Danville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Danville, Virginia Metro Area (2007 data)

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	800	51,180	$38,790 - 69,330	24%	56%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	530		$[?] -	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	330	57,010	$23,070 - 128,780	8%	51%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	280		$[?] -	11%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	160	54,590	$33,210 - 88,130	18%	79%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	130	36,950	$21,140 - 53,620	19%	77%
7	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	66,620	$53,200 - 80,940	8%	78%
8	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	44,450	$19,590 - 62,960	20%	87%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	62,460	$35,120 - 80,250	13%	73%
10	Pharmacists	70	111,730	$85,900 - 133,180	22%	97%
11	Training and development specialists	60	45,120	$20,220 - 72,360	18%	56%
12	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	42,780	$21,030 - 58,830	17%	56%
13	Physical therapists	60	79,910	$51,020 - 109,110	27%	89%
14	Financial managers	50	84,430	$45,750 - 135,210	13%	60%
15	Network and computer systems administrators	50	43,330	$26,500 - 73,680	27%	50%
16	Market research analysts	50	50,890	$25,410 - 109,320	20%	82%
17	Lawyers	50	87,880	$50,280 -	11%	99%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	41,990	$33,210 - 56,700	5%	58%
19	Librarians	50	57,420	$35,420 - 78,880	4%	85%
20	Special education teachers, secondary school	50		$[?] -	9%	87%
21	Medical and public health social workers	40	42,050	$31,740 - 66,530	24%	77%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	37,940	$25,920 - 51,690	18%	56%
23	Computer systems analysts	30	47,650	$27,510 - 74,080	29%	68%
24	Sales managers	30		$[?] -	10%	69%
25	Coaches and scouts	30	33,390	$22,100 - 44,700	15%	60%
26	Floral designers	30	19,950	$16,820 - 24,040	0%	55%
27	Medical and health services managers	30	81,420	$49,290 - 134,430	16%	57%
28	Management analysts	30	65,300	$42,230 - 91,450	22%	78%

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	Cashiers	1,850	15,440	$11,900 - 19,640	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,540	22,580	$12,820 - 35,620	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,150	15,630	$11,800 - 20,540	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	1,040	23,390	$15,030 - 31,530	13%	19%
5	Packers and packagers, hand	920	17,400	$12,410 - 22,610	-11%	3%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	810	20,290	$12,850 - 28,770	-7%	8%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	800	22,640	$13,420 - 32,110	2%	5%
8	Waiters and waitresses	690	16,390	$12,110 - 22,670	11%	14%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	630	26,630	$17,800 - 38,410	13%	16%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	18,730	$12,210 - 27,810	15%	4%
11	Teacher assistants	560	17,900	$12,330 - 23,950	10%	18%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	550	23,420	$16,780 - 31,060	18%	7%
13	Production workers, all other	520	44,880	$40,980 - 49,850	2%	5%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	480	33,790	$20,010 - 49,450	10%	4%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	400	36,020	$23,830 - 54,580	4%	25%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	370	42,390	$24,250 - 69,160	6%	29%
17	Team assemblers	340	21,270	$15,850 - 29,280	0%	5%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	34,660	$26,030 - 46,690	14%	7%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	320	28,400	$13,180 - 55,310	8%	4%
20	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	310	21,300	$13,600 - 30,360	4%	6%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	300	30,650	$20,280 - 42,180	11%	14%
22	Industrial machinery mechanics	300	44,390	$26,410 - 60,950	9%	5%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	280	27,440	$16,910 - 46,360	-1%	2%
24	General and operations managers	280	88,470	$42,750 -	2%	48%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	280	19,430	$14,810 - 24,530	18%	6%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	270	21,160	$14,240 - 29,070	17%	13%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	270	16,640	$12,400 - 21,210	13%	5%
28	Construction laborers	270	23,460	$16,400 - 31,790	11%	5%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	260	46,370	$23,430 - 72,310	-4%	15%
30	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	250	28,260	$19,930 - 37,430	-6%	14%
31	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	240	23,290	$13,480 - 41,550	14%	3%
32	Tellers	220	22,850	$17,000 - 30,030	14%	16%
33	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	210	19,070	$12,360 - 27,890	3%	4%
34	Cooks, restaurant	210	19,600	$16,210 - 24,830	12%	5%
35	Carpenters	210	32,770	$21,610 - 42,890	10%	6%
36	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	200	28,070	$17,950 - 42,230	14%	4%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	52,860	$30,570 - 75,150	9%	10%
38	Helpers--production workers	200	23,000	$16,930 - 31,250	0%	4%
39	Home health aides	200	18,790	$12,430 - 27,580	49%	7%
40	Food preparation workers	180	17,400	$12,680 - 22,890	15%	7%
41	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	170	25,310	$13,390 - 35,030	1%	18%
42	Cooks, fast food	170	16,810	$12,160 - 21,550	8%	5%
43	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	170	31,620	$20,840 - 47,080	9%	3%
44	Correctional officers and jailers	160	33,570	$27,090 - 41,970	17%	11%
45	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	30,740	$17,860 - 47,350	11%	4%
46	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	150	35,010	$26,700 - 45,930	15%	18%
47	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	24,240	$18,050 - 30,880	4%	15%
48	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	150	16,450	$11,680 - 22,990	-8%	5%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	50,790	$33,520 - 74,280	7%	13%
50	Dishwashers	150	14,510	$11,790 - 18,470	10%	3%
51	Bill and account collectors	150	26,110	$19,600 - 30,030	23%	13%
52	Postal service mail carriers	130	43,420	$33,460 - 56,960	1%	11%
53	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	130	36,330	$25,480 - 50,150	-4%	5%
54	Electricians	130	39,420	$24,980 - 49,900	7%	7%
55	Child care workers	130	18,130	$11,980 - 29,250	18%	15%
56	Driver/sales workers	120	31,200	$20,010 - 44,050	-4%	4%
57	Sheet metal workers	120	24,450	$17,000 - 39,850	7%	4%
58	Recreation workers	110	18,270	$12,390 - 24,050	13%	47%
59	Personal and home care aides	110	18,970	$15,700 - 23,530	51%	10%
60	Pharmacy technicians	110	24,710	$17,550 - 31,970	32%	16%
61	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	22,630	$17,200 - 29,450	12%	0%
62	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	90	24,590	$20,940 - 30,970	0%	22%
63	Security guards	90	21,700	$16,410 - 31,240	17%	13%
64	Counter and rental clerks	90	16,170	$11,750 - 23,700	23%	16%
65	File clerks	80	16,440	$11,990 - 22,480	-40%	20%
66	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	80	41,200	$26,710 - 60,330	4%	30%
67	Dental assistants	80	26,630	$17,360 - 36,690	29%	9%
68	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	80	14,270	$11,610 - 17,080	10%	17%
69	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	80	30,600	$21,990 - 41,750	8%	3%
70	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	17,520	$14,310 - 21,670	10%	5%
71	Sewing machine operators	80	17,930	$12,310 - 24,400	-26%	5%
72	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	80	38,410	$28,490 - 47,460	-7%	0%
73	Bartenders	80	17,470	$14,530 - 20,300	11%	17%
74	Parts salespersons	70	31,240	$22,410 - 47,720	-1%	6%
75	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	70		$[?] -	9%	0%
76	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	70	24,170	$17,250 - 32,230	4%	0%
77	Business operations specialists, all other	70	47,040	$27,880 - 70,690	21%	49%
78	Telemarketers	70	30,140	$11,950 - 57,600	-9%	14%
79	Dental hygienists	60	61,310	$54,290 - 71,290	30%	33%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	54,780	$33,030 - 107,850	10%	17%
81	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	60	27,940	$20,780 - 44,050	17%	44%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	34,960	$20,270 - 51,440	13%	17%
83	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	60	22,060	$16,680 - 29,720	11%	5%
84	Insurance sales agents	60	37,050	$21,720 - 56,960	13%	45%
85	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	60	24,160	$18,050 - 29,940	6%	0%
86	Preschool teachers, except special education	60	25,220	$14,780 - 38,580	26%	43%
87	Real estate sales agents	60	25,920	$14,300 - 35,830	11%	45%
88	Sales representatives, services, all other	60	46,880	$21,320 - 64,440	28%	48%
89	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	60	25,210	$13,260 - 31,000	-8%	0%
90	Machinists	60	33,510	$25,310 - 46,540	-2%	3%
91	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	60	17,230	$12,300 - 23,100	17%	14%
92	Computer support specialists	50	38,460	$26,550 - 52,130	13%	43%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	29,960	$15,420 - 47,270	13%	11%
94	Brickmasons and blockmasons	50	36,670	$23,120 - 47,860	10%	3%
95	Data entry keyers	50	24,610	$19,520 - 31,560	-4%	18%
96	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	31,150	$22,480 - 40,950	3%	18%
97	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	50	36,200	$26,160 - 48,210	12%	3%
98	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	50	35,920	$18,570 - 54,430	14%	8%
99	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50	49,920	$31,390 - 69,830	0%	42%
100	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	50		$[?] -	5%	8%

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Jobs More Common Near Danville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Production workers, all other	44,880	520	9.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	19,070	210	8.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,390	300	5.7
Packers and packagers, hand	17,400	920	5.3
Correctional officers and jailers	33,570	160	3.7
Sheet metal workers	24,450	120	3.3
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,290	240	3.2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	31,620	170	2.9
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	16,450	150	2.6
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,260	250	2.5
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,620	110	2.4
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education		530	2.4
Cashiers	15,440	1,850	2.4
Child, family, and school social workers	36,950	130	2.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,660	330	2.2
Teacher assistants	17,900	560	2.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education		280	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,440	280	2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,630	1,150	2
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,290	810	1.9
Helpers--production workers	23,000	200	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,420	550	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,370	260	1.8
Recreation workers	18,270	110	1.8
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	21,300	310	1.8
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	36,330	130	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	43,420	130	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,650	300	1.7
Tellers	22,850	220	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	24,710	110	1.6
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,740	160	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,020	400	1.5
Bill and account collectors	26,110	150	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,860	200	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,790	150	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,400	320	1.5
Office clerks, general	23,390	1,040	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,640	800	1.5
Retail salespersons	22,580	1,540	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,630	630	1.5
Team assemblers	21,270	340	1.5
Driver/sales workers	31,200	120	1.4
Registered nurses	51,180	800	1.4
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,070	200	1.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,790	480	1.4
Cooks, fast food	16,810	170	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,640	270	1.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,430	280	1.3
Dishwashers	14,510	150	1.3
Waiters and waitresses	16,390	690	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Danville, Virginia Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Production workers, all other	44,880	1.58	520
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	36,330	1.42	130
Driver/sales workers	31,200	1.25	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,290	1.16	240
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,650	1.04	300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,010	1.03	330
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,400	1.03	320
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,390	1.02	300
Helpers--production workers	23,000	1.01	200
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,420	1.01	550
Cooks, fast food	16,810	1	170
Tellers	22,850	0.99	220
Postal service mail carriers	43,420	0.99	130
Child care workers	18,130	0.97	130
Personal and home care aides	18,970	0.97	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,640	0.97	800
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,390	0.96	370
Office clerks, general	23,390	0.95	1,040
Accountants and auditors	54,590	0.95	160
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,020	0.95	400
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,630	0.95	1,150
General and operations managers	88,470	0.94	280
Retail salespersons	22,580	0.94	1,540
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,440	0.94	280
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,010	0.94	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,860	0.93	200
Food preparation workers	17,400	0.93	180
Child, family, and school social workers	36,950	0.93	130
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,790	0.93	480
Cooks, restaurant	19,600	0.93	210
Waiters and waitresses	16,390	0.92	690
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,790	0.92	150
Home health aides	18,790	0.92	200
Correctional officers and jailers	33,570	0.91	160
Receptionists and information clerks	21,160	0.91	270
Pharmacy technicians	24,710	0.91	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,290	0.91	810
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,660	0.91	330
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,370	0.9	260
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,640	0.9	270
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,310	0.89	170
Packers and packagers, hand	17,400	0.88	920
Dishwashers	14,510	0.88	150
Electricians	39,420	0.87	130
Bill and account collectors	26,110	0.87	150
Registered nurses	51,180	0.87	800
Carpenters	32,770	0.87	210
Cashiers	15,440	0.86	1,850
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,630	0.86	630
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,260	0.86	250

Highest Paying Jobs in Danville, Virginia Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	189,560
Pharmacists	111,730	70
Engineering managers	92,490
General and operations managers	88,470	280
Lawyers	87,880	50
Financial managers	84,430	50
Medical and health services managers	81,420	30
Physical therapists	79,910	60
Industrial production managers	79,050	30
Managers, all other	70,140
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,540	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,620	110
Management analysts	65,300	30
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	62,460	90
Dental hygienists	61,310	60
Librarians	57,420	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,010	330
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	56,930
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	54,780	60
Accountants and auditors	54,590	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,860	200
Registered nurses	51,180	800
Physical therapist assistants	51,010	40
Market research analysts	50,890	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,790	150
Cost estimators	50,490	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,920	50
Computer systems analysts	47,650	30
Food service managers	47,160	30
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	47,080	30
Business operations specialists, all other	47,040	70
Sales representatives, services, all other	46,880	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,370	260
Training and development specialists	45,120	60
Production workers, all other	44,880	520
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	44,450	90
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,390	300
Postal service mail carriers	43,420	130
Network and computer systems administrators	43,330	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	42,780	60
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,390	370
Medical and public health social workers	42,050	40
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	41,990	50
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,200	80
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,030	40
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	39,600	40
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	39,550	30
Electricians	39,420	130
Loan officers	39,010
Computer support specialists	38,460	50

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