Wages by Occupation in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 245,170 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,030 for all occupations combined. 414 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

34.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.7), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.0 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 111.7; 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 34,580 residents (5.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,769; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 305,193 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

34.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.8), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

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

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$30,693	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,993	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$41,516	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$63,523	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$91,177	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	23.2% (±2.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.8% (±0.9)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.7% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	7.7% (±2.1)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.4% (±1.0)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.5% (±0.8)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1% (±0.6)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	11.2%	10.0%
Business	21.0%	20.1%
Education	11.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	17.5%	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

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	2,110	$75,860	$85,420	8.59	0.92
Administrative Services Managers	320	$99,110	$109,610	1.29	0.76
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$49,870	$56,490	0.29	0.49
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	480	$82,490	$91,030	1.96	27.08
Aerospace Engineers	1,360	$131,570	$134,950	5.53	12.71
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	660	$66,750	$71,960	2.67	3.01
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	310	$59,080	$62,100	1.25	5.72
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	760	$27,980	$30,600	3.11	1.21
Animal Caretakers	520	$33,220	$36,230	2.12	1.24
Animal Trainers	30	$33,280	$38,530	0.13	1.05
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	100	$94,150	$101,330	0.43	0.62
Architectural and Civil Drafters	330	$62,780	$65,360	1.34	2.01
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,100	$175,490	$187,740	4.49	3.17
Athletic Trainers	50	$61,270	$63,320	0.22	1.11
Audio and Video Technicians	80	$61,660	$62,640	0.32	0.72
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	170	$32,710	$33,840	0.68	1.03
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	250	$46,860	$53,030	1.02	1.07
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	—	$52,230	$54,340	—	—
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,460	$47,670	$53,230	5.97	1.32
Avionics Technicians	280	$84,160	$86,990	1.15	9.50
Bakers	240	$36,500	$37,660	0.98	0.65
Bartenders	1,560	$34,670	$40,050	6.35	1.31
Bill and Account Collectors	160	$47,650	$48,570	0.63	0.62
Billing and Posting Clerks	480	$45,170	$47,090	1.96	0.75
Biological Scientists, All Other	80	$95,220	$90,550	0.31	0.86
Biological Technicians	40	$47,180	$48,630	0.15	0.34
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,050	$46,960	$50,430	8.37	0.95
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	30	$58,610	$59,990	0.12	0.37
Budget Analysts	170	$86,880	$89,360	0.68	2.23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	250	$56,990	$57,490	1.02	0.55
Bus Drivers, School	360	$43,090	$42,790	1.48	0.57
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2,340	$92,250	$100,560	9.55	1.37
Butchers and Meat Cutters	260	$46,480	$42,950	1.07	1.22
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,160	$83,360	$87,170	4.75	1.50
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	120	$45,620	$44,720	0.47	0.95
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	130	$74,260	$85,670	0.51	2.17
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	170	$77,630	$67,720	0.71	1.75
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	220	$58,260	$64,390	0.88	1.20
Cargo and Freight Agents	100	$49,560	$58,530	0.40	0.64
Carpenters	680	$47,770	$50,050	2.77	0.64
Cashiers	5,070	$30,390	$31,710	20.69	1.04
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	370	$47,410	$50,410	1.51	1.14
Chefs and Head Cooks	270	$50,220	$55,960	1.10	0.86
Chemical Technicians	50	$57,420	$59,610	0.19	0.52
Chemists	50	$123,840	$118,150	0.19	0.36
Chief Executives	590	$175,070	$240,800	2.42	1.84
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	280	$50,240	$53,760	1.15	0.46
Childcare Workers	540	$33,460	$34,910	2.20	0.66
Chiropractors	70	$82,690	$87,720	0.28	1.10
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	320	$62,120	$68,410	1.32	3.00
Civil Engineers	1,070	$100,640	$109,240	4.36	1.84
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	300	$75,740	$74,010	1.24	0.60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	$31,020	$33,870	2.53	1.03
Clergy	90	$59,120	$59,860	0.38	1.02
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	60	$84,840	$99,520	0.24	0.49
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	520	$59,930	$60,270	2.11	0.99
Coaches and Scouts	320	$48,970	$54,710	1.30	0.81
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	450	$49,520	$53,760	1.82	1.78
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	30	$47,870	$49,460	0.13	0.77
Commercial and Industrial Designers	50	$76,790	$85,950	0.21	1.00
Commercial Pilots	130	$117,660	$128,110	0.52	1.68
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	70	$49,910	$52,470	0.27	0.39
Compensation and Benefits Managers	40	$130,220	$143,750	0.17	1.16
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	110	$74,650	$80,510	0.45	0.62
Compliance Officers	630	$84,230	$92,010	2.56	0.95
Computer and Information Research Scientists	60	$170,850	$164,630	0.25	1.04
Computer and Information Systems Managers	930	$172,020	$179,150	3.78	0.88
Computer Hardware Engineers	500	$150,530	$149,930	2.03	4.12
Computer Network Architects	640	$110,590	$123,020	2.63	2.27
Computer Network Support Specialists	660	$76,630	$79,650	2.69	2.87
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	200	$50,260	$49,010	0.83	0.76
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	30	$72,790	$75,940	0.14	0.78
Computer Occupations, All Other	510	$115,920	$113,620	2.07	0.74
Computer Programmers	140	$100,100	$93,040	0.57	0.97
Computer Systems Analysts	1,080	$101,940	$114,100	4.41	1.32
Computer User Support Specialists	1,640	$55,320	$60,410	6.70	1.45
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	50	$41,630	$44,040	0.20	0.48
Construction and Building Inspectors	450	$64,390	$69,790	1.83	1.94
Construction Laborers	1,870	$44,720	$45,140	7.63	1.08
Construction Managers	670	$102,130	$120,010	2.73	1.12
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	40	$55,780	$55,090	0.17	0.53
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	420	$36,510	$36,840	1.73	0.61
Cooks, Restaurant	2,890	$36,750	$37,780	11.80	1.30
Cooks, Short Order	130	$34,270	$34,350	0.51	0.57
Correctional Officers and Jailers	230	$59,980	$60,840	0.95	0.39
Cost Estimators	420	$73,310	$79,980	1.70	1.18
Counter and Rental Clerks	590	$38,640	$43,750	2.39	0.93
Couriers and Messengers	90	$38,780	$38,980	0.37	0.85
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	180	$43,710	$45,850	0.73	0.64
Crane and Tower Operators	160	$77,010	$72,210	0.67	2.41
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	150	$34,860	$34,560	0.61	1.00
Customer Service Representatives	4,700	$37,760	$42,070	19.18	1.15
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$38,890	$41,450	0.29	0.26
Data Entry Keyers	180	$39,080	$41,470	0.74	0.91
Data Scientists	280	$105,400	$114,020	1.15	0.68
Database Administrators	110	$112,160	$109,820	0.46	1.01
Database Architects	60	$150,330	$141,010	0.23	0.53
Dental Assistants	800	$47,400	$49,880	3.27	1.31
Dental Hygienists	390	$95,400	$91,000	1.58	1.10
Dental Laboratory Technicians	80	$59,730	$59,870	0.31	1.41
Dentists, All Other Specialists	—	$234,620	$243,160	—	—
Dentists, General	230	$199,990	$209,190	0.93	1.16
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	90	$63,130	$85,610	0.36	0.49
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	320	$82,940	$85,110	1.31	2.27
Dietitians and Nutritionists	100	$72,490	$71,940	0.41	0.82
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	990	$30,500	$33,390	4.03	1.15
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	40	$48,590	$52,050	0.17	1.20
Dishwashers	860	$31,160	$32,310	3.52	1.14
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	210	$45,140	$50,460	0.88	0.67
Driver/Sales Workers	400	$36,480	$37,360	1.62	0.62
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	80	$48,810	$51,050	0.34	0.64
Editors	60	$79,940	$82,220	0.25	0.43
Education Administrators, All Other	40	$82,890	$94,720	0.17	0.48
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	440	$82,210	$87,460	1.79	0.85
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	140	$57,500	$58,790	0.58	1.23
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	60	$37,480	$43,790	0.27	0.35
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	420	$59,470	$63,450	1.73	0.76
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	740	$68,040	$69,140	3.03	4.95
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	40	$64,930	$72,720	0.17	1.51
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	140	$66,090	$67,190	0.58	1.39
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	30	$85,800	$90,540	0.13	1.00
Electrical Engineers	960	$122,020	$119,440	3.90	3.05
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	160	$69,960	$75,070	0.67	0.79
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	1,200	$42,610	$45,670	4.90	3.09
Electricians	1,220	$58,450	$58,350	4.98	1.02
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	40	$74,600	$80,060	0.15	1.47
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	970	$128,220	$125,770	3.95	6.35
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,310	$62,510	$58,480	9.43	1.06
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	100	$38,250	$45,260	0.42	0.43
Emergency Medical Technicians	100	$34,680	$36,190	0.39	0.34
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	290	$62,300	$70,700	1.18	3.06
Engineers, All Other	1,620	$127,400	$129,330	6.59	6.65
Environmental Engineers	70	$107,930	$109,520	0.29	1.16
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	60	$51,220	$52,930	0.23	1.03
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	220	$63,750	$75,580	0.91	1.59
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	370	$65,110	$67,980	1.52	0.51
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	320	$42,570	$47,050	1.31	0.63
Facilities Managers	180	$102,110	$113,830	0.73	0.73
Family Medicine Physicians	170	$237,200	$235,620	0.68	0.98
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	40	$29,560	$34,040	0.15	0.09
Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,630	$28,660	$30,480	31.13	1.26
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	50	$48,550	$47,230	0.21	2.02
File Clerks	230	$39,100	$40,630	0.95	2.01
Financial and Investment Analysts	710	$100,570	$98,420	2.88	1.24
Financial Managers	950	$160,910	$173,650	3.87	0.71
Financial Specialists, All Other	110	$86,880	$88,360	0.44	0.51
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	30	$58,720	$64,980	0.13	1.50
Firefighters	810	$43,850	$49,000	3.31	1.49
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,920	$76,280	$78,050	7.84	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	40	$80,010	$77,160	0.16	0.47
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	130	$47,290	$50,250	0.51	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	290	$69,680	$74,850	1.20	1.88
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,430	$45,840	$46,510	9.90	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	300	$47,910	$54,270	1.21	1.43
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	960	$73,730	$76,240	3.93	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	310	$73,970	$79,680	1.25	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,970	$63,360	$67,950	8.04	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	100	$45,630	$51,570	0.42	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	240	$92,050	$95,760	0.97	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	910	$78,970	$82,680	3.71	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,930	$47,130	$50,960	7.88	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	90	$50,060	$52,220	0.39	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	550	$57,290	$61,120	2.24	0.56
Floral Designers	60	$36,290	$38,550	0.26	0.99
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	—	$28,170	$30,710	—	—
Food Preparation Workers	2,050	$35,870	$34,940	8.38	1.46
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	340	$33,550	$33,840	1.38	0.73
Food Service Managers	490	$62,910	$67,190	2.02	1.32
Forensic Science Technicians	50	$51,330	$54,850	0.18	1.50
Fundraisers	70	$62,630	$72,400	0.27	0.38
Gambling Dealers	—	$37,010	$46,380	—	—
General and Operations Managers	5,090	$101,830	$129,860	20.75	0.92
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	40	$154,390	$146,810	0.17	1.14
Glaziers	130	$41,600	$44,800	0.52	1.37
Graphic Designers	310	$63,680	$70,940	1.25	0.98
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$39,080	$41,020	0.18	0.43
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	770	$29,020	$34,200	3.16	1.61
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	70	$38,450	$48,040	0.29	0.86
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	120	$120,660	$118,690	0.50	3.63
Health Education Specialists	40	$49,900	$57,120	0.18	0.42
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	80	$60,980	$78,260	0.32	1.32
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$96,540	$107,540	0.77	0.54
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	260	$45,130	$49,630	1.04	0.89
Healthcare Social Workers	250	$64,080	$65,720	1.02	0.84
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	200	$36,850	$43,040	0.83	1.17
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,130	$57,240	$56,850	4.61	1.75
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,690	$48,460	$50,550	6.89	0.52
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	70	$41,290	$41,630	0.28	1.78
Helpers--Electricians	170	$38,360	$41,460	0.68	1.67
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	160	$37,310	$39,410	0.63	1.03
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	220	$42,630	$42,090	0.89	3.13
Helpers--Production Workers	110	$39,120	$40,040	0.43	0.41
Highway Maintenance Workers	50	$39,570	$41,560	0.22	0.22
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,390	$34,440	$34,830	9.76	0.35
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	890	$29,320	$32,490	3.65	1.31
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	420	$34,260	$34,640	1.70	1.01
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	80	$52,180	$52,710	0.32	0.55
Human Resources Managers	260	$156,300	$171,520	1.08	0.76
Human Resources Specialists	1,500	$62,700	$76,190	6.12	1.04
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	420	$61,550	$64,740	1.71	3.52
Industrial Engineers	2,030	$101,610	$109,840	8.28	3.52
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	490	$45,280	$53,870	2.00	0.71
Industrial Production Managers	450	$132,870	$136,080	1.85	1.17
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	530	$59,850	$53,400	2.17	0.44
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	180	$52,830	$53,680	0.74	0.85
Information Security Analysts	640	$122,120	$122,690	2.62	2.13
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,150	$49,940	$55,210	4.68	1.22
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	360	$44,000	$48,160	1.47	1.30
Instructional Coordinators	420	$60,160	$64,360	1.73	1.18
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	100	$45,380	$48,420	0.42	0.31
Insurance Sales Agents	750	$59,540	$69,130	3.06	0.99
Interior Designers	100	$48,550	$58,530	0.39	0.85
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,100	$32,810	$34,550	12.66	0.89
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	50	$42,950	$52,930	0.20	1.41
Judicial Law Clerks	30	$55,000	$60,320	0.13	1.53
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	280	$52,160	$53,550	1.13	1.62
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$98,910	$96,130	0.18	0.44
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,560	$37,680	$39,540	10.45	0.55
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,870	$36,570	$38,480	7.63	1.24
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	270	$31,680	$32,660	1.09	0.85
Lawyers	680	$129,640	$156,590	2.79	0.57
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	100	$48,330	$53,680	0.41	0.41
Legal Support Workers, All Other	70	$67,510	$91,890	0.30	0.99
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	220	$60,460	$58,770	0.89	1.04
Library Assistants, Clerical	150	$35,860	$34,150	0.59	1.08
Library Technicians	30	$35,560	$38,580	0.14	0.31
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,120	$61,000	$61,510	4.57	1.10
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	70	$80,470	$78,910	0.28	0.58
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	120	$34,600	$33,920	0.50	0.49
Light Truck Drivers	1,320	$40,520	$45,160	5.39	0.85
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	240	$55,680	$55,130	0.98	0.93
Loan Officers	220	$71,450	$77,520	0.88	0.50
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	40	$55,490	$62,150	0.15	1.56
Lodging Managers	80	$68,310	$80,900	0.33	1.20
Logisticians	770	$80,330	$87,050	3.13	1.94
Machinists	560	$57,410	$57,500	2.29	1.24
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	80	$82,920	$83,630	0.34	1.21
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,320	$31,470	$32,620	5.36	0.97
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,600	$45,400	$48,770	10.59	1.08
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$50,820	$51,940	0.21	0.54
Management Analysts	1,420	$99,680	$104,940	5.79	1.00
Managers, All Other	980	$140,980	$147,460	3.98	1.00
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,040	$73,350	$81,190	4.25	0.73
Marketing Managers	400	$161,630	$167,600	1.61	0.63
Massage Therapists	230	$48,850	$54,070	0.94	1.47
Materials Engineers	130	$123,720	$123,420	0.53	3.65
Mechanical Drafters	80	$63,470	$73,140	0.33	1.28
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	90	$77,290	$77,350	0.36	1.56
Mechanical Engineers	1,440	$102,630	$109,040	5.87	3.07
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	40	$81,250	$77,670	0.14	1.79
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,050	$103,230	$127,710	4.30	1.12
Medical Assistants	2,230	$38,830	$40,760	9.10	1.73
Medical Equipment Preparers	120	$41,550	$42,700	0.49	0.99
Medical Equipment Repairers	70	$50,440	$62,900	0.31	0.72
Medical Records Specialists	390	$45,490	$50,960	1.58	1.26
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	130	$96,660	$111,600	0.53	0.47
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,510	$40,390	$42,810	10.25	1.66
Medical Transcriptionists	60	$42,990	$42,530	0.25	0.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	150	$50,290	$57,580	0.60	0.65
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	110	$53,330	$55,800	0.43	0.50
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	260	$37,030	$38,870	1.06	1.00
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$39,370	$40,870	0.20	1.56
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	$59,950	$57,550	2.75	0.69
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,740	$37,890	$41,940	7.10	0.79
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$48,690	$46,990	0.17	0.29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	240	$66,600	$66,310	0.99	0.87
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$49,130	$47,650	0.42	0.43
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	150	$39,720	$41,300	0.61	2.03
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	120	$57,250	$55,580	0.50	3.37
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$43,370	$42,700	0.71	0.88
Natural Sciences Managers	100	$133,620	$154,950	0.43	0.61
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	840	$99,230	$98,770	3.43	1.70
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	50	$84,700	$88,220	0.18	1.67
Nurse Practitioners	500	$120,870	$118,780	2.03	0.98
Nursing Assistants	2,760	$37,070	$38,070	11.25	1.21
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	310	$96,820	$98,290	1.28	1.41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	30	$62,090	$67,330	0.13	0.66
Occupational Therapists	260	$98,090	$91,500	1.04	1.00
Occupational Therapy Assistants	150	$73,130	$71,030	0.60	1.82
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	260	$47,850	$50,050	1.05	0.85
Office Clerks, General	4,280	$43,400	$45,510	17.46	1.10
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	620	$49,140	$51,670	2.52	0.82
Operations Research Analysts	160	$95,380	$99,060	0.65	0.93
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	140	$46,080	$45,310	0.58	1.27
Opticians, Dispensing	140	$62,030	$59,870	0.57	1.21
Optometrists	60	$139,030	$129,670	0.23	0.82
Order Clerks	70	$45,940	$52,330	0.28	0.59
Orderlies	150	$35,420	$34,940	0.60	1.77
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	100	$47,590	$50,970	0.39	1.69
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	140	$33,770	$36,030	0.59	0.24
Packers and Packagers, Hand	810	$27,720	$30,020	3.29	0.91
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	460	$49,100	$50,970	1.89	1.30
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	610	$58,250	$59,440	2.47	0.98
Paramedics	160	$47,600	$49,480	0.64	0.99
Parking Attendants	150	$31,230	$31,820	0.60	0.68
Parts Salespersons	390	$35,860	$40,520	1.61	0.93
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	—	$46,970	$47,910	—	—
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	210	$52,610	$55,510	0.85	0.86
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	50	$33,760	$38,910	0.21	0.54
Pest Control Workers	340	$45,450	$47,890	1.37	2.08
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	90	$43,840	$43,480	0.35	2.01
Pharmacists	470	$134,070	$133,330	1.92	0.93
Pharmacy Aides	70	$31,520	$32,240	0.29	1.15
Pharmacy Technicians	860	$44,860	$46,070	3.49	1.15
Phlebotomists	310	$37,450	$39,910	1.26	1.36
Photographers	80	$38,320	$45,510	0.34	1.01
Physical Scientists, All Other	80	$157,710	$158,750	0.32	2.22
Physical Therapist Assistants	320	$72,600	$72,120	1.31	1.81
Physical Therapists	450	$98,990	$97,140	1.83	1.07
Physician Assistants	170	$124,190	$127,100	0.70	0.67
Physicians, All Other	460	$341,440	$327,210	1.87	0.85
Physicists	30	$146,350	$160,510	0.13	1.00
Pipelayers	50	$50,810	$52,290	0.20	0.95
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	—	$46,940	$46,780	—	—
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	940	$59,780	$58,690	3.84	1.28
Podiatrists	30	$207,560	$166,490	0.14	2.19
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,240	$60,520	$62,420	5.07	1.18
Postal Service Clerks	100	$62,610	$62,540	0.40	0.85
Postal Service Mail Carriers	600	$62,070	$63,050	2.44	1.15
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	880	$35,920	$37,040	3.58	1.16
Printing Press Operators	100	$41,290	$42,370	0.42	0.45
Private Detectives and Investigators	60	$39,260	$48,730	0.23	0.99
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	160	$47,130	$48,580	0.66	1.15
Procurement Clerks	120	$49,850	$52,080	0.47	1.31
Production Workers, All Other	150	$37,690	$41,360	0.62	0.39
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	860	$60,770	$60,890	3.52	1.40
Project Management Specialists	2,190	$103,870	$111,820	8.95	1.30
Property Appraisers and Assessors	80	$64,470	$68,820	0.33	0.90
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	500	$75,980	$78,070	2.05	1.03
Psychiatric Technicians	230	$41,330	$43,760	0.93	0.92
Public Relations Managers	70	$128,380	$143,230	0.27	0.56
Public Relations Specialists	380	$62,400	$70,940	1.56	0.86
Public Safety Telecommunicators	180	$45,990	$47,590	0.74	1.12
Purchasing Managers	180	$150,530	$158,650	0.75	1.38
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	360	$77,190	$75,580	1.49	1.00
Radiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	730	$79,250	$105,970	2.98	2.40
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,470	$36,350	$36,610	5.98	1.02
Recreation Workers	440	$35,460	$37,400	1.81	0.85
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	170	$48,870	$50,020	0.68	0.72
Registered Nurses	5,440	$80,900	$87,300	22.19	1.02
Rehabilitation Counselors	70	$46,430	$49,470	0.28	0.45
Residential Advisors	60	$40,600	$42,210	0.25	0.46
Respiratory Therapists	250	$78,740	$78,720	1.02	1.13
Retail Salespersons	7,670	$33,430	$35,580	31.28	1.25
Riggers	60	$56,770	$60,820	0.27	1.83
Roofers	540	$47,770	$49,140	2.20	2.53
Sailors and Marine Oilers	60	$45,600	$49,350	0.25	1.24
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	120	$37,690	$48,600	0.48	0.81
Sales Engineers	70	$130,170	$139,490	0.30	0.92
Sales Managers	960	$132,950	$149,290	3.91	0.95
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,920	$60,290	$71,700	7.84	0.97
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,540	$63,260	$75,910	6.26	0.79
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	300	$76,830	$99,710	1.23	0.67
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,400	$58,840	$57,500	5.71	0.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,330	$45,900	$46,410	9.49	0.86
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	570	$57,840	$74,500	2.33	0.74
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	170	$59,620	$60,990	0.71	1.27
Security Guards	1,430	$35,650	$38,790	5.83	0.71
Self-Enrichment Teachers	190	$37,600	$45,210	0.77	0.36
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$45,740	$46,280	0.17	0.86
Sewing Machine Operators	120	$37,020	$37,260	0.50	0.74
Sheet Metal Workers	290	$51,180	$53,960	1.20	1.55
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	950	$45,480	$45,440	3.88	0.74
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	280	$34,050	$34,100	1.14	0.71
Skincare Specialists	150	$43,880	$51,210	0.60	1.29
Social and Community Service Managers	240	$66,200	$74,760	0.97	0.72
Social and Human Service Assistants	480	$41,650	$43,450	1.94	0.69
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	50	$96,820	$103,080	0.22	0.92
Social Workers, All Other	160	$57,420	$68,410	0.65	1.60
Software Developers	5,030	$131,760	$133,920	20.54	1.89
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	460	$105,000	$114,120	1.87	1.56
Speech-Language Pathologists	310	$60,000	$80,600	1.26	1.07
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,910	$35,300	$36,850	15.95	0.88
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	120	$46,610	$49,820	0.47	1.41
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	430	$54,820	$58,980	1.76	0.56
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	890	$37,650	$37,400	3.62	1.07
Surgical Technologists	230	$50,500	$54,760	0.93	1.23
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	180	$49,530	$53,150	0.74	1.98
Surveyors	140	$65,720	$78,250	0.57	1.75
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$33,310	$34,450	0.18	0.82
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	250	$46,470	$48,210	1.02	2.81
Tax Preparers	130	$45,820	$51,460	0.53	1.07
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	90	$47,370	$54,760	0.36	0.49
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,330	$35,890	$34,580	5.41	0.59
Technical Writers	190	$80,640	$85,180	0.79	2.70
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	380	$62,170	$65,630	1.55	1.71
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	250	$62,430	$62,850	1.03	1.63
Tellers	320	$45,720	$45,240	1.30	0.62
Tile and Stone Setters	140	$47,320	$52,560	0.58	2.53
Tire Repairers and Changers	170	$33,820	$36,700	0.71	1.02
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	110	$56,780	$57,560	0.44	1.40
Tool and Die Makers	30	$66,190	$66,720	0.13	0.36
Tour and Travel Guides	80	$32,710	$35,560	0.33	0.95
Training and Development Managers	90	$119,110	$127,410	0.38	1.24
Training and Development Specialists	680	$74,990	$79,240	2.79	0.95
Transportation Inspectors	50	$85,200	$101,230	0.22	1.40
Transportation Security Screeners	60	$63,610	$64,670	0.26	0.79
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	270	$111,590	$119,340	1.10	0.77
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	—	$38,990	$44,670	—	—
Tutors	160	$37,020	$41,410	0.66	0.58
Upholsterers	50	$46,260	$46,880	0.18	1.42
Urban and Regional Planners	80	$78,260	$84,080	0.33	1.16
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	150	$28,420	$29,190	0.60	0.77
Veterinarians	150	$133,850	$143,000	0.61	1.14
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	170	$37,490	$39,500	0.71	0.87
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	350	$45,350	$45,320	1.44	1.73
Waiters and Waitresses	5,080	$36,670	$41,250	20.71	1.42
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	230	$48,070	$50,310	0.95	1.14
Web Developers	—	$79,170	$90,980	—	—
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	80	$43,800	$43,980	0.31	0.90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	600	$49,930	$51,760	2.46	0.92
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	70	$37,460	$40,800	0.27	0.68
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	40	$49,920	$55,240	0.15	1.26

Colleges in this area

5 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.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Academy of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	50
Eastern Florida State College	Public	4-year or above	14,053
Florida Institute of Technology	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	8,992
Florida Institute of Technology-Online	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	815
The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	163

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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