| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 8,550 | 55,540 | $41,000 - 75,950 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 3,470 | 52,180 | $27,630 - 82,210 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 3,200 | 53,690 | $33,720 - 75,030 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,970 | 53,460 | $34,660 - 74,680 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 2,210 | 65,020 | $38,410 - 101,410 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,490 | 50,730 | $31,530 - 69,540 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,120 | 44,730 | $15,060 - 79,640 | 17% | 56% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 1,070 | 108,730 | $58,910 - | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Pharmacists | 900 | 79,430 | $27,520 - 117,740 | 22% | 97% |
| 10 | Mechanical engineers | 890 | 68,380 | $43,710 - 91,210 | 4% | 78% |
| 11 | Medical and health services managers | 740 | 78,430 | $54,170 - 114,640 | 16% | 57% |
| 12 | Financial managers | 730 | 103,030 | $57,680 - 164,770 | 13% | 60% |
| 13 | Child, family, and school social workers | 730 | 31,160 | $21,990 - 41,860 | 19% | 77% |
| 14 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 720 | 67,010 | $34,210 - 108,870 | 25% | 67% |
| 15 | Network and computer systems administrators | 690 | 57,970 | $36,470 - 80,860 | 27% | 50% |
| 16 | Sales managers | 650 | 93,230 | $45,200 - 166,030 | 10% | 69% |
| 17 | Industrial engineers | 630 | 70,680 | $45,300 - 99,600 | 20% | 74% |
| 18 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 620 | 28,900 | $18,990 - 41,380 | 11% | 79% |
| 19 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 600 | 47,990 | $33,500 - 67,010 | 9% | 87% |
| 20 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 590 | 51,970 | $34,730 - 72,800 | 20% | 87% |
| 21 | Chief executives | 560 | 156,100 | $71,330 - | 2% | 65% |
| 22 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 550 | 51,690 | $30,050 - 76,450 | 13% | 73% |
| 23 | Social and human service assistants | 540 | 29,550 | $19,340 - 40,550 | 34% | 58% |
| 24 | Coaches and scouts | 540 | 21,650 | $14,870 - 34,680 | 15% | 60% |
| 25 | Management analysts | 520 | 81,190 | $34,050 - 137,460 | 22% | 78% |
| 26 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 520 | 46,930 | $23,640 - 73,100 | 9% | 54% |
| 27 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 490 | 84,030 | $58,420 - 113,160 | 8% | 78% |
| 28 | Social workers, all other | 490 | 35,190 | $21,390 - 51,120 | 18% | 77% |
| 29 | Sales and related workers, all other | 480 | 40,420 | $16,800 - 78,800 | 14% | 62% |
| 30 | Physical therapists | 470 | 81,760 | $60,040 - 107,680 | 27% | 89% |
| 31 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 470 | 63,630 | $29,590 - 104,300 | 12% | 51% |
| 32 | Computer systems analysts | 450 | 65,310 | $43,030 - 96,270 | 29% | 68% |
| 33 | Civil engineers | 440 | 68,330 | $46,090 - 95,420 | 18% | 87% |
| 34 | Computer programmers | 430 | 54,210 | $25,080 - 88,170 | 0% | 73% |
| 35 | Market research analysts | 410 | 58,130 | $36,060 - 81,210 | 20% | 82% |
| 36 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 410 | 28,770 | $17,790 - 53,410 | 23% | 54% |
| 37 | Engineering managers | 410 | 104,310 | $69,360 - 142,960 | 7% | 84% |
| 38 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 390 | 42,950 | $27,040 - 65,690 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Graphic designers | 390 | 38,590 | $23,050 - 58,330 | 10% | 55% |
| 40 | Speech-language pathologists | 390 | 79,830 | $56,050 - 108,380 | 11% | 98% |
| 41 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 380 | 35,430 | $24,220 - 52,110 | 30% | 77% |
| 42 | Librarians | 370 | 55,720 | $32,380 - 75,580 | 4% | 85% |
| 43 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 360 | 51,590 | $31,840 - 80,350 | 5% | 58% |
| 44 | Advertising sales agents | 350 | 48,130 | $20,220 - 73,430 | 20% | 56% |
| 45 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 350 | 41,830 | $27,900 - 59,340 | 15% | 51% |
| 46 | Electrical engineers | 340 | 61,180 | $44,700 - 87,230 | 6% | 81% |
| 47 | Managers, all other | 340 | 79,010 | $39,440 - 127,810 | 7% | 55% |
| 48 | Computer software engineers, applications | 320 | 68,720 | $43,260 - 99,150 | 45% | 85% |
| 49 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 310 | 65,920 | $43,340 - 94,080 | 53% | 57% |
| 50 | Mental health counselors | 300 | 46,960 | $31,760 - 66,780 | 30% | 73% |
| 51 | Computer and information systems managers | 300 | 110,310 | $66,120 - | 16% | 73% |
| 52 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 300 | 52,680 | $42,030 - 65,160 | 12% | 51% |
| 53 | Medical and public health social workers | 300 | 43,560 | $30,370 - 60,700 | 24% | 77% |
| 54 | Special education teachers, middle school | 290 | 52,440 | $34,270 - 71,180 | 16% | 87% |
| 55 | Occupational therapists | 290 | 81,570 | $58,920 - 107,290 | 23% | 90% |
| 56 | Training and development specialists | 290 | 53,530 | $27,100 - 85,900 | 18% | 56% |
| 57 | Social and community service managers | 280 | 51,200 | $31,620 - 77,490 | 25% | 72% |
| 58 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 280 | 37,860 | $22,620 - 55,870 | 25% | 58% |
| 59 | Instructional coordinators | 270 | 49,930 | $29,620 - 69,800 | 23% | 79% |
| 60 | Tax preparers | 260 | 28,580 | $15,370 - 49,810 | 0% | 54% |
| 61 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 250 | 41,590 | $28,920 - 59,550 | 11% | 58% |
| 62 | Public relations specialists | 250 | 45,790 | $32,630 - 68,100 | 18% | 81% |
| 63 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 210 | 68,420 | $45,110 - 95,940 | 18% | 88% |
| 64 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 210 | 59,380 | $40,810 - 79,960 | 0% | 96% |
| 65 | Rehabilitation counselors | 210 | 38,270 | $22,130 - 63,440 | 23% | 73% |
| 66 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 210 | 41,510 | $27,310 - 57,110 | 34% | 73% |
| 67 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 200 | 61,230 | $40,440 - 80,710 | 25% | 93% |
| 68 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 200 | 56,870 | $34,890 - 81,680 | 8% | 72% |
| 69 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 200 | 49,690 | $30,070 - 72,150 | 18% | 56% |
| 70 | Marketing managers | 190 | 103,080 | $54,820 - 152,890 | 14% | 69% |
| 71 | Personal financial advisors | 180 | 106,960 | $32,360 - | 41% | 81% |
| 72 | Editors | 180 | 44,960 | $24,170 - 72,870 | 2% | 81% |
| 73 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 180 | 87,240 | $48,150 - 105,240 | 16% | 99% |
| 74 | Financial specialists, all other | 170 | 50,650 | $35,450 - 72,030 | 12% | 50% |
| 75 | Financial analysts | 170 | 66,960 | $41,510 - 102,180 | 34% | 87% |
| 76 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 170 | 108,890 | $55,780 - | 14% | 78% |
| 77 | Chemists | 160 | 64,490 | $41,930 - 98,810 | 9% | 93% |
| 78 | Floral designers | 160 | 21,110 | $15,810 - 28,470 | 0% | 55% |
| 79 | Human resources managers, all other | 150 | 97,190 | $63,250 - 139,410 | 11% | 58% |
| 80 | Computer specialists, all other | 150 | 57,470 | $35,090 - 83,860 | 15% | 68% |
| 81 | Chemical engineers | 130 | 72,570 | $52,830 - 102,120 | 8% | 91% |
| 82 | Insurance underwriters | 130 | 46,590 | $29,520 - 61,700 | 6% | 53% |
| 83 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 130 | 72,940 | $46,460 - 108,550 | 28% | 85% |
| 84 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 130 | 57,910 | $16,640 - 87,410 | 5% | 99% |
| 85 | Database administrators | 130 | 58,300 | $34,350 - 92,360 | 29% | 72% |
| 86 | Legislators | 120 | 70,420 | $15,050 - | 1% | 65% |
| 87 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 120 | 52,430 | $38,170 - 69,290 | 9% | 72% |
| 88 | Producers and directors | 120 | 48,440 | $27,550 - 76,040 | 11% | 75% |
| 89 | Commercial and industrial designers | 120 | 46,390 | $29,860 - 62,500 | 7% | 55% |
| 90 | Purchasing managers | 120 | 77,210 | $48,890 - 113,530 | 3% | 57% |
| 91 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 120 | 41,550 | $26,720 - 71,400 | 14% | 54% |
| 92 | Dentists, general | 110 | 202,310 | $124,200 - | 9% | 100% |
| 93 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 100 | 38,200 | $23,250 - 48,980 | 24% | 78% |
| 94 | Veterinarians | 100 | 108,610 | $59,250 - | 35% | 100% |
| 95 | Surveyors | 100 | 66,990 | $50,460 - 86,000 | 24% | 82% |
| 96 | Sales engineers | 90 | 66,720 | $38,880 - 100,630 | 9% | 79% |
| 97 | Health educators | 90 | 41,160 | $26,900 - 56,670 | 26% | 58% |
| 98 | Credit analysts | 90 | 55,620 | $32,770 - 80,320 | 2% | 60% |
| 99 | Engineers, all other | 80 | 72,950 | $44,830 - 106,830 | 6% | 82% |
| 100 | Clergy | 80 | 38,840 | $23,400 - 56,690 | 19% | 75% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Cashiers | 10,560 | 17,530 | $14,860 - 22,580 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 9,120 | 26,530 | $15,250 - 46,270 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 8,700 | 16,400 | $14,840 - 19,290 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 7,580 | 27,140 | $16,770 - 40,420 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 6,310 | 17,790 | $14,910 - 24,350 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 5,880 | 25,830 | $15,440 - 38,920 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,740 | 23,230 | $15,340 - 37,380 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,400 | 40,220 | $26,330 - 57,420 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,900 | 24,550 | $18,170 - 32,320 | 18% | 7% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,630 | 22,460 | $15,260 - 32,470 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Team assemblers | 4,230 | 29,340 | $17,910 - 40,890 | 0% | 5% |
| 12 | Packers and packagers, hand | 4,210 | 25,170 | $15,190 - 38,430 | -11% | 3% |
| 13 | Customer service representatives | 3,580 | 29,450 | $17,900 - 41,560 | 25% | 22% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 3,570 | 37,670 | $18,430 - 59,740 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,560 | 32,920 | $21,710 - 46,740 | 13% | 16% |
| 16 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,460 | 28,420 | $15,470 - 40,600 | 1% | 18% |
| 17 | Home health aides | 3,430 | 20,050 | $16,570 - 25,830 | 49% | 7% |
| 18 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,900 | 38,030 | $25,780 - 52,140 | 15% | 18% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,510 | 44,910 | $28,130 - 65,490 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,490 | 42,460 | $22,670 - 62,650 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,480 | 30,640 | $17,190 - 48,070 | 8% | 4% |
| 22 | Security guards | 2,400 | 23,420 | $15,310 - 37,770 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,270 | 53,610 | $32,980 - 82,110 | -4% | 15% |
| 24 | Helpers--production workers | 2,230 | 21,010 | $15,690 - 30,010 | 0% | 4% |
| 25 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,220 | 19,130 | $15,100 - 25,230 | 13% | 5% |
| 26 | General and operations managers | 2,180 | 97,920 | $40,270 - | 2% | 48% |
| 27 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,170 | 39,470 | $32,410 - 49,680 | 14% | 7% |
| 28 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,160 | 35,160 | $22,310 - 60,030 | -1% | 2% |
| 29 | Medical secretaries | 2,030 | 29,360 | $21,210 - 39,300 | 17% | 18% |
| 30 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,940 | 20,440 | $15,420 - 29,170 | 12% | 5% |
| 31 | Bartenders | 1,920 | 18,150 | $15,000 - 23,900 | 11% | 17% |
| 32 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,860 | 23,300 | $15,910 - 31,870 | 17% | 13% |
| 33 | Carpenters | 1,850 | 45,380 | $28,270 - 64,330 | 10% | 6% |
| 34 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,820 | 31,570 | $19,560 - 48,980 | 4% | 6% |
| 35 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,800 | 39,490 | $19,790 - 65,910 | -6% | 14% |
| 36 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,780 | 22,580 | $16,070 - 31,450 | 18% | 6% |
| 37 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,770 | 35,820 | $20,180 - 51,250 | 14% | 4% |
| 38 | Food preparation workers | 1,750 | 19,380 | $15,210 - 26,290 | 15% | 7% |
| 39 | Child care workers | 1,750 | 19,770 | $15,010 - 29,180 | 18% | 15% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,750 | 29,940 | $18,940 - 42,980 | 11% | 14% |
| 41 | Teacher assistants | 1,540 | 25,420 | $16,760 - 32,710 | 10% | 18% |
| 42 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,520 | 51,050 | $28,190 - 84,790 | 21% | 49% |
| 43 | Driver/sales workers | 1,470 | 24,560 | $14,940 - 44,850 | -4% | 4% |
| 44 | Cooks, fast food | 1,470 | 17,580 | $15,000 - 21,260 | 8% | 5% |
| 45 | Machinists | 1,400 | 42,740 | $26,320 - 64,640 | -2% | 3% |
| 46 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,380 | 42,690 | $18,630 - 63,800 | 11% | 33% |
| 47 | Electricians | 1,340 | 52,570 | $24,910 - 79,380 | 7% | 7% |
| 48 | Construction laborers | 1,320 | 40,190 | $21,580 - 58,120 | 11% | 5% |
| 49 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,230 | 25,320 | $17,900 - 33,850 | 11% | 5% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,230 | 59,330 | $37,410 - 87,230 | 7% | 13% |
| 51 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,150 | 21,850 | $15,960 - 29,670 | 26% | 43% |
| 52 | Tellers | 1,130 | 23,420 | $17,870 - 30,840 | 14% | 16% |
| 53 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,120 | 60,120 | $35,460 - 82,550 | 11% | 4% |
| 54 | Dishwashers | 1,110 | 17,100 | $15,010 - 20,210 | 10% | 3% |
| 55 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,060 | 33,830 | $20,780 - 58,620 | -14% | 0% |
| 56 | Medical assistants | 1,050 | 28,440 | $21,720 - 37,530 | 35% | 10% |
| 57 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,050 | 24,730 | $15,240 - 37,890 | 23% | 16% |
| 58 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 950 | 23,510 | $15,640 - 38,510 | 12% | 6% |
| 59 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 940 | 67,740 | $36,010 - 100,940 | 9% | 10% |
| 60 | Pharmacy technicians | 940 | 27,710 | $18,300 - 38,170 | 32% | 16% |
| 61 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 920 | 32,990 | $20,550 - 57,980 | -12% | 0% |
| 62 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 910 | 50,170 | $32,980 - 69,930 | 9% | 5% |
| 63 | Production workers, all other | 900 | 31,120 | $17,330 - 50,010 | 2% | 5% |
| 64 | Postal service mail carriers | 880 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 65 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 870 | 31,490 | $21,190 - 40,030 | -4% | 5% |
| 66 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 850 | 186,810 | $52,440 - | 0% | 0% |
| 67 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 840 | 41,550 | $26,850 - 58,830 | 12% | 3% |
| 68 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 840 | 16,910 | $14,880 - 21,550 | 10% | 17% |
| 69 | Bill and account collectors | 830 | 26,530 | $17,460 - 38,740 | 23% | 13% |
| 70 | Tool and die makers | 820 | 52,240 | $33,760 - 75,510 | -9% | 5% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 790 | 43,520 | $28,140 - 67,660 | 13% | 17% |
| 72 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 780 | 21,440 | $15,060 - 30,920 | 14% | 3% |
| 73 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 760 | 41,030 | $23,360 - 63,080 | 4% | 30% |
| 74 | Personal and home care aides | 760 | 21,250 | $16,880 - 25,850 | 51% | 10% |
| 75 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 720 | 25,700 | $18,280 - 37,240 | 19% | 14% |
| 76 | Dental assistants | 680 | 31,740 | $22,810 - 41,350 | 29% | 9% |
| 77 | Computer support specialists | 680 | 39,760 | $23,440 - 64,130 | 13% | 43% |
| 78 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 680 | 49,570 | $37,390 - 63,410 | 15% | 25% |
| 79 | Telemarketers | 680 | 20,380 | $15,260 - 27,230 | -9% | 14% |
| 80 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 670 | 20,890 | $15,910 - 26,990 | 10% | 5% |
| 81 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 670 | 48,670 | $20,300 - 91,610 | 28% | 48% |
| 82 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 660 | 37,050 | $21,870 - 62,450 | 5% | 2% |
| 83 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 650 | 29,700 | $20,040 - 39,520 | 16% | 10% |
| 84 | Cooks, short order | 650 | 18,510 | $15,090 - 23,460 | 5% | 5% |
| 85 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 630 | 26,350 | $15,990 - 41,860 | 27% | 47% |
| 86 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 620 | 54,500 | $30,860 - 73,420 | 10% | 17% |
| 87 | Printing machine operators | 610 | 30,350 | $20,680 - 39,550 | -5% | 6% |
| 88 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 610 | 41,650 | $24,450 - 63,990 | 9% | 3% |
| 89 | Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 600 | 62,940 | $47,580 - 79,340 | -12% | 7% |
| 90 | Insurance sales agents | 600 | 58,200 | $32,790 - 109,790 | 13% | 45% |
| 91 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 600 | 54,000 | $37,460 - 66,410 | 8% | 3% |
| 92 | Food service managers | 600 | 46,630 | $29,600 - 68,160 | 5% | 24% |
| 93 | Industrial production managers | 590 | 104,540 | $56,730 - | -5% | 43% |
| 94 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 590 | 37,310 | $21,590 - 60,770 | -15% | 0% |
| 95 | Medical records and health information technicians | 590 | 33,400 | $21,710 - 49,260 | 18% | 12% |
| 96 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 580 | 32,820 | $17,370 - 62,070 | -14% | 0% |
| 97 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 580 | 36,500 | $21,010 - 58,070 | 2% | 11% |
| 98 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 560 | 28,000 | $21,440 - 35,730 | 10% | 24% |
| 99 | Dental hygienists | 560 | 56,380 | $41,410 - 68,000 | 30% | 33% |
| 100 | Cost estimators | 550 | 66,810 | $36,940 - 100,890 | 19% | 32% |