Corpus Christi Employment

Employment and Industries in the Corpus Christi, Texas Area

Corpus Christi is a center for large-scale fabrication, petrochemical manufacturing, tourism, maritime shipping and maritime research. Aluminum, agriculture, glass and the seafood industry are also integral parts of the economy. The Port of Corpus Christi is also important to the city. Corpus Christi also has a strong and growing aerospace industry.

The Corpus Christi Army Depot and the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, combined provide a large number of civilian jobs for the area and significantly contribute to the economy. The Corpus Christi Army Depot is one of the world's largest helicopter repair facilities. The Corpus Christi International Business Center includes numerous aviation-related or dependent companies.

Corpus Christi's major employment segments include healthcare, educational services, accommodation and food services, construction, government, professional, scientific and technical services. Management, professional and related occupations (30% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (25% of the jobs).

Details regarding Corpus Christi, Texas: Adult population which has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher: 20%. The cost of living index in 2008: 80.7 (national average: 100). Average salary in 2009: $31,000.

Shown below is a list of Corpus Christi's top employers:

Bay, LTD
Christus Spohn Health Systems
City of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Army Depot
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Department of Defense Navy/Army
Corpus Christi State School
Dell Mar College
Corpus Christi Medical Centers
Gulf Marine Fabricators
Driscoll Childrens Hospital
H.E.B.
Nueces County
Kiewit Offshore Services LTD
Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
CITGO
First Data Corp
Flint Hills Resources
Labor Ready Inc
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel

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Most Popular Jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas Metro Area (2008 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	Registered nurses	3,060	55,180	$38,780 - 69,010	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,020	42,990	$34,060 - 54,480	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,660	55,500	$18,740 - 112,870	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,490	45,120	$34,780 - 60,350	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,180	44,130	$34,740 - 56,820	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	940	54,630	$28,760 - 79,990	18%	79%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	940	26,650	$17,310 - 33,790	9%	54%
8	Lawyers	540	108,080	$46,710 -	11%	99%
9	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	510		$ -	30%	77%
10	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	500	112,730	$53,700 -	22%	93%
11	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	480	45,320	$24,130 - 65,380	13%	73%
12	Petroleum engineers	370	132,080	$68,720 -	5%	80%
13	Management analysts	360	62,230	$34,970 - 89,070	22%	78%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	350	63,480	$47,790 - 82,720	8%	78%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	350	31,910	$25,980 - 40,730	19%	77%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	330	70,440	$31,100 - 123,220	12%	51%
17	Pharmacists	310	105,560	$82,040 - 129,670	22%	97%
18	Medical and health services managers	310	75,010	$45,990 - 106,340	16%	57%
19	Financial managers	300	78,080	$37,010 - 111,060	13%	60%
20	Civil engineers	280	87,080	$54,680 - 127,120	18%	87%
21	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	240	43,140	$34,580 - 56,200	20%	87%
22	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	230	45,670	$35,760 - 59,530	0%	96%
23	Physical therapists	230	84,700	$50,690 - 122,810	27%	89%
24	Public relations specialists	230	44,590	$30,490 - 61,350	18%	81%
25	Mental health counselors	220	33,590	$21,330 - 50,260	30%	73%
26	Computer specialists, all other	220	74,180	$54,350 - 98,760	15%	68%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	210	48,920	$31,450 - 69,410	27%	50%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	210	28,500	$19,090 - 40,510	15%	51%
29	Engineers, all other	200	92,550	$59,390 - 134,190	6%	82%
30	Occupational health and safety specialists	200	48,990	$25,120 - 79,510	8%	72%
31	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	200	47,540	$33,310 - 63,130	12%	51%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	200	36,660	$15,100 - 57,550	18%	56%
33	Computer systems analysts	200	67,310	$37,630 - 136,010	29%	68%
34	Special education teachers, secondary school	190	43,110	$34,910 - 55,170	9%	87%
35	Instructional coordinators	180	51,640	$32,680 - 73,370	23%	79%
36	Managers, all other	180	63,570	$24,850 - 110,910	7%	55%
37	Special education teachers, middle school	170	42,650	$34,770 - 53,880	16%	87%
38	Librarians	170	48,220	$35,420 - 63,410	4%	85%
39	Computer programmers	170	55,470	$30,600 - 78,040	0%	73%
40	Training and development specialists	170	44,310	$21,850 - 82,120	18%	56%
41	Industrial engineers	170	75,770	$54,870 - 103,710	20%	74%
42	Speech-language pathologists	170	66,120	$41,590 - 99,660	11%	98%
43	Social and community service managers	160	45,410	$26,060 - 65,110	25%	72%
44	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	160	50,950	$27,740 - 82,670	5%	58%
45	Financial specialists, all other	160	104,810	$20,700 -	12%	50%
46	Financial analysts	160	57,860	$30,430 - 96,590	34%	87%
47	Sales managers	160	101,870	$43,890 -	10%	69%
48	Chief executives	160	142,330	$75,250 -	2%	65%
49	Detectives and criminal investigators	150	58,020	$32,960 - 89,440	17%	54%
50	Social and human service assistants	140	21,570	$15,370 - 29,690	34%	58%
51	Sales and related workers, all other	140	26,780	$14,240 - 42,520	14%	62%
52	Mechanical engineers	140	89,300	$64,330 - 120,300	4%	78%
53	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	130	79,480	$26,060 -	25%	67%
54	Electrical engineers	130	78,010	$49,560 - 106,560	6%	81%
55	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	130	23,060	$14,890 - 30,490	11%	55%
56	Personal financial advisors	120	87,240	$38,970 -	41%	81%
57	Architects, except landscape and naval	110	78,740	$36,480 - 156,770	18%	88%
58	Market research analysts	110	50,150	$31,880 - 78,580	20%	82%
59	Electronics engineers, except computer	110	79,580	$65,410 - 98,620	4%	81%
60	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	110	38,110	$22,180 - 59,300	18%	56%
61	Medical and public health social workers	110	43,860	$29,310 - 62,320	24%	77%
62	Occupational therapists	100	50,310	$13,200 - 99,680	23%	90%
63	Computer and information systems managers	100	101,720	$51,100 - 162,380	16%	73%
64	Advertising sales agents	100	37,990	$16,020 - 62,430	20%	56%
65	Counselors, all other	100	54,880	$43,790 - 66,530	17%	73%
66	Surveyors	90	62,910	$31,540 - 99,160	24%	82%
67	Self-enrichment education teachers	90	30,510	$21,180 - 48,110	23%	54%
68	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	57,110	$36,290 - 79,640	17%	56%
69	Floral designers	80	21,450	$16,550 - 30,680	0%	55%
70	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	54,180	$27,680 - 81,030	53%	57%
71	Engineering managers	80	130,440	$75,860 -	7%	84%
72	Physician assistants	80	68,000	$28,370 - 107,290	27%	67%
73	Coaches and scouts	80	49,090	$28,570 - 73,860	15%	60%
74	Rehabilitation counselors	70		$ -	23%	73%
75	Health educators	70	41,110	$23,390 - 64,630	26%	58%
76	Commercial pilots	70	56,830	$44,500 - 64,660	13%	74%
77	Meeting and convention planners	70	30,290	$21,770 - 41,720	20%	67%
78	Database administrators	70	50,650	$15,090 - 79,870	29%	72%
79	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	53,370	$34,440 - 81,320	16%	99%
80	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	56,560	$35,150 - 80,130	9%	72%
81	Credit analysts	60	54,790	$31,290 - 119,430	2%	60%
82	Computer software engineers, applications	60	73,510	$40,040 - 104,740	45%	85%
83	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	99,610	$39,130 - 164,930	14%	78%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	30,070	$22,500 - 40,230	24%	78%
85	Legislators	50	16,050	$12,790 - 16,060	1%	65%
86	Veterinarians	50		$ -	35%	100%
87	Producers and directors	50	31,690	$21,780 - 47,630	11%	75%
88	Athletic trainers	50	46,560	$32,950 - 64,500	24%	72%
89	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	50	56,900	$13,710 - 123,430	5%	99%
90	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	50	83,750	$57,860 - 102,360	10%	74%
91	Dentists, general	50	172,860	$118,600 -	9%	100%
92	Chiropractors	40	71,430	$44,230 - 130,170	14%	98%
93	Environmental engineers	40	54,380	$29,780 - 89,600	25%	86%
94	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	57,010	$32,050 - 78,180	25%	93%
95	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	79,540	$54,590 - 112,370	28%	85%
96	Marketing managers	40	105,730	$58,510 - 160,400	14%	69%
97	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	33,310	$18,470 - 58,870	15%	72%
98	Private detectives and investigators	40	52,320	$28,840 - 81,450	18%	52%
99	Optometrists	40	130,260	$63,190 -	11%	100%
100	Graphic designers	40	34,300	$22,810 - 46,770	10%	55%

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	6,350	14,980	$12,810 - 17,950	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	6,170	21,990	$13,640 - 34,050	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	5,460	16,390	$12,970 - 20,270	-2%	10%
4	Customer service representatives	5,050	22,320	$13,740 - 34,860	25%	22%
5	Waiters and waitresses	3,880	15,070	$12,810 - 18,300	11%	14%
6	Office clerks, general	3,620	21,340	$13,870 - 30,720	13%	19%
7	Home health aides	3,440	18,210	$13,230 - 24,870	49%	7%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,320	25,100	$16,310 - 34,590	1%	18%
9	Construction laborers	2,550	22,240	$15,380 - 31,030	11%	5%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,490	18,270	$13,150 - 25,760	15%	4%
11	General and operations managers	2,460	90,610	$35,800 -	2%	48%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,420	30,300	$18,570 - 46,240	13%	16%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,410	19,610	$13,460 - 29,520	2%	5%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,000	36,970	$23,000 - 57,830	4%	25%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,980	23,750	$15,580 - 35,560	10%	6%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,840	34,490	$22,170 - 49,760	15%	18%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,810	42,540	$25,470 - 66,040	6%	29%
18	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,790	17,340	$13,270 - 21,890	13%	5%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,780	31,520	$17,890 - 48,060	10%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,700	50,620	$29,640 - 78,700	9%	10%
21	Electricians	1,680	38,670	$19,230 - 57,000	7%	7%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,590	20,870	$14,740 - 28,190	17%	13%
23	Personal and home care aides	1,580	14,830	$12,810 - 17,920	51%	10%
24	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,580	21,460	$14,250 - 31,600	-7%	8%
25	Cooks, restaurant	1,530	16,570	$13,030 - 20,980	12%	5%
26	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,530	35,540	$27,960 - 43,200	14%	7%
27	Teacher assistants	1,530	18,510	$13,600 - 24,810	10%	18%
28	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,530	36,580	$24,670 - 49,890	5%	2%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	1,490	62,800	$36,030 - 88,000	21%	49%
30	Security guards	1,420	22,140	$13,480 - 37,600	17%	13%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,420	24,920	$15,310 - 38,230	11%	14%
32	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,280	20,580	$16,650 - 25,700	18%	7%
33	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	1,250	50,040	$37,440 - 62,480	11%	11%
34	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,170	30,950	$22,630 - 42,600	8%	3%
35	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,150	39,240	$24,630 - 59,770	11%	4%
36	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,140	26,240	$14,980 - 40,600	8%	4%
37	Tellers	1,050	21,500	$16,930 - 28,930	14%	16%
38	Cooks, fast food	980	16,390	$12,900 - 22,950	8%	5%
39	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	970	21,300	$16,140 - 28,500	18%	6%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	970	48,870	$28,790 - 67,530	11%	33%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	930	31,170	$15,110 - 51,380	14%	4%
42	Driver/sales workers	910	25,240	$13,870 - 36,220	-4%	4%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	830	40,000	$18,370 - 60,790	-6%	14%
44	Medical assistants	810	22,800	$16,630 - 32,530	35%	10%
45	Bartenders	770	16,210	$12,880 - 20,460	11%	17%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	760	55,860	$29,680 - 82,110	7%	13%
47	Child care workers	750	17,220	$13,220 - 22,080	18%	15%
48	Dishwashers	730	14,500	$12,780 - 16,460	10%	3%
49	Counter and rental clerks	730	22,450	$13,140 - 39,570	23%	16%
50	Roustabouts, oil and gas	720	31,100	$21,070 - 42,910	-2%	0%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	660	28,560	$18,560 - 39,600	4%	15%
52	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	640	39,890	$23,090 - 57,550	9%	3%
53	Pharmacy technicians	620	25,660	$18,790 - 32,620	32%	16%
54	Medical secretaries	610	24,570	$17,070 - 35,410	17%	18%
55	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	580	15,360	$12,890 - 19,020	12%	6%
56	Machinists	580	39,960	$25,450 - 59,640	-2%	3%
57	Painters, construction and maintenance	570	36,310	$25,680 - 53,570	12%	6%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	570	22,780	$13,240 - 40,500	26%	43%
59	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	570	51,800	$33,190 - 66,320	0%	7%
60	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	570	27,770	$17,480 - 44,060	4%	6%
61	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	560	32,140	$19,500 - 43,950	12%	3%
62	Construction managers	540	50,590	$28,540 - 76,990	16%	29%
63	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	500	23,570	$17,760 - 31,400	12%	3%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	500	54,020	$30,700 - 77,150	-4%	15%
65	Structural iron and steel workers	500	30,190	$21,470 - 43,380	6%	4%
66	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	490	16,200	$12,960 - 20,660	17%	14%
67	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	480	47,270	$32,860 - 62,600	4%	30%
68	Food preparation workers	470	18,560	$13,410 - 24,120	15%	7%
69	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	470	27,350	$17,130 - 39,850	0%	0%
70	Sales representatives, services, all other	460	48,470	$21,180 - 85,700	28%	48%
71	Industrial truck and tractor operators	460	23,470	$16,970 - 31,530	-1%	2%
72	Sheet metal workers	450	48,960	$29,100 - 62,550	7%	4%
73	Bus drivers, school	440	19,480	$13,620 - 26,470	9%	4%
74	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	440	18,890	$13,540 - 26,160	11%	5%
75	Helpers--electricians	440	24,480	$14,760 - 33,910	7%	3%
76	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	420	29,940	$19,500 - 45,630	14%	8%
77	Helpers--production workers	420	22,010	$16,490 - 29,870	0%	4%
78	Industrial machinery mechanics	420	40,960	$26,300 - 62,740	9%	5%
79	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	410	34,150	$16,130 - 52,590	12%	3%
80	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	410	15,790	$12,980 - 19,910	10%	17%
81	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	400	22,310	$16,510 - 30,610	12%	0%
82	Team assemblers	370	23,960	$17,660 - 30,680	0%	5%
83	Dental assistants	360	29,010	$20,600 - 39,060	29%	9%
84	Healthcare support workers, all other	350	25,740	$17,160 - 45,000	16%	10%
85	Paralegals and legal assistants	350	36,700	$22,550 - 57,190	22%	45%
86	Postal service mail carriers	340			1%	11%
87	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	330	26,920	$18,710 - 35,100	10%	24%
88	File clerks	330	20,510	$13,940 - 27,360	-40%	20%
89	Property, real estate, and community association managers	330	43,230	$25,940 - 72,770	15%	36%
90	Data entry keyers	320	20,080	$13,980 - 28,820	-4%	18%
91	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	320	51,150	$27,850 - 83,740	10%	46%
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	310	19,530	$13,100 - 34,760	14%	3%
93	Parts salespersons	310	26,600	$16,020 - 41,320	-1%	6%
94	Recreation workers	310	21,970	$14,310 - 31,720	13%	47%
95	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	300	48,080	$25,820 - 64,670	5%	8%
96	All other information and record clerks	290	30,630	$17,180 - 46,870	-12%	21%
97	Computer support specialists	290	38,570	$23,610 - 60,060	13%	43%
98	Radiologic technologists and technicians	290	46,150	$33,970 - 62,850	15%	25%
99	Insurance sales agents	290			13%	45%
100	Administrative services managers	290	76,740	$39,140 - 119,700	12%	40%

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Jobs More Common Near Corpus Christi Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Roustabouts, oil and gas	31,100	720	26.6
Petroleum engineers	132,080	370	16.8
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	55,780	260	15.3
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	51,800	570	14.6
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	112,730	500	13.6
Riggers	29,610	110	12.3
Derrick operators, oil and gas	40,160	150	12
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	19,920	290	10.2
Insulation workers, mechanical	32,120	260	9.7
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	50,040	1,250	9.6
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	37,040	220	8.5
Avionics technicians	52,040	120	8.4
Structural iron and steel workers	30,190	500	6.9
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	40,740	250	6.7
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons		100	5.8
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	23,570	500	5.6
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	51,150	320	5.2
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	26,690	240	4.4
Loan counselors	34,740	140	4.3
Counselors, all other	54,880	100	3.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	29,940	420	3.7
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	27,350	470	3.7
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,580	1,530	3.5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers		510	3.4
Helpers--electricians	24,480	440	3.4
Occupational health and safety specialists	48,990	200	3.3
Home health aides	18,210	3,440	3.1
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	43,460	130	3.1
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,270	100	3
Crane and tower operators	33,920	110	2.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	34,150	410	2.8
Personal and home care aides	14,830	1,580	2.8
Helpers--carpenters	22,580	240	2.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	45,670	230	2.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,950	1,170	2.6
Cargo and freight agents	25,620	270	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,620	1,700	2.3
Sheet metal workers	48,960	450	2.3
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,310	400	2.2
Physical therapist aides	20,430	100	2.1
Electricians	38,670	1,680	2.1
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	23,060	130	2.1
Tire repairers and changers	18,530	220	2
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	61,950	160	2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	39,240	1,150	2
Construction laborers	22,240	2,550	2
Driver/sales workers	25,240	910	2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	39,890	640	1.9
Civil engineering technicians	35,440	200	1.9
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,140	560	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Financial specialists, all other	104,810	1.83	160
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	112,730	1.54	500
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	43,460	1.43	130
Mechanical engineers	89,300	1.2	140
Amusement and recreation attendants	22,260	1.2	130
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	40,000	1.19	830
Civil engineers	87,080	1.19	280
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	51,150	1.18	320
Petroleum engineers	132,080	1.18	370
Sheet metal workers	48,960	1.17	450
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	60,970	1.17	250
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	47,270	1.16	480
Physical therapists	84,700	1.15	230
Engineers, all other	92,550	1.15	200
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	61,950	1.15	160
Logisticians	72,850	1.13	170
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	51,800	1.13	570
Loan officers	65,780	1.11	140
Food service managers	53,920	1.11	250
Computer specialists, all other	74,180	1.1	220
Personal financial advisors	87,240	1.09	120
Architects, except landscape and naval	78,740	1.08	110
Machinists	39,960	1.08	580
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	55,780	1.08	260
Business operations specialists, all other	62,800	1.07	1,490
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,310	1.06	570
Lawyers	108,080	1.06	540
Administrative services managers	76,740	1.05	290
Avionics technicians	52,040	1.05	120
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	48,080	1.05	300
Industrial engineers	75,770	1.04	170
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,580	1.04	1,530
Sales managers	101,870	1.04	160
Speech-language pathologists	66,120	1.03	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,020	1.02	500
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	51,790	1.02	130
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,750	1.01	230
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50,950	1.01	160
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	48,870	1.01	970
Pharmacists	105,560	1.01	310
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	50,040	1.01	1,250
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,480	1	130
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	52,560	0.99	230
Loan interviewers and clerks	31,420	0.99	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	55,500	0.98	1,660
Roustabouts, oil and gas	31,100	0.98	720
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,860	0.98	760
Computer systems analysts	67,310	0.98	200
Electrical engineers	78,010	0.98	130
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,770	0.97	570

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	172,860	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	167,620	280
Family and general practitioners	165,860	60
Chief executives	142,330	160
Petroleum engineers	132,080	370
Engineering managers	130,440	80
Optometrists	130,260	40
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	112,730	500
Industrial production managers	110,290	90
Lawyers	108,080	540
Marketing managers	105,730	40
Pharmacists	105,560	310
Financial specialists, all other	104,810	160
Sales managers	101,870	160
Computer and information systems managers	101,720	100
Education administrators, postsecondary	99,610	60
Engineers, all other	92,550	200
General and operations managers	90,610	2,460
Mechanical engineers	89,300	140
Personal financial advisors	87,240	120
Civil engineers	87,080	280
Physical therapists	84,700	230
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	83,770	100
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	83,750	50
Electronics engineers, except computer	79,580	110
Computer software engineers, systems software	79,540	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,480	130
Soil and plant scientists	78,980	30
Architects, except landscape and naval	78,740	110
Financial managers	78,080	300
Electrical engineers	78,010	130
Radiation therapists	77,500
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,160	100
Administrative services managers	76,740	290
Industrial engineers	75,770	170
Medical and health services managers	75,010	310
Computer specialists, all other	74,180	220
Computer software engineers, applications	73,510	60
Logisticians	72,850	170
Chiropractors	71,430	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,440	330
Physician assistants	68,000	80
Computer systems analysts	67,310	200
Speech-language pathologists	66,120	170
Loan officers	65,780	140
Physical therapist assistants	64,240	100
Managers, all other	63,570	180
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,480	350
Surveyors	62,910	90
Business operations specialists, all other	62,800	1,490

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