Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Bowling Green, Kentucky Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Bowling Green and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Surgical technologists | $32,630 | 110 | 4.7 | | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | $25,990 | 540 | 4.6 | | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,990 | 120 | 4.5 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $43,700 | 290 | 4.5 | | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | $18,110 | 260 | 4.2 | | Respiratory therapists | $37,460 | 100 | 3.6 | | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | $15,700 | 250 | 3.6 | | Helpers--production workers | $25,840 | 480 | 3.2 | | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | $19,180 | 320 | 2.9 | | Librarians | $36,900 | 130 | 2.9 | | (Click for the full list of Bowling Green careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Elizabethtown, Kentucky Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Elizabethtown and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $27,260 | 170 | 13.5 | | Procurement clerks | $32,870 | 120 | 7.9 | | Training and development specialists | $35,580 | 350 | 7.2 | | Teachers and instructors, all other | $38,430 | 660 | 7.2 | | Team assemblers | $32,000 | 1,670 | 7.1 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $42,000 | 140 | 5.8 | | Cooks, fast food | $13,710 | 740 | 5.6 | | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $39,580 | 130 | 4.8 | | All other information and record clerks | $43,690 | 310 | 4.7 | | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | $25,840 | 180 | 4.3 | | (Click for the full list of Elizabethtown careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Lexington, Kentucky Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Lexington and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | $20,780 | 1,560 | 47.5 | | Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | $35,380 | 170 | 13.5 | | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | $36,420 | 190 | 10 | | Nonfarm animal caretakers | $19,130 | 1,050 | 6.3 | | Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | $54,270 | 130 | 6.2 | | Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | $23,130 | 180 | 5.3 | | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | $27,340 | 1,500 | 4.9 | | Respiratory therapy technicians | $39,380 | 100 | 4.2 | | Surgeons | $0 | 250 | 4.2 | | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | $41,020 | 120 | 4.2 | | (Click for the full list of Lexington careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Louisville, Kentucky Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Louisville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Statistical assistants | $28,610 | 990 | 18.2 | | Fence erectors | $25,620 | 160 | 9.2 | | Automotive glass installers and repairers | $35,970 | 160 | 8.6 | | Animal trainers | $28,690 | 120 | 7.7 | | Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | $21,410 | 500 | 6 | | Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | $17,840 | 120 | 5.9 | | Chemical plant and system operators | $50,960 | 750 | 5.3 | | Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | $25,340 | 130 | 4.9 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $26,050 | 1,150 | 4.6 | | Medical equipment repairers | $41,910 | 420 | 4.3 | | (Click for the full list of Louisville careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Owensboro, Kentucky Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Owensboro and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $35,580 | 140 | 21.6 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $41,130 | 590 | 10.4 | | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $29,300 | 320 | 9.8 | | Structural iron and steel workers | $47,230 | 120 | 8 | | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $30,990 | 450 | 5.2 | | Medical transcriptionists | $21,900 | 100 | 4.5 | | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,770 | 210 | 3.2 | | Sheet metal workers | $35,680 | 130 | 2.8 | | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | $21,010 | 130 | 2.6 | | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | $18,850 | 950 | 2.5 | | (Click for the full list of Owensboro careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.
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