | $33,310 - 86,590 | 17% | 56% |
| 17 | Computer programmers | 1,030 | 62,860 | $36,250 - 91,420 | 0% | 73% |
| 18 | Financial managers | 1,030 | 95,210 | $51,600 - 146,230 | 13% | 60% |
| 19 | Engineers, all other | 1,020 | 95,930 | $47,180 - 138,100 | 6% | 82% |
| 20 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,010 | 96,390 | $65,860 - 130,600 | 4% | 81% |
| 21 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 960 | 47,420 | $25,000 - 78,290 | 9% | 54% |
| 22 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 910 | 97,870 | $71,030 - 133,720 | 8% | 78% |
| 23 | Computer and information systems managers | 890 | 113,680 | $72,090 - 160,850 | 16% | 73% |
| 24 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 830 | 54,320 | $36,280 - 74,410 | 9% | 87% |
| 25 | Sales managers | 820 | 109,270 | $45,900 - | 10% | 69% |
| 26 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 800 | 47,910 | $20,460 - 82,010 | 25% | 67% |
| 27 | Financial specialists, all other | 800 | 68,650 | $32,810 - 102,080 | 12% | 50% |
| 28 | Social and human service assistants | 790 | 30,710 | $20,720 - 45,680 | 34% | 58% |
| 29 | Medical and health services managers | 790 | 82,630 | $54,440 - 117,360 | 16% | 57% |
| 30 | Medical and public health social workers | 760 | 43,670 | $33,710 - 59,490 | 24% | 77% |
| 31 | Coaches and scouts | 760 | 21,250 | $14,840 - 32,070 | 15% | 60% |
| 32 | Chief executives | 740 | 143,080 | $44,520 - | 2% | 65% |
| 33 | Lawyers | 730 | 119,860 | $59,890 - | 11% | 99% |
| 34 | Graphic designers | 720 | 42,290 | $24,650 - 65,430 | 10% | 55% |
| 35 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 710 | 61,910 | $29,050 - 103,570 | 12% | 51% |
| 36 | Market research analysts | 700 | 57,100 | $32,790 - 85,370 | 20% | 82% |
| 37 | Pharmacists | 700 | 104,000 | $87,350 - 129,370 | 22% | 97% |
| 38 | Aerospace engineers | 680 | 98,770 | $68,980 - 129,690 | 10% | 87% |
| 39 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 680 | 68,350 | $45,780 - 95,200 | 53% | 57% |
| 40 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 680 | 59,240 | $36,230 - 81,510 | 13% | 73% |
| 41 | Engineering managers | 650 | 109,370 | $76,490 - 146,970 | 7% | 84% |
| 42 | Training and development specialists | 610 | 57,390 | $34,970 - 83,480 | 18% | 56% |
| 43 | Managers, all other | 610 | 96,960 | $50,400 - 149,850 | 7% | 55% |
| 44 | Editors | 610 | 45,040 | $25,720 - 71,010 | 2% | 81% |
| 45 | Instructional coordinators | 600 | 62,920 | $37,010 - 97,060 | 23% | 79% |
| 46 | Civil engineers | 590 | 73,040 | $45,350 - 100,360 | 18% | 87% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 580 | 57,600 | $40,290 - 78,910 | 20% | 87% |
| 48 | Electrical engineers | 520 | 80,240 | $56,740 - 111,070 | 6% | 81% |
| 49 | Special education teachers, middle school | 500 | 52,780 | $36,670 - 68,660 | 16% | 87% |
| 50 | Physical therapists | 480 | 73,550 | $54,600 - 100,030 | 27% | 89% |
| 51 | Sales and related workers, all other | 480 | 40,050 | $15,220 - 82,740 | 14% | 62% |
| 52 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 470 | 29,510 | $21,450 - 41,050 | 11% | 79% |
| 53 | Materials engineers | 450 | 97,490 | $57,740 - 138,720 | 4% | 77% |
| 54 | Public relations specialists | 450 | 52,780 | $31,390 - 79,330 | 18% | 81% |
| 55 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 440 | 53,760 | $42,390 - 68,070 | 12% | 51% |
| 56 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 410 | 48,410 | $28,460 - 80,010 | 5% | 58% |
| 57 | Financial analysts | 410 | 65,030 | $42,370 - 93,330 | 34% | 87% |
| 58 | Child, family, and school social workers | 410 | 39,690 | $27,430 - 59,110 | 19% | 77% |
| 59 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 400 | 46,750 | $27,590 - 70,900 | 18% | 56% |
| 60 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 340 | 39,430 | $27,450 - 52,010 | 15% | 51% |
| 61 | Database administrators | 330 | 67,800 | $35,640 - 106,470 | 29% | 72% |
| 62 | Speech-language pathologists | 330 | 76,160 | $50,470 - 107,710 | 11% | 98% |
| 63 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 320 | 51,840 | $34,050 - 76,100 | 18% | 56% |
| 64 | Advertising sales agents | 320 | 48,720 | $26,690 - 76,050 | 20% | 56% |
| 65 | Social and community service managers | 310 | 58,580 | $35,480 - 94,750 | 25% | 72% |
| 66 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 310 | 36,540 | $27,140 - 50,410 | 30% | 77% |
| 67 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 310 | 73,870 | $47,210 - 99,850 | 5% | 90% |
| 68 | Occupational therapists | 300 | 74,610 | $55,910 - 100,740 | 23% | 90% |
| 69 | Floral designers | 300 | 20,540 | $16,110 - 25,230 | 0% | 55% |
| 70 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 290 | 32,750 | $25,070 - 45,030 | 25% | 58% |
| 71 | Mental health counselors | 290 | 46,550 | $35,270 - 61,620 | 30% | 73% |
| 72 | Sales engineers | 280 | 80,180 | $51,620 - 104,820 | 9% | 79% |
| 73 | Technical writers | 280 | 43,360 | $26,510 - 63,310 | 20% | 74% |
| 74 | Social workers, all other | 280 | 44,820 | $26,990 - 70,140 | 18% | 77% |
| 75 | Rehabilitation counselors | 260 | 40,700 | $20,940 - 63,350 | 23% | 73% |
| 76 | Marketing managers | 260 | 112,330 | $72,430 - 165,080 | 14% | 69% |
| 77 | Budget analysts | 260 | 76,420 | $53,460 - 101,210 | 7% | 78% |
| 78 | Dentists, general | 240 | 151,880 | $82,370 - | 9% | 100% |
| 79 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 230 | 64,340 | $44,750 - 85,340 | 0% | 96% |
| 80 | Private detectives and investigators | 230 | 34,800 | $22,560 - 51,710 | 18% | 52% |
| 81 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 210 | 67,930 | $48,560 - 85,850 | 18% | 88% |
| 82 | Chemists | 210 | 75,220 | $41,040 - 113,090 | 9% | 93% |
| 83 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 210 | 91,730 | $54,740 - 132,160 | 16% | 99% |
| 84 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 190 | 41,930 | $33,930 - 51,330 | 24% | 78% |
| 85 | Musicians and singers | 190 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 86 | Commercial pilots | 190 | 61,850 | $44,530 - 78,330 | 13% | 74% |
| 87 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 190 | 108,530 | $49,470 - | 14% | 78% |
| 88 | Physician assistants | 190 | 84,250 | $65,870 - 117,800 | 27% | 67% |
| 89 | Purchasing managers | 180 | 93,310 | $58,950 - 129,000 | 3% | 57% |
| 90 | Computer and information scientists, research | 170 | 91,030 | $57,400 - 127,360 | 22% | 68% |
| 91 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 170 | 41,140 | $28,600 - 60,960 | 14% | 54% |
| 92 | Tax preparers | 170 | 32,530 | $21,700 - 50,530 | 0% | 54% |
| 93 | Clergy | 160 | 45,690 | $28,430 - 71,590 | 19% | 75% |
| 94 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 160 | 69,960 | $53,670 - 83,020 | 25% | 93% |
| 95 | Personal financial advisors | 160 | 54,470 | $28,150 - 84,620 | 41% | 81% |
| 96 | Surveyors | 160 | 60,640 | $42,920 - 82,800 | 24% | 82% |
| 97 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 150 | 68,280 | $47,560 - 90,170 | 8% | 72% |
| 98 | Insurance underwriters | 140 | 52,210 | $33,170 - 76,210 | 6% | 53% |
| 99 | Computer hardware engineers | 140 | 83,150 | $51,720 - 116,270 | 5% | 70% |
| 100 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 140 | 52,230 | $39,040 - 66,410 | 9% | 72% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 11,270 | 24,580 | $15,340 - 39,040 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 10,840 | 16,550 | $14,860 - 19,320 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 10,550 | 18,200 | $14,920 - 24,150 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 7,340 | 25,090 | $16,480 - 37,790 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 7,270 | 16,570 | $14,860 - 19,390 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 6,730 | 27,240 | $16,540 - 39,130 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Customer service representatives | 6,710 | 32,180 | $18,000 - 51,850 | 25% | 22% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 6,090 | 24,830 | $16,220 - 39,240 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 6,070 | 24,360 | $18,950 - 31,310 | 18% | 7% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 5,300 | 23,110 | $15,330 - 32,850 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,990 | 39,150 | $26,300 - 54,640 | 10% | 4% |
| 12 | Team assemblers | 4,910 | 26,050 | $17,450 - 33,860 | 0% | 5% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 4,750 | 32,030 | $18,280 - 47,790 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,250 | 31,610 | $20,380 - 44,920 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Machinists | 3,480 | 35,980 | $22,880 - 49,710 | -2% | 3% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 3,330 | 34,560 | $20,010 - 50,830 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 3,280 | 47,380 | $28,460 - 71,500 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,260 | 39,170 | $27,740 - 53,230 | 15% | 18% |
| 19 | Packers and packagers, hand | 3,190 | 18,880 | $14,970 - 27,190 | -11% | 3% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 3,140 | 38,850 | $21,190 - 61,490 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Home health aides | 3,140 | 21,290 | $17,040 - 26,720 | 49% | 7% |
| 22 | Business operations specialists, all other | 3,120 | 66,800 | $34,620 - 101,640 | 21% | 49% |
| 23 | Telemarketers | 2,980 | 21,610 | $16,800 - 29,160 | -9% | 14% |
| 24 | General and operations managers | 2,860 | 110,210 | $52,570 - | 2% | 48% |
| 25 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,740 | 23,340 | $15,790 - 31,720 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,710 | 41,220 | $33,320 - 51,690 | 14% | 7% |
| 27 | Food preparation workers | 2,650 | 18,910 | $15,030 - 26,640 | 15% | 7% |
| 28 | Medical secretaries | 2,650 | 28,060 | $21,280 - 36,570 | 17% | 18% |
| 29 | Cooks, restaurant | 2,610 | 20,220 | $15,310 - 27,040 | 12% | 5% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,460 | 56,190 | $34,050 - 81,450 | -4% | 15% |
| 31 | Teacher assistants | 2,340 | 27,390 | $16,860 - 37,850 | 10% | 18% |
| 32 | Security guards | 2,330 | 23,890 | $16,050 - 35,970 | 17% | 13% |
| 33 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,320 | 23,850 | $15,550 - 34,910 | 18% | 6% |
| 34 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,210 | 30,280 | $19,770 - 46,070 | 4% | 6% |
| 35 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,210 | 29,990 | $16,230 - 54,610 | 8% | 4% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,160 | 30,480 | $19,140 - 44,500 | 11% | 14% |
| 37 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,120 | 18,860 | $15,250 - 24,170 | 13% | 5% |
| 38 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,960 | 34,890 | $20,660 - 53,710 | -6% | 14% |
| 39 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,950 | 35,420 | $17,100 - 55,840 | 14% | 4% |
| 40 | Computer support specialists | 1,840 | 41,060 | $25,600 - 57,390 | 13% | 43% |
| 41 | Electricians | 1,830 | 47,590 | $28,260 - 73,060 | 7% | 7% |
| 42 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,820 | -8% | 5% | ||
| 43 | Bartenders | 1,740 | 17,960 | $14,950 - 24,340 | 11% | 17% |
| 44 | Tellers | 1,720 | 24,570 | $17,990 - 31,830 | 14% | 16% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 1,720 | 27,380 | $20,750 - 35,220 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,660 | 30,510 | $23,010 - 39,370 | 4% | 15% |
| 47 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,620 | 31,910 | $18,240 - 56,690 | -12% | 0% |
| 48 | Fire fighters | 1,590 | 34,930 | $18,530 - 61,260 | 12% | 18% |
| 49 | Cooks, fast food | 1,590 | 18,050 | $15,080 - 22,530 | 8% | 5% |
| 50 | Construction laborers | 1,530 | 36,330 | $23,150 - 53,810 | 11% | 5% |
| 51 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,530 | 66,490 | $36,680 - 98,730 | 0% | 42% |
| 52 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,480 | 29,430 | $18,290 - 42,010 | -1% | 2% |
| 53 | Child care workers | 1,420 | 19,660 | $14,990 - 28,730 | 18% | 15% |
| 54 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,390 | 25,940 | $18,570 - 33,600 | 11% | 5% |
| 55 | Helpers--production workers | 1,360 | 24,630 | $16,190 - 38,940 | 0% | 4% |
| 56 | Carpenters | 1,350 | 41,380 | $25,610 - 59,900 | 10% | 6% |
| 57 | Driver/sales workers | 1,340 | 21,420 | $14,920 - 39,980 | -4% | 4% |
| 58 | All other information and record clerks | 1,330 | 34,250 | $22,470 - 48,150 | -12% | 21% |
| 59 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 1,280 | 38,310 | $24,690 - 50,470 | -2% | 6% |
| 60 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,240 | 25,370 | $15,350 - 42,090 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,220 | 60,070 | $36,830 - 89,010 | 7% | 13% |
| 62 | Recreation workers | 1,200 | 25,780 | $15,510 - 45,300 | 13% | 47% |
| 63 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,190 | 23,020 | $17,060 - 31,540 | 26% | 43% |
| 64 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,170 | 54,400 | $36,920 - 68,830 | 11% | 33% |
| 65 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 1,160 | 52,610 | $22,240 - 82,790 | 28% | 48% |
| 66 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,160 | 17,280 | $14,990 - 20,420 | 10% | 17% |
| 67 | Library technicians | 1,150 | 31,300 | $19,050 - 41,910 | 9% | 27% |
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,140 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 69 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,130 | 24,700 | $16,720 - 36,250 | 23% | 16% |
| 70 | Personal and home care aides | 1,110 | 20,700 | $17,110 - 25,340 | 51% | 10% |
| 71 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,040 | 28,290 | $19,940 - 37,460 | -14% | 0% |
| 72 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,040 | 37,860 | $26,890 - 52,410 | 9% | 3% |
| 73 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,000 | 48,110 | $30,050 - 65,780 | 11% | 4% |
| 74 | Dishwashers | 990 | 17,610 | $15,040 - 20,960 | 10% | 3% |
| 75 | Pharmacy technicians | 990 | 26,910 | $18,850 - 35,540 | 32% | 16% |
| 76 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 980 | 16,830 | $14,870 - 20,880 | 12% | 6% |
| 77 | Production workers, all other | 980 | 2% | 5% | ||
| 78 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 940 | 49,690 | $37,440 - 63,590 | 15% | 25% |
| 79 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 930 | 58,610 | $38,280 - 80,800 | 9% | 10% |
| 80 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 920 | 25,960 | $15,840 - 46,960 | 14% | 3% |
| 81 | Cost estimators | 870 | 63,150 | $35,530 - 92,470 | 19% | 32% |
| 82 | Tool and die makers | 860 | 43,460 | $28,720 - 60,810 | -9% | 5% |
| 83 | Insurance sales agents | 860 | 56,130 | $24,950 - 113,970 | 13% | 45% |
| 84 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 850 | 38,540 | $24,640 - 58,930 | 4% | 30% |
| 85 | Data entry keyers | 830 | 25,090 | $18,290 - 33,770 | -4% | 18% |
| 86 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 780 | 35,680 | $22,190 - 51,940 | -15% | 0% |
| 87 | Printing machine operators | 770 | 32,250 | $18,130 - 49,050 | -5% | 6% |
| 88 | Dental assistants | 730 | 34,260 | $22,620 - 50,550 | 29% | 9% |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 730 | 68,510 | $37,420 - 115,940 | 4% | 38% |
| 90 | Cooks, short order | 710 | 20,420 | $16,320 - 26,760 | 5% | 5% |
| 91 | Bill and account collectors | 700 | 31,930 | $21,100 - 46,310 | 23% | 13% |
| 92 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 690 | 28,630 | $22,270 - 36,240 | 10% | 24% |
| 93 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 690 | 19,300 | $15,340 - 24,690 | 16% | 9% |
| 94 | Order clerks | 690 | 32,910 | $20,560 - 47,930 | -23% | 16% |
| 95 | Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 690 | 30,970 | $17,240 - 49,620 | -24% | 3% |
| 96 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 690 | 19,710 | $15,510 - 24,790 | 10% | 8% |
| 97 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 670 | 215,630 | $155,310 - | 0% | 0% |
| 98 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 670 | 35,640 | $25,300 - 49,160 | 5% | 2% |
| 99 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 660 | 33,030 | $21,650 - 47,950 | 12% | 6% |
| 100 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 660 | 32,430 | $21,260 - 49,430 | 16% | 10% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 30,970 | 690 | 9.2 |
| Materials engineers | 97,490 | 450 | 8.5 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 29,770 | 150 | 8.4 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 72,490 | 240 | 6.4 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 34,690 | 130 | 6 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 35,930 | 250 | 5.5 |
| Aerospace engineers | 98,770 | 680 | 5.2 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,790 | 500 | 5 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,910 | 1,620 | 4.8 |
| Athletic trainers | 42,360 | 130 | 4.7 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,210 | 240 | 4.6 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 47,450 | 120 | 4.5 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 73,870 | 310 | 4.4 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 24,660 | 310 | 4.4 |
| Physicists | 100,300 | 140 | 4.3 |
| Tool and die makers | 43,460 | 860 | 4 |
| Library technicians | 31,300 | 1,150 | 3.9 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 29,730 | 120 | 3.8 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 30,740 | 320 | 3.8 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 34,800 | 230 | 3.8 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 38,310 | 1,280 | 3.7 |
| Commercial pilots | 61,850 | 190 | 3.7 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 51,420 | 410 | 3.6 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 58,740 | 250 | 3.5 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,680 | 780 | 3.5 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 47,630 | 120 | 3.4 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,040 | 650 | 3.3 |
| Telemarketers | 21,610 | 2,980 | 3.2 |
| Machinists | 35,980 | 3,480 | 3.1 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 61,580 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 19,920 | 500 | 3 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,850 | 390 | 3 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,320 | 450 | 2.8 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 55,740 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Job printers | 34,450 | 260 | 2.6 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 105,680 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Librarians | 66,390 | 1,130 | 2.6 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 31,040 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 91,030 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,820 | 2.5 | |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 64,490 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 39,760 | 440 | 2.5 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 96,390 | 1,010 | 2.5 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 53,380 | 230 | 2.4 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 27,260 | 330 | 2.4 |
| Radio and television announcers | 24,990 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 56,250 | 270 | 2.3 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 65,850 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 52,880 | 400 | 2.3 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 29,510 | 470 | 2.2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 47,170 | 1.46 | 410 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 40,540 | 1.43 | 340 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 91,730 | 1.38 | 210 |
| Librarians | 66,390 | 1.26 | 1,130 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 66,490 | 1.25 | 1,530 |
| Logisticians | 80,980 | 1.25 | 570 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 47,420 | 1.25 | 960 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 25,960 | 1.24 | 920 |
| Teacher assistants | 27,390 | 1.23 | 2,340 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 64,340 | 1.23 | 230 |
| Administrative services managers | 89,090 | 1.22 | 520 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 36,790 | 1.22 | 270 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 93,360 | 1.22 | 430 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 108,530 | 1.22 | 190 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 215,630 | 1.21 | 670 |
| Materials engineers | 97,490 | 1.21 | 450 |
| Budget analysts | 76,420 | 1.2 | 260 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 97,870 | 1.2 | 910 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 68,650 | 1.2 | 800 |
| Operations research analysts | 84,210 | 1.2 | 140 |
| Real estate sales agents | 56,210 | 1.19 | 240 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 105,680 | 1.19 | 110 |
| Engineers, all other | 95,930 | 1.19 | 1,020 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 41,680 | 1.18 | 150 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 71,570 | 1.18 | 130 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 76,160 | 1.18 | 330 |
| Millwrights | 59,060 | 1.18 | 140 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,680 | 1.17 | 780 |
| Managers, all other | 96,960 | 1.17 | 610 |
| Order clerks | 32,910 | 1.17 | 690 |
| Lawyers | 119,860 | 1.17 | 730 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 40,600 | 1.17 | 270 |
| Construction laborers | 36,330 | 1.17 | 1,530 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 96,390 | 1.17 | 1,010 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 78,170 | 1.16 | 1,200 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 42,810 | 1.16 | 460 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 51,410 | 1.16 | 630 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 69,960 | 1.15 | 160 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 57,600 | 1.15 | 580 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 59,240 | 1.15 | 680 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 35,060 | 1.14 | 390 |
| General and operations managers | 110,210 | 1.14 | 2,860 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 37,870 | 1.14 | 570 |
| Mental health counselors | 46,550 | 1.14 | 290 |
| Chemists | 75,220 | 1.14 | 210 |
| Training and development specialists | 57,390 | 1.14 | 610 |
| Internists, general | 206,650 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 66,800 | 1.13 | 3,120 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 40,700 | 1.13 | 260 |
| Cost estimators | 63,150 | 1.13 | 870 |
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