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While long thought of as a center for steal production, the Pittsburgh area economy has expanded and diversified beyond its traditional heavy manufacturing base to provide substantial opportunities for business and professional growth. Pittsburgh is home to ten Fortune 1000 company headquarters. The largest company headquartered in the Pittsburgh area is United States Steel. Probably the most famous companies with their headquarters in the area are United States Steel, H.J. Heinz, Mellon Financial, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
Despite its reputation as a center for blue collar industrial work, the Pittsburgh area has a very well educated work force. According to U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Pittsburgh ranks in the top twenty among American cities with a well educated work force. Almost 34% of the Pittsburgh area population has a college degree or higher. In 2005, Central Connecticut State University ranked Pittsburgh in the top ten most literate cities in the U.S.
Major business honors and awards that have been received by the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:
Major industries located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:
Driven by organizations such as the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Carnegie Mellon University, life sciences are a strong and growing industry in the Pittsburgh area. UPMC ranks among the top ten recipients in the U.S. for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. Pittsburgh ranks in the top fifteen cities in the United States for NIH funding. In addition, Carnegie Mellon receives more than $73 million a year in National Science Foundation (NSF) research.
Pittsburgh is also home to the busiest inland port, the Port of Pittsburgh, in the United States.
For business travelers, the Pittsburgh area is served by the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). PIT is regularly ranked as one of the top airports in the world by Condé Nast, J.D. Power, USA Today, Travelocity and the Official Airline Guide. Allegheny County Airport (AGC) also serves the Pittsburgh area.
Companies with headquarters in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:
Business organizations/associations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:
The Pittsburgh Business Times, "Business Section" of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the "Business Section" of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review are all good sources of information on business and the economy in the Pittsburgh area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 27,490 | 53,510 | $39,130 - 69,840 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 16,220 | 63,120 | $29,930 - 104,690 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 13,490 | 51,080 | $31,900 - 75,050 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 11,420 | 50,960 | $32,320 - 74,840 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 10,160 | 55,110 | $29,740 - 91,820 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,460 | 51,480 | $33,310 - 74,790 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Computer systems analysts | 4,110 | 62,180 | $36,690 - 91,590 | 29% | 68% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 3,990 | 23,320 | $13,720 - 33,240 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Lawyers | 3,950 | 106,110 | $47,130 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 10 | Management analysts | 3,860 | 90,480 | $42,730 - 0 | 22% | 78% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 3,820 | 64,560 | $33,780 - 98,580 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Mental health counselors | 3,140 | 29,100 | $19,580 - 40,960 | 30% | 73% |
| 13 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,110 | 72,790 | $29,640 - 129,120 | 12% | 51% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 3,090 | 90,900 | $46,230 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Market research analysts | 2,910 | 46,650 | $24,480 - 85,940 | 20% | 82% |
| 16 | Network and computer systems administrators | 2,890 | 61,460 | $33,560 - 93,970 | 27% | 50% |
| 17 | Child, family, and school social workers | 2,810 | 33,690 | $22,420 - 52,690 | 19% | 77% |
| 18 | Pharmacists | 2,620 | 83,220 | $60,160 - 104,500 | 22% | 97% |
| 19 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 2,520 | 37,110 | $24,520 - 52,230 | 30% | 77% |
| 20 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,470 | 34,010 | $11,870 - 67,340 | 17% | 56% |
| 21 | Computer software engineers, applications | 2,460 | 75,550 | $39,840 - 121,900 | 45% | 85% |
| 22 | Medical and health services managers | 2,400 | 78,040 | $42,110 - 127,800 | 16% | 57% |
| 23 | Civil engineers | 2,330 | 66,860 | $43,780 - 94,530 | 18% | 87% |
| 24 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 2,230 | 77,040 | $48,690 - 112,940 | 28% | 85% |
| 25 | Industrial engineers | 2,150 | 72,530 | $46,300 - 105,500 | 20% | 74% |
| 26 | Sales managers | 2,090 | 88,420 | $43,550 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 27 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,020 | 48,460 | $29,080 - 71,270 | 13% | 73% |
| 28 | Electrical engineers | 1,970 | 74,400 | $42,600 - 113,130 | 6% | 81% |
| 29 | Training and development specialists | 1,950 | 45,430 | $24,390 - 71,730 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Financial analysts | 1,860 | 61,260 | $35,520 - 92,480 | 34% | 87% |
| 31 | Mechanical engineers | 1,860 | 68,230 | $41,050 - 100,930 | 4% | 78% |
| 32 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,850 | 32,690 | $21,180 - 46,590 | 15% | 51% |
| 33 | Physical therapists | 1,840 | 61,620 | $39,160 - 81,090 | 27% | 89% |
| 34 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,760 | 96,940 | $45,920 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 35 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,760 | 45,270 | $32,820 - 59,340 | 12% | 51% |
| 36 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,750 | 47,530 | $27,260 - 81,650 | 5% | 58% |
| 37 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,750 | 39,640 | $18,720 - 56,710 | 24% | 77% |
| 38 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,740 | 89,430 | $64,480 - 123,930 | 8% | 78% |
| 39 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,700 | 50,870 | $30,170 - 73,830 | 20% | 87% |
| 40 | Public relations specialists | 1,690 | 51,830 | $26,520 - 88,270 | 18% | 81% |
| 41 | Engineering managers | 1,680 | 98,320 | $63,010 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 42 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,610 | 53,410 | $37,160 - 74,790 | 9% | 87% |
| 43 | Graphic designers | 1,560 | 36,960 | $21,840 - 56,630 | 10% | 55% |
| 44 | Social and community service managers | 1,500 | 53,850 | $29,590 - 88,040 | 25% | 72% |
| 45 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,480 | 76,590 | $32,100 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 46 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,480 | 76,170 | $44,260 - 111,380 | 4% | 81% |
| 47 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,440 | 48,940 | $24,170 - 90,150 | 18% | 56% |
| 48 | Managers, all other | 1,400 | 77,350 | $39,050 - 119,580 | 7% | 55% |
| 49 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 1,400 | 31,550 | $21,440 - 45,600 | 34% | 73% |
| 50 | Chief executives | 1,400 | 134,780 | $57,640 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 51 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,330 | 33,970 | $14,200 - 63,590 | 14% | 62% |
| 52 | Personal financial advisors | 1,230 | 97,960 | $37,530 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 53 | Marketing managers | 1,230 | 103,440 | $50,500 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 54 | Advertising sales agents | 1,200 | 51,450 | $21,230 - 129,790 | 20% | 56% |
| 55 | Librarians | 1,160 | 44,710 | $23,500 - 65,510 | 4% | 85% |
| 56 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,160 | 38,300 | $13,890 - 64,740 | 9% | 54% |
| 57 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,100 | 49,190 | $31,120 - 77,590 | 18% | 56% |
| 58 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,070 | 37,580 | $17,490 - 57,320 | 23% | 73% |
| 59 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 1,050 | 76,530 | $34,840 - 145,350 | 14% | 78% |
| 60 | Chemists | 1,030 | 67,100 | $37,580 - 100,010 | 9% | 93% |
| 61 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 960 | 64,530 | $40,710 - 97,030 | 53% | 57% |
| 62 | Tax preparers | 960 | 25,970 | $12,400 - 45,960 | 0% | 54% |
| 63 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 920 | 60,880 | $30,030 - 95,260 | 16% | 99% |
| 64 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 880 | 29,090 | $17,590 - 48,630 | 23% | 54% |
| 65 | Coaches and scouts | 880 | 27,030 | $11,900 - 52,180 | 15% | 60% |
| 66 | Legislators | 870 | 21,770 | $11,680 - 57,540 | 1% | 65% |
| 67 | Occupational therapists | 860 | 57,510 | $41,280 - 75,590 | 23% | 90% |
| 68 | Database administrators | 860 | 55,880 | $28,510 - 85,530 | 29% | 72% |
| 69 | Sales engineers | 830 | 69,960 | $22,090 - 111,470 | 9% | 79% |
| 70 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 810 | 71,330 | $43,240 - 106,070 | 18% | 88% |
| 71 | Financial specialists, all other | 810 | 47,780 | $28,070 - 76,250 | 12% | 50% |
| 72 | Speech-language pathologists | 800 | 54,670 | $37,200 - 82,160 | 11% | 98% |
| 73 | Insurance underwriters | 780 | 53,700 | $32,160 - 82,550 | 6% | 53% |
| 74 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 770 | 46,770 | $24,370 - 76,090 | 15% | 72% |
| 75 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 760 | 31,520 | $23,130 - 46,520 | 25% | 58% |
| 76 | Biological technicians | 760 | 32,730 | $21,510 - 46,450 | 16% | 60% |
| 77 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 720 | 49,230 | $35,400 - 64,430 | 0% | 96% |
| 78 | Musicians and singers | 710 | $0 - 0 | 10% | 53% | |
| 79 | Engineers, all other | 690 | 79,430 | $47,600 - 114,890 | 6% | 82% |
| 80 | Environmental engineers | 580 | 70,830 | $44,040 - 102,030 | 25% | 86% |
| 81 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 560 | 60,130 | $33,820 - 90,590 | 17% | 54% |
| 82 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 530 | 42,620 | $32,030 - 56,510 | 9% | 72% |
| 83 | Special education teachers, middle school | 490 | 50,490 | $34,040 - 73,610 | 16% | 87% |
| 84 | Compensation and benefits managers | 490 | 72,910 | $34,560 - 123,820 | 12% | 58% |
| 85 | Producers and directors | 490 | 54,260 | $23,870 - 76,680 | 11% | 75% |
| 86 | Editors | 490 | 54,670 | $31,520 - 82,620 | 2% | 81% |
| 87 | Physician assistants | 490 | 61,520 | $39,040 - 81,210 | 27% | 67% |
| 88 | Writers and authors | 480 | 46,830 | $20,990 - 77,990 | 13% | 84% |
| 89 | Computer specialists, all other | 480 | 66,770 | $34,850 - 104,060 | 15% | 68% |
| 90 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 470 | 41,640 | $28,000 - 57,080 | 11% | 58% |
| 91 | Reporters and correspondents | 470 | 41,780 | $21,750 - 65,720 | 1% | 85% |
| 92 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 460 | 34,110 | $20,460 - 53,170 | 24% | 78% |
| 93 | Dentists, general | 450 | 95,900 | $77,240 - 123,830 | 9% | 100% |
| 94 | Credit analysts | 430 | 45,440 | $26,410 - 79,150 | 2% | 60% |
| 95 | Health educators | 420 | 45,160 | $24,530 - 64,390 | 26% | 58% |
| 96 | Floral designers | 420 | 23,090 | $16,000 - 35,360 | 0% | 55% |
| 97 | Purchasing managers | 410 | 81,670 | $45,180 - 138,330 | 3% | 57% |
| 98 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 400 | 82,590 | $51,920 - 116,970 | 16% | 95% |
| 99 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 370 | 58,880 | $33,760 - 89,630 | 8% | 72% |
| 100 | Materials engineers | 360 | 74,470 | $52,930 - 104,840 | 4% | 77% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 39,210 | 22,750 | $12,710 - 36,780 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 32,260 | 15,740 | $11,910 - 21,270 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Office clerks, general | 31,750 | 24,050 | $14,030 - 36,300 | 13% | 19% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 22,020 | 15,690 | $11,720 - 21,540 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 21,680 | 14,680 | $11,570 - 19,780 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 21,340 | 29,040 | $16,820 - 45,300 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 18,720 | 24,280 | $14,280 - 37,650 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 17,560 | 22,200 | $13,210 - 33,700 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 15,520 | 28,910 | $17,350 - 42,390 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 14,880 | 19,810 | $12,680 - 29,830 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 14,850 | 22,680 | $16,720 - 28,860 | 18% | 7% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 14,090 | 26,300 | $16,740 - 36,930 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 13,010 | 34,990 | $23,360 - 49,870 | 10% | 4% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 11,850 | 32,850 | $17,250 - 48,840 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Receptionists and information clerks | 10,920 | 20,610 | $13,430 - 28,680 | 17% | 13% |
| 16 | Home health aides | 10,130 | 18,870 | $14,520 - 23,560 | 49% | 7% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,190 | 48,200 | $26,980 - 74,730 | 6% | 29% |
| 18 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 9,080 | 27,100 | $13,990 - 46,600 | 8% | 4% |
| 19 | Carpenters | 8,110 | 38,550 | $22,000 - 56,730 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 7,980 | 35,320 | $23,050 - 50,230 | 15% | 18% |
| 21 | Security guards | 7,970 | 22,710 | $15,140 - 32,110 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Construction laborers | 7,830 | 33,860 | $19,300 - 50,480 | 11% | 5% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,810 | 42,660 | $21,490 - 61,880 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 7,720 | 33,330 | $19,920 - 47,720 | 14% | 4% |
| 25 | Bartenders | 7,270 | 15,060 | $11,640 - 20,830 | 11% | 17% |
| 26 | Food preparation workers | 7,020 | 17,650 | $12,400 - 23,350 | 15% | 7% |
| 27 | General and operations managers | 6,880 | 97,920 | $44,090 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 28 | Teacher assistants | 6,720 | 19,890 | $12,270 - 28,970 | 10% | 18% |
| 29 | Cooks, restaurant | 6,560 | 20,430 | $14,220 - 27,790 | 12% | 5% |
| 30 | Tellers | 6,340 | 20,940 | $15,820 - 27,980 | 14% | 16% |
| 31 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,280 | 22,610 | $14,090 - 32,930 | 18% | 6% |
| 32 | Bus drivers, school | 6,170 | 22,700 | $13,690 - 33,970 | 9% | 4% |
| 33 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,890 | 17,870 | $12,630 - 23,430 | 13% | 5% |
| 34 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 5,700 | 18,440 | $12,110 - 26,650 | 12% | 6% |
| 35 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,660 | 35,280 | $27,040 - 44,910 | 14% | 7% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,600 | 29,750 | $17,960 - 43,920 | 11% | 14% |
| 37 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,130 | 49,910 | $22,480 - 72,990 | 11% | 33% |
| 38 | Medical assistants | 4,980 | 24,020 | $16,410 - 31,880 | 35% | 10% |
| 39 | Team assemblers | 4,860 | 25,040 | $16,250 - 36,370 | 0% | 5% |
| 40 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 4,800 | 27,590 | $19,590 - 36,530 | 4% | 15% |
| 41 | Electricians | 4,790 | 50,290 | $30,630 - 71,510 | 7% | 7% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,760 | 53,490 | $31,730 - 78,810 | -4% | 15% |
| 43 | Driver/sales workers | 4,760 | 23,120 | $12,000 - 47,190 | -4% | 4% |
| 44 | Computer support specialists | 4,740 | 39,960 | $23,710 - 59,040 | 13% | 43% |
| 45 | Packers and packagers, hand | 4,650 | 20,770 | $13,520 - 30,230 | -11% | 3% |
| 46 | Dishwashers | 4,570 | 14,790 | $11,720 - 18,870 | 10% | 3% |
| 47 | Child care workers | 4,540 | 17,490 | $11,930 - 25,990 | 18% | 15% |
| 48 | Helpers--production workers | 4,510 | 25,650 | $15,780 - 36,850 | 0% | 4% |
| 49 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 4,480 | 26,360 | $16,370 - 38,920 | 4% | 6% |
| 50 | Machinists | 4,330 | 33,480 | $21,000 - 47,510 | -2% | 3% |
| 51 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 4,270 | 14,650 | $11,600 - 20,300 | 10% | 8% |
| 52 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,970 | 54,000 | $30,690 - 73,900 | 11% | 4% |
| 53 | Counter and rental clerks | 3,950 | 21,370 | $13,030 - 33,590 | 23% | 16% |
| 54 | Cooks, fast food | 3,860 | 15,260 | $11,810 - 19,560 | 8% | 5% |
| 55 | Medical secretaries | 3,770 | 25,860 | $18,940 - 34,770 | 17% | 18% |
| 56 | Personal and home care aides | 3,730 | 19,010 | $14,840 - 24,030 | 51% | 10% |
| 57 | Business operations specialists, all other | 3,690 | 59,280 | $32,060 - 94,810 | 21% | 49% |
| 58 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,670 | 36,930 | $20,100 - 57,630 | -6% | 14% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 3,610 | 20,630 | $14,500 - 28,140 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Telemarketers | 3,610 | 29,010 | $16,510 - 50,430 | -9% | 14% |
| 61 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,550 | 16,840 | $12,160 - 22,590 | 10% | 17% |
| 62 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,530 | 29,790 | $19,230 - 45,020 | -1% | 2% |
| 63 | Postal service mail carriers | 3,450 | 44,170 | $36,040 - 50,750 | 1% | 11% |
| 64 | Pharmacy technicians | 3,430 | 22,830 | $15,870 - 31,070 | 32% | 16% |
| 65 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,380 | 65,580 | $40,340 - 99,820 | 9% | 10% |
| 66 | Data entry keyers | 3,300 | 24,960 | $18,720 - 35,350 | -4% | 18% |
| 67 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,280 | 18,710 | $12,270 - 28,030 | 26% | 43% |
| 68 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 3,150 | 43,320 | $26,850 - 59,330 | 8% | 3% |
| 69 | Loan officers | 3,140 | 51,500 | $31,080 - 77,530 | 12% | 49% |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,070 | 57,210 | $33,870 - 80,440 | 7% | 13% |
| 71 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 3,050 | 51,920 | $30,300 - 76,720 | 9% | 47% |
| 72 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,960 | 14,890 | $11,670 - 19,020 | 12% | 6% |
| 73 | Bill and account collectors | 2,920 | 27,580 | $16,660 - 37,870 | 23% | 13% |
| 74 | Insurance sales agents | 2,890 | 56,940 | $21,340 - 105,550 | 13% | 45% |
| 75 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,840 | 27,980 | $19,590 - 37,650 | -14% | 0% |
| 76 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 2,840 | 46,260 | $25,360 - 65,790 | 5% | 8% |
| 77 | Cooks, short order | 2,800 | 16,930 | $12,180 - 22,610 | 5% | 5% |
| 78 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,720 | 18,090 | $11,980 - 27,500 | 14% | 3% |
| 79 | Legal secretaries | 2,650 | 33,080 | $22,070 - 44,600 | 12% | 18% |
| 80 | Word processors and typists | 2,600 | 27,010 | $16,990 - 39,020 | -11% | 19% |
| 81 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 2,600 | 25,960 | $17,620 - 36,770 | 19% | 14% |
| 82 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,580 | 42,570 | $28,220 - 59,960 | 9% | 5% |
| 83 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,560 | 33,570 | $23,150 - 45,080 | 5% | 2% |
| 84 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 2,500 | 35,830 | $22,000 - 51,200 | 12% | 3% |
| 85 | Administrative services managers | 2,460 | 61,200 | $27,440 - 104,190 | 12% | 40% |
| 86 | Cost estimators | 2,410 | 48,730 | $30,000 - 73,930 | 19% | 32% |
| 87 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 2,380 | 40,470 | $24,800 - 49,460 | -7% | 12% |
| 88 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 2,370 | 24,310 | $14,890 - 35,840 | 12% | 0% |
| 89 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,350 | 39,490 | $22,320 - 61,280 | 4% | 30% |
| 90 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,310 | 29,380 | $20,710 - 40,020 | 0% | 22% |
| 91 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,270 | 52,550 | $29,920 - 82,930 | 0% | 42% |
| 92 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 2,240 | 27,940 | $17,520 - 44,650 | -26% | 6% |
| 93 | Highway maintenance workers | 2,230 | 30,600 | $20,000 - 45,460 | 9% | 5% |
| 94 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,200 | 64,610 | $27,190 - 117,730 | 28% | 48% |
| 95 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 2,150 | 28,500 | $19,160 - 44,360 | 0% | 24% |
| 96 | Bakers | 2,100 | 20,860 | $14,280 - 29,120 | 10% | 8% |
| 97 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,100 | 36,430 | $23,330 - 54,920 | 9% | 3% |
| 98 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,090 | 83,640 | $40,070 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 2,080 | 39,900 | $25,080 - 54,550 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Dental assistants | 2,010 | 26,450 | $17,930 - 35,960 | 29% | 9% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous mining machine operators | 37,080 | 360 | 30.3 |
| Bridge and lock tenders | 43,980 | 130 | 19 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 35,450 | 1,180 | 16.5 |
| Mine cutting and channeling machine operators | 35,700 | 170 | 16.1 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | 60,040 | 330 | 15 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 30,400 | 590 | 9.5 |
| Gas plant operators | 44,920 | 180 | 7.5 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,770 | 1,180 | 6.1 |
| Telephone operators | 31,380 | 430 | 5.7 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 29,190 | 270 | 5.5 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 14,480 | 290 | 5.4 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 57,340 | 220 | 5.2 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,080 | 650 | 4.6 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 33,470 | 440 | 4.6 |
| Mental health counselors | 29,100 | 3,140 | 4.6 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 16,720 | 200 | 4.6 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 82,590 | 400 | 4.6 |
| Choreographers | 31,890 | 340 | 4.5 |
| Occupational therapist aides | 26,820 | 140 | 4.4 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 96,500 | 400 | 4.4 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 32,600 | 210 | 4.2 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 34,720 | 330 | 4.1 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 64,290 | 120 | 4 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 56,010 | 310 | 3.8 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,180 | 550 | 3.8 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 29,960 | 1,500 | 3.6 |
| Funeral attendants | 18,570 | 640 | 3.6 |
| Stonemasons | 38,650 | 270 | 3.5 |
| Residential advisors | 23,170 | 990 | 3.4 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 19,360 | 310 | 3.3 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 27,430 | 330 | 3.2 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 54,520 | 630 | 3.1 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 46,890 | 120 | 3.1 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 30,600 | 2,230 | 3.1 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 52,840 | 220 | 3.1 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,380 | 500 | 3 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 55,470 | 180 | 3 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 51,180 | 320 | 3 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 38,540 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Tax preparers | 25,970 | 960 | 2.9 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 37,110 | 2,520 | 2.9 |
| Legislators | 21,770 | 870 | 2.9 |
| Materials engineers | 74,470 | 360 | 2.9 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 39,750 | 730 | 2.9 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 33,150 | 230 | 2.8 |
| Funeral directors | 47,690 | 310 | 2.8 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 46,260 | 2,840 | 2.8 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 29,430 | 580 | 2.7 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 26,650 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 30,070 | 1,650 | 2.7 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 57,950 | 1.42 | 140 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 44,810 | 1.4 | 1,340 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 28,180 | 1.35 | 220 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 37,700 | 1.34 | 130 |
| Management analysts | 90,480 | 1.31 | 3,860 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 64,610 | 1.3 | 2,200 |
| Personal financial advisors | 97,960 | 1.29 | 1,230 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 44,170 | 1.28 | 1,050 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 35,020 | 1.28 | 370 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 80,740 | 1.27 | 580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 83,640 | 1.25 | 2,090 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 33,150 | 1.25 | 230 |
| Pipelayers | 41,960 | 1.24 | 400 |
| Interior designers | 56,140 | 1.24 | 260 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 54,000 | 1.23 | 3,970 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 19,660 | 1.22 | 1,140 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 67,890 | 1.22 | 550 |
| Sheet metal workers | 48,440 | 1.22 | 1,090 |
| Veterinarians | 97,470 | 1.21 | 340 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 53,360 | 1.21 | 760 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 24,720 | 1.21 | 420 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 30,550 | 1.21 | 170 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 53,220 | 1.2 | 1,320 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 79,460 | 1.2 | 700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 65,580 | 1.2 | 3,380 |
| Telemarketers | 29,010 | 1.2 | 3,610 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 89,430 | 1.19 | 1,740 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 96,500 | 1.18 | 400 |
| Editors | 54,670 | 1.17 | 490 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 29,770 | 1.17 | 360 |
| Construction laborers | 33,860 | 1.17 | 7,830 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 63,120 | 1.17 | 16,220 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,380 | 1.16 | 670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 45,650 | 1.16 | 590 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 28,920 | 1.15 | 1,710 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 28,020 | 1.15 | 340 |
| Social workers, all other | 51,200 | 1.15 | 210 |
| Electricians | 50,290 | 1.15 | 4,790 |
| Helpers--production workers | 25,650 | 1.15 | 4,510 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 64,290 | 1.14 | 120 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 39,260 | 1.14 | 660 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 40,920 | 1.14 | 660 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 36,930 | 1.14 | 3,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 42,660 | 1.13 | 7,810 |
| Advertising sales agents | 51,450 | 1.13 | 1,200 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 51,180 | 1.13 | 320 |
| Marketing managers | 103,440 | 1.13 | 1,230 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 55,470 | 1.13 | 180 |
| Food batchmakers | 27,500 | 1.13 | 410 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 50,960 | 1.12 | 350 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 183,400 | 100 |
| Surgeons | 182,010 | 570 |
| Internists, general | 172,870 | 300 |
| Family and general practitioners | 166,160 | 1,350 |
| Pediatricians, general | 147,620 | |
| Psychiatrists | 141,780 | 220 |
| Anesthesiologists | 140,380 | |
| Chief executives | 134,780 | 1,400 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 125,550 | 2,440 |
| Air traffic controllers | 112,320 | 130 |
| Lawyers | 106,110 | 3,950 |
| Marketing managers | 103,440 | 1,230 |
| Podiatrists | 98,630 | |
| Engineering managers | 98,320 | 1,680 |
| Natural sciences managers | 97,990 | 110 |
| Personal financial advisors | 97,960 | 1,230 |
| General and operations managers | 97,920 | 6,880 |
| Veterinarians | 97,470 | 340 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 96,940 | 1,760 |
| Actuaries | 96,600 | 140 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 96,510 | 90 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 96,500 | 400 |
| Dentists, general | 95,900 | 450 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 91,980 | 310 |
| Financial managers | 90,900 | 3,090 |
| Management analysts | 90,480 | 3,860 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 89,430 | 1,740 |
| Sales managers | 88,420 | 2,090 |
| Chiropractors | 87,370 | 280 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 87,240 | 230 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 85,970 | 80 |
| Industrial production managers | 84,820 | 1,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 83,640 | 2,090 |
| Pharmacists | 83,220 | 2,620 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 82,590 | 400 |
| Economists | 82,510 | 50 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 82,170 | 640 |
| Purchasing managers | 81,670 | 410 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 80,740 | 580 |
| Petroleum engineers | 79,890 | |
| Financial examiners | 79,870 | 180 |
| Training and development managers | 79,530 | 180 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 79,460 | 700 |
| Engineers, all other | 79,430 | 690 |
| Public relations managers | 79,060 | 310 |
| Chemical engineers | 78,300 | 160 |
| Medical and health services managers | 78,040 | 2,400 |
| Managers, all other | 77,350 | 1,400 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 77,250 | 60 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 77,040 | 2,230 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| United States Steel | 14 |
| PPG Industries | 10.2 |
| H.J. Heinz | 8.9 |
| PNC Financial Services Group | 7.9 |
| Mellon Financial Corp. | 5.7 |
| Wesco International | 4.4 |
| Consol Energy | 3.8 |
| Allegheny Technologies | 3.5 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | 2.6 |
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