Beaumont Employment

Employment and Industries in the Beaumont, Texas Area

Beaumont is part of the "Golden Triangle" petrochemical and industrial complex. The petrochemical industry is Beaumont's primary economic sector. Rice processing and shipbuilding are significant economic elements for the region. In addition, federal, state and local prisons provide a large number of jobs.

Beaumont's leading job providing segments are healthcare, educational services, construction, accommodation and food services, chemicals, professional, scientific and technical services; and the government. Management, professional and related occupations comprise about 29% of the labor force. Approximately 21% of the labor force is employed in sales and office occupations.

Beaumont's major employers:

Cai, LP
Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation
Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
Baptists Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital
Beaumont Independent School District
City of Beaumont
Lamar University
Jefferson County
ENGlobal Corporation
Walmart
West Corp
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Brock Specialty Services, LTD
Federal Prison Industries
Ohmstede LTD
Helena Laboratories Corporation
Texas Department of Transportation
United States Postal Service

Some of the most popular jobs in Beaumont where the majority of the workers are college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, industrial engineers, pharmacists and computer systems analysts.

Details about Beaumont, Texas: Cost of living index in 2008: 79.5 (U.S. average: 100). Average earnings in 2009: $30,000. Adult population that has earned a bachelor's degree or better: 22%.

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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	2,570	58,260	$41,430 - 82,810	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,920	43,780	$33,950 - 55,430	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,290	44,650	$33,600 - 59,330	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,260	43,850	$34,120 - 55,860	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,210	58,600	$28,180 - 114,870	8%	51%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	900	19,470	$13,700 - 24,200	9%	54%
7	Accountants and auditors	740	52,210	$28,460 - 80,950	18%	79%
8	Lawyers	600	118,430	$56,920 -	11%	99%
9	Mechanical engineers	520	89,670	$55,810 - 128,490	4%	78%
10	Chemical engineers	490	96,420	$68,250 - 135,760	8%	91%
11	Occupational health and safety specialists	350	42,490	$14,460 - 85,870	8%	72%
12	Industrial engineers	350	88,030	$58,320 - 118,660	20%	74%
13	Pharmacists	320	116,840	$106,740 - 133,090	22%	97%
14	Electrical engineers	320		$ -	6%	81%
15	Computer systems analysts	290	67,990	$43,260 - 103,710	29%	68%
16	Computer programmers	280	59,060	$27,130 - 98,660	0%	73%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	67,080	$52,550 - 82,710	8%	78%
18	Financial managers	240	86,330	$49,420 - 128,990	13%	60%
19	Child, family, and school social workers	240	36,030	$26,630 - 46,670	19%	77%
20	Engineering managers	230	116,180	$77,080 -	7%	84%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	220	49,950	$31,170 - 66,020	13%	73%
22	Sales managers	210	90,460	$41,070 - 145,650	10%	69%
23	Medical and health services managers	210	61,790	$41,890 - 88,100	16%	57%
24	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	190	54,860	$34,070 - 77,280	5%	58%
25	Chemists	190	78,250	$48,030 - 106,080	9%	93%
26	Surveyors	190	49,890	$36,620 - 62,850	24%	82%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	180	57,340	$33,950 - 91,410	27%	50%
28	Public relations specialists	180	51,840	$22,900 - 101,500	18%	81%
29	Petroleum engineers	170	96,950	$43,360 - 142,270	5%	80%
30	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	160	46,250	$35,830 - 58,790	0%	96%
31	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	160	49,170	$32,760 - 64,490	12%	51%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	160	29,390	$19,680 - 40,060	15%	51%
33	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	160	66,950	$43,480 - 94,840	12%	51%
34	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	45,200	$34,760 - 58,270	20%	87%
35	Social and community service managers	150	40,990	$25,520 - 64,480	25%	72%
36	Social and human service assistants	150	25,050	$15,720 - 39,790	34%	58%
37	Special education teachers, secondary school	150	45,030	$35,250 - 57,710	9%	87%
38	Management analysts	140	57,290	$32,870 - 99,240	22%	78%
39	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	140	31,840	$26,580 - 39,890	30%	77%
40	Chief executives	140	143,070	$67,150 -	2%	65%
41	Librarians	130	47,910	$31,660 - 62,990	4%	85%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	130	49,300	$25,590 - 77,980	18%	56%
43	Training and development specialists	130	51,360	$27,230 - 81,030	18%	56%
44	Advertising sales agents	130	42,850	$23,220 - 64,170	20%	56%
45	Detectives and criminal investigators	110	51,170	$30,980 - 80,280	17%	54%
46	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	110	69,560	$45,150 - 100,590	10%	74%
47	Special education teachers, middle school	100	45,080	$35,220 - 57,820	16%	87%
48	Legislators	100	36,250	$13,220 - 79,220	1%	65%
49	Instructional coordinators	100	60,920	$43,940 - 80,730	23%	79%
50	Rehabilitation counselors	100	31,940	$13,210 - 60,560	23%	73%
51	Computer and information systems managers	100	99,580	$54,880 - 155,790	16%	73%
52	Speech-language pathologists	100	54,970	$36,470 - 86,490	11%	98%
53	Medical and public health social workers	100	47,300	$34,550 - 60,870	24%	77%
54	Engineers, all other	90	72,710	$43,240 - 104,560	6%	82%
55	Marketing managers	90	123,330	$44,470 -	14%	69%
56	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	80	63,170	$28,380 - 123,470	25%	67%
57	Market research analysts	80	62,370	$24,380 - 123,830	20%	82%
58	Physical therapists	80	81,470	$60,660 - 116,350	27%	89%
59	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	80	47,380	$24,090 - 74,610	18%	56%
60	Floral designers	80	20,310	$13,850 - 29,560	0%	55%
61	Reporters and correspondents	80	44,140	$21,890 - 79,480	1%	85%
62	Social workers, all other	80	31,930	$23,170 - 39,610	18%	77%
63	Managers, all other	80	77,480	$39,700 - 123,430	7%	55%
64	Graphic designers	80	38,400	$22,710 - 65,730	10%	55%
65	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	45,320	$26,390 - 63,480	17%	56%
66	Counselors, all other	70	50,520	$37,220 - 64,620	17%	73%
67	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	31,840	$23,060 - 40,760	34%	73%
68	Purchasing managers	70	92,110	$51,980 - 139,590	3%	57%
69	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	50,970	$37,480 - 66,690	9%	72%
70	Sales and related workers, all other	60		$ -	14%	62%
71	Coaches and scouts	60	44,050	$22,090 - 63,170	15%	60%
72	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	56,160	$36,230 - 77,470	18%	88%
73	Occupational therapists	50	71,630	$43,220 - 102,070	23%	90%
74	Veterinarians	50	77,090	$54,500 - 100,780	35%	100%
75	Electronics engineers, except computer	50	79,140	$57,810 - 103,760	4%	81%
76	Materials engineers	50	92,950	$69,040 - 124,590	4%	77%
77	Financial analysts	50	66,090	$29,530 - 114,650	34%	87%
78	Environmental engineers	40	84,510	$46,440 - 120,960	25%	86%
79	Compensation and benefits managers	40	69,580	$39,730 - 100,890	12%	58%
80	Producers and directors	40	48,650	$27,590 - 78,510	11%	75%
81	Personal financial advisors	40	59,470	$23,270 - 99,510	41%	81%
82	Database administrators	40	72,040	$36,780 - 129,170	29%	72%
83	Dentists, general	40	204,420	$79,190 -	9%	100%
84	Health educators	30	32,110	$15,210 - 49,440	26%	58%
85	Private detectives and investigators	30	36,260	$22,520 - 54,590	18%	52%
86	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	54,400	$37,080 - 64,120	16%	99%
87	Computer specialists, all other	30	80,710	$66,290 - 101,840	15%	68%

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	5,350	22,570	$13,520 - 36,090	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,150	14,970	$12,830 - 18,190	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	4,210	16,670	$13,070 - 20,470	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	2,890	21,930	$14,230 - 31,910	13%	19%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,850	21,370	$13,780 - 32,260	2%	5%
6	Personal and home care aides	2,830	14,350	$12,780 - 16,250	51%	10%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,830	25,850	$16,590 - 36,920	1%	18%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,690	19,030	$13,510 - 26,230	15%	4%
9	Waiters and waitresses	2,510	15,360	$12,840 - 19,110	11%	14%
10	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,370	39,350	$26,770 - 52,230	5%	2%
11	General and operations managers	1,980	95,970	$46,000 -	2%	48%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,960	21,230	$14,130 - 30,620	-7%	8%
13	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	1,930	59,580	$30,850 - 80,330	-12%	7%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,920	29,920	$18,450 - 43,580	13%	16%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,840	32,230	$18,330 - 49,710	10%	4%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,780	36,860	$24,260 - 51,470	15%	18%
17	Home health aides	1,740	16,320	$12,780 - 25,100	49%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,730	70,350	$37,690 - 107,710	-4%	15%
19	Customer service representatives	1,720	26,460	$15,150 - 45,680	25%	22%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,690	33,220	$17,640 - 57,060	10%	6%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,610	37,960	$21,670 - 52,190	4%	25%
22	Construction laborers	1,610	25,340	$17,650 - 33,560	11%	5%
23	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,600	19,230	$14,740 - 25,170	18%	7%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,440	41,920	$22,400 - 64,590	6%	29%
25	Electricians	1,410	46,060	$27,920 - 59,740	7%	7%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	1,370	21,210	$16,100 - 28,030	17%	13%
27	Chemical plant and system operators	1,230	63,760	$52,350 - 79,910	-14%	7%
28	Teacher assistants	1,210	17,710	$13,330 - 23,930	10%	18%
29	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,200	31,010	$26,130 - 39,150	12%	6%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,190	29,160	$17,670 - 43,460	11%	14%
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,190	24,830	$14,360 - 40,690	8%	4%
32	Security guards	1,170	25,940	$15,170 - 44,660	17%	13%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,130	51,050	$31,770 - 73,480	9%	10%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,130	35,840	$27,490 - 46,500	14%	7%
35	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,120	45,990	$26,620 - 65,590	9%	5%
36	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	1,110	38,410	$27,650 - 49,720	0%	0%
37	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,060	39,580	$22,480 - 56,090	11%	4%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	880	37,090	$19,030 - 60,540	14%	4%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	880	15,160	$12,830 - 18,760	13%	5%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	880	48,260	$36,490 - 62,700	11%	33%
41	Cooks, restaurant	830	18,570	$13,770 - 24,500	12%	5%
42	Carpenters	830	34,930	$25,780 - 48,420	10%	6%
43	Tellers	800	21,450	$16,620 - 27,590	14%	16%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	800	59,180	$34,260 - 89,780	7%	13%
45	Team assemblers	800	29,290	$14,760 - 40,510	0%	5%
46	Helpers--production workers	790	23,240	$17,760 - 30,990	0%	4%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	780	61,590	$30,710 - 86,830	21%	49%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	740	22,050	$15,050 - 31,110	18%	6%
49	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	730	34,590	$24,590 - 50,140	8%	3%
50	Machinists	730	41,040	$27,410 - 61,050	-2%	3%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	710	26,830	$17,220 - 39,180	-1%	2%
52	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	710	30,720	$17,860 - 52,790	4%	6%
53	Construction managers	700	63,070	$37,300 - 91,660	16%	29%
54	Food preparation workers	670	17,020	$13,140 - 20,910	15%	7%
55	Chemical technicians	640	52,910	$33,340 - 72,450	6%	37%
56	Child care workers	640	15,450	$12,890 - 19,160	18%	15%
57	Medical assistants	630	23,780	$18,010 - 32,250	35%	10%
58	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	630	51,690	$35,660 - 65,340	-3%	14%
59	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	600	20,000	$13,360 - 27,660	11%	5%
60	Medical secretaries	590	27,330	$18,910 - 36,850	17%	18%
61	Dishwashers	560	15,380	$12,910 - 19,050	10%	3%
62	Counter and rental clerks	560	22,370	$13,120 - 40,130	23%	16%
63	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	560	42,190	$32,970 - 52,810	9%	3%
64	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	510	15,130	$12,880 - 18,440	12%	6%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	510	43,980	$23,230 - 75,470	4%	30%
66	Bus drivers, school	500	20,020	$13,960 - 28,170	9%	4%
67	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	490	16,690	$12,930 - 23,000	14%	3%
68	Sales representatives, services, all other	470	53,910	$15,790 - 100,690	28%	48%
69	Bartenders	440	16,830	$12,960 - 22,490	11%	17%
70	Driver/sales workers	440	22,660	$13,790 - 33,080	-4%	4%
71	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	440	27,010	$18,370 - 36,610	4%	15%
72	Postal service mail carriers	440			1%	11%
73	Civil engineering technicians	420	35,600	$21,680 - 59,960	10%	18%
74	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	420	15,790	$12,940 - 19,990	10%	8%
75	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	410	42,990	$26,740 - 63,010	-6%	14%
76	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	400	51,170	$31,270 - 72,930	0%	42%
77	Pharmacy technicians	400	28,470	$21,520 - 36,760	32%	16%
78	Packers and packagers, hand	390	16,480	$12,920 - 22,620	-11%	3%
79	Cooks, fast food	380	15,400	$12,920 - 18,850	8%	5%
80	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	370	20,650	$15,880 - 27,220	12%	0%
81	Fire fighters	370			12%	18%
82	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	360	27,730	$21,200 - 34,450	10%	24%
83	Computer support specialists	350	33,080	$18,550 - 50,770	13%	43%
84	Cement masons and concrete finishers	350	29,940	$22,610 - 38,650	11%	2%
85	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	340	15,130	$12,730 - 18,190	10%	5%
86	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	330	47,720	$30,020 - 63,600	7%	6%
87	Paralegals and legal assistants	330	40,610	$25,630 - 61,080	22%	45%
88	Switchboard operators, including answering service	320	20,770	$15,190 - 28,230	-7%	10%
89	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	310	27,270	$18,470 - 39,560	12%	3%
90	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	310	24,340	$17,730 - 32,310	19%	14%
91	Industrial production managers	300	113,130	$63,420 -	-5%	43%
92	Cost estimators	300	56,750	$37,680 - 73,240	19%	32%
93	Dental assistants	290	30,730	$20,420 - 48,570	29%	9%
94	File clerks	290	19,670	$13,660 - 26,470	-40%	20%
95	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	290	28,580	$21,000 - 39,500	-14%	0%
96	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	290	43,550	$25,040 - 56,850	3%	13%
97	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	280	35,460	$23,880 - 46,990	12%	3%
98	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	280	17,710	$13,220 - 23,820	13%	15%
99	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	280	15,570	$12,890 - 20,050	10%	17%
100	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	270	40,170	$26,650 - 59,500	14%	8%

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Jobs More Common Near Beaumont Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	59,580	1,930	57.8
Chemical plant and system operators	63,760	1,230	37.7
Automotive glass installers and repairers	23,190	120	25.7
Gas plant operators	48,590	140	22.4
Choreographers	18,750	110	17.3
Chemical engineers	96,420	490	16.1
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	51,690	630	15.6
Boilermakers	47,490	170	15.2
Roustabouts, oil and gas	29,980	260	10.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	38,410	1,110	9.8
Chemical technicians	52,910	640	9.3
Petroleum engineers	96,950	170	8.7
Crane and tower operators	47,650	270	7.9
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	54,140	170	7.4
Occupational health and safety specialists	42,490	350	6.5
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	41,450	220	6.3
Insulation workers, mechanical	41,340	150	6.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,350	2,370	6.2
Personal and home care aides	14,350	2,830	5.6
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	46,810	110	4.5
Civil engineering technicians	35,600	420	4.4
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	69,560	110	4.4
Painters, construction and maintenance	31,010	1,200	4.1
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	22,000	240	4
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	24,460	100	3.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	45,990	1,120	3.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,270	310	3.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	47,720	330	3.8
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,990	100	3.4
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	58,270	260	3.3
Surveyors	49,890	190	3.3
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	42,790	100	3.1
Industrial engineering technicians	50,080	190	2.7
Surveying and mapping technicians	32,930	210	2.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	40,170	270	2.7
Structural iron and steel workers	35,550	170	2.7
Construction managers	63,070	700	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	70,350	1,730	2.5
Personal care and service workers, all other	16,300	150	2.4
Painters, transportation equipment	36,100	110	2.4
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	27,180	120	2.3
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	20,650	370	2.3
New accounts clerks	28,520	200	2.2
Helpers--electricians	29,210	260	2.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	39,580	1,060	2.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	46,250	160	2.1
Mechanical engineers	89,670	520	2
Legislators	36,250	100	2
Chemists	78,250	190	2
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	270	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	54,140	1.37	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	70,350	1.33	1,730
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	42,990	1.28	410
Industrial production managers	113,130	1.28	300
Chemical technicians	52,910	1.26	640
Chemical plant and system operators	63,760	1.26	1,230
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	46,810	1.24	110
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	51,690	1.22	630
Mechanical engineers	89,670	1.21	520
Industrial engineers	88,030	1.21	350
Recreation workers	28,870	1.2	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,400	1.2	250
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	58,270	1.19	260
Chemists	78,250	1.19	190
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	1.18	270
Lawyers	118,430	1.16	600
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	59,580	1.16	1,930
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	60,010	1.15	200
Food service managers	55,890	1.15	230
Logisticians	73,950	1.14	130
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	38,410	1.14	1,110
Chemical engineers	96,420	1.13	490
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,350	1.12	2,370
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	51,150	1.12	140
Mechanical drafters	52,960	1.11	140
Pharmacists	116,840	1.11	320
Machinists	41,040	1.11	730
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,620	1.1	120
Helpers--electricians	29,210	1.09	260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,860	1.09	190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,720	1.08	710
Telemarketers	26,660	1.08	200
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43,980	1.07	510
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60,050	1.07	180
Team assemblers	29,290	1.07	800
Engineering managers	116,180	1.06	230
Crane and tower operators	47,650	1.05	270
Business operations specialists, all other	61,590	1.05	780
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,990	1.05	230
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,180	1.04	800
Sales representatives, services, all other	53,910	1.04	470
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,600	1.04	1,210
Industrial engineering technicians	50,080	1.04	190
Industrial machinery mechanics	45,990	1.03	1,120
Legal secretaries	37,150	1.03	220
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	42,190	1.03	560
Security guards	25,940	1.03	1,170
Public relations specialists	51,840	1.03	180
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,270	1.03	310
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,090	1.02	880

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	204,420	40
Family and general practitioners	163,780	50
Chief executives	143,070	140
Marketing managers	123,330	90
Lawyers	118,430	600
Pharmacists	116,840	320
Engineering managers	116,180	230
Industrial production managers	113,130	300
Computer and information systems managers	99,580	100
Petroleum engineers	96,950	170
Chemical engineers	96,420	490
General and operations managers	95,970	1,980
Computer software engineers, systems software	94,490
Materials engineers	92,950	50
Purchasing managers	92,110	70
Sales managers	90,460	210
Mechanical engineers	89,670	520
Industrial engineers	88,030	350
Financial managers	86,330	240
Environmental engineers	84,510	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,400	250
Physical therapists	81,470	80
Computer specialists, all other	80,710	30
Electronics engineers, except computer	79,140	50
Chemists	78,250	190
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,770	100
Managers, all other	77,480	80
Veterinarians	77,090	50
Computer software engineers, applications	74,040
Logisticians	73,950	130
Administrative services managers	73,750	230
Engineers, all other	72,710	90
Database administrators	72,040	40
Occupational therapists	71,630	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	70,460	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	70,350	1,730
Compensation and benefits managers	69,580	40
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	69,560	110
Computer systems analysts	67,990	290
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	67,080	270
Lodging managers	66,990
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	66,950	160
Financial analysts	66,090	50
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	65,860
Chemical plant and system operators	63,760	1,230
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	63,170	80
Construction managers	63,070	700
Market research analysts	62,370	80
Network systems and data communications analysts	62,360
Medical and health services managers	61,790	210