Idaho Falls Employment

Employment and Industries in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Idaho Falls, Idaho Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	390	44,270	$24,210 - 69,640	8%	51%
2	Chief executives	340	101,360	$38,900 - 0	2%	65%
3	Accountants and auditors	290	57,490	$29,860 - 99,110	18%	79%
4	Social and human service assistants	280	16,640	$13,070 - 20,480	34%	58%
5	Training and development specialists	260	59,340	$29,360 - 113,430	18%	56%
6	Financial managers	190	59,330	$33,740 - 95,350	13%	60%
7	Sales managers	190	76,050	$42,380 - 133,140	10%	69%
8	Community and social service specialists, all other	180	38,230	$19,130 - 50,070	25%	58%
9	Civil engineers	160	74,310	$49,970 - 104,000	18%	87%
10	Lawyers	140	59,060	$43,550 - 71,670	11%	99%
11	Engineers, all other	130	75,850	$53,120 - 109,570	6%	82%
12	Social scientists and related workers, all other	120	37,280	$30,840 - 45,600	5%	90%
13	Advertising sales agents	120	37,690	$17,600 - 60,920	20%	56%
14	Managers, all other	110	76,980	$31,480 - 124,000	7%	55%
15	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	100	67,710	$43,430 - 96,940	25%	93%
16	Medical and public health social workers	100	36,110	$28,940 - 45,010	24%	77%
17	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	100	44,310	$16,530 - 69,840	16%	99%
18	Medical and health services managers	100	50,090	$37,820 - 77,800	16%	57%
19	Industrial engineers	90	85,060	$53,860 - 121,260	20%	74%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	46,190	$38,840 - 56,740	13%	73%
21	Computer and information systems managers	80	75,610	$46,530 - 121,720	16%	73%
22	Graphic designers	70	34,330	$14,370 - 57,100	10%	55%
23	Physical therapists	70	68,560	$52,930 - 112,800	27%	89%
24	Management analysts	70	95,190	$52,710 - 134,170	22%	78%
25	Technical writers	70	52,250	$34,030 - 74,910	20%	74%
26	Marketing managers	60	72,690	$33,050 - 142,700	14%	69%
27	Engineering managers	60	87,580	$61,150 - 129,470	7%	84%
28	Floral designers	60	17,120	$12,310 - 23,340	0%	55%
29	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	45,480	$31,360 - 56,410	15%	51%
30	Social and community service managers	50	35,980	$24,680 - 51,780	25%	72%
31	Surveyors	50	55,900	$48,880 - 64,880	24%	82%
32	Occupational therapists	50	52,010	$16,330 - 96,450	23%	90%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	50	64,810	$37,590 - 94,420	27%	50%
34	Physician assistants	50	82,130	$71,570 - 94,340	27%	67%
35	Pharmacists	50	88,910	$69,370 - 116,900	22%	97%
36	Computer specialists, all other	50	53,710	$30,980 - 92,180	15%	68%
37	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	59,020	$30,830 - 0	30%	77%
38	Purchasing managers	40	54,320	$32,080 - 96,040	3%	57%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	43,920	$27,650 - 64,530	5%	58%
40	Mental health counselors	40	53,900	$37,020 - 71,130	30%	73%
41	Editors	30	25,940	$13,500 - 41,900	2%	81%
42	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	51,100	$30,270 - 88,800	17%	56%
43	Database administrators	30	51,720	$28,500 - 90,200	29%	72%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,370	23,570	$13,800 - 36,110	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,490	17,200	$12,090 - 23,370	-2%	10%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,310	25,770	$17,290 - 35,990	10%	4%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,250	14,150	$11,580 - 18,790	18%	5%
5	General and operations managers	1,180	61,840	$29,300 - 112,230	2%	48%
6	Office clerks, general	1,150	21,210	$13,590 - 30,660	13%	19%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	980	18,100	$11,860 - 27,210	2%	5%
8	Construction laborers	960	23,700	$16,270 - 31,220	11%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	820	15,360	$11,540 - 24,370	11%	14%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	670	26,560	$14,160 - 36,960	13%	16%
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	610	28,680	$17,350 - 37,790	15%	18%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	550	20,510	$14,650 - 28,760	-7%	8%
13	Teacher assistants	540	19,240	$12,380 - 27,130	10%	18%
14	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	21,670	$14,890 - 28,880	15%	4%
15	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	520	13,720	$11,600 - 16,980	-1%	0%
16	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	510	31,290	$15,500 - 53,820	14%	4%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	490	36,910	$22,220 - 58,060	6%	29%
18	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	450	23,410	$14,080 - 33,860	1%	18%
19	Home health aides	440	17,830	$15,000 - 22,470	49%	7%
20	Customer service representatives	420	24,060	$14,400 - 39,900	25%	22%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	410	32,480	$14,950 - 58,160	10%	6%
22	Electricians	410	37,430	$18,670 - 60,680	7%	7%
23	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	370	20,110	$12,800 - 29,270	4%	15%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	360	29,110	$15,800 - 46,640	8%	4%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	360	37,430	$22,380 - 54,300	4%	25%
26	Personal and home care aides	350	18,550	$14,520 - 26,060	51%	10%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	350	23,770	$16,690 - 35,910	18%	6%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	31,240	$24,430 - 40,240	14%	7%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	320	14,120	$11,510 - 17,760	13%	5%
30	Carpenters	310	32,290	$19,940 - 53,000	10%	6%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	270	19,460	$13,270 - 25,180	11%	14%
32	Team assemblers	270	25,040	$15,530 - 43,200	0%	5%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	260	20,590	$12,180 - 37,460	-1%	2%
34	Cooks, fast food	260	15,210	$11,640 - 20,970	8%	5%
35	Cement masons and concrete finishers	250	25,750	$17,870 - 35,180	11%	2%
36	Tellers	240	19,230	$15,960 - 23,890	14%	16%
37	Dental assistants	240	28,680	$20,740 - 36,030	29%	9%
38	Computer support specialists	230	37,790	$22,350 - 62,370	13%	43%
39	Dishwashers	220	14,450	$11,670 - 17,900	10%	3%
40	Helpers--production workers	210	24,400	$12,590 - 36,090	0%	4%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	23,600	$15,940 - 33,490	4%	6%
42	Child care workers	200	17,950	$12,120 - 26,490	18%	15%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	47,790	$32,790 - 70,300	9%	10%
44	Loan officers	180	37,210	$22,940 - 60,930	12%	49%
45	Packers and packagers, hand	180	20,600	$12,270 - 28,550	-11%	3%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	180	39,620	$24,100 - 59,210	-4%	15%
47	Bill and account collectors	170	28,430	$19,210 - 38,550	23%	13%
48	Driver/sales workers	160	26,140	$12,230 - 64,320	-4%	4%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	44,000	$25,640 - 67,060	7%	13%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	15,720	$11,720 - 24,210	12%	6%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	45,880	$27,180 - 58,340	8%	3%
52	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	150	22,440	$14,590 - 33,580	-4%	5%
53	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	13,900	$11,710 - 17,380	10%	17%
54	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	150	30,560	$20,500 - 42,430	12%	3%
55	Counter and rental clerks	150	20,830	$12,450 - 36,340	23%	16%
56	Parts salespersons	140	26,100	$14,660 - 41,050	-1%	6%
57	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	140	33,050	$22,400 - 44,240	5%	2%
58	Surveying and mapping technicians	140	28,130	$16,600 - 38,260	19%	7%
59	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	130	36,490	$21,550 - 53,890	-4%	4%
60	Legal secretaries	120	25,430	$17,050 - 35,150	12%	18%
61	Postal service mail carriers	120	43,810	$34,060 - 54,030	1%	11%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	13,890	$11,540 - 17,180	12%	6%
63	Administrative services managers	120	56,280	$21,340 - 108,550	12%	40%
64	Bartenders	120	14,760	$11,580 - 19,430	11%	17%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	39,870	$28,110 - 50,000	4%	30%
66	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	110	17,910	$15,700 - 19,700	13%	6%
67	Insurance sales agents	110		$[?] - [?]	13%	45%
68	Industrial machinery mechanics	110	38,340	$22,760 - 56,750	9%	5%
69	Chefs and head cooks	100	21,460	$13,930 - 33,330	8%	14%
70	Food preparation workers	100	18,410	$12,060 - 26,750	15%	7%
71	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	100	47,530	$38,800 - 58,160	11%	4%
72	Cost estimators	100	48,560	$26,390 - 65,390	19%	32%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	16,020	$12,600 - 19,370	17%	14%
74	Amusement and recreation attendants	90	13,530	$11,380 - 16,860	24%	22%
75	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	19,070	$13,040 - 27,190	14%	3%
76	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	90	28,260	$16,920 - 42,360	7%	3%
77	Forest and conservation technicians	90	30,260	$21,130 - 46,010	-1%	46%
78	Bakers	80	18,290	$11,930 - 27,020	10%	8%
79	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	80	23,390	$15,790 - 29,200	3%	4%
80	Data entry keyers	80	19,640	$13,840 - 27,860	-4%	18%
81	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	80	26,310	$12,460 - 41,630	3%	18%
82	Civil engineering technicians	80	40,260	$26,140 - 49,740	10%	18%
83	Butchers and meat cutters	80	22,430	$12,490 - 35,230	2%	2%
84	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	80	48,330	$25,250 - 81,620	0%	42%
85	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	31,790	$18,370 - 50,780	-6%	14%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	52,120	$33,570 - 82,230	4%	38%
87	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	24,740	$16,670 - 33,420	12%	0%
88	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	70	32,830	$25,180 - 42,760	9%	0%
89	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70	56,280	$35,850 - 105,320	8%	25%
90	Food service managers	70	29,840	$23,370 - 38,360	5%	24%
91	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	70	25,600	$16,240 - 35,840	2%	11%
92	Property, real estate, and community association managers	70	34,640	$26,950 - 43,580	15%	36%
93	Service station attendants	60	17,210	$12,710 - 22,330	13%	6%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	60	27,630	$13,590 - 43,780	13%	11%
95	Agricultural inspectors	60	35,960	$29,830 - 45,510	0%	26%
96	All other information and record clerks	60	26,390	$15,570 - 40,030	-12%	21%
97	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	60	21,840	$12,560 - 37,270	13%	4%
98	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	35,600	$25,850 - 46,120	11%	29%
99	Architectural and civil drafters	60	35,610	$29,920 - 43,470	6%	25%
100	Order clerks	60	24,990	$15,650 - 39,430	-23%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Idaho Falls Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	13,720	520	74.3
Social scientists and related workers, all other	37,280	120	16.5
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	17,910	110	11
Surveying and mapping technicians	28,130	140	7.6
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,230	180	7.6
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	67,710	100	4.8
Training and development specialists	59,340	260	4.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	25,750	250	4.1
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,490	130	4
Chief executives	101,360	340	3.9
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	44,310	100	3.7
Chefs and head cooks	21,460	100	3.4
Social and human service assistants	16,640	280	3.4
Engineers, all other	75,850	130	3.3
Construction laborers	23,700	960	3.3
Medical and public health social workers	36,110	100	3.1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	25,770	1,310	3
Dental assistants	28,680	240	2.9
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,290	510	2.8
Advertising sales agents	37,690	120	2.6
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	20,110	370	2.4
General and operations managers	61,840	1,180	2.4
Personal and home care aides	18,550	350	2.4
Electricians	37,430	410	2.3
Civil engineers	74,310	160	2.2
Parts salespersons	26,100	140	2.2
Home health aides	17,830	440	2.2
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	30,560	150	2.2
Sales managers	76,050	190	2
Retail salespersons	23,570	2,370	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,020	100	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,150	1,250	1.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,340	110	1.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,240	330	1.7
Administrative services managers	56,280	120	1.7
Loan officers	37,210	180	1.7
Cooks, fast food	15,210	260	1.7
Teacher assistants	19,240	540	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,880	160	1.6
Helpers--production workers	24,400	210	1.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	15,720	160	1.6
Dishwashers	14,450	220	1.6
Cashiers	17,200	1,490	1.5
Cost estimators	48,560	100	1.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	20,590	260	1.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	22,440	150	1.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	33,050	140	1.5
Medical and health services managers	50,090	100	1.5
Legal secretaries	25,430	120	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	18,100	980	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Training and development specialists	59,340	1.26	260
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,490	1.2	130
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,880	1.15	160
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,110	1.1	360
Civil engineers	74,310	1.1	160
Helpers--production workers	24,400	1.09	210
Packers and packagers, hand	20,600	1.08	180
Driver/sales workers	26,140	1.06	160
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,770	1.06	350
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,230	1.06	180
Accountants and auditors	57,490	1.05	290
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	39,870	1.03	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,670	1.02	520
Child care workers	17,950	1.01	200
Engineers, all other	75,850	1.01	130
Retail salespersons	23,570	1.01	2,370
Postal service mail carriers	43,810	1	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,480	1	410
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	33,050	1	140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,430	0.99	360
Managers, all other	76,980	0.99	110
Personal and home care aides	18,550	0.99	350
Team assemblers	25,040	0.98	270
Cashiers	17,200	0.98	1,490
Bill and account collectors	28,430	0.98	170
Cooks, fast food	15,210	0.96	260
Dental assistants	28,680	0.96	240
Computer support specialists	37,790	0.95	230
Counter and rental clerks	20,830	0.95	150
Waiters and waitresses	15,360	0.93	820
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,510	0.93	550
Teacher assistants	19,240	0.92	540
Dishwashers	14,450	0.92	220
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,340	0.91	110
Home health aides	17,830	0.9	440
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,290	0.9	510
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	17,910	0.9	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,150	0.9	1,250
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	22,440	0.89	150
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,890	0.89	120
Office clerks, general	21,210	0.89	1,150
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,600	0.89	200
Parts salespersons	26,100	0.89	140
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,560	0.88	670
Carpenters	32,290	0.88	310
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	47,790	0.87	190
Tellers	19,230	0.86	240
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	13,900	0.86	150
Electricians	37,430	0.85	410
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	36,910	0.85	490

Highest Paying Jobs in Idaho Falls, Idaho Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	182,240
Computer software engineers, applications	111,150
Chief executives	101,360	340
Management analysts	95,190	70
Pharmacists	88,910	50
Engineering managers	87,580	60
Industrial engineers	85,060	90
Physician assistants	82,130	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	81,670
Electrical engineers	80,580
Managers, all other	76,980	110
Sales managers	76,050	190
Engineers, all other	75,850	130
Computer and information systems managers	75,610	80
Civil engineers	74,310	160
Industrial production managers	74,300	50
Marketing managers	72,690	60
Mechanical engineers	69,740
Physical therapists	68,560	70
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	67,710	100
Network and computer systems administrators	64,810	50
Dental hygienists	63,650
General and operations managers	61,840	1,180
Construction managers	60,050
Computer software engineers, systems software	60,000
Environmental engineering technicians	59,370	30
Training and development specialists	59,340	260
Financial managers	59,330	190
Lawyers	59,060	140
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	59,020	40
Accountants and auditors	57,490	290
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	56,280	70
Administrative services managers	56,280	120
Surveyors	55,900	50
Purchasing managers	54,320	40
Mental health counselors	53,900	40
Computer specialists, all other	53,710	50
Technical writers	52,250	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	52,120	80
Occupational therapists	52,010	50
Database administrators	51,720	30
Writers and authors	51,160
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	51,100	30
Registered nurses	50,980
Computer systems analysts	50,310
Medical and health services managers	50,090	100
Speech-language pathologists	49,980
Construction and building inspectors	49,870	50
Cost estimators	48,560	100
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,330	80

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