| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 12,280 | 58,860 | $42,810 - 77,500 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 8,290 | 52,030 | $35,180 - 72,140 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 6,400 | 58,640 | $29,420 - 96,770 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,600 | 51,990 | $35,020 - 73,190 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 5,490 | 38,110 | $21,150 - 65,910 | 9% | 54% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 5,470 | 62,600 | $36,520 - 98,860 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Management analysts | 5,080 | 80,110 | $46,300 - 113,760 | 22% | 78% |
| 8 | Computer systems analysts | 3,280 | 69,150 | $45,800 - 98,620 | 29% | 68% |
| 9 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,200 | 51,050 | $35,320 - 69,410 | 11% | 95% |
| 10 | Computer software engineers, applications | 3,150 | 77,690 | $48,030 - 112,480 | 45% | 85% |
| 11 | Mechanical engineers | 2,440 | 77,420 | $47,260 - 109,320 | 4% | 78% |
| 12 | Child, family, and school social workers | 2,270 | 41,090 | $26,020 - 59,340 | 19% | 77% |
| 13 | Civil engineers | 2,150 | 77,070 | $49,040 - 113,740 | 18% | 87% |
| 14 | Network and computer systems administrators | 2,100 | 61,820 | $35,900 - 88,810 | 27% | 50% |
| 15 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,820 | 85,940 | $57,530 - 118,860 | 28% | 85% |
| 16 | Lawyers | 1,770 | 124,900 | $58,160 - | 11% | 99% |
| 17 | Training and development specialists | 1,660 | 53,270 | $29,210 - 82,280 | 18% | 56% |
| 18 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,550 | 79,200 | $59,040 - 101,210 | 15% | 68% |
| 19 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,470 | 59,630 | $37,250 - 89,570 | 17% | 56% |
| 20 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,470 | 52,800 | $31,010 - 77,760 | 13% | 73% |
| 21 | Computer programmers | 1,460 | 63,300 | $40,290 - 101,280 | 0% | 73% |
| 22 | Financial managers | 1,430 | 96,050 | $52,320 - 145,920 | 13% | 60% |
| 23 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,370 | 49,150 | $29,060 - 78,290 | 5% | 58% |
| 24 | Electrical engineers | 1,300 | 71,720 | $47,040 - 102,900 | 6% | 81% |
| 25 | Pharmacists | 1,290 | 105,570 | $85,240 - 129,730 | 22% | 97% |
| 26 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,270 | 73,790 | $46,720 - 102,560 | 8% | 78% |
| 27 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,220 | 30,940 | $19,780 - 44,640 | 23% | 73% |
| 28 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,220 | 65,210 | $40,800 - 97,160 | 53% | 57% |
| 29 | Marine engineers and naval architects | 1,190 | 70,110 | $48,800 - 97,590 | 11% | 78% |
| 30 | Managers, all other | 1,170 | 86,600 | $49,410 - 127,000 | 7% | 55% |
| 31 | Financial specialists, all other | 1,120 | 62,070 | $34,730 - 96,050 | 12% | 50% |
| 32 | Public relations specialists | 1,120 | 54,170 | $30,180 - 91,960 | 18% | 81% |
| 33 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,110 | 64,410 | $23,210 - 118,780 | 25% | 67% |
| 34 | Engineers, all other | 1,110 | 88,360 | $42,040 - 128,280 | 6% | 82% |
| 35 | Chief executives | 1,110 | 154,150 | $72,290 - | 2% | 65% |
| 36 | Sales managers | 1,100 | 86,910 | $39,730 - 161,410 | 10% | 69% |
| 37 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,000 | 50,280 | $36,490 - 64,100 | 12% | 51% |
| 38 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,000 | 46,860 | $35,250 - 60,490 | 20% | 87% |
| 39 | Social and human service assistants | 970 | 27,700 | $17,480 - 38,510 | 34% | 58% |
| 40 | Medical and health services managers | 950 | 78,380 | $44,460 - 119,010 | 16% | 57% |
| 41 | Computer and information systems managers | 940 | 105,690 | $70,020 - 149,600 | 16% | 73% |
| 42 | Mental health counselors | 930 | 42,410 | $20,540 - 61,890 | 30% | 73% |
| 43 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 930 | 48,910 | $35,600 - 63,700 | 9% | 87% |
| 44 | Market research analysts | 920 | 51,850 | $27,840 - 84,660 | 20% | 82% |
| 45 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 900 | 40,470 | $23,060 - 62,440 | 18% | 56% |
| 46 | Librarians | 860 | 54,860 | $37,860 - 77,240 | 4% | 85% |
| 47 | Aerospace engineers | 840 | 102,930 | $66,910 - 140,400 | 10% | 87% |
| 48 | Graphic designers | 840 | 44,850 | $26,030 - 70,120 | 10% | 55% |
| 49 | Coaches and scouts | 830 | 31,150 | $14,880 - 51,840 | 15% | 60% |
| 50 | Engineering managers | 810 | 107,380 | $75,050 - 140,910 | 7% | 84% |
| 51 | Instructional coordinators | 800 | 61,820 | $32,420 - 89,570 | 23% | 79% |
| 52 | Advertising sales agents | 800 | 45,470 | $14,280 - 81,670 | 20% | 56% |
| 53 | Physical therapists | 770 | 74,690 | $52,170 - 102,040 | 27% | 89% |
| 54 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 760 | 35,710 | $24,390 - 48,200 | 15% | 51% |
| 55 | Nuclear engineers | 750 | 81,400 | $60,860 - 102,510 | 7% | 82% |
| 56 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 740 | 82,010 | $55,700 - 105,790 | 4% | 81% |
| 57 | Industrial engineers | 740 | 67,400 | $45,010 - 95,920 | 20% | 74% |
| 58 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 730 | 43,330 | $24,260 - 62,920 | 11% | 58% |
| 59 | Database administrators | 720 | 60,780 | $36,160 - 87,550 | 29% | 72% |
| 60 | Editors | 720 | 40,040 | $27,330 - 61,340 | 2% | 81% |
| 61 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 710 | 90,310 | $46,450 - 151,570 | 14% | 78% |
| 62 | Special education teachers, middle school | 640 | 45,420 | $33,090 - 59,200 | 16% | 87% |
| 63 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 610 | 75,590 | $31,060 - 127,450 | 12% | 51% |
| 64 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 550 | 63,820 | $38,880 - 92,950 | 8% | 72% |
| 65 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 550 | 48,820 | $32,890 - 71,260 | 18% | 56% |
| 66 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 540 | 77,200 | $45,490 - 108,510 | 18% | 88% |
| 67 | Speech-language pathologists | 540 | 70,740 | $40,490 - 126,260 | 11% | 98% |
| 68 | Producers and directors | 470 | 50,960 | $28,160 - 82,010 | 11% | 75% |
| 69 | Budget analysts | 470 | 64,490 | $44,900 - 84,990 | 7% | 78% |
| 70 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 450 | 49,130 | $41,310 - 62,050 | 9% | 72% |
| 71 | Financial analysts | 450 | 60,870 | $41,150 - 86,450 | 34% | 87% |
| 72 | Dentists, general | 440 | 145,120 | $37,590 - | 9% | 100% |
| 73 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 430 | 59,880 | $37,480 - 88,970 | 25% | 93% |
| 74 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 430 | 65,400 | $40,010 - 94,640 | 17% | 54% |
| 75 | Occupational therapists | 420 | 72,470 | $43,190 - 109,870 | 23% | 90% |
| 76 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 420 | 44,790 | $26,630 - 62,630 | 0% | 96% |
| 77 | Technical writers | 420 | 73,250 | $40,050 - 137,780 | 20% | 74% |
| 78 | Operations research analysts | 420 | 77,430 | $40,920 - 115,470 | 11% | 71% |
| 79 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 420 | 62,270 | $37,470 - 97,330 | 16% | 99% |
| 80 | Social and community service managers | 410 | 68,110 | $46,060 - 97,560 | 25% | 72% |
| 81 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 410 | 78,740 | $54,910 - 103,850 | 5% | 90% |
| 82 | Environmental engineers | 390 | 83,620 | $57,050 - 115,120 | 25% | 86% |
| 83 | Physician assistants | 380 | 64,710 | $44,780 - 90,380 | 27% | 67% |
| 84 | Personal financial advisors | 370 | 69,560 | $34,270 - 126,180 | 41% | 81% |
| 85 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 370 | 37,360 | $20,380 - 57,160 | 30% | 77% |
| 86 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 370 | 45,610 | $30,490 - 74,270 | 11% | 79% |
| 87 | Tax preparers | 370 | 23,050 | $17,490 - 31,180 | 0% | 54% |
| 88 | Medical and public health social workers | 360 | 43,300 | $30,190 - 60,830 | 24% | 77% |
| 89 | Computer and information scientists, research | 360 | 80,820 | $59,870 - 102,420 | 22% | 68% |
| 90 | Marketing managers | 350 | 95,360 | $56,450 - 149,410 | 14% | 69% |
| 91 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 340 | 37,710 | $18,840 - 62,570 | 25% | 58% |
| 92 | Veterinarians | 340 | 96,810 | $57,590 - | 35% | 100% |
| 93 | Reporters and correspondents | 340 | 48,980 | $23,710 - 82,130 | 1% | 85% |
| 94 | Health educators | 330 | 41,280 | $25,040 - 55,950 | 26% | 58% |
| 95 | Interior designers | 330 | 39,810 | $16,260 - 66,550 | 20% | 55% |
| 96 | Meeting and convention planners | 310 | 42,640 | $28,350 - 63,900 | 20% | 67% |
| 97 | Urban and regional planners | 310 | 57,790 | $39,320 - 82,740 | 15% | 92% |
| 98 | Chemists | 300 | 71,030 | $45,920 - 90,690 | 9% | 93% |
| 99 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 290 | 38,390 | $24,950 - 57,980 | 24% | 78% |
| 100 | Sales and related workers, all other | 280 | 38,960 | $17,180 - 78,310 | 14% | 62% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 28,060 | 22,970 | $13,700 - 36,480 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 27,010 | 26,280 | $16,180 - 38,130 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 22,770 | 16,810 | $13,030 - 21,770 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 21,250 | 17,200 | $13,100 - 22,890 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 14,970 | 19,120 | $13,390 - 28,350 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 14,070 | 28,000 | $18,360 - 39,250 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 11,460 | 22,760 | $14,580 - 34,200 | -7% | 8% |
| 8 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 11,410 | 20,090 | $13,700 - 28,880 | 15% | 4% |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 10,190 | 23,440 | $14,900 - 35,720 | 2% | 5% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 9,170 | 33,430 | $22,090 - 46,930 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,550 | 32,930 | $20,500 - 48,320 | 10% | 6% |
| 12 | Teacher assistants | 7,600 | 20,900 | $13,730 - 30,620 | 10% | 18% |
| 13 | Business operations specialists, all other | 7,580 | 63,870 | $32,140 - 98,850 | 21% | 49% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 7,470 | 21,460 | $16,810 - 26,380 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 7,390 | 47,320 | $27,850 - 70,740 | 6% | 29% |
| 16 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 7,060 | 34,880 | $22,980 - 50,360 | 10% | 4% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,020 | 39,070 | $22,320 - 60,950 | 4% | 25% |
| 18 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 6,780 | 18,580 | $13,870 - 24,360 | 13% | 5% |
| 19 | Construction laborers | 6,500 | 24,640 | $17,300 - 33,360 | 11% | 5% |
| 20 | Cooks, restaurant | 6,020 | 21,740 | $15,660 - 28,440 | 12% | 5% |
| 21 | Security guards | 5,990 | 24,980 | $15,760 - 39,030 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,990 | 26,290 | $14,450 - 46,450 | 8% | 4% |
| 23 | Carpenters | 5,980 | 35,400 | $22,100 - 50,060 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,940 | 23,500 | $16,480 - 32,050 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,240 | 23,740 | $16,780 - 31,980 | 18% | 6% |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,210 | 32,570 | $20,060 - 47,270 | 11% | 14% |
| 27 | Electricians | 5,150 | 40,880 | $25,200 - 55,160 | 7% | 7% |
| 28 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 4,960 | 40,160 | $27,650 - 52,370 | 11% | 4% |
| 29 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,540 | 57,280 | $37,430 - 79,670 | 9% | 10% |
| 30 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,180 | 45,910 | $34,870 - 63,060 | 11% | 33% |
| 31 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,170 | 35,790 | $27,990 - 43,400 | 14% | 7% |
| 32 | Bill and account collectors | 4,050 | 30,000 | $22,390 - 39,210 | 23% | 13% |
| 33 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 4,010 | 39,480 | $20,050 - 61,650 | 14% | 4% |
| 34 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,920 | 31,450 | $20,940 - 45,150 | 1% | 18% |
| 35 | Packers and packagers, hand | 3,870 | 20,160 | $13,570 - 30,380 | -11% | 3% |
| 36 | Dishwashers | 3,700 | 16,880 | $13,050 - 21,080 | 10% | 3% |
| 37 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,610 | 28,240 | $18,640 - 39,330 | -1% | 2% |
| 38 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,570 | 15,540 | $12,880 - 20,060 | 12% | 6% |
| 39 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,500 | 38,880 | $25,840 - 52,900 | 15% | 18% |
| 40 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 3,270 | 55,190 | $27,060 - 99,190 | 28% | 48% |
| 41 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,200 | 28,760 | $17,610 - 42,280 | 4% | 6% |
| 42 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,200 | 30,010 | $21,830 - 39,890 | 4% | 15% |
| 43 | Team assemblers | 3,160 | 25,550 | $15,690 - 39,650 | 0% | 5% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,130 | 55,580 | $33,630 - 84,330 | -4% | 15% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 3,070 | 26,110 | $20,330 - 33,860 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | Computer support specialists | 3,060 | 41,800 | $27,800 - 60,240 | 13% | 43% |
| 47 | Sailors and marine oilers | 3,040 | 39,470 | $23,660 - 56,360 | 16% | 17% |
| 48 | Tellers | 3,030 | 22,390 | $17,050 - 28,770 | 14% | 16% |
| 49 | Real estate sales agents | 3,030 | 49,730 | $20,750 - 91,640 | 11% | 45% |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,960 | 57,600 | $36,370 - 81,520 | 7% | 13% |
| 51 | Home health aides | 2,900 | 19,230 | $15,100 - 24,520 | 49% | 7% |
| 52 | Fire fighters | 2,880 | 41,810 | $29,170 - 56,500 | 12% | 18% |
| 53 | Food preparation workers | 2,850 | 20,260 | $14,640 - 27,150 | 15% | 7% |
| 54 | Helpers--production workers | 2,830 | 20,150 | $14,100 - 27,000 | 0% | 4% |
| 55 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,690 | 25,710 | $14,350 - 44,880 | 23% | 16% |
| 56 | Personal and home care aides | 2,670 | 15,920 | $13,000 - 19,940 | 51% | 10% |
| 57 | Recreation workers | 2,670 | 24,280 | $14,130 - 39,290 | 13% | 47% |
| 58 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,660 | 40,490 | $28,330 - 52,050 | 5% | 2% |
| 59 | Cooks, fast food | 2,620 | 16,630 | $13,090 - 22,140 | 8% | 5% |
| 60 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,490 | 26,310 | $13,780 - 43,620 | 12% | 6% |
| 61 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,450 | 49,030 | $28,040 - 71,220 | 4% | 30% |
| 62 | Driver/sales workers | 2,430 | 25,090 | $14,180 - 38,680 | -4% | 4% |
| 63 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,430 | 57,690 | $34,010 - 89,880 | 0% | 42% |
| 64 | Bus drivers, school | 2,380 | 22,520 | $13,390 - 33,170 | 9% | 4% |
| 65 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,360 | 24,040 | $13,980 - 43,550 | 26% | 43% |
| 66 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,360 | 37,310 | $22,400 - 54,390 | 9% | 3% |
| 67 | Telemarketers | 2,330 | 22,090 | $15,060 - 30,810 | -9% | 14% |
| 68 | Child care workers | 2,310 | 18,250 | $13,210 - 25,200 | 18% | 15% |
| 69 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 2,280 | 34,530 | $24,480 - 48,010 | 12% | 6% |
| 70 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,200 | 17,630 | $13,470 - 23,030 | 10% | 17% |
| 71 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,200 | 38,780 | $21,620 - 56,370 | -6% | 14% |
| 72 | Machinists | 2,090 | 40,180 | $28,120 - 51,750 | -2% | 3% |
| 73 | Correctional officers and jailers | 2,040 | 38,930 | $29,500 - 53,830 | 17% | 11% |
| 74 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,040 | 17,300 | $13,180 - 23,450 | 24% | 22% |
| 75 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,010 | 17,250 | $13,250 - 22,300 | 10% | 8% |
| 76 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,970 | 36,220 | $25,860 - 50,290 | 8% | 3% |
| 77 | All other information and record clerks | 1,960 | 32,840 | $18,540 - 48,000 | -12% | 21% |
| 78 | Insurance sales agents | 1,920 | 47,460 | $27,190 - 64,880 | 13% | 45% |
| 79 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,910 | 18,970 | $14,680 - 24,750 | 17% | 14% |
| 80 | Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 1,890 | 78,310 | $35,840 - 149,820 | 18% | 21% |
| 81 | Sheet metal workers | 1,810 | 39,290 | $26,370 - 51,820 | 7% | 4% |
| 82 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,790 | 27,350 | $19,190 - 36,510 | 32% | 16% |
| 83 | Cost estimators | 1,780 | 58,600 | $32,560 - 88,640 | 19% | 32% |
| 84 | Data entry keyers | 1,770 | 24,840 | $16,800 - 32,980 | -4% | 18% |
| 85 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,770 | 26,250 | $16,960 - 38,940 | 11% | 5% |
| 86 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,760 | 49,930 | $27,820 - 77,520 | 9% | 47% |
| 87 | Bartenders | 1,710 | 21,350 | $13,540 - 33,260 | 11% | 17% |
| 88 | Dental assistants | 1,700 | 32,360 | $22,690 - 41,340 | 29% | 9% |
| 89 | Ship engineers | 1,690 | 71,090 | $33,820 - 141,240 | 14% | 17% |
| 90 | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 1,690 | 69,530 | $52,070 - 91,810 | 2% | 18% |
| 91 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,670 | | | 1% | 11% |
| 92 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,640 | 41,110 | $26,360 - 55,070 | 9% | 5% |
| 93 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 1,620 | 18,500 | $13,930 - 24,060 | 19% | 31% |
| 94 | Order clerks | 1,610 | 25,170 | $16,960 - 37,220 | -23% | 16% |
| 95 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,590 | 155,130 | $46,800 - | 0% | 0% |
| 96 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,590 | 23,720 | $14,550 - 37,320 | 14% | 3% |
| 97 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 1,580 | 45,100 | $27,030 - 64,930 | 5% | 8% |
| 98 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,530 | 60,860 | $37,460 - 88,670 | 4% | 18% |
| 99 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,450 | 19,200 | $14,000 - 24,860 | 10% | 5% |
| 100 | Construction managers | 1,450 | 84,380 | $47,630 - 128,730 | 16% | 29% |