Bloomington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bloomington, Indiana Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Bloomington, Indiana 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	740	45,730	$27,250 - 61,590	14%	95%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	560	24,180	$14,000 - 29,380	9%	54%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	400	45,010	$23,850 - 91,300	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	310	49,890	$28,390 - 76,550	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	300	45,310	$22,260 - 63,310	6%	96%
6	Computer programmers	300	48,770	$32,400 - 67,990	0%	73%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	200	47,260	$31,200 - 67,820	11%	95%
8	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	160	49,870	$28,250 - 82,630	5%	58%
9	Financial managers	160	65,960	$36,610 - 109,250	13%	60%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	160	33,230	$22,440 - 46,420	19%	77%
11	Mechanical engineers	150	58,060	$33,360 - 77,280	4%	78%
12	Lawyers	140	79,570	$40,240 - 129,960	11%	99%
13	Pharmacists	140	88,670	$50,480 - 117,400	22%	97%
14	Medical and health services managers	140	65,040	$39,940 - 93,570	16%	57%
15	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	58,520	$23,440 - 103,250	12%	51%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	42,900	$32,100 - 57,280	20%	87%
17	Editors	120	55,840	$35,250 - 79,050	2%	81%
18	Electrical engineers	110	70,350	$53,050 - 92,090	6%	81%
19	Training and development specialists	110	34,900	$17,010 - 57,140	18%	56%
20	Graphic designers	110	38,990	$21,410 - 57,890	10%	55%
21	Social and human service assistants	100	24,550	$17,840 - 34,960	34%	58%
22	Network and computer systems administrators	100	45,830	$28,570 - 67,110	27%	50%
23	Physical therapists	100	63,660	$48,610 - 83,770	27%	89%
24	Sales managers	100	76,600	$42,880 - 115,700	10%	69%
25	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	75,340	$45,490 - 132,410	8%	78%
26	Chief executives	90	111,800	$29,430 - 0	2%	65%
27	Legislators	80	84,390	$12,030 - 0	1%	65%
28	Managers, all other	80	57,850	$31,870 - 92,550	7%	55%
29	Public relations specialists	80	32,610	$14,700 - 47,150	18%	81%
30	Social and community service managers	60	48,950	$27,710 - 80,790	25%	72%
31	Rehabilitation counselors	60	28,310	$16,620 - 49,850	23%	73%
32	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	62,690	$45,610 - 81,000	4%	81%
33	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	44,000	$21,660 - 86,350	18%	56%
34	Engineers, all other	50	64,020	$49,820 - 77,140	6%	82%
35	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	29,710	$14,500 - 44,600	25%	58%
36	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	56,790	$30,390 - 0	25%	93%
37	Natural sciences managers	50	72,650	$46,620 - 115,130	11%	93%
38	Computer software engineers, applications	50	72,100	$52,280 - 95,450	45%	85%
39	Engineering managers	50	77,220	$50,700 - 103,160	7%	84%
40	Speech-language pathologists	50	49,640	$32,720 - 67,040	11%	98%
41	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	62,180	$37,010 - 94,330	16%	99%
42	Computer specialists, all other	50	38,930	$16,580 - 63,190	15%	68%
43	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	57,160	$37,500 - 76,770	18%	88%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	82,120	$30,940 - 0	25%	67%
45	Market research analysts	40	54,290	$29,460 - 90,170	20%	82%
46	Surveyors	40	31,430	$19,440 - 48,030	24%	82%
47	Floral designers	40	20,410	$15,090 - 27,940	0%	55%
48	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	58,930	$44,160 - 75,160	53%	57%
49	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	47,400	$35,270 - 58,860	9%	87%
50	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	38,920	$21,630 - 59,540	23%	54%
51	Sales and related workers, all other	40	24,620	$12,230 - 34,920	14%	62%
52	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	33,930	$16,690 - 45,290	11%	55%
53	Biological technicians	30	31,490	$25,720 - 39,510	16%	60%
54	Personal financial advisors	30		$0 - 0	41%	81%
55	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	45,010	$26,480 - 80,040	18%	56%
56	Civil engineers	30	54,380	$27,460 - 104,680	18%	87%

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	2,880	20,510	$12,690 - 32,150	12%	25%
2	Team assemblers	2,310	25,580	$16,750 - 37,220	0%	5%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,030	14,860	$11,710 - 18,130	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	2,020	15,620	$11,930 - 20,910	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	1,730	22,720	$13,860 - 33,060	13%	19%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,690	14,150	$11,490 - 18,780	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,390	22,960	$15,250 - 28,910	15%	4%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,240	25,830	$18,730 - 34,800	1%	18%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,080	30,020	$19,640 - 43,210	13%	16%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	950	23,030	$13,610 - 35,220	2%	5%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	20,000	$12,660 - 29,010	-7%	8%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	860	21,090	$16,240 - 27,000	18%	7%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	820	38,190	$23,010 - 59,070	10%	4%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	760	29,060	$17,040 - 43,160	10%	6%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	740	22,550	$15,780 - 30,100	17%	13%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	710	34,200	$25,950 - 43,990	14%	7%
17	Customer service representatives	700	26,630	$17,070 - 44,130	25%	22%
18	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	670	39,040	$24,940 - 56,370	8%	3%
19	Cooks, restaurant	640	18,360	$12,560 - 26,350	12%	5%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	630	35,000	$21,310 - 55,140	4%	25%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	620	33,940	$21,440 - 48,970	15%	18%
22	Teacher assistants	620	19,900	$13,810 - 25,790	10%	18%
23	Food preparation workers	590	17,190	$12,150 - 24,540	15%	7%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	560	22,790	$13,100 - 32,680	18%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	550	25,680	$16,680 - 35,770	11%	14%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	550	38,460	$21,090 - 56,940	6%	29%
27	General and operations managers	530	85,070	$29,440 - [?]	2%	48%
28	Carpenters	520	31,910	$19,290 - 49,240	10%	6%
29	Telemarketers	490	17,350	$14,810 - 21,720	-9%	14%
30	Construction laborers	430	34,480	$19,930 - 46,040	11%	5%
31	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	430	27,390	$19,590 - 38,180	-6%	14%
32	Child care workers	410	16,630	$12,320 - 21,420	18%	15%
33	Driver/sales workers	410	23,330	$12,130 - 41,440	-4%	4%
34	Tellers	400	21,860	$16,700 - 28,710	14%	16%
35	Home health aides	400	19,790	$16,050 - 22,910	49%	7%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	380	43,840	$29,580 - 60,900	-4%	15%
37	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	380	28,270	$14,430 - 51,800	8%	4%
38	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	370	45,480	$23,040 - 63,370	11%	4%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	330	16,270	$12,060 - 21,760	13%	5%
40	Cooks, fast food	330	14,420	$11,690 - 18,070	8%	5%
41	Dishwashers	320	15,230	$11,640 - 19,190	10%	3%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	310	55,420	$31,270 - 76,120	9%	10%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	21,930	$14,720 - 32,430	11%	5%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	270	34,630	$19,170 - 56,760	14%	4%
45	Counter and rental clerks	270	22,200	$12,730 - 36,190	23%	16%
46	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	270	14,420	$11,580 - 19,050	12%	6%
47	Computer support specialists	260	38,710	$25,800 - 53,110	13%	43%
48	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	24,250	$15,690 - 36,450	4%	6%
49	Bartenders	250	14,430	$11,660 - 18,470	11%	17%
50	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	250	33,180	$23,960 - 46,760	9%	3%
51	Postal service mail carriers	250	44,020	$34,610 - 54,420	1%	11%
52	Electricians	240	45,140	$22,870 - 65,100	7%	7%
53	Preschool teachers, except special education	240	20,700	$13,040 - 29,270	26%	43%
54	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	230	36,230	$24,940 - 48,500	11%	33%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	230	48,660	$28,930 - 68,300	7%	13%
56	Dental assistants	220	34,290	$15,710 - 49,610	29%	9%
57	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	23,720	$14,600 - 50,030	12%	6%
58	Helpers--production workers	190	26,310	$19,790 - 31,720	0%	4%
59	All other information and record clerks	190	27,270	$18,510 - 36,840	-12%	21%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	15,170	$11,700 - 19,970	10%	17%
61	Fire fighters	190	31,680	$13,550 - 44,790	12%	18%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	180	37,450	$25,720 - 50,570	13%	11%
63	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	170	21,240	$15,790 - 28,780	10%	24%
64	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	170	44,770	$30,880 - 63,070	4%	18%
65	Loan officers	170	49,720	$25,470 - 77,550	12%	49%
66	Bus drivers, school	170	30,790	$12,760 - 43,520	9%	4%
67	Order clerks	160	26,900	$17,110 - 41,980	-23%	16%
68	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	160	24,970	$15,230 - 36,950	19%	14%
69	Food service managers	160	41,850	$21,150 - 62,880	5%	24%
70	Pharmacy technicians	160	23,470	$17,250 - 29,950	32%	16%
71	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	150	25,930	$15,880 - 35,870	-11%	9%
72	Highway maintenance workers	150	27,000	$20,940 - 34,520	9%	5%
73	Medical secretaries	150	33,760	$22,350 - 50,930	17%	18%
74	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	150	26,120	$20,100 - 33,650	13%	4%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	18,880	$13,560 - 23,970	10%	5%
76	Insurance sales agents	140	33,090	$12,510 - 64,480	13%	45%
77	Industrial truck and tractor operators	140	29,700	$20,580 - 38,630	-1%	2%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	47,010	$25,760 - 58,960	10%	17%
79	Business operations specialists, all other	130	41,350	$13,210 - 69,810	21%	49%
80	Medical records and health information technicians	130	23,570	$17,440 - 30,900	18%	12%
81	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	130	34,840	$25,420 - 44,770	-8%	3%
82	Painters, construction and maintenance	120	28,260	$19,460 - 37,330	12%	6%
83	Medical assistants	120	26,040	$20,190 - 33,490	35%	10%
84	Sales representatives, services, all other	120	47,370	$18,020 - 87,380	28%	48%
85	Cost estimators	120	51,170	$34,870 - 74,930	19%	32%
86	Data entry keyers	120	24,940	$18,630 - 32,180	-4%	18%
87	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	38,230	$28,380 - 51,140	9%	5%
88	Cutters and trimmers, hand	120	31,090	$20,280 - 44,620	-5%	3%
89	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	110	40,760	$36,280 - 45,900	4%	0%
90	Healthcare support workers, all other	110	24,150	$17,410 - 31,890	16%	10%
91	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	110	15,600	$11,730 - 19,340	13%	15%
92	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	110	40,910	$24,730 - 49,550	-7%	12%
93	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	56,230	$32,520 - 92,230	0%	42%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	42,890	$24,420 - 65,060	4%	38%
95	Service station attendants	100	17,780	$13,760 - 23,850	13%	6%
96	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	30,950	$25,720 - 37,130	12%	3%
97	Tire repairers and changers	100	21,230	$16,610 - 27,580	20%	6%
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	20,730	$14,940 - 29,590	14%	3%
99	Property, real estate, and community association managers	100	44,800	$28,900 - 59,250	15%	36%
100	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	29,890	$21,770 - 38,650	3%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Bloomington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	40,760	110	204.6
Cutters and trimmers, hand	31,090	120	13.3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,840	130	5.1
Team assemblers	25,580	2,310	4.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,040	670	4.4
Highway maintenance workers	27,000	150	4.1
Telemarketers	17,350	490	3.3
Service station attendants	17,780	100	3.1
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	26,120	150	3
Teachers and instructors, all other	24,180	560	3
Editors	55,840	120	2.8
Tire repairers and changers	21,230	100	2.7
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	24,970	160	2.5
Driver/sales workers	23,330	410	2.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,200	710	2.4
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	25,930	150	2.3
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	33,180	250	2.3
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	44,770	170	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	37,450	180	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,390	430	2.2
Fire fighters	31,680	190	2.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,930	290	2.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,860	2,030	1.9
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	21,240	170	1.9
Food service managers	41,850	160	1.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	45,480	370	1.9
Medical records and health information technicians	23,570	130	1.9
All other information and record clerks	27,270	190	1.8
Cooks, restaurant	18,360	640	1.8
Dental assistants	34,290	220	1.7
Electrical engineers	70,350	110	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	44,020	250	1.7
Real estate sales agents	24,220	100	1.7
Waiters and waitresses	14,150	1,690	1.6
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	42,900	130	1.6
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	15,600	110	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,680	550	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,830	1,240	1.6
Child care workers	16,630	410	1.6
Mechanical engineers	58,060	150	1.6
Computer programmers	48,770	300	1.6
Tellers	21,860	400	1.6
Food preparation workers	17,190	590	1.6
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,870	160	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,090	860	1.5
Child, family, and school social workers	33,230	160	1.5
Healthcare support workers, all other	24,150	110	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,700	240	1.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,880	140	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,960	1,390	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bloomington, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cutters and trimmers, hand	31,090	1.25	120
Bus drivers, school	30,790	1.24	170
Medical secretaries	33,760	1.22	150
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	40,760	1.22	110
Editors	55,840	1.2	120
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,840	1.2	130
Construction laborers	34,480	1.19	430
Helpers--production workers	26,310	1.17	190
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	37,450	1.16	180
Dental assistants	34,290	1.14	220
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,230	1.13	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,190	1.08	820
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,960	1.08	1,390
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	25,930	1.08	150
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,270	1.07	380
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,700	1.05	140
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,870	1.05	160
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,720	1.04	200
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	45,480	1.04	370
Graphic designers	38,990	1.03	110
Electricians	45,140	1.03	240
Data entry keyers	24,940	1.02	120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,030	1.02	950
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,790	1.02	560
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,880	1.01	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,420	1.01	310
Counter and rental clerks	22,200	1.01	270
Receptionists and information clerks	22,550	1.01	740
Postal service mail carriers	44,020	1.01	250
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,910	1.01	110
Home health aides	19,790	1	400
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,930	1	290
Team assemblers	25,580	1	2,310
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,020	1	1,080
Order clerks	26,900	1	160
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,630	1	270
Medical assistants	26,040	0.99	120
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,260	0.99	200
Elementary school teachers, except special education	45,730	0.98	740
Tellers	21,860	0.98	400
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,040	0.98	670
Computer support specialists	38,710	0.97	260
Dishwashers	15,230	0.97	320
Cost estimators	51,170	0.97	120
Electrical engineers	70,350	0.96	110
Food preparation workers	17,190	0.96	590
Office clerks, general	22,720	0.96	1,730
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,010	0.96	130
Teacher assistants	19,900	0.96	620
Sales representatives, services, all other	47,370	0.95	120

Highest Paying Jobs in Bloomington, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	196,560
Surgeons	187,920
Family and general practitioners	172,220	90
Management analysts	134,480
Chief executives	111,800	90
Pharmacists	88,670	140
General and operations managers	85,070	530
Legislators	84,390	80
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	82,120	40
Lawyers	79,570	140
Engineering managers	77,220	50
Sales managers	76,600	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,340	90
Natural sciences managers	72,650	50
Computer software engineers, applications	72,100	50
Construction managers	71,280	70
Electrical engineers	70,350	110
Dental hygienists	69,560	90
Industrial production managers	68,130	60
Logisticians	67,550	60
Financial managers	65,960	160
Medical and health services managers	65,040	140
Engineers, all other	64,020	50
Physical therapists	63,660	100
Electronics engineers, except computer	62,690	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	62,180	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,930	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	58,520	130
Mechanical engineers	58,060	150
Managers, all other	57,850	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	57,160	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	56,790	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,230	110
Editors	55,840	120
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,420	310
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,250	90
Civil engineers	54,380	30
Market research analysts	54,290	40
Cost estimators	51,170	120
Administrative services managers	50,710	60
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	50,220
Accountants and auditors	49,890	310
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,870	160
Loan officers	49,720	170
Speech-language pathologists	49,640	50
Social and community service managers	48,950	60
Chemists	48,820
Computer programmers	48,770	300
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,660	230
Special education teachers, secondary school	47,400	40

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