Longview Employment

Employment and Industries in the Longview, Texas Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Longview than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Longview.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Longview.
A list of any large public companies in Longview.

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	1,350	54,790	$38,990 - 74,250	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,150	39,390	$28,590 - 49,860	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	950	42,000	$29,260 - 53,880	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	890	51,910	$27,570 - 79,540	8%	51%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	770	40,000	$28,760 - 51,070	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	640	68,220	$32,200 - 138,430	18%	79%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	340	38,450	$28,380 - 47,230	19%	77%
8	Financial managers	200	78,720	$46,740 - 105,980	13%	60%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	190	63,180	$49,800 - 80,540	8%	78%
10	Instructional coordinators	130	52,230	$32,700 - 67,230	23%	79%
11	Computer programmers	130	45,530	$23,120 - 69,470	0%	73%
12	Lawyers	130	129,910	$50,810 -	11%	99%
13	Medical and health services managers	130	66,200	$48,250 - 90,560	16%	57%
14	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	48,850	$35,070 - 62,630	13%	73%
15	Occupational health and safety specialists	120	43,010	$28,350 - 65,300	8%	72%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	41,040	$29,700 - 50,900	20%	87%
17	Speech-language pathologists	110	47,500	$33,920 - 63,990	11%	98%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	110	49,840	$35,330 - 71,700	27%	50%
19	Teachers and instructors, all other	110	16,320	$12,030 - 20,440	9%	54%
20	Chief executives	110	127,020	$60,150 -	2%	65%
21	Librarians	100	44,220	$33,630 - 55,010	4%	85%
22	Petroleum engineers	100	69,050	$50,320 - 96,480	5%	80%
23	Sales managers	100	101,890	$43,260 -	10%	69%
24	Electrical engineers	100	73,720	$52,050 - 99,410	6%	81%
25	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	90	41,950	$30,190 - 54,270	0%	96%
26	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	43,700	$25,670 - 55,820	18%	56%
27	Special education teachers, secondary school	90	40,600	$30,070 - 50,360	9%	87%
28	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	90	31,250	$22,180 - 38,700	34%	73%
29	Medical and public health social workers	90	41,020	$27,350 - 57,060	24%	77%
30	Physical therapists	90	91,820	$59,820 - 123,180	27%	89%
31	Social and human service assistants	80	24,680	$13,530 - 44,020	34%	58%
32	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	41,300	$29,090 - 54,920	17%	54%
33	Computer systems analysts	80	51,650	$34,580 - 79,960	29%	68%
34	Pharmacists	80	110,660	$94,550 - 129,140	22%	97%
35	Social and community service managers	70	38,080	$27,560 - 58,060	25%	72%
36	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	41,460	$29,630 - 58,130	18%	56%
37	Special education teachers, middle school	70	39,200	$28,640 - 49,590	16%	87%
38	Floral designers	70	19,040	$16,450 - 23,270	0%	55%
39	Industrial engineers	70	68,770	$47,000 - 95,970	20%	74%
40	Engineering managers	70	89,290	$52,060 - 130,630	7%	84%
41	Graphic designers	60	29,870	$18,690 - 38,900	10%	55%
42	Health educators	60	39,670	$23,630 - 68,990	26%	58%
43	Market research analysts	60	48,170	$33,890 - 67,520	20%	82%
44	Public relations specialists	60	44,580	$24,270 - 67,890	18%	81%
45	Coaches and scouts	60	37,400	$14,730 - 61,570	15%	60%
46	Training and development specialists	50	42,170	$25,550 - 64,590	18%	56%
47	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50	104,270	$36,080 -	25%	67%
48	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	42,090	$13,330 - 96,530	24%	78%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	45,720	$28,310 - 68,240	5%	58%
50	Mechanical engineers	50	71,230	$43,370 - 95,970	4%	78%
51	Computer and information systems managers	50	89,490	$50,520 - 136,850	16%	73%
52	Marketing managers	40	108,680	$58,150 -	14%	69%
53	Surveyors	40	40,760	$23,820 - 64,580	24%	82%
54	Counselors, all other	40	54,020	$42,510 - 66,320	17%	73%
55	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	40	68,830	$35,280 - 90,810	22%	93%
56	Database administrators	40	53,730	$35,110 - 68,870	29%	72%
57	Mental health counselors	40	33,620	$24,090 - 46,690	30%	73%
58	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	40	29,850	$25,690 - 38,730	11%	58%
59	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	31,100	$17,070 - 40,490	30%	77%
60	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	30	48,090	$35,380 - 68,130	12%	51%
61	Civil engineers	30	77,250	$55,150 - 100,640	18%	87%

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	3,120	21,600	$12,490 - 34,730	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,960	14,540	$11,770 - 18,240	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	2,430	15,430	$11,810 - 20,160	-2%	10%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,940	23,220	$14,980 - 31,690	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	1,810	20,890	$12,940 - 30,450	13%	19%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,780	31,460	$20,280 - 49,050	10%	4%
7	General and operations managers	1,640	90,460	$37,340 -	2%	48%
8	Customer service representatives	1,540	22,050	$16,150 - 31,260	25%	22%
9	Construction laborers	1,530	21,640	$16,600 - 27,550	11%	5%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,420	21,080	$13,090 - 32,490	2%	5%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,260	27,110	$17,840 - 38,080	13%	16%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,240	20,040	$16,200 - 25,000	18%	7%
13	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,240	34,160	$23,710 - 45,810	5%	2%
14	Personal and home care aides	1,160	13,960	$11,770 - 16,190	51%	10%
15	Team assemblers	1,150	23,880	$15,440 - 29,390	0%	5%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,120	35,200	$27,320 - 45,590	14%	7%
17	Waiters and waitresses	1,080	14,110	$11,630 - 16,340	11%	14%
18	Roustabouts, oil and gas	1,040	25,020	$17,250 - 36,950	-2%	0%
19	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	1,020	39,250	$20,980 - 60,800	-4%	0%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,020	20,110	$12,660 - 29,570	-7%	8%
21	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	990	17,980	$12,420 - 24,730	15%	4%
22	Machinists	970	35,360	$23,410 - 48,430	-2%	3%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	950	37,090	$18,700 - 67,620	4%	25%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	950	34,820	$22,940 - 49,090	15%	18%
25	Teacher assistants	920	16,300	$12,080 - 22,070	10%	18%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	890	23,860	$14,460 - 33,040	8%	4%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	850	39,410	$21,730 - 61,660	6%	29%
28	Maintenance and repair workers, general	790	27,290	$14,980 - 40,180	10%	6%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	770	24,350	$16,110 - 35,420	11%	14%
30	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	760	30,150	$23,360 - 37,840	8%	3%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	740	46,850	$27,090 - 72,960	9%	10%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	690	45,530	$29,840 - 67,370	-4%	15%
33	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	630	33,770	$25,640 - 46,530	12%	3%
34	Receptionists and information clerks	610	20,070	$14,310 - 28,270	17%	13%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	15,900	$11,990 - 21,780	13%	5%
36	Industrial truck and tractor operators	590	27,050	$19,380 - 36,060	-1%	2%
37	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	520	30,730	$19,840 - 40,350	-6%	14%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	520	20,100	$14,610 - 28,290	18%	6%
39	Preschool teachers, except special education	510	18,890	$11,950 - 32,620	26%	43%
40	Tellers	500	20,430	$15,410 - 26,960	14%	16%
41	Parts salespersons	500	27,990	$17,760 - 39,080	-1%	6%
42	Helpers--production workers	480	19,590	$15,200 - 24,590	0%	4%
43	Industrial machinery mechanics	460	33,520	$21,970 - 46,760	9%	5%
44	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	450	37,450	$23,650 - 52,300	11%	33%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	450	26,150	$16,090 - 42,670	4%	6%
46	Counter and rental clerks	450	19,790	$12,140 - 32,000	23%	16%
47	Driver/sales workers	430	24,660	$14,010 - 36,790	-4%	4%
48	Home health aides	420	22,270	$12,260 - 55,900	49%	7%
49	Packers and packagers, hand	420	19,670	$13,530 - 24,910	-11%	3%
50	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	420	15,320	$12,120 - 19,030	10%	8%
51	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	410	29,900	$20,920 - 40,840	0%	0%
52	Cooks, fast food	400	16,380	$12,150 - 21,730	8%	5%
53	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	380	29,300	$16,360 - 49,340	14%	4%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	360	51,600	$32,660 - 74,960	7%	13%
55	Cooks, restaurant	360	17,340	$12,230 - 25,340	12%	5%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	350	23,830	$17,580 - 30,520	4%	15%
57	Food preparation workers	320	15,540	$11,930 - 22,070	15%	7%
58	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	310	31,910	$21,510 - 44,590	12%	3%
59	Electricians	300	37,220	$26,900 - 49,120	7%	7%
60	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	300	27,190	$19,210 - 42,640	-2%	6%
61	Security guards	290	20,040	$12,850 - 33,170	17%	13%
62	Bus drivers, school	290	17,420	$11,900 - 26,890	9%	4%
63	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	280	27,670	$18,340 - 36,660	-14%	0%
64	Dishwashers	270	13,780	$11,500 - 16,320	10%	3%
65	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	270	15,530	$11,910 - 19,960	12%	6%
66	Correctional officers and jailers	260	26,710	$21,430 - 32,050	17%	11%
67	Fire fighters	260	37,860	$22,790 - 50,880	12%	18%
68	Construction managers	260	54,190	$34,270 - 84,430	16%	29%
69	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	250	36,630	$21,540 - 61,170	4%	30%
70	Postal service mail carriers	250	44,340	$34,170 - 57,580	1%	11%
71	Business operations specialists, all other	250	40,170	$24,030 - 63,100	21%	49%
72	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	16,380	$12,050 - 22,210	11%	5%
73	Sales representatives, services, all other	220	41,200	$25,030 - 59,250	28%	48%
74	Insulation workers, mechanical	210	32,530	$24,340 - 39,480	9%	0%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	200	40,870	$32,100 - 53,480	15%	25%
76	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	200	38,020	$25,850 - 49,400	16%	43%
77	Paralegals and legal assistants	200	42,810	$28,660 - 62,460	22%	45%
78	Cement masons and concrete finishers	190	25,770	$18,710 - 31,680	11%	2%
79	Dental assistants	190	30,980	$20,950 - 39,670	29%	9%
80	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	190	24,260	$16,870 - 35,460	-15%	0%
81	Industrial production managers	180	86,290	$46,210 - 128,940	-5%	43%
82	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	180	44,670	$29,870 - 61,450	0%	42%
83	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	180	14,590	$11,690 - 19,010	10%	17%
84	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	180	40,440	$25,810 - 60,290	-4%	0%
85	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	170	39,900	$22,780 - 60,670	2%	11%
86	Bill and account collectors	170	23,750	$17,100 - 33,840	23%	13%
87	Bartenders	170	15,430	$11,680 - 22,750	11%	17%
88	File clerks	160	16,400	$12,180 - 23,180	-40%	20%
89	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	160	30,100	$23,990 - 37,870	-29%	0%
90	Food service managers	160	52,090	$31,000 - 89,960	5%	24%
91	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	41,400	$21,890 - 61,490	11%	4%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	160	81,920	$42,970 -	4%	38%
93	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	150	15,170	$11,810 - 19,330	10%	5%
94	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	150	15,590	$12,240 - 18,770	17%	14%
95	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	150	15,480	$11,640 - 19,770	14%	3%
96	Printing machine operators	150	26,450	$17,270 - 36,920	-5%	6%
97	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	24,060	$17,570 - 31,370	-12%	4%
98	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	140	22,050	$13,150 - 30,660	12%	0%
99	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	140	28,750	$20,070 - 41,220	0%	7%
100	Helpers--extraction workers	140	28,530	$22,110 - 40,290	0%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Longview Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	39,250	1,020	101.6
Roustabouts, oil and gas	25,020	1,040	82.9
Helpers--extraction workers	28,530	140	27.7
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	40,440	180	26.8
Insulation workers, mechanical	32,530	210	18.6
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,100	160	15.1
Petroleum engineers	69,050	100	13.3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,870	130	10.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	33,770	630	9
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29,900	410	7
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	28,750	140	7
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,870	110	6.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,160	1,240	5.9
Occupational health and safety specialists	43,010	120	4.6
Machinists	35,360	970	4.1
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	27,190	300	4
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,740	120	3.9
Parts salespersons	27,990	500	3.7
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,260	190	3.7
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	40,770	100	3.5
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	29,470	110	3.4
Personal and home care aides	13,960	1,160	3.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,150	760	3.4
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,950	120	3.3
Industrial machinery mechanics	33,520	460	3.1
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,060	150	2.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,200	1,120	2.6
Mechanical drafters	42,190	100	2.5
Service station attendants	15,960	110	2.3
Construction laborers	21,640	1,530	2.3
Correctional officers and jailers	26,710	260	2.2
New accounts clerks	23,890	110	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	38,450	340	2.1
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	38,020	200	2.1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	31,910	310	2.1
Preschool teachers, except special education	18,890	510	2.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	40,000	770	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,850	740	2
Helpers--electricians	23,300	120	2
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,670	280	2
Industrial production managers	86,290	180	1.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	27,570	100	1.9
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,730	520	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,540	2,960	1.8
Driver/sales workers	24,660	430	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,460	1,780	1.8
Construction managers	54,190	260	1.8
Instructional coordinators	52,230	130	1.8
Team assemblers	23,880	1,150	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,530	690	1.8

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Lawyers	129,910	1.31	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,920	1.2	160
Accountants and auditors	68,220	1.19	640
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	39,900	1.18	170
Painters, construction and maintenance	37,460	1.13	120
Food service managers	52,090	1.1	160
Home health aides	22,270	1.09	420
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	39,250	1.05	1,020
Industrial production managers	86,290	1.02	180
Pharmacy technicians	27,690	1.02	140
Paralegals and legal assistants	42,810	1.01	200
Postal service mail carriers	44,340	1.01	250
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,160	1	1,240
Packers and packagers, hand	19,670	0.99	420
Driver/sales workers	24,660	0.99	430
Dental assistants	30,980	0.99	190
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,850	0.98	130
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	29,470	0.98	110
Cooks, fast food	16,380	0.98	400
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,090	0.98	950
Machinists	35,360	0.98	970
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,670	0.97	280
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,950	0.97	120
Child, family, and school social workers	38,450	0.97	340
General and operations managers	90,460	0.97	1,640
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,870	0.95	110
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,150	0.95	450
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,910	0.94	890
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,600	0.93	360
Parts salespersons	27,990	0.93	500
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,730	0.93	520
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,820	0.93	950
Registered nurses	54,790	0.93	1,350
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,100	0.93	160
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,050	0.93	590
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	41,400	0.92	160
Fire fighters	37,860	0.92	260
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,200	0.92	1,120
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,050	0.92	140
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,020	0.92	110
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29,900	0.92	410
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	36,630	0.92	250
Instructional coordinators	52,230	0.91	130
Helpers--electricians	23,300	0.91	120
Team assemblers	23,880	0.91	1,150
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,080	0.9	1,420
Retail salespersons	21,600	0.9	3,120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	45,460	0.9	110
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,320	0.9	420
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,110	0.9	1,020

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	204,780
Family and general practitioners	154,270
Lawyers	129,910	130
Chief executives	127,020	110
Pharmacists	110,660	80
Marketing managers	108,680	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	104,270	50
Sales managers	101,890	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	95,120
Physical therapists	91,820	90
General and operations managers	90,460	1,640
Computer and information systems managers	89,490	50
Engineering managers	89,290	70
Physician assistants	86,380
Industrial production managers	86,290	180
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,920	160
Electronics engineers, except computer	80,000
Financial managers	78,720	200
Civil engineers	77,250	30
Electrical engineers	73,720	100
Logisticians	73,240	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	71,470	50
Mechanical engineers	71,230	50
Petroleum engineers	69,050	100
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	68,830	40
Industrial engineers	68,770	70
Accountants and auditors	68,220	640
Medical and health services managers	66,200	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,180	190
Administrative services managers	61,310	110
Diagnostic medical sonographers	60,630
Advertising sales agents	58,350
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,960	40
Dental hygienists	55,410	110
Registered nurses	54,790	1,350
Gas plant operators	54,330	40
Construction managers	54,190	260
Counselors, all other	54,020	40
Database administrators	53,730	40
Private detectives and investigators	52,280
Instructional coordinators	52,230	130
Food service managers	52,090	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,910	890
Computer systems analysts	51,650	80
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,600	360
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	51,530
Network and computer systems administrators	49,840	110
Loan officers	49,720	140
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,850	130
Market research analysts	48,170	60

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