Kennewick Employment

Employment and Industries in the Kennewick, Washington Area

The major job providing segments in Kennewick, Washington are professional, scientific and technical services, healthcare, educational services, construction, accommodation and food services and the government. Management, professional and related occupations (30% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (25% of the jobs).

The Kennewick region's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory employs a large number of scientists. Agriculture is an important economic element for Kennewick. The area includes a thriving wine industry. Tourism also contributes to the economy due to the popularity of outdoor activities. Educational, health and social services are major industries in Kennewick.

Noteworthy information about Kennewick, Washington: Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or better: 22%. Cost of living index in 2008: 84.1 (national average: 100). Average earnings in 2009: $34,000.

Kennewick's major job providers are shown below:

Kennewick Public Hospital District
American Building Maintenance Co-West
JC Penney Corporation, Inc
Weston Lamb Sales Inc
Cascade Columbia Foods LTD
Valley Roz Orchards Inc
Public Utility District No 1 of Benton County
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Home Depot USA, Inc
Welch Foods Inc, A Cooperative
Columbia Colstor, Inc
Neil F Lampson, Inc
Kennewick School District 17
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc
Walmart Stores, Inc
Kennewick Industrial & Electrical Supply Inc
Tisport, LLC

Some of the jobs more popular in Kennewick when compared to most other cities are nuclear engineers, graders and sorters of agricultural products, occupational health and safety specialists, farm equipment mechanics, chemical engineers, civil engineers, environmental scientists and specialists, and chemists.

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The Tri-City Herald is a good resource regarding local business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Kennewick, Washington Metro Area (2008 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	Civil engineers	1,730	85,880	$56,200 - 123,840	18%	87%
2	Registered nurses	1,400	61,520	$43,700 - 82,180	24%	56%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,060	52,260	$36,570 - 67,350	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	660	57,860	$41,640 - 76,060	6%	96%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	620	41,770	$21,450 - 66,050	8%	51%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	600	40,730	$27,620 - 74,960	9%	54%
7	Occupational health and safety specialists	560	75,800	$65,170 - 96,420	8%	72%
8	Accountants and auditors	520	64,360	$42,080 - 94,410	18%	79%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	480	55,310	$39,600 - 74,410	11%	95%
10	Engineers, all other	470	95,420	$61,500 - 129,470	6%	82%
11	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	450	82,050	$49,610 - 121,650	25%	93%
12	Chemists	440	88,900	$56,950 - 126,550	9%	93%
13	Managers, all other	400	116,420	$70,010 - 160,630	7%	55%
14	Engineering managers	400	123,850	$91,050 - 162,230	7%	84%
15	Computer systems analysts	360	77,050	$52,420 - 105,280	29%	68%
16	Nuclear engineers	340	98,070	$74,660 - 127,930	7%	82%
17	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	280	65,750	$46,360 - 94,090	17%	56%
18	Financial managers	270	91,470	$57,170 - 131,070	13%	60%
19	Industrial engineers	260	88,100	$66,210 - 117,480	20%	74%
20	Mechanical engineers	260	86,640	$65,220 - 119,510	4%	78%
21	Social and human service assistants	250	30,720	$20,900 - 43,700	34%	58%
22	Chemical engineers	230	100,860	$72,890 - 135,800	8%	91%
23	Environmental engineers	220	91,580	$62,020 - 123,570	25%	86%
24	Electrical engineers	200	91,550	$59,650 - 124,510	6%	81%
25	Rehabilitation counselors	190	36,800	$22,780 - 53,660	23%	73%
26	Computer specialists, all other	180	72,450	$32,630 - 114,140	15%	68%
27	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	170	70,910	$35,000 - 126,830	25%	67%
28	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	160	90,540	$73,160 - 109,520	8%	78%
29	Pharmacists	160	104,240	$87,910 - 129,290	22%	97%
30	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	57,170	$41,770 - 79,100	13%	73%
31	Computer software engineers, applications	160	89,680	$59,070 - 129,690	45%	85%
32	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	150	38,850	$25,800 - 50,390	34%	73%
33	Mental health counselors	140	39,290	$26,650 - 54,690	30%	73%
34	Lawyers	140	92,150	$56,410 - 137,910	11%	99%
35	Training and development specialists	130	72,150	$40,930 - 98,060	18%	56%
36	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	130	56,090	$39,050 - 75,530	0%	96%
37	Self-enrichment education teachers	130	35,170	$22,760 - 49,560	23%	54%
38	Coaches and scouts	130	37,310	$18,650 - 62,010	15%	60%
39	Computer and information systems managers	130	119,230	$80,970 -	16%	73%
40	Advertising sales agents	120	41,830	$18,150 - 78,280	20%	56%
41	Network systems and data communications analysts	120	67,410	$43,960 - 95,470	53%	57%
42	Graphic designers	120	37,350	$22,380 - 61,970	10%	55%
43	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	120	91,560	$68,230 - 121,120	10%	74%
44	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	120	46,170	$33,610 - 61,270	14%	54%
45	Management analysts	120	90,410	$57,240 - 129,720	22%	78%
46	Librarians	100	58,150	$44,080 - 75,730	4%	85%
47	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	100	58,480	$38,750 - 93,900	12%	51%
48	Public relations specialists	100	63,090	$35,850 - 93,370	18%	81%
49	Physical therapists	100	66,550	$52,720 - 84,560	27%	89%
50	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90	80,800	$51,900 - 109,960	22%	93%
51	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	54,420	$41,630 - 67,380	20%	87%
52	Sales managers	90	111,380	$59,650 -	10%	69%
53	Biological technicians	90	35,150	$21,510 - 50,580	16%	60%
54	Technical writers	90	68,330	$47,900 - 92,750	20%	74%
55	Computer software engineers, systems software	80	88,670	$61,080 - 111,710	28%	85%
56	Physical scientists, all other	80	96,750	$63,970 - 129,350	6%	98%
57	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	53,390	$31,760 - 89,560	5%	58%
58	Occupational health and safety technicians	80	63,660	$45,170 - 79,220	15%	72%
59	Financial specialists, all other	80	50,370	$37,680 - 60,020	12%	50%
60	Network and computer systems administrators	80	73,760	$54,850 - 103,390	27%	50%
61	Surveyors	70	68,920	$51,510 - 92,840	24%	82%
62	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	53,260	$41,740 - 66,910	12%	51%
63	Education, training, and library workers, all other	70	53,470	$35,580 - 76,060	11%	79%
64	Computer programmers	70	47,120	$19,820 - 74,530	0%	73%
65	Purchasing managers	70	111,240	$76,830 - 154,580	3%	57%
66	Dentists, general	70	201,540	$138,240 -	9%	100%
67	Medical and health services managers	70	97,820	$66,760 - 127,620	16%	57%
68	Child, family, and school social workers	70	52,580	$41,260 - 63,590	19%	77%
69	Speech-language pathologists	60	64,370	$47,600 - 85,130	11%	98%
70	Sales and related workers, all other	60	55,610	$19,500 - 115,660	14%	62%
71	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	60	25,230	$19,040 - 30,650	11%	55%
72	Human resources managers, all other	60	104,640	$74,180 - 136,660	11%	58%
73	Floral designers	50	23,630	$18,860 - 30,020	0%	55%
74	Instructional coordinators	50	77,180	$54,560 - 105,000	23%	79%
75	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	53,460	$36,970 - 67,220	9%	87%
76	Health educators	50	50,790	$35,390 - 70,980	26%	58%
77	Financial analysts	50	72,540	$54,560 - 85,480	34%	87%
78	Medical and public health social workers	50	39,810	$17,850 - 67,510	24%	77%
79	Electronics engineers, except computer	50	89,990	$65,410 - 125,190	4%	81%
80	Physician assistants	50	86,430	$72,010 - 103,370	27%	67%
81	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	65,010	$48,710 - 82,260	16%	99%
82	Personal financial advisors	50	115,460	$44,220 -	41%	81%
83	Social and community service managers	40	39,280	$22,130 - 65,510	25%	72%
84	Occupational therapists	40	70,930	$55,370 - 92,090	23%	90%
85	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	40	52,490	$35,400 - 82,060	9%	95%
86	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	59,730	$25,860 - 98,840	18%	56%
87	Database administrators	40	66,330	$39,860 - 99,360	29%	72%
88	Editors	40	64,200	$43,240 - 84,010	2%	81%
89	Market research analysts	40	55,860	$35,240 - 81,450	20%	82%
90	Chief executives	40	198,520	$119,080 -	2%	65%
91	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	59,190	$41,510 - 77,850	18%	56%
92	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	43,440	$31,920 - 54,120	30%	77%
93	Budget analysts	30	73,720	$45,540 - 98,930	7%	78%
94	Urban and regional planners	30	65,150	$45,430 - 87,420	15%	92%

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	3,240	29,130	$17,660 - 48,550	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,960	20,110	$17,270 - 24,440	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	2,810	21,200	$17,280 - 28,850	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,830	28,240	$19,070 - 39,280	13%	19%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,550	25,280	$17,900 - 36,710	15%	4%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,340	23,190	$17,520 - 31,120	2%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,320	34,440	$22,700 - 47,850	13%	16%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,270	34,220	$23,850 - 45,920	1%	18%
9	Teacher assistants	1,220	27,590	$19,380 - 33,140	10%	18%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,200	24,160	$17,570 - 35,650	-7%	8%
11	Waiters and waitresses	1,180	24,890	$17,730 - 32,530	11%	14%
12	Carpenters	1,130	47,610	$28,730 - 65,800	10%	6%
13	Packers and packagers, hand	1,120	22,090	$17,490 - 31,620	-11%	3%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	980	43,730	$28,510 - 59,150	10%	4%
15	Construction laborers	900	30,330	$18,920 - 47,630	11%	5%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	840	37,590	$24,060 - 54,560	4%	25%
17	Business operations specialists, all other	780	70,340	$45,380 - 99,290	21%	49%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	770	24,740	$19,330 - 31,530	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	760	51,080	$27,410 - 77,860	6%	29%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	750	36,630	$19,000 - 54,070	10%	6%
21	Industrial truck and tractor operators	730	29,110	$19,590 - 39,690	-1%	2%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	680	23,330	$18,010 - 30,260	18%	7%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	680	25,680	$18,490 - 36,560	18%	6%
24	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	670	25,870	$18,280 - 36,060	-4%	5%
25	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	670	57,900	$30,730 - 81,030	11%	4%
26	Child care workers	660	19,800	$17,350 - 23,180	18%	15%
27	Electricians	610	53,830	$27,320 - 78,880	7%	7%
28	Security guards	610	47,250	$27,210 - 63,620	17%	13%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	600	44,950	$33,740 - 61,360	15%	18%
30	Medical secretaries	580	31,740	$25,650 - 40,130	17%	18%
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	570	28,400	$18,180 - 53,780	8%	4%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	560	20,100	$17,050 - 24,490	13%	5%
33	General and operations managers	560	117,520	$58,410 -	2%	48%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	530	61,200	$42,990 - 84,450	9%	10%
35	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	520	32,380	$24,310 - 40,660	4%	15%
36	Cooks, restaurant	490	22,920	$17,840 - 29,540	12%	5%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	470	36,140	$21,560 - 57,220	14%	4%
38	Counter and rental clerks	470	24,530	$17,400 - 37,360	23%	16%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	440	27,490	$19,000 - 39,610	4%	6%
40	Driver/sales workers	420	28,890	$18,960 - 38,530	-4%	4%
41	Customer service representatives	390	31,050	$18,510 - 44,130	25%	22%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	390	30,350	$17,950 - 50,360	-6%	14%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	34,660	$22,190 - 49,250	11%	14%
44	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	380	21,000	$17,570 - 25,970	10%	8%
45	Tellers	370	24,270	$18,160 - 31,950	14%	16%
46	Bus drivers, school	370	30,520	$26,770 - 35,790	9%	4%
47	Food preparation workers	340	21,580	$17,600 - 28,530	15%	7%
48	Cooks, fast food	320	18,650	$17,050 - 20,360	8%	5%
49	Medical assistants	310	29,390	$21,530 - 39,890	35%	10%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	310	21,890	$17,280 - 30,140	14%	3%
51	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	40,220	$32,160 - 49,980	14%	7%
52	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	300	19,800	$17,170 - 24,140	-1%	0%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	63,810	$42,910 - 89,390	7%	13%
54	Fire fighters	290	60,600	$43,610 - 78,860	12%	18%
55	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	290	67,970	$42,540 - 99,640	0%	42%
56	Bartenders	290	26,050	$18,000 - 33,740	11%	17%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	62,880	$33,140 - 100,710	-4%	15%
58	Dental assistants	270	35,280	$24,910 - 47,430	29%	9%
59	Industrial machinery mechanics	270	52,250	$33,260 - 77,840	9%	5%
60	Painters, construction and maintenance	260	41,350	$24,010 - 70,520	12%	6%
61	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	250	63,290	$47,440 - 81,340	11%	33%
62	Computer support specialists	250	47,330	$29,130 - 67,860	13%	43%
63	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	34,990	$21,950 - 48,870	-8%	32%
64	Gaming dealers	240	32,580	$23,960 - 39,900	24%	11%
65	Insurance sales agents	230	46,990	$23,700 - 88,050	13%	45%
66	Healthcare support workers, all other	220	30,270	$21,360 - 38,970	16%	10%
67	Dishwashers	220	18,920	$17,050 - 20,560	10%	3%
68	Postal service mail carriers	220			1%	11%
69	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	220	21,740	$17,520 - 28,870	-8%	3%
70	Architectural and civil drafters	210	64,370	$35,500 - 98,940	6%	25%
71	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	200	71,020	$55,530 - 84,490	7%	6%
72	Cost estimators	200	59,200	$35,700 - 92,260	19%	32%
73	Construction and building inspectors	200	59,670	$31,970 - 105,440	18%	23%
74	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	200	34,430	$18,940 - 59,260	27%	47%
75	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	190	55,200	$32,310 - 85,280	4%	30%
76	Sales representatives, services, all other	190	49,710	$27,120 - 80,980	28%	48%
77	Health technologists and technicians, all other	190	65,970	$42,240 - 79,380	15%	27%
78	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	190	41,080	$25,740 - 62,160	9%	3%
79	Radiologic technologists and technicians	180	55,380	$39,790 - 75,510	15%	25%
80	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	180	45,010	$28,220 - 61,390	12%	3%
81	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	180	24,250	$17,390 - 38,850	12%	6%
82	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	180	18,830	$17,110 - 20,530	10%	17%
83	Chemical technicians	180	55,690	$23,310 - 79,220	6%	37%
84	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	180	19,480	$17,070 - 23,140	12%	6%
85	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	25,370	$19,190 - 32,100	11%	5%
86	Parts salespersons	170	28,220	$18,490 - 42,110	-1%	6%
87	Amusement and recreation attendants	170	23,790	$17,720 - 32,040	24%	22%
88	Surveying and mapping technicians	170	41,230	$28,460 - 56,660	19%	7%
89	Pharmacy technicians	170	31,630	$21,930 - 40,050	32%	16%
90	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	160	66,130	$53,020 - 79,240	4%	18%
91	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	160	20,410	$17,380 - 24,580	17%	14%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	160	47,740	$29,620 - 67,060	10%	17%
93	All other information and record clerks	160	41,740	$29,520 - 54,620	-12%	21%
94	Machinists	160	40,450	$26,130 - 69,280	-2%	3%
95	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	150	86,020	$58,580 - 112,090	8%	25%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	150	60,310	$36,790 - 81,140	4%	38%
97	Dental hygienists	140	91,360	$75,840 - 105,830	30%	33%
98	Cement masons and concrete finishers	140	42,170	$27,780 - 61,780	11%	2%
99	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	140	52,060	$33,870 - 76,800	0%	0%
100	Loan officers	140	62,670	$31,360 - 93,130	12%	49%

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Jobs More Common Near Kennewick Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Nuclear engineers	98,070	340	96.3
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	19,800	300	25.4
Occupational health and safety specialists	75,800	560	19
Farm equipment mechanics	36,190	100	15.3
Chemical engineers	100,860	230	13.8
Civil engineers	85,880	1,730	10.1
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	82,050	450	9.3
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	91,560	120	8.7
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	26,150	130	8.6
Chemists	88,900	440	8.5
Environmental engineers	91,580	220	7
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	21,740	220	6.4
Gaming dealers	32,580	240	5.8
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	59,750	100	5.7
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	62,190	100	5
Chemical technicians	55,690	180	4.8
Engineers, all other	95,420	470	4.7
Health technologists and technicians, all other	65,970	190	4.6
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	71,020	200	4.2
Surveying and mapping technicians	41,230	170	4
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	46,170	120	3.9
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,850	150	3.6
Engineering managers	123,850	400	3.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,870	670	3.4
Construction and building inspectors	59,670	200	3.4
Rehabilitation counselors	36,800	190	3.3
Structural iron and steel workers	60,900	110	3.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	56,090	130	3.1
Architectural and civil drafters	64,370	210	2.8
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	86,020	150	2.6
Civil engineering technicians	50,700	130	2.5
Demonstrators and product promoters	19,360	110	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	22,090	1,120	2.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,900	670	2.4
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,060	140	2.4
Mental health counselors	39,290	140	2.3
Industrial engineers	88,100	260	2.1
Carpenters	47,610	1,130	2.1
Electrical engineers	91,550	200	2
Medical secretaries	31,740	580	2
Teachers and instructors, all other	40,730	600	2
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,750	280	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,110	730	2
Healthcare support workers, all other	30,270	220	1.9
Fire fighters	60,600	290	1.9
Mechanical engineers	86,640	260	1.9
Driver/sales workers	28,890	420	1.9
Child care workers	19,800	660	1.8
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	52,860	130	1.8
Roofers	35,890	130	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Kennewick, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	47,250	1.87	610
Health technologists and technicians, all other	65,970	1.62	190
Gaming dealers	32,580	1.5	240
Administrative services managers	107,510	1.48	140
Architectural and civil drafters	64,370	1.47	210
Fire fighters	60,600	1.44	290
Dental hygienists	91,360	1.44	140
Training and development specialists	72,150	1.43	130
Managers, all other	116,420	1.41	400
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	82,050	1.35	450
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	55,200	1.35	190
Chemists	88,900	1.35	440
Bartenders	26,050	1.34	290
Structural iron and steel workers	60,900	1.34	110
Waiters and waitresses	24,890	1.33	1,180
Chemical technicians	55,690	1.33	180
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	63,290	1.31	250
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	71,020	1.3	200
Amusement and recreation attendants	23,790	1.29	170
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	67,970	1.28	290
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	91,560	1.27	120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	66,130	1.27	160
All other information and record clerks	41,740	1.26	160
Construction managers	106,090	1.26	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,900	1.26	670
Teacher assistants	27,590	1.24	1,220
Occupational health and safety specialists	75,800	1.24	560
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	52,860	1.23	130
Environmental engineers	91,580	1.23	220
Management analysts	90,410	1.23	120
Library technicians	36,110	1.22	110
General and operations managers	117,520	1.22	560
Construction and building inspectors	59,670	1.22	200
Carpenters	47,610	1.21	1,130
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,750	1.21	280
Industrial engineers	88,100	1.21	260
Painters, construction and maintenance	41,350	1.21	260
Business operations specialists, all other	70,340	1.19	780
Retail salespersons	29,130	1.19	3,240
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	62,880	1.19	280
Engineers, all other	95,420	1.19	470
Chemical engineers	100,860	1.18	230
Computer and information systems managers	119,230	1.18	130
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	21,000	1.18	380
Industrial machinery mechanics	52,250	1.17	270
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	34,220	1.17	1,270
Civil engineers	85,880	1.17	1,730
Mechanical engineers	86,640	1.17	260
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,110	1.17	2,960
Bus drivers, school	30,520	1.17	370

Highest Paying Jobs in Kennewick, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	201,540	70
Chief executives	198,520	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	154,830	80
Family and general practitioners	133,760	50
Engineering managers	123,850	400
Computer and information systems managers	119,230	130
General and operations managers	117,520	560
Managers, all other	116,420	400
Personal financial advisors	115,460	50
Sales managers	111,380	90
Purchasing managers	111,240	70
Industrial production managers	110,730	80
Administrative services managers	107,510	140
Construction managers	106,090	110
Human resources managers, all other	104,640	60
Pharmacists	104,240	160
Chemical engineers	100,860	230
Nuclear engineers	98,070	340
Medical and health services managers	97,820	70
Physical scientists, all other	96,750	80
Engineers, all other	95,420	470
Lawyers	92,150	140
Environmental engineers	91,580	220
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	91,560	120
Electrical engineers	91,550	200
Financial managers	91,470	270
Dental hygienists	91,360	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90,540	160
Management analysts	90,410	120
Electronics engineers, except computer	89,990	50
Computer software engineers, applications	89,680	160
Chemists	88,900	440
Computer software engineers, systems software	88,670	80
Industrial engineers	88,100	260
Mechanical engineers	86,640	260
Physician assistants	86,430	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	86,020	150
Civil engineers	85,880	1,730
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	82,050	450
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	81,740	40
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	80,800	90
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	80,330	80
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	79,270	60
Architects, except landscape and naval	79,100
Instructional coordinators	77,180	50
Computer systems analysts	77,050	360
Logisticians	76,690	40
Occupational health and safety specialists	75,800	560
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	74,260
Network and computer systems administrators	73,760	80

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