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 | 4,730 | 57,280 | $42,020 - 77,550 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 2,420 | 51,670 | $26,610 - 81,250 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,660 | 50,490 | $34,950 - 64,210 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,450 | 31,030 | $21,110 - 41,190 | 9% | 54% |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 1,360 | 58,000 | $39,870 - 81,660 | 18% | 79% |
| 6 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,120 | 40,000 | $23,780 - 63,460 | 23% | 73% |
| 7 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,020 | 52,890 | $39,210 - 65,610 | 11% | 95% |
| 8 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 940 | 52,840 | $37,220 - 68,210 | 6% | 96% |
| 9 | Social and human service assistants | 930 | 22,650 | $17,500 - 30,400 | 34% | 58% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 800 | 86,370 | $45,590 - 142,240 | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Sales and related workers, all other | 730 | 40,810 | $19,190 - 64,630 | 14% | 62% |
| 12 | Computer systems analysts | 670 | 68,860 | $43,800 - 100,300 | 29% | 68% |
| 13 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 560 | 66,650 | $23,720 - 119,060 | 25% | 67% |
| 14 | Network and computer systems administrators | 550 | 59,000 | $38,440 - 82,670 | 27% | 50% |
| 15 | Financial managers | 510 | 91,520 | $51,640 - 130,350 | 13% | 60% |
| 16 | Pharmacists | 490 | 89,320 | $44,780 - 119,740 | 22% | 97% |
| 17 | Civil engineers | 480 | 63,900 | $51,730 - 78,690 | 18% | 87% |
| 18 | Computer programmers | 470 | 56,070 | $34,170 - 82,750 | 0% | 73% |
| 19 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 460 | 38,880 | $24,820 - 53,450 | 15% | 51% |
| 20 | Advertising sales agents | 420 | 43,260 | $26,930 - 59,540 | 20% | 56% |
| 21 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 420 | 29,340 | $17,820 - 53,080 | 34% | 73% |
| 22 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 380 | 45,610 | $27,800 - 69,250 | 5% | 58% |
| 23 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 380 | 58,490 | $37,570 - 95,640 | 12% | 51% |
| 24 | Physical therapists | 370 | 68,660 | $50,260 - 91,260 | 27% | 89% |
| 25 | Child, family, and school social workers | 350 | 42,030 | $23,300 - 57,910 | 19% | 77% |
| 26 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 340 | 53,290 | $39,180 - 71,150 | 13% | 73% |
| 27 | Computer software engineers, applications | 330 | 60,570 | $38,460 - 86,100 | 45% | 85% |
| 28 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 320 | 54,820 | $38,570 - 74,730 | 17% | 56% |
| 29 | Sales managers | 320 | 92,970 | $50,010 - | 10% | 69% |
| 30 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 300 | 87,040 | $60,190 - 107,610 | 8% | 78% |
| 31 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 300 | 38,400 | $25,750 - 54,450 | 14% | 54% |
| 32 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 290 | 60,970 | $44,880 - 82,560 | 12% | 51% |
| 33 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 280 | 62,100 | $36,320 - 85,500 | 53% | 57% |
| 34 | Graphic designers | 270 | 36,600 | $25,020 - 51,130 | 10% | 55% |
| 35 | Medical and public health social workers | 270 | 49,080 | $37,080 - 63,420 | 24% | 77% |
| 36 | Public relations specialists | 270 | 52,260 | $29,700 - 82,810 | 18% | 81% |
| 37 | Mechanical engineers | 260 | 69,490 | $46,030 - 95,040 | 4% | 78% |
| 38 | Managers, all other | 250 | 85,640 | $49,020 - 122,780 | 7% | 55% |
| 39 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 240 | 48,920 | $41,620 - 59,680 | 11% | 58% |
| 40 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 240 | 37,700 | $27,280 - 52,570 | 23% | 54% |
| 41 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 240 | 46,660 | $32,550 - 62,990 | 20% | 87% |
| 42 | Computer specialists, all other | 240 | 53,900 | $21,580 - 81,620 | 15% | 68% |
| 43 | Librarians | 230 | 54,940 | $41,930 - 69,670 | 4% | 85% |
| 44 | Management analysts | 230 | 59,890 | $40,970 - 88,500 | 22% | 78% |
| 45 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 230 | 91,080 | $52,350 - 144,010 | 14% | 78% |
| 46 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 230 | 28,110 | $17,410 - 39,850 | 11% | 55% |
| 47 | Market research analysts | 210 | 54,260 | $33,800 - 78,570 | 20% | 82% |
| 48 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 200 | 68,010 | $37,390 - 89,950 | 18% | 88% |
| 49 | Mental health counselors | 200 | 44,630 | $30,710 - 61,050 | 30% | 73% |
| 50 | Training and development specialists | 200 | 47,170 | $32,150 - 65,150 | 18% | 56% |
| 51 | Engineering managers | 190 | 108,580 | $78,980 - 134,280 | 7% | 84% |
| 52 | Speech-language pathologists | 190 | 55,320 | $39,390 - 71,930 | 11% | 98% |
| 53 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 180 | 76,210 | $53,360 - 116,330 | 4% | 81% |
| 54 | Computer and information systems managers | 180 | 89,960 | $63,160 - 121,200 | 16% | 73% |
| 55 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 180 | 42,070 | $27,260 - 60,740 | 11% | 79% |
| 56 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 180 | 61,740 | $41,070 - 80,520 | 16% | 99% |
| 57 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 170 | 35,460 | $26,720 - 48,900 | 30% | 77% |
| 58 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 170 | 37,750 | $26,040 - 55,340 | 18% | 56% |
| 59 | Medical and health services managers | 170 | 103,800 | $64,690 - | 16% | 57% |
| 60 | Insurance underwriters | 160 | 55,290 | $35,650 - 84,040 | 6% | 53% |
| 61 | Instructional coordinators | 160 | 61,240 | $34,380 - 91,080 | 23% | 79% |
| 62 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 160 | 35,960 | $16,500 - 59,940 | 25% | 58% |
| 63 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 160 | 54,450 | $39,110 - 69,840 | 25% | 93% |
| 64 | Electrical engineers | 160 | 72,100 | $48,570 - 98,060 | 6% | 81% |
| 65 | Occupational therapists | 150 | 58,430 | $41,170 - 75,370 | 23% | 90% |
| 66 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 150 | 55,920 | $40,840 - 73,790 | 0% | 96% |
| 67 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 150 | 48,960 | $35,330 - 65,020 | 9% | 87% |
| 68 | Special education teachers, middle school | 140 | 50,360 | $36,630 - 63,860 | 16% | 87% |
| 69 | Reporters and correspondents | 140 | 39,570 | $24,470 - 59,940 | 1% | 85% |
| 70 | Industrial engineers | 140 | 67,350 | $49,030 - 89,540 | 20% | 74% |
| 71 | Marketing managers | 130 | 96,530 | $54,220 - | 14% | 69% |
| 72 | Financial specialists, all other | 120 | 55,240 | $33,690 - 90,360 | 12% | 50% |
| 73 | Physician assistants | 120 | 84,920 | $66,000 - 118,860 | 27% | 67% |
| 74 | Personal financial advisors | 110 | 88,470 | $41,180 - | 41% | 81% |
| 75 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 110 | 58,330 | $37,040 - 77,670 | 18% | 56% |
| 76 | Social and community service managers | 100 | 86,140 | $57,880 - 127,210 | 25% | 72% |
| 77 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 100 | 50,890 | $40,770 - 63,350 | 9% | 72% |
| 78 | Veterinarians | 100 | 79,180 | $47,590 - 101,330 | 35% | 100% |
| 79 | Commercial pilots | 100 | 58,760 | $33,580 - 84,620 | 13% | 74% |
| 80 | Database administrators | 100 | 50,980 | $24,130 - 75,790 | 29% | 72% |
| 81 | Financial analysts | 100 | 72,250 | $39,250 - 119,950 | 34% | 87% |
| 82 | Editors | 100 | 56,640 | $32,350 - 86,220 | 2% | 81% |
| 83 | Budget analysts | 100 | 54,120 | $37,200 - 75,140 | 7% | 78% |
| 84 | Urban and regional planners | 100 | 58,270 | $43,730 - 75,690 | 15% | 92% |
| 85 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 90 | 53,560 | $43,060 - 64,190 | 8% | 72% |
| 86 | Credit analysts | 90 | 49,870 | $33,040 - 71,360 | 2% | 60% |
| 87 | Producers and directors | 90 | 56,800 | $31,400 - 85,210 | 11% | 75% |
| 88 | Biological technicians | 90 | 40,930 | $27,890 - 62,680 | 16% | 60% |
| 89 | Chief executives | 90 | 160,990 | $95,200 - | 2% | 65% |
| 90 | Human resources managers, all other | 80 | 83,290 | $55,710 - 109,720 | 11% | 58% |
| 91 | Private detectives and investigators | 80 | $[?] - | 18% | 52% | |
| 92 | Floral designers | 80 | 24,050 | $18,000 - 35,190 | 0% | 55% |
| 93 | Clergy | 70 | 42,480 | $19,240 - 52,800 | 19% | 75% |
| 94 | Sales engineers | 60 | 76,600 | $47,770 - 117,010 | 9% | 79% |
| 95 | Environmental engineers | 60 | 70,080 | $54,970 - 83,130 | 25% | 86% |
| 96 | Health educators | 60 | 38,400 | $24,320 - 52,420 | 26% | 58% |
| 97 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 60 | 66,910 | $34,090 - 101,940 | 20% | 99% |
| 98 | Purchasing managers | 60 | 81,700 | $58,680 - 104,400 | 3% | 57% |
| 99 | Education administrators, all other | 60 | 53,590 | $43,000 - 65,900 | 13% | 78% |
| 100 | Public relations managers | 60 | 93,680 | $59,960 - 143,480 | 17% | 75% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 7,500 | 28,090 | $17,270 - 46,940 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 5,720 | 21,790 | $16,930 - 32,420 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 5,500 | 19,230 | $16,780 - 23,280 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 5,450 | 25,690 | $17,960 - 35,580 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 3,690 | 29,030 | $21,140 - 39,950 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 3,610 | 32,060 | $21,770 - 43,070 | 13% | 16% |
| 7 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 3,540 | 25,370 | $17,590 - 36,610 | 2% | 5% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 3,260 | 27,430 | $18,340 - 33,870 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,110 | 23,940 | $17,410 - 33,780 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 3,060 | 25,310 | $17,810 - 36,390 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,830 | 37,510 | $25,220 - 51,610 | 10% | 4% |
| 12 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 2,350 | 48,010 | $31,520 - 68,120 | 6% | 29% |
| 13 | Personal and home care aides | 2,170 | 20,770 | $17,410 - 24,480 | 51% | 10% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,010 | 31,730 | $22,830 - 40,180 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,000 | 22,210 | $17,800 - 28,310 | 18% | 7% |
| 16 | Carpenters | 1,910 | 39,400 | $27,390 - 51,980 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | Telemarketers | 1,910 | 21,650 | $17,230 - 27,210 | -9% | 14% |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 1,760 | 25,360 | $18,110 - 32,320 | 10% | 18% |
| 19 | Team assemblers | 1,710 | 23,320 | $17,990 - 30,790 | 0% | 5% |
| 20 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,700 | 23,570 | $18,070 - 30,760 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Medical secretaries | 1,680 | 30,330 | $23,930 - 39,400 | 17% | 18% |
| 22 | Construction laborers | 1,620 | 31,000 | $19,760 - 44,790 | 11% | 5% |
| 23 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,590 | 19,950 | $16,940 - 24,140 | 10% | 8% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 1,580 | 52,290 | $26,830 - 98,020 | 4% | 25% |
| 25 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,550 | 27,800 | $17,770 - 44,130 | 18% | 6% |
| 26 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,540 | 20,140 | $16,980 - 24,830 | 13% | 5% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 1,520 | 27,210 | $17,750 - 43,030 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,510 | 22,150 | $17,360 - 29,120 | 12% | 5% |
| 29 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,450 | 34,710 | $22,170 - 50,480 | 10% | 6% |
| 30 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,440 | 27,840 | $21,280 - 36,030 | 4% | 15% |
| 31 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,390 | 24,750 | $17,160 - 37,270 | 23% | 16% |
| 32 | Child care workers | 1,290 | 19,270 | $16,550 - 23,470 | 18% | 15% |
| 33 | Electricians | 1,260 | 42,040 | $26,080 - 57,640 | 7% | 7% |
| 34 | Business operations specialists, all other | 1,260 | 54,990 | $31,780 - 79,330 | 21% | 49% |
| 35 | Home health aides | 1,260 | 20,340 | $17,180 - 23,990 | 49% | 7% |
| 36 | General and operations managers | 1,170 | 107,990 | $60,030 - | 2% | 48% |
| 37 | Security guards | 1,160 | 23,960 | $17,270 - 32,190 | 17% | 13% |
| 38 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,050 | 40,200 | $29,350 - 51,920 | 15% | 18% |
| 39 | Food preparation workers | 1,020 | 20,360 | $16,500 - 26,320 | 15% | 7% |
| 40 | Driver/sales workers | 1,020 | 29,670 | $20,240 - 42,170 | -4% | 4% |
| 41 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,010 | 30,170 | $24,710 - 37,460 | 0% | 22% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 1,000 | 33,080 | $24,390 - 42,960 | 11% | 14% |
| 43 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 990 | 35,140 | $23,630 - 46,990 | 14% | 4% |
| 44 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 990 | 32,470 | $21,130 - 47,540 | -1% | 2% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 970 | 27,750 | $21,340 - 35,410 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 940 | 28,180 | $19,470 - 39,240 | 4% | 6% |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 910 | 56,040 | $41,670 - 75,140 | 9% | 10% |
| 48 | Bus drivers, school | 860 | 26,190 | $19,340 - 35,010 | 9% | 4% |
| 49 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 850 | 22,610 | $17,030 - 34,110 | 10% | 24% |
| 50 | Dishwashers | 850 | 18,830 | $16,760 - 20,460 | 10% | 3% |
| 51 | Loan officers | 850 | 56,300 | $33,170 - 91,420 | 12% | 49% |
| 52 | Bartenders | 840 | 28,180 | $19,990 - 34,450 | 11% | 17% |
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 840 | 53,350 | $34,000 - 80,320 | -4% | 15% |
| 54 | Computer support specialists | 810 | 38,630 | $22,810 - 55,830 | 13% | 43% |
| 55 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 800 | 26,770 | $20,190 - 36,370 | 16% | 10% |
| 56 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 750 | 38,990 | $32,590 - 47,730 | 14% | 7% |
| 57 | Tellers | 730 | 24,200 | $19,190 - 30,710 | 14% | 16% |
| 58 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 710 | 29,020 | $18,740 - 39,810 | -8% | 32% |
| 59 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 690 | 33,240 | $22,820 - 46,590 | 5% | 2% |
| 60 | Packers and packagers, hand | 670 | 20,570 | $16,780 - 27,620 | -11% | 3% |
| 61 | Dental assistants | 660 | 34,040 | $23,900 - 44,620 | 29% | 9% |
| 62 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 660 | 51,280 | $26,840 - 91,910 | 28% | 48% |
| 63 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 610 | 40,270 | $28,160 - 56,640 | 9% | 3% |
| 64 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 600 | 24,850 | $18,040 - 35,400 | 11% | 5% |
| 65 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 580 | 38,930 | $28,000 - 48,910 | 12% | 3% |
| 66 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 580 | 55,040 | $39,650 - 72,390 | 7% | 13% |
| 67 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 570 | 20,580 | $16,700 - 27,470 | 14% | 3% |
| 68 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 560 | 18,450 | $16,520 - 20,310 | 12% | 6% |
| 69 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 560 | 47,550 | $26,460 - 74,090 | 11% | 4% |
| 70 | Parts salespersons | 550 | 29,050 | $18,600 - 38,940 | -1% | 6% |
| 71 | Postal service mail carriers | 550 | 43,530 | $34,360 - 50,740 | 1% | 11% |
| 72 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 540 | 19,870 | $16,860 - 27,680 | 24% | 22% |
| 73 | Cooks, fast food | 530 | 18,450 | $16,500 - 21,170 | 8% | 5% |
| 74 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 530 | 35,720 | $24,130 - 51,360 | -2% | 6% |
| 75 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 520 | 73,370 | $40,940 - 112,000 | 4% | 38% |
| 76 | Sheet metal workers | 510 | 34,440 | $20,940 - 52,750 | 7% | 4% |
| 77 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 510 | 54,510 | $39,540 - 64,960 | 11% | 33% |
| 78 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 490 | 18,520 | $16,500 - 21,440 | 10% | 17% |
| 79 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 490 | 27,160 | $20,670 - 37,260 | -14% | 0% |
| 80 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 490 | 35,090 | $17,870 - 55,500 | 4% | 30% |
| 81 | Bill and account collectors | 470 | 33,190 | $22,730 - 47,450 | 23% | 13% |
| 82 | Recreation workers | 470 | 22,480 | $17,280 - 29,530 | 13% | 47% |
| 83 | Court, municipal, and license clerks | 460 | 35,000 | $26,290 - 42,350 | 9% | 24% |
| 84 | Helpers--production workers | 450 | 22,760 | $17,250 - 32,460 | 0% | 4% |
| 85 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 450 | 20,630 | $17,030 - 27,300 | 17% | 14% |
| 86 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 450 | 52,040 | $38,750 - 64,400 | 15% | 25% |
| 87 | Insurance sales agents | 450 | 49,750 | $30,280 - 68,660 | 13% | 45% |
| 88 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 440 | 26,600 | $18,400 - 36,150 | -26% | 6% |
| 89 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 430 | 34,230 | $27,100 - 43,320 | 12% | 6% |
| 90 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 430 | 30,420 | $18,730 - 46,510 | 12% | 6% |
| 91 | Pharmacy technicians | 430 | 32,720 | $25,580 - 39,840 | 32% | 16% |
| 92 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 420 | 38,100 | $22,990 - 57,990 | -6% | 14% |
| 93 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 400 | $[?] - | 13% | 4% | |
| 94 | Machinists | 400 | 36,120 | $21,240 - 49,920 | -2% | 3% |
| 95 | Medical records and health information technicians | 390 | 27,920 | $19,830 - 37,930 | 18% | 12% |
| 96 | Fire fighters | 380 | 45,780 | $20,050 - 64,530 | 12% | 18% |
| 97 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 380 | 48,830 | $31,590 - 69,960 | 0% | 42% |
| 98 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 380 | 24,390 | $18,090 - 31,470 | -8% | 5% |
| 99 | Bakers | 370 | 31,100 | $20,460 - 40,210 | 10% | 8% |
| 100 | Dental hygienists | 370 | 75,550 | $64,070 - 90,860 | 30% | 33% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pourers and casters, metal | 31,960 | 200 | 15 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 23,660 | 120 | 10.4 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 48,980 | 140 | 9 |
| Cooks, all other | 22,380 | 120 | 7.9 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 40,000 | 1,120 | 6.5 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 45,100 | 140 | 6 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 31,300 | 180 | 5.8 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,460 | 140 | 4.9 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 29,340 | 420 | 4.1 |
| Radio and television announcers | 30,000 | 140 | 4 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 50,510 | 580 | 4 |
| Telemarketers | 21,650 | 1,910 | 3.9 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 56,730 | 230 | 3.9 |
| Home appliance repairers | 32,450 | 160 | 3.9 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 38,710 | 310 | 3.8 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 53,700 | 340 | 3.8 |
| Gaming dealers | 32,350 | 350 | 3.8 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 38,400 | 300 | 3.8 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 35,000 | 460 | 3.7 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 39,880 | 140 | 3.7 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 18,330 | 270 | 3.5 |
| Commercial pilots | 58,760 | 100 | 3.5 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 40,810 | 730 | 3.3 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 48,920 | 240 | 3.2 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 39,260 | 130 | 3 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 26,770 | 800 | 3 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 59,760 | 140 | 3 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 35,720 | 530 | 2.9 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 62,460 | 100 | 2.9 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 30,170 | 1,010 | 2.8 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 28,630 | 230 | 2.6 |
| Personal and home care aides | 20,770 | 2,170 | 2.6 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 28,110 | 230 | 2.5 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 22,610 | 850 | 2.5 |
| Medical secretaries | 30,330 | 1,680 | 2.5 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 68,060 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 20,740 | 360 | 2.3 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 39,570 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 34,610 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Physical therapist aides | 24,300 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 36,310 | 100 | 2.2 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 51,590 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 31,460 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 31,280 | 300 | 2.1 |
| Sheet metal workers | 34,440 | 510 | 2.1 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 38,880 | 460 | 2.1 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 20,880 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Urban and regional planners | 58,270 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Social and human service assistants | 22,650 | 930 | 2.1 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,700 | 200 | 2 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming dealers | 32,350 | 1.65 | 350 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 27,430 | 1.55 | 3,260 |
| Bartenders | 28,180 | 1.51 | 840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 52,290 | 1.38 | 1,580 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 71,430 | 1.37 | 140 |
| Roofers | 45,850 | 1.33 | 210 |
| Bakers | 31,100 | 1.33 | 370 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 50,630 | 1.3 | 180 |
| Printing machine operators | 41,490 | 1.29 | 230 |
| Medical and health services managers | 103,800 | 1.27 | 170 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 30,420 | 1.25 | 430 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 36,760 | 1.25 | 120 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 36,170 | 1.25 | 210 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 20,740 | 1.23 | 360 |
| Dental hygienists | 75,550 | 1.22 | 370 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 43,720 | 1.21 | 360 |
| Cashiers | 21,790 | 1.21 | 5,720 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 39,880 | 1.21 | 140 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 23,230 | 1.21 | 320 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 32,720 | 1.2 | 430 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 25,440 | 1.2 | 110 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 29,850 | 1.19 | 140 |
| Driver/sales workers | 29,670 | 1.19 | 1,020 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 37,070 | 1.19 | 330 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 27,800 | 1.19 | 1,550 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 60,970 | 1.19 | 290 |
| Administrative services managers | 82,580 | 1.18 | 190 |
| Service station attendants | 23,090 | 1.18 | 130 |
| Teacher assistants | 25,360 | 1.18 | 1,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 40,550 | 1.17 | 340 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 19,950 | 1.17 | 1,590 |
| Retail salespersons | 28,090 | 1.17 | 7,500 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 54,510 | 1.16 | 510 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 19,230 | 1.16 | 5,500 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 52,280 | 1.16 | 160 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 42,110 | 1.16 | 190 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 38,100 | 1.15 | 420 |
| General and operations managers | 107,990 | 1.15 | 1,170 |
| Cooks, short order | 22,010 | 1.15 | 170 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 58,330 | 1.14 | 110 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 28,190 | 1.14 | 180 |
| Construction managers | 91,410 | 1.14 | 240 |
| Dishwashers | 18,830 | 1.14 | 850 |
| Personal financial advisors | 88,470 | 1.13 | 110 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 25,310 | 1.13 | 3,060 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 40,000 | 1.12 | 1,120 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 31,730 | 1.12 | 2,010 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 38,880 | 1.12 | 460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 33,080 | 1.12 | 1,000 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 87,040 | 1.12 | 300 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 176,850 | 370 |
| Pediatricians, general | 174,300 | 40 |
| Dentists, general | 167,930 | 50 |
| Chief executives | 160,990 | 90 |
| Family and general practitioners | 129,710 | |
| Psychiatrists | 120,710 | |
| Engineering managers | 108,580 | 190 |
| General and operations managers | 107,990 | 1,170 |
| Medical and health services managers | 103,800 | 170 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 101,390 | 50 |
| Marketing managers | 96,530 | 130 |
| Natural sciences managers | 94,040 | 40 |
| Public relations managers | 93,680 | 60 |
| Industrial production managers | 93,550 | 170 |
| Sales managers | 92,970 | 320 |
| Financial managers | 91,520 | 510 |
| Construction managers | 91,410 | 240 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 91,080 | 230 |
| Lodging managers | 90,930 | 30 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 89,960 | 180 |
| Pharmacists | 89,320 | 490 |
| Personal financial advisors | 88,470 | 110 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 87,040 | 300 |
| Lawyers | 86,370 | 800 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 86,350 | |
| Social and community service managers | 86,140 | 100 |
| Managers, all other | 85,640 | 250 |
| Physician assistants | 84,920 | 120 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 83,290 | 80 |
| Administrative services managers | 82,580 | 190 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 82,570 | 40 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 82,510 | 130 |
| Purchasing managers | 81,700 | 60 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 81,000 | 30 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 79,180 | 30 |
| Veterinarians | 79,180 | 100 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 77,130 | 140 |
| Sales engineers | 76,600 | 60 |
| Food service managers | 76,290 | 50 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 76,210 | 180 |
| Dental hygienists | 75,550 | 370 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 74,280 | |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 74,120 | 80 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 73,410 | 40 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 73,370 | 520 |
| Engineers, all other | 73,180 | 40 |
| Financial analysts | 72,250 | 100 |
| Electrical engineers | 72,100 | 160 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 71,430 | 140 |
| Environmental engineers | 70,080 | 60 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Potlatch | 1.5 |
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