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$371,230

$63,420

Surgeons, All Other leads this state with an average annual salary of $371,230.

Registered Nurses has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 21,740 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	Surgeons, All Other	$371,230	$178.48	170
2	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$345,480	$166.09	240
3	Cardiologists	$276,750	$133.05	40
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$267,220	$128.47	790
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$254,790	$122.50	540
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$249,170	$119.79	230
7	Physicians, All Other	$241,220	$115.97	2,300
8	Chief Executives	$203,960	$98.06	1,390
9	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$198,990	$95.67	40
10	Anesthesiologists	$193,830	$93.19	160
11	Dermatologists	$190,320	$91.50	60
12	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$187,000	$89.91	50
13	Pediatricians, General	$182,710	$87.84	70
14	Dentists, General	$171,380	$82.40	400
15	Podiatrists	$160,330	$77.08	50
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,840	$73.48	460
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,140	$72.18	950
18	Purchasing Managers	$141,790	$68.17	190
19	Natural Sciences Managers	$138,380	$66.53	170
20	Psychiatrists	$138,350	$66.51	60

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	Registered Nurses	21,740	$80,650	$38.77
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	18,730	$26,730	$12.85
3	Retail Salespersons	18,290	$30,220	$14.53
4	Cashiers	16,730	$25,390	$12.21
5	General and Operations Managers	16,070	$100,160	$48.15
6	Cooks, Fast Food	15,590	$24,330	$11.70
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	12,580	$34,340	$16.51
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	11,560	$51,920	$24.96
9	Office Clerks, General	10,950	$35,680	$17.16
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	10,400	$36,780	$17.69
11	Customer Service Representatives	9,850	$41,180	$19.80
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	9,390	$32,510	$15.63
13	Waiters and Waitresses	9,190	$36,650	$17.62
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	8,970	$40,900	$19.66
15	Nursing Assistants	8,860	$36,320	$17.46
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	8,530	$44,330	$21.31
17	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	7,940	$54,050	$25.99
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,920	$42,120	$20.25
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	7,780	$41,490	$19.95
20	Construction Laborers	7,580	$42,770	$20.56