Tyler Employment

Employment and Industries in the Tyler, Texas Area

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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	2,910	52,150	$33,430 - 70,100	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	980	50,700	$25,800 - 82,150	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	650	38,810	$25,730 - 54,560	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	34,850	$24,820 - 46,840	11%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	480	59,210	$32,120 - 87,110	18%	79%
6	Medical and health services managers	340	71,220	$45,150 - 103,260	16%	57%
7	Lawyers	330	117,080	$58,970 - 0	11%	99%
8	Physical therapists	220	66,840	$44,690 - 91,300	27%	89%
9	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	210	45,040	$29,880 - 59,200	12%	51%
10	Advertising sales agents	180	52,090	$27,180 - 99,370	20%	56%
11	Financial managers	180	84,030	$48,000 - 136,690	13%	60%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	180	33,360	$24,670 - 44,730	19%	77%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	170	27,620	$18,910 - 39,130	15%	51%
14	Pharmacists	170	99,210	$82,810 - 121,930	22%	97%
15	Management analysts	160	55,350	$25,440 - 121,810	22%	78%
16	Speech-language pathologists	150	58,540	$31,350 - 85,990	11%	98%
17	Occupational therapists	140	65,670	$54,580 - 80,200	23%	90%
18	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	130		$0 - 0	25%	67%
19	Public relations specialists	130	39,030	$15,760 - 58,490	18%	81%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	51,150	$35,370 - 68,760	8%	78%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	110	46,120	$31,470 - 61,450	27%	50%
22	Sales managers	110	95,960	$43,980 - 0	10%	69%
23	Chief executives	110	132,650	$82,150 - 0	2%	65%
24	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	43,120	$27,430 - 58,520	13%	73%
25	Social and human service assistants	90	17,360	$12,240 - 24,220	34%	58%
26	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	35,220	$21,880 - 52,430	18%	56%
27	Floral designers	90	22,190	$17,300 - 27,790	0%	55%
28	Engineering managers	90	103,650	$61,930 - 0	7%	84%
29	Mechanical engineers	90	60,530	$48,370 - 75,240	4%	78%
30	Training and development specialists	80	36,460	$21,370 - 56,490	18%	56%
31	Graphic designers	80	31,560	$18,650 - 46,450	10%	55%
32	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	25,250	$18,910 - 43,300	23%	54%
33	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	75,460	$24,420 - 121,820	12%	51%
34	Computer systems analysts	80	57,700	$33,590 - 79,840	29%	68%
35	Market research analysts	80	40,990	$26,270 - 58,390	20%	82%
36	Computer and information systems managers	80	92,250	$49,000 - 0	16%	73%
37	Detectives and criminal investigators	70	52,750	$32,760 - 90,210	17%	54%
38	Computer programmers	70	59,700	$34,730 - 90,220	0%	73%
39	Sales and related workers, all other	70	24,120	$15,610 - 38,510	14%	62%
40	Personal financial advisors	70	47,540	$23,050 - 106,370	41%	81%
41	Social and community service managers	60	52,350	$31,660 - 73,540	25%	72%
42	Surveyors	60	54,670	$38,200 - 69,900	24%	82%
43	Librarians	60	38,610	$27,760 - 52,220	4%	85%
44	Producers and directors	60	32,710	$19,550 - 44,930	11%	75%
45	Marketing managers	50	107,710	$48,950 - 0	14%	69%
46	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	38,990	$24,920 - 56,020	18%	56%
47	Instructional coordinators	50	44,930	$32,480 - 61,080	23%	79%
48	Industrial engineers	50	72,700	$44,890 - 110,100	20%	74%
49	Mental health counselors	50	36,170	$24,090 - 49,500	30%	73%
50	Coaches and scouts	50	37,340	$26,830 - 48,170	15%	60%
51	Physician assistants	50	89,650	$70,590 - 117,480	27%	67%
52	Commercial pilots	40	58,640	$45,400 - 77,550	13%	74%
53	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	50,470	$26,470 - 79,620	5%	58%
54	Rehabilitation counselors	40	28,500	$21,550 - 40,710	23%	73%
55	Financial analysts	40	51,460	$33,750 - 69,590	34%	87%
56	Editors	40	28,900	$14,110 - 44,830	2%	81%
57	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	47,980	$37,980 - 61,050	9%	72%
58	Credit analysts	40	61,890	$37,500 - 109,490	2%	60%
59	Electrical engineers	40	64,670	$47,750 - 90,970	6%	81%
60	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	44,940	$31,370 - 59,210	17%	56%
61	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	48,890	$32,900 - 71,660	53%	57%
62	Health educators	30	34,140	$25,920 - 51,320	26%	58%
63	Petroleum engineers	30	112,470	$82,620 - 0	5%	80%
64	Veterinarians	30	73,590	$54,690 - 96,230	35%	100%
65	Electronics engineers, except computer	30	64,580	$47,500 - 85,750	4%	81%

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	4,120	22,750	$12,460 - 38,540	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,910	15,380	$11,910 - 19,690	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,330	21,760	$13,040 - 32,100	2%	5%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,280	13,690	$11,520 - 17,100	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	2,020	18,340	$12,310 - 27,870	13%	19%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,730	24,300	$16,870 - 33,270	1%	18%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,680	14,500	$11,550 - 19,260	11%	14%
8	Home health aides	1,520	16,380	$11,990 - 23,230	49%	7%
9	Customer service representatives	1,500	25,810	$16,910 - 36,020	25%	22%
10	General and operations managers	1,500	86,100	$38,370 - [?]	2%	48%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,380	27,350	$16,790 - 38,110	13%	16%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,380	19,590	$15,150 - 24,790	18%	7%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,350	20,720	$13,870 - 30,810	-7%	8%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,320	34,850	$19,510 - 52,990	10%	4%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,180	34,320	$24,020 - 48,870	15%	18%
16	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,090	17,550	$11,960 - 23,870	15%	4%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,030	35,230	$27,550 - 45,150	14%	7%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	1,020	19,750	$13,630 - 27,180	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	990	39,480	$24,510 - 57,050	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	930	34,840	$20,050 - 52,080	4%	25%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	870	14,600	$11,630 - 18,470	13%	5%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	790	18,410	$13,480 - 24,500	18%	6%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	770	23,610	$14,630 - 35,520	11%	14%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	750	24,370	$15,460 - 35,790	8%	4%
25	Teacher assistants	740	14,490	$11,880 - 20,700	10%	18%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	700	45,590	$26,830 - 67,060	-4%	15%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	630	27,820	$16,280 - 43,840	10%	6%
28	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	600	29,680	$20,420 - 39,080	5%	2%
29	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	590	20,550	$15,620 - 25,920	-4%	5%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	500	32,770	$22,970 - 52,570	14%	4%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	500	23,160	$15,260 - 35,180	-1%	2%
32	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	500	26,440	$20,310 - 34,480	4%	15%
33	Driver/sales workers	490	21,520	$12,200 - 36,240	-4%	4%
34	Construction laborers	490	20,010	$13,700 - 27,280	11%	5%
35	Medical assistants	460	24,590	$19,370 - 29,430	35%	10%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	440	50,940	$30,560 - 72,030	7%	13%
37	Cooks, fast food	430	14,490	$11,610 - 18,290	8%	5%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	430	23,640	$16,530 - 34,090	4%	6%
39	Cooks, restaurant	430	18,840	$12,670 - 26,700	12%	5%
40	Tellers	420	19,710	$15,140 - 26,810	14%	16%
41	Counter and rental clerks	390	19,510	$11,760 - 33,100	23%	16%
42	Food preparation workers	380	14,960	$11,710 - 19,210	15%	7%
43	Packers and packagers, hand	380	17,090	$11,920 - 25,030	-11%	3%
44	Machinists	380	32,090	$20,080 - 47,780	-2%	3%
45	Security guards	370	19,610	$13,010 - 28,700	17%	13%
46	Radiologic technologists and technicians	350	47,090	$32,250 - 62,280	15%	25%
47	Insurance sales agents	340	37,310	$15,880 - 59,270	13%	45%
48	Dishwashers	340	13,980	$11,590 - 17,520	10%	3%
49	Data entry keyers	340	20,500	$15,290 - 30,370	-4%	18%
50	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	340	13,680	$11,520 - 17,250	10%	17%
51	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	340	31,500	$18,190 - 52,180	-14%	0%
52	Carpenters	330	30,630	$20,000 - 41,280	10%	6%
53	Electricians	310	33,300	$16,080 - 53,330	7%	7%
54	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	300	33,830	$14,800 - 55,490	-6%	0%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	16,300	$11,940 - 22,500	11%	5%
56	Medical records and health information technicians	290	25,520	$18,100 - 35,480	18%	12%
57	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	290	13,520	$11,490 - 16,670	12%	6%
58	Child care workers	280	14,500	$11,730 - 18,570	18%	15%
59	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	260	16,280	$11,980 - 22,720	10%	5%
60	Medical secretaries	260	25,650	$17,900 - 35,710	17%	18%
61	Parts salespersons	260	27,820	$14,020 - 43,210	-1%	6%
62	Business operations specialists, all other	260	43,190	$13,640 - 71,940	21%	49%
63	Surveying and mapping technicians	260	24,420	$16,990 - 35,080	19%	7%
64	Bus drivers, school	260	17,360	$11,800 - 29,460	9%	4%
65	Computer support specialists	250	32,620	$24,420 - 47,450	13%	43%
66	Dental assistants	250	27,480	$19,910 - 38,230	29%	9%
67	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	250	27,070	$19,790 - 35,800	7%	2%
68	Paralegals and legal assistants	250	39,060	$23,790 - 58,630	22%	45%
69	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	240	17,210	$11,740 - 26,350	14%	3%
70	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	230	43,230	$35,960 - 49,670	-7%	12%
71	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	230	25,820	$14,960 - 37,060	0%	0%
72	Postal service mail carriers	230	43,900	$33,840 - 57,320	1%	11%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	230	45,340	$29,720 - 62,710	9%	10%
74	Pharmacy technicians	230	26,240	$18,560 - 34,290	32%	16%
75	Radio and television announcers	220	44,810	$20,810 - 63,850	-7%	38%
76	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	220	27,310	$19,710 - 38,780	8%	3%
77	Construction managers	210	44,510	$25,310 - 71,560	16%	29%
78	Bill and account collectors	200	26,560	$20,120 - 34,030	23%	13%
79	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	200	39,640	$25,980 - 55,330	11%	4%
80	Construction and building inspectors	190	45,440	$20,590 - 72,090	18%	23%
81	Industrial machinery mechanics	190	40,560	$25,790 - 56,750	9%	5%
82	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	180	25,040	$17,270 - 34,950	10%	24%
83	Preschool teachers, except special education	180	17,210	$12,120 - 23,560	26%	43%
84	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	180	35,900	$15,430 - 55,500	-7%	0%
85	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	180	15,190	$11,630 - 21,850	10%	8%
86	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	170	22,170	$15,990 - 28,680	12%	0%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	170	48,580	$19,220 - 71,070	10%	17%
88	Food service managers	170	40,880	$25,490 - 65,980	5%	24%
89	Switchboard operators, including answering service	160	20,150	$15,280 - 27,330	-7%	10%
90	Medical transcriptionists	160	30,740	$20,120 - 43,480	14%	10%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	160	28,470	$19,080 - 38,490	18%	15%
92	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	160	51,820	$40,520 - 62,240	3%	13%
93	Administrative services managers	160	69,900	$35,120 - 114,980	12%	40%
94	Healthcare support workers, all other	150	22,480	$18,570 - 27,570	16%	10%
95	Sales representatives, services, all other	150	61,960	$18,690 - 123,640	28%	48%
96	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	150	34,400	$23,580 - 47,150	-6%	14%
97	File clerks	150	24,210	$17,330 - 42,090	-40%	20%
98	Recreation workers	150	19,930	$13,020 - 30,110	13%	47%
99	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	26,000	$18,460 - 34,240	-12%	4%
100	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	140	17,310	$12,250 - 23,080	-2%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Tyler Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Radio and television announcers	44,810	220	12.7
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,830	300	8
Helpers, construction trades, all other	22,140	110	7.5
Surveying and mapping technicians	24,420	260	6.4
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,900	180	5.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	25,820	230	4.4
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	27,060	110	3.9
Home health aides	16,380	1,520	3.4
Medical transcriptionists	30,740	160	3.4
Physical therapist assistants	50,660	110	3.3
Construction and building inspectors	45,440	190	3.1
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,090	350	3.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,680	600	2.9
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,000	150	2.9
Medical records and health information technicians	25,520	290	2.9
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	27,070	250	2.8
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	20,550	590	2.7
New accounts clerks	27,400	120	2.7
Health technologists and technicians, all other	28,860	100	2.6
Occupational therapists	65,670	140	2.6
Speech-language pathologists	58,540	150	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,230	1,030	2.4
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	24,580	110	2.4
Medical and health services managers	71,220	340	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	28,470	160	2.3
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,040	210	2.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,500	340	2.3
Physical therapists	66,840	220	2.2
Respiratory therapists	42,030	120	2.2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	27,620	170	2
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,920	110	2
Driver/sales workers	21,520	490	2
Couriers and messengers	17,390	130	2
Registered nurses	52,150	2,910	1.9
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,280	260	1.9
Parts salespersons	27,820	260	1.9
Insurance sales agents	37,310	340	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,590	700	1.8
Advertising sales agents	52,090	180	1.8
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,170	170	1.8
Data entry keyers	20,500	340	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,590	1,380	1.7
Medical assistants	24,590	460	1.7
Machinists	32,090	380	1.7
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	43,230	230	1.7
Nonfarm animal caretakers	15,860	110	1.7
Paralegals and legal assistants	39,060	250	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	23,610	770	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,600	870	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,300	1,730	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Tyler, Texas Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Loan officers	73,410	1.29	130
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,900	1.25	180
Sales representatives, services, all other	61,960	1.24	150
Radio and television announcers	44,810	1.24	220
Physical therapist assistants	50,660	1.23	110
Lawyers	117,080	1.21	330
Industrial production managers	95,040	1.18	110
Advertising sales agents	52,090	1.15	180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,830	1.14	300
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,500	1.13	340
File clerks	24,210	1.11	150
Accountants and auditors	59,210	1.08	480
Occupational therapists	65,670	1.07	140
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	43,230	1.06	230
Pharmacists	99,210	1.06	170
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,400	1.06	150
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	34,770	1.06	130
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	51,820	1.06	160
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,020	1.05	130
Sales managers	95,960	1.05	110
Administrative services managers	69,900	1.05	160
Medical transcriptionists	30,740	1.02	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,500	1.01	140
Bakers	23,110	1.01	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,900	1	230
Pharmacy technicians	26,240	1	230
Architectural and civil drafters	41,340	1	110
Physical therapists	66,840	1	220
Speech-language pathologists	58,540	1	150
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,850	0.99	1,320
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	48,580	0.99	170
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,090	0.99	350
Construction and building inspectors	45,440	0.98	190
Financial managers	84,030	0.98	180
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	36,000	0.98	120
Retail salespersons	22,750	0.97	4,120
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	24,580	0.97	110
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	30,160	0.97	110
Chief executives	132,650	0.97	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,560	0.96	190
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,760	0.96	2,330
Paralegals and legal assistants	39,060	0.96	250
General and operations managers	86,100	0.96	1,500
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,230	0.96	1,030
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,320	0.95	1,180
New accounts clerks	27,400	0.95	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,940	0.94	440
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	32,770	0.94	500
Parts salespersons	27,820	0.94	260
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,720	0.94	1,350

Highest Paying Jobs in Tyler, Texas Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,100	40
Family and general practitioners	168,550
Chief executives	132,650	110
Dentists, general	118,020
Lawyers	117,080	330
Petroleum engineers	112,470	30
Marketing managers	107,710	50
Engineering managers	103,650	90
Pharmacists	99,210	170
Sales managers	95,960	110
Industrial production managers	95,040	110
Computer and information systems managers	92,250	80
Sales engineers	91,670
Physician assistants	89,650	50
General and operations managers	86,100	1,500
Financial managers	84,030	180
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	76,030	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	75,460	80
Veterinarians	73,590	30
Loan officers	73,410	130
Industrial engineers	72,700	50
Medical and health services managers	71,220	340
Administrative services managers	69,900	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,500	140
Physical therapists	66,840	220
Occupational therapists	65,670	140
Electrical engineers	64,670	40
Electronics engineers, except computer	64,580	30
Civil engineers	62,920
Sales representatives, services, all other	61,960	150
Credit analysts	61,890	40
Mechanical engineers	60,530	90
Computer programmers	59,700	70
Accountants and auditors	59,210	480
Commercial pilots	58,640	40
Speech-language pathologists	58,540	150
Diagnostic medical sonographers	58,280	30
Computer systems analysts	57,700	80
Dental hygienists	56,710	70
Management analysts	55,350	160
Surveyors	54,670	60
Detectives and criminal investigators	52,750	70
Social and community service managers	52,350	60
Registered nurses	52,150	2,910
Advertising sales agents	52,090	180
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	51,820	160
Financial analysts	51,460	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,280	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	51,150	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,940	440

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