| 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 | 5,360 | 47,730 | $40,310 - 59,320 | 14% | 95% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 4,190 | 57,080 | $41,330 - 77,890 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,670 | 49,430 | $40,760 - 62,870 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,890 | 47,790 | $40,400 - 59,480 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,310 | 44,330 | $21,940 - 83,850 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,920 | 27,180 | $14,150 - 54,510 | 9% | 54% |
| 7 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,500 | 56,290 | $34,120 - 77,490 | 5% | 58% |
| 8 | Accountants and auditors | 1,410 | 53,460 | $32,680 - 83,830 | 18% | 79% |
| 9 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 920 | 52,550 | $35,840 - 66,290 | 13% | 73% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 740 | 124,250 | $53,390 - | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 700 | 76,180 | $58,790 - 99,090 | 8% | 78% |
| 12 | Computer systems analysts | 680 | 63,290 | $36,840 - 92,870 | 29% | 68% |
| 13 | Financial managers | 510 | 79,450 | $41,580 - 134,160 | 13% | 60% |
| 14 | Advertising sales agents | 450 | 43,070 | $24,920 - 50,570 | 20% | 56% |
| 15 | Managers, all other | 450 | 74,680 | $43,550 - 113,780 | 7% | 55% |
| 16 | Computer programmers | 440 | 45,640 | $28,330 - 75,120 | 0% | 73% |
| 17 | Pharmacists | 420 | 105,350 | $86,990 - 129,670 | 22% | 97% |
| 18 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 410 | 46,940 | $39,010 - 57,750 | 20% | 87% |
| 19 | Management analysts | 400 | 56,710 | $35,850 - 81,530 | 22% | 78% |
| 20 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 390 | 51,150 | $40,830 - 64,120 | 0% | 96% |
| 21 | Speech-language pathologists | 390 | 74,840 | $51,710 - 116,370 | 11% | 98% |
| 22 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 380 | 65,310 | $24,700 - 130,140 | 25% | 67% |
| 23 | Librarians | 370 | 52,530 | $40,900 - 66,380 | 4% | 85% |
| 24 | Coaches and scouts | 350 | 49,240 | $16,030 - 93,430 | 15% | 60% |
| 25 | Medical and health services managers | 350 | 78,590 | $43,840 - 119,040 | 16% | 57% |
| 26 | Instructional coordinators | 340 | 62,040 | $30,000 - 92,330 | 23% | 79% |
| 27 | Network and computer systems administrators | 340 | 55,420 | $35,050 - 79,180 | 27% | 50% |
| 28 | Market research analysts | 340 | 41,050 | $22,630 - 66,970 | 20% | 82% |
| 29 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 340 | 52,750 | $34,550 - 80,300 | 53% | 57% |
| 30 | Sales managers | 320 | 109,650 | $44,420 - | 10% | 69% |
| 31 | Child, family, and school social workers | 320 | 33,790 | $23,350 - 53,080 | 19% | 77% |
| 32 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 310 | 28,500 | $20,130 - 40,380 | 15% | 51% |
| 33 | Civil engineers | 310 | 67,290 | $46,860 - 96,290 | 18% | 87% |
| 34 | Public relations specialists | 310 | 45,090 | $21,380 - 75,450 | 18% | 81% |
| 35 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 300 | 47,400 | $33,950 - 63,840 | 12% | 51% |
| 36 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 280 | 44,200 | $22,460 - 81,220 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 270 | | $ - | 30% | 77% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 270 | 46,800 | $25,290 - 65,550 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 270 | 41,420 | $26,360 - 59,930 | 23% | 54% |
| 40 | Counselors, all other | 260 | 62,960 | $40,350 - 82,570 | 17% | 73% |
| 41 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 260 | 127,680 | $55,890 - | 14% | 78% |
| 42 | Physical therapists | 250 | 86,370 | $53,190 - 133,500 | 27% | 89% |
| 43 | Chief executives | 250 | 165,980 | $84,260 - | 2% | 65% |
| 44 | Graphic designers | 240 | 35,590 | $22,290 - 57,340 | 10% | 55% |
| 45 | Electrical engineers | 230 | 63,080 | $39,660 - 89,170 | 6% | 81% |
| 46 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 220 | 75,270 | $45,940 - 114,240 | 4% | 81% |
| 47 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 220 | 48,070 | $41,290 - 59,460 | 9% | 87% |
| 48 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 220 | 62,110 | $35,100 - 82,050 | 12% | 51% |
| 49 | Medical and public health social workers | 220 | 43,400 | $26,650 - 64,280 | 24% | 77% |
| 50 | Occupational therapists | 210 | 85,170 | $46,960 - 150,650 | 23% | 90% |
| 51 | Special education teachers, middle school | 200 | 46,720 | $40,300 - 55,770 | 16% | 87% |
| 52 | Computer and information systems managers | 200 | 98,390 | $59,170 - 136,300 | 16% | 73% |
| 53 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 180 | 56,250 | $32,860 - 82,980 | 17% | 56% |
| 54 | Marketing managers | 180 | 97,310 | $35,150 - | 14% | 69% |
| 55 | Social and community service managers | 170 | 46,790 | $27,140 - 75,470 | 25% | 72% |
| 56 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 150 | 83,020 | $38,190 - 142,990 | 18% | 88% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | 31,370 | $22,150 - 40,400 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Health educators | 140 | 33,550 | $21,860 - 48,980 | 26% | 58% |
| 59 | Industrial engineers | 140 | 62,060 | $38,330 - 89,950 | 20% | 74% |
| 60 | Database administrators | 140 | 54,340 | $34,650 - 79,210 | 29% | 72% |
| 61 | Budget analysts | 140 | 60,270 | $40,210 - 80,780 | 7% | 78% |
| 62 | Computer specialists, all other | 140 | 68,360 | $51,320 - 95,110 | 15% | 68% |
| 63 | Mental health counselors | 130 | 30,380 | $14,670 - 51,300 | 30% | 73% |
| 64 | Social workers, all other | 130 | 50,590 | $23,390 - 75,560 | 18% | 77% |
| 65 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 120 | 33,460 | $14,210 - 67,590 | 25% | 58% |
| 66 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 120 | 44,700 | $21,620 - 77,980 | 8% | 72% |
| 67 | Producers and directors | 120 | 46,820 | $26,350 - 69,920 | 11% | 75% |
| 68 | Financial specialists, all other | 110 | 49,620 | $28,030 - 80,090 | 12% | 50% |
| 69 | Operations research analysts | 110 | 63,340 | $29,620 - 101,310 | 11% | 71% |
| 70 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 110 | 67,180 | $41,600 - 116,440 | 16% | 99% |
| 71 | Rehabilitation counselors | 100 | 36,880 | $19,510 - 58,130 | 23% | 73% |
| 72 | Surveyors | 100 | 47,410 | $19,140 - 64,750 | 24% | 82% |
| 73 | Financial analysts | 100 | 60,770 | $33,430 - 98,480 | 34% | 87% |
| 74 | Engineering managers | 100 | 107,210 | $67,950 - 137,410 | 7% | 84% |
| 75 | Sales and related workers, all other | 100 | 34,860 | $17,980 - 49,390 | 14% | 62% |
| 76 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 100 | 22,960 | $16,100 - 32,530 | 11% | 55% |
| 77 | Environmental engineers | 90 | 55,130 | $28,970 - 94,540 | 25% | 86% |
| 78 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 90 | 47,920 | $29,630 - 66,030 | 9% | 72% |
| 79 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 90 | 46,650 | $14,420 - 76,880 | 14% | 54% |
| 80 | Insurance underwriters | 80 | 59,870 | $32,220 - 98,100 | 6% | 53% |
| 81 | Engineers, all other | 80 | 78,990 | $38,070 - 115,320 | 6% | 82% |
| 82 | Private detectives and investigators | 80 | 34,850 | $22,520 - 53,650 | 18% | 52% |
| 83 | Physician assistants | 80 | 63,690 | $29,810 - 87,040 | 27% | 67% |
| 84 | Human resources managers, all other | 70 | 83,160 | $64,830 - 115,840 | 11% | 58% |
| 85 | Computer software engineers, applications | 70 | 71,510 | $50,550 - 99,680 | 45% | 85% |
| 86 | Editors | 70 | 47,040 | $23,700 - 74,000 | 2% | 81% |
| 87 | Mechanical engineers | 70 | 69,290 | $47,060 - 95,870 | 4% | 78% |
| 88 | Compensation and benefits managers | 60 | 86,370 | $44,040 - 128,730 | 12% | 58% |
| 89 | Vocational education teachers, middle school | 60 | 50,000 | $38,380 - 66,570 | 0% | 95% |
| 90 | Personal financial advisors | 60 | 101,980 | $40,440 - 140,210 | 41% | 81% |
| 91 | Technical writers | 60 | 54,850 | $29,090 - 81,830 | 20% | 74% |
| 92 | Reporters and correspondents | 60 | 38,470 | $23,700 - 56,370 | 1% | 85% |
| 93 | Biological scientists, all other | 60 | 56,260 | $37,630 - 74,730 | 4% | 95% |
| 94 | Interior designers | 60 | 35,710 | $21,350 - 47,060 | 20% | 55% |
| 95 | Veterinarians | 50 | | $ - | 35% | 100% |
| 96 | Floral designers | 50 | 20,540 | $17,260 - 24,880 | 0% | 55% |
| 97 | Public relations managers | 50 | 72,970 | $35,570 - 118,030 | 17% | 75% |
| 98 | Training and development managers | 40 | 78,560 | $50,100 - 121,290 | 16% | 58% |
| 99 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 40 | 56,460 | $34,890 - 89,250 | 25% | 93% |
| 100 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 40 | 35,520 | $14,590 - 49,960 | 11% | 79% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 11,230 | 20,980 | $13,230 - 34,360 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 9,400 | 15,390 | $12,830 - 19,170 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 7,900 | 16,350 | $12,860 - 22,120 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 6,710 | 21,040 | $13,740 - 30,620 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 5,800 | 23,890 | $14,940 - 34,890 | 1% | 18% |
| 6 | Waiters and waitresses | 5,400 | 15,050 | $12,820 - 18,640 | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 5,310 | 18,560 | $13,290 - 26,160 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,230 | 41,540 | $22,140 - 63,090 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,680 | 18,400 | $13,310 - 24,930 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Personal and home care aides | 4,460 | 14,160 | $12,710 - 15,930 | 51% | 10% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,410 | 18,450 | $13,130 - 27,290 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Customer service representatives | 4,000 | 23,650 | $14,760 - 33,330 | 25% | 22% |
| 13 | Construction laborers | 3,700 | 20,400 | $14,250 - 26,620 | 11% | 5% |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,390 | 28,100 | $17,670 - 39,620 | 13% | 16% |
| 15 | Security guards | 3,280 | 20,450 | $13,210 - 32,190 | 17% | 13% |
| 16 | General and operations managers | 3,240 | 83,880 | $38,460 - 156,460 | 2% | 48% |
| 17 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,090 | 35,100 | $19,900 - 51,550 | 15% | 18% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,870 | 43,460 | $22,680 - 67,030 | 6% | 29% |
| 19 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,810 | 23,760 | $13,920 - 38,700 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,550 | 36,640 | $22,330 - 51,900 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,480 | 18,370 | $13,140 - 26,760 | 18% | 7% |
| 22 | Telemarketers | 2,460 | 18,610 | $13,850 - 23,240 | -9% | 14% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,280 | 26,260 | $15,050 - 41,090 | 11% | 14% |
| 24 | Teacher assistants | 2,250 | 22,100 | $15,210 - 29,620 | 10% | 18% |
| 25 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,120 | 23,010 | $13,740 - 37,840 | 8% | 4% |
| 26 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,880 | 21,490 | $13,780 - 33,010 | 4% | 6% |
| 27 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,660 | 17,370 | $13,130 - 23,940 | 12% | 5% |
| 28 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,660 | 57,080 | $30,510 - 84,020 | 21% | 49% |
| 29 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,560 | 19,830 | $13,760 - 26,770 | 17% | 13% |
| 30 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,520 | 19,510 | $13,620 - 26,860 | -1% | 2% |
| 31 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,380 | 16,030 | $12,990 - 20,270 | 13% | 5% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 1,380 | 26,330 | $14,720 - 37,750 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Home health aides | 1,370 | 18,220 | $13,090 - 26,900 | 49% | 7% |
| 34 | Bus drivers, school | 1,360 | 22,870 | $14,370 - 32,000 | 9% | 4% |
| 35 | Tellers | 1,300 | 20,590 | $16,390 - 26,780 | 14% | 16% |
| 36 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,290 | 40,530 | $29,040 - 56,370 | 14% | 7% |
| 37 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,270 | 30,560 | $17,930 - 48,880 | 14% | 4% |
| 38 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,220 | 19,200 | $13,290 - 27,020 | 18% | 6% |
| 39 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,170 | 15,380 | $12,930 - 18,760 | -11% | 3% |
| 40 | Computer support specialists | 1,120 | 38,360 | $25,610 - 59,840 | 13% | 43% |
| 41 | Team assemblers | 1,120 | 17,920 | $13,030 - 24,940 | 0% | 5% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,100 | 45,440 | $26,150 - 67,410 | -4% | 15% |
| 43 | Child care workers | 1,090 | 16,370 | $13,030 - 21,590 | 18% | 15% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,080 | 24,630 | $16,450 - 35,670 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,070 | 15,690 | $12,900 - 19,680 | 14% | 3% |
| 46 | Driver/sales workers | 1,070 | 22,490 | $13,240 - 39,990 | -4% | 4% |
| 47 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,050 | 26,040 | $13,620 - 48,860 | 26% | 43% |
| 48 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,050 | 42,620 | $24,500 - 65,420 | 9% | 10% |
| 49 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 990 | 15,290 | $12,860 - 19,480 | 12% | 6% |
| 50 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 980 | 22,250 | $13,350 - 32,680 | 10% | 24% |
| 51 | Cooks, fast food | 920 | 14,630 | $12,670 - 18,220 | 8% | 5% |
| 52 | All other information and record clerks | 910 | 29,690 | $17,510 - 43,480 | -12% | 21% |
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 910 | 46,520 | $25,870 - 70,860 | 7% | 13% |
| 54 | Food preparation workers | 890 | 14,950 | $12,700 - 18,890 | 15% | 7% |
| 55 | Bartenders | 860 | 16,190 | $12,880 - 22,950 | 11% | 17% |
| 56 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 850 | 19,890 | $13,220 - 29,630 | -6% | 14% |
| 57 | Counter and rental clerks | 820 | 22,670 | $13,360 - 33,470 | 23% | 16% |
| 58 | Pharmacy technicians | 810 | 24,830 | $18,100 - 32,350 | 32% | 16% |
| 59 | Data entry keyers | 790 | 19,570 | $13,950 - 28,610 | -4% | 18% |
| 60 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 760 | 22,200 | $15,170 - 31,380 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 750 | 39,900 | $14,960 - 78,750 | 28% | 48% |
| 62 | Helpers--production workers | 740 | 16,350 | $12,960 - 22,220 | 0% | 4% |
| 63 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 710 | 14,820 | $12,810 - 17,020 | 10% | 17% |
| 64 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 710 | 20,230 | $13,710 - 27,660 | 11% | 5% |
| 65 | Machinists | 700 | 28,000 | $15,140 - 43,870 | -2% | 3% |
| 66 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 700 | 15,360 | $12,820 - 19,590 | 10% | 8% |
| 67 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 690 | 23,530 | $13,950 - 32,080 | -4% | 5% |
| 68 | Dishwashers | 680 | 14,660 | $12,810 - 16,840 | 10% | 3% |
| 69 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 680 | 31,150 | $22,180 - 40,910 | 0% | 24% |
| 70 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 670 | 43,510 | $31,260 - 51,390 | 3% | 13% |
| 71 | Electricians | 650 | 36,490 | $23,560 - 49,960 | 7% | 7% |
| 72 | Construction managers | 650 | 69,660 | $40,920 - 100,200 | 16% | 29% |
| 73 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 640 | 32,680 | $22,810 - 46,060 | 11% | 4% |
| 74 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 630 | 43,630 | $22,620 - 66,850 | 0% | 0% |
| 75 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 610 | 20,900 | $14,120 - 31,260 | 12% | 0% |
| 76 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 610 | 19,650 | $13,080 - 31,550 | -14% | 0% |
| 77 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 610 | 17,680 | $13,010 - 27,160 | 12% | 6% |
| 78 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 600 | 47,500 | $39,300 - 59,930 | 16% | 43% |
| 79 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 590 | 29,240 | $19,840 - 38,500 | 11% | 2% |
| 80 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 580 | 104,540 | $42,830 - | 0% | 0% |
| 81 | Shoe machine operators and tenders | 560 | | | -35% | 0% |
| 82 | Medical secretaries | 560 | 23,820 | $16,400 - 31,340 | 17% | 18% |
| 83 | Real estate sales agents | 560 | 47,450 | $21,250 - 86,820 | 11% | 45% |
| 84 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 550 | 27,640 | $19,890 - 36,410 | 8% | 3% |
| 85 | Administrative services managers | 540 | 80,500 | $35,750 - 116,410 | 12% | 40% |
| 86 | Sewing machine operators | 530 | 14,850 | $12,750 - 17,660 | -26% | 5% |
| 87 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 530 | 33,440 | $23,100 - 48,300 | 13% | 4% |
| 88 | Bill and account collectors | 520 | 26,160 | $15,250 - 37,570 | 23% | 13% |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 520 | 37,320 | $24,760 - 57,190 | 13% | 17% |
| 90 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 520 | 33,120 | $19,210 - 48,170 | 9% | 3% |
| 91 | Postal service mail carriers | 520 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 92 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 520 | 26,170 | $17,870 - 36,450 | 5% | 2% |
| 93 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 510 | 15,280 | $12,810 - 20,060 | 13% | 15% |
| 94 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 500 | 31,720 | $18,500 - 51,420 | 12% | 3% |
| 95 | Dental assistants | 490 | 23,200 | $16,450 - 32,080 | 29% | 9% |
| 96 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 490 | 58,160 | $30,030 - 85,850 | 4% | 38% |
| 97 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 480 | 28,640 | $17,890 - 40,090 | 2% | 11% |
| 98 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 470 | 32,590 | $20,080 - 54,480 | 4% | 30% |
| 99 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 450 | 28,480 | $18,100 - 39,420 | 13% | 11% |
| 100 | Insurance sales agents | 450 | 41,250 | $21,740 - 54,950 | 13% | 45% |