The Most Jobs in Fort Worth

Fort Worth is kept alive by its people working in a multitude of fields. The city, along with Dallas and other neighboring cities, is a distribution hub and a major trade center in Texas. It is also the state's telecommunications center.

People with college degrees often find themselves working in the health care industry, education, sales, accounting or computer and information technology. As of 2006, there are more than 12000 registered nurses in the city. Around 24,000 work as teachers almost evenly distributed in Grade, Middle and High Schools. About 10,000 work as sales representatives and other jobs in wholesale and manufacturing. The city also boasts its 5250 accountants and auditors. More than 8000 people work in the computer industry as programmers, system engineers, software engineers, and systems analysts.

Those who do not have college degrees work in an assortment of fields. The most common are retail salespersons which is made up of 30,190 workers. More than 22,000 work in food preparation and service including fast food restaurants. The city is home to 20,430 cashiers, 19,020 customer service representatives, 15,460 office clerks and more than 14,000 waiters and waitresses.

If you are a medical practitioner, you will surely find Fort Worth a good place to earn some cash. The highest paying jobs are in the field of medicine. Orthodontists top the list with a mean local salary of $213,180. Next to them are the obstetricians and gynecologists who enjoy a mean local salary of 194,760. Physicians and surgeons follow closely with 174,980. Other jobs include psychiatrists, general dentists, podiatrists and pharmacists.

As of 2003, the largest employers include American Airlines with 28,500 registered employees, GameStop (20,000), Lockheed Martin Aeronotics (16,800) Fort Worth Independent School District (10,300) and Bell Helicopter-Textron (6000).

The unemployment rate as of December 2004 is 5 percent. The local government is trying very hard to battle unemployment by offering programs and providing training funds for employees who are going to work for new and expanding Texas companies. They also offer tax abatement and incentive programs to corporations operating in enterprise zone areas.