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328

$63,589

Physicians, All Other leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $291,610.

Fast Food and Counter Workers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 3,220 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	Physicians, All Other	$291,610	$140.20	500
2	Dentists, General	$168,330	$80.93	100
3	Sales Managers	$166,490	$80.04	300
4	Chief Executives	$160,840	$77.33	300
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,330	$76.12	70
6	Financial Managers	$152,650	$73.39	370
7	Marketing Managers	$145,120	$69.77	90
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$144,860	$69.64	330
9	Administrative Services Managers	$133,820	$64.34	140
10	Actuaries	$132,970	$63.93	90
11	Personal Financial Advisors	$132,830	$63.86	260
12	Nurse Practitioners	$132,560	$63.73	440
13	Physician Assistants	$131,780	$63.36	60
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$131,290	$63.12	70
15	Human Resources Managers	$131,160	$63.06	100
16	Optometrists	$130,290	$62.64	30
17	Pharmacists	$130,290	$62.64	280
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$128,060	$61.57	180
19	Industrial Production Managers	$127,550	$61.32	90
20	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$123,570	$59.41	60

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	3,220	$27,470	$13.21
2	Registered Nurses	3,170	$84,760	$40.75
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,070	$30,390	$14.61
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,610	$39,570	$19.02
5	Cashiers	2,540	$27,040	$13.00
6	Customer Service Representatives	2,530	$42,230	$20.30
7	General and Operations Managers	2,520	$99,880	$48.02
8	Nursing Assistants	2,320	$39,000	$18.75
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,970	$43,950	$21.13
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,970	$37,080	$17.83
11	Retail Salespersons	1,840	$35,990	$17.31
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,520	$32,070	$0.00
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,380	$45,090	$21.68
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,370	$34,310	$16.50
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,340	$58,450	$28.10
16	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,320	$62,800	$30.19
17	Waiters and Waitresses	1,300	$34,660	$16.66
18	Accountants and Auditors	1,300	$78,470	$37.73
19	Software Developers	1,220	$105,360	$50.65
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,200	$53,780	$0.00