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Selected Metro AreaAbilene, TX

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291

$58,702

Dentists, General leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $214,960.

Fast Food and Counter Workers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 2,500 jobs.

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

#	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Wage	Total Jobs
1	Dentists, General	$214,960	$103.34	60
2	Chief Executives	$213,250	$102.53	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,820	$73.47	40
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,430	$67.04	140
5	Financial Managers	$139,360	$67.00	280
6	Managers, All Other	$128,490	$61.77	130
7	Sales Managers	$126,370	$60.75	310
8	Physician Assistants	$126,120	$60.63	80
9	Pharmacists	$125,740	$60.45	180
10	Marketing Managers	$124,300	$59.76	140
11	Lawyers	$122,770	$59.02	160
12	Nurse Practitioners	$121,880	$58.60	140
13	Training and Development Managers	$118,180	$56.82	30
14	Human Resources Managers	$117,590	$56.53	70
15	Veterinarians	$116,550	$56.03	40
16	Personal Financial Advisors	$113,790	$54.71	50
17	Electrical Engineers	$112,950	$54.30	70
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,670	$54.17	460
19	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,900	$0.00	80
20	Administrative Services Managers	$106,840	$51.36	110

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

#	Job Title	Total Jobs	Average Salary	Hourly Wage
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,500	$25,580	$12.30
2	Customer Service Representatives	2,350	$37,590	$18.07
3	General and Operations Managers	2,240	$99,130	$47.66
4	Retail Salespersons	2,110	$32,110	$15.44
5	Registered Nurses	1,910	$81,010	$38.95
6	Cashiers	1,840	$26,090	$12.55
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,780	$24,220	$11.64
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,290	$35,270	$16.96
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,200	$55,330	$26.60
10	Waiters and Waitresses	1,110	$30,680	$14.75
11	Office Clerks, General	1,020	$37,260	$17.91
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	$30,430	$14.63
13	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	960	$61,440	$29.54
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	920	$40,860	$19.64
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	890	$41,120	$19.77
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	850	$34,450	$16.56
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	840	$41,120	$19.77
18	Nursing Assistants	840	$34,160	$16.42
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	770	$38,460	$18.49
20	Food Preparation Workers	770	$27,260	$13.11