| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 6,460 | 60,290 | $41,160 - 81,430 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 3,680 | 59,180 | $28,790 - 99,980 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 2,770 | 61,150 | $36,660 - 95,530 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,650 | 49,250 | $28,560 - 71,640 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Computer systems analysts | 2,650 | 71,910 | $44,550 - 104,120 | 29% | 68% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,180 | 49,990 | $32,790 - 68,810 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, applications | 1,920 | 72,350 | $47,020 - 100,500 | 45% | 85% |
| 8 | Lawyers | 1,860 | 102,930 | $52,550 - 158,870 | 11% | 99% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 1,850 | 68,670 | $42,990 - 102,270 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,720 | 52,000 | $38,360 - 68,170 | 11% | 95% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 1,320 | 68,560 | $42,590 - 99,620 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Social and human service assistants | 1,220 | 36,800 | $20,790 - 55,890 | 34% | 58% |
| 13 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,110 | 65,280 | $42,270 - 96,350 | 27% | 50% |
| 14 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,070 | 76,430 | $55,100 - 99,650 | 15% | 68% |
| 15 | Chief executives | 960 | 146,290 | $54,230 - | 2% | 65% |
| 16 | Child, family, and school social workers | 960 | 35,530 | $24,720 - 51,260 | 19% | 77% |
| 17 | Public relations specialists | 900 | 51,930 | $30,760 - 79,970 | 18% | 81% |
| 18 | Financial managers | 870 | 90,160 | $52,700 - 131,190 | 13% | 60% |
| 19 | Civil engineers | 810 | 68,610 | $32,250 - 102,960 | 18% | 87% |
| 20 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 790 | 49,400 | $28,170 - 72,120 | 18% | 56% |
| 21 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 760 | 57,420 | $25,160 - 89,550 | 17% | 56% |
| 22 | Market research analysts | 750 | 48,990 | $25,330 - 80,330 | 20% | 82% |
| 23 | Database administrators | 700 | 68,820 | $51,380 - 93,220 | 29% | 72% |
| 24 | Mechanical engineers | 700 | 71,010 | $48,660 - 97,950 | 4% | 78% |
| 25 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 640 | 47,720 | $27,570 - 71,050 | 13% | 73% |
| 26 | Training and development specialists | 630 | 59,910 | $33,100 - 100,630 | 18% | 56% |
| 27 | Computer and information systems managers | 610 | 100,610 | $65,630 - 136,590 | 16% | 73% |
| 28 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 600 | 77,810 | $44,460 - 119,150 | 28% | 85% |
| 29 | Mental health counselors | 590 | 42,690 | $25,650 - 62,090 | 30% | 73% |
| 30 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 580 | 52,110 | $30,050 - 79,550 | 5% | 58% |
| 31 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 570 | 81,660 | $34,800 - 140,580 | 12% | 51% |
| 32 | Financial analysts | 560 | 74,630 | $36,080 - 124,850 | 34% | 87% |
| 33 | Medical and health services managers | 550 | 81,260 | $50,120 - 128,320 | 16% | 57% |
| 34 | Pharmacists | 510 | 94,900 | $66,860 - 123,210 | 22% | 97% |
| 35 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 500 | 69,760 | $43,690 - 97,400 | 53% | 57% |
| 36 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 490 | 49,140 | $34,310 - 64,780 | 12% | 51% |
| 37 | Insurance underwriters | 480 | 66,870 | $39,480 - 105,480 | 6% | 53% |
| 38 | Physical therapists | 470 | 80,880 | $49,190 - 121,960 | 27% | 89% |
| 39 | Medical and public health social workers | 460 | 45,940 | $32,800 - 62,740 | 24% | 77% |
| 40 | Sales managers | 460 | 88,660 | $46,950 - 155,330 | 10% | 69% |
| 41 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 430 | 47,230 | $24,110 - 77,550 | 8% | 72% |
| 42 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 430 | 53,800 | $36,230 - 70,520 | 20% | 87% |
| 43 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 420 | 44,090 | $23,890 - 66,200 | 9% | 54% |
| 44 | Instructional coordinators | 410 | 53,740 | $29,660 - 80,700 | 23% | 79% |
| 45 | Graphic designers | 410 | 36,310 | $23,510 - 50,810 | 10% | 55% |
| 46 | Social and community service managers | 400 | 65,370 | $34,180 - 97,580 | 25% | 72% |
| 47 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 370 | 38,250 | $27,860 - 51,320 | 30% | 77% |
| 48 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 360 | 78,270 | $53,540 - 104,450 | 8% | 78% |
| 49 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 350 | 55,710 | $36,770 - 78,050 | 18% | 56% |
| 50 | Advertising sales agents | 350 | 41,580 | $21,010 - 63,750 | 20% | 56% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 340 | 31,750 | $22,270 - 44,940 | 15% | 51% |
| 52 | Budget analysts | 330 | 63,050 | $42,500 - 91,240 | 7% | 78% |
| 53 | Librarians | 320 | 53,260 | $35,320 - 72,680 | 4% | 85% |
| 54 | Managers, all other | 320 | 88,030 | $48,710 - 127,990 | 7% | 55% |
| 55 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 320 | 39,950 | $18,810 - 63,680 | 23% | 54% |
| 56 | Industrial engineers | 310 | 68,560 | $48,010 - 89,190 | 20% | 74% |
| 57 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 310 | 49,740 | $35,090 - 65,730 | 9% | 87% |
| 58 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 300 | 71,590 | $29,470 - 135,460 | 25% | 67% |
| 59 | Financial specialists, all other | 300 | 67,420 | $39,780 - 98,400 | 12% | 50% |
| 60 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 300 | 97,850 | $40,220 - | 14% | 78% |
| 61 | Marketing managers | 280 | 94,010 | $53,020 - 147,610 | 14% | 69% |
| 62 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 270 | 53,810 | $36,640 - 75,780 | 0% | 96% |
| 63 | Electrical engineers | 270 | 72,410 | $46,280 - 100,840 | 6% | 81% |
| 64 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 270 | 36,670 | $25,780 - 48,660 | 34% | 73% |
| 65 | Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 270 | 72,560 | $42,560 - 116,170 | 0% | 99% |
| 66 | Operations research analysts | 250 | 64,620 | $42,030 - 92,130 | 11% | 71% |
| 67 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 240 | 84,120 | $55,270 - 136,910 | 18% | 88% |
| 68 | Special education teachers, middle school | 240 | 47,590 | $31,960 - 64,230 | 16% | 87% |
| 69 | Coaches and scouts | 240 | 32,050 | $15,640 - 58,540 | 15% | 60% |
| 70 | Veterinarians | 230 | 122,440 | $72,000 - | 35% | 100% |
| 71 | Engineering managers | 230 | 103,400 | $71,530 - 143,180 | 7% | 84% |
| 72 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 230 | 67,740 | $43,580 - 87,660 | 16% | 99% |
| 73 | Statisticians | 220 | 56,890 | $38,040 - 82,170 | 9% | 93% |
| 74 | Rehabilitation counselors | 210 | 37,820 | $20,580 - 64,960 | 23% | 73% |
| 75 | Physician assistants | 200 | 75,500 | $38,090 - 104,780 | 27% | 67% |
| 76 | Occupational therapists | 190 | 69,650 | $46,960 - 97,150 | 23% | 90% |
| 77 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 190 | 63,630 | $43,470 - 92,510 | 17% | 54% |
| 78 | Speech-language pathologists | 190 | 66,480 | $42,780 - 98,630 | 11% | 98% |
| 79 | Environmental engineers | 180 | 69,880 | $46,670 - 97,740 | 25% | 86% |
| 80 | Conservation scientists | 180 | 42,120 | $22,820 - 73,580 | 5% | 86% |
| 81 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 170 | 67,200 | $39,800 - 107,040 | 25% | 93% |
| 82 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 170 | 39,680 | $18,380 - 76,650 | 15% | 72% |
| 83 | Editors | 160 | 51,360 | $31,170 - 74,840 | 2% | 81% |
| 84 | Producers and directors | 150 | 50,280 | $15,200 - 80,180 | 11% | 75% |
| 85 | Chemists | 140 | 53,100 | $35,150 - 83,770 | 9% | 93% |
| 86 | Meeting and convention planners | 140 | 38,930 | $28,100 - 51,930 | 20% | 67% |
| 87 | Sales engineers | 130 | 82,550 | $51,950 - 114,540 | 9% | 79% |
| 88 | Legislators | 130 | 38,730 | $15,390 - 101,210 | 1% | 65% |
| 89 | Sales and related workers, all other | 130 | 38,370 | $26,040 - 52,980 | 14% | 62% |
| 90 | Technical writers | 120 | 60,180 | $46,920 - 68,840 | 20% | 74% |
| 91 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 110 | 34,630 | $22,140 - 48,410 | 24% | 78% |
| 92 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 110 | 45,260 | $24,510 - 66,430 | 9% | 72% |
| 93 | Floral designers | 110 | 24,640 | $17,720 - 36,730 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Urban and regional planners | 110 | 48,360 | $33,640 - 65,250 | 15% | 92% |
| 95 | Clergy | 100 | 39,600 | $24,990 - 63,880 | 19% | 75% |
| 96 | Health educators | 100 | 45,850 | $26,530 - 72,460 | 26% | 58% |
| 97 | Human resources managers, all other | 100 | 85,940 | $37,220 - 129,120 | 11% | 58% |
| 98 | Private detectives and investigators | 100 | 57,330 | $34,480 - 83,910 | 18% | 52% |
| 99 | Compensation and benefits managers | 90 | 91,540 | $52,030 - 130,440 | 12% | 58% |
| 100 | Surveyors | 90 | 51,410 | $32,090 - 78,490 | 24% | 82% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 9,100 | 18,570 | $15,320 - 24,640 | 18% | 5% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 9,090 | 24,530 | $15,440 - 39,270 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 8,640 | 29,070 | $17,520 - 42,990 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,330 | 30,390 | $17,220 - 47,630 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Cashiers | 8,180 | 18,380 | $15,320 - 23,360 | -2% | 10% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 7,730 | 32,180 | $20,700 - 49,300 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 6,070 | 45,060 | $28,550 - 64,660 | 10% | 4% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,060 | 24,660 | $16,300 - 33,720 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,970 | 18,510 | $15,310 - 24,930 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,620 | 30,840 | $20,290 - 43,710 | 1% | 18% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,510 | 25,070 | $16,570 - 36,460 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 4,070 | 48,910 | $30,070 - 70,220 | 6% | 29% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,960 | 34,290 | $22,150 - 48,790 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,700 | 31,220 | $21,990 - 46,320 | -1% | 2% |
| 15 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 3,220 | 35,990 | $23,270 - 50,850 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,830 | 27,270 | $19,380 - 34,530 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,680 | 41,800 | $25,760 - 63,810 | 15% | 18% |
| 18 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,570 | 32,790 | $20,320 - 50,480 | 8% | 4% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,450 | 24,440 | $17,550 - 32,040 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,430 | 20,670 | $15,670 - 30,030 | -11% | 3% |
| 21 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,360 | 69,900 | $39,420 - 110,520 | 21% | 49% |
| 22 | Teacher assistants | 2,310 | 21,020 | $15,550 - 28,260 | 10% | 18% |
| 23 | General and operations managers | 2,090 | 92,940 | $46,680 - 156,530 | 2% | 48% |
| 24 | Security guards | 2,090 | 26,610 | $18,430 - 37,040 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,040 | 48,790 | $28,250 - 79,330 | 9% | 47% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 2,010 | 19,990 | $15,510 - 25,510 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Home health aides | 1,930 | 21,640 | $16,610 - 26,760 | 49% | 7% |
| 28 | Word processors and typists | 1,820 | 31,020 | $25,540 - 40,220 | -11% | 19% |
| 29 | Bartenders | 1,820 | 19,730 | $15,460 - 25,670 | 11% | 17% |
| 30 | Helpers--production workers | 1,810 | 25,300 | $16,060 - 37,400 | 0% | 4% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,800 | 41,970 | $24,370 - 58,510 | 4% | 25% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 1,790 | 40,910 | $26,280 - 59,540 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Tellers | 1,720 | 23,340 | $17,080 - 33,200 | 14% | 16% |
| 34 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,670 | 36,800 | $22,940 - 55,870 | 14% | 4% |
| 35 | Team assemblers | 1,650 | 27,500 | $18,140 - 38,980 | 0% | 5% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,630 | 30,970 | $18,710 - 43,740 | 11% | 14% |
| 37 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,620 | 31,780 | $21,280 - 43,520 | 4% | 6% |
| 38 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,610 | 27,580 | $16,410 - 39,690 | 18% | 6% |
| 39 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,570 | 23,680 | $17,240 - 31,570 | 12% | 5% |
| 40 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,560 | 36,480 | $26,580 - 50,060 | 0% | 22% |
| 41 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,540 | 19,800 | $16,160 - 25,460 | 13% | 5% |
| 42 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,480 | 33,950 | $23,020 - 47,580 | 4% | 15% |
| 43 | Medical assistants | 1,450 | 27,660 | $21,200 - 36,340 | 35% | 10% |
| 44 | Construction laborers | 1,450 | 30,890 | $21,420 - 43,750 | 11% | 5% |
| 45 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,440 | 40,310 | $28,380 - 51,830 | 14% | 7% |
| 46 | Computer support specialists | 1,380 | 39,380 | $24,990 - 56,210 | 13% | 43% |
| 47 | Medical secretaries | 1,370 | 27,610 | $21,560 - 34,310 | 17% | 18% |
| 48 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,320 | 21,620 | $15,460 - 32,210 | 12% | 6% |
| 49 | Electricians | 1,300 | 49,350 | $31,230 - 75,010 | 7% | 7% |
| 50 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,290 | 41,730 | $28,940 - 52,480 | 12% | 3% |
| 51 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,280 | 41,720 | $23,560 - 67,820 | -6% | 14% |
| 52 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,250 | 23,050 | $15,580 - 32,960 | 23% | 16% |
| 53 | Child care workers | 1,210 | 21,830 | $16,580 - 29,600 | 18% | 15% |
| 54 | Food batchmakers | 1,100 | 24,560 | $16,410 - 32,430 | 11% | 5% |
| 55 | Bus drivers, school | 1,100 | 25,360 | $16,060 - 37,080 | 9% | 4% |
| 56 | Personal and home care aides | 1,100 | 22,770 | $18,150 - 26,360 | 51% | 10% |
| 57 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,090 | 48,560 | $27,880 - 73,750 | 11% | 33% |
| 58 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,080 | 51,700 | $30,940 - 78,290 | -4% | 15% |
| 59 | Driver/sales workers | 1,050 | 28,930 | $15,550 - 46,700 | -4% | 4% |
| 60 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,010 | 30,970 | $19,250 - 45,430 | -4% | 5% |
| 61 | Bill and account collectors | 1,010 | 30,600 | $21,400 - 41,240 | 23% | 13% |
| 62 | Correctional officers and jailers | 970 | 45,630 | $32,540 - 62,380 | 17% | 11% |
| 63 | Dishwashers | 960 | 18,100 | $15,350 - 22,240 | 10% | 3% |
| 64 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 930 | 18,710 | $15,170 - 25,130 | 12% | 6% |
| 65 | Logisticians | 900 | 73,140 | $47,720 - 101,900 | 17% | 43% |
| 66 | Cooks, short order | 860 | 21,080 | $16,200 - 28,830 | 5% | 5% |
| 67 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 860 | 18,650 | $15,540 - 23,800 | 24% | 22% |
| 68 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 820 | 51,910 | $31,290 - 72,810 | 10% | 17% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 820 | 18,620 | $15,200 - 24,480 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 820 | 37,850 | $15,580 - 60,890 | 11% | 29% |
| 71 | Insurance sales agents | 820 | 66,810 | $28,430 - 157,460 | 13% | 45% |
| 72 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 800 | 60,840 | $36,580 - 91,460 | 0% | 42% |
| 73 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 790 | 61,450 | $39,330 - 83,100 | 7% | 13% |
| 74 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 770 | 48,680 | $34,630 - 66,250 | 11% | 4% |
| 75 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 770 | 43,150 | $27,070 - 62,290 | 4% | 30% |
| 76 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 770 | 28,560 | $17,450 - 43,560 | 19% | 14% |
| 77 | Parts salespersons | 770 | 28,160 | $16,270 - 40,880 | -1% | 6% |
| 78 | Order clerks | 750 | 31,580 | $19,200 - 49,220 | -23% | 16% |
| 79 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 740 | 31,650 | $21,660 - 46,430 | 13% | 4% |
| 80 | Postal service mail carriers | 720 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 81 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 710 | 58,530 | $22,060 - 105,490 | 28% | 48% |
| 82 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 710 | | | -7% | 12% |
| 83 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 700 | 58,070 | $35,240 - 86,490 | 9% | 10% |
| 84 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 690 | 22,980 | $15,910 - 32,980 | 14% | 3% |
| 85 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 680 | 42,030 | $27,870 - 60,250 | 2% | 43% |
| 86 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 680 | 40,590 | $26,070 - 58,430 | 9% | 3% |
| 87 | Machinists | 680 | 38,680 | $26,020 - 50,790 | -2% | 3% |
| 88 | Dental assistants | 670 | 27,940 | $22,040 - 36,950 | 29% | 9% |
| 89 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 670 | 21,370 | $15,920 - 30,860 | 26% | 43% |
| 90 | Pharmacy technicians | 670 | 27,410 | $17,770 - 35,820 | 32% | 16% |
| 91 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 660 | 39,640 | $26,470 - 54,000 | 9% | 5% |
| 92 | File clerks | 650 | 32,600 | $17,020 - 57,340 | -40% | 20% |
| 93 | Legal secretaries | 650 | 36,920 | $28,190 - 48,630 | 12% | 18% |
| 94 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 650 | 23,890 | $16,030 - 32,150 | 11% | 5% |
| 95 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 620 | 21,750 | $16,470 - 29,300 | 17% | 14% |
| 96 | Loan officers | 600 | 46,330 | $27,240 - 72,180 | 12% | 49% |
| 97 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 600 | 18,700 | $15,250 - 25,670 | 10% | 8% |
| 98 | Recreation workers | 590 | 23,650 | $15,330 - 38,840 | 13% | 47% |
| 99 | Cost estimators | 570 | 50,940 | $32,730 - 74,930 | 19% | 32% |
| 100 | Data entry keyers | 570 | 25,250 | $16,180 - 37,190 | -4% | 18% |