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 | 5,840 | 58,050 | $41,120 - 80,550 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 3,500 | 52,460 | $25,440 - 90,770 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 2,810 | 51,210 | $26,290 - 79,550 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,130 | 52,490 | $33,740 - 77,470 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,770 | 54,770 | $33,330 - 81,480 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,390 | 56,190 | $35,650 - 80,500 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Mental health counselors | 1,240 | 30,990 | $21,480 - 39,880 | 30% | 73% |
| 8 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,090 | 33,320 | $21,770 - 51,860 | 19% | 77% |
| 9 | Social and human service assistants | 710 | 25,110 | $17,010 - 36,480 | 34% | 58% |
| 10 | Computer systems analysts | 710 | 68,550 | $43,110 - 94,310 | 29% | 68% |
| 11 | Medical and health services managers | 680 | 69,910 | $34,400 - 119,130 | 16% | 57% |
| 12 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 630 | 46,310 | $33,050 - 62,000 | 12% | 51% |
| 13 | Management analysts | 590 | 79,290 | $42,410 - 156,460 | 22% | 78% |
| 14 | Chief executives | 580 | 136,420 | $57,570 - | 2% | 65% |
| 15 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 550 | 33,610 | $21,490 - 46,580 | 15% | 51% |
| 16 | Lawyers | 540 | 97,040 | $44,490 - | 11% | 99% |
| 17 | Pharmacists | 540 | 88,450 | $64,330 - 109,150 | 22% | 97% |
| 18 | Financial managers | 520 | 65,140 | $31,420 - 105,240 | 13% | 60% |
| 19 | Network and computer systems administrators | 480 | 55,280 | $33,260 - 80,620 | 27% | 50% |
| 20 | Occupational therapists | 460 | 56,750 | $44,440 - 78,610 | 23% | 90% |
| 21 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 450 | 50,610 | $34,260 - 83,780 | 17% | 56% |
| 22 | Advertising sales agents | 450 | 41,140 | $22,970 - 65,840 | 20% | 56% |
| 23 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 420 | 48,300 | $27,310 - 76,360 | 13% | 73% |
| 24 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 380 | 51,470 | $29,900 - 76,710 | 20% | 87% |
| 25 | Legislators | 370 | 24,110 | $15,340 - 56,500 | 1% | 65% |
| 26 | Computer programmers | 370 | 53,980 | $35,310 - 78,500 | 0% | 73% |
| 27 | Physical therapists | 370 | 68,120 | $47,020 - 99,080 | 27% | 89% |
| 28 | Graphic designers | 370 | 34,690 | $23,650 - 49,050 | 10% | 55% |
| 29 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 360 | 43,930 | $25,830 - 66,980 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 350 | 65,570 | $32,310 - 102,820 | 25% | 67% |
| 31 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 340 | 86,310 | $63,370 - 118,250 | 8% | 78% |
| 32 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 340 | 63,880 | $26,960 - 102,690 | 12% | 51% |
| 33 | Sales managers | 330 | 88,310 | $40,550 - | 10% | 69% |
| 34 | Medical and public health social workers | 320 | 39,940 | $26,680 - 58,010 | 24% | 77% |
| 35 | Coaches and scouts | 320 | 24,660 | $15,320 - 47,510 | 15% | 60% |
| 36 | Librarians | 310 | 43,570 | $18,440 - 74,910 | 4% | 85% |
| 37 | Training and development specialists | 310 | 43,720 | $27,880 - 62,370 | 18% | 56% |
| 38 | Civil engineers | 310 | 63,090 | $43,040 - 86,780 | 18% | 87% |
| 39 | Market research analysts | 290 | 49,420 | $30,630 - 76,330 | 20% | 82% |
| 40 | Mechanical engineers | 290 | 61,490 | $46,240 - 85,300 | 4% | 78% |
| 41 | Industrial engineers | 280 | 74,770 | $46,420 - 117,260 | 20% | 74% |
| 42 | Financial analysts | 280 | 62,090 | $38,400 - 92,590 | 34% | 87% |
| 43 | Personal financial advisors | 270 | 76,960 | $30,110 - 152,830 | 41% | 81% |
| 44 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 270 | 35,610 | $21,720 - 57,430 | 30% | 77% |
| 45 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 270 | 71,350 | $44,120 - 99,160 | 53% | 57% |
| 46 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 270 | 42,100 | $27,160 - 58,640 | 34% | 73% |
| 47 | Public relations specialists | 250 | 42,380 | $21,800 - 69,590 | 18% | 81% |
| 48 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 240 | 48,650 | $20,100 - 74,040 | 5% | 58% |
| 49 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 240 | 35,730 | $17,190 - 52,230 | 23% | 54% |
| 50 | Physician assistants | 240 | 64,200 | $53,780 - 82,990 | 27% | 67% |
| 51 | Computer software engineers, applications | 230 | 69,890 | $45,480 - 102,200 | 45% | 85% |
| 52 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 230 | 51,100 | $30,110 - 77,540 | 9% | 87% |
| 53 | Editors | 230 | 42,320 | $24,000 - 62,140 | 2% | 81% |
| 54 | Engineering managers | 230 | 101,740 | $63,070 - 142,860 | 7% | 84% |
| 55 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 230 | 90,570 | $35,450 - | 14% | 78% |
| 56 | Special education teachers, middle school | 220 | 54,760 | $33,950 - 82,640 | 16% | 87% |
| 57 | Computer and information systems managers | 210 | 94,600 | $52,460 - 136,060 | 16% | 73% |
| 58 | Speech-language pathologists | 200 | 93,680 | $44,080 - | 11% | 98% |
| 59 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 200 | 58,490 | $24,330 - 94,190 | 16% | 99% |
| 60 | Rehabilitation counselors | 190 | 39,060 | $20,240 - 60,540 | 23% | 73% |
| 61 | Social and community service managers | 180 | 52,500 | $32,280 - 80,170 | 25% | 72% |
| 62 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 180 | 27,950 | $18,460 - 38,620 | 15% | 72% |
| 63 | Reporters and correspondents | 180 | 39,800 | $24,490 - 54,740 | 1% | 85% |
| 64 | Private detectives and investigators | 170 | 38,240 | $23,220 - 63,870 | 18% | 52% |
| 65 | Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 170 | 61,930 | $41,640 - 95,930 | 0% | 99% |
| 66 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 170 | 41,960 | $26,320 - 59,380 | 14% | 54% |
| 67 | Health educators | 160 | 36,220 | $15,700 - 60,210 | 26% | 58% |
| 68 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 150 | 73,880 | $34,130 - 127,960 | 28% | 85% |
| 69 | Marketing managers | 150 | 83,420 | $44,450 - 136,530 | 14% | 69% |
| 70 | Managers, all other | 150 | 72,180 | $40,850 - 116,310 | 7% | 55% |
| 71 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 140 | 72,230 | $31,230 - 136,540 | 18% | 88% |
| 72 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 140 | 36,300 | $27,290 - 49,450 | 24% | 78% |
| 73 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 140 | 46,640 | $17,790 - 78,640 | 8% | 72% |
| 74 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 140 | 53,550 | $33,470 - 73,440 | 9% | 72% |
| 75 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 140 | 47,040 | $30,540 - 63,490 | 18% | 56% |
| 76 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 130 | 73,060 | $47,050 - 105,470 | 4% | 81% |
| 77 | Computer specialists, all other | 130 | 74,910 | $59,350 - 96,390 | 15% | 68% |
| 78 | Floral designers | 120 | 26,710 | $15,870 - 36,680 | 0% | 55% |
| 79 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 110 | 48,620 | $25,470 - 73,820 | 0% | 96% |
| 80 | Recreational therapists | 110 | 37,860 | $18,680 - 60,590 | 4% | 77% |
| 81 | Electrical engineers | 100 | 64,640 | $40,750 - 88,180 | 6% | 81% |
| 82 | Insurance underwriters | 90 | 42,130 | $28,790 - 61,650 | 6% | 53% |
| 83 | Clergy | 80 | 33,660 | $15,490 - 58,120 | 19% | 75% |
| 84 | Producers and directors | 80 | 33,380 | $19,450 - 50,100 | 11% | 75% |
| 85 | Database administrators | 80 | 71,920 | $37,770 - 102,160 | 29% | 72% |
| 86 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 80 | 62,990 | $39,370 - 92,180 | 17% | 54% |
| 87 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 80 | 51,180 | $35,900 - 72,540 | 9% | 54% |
| 88 | Survey researchers | 80 | 34,720 | $19,230 - 50,290 | 16% | 82% |
| 89 | Sales engineers | 70 | 101,060 | $44,330 - | 9% | 79% |
| 90 | Instructional coordinators | 70 | 56,130 | $34,670 - 80,330 | 23% | 79% |
| 91 | Musicians and singers | 70 | $ - | 10% | 53% | |
| 92 | Purchasing managers | 70 | 83,790 | $41,660 - 132,710 | 3% | 57% |
| 93 | Dentists, general | 70 | 106,110 | $61,060 - 143,420 | 9% | 100% |
| 94 | Sales and related workers, all other | 70 | 56,510 | $30,580 - 91,900 | 14% | 62% |
| 95 | Chemists | 60 | 46,120 | $23,700 - 80,540 | 9% | 93% |
| 96 | Financial specialists, all other | 60 | 54,650 | $36,470 - 85,390 | 12% | 50% |
| 97 | Credit analysts | 60 | 51,540 | $29,990 - 82,330 | 2% | 60% |
| 98 | Human resources managers, all other | 60 | 76,800 | $47,040 - 120,280 | 11% | 58% |
| 99 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 60 | 58,280 | $37,190 - 78,550 | 0% | 55% |
| 100 | Environmental engineers | 50 | 75,700 | $55,450 - 118,820 | 25% | 86% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 10,440 | 24,240 | $15,470 - 38,550 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 8,010 | 17,760 | $15,230 - 22,510 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 7,290 | 27,540 | $18,200 - 38,340 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 6,830 | 25,250 | $15,730 - 37,760 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,550 | 17,820 | $15,230 - 22,670 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 5,320 | 28,820 | $18,360 - 40,720 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 5,220 | 17,680 | $15,270 - 22,740 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,580 | 24,590 | $17,490 - 32,770 | 18% | 7% |
| 9 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,340 | 35,330 | $24,050 - 52,290 | 10% | 4% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,990 | 23,040 | $15,980 - 34,080 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,950 | 22,260 | $15,770 - 31,050 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,620 | 29,880 | $18,060 - 41,890 | 13% | 16% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,600 | 27,160 | $17,920 - 39,170 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Packers and packagers, hand | 3,210 | 22,140 | $16,130 - 31,030 | -11% | 3% |
| 15 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,930 | 30,770 | $22,290 - 39,990 | -1% | 2% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,730 | 33,520 | $20,860 - 48,730 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Home health aides | 2,720 | 20,660 | $15,830 - 27,380 | 49% | 7% |
| 18 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,360 | 38,960 | $29,520 - 51,580 | 14% | 7% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,200 | 45,010 | $24,790 - 71,040 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | Team assemblers | 2,130 | 29,400 | $17,200 - 48,710 | 0% | 5% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2,040 | 23,670 | $17,020 - 31,430 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,980 | 30,920 | $17,550 - 47,650 | 8% | 4% |
| 23 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,970 | 20,180 | $15,670 - 26,830 | 12% | 5% |
| 24 | Helpers--production workers | 1,860 | 23,330 | $16,140 - 33,110 | 0% | 4% |
| 25 | Teacher assistants | 1,860 | 22,140 | $15,490 - 31,540 | 10% | 18% |
| 26 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,770 | 32,140 | $18,240 - 49,330 | 14% | 4% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,760 | 39,520 | $22,630 - 62,380 | 4% | 25% |
| 28 | Carpenters | 1,720 | 35,890 | $22,930 - 50,890 | 10% | 6% |
| 29 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,640 | 24,440 | $16,600 - 35,020 | 18% | 6% |
| 30 | General and operations managers | 1,570 | 87,140 | $41,400 - 149,020 | 2% | 48% |
| 31 | Food preparation workers | 1,530 | 19,800 | $15,530 - 24,880 | 15% | 7% |
| 32 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,490 | 27,830 | $18,670 - 37,970 | 4% | 6% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,470 | 30,210 | $16,110 - 49,180 | 11% | 14% |
| 34 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,410 | 23,830 | $16,240 - 37,840 | -4% | 5% |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,400 | 48,730 | $28,030 - 69,390 | -4% | 15% |
| 36 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,390 | 36,660 | $23,620 - 52,840 | 15% | 18% |
| 37 | Bartenders | 1,370 | 17,110 | $15,260 - 20,290 | 11% | 17% |
| 38 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,280 | 41,410 | $21,920 - 70,940 | 11% | 33% |
| 39 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,250 | 19,260 | $15,910 - 24,610 | 13% | 5% |
| 40 | Security guards | 1,240 | 24,840 | $17,600 - 33,380 | 17% | 13% |
| 41 | Construction laborers | 1,190 | 29,430 | $18,420 - 46,050 | 11% | 5% |
| 42 | Dishwashers | 1,180 | 17,110 | $15,240 - 20,010 | 10% | 3% |
| 43 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,150 | 21,770 | $15,650 - 30,400 | 12% | 6% |
| 44 | Bus drivers, school | 1,140 | 21,140 | $15,240 - 30,680 | 9% | 4% |
| 45 | Personal and home care aides | 1,120 | 20,650 | $16,080 - 25,300 | 51% | 10% |
| 46 | Tellers | 1,100 | 21,870 | $16,230 - 29,100 | 14% | 16% |
| 47 | Correctional officers and jailers | 1,080 | 43,680 | $27,890 - 61,590 | 17% | 11% |
| 48 | Bill and account collectors | 990 | 27,840 | $18,990 - 41,560 | 23% | 13% |
| 49 | Electricians | 960 | 49,890 | $26,670 - 70,310 | 7% | 7% |
| 50 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 960 | 29,440 | $21,390 - 39,370 | 4% | 15% |
| 51 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 950 | 30,860 | $20,400 - 45,100 | -6% | 14% |
| 52 | Child care workers | 900 | 18,010 | $15,350 - 22,700 | 18% | 15% |
| 53 | Order clerks | 890 | 29,530 | $17,300 - 42,820 | -23% | 16% |
| 54 | Loan officers | 870 | 62,840 | $27,590 - 107,040 | 12% | 49% |
| 55 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 850 | 16,330 | $15,210 - 18,650 | 12% | 6% |
| 56 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 840 | 46,670 | $32,720 - 68,650 | 8% | 3% |
| 57 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 830 | 32,150 | $22,060 - 43,120 | 0% | 22% |
| 58 | Counter and rental clerks | 820 | 23,470 | $15,360 - 38,940 | 23% | 16% |
| 59 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 820 | 23,400 | $16,800 - 31,220 | 11% | 5% |
| 60 | Medical secretaries | 790 | 26,840 | $18,440 - 36,060 | 17% | 18% |
| 61 | Computer support specialists | 780 | 38,090 | $24,180 - 52,510 | 13% | 43% |
| 62 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 770 | 40,230 | $24,420 - 61,670 | 9% | 3% |
| 63 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 760 | 25,190 | $16,260 - 32,600 | 26% | 43% |
| 64 | Postal service mail carriers | 760 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 65 | Legal secretaries | 720 | 25,090 | $18,930 - 31,410 | 12% | 18% |
| 66 | Dental assistants | 700 | 29,430 | $21,150 - 41,160 | 29% | 9% |
| 67 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 700 | 18,450 | $15,520 - 23,170 | 10% | 17% |
| 68 | All other information and record clerks | 680 | 36,670 | $29,190 - 46,680 | -12% | 21% |
| 69 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 670 | 26,080 | $16,470 - 39,200 | 19% | 14% |
| 70 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 660 | 44,180 | $30,730 - 62,270 | 9% | 5% |
| 71 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 650 | 37,190 | $27,150 - 51,580 | 12% | 3% |
| 72 | Printing machine operators | 650 | 27,730 | $15,080 - 46,170 | -5% | 6% |
| 73 | Machinists | 640 | 34,350 | $23,330 - 45,020 | -2% | 3% |
| 74 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 630 | 40,820 | $30,160 - 51,760 | 3% | 38% |
| 75 | Parts salespersons | 630 | 26,920 | $15,840 - 41,810 | -1% | 6% |
| 76 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 630 | 33,170 | $22,990 - 47,570 | 13% | 4% |
| 77 | Word processors and typists | 610 | 31,460 | $24,940 - 40,550 | -11% | 19% |
| 78 | Pharmacy technicians | 610 | 26,220 | $18,310 - 34,730 | 32% | 16% |
| 79 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 600 | 58,980 | $39,710 - 88,390 | 7% | 13% |
| 80 | Sewing machine operators | 600 | 23,410 | $16,080 - 35,090 | -26% | 5% |
| 81 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 600 | 32,520 | $18,800 - 47,270 | 5% | 2% |
| 82 | Highway maintenance workers | 590 | 31,160 | $19,030 - 46,170 | 9% | 5% |
| 83 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 570 | 30,570 | $21,540 - 39,920 | -14% | 0% |
| 84 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 570 | 34,960 | $17,790 - 58,800 | 4% | 30% |
| 85 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 570 | 31,290 | $22,160 - 40,230 | -6% | 0% |
| 86 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 560 | 19,630 | $15,420 - 25,530 | 13% | 15% |
| 87 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 560 | 17,440 | $15,240 - 21,930 | 24% | 22% |
| 88 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 550 | 61,100 | $34,850 - 105,340 | 9% | 10% |
| 89 | Insurance sales agents | 550 | 52,260 | $25,360 - 80,940 | 13% | 45% |
| 90 | Medical assistants | 540 | 27,940 | $20,710 - 35,720 | 35% | 10% |
| 91 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 540 | 56,260 | $29,200 - 84,010 | 28% | 48% |
| 92 | Cooks, short order | 520 | 21,840 | $16,320 - 28,460 | 5% | 5% |
| 93 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 520 | 56,140 | $36,220 - 81,900 | 10% | 17% |
| 94 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 520 | 31,770 | $21,690 - 43,830 | 3% | 18% |
| 95 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 520 | 17,090 | $15,250 - 20,430 | 10% | 8% |
| 96 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 500 | 20,980 | $15,470 - 29,210 | 14% | 3% |
| 97 | Bakers | 490 | 22,550 | $16,800 - 30,620 | 10% | 8% |
| 98 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 490 | 38,730 | $26,460 - 58,990 | 14% | 8% |
| 99 | Couriers and messengers | 490 | 24,740 | $17,310 - 38,180 | 0% | 12% |
| 100 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 490 | 46,560 | $34,670 - 62,510 | 15% | 25% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 61,930 | 170 | 15.6 |
| Mental health counselors | 30,990 | 1,240 | 6.7 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 24,850 | 220 | 5.2 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 19,720 | 100 | 4.6 |
| Legislators | 24,110 | 370 | 4.5 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 38,240 | 170 | 4.3 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,290 | 570 | 4.3 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 40,820 | 630 | 4.2 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 56,400 | 110 | 4.2 |
| Residential advisors | 26,220 | 300 | 3.9 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 57,540 | 100 | 3.8 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 31,160 | 590 | 3.5 |
| Recreational therapists | 37,860 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 60,160 | 240 | 3.2 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,300 | 330 | 3.1 |
| Food batchmakers | 29,700 | 450 | 3.1 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 43,680 | 1,080 | 2.9 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 38,730 | 490 | 2.9 |
| Psychiatric aides | 28,000 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Couriers and messengers | 24,740 | 490 | 2.7 |
| Word processors and typists | 31,460 | 610 | 2.6 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 30,770 | 2,930 | 2.6 |
| Occupational therapists | 56,750 | 460 | 2.6 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 28,100 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Job printers | 37,090 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 59,900 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 39,290 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 26,020 | 460 | 2.5 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 39,800 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Sewing machine operators | 23,410 | 600 | 2.4 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 66,860 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 23,830 | 1,410 | 2.3 |
| Glaziers | 38,380 | 160 | 2.3 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 22,140 | 3,210 | 2.3 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,330 | 1,860 | 2.2 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 59,400 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 33,170 | 630 | 2.2 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 33,320 | 1,090 | 2.2 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 67,590 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 61,280 | 130 | 2.1 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,080 | 670 | 2.1 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 42,100 | 270 | 2.1 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 46,310 | 630 | 2 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 33,280 | 210 | 2 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,940 | 440 | 2 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 55,010 | 180 | 2 |
| Broadcast technicians | 47,610 | 110 | 2 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 33,610 | 550 | 2 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 59,040 | 210 | 2 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,500 | 310 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-language pathologists | 93,680 | 1.45 | 200 |
| Broadcast technicians | 47,610 | 1.34 | 110 |
| Production workers, all other | 37,880 | 1.31 | 350 |
| Travel agents | 39,380 | 1.25 | 160 |
| Family and general practitioners | 202,890 | 1.23 | 320 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 39,790 | 1.23 | 170 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 37,880 | 1.22 | 140 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 41,080 | 1.2 | 240 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 44,160 | 1.19 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 83,040 | 1.19 | 360 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 53,790 | 1.18 | 150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 50,230 | 1.17 | 420 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 43,680 | 1.16 | 1,080 |
| Food batchmakers | 29,700 | 1.16 | 450 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 54,530 | 1.15 | 190 |
| Sheet metal workers | 47,890 | 1.15 | 420 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 27,540 | 1.14 | 7,290 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 22,550 | 1.14 | 360 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 91,400 | 1.13 | 150 |
| Photographers | 35,690 | 1.13 | 160 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 29,370 | 1.13 | 180 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 56,190 | 1.12 | 1,390 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 74,910 | 1.11 | 130 |
| All other information and record clerks | 36,670 | 1.11 | 680 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 27,440 | 1.11 | 320 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 71,350 | 1.1 | 270 |
| Floral designers | 26,710 | 1.1 | 120 |
| Cooks, short order | 21,840 | 1.09 | 520 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 36,850 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 33,170 | 1.09 | 630 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 46,670 | 1.09 | 840 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 42,100 | 1.09 | 270 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 22,140 | 1.09 | 3,210 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 40,820 | 1.09 | 630 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 56,260 | 1.08 | 540 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 39,060 | 1.08 | 190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 56,140 | 1.08 | 520 |
| Management analysts | 79,290 | 1.08 | 590 |
| Team assemblers | 29,400 | 1.08 | 2,130 |
| Helpers--electricians | 28,690 | 1.07 | 110 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 54,760 | 1.07 | 220 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 37,800 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Cooks, fast food | 18,600 | 1.07 | 360 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 30,920 | 1.07 | 1,980 |
| Electricians | 49,890 | 1.06 | 960 |
| Loan officers | 62,840 | 1.06 | 870 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 20,650 | 1.06 | 250 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,500 | 1.06 | 310 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 86,310 | 1.06 | 340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 36,850 | 1.05 | 240 |
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