Amarillo Employment

Employment and Industries in the Amarillo, Texas Area

Amarillo, Texas is regarded as a regional economic center. Amarillo's major employers are a diverse group of manufacturers, central and back-office operations and distribution companies. Hospitals, educational institutions and banks are also major employers. BWXT Pantex, a nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility, is a major employer. The city is home to a Bell Helicopter Textron facility. The Amarillo area is also one of the country's largest meat packing locations.

Petroleum extraction is an important industry in Amarillo. The city also includes fiberglass production, food processing, copper refining and foundries. Some of the notable food processing companies are Tyson Foods, Affiliated Foods, Inc., Ben E. Keith and McCarty-Hull Agriculture. Tyson Foods is a major employer in Amarillo. The prominent companies in business & financial services are AIG, SITEL, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Nationwide.

The significant employment providing sectors in Amarillo, Texas are healthcare, educational services, construction, manufacturing, government, meat and meat products, and finance and insurance. Management, professional and related occupations (27% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (24% of the jobs). Service occupations (19% of the labor force).

Notable information about Amarillo, Texas: Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 78.5 (national average: 100). Adult population which has earned a bachelor's degree or better: 21%.

The city's major employers:

Amarillo Independent School District
Tyson Foods, Inc
BWXT Pantex
Baptist St. Anthony's Health Care Systems
Walmart
City of Amarillo
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Affiliated Foods
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
VA Medical Center, Amarillo
AIG
Xcel Energy
United Supermarkets
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad

The city's major manufacturing companies are provided below:

BWXT, Pantex
Amarillo Gear Company
Bell Helicopter Textron
Tech Spray, Inc
Owens Corning Fiberglass
Arden Corporation
Crouse Hinds, Division of Cooper Industries
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company
ASARCO Inc

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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	2,310	57,490	$43,250 - 75,600	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	930	52,740	$26,400 - 92,000	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	880	57,100	$31,470 - 95,030	18%	79%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	830	44,210	$35,030 - 55,770	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	790	43,490	$35,490 - 54,090	11%	95%
6	Instructional coordinators	320	50,090	$31,000 - 70,410	23%	79%
7	Pharmacists	280	102,620	$88,260 - 127,420	22%	97%
8	Computer programmers	270	75,520	$41,210 - 110,110	0%	73%
9	Lawyers	270	92,940	$53,910 -	11%	99%
10	Network and computer systems administrators	230	62,610	$35,360 - 94,720	27%	50%
11	Coaches and scouts	220	47,230	$18,510 - 74,540	15%	60%
12	Medical and health services managers	220	77,630	$35,730 - 128,590	16%	57%
13	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	220	50,620	$37,830 - 64,770	13%	73%
14	Financial managers	190	104,560	$56,040 - 151,460	13%	60%
15	Public relations specialists	190	46,140	$25,150 - 68,860	18%	81%
16	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	180	54,500	$27,720 - 96,860	5%	58%
17	Physical therapists	170	65,030	$42,800 - 85,640	27%	89%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	170	30,610	$21,080 - 43,860	15%	51%
19	Training and development specialists	160	47,590	$25,890 - 79,540	18%	56%
20	Computer systems analysts	160	61,810	$35,380 - 92,860	29%	68%
21	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	150	47,360	$36,250 - 62,090	0%	96%
22	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	35,390	$25,390 - 52,710	30%	77%
23	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	140	76,420	$26,470 -	25%	67%
24	Financial specialists, all other	140	37,720	$18,260 - 66,150	12%	50%
25	Management analysts	140	51,910	$32,670 - 73,700	22%	78%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	140	47,490	$27,850 - 64,480	12%	51%
27	Market research analysts	130	48,400	$28,350 - 75,580	20%	82%
28	Network systems and data communications analysts	130	61,890	$37,250 - 82,930	53%	57%
29	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	59,130	$23,710 - 97,040	12%	51%
30	Chief executives	130	113,090	$27,800 -	2%	65%
31	Child, family, and school social workers	130	33,440	$25,450 - 48,600	19%	77%
32	Social and community service managers	120	43,880	$27,870 - 63,800	25%	72%
33	Librarians	110	46,850	$34,080 - 59,330	4%	85%
34	Computer and information systems managers	110	117,200	$63,010 - 164,630	16%	73%
35	Graphic designers	110	28,920	$14,540 - 41,360	10%	55%
36	Financial analysts	110	69,740	$42,930 - 99,830	34%	87%
37	Civil engineers	110	75,260	$39,130 - 106,860	18%	87%
38	Speech-language pathologists	100	51,460	$34,790 - 73,670	11%	98%
39	Medical and public health social workers	100	39,860	$28,150 - 58,130	24%	77%
40	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	90	47,910	$23,230 - 84,930	18%	56%
41	Advertising sales agents	90	33,520	$18,520 - 52,940	20%	56%
42	Teachers and instructors, all other	90	24,120	$13,640 - 35,310	9%	54%
43	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	54,640	$39,140 - 75,240	16%	99%
44	Engineers, all other	80	107,510	$70,600 - 147,780	6%	82%
45	Producers and directors	80	40,100	$14,410 - 79,780	11%	75%
46	Personal financial advisors	80		$ -	41%	81%
47	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	80	75,800	$31,570 - 160,270	22%	93%
48	Floral designers	80	24,740	$17,790 - 32,340	0%	55%
49	Database administrators	80	63,540	$42,430 - 90,270	29%	72%
50	Sales managers	80	83,610	$45,620 - 133,460	10%	69%
51	Architects, except landscape and naval	70	55,990	$14,330 - 101,020	18%	88%
52	Computer software engineers, applications	70	75,890	$48,810 - 106,980	45%	85%
53	Marketing managers	60	110,600	$45,060 -	14%	69%
54	Occupational therapists	50	63,240	$36,200 - 85,900	23%	90%
55	Chiropractors	50	74,690	$34,240 - 110,940	14%	98%
56	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	31,290	$21,470 - 56,750	24%	78%
57	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	53,850	$26,590 - 81,940	25%	93%
58	Electrical engineers	50	79,370	$47,220 - 109,480	6%	81%
59	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	43,290	$28,090 - 62,610	18%	56%
60	Engineering managers	50	130,720	$108,250 - 164,550	7%	84%
61	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	88,970	$37,810 - 146,420	14%	78%
62	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	48,300	$30,670 - 63,130	9%	72%
63	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	71,740	$36,770 - 112,050	28%	85%
64	Optometrists	40	163,010	$131,940 -	11%	100%
65	Reporters and correspondents	40	33,840	$17,890 - 76,800	1%	85%
66	Managers, all other	40	75,030	$42,530 - 133,840	7%	55%
67	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	30,400	$20,700 - 47,330	34%	73%
68	Mechanical engineers	40	94,410	$57,880 - 131,630	4%	78%
69	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	54,300	$32,500 - 79,410	17%	56%
70	Occupational health and safety specialists	30	54,990	$28,480 - 85,640	8%	72%
71	Credit analysts	30	65,110	$35,110 - 83,740	2%	60%

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	3,930	23,810	$13,830 - 38,690	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,580	15,310	$12,870 - 18,930	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	3,040	16,460	$13,020 - 20,320	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	2,420	20,720	$13,610 - 30,360	13%	19%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,390	24,470	$14,930 - 35,060	1%	18%
6	Waiters and waitresses	2,350	16,230	$12,770 - 23,690	11%	14%
7	Customer service representatives	1,930	25,830	$17,320 - 37,410	25%	22%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,850	19,210	$13,490 - 25,690	15%	4%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,690	37,500	$22,610 - 57,780	10%	4%
10	General and operations managers	1,580	94,020	$40,620 -	2%	48%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,560	30,040	$19,570 - 42,100	13%	16%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,520	20,380	$14,440 - 28,800	-7%	8%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,400	20,300	$13,920 - 26,540	18%	7%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,350	41,980	$22,540 - 65,760	6%	29%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,310	34,460	$21,330 - 49,070	15%	18%
16	Slaughterers and meat packers	1,310	22,060	$19,120 - 24,980	13%	2%
17	Construction laborers	1,300	22,570	$14,500 - 31,970	11%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,140	37,690	$22,950 - 54,370	4%	25%
19	Security guards	1,140	33,330	$13,930 - 51,660	17%	13%
20	Teacher assistants	1,090	17,310	$13,140 - 24,100	10%	18%
21	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,070	20,360	$16,060 - 27,520	2%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,050	26,470	$16,000 - 40,920	11%	14%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,030	26,040	$16,300 - 38,950	10%	6%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	910	22,720	$14,500 - 31,200	17%	13%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	900	15,690	$12,950 - 19,290	13%	5%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	770	26,750	$16,700 - 42,490	8%	4%
27	Cooks, restaurant	760	20,220	$14,000 - 27,490	12%	5%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	760	34,740	$26,970 - 42,760	14%	7%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	710	20,110	$13,560 - 27,640	18%	6%
30	Home health aides	680	15,730	$12,870 - 19,610	49%	7%
31	Driver/sales workers	640	22,460	$13,450 - 35,820	-4%	4%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	630	59,690	$29,050 - 105,200	-4%	15%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	580	31,820	$17,700 - 51,680	14%	4%
34	Industrial truck and tractor operators	560	29,340	$20,450 - 47,580	-1%	2%
35	Packers and packagers, hand	540	19,290	$13,110 - 25,410	-11%	3%
36	Tellers	520	22,340	$17,000 - 31,060	14%	16%
37	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	520	16,420	$12,970 - 22,400	10%	17%
38	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	470	17,250	$13,210 - 21,030	14%	3%
39	Business operations specialists, all other	460	70,710	$39,120 - 105,370	21%	49%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	460	23,680	$14,100 - 35,580	4%	6%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	450	52,050	$30,360 - 80,840	7%	13%
42	Preschool teachers, except special education	440	20,560	$14,780 - 25,270	26%	43%
43	Counter and rental clerks	440	20,370	$14,350 - 27,260	23%	16%
44	Industrial machinery mechanics	440	42,220	$26,430 - 62,570	9%	5%
45	Butchers and meat cutters	440	22,930	$20,220 - 27,340	2%	2%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	430	50,120	$29,160 - 79,070	9%	10%
47	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	430	18,650	$13,950 - 23,180	11%	5%
48	Order clerks	430	25,480	$19,430 - 32,460	-23%	16%
49	Electricians	420	42,960	$29,230 - 58,840	7%	7%
50	Data entry keyers	410	24,870	$19,210 - 32,240	-4%	18%
51	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	380	40,330	$26,930 - 52,240	9%	3%
52	Carpenters	380	29,960	$21,820 - 41,450	10%	6%
53	Pharmacy technicians	380	27,820	$21,340 - 36,300	32%	16%
54	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	350	16,970	$13,140 - 21,600	10%	5%
55	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	340	31,370	$20,600 - 49,210	8%	3%
56	Sales representatives, services, all other	330	47,500	$20,190 - 94,000	28%	48%
57	Bill and account collectors	330	28,190	$17,230 - 42,400	23%	13%
58	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	330	38,550	$21,980 - 61,710	5%	8%
59	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	310	15,460	$12,840 - 19,770	12%	6%
60	Team assemblers	290	37,660	$15,150 - 65,100	0%	5%
61	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	290	26,750	$21,190 - 33,450	4%	15%
62	Dishwashers	280	15,680	$12,900 - 19,820	10%	3%
63	Computer support specialists	280	41,240	$25,960 - 59,630	13%	43%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	270	38,660	$27,290 - 51,370	12%	3%
65	Postal service mail carriers	270			1%	11%
66	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	270	30,790	$18,350 - 55,090	5%	2%
67	Parts salespersons	250	29,110	$18,390 - 40,440	-1%	6%
68	Painters, construction and maintenance	240	28,860	$22,230 - 37,100	12%	6%
69	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	240	17,320	$13,590 - 20,580	17%	14%
70	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	240	38,260	$22,290 - 54,030	11%	4%
71	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	240	29,170	$21,570 - 39,610	0%	22%
72	Insurance sales agents	240	56,540	$22,760 - 103,780	13%	45%
73	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	230	36,460	$22,080 - 54,820	12%	3%
74	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	230	21,590	$13,880 - 33,820	-10%	13%
75	Administrative services managers	230	88,470	$41,030 - 136,020	12%	40%
76	Bartenders	220	17,110	$12,830 - 28,380	11%	17%
77	Medical secretaries	220	27,410	$17,440 - 39,710	17%	18%
78	Paralegals and legal assistants	220	39,790	$26,160 - 60,780	22%	45%
79	Dental assistants	210	30,520	$20,790 - 40,540	29%	9%
80	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	210	22,420	$18,670 - 25,320	-4%	5%
81	Radiologic technologists and technicians	210	47,060	$34,300 - 62,800	15%	25%
82	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	210	39,690	$16,560 - 64,170	-6%	14%
83	Cement masons and concrete finishers	200	31,740	$25,990 - 42,370	11%	2%
84	Machinists	200	43,220	$26,050 - 63,830	-2%	3%
85	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	190	29,170	$22,300 - 37,730	10%	24%
86	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	190	22,340	$15,900 - 31,290	12%	0%
87	Tire repairers and changers	190	20,590	$16,990 - 24,850	20%	6%
88	Loan officers	190	73,220	$29,880 - 148,400	12%	49%
89	Amusement and recreation attendants	190	15,330	$12,810 - 16,950	24%	22%
90	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	180			-7%	12%
91	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	180	34,490	$22,050 - 50,790	4%	30%
92	Food service managers	180	45,580	$29,440 - 64,350	5%	24%
93	Civil engineering technicians	180	33,170	$21,500 - 56,930	10%	18%
94	Food preparation workers	170	18,020	$13,540 - 23,800	15%	7%
95	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	170	26,610	$18,050 - 36,720	3%	4%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	170	37,650	$24,500 - 51,400	13%	17%
97	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	170	47,160	$27,670 - 73,380	0%	0%
98	Construction managers	170	68,290	$36,950 - 101,870	16%	29%
99	Logisticians	170	52,450	$31,830 - 81,200	17%	43%
100	Property, real estate, and community association managers	170	36,390	$17,440 - 53,260	15%	36%

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Jobs More Common Near Amarillo Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Slaughterers and meat packers	22,060	1,310	77.1
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	33,610	140	12
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	26,850	130	8.3
Conveyor operators and tenders	21,110	120	8.1
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	22,240	130	7.2
Butchers and meat cutters	22,930	440	5.6
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	21,590	230	5.3
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	58,410	110	5
Hazardous materials removal workers	54,180	120	4.9
Instructional coordinators	50,090	320	3.7
Tire repairers and changers	20,590	190	3.2
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,360	150	3.1
Civil engineering technicians	33,170	180	3.1
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	38,550	330	3
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	36,460	230	2.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	18,330	130	2.7
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	47,160	170	2.5
Order clerks	25,480	430	2.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,220	440	2.5
Driver/sales workers	22,460	640	2.5
Logisticians	52,450	170	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,970	350	2.4
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,610	170	2.3
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40,330	380	2.1
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,250	470	2.1
Data entry keyers	24,870	410	2
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,420	520	2
Office machine operators, except computer	20,400	110	2
Coaches and scouts	47,230	220	1.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	31,720	120	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	18,650	430	1.9
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,340	190	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,310	3,580	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,470	1,050	1.9
Construction laborers	22,570	1,300	1.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,490	790	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,470	2,390	1.8
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	35,390	150	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	27,820	380	1.7
Parts salespersons	29,110	250	1.7
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30,610	170	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,320	240	1.6
Surgical technologists	36,930	100	1.6
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,660	270	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,740	760	1.6
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,560	440	1.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,500	1,690	1.6
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,100	130	1.5
Pharmacists	102,620	280	1.5
Property, real estate, and community association managers	36,390	170	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Amarillo, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Hazardous materials removal workers	54,180	1.41	120
Team assemblers	37,660	1.38	290
Coaches and scouts	47,230	1.32	220
Security guards	33,330	1.32	1,140
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	26,850	1.27	130
Loan officers	73,220	1.24	190
Administrative services managers	88,470	1.21	230
Business operations specialists, all other	70,710	1.2	460
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	39,690	1.18	210
Computer programmers	75,520	1.17	270
Machinists	43,220	1.17	200
Computer and information systems managers	117,200	1.16	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,690	1.13	630
Financial managers	104,560	1.13	190
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,500	1.08	180
All other information and record clerks	35,390	1.07	150
Legal secretaries	38,480	1.07	120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,130	1.06	120
Civil engineers	75,260	1.03	110
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	29,170	1.03	190
Network and computer systems administrators	62,610	1.02	230
Insurance sales agents	56,540	1.01	240
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,500	1	1,690
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,100	0.99	130
Pharmacy technicians	27,820	0.99	380
Switchboard operators, including answering service	23,770	0.98	130
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40,330	0.98	380
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,660	0.98	270
Computer support specialists	41,240	0.98	280
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50,620	0.98	220
Financial analysts	69,740	0.98	110
Cost estimators	54,850	0.98	160
Slaughterers and meat packers	22,060	0.98	1,310
Pharmacists	102,620	0.98	280
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,340	0.98	560
Retail salespersons	23,810	0.98	3,930
General and operations managers	94,020	0.98	1,580
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,690	0.97	1,140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,830	0.97	160
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	47,160	0.97	170
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,420	0.97	140
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,060	0.96	150
Healthcare support workers, all other	28,110	0.96	120
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,890	0.96	130
Accountants and auditors	57,100	0.96	880
Data entry keyers	24,870	0.96	410
Parts salespersons	29,110	0.95	250
Receptionists and information clerks	22,720	0.95	910
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,220	0.95	440
Dental assistants	30,520	0.95	210

Highest Paying Jobs in Amarillo, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	208,000
Dentists, general	176,380
Optometrists	163,010	40
Engineering managers	130,720	50
Computer and information systems managers	117,200	110
Chief executives	113,090	130
Marketing managers	110,600	60
Engineers, all other	107,510	80
Financial managers	104,560	190
Pharmacists	102,620	280
Industrial production managers	96,130	80
Mechanical engineers	94,410	40
General and operations managers	94,020	1,580
Lawyers	92,940	270
Physician assistants	91,620
Education administrators, postsecondary	88,970	50
Administrative services managers	88,470	230
Sales managers	83,610	80
Electrical engineers	79,370	50
Medical and health services managers	77,630	220
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,420	140
Computer software engineers, applications	75,890	70
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	75,800	80
Computer programmers	75,520	270
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	75,490	90
Civil engineers	75,260	110
Managers, all other	75,030	40
Chiropractors	74,690	50
Loan officers	73,220	190
Petroleum engineers	71,940
Computer software engineers, systems software	71,740	40
Business operations specialists, all other	70,710	460
Financial analysts	69,740	110
Construction managers	68,290	170
Credit analysts	65,110	30
Physical therapists	65,030	170
Database administrators	63,540	80
Occupational therapists	63,240	50
Network and computer systems administrators	62,610	230
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,890	130
Computer systems analysts	61,810	160
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,690	630
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	59,130	130
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	58,410	110
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	58,080	40
Diagnostic medical sonographers	57,870
Registered nurses	57,490	2,310
Accountants and auditors	57,100	880
Insurance sales agents	56,540	240
Architects, except landscape and naval	55,990	70