Elkhart, Indiana Employment

Elkhart Employment

Employment and Industries in the Elkhart, Indiana 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 Elkhart than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Elkhart.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Elkhart.
A list of any large public companies in Elkhart.

Jobs in Elkhart

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	136830	$44,680	$21.48	100
2	Production Occupations	52060	$41,540	$19.97	5.6
3	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	20130	$45,890	$22.06	0.8
4	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	14120	$39,070	$18.78	13.75
5	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	11040	$35,880	$17.25	6.7
6	Sales and Related Occupations	9410	$42,810	$20.58	9.5
7	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	7890	$23,720	$11.4	8.7
8	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5810	$47,020	$22.6	3.75
9	Construction and Extraction Occupations	5320	$46,760	$22.48	4.6
10	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	5200	$74,170	$35.66	5.85
11	Management Occupations	4820	$106,570	$51.24	6.35
12	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	4190	$43,880	$21.1	6
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3950	$31,340	$15.07	1.8
14	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	3650	$60,440	$29.06	5.35
15	Office Clerks, General	3060	$34,700	$16.68	1.9
16	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3020	$21,820	$10.49	2.45
17	Healthcare Support Occupations	2870	$29,520	$14.19	2.85
18	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2770	$64,210	$30.87	0.4
19	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2640	$40,090	$19.28	0.3
20	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	2340	$29,130	$14.01	3.6
21	Cashiers	2300	$21,520	$10.35	2.2
22	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	2290	$35,390	$17.01	0.1
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2290	$35,930	$17.27	0.4
24	Retail Salespersons	2270	$31,240	$15.02	2.7
25	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	2250	$65,690	$31.58	1.7
26	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2250	$35,720	$17.17	0.1
27	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2210	$74,370	$35.75	0.85
28	Customer Service Representatives	2140	$42,820	$20.59	1.75
29	General and Operations Managers	2140	$117,480	$56.48	1.5
30	Registered Nurses	2010	$61,300	$29.47	1.95
31	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1780	$41,300	$19.86	0.9
32	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1750	$39,970	$19.22	0.35
33	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	1730	$37,460	$18.01	0
34	Helpers--Production Workers	1660	$33,230	$15.98	0.2
35	Stockers and Order Fillers	1650	$31,770	$15.27	1.25
36	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1570	$47,840	$23	1.2
37	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	1530	$65,480	$31.48	3
38	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1280	$29,420	$14.14	1.5
39	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1270	$55,410	$26.64	0.95
40	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1270	$33,220	$15.97	0.1
41	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1260	$25,390	$12.21	0
42	Protective Service Occupations	1180	$42,120	$20.25	2.2
43	Waiters and Waitresses	1120	$23,020	$11.07	1.65
44	Light Truck Drivers	1110	$35,180	$16.92	0.6
45	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1050	$37,370	$17.97	1.05
46	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1010	$32,180	$15.47	0.2
47	Electricians	1000	$43,080	$20.71	0.45
48	Food Preparation Workers	980	$23,430	$11.26	0.5
49	Industrial Engineers	960	$69,680	$33.5	0.2
50	Machinists	900	$40,330	$19.39	0.2
51	Community and Social Service Occupations	860	$44,420	$21.36	1.75
52	Carpenters	850	$49,250	$23.68	0.6
53	Cooks, Restaurant	850	$23,460	$11.28	0.9
54	Accountants and Auditors	840	$64,540	$31.03	0.9
55	Personal Care and Service Occupations	830	$27,640	$13.29	4.65
56	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	810	$41,680	$20.04	0.1
57	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	800	$51,460	$24.74	0.2
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	800	$37,260	$17.91	0.4
59	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	760	$42,010	$20.2	1.8
60	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	760	$38,560	$18.54	0.95
61	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	700	$35,570	$17.1	0
62	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	700	$31,380	$15.09	1.4
63	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	680	$58,320	$28.04	0.25
64	Construction Laborers	680	$41,770	$20.08	0.9
65	Parts Salespersons	630	$29,090	$13.98	0.2
66	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	620	$35,390	$17.02	0.6
67	Sheet Metal Workers	610	$43,160	$20.75	0.1
68	Upholsterers	610	$34,850	$16.76	0
69	Nursing Assistants	580	$27,070	$13.01	0.95
70	Industrial Production Managers	570	$91,660	$44.07	0.1
71	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	540	$65,050	$31.27	0.3
72	Packers and Packagers, Hand	530	$28,350	$13.63	0.4
73	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	530	$59,420	$28.57	0.3
74	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	530	$35,430	$17.04	0
75	Sewing Machine Operators	530	$30,920	$14.87	0.1
76	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	530	$32,490	$15.62	0
77	Computer User Support Specialists	520	$47,160	$22.67	0.4
78	Human Resources Specialists	510	$54,230	$26.07	0.4
79	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	$39,830	$19.15	0.5
80	Receptionists and Information Clerks	500	$31,210	$15	0.7
81	Medical Assistants	490	$32,690	$15.71	0.45
82	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	460	$46,240	$22.23	0.2
83	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	460	$21,990	$10.57	0.9
84	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	450	$30,050	$14.45	0.75
85	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	440	$65,710	$31.59	0.7
86	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	400	$58,390	$28.07	0.4
87	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	400	$35,330	$16.99	0.3
88	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	$53,950	$25.94	0.3
89	Tool and Die Makers	390	$53,350	$25.65	0
90	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	380	$43,580	$20.95	0.5
91	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	380	$41,590	$20	0.1
92	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	370	$55,280	$26.58	0.2
93	Security Guards	370	$28,320	$13.62	0.7
94	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	350	$28,550	$13.72	0
95	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	350	$44,630	$21.46	0
96	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	340	$68,810	$33.08	0.8
97	Billing and Posting Clerks	310	$35,180	$16.92	0.3
98	Legal Occupations	310	$67,890	$32.64	0.8
99	Tellers	310	$28,700	$13.8	0.25
100	Financial Managers	300	$110,850	$53.29	0.4

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$44,680	136,830
Production Occupations	$41,540	52,060
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,890	20,130
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,070	14,120
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$35,880	11,040
Sales and Related Occupations	$42,810	9,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$23,720	7,890
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$47,020	5,810
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$46,760	5,320
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$74,170	5,200
Management Occupations	$106,570	4,820
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$43,880	4,190
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,340	3,950
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$60,440	3,650
Office Clerks, General	$34,700	3,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$21,820	3,020
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,520	2,870
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,210	2,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$40,090	2,640
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,130	2,340
Cashiers	$21,520	2,300
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$35,390	2,290
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$35,930	2,290
Retail Salespersons	$31,240	2,270
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$65,690	2,250
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,720	2,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,370	2,210
Customer Service Representatives	$42,820	2,140
General and Operations Managers	$117,480	2,140
Registered Nurses	$61,300	2,010
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,300	1,780
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$39,970	1,750
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$37,460	1,730
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,230	1,660
Stockers and Order Fillers	$31,770	1,650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$47,840	1,570
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$65,480	1,530
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,420	1,280
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,410	1,270
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,220	1,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,390	1,260
Protective Service Occupations	$42,120	1,180
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,020	1,120
Light Truck Drivers	$35,180	1,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,370	1,050
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,180	1,010
Electricians	$43,080	1,000
Food Preparation Workers	$23,430	980
Industrial Engineers	$69,680	960
Machinists	$40,330	900

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$44,680

136,830

Production Occupations

$41,540

52,060

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$45,890

20,130

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$39,070

14,120

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$35,880

11,040

Sales and Related Occupations

$42,810

9,410

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$23,720

7,890

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$47,020

5,810

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$46,760

5,320

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$74,170

5,200

Management Occupations

$106,570

4,820

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$43,880

4,190

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$31,340

3,950

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$60,440

3,650

Office Clerks, General

$34,700

3,060

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$21,820

3,020

Healthcare Support Occupations

$29,520

2,870

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$64,210

2,770

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$40,090

2,640

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$29,130

2,340

Cashiers

$21,520

2,300

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

$35,390

2,290

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

$35,930

2,290

Retail Salespersons

$31,240

2,270

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$65,690

2,250

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$35,720

2,250

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$74,370

2,210

Customer Service Representatives

$42,820

2,140

General and Operations Managers

$117,480

2,140

Registered Nurses

$61,300

2,010

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$41,300

1,780

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$39,970

1,750

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

$37,460

1,730

Helpers--Production Workers

$33,230

1,660

Stockers and Order Fillers

$31,770

1,650

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$47,840

1,570

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$65,480

1,530

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$29,420

1,280

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$55,410

1,270

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$33,220

1,270

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$25,390

1,260

Protective Service Occupations

$42,120

1,180

Waiters and Waitresses

$23,020

1,120

Light Truck Drivers

$35,180

1,110

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$37,370

1,050

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

$32,180

1,010

Electricians

$43,080

1,000

Food Preparation Workers

$23,430

980

Industrial Engineers

$69,680

960

Machinists

$40,330

900

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$44,680	136,830
Production Occupations	$41,540	52,060
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,890	20,130
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,070	14,120
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$35,880	11,040
Sales and Related Occupations	$42,810	9,410
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$47,020	5,810
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$46,760	5,320
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$74,170	5,200
Management Occupations	$106,570	4,820
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$43,880	4,190
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,340	3,950
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$60,440	3,650
Office Clerks, General	$34,700	3,060
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,520	2,870
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,210	2,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$40,090	2,640
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,130	2,340
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$35,390	2,290
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$35,930	2,290
Retail Salespersons	$31,240	2,270
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$65,690	2,250
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,720	2,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,370	2,210
Customer Service Representatives	$42,820	2,140
General and Operations Managers	$117,480	2,140
Registered Nurses	$61,300	2,010
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,300	1,780
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$39,970	1,750
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$37,460	1,730
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,230	1,660
Stockers and Order Fillers	$31,770	1,650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$47,840	1,570
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$65,480	1,530
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,420	1,280
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,410	1,270
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,220	1,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,390	1,260
Protective Service Occupations	$42,120	1,180
Light Truck Drivers	$35,180	1,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,370	1,050
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,180	1,010
Electricians	$43,080	1,000
Industrial Engineers	$69,680	960
Machinists	$40,330	900
Community and Social Service Occupations	$44,420	860
Carpenters	$49,250	850
Accountants and Auditors	$64,540	840
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$27,640	830
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$41,680	810

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$44,680

136,830

Production Occupations

$41,540

52,060

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$45,890

20,130

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$39,070

14,120

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$35,880

11,040

Sales and Related Occupations

$42,810

9,410

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$47,020

5,810

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$46,760

5,320

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$74,170

5,200

Management Occupations

$106,570

4,820

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$43,880

4,190

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$31,340

3,950

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$60,440

3,650

Office Clerks, General

$34,700

3,060

Healthcare Support Occupations

$29,520

2,870

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$64,210

2,770

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$40,090

2,640

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$29,130

2,340

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

$35,390

2,290

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

$35,930

2,290

Retail Salespersons

$31,240

2,270

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$65,690

2,250

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$35,720

2,250

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$74,370

2,210

Customer Service Representatives

$42,820

2,140

General and Operations Managers

$117,480

2,140

Registered Nurses

$61,300

2,010

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$41,300

1,780

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$39,970

1,750

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

$37,460

1,730

Helpers--Production Workers

$33,230

1,660

Stockers and Order Fillers

$31,770

1,650

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$47,840

1,570

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$65,480

1,530

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$29,420

1,280

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$55,410

1,270

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$33,220

1,270

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$25,390

1,260

Protective Service Occupations

$42,120

1,180

Light Truck Drivers

$35,180

1,110

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$37,370

1,050

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

$32,180

1,010

Electricians

$43,080

1,000

Industrial Engineers

$69,680

960

Machinists

$40,330

900

Community and Social Service Occupations

$44,420

860

Carpenters

$49,250

850

Accountants and Auditors

$64,540

840

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$27,640

830

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

$41,680

810

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