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:
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Those interested in local business and industry activities may want to read the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
| 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% |
| 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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| 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 |
* 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 |
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