McAllen Employment

Employment and Industries in the McAllen, Texas Area

International trade, tourism and manufacturing have important roles in McAllen. The McAllen/Reynosa region has become a primary location for businesses setting up operations along the United States/Mexico border. The McAllen Foreign-Trade Zone is typically ranked among the nation's most active foreign trade zones.

Over 80 of the Fortune 500 global manufacturers have facilities in McAllen/Reynosa including Bissel, Panasonic, Eaton, Black & Decker, GE, Nokia, Johnson Controls, Sony, Whirlpool, West Bend and Drexel Meyer. McAllen also includes call centers for companies such as T-Mobile, Hotel.com, Western Wireless, Ticketmaster, West TeleServices and Merkafon.

Notable data regarding McAllen, Texas: Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,000. Adult population which has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher: 24%. Cost of living index in 2008: 79.0 (U.S. average: 100).

The McAllen area's top employers:

Edinburg Consolidated I S D
McAllen Independent School District
Edinburg Regional Medical Center
University of Texas Pan American
McAllen Medical Center
Hidalgo County
Mission Consolidated I S D
City of McAllen
Columbia Rio Grande Regional Hospital
South Texas College

Top fields of employment in McAllen, Texas:

Educational services
Healthcare
Construction
Accommodation and food services
Finance and insurance
Professional, scientific and technical services

McAllen companies are invited to work with the following organizations:

Those interested in staying current with McAllen business activities may want to read the online newspaper The Monitor.

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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	6,200	45,420	$35,230 - 60,910	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	3,730	63,420	$45,480 - 82,330	24%	56%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,570	48,550	$35,960 - 64,310	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,270	46,760	$35,700 - 62,020	11%	95%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,550	17,980	$13,140 - 24,920	9%	54%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,380	47,580	$21,050 - 83,200	8%	51%
7	Accountants and auditors	820	48,780	$30,100 - 67,540	18%	79%
8	Detectives and criminal investigators	770	51,050	$31,040 - 71,860	17%	54%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	770	53,040	$34,260 - 68,680	13%	73%
10	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	670	53,380	$28,040 - 75,490	5%	58%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	640	69,820	$54,530 - 87,770	8%	78%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	550	37,330	$20,600 - 54,430	19%	77%
13	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	500	51,200	$37,130 - 66,170	0%	96%
14	Pharmacists	480	120,400	$106,690 - 144,740	22%	97%
15	Instructional coordinators	460	58,340	$38,750 - 80,840	23%	79%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	450	48,250	$36,220 - 62,890	20%	87%
17	Physical therapists	390	92,260	$64,700 - 143,340	27%	89%
18	Librarians	330	52,680	$40,210 - 65,230	4%	85%
19	Medical and health services managers	330	76,570	$36,420 - 116,720	16%	57%
20	Lawyers	310	106,120	$46,370 -	11%	99%
21	Speech-language pathologists	310	65,880	$44,970 - 99,280	11%	98%
22	Financial managers	270	91,790	$41,640 - 162,500	13%	60%
23	Public relations specialists	250	52,610	$22,590 - 116,880	18%	81%
24	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	240	60,180	$21,630 - 87,780	12%	51%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	220	25,670	$18,250 - 32,530	15%	51%
26	Management analysts	210	52,560	$24,130 - 82,960	22%	78%
27	Counselors, all other	210	57,620	$43,440 - 76,960	17%	73%
28	Sales managers	200	84,560	$41,010 - 144,010	10%	69%
29	Sales and related workers, all other	200	27,070	$20,420 - 43,830	14%	62%
30	Social and human service assistants	190	21,810	$13,560 - 32,140	34%	58%
31	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	190	47,600	$35,130 - 61,200	12%	51%
32	Special education teachers, middle school	180	47,220	$36,370 - 61,640	16%	87%
33	Occupational therapists	180	74,830	$45,850 - 122,920	23%	90%
34	Self-enrichment education teachers	180	22,960	$18,130 - 26,710	23%	54%
35	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	170	31,280	$20,560 - 48,360	18%	56%
36	Chief executives	170	158,550	$75,940 -	2%	65%
37	Training and development specialists	160	43,800	$25,060 - 74,040	18%	56%
38	Advertising sales agents	160	38,100	$16,010 - 77,980	20%	56%
39	Network and computer systems administrators	140	43,750	$26,180 - 68,710	27%	50%
40	Special education teachers, secondary school	140	47,820	$35,670 - 63,130	9%	87%
41	Managers, all other	140	80,210	$44,840 - 114,710	7%	55%
42	Medical and public health social workers	140	54,030	$33,160 - 78,570	24%	77%
43	Computer programmers	130	51,750	$27,690 - 91,020	0%	73%
44	Computer systems analysts	130	48,030	$28,400 - 76,260	29%	68%
45	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	110	43,130	$24,230 - 77,760	18%	56%
46	Dietitians and nutritionists	100	49,030	$35,820 - 64,480	9%	72%
47	Graphic designers	100	29,360	$17,660 - 48,750	10%	55%
48	Social and community service managers	90	51,620	$26,570 - 83,630	25%	72%
49	Market research analysts	90	43,340	$23,450 - 63,900	20%	82%
50	Personal financial advisors	90	53,590	$26,830 - 102,440	41%	81%
51	Network systems and data communications analysts	90	49,310	$28,160 - 64,420	53%	57%
52	Vocational education teachers, middle school	80	51,710	$37,460 - 65,110	0%	95%
53	Database administrators	80	44,530	$27,250 - 64,460	29%	72%
54	Physician assistants	80	80,350	$61,720 - 103,180	27%	67%
55	Financial specialists, all other	70	33,700	$17,420 - 40,570	12%	50%
56	Editors	70	41,800	$18,140 - 69,600	2%	81%
57	Civil engineers	70	65,850	$42,860 - 92,630	18%	87%
58	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	70	24,020	$14,740 - 36,190	11%	55%
59	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	53,880	$34,050 - 82,610	17%	56%
60	Health educators	60	35,060	$18,150 - 61,150	26%	58%
61	Credit analysts	60	52,480	$27,560 - 95,430	2%	60%
62	Producers and directors	60	43,160	$24,330 - 65,220	11%	75%
63	Computer and information systems managers	60	95,540	$55,370 - 142,580	16%	73%
64	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	60	31,910	$21,110 - 52,940	30%	77%
65	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	60	28,530	$21,040 - 38,630	34%	73%
66	Social workers, all other	50	29,810	$13,770 - 51,830	18%	77%
67	Urban and regional planners	50	41,750	$28,640 - 62,340	15%	92%
68	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	62,160	$37,700 - 77,330	18%	88%
69	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	40,860	$29,670 - 59,720	24%	78%
70	Legislators	40		$ -	1%	65%
71	Rehabilitation counselors	40	45,170	$34,380 - 62,370	23%	73%
72	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	37,760	$22,620 - 62,380	8%	72%
73	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	67,390	$44,230 - 94,710	28%	85%
74	Surveyors	40	39,140	$18,000 - 87,870	24%	82%
75	Floral designers	40	16,230	$13,000 - 22,140	0%	55%
76	Athletic trainers	40	51,190	$38,250 - 63,620	24%	72%
77	Reporters and correspondents	40	29,550	$19,790 - 41,120	1%	85%
78	Coaches and scouts	40	44,050	$26,660 - 79,380	15%	60%
79	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	60,650	$42,980 - 80,930	16%	99%
80	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	30	60,630	$13,620 - 127,900	5%	99%
81	Industrial engineers	30		$ -	20%	74%
82	Budget analysts	30	40,380	$27,560 - 58,660	7%	78%
83	Education administrators, all other	30	88,510	$38,930 - 142,910	13%	78%
84	Public relations managers	30	73,300	$40,940 - 103,500	17%	75%

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	Personal and home care aides	18,530	14,660	$12,820 - 16,630	51%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	9,200	18,530	$13,030 - 26,820	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	7,420	15,480	$12,810 - 19,780	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	6,340	15,630	$12,810 - 19,720	-2%	10%
5	Customer service representatives	5,440	19,800	$15,130 - 25,890	25%	22%
6	Office clerks, general	5,270	19,410	$13,520 - 27,170	13%	19%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,450	30,770	$14,570 - 49,300	10%	4%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,230	23,300	$15,020 - 33,140	1%	18%
9	Teacher assistants	4,060	17,850	$13,340 - 24,340	10%	18%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,880	16,950	$13,020 - 23,370	2%	5%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,740	19,230	$13,540 - 25,400	15%	4%
12	Waiters and waitresses	3,490	14,440	$12,740 - 16,320	11%	14%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,380	18,610	$13,170 - 27,610	-7%	8%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,810	17,580	$13,110 - 24,720	18%	7%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,550	38,020	$21,700 - 62,580	6%	29%
16	Home health aides	2,360	18,480	$13,100 - 28,640	49%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,300	36,710	$20,860 - 54,710	4%	25%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,290	25,650	$16,960 - 37,740	13%	16%
19	General and operations managers	2,270	79,810	$35,280 - 147,950	2%	48%
20	Construction laborers	2,090	17,380	$13,250 - 22,920	11%	5%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,070	21,340	$14,160 - 30,560	10%	6%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,880	18,640	$13,750 - 24,530	17%	13%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,770	42,500	$29,100 - 56,010	14%	7%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,690	23,400	$13,890 - 38,240	8%	4%
25	Medical assistants	1,640	20,960	$14,720 - 29,020	35%	10%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,600	25,350	$14,800 - 38,590	11%	14%
27	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,540	42,230	$30,350 - 57,530	11%	33%
28	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,490	34,450	$21,620 - 50,980	15%	18%
29	Child care workers	1,490	15,700	$12,810 - 20,930	18%	15%
30	Security guards	1,420	19,170	$13,170 - 29,590	17%	13%
31	Cooks, restaurant	1,400	16,520	$13,010 - 21,100	12%	5%
32	Bus drivers, school	1,250	20,540	$13,500 - 29,550	9%	4%
33	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,240	24,340	$15,580 - 32,880	4%	15%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,170	14,760	$12,800 - 17,180	13%	5%
35	Tellers	1,160	20,640	$16,290 - 27,830	14%	16%
36	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	1,120	15,140	$12,920 - 18,390	-2%	4%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,040	22,720	$14,170 - 32,470	4%	6%
38	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,010	19,390	$13,620 - 27,520	-1%	2%
39	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,000	17,550	$13,230 - 23,660	18%	6%
40	Correctional officers and jailers	990	28,510	$22,390 - 33,330	17%	11%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	950	27,170	$13,810 - 51,010	14%	4%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	900	20,070	$13,780 - 26,230	11%	5%
43	Packers and packagers, hand	890	18,060	$13,060 - 29,770	-11%	3%
44	Medical secretaries	870	22,890	$15,240 - 33,260	17%	18%
45	Pharmacy technicians	870	25,690	$18,660 - 34,480	32%	16%
46	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	860	28,330	$18,950 - 38,660	19%	14%
47	Bill and account collectors	840	20,310	$16,770 - 26,020	23%	13%
48	Driver/sales workers	780	18,520	$12,890 - 31,170	-4%	4%
49	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	740	26,270	$15,290 - 35,590	5%	2%
50	Parts salespersons	640	21,340	$13,700 - 30,750	-1%	6%
51	Sales representatives, services, all other	620			28%	48%
52	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	610	26,140	$16,160 - 42,180	9%	3%
53	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	600	27,610	$20,490 - 36,140	10%	24%
54	Food preparation workers	600	15,860	$12,900 - 20,560	15%	7%
55	Cooks, fast food	580	16,020	$12,860 - 23,470	8%	5%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	550	31,280	$13,960 - 52,520	26%	43%
57	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	550	14,750	$12,810 - 17,700	13%	15%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	550	26,220	$18,910 - 35,570	8%	3%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	540	37,680	$22,030 - 56,010	-4%	15%
60	Business operations specialists, all other	540	51,870	$25,810 - 79,960	21%	49%
61	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	510	14,940	$12,830 - 17,340	12%	6%
62	Carpenters	510	19,810	$13,890 - 28,020	10%	6%
63	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	500	14,550	$12,800 - 16,640	10%	8%
64	Data entry keyers	490	20,700	$14,110 - 28,700	-4%	18%
65	Insurance sales agents	490	45,770	$26,950 - 58,260	13%	45%
66	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	470	25,890	$17,210 - 34,550	12%	3%
67	Bartenders	470	15,460	$12,850 - 19,760	11%	17%
68	Counter and rental clerks	460	21,270	$12,990 - 38,360	23%	16%
69	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	450	16,590	$13,000 - 22,250	14%	3%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	440	40,820	$24,160 - 71,440	9%	10%
71	Computer support specialists	440	32,170	$14,790 - 51,050	13%	43%
72	Electricians	420	28,810	$18,110 - 38,970	7%	7%
73	Dishwashers	420	14,350	$12,770 - 16,280	10%	3%
74	Legal secretaries	420	28,620	$14,630 - 42,280	12%	18%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	44,260	$28,280 - 71,090	7%	13%
76	Postal service mail carriers	410			1%	11%
77	File clerks	400	19,950	$13,540 - 28,650	-40%	20%
78	Cement masons and concrete finishers	400	23,130	$17,460 - 30,790	11%	2%
79	Loan officers	390	59,150	$29,960 - 101,840	12%	49%
80	Recreation workers	390	17,190	$12,940 - 24,600	13%	47%
81	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	370	44,470	$35,380 - 58,420	16%	43%
82	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	370	23,100	$15,050 - 38,370	3%	25%
83	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	370	19,890	$16,400 - 27,210	3%	4%
84	Construction managers	370	48,740	$18,950 - 80,950	16%	29%
85	Radiologic technologists and technicians	370	54,350	$34,040 - 73,250	15%	25%
86	Team assemblers	370	18,540	$13,170 - 26,560	0%	5%
87	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	360	14,600	$12,770 - 16,380	-1%	0%
88	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	350	17,550	$13,070 - 24,560	12%	0%
89	Helpers--electricians	350	19,110	$13,710 - 26,400	7%	3%
90	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	340	26,730	$19,900 - 32,800	11%	4%
91	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	340	26,470	$13,650 - 49,480	-6%	14%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	330	47,220	$26,600 - 85,310	10%	17%
93	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	330	15,440	$12,860 - 19,940	10%	17%
94	Industrial machinery mechanics	330	35,620	$17,700 - 55,050	9%	5%
95	Dental assistants	320	20,470	$15,480 - 25,170	29%	9%
96	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	320	24,630	$17,670 - 31,900	14%	8%
97	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	320	16,900	$13,190 - 20,700	17%	14%
98	Fire fighters	320	33,700	$21,710 - 49,650	12%	18%
99	Medical records and health information technicians	320	24,980	$15,980 - 40,530	18%	12%
100	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	320	36,490	$23,780 - 52,260	-4%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near McAllen Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Personal and home care aides	14,660	18,530	25.7
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	14,600	360	11.8
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	36,490	320	9.8
Farm equipment mechanics	24,590	150	8.9
Roustabouts, oil and gas	22,140	240	7
Counselors, all other	57,620	210	6.2
Detectives and criminal investigators	51,050	770	5.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	51,200	500	4.5
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	18,120	160	4.5
Radio and television announcers	36,910	110	3.4
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,760	3,270	3.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,330	860	3.2
Correctional officers and jailers	28,510	990	3.2
Physical therapist aides	21,350	180	3
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	15,140	1,120	2.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	45,420	6,200	2.8
Pharmacy aides	22,710	170	2.7
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,550	3,570	2.3
Instructional coordinators	58,340	460	2.3
Tire repairers and changers	15,990	310	2.3
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	24,630	320	2.2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	19,890	370	2.2
Teacher assistants	17,850	4,060	2.1
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	17,510	240	2.1
Helpers--electricians	19,110	350	2.1
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,380	270	2.1
Physical therapist assistants	64,740	190	2.1
Medical assistants	20,960	1,640	2.1
New accounts clerks	28,650	260	2.1
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	14,750	550	2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	53,040	770	2
Teachers and instructors, all other	17,980	1,550	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,820	640	2
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	55,810	100	2
Opticians, dispensing	23,710	170	2
Bus drivers, school	20,540	1,250	1.9
Meter readers, utilities	24,910	100	1.9
Parts salespersons	21,340	640	1.9
Speech-language pathologists	65,880	310	1.8
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	23,100	370	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,770	4,450	1.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,070	900	1.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,610	600	1.7
Home health aides	18,480	2,360	1.7
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	23,690	130	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,480	7,420	1.7
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	21,910	270	1.7
Health technologists and technicians, all other	30,350	180	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	25,690	870	1.7
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	53,380	670	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Physical therapist assistants	64,740	1.41	190
Counselors, all other	57,620	1.36	210
Physical therapists	92,260	1.26	390
Preschool teachers, except special education	31,280	1.23	550
Medical and public health social workers	54,030	1.17	140
Pharmacists	120,400	1.15	480
Respiratory therapists	59,010	1.14	200
Family and general practitioners	184,070	1.12	120
Occupational therapists	74,830	1.11	180
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	42,500	1.07	1,770
Food service managers	51,940	1.07	240
Radiologic technologists and technicians	54,350	1.06	370
Pharmacy aides	22,710	1.06	170
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	53,380	1.06	670
Chief executives	158,550	1.05	170
Public relations specialists	52,610	1.04	250
Lawyers	106,120	1.04	310
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	53,040	1.03	770
Registered nurses	63,420	1.03	3,730
Speech-language pathologists	65,880	1.02	310
Surgical technologists	39,490	1.01	180
Instructional coordinators	58,340	1.01	460
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	73,150	1.01	140
Librarians	52,680	1	330
Loan officers	59,150	1	390
Administrative services managers	72,470	0.99	300
Financial managers	91,790	0.99	270
Cargo and freight agents	38,130	0.98	110
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,920	0.98	140
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	51,200	0.98	500
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,610	0.97	600
Managers, all other	80,210	0.97	140
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	48,250	0.96	450
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,550	0.95	3,570
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,710	0.95	2,300
Radio and television announcers	36,910	0.95	110
Medical transcriptionists	30,410	0.94	110
Loan interviewers and clerks	30,000	0.94	270
New accounts clerks	28,650	0.94	260
Healthcare support workers, all other	27,430	0.94	210
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	44,470	0.94	370
Paralegals and legal assistants	39,890	0.93	290
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,760	0.93	3,270
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,890	0.93	110
Special education teachers, secondary school	47,820	0.93	140
Special education teachers, middle school	47,220	0.93	180
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	36,490	0.93	320
Cooks, fast food	16,020	0.92	580
Child, family, and school social workers	37,330	0.92	550
Pharmacy technicians	25,690	0.91	870

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	184,070	120
Internists, general	180,190
Chief executives	158,550	170
Physicians and surgeons, all other	146,900
Pharmacists	120,400	480
Lawyers	106,120	310
Computer and information systems managers	95,540	60
Physical therapists	92,260	390
Financial managers	91,790	270
Education administrators, all other	88,510	30
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	85,540	80
Sales managers	84,560	200
Industrial production managers	83,540	70
Commercial pilots	81,420
Physician assistants	80,350	80
Managers, all other	80,210	140
General and operations managers	79,810	2,270
Radiation therapists	78,240
Medical and health services managers	76,570	330
Occupational therapists	74,830	180
Public relations managers	73,300	30
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	73,150	140
Administrative services managers	72,470	300
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	70,690	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,820	640
Computer software engineers, systems software	67,390	40
Speech-language pathologists	65,880	310
Civil engineers	65,850	70
Physical therapist assistants	64,740	190
Registered nurses	63,420	3,730
Diagnostic medical sonographers	62,650	70
Architects, except landscape and naval	62,160	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	61,800	140
Nuclear medicine technologists	61,070	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60,650	40
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	60,630	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,180	240
Loan officers	59,150	390
Respiratory therapists	59,010	200
Instructional coordinators	58,340	460
Counselors, all other	57,620	210
Gas plant operators	56,880
Dental hygienists	56,260	110
Occupational therapist assistants	56,070	80
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	55,810	100
Radiologic technologists and technicians	54,350	370
Medical and public health social workers	54,030	140
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	53,880	60
Personal financial advisors	53,590	90
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	53,380	670