The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 10,460 | 49,010 | $33,950 - 64,590 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 6,110 | 48,680 | $27,850 - 78,730 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,290 | 34,830 | $26,350 - 45,140 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,590 | 52,310 | $23,440 - 90,970 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 3,530 | 19,700 | $12,330 - 33,590 | 9% | 54% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,320 | 36,690 | $26,960 - 47,790 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Chief executives | 3,220 | 113,070 | $41,210 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 2,910 | 93,270 | $37,390 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,480 | 35,990 | $26,660 - 46,800 | 11% | 95% |
| 10 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,290 | 55,900 | $26,610 - 96,160 | 12% | 51% |
| 11 | Management analysts | 1,830 | 66,050 | $37,970 - 96,280 | 22% | 78% |
| 12 | Financial managers | 1,800 | 75,000 | $38,430 - 121,820 | 13% | 60% |
| 13 | Computer programmers | 1,610 | 68,710 | $34,600 - 94,710 | 0% | 73% |
| 14 | Medical and health services managers | 1,530 | 70,730 | $41,270 - 106,930 | 16% | 57% |
| 15 | Training and development specialists | 1,460 | 42,820 | $15,200 - 71,260 | 18% | 56% |
| 16 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,390 | 43,620 | $25,800 - 70,490 | 5% | 58% |
| 17 | Sales managers | 1,350 | 74,080 | $34,450 - 132,450 | 10% | 69% |
| 18 | Computer systems analysts | 1,290 | 62,470 | $38,670 - 90,190 | 29% | 68% |
| 19 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,270 | 76,700 | $56,870 - 99,560 | 4% | 81% |
| 20 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,240 | 53,690 | $35,460 - 75,710 | 27% | 50% |
| 21 | Pharmacists | 1,240 | 81,570 | $37,310 - 108,540 | 22% | 97% |
| 22 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,080 | 46,700 | $33,370 - 66,270 | 20% | 99% |
| 23 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,050 | 39,350 | $24,310 - 58,990 | 25% | 93% |
| 24 | Computer software engineers, applications | 1,020 | 62,610 | $38,440 - 90,970 | 45% | 85% |
| 25 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,010 | 30,260 | $20,730 - 41,850 | 19% | 77% |
| 26 | Market research analysts | 970 | $0 - 0 | 20% | 82% | |
| 27 | Computer and information systems managers | 940 | 84,650 | $52,780 - 118,280 | 16% | 73% |
| 28 | Physical therapists | 930 | 77,500 | $50,040 - 126,480 | 27% | 89% |
| 29 | Petroleum engineers | 840 | 96,470 | $56,610 - 136,220 | 5% | 80% |
| 30 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 810 | 59,790 | $46,530 - 74,960 | 8% | 78% |
| 31 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 800 | 40,570 | $24,920 - 57,360 | 13% | 73% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 790 | 39,360 | $30,080 - 53,620 | 20% | 87% |
| 33 | Public relations specialists | 780 | 46,280 | $25,960 - 84,220 | 18% | 81% |
| 34 | Biological technicians | 730 | 23,980 | $13,390 - 36,870 | 16% | 60% |
| 35 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 720 | 76,620 | $42,540 - 130,690 | 28% | 85% |
| 36 | Managers, all other | 720 | 77,320 | $44,090 - 114,030 | 7% | 55% |
| 37 | Social and human service assistants | 710 | $0 - 0 | 34% | 58% | |
| 38 | Advertising sales agents | 690 | 42,260 | $16,120 - 91,180 | 20% | 56% |
| 39 | Librarians | 670 | 39,380 | $19,360 - 56,210 | 4% | 85% |
| 40 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 660 | 53,220 | $32,370 - 77,990 | 53% | 57% |
| 41 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 650 | 46,790 | $32,770 - 61,900 | 12% | 51% |
| 42 | Aerospace engineers | 630 | 78,540 | $55,340 - 99,400 | 10% | 87% |
| 43 | Mechanical engineers | 620 | 71,940 | $43,250 - 96,050 | 4% | 78% |
| 44 | Mental health counselors | 610 | 36,010 | $25,880 - 49,140 | 30% | 73% |
| 45 | Graphic designers | 580 | 32,420 | $23,370 - 45,640 | 10% | 55% |
| 46 | Speech-language pathologists | 580 | 50,640 | $32,560 - 78,490 | 11% | 98% |
| 47 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 580 | 65,900 | $33,100 - 108,010 | 14% | 78% |
| 48 | Civil engineers | 570 | 71,550 | $48,530 - 97,400 | 18% | 87% |
| 49 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 550 | 39,340 | $24,210 - 62,680 | 18% | 56% |
| 50 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 550 | 37,740 | $22,810 - 60,900 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Engineering managers | 550 | 96,020 | $61,480 - 131,290 | 7% | 84% |
| 52 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 540 | 53,490 | $21,840 - 95,340 | 25% | 67% |
| 53 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 540 | 48,840 | $27,360 - 64,050 | 16% | 99% |
| 54 | Reporters and correspondents | 520 | 28,080 | $18,870 - 49,990 | 1% | 85% |
| 55 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 520 | 46,900 | $26,400 - 76,380 | 17% | 54% |
| 56 | Medical and public health social workers | 510 | 41,810 | $26,020 - 57,090 | 24% | 77% |
| 57 | Occupational therapists | 470 | 66,720 | $36,430 - 99,650 | 23% | 90% |
| 58 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 460 | 52,780 | $33,680 - 74,610 | 17% | 56% |
| 59 | Marketing managers | 450 | 71,430 | $37,010 - 100,810 | 14% | 69% |
| 60 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 450 | $0 - 0 | 11% | 79% | |
| 61 | Credit analysts | 440 | 46,020 | $22,960 - 74,200 | 2% | 60% |
| 62 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 440 | 31,240 | $19,340 - 49,560 | 15% | 51% |
| 63 | Database administrators | 440 | 51,790 | $30,610 - 79,130 | 29% | 72% |
| 64 | Instructional coordinators | 430 | 45,670 | $29,580 - 67,270 | 23% | 79% |
| 65 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 430 | 28,550 | $18,230 - 43,230 | 30% | 77% |
| 66 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 430 | 103,510 | $62,330 - 0 | 22% | 93% |
| 67 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 420 | 42,870 | $30,550 - 56,330 | 0% | 96% |
| 68 | Industrial engineers | 420 | 66,080 | $38,040 - 94,950 | 20% | 74% |
| 69 | Engineers, all other | 390 | 68,650 | $30,390 - 110,170 | 6% | 82% |
| 70 | Insurance underwriters | 380 | 39,600 | $27,600 - 52,260 | 6% | 53% |
| 71 | Physician assistants | 360 | 74,380 | $59,290 - 93,360 | 27% | 67% |
| 72 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 350 | 31,190 | $22,200 - 40,710 | 11% | 58% |
| 73 | Personal financial advisors | 350 | 47,860 | $29,180 - 74,470 | 41% | 81% |
| 74 | Social and community service managers | 340 | 41,050 | $21,940 - 67,140 | 25% | 72% |
| 75 | Financial analysts | 340 | 51,860 | $36,120 - 77,850 | 34% | 87% |
| 76 | Dentists, general | 340 | 120,600 | $54,360 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 77 | Coaches and scouts | 330 | 22,790 | $12,440 - 39,260 | 15% | 60% |
| 78 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 320 | $0 - 0 | 12% | 94% | |
| 79 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 310 | 36,880 | $30,080 - 45,340 | 9% | 87% |
| 80 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 310 | 25,030 | $13,450 - 33,760 | 23% | 54% |
| 81 | Human resources managers, all other | 300 | 57,350 | $36,290 - 93,120 | 11% | 58% |
| 82 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 300 | 34,140 | $24,280 - 46,130 | 34% | 73% |
| 83 | Veterinarians | 290 | 66,770 | $41,500 - 87,310 | 35% | 100% |
| 84 | Electrical engineers | 290 | 75,210 | $49,790 - 94,920 | 6% | 81% |
| 85 | Social workers, all other | 290 | 34,700 | $21,700 - 54,470 | 18% | 77% |
| 86 | Editors | 290 | 49,230 | $24,120 - 73,330 | 2% | 81% |
| 87 | Budget analysts | 290 | 55,880 | $33,770 - 76,230 | 7% | 78% |
| 88 | Compensation and benefits managers | 280 | 61,690 | $32,030 - 92,880 | 12% | 58% |
| 89 | Health educators | 280 | 43,060 | $26,500 - 61,570 | 26% | 58% |
| 90 | Purchasing managers | 280 | 65,240 | $34,570 - 100,690 | 3% | 57% |
| 91 | Producers and directors | 260 | 43,500 | $24,260 - 66,780 | 11% | 75% |
| 92 | Sales and related workers, all other | 260 | 32,500 | $21,410 - 46,240 | 14% | 62% |
| 93 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 250 | 57,680 | $33,860 - 82,580 | 8% | 72% |
| 94 | Special education teachers, middle school | 230 | 36,170 | $28,910 - 44,950 | 16% | 87% |
| 95 | Commercial and industrial designers | 230 | 39,250 | $19,830 - 76,800 | 7% | 55% |
| 96 | Surveyors | 220 | 39,940 | $22,860 - 59,210 | 24% | 82% |
| 97 | Floral designers | 220 | 22,690 | $12,770 - 34,600 | 0% | 55% |
| 98 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 220 | 39,250 | $30,800 - 49,220 | 14% | 54% |
| 99 | Public relations managers | 220 | 68,700 | $38,010 - 93,410 | 17% | 75% |
| 100 | Atmospheric and space scientists | 190 | 60,940 | $21,240 - 111,650 | 11% | 85% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 19,110 | 22,860 | $12,790 - 39,430 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 14,180 | 21,950 | $13,280 - 32,010 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 12,260 | 16,040 | $12,050 - 21,230 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 11,520 | 14,620 | $11,550 - 20,320 | 11% | 14% |
| 5 | General and operations managers | 11,200 | 71,210 | $29,980 - 131,500 | 2% | 48% |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 10,610 | 14,150 | $11,630 - 17,870 | 18% | 5% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 9,420 | 21,410 | $14,590 - 31,190 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Customer service representatives | 8,680 | 25,970 | $16,390 - 39,440 | 25% | 22% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 8,580 | 28,660 | $18,710 - 41,690 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 8,540 | 24,030 | $14,320 - 35,100 | 1% | 18% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,310 | 18,820 | $12,790 - 24,800 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 7,810 | 33,180 | $20,450 - 48,840 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 7,190 | 33,850 | $22,280 - 49,090 | 15% | 18% |
| 14 | Team assemblers | 6,850 | 27,080 | $15,380 - 51,390 | 0% | 5% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 6,340 | 20,210 | $13,540 - 28,980 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,650 | 39,590 | $22,360 - 61,480 | 6% | 29% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,610 | 30,470 | $17,840 - 44,890 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,420 | 21,360 | $14,800 - 28,300 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 5,390 | 19,380 | $15,310 - 23,520 | 18% | 7% |
| 20 | Construction laborers | 5,210 | 24,120 | $15,350 - 35,310 | 11% | 5% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,370 | 33,430 | $17,580 - 49,270 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Cooks, fast food | 4,370 | 14,900 | $11,700 - 19,070 | 8% | 5% |
| 23 | Telemarketers | 4,010 | 17,830 | $12,210 - 23,680 | -9% | 14% |
| 24 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,940 | 31,990 | $23,880 - 40,810 | 14% | 7% |
| 25 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,760 | 15,550 | $11,830 - 20,570 | 13% | 5% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 3,760 | 17,270 | $12,220 - 22,910 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Security guards | 3,700 | 25,600 | $15,150 - 42,750 | 17% | 13% |
| 28 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,560 | 26,390 | $18,700 - 35,740 | 4% | 15% |
| 29 | Food preparation workers | 3,320 | 15,940 | $11,820 - 21,870 | 15% | 7% |
| 30 | Medical assistants | 3,280 | 23,600 | $16,880 - 30,620 | 35% | 10% |
| 31 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 3,170 | 24,300 | $14,490 - 45,610 | 8% | 4% |
| 32 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,970 | 25,910 | $15,300 - 38,750 | 4% | 6% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,900 | 25,120 | $14,900 - 38,000 | 11% | 14% |
| 34 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,780 | 19,930 | $13,080 - 28,580 | 18% | 6% |
| 35 | Personal and home care aides | 2,780 | 16,530 | $11,870 - 23,280 | 51% | 10% |
| 36 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 2,750 | 37,660 | $20,880 - 60,420 | 11% | 33% |
| 37 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,680 | 25,090 | $12,730 - 51,900 | 26% | 43% |
| 38 | Carpenters | 2,660 | 30,780 | $19,690 - 45,590 | 10% | 6% |
| 39 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,640 | 31,770 | $16,630 - 49,300 | 14% | 4% |
| 40 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,580 | 61,330 | $39,900 - 85,660 | 21% | 49% |
| 41 | Driver/sales workers | 2,560 | 22,040 | $12,080 - 36,800 | -4% | 4% |
| 42 | Tellers | 2,540 | 21,160 | $16,150 - 27,880 | 14% | 16% |
| 43 | Teacher assistants | 2,500 | 15,390 | $11,790 - 21,380 | 10% | 18% |
| 44 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,370 | 29,480 | $19,710 - 43,230 | 5% | 2% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,340 | 56,240 | $33,980 - 87,860 | 9% | 10% |
| 46 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 2,290 | 41,390 | $24,230 - 51,070 | 11% | 11% |
| 47 | Electricians | 2,280 | 39,380 | $22,310 - 61,760 | 7% | 7% |
| 48 | Machinists | 2,280 | 35,380 | $21,440 - 50,380 | -2% | 3% |
| 49 | Bill and account collectors | 2,200 | 26,430 | $18,570 - 36,250 | 23% | 13% |
| 50 | Dishwashers | 2,150 | 14,380 | $11,630 - 18,060 | 10% | 3% |
| 51 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,140 | 46,140 | $25,380 - 73,010 | -4% | 15% |
| 52 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,050 | 34,150 | $20,930 - 52,900 | 28% | 48% |
| 53 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,960 | 17,290 | $12,270 - 23,490 | 11% | 5% |
| 54 | Helpers--production workers | 1,910 | 23,040 | $13,490 - 40,200 | 0% | 4% |
| 55 | Child care workers | 1,900 | 15,270 | $11,610 - 19,900 | 18% | 15% |
| 56 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,870 | 21,840 | $13,830 - 38,690 | 14% | 3% |
| 57 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,870 | 16,940 | $11,600 - 25,860 | -11% | 3% |
| 58 | Correctional officers and jailers | 1,850 | 31,560 | $20,770 - 48,160 | 17% | 11% |
| 59 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,820 | 51,190 | $29,520 - 74,580 | 7% | 13% |
| 60 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,750 | 15,600 | $11,630 - 22,050 | 10% | 17% |
| 61 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,690 | 34,730 | $18,720 - 51,330 | -6% | 14% |
| 62 | Medical secretaries | 1,660 | 24,430 | $18,120 - 32,840 | 17% | 18% |
| 63 | Sheet metal workers | 1,650 | 44,440 | $32,920 - 54,970 | 7% | 4% |
| 64 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,640 | 21,400 | $12,260 - 38,000 | 23% | 16% |
| 65 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,570 | 37,280 | $21,410 - 55,920 | 11% | 4% |
| 66 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,570 | 30,330 | $21,180 - 42,780 | 8% | 3% |
| 67 | Bus drivers, school | 1,530 | 17,520 | $11,980 - 24,180 | 9% | 4% |
| 68 | Derrick operators, oil and gas | 1,530 | 43,390 | $31,770 - 50,530 | -5% | 0% |
| 69 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,400 | 43,900 | $23,440 - 62,450 | 4% | 30% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,380 | 52,030 | $30,190 - 91,380 | 10% | 17% |
| 71 | Data entry keyers | 1,380 | 22,540 | $15,810 - 31,260 | -4% | 18% |
| 72 | Logisticians | 1,380 | $[?] - [?] | 17% | 43% | |
| 73 | Administrative services managers | 1,380 | 54,540 | $27,050 - 91,050 | 12% | 40% |
| 74 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 1,360 | 23,740 | $12,810 - 35,430 | -3% | 3% |
| 75 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,350 | 44,250 | $34,960 - 53,870 | 1% | 11% |
| 76 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,340 | 23,420 | $17,210 - 30,910 | 32% | 16% |
| 77 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,330 | 30,020 | $17,110 - 45,880 | 12% | 6% |
| 78 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,330 | 41,920 | $27,230 - 63,130 | 9% | 47% |
| 79 | Insurance sales agents | 1,300 | 55,490 | $26,520 - 91,270 | 13% | 45% |
| 80 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,300 | 53,280 | $29,450 - 80,120 | 0% | 42% |
| 81 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,280 | 14,000 | $11,540 - 17,510 | 12% | 6% |
| 82 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,260 | 30,000 | $20,760 - 41,950 | 0% | 22% |
| 83 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,250 | 36,120 | $25,410 - 47,380 | 12% | 3% |
| 84 | Automotive body and related repairers | 1,190 | 30,110 | $16,470 - 51,640 | 12% | 3% |
| 85 | Home health aides | 1,180 | 20,500 | $15,100 - 28,090 | 49% | 7% |
| 86 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,130 | 41,840 | $19,370 - 83,610 | 15% | 36% |
| 87 | Parts salespersons | 1,130 | 26,740 | $16,380 - 38,560 | -1% | 6% |
| 88 | Legal secretaries | 1,110 | 33,930 | $26,510 - 41,830 | 12% | 18% |
| 89 | Dental assistants | 1,070 | 27,210 | $18,390 - 36,520 | 29% | 9% |
| 90 | Food service managers | 1,070 | 35,720 | $22,280 - 53,150 | 5% | 24% |
| 91 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,050 | 43,950 | $26,890 - 62,690 | 9% | 5% |
| 92 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,050 | 29,390 | $19,970 - 38,830 | 11% | 2% |
| 93 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,050 | 30,430 | $20,290 - 44,080 | 3% | 18% |
| 94 | Loan officers | 1,030 | 59,580 | $17,510 - 117,900 | 12% | 49% |
| 95 | Bartenders | 1,020 | 16,230 | $11,720 - 22,990 | 11% | 17% |
| 96 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,020 | 24,180 | $14,430 - 34,780 | -14% | 0% |
| 97 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,020 | 38,830 | $21,450 - 57,130 | 22% | 45% |
| 98 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,000 | 57,940 | $38,560 - 87,590 | 4% | 18% |
| 99 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 970 | 33,120 | $20,490 - 46,720 | 9% | 3% |
| 100 | File clerks | 960 | 21,610 | $13,370 - 30,490 | -40% | 20% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellhead pumpers | 47,690 | 720 | 63 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | 46,380 | 120 | 62.7 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas | 43,390 | 1,530 | 45.9 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas | 550 | 27 | |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 34,570 | 580 | 23.8 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 19,000 | 890 | 19.6 |
| Petroleum engineers | 96,470 | 840 | 18.8 |
| Gas plant operators | 52,270 | 160 | 13.5 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 48,740 | 320 | 12.1 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 60,940 | 190 | 11.6 |
| Occupational therapist aides | 19,720 | 170 | 10.8 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 45,870 | 290 | 8.4 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | 26,730 | 820 | 8.1 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 17,590 | 250 | 7.6 |
| Animal trainers | 30,750 | 120 | 7.2 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 48,080 | 140 | 6.9 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 41,390 | 2,290 | 6.1 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 46,080 | 480 | 5.5 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 36,140 | 270 | 5.4 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 52,840 | 340 | 5.2 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 46,700 | 1,080 | 4.9 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 23,740 | 1,360 | 4.8 |
| Court reporters | 38,390 | 140 | 4.5 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 103,510 | 430 | 4.4 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 18,770 | 330 | 4.3 |
| Logisticians | 1,380 | 4.3 | |
| Correspondence clerks | 25,830 | 180 | 4 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 49,450 | 400 | 3.8 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 69,560 | 300 | 3.7 |
| Radiation therapists | 56,200 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 89,330 | 180 | 3.5 |
| Aerospace engineers | 78,540 | 630 | 3.4 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 45,830 | 120 | 3.4 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 39,350 | 1,050 | 3.4 |
| Bailiffs | 28,590 | 110 | 3.3 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 28,080 | 520 | 3.3 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 72,490 | 390 | 3.3 |
| Biological technicians | 23,980 | 730 | 3.2 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 37,020 | 630 | 3.1 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 24,170 | 450 | 3.1 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 45,590 | 240 | 3 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 46,480 | 120 | 2.9 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 46,400 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 35,940 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Real estate brokers | 280 | 2.8 | |
| Telemarketers | 17,830 | 4,010 | 2.8 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 28,020 | 530 | 2.7 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 22,520 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 32,330 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 21,310 | 220 | 2.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 103,510 | 1.5 | 430 |
| Wellhead pumpers | 47,690 | 1.36 | 720 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 55,520 | 1.35 | 200 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 23,740 | 1.29 | 1,360 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,850 | 1.27 | 300 |
| Parking lot attendants | 22,520 | 1.25 | 270 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 56,610 | 1.2 | 370 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 30,350 | 1.19 | 340 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 57,940 | 1.19 | 1,000 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 23,550 | 1.17 | 510 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 33,900 | 1.17 | 240 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,940 | 1.17 | 310 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | 46,380 | 1.16 | 120 |
| Physical therapists | 77,500 | 1.16 | 930 |
| Computer programmers | 68,710 | 1.14 | 1,610 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 43,900 | 1.13 | 1,400 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 61,330 | 1.12 | 2,580 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 21,840 | 1.12 | 1,870 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 35,390 | 1.12 | 170 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 69,560 | 1.12 | 300 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 57,710 | 1.12 | 340 |
| Security guards | 25,600 | 1.12 | 3,700 |
| Sheet metal workers | 44,440 | 1.12 | 1,650 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 34,570 | 1.11 | 580 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 50,520 | 1.1 | 480 |
| Procurement clerks | 36,130 | 1.1 | 600 |
| Education administrators, all other | 76,170 | 1.09 | 130 |
| Animal trainers | 30,750 | 1.09 | 120 |
| Travel agents | 32,970 | 1.09 | 200 |
| Tool and die makers | 46,530 | 1.09 | 140 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 37,600 | 1.09 | 280 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,660 | 1.09 | 110 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 21,410 | 1.08 | 240 |
| Occupational therapists | 66,720 | 1.08 | 470 |
| Urban and regional planners | 62,770 | 1.08 | 130 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 72,490 | 1.08 | 390 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 45,590 | 1.07 | 240 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 53,280 | 1.07 | 1,300 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 34,730 | 1.07 | 1,690 |
| All other information and record clerks | 32,900 | 1.07 | 700 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 44,250 | 1.07 | 530 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 57,310 | 1.06 | 160 |
| Team assemblers | 27,080 | 1.06 | 6,850 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 46,080 | 1.06 | 480 |
| Civil engineers | 71,550 | 1.06 | 570 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 52,030 | 1.06 | 1,380 |
| Editors | 49,230 | 1.06 | 290 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 25,090 | 1.05 | 2,680 |
| Loan officers | 59,580 | 1.05 | 1,030 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 46,480 | 1.05 | 120 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 209,080 | 70 |
| Internists, general | 177,560 | 80 |
| Family and general practitioners | 157,810 | 710 |
| Psychiatrists | 143,660 | 30 |
| Dentists, general | 120,600 | 340 |
| Chief executives | 113,070 | 3,220 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 103,510 | 430 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 98,860 | 100 |
| Transportation inspectors | 97,180 | 100 |
| Petroleum engineers | 96,470 | 840 |
| Engineering managers | 96,020 | 550 |
| Lawyers | 93,270 | 2,910 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 89,330 | 180 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 87,730 | 2,090 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 86,470 | 190 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 84,650 | 940 |
| Environmental engineers | 83,890 | 50 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 82,720 | 70 |
| Pharmacists | 81,570 | 1,240 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 81,250 | |
| Aerospace engineers | 78,540 | 630 |
| Physical therapists | 77,500 | 930 |
| Managers, all other | 77,320 | 720 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 76,700 | 1,270 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 76,620 | 720 |
| Education administrators, all other | 76,170 | 130 |
| Electrical engineers | 75,210 | 290 |
| Financial examiners | 75,140 | 100 |
| Financial managers | 75,000 | 1,800 |
| Physician assistants | 74,380 | 360 |
| Sales managers | 74,080 | 1,350 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 72,490 | 390 |
| Mechanical engineers | 71,940 | 620 |
| Psychologists, all other | 71,910 | 40 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 71,820 | 80 |
| Civil engineers | 71,550 | 570 |
| Marketing managers | 71,430 | 450 |
| General and operations managers | 71,210 | 11,200 |
| Medical and health services managers | 70,730 | 1,530 |
| Industrial production managers | 69,970 | 400 |
| Materials engineers | 69,680 | 40 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 69,560 | 300 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 68,810 | |
| Computer programmers | 68,710 | 1,610 |
| Public relations managers | 68,700 | 220 |
| Engineers, all other | 68,650 | 390 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 68,340 | |
| Veterinarians | 66,770 | 290 |
| Occupational therapists | 66,720 | 470 |
| Industrial engineers | 66,080 | 420 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Devon Energy | 10.7 |
| Kerr-McGee | 6.9 |
| OGE Energy | 6 |
| Chesapeake Energy | 4.7 |
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