Ogden, Utah is a regional business center. Ogden's primary economic assets are manufacturing, transportation, aircraft industries and income-tax processing. The major manufacturing industries are clothing, pharmaceuticals and transportation equipment. In addition, Ogden is a prominent recreational hub. Numerous major businesses in the ski and winter sports sector have relocated their operations to Ogden.
Big-D Construction is one of the largest construction companies in Utah. The corporate office of Flying J is located in Ogden. Marketstar is a sales and marketing outsourcing firm for some of the world's prominent companies. ATK provides conventional and advanced weapon systems for the US military. Autoliv is a leading company in the automotive safety industry.
Ogden/Weber County is home to three major industrial parks and several other industrial areas. The city also includes a notable aerospace cluster.
Some of the notable manufacturers situated in the Ogden region are Bourns Sensors and Controls, Chromalox, Fresenius Medical Care, GSC Foundries, Jetway, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Levelor, Parker Hannifin and Western Zirconium.
The Hill Air Force Base includes a large aircraft maintenance facility which provides jobs for thousands of civilians. Ogden includes a regional tax processing center for the Internal Revenue Service and employs a large number of people. The US Forest Service maintains a regional office in the city and is a notable employer.
Ogden's major private employers:
The city's primary fields of employment:
Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 83.4 (U.S. average: 100). Adult population which has earned a bachelor's degree or better: 17%.
Organizations offering assistance to local companies include:
Those interested in news about the local business community may want to read the StandardNet.
| 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 | 2,700 | 51,090 | $32,360 - 74,290 | 14% | 95% |
| 2 | Registered nurses | 2,690 | 55,160 | $43,330 - 69,570 | 24% | 56% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 1,830 | 52,950 | $25,720 - 106,670 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,580 | 22,030 | $14,200 - 38,200 | 9% | 54% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,320 | 62,440 | $36,900 - 92,560 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,220 | 48,340 | $30,720 - 64,140 | 11% | 95% |
| 7 | Social and human service assistants | 1,200 | 25,280 | $17,610 - 36,060 | 34% | 58% |
| 8 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,010 | 48,200 | $33,200 - 65,040 | 6% | 96% |
| 9 | Computer specialists, all other | 920 | 70,420 | $37,900 - 97,680 | 15% | 68% |
| 10 | Management analysts | 850 | 71,400 | $48,040 - 102,020 | 22% | 78% |
| 11 | Mechanical engineers | 680 | 75,680 | $54,150 - 101,040 | 4% | 78% |
| 12 | Computer programmers | 620 | 63,060 | $34,300 - 94,950 | 0% | 73% |
| 13 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 610 | 83,510 | $65,280 - 101,600 | 4% | 81% |
| 14 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 570 | 41,360 | $23,920 - 63,040 | 13% | 73% |
| 15 | Financial managers | 530 | 89,700 | $50,000 - 128,490 | 13% | 60% |
| 16 | Managers, all other | 500 | 85,330 | $57,390 - 107,500 | 7% | 55% |
| 17 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 420 | 48,330 | $34,700 - 65,210 | 20% | 87% |
| 18 | Computer and information systems managers | 390 | 98,060 | $71,030 - 128,920 | 16% | 73% |
| 19 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 390 | 105,820 | $38,460 - 166,260 | 12% | 51% |
| 20 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 370 | 72,580 | $48,950 - 101,770 | 28% | 85% |
| 21 | Pharmacists | 350 | 108,570 | $91,920 - 129,640 | 22% | 97% |
| 22 | Industrial engineers | 330 | 68,120 | $44,260 - 98,700 | 20% | 74% |
| 23 | Computer systems analysts | 320 | 64,240 | $40,810 - 90,580 | 29% | 68% |
| 24 | Computer software engineers, applications | 310 | 72,870 | $43,640 - 102,870 | 45% | 85% |
| 25 | Coaches and scouts | 310 | 30,510 | $14,890 - 64,050 | 15% | 60% |
| 26 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 300 | 58,780 | $31,790 - 86,310 | 17% | 56% |
| 27 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 300 | 84,080 | $67,210 - 105,120 | 8% | 78% |
| 28 | Graphic designers | 290 | 38,210 | $22,340 - 51,240 | 10% | 55% |
| 29 | Network and computer systems administrators | 280 | 61,300 | $39,340 - 88,580 | 27% | 50% |
| 30 | Lawyers | 280 | 85,460 | $46,180 - 120,280 | 11% | 99% |
| 31 | Chief executives | 280 | 144,380 | $39,600 - | 2% | 65% |
| 32 | Engineers, all other | 270 | 78,360 | $44,400 - 114,790 | 6% | 82% |
| 33 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 270 | 47,530 | $32,930 - 72,000 | 5% | 58% |
| 34 | Training and development specialists | 270 | 45,840 | $25,190 - 72,460 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Financial specialists, all other | 260 | 60,080 | $39,640 - 81,520 | 12% | 50% |
| 36 | Public relations specialists | 260 | 46,550 | $29,930 - 64,600 | 18% | 81% |
| 37 | Medical and health services managers | 260 | 84,630 | $56,230 - 118,050 | 16% | 57% |
| 38 | Aerospace engineers | 250 | 78,550 | $55,420 - 102,340 | 10% | 87% |
| 39 | Sales managers | 250 | 84,200 | $45,610 - 133,570 | 10% | 69% |
| 40 | Child, family, and school social workers | 250 | 36,690 | $25,480 - 49,710 | 19% | 77% |
| 41 | Speech-language pathologists | 240 | 64,130 | $37,440 - 104,620 | 11% | 98% |
| 42 | Budget analysts | 230 | 67,840 | $45,420 - 93,490 | 7% | 78% |
| 43 | Physical therapists | 220 | 69,420 | $49,130 - 97,700 | 27% | 89% |
| 44 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 200 | $ - | 18% | 56% | |
| 45 | Social and community service managers | 180 | 50,030 | $34,440 - 67,470 | 25% | 72% |
| 46 | Special education teachers, middle school | 180 | 45,850 | $33,570 - 59,730 | 16% | 87% |
| 47 | Marketing managers | 180 | 90,600 | $48,750 - 139,220 | 14% | 69% |
| 48 | Engineering managers | 170 | 98,180 | $63,080 - 144,820 | 7% | 84% |
| 49 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 160 | 34,080 | $21,970 - 58,660 | 15% | 51% |
| 50 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 160 | 68,000 | $43,140 - 119,370 | 53% | 57% |
| 51 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 160 | 35,650 | $18,670 - 57,190 | 11% | 79% |
| 52 | Legislators | 150 | 28,790 | $12,890 - 87,570 | 1% | 65% |
| 53 | Audio-visual collections specialists | 150 | 29,770 | $22,390 - 38,620 | 0% | 79% |
| 54 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 150 | 52,610 | $35,270 - 67,100 | 12% | 51% |
| 55 | Floral designers | 150 | 21,160 | $16,380 - 27,290 | 0% | 55% |
| 56 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 150 | 30,660 | $14,170 - 47,890 | 23% | 54% |
| 57 | Medical and public health social workers | 150 | 51,540 | $33,130 - 78,270 | 24% | 77% |
| 58 | Sales and related workers, all other | 150 | 38,100 | $19,850 - 68,290 | 14% | 62% |
| 59 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 140 | 58,700 | $28,000 - 153,040 | 25% | 67% |
| 60 | Market research analysts | 140 | 44,920 | $13,270 - 93,730 | 20% | 82% |
| 61 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 140 | 43,850 | $27,610 - 71,060 | 18% | 56% |
| 62 | Commercial and industrial designers | 140 | 77,840 | $38,520 - 130,260 | 7% | 55% |
| 63 | Instructional coordinators | 130 | 47,540 | $25,430 - 72,840 | 23% | 79% |
| 64 | Chemists | 130 | 60,990 | $33,090 - 87,500 | 9% | 93% |
| 65 | Mental health counselors | 130 | 44,150 | $32,500 - 66,440 | 30% | 73% |
| 66 | Technical writers | 130 | 51,230 | $36,460 - 71,370 | 20% | 74% |
| 67 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 120 | 46,430 | $29,880 - 65,820 | 9% | 87% |
| 68 | Database administrators | 120 | 65,780 | $41,480 - 106,500 | 29% | 72% |
| 69 | Financial analysts | 120 | 53,880 | $35,440 - 81,530 | 34% | 87% |
| 70 | Editors | 120 | 51,100 | $32,690 - 79,690 | 2% | 81% |
| 71 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 120 | 53,000 | $38,490 - 75,390 | 16% | 99% |
| 72 | Computer and information scientists, research | 100 | 78,400 | $59,890 - 99,110 | 22% | 68% |
| 73 | Physician assistants | 100 | 91,500 | $69,840 - 124,730 | 27% | 67% |
| 74 | Electrical engineers | 90 | 78,200 | $49,740 - 104,090 | 6% | 81% |
| 75 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 90 | 90,920 | $57,060 - 133,770 | 14% | 78% |
| 76 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 90 | 25,490 | $15,780 - 35,380 | 11% | 55% |
| 77 | Occupational therapists | 80 | 58,290 | $41,720 - 77,400 | 23% | 90% |
| 78 | Chiropractors | 80 | 54,770 | $37,220 - 89,790 | 14% | 98% |
| 79 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 80 | 63,830 | $43,500 - 82,380 | 8% | 72% |
| 80 | Operations research analysts | 80 | 65,600 | $51,610 - 81,020 | 11% | 71% |
| 81 | Advertising sales agents | 80 | 46,400 | $16,050 - 85,380 | 20% | 56% |
| 82 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 70 | 71,130 | $53,140 - 91,670 | 18% | 88% |
| 83 | Librarians | 70 | 44,630 | $30,360 - 65,730 | 4% | 85% |
| 84 | Rehabilitation counselors | 70 | 42,520 | $29,340 - 59,860 | 23% | 73% |
| 85 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 70 | 59,770 | $36,020 - 87,680 | 25% | 93% |
| 86 | Microbiologists | 70 | 44,810 | $26,600 - 66,460 | 11% | 95% |
| 87 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 70 | 56,950 | $36,050 - 91,010 | 17% | 54% |
| 88 | Writers and authors | 60 | 40,400 | $27,750 - 57,590 | 13% | 84% |
| 89 | Natural sciences managers | 60 | 90,010 | $66,150 - 123,100 | 11% | 93% |
| 90 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 60 | 39,870 | $22,920 - 58,910 | 9% | 72% |
| 91 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 60 | 41,410 | $28,460 - 53,640 | 34% | 73% |
| 92 | Training and development managers | 50 | 70,990 | $47,220 - 103,640 | 16% | 58% |
| 93 | Chemical engineers | 50 | 80,840 | $55,050 - 105,470 | 8% | 91% |
| 94 | Veterinarians | 50 | 91,880 | $55,420 - 131,690 | 35% | 100% |
| 95 | Surveyors | 50 | $ - | 24% | 82% | |
| 96 | Optometrists | 50 | 121,280 | $64,160 - | 11% | 100% |
| 97 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 50 | 56,850 | $38,890 - 78,960 | 10% | 74% |
| 98 | Purchasing managers | 50 | 76,090 | $47,740 - 109,720 | 3% | 57% |
| 99 | Environmental engineers | 40 | $ - | 25% | 86% | |
| 100 | Credit analysts | 40 | 50,610 | $25,590 - 95,010 | 2% | 60% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 6,710 | 22,950 | $13,690 - 35,560 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 5,760 | 17,950 | $13,270 - 24,030 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 4,690 | 16,010 | $12,940 - 20,160 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 4,320 | 23,470 | $15,930 - 32,000 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,520 | 27,130 | $17,710 - 37,610 | 1% | 18% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,460 | 21,540 | $16,270 - 29,320 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,370 | 19,560 | $13,270 - 29,090 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,140 | 23,760 | $16,360 - 31,990 | -7% | 8% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 2,900 | 18,560 | $13,340 - 26,220 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | General and operations managers | 2,860 | 81,320 | $37,610 - 134,750 | 2% | 48% |
| 11 | Construction laborers | 2,740 | 24,630 | $17,140 - 32,830 | 11% | 5% |
| 12 | Teacher assistants | 2,700 | 23,490 | $16,080 - 31,150 | 10% | 18% |
| 13 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,590 | 37,730 | $27,130 - 54,670 | 10% | 4% |
| 14 | Customer service representatives | 2,570 | 27,030 | $16,610 - 40,740 | 25% | 22% |
| 15 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,400 | 32,170 | $21,670 - 46,780 | 13% | 16% |
| 16 | Business operations specialists, all other | 2,140 | 75,570 | $44,520 - 109,580 | 21% | 49% |
| 17 | Telemarketers | 2,070 | 21,440 | $16,210 - 28,830 | -9% | 14% |
| 18 | Carpenters | 2,050 | 35,780 | $23,790 - 50,330 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,890 | 37,070 | $20,920 - 59,710 | 4% | 25% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,890 | 42,400 | $26,510 - 60,500 | 6% | 29% |
| 21 | Machinists | 1,850 | 39,210 | $24,530 - 56,600 | -2% | 3% |
| 22 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,790 | 23,540 | $13,490 - 38,980 | 8% | 4% |
| 23 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,640 | 17,930 | $13,270 - 24,420 | -11% | 3% |
| 24 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,580 | 20,650 | $14,600 - 26,930 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Helpers--production workers | 1,560 | 21,800 | $16,640 - 28,290 | 0% | 4% |
| 26 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,540 | 36,010 | $20,970 - 54,460 | 10% | 6% |
| 27 | Team assemblers | 1,450 | 27,420 | $21,090 - 34,450 | 0% | 5% |
| 28 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,390 | 21,180 | $14,120 - 30,720 | 18% | 6% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,370 | 60,250 | $38,080 - 93,100 | 9% | 10% |
| 30 | Home health aides | 1,370 | 20,910 | $16,780 - 26,830 | 49% | 7% |
| 31 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,360 | 21,820 | $17,420 - 26,760 | 18% | 7% |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,240 | 50,190 | $27,750 - 80,850 | -4% | 15% |
| 33 | Electricians | 1,210 | 41,180 | $24,830 - 59,160 | 7% | 7% |
| 34 | Child care workers | 1,190 | 18,460 | $13,210 - 25,820 | 18% | 15% |
| 35 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,190 | 36,430 | $24,380 - 56,160 | 5% | 2% |
| 36 | Cooks, fast food | 1,180 | 16,590 | $13,290 - 19,890 | 8% | 5% |
| 37 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,140 | 24,890 | $15,890 - 37,140 | 4% | 6% |
| 38 | Tellers | 1,130 | 21,400 | $16,770 - 28,990 | 14% | 16% |
| 39 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,100 | 38,600 | $27,410 - 53,730 | 15% | 18% |
| 40 | All other information and record clerks | 1,050 | 32,130 | $23,980 - 43,000 | -12% | 21% |
| 41 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,050 | 28,180 | $13,720 - 60,530 | 23% | 16% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,040 | 29,430 | $21,550 - 39,460 | 11% | 14% |
| 43 | Logisticians | 1,020 | 67,100 | $46,390 - 90,950 | 17% | 43% |
| 44 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,020 | 41,460 | $25,150 - 63,970 | 4% | 30% |
| 45 | Medical secretaries | 1,010 | 25,470 | $17,330 - 37,410 | 17% | 18% |
| 46 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 990 | 49,310 | $40,780 - 61,230 | 11% | 11% |
| 47 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 960 | 40,710 | $29,590 - 52,380 | 3% | 38% |
| 48 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 960 | 44,040 | $26,110 - 65,280 | 11% | 4% |
| 49 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 950 | 38,300 | $18,600 - 58,540 | 14% | 4% |
| 50 | Sheet metal workers | 950 | 44,360 | $24,300 - 60,090 | 7% | 4% |
| 51 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 920 | 27,220 | $19,320 - 37,860 | -1% | 2% |
| 52 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 910 | 16,780 | $12,950 - 23,620 | 13% | 5% |
| 53 | Cooks, restaurant | 850 | 22,580 | $17,290 - 29,570 | 12% | 5% |
| 54 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 850 | 58,730 | $37,070 - 79,340 | 7% | 13% |
| 55 | Data entry keyers | 840 | 27,240 | $19,730 - 33,820 | -4% | 18% |
| 56 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 820 | 38,620 | $24,670 - 53,520 | 9% | 3% |
| 57 | Dental assistants | 810 | 25,020 | $17,230 - 33,270 | 29% | 9% |
| 58 | Medical assistants | 790 | 26,460 | $16,880 - 38,660 | 35% | 10% |
| 59 | Computer support specialists | 790 | 41,530 | $23,900 - 64,430 | 13% | 43% |
| 60 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 790 | 23,630 | $15,130 - 33,450 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 780 | 21,210 | $16,220 - 28,300 | 11% | 5% |
| 62 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 750 | 38,250 | $28,750 - 50,100 | 8% | 3% |
| 63 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 740 | 34,640 | $17,560 - 49,430 | 12% | 6% |
| 64 | Security guards | 730 | 22,670 | $13,510 - 32,910 | 17% | 13% |
| 65 | Food preparation workers | 720 | 16,980 | $13,230 - 21,250 | 15% | 7% |
| 66 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 720 | 15,960 | $12,980 - 19,740 | 10% | 8% |
| 67 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 700 | 44,100 | $34,430 - 57,290 | 11% | 33% |
| 68 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 690 | 30,890 | $22,150 - 40,840 | 11% | 2% |
| 69 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 670 | 62,830 | $34,650 - 93,590 | 0% | 42% |
| 70 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 670 | 36,960 | $21,820 - 54,820 | -6% | 14% |
| 71 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 660 | 18,300 | $13,320 - 24,770 | 14% | 3% |
| 72 | Bill and account collectors | 650 | 28,250 | $20,320 - 39,410 | 23% | 13% |
| 73 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 620 | 15,280 | $12,860 - 19,450 | 19% | 31% |
| 74 | Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 610 | 51,390 | $41,990 - 62,470 | 7% | 0% |
| 75 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 590 | 24,680 | $17,850 - 33,020 | 0% | 3% |
| 76 | Helpers--carpenters | 570 | 23,350 | $17,370 - 30,660 | 12% | 3% |
| 77 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 540 | 33,360 | $15,670 - 56,010 | 7% | 2% |
| 78 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 530 | 37,010 | $17,340 - 60,800 | 27% | 47% |
| 79 | Pharmacy technicians | 520 | 30,270 | $23,030 - 38,500 | 32% | 16% |
| 80 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 510 | 15,810 | $12,970 - 19,790 | 10% | 17% |
| 81 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 510 | 42,330 | $27,330 - 56,930 | 9% | 5% |
| 82 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 510 | 16,490 | $12,920 - 23,480 | 24% | 22% |
| 83 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 500 | 26,660 | $21,320 - 32,320 | 0% | 24% |
| 84 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 490 | 46,700 | $28,120 - 65,600 | 0% | 0% |
| 85 | Loan officers | 490 | 68,410 | $33,680 - 125,760 | 12% | 49% |
| 86 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 480 | 27,050 | $20,360 - 36,260 | 4% | 15% |
| 87 | Parts salespersons | 470 | 31,910 | $20,770 - 49,160 | -1% | 6% |
| 88 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 460 | 30,780 | $21,670 - 48,120 | 0% | 0% |
| 89 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 430 | 37,160 | $26,460 - 49,440 | 12% | 3% |
| 90 | Postal service mail carriers | 430 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 91 | Bartenders | 420 | 20,650 | $13,160 - 32,490 | 11% | 17% |
| 92 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 420 | 40,340 | $28,070 - 53,850 | 14% | 7% |
| 93 | Plasterers and stucco masons | 420 | 32,970 | $23,800 - 43,220 | 8% | 0% |
| 94 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 420 | 23,300 | $13,750 - 38,620 | -8% | 5% |
| 95 | Procurement clerks | 410 | 35,140 | $23,640 - 46,810 | -1% | 24% |
| 96 | Dishwashers | 400 | 15,110 | $12,860 - 18,770 | 10% | 3% |
| 97 | Driver/sales workers | 400 | 25,030 | $15,740 - 39,250 | -4% | 4% |
| 98 | Fire fighters | 400 | 33,610 | $21,260 - 49,980 | 12% | 18% |
| 99 | Cost estimators | 390 | 57,600 | $35,340 - 82,970 | 19% | 32% |
| 100 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 390 | 15,120 | $12,860 - 18,750 | 12% | 6% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 29,770 | 150 | 25.8 |
| Helpers--roofers | 23,490 | 160 | 9.7 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 32,970 | 420 | 8.7 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 40,710 | 960 | 8.4 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 53,640 | 360 | 8.4 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 17,820 | 160 | 8 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 22,430 | 150 | 7.7 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 110 | 6.9 | |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 27,780 | 270 | 6.9 |
| Logisticians | 67,100 | 1,020 | 6.8 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 49,310 | 990 | 6.7 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 51,390 | 610 | 6 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 24,680 | 590 | 5.9 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 23,350 | 570 | 5.7 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 24,980 | 220 | 5.3 |
| Telemarketers | 21,440 | 2,070 | 4.4 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 15,280 | 620 | 4.3 |
| Sheet metal workers | 44,360 | 950 | 4.2 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 34,150 | 150 | 3.9 |
| Aerospace engineers | 78,550 | 250 | 3.8 |
| Service station attendants | 18,850 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Procurement clerks | 35,140 | 410 | 3.6 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 46,700 | 490 | 3.5 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,060 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Machinists | 39,210 | 1,850 | 3.3 |
| All other information and record clerks | 32,130 | 1,050 | 3.3 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 35,330 | 100 | 3.3 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 77,840 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 30,780 | 460 | 3.2 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 70,420 | 920 | 3.1 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 36,640 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 33,360 | 540 | 3.1 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 44,260 | 170 | 3 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 83,510 | 610 | 3 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 78,400 | 100 | 3 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 25,310 | 100 | 3 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 55,520 | 260 | 2.9 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 26,510 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 51,640 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Crossing guards | 17,440 | 230 | 2.7 |
| Social and human service assistants | 25,280 | 1,200 | 2.7 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 28,470 | 340 | 2.6 |
| Budget analysts | 67,840 | 230 | 2.6 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 41,460 | 1,020 | 2.5 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,800 | 1,560 | 2.5 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 36,430 | 1,190 | 2.4 |
| Physical therapist aides | 19,870 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 30,890 | 690 | 2.4 |
| Legislators | 28,790 | 150 | 2.4 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 120 | 2.3 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 105,820 | 1.45 | 390 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 77,840 | 1.34 | 140 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 75,570 | 1.28 | 2,140 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 37,010 | 1.23 | 530 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 51,640 | 1.22 | 200 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 28,180 | 1.21 | 1,050 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 62,830 | 1.19 | 670 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 50,790 | 1.18 | 180 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,540 | 1.18 | 300 |
| Food service managers | 56,790 | 1.17 | 130 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,060 | 1.16 | 280 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 34,960 | 1.16 | 160 |
| Loan officers | 68,410 | 1.16 | 490 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 55,520 | 1.15 | 260 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 61,580 | 1.14 | 160 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 59,170 | 1.14 | 270 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 51,540 | 1.12 | 150 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 36,960 | 1.1 | 670 |
| Tool and die makers | 49,440 | 1.09 | 140 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 42,750 | 1.09 | 220 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 31,140 | 1.09 | 110 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 58,780 | 1.08 | 300 |
| Mental health counselors | 44,150 | 1.08 | 130 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 40,710 | 1.08 | 960 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 30,270 | 1.08 | 520 |
| Recreation workers | 25,870 | 1.07 | 220 |
| Budget analysts | 67,840 | 1.07 | 230 |
| Bartenders | 20,650 | 1.06 | 420 |
| Sheet metal workers | 44,360 | 1.06 | 950 |
| Machinists | 39,210 | 1.06 | 1,850 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 38,300 | 1.06 | 950 |
| Teacher assistants | 23,490 | 1.06 | 2,700 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 68,000 | 1.05 | 160 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 36,010 | 1.05 | 1,540 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 60,080 | 1.05 | 260 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 51,390 | 1.05 | 610 |
| Data entry keyers | 27,240 | 1.05 | 840 |
| Parts salespersons | 31,910 | 1.05 | 470 |
| Accountants and auditors | 62,440 | 1.05 | 1,320 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 70,420 | 1.04 | 920 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 34,150 | 1.04 | 150 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 23,760 | 1.04 | 3,140 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 53,640 | 1.04 | 360 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 22,580 | 1.04 | 850 |
| Roofers | 36,590 | 1.04 | 270 |
| Logisticians | 67,100 | 1.04 | 1,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 60,250 | 1.04 | 1,370 |
| Pharmacists | 108,570 | 1.04 | 350 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 36,430 | 1.03 | 1,190 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 47,130 | 1.03 | 250 |
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