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 | 2,240 | 68,840 | $53,370 - 85,930 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,690 | 48,910 | $35,020 - 64,410 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,560 | 62,890 | $41,860 - 86,250 | 15% | 68% |
| 4 | Managers, all other | 1,500 | 72,060 | $50,190 - 98,140 | 7% | 55% |
| 5 | Management analysts | 1,360 | 57,030 | $42,560 - 75,780 | 22% | 78% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,350 | 49,320 | $34,730 - 64,100 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 1,170 | 55,890 | $35,470 - 79,220 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,110 | 51,140 | $26,880 - 84,690 | 8% | 51% |
| 9 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,000 | 44,830 | $32,060 - 61,990 | 11% | 95% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 680 | 85,860 | $53,080 - 126,390 | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Social and human service assistants | 590 | 29,560 | $18,150 - 41,480 | 34% | 58% |
| 12 | Training and development specialists | 590 | 48,350 | $29,890 - 65,810 | 18% | 56% |
| 13 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 570 | 50,540 | $37,110 - 64,350 | 5% | 58% |
| 14 | Clergy | 540 | 40,580 | $17,550 - 64,260 | 19% | 75% |
| 15 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 470 | 57,700 | $37,220 - 80,510 | 17% | 56% |
| 16 | Civil engineers | 380 | 73,490 | $51,800 - 100,110 | 18% | 87% |
| 17 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 360 | 47,110 | $19,250 - 65,880 | 9% | 54% |
| 18 | Child, family, and school social workers | 300 | 42,440 | $31,000 - 56,340 | 19% | 77% |
| 19 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 290 | 82,150 | $57,510 - 103,330 | 8% | 78% |
| 20 | Directors, religious activities and education | 250 | 31,860 | $20,750 - 47,260 | 20% | 64% |
| 21 | Financial managers | 240 | 89,130 | $56,940 - 138,910 | 13% | 60% |
| 22 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 240 | 51,600 | $36,340 - 65,300 | 13% | 73% |
| 23 | Pharmacists | 230 | 104,470 | $76,120 - 132,060 | 22% | 97% |
| 24 | Librarians | 210 | 52,310 | $37,850 - 65,400 | 4% | 85% |
| 25 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 210 | 40,230 | $19,280 - 57,930 | 30% | 77% |
| 26 | Coaches and scouts | 210 | 24,780 | $16,980 - 44,250 | 15% | 60% |
| 27 | Chief executives | 210 | 125,470 | $79,570 - | 2% | 65% |
| 28 | Medical and health services managers | 200 | 83,250 | $40,060 - 125,580 | 16% | 57% |
| 29 | Budget analysts | 190 | 56,580 | $42,990 - 74,080 | 7% | 78% |
| 30 | Public relations specialists | 190 | 61,830 | $37,720 - 98,920 | 18% | 81% |
| 31 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 180 | $ - | 25% | 67% | |
| 32 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 180 | 39,120 | $27,920 - 49,980 | 25% | 58% |
| 33 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 180 | 59,500 | $45,580 - 76,380 | 25% | 93% |
| 34 | Social and community service managers | 170 | 52,160 | $29,740 - 77,870 | 25% | 72% |
| 35 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 170 | 40,080 | $22,010 - 64,290 | 8% | 72% |
| 36 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 170 | 30,250 | $19,260 - 48,500 | 23% | 54% |
| 37 | Sales and related workers, all other | 170 | 32,680 | $16,540 - 51,050 | 14% | 62% |
| 38 | Instructional coordinators | 160 | 67,160 | $43,470 - 94,600 | 23% | 79% |
| 39 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 160 | 41,400 | $27,620 - 56,320 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Computer systems analysts | 160 | 69,780 | $51,560 - 89,020 | 29% | 68% |
| 41 | Rehabilitation counselors | 150 | 43,800 | $26,690 - 61,560 | 23% | 73% |
| 42 | Financial specialists, all other | 150 | 46,010 | $28,430 - 70,500 | 12% | 50% |
| 43 | Network and computer systems administrators | 150 | 66,560 | $40,010 - 111,360 | 27% | 50% |
| 44 | Advertising sales agents | 150 | 39,410 | $23,730 - 72,560 | 20% | 56% |
| 45 | Computer programmers | 140 | 61,670 | $34,460 - 89,770 | 0% | 73% |
| 46 | Graphic designers | 140 | 38,680 | $26,630 - 56,040 | 10% | 55% |
| 47 | Sales managers | 140 | 93,500 | $52,150 - 150,650 | 10% | 69% |
| 48 | Physical therapists | 130 | 72,240 | $55,200 - 89,400 | 27% | 89% |
| 49 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 130 | 36,830 | $27,690 - 49,680 | 34% | 73% |
| 50 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 130 | 52,000 | $41,110 - 64,850 | 20% | 87% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 120 | 63,880 | $47,390 - 82,060 | 12% | 51% |
| 52 | Urban and regional planners | 120 | 61,180 | $44,330 - 80,550 | 15% | 92% |
| 53 | Computer and information systems managers | 110 | 94,960 | $65,150 - 127,360 | 16% | 73% |
| 54 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 110 | 55,040 | $33,190 - 78,750 | 17% | 54% |
| 55 | Social workers, all other | 100 | 42,450 | $27,140 - 53,940 | 18% | 77% |
| 56 | Purchasing managers | 100 | 60,350 | $46,180 - 77,710 | 3% | 57% |
| 57 | Dentists, general | 100 | 124,230 | $59,950 - | 9% | 100% |
| 58 | Computer software engineers, applications | 90 | 66,580 | $43,150 - 90,480 | 45% | 85% |
| 59 | Editors | 90 | 38,920 | $16,760 - 59,410 | 2% | 81% |
| 60 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 90 | 30,500 | $22,400 - 41,300 | 11% | 55% |
| 61 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 80 | 72,230 | $41,410 - 103,890 | 18% | 88% |
| 62 | Foresters | 80 | 60,000 | $43,270 - 78,650 | 5% | 86% |
| 63 | Insurance underwriters | 80 | 61,950 | $40,770 - 82,730 | 6% | 53% |
| 64 | Mental health counselors | 80 | 48,500 | $35,710 - 66,410 | 30% | 73% |
| 65 | Veterinarians | 80 | 78,560 | $30,280 - 110,640 | 35% | 100% |
| 66 | Floral designers | 80 | 22,340 | $17,880 - 29,350 | 0% | 55% |
| 67 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 80 | 65,090 | $45,160 - 82,520 | 53% | 57% |
| 68 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 80 | 91,470 | $46,400 - 157,000 | 14% | 78% |
| 69 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 80 | 66,070 | $49,790 - 82,630 | 16% | 99% |
| 70 | Special education teachers, middle school | 70 | 53,990 | $39,790 - 64,490 | 16% | 87% |
| 71 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 70 | 52,020 | $30,350 - 67,420 | 9% | 72% |
| 72 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 70 | 41,300 | $27,590 - 62,100 | 15% | 51% |
| 73 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 70 | 99,390 | $35,730 - 161,960 | 12% | 51% |
| 74 | Medical and public health social workers | 70 | 54,590 | $36,840 - 73,000 | 24% | 77% |
| 75 | Occupational therapists | 60 | 64,320 | $47,840 - 81,980 | 23% | 90% |
| 76 | Musicians and singers | 60 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 77 | Music directors and composers | 60 | 64,340 | $32,930 - 119,760 | 13% | 53% |
| 78 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 60 | 52,280 | $33,620 - 77,980 | 18% | 56% |
| 79 | Surveyors | 60 | 66,120 | $45,740 - 94,750 | 24% | 82% |
| 80 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 60 | 110,560 | $93,930 - 130,860 | 5% | 99% |
| 81 | Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 60 | 72,350 | $51,440 - 98,100 | 0% | 99% |
| 82 | Chiropractors | 50 | 67,810 | $36,500 - 143,960 | 14% | 98% |
| 83 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 38,440 | $21,930 - 66,480 | 24% | 78% |
| 84 | Credit analysts | 50 | 64,540 | $42,000 - 116,830 | 2% | 60% |
| 85 | Reporters and correspondents | 50 | 36,750 | $23,590 - 57,260 | 1% | 85% |
| 86 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 56,010 | $36,870 - 77,940 | 9% | 87% |
| 87 | Database administrators | 50 | 65,690 | $28,970 - 102,260 | 29% | 72% |
| 88 | Physician assistants | 50 | 77,250 | $58,850 - 102,050 | 27% | 67% |
| 89 | Mechanical engineers | 50 | 68,090 | $43,750 - 94,720 | 4% | 78% |
| 90 | Religious workers, all other | 40 | 27,950 | $16,880 - 43,000 | 20% | 56% |
| 91 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 40 | 56,500 | $46,820 - 64,780 | 0% | 96% |
| 92 | Health educators | 40 | 49,470 | $33,440 - 73,910 | 26% | 58% |
| 93 | Human resources managers, all other | 40 | 79,360 | $54,390 - 109,490 | 11% | 58% |
| 94 | Meeting and convention planners | 40 | 39,750 | $20,650 - 58,640 | 20% | 67% |
| 95 | Optometrists | 40 | 68,340 | $53,860 - 99,370 | 11% | 100% |
| 96 | Industrial engineers | 40 | 70,250 | $39,000 - 100,360 | 20% | 74% |
| 97 | Conservation scientists | 40 | 57,160 | $44,510 - 72,840 | 5% | 86% |
| 98 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 40 | 28,110 | $22,200 - 32,990 | 14% | 54% |
| 99 | Public relations managers | 40 | 78,320 | $45,060 - 120,780 | 17% | 75% |
| 100 | Tax preparers | 40 | 39,240 | $28,510 - 51,660 | 0% | 54% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 5,890 | 25,170 | $17,360 - 38,350 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 4,170 | 28,380 | $19,360 - 38,320 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 4,160 | 20,690 | $17,110 - 27,410 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,770 | 19,330 | $16,970 - 22,390 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,520 | 27,320 | $16,870 - 46,650 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 2,470 | 29,490 | $21,180 - 42,900 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,450 | 25,250 | $17,970 - 36,600 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Teacher assistants | 2,440 | 27,410 | $20,530 - 35,920 | 10% | 18% |
| 9 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,400 | 30,770 | $19,990 - 40,260 | 1% | 18% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,250 | 35,170 | $23,850 - 50,100 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 2,200 | 19,200 | $17,270 - 20,640 | -2% | 4% |
| 12 | Carpenters | 2,050 | 35,110 | $20,040 - 54,820 | 10% | 6% |
| 13 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,010 | 20,640 | $17,200 - 24,950 | 11% | 14% |
| 14 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,980 | 36,120 | $27,480 - 48,430 | 10% | 4% |
| 15 | General and operations managers | 1,760 | 101,090 | $48,670 - | 2% | 48% |
| 16 | Construction laborers | 1,490 | 29,390 | $19,170 - 44,690 | 11% | 5% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,430 | 45,020 | $29,380 - 64,330 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,410 | 39,220 | $23,130 - 61,040 | 4% | 25% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,410 | 26,150 | $18,490 - 36,330 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,390 | 23,680 | $17,270 - 32,430 | 18% | 6% |
| 21 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,270 | 19,780 | $16,990 - 23,190 | 10% | 8% |
| 22 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,250 | 37,780 | $26,830 - 49,930 | 15% | 18% |
| 23 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,240 | 26,600 | $20,340 - 34,020 | 18% | 7% |
| 24 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,200 | 26,970 | $17,870 - 39,670 | -7% | 8% |
| 25 | Personal care and service workers, all other | 1,190 | 23,080 | $17,500 - 28,770 | -12% | 21% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 1,130 | 21,510 | $17,460 - 28,390 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Team assemblers | 1,050 | 26,210 | $19,930 - 31,980 | 0% | 5% |
| 28 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,020 | 51,960 | $30,940 - 75,190 | 21% | 49% |
| 29 | Cooks, fast food | 1,020 | 18,730 | $16,870 - 20,560 | 8% | 5% |
| 30 | Home health aides | 990 | 19,920 | $17,300 - 23,890 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 910 | 34,310 | $20,790 - 50,510 | 10% | 6% |
| 32 | Medical assistants | 830 | 30,260 | $22,390 - 40,030 | 35% | 10% |
| 33 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 830 | 27,160 | $18,890 - 37,190 | -1% | 2% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 820 | 33,150 | $21,430 - 50,000 | 11% | 14% |
| 35 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 790 | 20,610 | $17,180 - 27,000 | -4% | 5% |
| 36 | Cooks, restaurant | 790 | 23,960 | $18,560 - 30,210 | 12% | 5% |
| 37 | Dishwashers | 770 | 19,020 | $17,060 - 21,210 | 10% | 3% |
| 38 | Medical secretaries | 770 | 30,030 | $20,410 - 40,300 | 17% | 18% |
| 39 | Electricians | 730 | 55,550 | $31,890 - 75,700 | 7% | 7% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 730 | 41,590 | $23,710 - 64,510 | -4% | 15% |
| 41 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 720 | 21,390 | $17,310 - 27,430 | 13% | 5% |
| 42 | Personal and home care aides | 680 | 21,430 | $17,700 - 25,810 | 51% | 10% |
| 43 | Packers and packagers, hand | 670 | 19,230 | $17,010 - 20,760 | -11% | 3% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 650 | 60,460 | $38,380 - 86,410 | 9% | 10% |
| 45 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 630 | 29,430 | $18,470 - 44,100 | 8% | 4% |
| 46 | Service station attendants | 620 | 19,740 | $17,140 - 23,660 | 13% | 6% |
| 47 | Bartenders | 610 | 19,830 | $17,170 - 24,280 | 11% | 17% |
| 48 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 610 | 53,950 | $38,290 - 72,440 | 11% | 33% |
| 49 | Tellers | 590 | 22,490 | $17,400 - 30,600 | 14% | 16% |
| 50 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 590 | 28,600 | $20,110 - 39,880 | 4% | 6% |
| 51 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 580 | 26,710 | $17,270 - 41,750 | 26% | 43% |
| 52 | Helpers--production workers | 570 | 20,610 | $16,980 - 25,600 | 0% | 4% |
| 53 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 570 | 42,440 | $27,870 - 62,990 | 11% | 4% |
| 54 | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 570 | 20,400 | $17,450 - 24,460 | -1% | 0% |
| 55 | Bus drivers, school | 520 | 26,380 | $21,030 - 32,350 | 9% | 4% |
| 56 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 510 | 26,940 | $18,820 - 34,820 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 500 | 36,330 | $20,110 - 56,000 | 14% | 4% |
| 58 | Security guards | 500 | 24,920 | $17,300 - 42,800 | 17% | 13% |
| 59 | Legal secretaries | 490 | 33,180 | $27,090 - 40,340 | 12% | 18% |
| 60 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 490 | 22,820 | $17,420 - 31,730 | 11% | 5% |
| 61 | All other information and record clerks | 470 | 28,260 | $18,640 - 41,540 | -12% | 21% |
| 62 | Loan officers | 470 | 58,800 | $30,070 - 97,340 | 12% | 49% |
| 63 | Computer support specialists | 470 | 40,110 | $20,270 - 60,110 | 13% | 43% |
| 64 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 470 | 32,900 | $24,130 - 42,680 | 4% | 15% |
| 65 | Child care workers | 460 | 19,910 | $16,950 - 25,580 | 18% | 15% |
| 66 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 460 | 23,710 | $17,490 - 32,160 | -8% | 5% |
| 67 | Dental assistants | 450 | 35,790 | $28,630 - 42,080 | 29% | 9% |
| 68 | Counter and rental clerks | 430 | 24,970 | $17,230 - 42,290 | 23% | 16% |
| 69 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 410 | 34,820 | $23,520 - 46,300 | 0% | 22% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 410 | 53,190 | $35,530 - 79,100 | 7% | 13% |
| 71 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 390 | 56,670 | $42,180 - 77,180 | 9% | 47% |
| 72 | Data entry keyers | 390 | 26,030 | $20,210 - 31,450 | -4% | 18% |
| 73 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 390 | 19,460 | $17,040 - 23,610 | 10% | 17% |
| 74 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 390 | 25,520 | $17,550 - 36,900 | -6% | 14% |
| 75 | Parts salespersons | 390 | 31,310 | $21,010 - 45,980 | -1% | 6% |
| 76 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 390 | 26,980 | $17,850 - 44,590 | 12% | 6% |
| 77 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 380 | 42,980 | $22,650 - 64,310 | 28% | 48% |
| 78 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 380 | 22,670 | $18,450 - 27,630 | -14% | 0% |
| 79 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 370 | 45,140 | $34,730 - 61,680 | 8% | 3% |
| 80 | Pharmacy technicians | 360 | 30,920 | $22,270 - 40,270 | 32% | 16% |
| 81 | Cost estimators | 350 | 61,480 | $33,240 - 84,810 | 19% | 32% |
| 82 | Driver/sales workers | 350 | 24,630 | $18,520 - 33,560 | -4% | 4% |
| 83 | Medical records and health information technicians | 350 | 29,230 | $19,220 - 40,370 | 18% | 12% |
| 84 | Postal service mail carriers | 350 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 85 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 350 | 30,960 | $18,560 - 45,460 | 5% | 2% |
| 86 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 330 | 33,480 | $21,570 - 47,910 | -26% | 6% |
| 87 | Construction managers | 330 | 76,280 | $31,370 - 111,000 | 16% | 29% |
| 88 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 330 | 49,210 | $36,020 - 64,490 | 0% | 42% |
| 89 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 320 | 19,320 | $17,160 - 21,530 | 13% | 15% |
| 90 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 310 | 32,700 | $17,950 - 50,040 | 8% | 9% |
| 91 | Crossing guards | 310 | 30,470 | $21,340 - 44,750 | 2% | 5% |
| 92 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 310 | 18,660 | $16,980 - 20,330 | 12% | 6% |
| 93 | Court, municipal, and license clerks | 300 | 35,260 | $27,170 - 46,150 | 9% | 24% |
| 94 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 290 | 31,410 | $21,720 - 46,110 | 0% | 24% |
| 95 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 290 | 31,690 | $23,400 - 40,020 | 3% | 4% |
| 96 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 290 | 20,950 | $17,270 - 27,830 | 14% | 3% |
| 97 | Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 280 | 19,240 | $17,210 - 21,060 | 0% | 0% |
| 98 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 270 | 43,800 | $34,960 - 53,510 | 14% | 7% |
| 99 | Sewing machine operators | 270 | 19,800 | $16,660 - 25,240 | -26% | 5% |
| 100 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 260 | 30,950 | $19,590 - 39,750 | 10% | 24% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 20,400 | 570 | 27.7 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 23,080 | 1,190 | 20.2 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 31,860 | 250 | 19.9 |
| Forest and conservation technicians | 39,760 | 110 | 16 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 21,690 | 130 | 13.4 |
| Clergy | 40,580 | 540 | 12.8 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 19,240 | 280 | 11.6 |
| Service station attendants | 19,740 | 620 | 8.9 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 19,200 | 2,200 | 8.4 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 62,890 | 1,560 | 7.2 |
| Psychiatric aides | 230 | 6.1 | |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 32,470 | 120 | 5.1 |
| Crossing guards | 30,470 | 310 | 4.9 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 41,900 | 210 | 4.5 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 24,650 | 170 | 3.9 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 36,800 | 190 | 3.9 |
| Managers, all other | 72,060 | 1,500 | 3.7 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 22,670 | 380 | 3.6 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 62,340 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Urban and regional planners | 61,180 | 120 | 3.3 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 40,080 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 35,260 | 300 | 3.1 |
| Budget analysts | 56,580 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 31,690 | 290 | 2.6 |
| Training and development specialists | 48,350 | 590 | 2.5 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 30,980 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 52,430 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 49,390 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 20,610 | 790 | 2.3 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 19,780 | 1,270 | 2.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 32,700 | 310 | 2.2 |
| Carpenters | 35,110 | 2,050 | 2.1 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 59,500 | 180 | 2.1 |
| Management analysts | 57,030 | 1,360 | 2.1 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 30,100 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 50,540 | 570 | 2.1 |
| Library technicians | 29,400 | 220 | 2 |
| All other information and record clerks | 28,260 | 470 | 2 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 29,230 | 350 | 1.9 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 39,860 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 57,700 | 470 | 1.9 |
| Teacher assistants | 27,410 | 2,440 | 1.9 |
| Sewing machine operators | 19,800 | 270 | 1.9 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 79,830 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, fast food | 18,730 | 1,020 | 1.8 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 26,940 | 510 | 1.8 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 36,830 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 19,320 | 320 | 1.8 |
| Social and human service assistants | 29,560 | 590 | 1.8 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 23,710 | 460 | 1.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing guards | 30,470 | 1.32 | 310 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 48,080 | 1.3 | 180 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 36,800 | 1.24 | 190 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 47,110 | 1.24 | 360 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 37,200 | 1.23 | 230 |
| Teacher assistants | 27,410 | 1.23 | 2,440 |
| Public relations specialists | 61,830 | 1.22 | 190 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 43,800 | 1.21 | 150 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 62,340 | 1.21 | 210 |
| Order clerks | 33,930 | 1.21 | 220 |
| Recreation workers | 29,150 | 1.21 | 210 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 35,060 | 1.2 | 240 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 63,880 | 1.2 | 120 |
| Electricians | 55,550 | 1.18 | 730 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 26,970 | 1.18 | 1,200 |
| Dental hygienists | 75,010 | 1.18 | 240 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 49,390 | 1.17 | 130 |
| Insurance sales agents | 65,840 | 1.17 | 220 |
| Instructional coordinators | 67,160 | 1.17 | 160 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 52,430 | 1.16 | 220 |
| Family and general practitioners | 190,590 | 1.16 | 150 |
| Fire fighters | 48,770 | 1.16 | 200 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 34,950 | 1.16 | 170 |
| File clerks | 26,970 | 1.14 | 220 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 24,650 | 1.14 | 170 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 39,450 | 1.14 | 110 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 30,100 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 33,480 | 1.13 | 330 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 51,830 | 1.13 | 170 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 27,320 | 1.13 | 2,520 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 19,330 | 1.12 | 2,770 |
| Food preparation workers | 21,510 | 1.12 | 1,130 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 21,390 | 1.12 | 720 |
| Registered nurses | 68,840 | 1.12 | 2,240 |
| Office clerks, general | 28,380 | 1.12 | 4,170 |
| Cashiers | 20,690 | 1.12 | 4,160 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 53,950 | 1.11 | 610 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 33,770 | 1.11 | 170 |
| Dental assistants | 35,790 | 1.11 | 450 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 19,780 | 1.11 | 1,270 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 26,600 | 1.11 | 1,240 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 56,600 | 1.11 | 160 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 43,800 | 1.11 | 270 |
| Dishwashers | 19,020 | 1.1 | 770 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 23,960 | 1.1 | 790 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 20,640 | 1.1 | 2,010 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 25,250 | 1.1 | 2,450 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 30,920 | 1.1 | 360 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 35,170 | 1.1 | 2,250 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 36,770 | 1.1 | 170 |
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