Clarksville's major economic elements are the Fort Campbell Army Post, Austin Peay State University, a strong manufacturing industry and a growing hospitality sector. Manufacturing of heating and air conditioning units and printing are important industries. The growing, processing and marketing of tobacco also contributes to the economy. Fort Campbell, situated near the city is the state's largest employer.
Clarksville was named a top 20 best performing city in a list of the nation's 200 largest metros by the Milken Institute. Clarksville has been named as one of the South's top 10 places which includes plenty of talented labor by Southern Business & Development. Business Development Outlook named Clarksville as the 4th best place for affordable living.
Clarksville's major industrial employers:
In Clarksville some of the most popular jobs where the majority of the employees have college degrees are teachers, registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, education administrators, computer systems analysts, financial managers, educational, vocational and school counselors; and pharmacists.
The significant employment segments in Clarksville are shown below:
Facts about Clarksville, Tennessee: Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 80.7. Adult population that achieved a bachelor's degree or better: 20%.
Some of the useful organizations for local businesses are:
The Leaf Chronicle offers current news about the local business community and economy.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,220 | 52,880 | $37,600 - 72,940 | 14% | 95% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 800 | 54,010 | $38,630 - 73,900 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 690 | 53,630 | $36,900 - 74,110 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 560 | 52,600 | $36,260 - 74,240 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 370 | 51,330 | $27,840 - 83,480 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 340 | 39,100 | $21,110 - 67,130 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Education administrators, all other | 320 | 64,440 | $48,420 - 79,660 | 13% | 78% |
| 8 | Computer systems analysts | 300 | 54,890 | $28,980 - 90,390 | 29% | 68% |
| 9 | Accountants and auditors | 270 | 49,710 | $32,920 - 75,520 | 18% | 79% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 270 | 72,300 | $41,200 - 113,650 | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 240 | 45,450 | $21,560 - 71,970 | 13% | 73% |
| 12 | Chief executives | 200 | 154,590 | $70,070 - | 2% | 65% |
| 13 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 180 | 81,090 | $54,860 - 104,800 | 8% | 78% |
| 14 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 180 | 26,310 | $17,140 - 41,090 | 11% | 79% |
| 15 | Pharmacists | 170 | 107,240 | $90,510 - 129,210 | 22% | 97% |
| 16 | Industrial engineers | 170 | 69,170 | $49,180 - 97,400 | 20% | 74% |
| 17 | Managers, all other | 150 | 65,980 | $35,590 - 100,330 | 7% | 55% |
| 18 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 150 | 55,300 | $41,480 - 74,010 | 20% | 87% |
| 19 | Librarians | 140 | 45,300 | $17,080 - 75,820 | 4% | 85% |
| 20 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 130 | 39,420 | $26,700 - 59,870 | 5% | 58% |
| 21 | Sales managers | 120 | 92,590 | $37,980 - | 10% | 69% |
| 22 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 110 | 36,220 | $23,660 - 57,200 | 30% | 77% |
| 23 | Training and development specialists | 110 | 55,100 | $27,390 - 89,110 | 18% | 56% |
| 24 | Medical and health services managers | 110 | 67,030 | $41,210 - 103,540 | 16% | 57% |
| 25 | Special education teachers, middle school | 100 | 52,780 | $37,290 - 72,310 | 16% | 87% |
| 26 | Computer and information systems managers | 100 | 94,800 | $47,480 - 158,450 | 16% | 73% |
| 27 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 100 | 40,550 | $32,350 - 52,250 | 17% | 54% |
| 28 | Network and computer systems administrators | 90 | 49,070 | $33,490 - 70,130 | 27% | 50% |
| 29 | Tax preparers | 90 | 23,020 | $16,870 - 31,120 | 0% | 54% |
| 30 | Social and human service assistants | 80 | 24,460 | $14,700 - 39,210 | 34% | 58% |
| 31 | Financial specialists, all other | 80 | 40,780 | $22,460 - 64,870 | 12% | 50% |
| 32 | Lawyers | 80 | 92,550 | $49,310 - 129,860 | 11% | 99% |
| 33 | Management analysts | 80 | 60,420 | $41,810 - 86,680 | 22% | 78% |
| 34 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 80 | 51,340 | $36,770 - 69,720 | 9% | 87% |
| 35 | Engineering managers | 80 | 85,680 | $32,600 - 130,440 | 7% | 84% |
| 36 | Computer specialists, all other | 80 | 67,710 | $54,030 - 81,100 | 15% | 68% |
| 37 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 70 | 57,330 | $30,040 - 101,920 | 17% | 56% |
| 38 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 70 | 82,770 | $42,920 - 155,160 | 14% | 78% |
| 39 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 70 | 62,490 | $30,140 - 91,400 | 16% | 99% |
| 40 | Engineers, all other | 60 | 74,910 | $43,500 - 102,880 | 6% | 82% |
| 41 | Credit analysts | 60 | 61,010 | $27,540 - 112,990 | 2% | 60% |
| 42 | Computer software engineers, applications | 60 | 62,060 | $38,980 - 87,740 | 45% | 85% |
| 43 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 60 | 37,460 | $27,250 - 48,710 | 15% | 51% |
| 44 | Graphic designers | 60 | 34,190 | $18,090 - 57,150 | 10% | 55% |
| 45 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 60 | 84,590 | $33,750 - 160,200 | 12% | 51% |
| 46 | Medical and public health social workers | 60 | 30,560 | $21,750 - 46,480 | 24% | 77% |
| 47 | Budget analysts | 60 | 58,590 | $44,480 - 75,690 | 7% | 78% |
| 48 | Public relations specialists | 60 | 42,640 | $16,680 - 88,070 | 18% | 81% |
| 49 | Mechanical engineers | 60 | 63,200 | $42,960 - 82,450 | 4% | 78% |
| 50 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 52,890 | $41,770 - 70,930 | 0% | 96% |
| 51 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | 29,960 | $18,720 - 43,690 | 24% | 78% |
| 52 | Computer programmers | 50 | 43,290 | $26,770 - 63,040 | 0% | 73% |
| 53 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 50 | 60,330 | $31,310 - 87,450 | 8% | 72% |
| 54 | Veterinarians | 50 | 101,520 | $42,260 - | 35% | 100% |
| 55 | Marketing managers | 50 | 76,460 | $29,470 - 134,350 | 14% | 69% |
| 56 | Speech-language pathologists | 50 | 58,240 | $42,760 - 79,470 | 11% | 98% |
| 57 | Physician assistants | 50 | 71,040 | $58,230 - 90,010 | 27% | 67% |
| 58 | Social and community service managers | 40 | 43,600 | $19,590 - 69,310 | 25% | 72% |
| 59 | Instructional coordinators | 40 | 57,460 | $29,720 - 107,310 | 23% | 79% |
| 60 | Market research analysts | 40 | 47,850 | $34,040 - 66,540 | 20% | 82% |
| 61 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 40 | 70,540 | $54,770 - 95,140 | 28% | 85% |
| 62 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 40 | 37,340 | $27,270 - 50,060 | 18% | 56% |
| 63 | Floral designers | 40 | 19,840 | $13,370 - 30,690 | 0% | 55% |
| 64 | Civil engineers | 40 | 65,710 | $42,970 - 92,650 | 18% | 87% |
| 65 | Rehabilitation counselors | 30 | 33,510 | $23,990 - 55,290 | 23% | 73% |
| 66 | Physical therapists | 30 | 84,110 | $48,050 - 158,630 | 27% | 89% |
| 67 | Electrical engineers | 30 | 74,820 | $55,670 - 98,510 | 6% | 81% |
| 68 | Advertising sales agents | 30 | 29,940 | $20,810 - 46,700 | 20% | 56% |
| 69 | Dentists, general | 30 | 149,420 | $94,510 - | 9% | 100% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer service representatives | 3,370 | 27,600 | $17,040 - 38,770 | 25% | 22% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 3,040 | 22,440 | $13,430 - 37,540 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Team assemblers | 2,810 | 30,530 | $20,740 - 39,290 | 0% | 5% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 2,570 | 16,460 | $13,000 - 20,310 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,030 | 15,890 | $12,910 - 20,130 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,930 | 15,900 | $12,790 - 21,010 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 1,490 | 24,100 | $16,610 - 34,990 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,450 | 23,920 | $13,700 - 39,660 | -7% | 8% |
| 9 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,090 | 36,610 | $19,190 - 59,450 | 4% | 25% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,070 | 20,810 | $14,220 - 29,670 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,030 | 23,660 | $14,700 - 35,510 | 2% | 5% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 880 | 24,310 | $14,760 - 33,950 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 860 | 29,630 | $21,590 - 39,470 | 10% | 4% |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 820 | 36,640 | $23,040 - 53,270 | 6% | 29% |
| 15 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 810 | 30,090 | $20,700 - 40,800 | 13% | 16% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 810 | 21,840 | $15,620 - 30,510 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | Driver/sales workers | 760 | 20,140 | $12,910 - 38,000 | -4% | 4% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 750 | 35,370 | $19,760 - 49,360 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | General and operations managers | 740 | 81,230 | $42,020 - 140,140 | 2% | 48% |
| 20 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 700 | 30,700 | $21,780 - 41,440 | 15% | 18% |
| 21 | Teacher assistants | 690 | 22,930 | $17,610 - 28,870 | 10% | 18% |
| 22 | Security guards | 680 | 33,850 | $17,350 - 42,310 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 640 | 23,570 | $16,560 - 34,950 | 11% | 14% |
| 24 | Child care workers | 620 | 15,430 | $12,790 - 21,280 | 18% | 15% |
| 25 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 620 | 29,120 | $20,230 - 38,870 | -1% | 2% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 600 | 18,390 | $13,350 - 24,900 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 580 | 34,880 | $26,540 - 41,710 | 14% | 7% |
| 28 | Tellers | 550 | 23,380 | $17,400 - 32,000 | 14% | 16% |
| 29 | Construction laborers | 550 | 25,480 | $17,490 - 33,830 | 11% | 5% |
| 30 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 540 | 16,680 | $13,190 - 20,810 | 13% | 5% |
| 31 | Cooks, fast food | 540 | 14,270 | $12,730 - 16,170 | 8% | 5% |
| 32 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 520 | 30,070 | $16,630 - 52,470 | 14% | 4% |
| 33 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 490 | 48,020 | $43,480 - 53,160 | 11% | 11% |
| 34 | Food preparation workers | 490 | 16,090 | $12,920 - 20,500 | 15% | 7% |
| 35 | Receptionists and information clerks | 480 | 21,410 | $15,640 - 29,230 | 17% | 13% |
| 36 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 480 | 24,420 | $13,780 - 42,220 | 8% | 4% |
| 37 | Bus drivers, school | 460 | 27,510 | $21,640 - 32,450 | 9% | 4% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 440 | 45,580 | $26,660 - 65,620 | -4% | 15% |
| 39 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 420 | 18,440 | $12,970 - 29,810 | 26% | 43% |
| 40 | Business operations specialists, all other | 400 | 57,630 | $35,250 - 82,460 | 21% | 49% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 400 | 32,350 | $23,670 - 41,760 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 400 | 34,410 | $26,700 - 39,640 | 5% | 2% |
| 43 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 360 | 22,380 | $15,470 - 33,740 | 11% | 5% |
| 44 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 350 | 24,170 | $17,330 - 32,110 | 18% | 6% |
| 45 | Dishwashers | 340 | 15,050 | $12,830 - 18,730 | 10% | 3% |
| 46 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 330 | 30,680 | $18,430 - 41,910 | 4% | 6% |
| 47 | Electricians | 310 | 38,820 | $27,870 - 57,220 | 7% | 7% |
| 48 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 290 | 32,120 | $19,090 - 44,380 | -6% | 14% |
| 49 | Printing machine operators | 280 | 33,400 | $18,450 - 48,600 | -5% | 6% |
| 50 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 280 | 35,260 | $27,140 - 41,990 | 11% | 33% |
| 51 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 280 | 52,300 | $28,910 - 80,470 | 7% | 13% |
| 52 | Machinists | 280 | 36,750 | $33,110 - 41,140 | -2% | 3% |
| 53 | Dental assistants | 270 | 29,510 | $19,350 - 39,410 | 29% | 9% |
| 54 | Postal service mail carriers | 270 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 55 | Medical assistants | 260 | 22,640 | $17,220 - 30,950 | 35% | 10% |
| 56 | All other information and record clerks | 260 | 33,720 | $25,350 - 45,740 | -12% | 21% |
| 57 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 260 | 16,300 | $12,990 - 21,220 | 10% | 17% |
| 58 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 230 | 38,330 | $26,840 - 62,430 | 8% | 3% |
| 59 | Pharmacy technicians | 230 | 25,760 | $17,400 - 36,840 | 32% | 16% |
| 60 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 220 | 17,780 | $13,290 - 24,090 | 17% | 14% |
| 61 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 220 | 40,910 | $29,630 - 56,790 | 9% | 5% |
| 62 | Fire fighters | 220 | 37,800 | $32,780 - 45,540 | 12% | 18% |
| 63 | Food service managers | 220 | 32,090 | $14,130 - 48,170 | 5% | 24% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 210 | 43,490 | $32,580 - 62,270 | 9% | 10% |
| 65 | Parts salespersons | 200 | 25,850 | $16,860 - 38,980 | -1% | 6% |
| 66 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 190 | 32,370 | $24,350 - 44,660 | 16% | 10% |
| 67 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 190 | 32,070 | $14,620 - 44,940 | 12% | 3% |
| 68 | Helpers--production workers | 190 | 23,960 | $16,480 - 39,460 | 0% | 4% |
| 69 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 190 | 19,080 | $13,190 - 28,900 | 14% | 3% |
| 70 | Production workers, all other | 190 | 22,460 | $16,900 - 34,490 | 2% | 5% |
| 71 | Insurance sales agents | 180 | 46,040 | $24,690 - 70,330 | 13% | 45% |
| 72 | Medical secretaries | 180 | 24,100 | $17,550 - 31,160 | 17% | 18% |
| 73 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 180 | 26,850 | $18,480 - 34,690 | 19% | 14% |
| 74 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 180 | 30,000 | $21,180 - 40,880 | 4% | 15% |
| 75 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 170 | 54,500 | $41,500 - 73,340 | 16% | 43% |
| 76 | Cooks, short order | 170 | 15,420 | $12,780 - 20,270 | 5% | 5% |
| 77 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 160 | 25,820 | $14,860 - 38,780 | -14% | 0% |
| 78 | Counter and rental clerks | 160 | 21,850 | $12,950 - 42,150 | 23% | 16% |
| 79 | Loan officers | 150 | 52,820 | $29,360 - 90,190 | 12% | 49% |
| 80 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 150 | 15,660 | $12,710 - 20,720 | 12% | 6% |
| 81 | Computer support specialists | 150 | 48,880 | $21,310 - 81,610 | 13% | 43% |
| 82 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 150 | 43,300 | $25,360 - 62,210 | 4% | 30% |
| 83 | Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 130 | 37,320 | $27,980 - 40,880 | 3% | 2% |
| 84 | Bartenders | 130 | 15,400 | $12,820 - 19,470 | 11% | 17% |
| 85 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 130 | 35,390 | $26,540 - 46,060 | 11% | 29% |
| 86 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 130 | 52,970 | $34,580 - 76,250 | 0% | 42% |
| 87 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 120 | 16,360 | $13,060 - 20,430 | 10% | 5% |
| 88 | Cost estimators | 120 | 56,420 | $34,830 - 80,160 | 19% | 32% |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 120 | 43,950 | $28,980 - 63,340 | 10% | 17% |
| 90 | Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 120 | 23,810 | $20,050 - 30,760 | -2% | 8% |
| 91 | Legal secretaries | 120 | 28,420 | $21,450 - 41,300 | 12% | 18% |
| 92 | Industrial engineering technicians | 110 | 48,130 | $31,630 - 69,160 | 10% | 18% |
| 93 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 110 | 38,960 | $20,200 - 72,530 | 28% | 48% |
| 94 | Automotive body and related repairers | 110 | 43,450 | $20,190 - 76,670 | 12% | 3% |
| 95 | Dental hygienists | 110 | 60,360 | $45,030 - 81,940 | 30% | 33% |
| 96 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 110 | 29,700 | $15,910 - 58,990 | -8% | 5% |
| 97 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 100 | 23,310 | $13,680 - 41,600 | 8% | 9% |
| 98 | Industrial production managers | 100 | 71,360 | $43,870 - 99,640 | -5% | 43% |
| 99 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 100 | 28,660 | $21,960 - 35,620 | 3% | 4% |
| 100 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 100 | 167,140 | $92,450 - | 0% | 0% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education administrators, all other | 64,440 | 320 | 26.7 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 48,020 | 490 | 9.4 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 37,320 | 130 | 7.4 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 23,810 | 120 | 7 |
| Team assemblers | 30,530 | 2,810 | 5.5 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 26,310 | 180 | 4.8 |
| Driver/sales workers | 20,140 | 760 | 4 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 48,130 | 110 | 3.5 |
| Printing machine operators | 33,400 | 280 | 2.9 |
| Customer service representatives | 27,600 | 3,370 | 2.8 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,720 | 260 | 2.3 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 40,550 | 100 | 2.3 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 34,410 | 400 | 2.3 |
| Cooks, short order | 15,420 | 170 | 2.2 |
| Bus drivers, school | 27,510 | 460 | 2.2 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 22,380 | 360 | 2.2 |
| Food service managers | 32,090 | 220 | 2.2 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 52,780 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 54,500 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,850 | 180 | 2.1 |
| Child care workers | 15,430 | 620 | 2.1 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 18,440 | 420 | 2.1 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 29,120 | 620 | 2 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 17,780 | 220 | 2 |
| Cooks, fast food | 14,270 | 540 | 2 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 32,370 | 190 | 2 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 45,450 | 240 | 2 |
| Tellers | 23,380 | 550 | 1.9 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 28,660 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Librarians | 45,300 | 140 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 36,610 | 1,090 | 1.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 36,220 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Parts salespersons | 25,850 | 200 | 1.8 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 52,600 | 560 | 1.8 |
| Dental assistants | 29,510 | 270 | 1.8 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 52,880 | 1,220 | 1.7 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 81,090 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Fire fighters | 37,800 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 40,910 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Production workers, all other | 22,460 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 34,880 | 580 | 1.7 |
| Industrial engineers | 69,170 | 170 | 1.6 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 32,070 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 30,070 | 520 | 1.6 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 15,900 | 1,930 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 23,570 | 640 | 1.6 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 270 | 1.5 | |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 35,390 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 23,920 | 1,450 | 1.5 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 43,450 | 110 | 1.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security guards | 33,850 | 1.34 | 680 |
| Computer support specialists | 48,880 | 1.16 | 150 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 54,500 | 1.15 | 170 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 37,320 | 1.13 | 130 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 29,700 | 1.12 | 110 |
| Team assemblers | 30,530 | 1.12 | 2,810 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 32,370 | 1.11 | 190 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 43,450 | 1.11 | 110 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 55,300 | 1.11 | 150 |
| Training and development specialists | 55,100 | 1.09 | 110 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 30,680 | 1.08 | 330 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 52,880 | 1.06 | 1,220 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 43,300 | 1.06 | 150 |
| Bus drivers, school | 27,510 | 1.05 | 460 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 53,630 | 1.05 | 690 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 23,920 | 1.05 | 1,450 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 52,600 | 1.04 | 560 |
| Teacher assistants | 22,930 | 1.03 | 690 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 35,370 | 1.03 | 750 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 39,100 | 1.03 | 340 |
| Chief executives | 154,590 | 1.03 | 200 |
| Pharmacists | 107,240 | 1.02 | 170 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,720 | 1.02 | 260 |
| Printing machine operators | 33,400 | 1.02 | 280 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 35,390 | 1.02 | 130 |
| Helpers--production workers | 23,960 | 1.01 | 190 |
| Cost estimators | 56,420 | 1.01 | 120 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 52,970 | 1 | 130 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 24,170 | 1 | 350 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 48,130 | 1 | 110 |
| Machinists | 36,750 | 0.99 | 280 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 81,090 | 0.99 | 180 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 30,000 | 0.99 | 180 |
| Tellers | 23,380 | 0.99 | 550 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,660 | 0.98 | 1,030 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 57,630 | 0.98 | 400 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 34,410 | 0.98 | 400 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 29,120 | 0.97 | 620 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 48,020 | 0.96 | 490 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 32,120 | 0.96 | 290 |
| Dental hygienists | 60,360 | 0.95 | 110 |
| Industrial engineers | 69,170 | 0.95 | 170 |
| Office clerks, general | 24,100 | 0.95 | 1,490 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 22,380 | 0.95 | 360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 36,610 | 0.95 | 1,090 |
| Sales managers | 92,590 | 0.94 | 120 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 30,090 | 0.94 | 810 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 21,850 | 0.94 | 160 |
| Customer service representatives | 27,600 | 0.93 | 3,370 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,890 | 0.92 | 2,030 |
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