The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,650 | 61,370 | $42,630 - 82,970 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 970 | 50,490 | $34,550 - 65,370 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 720 | 30,410 | $25,770 - 35,950 | 9% | 54% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 640 | 55,090 | $39,580 - 71,750 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 610 | 44,900 | $21,810 - 85,630 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 510 | 61,590 | $41,870 - 87,030 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Engineers, all other | 450 | 94,110 | $59,030 - 127,820 | 6% | 82% |
| 8 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 450 | 80,750 | $51,220 - 116,310 | 25% | 93% |
| 9 | Chemists | 420 | $[?] - | 9% | 93% | |
| 10 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 390 | 49,900 | $34,000 - 67,170 | 11% | 95% |
| 11 | Mechanical engineers | 360 | 87,780 | $61,980 - 119,130 | 4% | 78% |
| 12 | Environmental engineers | 340 | 85,440 | $62,250 - 115,480 | 25% | 86% |
| 13 | Nuclear engineers | 340 | 81,480 | $55,290 - 113,660 | 7% | 82% |
| 14 | Computer systems analysts | 330 | 74,180 | $50,770 - 102,370 | 29% | 68% |
| 15 | Engineering managers | 290 | 120,390 | $88,650 - | 7% | 84% |
| 16 | Managers, all other | 270 | 113,240 | $75,870 - | 7% | 55% |
| 17 | Financial managers | 230 | 86,400 | $55,690 - 122,210 | 13% | 60% |
| 18 | Chemical engineers | 220 | 95,840 | $65,460 - 128,800 | 8% | 91% |
| 19 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 210 | 65,070 | $46,400 - 91,040 | 17% | 56% |
| 20 | Electrical engineers | 210 | 87,320 | $64,120 - 117,940 | 6% | 81% |
| 21 | Social and human service assistants | 200 | 25,430 | $17,580 - 34,530 | 34% | 58% |
| 22 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 190 | 82,380 | $62,760 - 111,060 | 10% | 74% |
| 23 | Lawyers | 180 | 89,160 | $55,090 - 136,490 | 11% | 99% |
| 24 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 180 | 52,820 | $34,960 - 75,010 | 13% | 73% |
| 25 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 170 | $[?] - | 5% | 58% | |
| 26 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 170 | 76,670 | $49,300 - 105,590 | 8% | 72% |
| 27 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 160 | 70,730 | $34,420 - 130,800 | 25% | 67% |
| 28 | Rehabilitation counselors | 160 | 41,150 | $22,510 - 67,480 | 23% | 73% |
| 29 | Pharmacists | 160 | 96,600 | $81,950 - 122,190 | 22% | 97% |
| 30 | Management analysts | 160 | 82,970 | $45,250 - 125,580 | 22% | 78% |
| 31 | Advertising sales agents | 160 | 43,590 | $24,540 - 78,860 | 20% | 56% |
| 32 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 160 | 33,220 | $21,670 - 52,570 | 15% | 51% |
| 33 | Physical scientists, all other | 150 | 93,980 | $64,710 - 123,830 | 6% | 98% |
| 34 | Natural sciences managers | 150 | 134,080 | $85,520 - | 11% | 93% |
| 35 | Industrial engineers | 150 | 83,350 | $62,990 - 110,010 | 20% | 74% |
| 36 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 140 | 86,440 | $69,320 - 108,860 | 8% | 78% |
| 37 | Computer software engineers, applications | 140 | 83,270 | $56,070 - 119,660 | 45% | 85% |
| 38 | Computer specialists, all other | 140 | 73,350 | $27,570 - 115,620 | 15% | 68% |
| 39 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 56,340 | $29,440 - 83,840 | 53% | 57% |
| 40 | Graphic designers | 130 | 36,400 | $21,600 - 58,090 | 10% | 55% |
| 41 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 130 | 52,280 | $39,280 - 66,190 | 20% | 87% |
| 42 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 120 | 54,630 | $39,050 - 72,240 | 0% | 96% |
| 43 | Coaches and scouts | 110 | 39,130 | $18,720 - 65,260 | 15% | 60% |
| 44 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 110 | 38,740 | $24,810 - 56,360 | 14% | 54% |
| 45 | Librarians | 100 | 56,480 | $43,230 - 72,200 | 4% | 85% |
| 46 | Network and computer systems administrators | 100 | 68,780 | $52,310 - 93,570 | 27% | 50% |
| 47 | Physical therapists | 100 | 65,330 | $53,660 - 82,620 | 27% | 89% |
| 48 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 100 | 47,170 | $37,580 - 58,950 | 11% | 58% |
| 49 | Computer and information systems managers | 100 | 108,070 | $85,100 - 136,390 | 16% | 73% |
| 50 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 100 | 41,820 | $29,490 - 55,930 | 30% | 77% |
| 51 | Training and development specialists | 100 | 61,510 | $35,660 - 86,380 | 18% | 56% |
| 52 | Public relations specialists | 100 | 64,940 | $42,550 - 93,600 | 18% | 81% |
| 53 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 100 | 21,340 | $16,990 - 24,750 | 11% | 55% |
| 54 | Biological technicians | 90 | 34,150 | $21,310 - 49,390 | 16% | 60% |
| 55 | Sales managers | 90 | 112,070 | $54,450 - | 10% | 69% |
| 56 | Technical writers | 80 | 66,110 | $44,800 - 90,610 | 20% | 74% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 80 | 34,460 | $21,630 - 50,100 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 80 | 57,480 | $43,520 - 74,030 | 16% | 99% |
| 59 | Financial specialists, all other | 70 | 53,770 | $41,520 - 66,850 | 12% | 50% |
| 60 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 70 | 54,730 | $40,230 - 75,530 | 12% | 51% |
| 61 | Floral designers | 70 | 22,340 | $17,620 - 28,650 | 0% | 55% |
| 62 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 70 | 52,990 | $36,870 - 66,110 | 9% | 87% |
| 63 | Editors | 70 | 42,830 | $21,190 - 76,310 | 2% | 81% |
| 64 | Speech-language pathologists | 70 | 62,440 | $46,360 - 84,790 | 11% | 98% |
| 65 | Medical and public health social workers | 70 | 54,560 | $41,870 - 70,960 | 24% | 77% |
| 66 | Child, family, and school social workers | 70 | 47,570 | $39,000 - 59,580 | 19% | 77% |
| 67 | Special education teachers, middle school | 60 | 49,310 | $36,870 - 63,920 | 16% | 87% |
| 68 | Instructional coordinators | 60 | 70,420 | $41,480 - 99,880 | 23% | 79% |
| 69 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 60 | 51,090 | $34,050 - 72,110 | 11% | 79% |
| 70 | Database administrators | 60 | 65,690 | $40,450 - 96,130 | 29% | 72% |
| 71 | Soil and plant scientists | 60 | 59,580 | $44,680 - 78,660 | 8% | 82% |
| 72 | Sales and related workers, all other | 60 | 60,890 | $19,720 - 120,920 | 14% | 62% |
| 73 | Mental health counselors | 50 | 41,800 | $24,280 - 55,830 | 30% | 73% |
| 74 | Market research analysts | 50 | 56,500 | $33,870 - 87,500 | 20% | 82% |
| 75 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 57,310 | $25,670 - 95,680 | 18% | 56% |
| 76 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 50 | 70,400 | $35,130 - 106,210 | 12% | 51% |
| 77 | Purchasing managers | 50 | 110,480 | $86,730 - | 3% | 57% |
| 78 | Legislators | 40 | 65,260 | $35,260 - 103,540 | 1% | 65% |
| 79 | Computer programmers | 40 | 49,670 | $22,230 - 76,460 | 0% | 73% |
| 80 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 40 | 91,030 | $63,410 - 133,800 | 4% | 81% |
| 81 | Human resources managers, all other | 40 | 99,760 | $64,490 - 136,970 | 11% | 58% |
| 82 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 40 | 49,060 | $34,500 - 73,430 | 9% | 95% |
| 83 | Social workers, all other | 40 | 49,040 | $35,040 - 72,590 | 18% | 77% |
| 84 | Physician assistants | 40 | 87,640 | $72,660 - 105,080 | 27% | 67% |
| 85 | Urban and regional planners | 40 | 67,930 | $48,120 - 90,040 | 15% | 92% |
| 86 | Occupational therapists | 30 | 72,460 | $55,130 - 93,820 | 23% | 90% |
| 87 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 30 | 59,720 | $47,160 - 74,490 | 9% | 72% |
| 88 | Chief executives | 30 | 146,280 | $88,820 - | 2% | 65% |
| 89 | Medical and health services managers | 30 | 96,020 | $68,010 - 125,190 | 16% | 57% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 3,190 | 30,360 | $17,220 - 54,960 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 2,430 | 21,370 | $16,940 - 30,410 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,370 | 19,230 | $16,750 - 23,180 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 2,010 | 28,690 | $18,690 - 40,510 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,580 | 24,080 | $17,280 - 34,160 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,360 | 22,550 | $17,000 - 30,920 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Construction laborers | 1,260 | 29,230 | $19,640 - 44,200 | 11% | 5% |
| 8 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,240 | 41,050 | $27,510 - 54,130 | 10% | 4% |
| 9 | Teacher assistants | 1,220 | 25,620 | $18,400 - 31,390 | 10% | 18% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,180 | 31,740 | $20,350 - 44,790 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,150 | 26,080 | $17,980 - 31,850 | 11% | 14% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,150 | 24,190 | $17,220 - 36,950 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 990 | 33,910 | $23,630 - 44,990 | 1% | 18% |
| 14 | Hazardous materials removal workers | 930 | 64,180 | $48,300 - 75,860 | 11% | 9% |
| 15 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 900 | 35,340 | $19,170 - 50,120 | 10% | 6% |
| 16 | Carpenters | 890 | 44,600 | $25,490 - 63,790 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Packers and packagers, hand | 820 | 21,710 | $16,990 - 33,300 | -11% | 3% |
| 18 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 740 | 27,950 | $18,970 - 37,040 | -1% | 2% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 730 | 50,930 | $29,780 - 74,430 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 710 | 40,960 | $24,360 - 63,830 | 4% | 25% |
| 21 | Receptionists and information clerks | 700 | 24,270 | $18,560 - 30,960 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 690 | 23,530 | $18,230 - 31,070 | 18% | 7% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 630 | 63,020 | $44,440 - 81,380 | 9% | 10% |
| 24 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 620 | 24,840 | $17,630 - 35,970 | -4% | 5% |
| 25 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 610 | 26,550 | $18,060 - 40,980 | 18% | 6% |
| 26 | Customer service representatives | 610 | 28,420 | $17,580 - 41,480 | 25% | 22% |
| 27 | Medical secretaries | 600 | 31,690 | $24,940 - 40,800 | 17% | 18% |
| 28 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 590 | 44,780 | $33,290 - 60,150 | 15% | 18% |
| 29 | General and operations managers | 570 | 123,350 | $65,220 - | 2% | 48% |
| 30 | Child care workers | 570 | 19,300 | $16,850 - 22,870 | 18% | 15% |
| 31 | Business operations specialists, all other | 560 | 65,320 | $38,440 - 97,910 | 21% | 49% |
| 32 | Electricians | 550 | 51,270 | $25,970 - 75,280 | 7% | 7% |
| 33 | Counter and rental clerks | 550 | 22,680 | $16,970 - 33,740 | 23% | 16% |
| 34 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 510 | 24,990 | $17,590 - 33,910 | 8% | 4% |
| 35 | Cooks, restaurant | 480 | 22,190 | $17,300 - 28,690 | 12% | 5% |
| 36 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 480 | 58,980 | $31,990 - 85,130 | 11% | 4% |
| 37 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 450 | 20,560 | $16,700 - 26,450 | 13% | 5% |
| 38 | Driver/sales workers | 450 | 25,600 | $17,580 - 32,820 | -4% | 4% |
| 39 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 420 | 37,680 | $21,250 - 60,890 | 14% | 4% |
| 40 | Food preparation workers | 400 | 20,420 | $16,950 - 27,190 | 15% | 7% |
| 41 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 400 | 59,630 | $47,250 - 74,740 | 11% | 33% |
| 42 | Fire fighters | 390 | 48,690 | $17,560 - 70,770 | 12% | 18% |
| 43 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 390 | 30,630 | $22,960 - 38,780 | 4% | 15% |
| 44 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 390 | 20,180 | $16,980 - 24,810 | 10% | 8% |
| 45 | Bartenders | 380 | 27,420 | $18,660 - 36,220 | 11% | 17% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 380 | 32,300 | $18,750 - 46,960 | 11% | 14% |
| 47 | Cooks, fast food | 380 | 18,850 | $16,500 - 22,660 | 8% | 5% |
| 48 | Home health aides | 370 | 20,240 | $17,100 - 23,890 | 49% | 7% |
| 49 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 370 | 26,370 | $18,130 - 38,780 | 4% | 6% |
| 50 | Bus drivers, school | 350 | 30,490 | $26,330 - 35,850 | 9% | 4% |
| 51 | Tellers | 320 | 24,100 | $17,740 - 31,100 | 14% | 16% |
| 52 | Security guards | 310 | $[?] - | 17% | 13% | |
| 53 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 300 | 74,870 | $43,790 - 109,930 | 0% | 42% |
| 54 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 290 | 33,820 | $21,220 - 47,240 | -8% | 32% |
| 55 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 290 | 39,970 | $33,580 - 48,910 | 14% | 7% |
| 56 | Correctional officers and jailers | 290 | 39,680 | $32,700 - 47,710 | 17% | 11% |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 290 | 60,650 | $36,520 - 84,750 | 7% | 13% |
| 58 | Dishwashers | 270 | 18,250 | $16,600 - 19,900 | 10% | 3% |
| 59 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 270 | 66,290 | $31,700 - 100,110 | -4% | 15% |
| 60 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 270 | 20,750 | $16,700 - 29,140 | 14% | 3% |
| 61 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 270 | 27,330 | $17,850 - 43,200 | -6% | 14% |
| 62 | Dental assistants | 260 | 34,000 | $24,340 - 45,760 | 29% | 9% |
| 63 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 260 | 21,280 | $17,080 - 28,360 | -2% | 4% |
| 64 | Chemical technicians | 250 | 47,580 | $21,550 - 74,030 | 6% | 37% |
| 65 | Court, municipal, and license clerks | 250 | 36,000 | $28,170 - 45,020 | 9% | 24% |
| 66 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 240 | 38,410 | $22,230 - 65,510 | 12% | 6% |
| 67 | Cost estimators | 240 | 69,530 | $41,360 - 100,300 | 19% | 32% |
| 68 | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 230 | 21,200 | $17,090 - 27,970 | -8% | 3% |
| 69 | Sheet metal workers | 220 | 51,160 | $29,560 - 69,910 | 7% | 4% |
| 70 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 220 | 43,270 | $29,690 - 59,190 | 12% | 3% |
| 71 | Structural iron and steel workers | 220 | 62,290 | $35,530 - 75,200 | 6% | 4% |
| 72 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 220 | 52,940 | $35,370 - 76,090 | 9% | 5% |
| 73 | Postal service mail carriers | 220 | 43,740 | $34,790 - 50,890 | 1% | 11% |
| 74 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 210 | 44,290 | $25,910 - 60,380 | 8% | 3% |
| 75 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 210 | 21,880 | $16,970 - 30,560 | 24% | 22% |
| 76 | Civil engineering technicians | 210 | 59,860 | $42,480 - 78,940 | 10% | 18% |
| 77 | Computer support specialists | 200 | 45,160 | $26,680 - 65,340 | 13% | 43% |
| 78 | Construction and building inspectors | 180 | 54,630 | $29,840 - 101,250 | 18% | 23% |
| 79 | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 180 | 18,620 | $16,500 - 22,360 | -1% | 0% |
| 80 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 180 | 55,190 | $33,290 - 83,500 | 4% | 30% |
| 81 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 180 | 29,870 | $18,800 - 48,770 | 27% | 47% |
| 82 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 180 | 24,140 | $17,240 - 37,600 | 12% | 6% |
| 83 | Gaming dealers | 180 | 36,130 | $22,900 - 57,700 | 24% | 11% |
| 84 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 170 | 53,770 | $31,050 - 80,710 | 28% | 48% |
| 85 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 170 | 18,920 | $16,650 - 22,320 | 12% | 6% |
| 86 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 170 | 40,610 | $25,410 - 60,150 | 9% | 3% |
| 87 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 160 | 68,370 | $56,000 - 81,340 | 7% | 6% |
| 88 | Construction managers | 160 | 102,690 | $68,290 - 140,850 | 16% | 29% |
| 89 | Loan officers | 160 | 61,970 | $29,270 - 92,050 | 12% | 49% |
| 90 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 160 | 25,520 | $19,490 - 34,320 | 11% | 5% |
| 91 | Insurance sales agents | 160 | 63,110 | $30,290 - 109,980 | 13% | 45% |
| 92 | Recreation workers | 160 | 21,290 | $16,500 - 32,640 | 13% | 47% |
| 93 | Machinists | 160 | 47,380 | $25,610 - 68,600 | -2% | 3% |
| 94 | Pharmacy technicians | 160 | 32,590 | $24,000 - 39,800 | 32% | 16% |
| 95 | Medical assistants | 150 | 29,370 | $21,240 - 41,570 | 35% | 10% |
| 96 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 150 | 44,290 | $21,520 - 65,930 | 7% | 2% |
| 97 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 150 | 18,370 | $16,610 - 20,040 | 10% | 17% |
| 98 | Dental hygienists | 150 | 87,030 | $72,020 - 102,540 | 30% | 33% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 150 | 48,780 | $34,610 - 63,580 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Parts salespersons | 150 | 28,900 | $17,760 - 41,310 | -1% | 6% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear engineers | 81,480 | 340 | 107 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 64,180 | 930 | 46.8 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 93,980 | 150 | 16.8 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 82,380 | 190 | 14.7 |
| Chemical engineers | 95,840 | 220 | 14.7 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 18,620 | 180 | 13.8 |
| Environmental engineers | 85,440 | 340 | 11.9 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80,750 | 450 | 10.1 |
| Chemists | 420 | 9.1 | |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 27,000 | 140 | 8.2 |
| Chemical technicians | 47,580 | 250 | 7.1 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 62,290 | 220 | 6.9 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 76,670 | 170 | 6.8 |
| Natural sciences managers | 134,080 | 150 | 6.7 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 21,200 | 230 | 6.5 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 36,000 | 250 | 5.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 73,410 | 110 | 5.1 |
| Gaming dealers | 36,130 | 180 | 4.9 |
| Engineers, all other | 94,110 | 450 | 4.6 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 59,860 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 68,370 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 38,740 | 110 | 3.5 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 47,170 | 100 | 3.4 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 54,630 | 180 | 3.2 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 19,430 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 24,840 | 620 | 3.1 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 54,630 | 120 | 3 |
| Mechanical engineers | 87,780 | 360 | 2.9 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 21,340 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 39,880 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Fire fighters | 48,690 | 390 | 2.7 |
| Engineering managers | 120,390 | 290 | 2.5 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 39,680 | 290 | 2.5 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 42,300 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 30,410 | 720 | 2.4 |
| Library technicians | 35,940 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 41,150 | 160 | 2.3 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 23,890 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Sheet metal workers | 51,160 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Electrical engineers | 87,320 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Medical secretaries | 31,690 | 600 | 2.3 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 27,950 | 740 | 2.1 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 27,880 | 120 | 2 |
| Driver/sales workers | 25,600 | 450 | 2 |
| Construction laborers | 29,230 | 1,260 | 2 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 22,680 | 550 | 2 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 48,480 | 130 | 2 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 41,050 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 21,280 | 260 | 1.9 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 33,220 | 160 | 1.9 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming dealers | 36,130 | 1.85 | 180 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 64,180 | 1.7 | 930 |
| Administrative services managers | 105,260 | 1.5 | 140 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 26,080 | 1.47 | 1,150 |
| Bartenders | 27,420 | 1.47 | 380 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 74,870 | 1.45 | 300 |
| Managers, all other | 113,240 | 1.41 | 270 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 62,290 | 1.41 | 220 |
| Dental hygienists | 87,030 | 1.4 | 150 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 55,190 | 1.38 | 180 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 59,860 | 1.37 | 210 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80,750 | 1.36 | 450 |
| General and operations managers | 123,350 | 1.32 | 570 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 58,980 | 1.31 | 480 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 68,370 | 1.31 | 160 |
| Machinists | 47,380 | 1.31 | 160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 66,290 | 1.29 | 270 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 76,670 | 1.28 | 170 |
| Construction managers | 102,690 | 1.28 | 160 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 34,870 | 1.28 | 130 |
| Natural sciences managers | 134,080 | 1.28 | 150 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 59,630 | 1.27 | 400 |
| Cost estimators | 69,530 | 1.27 | 240 |
| Sheet metal workers | 51,160 | 1.27 | 220 |
| Retail salespersons | 30,360 | 1.27 | 3,190 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 45,150 | 1.25 | 130 |
| Library technicians | 35,940 | 1.25 | 140 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 65,070 | 1.24 | 210 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 21,880 | 1.23 | 210 |
| Mechanical engineers | 87,780 | 1.23 | 360 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 52,940 | 1.21 | 220 |
| Engineers, all other | 94,110 | 1.2 | 450 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 33,910 | 1.2 | 990 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 44,780 | 1.2 | 590 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 32,590 | 1.2 | 160 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 44,290 | 1.19 | 150 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 27,880 | 1.19 | 120 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 82,380 | 1.19 | 190 |
| Bus drivers, school | 30,490 | 1.19 | 350 |
| Cashiers | 21,370 | 1.19 | 2,430 |
| Teacher assistants | 25,620 | 1.19 | 1,220 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 20,180 | 1.18 | 390 |
| Fire fighters | 48,690 | 1.18 | 390 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 23,070 | 1.18 | 120 |
| Industrial engineers | 83,350 | 1.18 | 150 |
| Carpenters | 44,600 | 1.18 | 890 |
| Environmental engineers | 85,440 | 1.17 | 340 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 40,060 | 1.17 | 140 |
| Office clerks, general | 28,690 | 1.17 | 2,010 |
| Management analysts | 82,970 | 1.17 | 160 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 188,960 | 40 |
| Dentists, general | 185,840 | |
| Chief executives | 146,280 | 30 |
| Family and general practitioners | 140,920 | |
| Natural sciences managers | 134,080 | 150 |
| General and operations managers | 123,350 | 570 |
| Engineering managers | 120,390 | 290 |
| Managers, all other | 113,240 | 270 |
| Sales managers | 112,070 | 90 |
| Purchasing managers | 110,480 | 50 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 108,070 | 100 |
| Administrative services managers | 105,260 | 140 |
| Construction managers | 102,690 | 160 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 99,760 | 40 |
| Pharmacists | 96,600 | 160 |
| Medical and health services managers | 96,020 | 30 |
| Chemical engineers | 95,840 | 220 |
| Engineers, all other | 94,110 | 450 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 93,980 | 150 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 91,030 | 40 |
| Lawyers | 89,160 | 180 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 88,260 | 90 |
| Mechanical engineers | 87,780 | 360 |
| Physician assistants | 87,640 | 40 |
| Electrical engineers | 87,320 | 210 |
| Dental hygienists | 87,030 | 150 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 86,440 | 140 |
| Financial managers | 86,400 | 230 |
| Environmental engineers | 85,440 | 340 |
| Industrial engineers | 83,350 | 150 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 83,270 | 140 |
| Management analysts | 82,970 | 160 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 82,380 | 190 |
| Nuclear engineers | 81,480 | 340 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 81,450 | |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 80,750 | 450 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 76,670 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 76,010 | 80 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 74,870 | 300 |
| Industrial production managers | 74,570 | 40 |
| Computer systems analysts | 74,180 | 330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 73,410 | 110 |
| Financial analysts | 73,380 | |
| Computer specialists, all other | 73,350 | 140 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 73,050 | |
| Occupational therapists | 72,460 | 30 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 70,730 | 160 |
| Instructional coordinators | 70,420 | 60 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 70,400 | 50 |
| Food service managers | 70,030 | 30 |
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