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$427,200

$70,685

Cardiologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $427,200.

Retail Salespersons has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 126,060 jobs.

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

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

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

#	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Wage	Total Jobs
1	Cardiologists	$427,200	$205.39	380
2	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$400,440	$192.52	230
3	Surgeons, All Other	$398,550	$191.61	690
4	Anesthesiologists	$397,850	$191.28	0
5	Radiologists	$331,110	$159.19	0
6	Chief Executives	$327,180	$157.30	2,500
7	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$322,440	$155.02	440
8	Neurologists	$317,860	$152.82	190
9	Dermatologists	$309,490	$148.79	0
10	Orthodontists	$302,980	$145.66	110
11	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$288,000	$138.46	490
12	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$268,830	$129.25	1,740
13	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$253,690	$121.97	0
14	Physicians, Pathologists	$251,580	$120.95	0
15	Psychiatrists	$250,530	$120.45	360
16	Physicians, All Other	$243,130	$116.89	14,510
17	Podiatrists	$233,250	$112.14	270
18	Family Medicine Physicians	$226,820	$109.05	1,940
19	Nurse Anesthetists	$226,030	$108.67	2,820
20	Dentists, General	$205,990	$99.04	4,410

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

#	Job Title	Total Jobs	Average Salary	Hourly Wage
1	Retail Salespersons	126,060	$33,700	$16.20
2	Cashiers	115,170	$27,990	$13.46
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	113,330	$37,320	$17.94
4	Registered Nurses	108,510	$86,270	$41.48
5	Customer Service Representatives	91,980	$42,540	$20.45
6	Cooks, Fast Food	89,140	$26,410	$12.70
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	88,230	$36,220	$17.41
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	85,120	$29,030	$13.96
9	Waiters and Waitresses	74,110	$32,670	$15.71
10	General and Operations Managers	72,250	$125,540	$60.36
11	Office Clerks, General	70,600	$41,520	$19.96
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	64,610	$53,990	$25.96
13	Nursing Assistants	61,280	$37,980	$18.26
14	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	59,880	$30,810	$14.81
15	Software Developers	57,590	$131,780	$63.35
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	53,170	$32,820	$15.78
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	50,970	$42,160	$20.27
18	Cooks, Restaurant	50,400	$34,820	$16.74
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	48,160	$48,170	$23.16
20	Accountants and Auditors	46,420	$91,240	$43.87