Midland Employment

Employment and Industries in the Midland, 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 Midland than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Midland.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Midland.
A list of any large public companies in Midland.

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	1,000	87,260	$41,300 -	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	960	57,180	$32,520 - 89,010	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	700	61,950	$37,020 - 87,470	18%	79%
4	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	620	128,040	$79,680 -	22%	93%
5	Financial managers	380	138,020	$78,660 -	13%	60%
6	Lawyers	340	134,400	$57,880 -	11%	99%
7	Civil engineers	200	75,530	$40,230 - 123,990	18%	87%
8	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	170	108,720	$49,710 -	25%	67%
9	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	160	55,750	$27,830 - 108,270	5%	58%
10	Computer programmers	150	84,860	$53,940 - 126,920	0%	73%
11	Management analysts	140	56,810	$27,990 - 105,820	22%	78%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	68,660	$38,080 - 126,700	12%	51%
13	Social and human service assistants	120	19,990	$13,380 - 29,420	34%	58%
14	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	120	69,120	$27,420 - 120,240	18%	56%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	120	28,680	$19,760 - 38,620	19%	77%
16	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	110	85,120	$44,450 - 131,210	25%	93%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	59,980	$41,220 - 78,970	8%	78%
18	Physical therapists	110	56,880	$27,130 - 98,180	27%	89%
19	Medical and health services managers	110	87,990	$39,410 -	16%	57%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	100	59,460	$28,800 - 98,890	27%	50%
21	Pharmacists	90	106,080	$90,180 - 129,400	22%	97%
22	Computer and information systems managers	90	119,940	$77,450 -	16%	73%
23	Computer systems analysts	90	65,500	$39,570 - 98,000	29%	68%
24	Coaches and scouts	90	34,470	$15,670 - 56,300	15%	60%
25	Graphic designers	80	41,590	$21,580 - 76,090	10%	55%
26	Marketing managers	70	124,850	$70,800 -	14%	69%
27	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	54,980	$29,510 - 93,620	18%	56%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	46,730	$30,680 - 60,390	13%	73%
29	Social and community service managers	60	39,270	$21,660 - 67,260	25%	72%
30	Compensation and benefits managers	60	128,660	$61,720 -	12%	58%
31	Occupational health and safety specialists	60	61,150	$29,980 - 111,850	8%	72%
32	Advertising sales agents	60	35,700	$19,970 - 55,960	20%	56%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	28,720	$19,160 - 37,680	15%	51%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	64,430	$41,220 - 96,610	53%	57%
35	Public relations specialists	60	43,040	$26,030 - 71,320	18%	81%
36	Engineers, all other	50	65,780	$36,140 - 116,190	6%	82%
37	Librarians	50	43,830	$28,440 - 57,550	4%	85%
38	Financial specialists, all other	50	66,910	$17,490 -	12%	50%
39	Surveyors	50	77,020	$27,130 - 122,410	24%	82%
40	Commercial pilots	50	72,420	$38,170 - 134,510	13%	74%
41	Medical and public health social workers	50	43,920	$26,250 - 63,790	24%	77%
42	Purchasing managers	50	110,570	$56,050 -	3%	57%
43	Instructional coordinators	40		$[?] -	23%	79%
44	Mental health counselors	40		$[?] -	30%	73%
45	Floral designers	40	22,790	$16,690 - 33,710	0%	55%
46	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	31,080	$13,060 - 60,300	23%	54%
47	Health educators	30	31,770	$24,950 - 49,640	26%	58%

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	2,140	23,790	$12,390 - 40,640	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,820	15,210	$11,840 - 19,550	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,720	22,490	$13,230 - 34,760	13%	19%
4	Roustabouts, oil and gas	1,680	24,660	$17,070 - 34,430	-2%	0%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,650	14,420	$11,800 - 18,130	18%	5%
6	Customer service representatives	1,480	24,730	$14,820 - 34,460	25%	22%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,470	24,080	$16,590 - 32,650	1%	18%
8	General and operations managers	1,420	93,250	$39,700 -	2%	48%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,280	33,270	$20,500 - 51,130	10%	4%
10	Waiters and waitresses	1,130	14,960	$11,860 - 18,890	11%	14%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,110	28,820	$15,620 - 41,920	13%	16%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,080	41,630	$24,130 - 59,840	15%	18%
13	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	860	33,320	$22,370 - 45,290	-4%	0%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	820	40,560	$20,070 - 67,690	6%	29%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	800	23,800	$13,610 - 32,510	10%	6%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	760	20,860	$13,610 - 30,070	-7%	8%
17	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	750	17,100	$12,090 - 25,970	15%	4%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	700	21,660	$13,960 - 31,050	2%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	590	37,330	$21,920 - 65,740	4%	25%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	560	25,200	$13,400 - 38,090	8%	4%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	550	76,740	$27,530 - 144,870	9%	10%
22	Surveying and mapping technicians	550	20,310	$11,890 - 36,260	19%	7%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	540	21,720	$13,680 - 30,190	17%	13%
24	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	540	32,460	$20,290 - 50,760	5%	2%
25	Derrick operators, oil and gas	490	33,950	$24,030 - 47,960	-5%	0%
26	Cooks, restaurant	450	20,140	$14,900 - 24,070	12%	5%
27	Business operations specialists, all other	450	76,840	$39,070 - 116,230	21%	49%
28	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	440	59,140	$32,720 - 90,950	-4%	0%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	430	14,620	$11,810 - 18,570	13%	5%
30	Geological and petroleum technicians	430	30,030	$12,970 - 62,350	9%	32%
31	Home health aides	430	17,160	$11,940 - 23,070	49%	7%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	420	27,180	$16,520 - 40,590	11%	14%
33	Machinists	420	33,070	$23,980 - 40,720	-2%	3%
34	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	390	18,360	$12,670 - 23,430	14%	3%
35	Child care workers	380	14,660	$11,740 - 18,450	18%	15%
36	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	380	23,810	$12,800 - 40,340	-6%	14%
37	Driver/sales workers	370	22,640	$12,110 - 31,900	-4%	4%
38	Electricians	360	37,460	$26,030 - 50,050	7%	7%
39	Team assemblers	360	21,690	$13,340 - 32,900	0%	5%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	17,880	$12,260 - 25,100	18%	6%
41	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	35,750	$26,140 - 48,400	14%	7%
42	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	320	18,800	$14,280 - 25,400	18%	7%
43	Counter and rental clerks	300	27,170	$13,320 - 48,350	23%	16%
44	Tellers	280	21,330	$16,780 - 27,570	14%	16%
45	Dishwashers	280	14,800	$11,890 - 18,300	10%	3%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	59,880	$33,470 - 89,900	-4%	15%
47	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	270	39,170	$21,280 - 61,470	14%	4%
48	Teacher assistants	270	16,640	$12,210 - 23,700	10%	18%
49	Wellhead pumpers	250	40,470	$28,380 - 52,050	-11%	0%
50	Construction laborers	240	23,980	$16,950 - 31,810	11%	5%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	240	28,700	$21,600 - 37,250	8%	3%
52	Carpenters	230	28,430	$20,760 - 37,060	10%	6%
53	Administrative services managers	230	93,580	$41,140 -	12%	40%
54	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	220	16,370	$12,090 - 20,330	10%	5%
55	Industrial machinery mechanics	220	43,680	$30,330 - 63,610	9%	5%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	51,840	$29,990 - 76,770	7%	13%
57	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	210	14,600	$11,790 - 18,210	12%	6%
58	Industrial production managers	200	142,810	$61,640 -	-5%	43%
59	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	200	87,140	$36,410 - 136,220	0%	42%
60	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	200	26,300	$17,380 - 35,750	4%	15%
61	Security guards	190	26,290	$13,180 - 41,080	17%	13%
62	Parts salespersons	190	24,950	$12,580 - 43,780	-1%	6%
63	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	180	50,200	$40,570 - 63,900	-12%	7%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	180	44,010	$17,920 - 89,040	28%	48%
65	Real estate sales agents	180	69,390	$19,550 - 139,820	11%	45%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	180	56,630	$40,430 - 78,490	4%	38%
67	Pipelayers	170	33,500	$21,520 - 40,360	9%	4%
68	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	170	15,280	$12,070 - 18,680	17%	14%
69	Computer support specialists	170	43,770	$25,560 - 69,700	13%	43%
70	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	170	22,480	$13,550 - 31,000	4%	6%
71	Construction managers	160	56,810	$30,960 - 96,460	16%	29%
72	Packers and packagers, hand	160	14,770	$11,820 - 19,280	-11%	3%
73	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	150	50,690	$28,930 - 63,750	4%	18%
74	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	20,580	$12,010 - 42,170	26%	43%
75	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	150	14,810	$11,880 - 18,480	10%	8%
76	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	140	23,980	$12,470 - 32,860	12%	3%
77	Food preparation workers	140	15,650	$12,000 - 20,280	15%	7%
78	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	140	19,460	$14,500 - 25,660	11%	5%
79	Industrial truck and tractor operators	140	25,440	$16,450 - 39,380	-1%	2%
80	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	130	33,340	$17,250 - 56,770	12%	3%
81	Helpers--production workers	130	19,820	$12,730 - 28,750	0%	4%
82	Pharmacy technicians	130	29,590	$22,120 - 36,680	32%	16%
83	Medical assistants	120	31,340	$17,320 - 40,410	35%	10%
84	Bill and account collectors	120	24,570	$15,870 - 34,190	23%	13%
85	Bartenders	110	17,340	$12,030 - 24,230	11%	17%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	110	50,560	$29,020 - 73,920	10%	17%
87	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	110	18,840	$12,100 - 31,160	12%	6%
88	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	110	49,060	$24,170 - 68,100	3%	13%
89	Hazardous materials removal workers	100	25,780	$20,470 - 31,060	11%	9%
90	Legal secretaries	100	33,870	$25,700 - 40,720	12%	18%
91	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	100	44,110	$40,310 - 49,780	-7%	12%
92	Maintenance workers, machinery	100	28,390	$16,490 - 47,220	0%	0%
93	Postal service mail carriers	100	44,480	$37,210 - 50,550	1%	11%
94	Paralegals and legal assistants	100	49,810	$32,190 - 71,630	22%	45%
95	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	26,820	$16,910 - 53,420	-12%	4%
96	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	90	17,590	$12,550 - 23,520	-26%	6%
97	Dental assistants	90	24,910	$16,960 - 35,560	29%	9%
98	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	90	54,360	$36,760 - 75,890	9%	47%
99	File clerks	90	22,040	$13,490 - 31,600	-40%	20%
100	Loan officers	90	50,760	$33,140 - 85,870	12%	49%

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Jobs More Common Near Midland Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Roustabouts, oil and gas	24,660	1,680	204.8
Geological and petroleum technicians	30,030	430	144.8
Wellhead pumpers	40,470	250	135.1
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	33,320	860	130.9
Derrick operators, oil and gas	33,950	490	127.7
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	59,140	440	100.1
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	128,040	620	59.4
Surveying and mapping technicians	20,310	550	20.2
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	50,200	180	15.7
Pipelayers	33,500	170	8.5
Hazardous materials removal workers	25,780	100	7.3
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	23,980	140	4.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,460	540	3.9
Maintenance workers, machinery	28,390	100	3.7
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	85,120	110	3.6
Industrial production managers	142,810	200	3.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,820	100	2.9
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,360	390	2.9
Machinists	33,070	420	2.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,370	220	2.5
Real estate sales agents	69,390	180	2.4
Driver/sales workers	22,640	370	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	76,740	550	2.3
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,680	220	2.3
Administrative services managers	93,580	230	2.2
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	50,690	150	2.2
Parts salespersons	24,950	190	2.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	23,810	380	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,280	170	2
General and operations managers	93,250	1,420	2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,270	1,280	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,080	1,470	2
Civil engineers	75,530	200	1.9
Financial managers	138,020	380	1.8
Construction managers	56,810	160	1.7
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	87,140	200	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28,700	240	1.6
Physical therapists	56,880	110	1.6
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	41,630	1,080	1.6
Child care workers	14,660	380	1.6
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	55,750	160	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	27,170	300	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,420	1,650	1.6
Customer service representatives	24,730	1,480	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	23,800	800	1.5
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,180	960	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,200	560	1.5
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	69,120	120	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	56,630	180	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,820	1,110	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	128,040	1.8	620
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	87,140	1.69	200
Industrial production managers	142,810	1.68	200
Financial managers	138,020	1.54	380
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	69,120	1.5	120
Registered nurses	87,260	1.48	1,000
Real estate sales agents	69,390	1.46	180
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	85,120	1.43	110
Business operations specialists, all other	76,840	1.36	450
Computer programmers	84,860	1.36	150
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	108,720	1.36	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	76,740	1.35	550
Lawyers	134,400	1.35	340
Administrative services managers	93,580	1.34	230
Counter and rental clerks	27,170	1.2	300
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	59,140	1.19	440
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,880	1.17	280
Medical assistants	31,340	1.14	120
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	55,750	1.13	160
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	39,170	1.12	270
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	41,630	1.11	1,080
Security guards	26,290	1.09	190
Pharmacy technicians	29,590	1.09	130
Medical and health services managers	87,990	1.08	110
Accountants and auditors	61,950	1.08	700
Wellhead pumpers	40,470	1.08	250
Civil engineers	75,530	1.07	200
Computer support specialists	43,770	1.07	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,180	1.03	960
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	50,690	1	150
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,680	1	220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,560	1	110
General and operations managers	93,250	1	1,420
Retail salespersons	23,790	0.99	2,140
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,660	0.99	130
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,330	0.98	590
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,060	0.97	110
Cooks, restaurant	20,140	0.95	450
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,460	0.95	540
Pipelayers	33,500	0.95	170
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	50,200	0.95	180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,840	0.94	220
Receptionists and information clerks	21,720	0.94	540
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,750	0.93	330
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,860	0.93	760
Bartenders	17,340	0.93	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,820	0.93	1,110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,660	0.93	700
Tellers	21,330	0.92	280
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,180	0.92	420

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	162,250
Industrial production managers	142,810	200
Engineering managers	138,760
Financial managers	138,020	380
Dentists, general	135,950
Lawyers	134,400	340
Compensation and benefits managers	128,660	60
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	128,040	620
Marketing managers	124,850	70
Computer and information systems managers	119,940	90
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	118,090	80
Petroleum engineers	115,940
Budget analysts	110,660
Purchasing managers	110,570	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	108,720	170
Pharmacists	106,080	90
Managers, all other	96,640
Administrative services managers	93,580	230
General and operations managers	93,250	1,420
Financial analysts	92,260
Sales managers	89,150
Medical and health services managers	87,990	110
Registered nurses	87,260	1,000
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	87,140	200
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	85,120	110
Computer programmers	84,860	150
Industrial engineers	84,710
Computer software engineers, applications	82,310
Market research analysts	80,500
Credit analysts	80,150
Surveyors	77,020	50
Business operations specialists, all other	76,840	450
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	76,740	550
Civil engineers	75,530	200
Commercial pilots	72,420	50
Real estate sales agents	69,390	180
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	69,120	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,660	130
Financial specialists, all other	66,910	50
Insurance sales agents	66,060	50
Engineers, all other	65,780	50
Computer systems analysts	65,500	90
Network systems and data communications analysts	64,430	60
Cost estimators	63,640	30
Computer specialists, all other	62,380
Accountants and auditors	61,950	700
Occupational health and safety specialists	61,150	60
Electrical engineers	61,060
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	59,980	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,880	280

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