Abilene Employment

Employment and Industries in the Abilene, Texas 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 Abilene than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Abilene.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Abilene.
A list of any large public companies in Abilene.

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	1,350	51,560	$38,080 - 64,310	24%	56%
2	Social and human service assistants	660	14,490	$11,480 - 19,830	34%	58%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	520	55,610	$22,290 - 109,650	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	370	47,150	$26,610 - 71,560	18%	79%
5	Coaches and scouts	240	25,310	$12,580 - 47,120	15%	60%
6	Medical and health services managers	200	67,670	$47,710 - 91,320	16%	57%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	190	21,550	$12,270 - 35,300	9%	54%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	180	42,040	$26,390 - 61,300	13%	73%
9	Lawyers	120	67,000	$39,830 - 102,290	11%	99%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	120	31,870	$24,800 - 38,010	19%	77%
11	Speech-language pathologists	110	45,850	$29,990 - 62,650	11%	98%
12	Financial managers	100	64,390	$39,370 - 100,310	13%	60%
13	Pharmacists	100	83,570	$55,530 - 107,340	22%	97%
14	Management analysts	100	44,860	$29,420 - 60,690	22%	78%
15	Civil engineers	90	51,490	$34,890 - 73,720	18%	87%
16	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	90	46,990	$35,600 - 60,100	0%	96%
17	Public relations specialists	90	31,380	$16,500 - 53,630	18%	81%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	90	26,060	$21,050 - 30,930	15%	51%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	70	52,230	$30,760 - 89,800	27%	50%
20	Physical therapists	70	72,460	$51,380 - 99,800	27%	89%
21	Chief executives	70	128,810	$51,570 - 0	2%	65%
22	Librarians	70	43,730	$32,750 - 55,260	4%	85%
23	Social and community service managers	60	47,100	$22,630 - 76,860	25%	72%
24	Medical and public health social workers	60	38,500	$27,060 - 56,210	24%	77%
25	Detectives and criminal investigators	60	47,290	$29,830 - 71,550	17%	54%
26	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	47,340	$30,220 - 71,070	12%	51%
27	Computer systems analysts	50	56,780	$34,080 - 89,890	29%	68%
28	Sales managers	50	82,880	$51,310 - 129,650	10%	69%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	46,750	$31,910 - 77,330	17%	56%
30	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	50		$0 - 0	22%	93%
31	Instructional coordinators	50	54,030	$22,590 - 85,950	23%	79%
32	Graphic designers	40	32,430	$21,820 - 55,930	10%	55%
33	Special education teachers, middle school	40	37,870	$29,640 - 51,070	16%	87%
34	Occupational therapists	40	57,570	$49,300 - 70,990	23%	90%
35	Petroleum engineers	40	74,160	$48,170 - 100,760	5%	80%
36	Training and development specialists	40	36,500	$21,300 - 48,660	18%	56%
37	Market research analysts	40	48,540	$24,270 - 78,740	20%	82%
38	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40		$0 - 0	25%	67%
39	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	52,270	$35,170 - 69,410	16%	99%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	39,780	$21,660 - 68,660	18%	56%
41	Floral designers	40	19,140	$12,930 - 24,890	0%	55%
42	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	39,570	$29,170 - 50,230	9%	87%
43	Private detectives and investigators	30	28,150	$12,420 - 39,700	18%	52%
44	Computer and information systems managers	30	68,210	$44,340 - 101,230	16%	73%

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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,550	13,700	$11,470 - 16,810	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	2,260	22,180	$12,400 - 37,110	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	2,150	15,420	$12,010 - 19,050	-2%	10%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,550	22,060	$14,700 - 30,820	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	1,400	18,280	$12,330 - 25,060	13%	19%
6	Personal and home care aides	1,390	13,190	$11,490 - 15,360	51%	10%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,170	18,010	$14,180 - 22,920	18%	7%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,120	16,030	$11,710 - 21,840	15%	4%
9	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,110	30,250	$24,230 - 37,300	14%	7%
10	Waiters and waitresses	1,010	13,640	$11,480 - 17,490	11%	14%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	940	32,520	$20,610 - 45,510	10%	4%
12	Customer service representatives	920	23,800	$15,770 - 33,920	25%	22%
13	General and operations managers	910	76,640	$37,050 - 129,580	2%	48%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	910	19,010	$12,470 - 28,350	-7%	8%
15	Correctional officers and jailers	890	29,950	$23,100 - 38,040	17%	11%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	830	25,400	$16,550 - 36,220	13%	16%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	720	31,630	$21,600 - 44,420	15%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	690	38,500	$23,080 - 59,790	6%	29%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	680	22,090	$12,460 - 35,380	11%	14%
20	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	650	17,440	$12,330 - 23,410	2%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	650	35,360	$20,030 - 53,200	4%	25%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	610	16,850	$12,050 - 22,660	18%	6%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	21,310	$12,640 - 32,680	10%	6%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	480	17,940	$12,890 - 23,940	17%	13%
25	Home health aides	480	14,000	$11,660 - 17,770	49%	7%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	420	21,610	$13,640 - 35,570	8%	4%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	400	13,320	$11,560 - 16,200	13%	5%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	400	30,400	$16,700 - 45,930	14%	4%
29	Construction laborers	370	20,420	$16,100 - 25,230	11%	5%
30	Cooks, fast food	370	14,070	$11,580 - 17,780	8%	5%
31	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	330	29,170	$19,570 - 42,850	5%	2%
32	Tellers	320	17,280	$13,060 - 21,350	14%	16%
33	Helpers--production workers	320	17,700	$11,750 - 24,590	0%	4%
34	Team assemblers	320	19,260	$14,780 - 27,780	0%	5%
35	Child care workers	320	13,650	$11,520 - 17,190	18%	15%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	300	24,260	$18,770 - 31,840	4%	15%
37	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	300	36,270	$25,230 - 64,710	-4%	0%
38	Counter and rental clerks	300	19,990	$12,060 - 32,860	23%	16%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	300	42,200	$26,110 - 65,080	-4%	15%
40	Driver/sales workers	290	16,780	$11,520 - 24,720	-4%	4%
41	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	280	21,130	$14,190 - 28,040	-4%	5%
42	Cooks, restaurant	270	17,380	$12,950 - 23,220	12%	5%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	270	44,020	$29,360 - 60,660	7%	13%
44	Business operations specialists, all other	260	46,410	$26,190 - 71,240	21%	49%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	250	23,950	$12,440 - 43,490	4%	6%
46	Food preparation workers	250	15,210	$11,710 - 20,000	15%	7%
47	Medical assistants	230	21,750	$12,980 - 28,380	35%	10%
48	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	230	14,810	$11,770 - 19,330	10%	5%
49	Electricians	220	35,270	$26,040 - 45,130	7%	7%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	210	14,940	$11,650 - 20,760	14%	3%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	200	16,360	$12,130 - 21,940	11%	5%
52	Security guards	200	21,380	$13,720 - 34,380	17%	13%
53	Dishwashers	200	13,930	$11,660 - 17,430	10%	3%
54	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	17,690	$11,780 - 27,710	12%	6%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	44,750	$29,490 - 59,700	9%	10%
56	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	200	27,730	$17,180 - 45,820	8%	3%
57	Postal service mail carriers	190	43,370	$33,800 - 53,110	1%	11%
58	Painters, construction and maintenance	180	25,670	$20,190 - 32,560	12%	6%
59	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	170	19,340	$12,540 - 24,280	12%	0%
60	Parts salespersons	160	25,340	$15,920 - 36,060	-1%	6%
61	Carpenters	160	26,720	$20,710 - 31,460	10%	6%
62	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	13,530	$11,490 - 16,780	10%	17%
63	Packers and packagers, hand	160	14,210	$11,480 - 18,340	-11%	3%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	150	29,770	$20,940 - 42,190	12%	3%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	150	30,900	$24,080 - 40,740	11%	4%
66	Data entry keyers	140	19,670	$13,370 - 25,290	-4%	18%
67	Dental assistants	140	23,150	$15,370 - 34,310	29%	9%
68	Preschool teachers, except special education	140	22,800	$11,760 - 41,450	26%	43%
69	Administrative services managers	140	55,580	$27,120 - 95,530	12%	40%
70	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	130	41,340	$33,270 - 49,330	-7%	12%
71	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	13,650	$11,490 - 17,510	12%	6%
72	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	36,370	$23,500 - 51,280	9%	3%
73	Computer support specialists	120	35,460	$21,480 - 51,070	13%	43%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	120	51,240	$30,710 - 81,010	4%	38%
75	Food servers, nonrestaurant	120	13,180	$11,650 - 15,580	16%	9%
76	Service station attendants	110	17,430	$12,030 - 24,540	13%	6%
77	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	22,610	$16,160 - 28,110	12%	3%
78	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	110	25,410	$17,550 - 33,410	7%	2%
79	Insurance sales agents	110	39,910	$20,580 - 72,710	13%	45%
80	Medical secretaries	110	22,230	$16,180 - 29,890	17%	18%
81	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	38,930	$25,220 - 56,850	0%	42%
82	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	21,380	$15,880 - 28,360	-4%	4%
83	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	15,690	$12,780 - 18,430	17%	14%
84	Bill and account collectors	110	24,970	$15,960 - 37,730	23%	13%
85	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	100	26,540	$16,220 - 38,680	10%	24%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	100	21,040	$15,950 - 29,150	13%	11%
87	Construction managers	100	50,110	$32,070 - 68,070	16%	29%
88	Civil engineering technicians	100	32,540	$23,500 - 40,680	10%	18%
89	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	100	44,570	$20,260 - 72,010	9%	47%
90	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	39,100	$13,790 - 71,500	28%	48%
91	Machinists	100	27,280	$20,140 - 41,290	-2%	3%
92	Physical therapist aides	100	15,470	$11,670 - 20,610	24%	23%
93	Bartenders	100	13,380	$11,530 - 16,630	11%	17%
94	Pharmacy technicians	100	24,820	$19,800 - 30,800	32%	16%
95	Industrial truck and tractor operators	90	19,230	$12,450 - 28,480	-1%	2%
96	Derrick operators, oil and gas	90	54,670	$39,180 - 71,750	-5%	0%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	90	32,750	$21,250 - 46,900	18%	15%
98	Food service managers	90	50,500	$24,050 - 71,750	5%	24%
99	Loan officers	90	45,830	$26,170 - 76,710	12%	49%
100	Maintenance workers, machinery	90	21,360	$14,440 - 32,160	0%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Abilene Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	36,270	300	154
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	14,150	100	15.3
Correctional officers and jailers	29,950	890	10.9
Personal and home care aides	13,190	1,390	6.7
Physical therapist aides	15,470	100	6.5
Social and human service assistants	14,490	660	5.5
Coaches and scouts	25,310	240	4.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,250	1,110	4.1
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,610	110	3.7
Service station attendants	17,430	110	3.7
Civil engineering technicians	32,540	100	3.1
Speech-language pathologists	45,850	110	2.9
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	19,340	170	2.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	14,810	230	2.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,700	2,550	2.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,170	330	2.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	21,380	110	2.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,010	1,170	2.3
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,060	1,550	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	22,090	680	2.2
Medical and health services managers	67,670	200	2.1
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,040	180	2.1
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	21,130	280	2
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	25,410	110	1.9
Driver/sales workers	16,780	290	1.9
Parts salespersons	25,340	160	1.8
Helpers--production workers	17,700	320	1.7
Cooks, fast food	14,070	370	1.7
Home health aides	14,000	480	1.7
Food servers, nonrestaurant	13,180	120	1.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	25,670	180	1.6
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	16,850	610	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	19,990	300	1.6
Cashiers	15,420	2,150	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	16,360	200	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	30,400	400	1.5
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	29,770	150	1.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	14,940	210	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,520	940	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	44,020	270	1.5
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,340	130	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,360	650	1.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,690	110	1.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	27,730	200	1.4
Administrative services managers	55,580	140	1.4
Registered nurses	51,560	1,350	1.4
Child care workers	13,650	320	1.4
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,260	300	1.4
Tellers	17,280	320	1.4
Postal service mail carriers	43,370	190	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Abilene, Texas Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	55,610	1.03	520
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,340	1.02	130
Postal service mail carriers	43,370	0.99	190
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,800	0.96	140
Retail salespersons	22,180	0.95	2,260
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	36,370	0.94	130
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,360	0.94	650
Security guards	21,380	0.93	200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,520	0.92	940
Service station attendants	17,430	0.92	110
Registered nurses	51,560	0.91	1,350
Counter and rental clerks	19,990	0.91	300
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,950	0.9	250
Computer support specialists	35,460	0.89	120
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,610	0.89	110
Dishwashers	13,930	0.89	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,500	0.89	690
Cooks, fast food	14,070	0.89	370
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,170	0.88	330
Cashiers	15,420	0.88	2,150
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,650	0.88	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	31,630	0.88	720
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	30,400	0.88	400
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,040	0.87	180
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,700	0.87	2,550
Medical and health services managers	67,670	0.87	200
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,010	0.86	910
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,260	0.86	300
Bill and account collectors	24,970	0.86	110
Correctional officers and jailers	29,950	0.86	890
Parts salespersons	25,340	0.86	160
Cooks, restaurant	17,380	0.86	270
Accountants and auditors	47,150	0.86	370
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,690	0.85	110
General and operations managers	76,640	0.85	910
Business operations specialists, all other	46,410	0.85	260
Food preparation workers	15,210	0.85	250
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,400	0.84	830
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	21,130	0.84	280
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	42,200	0.84	300
Customer service representatives	23,800	0.84	920
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	13,530	0.84	160
Administrative services managers	55,580	0.83	140
Medical assistants	21,750	0.83	230
Child, family, and school social workers	31,870	0.83	120
Waiters and waitresses	13,640	0.83	1,010
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,250	0.82	1,110
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	19,340	0.82	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,610	0.82	420
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,750	0.82	200

Highest Paying Jobs in Abilene, Texas Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	179,110
Chief executives	128,810	70
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	95,420
Pharmacists	83,570	100
Sales managers	82,880	50
General and operations managers	76,640	910
Industrial production managers	75,830	30
Petroleum engineers	74,160	40
Physical therapists	72,460	70
Computer and information systems managers	68,210	30
Medical and health services managers	67,670	200
Lawyers	67,000	120
Financial managers	64,390	100
Dental hygienists	61,610	60
Business teachers, postsecondary	59,210	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	58,660	30
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	58,250	40
Occupational therapists	57,570	40
Computer systems analysts	56,780	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	55,610	520
Administrative services managers	55,580	140
Derrick operators, oil and gas	54,670	90
Instructional coordinators	54,030	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	52,270	40
Network and computer systems administrators	52,230	70
Education teachers, postsecondary	51,730	50
Registered nurses	51,560	1,350
Civil engineers	51,490	90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	51,240	120
Food service managers	50,500	90
Construction managers	50,110	100
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	49,600	50
Market research analysts	48,540	40
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	48,500	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	47,340	50
Detectives and criminal investigators	47,290	60
Accountants and auditors	47,150	370
Social and community service managers	47,100	60
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	46,990	90
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	46,750	50
Business operations specialists, all other	46,410	260
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	46,040	30
Real estate sales agents	45,930	60
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,880	70
Speech-language pathologists	45,850	110
Loan officers	45,830	90
Cost estimators	44,920	40
Management analysts	44,860	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,750	200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	44,570	100

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