Fort Worth Employment

Employment and Industries in the Fort Worth, Texas Area

Fort Worth has traditionally been a manufacturing hub. Items produced include electronic equipment, aircraft, machinery, communication equipment, food products, refrigeration equipment, pharmaceuticals and containers. Expanding economic sectors in Fort Worth include communications equipment manufacturing, distribution and semiconductor manufacturing. In addition, tourism, a significant economic asset, typically brings in over a billion dollars annually.

American Airlines is headquartered in Fort Worth. Other notable companies with headquarters in the city are Alcon, Bell Helicopter Textron, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, Consolidated Robotics, Galderma Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Radio Shack, TTI, Inc., and Pier 1 Imports. In addition, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area is ranked sixth in the nation for Fortune 500 companies.

Details regarding Fort Worth, Texas: Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 89.2. Adult population which has achieved a bachelor's degree or better: 22%.

The major job providers in the Fort Worth area:

American Airlines
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
Fort Worth Independent School District
Arlington Independent School District
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc
City of Fort Worth
University of Texas at Arlington
Tarrant County Government
Game Stop Inc
Chase
Cook Children's Medical Center
Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
BNSF Railway
Sabre Holdings Corp
Radio Shack Corporation
Tarrant County College District
Countrywide Financial Corporation
JPS Health Network
Alcon Laboratories, Inc
General Motors Assembly Plant

The leading fields of employment in Fort Worth:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Government
Manufacturing
Educational and health services
Business and professional services
Leisure and hospitality
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Most Popular Jobs in Fort Worth, 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	13,140	60,210	$43,200 - 79,440	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	12,310	48,230	$38,850 - 60,150	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	10,240	59,560	$27,350 - 100,310	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	7,260	50,920	$40,990 - 65,150	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	6,400	66,030	$37,050 - 98,670	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,860	48,640	$38,980 - 61,200	11%	95%
7	Computer software engineers, systems software	4,200	96,280	$65,330 - 131,070	28%	85%
8	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	3,440		$ -	13%	74%
9	Computer systems analysts	3,010	74,520	$39,030 - 108,220	29%	68%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	2,680	26,010	$15,420 - 43,600	9%	54%
11	Network and computer systems administrators	2,510	66,320	$46,670 - 91,220	27%	50%
12	Lawyers	2,200	113,780	$52,120 -	11%	99%
13	Computer programmers	2,180	74,600	$44,050 - 109,690	0%	73%
14	Management analysts	2,110	64,680	$27,790 - 104,360	22%	78%
15	Financial managers	2,040	111,540	$58,920 -	13%	60%
16	Pharmacists	1,990	121,230	$95,660 - 137,280	22%	97%
17	Industrial engineers	1,920	77,260	$52,890 - 105,290	20%	74%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,850	78,560	$40,600 - 124,620	12%	51%
19	Sales managers	1,780	105,100	$48,760 -	10%	69%
20	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,650	41,970	$24,340 - 57,410	20%	87%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,640	56,110	$40,060 - 72,190	13%	73%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,630	48,040	$32,690 - 78,630	5%	58%
23	Computer software engineers, applications	1,620	87,660	$60,580 - 121,130	45%	85%
24	Mechanical engineers	1,610	78,510	$47,370 - 118,130	4%	78%
25	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	1,580	84,060	$25,930 -	25%	67%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,580	72,660	$55,680 - 97,920	8%	78%
27	Medical and health services managers	1,550	74,110	$43,810 - 104,990	16%	57%
28	Market research analysts	1,470	56,040	$34,750 - 86,120	20%	82%
29	Computer and information systems managers	1,420	110,430	$76,060 - 157,430	16%	73%
30	Training and development specialists	1,320	52,910	$29,590 - 80,760	18%	56%
31	Public relations specialists	1,290	57,700	$31,020 - 92,800	18%	81%
32	Financial analysts	1,250	72,110	$43,980 - 117,680	34%	87%
33	Graphic designers	1,210	43,050	$24,270 - 68,910	10%	55%
34	Child, family, and school social workers	1,210	34,290	$22,970 - 50,820	19%	77%
35	Civil engineers	1,170	77,040	$46,810 - 115,790	18%	87%
36	Engineering managers	1,110	114,730	$67,660 -	7%	84%
37	Managers, all other	1,080	82,160	$46,100 - 126,850	7%	55%
38	Physical therapists	1,060	79,970	$54,330 - 106,330	27%	89%
39	Electrical engineers	1,030	77,140	$44,570 - 108,950	6%	81%
40	Chief executives	1,010	178,130	$90,730 -	2%	65%
41	Network systems and data communications analysts	970	75,460	$41,710 - 121,240	53%	57%
42	Personal financial advisors	960	92,260	$41,060 -	41%	81%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	940	46,290	$24,590 - 73,760	18%	56%
44	Self-enrichment education teachers	870	38,420	$18,960 - 52,770	23%	54%
45	Electronics engineers, except computer	860	77,340	$56,370 - 104,280	4%	81%
46	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	860	33,380	$22,920 - 43,520	15%	51%
47	Librarians	840	51,850	$41,030 - 66,300	4%	85%
48	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	830	50,100	$39,690 - 63,860	12%	51%
49	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	820	57,750	$30,250 - 83,890	18%	56%
50	Counselors, all other	780	55,980	$41,000 - 72,550	17%	73%
51	Architects, except landscape and naval	770	61,130	$30,160 - 97,510	18%	88%
52	Instructional coordinators	760	62,070	$42,660 - 84,830	23%	79%
53	Speech-language pathologists	720	57,520	$43,090 - 79,190	11%	98%
54	Credit analysts	660	63,740	$40,970 - 97,290	2%	60%
55	Marketing managers	650	105,740	$48,330 -	14%	69%
56	Occupational therapists	640	72,360	$49,960 - 100,600	23%	90%
57	Sales and related workers, all other	640	36,810	$17,680 - 63,500	14%	62%
58	Medical and public health social workers	630	47,650	$29,350 - 65,290	24%	77%
59	Dentists, general	630	111,450	$33,940 -	9%	100%
60	Special education teachers, middle school	620	48,720	$38,610 - 61,530	16%	87%
61	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	610	53,010	$41,710 - 67,700	0%	96%
62	Social and human service assistants	600	25,100	$16,270 - 32,940	34%	58%
63	Computer specialists, all other	600	66,460	$42,200 - 93,860	15%	68%
64	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	560	61,670	$36,430 - 91,080	17%	56%
65	Advertising sales agents	560	42,240	$21,690 - 67,500	20%	56%
66	Database administrators	550	67,820	$44,670 - 95,610	29%	72%
67	Editors	540	53,160	$31,080 - 89,890	2%	81%
68	Tax preparers	530	47,450	$21,160 - 100,080	0%	54%
69	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	520	29,700	$16,830 - 44,220	11%	55%
70	Coaches and scouts	490	39,690	$15,520 - 64,240	15%	60%
71	Rehabilitation counselors	480	34,770	$18,560 - 55,330	23%	73%
72	Special education teachers, secondary school	480	48,890	$39,360 - 62,070	9%	87%
73	Veterinarians	470	112,560	$54,480 -	35%	100%
74	Operations research analysts	440	79,890	$48,280 - 119,420	11%	71%
75	Interior designers	440	38,770	$15,150 - 65,680	20%	55%
76	Detectives and criminal investigators	430	57,770	$29,050 - 96,000	17%	54%
77	Purchasing managers	430	91,230	$47,660 - 134,750	3%	57%
78	Social and community service managers	410	61,790	$36,060 - 104,350	25%	72%
79	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	410	110,550	$65,990 - 159,090	22%	93%
80	Chemists	400	63,450	$34,230 - 97,790	9%	93%
81	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	390	34,940	$21,600 - 58,990	24%	78%
82	Technical writers	390	60,850	$38,900 - 94,590	20%	74%
83	Materials engineers	380	84,600	$53,530 - 119,760	4%	77%
84	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	350	31,000	$21,100 - 41,800	30%	77%
85	Commercial pilots	340	79,830	$30,130 - 127,640	13%	74%
86	Financial specialists, all other	330	53,110	$28,080 - 85,440	12%	50%
87	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	330	53,380	$29,470 - 78,240	16%	99%
88	Sales engineers	320	82,200	$54,640 - 151,210	9%	79%
89	Occupational health and safety specialists	300	56,930	$34,360 - 82,960	8%	72%
90	Surveyors	300	46,320	$25,700 - 67,200	24%	82%
91	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	290	39,040	$26,860 - 54,850	11%	58%
92	Environmental engineers	280	89,880	$40,580 - 135,390	25%	86%
93	Chiropractors	270	50,560	$31,030 - 94,400	14%	98%
94	Education administrators, postsecondary	270	99,240	$44,920 -	14%	78%
95	Physician assistants	270	80,940	$63,200 - 110,070	27%	67%
96	Health educators	250	43,610	$26,160 - 67,970	26%	58%
97	Floral designers	250	23,050	$18,010 - 29,310	0%	55%
98	Insurance underwriters	240	58,120	$30,810 - 90,550	6%	53%
99	Musicians and singers	240		$ -	10%	53%
100	Meeting and convention planners	240	42,200	$25,200 - 62,600	20%	67%

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	31,860	24,330	$14,500 - 35,480	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	23,910	16,120	$12,930 - 20,610	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	21,300	18,190	$13,360 - 24,350	-2%	10%
4	Customer service representatives	21,090	29,900	$18,990 - 43,460	25%	22%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,380	22,580	$15,320 - 32,140	2%	5%
6	Waiters and waitresses	15,650	17,170	$12,890 - 25,830	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	15,330	22,690	$14,770 - 33,640	-7%	8%
8	Office clerks, general	14,990	23,860	$14,760 - 33,520	13%	19%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	14,010	28,500	$17,820 - 40,210	1%	18%
10	General and operations managers	12,930	107,020	$45,720 -	2%	48%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	11,830	20,530	$13,870 - 29,510	15%	4%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	11,710	38,470	$25,090 - 58,630	10%	4%
13	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	10,790	38,990	$25,170 - 55,450	15%	18%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	10,660	32,140	$21,310 - 45,330	13%	16%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	10,420	46,470	$23,980 - 70,840	6%	29%
16	Construction laborers	9,880	22,950	$15,520 - 31,160	11%	5%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	8,860	39,960	$23,840 - 60,720	4%	25%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	8,380	31,440	$16,640 - 53,070	10%	6%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	7,830	28,940	$14,670 - 48,320	8%	4%
20	Cooks, restaurant	7,410	20,030	$13,810 - 28,030	12%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	7,380	28,840	$17,840 - 43,040	11%	14%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	7,200	22,790	$17,580 - 29,020	18%	7%
23	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	6,840			1%	29%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	6,720	24,420	$16,950 - 33,160	17%	13%
25	Teacher assistants	6,000	17,400	$13,260 - 22,260	10%	18%
26	Team assemblers	5,940	21,210	$14,770 - 31,130	0%	5%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	5,640	28,310	$18,260 - 42,380	4%	6%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	5,350	26,650	$19,820 - 36,840	-1%	2%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	5,250	22,860	$16,070 - 32,540	18%	6%
30	Packers and packagers, hand	5,240	21,200	$13,550 - 33,150	-11%	3%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,110	17,470	$13,280 - 23,320	13%	5%
32	Personal and home care aides	5,000	15,900	$12,870 - 20,530	51%	10%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	4,930	50,490	$30,240 - 75,500	-4%	15%
34	Business operations specialists, all other	4,900	62,630	$31,390 - 98,860	21%	49%
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	4,770	40,620	$30,200 - 52,620	14%	7%
36	Security guards	4,710	28,950	$16,320 - 54,850	17%	13%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	4,560	35,950	$21,060 - 54,290	14%	4%
38	Electricians	4,510	41,470	$27,820 - 59,950	7%	7%
39	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	4,380	51,330	$35,690 - 67,890	11%	33%
40	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	4,200	34,520	$22,430 - 50,560	5%	2%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	4,090	52,400	$32,950 - 76,300	9%	10%
42	Sales representatives, services, all other	3,990	59,440	$25,040 - 116,930	28%	48%
43	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	3,980	54,090	$35,810 - 69,830	11%	11%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	3,970	29,020	$20,230 - 39,490	4%	15%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	3,590	34,180	$19,270 - 56,430	-6%	14%
46	Tellers	3,400	25,470	$20,220 - 32,530	14%	16%
47	Bill and account collectors	3,370	30,830	$19,330 - 41,060	23%	13%
48	Child care workers	3,250	18,250	$13,690 - 23,710	18%	15%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	3,200	56,420	$34,150 - 82,580	7%	13%
50	Machinists	3,110	34,450	$22,180 - 51,790	-2%	3%
51	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	3,080			-8%	5%
52	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	3,050	32,930	$24,790 - 42,250	8%	3%
53	Computer support specialists	2,970	42,380	$24,990 - 62,920	13%	43%
54	Driver/sales workers	2,970	22,320	$13,310 - 39,810	-4%	4%
55	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,940	26,010	$15,470 - 39,990	-4%	5%
56	Medical assistants	2,930	27,450	$19,690 - 36,880	35%	10%
57	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	2,810	16,170	$12,920 - 20,600	12%	6%
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	2,800	18,820	$13,240 - 28,440	14%	3%
59	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,770	23,870	$13,740 - 43,160	26%	43%
60	Helpers--production workers	2,750	19,810	$13,460 - 28,080	0%	4%
61	Construction managers	2,740	69,980	$43,570 - 105,200	16%	29%
62	Counter and rental clerks	2,650	28,050	$14,890 - 47,460	23%	16%
63	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	2,580	42,790	$23,010 - 62,520	3%	13%
64	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,540	15,860	$12,900 - 20,120	10%	17%
65	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	2,520	37,010	$26,150 - 51,590	9%	3%
66	Bartenders	2,490	18,180	$12,900 - 29,530	11%	17%
67	Food preparation workers	2,430	17,410	$13,020 - 24,030	15%	7%
68	Dishwashers	2,420	16,330	$13,000 - 20,820	10%	3%
69	Amusement and recreation attendants	2,350	17,040	$13,000 - 22,530	24%	22%
70	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,310	23,540	$14,970 - 32,750	12%	6%
71	Carpenters	2,210	31,840	$21,290 - 44,420	10%	6%
72	Bus drivers, school	2,200	22,820	$13,740 - 34,520	9%	4%
73	Medical secretaries	2,170	25,480	$14,970 - 35,440	17%	18%
74	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	2,120	20,040	$13,630 - 29,210	11%	5%
75	Cooks, fast food	2,120	16,870	$13,110 - 21,020	8%	5%
76	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,100	56,400	$33,990 - 86,980	0%	42%
77	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	2,050	60,010	$27,010 - 99,400	4%	18%
78	Insurance sales agents	2,050	70,540	$27,610 -	13%	45%
79	Pharmacy technicians	2,040	30,220	$22,180 - 38,980	32%	16%
80	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	2,010	42,500	$26,720 - 59,120	11%	4%
81	Postal service mail carriers	2,000			1%	11%
82	Telemarketers	1,990	20,270	$13,240 - 30,510	-9%	14%
83	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,970	41,350	$24,170 - 61,070	9%	5%
84	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,950	38,040	$22,190 - 58,580	4%	30%
85	Fire fighters	1,950	44,740	$32,560 - 63,070	12%	18%
86	Cost estimators	1,920	56,600	$32,180 - 86,620	19%	32%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	1,920	42,930	$27,140 - 63,560	13%	17%
88	Home health aides	1,910	22,890	$13,910 - 35,880	49%	7%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,900	80,740	$34,020 - 157,970	4%	38%
90	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	1,890	29,610	$19,660 - 41,020	-4%	4%
91	Helpers--electricians	1,880	26,390	$18,270 - 35,320	7%	3%
92	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	1,800	37,930	$24,030 - 50,420	12%	3%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	1,790	57,970	$34,630 - 80,130	10%	17%
94	Cargo and freight agents	1,780	36,230	$19,110 - 53,060	17%	16%
95	Administrative services managers	1,780	87,810	$38,740 - 145,830	12%	40%
96	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,770	16,160	$12,900 - 21,050	10%	8%
97	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	1,760	40,270	$20,780 - 75,980	2%	11%
98	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,720	26,880	$17,940 - 40,270	-14%	0%
99	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,680	26,860	$16,920 - 40,160	-26%	6%
100	Dental assistants	1,680	33,540	$25,840 - 42,180	29%	9%

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Ft. Worth, Texas

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Jobs More Common Near Fort Worth Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians	71,410	530	20.2
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers		3,440	9.1
Avionics technicians	42,330	600	8.2
Recreational vehicle service technicians	28,820	250	8.2
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks		6,840	7.7
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	46,150	180	7.3
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	39,010	940	7.1
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	52,090	590	6.8
Airfield operations specialists	63,050	120	6.5
Gaming and sports book writers and runners	20,250	310	6.5
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	54,090	3,980	6
Counselors, all other	55,980	780	5.6
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,060	800	5.6
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors		110	5.5
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	24,870	360	5.4
Transportation inspectors	80,100	430	4.8
Transportation workers, all other	22,230	790	4.6
Correspondence clerks	29,750	290	4.6
Respiratory therapy technicians	44,950	300	4.6
Engine and other machine assemblers	34,970	450	4.4
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	23,570	360	4.1
Structural iron and steel workers	34,380	1,310	3.6
Telephone operators	42,180	190	3.4
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	55,270	560	3.3
Cargo and freight agents	36,230	1,780	3.3
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	25,370	150	3.2
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	21,630	470	3.2
Materials engineers	84,600	380	3.2
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,310	530	3.1
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	28,680	910	3
Commercial pilots	79,830	340	2.9
Motorcycle mechanics	37,540	140	2.9
Forensic science technicians	46,880	130	2.8
Helpers--electricians	26,390	1,880	2.8
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	29,650	310	2.8
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	22,310	160	2.7
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	21,380	920	2.7
Glaziers	34,220	630	2.6
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	23,830	230	2.6
Conveyor operators and tenders	28,010	350	2.5
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	18,770	920	2.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,610	1,890	2.4
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	23,900	380	2.4
Cutters and trimmers, hand	21,060	230	2.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,340	1,270	2.3
Vocational education teachers, middle school	52,050	120	2.3
Mechanical drafters	46,680	1,030	2.3
Loan counselors	39,060	380	2.3
Animal control workers	32,020	120	2.3
Helpers, construction trades, all other	24,200	270	2.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	55,270	1.6	560
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	117,160	1.53	440
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	110,550	1.51	410
Producers and directors	84,430	1.49	230
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	98,200	1.44	160
Tax preparers	47,450	1.35	530
Counselors, all other	55,980	1.32	780
Veterinarians	112,560	1.3	470
Transportation inspectors	80,100	1.28	430
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians	71,410	1.28	530
Medical equipment repairers	55,900	1.28	270
Industrial engineering technicians	60,810	1.26	840
Telephone operators	42,180	1.26	190
Insurance sales agents	70,540	1.25	2,050
Graduate teaching assistants	40,960	1.24	230
Industrial production managers	109,360	1.24	1,290
Family and general practitioners	201,860	1.23	240
Airfield operations specialists	63,050	1.22	120
Paralegals and legal assistants	51,930	1.21	1,070
Environmental engineers	89,880	1.21	280
Administrative services managers	87,810	1.21	1,780
Counter and rental clerks	28,050	1.2	2,650
Financial managers	111,540	1.2	2,040
Real estate sales agents	56,280	1.2	1,540
Couriers and messengers	28,800	1.19	530
Audio and video equipment technicians	44,770	1.19	310
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	58,090	1.18	480
Chief executives	178,130	1.18	1,010
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	114,200	1.18	120
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	46,150	1.18	180
Public relations managers	101,370	1.17	160
Tool and die makers	53,080	1.17	370
Printing machine operators	38,290	1.17	1,510
Network systems and data communications analysts	75,460	1.17	970
Computer programmers	74,600	1.16	2,180
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	40,270	1.16	1,760
Computer software engineers, systems software	96,280	1.16	4,200
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,740	1.16	1,900
Personal financial advisors	92,260	1.16	960
Pharmacists	121,230	1.16	1,990
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	60,010	1.15	2,050
Writers and authors	61,540	1.15	120
Security guards	28,950	1.15	4,710
Sales representatives, services, all other	59,440	1.15	3,990
Public relations specialists	57,700	1.14	1,290
Dental hygienists	72,510	1.14	810
Commercial pilots	79,830	1.14	340
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	27,040	1.14	130
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	61,670	1.14	560
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,670	1.14	130

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	201,860	240
Surgeons	184,030	310
Chief executives	178,130	1,010
Physicians and surgeons, all other	173,490	1,000
Anesthesiologists	167,380	120
Podiatrists	153,490
Actuaries	148,380
Internists, general	138,090	140
Psychiatrists	134,080	80
Pharmacists	121,230	1,990
Petroleum engineers	117,920
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	117,160	440
Engineering managers	114,730	1,110
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	114,200	120
Lawyers	113,780	2,200
Natural sciences managers	112,740	150
Veterinarians	112,560	470
Financial managers	111,540	2,040
Dentists, general	111,450	630
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	110,550	410
Computer and information systems managers	110,430	1,420
Industrial production managers	109,360	1,290
General and operations managers	107,020	12,930
Marketing managers	105,740	650
Sales managers	105,100	1,780
Chemical engineers	102,470
Public relations managers	101,370	160
Education administrators, postsecondary	99,240	270
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	98,200	160
Compensation and benefits managers	97,850	230
Computer software engineers, systems software	96,280	4,200
Human resources managers, all other	94,520	160
Computer hardware engineers	92,510	180
Personal financial advisors	92,260	960
Purchasing managers	91,230	430
Engineers, all other	90,430
Environmental engineers	89,880	280
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	89,320
Administrative services managers	87,810	1,780
Computer software engineers, applications	87,660	1,620
Training and development managers	85,420	100
Computer and information scientists, research	84,980
Materials engineers	84,600	380
Physical scientists, all other	84,470	40
Producers and directors	84,430	230
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	84,060	1,580
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,670	130
Sales engineers	82,200	320
Managers, all other	82,160	1,080
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	82,000	210

Large Companies Headquartered in Fort Worth

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
AMR	20.7
D.R. Horton	13.9
Burlington No. Santa Fe	13
RadioShack	5.1
XTO Energy	3.5
Pier 1 Imports	1.9
AmeriCredit	1.5

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