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Selected Metro AreaPaducah, KY-IL

Kentucky

198

$62,122

Family Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $279,130.

Retail Salespersons has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 1,670 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	Family Medicine Physicians	$279,130	$134.20	50
2	Physicians, All Other	$273,510	$131.50	110
3	Chief Executives	$153,170	$73.64	70
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,240	$70.79	50
5	Pharmacists	$133,970	$64.41	130
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,780	$64.32	90
7	Sales Managers	$127,500	$61.30	110
8	Financial Managers	$124,530	$59.87	110
9	Industrial Engineers	$122,320	$58.81	70
10	Industrial Production Managers	$119,180	$57.30	80
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$116,110	$55.82	40
12	Facilities Managers	$115,450	$55.51	50
13	Marketing Managers	$114,310	$54.96	30
14	Nurse Practitioners	$112,600	$54.13	120
15	Construction Managers	$112,130	$53.91	70
16	Lawyers	$112,110	$53.90	130
17	Software Developers	$110,900	$53.32	140
18	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$108,820	$52.32	1,080
19	Administrative Services Managers	$106,570	$51.24	50
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,380	$51.14	220

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	Retail Salespersons	1,670	$31,530	$15.16
2	Registered Nurses	1,630	$81,430	$39.15
3	Cashiers	1,590	$27,010	$12.99
4	General and Operations Managers	1,500	$91,130	$43.81
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,100	$26,160	$12.58
6	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	1,080	$108,820	$52.32
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,010	$37,360	$17.96
8	Waiters and Waitresses	990	$26,600	$12.79
9	Customer Service Representatives	990	$37,200	$17.88
10	Sailors and Marine Oilers	850	$52,090	$25.04
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	810	$33,160	$15.94
12	Office Clerks, General	790	$36,690	$17.64
13	Nursing Assistants	760	$37,560	$18.06
14	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	610	$38,990	$18.75
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	610	$52,550	$25.27
16	Cooks, Fast Food	600	$25,150	$12.09
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	$32,720	$15.73
18	Construction Laborers	570	$44,030	$21.17
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	560	$33,300	$16.01
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	560	$45,510	$21.88