Yakima, Washington produces about 75% of the all the hops grown in the United States. Yakima is also known for its apple industry. The region also produces other types of fruits and different varieties of vegetables. A number of workers are involved with picking and processing as well as marketing and support services for the thriving agricultural sector.
Notable companies involved with food processing are Smuckers, Del-Monte, Seneca Foods and Tree Top. The wine industry has been a bright spot for the Yakima region. The area includes more than fifty wineries.
Yakima is home to aerospace companies such as GE Aviation, Filtrona Extrusion and Cub Crafters. In addition, healthcare and educational services are major industries.
Noteworthy data regarding Yakima, Washington: Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or better: 16%. Cost of living index in 2008: 84.3 (national average: 100). Average salary in 2009: $27,000.
Yakima's top job providing sectors are healthcare, educational services; agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; grocery related product merchant wholesalers; technical sales support, construction, and accommodation and food services.
The largest employers in Yakima Washington:
Some of the associations offering assistance to Yakima businesses are:
Information regarding Yakima business and industry is provided by the Yakima Herald Republic.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,720 | 62,840 | $44,970 - 83,790 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,420 | 53,830 | $37,600 - 73,430 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 800 | 37,850 | $31,480 - 44,250 | 9% | 54% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 710 | 54,080 | $38,800 - 73,000 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 650 | 51,490 | $29,430 - 77,980 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 560 | 54,540 | $37,890 - 72,770 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 390 | 66,540 | $43,420 - 96,000 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Social and human service assistants | 380 | 27,500 | $19,250 - 38,450 | 34% | 58% |
| 9 | Mental health counselors | 350 | 37,990 | $27,760 - 51,520 | 30% | 73% |
| 10 | Coaches and scouts | 240 | 35,050 | $20,710 - 58,790 | 15% | 60% |
| 11 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 220 | 91,770 | $73,680 - 112,850 | 8% | 78% |
| 12 | Rehabilitation counselors | 210 | 51,940 | $34,100 - 69,530 | 23% | 73% |
| 13 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 210 | 53,930 | $36,400 - 76,280 | 13% | 73% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 180 | 80,540 | $53,300 - 121,170 | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Child, family, and school social workers | 180 | 50,560 | $37,290 - 63,390 | 19% | 77% |
| 16 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 160 | 50,430 | $36,290 - 67,260 | 17% | 56% |
| 17 | Civil engineers | 160 | 65,070 | $52,240 - 83,050 | 18% | 87% |
| 18 | Pharmacists | 140 | 97,170 | $73,600 - 124,320 | 22% | 97% |
| 19 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 140 | 35,030 | $20,700 - 54,650 | 23% | 54% |
| 20 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 120 | 58,030 | $42,150 - 77,590 | 0% | 96% |
| 21 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 120 | 51,260 | $36,800 - 68,230 | 25% | 93% |
| 22 | Lawyers | 120 | 81,320 | $45,620 - 128,810 | 11% | 99% |
| 23 | Network and computer systems administrators | 110 | 64,980 | $46,460 - 82,710 | 27% | 50% |
| 24 | Sales managers | 110 | 102,180 | $48,560 - 163,870 | 10% | 69% |
| 25 | Social and community service managers | 100 | 64,090 | $36,820 - 111,820 | 25% | 72% |
| 26 | Medical and health services managers | 100 | 104,150 | $43,470 - | 16% | 57% |
| 27 | Physical therapists | 90 | 73,560 | $55,810 - 103,320 | 27% | 89% |
| 28 | Floral designers | 90 | 24,780 | $18,870 - 31,730 | 0% | 55% |
| 29 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 80 | 52,680 | $34,220 - 77,240 | 5% | 58% |
| 30 | Instructional coordinators | 80 | 66,830 | $29,390 - 102,580 | 23% | 79% |
| 31 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 80 | 42,780 | $28,660 - 64,330 | 11% | 79% |
| 32 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 80 | 80,200 | $42,670 - 125,290 | 12% | 51% |
| 33 | Public relations specialists | 80 | 52,300 | $29,980 - 76,060 | 18% | 81% |
| 34 | Librarians | 70 | 57,270 | $41,940 - 73,740 | 4% | 85% |
| 35 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 70 | 66,970 | $44,640 - 95,220 | 8% | 72% |
| 36 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 70 | 32,640 | $21,300 - 49,140 | 30% | 77% |
| 37 | Advertising sales agents | 70 | 59,980 | $23,620 - 99,260 | 20% | 56% |
| 38 | Computer systems analysts | 70 | 75,830 | $46,500 - 106,910 | 29% | 68% |
| 39 | Sales and related workers, all other | 70 | 43,470 | $19,170 - 66,510 | 14% | 62% |
| 40 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 60 | 57,390 | $44,580 - 75,290 | 12% | 51% |
| 41 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 60 | 37,620 | $26,870 - 49,970 | 15% | 51% |
| 42 | Managers, all other | 60 | 92,620 | $46,020 - 133,690 | 7% | 55% |
| 43 | Speech-language pathologists | 60 | 63,080 | $44,050 - 88,170 | 11% | 98% |
| 44 | Medical and public health social workers | 60 | 46,690 | $29,480 - 64,010 | 24% | 77% |
| 45 | Dentists, general | 60 | 206,460 | $106,290 - | 9% | 100% |
| 46 | Physician assistants | 60 | 79,870 | $67,090 - 101,370 | 27% | 67% |
| 47 | Urban and regional planners | 60 | 54,910 | $38,720 - 74,630 | 15% | 92% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, middle school | 50 | 54,560 | $39,920 - 68,830 | 16% | 87% |
| 49 | Health educators | 50 | 44,360 | $30,300 - 60,930 | 26% | 58% |
| 50 | Biological technicians | 50 | 35,740 | $22,000 - 56,610 | 16% | 60% |
| 51 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 41,100 | $26,360 - 63,080 | 18% | 56% |
| 52 | Reporters and correspondents | 50 | 35,190 | $21,900 - 49,880 | 1% | 85% |
| 53 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 50 | 49,720 | $35,240 - 64,100 | 20% | 87% |
| 54 | Legislators | 40 | 40,050 | $20,560 - 77,420 | 1% | 65% |
| 55 | Financial specialists, all other | 40 | 44,780 | $33,690 - 61,890 | 12% | 50% |
| 56 | Market research analysts | 40 | 60,040 | $38,540 - 83,200 | 20% | 82% |
| 57 | Management analysts | 40 | 57,850 | $43,630 - 75,690 | 22% | 78% |
| 58 | Graphic designers | 40 | 31,600 | $21,760 - 40,810 | 10% | 55% |
| 59 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 40 | 61,860 | $48,960 - 77,560 | 16% | 99% |
| 60 | Chief executives | 40 | 135,430 | $83,210 - | 2% | 65% |
| 61 | Occupational therapists | 30 | 73,660 | $53,950 - 99,170 | 23% | 90% |
| 62 | Marketing managers | 30 | 95,800 | $60,160 - 131,850 | 14% | 69% |
| 63 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 30 | 58,000 | $42,820 - 77,230 | 18% | 56% |
| 64 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 30 | 100,170 | $70,500 - 138,170 | 5% | 99% |
| 65 | Budget analysts | 30 | 51,420 | $39,730 - 64,000 | 7% | 78% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,350 | 20,470 | $17,050 - 26,710 | 18% | 5% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 2,240 | 27,190 | $17,870 - 43,280 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Packers and packagers, hand | 2,210 | 21,650 | $17,410 - 29,690 | -11% | 3% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 2,170 | 20,760 | $17,360 - 25,810 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,000 | 23,240 | $17,600 - 34,210 | 2% | 5% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 1,830 | 27,010 | $18,990 - 36,420 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,730 | 33,780 | $23,410 - 46,530 | 13% | 16% |
| 8 | Teacher assistants | 1,540 | 26,980 | $21,700 - 32,070 | 10% | 18% |
| 9 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,410 | 23,710 | $17,380 - 32,050 | 11% | 14% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,320 | 25,630 | $17,940 - 35,860 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,320 | 38,580 | $24,210 - 50,830 | 10% | 4% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,280 | 23,920 | $17,860 - 32,820 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 1,190 | 20,190 | $17,290 - 24,630 | -1% | 0% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,050 | 31,430 | $21,770 - 40,420 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,000 | 22,820 | $18,160 - 28,940 | 18% | 7% |
| 16 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 890 | 28,550 | $19,530 - 40,980 | -1% | 2% |
| 17 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 840 | 34,390 | $22,180 - 48,180 | 10% | 6% |
| 18 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 770 | 20,480 | $17,220 - 25,280 | -2% | 4% |
| 19 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 700 | 20,460 | $17,290 - 25,310 | 13% | 5% |
| 20 | Construction laborers | 670 | 33,310 | $20,830 - 52,070 | 11% | 5% |
| 21 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 660 | 46,000 | $25,160 - 67,540 | 6% | 29% |
| 22 | Receptionists and information clerks | 650 | 23,850 | $18,160 - 31,600 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 640 | 43,170 | $23,170 - 71,650 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 560 | 26,130 | $18,230 - 36,910 | -4% | 5% |
| 25 | Team assemblers | 560 | 25,610 | $18,140 - 35,620 | 0% | 5% |
| 26 | Cooks, restaurant | 540 | 22,590 | $17,860 - 28,920 | 12% | 5% |
| 27 | Food preparation workers | 530 | 21,520 | $17,470 - 29,330 | 15% | 7% |
| 28 | Child care workers | 530 | 20,310 | $17,420 - 24,510 | 18% | 15% |
| 29 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 530 | 28,170 | $18,280 - 41,480 | 8% | 4% |
| 30 | Butchers and meat cutters | 520 | 23,860 | $17,930 - 35,380 | 2% | 2% |
| 31 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 480 | 49,240 | $31,970 - 71,080 | -4% | 15% |
| 32 | Medical secretaries | 470 | 30,660 | $22,500 - 41,770 | 17% | 18% |
| 33 | General and operations managers | 450 | 106,910 | $60,880 - | 2% | 48% |
| 34 | Customer service representatives | 450 | 28,730 | $18,380 - 41,450 | 25% | 22% |
| 35 | Helpers--production workers | 440 | 22,390 | $17,620 - 30,360 | 0% | 4% |
| 36 | Counter and rental clerks | 440 | 27,880 | $18,420 - 38,660 | 23% | 16% |
| 37 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 430 | 25,700 | $17,930 - 39,670 | -6% | 14% |
| 38 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 420 | 27,190 | $21,280 - 40,820 | -6% | 0% |
| 39 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 400 | 35,560 | $22,460 - 53,270 | 14% | 4% |
| 40 | Security guards | 400 | 25,500 | $17,410 - 41,030 | 17% | 13% |
| 41 | Carpenters | 390 | 44,240 | $22,680 - 69,050 | 10% | 6% |
| 42 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 380 | 33,630 | $21,350 - 51,600 | 11% | 14% |
| 43 | Tellers | 370 | 23,860 | $18,350 - 32,160 | 14% | 16% |
| 44 | Cooks, fast food | 360 | 18,820 | $17,050 - 20,020 | 8% | 5% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 350 | 32,040 | $22,190 - 46,410 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | Bus drivers, school | 350 | 32,220 | $25,780 - 39,630 | 9% | 4% |
| 47 | Business operations specialists, all other | 330 | 64,410 | $37,760 - 89,820 | 21% | 49% |
| 48 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 330 | 21,410 | $17,570 - 28,190 | 14% | 3% |
| 49 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 330 | 28,920 | $19,000 - 40,360 | 18% | 6% |
| 50 | Driver/sales workers | 320 | 31,680 | $22,840 - 45,290 | -4% | 4% |
| 51 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 310 | 30,460 | $21,830 - 39,960 | 4% | 15% |
| 52 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 300 | 42,330 | $29,300 - 53,710 | 9% | 5% |
| 53 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 300 | 42,560 | $33,660 - 51,340 | 14% | 7% |
| 54 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 280 | 47,360 | $27,650 - 72,470 | 11% | 4% |
| 55 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 280 | 18,980 | $17,360 - 20,660 | 10% | 8% |
| 56 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 270 | 25,730 | $17,890 - 33,820 | 26% | 43% |
| 57 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 270 | 27,710 | $21,330 - 37,750 | -8% | 32% |
| 58 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 270 | 62,950 | $38,950 - 91,460 | 11% | 33% |
| 59 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 270 | 30,690 | $20,980 - 43,700 | 4% | 6% |
| 60 | Medical records and health information technicians | 270 | 31,240 | $21,620 - 42,510 | 18% | 12% |
| 61 | Parts salespersons | 260 | 30,530 | $20,430 - 47,540 | -1% | 6% |
| 62 | Dishwashers | 250 | 18,890 | $17,090 - 20,740 | 10% | 3% |
| 63 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 250 | 60,360 | $37,300 - 81,120 | 9% | 10% |
| 64 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 240 | 36,120 | $23,080 - 55,490 | 12% | 6% |
| 65 | Dental assistants | 240 | 32,920 | $21,280 - 41,750 | 29% | 9% |
| 66 | Bartenders | 240 | 24,910 | $17,150 - 32,440 | 11% | 17% |
| 67 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 240 | 25,940 | $18,360 - 33,320 | 11% | 5% |
| 68 | Fire fighters | 240 | 45,190 | $19,260 - 73,600 | 12% | 18% |
| 69 | Electricians | 220 | 56,030 | $34,210 - 79,970 | 7% | 7% |
| 70 | Computer support specialists | 220 | 40,090 | $25,450 - 53,000 | 13% | 43% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 220 | 59,390 | $39,710 - 79,880 | 7% | 13% |
| 72 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 210 | 33,910 | $23,100 - 48,080 | 5% | 2% |
| 73 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 200 | 20,040 | $17,180 - 24,660 | 12% | 6% |
| 74 | Production workers, all other | 200 | 23,440 | $16,940 - 44,310 | 2% | 5% |
| 75 | Postal service mail carriers | 200 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 76 | Machinists | 200 | 39,740 | $25,200 - 55,340 | -2% | 3% |
| 77 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 190 | 38,590 | $21,770 - 55,000 | 13% | 17% |
| 78 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 190 | 42,350 | $27,260 - 61,620 | 7% | 2% |
| 79 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 190 | 36,950 | $23,300 - 56,120 | 22% | 45% |
| 80 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 180 | 19,980 | $17,330 - 24,220 | 17% | 14% |
| 81 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 180 | 41,210 | $27,580 - 59,870 | 15% | 18% |
| 82 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 180 | 20,600 | $17,350 - 26,790 | 17% | 18% |
| 83 | Pharmacy technicians | 180 | 33,300 | $24,140 - 40,790 | 32% | 16% |
| 84 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 170 | 33,830 | $24,130 - 52,980 | 0% | 0% |
| 85 | Dental hygienists | 170 | 83,510 | $67,710 - 105,320 | 30% | 33% |
| 86 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 170 | 21,810 | $17,650 - 25,980 | -8% | 5% |
| 87 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 160 | 22,810 | $17,750 - 30,680 | 12% | 0% |
| 88 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 160 | 35,270 | $21,820 - 57,560 | 8% | 9% |
| 89 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 160 | 35,550 | $24,460 - 51,070 | 11% | 2% |
| 90 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 160 | 45,340 | $28,400 - 65,120 | 8% | 3% |
| 91 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 150 | 30,670 | $22,790 - 40,730 | 10% | 24% |
| 92 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 150 | 29,650 | $19,700 - 39,490 | 16% | 10% |
| 93 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 150 | 35,100 | $27,050 - 41,970 | 0% | 22% |
| 94 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 140 | 40,330 | $26,780 - 53,130 | 12% | 3% |
| 95 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 140 | 19,910 | $17,090 - 22,330 | 10% | 17% |
| 96 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 140 | 34,710 | $22,940 - 48,870 | 3% | 18% |
| 97 | Demonstrators and product promoters | 140 | 18,920 | $17,230 - 19,960 | 18% | 26% |
| 98 | Agricultural inspectors | 130 | 40,270 | $26,490 - 63,190 | 0% | 26% |
| 99 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 130 | 25,150 | $18,070 - 31,540 | 13% | 15% |
| 100 | Bill and account collectors | 130 | 36,630 | $19,480 - 54,500 | 23% | 13% |
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| Yakima Mortgage Yakima property, mortgage, and real estate. |
* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 20,190 | 1,190 | 113.7 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 40,270 | 130 | 61.7 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 27,190 | 420 | 11 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 25,280 | 130 | 9.6 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 23,860 | 520 | 8.4 |
| Mental health counselors | 37,990 | 350 | 6.6 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 20,480 | 770 | 5.8 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 21,650 | 2,210 | 5.4 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 51,940 | 210 | 4.1 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 18,920 | 140 | 3.6 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 20,600 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 33,830 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 26,130 | 560 | 3.2 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 58,030 | 120 | 3.2 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 37,850 | 800 | 3 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 31,240 | 270 | 3 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 42,350 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 51,260 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 28,550 | 890 | 2.7 |
| Coaches and scouts | 35,050 | 240 | 2.7 |
| Teacher assistants | 26,980 | 1,540 | 2.4 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 38,130 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Social and human service assistants | 27,500 | 380 | 2.2 |
| Parts salespersons | 30,530 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 35,270 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 42,330 | 300 | 2.2 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 54,080 | 710 | 2.1 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 22,810 | 160 | 2 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 27,710 | 270 | 2 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 91,770 | 220 | 2 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 53,830 | 1,420 | 1.9 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 38,590 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Roofers | 38,570 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Medical secretaries | 30,660 | 470 | 1.9 |
| Helpers--production workers | 22,390 | 440 | 1.8 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 21,410 | 330 | 1.8 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 25,700 | 430 | 1.8 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 27,880 | 440 | 1.8 |
| Dental hygienists | 83,510 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Fire fighters | 45,190 | 240 | 1.7 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 33,780 | 1,730 | 1.7 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 36,120 | 240 | 1.7 |
| Production workers, all other | 23,440 | 200 | 1.7 |
| Child care workers | 20,310 | 530 | 1.7 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 53,930 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Driver/sales workers | 31,680 | 320 | 1.6 |
| Bus drivers, school | 32,220 | 350 | 1.6 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,240 | 2,000 | 1.6 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 20,470 | 2,350 | 1.6 |
| Social and community service managers | 64,090 | 100 | 1.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation counselors | 51,940 | 1.44 | 210 |
| Dental hygienists | 83,510 | 1.31 | 170 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 62,950 | 1.3 | 270 |
| Bartenders | 24,910 | 1.28 | 240 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 23,710 | 1.27 | 1,410 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 50,560 | 1.24 | 180 |
| Bus drivers, school | 32,220 | 1.23 | 350 |
| Teacher assistants | 26,980 | 1.21 | 1,540 |
| Driver/sales workers | 31,680 | 1.21 | 320 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 27,880 | 1.2 | 440 |
| Electricians | 56,030 | 1.2 | 220 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 28,920 | 1.19 | 330 |
| Bill and account collectors | 36,630 | 1.19 | 130 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 20,470 | 1.19 | 2,350 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 33,300 | 1.18 | 180 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 23,430 | 1.18 | 120 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 25,150 | 1.16 | 130 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 20,040 | 1.15 | 200 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 38,130 | 1.15 | 110 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 20,600 | 1.14 | 180 |
| Medical assistants | 32,040 | 1.14 | 350 |
| Carpenters | 44,240 | 1.13 | 390 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 91,770 | 1.12 | 220 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 19,910 | 1.12 | 140 |
| Food preparation workers | 21,520 | 1.12 | 530 |
| Cashiers | 20,760 | 1.12 | 2,170 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 25,630 | 1.12 | 1,320 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 57,180 | 1.12 | 130 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 38,890 | 1.12 | 120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 43,170 | 1.12 | 640 |
| Retail salespersons | 27,190 | 1.11 | 2,240 |
| Accountants and auditors | 66,540 | 1.11 | 390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 33,630 | 1.11 | 380 |
| General and operations managers | 106,910 | 1.11 | 450 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 58,030 | 1.11 | 120 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 42,350 | 1.1 | 190 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 25,940 | 1.1 | 240 |
| Dishwashers | 18,890 | 1.1 | 250 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 64,410 | 1.09 | 330 |
| Roofers | 38,570 | 1.09 | 120 |
| Cooks, fast food | 18,820 | 1.08 | 360 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 30,670 | 1.08 | 150 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 53,830 | 1.08 | 1,420 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 31,430 | 1.08 | 1,050 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 30,690 | 1.08 | 270 |
| Machinists | 39,740 | 1.08 | 200 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 42,560 | 1.08 | 300 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 54,080 | 1.07 | 710 |
| Fire fighters | 45,190 | 1.07 | 240 |
| Construction laborers | 33,310 | 1.07 | 670 |
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