Occupations
What people do for work: how many hold each job, how concentrated it is locally, and what it pays. Metro areas and states only.
| Statistic | Typical area | Level | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors: Employment | 15,490 | State | Number of people employed as accountants and auditors. Larger places employ more of… |
| Accountants and Auditors: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated accountants and auditors are here compared with the country as a… |
| Accountants and Auditors: Median Annual Wage | $79,320 | State | Median annual pay for accountants and auditors. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Accountants and Auditors: per 1,000 Jobs | 9.2 | State | Accountants and Auditors per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Aerospace Engineers: Employment | 650 | State | Number of people employed as aerospace engineers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Aerospace Engineers: Location Quotient | 0.6 | State | How concentrated aerospace engineers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Aerospace Engineers: Median Annual Wage | $130,330 | State | Median annual pay for aerospace engineers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Aerospace Engineers: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.3 | State | Aerospace Engineers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists: Employment | 130 | State | Number of people employed as atmospheric and space scientists. Larger places employ… |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated atmospheric and space scientists are here compared with the country as… |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists: Median Annual Wage | $99,940 | State | Median annual pay for atmospheric and space scientists. Half earn more than this and… |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.1 | State | Atmospheric and Space Scientists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size… |
| Chief Executives: Employment | 2,390 | State | Number of people employed as chief executives. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Chief Executives: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated chief executives are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Chief Executives: Median Annual Wage | $198,830 | State | Median annual pay for chief executives. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Chief Executives: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.0 | State | Chief Executives per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| Civil Engineers: Employment | 4,370 | State | Number of people employed as civil engineers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Civil Engineers: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated civil engineers are here compared with the country as a whole. A value… |
| Civil Engineers: Median Annual Wage | $98,710 | State | Median annual pay for civil engineers. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Civil Engineers: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.3 | State | Civil Engineers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| Computer Systems Analysts: Employment | 5,640 | State | Number of people employed as computer systems analysts. Larger places employ more of… |
| Computer Systems Analysts: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated computer systems analysts are here compared with the country as a… |
| Computer Systems Analysts: Median Annual Wage | $101,770 | State | Median annual pay for computer systems analysts. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Computer Systems Analysts: per 1,000 Jobs | 3.0 | State | Computer Systems Analysts per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists: Employment | 570 | State | Number of people employed as computer and information research scientists. Larger… |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated computer and information research scientists are here compared with… |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists: Median Annual Wage | $131,650 | State | Median annual pay for computer and information research scientists. Half earn more than… |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.2 | State | Computer and Information Research Scientists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts… |
| Construction Managers: Employment | 4,460 | State | Number of people employed as construction managers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Construction Managers: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated construction managers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Construction Managers: Median Annual Wage | $110,070 | State | Median annual pay for construction managers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Construction Managers: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.2 | State | Construction Managers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers: Employment | 4,970 | State | Number of people employed as correctional officers and jailers. Larger places employ… |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated correctional officers and jailers are here compared with the country… |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers: Median Annual Wage | $54,780 | State | Median annual pay for correctional officers and jailers. Half earn more than this and… |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.4 | State | Correctional Officers and Jailers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size… |
| Data Scientists: Employment | 2,300 | State | Number of people employed as data scientists. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Data Scientists: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated data scientists are here compared with the country as a whole. A value… |
| Data Scientists: Median Annual Wage | $102,630 | State | Median annual pay for data scientists. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Data Scientists: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.4 | State | Data Scientists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| Database Administrators: Employment | 930 | State | Number of people employed as database administrators. Larger places employ more of… |
| Database Administrators: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated database administrators are here compared with the country as a whole… |
| Database Administrators: Median Annual Wage | $100,260 | State | Median annual pay for database administrators. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Database Administrators: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.4 | State | Database Administrators per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Dentists, General: Employment | 1,660 | State | Number of people employed as dentists, general. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Dentists, General: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated dentists, general are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Dentists, General: Median Annual Wage | $169,930 | State | Median annual pay for dentists, general. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Dentists, General: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.8 | State | Dentists, General per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Electrical Engineers: Employment | 2,540 | State | Number of people employed as electrical engineers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Electrical Engineers: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated electrical engineers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Electrical Engineers: Median Annual Wage | $110,810 | State | Median annual pay for electrical engineers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Electrical Engineers: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.2 | State | Electrical Engineers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Electricians: Employment | 10,590 | State | Number of people employed as electricians. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Electricians: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated electricians are here compared with the country as a whole. A value of… |
| Electricians: Median Annual Wage | $64,810 | State | Median annual pay for electricians. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Electricians: per 1,000 Jobs | 5.2 | State | Electricians per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| Elementary School Teachers: Employment | 19,080 | State | Number of people employed as elementary school teachers. Larger places employ more of… |
| Elementary School Teachers: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated elementary school teachers are here compared with the country as a… |
| Elementary School Teachers: Median Annual Wage | $63,070 | State | Median annual pay for elementary school teachers. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Elementary School Teachers: per 1,000 Jobs | 9.0 | State | Elementary School Teachers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Family Medicine Physicians: Employment | 1,090 | State | Number of people employed as family medicine physicians. Larger places employ more of… |
| Family Medicine Physicians: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated family medicine physicians are here compared with the country as a… |
| Family Medicine Physicians: Median Annual Wage | $251,550 | State | Median annual pay for family medicine physicians. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Family Medicine Physicians: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.6 | State | Family Medicine Physicians per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Financial Managers: Employment | 8,930 | State | Number of people employed as financial managers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Financial Managers: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated financial managers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Financial Managers: Median Annual Wage | $141,010 | State | Median annual pay for financial managers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Financial Managers: per 1,000 Jobs | 5.1 | State | Financial Managers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Firefighters: Employment | 5,150 | State | Number of people employed as firefighters. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Firefighters: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated firefighters are here compared with the country as a whole. A value of… |
| Firefighters: Median Annual Wage | $55,810 | State | Median annual pay for firefighters. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Firefighters: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.3 | State | Firefighters per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians: Employment | 900 | State | Number of people employed as general internal medicine physicians. Larger places employ… |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated general internal medicine physicians are here compared with the… |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians: Median Annual Wage | $259,320 | State | Median annual pay for general internal medicine physicians. Half earn more than this… |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.4 | State | General Internal Medicine Physicians per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the… |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: Employment | 29,150 | State | Number of people employed as heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Larger places… |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers are here compared with the… |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: Median Annual Wage | $58,770 | State | Median annual pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Half earn more than this… |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: per 1,000 Jobs | 14.4 | State | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for… |
| Information Security Analysts: Employment | 1,910 | State | Number of people employed as information security analysts. Larger places employ more… |
| Information Security Analysts: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated information security analysts are here compared with the country as a… |
| Information Security Analysts: Median Annual Wage | $116,640 | State | Median annual pay for information security analysts. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Information Security Analysts: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.0 | State | Information Security Analysts per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of… |
| Lawyers: Employment | 7,890 | State | Number of people employed as lawyers. Larger places employ more of almost everything… |
| Lawyers: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated lawyers are here compared with the country as a whole. A value of 1.0… |
| Lawyers: Median Annual Wage | $131,970 | State | Median annual pay for lawyers. Half earn more than this and half less, before adjusting… |
| Lawyers: per 1,000 Jobs | 3.8 | State | Lawyers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job market. |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: Employment | 8,540 | State | Number of people employed as licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. Larger… |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses are here compared… |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: Median Annual Wage | $63,760 | State | Median annual pay for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. Half earn more… |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: per 1,000 Jobs | 3.9 | State | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This… |
| Mechanical Engineers: Employment | 3,930 | State | Number of people employed as mechanical engineers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Mechanical Engineers: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated mechanical engineers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Mechanical Engineers: Median Annual Wage | $102,430 | State | Median annual pay for mechanical engineers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Mechanical Engineers: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.7 | State | Mechanical Engineers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Medical Assistants: Employment | 11,840 | State | Number of people employed as medical assistants. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Medical Assistants: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated medical assistants are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Medical Assistants: Median Annual Wage | $45,360 | State | Median annual pay for medical assistants. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Medical Assistants: per 1,000 Jobs | 5.3 | State | Medical Assistants per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Medical Scientists: Employment | 1,070 | State | Number of people employed as medical scientists. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Medical Scientists: Location Quotient | 0.6 | State | How concentrated medical scientists are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Medical Scientists: Median Annual Wage | $89,950 | State | Median annual pay for medical scientists. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Medical Scientists: per 1,000 Jobs | 0.7 | State | Medical Scientists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Employment | 3,580 | State | Number of people employed as network and computer systems administrators. Larger places… |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated network and computer systems administrators are here compared with the… |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Median Annual Wage | $92,750 | State | Median annual pay for network and computer systems administrators. Half earn more than… |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.9 | State | Network and Computer Systems Administrators per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts… |
| Nurse Practitioners: Employment | 4,690 | State | Number of people employed as nurse practitioners. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Nurse Practitioners: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated nurse practitioners are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Nurse Practitioners: Median Annual Wage | $131,450 | State | Median annual pay for nurse practitioners. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Nurse Practitioners: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.2 | State | Nurse Practitioners per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Nursing Assistants: Employment | 21,760 | State | Number of people employed as nursing assistants. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Nursing Assistants: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated nursing assistants are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Nursing Assistants: Median Annual Wage | $40,900 | State | Median annual pay for nursing assistants. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Nursing Assistants: per 1,000 Jobs | 10.0 | State | Nursing Assistants per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Personal Financial Advisors: Employment | 2,540 | State | Number of people employed as personal financial advisors. Larger places employ more of… |
| Personal Financial Advisors: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated personal financial advisors are here compared with the country as a… |
| Personal Financial Advisors: Median Annual Wage | $96,880 | State | Median annual pay for personal financial advisors. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Personal Financial Advisors: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.5 | State | Personal Financial Advisors per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of… |
| Pharmacists: Employment | 4,560 | State | Number of people employed as pharmacists. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Pharmacists: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated pharmacists are here compared with the country as a whole. A value of… |
| Pharmacists: Median Annual Wage | $139,330 | State | Median annual pay for pharmacists. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Pharmacists: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.1 | State | Pharmacists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job… |
| Physical Therapists: Employment | 3,280 | State | Number of people employed as physical therapists. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Physical Therapists: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated physical therapists are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Physical Therapists: Median Annual Wage | $101,040 | State | Median annual pay for physical therapists. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Physical Therapists: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.8 | State | Physical Therapists per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Physician Assistants: Employment | 1,770 | State | Number of people employed as physician assistants. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Physician Assistants: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated physician assistants are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Physician Assistants: Median Annual Wage | $134,650 | State | Median annual pay for physician assistants. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Physician Assistants: per 1,000 Jobs | 1.1 | State | Physician Assistants per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Physicians, All Other: Employment | 4,130 | State | Number of people employed as physicians, all other. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Physicians, All Other: Location Quotient | 0.9 | State | How concentrated physicians, all other are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Physicians, All Other: Median Annual Wage | $281,590 | State | Median annual pay for physicians, all other. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Physicians, All Other: per 1,000 Jobs | 2.1 | State | Physicians, All Other per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters: Employment | 6,360 | State | Number of people employed as plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters. Larger places… |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters are here compared with the… |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters: Median Annual Wage | $63,890 | State | Median annual pay for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters. Half earn more than this… |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters: per 1,000 Jobs | 3.3 | State | Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the… |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Employment | 9,160 | State | Number of people employed as police and sheriff's patrol officers. Larger places employ… |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated police and sheriff's patrol officers are here compared with the… |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Median Annual Wage | $74,470 | State | Median annual pay for police and sheriff's patrol officers. Half earn more than this… |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: per 1,000 Jobs | 4.2 | State | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the… |
| Registered Nurses: Employment | 48,970 | State | Number of people employed as registered nurses. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Registered Nurses: Location Quotient | 1.0 | State | How concentrated registered nurses are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Registered Nurses: Median Annual Wage | $93,600 | State | Median annual pay for registered nurses. Half earn more than this and half less, before… |
| Registered Nurses: per 1,000 Jobs | 22.6 | State | Registered Nurses per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |
| Sales Representatives: Employment | 12,480 | State | Number of people employed as sales representatives. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Sales Representatives: Location Quotient | 0.8 | State | How concentrated sales representatives are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Sales Representatives: Median Annual Wage | $63,310 | State | Median annual pay for sales representatives. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Sales Representatives: per 1,000 Jobs | 6.2 | State | Sales Representatives per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Secondary School Teachers: Employment | 14,880 | State | Number of people employed as secondary school teachers. Larger places employ more of… |
| Secondary School Teachers: Location Quotient | 1.1 | State | How concentrated secondary school teachers are here compared with the country as a… |
| Secondary School Teachers: Median Annual Wage | $65,520 | State | Median annual pay for secondary school teachers. Half earn more than this and half… |
| Secondary School Teachers: per 1,000 Jobs | 7.3 | State | Secondary School Teachers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the… |
| Software Developers: Employment | 13,660 | State | Number of people employed as software developers. Larger places employ more of almost… |
| Software Developers: Location Quotient | 0.7 | State | How concentrated software developers are here compared with the country as a whole. A… |
| Software Developers: Median Annual Wage | $126,550 | State | Median annual pay for software developers. Half earn more than this and half less… |
| Software Developers: per 1,000 Jobs | 8.1 | State | Software Developers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local… |