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Historically known as a beer town because of the location of four of the world's largest breweries within the city (Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst, and Miller, of which only Miller remains in Milwaukee), Milwaukee is a major manufacturing community with over 20% of the population engaged in manufacturing occupations (well above the national average). Major industry segments in Milwaukee include:
The Milwaukee area is home to ten Fortune 1000 companies. The largest company in the area is Johnson Controls. The most famous is the motorcycle company Harley Davidson. Fortune 1000 companies in the Milwaukee metropolitan area include:
Other significant companies in the Milwaukee area include:
Business awards awarded to the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area include:
For the business commuter, the Milwaukee area is served by four interstate highways, three US highways, the Milwaukee County Transit System, and the Hiawatha Amtrak express service between Milwaukee and Chicago. For air travel, the Milwaukee area is served by the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE). General Mitchell International is served by at least ten major airlines and fifteen commuter airlines.
Business and economic development organizations in the greater Milwaukee metropolitan area include:
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, and the "Business Section" of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are all good sources of information on the economy and business community in the Milwaukee area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 17,280 | 62,440 | $45,410 - 80,310 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 13,410 | 65,430 | $33,030 - 104,090 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 8,260 | 55,130 | $33,530 - 79,600 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 8,030 | 65,380 | $39,290 - 96,170 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Computer software engineers, applications | 4,320 | 74,100 | $50,850 - 100,910 | 45% | 85% |
| 6 | Computer systems analysts | 4,200 | 69,390 | $43,300 - 100,010 | 29% | 68% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,700 | 55,290 | $34,350 - 79,980 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,310 | 94,730 | $45,330 - | 12% | 51% |
| 9 | Lawyers | 3,140 | 113,240 | $45,740 - | 11% | 99% |
| 10 | Financial managers | 2,960 | 105,980 | $56,240 - | 13% | 60% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 2,730 | 64,720 | $40,530 - 99,440 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,620 | 54,230 | $33,190 - 79,420 | 11% | 95% |
| 13 | Sales managers | 2,510 | 111,980 | $52,980 - | 10% | 69% |
| 14 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,410 | 42,550 | $14,450 - 77,530 | 17% | 56% |
| 15 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,400 | 67,420 | $43,930 - 98,430 | 53% | 57% |
| 16 | Mechanical engineers | 2,390 | 65,930 | $45,250 - 91,140 | 4% | 78% |
| 17 | Management analysts | 2,180 | 67,050 | $33,130 - 105,110 | 22% | 78% |
| 18 | Computer and information systems managers | 2,160 | 103,730 | $65,270 - 147,110 | 16% | 73% |
| 19 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,130 | 34,260 | $21,740 - 57,990 | 9% | 54% |
| 20 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,100 | 77,320 | $27,650 - | 25% | 67% |
| 21 | Industrial engineers | 1,970 | 74,340 | $43,140 - 101,210 | 20% | 74% |
| 22 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,950 | 51,630 | $28,610 - 81,970 | 18% | 56% |
| 23 | Managers, all other | 1,920 | 98,740 | $56,610 - 156,500 | 7% | 55% |
| 24 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,850 | 65,930 | $39,360 - 94,330 | 27% | 50% |
| 25 | Civil engineers | 1,840 | 74,070 | $47,340 - 104,600 | 18% | 87% |
| 26 | Graphic designers | 1,730 | 43,570 | $27,870 - 62,640 | 10% | 55% |
| 27 | Social and human service assistants | 1,670 | 31,350 | $20,710 - 45,280 | 34% | 58% |
| 28 | Medical and health services managers | 1,640 | 83,400 | $47,780 - 120,840 | 16% | 57% |
| 29 | Public relations specialists | 1,580 | 55,810 | $29,980 - 91,600 | 18% | 81% |
| 30 | Physical therapists | 1,560 | 68,970 | $52,080 - 87,160 | 27% | 89% |
| 31 | Chief executives | 1,560 | 174,820 | $89,010 - | 2% | 65% |
| 32 | Pharmacists | 1,430 | 110,670 | $89,890 - 132,850 | 22% | 97% |
| 33 | Electrical engineers | 1,420 | 92,460 | $47,810 - | 6% | 81% |
| 34 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,390 | 53,910 | $41,220 - 66,430 | 12% | 51% |
| 35 | Coaches and scouts | 1,370 | 29,440 | $14,860 - 46,460 | 15% | 60% |
| 36 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,350 | 78,620 | $47,530 - 112,140 | 28% | 85% |
| 37 | Market research analysts | 1,340 | 72,350 | $36,130 - 115,710 | 20% | 82% |
| 38 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,320 | 50,180 | $30,690 - 76,810 | 19% | 77% |
| 39 | Financial analysts | 1,270 | 75,640 | $39,400 - 133,460 | 34% | 87% |
| 40 | Personal financial advisors | 1,250 | 60,410 | $33,680 - 104,890 | 41% | 81% |
| 41 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,240 | 49,000 | $29,050 - 76,220 | 5% | 58% |
| 42 | Training and development specialists | 1,230 | 52,300 | $31,150 - 77,910 | 18% | 56% |
| 43 | Engineering managers | 1,190 | 105,170 | $72,780 - 142,760 | 7% | 84% |
| 44 | Occupational therapists | 1,050 | 59,400 | $43,980 - 78,060 | 23% | 90% |
| 45 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,030 | 77,820 | $53,750 - 106,590 | 4% | 81% |
| 46 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,030 | 34,510 | $15,000 - 67,310 | 14% | 62% |
| 47 | Sales engineers | 1,020 | 83,550 | $46,130 - 127,300 | 9% | 79% |
| 48 | Advertising sales agents | 1,010 | 49,530 | $21,040 - 87,820 | 20% | 56% |
| 49 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,010 | 36,480 | $15,820 - 61,140 | 23% | 54% |
| 50 | Marketing managers | 980 | 113,720 | $53,570 - | 14% | 69% |
| 51 | Insurance underwriters | 960 | 55,370 | $35,010 - 83,570 | 6% | 53% |
| 52 | Medical and public health social workers | 900 | 46,100 | $34,410 - 62,070 | 24% | 77% |
| 53 | Librarians | 890 | 56,390 | $36,240 - 81,210 | 4% | 85% |
| 54 | Financial specialists, all other | 870 | 59,500 | $35,140 - 102,220 | 12% | 50% |
| 55 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 860 | 50,650 | $34,470 - 73,990 | 18% | 56% |
| 56 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 820 | 89,130 | $63,760 - 114,160 | 8% | 78% |
| 57 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 800 | 67,060 | $55,780 - 83,440 | 17% | 54% |
| 58 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 800 | 47,830 | $28,830 - 78,150 | 13% | 73% |
| 59 | Speech-language pathologists | 770 | 61,950 | $45,170 - 81,150 | 11% | 98% |
| 60 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 720 | 37,820 | $26,430 - 51,360 | 15% | 51% |
| 61 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 720 | 56,260 | $34,150 - 81,020 | 20% | 87% |
| 62 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 710 | 89,200 | $44,810 - | 14% | 78% |
| 63 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 680 | 42,460 | $31,740 - 57,430 | 30% | 77% |
| 64 | Database administrators | 680 | 68,970 | $41,100 - 101,760 | 29% | 72% |
| 65 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 660 | 70,560 | $41,940 - 102,940 | 18% | 88% |
| 66 | Surveyors | 620 | 61,520 | $36,390 - 99,520 | 24% | 82% |
| 67 | Purchasing managers | 620 | 92,170 | $57,330 - 135,690 | 3% | 57% |
| 68 | Mental health counselors | 610 | 37,830 | $22,270 - 57,570 | 30% | 73% |
| 69 | Chemists | 590 | 64,660 | $36,020 - 108,410 | 9% | 93% |
| 70 | Editors | 580 | 56,630 | $34,580 - 77,870 | 2% | 81% |
| 71 | Dentists, general | 570 | 142,440 | $75,970 - | 9% | 100% |
| 72 | Physician assistants | 570 | 79,340 | $58,760 - 103,470 | 27% | 67% |
| 73 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 540 | 34,860 | $25,010 - 46,260 | 15% | 72% |
| 74 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 520 | 45,170 | $35,770 - 55,320 | 11% | 58% |
| 75 | Human resources managers, all other | 520 | 102,050 | $56,140 - 162,600 | 11% | 58% |
| 76 | Writers and authors | 500 | 44,910 | $26,160 - 66,390 | 13% | 84% |
| 77 | Rehabilitation counselors | 500 | 37,520 | $22,410 - 57,890 | 23% | 73% |
| 78 | Floral designers | 490 | 23,570 | $17,220 - 33,370 | 0% | 55% |
| 79 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 490 | 58,310 | $31,550 - 83,600 | 16% | 99% |
| 80 | Computer hardware engineers | 480 | 93,160 | $54,860 - 135,640 | 5% | 70% |
| 81 | Producers and directors | 480 | 57,310 | $32,630 - 82,920 | 11% | 75% |
| 82 | Social and community service managers | 470 | 59,800 | $37,550 - 94,630 | 25% | 72% |
| 83 | Environmental engineers | 450 | 73,530 | $48,150 - 100,540 | 25% | 86% |
| 84 | Legislators | 450 | 23,710 | $14,140 - 54,480 | 1% | 65% |
| 85 | Foresters | 440 | 52,880 | $43,740 - 67,630 | 5% | 86% |
| 86 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 410 | 37,270 | $23,030 - 52,860 | 25% | 58% |
| 87 | Computer specialists, all other | 410 | 64,620 | $31,500 - 99,760 | 15% | 68% |
| 88 | Instructional coordinators | 400 | 63,210 | $34,160 - 102,690 | 23% | 79% |
| 89 | Commercial and industrial designers | 380 | 56,590 | $35,600 - 84,090 | 7% | 55% |
| 90 | Actuaries | 360 | 102,570 | $48,110 - | 24% | 99% |
| 91 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 360 | 94,010 | $41,690 - | 25% | 93% |
| 92 | Credit analysts | 360 | 51,140 | $33,890 - 74,330 | 2% | 60% |
| 93 | Actors | 360 | $ - | 12% | 62% | |
| 94 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 360 | 60,680 | $40,300 - 81,620 | 9% | 87% |
| 95 | Public relations managers | 350 | 95,800 | $39,680 - | 17% | 75% |
| 96 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 340 | 44,230 | $29,510 - 72,800 | 34% | 73% |
| 97 | Special education teachers, middle school | 330 | 51,720 | $35,090 - 73,510 | 16% | 87% |
| 98 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 330 | 57,450 | $26,520 - 118,530 | 24% | 78% |
| 99 | Compensation and benefits managers | 320 | 83,080 | $54,470 - 124,990 | 12% | 58% |
| 100 | Veterinarians | 320 | 79,740 | $58,730 - 104,720 | 35% | 100% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 25,560 | 24,330 | $15,500 - 37,280 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 18,570 | 17,790 | $14,450 - 23,020 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 18,020 | 18,190 | $14,470 - 23,920 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 16,220 | 27,840 | $17,100 - 39,300 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 15,860 | 35,370 | $22,310 - 54,680 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 15,480 | 26,520 | $17,150 - 38,980 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 15,290 | 23,880 | $16,140 - 35,870 | 15% | 4% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 13,750 | 17,770 | $14,320 - 25,040 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Team assemblers | 11,000 | 29,650 | $20,000 - 42,050 | 0% | 5% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 10,710 | 33,620 | $21,620 - 47,960 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 10,370 | 22,460 | $15,180 - 32,350 | -7% | 8% |
| 12 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,110 | 31,340 | $21,630 - 41,210 | 1% | 18% |
| 13 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 9,370 | 25,680 | $19,830 - 33,280 | 18% | 7% |
| 14 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 8,890 | 40,250 | $28,270 - 53,520 | 15% | 18% |
| 15 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 8,820 | 30,120 | $17,650 - 47,160 | -6% | 14% |
| 16 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 8,410 | 40,300 | $28,400 - 54,710 | 10% | 4% |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 8,390 | 115,800 | $50,510 - | 2% | 48% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 7,350 | 49,770 | $29,360 - 76,010 | 6% | 29% |
| 19 | Machinists | 7,070 | 40,070 | $25,200 - 60,130 | -2% | 3% |
| 20 | Receptionists and information clerks | 7,000 | 26,720 | $18,010 - 37,080 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Child care workers | 6,950 | 26,320 | $16,960 - 38,700 | 18% | 15% |
| 22 | Business operations specialists, all other | 6,840 | 63,620 | $33,340 - 102,060 | 21% | 49% |
| 23 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 6,430 | 38,220 | $23,190 - 53,550 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | Home health aides | 6,280 | 21,690 | $17,240 - 26,440 | 49% | 7% |
| 25 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 6,220 | 30,290 | $20,220 - 42,080 | 4% | 6% |
| 26 | Packers and packagers, hand | 6,140 | 22,340 | $15,330 - 32,370 | -11% | 3% |
| 27 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 5,970 | 58,870 | $36,710 - 82,940 | -4% | 15% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 5,660 | 40,700 | $22,470 - 65,170 | 4% | 25% |
| 29 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,300 | 27,790 | $18,010 - 39,250 | 18% | 6% |
| 30 | Bartenders | 5,200 | 20,600 | $15,060 - 27,540 | 11% | 17% |
| 31 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 5,160 | 54,870 | $25,100 - 94,320 | 28% | 48% |
| 32 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,100 | 29,300 | $16,660 - 49,510 | 8% | 4% |
| 33 | Personal and home care aides | 5,080 | 20,490 | $16,940 - 24,690 | 51% | 10% |
| 34 | Security guards | 5,010 | 24,670 | $17,030 - 36,310 | 17% | 13% |
| 35 | Teacher assistants | 4,690 | 26,770 | $16,640 - 37,860 | 10% | 18% |
| 36 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,680 | 58,730 | $45,610 - 69,410 | 11% | 33% |
| 37 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,430 | 33,450 | $22,510 - 47,770 | -1% | 2% |
| 38 | Cooks, restaurant | 4,380 | 22,000 | $15,200 - 29,930 | 12% | 5% |
| 39 | Carpenters | 4,340 | 47,490 | $31,160 - 66,820 | 10% | 6% |
| 40 | Tellers | 4,280 | 23,610 | $18,170 - 30,550 | 14% | 16% |
| 41 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,200 | 20,540 | $15,350 - 27,880 | 13% | 5% |
| 42 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 4,000 | 32,820 | $22,230 - 45,930 | -14% | 0% |
| 43 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,830 | 22,310 | $16,770 - 31,330 | 26% | 43% |
| 44 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,690 | 35,470 | $26,790 - 47,040 | 5% | 2% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 3,640 | 31,610 | $18,700 - 44,560 | 11% | 14% |
| 46 | Helpers--production workers | 3,620 | 22,470 | $14,870 - 32,730 | 0% | 4% |
| 47 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,610 | 39,380 | $20,660 - 59,820 | 14% | 4% |
| 48 | Electricians | 3,590 | 56,670 | $37,140 - 76,090 | 7% | 7% |
| 49 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 3,490 | 27,190 | $16,970 - 41,150 | 12% | 6% |
| 50 | Food preparation workers | 3,450 | 19,560 | $15,530 - 25,310 | 15% | 7% |
| 51 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,440 | 32,720 | $22,680 - 42,130 | 4% | 15% |
| 52 | Construction laborers | 3,380 | 43,730 | $27,560 - 60,080 | 11% | 5% |
| 53 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,380 | 45,550 | $34,760 - 59,180 | 14% | 7% |
| 54 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 3,300 | 35,930 | $23,920 - 49,650 | -2% | 6% |
| 55 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 3,260 | 30,310 | $19,560 - 40,640 | -26% | 6% |
| 56 | Bus drivers, school | 3,060 | 24,480 | $20,950 - 30,320 | 9% | 4% |
| 57 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,980 | 20,240 | $14,850 - 28,530 | 10% | 8% |
| 58 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 2,910 | 28,250 | $19,370 - 39,280 | -4% | 5% |
| 59 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,890 | 29,900 | $20,740 - 41,590 | -12% | 0% |
| 60 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,720 | 24,120 | $14,390 - 41,430 | 23% | 16% |
| 61 | Recreation workers | 2,700 | 24,270 | $16,930 - 34,170 | 13% | 47% |
| 62 | Computer support specialists | 2,680 | 46,910 | $30,660 - 64,800 | 13% | 43% |
| 63 | Dishwashers | 2,670 | 17,500 | $14,760 - 20,960 | 10% | 3% |
| 64 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 2,630 | 28,400 | $20,710 - 38,340 | 16% | 10% |
| 65 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,590 | 43,650 | $28,490 - 59,980 | 4% | 30% |
| 66 | Medical assistants | 2,560 | 29,870 | $22,850 - 38,520 | 35% | 10% |
| 67 | Printing machine operators | 2,560 | 36,050 | $20,000 - 52,250 | -5% | 6% |
| 68 | Fire fighters | 2,490 | 44,650 | $19,420 - 66,430 | 12% | 18% |
| 69 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,460 | 54,490 | $35,220 - 81,500 | 0% | 42% |
| 70 | Bill and account collectors | 2,310 | 31,410 | $21,620 - 42,230 | 23% | 13% |
| 71 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,300 | 17,550 | $14,430 - 23,480 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | Medical secretaries | 2,300 | 31,510 | $20,700 - 46,410 | 17% | 18% |
| 73 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,220 | 62,470 | $37,730 - 82,850 | 11% | 4% |
| 74 | Data entry keyers | 2,180 | 25,520 | $17,710 - 33,030 | -4% | 18% |
| 75 | Cooks, fast food | 2,170 | 18,070 | $14,380 - 23,890 | 8% | 5% |
| 76 | Production workers, all other | 2,160 | 31,210 | $17,600 - 53,300 | 2% | 5% |
| 77 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,080 | 62,980 | $40,200 - 85,020 | 7% | 13% |
| 78 | Driver/sales workers | 2,060 | 24,330 | $14,860 - 38,920 | -4% | 4% |
| 79 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,030 | 55,160 | $34,200 - 81,270 | 9% | 47% |
| 80 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 2,030 | 36,840 | $19,080 - 61,130 | -8% | 5% |
| 81 | Postal service mail carriers | 2,000 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 82 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,970 | 57,150 | $44,430 - 69,500 | 8% | 3% |
| 83 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,940 | 29,410 | $20,600 - 39,180 | 32% | 16% |
| 84 | Insurance sales agents | 1,930 | 80,570 | $33,860 - | 13% | 45% |
| 85 | Dental assistants | 1,910 | 32,830 | $24,230 - 40,450 | 29% | 9% |
| 86 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,890 | 36,220 | $25,100 - 48,770 | 0% | 22% |
| 87 | Loan officers | 1,880 | 65,920 | $30,400 - 105,240 | 12% | 49% |
| 88 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,840 | 19,090 | $15,140 - 24,010 | 10% | 17% |
| 89 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,830 | 22,800 | $15,660 - 35,700 | 27% | 47% |
| 90 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,750 | 21,470 | $15,430 - 29,420 | 16% | 9% |
| 91 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,700 | 25,050 | $17,960 - 32,650 | 11% | 5% |
| 92 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,680 | 89,360 | $47,220 - 146,170 | 4% | 38% |
| 93 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,670 | 48,400 | $31,300 - 69,040 | 9% | 5% |
| 94 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,650 | 24,040 | $15,260 - 36,120 | 14% | 3% |
| 95 | Tool and die makers | 1,650 | 50,270 | $35,060 - 72,150 | -9% | 5% |
| 96 | Cost estimators | 1,640 | 72,960 | $41,140 - 143,230 | 19% | 32% |
| 97 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,640 | 53,520 | $40,740 - 68,630 | 15% | 25% |
| 98 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,610 | 49,270 | $31,070 - 69,300 | 22% | 45% |
| 99 | Industrial production managers | 1,600 | 89,580 | $55,620 - 130,360 | -5% | 43% |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,600 | 77,510 | $46,900 - 112,200 | 9% | 10% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foresters | 52,880 | 440 | 30.2 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 27,350 | 680 | 17.2 |
| Choreographers | 40,990 | 420 | 11.7 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 35,390 | 930 | 9.3 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 28,070 | 430 | 6.3 |
| Etchers and engravers | 27,680 | 160 | 5.5 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 33,640 | 270 | 5.5 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 70,430 | 160 | 5.3 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 46,300 | 730 | 5.2 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,050 | 500 | 4.8 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 45,280 | 170 | 4.5 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 27,910 | 170 | 4.5 |
| Bindery workers | 28,600 | 1,550 | 4.4 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 35,930 | 3,300 | 4.3 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 31,480 | 140 | 4.2 |
| Actors | 360 | 4.1 | |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,900 | 2,890 | 3.9 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,690 | 560 | 3.9 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 880 | 3.8 | |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,980 | 1,070 | 3.8 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 34,340 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 35,520 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,880 | 1,550 | 3.5 |
| Actuaries | 102,570 | 360 | 3.5 |
| Anesthesiologists | 184,030 | 420 | 3.5 |
| Tool and die makers | 50,270 | 1,650 | 3.5 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 72,580 | 270 | 3.4 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 45,340 | 260 | 3.4 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 31,660 | 1,020 | 3.4 |
| Carpet installers | 45,030 | 530 | 3.4 |
| Animal trainers | 31,800 | 120 | 3.3 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 30,770 | 1,540 | 3.2 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 30,120 | 8,820 | 3.1 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 66,160 | 100 | 3 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,820 | 4,000 | 2.9 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 33,710 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 46,890 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Machinists | 40,070 | 7,070 | 2.9 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 470 | 2.8 | |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 41,060 | 1,040 | 2.8 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 36,250 | 220 | 2.8 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 33,310 | 1,450 | 2.7 |
| Mechanical drafters | 47,650 | 1,210 | 2.7 |
| Photographic process workers | 26,900 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Flight attendants | 900 | 2.5 | |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,080 | 910 | 2.5 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 30,310 | 3,260 | 2.5 |
| Funeral directors | 53,940 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 48,910 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,550 | 1,180 | 2.3 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 51,350 | 1.7 | 1,070 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 46,480 | 1.57 | 120 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 94,010 | 1.55 | 360 |
| Insurance sales agents | 80,570 | 1.43 | 1,930 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 69,680 | 1.42 | 330 |
| Construction laborers | 43,730 | 1.41 | 3,380 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 42,580 | 1.4 | 1,050 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 48,910 | 1.39 | 130 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 36,840 | 1.39 | 2,030 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 67,310 | 1.38 | 1,060 |
| Child care workers | 26,320 | 1.37 | 6,950 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 52,410 | 1.36 | 610 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 62,470 | 1.36 | 2,220 |
| Funeral attendants | 31,230 | 1.35 | 190 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 61,250 | 1.34 | 630 |
| Sheet metal workers | 55,830 | 1.34 | 1,210 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 57,150 | 1.34 | 1,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 77,510 | 1.33 | 1,600 |
| Roofers | 46,500 | 1.32 | 830 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 45,820 | 1.3 | 760 |
| Cost estimators | 72,960 | 1.3 | 1,640 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 94,730 | 1.3 | 3,310 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 72,000 | 1.29 | 210 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 69,220 | 1.29 | 470 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 57,450 | 1.28 | 330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 89,360 | 1.28 | 1,680 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 62,260 | 1.28 | 460 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 47,140 | 1.27 | 1,170 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 25,130 | 1.27 | 400 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 85,350 | 1.27 | 150 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 47,860 | 1.27 | 640 |
| Millwrights | 62,300 | 1.24 | 330 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 44,750 | 1.24 | 430 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 41,070 | 1.24 | 480 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 45,280 | 1.24 | 170 |
| Pest control workers | 38,560 | 1.24 | 140 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 50,180 | 1.24 | 1,320 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 34,350 | 1.23 | 400 |
| Market research analysts | 72,350 | 1.23 | 1,340 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 50,410 | 1.23 | 1,400 |
| Family and general practitioners | 202,100 | 1.23 | 1,050 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 72,580 | 1.23 | 270 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 46,300 | 1.23 | 730 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 55,350 | 1.22 | 260 |
| Photographers | 38,390 | 1.22 | 340 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 58,730 | 1.21 | 4,680 |
| Carpenters | 47,490 | 1.21 | 4,340 |
| Electricians | 56,670 | 1.21 | 3,590 |
| Teacher assistants | 26,770 | 1.2 | 4,690 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 74,190 | 1.2 | 210 |
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