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RELATIVE POPULARITY
Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in Nebraska Than Elsewhere
Whether you're looking for a career to pursue, or just want to get a feel for occupations in the state, the table below should be helpful. And we haven't seen anything like it from anyone else.
This table tells us which jobs are more common in Nebraska, relative to the state population, compared to their popularity in every other US state. A Local Popularity Index of 1.0 matches the average across all US states; higher and lower numbers indicate the job is proportionally more or less popular here.
| Rank | Job | Mean Local Salary 2006 | Local Jobs 2006 | Local Popularity Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slaughterers and meat packers | $21,950 | 1,780 | 38.3 |
| 2 | Soil and plant scientists | $58,485 | 230 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Gaming and sports book writers and runners | $17,980 | 470 | 12.9 |
| 4 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $21,770 | 2,100 | 9.4 |
| 5 | Agricultural and food science technicians | $31,420 | 290 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Graduate teaching assistants | $34,500 | 710 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | $59,170 | 210 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Audiologists | $62,770 | 120 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | $27,075 | 160 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Engineering teachers, postsecondary | $62,220 | 220 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Conveyor operators and tenders | $27,920 | 490 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Communications teachers, postsecondary | $52,550 | 230 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Farm equipment mechanics | $31,520 | 190 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Helpers, construction trades | $22,120 | 360 | 3.8 |
| 15 | English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | $49,850 | 650 | 3.6 |
| 16 | Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | $34,080 | 710 | 3.5 |
| 17 | Food cooking machine operators and tenders | $26,110 | 360 | 3.4 |
| 18 | Radio and television announcers | $24,885 | 420 | 3.3 |
| 19 | Biological science teachers, postsecondary | $62,100 | 360 | 3.3 |
| 20 | Gaming change persons and booth cashiers | $23,970 | 240 | 3.1 |
| 21 | Interpreters and translators | $37,640 | 310 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | $57,485 | 140 | 2.9 |
| 23 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | $22,720 | 1,840 | 2.8 |
| 24 | Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,480 | 250 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Social and human service assistants | $24,705 | 3,350 | 2.5 |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | $41,930 | 180 | 2.5 |
| 27 | Family and general practitioners | $154,165 | 1,000 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Drafters | $40,940 | 110 | 2.4 |
| 29 | Statistical assistants | $31,740 | 130 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Psychology teachers, postsecondary | $58,480 | 220 | 2.4 |
| 31 | Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | $52,700 | 270 | 2.4 |
| 32 | Telemarketers | $21,445 | 3,820 | 2.4 |
| 33 | Recreational therapists | $29,190 | 200 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Financial examiners | $62,450 | 220 | 2.3 |
| 35 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | $27,335 | 2,210 | 2.3 |
| 36 | Biochemists and biophysicists | $55,110 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 37 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | $52,750 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 38 | Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | $29,110 | 540 | 2.3 |
| 39 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | $32,240 | 2,010 | 2.3 |
| 40 | Helpers--roofers | $24,160 | 120 | 2.3 |
| 41 | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,700 | 230 | 2.3 |
| 42 | Prepress technicians and workers | $33,025 | 630 | 2.3 |
| 43 | Credit analysts | $46,980 | 600 | 2.2 |
| 44 | Bindery workers | $29,100 | 520 | 2.2 |
| 45 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $25,820 | 590 | 2.0 |
| 46 | Health educators | $40,000 | 410 | 2.0 |
| 47 | Marriage and family therapists | $36,530 | 120 | 2.0 |
| 48 | Locksmiths and safe repairers | $23,230 | 120 | 2.0 |
| 49 | Office machine operators, except computer | $23,050 | 700 | 2.0 |
| 50 | Statisticians | $55,710 | 140 | 2.0 |
| 51 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | $48,070 | 1,450 | 2.0 |
| 52 | Entertainment attendants and related workers | $17,500 | 130 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Market research analysts | $51,190 | 1,780 | 2.0 |
| 54 | Obstetricians and gynecologists | $183,610 | 100 | 2.0 |
| 55 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | $42,185 | 1,270 | 1.9 |
| 56 | Stationary engineers and boiler operators | $37,395 | 280 | 1.9 |
| 57 | Special education teachers, middle school | $39,185 | 620 | 1.9 |
| 58 | Optometrists | $100,320 | 130 | 1.9 |
| 59 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | $16,220 | 690 | 1.9 |
| 60 | Helpers--carpenters | $21,590 | 690 | 1.9 |
| 61 | Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $30,090 | 250 | 1.9 |
| 62 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | $27,650 | 410 | 1.8 |
| 63 | Printing machine operators | $28,000 | 1,540 | 1.8 |
| 64 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | $23,050 | 1,510 | 1.8 |
| 65 | Physician assistants | $78,860 | 430 | 1.8 |
| 66 | Medical records and health information technicians | $26,790 | 1,250 | 1.8 |
| 67 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | $29,575 | 550 | 1.8 |
| 68 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $43,150 | 350 | 1.8 |
| 69 | Training and development managers | $73,110 | 220 | 1.8 |
| 70 | Reporters and correspondents | $32,485 | 310 | 1.8 |
| 71 | Computer science teachers, postsecondary | $53,510 | 210 | 1.8 |
| 72 | Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | $60,220 | 230 | 1.8 |
| 73 | Nonfarm animal caretakers | $19,875 | 730 | 1.8 |
| 74 | Computer operators | $28,985 | 1,040 | 1.8 |
| 75 | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,460 | 430 | 1.8 |
| 76 | Public relations specialists | $40,630 | 1,580 | 1.7 |
| 77 | Law clerks | $38,290 | 280 | 1.7 |
| 78 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $24,940 | 650 | 1.7 |
| 79 | Business teachers, postsecondary | $67,865 | 370 | 1.7 |
| 80 | Architects, except landscape and naval | $65,075 | 760 | 1.6 |
| 81 | Medical and health services managers | $72,430 | 1,630 | 1.6 |
| 82 | Computer programmers | $59,725 | 2,960 | 1.6 |
| 83 | Customer service representatives | $26,145 | 15,470 | 1.6 |
| 84 | Network systems and data communications analysts | $55,945 | 1,400 | 1.6 |
| 85 | Painters, transportation equipment | $35,775 | 290 | 1.6 |
| 86 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | $34,345 | 1,020 | 1.6 |
| 87 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | $45,075 | 480 | 1.6 |
| 88 | Special education teachers, secondary school | $41,030 | 650 | 1.6 |
| 89 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | $23,410 | 1,320 | 1.6 |
| 90 | Civil engineering technicians | $37,555 | 590 | 1.6 |
| 91 | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $30,770 | 220 | 1.6 |
| 92 | Dentists, general | $156,835 | 510 | 1.6 |
| 93 | Occupational health and safety specialists | $49,705 | 200 | 1.5 |
| 94 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $37,070 | 730 | 1.5 |
| 95 | Community and social service specialists | $30,395 | 620 | 1.5 |
| 96 | Computer software engineers, applications | $60,005 | 3,360 | 1.5 |
| 97 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $28,895 | 390 | 1.5 |
| 98 | Tapers | $35,625 | 230 | 1.5 |
| 99 | Brickmasons and blockmasons | $41,945 | 700 | 1.5 |
| 100 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | $35,745 | 1,870 | 1.5 |
ABSOLUTE POPULARITY
The Most Common Jobs in Nebraska
Unlike the table above, which shows where jobs in Nebraska are unusually common compared to other states, the table below lists jobs which are the most common in raw numbers in the state.
| Rank | Job | Local Jobs 2006 | Mean Local Salary 2006 | Local Popularity Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 19,920 | $23,795 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Customer service representatives | 15,470 | $26,145 | 1.6 |
| 3 | Cashiers | 14,070 | $16,660 | 0.9 |
| 4 | Registered nurses | 11,810 | $50,795 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 11,640 | $14,680 | 1.1 |
| 6 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 11,400 | $14,775 | 1.1 |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 10,580 | $23,675 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 10,000 | $28,760 | 1.2 |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,920 | $19,930 | 0.9 |
| 10 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,760 | $21,600 | 0.8 |
| 11 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 7,100 | $21,275 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 6,940 | $32,380 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 6,910 | $23,525 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 6,530 | $48,785 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,370 | $26,380 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Accountants and auditors | 6,090 | $54,540 | 1.2 |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 5,870 | $89,285 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,630 | $22,100 | 1.1 |
| 19 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,450 | $42,550 | 1.0 |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,120 | $42,440 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 4,990 | $30,810 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Carpenters | 4,930 | $33,030 | 1.2 |
| 23 | Teacher assistants | 4,890 | $20,055 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 4,450 | $23,090 | 1.1 |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,070 | $37,860 | 0.8 |
| 26 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,010 | $41,920 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 3,890 | $27,195 | 0.9 |
| 28 | Business operations specialists | 3,890 | $53,965 | 0.9 |
| 29 | Cooks, restaurant | 3,850 | $20,235 | 1.1 |
| 30 | Telemarketers | 3,820 | $21,445 | 2.4 |
| 31 | Packers and packagers, hand | 3,700 | $18,945 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Security guards | 3,640 | $24,585 | 0.8 |
| 33 | Food preparation workers | 3,550 | $16,900 | 0.9 |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 3,380 | $26,295 | 1.0 |
| 35 | Team assemblers | 3,380 | $26,735 | 0.7 |
| 36 | Electricians | 3,370 | $39,960 | 1.2 |
| 37 | Computer software engineers, applications | 3,360 | $60,005 | 1.5 |
| 38 | Social and human service assistants | 3,350 | $24,705 | 2.5 |
| 39 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,320 | $17,195 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Child care workers | 3,280 | $16,890 | 1.4 |
| 41 | Computer support specialists | 3,170 | $38,355 | 1.3 |
| 42 | Computer systems analysts | 3,140 | $60,230 | 1.3 |
| 43 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,080 | $25,385 | 0.9 |
| 44 | Bartenders | 3,000 | $15,565 | 1.4 |
| 45 | Computer programmers | 2,960 | $59,725 | 1.6 |
| 46 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,810 | $35,030 | 1.0 |
| 47 | Tellers | 2,720 | $21,265 | 1.1 |
| 48 | Home health aides | 2,660 | $21,740 | 1.0 |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,640 | $47,435 | 0.9 |
| 50 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,590 | $34,905 | 0.9 |
| 51 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,530 | $42,185 | 1.1 |
| 52 | Cooks, fast food | 2,530 | $15,800 | 1.0 |
| 53 | Driver/sales workers | 2,520 | $22,030 | 1.5 |
| 54 | Sales representatives, services | 2,480 | $43,705 | 1.3 |
| 55 | Construction laborers | 2,410 | $24,230 | 0.6 |
| 56 | Medical assistants | 2,270 | $24,965 | 1.3 |
| 57 | Helpers--production workers | 2,260 | $25,030 | 1.1 |
| 58 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,230 | $54,595 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,210 | $27,335 | 2.3 |
| 60 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,170 | $27,525 | 0.8 |
| 61 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 2,100 | $21,770 | 9.4 |
| 62 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,090 | $21,260 | 1.0 |
| 63 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,060 | $27,750 | 0.9 |
| 64 | Management analysts | 2,030 | $59,895 | 0.9 |
| 65 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 2,010 | $32,240 | 2.3 |
| 66 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,940 | $15,665 | 1.3 |
| 67 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,930 | $25,050 | 1.2 |
| 68 | Lawyers | 1,920 | $92,905 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,870 | $35,745 | 1.5 |
| 70 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,870 | $58,115 | 1.1 |
| 71 | Insurance sales agents | 1,850 | $55,080 | 1.4 |
| 72 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,840 | $22,720 | 2.8 |
| 73 | Data entry keyers | 1,840 | $22,740 | 1.3 |
| 74 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,840 | $14,910 | 0.8 |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,820 | $19,115 | 1.2 |
| 76 | Slaughterers and meat packers | 1,780 | $21,950 | 38.3 |
| 77 | Market research analysts | 1,780 | $51,190 | 2.0 |
| 78 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,780 | $30,275 | 1.3 |
| 79 | Medical secretaries | 1,770 | $26,255 | 1.3 |
| 80 | Bill and account collectors | 1,750 | $26,995 | 0.9 |
| 81 | Loan officers | 1,710 | $56,015 | 1.2 |
| 82 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,710 | $45,800 | 0.9 |
| 83 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,700 | $33,150 | 1.1 |
| 84 | Dishwashers | 1,690 | $15,400 | 0.8 |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,640 | $54,385 | 0.8 |
| 86 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,640 | $31,855 | 0.8 |
| 87 | Medical and health services managers | 1,630 | $72,430 | 1.6 |
| 88 | Public relations specialists | 1,580 | $40,630 | 1.7 |
| 89 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,570 | $20,530 | 1.0 |
| 90 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,560 | $15,205 | 0.9 |
| 91 | Printing machine operators | 1,540 | $28,000 | 1.8 |
| 92 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,540 | $35,370 | 1.5 |
| 93 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,540 | $83,410 | 1.2 |
| 94 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,510 | $23,050 | 1.8 |
| 95 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,510 | $42,080 | 0.7 |
| 96 | Financial managers | 1,510 | $83,520 | 0.7 |
| 97 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,490 | $29,475 | 1.3 |
| 98 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,480 | $21,935 | 1.0 |
| 99 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,450 | $48,070 | 2.0 |
| 100 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,440 | $28,695 | 0.9 |
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