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 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,010 | 57,660 | $26,060 - 97,270 | 8% | 51% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 3,950 | 62,560 | $42,470 - 84,760 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,510 | 56,280 | $34,070 - 82,200 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 1,650 | 59,050 | $33,240 - 88,680 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,440 | 55,900 | $36,740 - 80,450 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,020 | 55,840 | $35,680 - 81,280 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Social and human service assistants | 750 | 26,590 | $18,860 - 33,580 | 34% | 58% |
| 8 | Chief executives | 680 | 144,840 | $68,060 - | 2% | 65% |
| 9 | Financial managers | 580 | 85,430 | $44,800 - 131,340 | 13% | 60% |
| 10 | Sales managers | 510 | 106,530 | $49,820 - | 10% | 69% |
| 11 | Civil engineers | 460 | 71,980 | $45,310 - 105,570 | 18% | 87% |
| 12 | Computer programmers | 450 | 60,480 | $37,220 - 82,170 | 0% | 73% |
| 13 | Network and computer systems administrators | 430 | 63,490 | $38,530 - 97,600 | 27% | 50% |
| 14 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 430 | 67,310 | $31,320 - 103,710 | 12% | 51% |
| 15 | Medical and public health social workers | 430 | 41,550 | $28,870 - 56,310 | 24% | 77% |
| 16 | Market research analysts | 420 | 56,430 | $32,790 - 94,820 | 20% | 82% |
| 17 | Advertising sales agents | 420 | 51,380 | $25,840 - 104,230 | 20% | 56% |
| 18 | Graphic designers | 420 | 44,960 | $25,900 - 84,670 | 10% | 55% |
| 19 | Industrial engineers | 400 | 69,050 | $46,600 - 96,720 | 20% | 74% |
| 20 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 400 | 52,900 | $37,330 - 73,990 | 20% | 87% |
| 21 | Child, family, and school social workers | 400 | 31,850 | $20,870 - 46,960 | 19% | 77% |
| 22 | Computer systems analysts | 390 | 63,160 | $41,300 - 89,020 | 29% | 68% |
| 23 | Chemists | 380 | 48,690 | $29,490 - 73,810 | 9% | 93% |
| 24 | Management analysts | 370 | 62,440 | $31,200 - 105,410 | 22% | 78% |
| 25 | Lawyers | 350 | 93,350 | $28,820 - | 11% | 99% |
| 26 | Medical and health services managers | 350 | 76,400 | $43,900 - 111,280 | 16% | 57% |
| 27 | Mental health counselors | 310 | 39,170 | $24,480 - 59,360 | 30% | 73% |
| 28 | Pharmacists | 310 | 95,810 | $65,590 - 124,010 | 22% | 97% |
| 29 | Public relations specialists | 310 | 52,700 | $30,790 - 79,680 | 18% | 81% |
| 30 | Physical therapists | 290 | 79,850 | $49,260 - 119,790 | 27% | 89% |
| 31 | Computer and information systems managers | 290 | 98,940 | $59,570 - 141,620 | 16% | 73% |
| 32 | Training and development specialists | 290 | 46,800 | $26,830 - 74,940 | 18% | 56% |
| 33 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 280 | 65,210 | $38,700 - 97,150 | 16% | 99% |
| 34 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 280 | 52,020 | $30,670 - 79,490 | 13% | 73% |
| 35 | Computer software engineers, applications | 260 | 75,500 | $38,800 - 115,000 | 45% | 85% |
| 36 | Coaches and scouts | 260 | 25,760 | $15,380 - 53,550 | 15% | 60% |
| 37 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 250 | 49,770 | $29,040 - 69,440 | 12% | 51% |
| 38 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 250 | 43,920 | $32,100 - 62,680 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 250 | 54,320 | $37,060 - 77,910 | 9% | 87% |
| 40 | Insurance underwriters | 240 | 56,120 | $35,320 - 83,880 | 6% | 53% |
| 41 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 240 | 41,820 | $25,610 - 66,610 | 15% | 51% |
| 42 | Mechanical engineers | 240 | 71,580 | $50,110 - 102,970 | 4% | 78% |
| 43 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 230 | 82,610 | $62,360 - 105,870 | 8% | 78% |
| 44 | Personal financial advisors | 230 | $ - | 41% | 81% | |
| 45 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 230 | 40,560 | $21,550 - 61,730 | 23% | 54% |
| 46 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 220 | 51,320 | $33,260 - 72,680 | 17% | 56% |
| 47 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 220 | 50,190 | $30,480 - 78,800 | 18% | 56% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, middle school | 200 | 53,130 | $36,470 - 77,520 | 16% | 87% |
| 49 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 190 | 90,190 | $32,100 - | 25% | 67% |
| 50 | Social and community service managers | 180 | 55,990 | $34,370 - 88,040 | 25% | 72% |
| 51 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 180 | 70,020 | $36,430 - 110,040 | 53% | 57% |
| 52 | Librarians | 170 | 58,930 | $42,020 - 79,790 | 4% | 85% |
| 53 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 160 | 79,200 | $49,740 - 120,980 | 18% | 88% |
| 54 | Occupational therapists | 160 | 64,250 | $42,040 - 91,310 | 23% | 90% |
| 55 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 160 | 82,990 | $43,130 - 148,080 | 14% | 78% |
| 56 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 31,720 | $22,320 - 43,810 | 34% | 73% |
| 57 | Speech-language pathologists | 150 | 63,840 | $44,590 - 87,510 | 11% | 98% |
| 58 | Rehabilitation counselors | 140 | 34,610 | $22,390 - 49,900 | 23% | 73% |
| 59 | Marketing managers | 140 | 99,370 | $46,200 - 162,340 | 14% | 69% |
| 60 | Engineering managers | 140 | 94,930 | $64,660 - 128,990 | 7% | 84% |
| 61 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 130 | 76,700 | $49,950 - 109,830 | 28% | 85% |
| 62 | Financial analysts | 130 | 60,340 | $36,540 - 85,830 | 34% | 87% |
| 63 | Editors | 130 | 50,080 | $31,780 - 75,840 | 2% | 81% |
| 64 | Interior designers | 130 | 42,060 | $23,970 - 47,980 | 20% | 55% |
| 65 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 120 | 38,020 | $22,730 - 55,490 | 24% | 78% |
| 66 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 120 | 41,860 | $27,370 - 64,250 | 30% | 77% |
| 67 | Dentists, general | 120 | $ - | 9% | 100% | |
| 68 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 110 | 47,490 | $32,890 - 65,970 | 5% | 58% |
| 69 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 110 | 41,730 | $24,170 - 63,030 | 9% | 72% |
| 70 | Sales and related workers, all other | 110 | 38,150 | $21,230 - 66,360 | 14% | 62% |
| 71 | Compensation and benefits managers | 100 | 93,790 | $56,360 - 136,780 | 12% | 58% |
| 72 | Producers and directors | 100 | 44,580 | $21,500 - 68,160 | 11% | 75% |
| 73 | Surveyors | 100 | 51,400 | $38,900 - 73,480 | 24% | 82% |
| 74 | Managers, all other | 100 | 74,380 | $43,930 - 106,740 | 7% | 55% |
| 75 | Physician assistants | 100 | 72,880 | $53,750 - 95,680 | 27% | 67% |
| 76 | Sales engineers | 90 | 76,880 | $49,980 - 105,720 | 9% | 79% |
| 77 | Legislators | 90 | 41,590 | $15,390 - 77,220 | 1% | 65% |
| 78 | Veterinarians | 90 | 76,530 | $41,920 - 100,600 | 35% | 100% |
| 79 | Advertising and promotions managers | 90 | 83,570 | $39,010 - 149,760 | 6% | 76% |
| 80 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 90 | 71,190 | $42,720 - 104,440 | 4% | 81% |
| 81 | Floral designers | 90 | 23,530 | $16,360 - 32,470 | 0% | 55% |
| 82 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 90 | 60,930 | $54,500 - 68,170 | 17% | 54% |
| 83 | Purchasing managers | 90 | 81,180 | $47,450 - 112,440 | 3% | 57% |
| 84 | Health educators | 80 | 48,960 | $35,170 - 65,150 | 26% | 58% |
| 85 | Database administrators | 80 | 58,780 | $41,700 - 84,320 | 29% | 72% |
| 86 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 80 | 56,900 | $29,920 - 95,360 | 10% | 74% |
| 87 | Clergy | 70 | 45,490 | $28,850 - 61,150 | 19% | 75% |
| 88 | Chiropractors | 60 | 77,870 | $55,220 - 87,760 | 14% | 98% |
| 89 | Electrical engineers | 60 | 71,750 | $46,100 - 104,230 | 6% | 81% |
| 90 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 60 | 52,480 | $26,320 - 95,720 | 15% | 72% |
| 91 | Operations research analysts | 60 | 72,030 | $45,020 - 99,770 | 11% | 71% |
| 92 | Landscape architects | 60 | 62,930 | $31,830 - 94,830 | 16% | 88% |
| 93 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 60 | 61,650 | $44,310 - 79,180 | 0% | 55% |
| 94 | Chemical engineers | 50 | 65,090 | $52,830 - 87,540 | 8% | 91% |
| 95 | Writers and authors | 50 | 46,220 | $26,500 - 73,890 | 13% | 84% |
| 96 | Environmental engineers | 50 | 67,170 | $43,300 - 99,500 | 25% | 86% |
| 97 | Human resources managers, all other | 50 | 77,170 | $53,480 - 113,610 | 11% | 58% |
| 98 | Optometrists | 50 | 109,450 | $49,570 - | 11% | 100% |
| 99 | Training and development managers | 40 | 65,570 | $32,380 - 96,110 | 16% | 58% |
| 100 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 40 | 59,220 | $32,170 - 118,310 | 25% | 93% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 9,490 | 25,780 | $15,820 - 41,270 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 6,680 | 18,270 | $15,240 - 23,440 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 5,670 | 27,430 | $16,460 - 40,180 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,370 | 27,660 | $18,390 - 40,050 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,360 | 41,250 | $28,250 - 59,120 | 10% | 4% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,140 | 20,260 | $15,330 - 30,770 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,720 | 18,850 | $15,310 - 24,300 | 18% | 5% |
| 8 | Packers and packagers, hand | 3,500 | 20,560 | $15,660 - 28,250 | -11% | 3% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,490 | 21,770 | $15,820 - 30,490 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Customer service representatives | 3,270 | 31,750 | $20,060 - 48,720 | 25% | 22% |
| 11 | Carpenters | 3,210 | 38,060 | $26,950 - 54,590 | 10% | 6% |
| 12 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,190 | 24,240 | $16,460 - 33,380 | 15% | 4% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,150 | 28,150 | $17,370 - 39,870 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,130 | 26,680 | $21,190 - 33,060 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | Team assemblers | 3,110 | 30,820 | $21,070 - 45,050 | 0% | 5% |
| 16 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,060 | 32,640 | $21,580 - 47,490 | 13% | 16% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,590 | 36,460 | $22,710 - 52,090 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,350 | 25,000 | $17,380 - 33,740 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | Helpers--production workers | 2,150 | 23,360 | $15,710 - 33,540 | 0% | 4% |
| 20 | Teacher assistants | 1,950 | 21,150 | $16,200 - 25,720 | 10% | 18% |
| 21 | Driver/sales workers | 1,940 | 28,650 | $15,680 - 47,190 | -4% | 4% |
| 22 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,930 | 31,530 | $21,650 - 42,250 | -1% | 2% |
| 23 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,910 | 29,330 | $18,960 - 41,850 | 8% | 4% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,880 | 49,920 | $30,100 - 73,250 | -4% | 15% |
| 25 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,830 | 38,860 | $29,220 - 50,290 | 14% | 7% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 1,820 | 19,550 | $15,690 - 24,700 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,780 | 20,920 | $16,800 - 26,510 | 13% | 5% |
| 28 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,780 | 29,820 | $20,300 - 41,530 | 4% | 6% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,780 | 46,850 | $28,560 - 70,500 | 6% | 29% |
| 30 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,760 | 30,440 | $17,370 - 48,740 | -4% | 5% |
| 31 | General and operations managers | 1,760 | 92,950 | $44,260 - 154,790 | 2% | 48% |
| 32 | Home health aides | 1,720 | 20,790 | $16,040 - 26,170 | 49% | 7% |
| 33 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,680 | 36,900 | $24,820 - 49,530 | 14% | 4% |
| 34 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,540 | 31,580 | $21,540 - 43,280 | -6% | 14% |
| 35 | Cooks, short order | 1,510 | 19,580 | $15,580 - 25,220 | 5% | 5% |
| 36 | Construction laborers | 1,480 | 32,000 | $23,240 - 42,570 | 11% | 5% |
| 37 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,470 | 23,050 | $17,770 - 29,200 | 14% | 3% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,350 | 31,710 | $19,350 - 45,770 | 11% | 14% |
| 39 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,340 | 36,190 | $23,820 - 51,410 | 15% | 18% |
| 40 | Tellers | 1,300 | 22,800 | $17,610 - 29,360 | 14% | 16% |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,300 | 47,400 | $25,820 - 80,180 | 4% | 25% |
| 42 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,250 | 25,560 | $15,620 - 37,620 | 18% | 6% |
| 43 | Printing machine operators | 1,220 | 36,980 | $22,340 - 54,030 | -5% | 6% |
| 44 | Bus drivers, school | 1,110 | 24,220 | $17,720 - 31,140 | 9% | 4% |
| 45 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,090 | 18,300 | $15,380 - 23,760 | 10% | 8% |
| 46 | Electricians | 1,080 | 38,850 | $27,770 - 51,100 | 7% | 7% |
| 47 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,060 | 42,100 | $26,980 - 61,470 | 9% | 5% |
| 48 | Child care workers | 1,010 | 19,930 | $15,670 - 26,290 | 18% | 15% |
| 49 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 1,000 | 25,710 | $17,770 - 32,970 | -14% | 0% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,000 | 57,590 | $35,930 - 84,330 | 9% | 10% |
| 51 | Cooks, restaurant | 990 | 21,270 | $15,830 - 28,010 | 12% | 5% |
| 52 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 970 | 28,930 | $21,360 - 39,460 | 4% | 15% |
| 53 | Dishwashers | 940 | 18,050 | $15,440 - 21,400 | 10% | 3% |
| 54 | Medical secretaries | 900 | 28,220 | $21,500 - 39,230 | 17% | 18% |
| 55 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 880 | 35,130 | $25,400 - 47,710 | 5% | 2% |
| 56 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 880 | 22,650 | $15,410 - 33,810 | 12% | 6% |
| 57 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 870 | 57,410 | $41,560 - 69,260 | 11% | 33% |
| 58 | Personal and home care aides | 830 | 24,810 | $17,540 - 36,130 | 51% | 10% |
| 59 | Cost estimators | 780 | 57,410 | $34,520 - 85,310 | 19% | 32% |
| 60 | Machinists | 780 | 34,620 | $20,800 - 48,980 | -2% | 3% |
| 61 | Security guards | 760 | 29,650 | $17,870 - 54,850 | 17% | 13% |
| 62 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 750 | 41,490 | $29,720 - 53,440 | 8% | 3% |
| 63 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 740 | 27,610 | $16,700 - 38,720 | -26% | 6% |
| 64 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 730 | 18,090 | $15,340 - 22,430 | 10% | 17% |
| 65 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 730 | 18,890 | $15,520 - 24,830 | 12% | 6% |
| 66 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 710 | 41,960 | $27,240 - 59,490 | 4% | 30% |
| 67 | Cooks, fast food | 700 | 19,830 | $15,730 - 25,430 | 8% | 5% |
| 68 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 690 | 41,630 | $30,060 - 51,960 | 11% | 4% |
| 69 | Bartenders | 670 | 20,290 | $15,400 - 28,900 | 11% | 17% |
| 70 | Counter and rental clerks | 660 | 25,980 | $15,680 - 42,090 | 23% | 16% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 660 | 61,540 | $39,000 - 91,820 | 7% | 13% |
| 72 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 640 | 19,990 | $15,780 - 24,610 | 16% | 9% |
| 73 | Medical assistants | 620 | 27,230 | $21,080 - 35,820 | 35% | 10% |
| 74 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 620 | 40,740 | $29,780 - 53,550 | 9% | 3% |
| 75 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 620 | 25,150 | $20,080 - 32,220 | 11% | 5% |
| 76 | Recreation workers | 620 | 24,720 | $15,700 - 38,050 | 13% | 47% |
| 77 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 620 | 29,010 | $18,960 - 46,590 | -8% | 5% |
| 78 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 600 | 33,180 | $24,210 - 45,550 | 3% | 4% |
| 79 | Brickmasons and blockmasons | 600 | 51,000 | $31,420 - 65,540 | 10% | 3% |
| 80 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 600 | 39,340 | $26,210 - 52,760 | 11% | 2% |
| 81 | Bakers | 590 | 24,650 | $16,990 - 31,880 | 10% | 8% |
| 82 | Postal service mail carriers | 570 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 83 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 560 | 38,780 | $25,110 - 51,350 | 12% | 3% |
| 84 | Bindery workers | 550 | 33,740 | $18,410 - 50,290 | -21% | 7% |
| 85 | Loan officers | 550 | 51,380 | $33,990 - 69,640 | 12% | 49% |
| 86 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 550 | 32,890 | $25,200 - 40,800 | -14% | 0% |
| 87 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 550 | 18,410 | $15,310 - 23,330 | 24% | 22% |
| 88 | Insurance sales agents | 540 | 58,830 | $27,990 - 110,130 | 13% | 45% |
| 89 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 520 | 31,730 | $22,360 - 42,220 | 12% | 6% |
| 90 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 520 | 24,420 | $17,120 - 33,910 | 26% | 43% |
| 91 | Computer support specialists | 520 | 43,060 | $28,380 - 61,420 | 13% | 43% |
| 92 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 520 | 26,860 | $16,360 - 35,120 | 27% | 47% |
| 93 | Pharmacy technicians | 520 | 25,680 | $17,080 - 34,840 | 32% | 16% |
| 94 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 510 | 30,500 | $21,550 - 45,920 | 19% | 14% |
| 95 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 500 | 28,820 | $20,810 - 38,290 | 6% | 0% |
| 96 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 500 | 29,950 | $17,810 - 47,620 | -4% | 4% |
| 97 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 490 | 51,220 | $34,400 - 73,360 | 0% | 42% |
| 98 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 490 | 32,990 | $22,010 - 41,860 | -2% | 6% |
| 99 | Parts salespersons | 480 | 32,440 | $21,140 - 47,240 | -1% | 6% |
| 100 | Dental assistants | 470 | 33,080 | $25,860 - 42,180 | 29% | 9% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm equipment mechanics | 39,780 | 260 | 14.2 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 35,920 | 140 | 11.4 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 22,780 | 240 | 9.9 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 29,790 | 110 | 8.2 |
| Anesthesiologists | 194,870 | 230 | 7.1 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 20,710 | 260 | 6.5 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 24,810 | 260 | 6.1 |
| Cooks, short order | 19,580 | 1,510 | 5.9 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 25,710 | 1,000 | 5.9 |
| Bindery workers | 33,740 | 550 | 5.8 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 28,820 | 500 | 5.4 |
| Furniture finishers | 30,800 | 130 | 5.3 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 23,280 | 220 | 5.2 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 29,930 | 170 | 4.4 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,080 | 460 | 3.8 |
| Printing machine operators | 36,980 | 1,220 | 3.7 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 51,000 | 600 | 3.5 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 36,290 | 240 | 3.3 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 33,180 | 600 | 3.3 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 44,390 | 320 | 3.2 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 30,440 | 1,760 | 3.2 |
| Job printers | 34,060 | 180 | 3.1 |
| Driver/sales workers | 28,650 | 1,940 | 3.1 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 23,210 | 340 | 3 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,360 | 2,150 | 2.8 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 30,740 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 20,560 | 3,500 | 2.7 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,010 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Tool and die makers | 44,570 | 350 | 2.7 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 24,940 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Chemists | 48,690 | 380 | 2.6 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 19,740 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 23,050 | 1,470 | 2.6 |
| Bakers | 24,650 | 590 | 2.5 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 42,100 | 1,060 | 2.4 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 45,390 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,950 | 500 | 2.4 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,900 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 32,990 | 490 | 2.4 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 18,870 | 390 | 2.2 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,570 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Crossing guards | 24,240 | 220 | 2.2 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 27,610 | 740 | 2.1 |
| Carpenters | 38,060 | 3,210 | 2.1 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 31,230 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 31,580 | 1,540 | 2 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 19,990 | 640 | 2 |
| Cost estimators | 57,410 | 780 | 1.9 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 31,530 | 1,930 | 1.9 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 39,770 | 470 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographic processing machine operators | 36,290 | 1.63 | 240 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 80,320 | 1.58 | 290 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 35,920 | 1.29 | 140 |
| Photographers | 40,700 | 1.29 | 170 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 44,390 | 1.26 | 320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 87,550 | 1.25 | 310 |
| Personal and home care aides | 24,810 | 1.24 | 830 |
| Sheet metal workers | 51,590 | 1.24 | 430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 47,400 | 1.22 | 1,300 |
| Travel agents | 38,240 | 1.22 | 150 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 59,110 | 1.21 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 52,010 | 1.21 | 380 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 54,710 | 1.19 | 250 |
| Bindery workers | 33,740 | 1.19 | 550 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,290 | 1.19 | 260 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,080 | 1.19 | 460 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 57,410 | 1.18 | 870 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 210,190 | 1.18 | 180 |
| Security guards | 29,650 | 1.17 | 760 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 41,820 | 1.17 | 240 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 39,780 | 1.17 | 260 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 30,440 | 1.17 | 1,760 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 30,740 | 1.15 | 110 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 27,660 | 1.15 | 4,370 |
| Cooks, fast food | 19,830 | 1.14 | 700 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 90,190 | 1.14 | 190 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 39,860 | 1.13 | 270 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 56,280 | 1.13 | 2,510 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,890 | 1.13 | 550 |
| Printing machine operators | 36,980 | 1.13 | 1,220 |
| Team assemblers | 30,820 | 1.13 | 3,110 |
| Librarians | 58,930 | 1.12 | 170 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 43,170 | 1.12 | 150 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 51,000 | 1.12 | 600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 58,120 | 1.12 | 420 |
| Graphic designers | 44,960 | 1.12 | 420 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 25,980 | 1.11 | 660 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 38,740 | 1.11 | 380 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 26,680 | 1.11 | 3,130 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 55,840 | 1.11 | 1,020 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 37,450 | 1.1 | 120 |
| Bill and account collectors | 33,880 | 1.1 | 470 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 41,250 | 1.1 | 4,360 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 23,050 | 1.1 | 1,470 |
| Advertising sales agents | 51,380 | 1.1 | 420 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 29,010 | 1.1 | 620 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 56,770 | 1.09 | 410 |
| Driver/sales workers | 28,650 | 1.09 | 1,940 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 18,850 | 1.09 | 3,720 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 55,900 | 1.09 | 1,440 |
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