The Top 10 Job Categories For Workers in the Cape

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor 2015 metropolitan statistics . Analysis: Maxwell, Hendry

Rank

Estimated
Total
Occupation
Employment

Annual
Median
Wage

Monthly
Income

Monthly
COL (Single,
No Children)

36350

Office and
Administrati
$31,470.00
ve Support
Occupations

$2,622.50

$1,912.67

33080

Sales and
Related
$35,180.00
Occupations

$2,931.67

$1,912.67

30430

Food
Preparation
and Serving $21,600.00
Related
Occupations

$1,800.00

$1,912.67

14410

Healthcare
Practitioners
and
$76,970.00
Technical
Occupations

$6,414.17

$1,912.67

12570

Construction
and
$36,490.00
Extraction
Occupations

$3,040.83

$1,912.67

12100

Transportati
on and
Material
$28,520.00
Moving
Occupations

$2,376.67

$1,912.67

11470

Education,
Training, and
$46,760.00
Library
Occupations

$3,896.67

$1,912.67

10650

Building and
Grounds
Cleaning
$25,870.00
and
Maintenance
Occupations

$2,155.83

$1,912.67

10530

Installation,
Maintenance
$40,130.00
, and Repair
Occupations

$3,344.17

$1,912.67

10

7660

Business
and
Financial
$60,950.00
Operations
Occupations

$5,079.17

$1,912.67

Median
Household
Income

$47,908.00

$3,992.33

$1,912.67

Median Per
Capita
Income

$27,578.00

$2,298.17

$1,912.67

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Cost of Living Approach

HUD 30% Recommen

Remaining
Percent
Remaining
Percent
Income
Income
Income
Income
Available for Available for Available for Available for
Housing
Housing
Housing
Housing
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
(Single)
(Single)
(Married)
(Married)

Monthly
COL
(Married, No
Children)

Monthly
Debt
Payments

$2,735.92

$236.78

$473.05

0.1804

($350.20)

(0.13)

$2,735.92

$236.78

$782.22

0.2668

($41.03)

(0.01)

$2,735.92

$236.78

($349.45)

(0.1941)

($1,172.70)

(0.65)

$2,735.92

$236.78

$4,264.72

0.6649

$3,441.47

0.54

$2,735.92

$236.78

$891.39

0.2931

$68.14

0.02

$2,735.92

$236.78

$227.22

0.0956

($596.03)

(0.25)

$2,735.92

$236.78

$1,747.22

0.4484

$923.97

0.24

$2,735.92

$236.78

$6.39

0.0030

($816.86)

(0.38)

$2,735.92

$236.78

$1,194.72

0.3573

$371.47

0.11

$2,735.92

$236.78

$2,929.72

0.5768

$2,106.47

0.41

$2,735.92

$236.78

$1,842.89

0.4616

$1,019.64

0.26

$2,735.92

$236.78

$148.72

0.0647

($674.53)

(0.29)

and the Housing They Can Afford

HUD 30% Recommendation

30% of
Gross
Monthly
Income

$786.75

$879.50

$540.00

$1,924.25

$912.25

$713.00

$1,169.00

$646.75

$1,003.25

$1,523.75

$1,197.70

$689.45