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:
| Cape Coral, FL
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Lakeland, FL
Ocala, FL
Panama City, FL
Punta Gorda, FL
Tallahassee, FL
| Deltona, FL
Gainesville, FL
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
Pensacola, FL
Sarasota, FL
Tampa, FL
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Naples, FL
Palm Bay, FL
Port St. Lucie, FL
Sebastian, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
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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.
Cape Coral, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Cape Coral and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Construction and related workers, all other | $30,820 | 740 | 15.2 | | Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $25,420 | 150 | 9 | | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | $130,300 | 410 | 6.8 | | Private detectives and investigators | $0 | 160 | 6.7 | | Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $23,140 | 140 | 6.7 | | Glaziers | $31,350 | 300 | 5.8 | | Surveying and mapping technicians | $28,620 | 480 | 5.7 | | Pest control workers | $24,550 | 470 | 5.3 | | Helpers--electricians | $23,520 | 560 | 5.2 | | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $27,820 | 300 | 4.8 | | (Click for the full list of Cape Coral careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Deltona, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Deltona and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Construction and related workers, all other | $29,940 | 290 | 7.6 | | Pest control workers | $27,720 | 330 | 4.7 | | Personal care and service workers, all other | $23,380 | 210 | 4 | | Media and communication workers, all other | $44,660 | 100 | 4 | | Surveying and mapping technicians | $26,420 | 250 | 3.7 | | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $16,060 | 770 | 3.6 | | Roofers | $28,230 | 450 | 3.4 | | Appraisers and assessors of real estate | $35,540 | 160 | 3.3 | | Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | $30,400 | 130 | 3.1 | | Real estate sales agents | $41,270 | 470 | 3 | | (Click for the full list of Deltona careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Paperhangers | $30,800 | 200 | 15.4 | | Motorboat mechanics | $32,410 | 260 | 6.4 | | Cooks, all other | $25,590 | 240 | 6.2 | | Elevator installers and repairers | $43,480 | 500 | 6 | | Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | $30,610 | 470 | 5.4 | | Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | $39,840 | 150 | 5 | | Private detectives and investigators | $40,080 | 440 | 5 | | Carpet installers | $33,670 | 600 | 4.9 | | Flight attendants | $44,070 | 790 | 4.7 | | Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | $41,730 | 470 | 4.2 | | (Click for the full list of Fort Lauderdale careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Fort Walton Beach, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Fort Walton Beach and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | $40,960 | 320 | 6.7 | | Structural iron and steel workers | $27,480 | 190 | 6.3 | | Correctional officers and jailers | $35,630 | 730 | 5.7 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $26,520 | 110 | 5.7 | | Engineers, all other | $76,040 | 370 | 5.1 | | Electronics engineers, except computer | $77,810 | 360 | 5.1 | | Operations research analysts | $69,770 | 140 | 5 | | Pest control workers | $29,180 | 160 | 4.5 | | Tire repairers and changers | $20,130 | 200 | 4.4 | | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | $35,130 | 130 | 4.3 | | (Click for the full list of Fort Walton Beach careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Gainesville, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Gainesville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Biological scientists, all other | $37,740 | 740 | 43.5 | | Education, training, and library workers, all other | $32,880 | 1,450 | 35.1 | | Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | $63,210 | 120 | 18.4 | | Psychology teachers, postsecondary | $67,530 | 230 | 12.9 | | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | $34,840 | 460 | 11.7 | | Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | $76,100 | 260 | 10.2 | | Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | $32,590 | 170 | 7.9 | | Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | $73,040 | 160 | 7.3 | | Maintenance workers, machinery | $29,120 | 380 | 6.8 | | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | $60,960 | 320 | 6 | | (Click for the full list of Gainesville careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Jacksonville, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Jacksonville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Hoist and winch operators | $30,280 | 100 | 97 | | Rail car repairers | $37,760 | 200 | 14.3 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $24,740 | 1,390 | 9.6 | | Avionics technicians | $45,940 | 350 | 7.2 | | Logging equipment operators | $38,990 | 160 | 6.4 | | Earth drillers, except oil and gas | $33,600 | 100 | 5.9 | | Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | $34,570 | 100 | 5.8 | | Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | $112,960 | 940 | 4.9 | | Tile and marble setters | $26,290 | 710 | 4.6 | | Security and fire alarm systems installers | $27,530 | 730 | 4.4 | | (Click for the full list of Jacksonville careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Lakeland, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Lakeland and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Agricultural inspectors | $33,440 | 170 | 27.5 | | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $40,250 | 570 | 13 | | Chemical plant and system operators | $40,560 | 440 | 9.8 | | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | $16,760 | 2,740 | 9.4 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $15,390 | 230 | 6.3 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $27,880 | 230 | 4.8 | | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $46,500 | 370 | 4.3 | | Medical equipment preparers | $20,650 | 200 | 4.1 | | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $20,410 | 140 | 3.8 | | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | $43,590 | 1,280 | 3.7 | | (Click for the full list of Lakeland careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Miami, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Miami and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Marine engineers and naval architects | $81,610 | 200 | 7.3 | | Broadcast news analysts | $104,610 | 130 | 5.9 | | Protective service workers, all other | $33,050 | 5,640 | 5.7 | | Therapists, all other | $56,480 | 180 | 5.6 | | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | $30,240 | 3,670 | 4 | | Tile and marble setters | $27,310 | 1,030 | 4 | | Baggage porters and bellhops | $16,540 | 1,300 | 3.9 | | Postsecondary teachers, all other | $60,100 | 4,900 | 3.9 | | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | $53,030 | 1,130 | 3.7 | | Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | $33,960 | 530 | 3.6 | | (Click for the full list of Miami careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Naples, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Naples and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $22,010 | 240 | 19.6 | | Motorboat mechanics | $38,410 | 120 | 18.9 | | Tile and marble setters | $38,770 | 510 | 17 | | Plasterers and stucco masons | $33,930 | 380 | 11.5 | | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | $15,690 | 1,780 | 10.2 | | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | $22,910 | 280 | 6.5 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $33,100 | 180 | 6.4 | | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $25,560 | 230 | 6.3 | | Real estate sales agents | $52,590 | 710 | 6.2 | | Pipelayers | $24,190 | 210 | 5.3 | | (Click for the full list of Naples careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Ocala, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Ocala and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | $17,120 | 920 | 17.1 | | Furniture finishers | $19,980 | 130 | 14.3 | | Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | $28,970 | 100 | 11.7 | | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | $22,580 | 400 | 6.7 | | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | $17,350 | 210 | 6 | | Surveying and mapping technicians | $23,320 | 170 | 5.1 | | New accounts clerks | $25,270 | 190 | 4.9 | | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $24,930 | 230 | 4.8 | | Photographic processing machine operators | $20,370 | 110 | 4.3 | | Roofers | $28,130 | 280 | 4.3 | | (Click for the full list of Ocala careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Orlando, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Orlando and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Commercial divers | $33,930 | 160 | 108.1 | | Building cleaning workers, all other | $20,940 | 1,220 | 51.9 | | Airfield operations specialists | $30,150 | 140 | 10.7 | | Costume attendants | $19,330 | 170 | 8.6 | | Amusement and recreation attendants | $16,580 | 13,530 | 8.4 | | Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | $21,080 | 700 | 7.6 | | Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $21,530 | 750 | 6.7 | | Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | $52,940 | 180 | 6.6 | | Anesthesiologists | $178,220 | 380 | 6.1 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $30,600 | 1,260 | 4.9 | | (Click for the full list of Orlando careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Palm Bay, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Palm Bay and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | $50,100 | 780 | 157.6 | | Aerospace engineers | $74,270 | 1,590 | 31.7 | | Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | $44,250 | 110 | 19.3 | | Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | $23,350 | 150 | 14.4 | | Engineers, all other | $75,980 | 1,560 | 8.7 | | Commercial pilots | $108,950 | 160 | 8.4 | | Tax preparers | $24,210 | 390 | 6.8 | | Electromechanical equipment assemblers | $23,210 | 440 | 6.7 | | Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $28,530 | 110 | 6.6 | | Industrial engineering technicians | $39,820 | 420 | 5.3 | | (Click for the full list of Palm Bay careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Panama City, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Panama City and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | $51,720 | 150 | 6.2 | | Electronics engineers, except computer | $83,830 | 280 | 5.1 | | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | $31,250 | 470 | 4.5 | | Pest control workers | $28,450 | 120 | 4.4 | | Real estate sales agents | $27,430 | 240 | 4 | | Helpers--electricians | $21,600 | 130 | 3.9 | | Cooks, short order | $15,630 | 290 | 3.8 | | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | $29,200 | 240 | 3.7 | | Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | $49,270 | 100 | 3.7 | | Mechanical engineers | $82,280 | 340 | 3.5 | | (Click for the full list of Panama City careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Pensacola, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Pensacola and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Correctional officers and jailers | $32,780 | 1,710 | 7 | | Telemarketers | $17,760 | 2,070 | 5.2 | | Helpers--electricians | $18,800 | 390 | 4.7 | | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | $36,420 | 260 | 4.4 | | Personal care and service workers, all other | $17,320 | 220 | 4.3 | | Helpers, construction trades, all other | $19,020 | 100 | 4.2 | | Education teachers, postsecondary | $56,410 | 130 | 4 | | Glaziers | $29,270 | 140 | 3.6 | | Appraisers and assessors of real estate | $59,160 | 160 | 3.4 | | Computer science teachers, postsecondary | $68,580 | 100 | 3.4 | | (Click for the full list of Pensacola careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Port St. Lucie, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Port St. Lucie and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $23,900 | 210 | 17.4 | | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | $17,220 | 1,260 | 7.4 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $19,730 | 140 | 6.6 | | Plasterers and stucco masons | $33,550 | 200 | 6.2 | | Telemarketers | $35,970 | 1,810 | 6 | | Pest control workers | $26,610 | 230 | 4.5 | | Surveying and mapping technicians | $27,460 | 210 | 4.3 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $33,300 | 120 | 4.3 | | Court, municipal, and license clerks | $27,120 | 240 | 4.2 | | Family and general practitioners | $173,670 | 310 | 4.1 | | (Click for the full list of Port St. Lucie careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Punta Gorda, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Punta Gorda and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Correctional officers and jailers | $34,580 | 690 | 13.3 | | Pest control workers | $25,680 | 120 | 8.3 | | Medical records and health information technicians | $23,110 | 250 | 6.8 | | Real estate sales agents | $35,060 | 200 | 6.3 | | Cement masons and concrete finishers | $28,440 | 290 | 6.2 | | Cost estimators | $0 | 230 | 4.5 | | Roofers | $28,940 | 100 | 3.7 | | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | $33,880 | 580 | 3.7 | | Food servers, nonrestaurant | $14,620 | 150 | 3.5 | | Healthcare support workers, all other | $28,220 | 130 | 3.4 | | (Click for the full list of Punta Gorda careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Sarasota, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Sarasota and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Riggers | $42,340 | 160 | 12.7 | | Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $28,740 | 220 | 8.9 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $13,860 | 430 | 7.9 | | Construction and related workers, all other | $29,820 | 480 | 6.7 | | Motorboat mechanics | $36,850 | 100 | 6.2 | | Helpers, construction trades, all other | $17,780 | 270 | 5.9 | | Roofers | $29,560 | 1,080 | 4.4 | | Pest control workers | $25,650 | 550 | 4.2 | | Psychiatric technicians | $24,440 | 300 | 3.7 | | Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $19,220 | 110 | 3.5 | | (Click for the full list of Sarasota careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Sebastian, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Sebastian and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Family and general practitioners | $140,430 | 220 | 12.8 | | Amusement and recreation attendants | $17,990 | 430 | 10.8 | | Roofers | $35,210 | 220 | 10.1 | | Construction managers | $65,250 | 330 | 8.5 | | Personal financial advisors | $85,390 | 150 | 7.5 | | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | $20,430 | 920 | 5.3 | | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | $37,140 | 100 | 4.9 | | Home health aides | $20,220 | 510 | 4.2 | | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | $18,350 | 670 | 4.1 | | Dental hygienists | $47,750 | 110 | 3.8 | | (Click for the full list of Sebastian careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Tallahassee, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Tallahassee and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Forensic science technicians | $38,150 | 140 | 17.9 | | Education, training, and library workers, all other | $31,670 | 820 | 14.7 | | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | $51,680 | 100 | 12.5 | | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | $36,960 | 850 | 10.2 | | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | $48,240 | 630 | 7.8 | | Management analysts | $50,860 | 3,910 | 6.9 | | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | $50,650 | 120 | 6.4 | | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | $33,510 | 1,140 | 6 | | Operations research analysts | $44,260 | 320 | 5.6 | | Correctional officers and jailers | $31,330 | 1,410 | 5.5 | | (Click for the full list of Tallahassee careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Tampa, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Tampa and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Construction and related workers, all other | $31,110 | 7,460 | 23.5 | | Insulation workers, mechanical | $33,900 | 880 | 12 | | Recreational vehicle service technicians | $41,500 | 320 | 8 | | Embalmers | $37,960 | 200 | 7 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $13,800 | 1,680 | 7 | | Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | $39,410 | 150 | 6.7 | | Motor vehicle operators, all other | $22,930 | 3,730 | 6.5 | | Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $26,970 | 660 | 6 | | Helpers, construction trades, all other | $18,520 | 1,150 | 5.7 | | Elevator installers and repairers | $54,810 | 680 | 4.7 | | (Click for the full list of Tampa careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
West Palm Beach, Florida Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in West Palm Beach and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Bridge and lock tenders | $21,960 | 130 | 25.7 | | Court reporters | $33,890 | 380 | 15.7 | | Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | $41,570 | 160 | 9.9 | | Podiatrists | $157,960 | 150 | 8 | | Agricultural equipment operators | $23,820 | 180 | 5.7 | | Glaziers | $34,380 | 790 | 5.5 | | Security and fire alarm systems installers | $31,460 | 830 | 5.3 | | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | $33,710 | 180 | 4.5 | | Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | $20,770 | 280 | 4.5 | | Obstetricians and gynecologists | $166,650 | 210 | 4.4 | | (Click for the full list of West Palm Beach 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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