Brownsville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Brownsville, Texas Metro Area (2007 data)

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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,750	46,140	$34,760 - 60,080	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	1,980	68,450	$43,850 - 81,290	24%	56%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,620	48,280	$35,050 - 62,960	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,550	47,980	$36,040 - 61,690	11%	95%
5	Detectives and criminal investigators	810	53,330	$34,600 - 71,360	17%	54%
6	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	800	51,980	$32,900 - 70,020	5%	58%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	640	42,950	$15,660 - 73,140	8%	51%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	590	17,340	$12,170 - 25,720	9%	54%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	520	49,230	$22,790 - 76,930	13%	73%
10	Accountants and auditors	500	44,880	$26,390 - 65,270	18%	79%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	370	72,520	$54,290 - 96,220	8%	78%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	260	46,750	$34,920 - 61,200	20%	87%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	260	33,600	$24,890 - 52,830	19%	77%
14	Lawyers	240	71,790	$26,570 - 144,570	11%	99%
15	Medical and health services managers	230	77,310	$42,170 - 108,730	16%	57%
16	Social and human service assistants	210	18,730	$12,910 - 23,910	34%	58%
17	Librarians	210	45,150	$19,110 - 62,460	4%	85%
18	Pharmacists	190	113,190	$72,550 -	22%	97%
19	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	180	48,880	$36,240 - 62,770	0%	96%
20	Financial managers	170	77,960	$45,130 - 124,970	13%	60%
21	Instructional coordinators	160	59,240	$33,940 - 81,400	23%	79%
22	Social and community service managers	140	44,280	$22,590 - 69,880	25%	72%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	31,530	$20,940 - 45,170	15%	51%
24	Speech-language pathologists	130	64,200	$38,660 - 81,500	11%	98%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	120	46,330	$35,370 - 60,340	12%	51%
26	Counselors, all other	120	57,680	$27,940 - 79,130	17%	73%
27	Public relations specialists	120	37,220	$18,480 - 66,390	18%	81%
28	Coaches and scouts	120	35,450	$12,680 - 58,770	15%	60%
29	Managers, all other	110	75,090	$42,640 - 109,380	7%	55%
30	Sales managers	110	86,630	$41,850 - 133,700	10%	69%
31	Physical therapists	110	82,300	$53,070 - 119,060	27%	89%
32	Chief executives	110	134,460	$75,120 -	2%	65%
33	Management analysts	100	48,440	$32,890 - 66,920	22%	78%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90	47,050	$22,910 - 106,310	25%	67%
35	Computer systems analysts	90	45,780	$27,550 - 83,210	29%	68%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	90	44,240	$32,810 - 64,650	27%	50%
37	Training and development specialists	80	35,300	$21,810 - 61,970	18%	56%
38	Computer programmers	80	39,150	$26,010 - 63,070	0%	73%
39	Occupational therapists	70	81,860	$51,620 - 117,640	23%	90%
40	Database administrators	70	58,540	$34,150 - 86,530	29%	72%
41	Graphic designers	70	35,890	$22,880 - 51,870	10%	55%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	42,840	$26,000 - 71,160	18%	56%
43	Health educators	60	36,450	$20,610 - 60,440	26%	58%
44	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	52,420	$41,820 - 64,060	9%	72%
45	Civil engineers	60	66,000	$44,870 - 104,230	18%	87%
46	Financial specialists, all other	60	25,090	$13,310 - 42,690	12%	50%
47	Marketing managers	50	85,690	$35,740 -	14%	69%
48	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	76,060	$39,200 - 122,240	53%	57%
49	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	50	65,440	$13,260 - 119,080	5%	99%
50	Market research analysts	50	52,010	$28,360 - 84,120	20%	82%
51	Physician assistants	50	107,510	$73,180 - 139,020	27%	67%
52	Computer and information systems managers	50	83,490	$42,230 - 141,310	16%	73%
53	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	39,410	$28,380 - 50,540	24%	78%
54	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	49,830	$33,530 - 70,540	17%	56%
55	Vocational education teachers, middle school	40	48,690	$37,420 - 61,010	0%	95%
56	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	19,370	$12,180 - 28,950	11%	55%
57	Electrical engineers	40	72,740	$47,470 - 103,250	6%	81%

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	Personal and home care aides	10,740	13,640	$11,710 - 15,830	51%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	4,440	19,420	$12,140 - 29,760	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,320	14,390	$11,730 - 18,410	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	4,130	14,900	$11,760 - 19,100	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	3,070	17,720	$12,140 - 25,680	13%	19%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,880	22,340	$13,580 - 31,480	1%	18%
7	Customer service representatives	2,700	19,500	$13,030 - 28,090	25%	22%
8	Home health aides	2,100	13,930	$11,710 - 16,010	49%	7%
9	Waiters and waitresses	2,050	15,320	$11,760 - 24,000	11%	14%
10	Teacher assistants	1,920	18,250	$12,250 - 25,340	10%	18%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,810	16,100	$11,760 - 22,450	2%	5%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,750	17,420	$12,260 - 23,860	15%	4%
13	General and operations managers	1,550	71,130	$30,830 - 115,360	2%	48%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,530	17,930	$12,160 - 26,290	-7%	8%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,440	19,740	$12,690 - 28,880	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,380	29,830	$16,930 - 45,820	4%	25%
17	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,330	24,500	$14,410 - 35,740	13%	16%
18	Security guards	1,230	20,840	$12,470 - 29,080	17%	13%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,180	30,120	$18,860 - 45,920	10%	4%
20	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,160	14,730	$11,860 - 19,330	13%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,150	40,790	$21,840 - 67,600	6%	29%
22	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,110	22,840	$13,750 - 32,030	5%	2%
23	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,080	18,180	$12,360 - 23,750	18%	7%
24	Construction laborers	1,070	17,120	$12,260 - 23,370	11%	5%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,070	38,760	$29,410 - 49,120	14%	7%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	940	24,700	$14,590 - 35,830	11%	14%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	930	18,470	$13,200 - 23,950	17%	13%
28	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	910	36,330	$25,130 - 51,090	11%	33%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	890	33,990	$20,910 - 49,280	15%	18%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	850	21,970	$13,140 - 32,720	8%	4%
31	Child care workers	840	16,190	$11,910 - 22,780	18%	15%
32	Tellers	790	20,360	$14,040 - 28,630	14%	16%
33	Packers and packagers, hand	720	15,180	$11,650 - 19,840	-11%	3%
34	Bus drivers, school	720	20,510	$13,520 - 26,200	9%	4%
35	Driver/sales workers	700	24,740	$14,000 - 30,890	-4%	4%
36	Cooks, restaurant	680	15,450	$11,820 - 19,440	12%	5%
37	Carpenters	610	23,810	$15,250 - 33,320	10%	6%
38	Preschool teachers, except special education	610	31,920	$13,710 - 58,160	26%	43%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	600	18,720	$12,160 - 29,130	4%	6%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	600	16,720	$12,060 - 23,610	18%	6%
41	Team assemblers	590	19,480	$12,360 - 28,570	0%	5%
42	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	540	24,340	$17,170 - 31,340	4%	15%
43	Counter and rental clerks	530	17,420	$12,050 - 23,350	23%	16%
44	Medical assistants	510	20,870	$15,550 - 28,130	35%	10%
45	Industrial truck and tractor operators	500	17,220	$12,020 - 24,220	-1%	2%
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	470	28,450	$14,400 - 53,380	14%	4%
47	Electricians	450	26,790	$18,950 - 37,350	7%	7%
48	Bartenders	450	14,810	$11,760 - 18,650	11%	17%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	440	17,640	$11,680 - 28,850	-6%	14%
50	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	390	30,330	$20,210 - 42,390	0%	0%
51	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	390	13,780	$11,750 - 16,400	12%	6%
52	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	380	19,430	$12,810 - 28,890	11%	5%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	360	23,710	$17,430 - 31,280	8%	3%
54	Data entry keyers	360	21,570	$13,950 - 29,980	-4%	18%
55	Business operations specialists, all other	360	70,390	$32,040 - 145,570	21%	49%
56	Pharmacy technicians	350	24,380	$17,440 - 31,660	32%	16%
57	Dishwashers	340	14,410	$11,680 - 18,350	10%	3%
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	320	14,550	$11,700 - 18,470	14%	3%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	310	37,950	$17,840 - 57,180	-4%	15%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	300	13,710	$11,690 - 15,910	10%	17%
61	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	290	27,180	$19,590 - 35,830	10%	24%
62	Food preparation workers	290	14,670	$11,840 - 19,040	15%	7%
63	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	270	15,180	$11,940 - 19,340	17%	14%
64	Bill and account collectors	270	20,960	$12,810 - 30,670	23%	13%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	270	27,130	$18,930 - 37,080	11%	4%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	250	35,210	$19,740 - 59,080	28%	48%
67	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	240	15,570	$11,850 - 21,530	-4%	5%
68	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	240	40,960	$22,550 - 59,740	5%	8%
69	Postal service mail carriers	240	43,550	$33,640 - 55,600	1%	11%
70	Administrative services managers	240	69,960	$38,530 - 112,310	12%	40%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	230	38,460	$23,220 - 65,570	7%	13%
72	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	230	32,820	$15,350 - 55,260	3%	2%
73	File clerks	230	17,530	$12,320 - 23,760	-40%	20%
74	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	230	23,040	$16,860 - 30,320	9%	3%
75	Cooks, short order	220	14,180	$11,750 - 17,470	5%	5%
76	Construction managers	220		$[?] -	16%	29%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	35,040	$20,920 - 54,640	9%	10%
78	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	210	16,860	$12,160 - 22,830	12%	0%
79	Parts salespersons	210	22,970	$13,270 - 35,840	-1%	6%
80	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	210	14,500	$11,710 - 19,550	11%	2%
81	Computer support specialists	200	31,930	$19,030 - 47,020	13%	43%
82	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	200	30,060	$15,340 - 40,260	2%	11%
83	Machinists	200	22,250	$12,520 - 32,260	-2%	3%
84	Dental assistants	190	26,330	$17,160 - 37,370	29%	9%
85	Medical secretaries	190	21,080	$13,460 - 31,170	17%	18%
86	Property, real estate, and community association managers	190	31,010	$17,640 - 54,000	15%	36%
87	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	190	14,060	$11,790 - 16,870	10%	8%
88	Radiologic technologists and technicians	180	46,140	$28,580 - 64,470	15%	25%
89	Helpers--production workers	180	15,520	$11,750 - 20,360	0%	4%
90	Helpers--electricians	180	17,880	$12,430 - 25,200	7%	3%
91	Legal secretaries	170	26,230	$21,150 - 34,360	12%	18%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	170	25,170	$17,940 - 34,140	13%	11%
93	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	170	24,280	$15,260 - 34,910	14%	8%
94	Medical records and health information technicians	170	25,910	$16,220 - 42,070	18%	12%
95	Loan officers	170	54,360	$26,900 - 93,780	12%	49%
96	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	170	19,130	$12,390 - 29,180	-14%	0%
97	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	160	14,900	$11,810 - 18,350	13%	15%
98	All other information and record clerks	160	26,700	$16,980 - 40,140	-12%	21%
99	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	150	33,320	$21,750 - 49,930	12%	3%
100	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	140	17,290	$12,700 - 23,000	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Brownsville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Personal and home care aides	13,640	10,740	23.1
Detectives and criminal investigators	53,330	810	11.8
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	14,840	120	11.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,820	230	8.5
Counselors, all other	57,680	120	6.9
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	30,330	390	4.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	22,840	1,110	3.9
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	14,500	210	3.8
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,980	800	3.8
Physical therapist aides	19,440	110	3.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	48,880	180	3.1
Home health aides	13,930	2,100	3.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,980	1,550	3
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,230	520	2.7
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	22,190	100	2.4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	24,280	170	2.3
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,140	2,750	2.3
Helpers--electricians	17,880	180	2.2
Bus drivers, school	20,510	720	2.2
Driver/sales workers	24,740	700	2.2
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	17,290	140	2.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,520	370	2.2
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	24,880	130	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	36,330	910	2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,390	4,320	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,280	1,620	1.9
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,960	240	1.9
Teacher assistants	18,250	1,920	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	72,310	110	1.9
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,340	2,880	1.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,760	1,070	1.9
Preschool teachers, except special education	31,920	610	1.8
Librarians	45,150	210	1.7
Child care workers	16,190	840	1.7
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	16,860	210	1.7
Cooks, short order	14,180	220	1.6
Instructional coordinators	59,240	160	1.6
Tellers	20,360	790	1.6
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	33,320	150	1.6
Surgical technologists	37,110	110	1.6
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,180	270	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,730	1,160	1.5
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	46,750	260	1.5
Library assistants, clerical	20,180	130	1.5
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,180	290	1.5
Speech-language pathologists	64,200	130	1.5
Social and community service managers	44,280	140	1.5
Data entry keyers	21,570	360	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	29,830	1,380	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,700	940	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Brownsville, Texas Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Counselors, all other	57,680	1.4	120
Preschool teachers, except special education	31,920	1.29	610
Business operations specialists, all other	70,390	1.25	360
Physical therapists	82,300	1.16	110
Registered nurses	68,450	1.16	1,980
Physicians and surgeons, all other	193,580	1.16	170
Pharmacists	113,190	1.14	190
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,980	1.06	800
Dental hygienists	64,280	1.04	110
Instructional coordinators	59,240	1.03	160
Speech-language pathologists	64,200	1.03	130
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	72,310	1.03	110
Coaches and scouts	35,450	1.02	120
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,760	1.01	1,070
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,820	1.01	230
Administrative services managers	69,960	1	240
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,180	1	290
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,230	0.99	520
Driver/sales workers	24,740	0.99	700
Postal service mail carriers	43,550	0.99	240
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,980	0.98	1,550
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,280	0.98	1,620
Surgical technologists	37,110	0.98	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	46,750	0.97	260
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,140	0.97	2,750
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	48,880	0.96	180
Medical and health services managers	77,310	0.95	230
Chief executives	134,460	0.94	110
Managers, all other	75,090	0.94	110
Loan officers	54,360	0.94	170
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,140	0.93	180
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,520	0.93	370
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	30,330	0.93	390
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,790	0.92	1,150
Sales managers	86,630	0.91	110
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,960	0.91	240
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	31,530	0.91	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,990	0.91	890
Detectives and criminal investigators	53,330	0.9	810
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,330	0.9	120
Pharmacy technicians	24,380	0.89	350
Librarians	45,150	0.89	210
Food service managers	42,330	0.89	140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	30,060	0.89	200
Tellers	20,360	0.88	790
Financial managers	77,960	0.87	170
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,390	0.87	4,320
Child care workers	16,190	0.87	840
Dishwashers	14,410	0.87	340
Library assistants, clerical	20,180	0.86	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Brownsville, Texas Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	193,580	170
Internists, general	179,130	50
Pediatricians, general	161,470
Family and general practitioners	149,810	30
Chief executives	134,460	110
Pharmacists	113,190	190
Physician assistants	107,510	50
Surgeons	101,440
Sales managers	86,630	110
Marketing managers	85,690	50
Computer and information systems managers	83,490	50
Industrial production managers	83,200	70
Physical therapists	82,300	110
Occupational therapists	81,860	70
Mechanical engineers	78,650
Financial managers	77,960	170
Medical and health services managers	77,310	230
Network systems and data communications analysts	76,060	50
Managers, all other	75,090	110
Electrical engineers	72,740	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,520	370
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	72,310	110
Lawyers	71,790	240
General and operations managers	71,130	1,550
Business operations specialists, all other	70,390	360
Administrative services managers	69,960	240
Diagnostic medical sonographers	69,320
Registered nurses	68,450	1,980
Civil engineers	66,000	60
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	65,440	50
Dental hygienists	64,280	110
Speech-language pathologists	64,200	130
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	61,510	40
Instructional coordinators	59,240	160
Database administrators	58,540	70
Counselors, all other	57,680	120
Loan officers	54,360	170
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	53,560	100
Detectives and criminal investigators	53,330	810
Dietitians and nutritionists	52,420	60
Market research analysts	52,010	50
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	51,980	800
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	49,830	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,230	520
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	48,880	180
Respiratory therapists	48,790
Vocational education teachers, middle school	48,690	40
Management analysts	48,440	100
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,280	1,620
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,980	1,550

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