Pay and jobs by occupation in the Jacksonville, FL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 765,930 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,830 for all occupations combined. 579 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Jacksonville, FL area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

36.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 99.5 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 109.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 91,459 residents (5.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±3,478; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 847,805 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

36.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school$34,132$32,485
High school graduate$39,887$40,153
Some college or associate's degree$46,206$47,260
Bachelor's degree$64,493$70,044
Graduate or professional degree$85,699$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school24.0% (±1.7)24.2%
High school graduate13.8% (±0.6)14.4%
Some college or associate's degree9.8% (±0.6)9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9% (±0.3)4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school7.0% (±1.2)7.7%
High school graduate4.6% (±0.6)5.9%
Some college or associate's degree4.5% (±0.6)4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.3% (±0.3)2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first majorThis areaUnited States
Science and engineering31.7%36.1%
Science and engineering related fields11.8%10.0%
Business24.6%20.1%
Education10.6%10.9%
Arts, humanities and other21.3%23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

OccupationJobsMedian annual wageMean annual wageJobs per 1,000 jobs hereConcentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors6,890$79,960$88,1409.000.97
Actuaries130$132,830$137,7200.171.02
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers30$129,960$138,9300.040.42
Administrative Services Managers1,400$94,480$117,1001.831.08
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors110$58,920$59,3000.150.61
Advertising and Promotions Managers80$90,840$107,6400.100.74
Advertising Sales Agents760$56,320$66,2701.001.69
Aerospace Engineers360$119,430$122,9600.471.07
Air Traffic Controllers450$170,120$156,7100.594.09
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors40$54,840$63,3100.060.92
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1,440$67,200$70,2201.882.12
Aircraft Service Attendants170$37,890$40,5100.221.07
Airfield Operations Specialists70$59,790$61,0000.101.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers120$151,070$166,2500.150.23
Amusement and Recreation Attendants2,140$28,580$30,7302.791.09
Animal Caretakers1,520$31,120$35,5701.981.15
Animal Control Workers30$43,620$45,6700.040.56
Animal Trainers60$37,290$40,6800.080.68
Anthropologists and Archeologists40$77,830$79,8600.050.91
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval380$99,230$104,6700.500.73
Architectural and Civil Drafters530$62,180$68,7400.691.04
Architectural and Engineering Managers660$167,800$173,5300.860.61
Art Directors110$99,670$102,0300.140.43
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary170$63,820$81,2200.220.37
Athletic Trainers120$57,330$59,9500.160.80
Audio and Video Technicians270$48,440$57,0600.360.79
Audiologists160$111,280$103,8400.212.38
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers90$44,550$47,1400.120.92
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants500$34,880$34,8900.650.99
Automotive Body and Related Repairers740$47,910$54,9300.961.00
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics4,160$51,530$54,9105.431.20
Avionics Technicians330$81,760$81,8400.433.53
Baggage Porters and Bellhops110$30,950$33,5700.150.81
Bailiffs250$57,530$51,8300.322.90
Bakers580$36,850$36,9200.760.50
Barbers110$57,860$56,2600.151.53
Bartenders3,570$35,450$41,7804.660.96
Bill and Account Collectors1,310$46,840$48,3901.721.68
Billing and Posting Clerks2,330$48,040$49,6603.051.17
Biochemists and Biophysicists40$174,880$170,2000.050.22
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers110$103,800$108,3200.140.93
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary150$55,820$64,0500.190.60
Biological Scientists, All Other180$83,780$87,7600.230.65
Biological Technicians150$51,560$53,1800.190.43
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks6,780$49,860$54,6208.851.00
Brickmasons and Blockmasons130$58,490$64,1900.170.52
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys40$37,410$53,5700.050.36
Broadcast Technicians40$44,590$52,8900.050.35
Brokerage Clerks260$63,190$64,1200.341.49
Budget Analysts260$89,040$85,3100.341.12
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists1,640$61,470$62,9802.131.14
Bus Drivers, School1,680$47,180$45,0702.190.85
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity590$48,120$51,7700.770.75
Business Operations Specialists, All Other5,620$79,440$88,2507.331.05
Business Teachers, Postsecondary160$78,930$85,2100.210.41
Butchers and Meat Cutters750$42,100$41,2800.981.12
Buyers and Purchasing Agents2,310$73,920$79,3103.010.95
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters170$47,140$47,5100.230.46
Calibration Technologists and Technicians40$59,300$62,0800.060.52
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film60$65,640$78,3000.080.61
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels670$83,190$90,9500.873.69
Cardiologists90$514,740$508,8500.121.05
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians570$62,400$68,1700.751.84
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School60$76,410$77,6700.080.74
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary330$60,290$60,9900.430.59
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School550$76,190$75,7300.721.01
Cargo and Freight Agents720$50,740$55,3700.951.51
Carpenters2,500$50,540$53,2303.260.76
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists70$88,830$87,6500.090.94
Cashiers15,710$30,320$32,25020.511.03
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers980$49,260$50,4301.280.97
Chefs and Head Cooks1,230$55,060$61,2501.611.25
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders240$40,000$44,3300.310.34
Chemical Technicians140$49,930$58,8500.180.48
Chemists120$81,330$94,7700.160.30
Chief Executives—$225,410$272,340——
Child, Family, and School Social Workers1,050$55,630$58,0401.360.54
Childcare Workers1,660$35,210$37,0802.170.65
Chiropractors210$99,280$104,2500.281.08
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians190$58,110$62,8000.250.58
Civil Engineers1,900$102,280$108,2402.471.05
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators2,180$76,860$77,8402.841.36
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment1,790$33,500$34,9502.330.95
Clergy300$56,330$61,6100.391.05
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists190$104,180$110,4900.240.50
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians1,890$63,330$65,1702.471.15
Coaches and Scouts1,940$42,990$52,7702.531.58
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders480$47,590$50,4300.630.62
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers90$55,140$52,0400.120.68
Commercial and Industrial Designers120$80,240$83,7700.160.75
Commercial Divers40$49,640$52,1900.052.36
Commercial Pilots220$106,350$131,5500.290.94
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary80$70,100$68,4300.110.57
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other260$44,450$48,9500.350.50
Community Health Workers90$45,630$50,5400.120.29
Compensation and Benefits Managers150$123,150$137,5200.201.35
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists460$72,300$76,7900.590.82
Compliance Officers2,050$76,760$81,5302.671.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists60$136,990$143,1700.080.33
Computer and Information Systems Managers3,000$169,010$173,1903.920.91
Computer Network Architects820$136,100$141,0901.060.92
Computer Network Support Specialists710$74,970$79,3600.930.99
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators190$46,860$47,0700.250.23
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers50$64,080$63,2700.070.36
Computer Occupations, All Other1,140$102,990$106,0801.490.53
Computer Programmers280$99,050$101,9600.370.62
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary40$78,850$75,4900.060.26
Computer Systems Analysts3,250$102,230$107,0204.241.27
Computer User Support Specialists3,760$59,340$62,3004.911.06
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers190$42,190$45,6500.250.60
Concierges180$36,690$39,5800.230.72
Conservation Scientists60$49,880$60,3400.070.45
Construction and Building Inspectors920$62,670$68,0901.211.28
Construction Laborers7,150$43,480$43,7909.341.32
Construction Managers2,720$107,200$125,7203.551.45
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door160$67,200$77,7700.210.68
Cooks, All Other40$41,820$41,3800.050.39
Cooks, Fast Food2,240$27,600$29,6202.920.71
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria1,770$36,490$37,4502.310.82
Cooks, Restaurant7,770$36,770$37,41010.141.12
Correctional Officers and Jailers1,060$61,770$65,9801.390.57
Correspondence Clerks50$33,930$38,1700.072.38
Cost Estimators1,160$69,090$76,1801.511.05
Counselors, All Other80$44,940$46,9800.100.55
Counter and Rental Clerks2,060$37,650$42,5602.691.04
Couriers and Messengers450$36,610$37,3900.581.32
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners70$46,240$56,3100.091.06
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks810$45,150$46,4001.060.92
Crane and Tower Operators340$64,600$67,8000.451.63
Credit Analysts550$83,160$88,7000.721.74
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks70$47,530$46,2600.091.21
Credit Counselors250$50,850$55,3100.331.82
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary80$60,990$66,8300.111.26
Crossing Guards and Flaggers530$38,560$37,7500.691.14
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders90$49,580$52,9800.120.70
Curators30$60,300$83,0800.040.52
Customer Service Representatives17,030$42,840$45,27022.241.33
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders150$40,540$45,2000.190.66
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$41,650$44,1700.250.23
Data Entry Keyers680$37,510$40,4500.891.09
Data Scientists880$122,680$119,7501.150.68
Database Administrators300$113,500$113,5700.400.88
Database Architects150$136,640$141,8800.200.47
Demonstrators and Product Promoters250$36,550$47,9100.330.79
Dental Assistants1,850$50,270$49,5502.410.97
Dental Hygienists1,110$94,960$87,8201.441.01
Dental Laboratory Technicians130$58,880$58,3800.170.77
Dentists, General640$165,350$195,8400.831.04
Designers, All Other40$43,750$52,9300.060.95
Detectives and Criminal Investigators540$74,580$98,6100.700.96
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers530$84,470$86,3300.691.18
Dietetic Technicians150$34,510$35,4800.200.97
Dietitians and Nutritionists410$64,670$65,5900.531.07
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers2,610$34,290$35,1903.410.98
Directors, Religious Activities and Education70$48,930$63,0500.090.62
Dishwashers2,540$32,150$32,2203.321.08
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance1,120$48,630$52,0001.461.12
Drafters, All Other50$60,600$65,1600.060.66
Driver/Sales Workers1,840$43,100$43,9602.410.91
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers560$49,750$49,4100.731.36
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas180$56,150$54,4900.241.90
Economists30$136,990$137,7600.040.35
Editors520$63,270$72,3200.691.16
Education Administrators, All Other160$70,560$84,4000.210.58
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary1,450$82,460$96,1501.890.89
Education Administrators, Postsecondary—$81,490$99,380——
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare500$58,370$58,7300.651.37
Education Teachers, Postsecondary90$65,110$68,5500.120.32
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other490$63,010$64,7700.640.84
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1,390$55,520$59,2201.810.80
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers100$46,000$48,5300.131.44
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians420$85,510$88,5400.540.89
Electrical and Electronics Drafters50$75,780$72,3100.060.51
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment40$89,440$85,9000.051.07
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment420$66,210$67,1500.541.30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay130$120,840$108,6600.161.23
Electrical Engineers570$116,480$118,0000.740.58
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers470$80,860$82,7100.610.73
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers980$39,090$41,0101.280.80
Electricians4,990$58,280$57,8406.521.34
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer300$113,620$116,7600.400.63
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education6,220$61,080$66,8508.120.91
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs1,170$49,940$51,7801.531.53
Emergency Management Directors50$135,910$132,1600.070.74
Emergency Medical Technicians540$39,120$42,3300.700.61
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other390$83,780$83,6500.511.31
Engineers, All Other570$112,400$110,7900.750.75
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary190$58,180$63,3300.250.68
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling140$76,890$91,7800.190.76
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians40$58,440$54,4900.050.63
Environmental Engineers200$115,210$115,6100.261.07
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health140$48,050$51,8000.190.84
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health550$60,380$69,6300.711.24
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining90$50,490$51,6300.120.54
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants1,230$68,210$71,1101.600.54
Exercise Physiologists30$58,520$58,5600.040.72
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1,610$45,990$48,6802.101.01
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic390$37,190$40,9200.501.29
Facilities Managers670$101,060$111,8700.870.87
Family Medicine Physicians750$166,680$191,3300.981.42
Farm and Home Management Educators40$52,260$56,3000.050.96
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse200$33,580$34,6700.260.15
Fast Food and Counter Workers21,480$28,470$29,92028.051.13
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators190$49,720$52,8300.242.35
File Clerks430$45,330$43,8600.561.18
Film and Video Editors70$55,120$58,0000.090.56
Financial and Investment Analysts2,250$89,880$119,1602.941.26
Financial Clerks, All Other240$60,230$61,6100.311.32
Financial Examiners790$79,000$89,0801.042.37
Financial Managers4,570$138,780$161,1305.971.10
Financial Risk Specialists490$85,700$103,6200.641.56
Financial Specialists, All Other880$63,080$73,8501.151.35
Fire Inspectors and Investigators40$64,090$69,4900.050.61
Firefighters2,060$58,940$63,9702.681.21
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers5,830$77,760$79,7007.611.46
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers140$81,230$82,7800.180.54
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services340$46,280$50,1000.450.68
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers40$71,260$77,7400.050.28
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers940$100,810$96,7101.231.93
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers7,060$39,430$44,5909.211.17
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1,050$47,990$55,4301.371.19
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers710$57,440$60,1300.931.11
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3,320$77,250$80,3204.341.09
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers1,090$90,480$94,6101.431.04
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers7,640$65,590$72,1509.981.08
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers490$40,900$45,9200.640.87
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives670$123,290$114,6600.870.88
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2,220$64,010$71,6902.890.67
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other60$78,850$77,6400.070.55
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers6,110$49,240$53,0907.981.11
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers560$44,140$48,4800.731.39
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3,340$61,420$66,1104.361.09
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles200$56,950$58,3800.261.71
Floral Designers170$38,500$40,7400.230.87
Food Batchmakers380$31,840$36,2000.500.44
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders90$36,890$37,8000.120.60
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other—$30,590$33,520——
Food Preparation Workers4,630$36,730$35,5506.051.05
Food Processing Workers, All Other90$43,430$46,0500.110.27
Food Science Technicians50$83,030$77,6400.070.73
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant1,150$34,410$34,5601.500.79
Food Service Managers1,770$72,340$74,8402.311.51
Forensic Science Technicians140$59,020$63,1100.181.49
Forest and Conservation Technicians60$36,610$46,1100.070.38
Foresters50$71,040$76,5200.070.99
Fundraisers300$72,740$78,3300.390.55
Fundraising Managers130$119,920$128,8600.170.70
Funeral Attendants100$29,960$33,5400.140.68
Funeral Home Managers70$77,100$80,3300.091.01
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders—$47,530$50,300——
Furniture Finishers90$46,460$46,3000.121.24
General and Operations Managers16,870$100,870$126,74022.030.98
General Internal Medicine Physicians220$228,220$241,8700.280.65
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers80$97,470$101,0400.100.70
Glaziers260$48,370$50,6100.340.92
Graphic Designers1,010$63,090$67,2401.321.04
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic70$38,670$42,4400.090.20
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other40$51,150$56,7400.050.61
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists1,930$28,900$35,2102.521.28
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers130$47,780$46,2500.170.51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors50$101,530$105,0500.070.51
Health Education Specialists200$55,870$63,4600.260.62
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars210$67,220$77,3000.281.14
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary400$80,890$91,7300.520.37
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other800$47,900$54,5801.040.88
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other100$43,060$63,7900.120.55
Healthcare Social Workers960$66,300$65,8801.251.04
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other410$49,180$51,3400.540.76
Hearing Aid Specialists60$75,300$69,9500.081.14
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3,340$58,590$58,8204.361.65
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers13,100$55,630$57,08017.101.29
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other170$37,100$37,5800.231.42
Helpers--Carpenters150$39,480$40,5100.191.38
Helpers--Electricians630$37,870$40,5600.822.00
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers490$39,430$40,5400.641.04
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters410$36,810$38,7800.541.90
Helpers--Production Workers480$40,980$41,9900.630.59
Highway Maintenance Workers180$45,380$42,9900.230.23
Home Appliance Repairers210$58,640$57,0500.281.33
Home Health and Personal Care Aides5,740$34,380$34,5207.490.27
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop2,690$29,440$32,2103.511.26
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1,330$34,190$34,9401.741.03
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping270$49,730$50,7000.350.60
Human Resources Managers1,040$133,950$144,8301.350.95
Human Resources Specialists5,060$71,850$76,0506.601.12
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians250$63,460$65,3800.330.68
Industrial Engineers1,330$100,950$103,1701.730.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics1,760$63,650$65,6902.300.81
Industrial Production Managers770$122,190$135,5201.000.63
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators4,950$50,670$52,4706.461.30
Information and Record Clerks, All Other490$49,490$51,4300.640.74
Information Security Analysts1,100$111,290$118,3001.441.17
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,650$48,410$52,2702.150.56
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other1,120$46,390$48,9401.471.29
Instructional Coordinators1,060$60,200$67,8301.380.94
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall210$46,740$48,1500.280.97
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks1,580$46,450$49,8002.071.50
Insurance Sales Agents3,610$61,490$73,3504.721.53
Insurance Underwriters530$81,220$93,2400.691.01
Interior Designers250$61,650$67,9200.330.72
Interpreters and Translators160$60,930$67,4300.210.62
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan740$47,170$47,6000.961.01
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners8,450$35,450$36,28011.040.78
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates90$173,920$186,0800.110.73
Judicial Law Clerks70$56,620$55,2200.091.05
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education740$76,440$70,7300.971.38
Labor Relations Specialists170$81,710$86,9400.220.54
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand17,350$41,040$41,55022.651.19
Landscape Architects70$80,610$85,8300.090.72
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,140$37,320$39,3108.021.31
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers980$31,550$32,8301.281.01
Lawyers3,760$127,920$145,9304.911.01
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants600$49,350$53,8100.780.78
Legal Support Workers, All Other250$61,500$81,4700.331.08
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists530$67,840$66,7300.690.80
Library Assistants, Clerical290$37,570$36,0500.380.70
Library Technicians260$39,070$41,8700.340.77
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3,050$62,070$62,0303.980.95
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other120$63,180$67,2500.150.32
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers750$33,500$34,4400.980.97
Light Truck Drivers5,290$41,840$45,5006.901.09
Loan Interviewers and Clerks1,320$59,710$56,0701.731.63
Loan Officers2,140$64,960$80,8502.791.58
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants60$31,810$34,2800.070.74
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers120$49,660$54,0400.151.57
Lodging Managers300$61,660$73,3100.391.42
Logging Equipment Operators100$50,450$53,6300.130.99
Logisticians2,040$80,230$85,8402.661.65
Machine Feeders and Offbearers130$34,110$37,2800.170.63
Machinists640$59,700$58,7200.840.45
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists240$83,170$87,0800.311.12
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners4,330$32,260$33,5105.661.02
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service170$43,080$50,2000.230.64
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General7,710$47,380$51,10010.061.02
Maintenance Workers, Machinery520$59,320$70,5500.691.78
Management Analysts5,460$83,220$98,8207.131.23
Managers, All Other2,660$106,620$118,5303.470.87
Manicurists and Pedicurists590$38,390$41,4400.770.78
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects—$107,020$122,270——
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists4,380$76,740$84,3405.720.99
Marketing Managers1,700$156,950$158,9202.220.87
Marriage and Family Therapists90$49,420$53,2500.110.26
Massage Therapists650$50,600$55,8900.851.35
Material Moving Workers, All Other90$41,080$43,7900.120.80
Materials Engineers60$104,360$114,4600.080.54
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary180$61,120$64,9800.240.77
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers120$32,470$35,3200.150.16
Mechanical Door Repairers—$50,080$52,760——
Mechanical Drafters90$68,880$71,4900.120.46
Mechanical Engineers1,210$99,500$105,5501.570.82
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other40$96,100$103,9000.050.63
Media and Communication Workers, All Other60$55,630$61,8100.070.57
Medical and Health Services Managers3,140$121,660$136,1504.091.07
Medical Appliance Technicians220$46,610$45,7600.283.93
Medical Assistants6,860$42,600$43,1808.951.70
Medical Dosimetrists50$150,210$140,5500.062.70
Medical Equipment Preparers430$46,030$46,6300.561.12
Medical Equipment Repairers320$70,930$69,6500.421.00
Medical Records Specialists1,630$50,050$54,2302.131.70
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists380$104,610$129,4800.500.45
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants7,710$43,880$43,91010.061.63
Medical Transcriptionists290$39,100$41,9300.381.41
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners740$58,730$62,6700.971.05
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers360$54,420$55,2800.470.55
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers800$39,320$42,5501.050.99
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other60$40,440$41,1300.070.73
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders80$49,780$52,1500.100.96
Meter Readers, Utilities140$55,180$62,1800.181.46
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2,620$62,630$66,0403.420.86
Millwrights160$65,420$71,6900.200.78
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators3,210$39,590$43,1704.190.46
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers—$37,940$44,260——
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders260$48,340$48,2200.340.55
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1,100$63,530$64,8201.441.26
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic110$44,910$44,2600.150.69
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic260$36,850$42,4600.330.34
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers110$47,620$52,4400.150.91
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other160$36,410$38,9300.210.68
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians340$57,150$57,1900.442.94
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic250$46,010$46,3500.320.40
Music Directors and Composers30$60,000$66,5000.040.53
Natural Sciences Managers330$108,890$132,4000.430.62
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2,250$99,460$98,4502.931.45
Neurologists40$100,580$157,9400.050.77
New Accounts Clerks140$45,930$47,7800.180.76
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists390$56,890$59,7500.512.00
Nuclear Medicine Technologists110$100,640$95,2600.141.29
Nurse Anesthetists340$416,000$322,6400.451.34
Nurse Practitioners2,310$133,810$133,2603.011.45
Nursing Assistants7,960$37,760$39,74010.391.12
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary230$79,710$78,5400.300.59
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists740$80,560$84,8600.971.07
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians160$59,640$62,9200.211.07
Occupational Therapists890$99,340$95,4501.171.12
Occupational Therapy Assistants340$70,540$69,0600.451.36
Office Clerks, General13,430$44,880$46,76017.531.11
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer50$38,410$41,8000.070.41
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1,990$48,920$52,8702.600.85
Operations Research Analysts1,120$79,250$86,7801.472.10
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians190$48,410$53,4800.252.09
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians450$38,360$43,0800.581.28
Opticians, Dispensing380$57,000$56,3700.491.05
Optometrists150$161,560$154,4900.200.72
Order Clerks170$46,460$48,7100.220.46
Orderlies350$34,290$35,6500.461.35
Orthotists and Prosthetists—$81,110$92,220——
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics200$47,210$48,6800.261.14
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders870$37,470$43,3601.130.46
Packers and Packagers, Hand2,760$29,750$33,2703.601.00
Painters, Construction and Maintenance1,420$48,030$49,4101.861.28
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders320$58,480$60,4700.420.68
Paralegals and Legal Assistants2,170$62,480$64,9302.831.12
Paramedics250$60,800$60,6500.330.50
Parking Attendants750$29,720$31,7900.981.11
Parking Enforcement Workers40$43,840$42,8800.050.85
Parts Salespersons1,200$38,020$43,1701.570.91
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators220$47,300$48,5300.281.06
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks880$48,210$54,3801.151.17
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other140$34,790$38,6800.180.46
Personal Financial Advisors1,840$101,480$159,0602.411.40
Personal Service Managers, All Other90$57,850$61,0000.111.67
Pest Control Workers1,030$43,580$46,2901.342.04
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation250$43,010$43,3500.331.89
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers40$72,050$70,0800.050.22
Pharmacists1,420$138,990$133,9601.850.89
Pharmacy Aides50$47,830$44,5300.070.28
Pharmacy Technicians2,480$45,180$44,2903.231.07
Phlebotomists570$38,380$41,5800.740.80
Photographers380$46,540$55,6400.501.50
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators40$43,490$42,4000.061.84
Physical Therapist Aides90$36,110$37,3700.120.38
Physical Therapist Assistants750$67,460$68,4400.981.35
Physical Therapists1,330$100,150$98,6401.741.01
Physician Assistants1,100$132,350$134,0901.441.38
Physicians, All Other2,070$349,990$309,6302.701.22
Pipelayers450$47,690$47,3600.592.78
Plant and System Operators, All Other30$43,810$52,8100.040.48
Plasterers and Stucco Masons—$48,740$52,340——
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic40$56,350$52,1900.060.26
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2,380$58,920$58,2303.101.04
Podiatrists50$169,520$170,2300.071.11
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2,800$78,810$75,3303.660.85
Postal Service Clerks220$61,050$61,1200.280.60
Postal Service Mail Carriers1,440$61,010$62,1601.870.89
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1,460$55,350$56,7001.912.82
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other730$61,020$72,8700.950.99
Power Plant Operators90$119,550$103,4000.120.64
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other60$63,040$64,4600.081.39
Prepress Technicians and Workers100$43,960$46,0600.130.83
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3,110$36,330$37,2904.061.32
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials120$31,320$32,4500.160.95
Print Binding and Finishing Workers130$38,190$41,1500.170.78
Printing Press Operators520$44,670$45,1400.670.73
Private Detectives and Investigators310$48,060$52,2100.401.76
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists270$47,240$51,2600.360.62
Procurement Clerks210$49,940$51,1500.280.77
Producers and Directors300$78,340$87,4200.390.42
Production Workers, All Other1,520$38,270$42,2701.981.22
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks1,590$54,200$57,1502.070.83
Project Management Specialists5,730$99,270$103,3607.481.09
Property Appraisers and Assessors180$72,090$81,0500.240.65
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1,840$76,710$90,7002.401.20
Protective Service Workers, All Other210$44,280$45,6500.270.52
Psychiatric Aides410$37,750$39,0600.542.37
Psychiatric Technicians770$40,540$44,6801.011.00
Psychiatrists90$319,610$311,8300.120.67
Psychologists, All Other50$134,970$132,4200.060.53
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary80$69,250$72,8600.100.38
Public Relations Managers250$129,280$139,7200.330.69
Public Relations Specialists1,070$63,620$76,3501.400.77
Public Safety Telecommunicators480$51,110$49,2000.630.95
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers60$57,930$59,0300.081.31
Purchasing Managers370$136,970$143,9800.480.89
Radiation Therapists170$96,180$99,5100.232.08
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers30$58,660$61,5000.040.61
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1,360$77,110$73,1901.771.19
Radiologists80$384,990$334,8900.110.64
Real Estate Sales Agents1,070$61,450$68,8901.401.13
Receptionists and Information Clerks4,380$36,760$37,7005.720.98
Recreation Workers1,000$34,710$36,5201.310.61
Recreational Therapists60$58,710$56,6800.080.88
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians180$71,980$66,9500.232.06
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors760$48,150$48,7100.991.05
Registered Nurses18,940$83,520$89,31024.721.14
Rehabilitation Counselors310$38,930$45,0700.410.67
Religious Workers, All Other60$43,520$44,4800.080.80
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks250$37,590$43,5700.330.43
Residential Advisors130$40,210$43,0400.160.30
Respiratory Therapists670$81,760$80,4300.880.97
Retail Salespersons22,390$34,360$35,95029.231.17
Riggers80$51,730$54,0000.100.72
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic50$62,620$57,7400.060.39
Roofers1,400$47,520$48,8301.832.10
Sailors and Marine Oilers700$75,530$67,3900.914.48
Sales and Related Workers, All Other590$46,050$53,8700.771.28
Sales Engineers190$119,550$130,9200.240.73
Sales Managers3,340$133,460$151,6704.361.06
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel7,700$61,550$72,95010.051.24
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products6,450$61,160$74,7308.421.06
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products930$106,500$113,4901.210.66
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood80$41,440$42,7300.100.40
School Bus Monitors600$29,390$31,1500.781.55
School Psychologists130$79,830$86,5100.170.42
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3,720$62,650$68,7504.860.71
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive6,930$45,800$47,5509.050.82
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents4,020$76,610$89,7405.251.67
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers1,090$60,670$59,3401.422.56
Security Guards7,430$35,340$37,1409.711.18
Self-Enrichment Teachers950$46,060$49,0701.230.58
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners120$46,070$49,0900.160.83
Sewing Machine Operators290$35,010$35,8600.380.56
Sheet Metal Workers940$49,350$51,6701.221.59
Ship Engineers450$130,600$124,2100.5910.90
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks4,110$44,940$47,4105.371.02
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers50$30,120$35,4000.071.39
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs920$34,750$35,5701.200.75
Skincare Specialists660$49,700$55,4400.861.84
Social and Community Service Managers680$75,660$83,2400.890.66
Social and Human Service Assistants1,710$44,420$44,8702.230.79
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other110$81,330$90,7500.150.62
Social Workers, All Other380$56,140$67,6700.491.22
Software Developers7,200$130,330$130,5209.390.87
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1,060$97,030$98,9901.381.15
Special Education Teachers, All Other50$78,420$72,2600.070.33
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School300$60,990$66,7500.390.23
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School1,270$78,450$77,0501.661.58
Speech-Language Pathologists650$99,830$96,1900.840.72
Statisticians60$114,700$123,6900.070.40
Stockers and Order Fillers15,400$38,110$41,01020.101.10
Structural Iron and Steel Workers—$48,870$54,170——
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters290$46,520$47,8700.381.13
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors2,030$61,260$65,3302.650.84
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1,480$36,040$38,0601.930.57
Surgical Assistants70$78,050$82,6800.090.61
Surgical Technologists850$64,070$65,9001.111.47
Surveying and Mapping Technicians310$46,960$52,0900.401.08
Surveyors300$66,590$77,7900.401.21
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service180$36,490$36,3800.231.06
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers170$38,830$41,1200.222.44
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents270$50,500$63,9800.350.96
Tax Preparers—$49,500$56,730——
Teachers and Instructors, All Other520$47,910$54,3300.680.92
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,480$35,470$35,5905.860.64
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary610$37,890$38,1300.800.75
Technical Writers200$89,440$91,3600.270.91
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers660$62,720$61,9000.860.95
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers350$47,810$52,5400.460.73
Telemarketers650$36,000$35,5300.852.27
Tellers1,320$45,580$45,4701.720.81
Tile and Stone Setters250$45,440$47,9000.321.40
Tire Repairers and Changers750$34,010$36,8000.981.40
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers300$58,290$60,4800.401.27
Tool and Die Makers40$73,250$69,8500.050.13
Tour and Travel Guides200$42,870$41,2100.260.76
Training and Development Managers330$125,080$131,8000.431.41
Training and Development Specialists2,690$72,800$75,6903.521.19
Transportation Inspectors100$76,160$79,9600.140.87
Transportation Security Screeners240$62,160$59,9600.310.95
Transportation Workers, All Other130$37,110$38,0400.171.99
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1,600$112,360$121,8002.081.46
Travel Agents380$50,590$56,8700.491.39
Tree Trimmers and Pruners—$48,580$46,870——
Tutors810$37,440$39,4001.050.94
Upholsterers90$36,200$41,9700.120.93
Urban and Regional Planners150$74,020$79,1600.190.68
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers970$28,520$29,3301.271.62
Veterinarians470$133,810$144,4300.611.14
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers620$37,710$40,3600.811.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians1,120$46,570$46,6801.461.76
Waiters and Waitresses13,140$36,630$42,48017.161.18
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators460$77,150$76,7700.590.72
Web and Digital Interface Designers250$89,790$97,7600.330.46
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping350$48,310$47,0200.461.35
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,420$50,640$54,5301.850.69
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders—$45,990$44,820——
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing140$48,900$46,2500.180.45
Word Processors and Typists70$37,430$39,2000.090.41
Writers and Authors—$56,760$62,210——
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists90$48,110$52,8600.121.02

Colleges in this area

22 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

CollegeTypeLevelStudents, fall 2024
American Academy of CosmetologyPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year122
Chamberlain University-FloridaPrivate for-profit4-year or above821
Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvillePrivate for-profit2-year225
Edward Waters UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above1,177
First Coast Barber AcademyPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year82
First Coast Technical CollegePublicLess than 2-year727
Flagler CollegePrivate nonprofit4-year or above2,425
Florida Career College-JacksonvillePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year—
Florida State College at JacksonvillePublic4-year or above23,556
Fortis College-Orange ParkPrivate for-profit2-year399
Jacksonville UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above4,247
Jones Technical InstitutePrivate nonprofit2-year659
KCK Beauty & Barber AcademyPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year36
Parisian Spa InstitutePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year61
Paul Mitchell the School-JacksonvillePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year118
Shear Finesse Beauty AcademyPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year49
Total Beauty InstitutePrivate nonprofitLess than 2-year10
Trendsetters School of Beauty & BarberingPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year18
Trinity Baptist CollegePrivate nonprofit4-year or above427
Tulsa Welding School-JacksonvillePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year968
Tulsa Welding School-JacksonvillePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year579
University of North FloridaPublic4-year or above16,154

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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