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 | 7,060 | 50,940 | $33,820 - 71,090 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 5,510 | 53,320 | $32,960 - 79,980 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 5,140 | 53,940 | $25,860 - 94,710 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 4,860 | 42,000 | $30,660 - 57,460 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,680 | 42,440 | $29,640 - 59,000 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,520 | 63,740 | $26,550 - 117,100 | 12% | 51% |
| 7 | Chief executives | 2,470 | 126,950 | $45,900 - | 2% | 65% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,010 | 41,960 | $30,310 - 55,520 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 1,710 | 87,540 | $46,610 - 136,860 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 1,630 | 107,640 | $46,800 - | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Computer systems analysts | 1,540 | 70,800 | $37,090 - 106,590 | 29% | 68% |
| 12 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,540 | 19,300 | $13,690 - 23,320 | 9% | 54% |
| 13 | Medical and health services managers | 1,410 | 61,000 | $34,820 - 93,020 | 16% | 57% |
| 14 | Management analysts | 1,360 | 56,360 | $29,570 - 91,420 | 22% | 78% |
| 15 | Computer programmers | 1,250 | 57,910 | $30,080 - 88,140 | 0% | 73% |
| 16 | Sales managers | 1,060 | 100,560 | $46,660 - | 10% | 69% |
| 17 | Mechanical engineers | 1,010 | 73,820 | $52,010 - 102,720 | 4% | 78% |
| 18 | Computer software engineers, applications | 950 | 67,980 | $41,000 - 102,240 | 45% | 85% |
| 19 | Training and development specialists | 950 | 39,950 | $19,970 - 66,120 | 18% | 56% |
| 20 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 930 | 75,660 | $49,410 - 107,270 | 28% | 85% |
| 21 | Network and computer systems administrators | 880 | 58,700 | $37,620 - 82,950 | 27% | 50% |
| 22 | Pharmacists | 740 | 96,780 | $68,130 - 126,990 | 22% | 97% |
| 23 | Child, family, and school social workers | 730 | 31,840 | $21,390 - 42,360 | 19% | 77% |
| 24 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 700 | 44,250 | $20,530 - 69,670 | 13% | 73% |
| 25 | Electrical engineers | 690 | 67,660 | $42,230 - 91,410 | 6% | 81% |
| 26 | Graphic designers | 690 | 39,390 | $27,250 - 58,830 | 10% | 55% |
| 27 | Insurance underwriters | 680 | 46,210 | $34,630 - 71,700 | 6% | 53% |
| 28 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 670 | 67,550 | $51,190 - 90,220 | 8% | 78% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 670 | 53,810 | $28,030 - 90,530 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Computer and information systems managers | 670 | 95,210 | $53,990 - 138,140 | 16% | 73% |
| 31 | Industrial engineers | 660 | 68,720 | $45,090 - 101,040 | 20% | 74% |
| 32 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 630 | 41,180 | $32,040 - 52,550 | 20% | 87% |
| 33 | Civil engineers | 620 | 73,740 | $47,200 - 103,330 | 18% | 87% |
| 34 | Petroleum engineers | 580 | 112,240 | $57,130 - | 5% | 80% |
| 35 | Engineering managers | 580 | 101,860 | $68,560 - 145,070 | 7% | 84% |
| 36 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 570 | 27,580 | $21,090 - 36,970 | 15% | 51% |
| 37 | Physical therapists | 560 | 61,150 | $42,230 - 83,950 | 27% | 89% |
| 38 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 560 | 60,980 | $39,250 - 86,830 | 53% | 57% |
| 39 | Marketing managers | 550 | 98,220 | $45,320 - 162,270 | 14% | 69% |
| 40 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 540 | 44,610 | $27,890 - 71,190 | 5% | 58% |
| 41 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 540 | 42,250 | $24,980 - 61,620 | 12% | 51% |
| 42 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 530 | 68,170 | $22,460 - 129,660 | 25% | 67% |
| 43 | Social and human service assistants | 500 | 30,120 | $18,340 - 44,960 | 34% | 58% |
| 44 | Advertising sales agents | 500 | 43,490 | $15,160 - 75,800 | 20% | 56% |
| 45 | Financial analysts | 500 | 62,670 | $33,980 - 95,650 | 34% | 87% |
| 46 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 480 | 39,820 | $24,850 - 65,340 | 18% | 56% |
| 47 | Librarians | 470 | 43,010 | $26,440 - 62,510 | 4% | 85% |
| 48 | Coaches and scouts | 470 | 30,180 | $13,950 - 46,560 | 15% | 60% |
| 49 | Public relations specialists | 420 | 50,100 | $19,280 - 98,690 | 18% | 81% |
| 50 | Physician assistants | 420 | 66,270 | $42,610 - 96,530 | 27% | 67% |
| 51 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 410 | 45,790 | $33,290 - 66,900 | 9% | 87% |
| 52 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 400 | 43,730 | $26,180 - 62,400 | 23% | 54% |
| 53 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 390 | 48,650 | $29,880 - 78,170 | 18% | 56% |
| 54 | Engineers, all other | 370 | 67,980 | $30,420 - 104,430 | 6% | 82% |
| 55 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 330 | 69,560 | $41,350 - 101,970 | 4% | 81% |
| 56 | Database administrators | 330 | 61,910 | $40,410 - 83,920 | 29% | 72% |
| 57 | Dentists, general | 330 | 133,330 | $38,100 - | 9% | 100% |
| 58 | Tax preparers | 330 | 24,360 | $14,780 - 36,750 | 0% | 54% |
| 59 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 310 | 42,260 | $28,540 - 65,610 | 34% | 73% |
| 60 | Instructional coordinators | 300 | 46,190 | $15,630 - 73,630 | 23% | 79% |
| 61 | Personal financial advisors | 300 | 80,040 | $14,380 - 137,940 | 41% | 81% |
| 62 | Chiropractors | 290 | $ - | 14% | 98% | |
| 63 | Compensation and benefits managers | 290 | 67,620 | $36,490 - 100,760 | 12% | 58% |
| 64 | Special education teachers, middle school | 280 | 46,120 | $33,510 - 66,800 | 16% | 87% |
| 65 | Mental health counselors | 280 | 37,450 | $20,100 - 51,100 | 30% | 73% |
| 66 | Aerospace engineers | 280 | 81,800 | $58,380 - 107,930 | 10% | 87% |
| 67 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 280 | 74,050 | $45,000 - 138,090 | 22% | 93% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 280 | 46,220 | $23,760 - 76,380 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Purchasing managers | 270 | 76,280 | $40,940 - 125,210 | 3% | 57% |
| 70 | Computer specialists, all other | 270 | 67,000 | $35,430 - 99,250 | 15% | 68% |
| 71 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 260 | 36,520 | $20,430 - 51,680 | 24% | 78% |
| 72 | Speech-language pathologists | 260 | 46,380 | $29,340 - 69,670 | 11% | 98% |
| 73 | Sales engineers | 250 | $ - | 9% | 79% | |
| 74 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 250 | 47,600 | $29,400 - 75,290 | 17% | 56% |
| 75 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 240 | 48,310 | $28,890 - 82,290 | 17% | 54% |
| 76 | Managers, all other | 240 | 75,930 | $40,100 - 127,590 | 7% | 55% |
| 77 | Sales and related workers, all other | 240 | 37,610 | $16,950 - 62,620 | 14% | 62% |
| 78 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 230 | 48,910 | $26,840 - 88,200 | 8% | 72% |
| 79 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 230 | 60,480 | $33,190 - 89,540 | 14% | 78% |
| 80 | Occupational therapists | 220 | 59,100 | $34,430 - 95,960 | 23% | 90% |
| 81 | Rehabilitation counselors | 210 | 25,600 | $17,190 - 35,210 | 23% | 73% |
| 82 | Commercial and industrial designers | 210 | 44,690 | $33,380 - 57,560 | 7% | 55% |
| 83 | Medical and public health social workers | 210 | 39,320 | $25,990 - 54,440 | 24% | 77% |
| 84 | Social and community service managers | 200 | 39,670 | $16,140 - 58,400 | 25% | 72% |
| 85 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 200 | 69,400 | $39,910 - 102,420 | 18% | 88% |
| 86 | Advertising and promotions managers | 200 | 54,200 | $32,510 - 84,940 | 6% | 76% |
| 87 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 190 | 47,620 | $33,530 - 65,760 | 0% | 96% |
| 88 | Writers and authors | 180 | 45,850 | $16,900 - 77,340 | 13% | 84% |
| 89 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 180 | 57,250 | $16,660 - 149,910 | 9% | 72% |
| 90 | Human resources managers, all other | 180 | 68,440 | $37,500 - 107,130 | 11% | 58% |
| 91 | Credit analysts | 170 | 48,910 | $33,770 - 72,100 | 2% | 60% |
| 92 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 170 | 38,570 | $26,540 - 53,630 | 30% | 77% |
| 93 | Environmental engineers | 160 | 77,070 | $43,510 - 104,290 | 25% | 86% |
| 94 | Health educators | 160 | 41,620 | $27,540 - 60,160 | 26% | 58% |
| 95 | Public relations managers | 160 | 60,870 | $33,360 - 102,800 | 17% | 75% |
| 96 | Training and development managers | 150 | 67,140 | $37,290 - 106,220 | 16% | 58% |
| 97 | Veterinarians | 150 | 76,160 | $33,180 - 103,900 | 35% | 100% |
| 98 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 150 | 30,130 | $18,670 - 43,760 | 11% | 58% |
| 99 | Producers and directors | 150 | 49,690 | $31,470 - 70,130 | 11% | 75% |
| 100 | Floral designers | 150 | 21,120 | $16,770 - 28,830 | 0% | 55% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 14,090 | 25,170 | $13,840 - 44,700 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Customer service representatives | 10,190 | 30,880 | $20,310 - 44,650 | 25% | 22% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 10,150 | 16,680 | $12,980 - 21,890 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 8,470 | 17,420 | $12,990 - 24,440 | 11% | 14% |
| 5 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 8,350 | 29,370 | $17,490 - 40,590 | 13% | 16% |
| 6 | General and operations managers | 7,980 | 87,710 | $35,430 - | 2% | 48% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 7,780 | 24,220 | $14,500 - 35,930 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 6,560 | 15,200 | $12,850 - 18,960 | 18% | 5% |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 6,120 | 22,540 | $15,290 - 31,870 | 2% | 5% |
| 10 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 6,080 | 38,750 | $25,040 - 52,220 | 10% | 4% |
| 11 | Team assemblers | 5,740 | 25,580 | $17,340 - 37,900 | 0% | 5% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 5,600 | 23,290 | $14,400 - 38,690 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,460 | 19,510 | $13,630 - 26,060 | 15% | 4% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 5,220 | 25,760 | $16,600 - 36,510 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 4,920 | 33,450 | $20,360 - 53,340 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,850 | 21,330 | $16,700 - 27,280 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 4,520 | 36,370 | $24,220 - 50,570 | 15% | 18% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 4,460 | 42,790 | $23,240 - 66,210 | 6% | 29% |
| 19 | Construction laborers | 4,030 | 24,850 | $17,920 - 32,780 | 11% | 5% |
| 20 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,920 | 33,980 | $25,060 - 44,920 | 5% | 2% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 3,910 | 35,020 | $20,780 - 50,990 | 4% | 25% |
| 22 | Cooks, fast food | 3,680 | 15,990 | $12,920 - 19,680 | 8% | 5% |
| 23 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,420 | 27,950 | $18,690 - 39,780 | 4% | 6% |
| 24 | Machinists | 3,370 | 34,930 | $24,230 - 46,850 | -2% | 3% |
| 25 | Security guards | 3,340 | 23,710 | $16,500 - 36,320 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,230 | 32,920 | $22,510 - 42,860 | 14% | 7% |
| 27 | Teacher assistants | 3,210 | 20,410 | $13,440 - 29,670 | 10% | 18% |
| 28 | Receptionists and information clerks | 3,180 | 23,360 | $16,130 - 31,740 | 17% | 13% |
| 29 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 3,150 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 30 | Home health aides | 3,030 | 18,630 | $14,810 - 23,230 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Cooks, restaurant | 2,890 | 19,380 | $14,720 - 25,530 | 12% | 5% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,880 | 51,640 | $32,090 - 75,030 | -4% | 15% |
| 33 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,860 | 26,170 | $15,700 - 40,550 | 8% | 4% |
| 34 | Bill and account collectors | 2,640 | 28,590 | $20,420 - 39,530 | 23% | 13% |
| 35 | Helpers--production workers | 2,580 | 22,720 | $16,860 - 30,570 | 0% | 4% |
| 36 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,360 | 17,640 | $13,430 - 23,400 | 13% | 5% |
| 37 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,360 | 28,460 | $18,940 - 39,730 | 4% | 15% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,290 | 49,930 | $31,480 - 72,670 | 9% | 10% |
| 39 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,290 | 37,160 | $21,100 - 56,520 | -6% | 14% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,280 | 27,530 | $17,840 - 39,720 | 11% | 14% |
| 41 | Electricians | 2,270 | 38,960 | $23,700 - 54,010 | 7% | 7% |
| 42 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,250 | 22,220 | $14,460 - 31,650 | 18% | 6% |
| 43 | Tellers | 2,020 | 22,260 | $17,710 - 26,580 | 14% | 16% |
| 44 | Carpenters | 2,010 | 30,620 | $22,490 - 40,130 | 10% | 6% |
| 45 | Computer support specialists | 2,000 | 39,440 | $23,120 - 61,830 | 13% | 43% |
| 46 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,950 | 27,730 | $20,460 - 38,020 | -1% | 2% |
| 47 | Food preparation workers | 1,910 | 16,290 | $13,010 - 21,020 | 15% | 7% |
| 48 | Telemarketers | 1,810 | 21,430 | $16,420 - 25,510 | -9% | 14% |
| 49 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,750 | 18,850 | $13,650 - 24,730 | 11% | 5% |
| 50 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,730 | 43,140 | $25,580 - 64,230 | 11% | 33% |
| 51 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,720 | 18,500 | $13,160 - 24,940 | -11% | 3% |
| 52 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,720 | 37,600 | $22,810 - 58,300 | 11% | 4% |
| 53 | Child care workers | 1,620 | 18,880 | $13,230 - 31,360 | 18% | 15% |
| 54 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,590 | 56,190 | $34,650 - 82,060 | 7% | 13% |
| 55 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,560 | 27,730 | $14,140 - 46,850 | 23% | 16% |
| 56 | Medical assistants | 1,530 | 27,150 | $19,560 - 36,250 | 35% | 10% |
| 57 | Driver/sales workers | 1,510 | 27,270 | $14,890 - 41,940 | -4% | 4% |
| 58 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,490 | 32,750 | $17,480 - 50,740 | 14% | 4% |
| 59 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,470 | 54,010 | $34,740 - 66,290 | 10% | 17% |
| 60 | Insurance sales agents | 1,460 | 57,690 | $17,330 - 109,030 | 13% | 45% |
| 61 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,420 | 15,110 | $12,780 - 18,380 | 10% | 8% |
| 62 | Dishwashers | 1,350 | 15,500 | $12,890 - 19,550 | 10% | 3% |
| 63 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,350 | 36,980 | $15,210 - 58,810 | 4% | 30% |
| 64 | Bus drivers, school | 1,290 | 21,370 | $13,650 - 30,480 | 9% | 4% |
| 65 | Fire fighters | 1,290 | 40,420 | $21,180 - 60,820 | 12% | 18% |
| 66 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,240 | 58,170 | $33,290 - 88,990 | 21% | 49% |
| 67 | Loan officers | 1,240 | 50,070 | $28,270 - 82,020 | 12% | 49% |
| 68 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,210 | 49,310 | $29,340 - 74,200 | 0% | 42% |
| 69 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 1,190 | 30,540 | $19,860 - 44,590 | -26% | 6% |
| 70 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,180 | 27,410 | $18,650 - 38,370 | -14% | 0% |
| 71 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,150 | 21,230 | $13,440 - 35,200 | 26% | 43% |
| 72 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,150 | 16,290 | $13,040 - 20,020 | 10% | 17% |
| 73 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,140 | 16,940 | $13,000 - 23,560 | 12% | 6% |
| 74 | Dental assistants | 1,110 | 27,820 | $21,080 - 37,900 | 29% | 9% |
| 75 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,110 | 36,720 | $24,100 - 50,330 | 9% | 5% |
| 76 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,100 | 29,370 | $22,400 - 37,730 | 11% | 2% |
| 77 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,090 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 78 | Bartenders | 1,070 | 20,150 | $13,890 - 29,650 | 11% | 17% |
| 79 | Administrative services managers | 1,070 | 57,700 | $28,840 - 93,850 | 12% | 40% |
| 80 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,040 | 24,710 | $17,790 - 32,700 | 32% | 16% |
| 81 | Medical secretaries | 1,010 | 26,550 | $21,050 - 33,500 | 17% | 18% |
| 82 | Personal and home care aides | 970 | 17,350 | $13,330 - 21,400 | 51% | 10% |
| 83 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 970 | 33,710 | $23,840 - 43,300 | 8% | 3% |
| 84 | File clerks | 960 | 22,000 | $15,110 - 30,710 | -40% | 20% |
| 85 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 950 | 20,420 | $14,100 - 28,370 | 12% | 6% |
| 86 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 940 | 36,980 | $23,940 - 57,140 | 9% | 3% |
| 87 | Order clerks | 940 | 26,860 | $17,590 - 38,060 | -23% | 16% |
| 88 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 920 | 29,670 | $21,300 - 39,690 | 3% | 18% |
| 89 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 910 | 47,540 | $26,300 - 74,900 | 9% | 47% |
| 90 | Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | 880 | 40,330 | $23,870 - 52,580 | 13% | 0% |
| 91 | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 880 | 31,440 | $20,360 - 48,330 | 1% | 29% |
| 92 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 880 | 26,670 | $17,850 - 37,710 | -12% | 4% |
| 93 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 870 | 29,490 | $20,600 - 39,170 | 0% | 0% |
| 94 | Sheet metal workers | 850 | 29,680 | $18,570 - 49,660 | 7% | 4% |
| 95 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 850 | 37,110 | $24,940 - 50,060 | 12% | 3% |
| 96 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 850 | 31,730 | $21,320 - 45,770 | 0% | 22% |
| 97 | Helpers--electricians | 850 | 26,600 | $21,290 - 35,030 | 7% | 3% |
| 98 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 840 | 43,490 | $20,480 - 81,390 | 15% | 36% |
| 99 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 830 | 31,520 | $21,970 - 49,370 | 12% | 6% |
| 100 | Industrial production managers | 810 | 86,020 | $44,280 - 127,440 | -5% | 43% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | 40,330 | 880 | 20.4 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | 37,430 | 160 | 17.3 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 32,570 | 120 | 11.3 |
| Gas plant operators | 50,950 | 190 | 10.5 |
| Petroleum engineers | 112,240 | 580 | 10.3 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 3,150 | 9.5 | |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 29,380 | 120 | 7.9 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 30,800 | 150 | 7.8 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 42,980 | 230 | 7.7 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | 30,150 | 470 | 6.8 |
| Boilermakers | 38,760 | 210 | 6.5 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 27,360 | 150 | 5.8 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 24,370 | 110 | 5.5 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,370 | 400 | 5.2 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 22,250 | 120 | 5 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 49,020 | 480 | 5 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 28,250 | 260 | 4.9 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 35,260 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 41,330 | 170 | 4.4 |
| Chiropractors | 290 | 4.3 | |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 29,730 | 100 | 4 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 23,090 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,360 | 280 | 3.8 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 31,610 | 520 | 3.7 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 33,980 | 3,920 | 3.5 |
| Stonemasons | 29,080 | 100 | 3.3 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,670 | 880 | 3.2 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 27,090 | 120 | 3.2 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 23,970 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 31,880 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 28,040 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 74,050 | 280 | 3 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,380 | 680 | 2.8 |
| Radio and television announcers | 26,320 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Machinists | 34,930 | 3,370 | 2.7 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,880 | 300 | 2.7 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 29,490 | 870 | 2.7 |
| Chief executives | 126,950 | 2,470 | 2.6 |
| Mechanical drafters | 50,080 | 590 | 2.6 |
| Helpers--electricians | 26,600 | 850 | 2.5 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 26,480 | 110 | 2.5 |
| Family and general practitioners | 185,340 | 750 | 2.5 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 35,090 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 67,620 | 290 | 2.4 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 32,850 | 420 | 2.3 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 28,470 | 200 | 2.3 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 43,010 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Tile and marble setters | 27,720 | 320 | 2.2 |
| Cooks, fast food | 15,990 | 3,680 | 2.2 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 44,690 | 210 | 2.2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 43,010 | 1.67 | 110 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 49,660 | 1.31 | 180 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 49,250 | 1.25 | 130 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 32,460 | 1.23 | 200 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 38,860 | 1.22 | 360 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 27,730 | 1.19 | 1,560 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 54,320 | 1.19 | 530 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 43,730 | 1.14 | 400 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 27,090 | 1.13 | 120 |
| Family and general practitioners | 185,340 | 1.13 | 750 |
| Real estate sales agents | 52,590 | 1.12 | 670 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 57,250 | 1.11 | 180 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 37,160 | 1.11 | 2,290 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 40,940 | 1.1 | 440 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 56,360 | 1.1 | 600 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 42,260 | 1.09 | 310 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 31,440 | 1.08 | 880 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 22,310 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 57,940 | 1.07 | 230 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 46,640 | 1.07 | 420 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 59,370 | 1.07 | 110 |
| Social and human service assistants | 30,120 | 1.06 | 500 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 41,160 | 1.06 | 130 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 30,560 | 1.06 | 170 |
| Travel agents | 33,180 | 1.05 | 240 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,880 | 1.05 | 300 |
| Mechanical drafters | 50,080 | 1.05 | 590 |
| Lawyers | 107,640 | 1.05 | 1,630 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 21,950 | 1.05 | 800 |
| Driver/sales workers | 27,270 | 1.04 | 1,510 |
| Customer service representatives | 30,880 | 1.04 | 10,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 54,010 | 1.04 | 1,470 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 31,590 | 1.04 | 150 |
| Bartenders | 20,150 | 1.04 | 1,070 |
| Pest control workers | 32,360 | 1.04 | 230 |
| Environmental engineers | 77,070 | 1.04 | 160 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 30,540 | 1.03 | 1,190 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 38,750 | 1.03 | 6,080 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,170 | 1.03 | 14,090 |
| Computer systems analysts | 70,800 | 1.03 | 1,540 |
| Dental hygienists | 65,310 | 1.03 | 450 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 18,980 | 1.03 | 570 |
| Insurance sales agents | 57,690 | 1.03 | 1,460 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | 40,330 | 1.02 | 880 |
| Internists, general | 185,710 | 1.02 | 160 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,830 | 1.02 | 340 |
| Sales managers | 100,560 | 1.02 | 1,060 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 43,350 | 1.02 | 180 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 23,290 | 1.02 | 5,600 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 32,480 | 1.02 | 570 |
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