Providence Employment

Employment and Industries in the Providence, Rhode Island Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Providence than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Providence.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Providence.
A list of any large public companies in Providence.

Most Popular Jobs in Providence, Rhode Island Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	12,450	60,700	$44,680 - 77,940	24%	56%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,820	56,270	$37,140 - 73,370	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,720	59,940	$32,870 - 92,670	8%	51%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	5,280	54,870	$33,080 - 73,080	14%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	4,490	63,040	$40,400 - 87,840	18%	79%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	3,570	39,880	$15,390 - 73,350	9%	54%
7	Social and human service assistants	3,500	27,290	$19,970 - 36,270	34%	58%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,920	53,480	$33,100 - 72,720	11%	95%
9	Financial managers	2,400	94,550	$50,020 - 0	13%	60%
10	Lawyers	2,020	93,210	$47,430 - 0	11%	99%
11	Computer systems analysts	1,890	71,980	$47,020 - 101,330	29%	68%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	1,880	49,720	$28,070 - 70,580	19%	77%
13	Chief executives	1,710	140,520	$62,330 - 0	2%	65%
14	Management analysts	1,610	74,320	$39,960 - 132,920	22%	78%
15	Computer programmers	1,570	64,960	$39,720 - 92,070	0%	73%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,460	82,050	$33,080 - 0	12%	51%
17	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	1,340	43,680	$26,430 - 68,120	30%	77%
18	Computer software engineers, applications	1,310	82,950	$55,260 - 116,010	45%	85%
19	Education, training, and library workers, all other	1,280	35,530	$15,460 - 62,850	11%	79%
20	Electronics engineers, except computer	1,200	91,460	$68,900 - 119,570	4%	81%
21	Managers, all other	1,200	77,730	$44,280 - 117,590	7%	55%
22	Sales managers	1,140	98,840	$47,720 - 0	10%	69%
23	Medical and health services managers	1,130	89,820	$49,810 - 0	16%	57%
24	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,120	46,290	$15,960 - 76,450	17%	56%
25	Computer software engineers, systems software	1,110	85,770	$57,500 - 117,720	28%	85%
26	Pharmacists	1,080	86,850	$68,290 - 110,530	22%	97%
27	Marketing managers	1,070	83,130	$39,880 - 139,650	14%	69%
28	Public relations specialists	1,050	51,200	$31,960 - 75,330	18%	81%
29	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,040	54,300	$29,640 - 79,630	13%	73%
30	Physical therapists	1,000	69,090	$44,670 - 104,770	27%	89%
31	Financial specialists, all other	970	51,540	$26,930 - 84,520	12%	50%
32	Computer and information systems managers	960	100,820	$66,300 - 144,890	16%	73%
33	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	960	46,800	$29,800 - 70,150	18%	56%
34	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	930	81,850	$61,710 - 101,960	8%	78%
35	Network and computer systems administrators	930	61,710	$41,200 - 86,910	27%	50%
36	Graphic designers	910	43,980	$27,020 - 64,390	10%	55%
37	Medical and public health social workers	880	41,620	$24,640 - 62,420	24%	77%
38	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	840	88,640	$32,020 - 0	25%	67%
39	Training and development specialists	840	50,370	$32,080 - 73,260	18%	56%
40	Industrial engineers	790	70,780	$49,610 - 96,570	20%	74%
41	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	770	53,850	$36,150 - 72,990	20%	87%
42	Social and community service managers	760	57,810	$32,990 - 94,600	25%	72%
43	Librarians	760	56,840	$38,600 - 75,710	4%	85%
44	Computer specialists, all other	740	66,800	$39,520 - 98,480	15%	68%
45	Coaches and scouts	710	37,250	$15,670 - 67,490	15%	60%
46	Occupational therapists	690	58,730	$38,120 - 84,120	23%	90%
47	Education administrators, postsecondary	690	92,150	$50,280 - 0	14%	78%
48	Civil engineers	690	72,430	$49,640 - 98,690	18%	87%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	680	50,710	$28,510 - 83,880	5%	58%
50	Sales and related workers, all other	660	32,930	$15,280 - 63,330	14%	62%
51	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	640	70,800	$41,440 - 102,710	16%	99%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	600	55,900	$41,240 - 72,010	12%	51%
53	Commercial and industrial designers	600	55,310	$37,210 - 83,650	7%	55%
54	Mental health counselors	570	38,160	$24,820 - 57,500	30%	73%
55	Advertising sales agents	540	36,640	$19,060 - 58,360	20%	56%
56	Speech-language pathologists	510	64,250	$43,520 - 91,900	11%	98%
57	Engineers, all other	500	91,840	$55,480 - 137,010	6%	82%
58	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	480	60,300	$25,940 - 95,660	12%	94%
59	Electrical engineers	480	77,800	$51,350 - 115,490	6%	81%
60	Dentists, general	480	136,040	$68,080 - 0	9%	100%
61	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	470	44,940	$26,120 - 71,640	15%	51%
62	Special education teachers, secondary school	470	58,790	$41,100 - 75,960	9%	87%
63	Special education teachers, middle school	450	55,420	$38,960 - 74,590	16%	87%
64	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	440	37,940	$25,810 - 55,220	34%	73%
65	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	430	29,660	$19,450 - 43,970	11%	55%
66	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	410	53,150	$37,610 - 75,720	18%	56%
67	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	370	63,370	$44,990 - 82,860	25%	93%
68	Health educators	360	51,290	$30,190 - 77,480	26%	58%
69	Editors	360	54,730	$28,150 - 74,680	2%	81%
70	Detectives and criminal investigators	340	59,560	$43,020 - 87,140	17%	54%
71	Network systems and data communications analysts	330	66,970	$47,670 - 90,990	53%	57%
72	Instructional coordinators	320	59,660	$34,760 - 85,790	23%	79%
73	Community and social service specialists, all other	320	37,290	$18,080 - 64,010	25%	58%
74	Financial examiners	320		$0 - 0	11%	76%
75	Architects, except landscape and naval	310	70,720	$48,730 - 105,150	18%	88%
76	Database administrators	310	71,310	$46,640 - 106,800	29%	72%
77	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	310	39,360	$26,490 - 55,450	14%	54%
78	Market research analysts	280	55,610	$30,330 - 95,240	20%	82%
79	Floral designers	280	26,120	$18,150 - 35,730	0%	55%
80	Purchasing managers	280	79,750	$49,480 - 118,140	3%	57%
81	Counselors, all other	270	25,230	$16,500 - 36,200	17%	73%
82	Budget analysts	270	65,650	$41,630 - 96,860	7%	78%
83	Dietitians and nutritionists	250	48,750	$22,750 - 70,460	9%	72%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	240	47,470	$28,510 - 75,230	24%	78%
85	Compensation and benefits managers	240	73,720	$47,800 - 115,410	12%	58%
86	Clergy	240	44,890	$22,860 - 85,230	19%	75%
87	Reporters and correspondents	240	48,390	$27,240 - 73,090	1%	85%
88	Public relations managers	240	93,350	$55,210 - 135,950	17%	75%
89	Operations research analysts	220	83,150	$42,990 - 129,910	11%	71%
90	Physician assistants	220	74,440	$50,300 - 108,990	27%	67%
91	Meeting and convention planners	210	46,420	$29,370 - 63,970	20%	67%
92	Advertising and promotions managers	200	77,660	$37,350 - 132,230	6%	76%
93	Environmental engineers	190	66,360	$48,320 - 87,530	25%	86%
94	Veterinarians	180	82,180	$56,030 - 115,220	35%	100%
95	Technical writers	180		$0 - 0	20%	74%
96	Surveyors	180	52,080	$37,140 - 70,950	24%	82%
97	Producers and directors	170	55,270	$37,670 - 73,510	11%	75%
98	Optometrists	170	100,100	$60,010 - 0	11%	100%
99	Interior designers	160		$0 - 0	20%	55%
100	Art directors	150	57,950	$32,980 - 91,400	9%	58%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	20,980	24,000	$15,740 - 37,060	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	16,370	18,740	$15,180 - 23,430	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	13,070	25,330	$16,270 - 36,110	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	12,890	19,200	$14,950 - 26,980	11%	14%
5	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	9,750	25,850	$19,940 - 33,890	18%	7%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	9,550	18,340	$15,140 - 23,140	18%	5%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	8,430	24,760	$15,940 - 35,620	15%	4%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	8,180	33,910	$24,050 - 45,630	13%	16%
9	General and operations managers	8,120	100,760	$48,930 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,960	23,940	$16,030 - 34,880	2%	5%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	7,800	32,520	$23,490 - 43,670	1%	18%
12	Customer service representatives	7,790	31,630	$20,390 - 45,270	25%	22%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	7,160	23,380	$15,870 - 34,800	-7%	8%
14	Carpenters	6,370	41,750	$28,750 - 58,070	10%	6%
15	Teacher assistants	6,250	24,700	$16,810 - 33,750	10%	18%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,990	46,760	$30,700 - 66,270	6%	29%
17	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	5,310	18,630	$15,210 - 24,000	10%	8%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	5,250	24,960	$17,140 - 34,300	17%	13%
19	Team assemblers	5,240	23,000	$15,380 - 34,570	0%	5%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	5,030	39,050	$24,230 - 58,670	4%	25%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	4,650	28,230	$16,880 - 42,960	8%	4%
22	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,560	37,180	$26,290 - 48,960	10%	4%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,480	40,740	$29,650 - 55,210	15%	18%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	4,440	20,000	$15,380 - 27,410	-11%	3%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,410	33,830	$18,890 - 48,340	10%	6%
26	Food preparation workers	4,370	19,730	$15,230 - 26,690	15%	7%
27	Home health aides	4,030	25,330	$19,620 - 33,470	49%	7%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	4,020	25,650	$18,220 - 35,730	18%	6%
29	Construction laborers	3,920	38,720	$18,170 - 56,980	11%	5%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,870	21,620	$15,900 - 29,750	13%	5%
31	Security guards	3,660	25,410	$16,810 - 36,980	17%	13%
32	Medical secretaries	3,650	31,100	$23,810 - 40,400	17%	18%
33	Bartenders	3,560	19,350	$15,010 - 27,340	11%	17%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,550	51,340	$31,670 - 74,160	-4%	15%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	3,520	28,940	$18,890 - 40,740	4%	6%
36	Cooks, restaurant	3,310	24,570	$16,910 - 34,430	12%	5%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	3,220	33,930	$23,290 - 48,560	11%	14%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,960	34,850	$22,650 - 50,140	14%	4%
39	Tellers	2,920	24,480	$19,360 - 31,100	14%	16%
40	Helpers--production workers	2,810	21,660	$15,960 - 28,610	0%	4%
41	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	2,550	30,280	$21,230 - 41,480	4%	15%
42	Dishwashers	2,510	17,570	$15,040 - 21,780	10%	3%
43	Cooks, fast food	2,480	17,760	$14,790 - 22,570	8%	5%
44	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,440	45,240	$34,960 - 57,490	14%	7%
45	Bus drivers, school	2,380	26,870	$19,530 - 35,430	9%	4%
46	Electricians	2,290	48,620	$32,880 - 69,150	7%	7%
47	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	2,270	47,470	$37,630 - 60,420	11%	33%
48	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	2,130	48,460	$32,790 - 68,960	11%	4%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,130	33,390	$17,880 - 56,060	-6%	14%
50	Medical assistants	2,100	28,920	$20,550 - 39,680	35%	10%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,070	60,830	$40,490 - 86,520	9%	10%
52	Business operations specialists, all other	1,990	56,620	$25,990 - 88,070	21%	49%
53	Personal and home care aides	1,960	22,030	$16,870 - 27,700	51%	10%
54	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,950	17,830	$14,940 - 22,970	12%	6%
55	Counter and rental clerks	1,870	23,000	$15,470 - 35,030	23%	16%
56	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,850	23,290	$15,530 - 33,750	-4%	5%
57	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,840	24,210	$15,340 - 37,370	-14%	0%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,840	24,110	$16,160 - 32,730	12%	6%
59	Computer support specialists	1,820	40,200	$24,810 - 56,980	13%	43%
60	Postal service mail carriers	1,680	44,200	$36,440 - 50,530	1%	11%
61	Radiologic technologists and technicians	1,660	53,550	$38,010 - 71,200	15%	25%
62	Recreation workers	1,660	21,470	$15,320 - 30,910	13%	47%
63	Machinists	1,660	38,100	$25,710 - 51,020	-2%	3%
64	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,640	26,340	$17,400 - 37,360	26%	43%
65	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,610	46,600	$30,520 - 65,400	9%	3%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,560	55,730	$35,410 - 78,030	7%	13%
67	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	1,550	20,700	$15,490 - 28,620	10%	5%
68	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,510	19,020	$15,150 - 24,550	10%	17%
69	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,480	29,930	$19,400 - 42,580	0%	24%
70	Pharmacy technicians	1,480	27,810	$19,910 - 39,260	32%	16%
71	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,420	34,530	$21,210 - 45,200	5%	2%
72	Bill and account collectors	1,410	33,240	$23,720 - 45,320	23%	13%
73	Cooks, short order	1,350	21,250	$15,580 - 28,240	5%	5%
74	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,300	28,920	$18,760 - 40,110	-1%	2%
75	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,290	28,810	$20,420 - 38,920	11%	5%
76	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,260	31,050	$16,930 - 48,850	27%	47%
77	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,230	50,210	$30,070 - 75,740	9%	47%
78	Dental assistants	1,210	33,760	$25,210 - 43,960	29%	9%
79	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	1,180	27,340	$17,020 - 43,040	-1%	16%
80	Sewing machine operators	1,160	22,740	$16,410 - 29,600	-26%	5%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,160	69,040	$33,230 - 114,230	4%	38%
82	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,140	39,100	$23,700 - 58,540	4%	30%
83	Legal secretaries	1,130	33,630	$19,480 - 48,680	12%	18%
84	Correctional officers and jailers	1,130	43,230	$34,940 - 50,510	17%	11%
85	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,090	26,930	$19,270 - 39,710	-26%	6%
86	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,090	27,630	$19,800 - 37,050	-15%	0%
87	Driver/sales workers	1,080	24,390	$14,970 - 39,140	-4%	4%
88	Telemarketers	1,060	23,950	$16,430 - 33,020	-9%	14%
89	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,040	32,160	$22,780 - 43,930	12%	6%
90	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,030	54,810	$34,140 - 83,830	0%	42%
91	Data entry keyers	990	27,260	$18,910 - 36,730	-4%	18%
92	Healthcare support workers, all other	980	29,460	$19,640 - 39,850	16%	10%
93	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	980	54,560	$38,360 - 71,920	8%	3%
94	Sales representatives, services, all other	960	53,070	$24,960 - 85,940	28%	48%
95	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	960	32,970	$22,120 - 45,190	11%	29%
96	Order clerks	950	28,110	$18,260 - 39,760	-23%	16%
97	Food servers, nonrestaurant	920	19,500	$15,270 - 25,330	16%	9%
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	900	22,540	$16,220 - 31,780	14%	3%
99	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	900	42,750	$30,680 - 49,710	-7%	12%
100	Bakers	890	26,830	$16,980 - 38,260	10%	8%

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Jobs More Common Near Providence Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	27,340	1,180	14.2
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	22,530	710	8.4
Building cleaning workers, all other	29,100	100	7.7
Embalmers	52,080	100	7.3
Motorboat mechanics	37,950	260	7.2
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	31,450	390	7
Stonemasons	47,250	260	6.8
Sewers, hand	23,150	160	6.8
Automotive glass installers and repairers	29,090	140	6.5
Education, training, and library workers, all other	35,530	1,280	6.2
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	25,880	230	5.8
Commercial and industrial designers	55,310	600	5.2
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	39,110	200	5.1
Music directors and composers	39,460	110	4.8
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,200	610	4.6
Curators	51,290	110	4.6
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	94,160	190	4.3
Obstetricians and gynecologists	173,770	220	4.2
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	28,810	110	4
Counselors, all other	25,230	270	4
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,010	200	4
Electro-mechanical technicians	39,130	150	3.7
Helpers, construction trades, all other	23,180	350	3.6
Designers, all other	33,510	100	3.4
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	28,280	310	3.4
Financial examiners		320	3.4
Fire inspectors and investigators	48,260	100	3.3
Occupational therapist assistants	37,950	260	3.3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	43,680	1,340	3.2
Directors, religious activities and education	36,840	130	3.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,630	1,090	3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,310	200	2.9
Social and human service assistants	27,290	3,500	2.8
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	74,720	130	2.8
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	26,480	380	2.7
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,080	680	2.7
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	60,300	480	2.7
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	79,880	110	2.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	18,630	5,310	2.5
Psychiatrists	163,830	150	2.5
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	33,290	850	2.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,700	610	2.4
Protective service workers, all other	25,130	640	2.4
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,920	680	2.4
Skin care specialists	34,890	180	2.4
Pharmacy aides	22,800	380	2.3
Loan counselors	37,200	220	2.3
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,460	1,200	2.2
Optometrists	100,100	170	2.2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,550	1,660	2.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Providence, Rhode Island Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cement masons and concrete finishers	53,260	1.54	220
Radio and television announcers	52,750	1.45	170
Residential advisors	35,970	1.43	190
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	133,460	1.39	110
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	88,590	1.39	170
Meter readers, utilities	43,770	1.38	150
Photographers	41,170	1.38	270
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	54,560	1.37	980
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	44,940	1.35	470
Couriers and messengers	29,790	1.34	420
Construction laborers	38,720	1.34	3,920
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	33,260	1.33	220
Brickmasons and blockmasons	56,590	1.32	360
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,810	1.32	1,290
Business teachers, postsecondary	86,680	1.31	330
Funeral directors	76,110	1.31	110
Child, family, and school social workers	49,720	1.3	1,880
Home health aides	25,330	1.29	4,030
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	35,350	1.27	310
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	55,670	1.26	650
Operations research analysts	83,150	1.25	220
Reporters and correspondents	48,390	1.25	240
Administrative services managers	82,930	1.25	720
Structural iron and steel workers	54,840	1.24	200
Correctional officers and jailers	43,230	1.24	1,130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	82,050	1.24	1,460
Cost estimators	65,580	1.24	780
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	35,310	1.23	410
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,920	1.23	680
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	45,240	1.23	2,440
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,620	1.22	3,870
Engineers, all other	91,840	1.22	500
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	74,720	1.22	130
Helpers--carpenters	28,950	1.22	540
Cooks, restaurant	24,570	1.21	3,310
Desktop publishers	43,280	1.21	120
Demonstrators and product promoters	30,280	1.21	150
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,460	1.21	1,200
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	46,600	1.21	1,610
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	41,800	1.21	240
Special education teachers, secondary school	58,790	1.2	470
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	47,470	1.2	540
Funeral attendants	25,460	1.2	130
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	38,540	1.19	570
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,930	1.19	3,220
Insurance sales agents	64,350	1.19	510
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	42,570	1.19	170
Nonfarm animal caretakers	22,990	1.19	500
Teacher assistants	24,700	1.19	6,250
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	32,520	1.18	7,800

Highest Paying Jobs in Providence, Rhode Island Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	176,440
Obstetricians and gynecologists	173,770	220
Family and general practitioners	167,390	530
Psychiatrists	163,830	150
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	162,600
Chief executives	140,520	1,710
Dentists, general	136,040	480
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	133,460	110
Pediatricians, general	128,330
Physicians and surgeons, all other	112,420	1,180
Podiatrists	110,260	50
Engineering managers	108,930
Economics teachers, postsecondary	103,470
Physicists	100,830
Computer and information systems managers	100,820	960
General and operations managers	100,760	8,120
Air traffic controllers	100,130
Optometrists	100,100	170
Sales managers	98,840	1,140
Financial managers	94,550	2,400
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	94,160	190
Actuaries	94,070	40
Public relations managers	93,350	240
Lawyers	93,210	2,020
Education administrators, postsecondary	92,150	690
Engineers, all other	91,840	500
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,460	1,200
Computer and information scientists, research	90,580
Medical and health services managers	89,820	1,130
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary	89,690	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	88,640	840
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	88,590	170
Construction managers	87,430	680
Pharmacists	86,850	1,080
Business teachers, postsecondary	86,680	330
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,770	1,110
Computer hardware engineers	85,670
Political science teachers, postsecondary	85,220
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	85,090
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	83,310	60
Operations research analysts	83,150	220
Marketing managers	83,130	1,070
Computer software engineers, applications	82,950	1,310
Administrative services managers	82,930	720
Industrial production managers	82,850	750
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	82,630
Veterinarians	82,180	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	82,050	1,460
Chiropractors	81,980	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,850	930

Large Companies Headquartered in Providence

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Textron	12
Nortek	2

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