Provo Employment

Employment and Industries in the Provo, Utah Area

The Provo region has a diverse economy. The region has one of the largest concentrations of software technologies firms in the country and also has one of the nation's largest concentrations of high-technology companies. The region also includes numerous biotech companies.

Some of the world's prominent software firms are situated in the Provo area including Symantec, Novell, Inc., and Corel. Some of the high tech companies situated in the area are Ameritech Library Services, Micron Technology, Covergys, PowerQuest Corp., Nimbus Manufacturing, Viewsoft and Folio Corporation. Provo is also home to Nature's Sunshine, Banta Press, Powder River Manufacturing and Sears Telecatolog.

Notable data about Provo, Utah: Average earnings in 2009: $29,000. Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 35%. 2008 cost of living index in Provo: 92.9 (national average: 100).

Provo's largest job providers:

Brigham Young University
Alpine School District
IHC Health Care Services
Utah Valley State College
Nebo School District
Convergys
Provo School District
Nestle USA Food Group Inc
Novell, Inc
Modus Media International
Nu Skin International Inc
Utah Dept of Human Services
Morinda Holdings, Inc
Natures Sunshine Products, Inc
The Generations Network Inc
Central Utah Clinic, PC
Heritage Schools Foundation, Inc
Heritage Web Design, LLC

Provo's significant fields of employment:

Education
Healthcare
Trade, transportation and utilities
Government
Manufacturing
Leisure and hospitality
Professional, scientific and management

Provo companies have access to helpful associations such as:

Information about local business and industry is provided by the Daily Herald.

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	3,400	46,180	$27,470 - 72,050	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	2,880	57,660	$43,910 - 77,390	24%	56%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,120	50,900	$20,610 - 85,530	8%	51%
4	Social and human service assistants	1,660	23,200	$17,240 - 30,110	34%	58%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,500	66,070	$30,540 - 152,710	18%	79%
6	Computer programmers	1,270	59,510	$29,590 - 95,470	0%	73%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,260	51,360	$30,360 - 75,390	11%	95%
8	Computer software engineers, applications	1,190	81,340	$50,250 - 110,890	45%	85%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	660	68,060	$39,960 - 117,330	12%	51%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	630	49,780	$30,210 - 69,680	13%	73%
11	Graphic designers	590	38,930	$23,940 - 56,530	10%	55%
12	Financial managers	540	82,300	$47,090 - 126,850	13%	60%
13	Sales managers	520	97,090	$55,060 - 157,990	10%	69%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	470	60,800	$37,590 - 92,680	27%	50%
15	Computer and information systems managers	430	105,090	$63,410 - 150,930	16%	73%
16	Computer software engineers, systems software	430	77,510	$48,580 - 115,170	28%	85%
17	Chief executives	430	140,610	$48,610 -	2%	65%
18	Electrical engineers	360	79,400	$54,480 - 110,940	6%	81%
19	Civil engineers	360	71,050	$47,180 - 100,310	18%	87%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	330	82,130	$62,980 - 103,130	8%	78%
21	Network systems and data communications analysts	330	71,220	$39,010 - 117,400	53%	57%
22	Computer systems analysts	320	69,120	$38,460 - 106,480	29%	68%
23	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	310	63,250	$20,650 - 130,320	25%	67%
24	Training and development specialists	310	44,080	$25,500 - 63,780	18%	56%
25	Public relations specialists	300	43,670	$22,830 - 74,080	18%	81%
26	Lawyers	290	81,990	$48,690 - 109,980	11%	99%
27	Market research analysts	280	55,020	$32,860 - 83,760	20%	82%
28	Pharmacists	270	103,870	$89,830 - 128,100	22%	97%
29	Medical and health services managers	270	80,520	$49,480 - 112,030	16%	57%
30	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	260	76,650	$40,490 - 129,550	16%	99%
31	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	230	34,690	$24,530 - 51,880	20%	87%
32	Physical therapists	220	65,970	$45,270 - 83,580	27%	89%
33	Managers, all other	220	70,810	$36,070 - 109,520	7%	55%
34	Computer specialists, all other	220	30,630	$18,760 - 54,550	15%	68%
35	Marketing managers	210	92,070	$39,560 - 159,100	14%	69%
36	Dentists, general	210	81,770	$39,420 - 159,560	9%	100%
37	Child, family, and school social workers	210	39,480	$28,050 - 50,850	19%	77%
38	Industrial engineers	200	74,410	$47,450 - 108,610	20%	74%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	190	42,220	$32,040 - 59,660	5%	58%
40	Management analysts	170	58,510	$39,050 - 94,960	22%	78%
41	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	170	40,390	$26,650 - 53,650	30%	77%
42	Database administrators	170	71,340	$39,290 - 110,030	29%	72%
43	Librarians	160	42,240	$22,220 - 64,740	4%	85%
44	Editors	160	35,640	$14,400 - 62,230	2%	81%
45	Engineering managers	160	91,320	$59,810 - 129,600	7%	84%
46	Speech-language pathologists	150	54,200	$36,610 - 78,160	11%	98%
47	Coaches and scouts	150	27,450	$17,000 - 43,910	15%	60%
48	Social and community service managers	140	57,680	$37,470 - 80,710	25%	72%
49	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	140	48,340	$28,570 - 78,050	17%	56%
50	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	140	43,150	$30,600 - 58,520	18%	56%
51	Technical writers	130	45,810	$29,030 - 63,920	20%	74%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	130	53,040	$42,260 - 65,950	12%	51%
53	Sales and related workers, all other	130	29,070	$17,650 - 39,080	14%	62%
54	Instructional coordinators	110	52,480	$29,860 - 76,930	23%	79%
55	Chemists	110	63,480	$40,400 - 90,070	9%	93%
56	Personal financial advisors	110	80,420	$36,580 -	41%	81%
57	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	29,780	$22,380 - 41,670	15%	51%
58	Special education teachers, secondary school	110	35,590	$26,450 - 49,120	9%	87%
59	Producers and directors	100	74,560	$42,270 - 124,390	11%	75%
60	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	90	45,080	$28,180 - 72,800	18%	56%
61	Medical and public health social workers	90	43,670	$26,810 - 61,110	24%	77%
62	Legislators	80	20,660	$12,790 - 20,360	1%	65%
63	Rehabilitation counselors	80	40,380	$28,570 - 52,180	23%	73%
64	Mental health counselors	80	47,110	$29,760 - 64,820	30%	73%
65	Floral designers	80	19,670	$15,670 - 25,030	0%	55%
66	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	80	44,640	$33,730 - 56,220	34%	73%
67	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	80	19,970	$14,500 - 24,550	11%	55%
68	Recreational therapists	70	35,610	$23,450 - 51,630	4%	77%
69	Financial analysts	70	54,170	$28,430 - 87,710	34%	87%
70	Budget analysts	70	55,640	$43,490 - 66,920	7%	78%
71	Physician assistants	70	88,320	$58,410 - 129,520	27%	67%
72	Food scientists and technologists	60	69,110	$38,470 - 106,170	10%	82%
73	Natural sciences managers	60	86,820	$58,430 - 124,030	11%	93%
74	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	70,510	$36,540 - 101,540	4%	81%
75	Purchasing managers	60	78,240	$56,790 - 108,810	3%	57%
76	Training and development managers	50	81,460	$57,990 - 107,560	16%	58%
77	Occupational therapists	50	64,530	$46,050 - 84,800	23%	90%
78	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	43,930	$28,620 - 67,650	0%	96%
79	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	43,370	$34,060 - 55,420	9%	72%
80	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	50	56,210	$28,980 - 88,830	12%	94%
81	Materials engineers	50	71,210	$46,140 - 100,560	4%	77%
82	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	50	42,950	$25,970 - 67,900	15%	72%
83	Meeting and convention planners	50	35,670	$21,760 - 52,460	20%	67%
84	Urban and regional planners	50	55,060	$36,930 - 76,750	15%	92%
85	Special education teachers, middle school	40	39,920	$15,450 - 61,410	16%	87%
86	Writers and authors	40	51,340	$28,450 - 78,640	13%	84%
87	Compensation and benefits managers	40	70,930	$46,540 - 101,040	12%	58%
88	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	33,130	$26,220 - 45,360	25%	58%
89	Veterinarians	40	81,620	$57,550 - 101,760	35%	100%
90	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	40	56,010	$36,030 - 79,960	9%	95%
91	Computer hardware engineers	30	78,150	$52,290 - 103,410	5%	70%
92	Operations research analysts	30	44,570	$29,980 - 65,180	11%	71%
93	Athletic trainers	30	42,050	$18,310 - 68,600	24%	72%
94	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	54,750	$38,300 - 79,980	17%	54%

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	6,690	23,570	$14,020 - 38,070	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	5,210	18,420	$13,660 - 24,250	-2%	10%
3	Customer service representatives	4,410	25,450	$17,510 - 35,510	25%	22%
4	Office clerks, general	3,700	22,440	$14,500 - 31,430	13%	19%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,670	16,690	$13,150 - 20,560	18%	5%
6	General and operations managers	3,170	79,240	$37,290 - 140,110	2%	48%
7	Construction laborers	2,410	28,880	$20,000 - 39,560	11%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,400	19,450	$13,200 - 30,810	15%	4%
9	Receptionists and information clerks	2,390	22,110	$14,860 - 30,980	17%	13%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,280	27,620	$15,730 - 39,360	13%	16%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,240	21,780	$16,530 - 29,520	-7%	8%
12	Teacher assistants	2,230	20,640	$14,480 - 29,300	10%	18%
13	Waiters and waitresses	2,010	17,740	$12,930 - 26,880	11%	14%
14	Food preparation workers	1,870	16,440	$13,010 - 20,970	15%	7%
15	Carpenters	1,810	35,890	$24,600 - 49,220	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,770	33,450	$21,100 - 50,640	4%	25%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,760	43,350	$25,350 - 67,150	6%	29%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,690	23,170	$17,000 - 30,980	2%	5%
19	Computer support specialists	1,630	33,180	$20,510 - 52,660	13%	43%
20	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,620	21,060	$14,220 - 30,090	18%	6%
21	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,440	21,310	$17,150 - 26,510	18%	7%
22	Telemarketers	1,430	24,360	$17,140 - 32,460	-9%	14%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,400	28,840	$17,890 - 45,440	10%	6%
24	Helpers--production workers	1,340	22,540	$17,700 - 28,720	0%	4%
25	Team assemblers	1,310	24,710	$18,230 - 32,190	0%	5%
26	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,270	39,430	$26,750 - 60,190	10%	4%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,260	53,920	$35,700 - 70,090	9%	10%
28	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,150	36,550	$27,250 - 48,960	8%	3%
29	Electricians	1,130	49,050	$27,540 - 74,340	7%	7%
30	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,060	25,750	$18,250 - 35,110	4%	6%
31	Packers and packagers, hand	1,050	18,620	$13,370 - 25,420	-11%	3%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,020	27,170	$18,000 - 38,820	11%	14%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,020	23,050	$13,360 - 33,930	8%	4%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	980	37,360	$21,960 - 53,470	14%	4%
35	Tellers	940	23,440	$17,800 - 30,800	14%	16%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	930	48,790	$27,040 - 76,810	-4%	15%
37	Home health aides	930	20,620	$16,460 - 27,890	49%	7%
38	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	910	36,310	$24,680 - 49,000	15%	18%
39	Sales representatives, services, all other	900	45,520	$17,140 - 79,530	28%	48%
40	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	900	50,340	$35,420 - 67,740	11%	4%
41	Medical secretaries	870	26,650	$19,090 - 36,740	17%	18%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	820	20,910	$14,620 - 30,220	11%	5%
43	Medical assistants	810	24,200	$14,890 - 32,070	35%	10%
44	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	780	19,260	$14,560 - 27,040	13%	5%
45	Dental assistants	760	26,820	$20,760 - 36,660	29%	9%
46	Cement masons and concrete finishers	760	33,250	$22,830 - 43,830	11%	2%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	750	65,620	$27,540 - 107,480	21%	49%
48	Cooks, restaurant	740	23,140	$17,840 - 30,360	12%	5%
49	Data entry keyers	720	22,400	$14,510 - 31,100	-4%	18%
50	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	660	16,840	$13,000 - 23,850	12%	6%
51	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	630	25,110	$18,690 - 34,590	-4%	4%
52	Loan officers	620	58,290	$29,630 - 96,440	12%	49%
53	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	590	32,440	$15,730 - 52,510	4%	30%
54	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	590	15,840	$12,900 - 20,120	10%	8%
55	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	580	25,320	$17,290 - 37,600	10%	24%
56	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	580	22,100	$14,940 - 31,210	-4%	5%
57	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	570	26,840	$20,440 - 36,690	3%	4%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	570	21,810	$16,650 - 30,030	12%	6%
59	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	560	18,380	$13,510 - 24,240	14%	3%
60	Counter and rental clerks	550	20,660	$13,210 - 31,100	23%	16%
61	Industrial machinery mechanics	540	37,810	$21,550 - 56,730	9%	5%
62	Construction managers	520	69,560	$36,350 - 121,080	16%	29%
63	Order clerks	520	23,850	$17,280 - 31,990	-23%	16%
64	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	520	33,940	$23,380 - 49,080	5%	2%
65	Painters, construction and maintenance	510	32,120	$24,420 - 44,410	12%	6%
66	Dishwashers	510	17,060	$13,270 - 21,400	10%	3%
67	Child care workers	500	18,960	$15,970 - 24,930	18%	15%
68	Amusement and recreation attendants	500	17,510	$13,210 - 23,920	24%	22%
69	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	490	28,590	$22,520 - 32,340	-26%	6%
70	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	490	34,330	$25,040 - 45,980	14%	7%
71	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	490	41,380	$29,600 - 58,090	11%	33%
72	Tile and marble setters	480	41,860	$26,150 - 60,120	15%	3%
73	Bus drivers, school	470	29,310	$16,710 - 39,920	9%	4%
74	Personal and home care aides	460	17,910	$16,050 - 19,700	51%	10%
75	Security guards	440	29,580	$20,010 - 46,520	17%	13%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	430	53,300	$35,270 - 76,320	7%	13%
77	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	410	27,150	$20,100 - 36,060	0%	0%
78	Loan interviewers and clerks	390	27,150	$18,180 - 36,620	0%	24%
79	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	390	15,920	$12,950 - 19,920	10%	17%
80	Dental hygienists	390	65,740	$45,690 - 83,260	30%	33%
81	Printing machine operators	380	25,130	$15,290 - 37,810	-5%	6%
82	Postal service mail carriers	370			1%	11%
83	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	360	34,590	$21,650 - 55,150	-6%	14%
84	Preschool teachers, except special education	350	20,590	$13,720 - 30,190	26%	43%
85	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	350	38,240	$28,150 - 53,590	9%	3%
86	Pharmacy technicians	350	29,590	$22,670 - 37,660	32%	16%
87	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	340	31,090	$20,060 - 45,570	11%	3%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	340	47,840	$26,940 - 77,610	4%	38%
89	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	330	49,370	$34,080 - 66,610	0%	42%
90	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	330	25,670	$17,650 - 38,290	-8%	5%
91	Fire fighters	320	32,420	$16,470 - 53,660	12%	18%
92	Cost estimators	310	50,530	$31,110 - 73,100	19%	32%
93	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	310	25,100	$16,730 - 35,850	1%	10%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	300	32,050	$20,330 - 46,190	12%	3%
95	Bill and account collectors	300	28,840	$21,070 - 37,740	23%	13%
96	Machinists	300	38,800	$25,560 - 51,500	-2%	3%
97	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	290	31,260	$22,150 - 43,250	-7%	0%
98	Brickmasons and blockmasons	290	46,310	$28,980 - 61,810	10%	3%
99	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	290	49,730	$30,790 - 75,250	0%	0%
100	Court, municipal, and license clerks	280	28,370	$21,560 - 38,280	9%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Provo Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Forest and conservation technicians	30,030	140	18.4
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	22,450	190	11.8
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	25,100	310	9.6
Tile and marble setters	41,860	480	9.2
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	31,090	340	6.3
Physical therapist aides	17,620	260	5.8
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,840	570	4.6
Social and human service assistants	23,200	1,660	4.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,110	630	4.4
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,260	290	4.4
Telemarketers	24,360	1,430	3.7
Pipelayers	35,150	200	3.6
Dental laboratory technicians	38,890	150	3.6
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	27,150	410	3.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	33,250	760	3.2
Helpers--carpenters	24,430	260	3.2
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,680	210	3.1
Job printers	31,920	120	3
Security and fire alarm systems installers	32,580	200	2.9
Bindery workers	25,200	190	2.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	36,550	1,150	2.7
Court, municipal, and license clerks	28,370	280	2.7
Helpers--production workers	22,540	1,340	2.6
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,010	230	2.6
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	49,730	290	2.5
Chemical technicians	33,440	180	2.5
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	35,130	230	2.5
Brickmasons and blockmasons	46,310	290	2.4
Computer programmers	59,510	1,270	2.4
Computer support specialists	33,180	1,630	2.3
Technical writers	45,810	130	2.3
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,650	260	2.3
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,320	580	2.2
Graphic designers	38,930	590	2.2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,780	630	2.2
Dentists, general	81,770	210	2.1
Crossing guards	19,890	150	2.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,910	820	2.1
Dental assistants	26,820	760	2.1
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,180	3,400	2.1
Data entry keyers	22,400	720	2.1
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,310	170	2
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	28,590	490	2
Construction laborers	28,880	2,410	2
Surveying and mapping technicians	39,840	160	2
Electrical engineers	79,400	360	1.9
Tire repairers and changers	24,340	190	1.9
Construction managers	69,560	520	1.9
Dental hygienists	65,740	390	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,920	1,260	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Provo, Utah Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	91,740	1.2	110
Security guards	29,580	1.17	440
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,650	1.15	260
Parts salespersons	34,560	1.13	220
Bus drivers, school	29,310	1.12	470
Business operations specialists, all other	65,620	1.11	750
Accountants and auditors	66,070	1.11	1,500
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	56,180	1.11	120
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,220	1.1	330
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50,340	1.09	900
Database administrators	71,340	1.09	170
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,250	1.08	240
Cooks, restaurant	23,140	1.07	740
Dental laboratory technicians	38,890	1.06	150
Pharmacy technicians	29,590	1.05	350
Computer software engineers, applications	81,340	1.05	1,190
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	31,090	1.05	340
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,430	1.05	1,270
Machinists	38,800	1.05	300
Surveying and mapping technicians	39,840	1.05	160
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	45,040	1.05	150
Electricians	49,050	1.05	1,130
Computer and information systems managers	105,090	1.04	430
Dental hygienists	65,740	1.04	390
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,590	1.03	360
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,360	1.03	980
Tire repairers and changers	24,340	1.03	190
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,310	1.03	170
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	49,730	1.02	290
Industrial engineers	74,410	1.02	200
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,260	1.02	290
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,360	1.02	1,260
Brickmasons and blockmasons	46,310	1.02	290
Automotive body and related repairers	39,920	1.02	190
Tile and marble setters	41,860	1.01	480
Bartenders	19,680	1.01	120
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40,390	1.01	170
Social and community service managers	57,680	1.01	140
Personal financial advisors	80,420	1.01	110
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,260	1.01	780
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	82,130	1.01	330
Computer systems analysts	69,120	1.01	320
Food service managers	48,650	1	230
Respiratory therapists	51,700	1	120
Food servers, nonrestaurant	20,120	1	140
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	53,040	0.99	130
Cashiers	18,420	0.99	5,210
Electrical engineers	79,400	0.99	360
Dishwashers	17,060	0.99	510
Network and computer systems administrators	60,800	0.99	470

Highest Paying Jobs in Provo, Utah Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	201,560
Chief executives	140,610	430
Computer and information scientists, research	137,330
Computer and information systems managers	105,090	430
Pharmacists	103,870	270
Sales managers	97,090	520
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	93,790
Marketing managers	92,070	210
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	91,740	110
Engineering managers	91,320	160
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	89,380
Physician assistants	88,320	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	87,940
Natural sciences managers	86,820	60
Business teachers, postsecondary	85,130
Financial managers	82,300	540
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	82,130	330
Lawyers	81,990	290
Dentists, general	81,770	210
Veterinarians	81,620	40
Training and development managers	81,460	50
Computer software engineers, applications	81,340	1,190
Medical and health services managers	80,520	270
Industrial production managers	80,470	210
Personal financial advisors	80,420	110
Electrical engineers	79,400	360
General and operations managers	79,240	3,170
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	79,030
Purchasing managers	78,240	60
Computer hardware engineers	78,150	30
Computer software engineers, systems software	77,510	430
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,650	260
Producers and directors	74,560	100
Industrial engineers	74,410	200
Database administrators	71,340	170
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,220	330
Materials engineers	71,210	50
Civil engineers	71,050	360
Compensation and benefits managers	70,930	40
Managers, all other	70,810	220
Electronics engineers, except computer	70,510	60
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	69,940	80
Mechanical engineers	69,880
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	69,830	120
Construction managers	69,560	520
Computer systems analysts	69,120	320
Food scientists and technologists	69,110	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,060	660
Environmental engineers	67,880
Conservation scientists	66,780