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 | 3,210 | 51,300 | $36,410 - 67,760 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,090 | 59,550 | $25,230 - 136,040 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,280 | 46,910 | $32,100 - 64,040 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,240 | 42,330 | $31,430 - 56,830 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Financial managers | 1,210 | 75,270 | $33,350 - 141,330 | 13% | 60% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 1,160 | 52,670 | $29,580 - 83,010 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,070 | 40,820 | $30,230 - 55,290 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Chief executives | 1,050 | 129,480 | $53,880 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 9 | Computer programmers | 950 | 55,510 | $35,890 - 74,720 | 0% | 73% |
| 10 | Sales managers | 900 | 71,820 | $30,950 - 116,560 | 10% | 69% |
| 11 | Lawyers | 760 | 121,520 | $49,840 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 12 | Mental health counselors | 710 | 45,860 | $20,740 - 74,130 | 30% | 73% |
| 13 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 710 | 63,670 | $30,640 - 108,180 | 12% | 51% |
| 14 | Management analysts | 610 | 47,190 | $30,280 - 69,480 | 22% | 78% |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 540 | 36,290 | $25,590 - 54,540 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Computer and information systems managers | 490 | 85,080 | $43,250 - 125,360 | 16% | 73% |
| 17 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 450 | 40,630 | $22,230 - 58,010 | 18% | 56% |
| 18 | Managers, all other | 430 | 70,390 | $38,180 - 105,650 | 7% | 55% |
| 19 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 400 | 31,940 | $20,240 - 46,530 | 15% | 51% |
| 20 | Computer systems analysts | 400 | 64,040 | $41,010 - 86,530 | 29% | 68% |
| 21 | Coaches and scouts | 400 | 21,930 | $11,980 - 40,950 | 15% | 60% |
| 22 | Social and human service assistants | 390 | 26,790 | $16,170 - 38,240 | 34% | 58% |
| 23 | Instructional coordinators | 380 | 52,700 | $25,800 - 84,420 | 23% | 79% |
| 24 | Medical and public health social workers | 360 | 44,380 | $29,110 - 60,590 | 24% | 77% |
| 25 | Pharmacists | 360 | 98,980 | $82,040 - 121,850 | 22% | 97% |
| 26 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 350 | 40,690 | $29,600 - 55,460 | 20% | 87% |
| 27 | Medical and health services managers | 350 | 81,050 | $48,180 - 0 | 16% | 57% |
| 28 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 340 | 42,350 | $25,420 - 64,020 | 13% | 73% |
| 29 | Graphic designers | 330 | 33,950 | $22,870 - 49,190 | 10% | 55% |
| 30 | Marketing managers | 310 | 56,670 | $26,560 - 96,220 | 14% | 69% |
| 31 | Financial analysts | 310 | 53,360 | $33,330 - 72,990 | 34% | 87% |
| 32 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 280 | 42,150 | $25,520 - 63,520 | 5% | 58% |
| 33 | Industrial engineers | 280 | 63,400 | $40,720 - 94,370 | 20% | 74% |
| 34 | Librarians | 250 | 42,430 | $26,600 - 57,100 | 4% | 85% |
| 35 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 240 | 50,930 | $37,980 - 68,220 | 12% | 51% |
| 36 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 230 | 80,030 | $28,980 - 131,760 | 8% | 78% |
| 37 | Engineering managers | 230 | 85,210 | $54,490 - 118,560 | 7% | 84% |
| 38 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 220 | 32,110 | $22,620 - 49,160 | 24% | 78% |
| 39 | Network and computer systems administrators | 220 | 55,210 | $31,060 - 80,810 | 27% | 50% |
| 40 | Physical therapists | 200 | 69,810 | $48,880 - 101,210 | 27% | 89% |
| 41 | Mechanical engineers | 200 | 65,540 | $45,820 - 94,630 | 4% | 78% |
| 42 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 190 | 40,340 | $29,950 - 54,500 | 0% | 96% |
| 43 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 190 | 27,590 | $20,710 - 33,690 | 34% | 73% |
| 44 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 180 | 90,850 | $33,560 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 45 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 180 | 55,430 | $36,050 - 80,350 | 17% | 56% |
| 46 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 180 | 63,130 | $33,500 - 93,340 | 53% | 57% |
| 47 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 180 | 64,640 | $42,280 - 96,560 | 16% | 99% |
| 48 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 170 | 50,850 | $31,450 - 71,200 | 18% | 56% |
| 49 | Advertising sales agents | 170 | 32,000 | $17,290 - 50,760 | 20% | 56% |
| 50 | Health educators | 160 | 31,590 | $19,930 - 51,680 | 26% | 58% |
| 51 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 150 | 30,570 | $19,010 - 45,560 | 23% | 54% |
| 52 | Dentists, general | 150 | 158,920 | $81,740 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 53 | Electrical engineers | 150 | 74,120 | $41,430 - 106,010 | 6% | 81% |
| 54 | Purchasing managers | 140 | 63,080 | $37,020 - 99,920 | 3% | 57% |
| 55 | Civil engineers | 140 | 69,600 | $42,080 - 98,290 | 18% | 87% |
| 56 | Public relations specialists | 140 | 38,960 | $22,370 - 58,040 | 18% | 81% |
| 57 | Sales and related workers, all other | 140 | 40,060 | $20,050 - 74,790 | 14% | 62% |
| 58 | Computer specialists, all other | 140 | 32,850 | $17,340 - 48,840 | 15% | 68% |
| 59 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 140 | 32,130 | $17,970 - 46,800 | 14% | 54% |
| 60 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 130 | 68,720 | $44,520 - 92,460 | 28% | 85% |
| 61 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 130 | 19,980 | $11,890 - 31,120 | 11% | 55% |
| 62 | Compensation and benefits managers | 120 | 64,490 | $31,190 - 105,620 | 12% | 58% |
| 63 | Legislators | 120 | 18,800 | $11,670 - 37,640 | 1% | 65% |
| 64 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 110 | 30,500 | $19,450 - 44,360 | 25% | 58% |
| 65 | Actuaries | 110 | 92,400 | $53,110 - 139,990 | 24% | 99% |
| 66 | Editors | 110 | 38,530 | $21,370 - 58,030 | 2% | 81% |
| 67 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 110 | 82,830 | $52,760 - 135,970 | 12% | 94% |
| 68 | Advertising and promotions managers | 110 | 60,700 | $32,220 - 94,120 | 6% | 76% |
| 69 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 110 | 34,960 | $26,810 - 46,290 | 11% | 58% |
| 70 | Insurance underwriters | 100 | 54,350 | $36,960 - 77,500 | 6% | 53% |
| 71 | Database administrators | 100 | 55,460 | $31,610 - 84,630 | 29% | 72% |
| 72 | Speech-language pathologists | 100 | 54,380 | $31,110 - 75,110 | 11% | 98% |
| 73 | Social and community service managers | 90 | 48,720 | $31,540 - 70,220 | 25% | 72% |
| 74 | Floral designers | 90 | 21,100 | $13,540 - 31,030 | 0% | 55% |
| 75 | Veterinarians | 90 | 67,960 | $43,180 - 84,160 | 35% | 100% |
| 76 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 80 | 57,000 | $28,970 - 83,270 | 18% | 88% |
| 77 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 80 | 50,290 | $28,590 - 83,260 | 17% | 54% |
| 78 | Interior designers | 80 | 36,020 | $16,430 - 66,040 | 20% | 55% |
| 79 | Training and development managers | 70 | 57,310 | $31,460 - 87,500 | 16% | 58% |
| 80 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 70 | 42,990 | $27,850 - 59,880 | 9% | 72% |
| 81 | Market research analysts | 70 | 43,120 | $13,470 - 63,250 | 20% | 82% |
| 82 | Physician assistants | 70 | 72,100 | $23,690 - 99,070 | 27% | 67% |
| 83 | Credit analysts | 70 | 40,590 | $18,150 - 81,390 | 2% | 60% |
| 84 | Multi-media artists and animators | 70 | 44,760 | $22,710 - 77,980 | 26% | 58% |
| 85 | Producers and directors | 70 | 44,940 | $21,040 - 82,280 | 11% | 75% |
| 86 | Writers and authors | 60 | 39,480 | $23,740 - 65,830 | 13% | 84% |
| 87 | Sales engineers | 60 | 69,220 | $40,030 - 98,120 | 9% | 79% |
| 88 | Chemists | 60 | 51,530 | $22,520 - 97,330 | 9% | 93% |
| 89 | Public relations managers | 60 | 57,420 | $32,100 - 87,850 | 17% | 75% |
| 90 | Biological technicians | 60 | 33,130 | $24,290 - 43,940 | 16% | 60% |
| 91 | Surveyors | 50 | 37,220 | $21,860 - 53,080 | 24% | 82% |
| 92 | Urban and regional planners | 50 | 41,280 | $32,400 - 56,800 | 15% | 92% |
| 93 | Occupational therapists | 40 | 57,230 | $46,120 - 74,730 | 23% | 90% |
| 94 | Commercial pilots | 40 | 51,930 | $15,740 - 89,370 | 13% | 74% |
| 95 | Podiatrists | 40 | 121,030 | $60,780 - 0 | 10% | 99% |
| 96 | Recreational therapists | 40 | 29,030 | $17,060 - 38,630 | 4% | 77% |
| 97 | Human resources managers, all other | 40 | 88,500 | $48,400 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 98 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 30 | 68,950 | $37,090 - 131,690 | 5% | 99% |
| 99 | Commercial and industrial designers | 30 | 47,220 | $32,470 - 74,460 | 7% | 55% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 13,000 | 33,640 | $18,820 - 46,670 | 10% | 4% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 7,140 | 15,640 | $11,950 - 19,660 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Retail salespersons | 6,740 | 25,910 | $13,490 - 46,880 | 12% | 25% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,960 | 13,700 | $11,440 - 16,880 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 4,950 | 23,120 | $14,250 - 32,730 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Team assemblers | 4,760 | 23,760 | $16,420 - 31,430 | 0% | 5% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 4,700 | 20,800 | $13,430 - 29,160 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Customer service representatives | 4,570 | 27,620 | $18,270 - 39,430 | 25% | 22% |
| 9 | General and operations managers | 4,550 | 88,810 | $36,700 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,320 | 14,300 | $11,530 - 19,440 | 11% | 14% |
| 11 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,090 | 25,040 | $15,770 - 35,930 | 1% | 18% |
| 12 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,010 | 18,460 | $13,850 - 24,930 | 15% | 4% |
| 13 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,790 | 19,740 | $12,580 - 29,710 | -7% | 8% |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,690 | 29,420 | $18,950 - 44,080 | 13% | 16% |
| 15 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,680 | 32,360 | $18,160 - 47,390 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,580 | 41,670 | $24,470 - 62,990 | 6% | 29% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,390 | 34,710 | $19,070 - 50,760 | 4% | 25% |
| 18 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,140 | 18,910 | $12,720 - 26,260 | -11% | 3% |
| 19 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,030 | 15,710 | $11,810 - 21,620 | 13% | 5% |
| 20 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,000 | 20,080 | $15,670 - 25,420 | 18% | 7% |
| 21 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,990 | 25,130 | $18,240 - 30,870 | -1% | 2% |
| 22 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,880 | 22,260 | $15,990 - 29,490 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,850 | 33,220 | $23,040 - 48,360 | 15% | 18% |
| 24 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,790 | 25,480 | $15,650 - 41,630 | 8% | 4% |
| 25 | Food preparation workers | 1,760 | 16,530 | $12,080 - 22,490 | 15% | 7% |
| 26 | Helpers--production workers | 1,640 | 23,880 | $16,580 - 33,560 | 0% | 4% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,610 | 45,160 | $26,520 - 65,510 | -4% | 15% |
| 28 | Teacher assistants | 1,490 | 16,430 | $12,160 - 21,830 | 10% | 18% |
| 29 | Construction laborers | 1,450 | 28,220 | $19,200 - 39,480 | 11% | 5% |
| 30 | Cooks, fast food | 1,370 | 14,590 | $11,660 - 18,580 | 8% | 5% |
| 31 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,330 | 17,940 | $13,660 - 22,720 | 12% | 5% |
| 32 | Electricians | 1,280 | 42,200 | $26,000 - 58,380 | 7% | 7% |
| 33 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,280 | 34,340 | $26,010 - 43,950 | 14% | 7% |
| 34 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,220 | 30,640 | $15,370 - 46,570 | 14% | 4% |
| 35 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,200 | 25,730 | $16,810 - 36,780 | 4% | 6% |
| 36 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,170 | 20,340 | $13,170 - 28,820 | 18% | 6% |
| 37 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,160 | 32,580 | $24,860 - 39,960 | 5% | 2% |
| 38 | Bill and account collectors | 1,140 | 26,770 | $19,950 - 35,390 | 23% | 13% |
| 39 | Data entry keyers | 1,120 | 24,720 | $16,090 - 38,120 | -4% | 18% |
| 40 | Home health aides | 1,100 | 20,010 | $15,150 - 27,270 | 49% | 7% |
| 41 | Medical assistants | 1,080 | 24,160 | $19,380 - 29,750 | 35% | 10% |
| 42 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,050 | 31,860 | $19,840 - 44,900 | 12% | 3% |
| 43 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,000 | 15,650 | $12,100 - 18,850 | 10% | 8% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 980 | 26,790 | $19,730 - 35,610 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 970 | 28,700 | $17,970 - 44,210 | -6% | 14% |
| 46 | Business operations specialists, all other | 930 | 62,490 | $27,950 - 103,210 | 21% | 49% |
| 47 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 910 | 33,920 | $23,660 - 46,240 | 9% | 5% |
| 48 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 900 | 33,790 | $25,580 - 43,440 | 11% | 33% |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 890 | 44,830 | $26,960 - 66,980 | 7% | 13% |
| 50 | Driver/sales workers | 880 | 29,640 | $12,760 - 54,560 | -4% | 4% |
| 51 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 860 | 16,490 | $12,050 - 22,350 | 11% | 5% |
| 52 | Dishwashers | 860 | 15,470 | $11,990 - 18,840 | 10% | 3% |
| 53 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 850 | 29,990 | $19,810 - 43,890 | 9% | 3% |
| 54 | Carpenters | 820 | 33,760 | $22,420 - 46,010 | 10% | 6% |
| 55 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 790 | 53,440 | $31,780 - 85,700 | 9% | 10% |
| 56 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 780 | 24,700 | $12,760 - 42,410 | 26% | 43% |
| 57 | Computer support specialists | 760 | 38,180 | $25,670 - 52,970 | 13% | 43% |
| 58 | Machinists | 760 | 34,170 | $25,190 - 45,810 | -2% | 3% |
| 59 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 730 | 39,630 | $24,960 - 57,090 | 11% | 4% |
| 60 | Tellers | 680 | 20,690 | $15,870 - 27,290 | 14% | 16% |
| 61 | Food service managers | 670 | 31,580 | $19,840 - 46,290 | 5% | 24% |
| 62 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 640 | 28,880 | $21,690 - 36,480 | -4% | 5% |
| 63 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 630 | 39,700 | $27,780 - 48,870 | 0% | 0% |
| 64 | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 630 | 25,380 | $16,330 - 35,770 | -30% | 0% |
| 65 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 630 | 28,520 | $13,050 - 47,320 | 12% | 6% |
| 66 | Pharmacy technicians | 600 | 25,100 | $18,890 - 31,360 | 32% | 16% |
| 67 | Fire fighters | 590 | 32,470 | $17,210 - 45,310 | 12% | 18% |
| 68 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 590 | 15,130 | $11,730 - 19,420 | 10% | 17% |
| 69 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 590 | 32,740 | $16,020 - 52,860 | 22% | 45% |
| 70 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 580 | 33,790 | $13,390 - 49,910 | 2% | 11% |
| 71 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 580 | 27,170 | $19,230 - 37,530 | 19% | 14% |
| 72 | Loan officers | 580 | 37,740 | $18,960 - 81,640 | 12% | 49% |
| 73 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 550 | 52,180 | $20,590 - 99,300 | 28% | 48% |
| 74 | Bus drivers, school | 540 | 16,820 | $11,730 - 23,120 | 9% | 4% |
| 75 | Parts salespersons | 520 | 28,140 | $17,570 - 43,430 | -1% | 6% |
| 76 | Postal service mail carriers | 520 | 44,240 | $33,790 - 56,650 | 1% | 11% |
| 77 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 520 | 17,990 | $12,110 - 24,640 | 14% | 3% |
| 78 | Counter and rental clerks | 520 | 22,440 | $13,670 - 36,020 | 23% | 16% |
| 79 | Administrative services managers | 520 | 54,900 | $22,810 - 98,640 | 12% | 40% |
| 80 | Child care workers | 520 | 16,220 | $13,120 - 18,680 | 18% | 15% |
| 81 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 510 | 27,120 | $19,950 - 35,420 | -14% | 0% |
| 82 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 510 | 60,040 | $27,300 - 96,970 | 4% | 38% |
| 83 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 490 | 28,010 | $20,570 - 37,170 | 3% | 18% |
| 84 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 490 | 17,000 | $12,470 - 21,920 | 17% | 14% |
| 85 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 470 | 35,460 | $23,450 - 50,660 | 4% | 30% |
| 86 | Sheet metal workers | 470 | 34,190 | $20,860 - 49,190 | 7% | 4% |
| 87 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 470 | 31,820 | $24,730 - 43,030 | 8% | 3% |
| 88 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 450 | 23,090 | $16,330 - 28,930 | -8% | 5% |
| 89 | Printing machine operators | 450 | 27,050 | $16,290 - 41,050 | -5% | 6% |
| 90 | Machine feeders and offbearers | 440 | 25,230 | $17,520 - 30,980 | -14% | 0% |
| 91 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 430 | 30,820 | $18,260 - 41,930 | -4% | 4% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 420 | 45,090 | $24,160 - 72,300 | 10% | 17% |
| 93 | Order clerks | 410 | 23,980 | $15,710 - 33,720 | -23% | 16% |
| 94 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 410 | 14,610 | $11,650 - 18,770 | 12% | 6% |
| 95 | Dental assistants | 400 | 30,010 | $23,620 - 36,760 | 29% | 9% |
| 96 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 390 | 47,660 | $33,320 - 61,140 | 15% | 25% |
| 97 | Insurance sales agents | 390 | 50,970 | $24,240 - 90,200 | 13% | 45% |
| 98 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 390 | 36,530 | $13,480 - 56,740 | 13% | 17% |
| 99 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 390 | 30,300 | $20,220 - 42,370 | 11% | 29% |
| 100 | Highway maintenance workers | 380 | 24,830 | $18,690 - 34,010 | 9% | 5% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 25,380 | 630 | 18.3 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 21,140 | 180 | 11.2 |
| Millwrights | 38,970 | 330 | 7 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 30,610 | 110 | 5.9 |
| Mental health counselors | 45,860 | 710 | 5.2 |
| Actuaries | 92,400 | 110 | 5.1 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 33,640 | 13,000 | 5 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 31,070 | 250 | 4.5 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 39,700 | 630 | 4.5 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,750 | 120 | 4.3 |
| Home appliance repairers | 34,720 | 180 | 3.8 |
| Funeral attendants | 15,930 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Internists, general | 160,300 | 220 | 3.5 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 32,110 | 220 | 3.2 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 39,200 | 280 | 3.1 |
| Pediatricians, general | 184,350 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,270 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 18,830 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 24,720 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,470 | 280 | 2.8 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 18,340 | 310 | 2.8 |
| Crane and tower operators | 45,100 | 160 | 2.8 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 25,230 | 440 | 2.7 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 24,830 | 380 | 2.7 |
| Team assemblers | 23,760 | 4,760 | 2.6 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 31,860 | 1,050 | 2.6 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 30,230 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,620 | 340 | 2.5 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 33,920 | 910 | 2.5 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 27,170 | 580 | 2.4 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 51,080 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 27,420 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 41,150 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,820 | 430 | 2.2 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 30,440 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Data entry keyers | 24,720 | 1,120 | 2.1 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 32,580 | 1,160 | 2.1 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,880 | 1,640 | 2.1 |
| Instructional coordinators | 52,700 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Legislators | 18,800 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Job printers | 31,050 | 130 | 2 |
| Food service managers | 31,580 | 670 | 2 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 29,990 | 850 | 2 |
| Chief executives | 129,480 | 1,050 | 2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 52,810 | 200 | 2 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 49,290 | 180 | 2 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 25,130 | 1,990 | 2 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 23,750 | 180 | 2 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 32,130 | 140 | 2 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 44,380 | 360 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 121,520 | 1.26 | 760 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 28,520 | 1.25 | 630 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 39,700 | 1.23 | 630 |
| Driver/sales workers | 29,640 | 1.2 | 880 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 49,290 | 1.2 | 180 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 31,070 | 1.19 | 250 |
| Mental health counselors | 45,860 | 1.18 | 710 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 28,880 | 1.15 | 640 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 62,490 | 1.14 | 930 |
| Medical secretaries | 31,080 | 1.13 | 360 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,910 | 1.11 | 6,740 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 90,850 | 1.11 | 180 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 59,550 | 1.1 | 2,090 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 45,520 | 1.1 | 200 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 55,430 | 1.09 | 180 |
| Dentists, general | 158,920 | 1.08 | 150 |
| Crane and tower operators | 45,100 | 1.08 | 160 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,880 | 1.07 | 1,640 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 32,010 | 1.07 | 150 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 80,030 | 1.06 | 230 |
| Pharmacists | 98,980 | 1.06 | 360 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 40,060 | 1.06 | 140 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 28,870 | 1.05 | 110 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 25,230 | 1.05 | 440 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 63,130 | 1.05 | 180 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 52,180 | 1.05 | 550 |
| Medical and health services managers | 81,050 | 1.04 | 350 |
| Physical therapists | 69,810 | 1.04 | 200 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 52,420 | 1.04 | 200 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 24,700 | 1.04 | 780 |
| Respiratory therapists | 50,000 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 30,440 | 1.03 | 120 |
| Civil engineers | 69,600 | 1.03 | 140 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 33,790 | 1.03 | 580 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 50,930 | 1.03 | 240 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 50,850 | 1.03 | 170 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 64,640 | 1.02 | 180 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 22,440 | 1.02 | 520 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 41,480 | 1.02 | 340 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 48,150 | 1.02 | 150 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | 25,380 | 1.02 | 630 |
| Recreation workers | 22,970 | 1.02 | 220 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 44,380 | 1.02 | 360 |
| Home health aides | 20,010 | 1.02 | 1,100 |
| Data entry keyers | 24,720 | 1.01 | 1,120 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,820 | 1.01 | 430 |
| Actuaries | 92,400 | 1.01 | 110 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 44,240 | 1.01 | 520 |
| Social and human service assistants | 26,790 | 1.01 | 390 |
| Mechanical drafters | 44,630 | 1.01 | 180 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatricians, general | 184,350 | 100 |
| Internists, general | 160,300 | 220 |
| Dentists, general | 158,920 | 150 |
| Chief executives | 129,480 | 1,050 |
| Lawyers | 121,520 | 760 |
| Podiatrists | 121,030 | 40 |
| Family and general practitioners | 105,780 | 30 |
| Pharmacists | 98,980 | 360 |
| Actuaries | 92,400 | 110 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 90,850 | 180 |
| General and operations managers | 88,810 | 4,550 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 88,500 | 40 |
| Engineering managers | 85,210 | 230 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 85,080 | 490 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 82,830 | 110 |
| Engineers, all other | 82,460 | |
| Medical and health services managers | 81,050 | 350 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 80,030 | 230 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 79,240 | |
| Financial specialists, all other | 76,190 | |
| Financial managers | 75,270 | 1,210 |
| Electrical engineers | 74,120 | 150 |
| Physician assistants | 72,100 | 70 |
| Sales managers | 71,820 | 900 |
| Construction managers | 70,400 | 260 |
| Managers, all other | 70,390 | 430 |
| Physical therapists | 69,810 | 200 |
| Civil engineers | 69,600 | 140 |
| Sales engineers | 69,220 | 60 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 68,950 | 30 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 68,720 | 130 |
| Veterinarians | 67,960 | 90 |
| Mechanical engineers | 65,540 | 200 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 64,640 | 180 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 64,490 | 120 |
| Computer systems analysts | 64,040 | 400 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 63,670 | 710 |
| Industrial engineers | 63,400 | 280 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 63,190 | |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 63,130 | 180 |
| Purchasing managers | 63,080 | 140 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 62,490 | 930 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 62,050 | 220 |
| Industrial production managers | 61,720 | 370 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 60,700 | 110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 60,040 | 510 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 59,550 | 2,090 |
| Public relations managers | 57,420 | 60 |
| Training and development managers | 57,310 | 70 |
| Occupational therapists | 57,230 | 40 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| UnumProvident | 10.4 |
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