Lewiston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lewiston, Idaho Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Lewiston than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Lewiston.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Lewiston.
A list of any large public companies in Lewiston.

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	Registered nurses	620	48,760	$38,810 - 61,160	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	340	44,390	$36,970 - 58,070	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	46,380	$39,490 - 59,010	6%	96%
4	Accountants and auditors	140	43,830	$29,980 - 58,110	18%	79%
5	Social and human service assistants	120	26,370	$19,160 - 38,020	34%	58%
6	Chief executives	120	117,710	$45,580 - 0	2%	65%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	110	61,620	$20,300 - 0	9%	54%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	100	36,870	$20,250 - 52,110	8%	51%
9	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	34,640	$16,910 - 52,890	25%	58%
10	Mental health counselors	90	36,220	$16,820 - 57,310	30%	73%
11	Financial managers	90	72,610	$45,450 - 124,880	13%	60%
12	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	33,400	$14,120 - 48,910	5%	58%
13	Pharmacists	80	84,900	$76,710 - 96,810	22%	97%
14	Child, family, and school social workers	80	28,620	$22,050 - 34,350	19%	77%
15	Rehabilitation counselors	60	34,380	$20,890 - 50,300	23%	73%
16	Lawyers	60	101,450	$36,010 - 0	11%	99%
17	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	50	42,150	$28,110 - 59,070	9%	95%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50		$0 - 0	13%	73%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	40	72,250	$60,610 - 92,810	8%	78%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	40	50,150	$29,900 - 67,820	27%	50%
21	Computer and information systems managers	40	55,790	$29,250 - 96,290	16%	73%
22	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	37,240	$23,320 - 64,000	15%	51%
23	Managers, all other	30	53,290	$22,420 - 89,090	7%	55%
24	Sales managers	30	50,680	$25,870 - 76,870	10%	69%

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	960	20,710	$12,180 - 34,770	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	720	17,090	$12,240 - 22,810	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	640	18,200	$12,250 - 28,070	-2%	10%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	570	19,710	$16,170 - 23,770	18%	7%
5	Office clerks, general	520	28,490	$14,880 - 39,240	13%	19%
6	General and operations managers	410	67,520	$33,250 - 122,210	2%	48%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	410	42,870	$29,590 - 58,090	6%	29%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	380	20,400	$13,890 - 29,390	15%	4%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	380	35,170	$26,150 - 45,700	10%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	300	28,040	$18,140 - 38,240	13%	16%
11	Customer service representatives	300	27,690	$19,220 - 37,280	25%	22%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	300	24,930	$17,870 - 32,380	1%	18%
13	Teacher assistants	290	23,740	$19,130 - 29,380	10%	18%
14	Waiters and waitresses	290	17,630	$11,770 - 27,130	11%	14%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	280	21,900	$14,160 - 32,420	-7%	8%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	270	31,400	$21,150 - 44,210	15%	18%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	260	30,930	$17,880 - 46,050	10%	6%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	230	22,260	$14,870 - 33,110	2%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	230	25,200	$15,950 - 40,350	11%	14%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	220	35,640	$17,790 - 58,960	4%	25%
21	Construction laborers	210	24,960	$14,940 - 42,170	11%	5%
22	Electricians	190	53,340	$31,030 - 87,390	7%	7%
23	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	17,070	$12,040 - 22,360	12%	6%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	180	16,250	$11,840 - 21,380	13%	5%
25	Child care workers	180	17,600	$14,980 - 21,880	18%	15%
26	Bartenders	170	16,610	$11,560 - 26,960	11%	17%
27	Medical secretaries	170	24,730	$20,210 - 30,250	17%	18%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	160	24,650	$13,590 - 39,690	18%	6%
29	Receptionists and information clerks	160	19,740	$14,850 - 25,190	17%	13%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	150	53,430	$32,180 - 72,660	-4%	15%
31	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	150	47,820	$34,010 - 63,710	11%	33%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	140	35,620	$21,050 - 50,730	14%	4%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	130	35,050	$27,280 - 44,010	14%	7%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	130	26,200	$19,170 - 35,480	4%	6%
35	Cooks, restaurant	120	17,640	$14,400 - 21,740	12%	5%
36	Counter and rental clerks	120	18,560	$11,930 - 30,210	23%	16%
37	Business operations specialists, all other	110	124,630	$30,670 - [?]	21%	49%
38	Security guards	110	17,650	$11,770 - 23,540	17%	13%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	110	47,690	$29,010 - 69,950	7%	13%
40	Parts salespersons	110	34,510	$21,570 - 48,320	-1%	6%
41	Helpers--production workers	100	30,880	$16,790 - 38,930	0%	4%
42	Industrial truck and tractor operators	100	25,470	$15,270 - 37,010	-1%	2%
43	Millwrights	100	42,780	$30,550 - 61,310	6%	0%
44	Tellers	90	20,260	$16,530 - 24,510	14%	16%
45	Dental assistants	90	28,700	$22,230 - 34,730	29%	9%
46	Food preparation workers	90	17,190	$12,710 - 21,820	15%	7%
47	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	90	33,710	$25,470 - 44,990	14%	8%
48	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	18,620	$12,570 - 26,770	14%	3%
49	Packers and packagers, hand	90	15,770	$12,000 - 21,320	-11%	3%
50	Bus drivers, school	90	28,410	$20,700 - 35,820	9%	4%
51	Fire fighters	90	38,410	$16,860 - 64,150	12%	18%
52	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	90	29,270	$19,850 - 40,810	4%	15%
53	Sales representatives, services, all other	80	48,790	$13,020 - 119,310	28%	48%
54	Insurance sales agents	80	36,580	$20,960 - 69,590	13%	45%
55	Carpenters	80	46,280	$22,690 - 75,970	10%	6%
56	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	80	32,470	$24,430 - 39,130	5%	2%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	41,460	$31,050 - 51,130	10%	17%
58	Loan officers	70	35,290	$21,560 - 63,130	12%	49%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70	50,150	$30,630 - 75,310	9%	10%
60	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	70	37,190	$27,840 - 48,660	8%	3%
61	Postal service mail carriers	70	44,050	$37,070 - 50,240	1%	11%
62	Dishwashers	60	14,360	$11,590 - 17,100	10%	3%
63	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	60	32,030	$24,140 - 37,220	6%	0%
64	Legal secretaries	60	27,610	$21,030 - 37,220	12%	18%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	60	23,960	$16,500 - 29,650	11%	5%
66	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	60		$[?] - [?]	19%	14%
67	Switchboard operators, including answering service	60	19,770	$12,540 - 26,630	-7%	10%
68	Pharmacy technicians	60	25,320	$18,340 - 38,480	32%	16%
69	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	50	43,580	$28,180 - 51,640	9%	0%
70	Service station attendants	50	19,000	$12,970 - 27,640	13%	6%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	36,870	$19,550 - 53,120	13%	17%
72	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	40,990	$29,780 - 66,430	11%	29%
73	Computer support specialists	50	32,540	$20,610 - 48,460	13%	43%
74	Highway maintenance workers	50	35,780	$26,200 - 45,270	9%	5%
75	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	29,080	$21,360 - 37,530	3%	18%
76	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40	38,470	$25,150 - 49,640	3%	38%
77	File clerks	40	24,650	$16,490 - 34,500	-40%	20%
78	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	40	46,290	$34,480 - 58,890	11%	4%
79	Industrial machinery mechanics	40	36,880	$26,350 - 46,920	9%	5%
80	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	40	29,800	$14,500 - 39,300	7%	3%
81	Butchers and meat cutters	40	24,840	$16,370 - 35,780	2%	2%
82	Home health aides	40	16,840	$12,930 - 20,510	49%	7%
83	Medical transcriptionists	40	28,360	$23,950 - 34,540	14%	10%
84	Administrative services managers	40	57,170	$26,860 - 86,660	12%	40%
85	Bill and account collectors	30	31,920	$19,060 - 40,840	23%	13%
86	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	30	16,450	$12,150 - 21,020	10%	17%
87	Cement masons and concrete finishers	30	34,040	$17,510 - 48,580	11%	2%
88	Library technicians	30	29,770	$20,960 - 40,530	9%	27%
89	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30	33,740	$27,120 - 39,550	-6%	14%
90	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	30	18,680	$12,280 - 24,090	16%	10%
91	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	30	19,100	$14,020 - 26,680	10%	8%

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Jobs More Common Near Lewiston Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Millwrights	42,780	100	26.3
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	17,070	190	3.9
Parts salespersons	34,510	110	3.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,710	570	3.3
Medical secretaries	24,730	170	3.1
Social and human service assistants	26,370	120	3
Chief executives	117,710	120	2.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,380	330	2.7
Bartenders	16,610	170	2.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	47,820	150	2.3
Child care workers	17,600	180	2.3
Electricians	53,340	190	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,200	230	2.2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,090	720	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,870	410	2.1
Teachers and instructors, all other	61,620	110	1.9
Registered nurses	48,760	620	1.9
Teacher assistants	23,740	290	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	18,560	120	1.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,390	340	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,690	110	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,170	380	1.8
General and operations managers	67,520	410	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,430	150	1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,620	140	1.6
Helpers--production workers	30,880	100	1.6
Retail salespersons	20,710	960	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,250	180	1.5
Construction laborers	24,960	210	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,930	260	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,640	220	1.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,050	130	1.4
Cashiers	18,200	640	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,400	380	1.3
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,930	300	1.3
Office clerks, general	28,490	520	1.3
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	31,400	270	1.3
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,650	160	1.2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,470	100	1.2
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,200	130	1.2
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,040	300	1.2
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,900	280	1.2
Cooks, restaurant	17,640	120	1.1
Receptionists and information clerks	19,740	160	1
Customer service representatives	27,690	300	1
Waiters and waitresses	17,630	290	0.9
Accountants and auditors	43,830	140	0.9
Business operations specialists, all other	124,630	110	0.8
Security guards	17,650	110	0.7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,260	230	0.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Business operations specialists, all other	124,630	2.28	110
Teachers and instructors, all other	61,620	1.71	110
Electricians	53,340	1.21	190
Office clerks, general	28,490	1.2	520
Parts salespersons	34,510	1.17	110
Teacher assistants	23,740	1.14	290
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,650	1.1	160
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,090	1.09	720
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	47,820	1.07	150
Waiters and waitresses	17,630	1.07	290
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,430	1.07	150
Cashiers	18,200	1.04	640
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,620	1.03	140
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,170	1	380
Social and human service assistants	26,370	1	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,900	0.99	280
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,870	0.99	410
Child care workers	17,600	0.99	180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,200	0.98	130
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,260	0.98	230
Customer service representatives	27,690	0.98	300
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,380	0.96	330
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,400	0.96	380
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,390	0.95	340
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,050	0.95	130
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,930	0.95	260
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,640	0.95	220
Bartenders	16,610	0.95	170
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,040	0.93	300
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,250	0.92	180
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,930	0.91	300
Medical secretaries	24,730	0.9	170
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,200	0.89	230
Retail salespersons	20,710	0.88	960
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,690	0.88	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,710	0.88	570
Receptionists and information clerks	19,740	0.88	160
Cooks, restaurant	17,640	0.87	120
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	31,400	0.87	270
Construction laborers	24,960	0.86	210
Registered nurses	48,760	0.86	620
Chief executives	117,710	0.86	120
Counter and rental clerks	18,560	0.85	120
Accountants and auditors	43,830	0.8	140
Security guards	17,650	0.77	110
General and operations managers	67,520	0.75	410
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	17,070	0.75	190

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Business operations specialists, all other	124,630	110
Chief executives	117,710	120
Lawyers	101,450	60
Pharmacists	84,900	80
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,210
Financial managers	72,610	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,250	40
Mechanical engineers	68,160
General and operations managers	67,520	410
Industrial production managers	64,270
Teachers and instructors, all other	61,620	110
Administrative services managers	57,170	40
Computer and information systems managers	55,790	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,430	150
Electricians	53,340	190
Managers, all other	53,290	30
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,870
Sales managers	50,680	30
Network and computer systems administrators	50,150	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,150	70
Computer systems analysts	49,760
Sales representatives, services, all other	48,790	80
Registered nurses	48,760	620
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	47,820	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,690	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,380	330
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,290	40
Carpenters	46,280	80
Surveyors	44,520
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,390	340
Opticians, dispensing	44,090
Postal service mail carriers	44,050	70
Accountants and auditors	43,830	140
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	43,580	50
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,870	410
Millwrights	42,780	100
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	42,150	50
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	41,660
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	41,460	70
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	40,990	50
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	38,470	40
Fire fighters	38,410	90
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	37,930
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,240	30
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	37,190	70
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,880	40
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	36,870	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	36,870	100
Insurance sales agents	36,580	80
Mental health counselors	36,220	90

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