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Careers in Kentucky
Most Popular Careers by City in Kentucky:
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 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | n/a | 220 | 7.2 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $20,520 | 110 | 5.4 |
| Helpers--production workers | $26,120 | 860 | 5.2 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | n/a | 490 | 5.2 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $24,550 | 230 | 5 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | $62,570 | 100 | 4.6 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | $36,340 | 140 | 3.9 |
| Tool and die makers | $49,890 | 110 | 3.9 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $22,420 | 290 | 3.6 |
| Driver/sales workers | $23,590 | 470 | 3.4 |
Elizabethtown 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education administrators, all other | $63,420 | 220 | 33.4 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $20,710 | 100 | 15.8 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | $33,510 | 220 | 10.8 |
| Service station attendants | $32,120 | 140 | 7.7 |
| Team assemblers | $32,150 | 2,130 | 7.6 |
| Tool and die makers | $43,980 | 130 | 6.2 |
| Procurement clerks | $37,550 | 120 | 5.5 |
| Sewing machine operators | $19,840 | 180 | 4.9 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $45,310 | 140 | 3.8 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | $34,210 | 170 | 3.6 |
Lexington 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 | $21,650 | 1,510 | 60.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | $38,430 | 240 | 11 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | $32,430 | 120 | 6.9 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | $42,320 | 150 | 6.7 |
| Anesthesiologists | n/a | 220 | 6.6 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | $30,980 | 270 | 5.9 |
| Millwrights | $57,660 | 220 | 4.2 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | $20,530 | 860 | 3.7 |
| Materials engineers | $73,450 | 120 | 3.7 |
| Tool and die makers | $46,440 | 480 | 3.6 |
Louisville 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail transportation workers, all other | $40,280 | 110 | 38 |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers | $37,010 | 110 | 25.5 |
| Statistical assistants | $31,170 | 1,310 | 25.2 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | $38,800 | 340 | 23.7 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | n/a | 3,300 | 12.3 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | $69,770 | 180 | 7.3 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | $33,490 | 160 | 7.2 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | n/a | 160 | 6.1 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | $44,320 | 6,440 | 5.6 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | $42,410 | 380 | 4.8 |
Owensboro 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 | $41,220 | 340 | 46.2 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | $47,340 | 550 | 6.9 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | $48,520 | 130 | 5.7 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $32,590 | 550 | 5.1 |
| Sewing machine operators | $19,260 | 180 | 4.4 |
| Surgical technologists | $31,230 | 120 | 4.4 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $28,160 | 270 | 4 |
| Helpers--production workers | $24,060 | 520 | 3.8 |
| Couriers and messengers | $17,790 | 100 | 3.3 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | $25,020 | 130 | 3.2 |
* 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.