Fort Wayne Employment

Employment and Industries in the Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Fort Wayne, 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	Registered nurses	4,270	49,090	$36,510 - 62,750	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,410	53,320	$27,470 - 88,010	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,740	46,880	$29,720 - 64,790	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,640	46,620	$30,580 - 63,560	14%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,400	58,060	$33,650 - 88,850	18%	79%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,150	22,550	$12,670 - 36,270	9%	54%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	790	47,600	$31,850 - 65,420	11%	95%
8	Electrical engineers	730	74,110	$49,990 - 112,760	6%	81%
9	Child, family, and school social workers	690	29,440	$22,090 - 38,020	19%	77%
10	Mechanical engineers	680	65,480	$44,030 - 100,310	4%	78%
11	Social and human service assistants	580	24,920	$18,820 - 35,120	34%	58%
12	Coaches and scouts	580	24,920	$12,630 - 36,750	15%	60%
13	Computer systems analysts	570	63,100	$40,960 - 92,680	29%	68%
14	Management analysts	570	60,620	$25,140 - 108,580	22%	78%
15	Network systems and data communications analysts	550	60,380	$37,710 - 89,540	53%	57%
16	Managers, all other	550	71,270	$37,410 - 116,480	7%	55%
17	Computer software engineers, applications	550	77,310	$49,540 - 114,280	45%	85%
18	Sales managers	540	83,090	$35,720 - 0	10%	69%
19	Chief executives	520	139,950	$73,390 - 0	2%	65%
20	Medical and health services managers	520	69,200	$39,500 - 122,190	16%	57%
21	Industrial engineers	500	65,160	$45,470 - 89,260	20%	74%
22	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	460	32,860	$23,190 - 49,230	15%	51%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	460	49,640	$31,680 - 72,740	27%	50%
24	Financial managers	440	88,480	$52,900 - 128,060	13%	60%
25	Lawyers	440	88,060	$30,100 - 0	11%	99%
26	Pharmacists	440	89,020	$71,510 - 110,850	22%	97%
27	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	380	50,380	$28,870 - 75,440	12%	51%
28	Graphic designers	370	45,160	$17,130 - 125,920	10%	55%
29	Computer programmers	360	62,170	$39,530 - 90,550	0%	73%
30	Public relations specialists	320	43,140	$26,190 - 69,220	18%	81%
31	Computer software engineers, systems software	310	72,050	$36,610 - 109,570	28%	85%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	310	48,850	$33,570 - 63,200	12%	51%
33	Training and development specialists	300	40,750	$20,260 - 61,970	18%	56%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	280		$0 - 0	25%	67%
35	Medical and public health social workers	280	40,920	$25,270 - 59,650	24%	77%
36	Physical therapists	280	56,260	$26,520 - 81,370	27%	89%
37	Computer and information systems managers	280	84,640	$48,670 - 128,210	16%	73%
38	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	76,590	$59,500 - 97,090	8%	78%
39	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	240	45,250	$29,370 - 61,590	20%	87%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	230	34,360	$24,980 - 45,250	18%	56%
41	Engineering managers	220	92,630	$54,970 - 139,780	7%	84%
42	Social and community service managers	210	40,890	$27,450 - 56,210	25%	72%
43	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	200	68,470	$52,000 - 89,580	13%	74%
44	Advertising sales agents	190	38,860	$22,590 - 59,770	20%	56%
45	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	190	46,700	$27,160 - 76,920	5%	58%
46	Dietitians and nutritionists	190	36,280	$15,960 - 58,030	9%	72%
47	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	190	47,570	$26,540 - 70,210	13%	73%
48	Rehabilitation counselors	180	33,710	$20,560 - 61,480	23%	73%
49	Community and social service specialists, all other	180	27,630	$15,780 - 52,680	25%	58%
50	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	170	49,610	$26,010 - 80,710	18%	56%
51	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	170	28,700	$11,780 - 58,300	17%	56%
52	Librarians	170	35,890	$12,410 - 59,230	4%	85%
53	Marketing managers	160	88,060	$43,440 - 141,930	14%	69%
54	Insurance underwriters	160	52,100	$33,360 - 79,850	6%	53%
55	Engineers, all other	160	86,290	$50,850 - 135,640	6%	82%
56	Floral designers	160	19,130	$13,500 - 29,370	0%	55%
57	Market research analysts	160	57,600	$28,710 - 105,600	20%	82%
58	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	46,660	$26,300 - 72,410	30%	77%
59	Sales engineers	150	68,480	$51,070 - 87,250	9%	79%
60	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	150	86,440	$34,710 - 0	12%	94%
61	Mental health counselors	140	52,040	$27,700 - 107,640	30%	73%
62	Financial analysts	140	63,010	$39,370 - 96,840	34%	87%
63	Civil engineers	140	55,950	$40,700 - 76,210	18%	87%
64	Sales and related workers, all other	140	36,610	$22,180 - 63,060	14%	62%
65	Special education teachers, secondary school	130	46,050	$31,080 - 62,870	9%	87%
66	Personal financial advisors	130	69,190	$13,490 - 132,920	41%	81%
67	Architects, except landscape and naval	120	49,590	$20,410 - 77,670	18%	88%
68	Occupational therapists	120	66,020	$46,500 - 90,810	23%	90%
69	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	120	53,560	$36,750 - 70,800	0%	96%
70	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	120	22,590	$12,880 - 30,860	11%	55%
71	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	110	32,300	$24,070 - 45,530	24%	78%
72	Editors	110	45,800	$22,090 - 66,730	2%	81%
73	Speech-language pathologists	110	57,690	$30,590 - 100,590	11%	98%
74	Purchasing managers	110	75,230	$48,250 - 111,530	3%	57%
75	Computer specialists, all other	110	44,880	$13,810 - 80,240	15%	68%
76	Actuaries	100	80,300	$38,550 - 126,080	24%	99%
77	Compensation and benefits managers	90	70,520	$35,280 - 107,360	12%	58%
78	Optometrists	90	68,080	$59,680 - 78,910	11%	100%
79	Dentists, general	90	110,770	$56,640 - 0	9%	100%
80	Physician assistants	90	76,580	$58,480 - 97,050	27%	67%
81	Special education teachers, middle school	80	41,810	$31,510 - 60,020	16%	87%
82	Operations research analysts	80	57,900	$36,710 - 86,700	11%	71%
83	Social workers, all other	80	38,350	$23,840 - 60,830	18%	77%
84	Clergy	80	39,690	$24,690 - 51,890	19%	75%
85	Health educators	80	43,190	$27,420 - 63,280	26%	58%
86	Commercial and industrial designers	80	57,630	$35,530 - 88,220	7%	55%
87	Credit analysts	80	46,290	$30,770 - 76,120	2%	60%
88	Tax preparers	80	44,120	$24,120 - 70,380	0%	54%
89	Instructional coordinators	70	48,890	$30,660 - 72,860	23%	79%
90	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	34,210	$25,240 - 46,620	34%	73%
91	Veterinarians	70	84,030	$39,140 - 0	35%	100%
92	Financial specialists, all other	70	46,250	$28,080 - 72,260	12%	50%
93	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	50,890	$29,810 - 67,800	16%	99%
94	Technical writers	70	52,710	$38,670 - 72,890	20%	74%
95	Human resources managers, all other	60	76,670	$45,680 - 113,540	11%	58%
96	Producers and directors	60	52,070	$24,570 - 0	11%	75%
97	Training and development managers	50	48,530	$30,220 - 69,950	16%	58%
98	Surveyors	50	49,200	$29,650 - 75,320	24%	82%
99	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	50	34,110	$20,140 - 56,060	15%	72%
100	Chiropractors	50	112,900	$52,930 - 0	14%	98%

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	6,700	22,430	$12,780 - 35,450	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	4,980	16,150	$12,190 - 20,980	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,900	15,300	$11,680 - 21,410	18%	5%
4	Team assemblers	4,600	32,950	$19,850 - 55,110	0%	5%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,270	23,920	$15,800 - 32,750	2%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,080	23,110	$14,770 - 34,310	15%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	3,890	23,530	$14,190 - 34,130	13%	19%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,870	42,290	$27,120 - 57,710	10%	4%
9	Waiters and waitresses	3,500	15,090	$11,620 - 21,020	11%	14%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,780	31,030	$20,430 - 43,470	13%	16%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,760	26,990	$17,920 - 37,140	1%	18%
12	Customer service representatives	2,690	30,710	$19,290 - 44,980	25%	22%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,440	22,010	$14,670 - 31,400	-7%	8%
14	General and operations managers	2,230	91,820	$41,580 - [?]	2%	48%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,130	33,210	$18,200 - 48,490	10%	6%
16	Teacher assistants	2,070	20,310	$13,920 - 27,000	10%	18%
17	Helpers--production workers	1,960	20,120	$13,200 - 28,850	0%	4%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,910	22,770	$17,830 - 29,540	18%	7%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,890	44,680	$25,940 - 68,450	6%	29%
20	Food preparation workers	1,790	17,080	$12,230 - 22,810	15%	7%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,740	34,140	$24,860 - 45,250	15%	18%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,740	22,610	$15,640 - 29,780	17%	13%
23	Security guards	1,710	21,060	$12,130 - 34,270	17%	13%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,660	48,180	$31,980 - 68,790	-4%	15%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,620	28,660	$15,510 - 49,690	8%	4%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,570	38,520	$20,970 - 63,110	4%	25%
27	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,550	54,030	$26,290 - 91,390	28%	48%
28	Carpenters	1,480	38,250	$22,440 - 59,260	10%	6%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	1,430	19,660	$12,220 - 29,380	-11%	3%
30	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,420	27,040	$17,470 - 38,460	4%	6%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,390	32,070	$23,100 - 43,620	-1%	2%
32	Machinists	1,330	33,510	$24,060 - 43,540	-2%	3%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,310	35,210	$28,200 - 43,800	14%	7%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,300	22,000	$16,000 - 31,230	18%	6%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,290	26,740	$19,280 - 38,690	11%	14%
36	Electricians	1,240	46,720	$28,290 - 70,980	7%	7%
37	Cooks, restaurant	1,180	19,920	$14,770 - 27,130	12%	5%
38	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,180	27,610	$20,340 - 35,200	-14%	0%
39	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,140	31,370	$19,750 - 43,330	-26%	6%
40	Tellers	1,080	21,920	$17,320 - 27,610	14%	16%
41	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,010	50,040	$28,760 - 70,870	11%	4%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	990	36,850	$21,450 - 56,010	14%	4%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	960	34,350	$21,260 - 53,350	-6%	14%
44	Construction laborers	950	35,830	$19,810 - 55,020	11%	5%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	940	27,780	$20,340 - 36,880	4%	15%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	890	53,800	$34,620 - 78,040	7%	13%
47	Medical assistants	880	25,820	$20,000 - 33,060	35%	10%
48	Bartenders	870	15,940	$11,890 - 21,130	11%	17%
49	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	870	16,660	$12,100 - 22,710	13%	5%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	840	16,140	$11,920 - 21,500	14%	3%
51	Personal and home care aides	830	20,090	$16,290 - 23,320	51%	10%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	820	32,390	$21,770 - 45,320	5%	2%
53	Business operations specialists, all other	800	52,610	$28,560 - 82,300	21%	49%
54	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	770	40,640	$22,650 - 57,570	-22%	0%
55	Counter and rental clerks	760	21,480	$12,420 - 35,510	23%	16%
56	Dishwashers	720	15,490	$11,950 - 19,250	10%	3%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	710	58,230	$38,430 - 77,640	9%	10%
58	Bill and account collectors	700	30,070	$19,330 - 42,350	23%	13%
59	Driver/sales workers	690	19,040	$11,730 - 33,210	-4%	4%
60	Medical secretaries	690	26,070	$19,770 - 33,860	17%	18%
61	Insurance sales agents	680	63,810	$25,570 - [?]	13%	45%
62	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	680	23,630	$16,720 - 32,810	-8%	5%
63	Data entry keyers	680	29,690	$22,960 - 42,070	-4%	18%
64	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	660	19,570	$12,490 - 27,510	12%	6%
65	Cooks, fast food	640	14,190	$11,470 - 18,130	8%	5%
66	Bus drivers, school	640	25,720	$13,660 - 37,330	9%	4%
67	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	640	31,290	$21,190 - 43,090	-6%	0%
68	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	630	41,030	$26,190 - 57,370	4%	30%
69	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	620	14,560	$11,630 - 19,350	10%	8%
70	Sewing machine operators	610	18,390	$15,130 - 25,020	-26%	5%
71	Preschool teachers, except special education	590	22,070	$16,350 - 30,090	26%	43%
72	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	580	15,870	$11,900 - 20,530	10%	17%
73	Child care workers	580	17,560	$13,080 - 22,690	18%	15%
74	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	570	36,460	$25,430 - 49,080	12%	3%
75	Painters, construction and maintenance	560	28,910	$19,870 - 37,710	12%	6%
76	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	560	47,610	$32,080 - 58,920	8%	3%
77	Cooks, short order	560	18,150	$12,750 - 23,600	5%	5%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	560	70,350	$34,610 - 126,810	4%	38%
79	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	550	32,290	$21,530 - 44,650	-2%	6%
80	Loan officers	540	49,460	$26,390 - 90,950	12%	49%
81	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	530	19,740	$12,520 - 28,160	11%	5%
82	Computer support specialists	520	37,440	$23,230 - 57,910	13%	43%
83	Home health aides	490	21,730	$15,560 - 29,950	49%	7%
84	Motor vehicle operators, all other	490	13,500	$11,330 - 14,840	11%	0%
85	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	480	52,100	$30,220 - 77,600	0%	42%
86	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	470	28,380	$19,240 - 37,960	-15%	0%
87	Food servers, nonrestaurant	470	18,500	$13,240 - 26,460	16%	9%
88	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	450	46,790	$28,990 - 69,330	9%	47%
89	Postal service mail carriers	450	43,560	$34,910 - 50,560	1%	11%
90	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	450	29,110	$19,760 - 38,120	-12%	4%
91	Pharmacy technicians	450	23,730	$18,110 - 30,060	32%	16%
92	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	440	55,610	$34,780 - 77,050	4%	18%
93	Office and administrative support workers, all other	440	24,560	$15,730 - 41,000	-8%	32%
94	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	440	15,250	$11,680 - 20,810	12%	6%
95	Tool and die makers	440	43,150	$30,800 - 55,470	-9%	5%
96	Dental assistants	410	28,710	$15,890 - 36,920	29%	9%
97	Cost estimators	410	48,000	$27,680 - 72,920	19%	32%
98	Parts salespersons	410	33,430	$19,810 - 44,590	-1%	6%
99	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	400	35,620	$24,460 - 47,250	2%	11%
100	Industrial production managers	400	73,980	$44,740 - 106,800	-5%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Fort Wayne Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	24,630	230	11.1
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40,640	770	10
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,860	320	7.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,290	640	6.8
Motor vehicle operators, all other	13,500	490	5.3
Cutters and trimmers, hand	25,390	170	5.3
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	15,670	130	5.2
Actuaries	80,300	100	5
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	68,470	200	4.7
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,120	130	4.3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,130	100	3.9
Painting, coating, and decorating workers	27,310	120	3.9
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,370	1,140	3.8
Tool and die makers	43,150	440	3.6
Carpet installers	38,300	130	3.5
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,110	450	3.5
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,380	470	3.5
Radio and television announcers	27,130	140	3.2
Millwrights	45,380	140	3.2
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	22,050	100	3.2
Electrical engineers	74,110	730	3.2
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,610	1,180	3.1
Home appliance repairers	39,470	130	3
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,290	550	3
Glaziers	38,950	170	3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,210	270	3
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	33,460	380	2.9
Coaches and scouts	24,920	580	2.8
Team assemblers	32,950	4,600	2.7
Helpers--production workers	20,120	1,960	2.7
Dietitians and nutritionists	36,280	190	2.6
Surgeons		160	2.6
Opticians, dispensing	21,820	230	2.5
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	29,290	300	2.5
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	23,630	680	2.4
Machinists	33,510	1,330	2.4
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	42,710	190	2.3
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	86,440	150	2.3
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	22,070	110	2.2
Crane and tower operators	47,290	120	2.2
Dental laboratory technicians	34,020	130	2.2
Highway maintenance workers	29,900	290	2.2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,860	460	2.2
Cooks, short order	18,150	560	2.2
Medical transcriptionists	28,420	260	2.2
Bindery workers	28,830	190	2.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	43,070	400	2.2
Sewing machine operators	18,390	610	2.1
Mechanical engineers	65,480	680	2.1
Floral designers	19,130	160	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	42,780	1.55	120
Mental health counselors	52,040	1.33	140
Property, real estate, and community association managers	66,200	1.31	110
Team assemblers	32,950	1.29	4,600
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,980	1.28	120
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	46,660	1.24	150
Construction laborers	35,830	1.24	950
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40,640	1.23	770
Data entry keyers	29,690	1.22	680
Telemarketers	29,370	1.21	310
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	42,290	1.2	3,870
Family and general practitioners	181,090	1.19	120
Graphic designers	45,160	1.19	370
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47,610	1.19	560
Insurance sales agents	63,810	1.18	680
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,210	1.18	270
Physicians and surgeons, all other	175,530	1.15	190
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,370	1.15	1,140
Engineers, all other	86,290	1.15	160
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50,040	1.14	1,010
Home appliance repairers	39,470	1.14	130
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,610	1.14	440
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,810	1.14	110
Parts salespersons	33,430	1.13	410
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,070	1.13	1,390
Crane and tower operators	47,290	1.13	120
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,920	1.13	340
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	51,850	1.11	260
Printing machine operators	35,110	1.11	300
Home health aides	21,730	1.1	490
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,110	1.09	4,080
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,660	1.09	1,620
Sales representatives, services, all other	54,030	1.08	1,550
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	35,620	1.08	400
Customer service representatives	30,710	1.08	2,690
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	53,560	1.08	120
Couriers and messengers	23,900	1.08	180
Bindery workers	28,830	1.08	190
Painting, coating, and decorating workers	27,310	1.08	120
Health technologists and technicians, all other	40,100	1.07	110
Tire repairers and changers	24,150	1.07	240
Occupational therapists	66,020	1.07	120
Administrative services managers	71,200	1.07	250
Personal and home care aides	20,090	1.07	830
Computer operators	35,520	1.06	230
Electricians	46,720	1.06	1,240
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,230	1.06	710
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	30,510	1.06	120
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,850	1.06	990
Computer software engineers, applications	77,310	1.06	550

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	186,000	50
Family and general practitioners	181,090	120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	175,530	190
Psychiatrists	140,390	40
Chief executives	139,950	520
Chiropractors	112,900	50
Dentists, general	110,770	90
Engineering managers	92,630	220
General and operations managers	91,820	2,230
Pharmacists	89,020	440
Financial managers	88,480	440
Marketing managers	88,060	160
Lawyers	88,060	440
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	86,440	150
Engineers, all other	86,290	160
Computer and information systems managers	84,640	280
Veterinarians	84,030	70
Advertising and promotions managers	83,730	30
Sales managers	83,090	540
Education administrators, postsecondary	80,420	50
Actuaries	80,300	100
Computer software engineers, applications	77,310	550
Human resources managers, all other	76,670	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	76,590	270
Physician assistants	76,580	90
Purchasing managers	75,230	110
Electrical engineers	74,110	730
Industrial production managers	73,980	400
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,000	160
Environmental engineers	72,750
Computer software engineers, systems software	72,050	310
Managers, all other	71,270	550
Administrative services managers	71,200	250
Compensation and benefits managers	70,520	90
Real estate brokers	70,490
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,350	560
Construction managers	69,920	240
Medical and health services managers	69,200	520
Personal financial advisors	69,190	130
Sales engineers	68,480	150
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	68,470	200
Optometrists	68,080	90
Property, real estate, and community association managers	66,200	110
Occupational therapists	66,020	120
Mechanical engineers	65,480	680
Industrial engineers	65,160	500
Natural sciences managers	64,450	30
Insurance sales agents	63,810	680
Computer systems analysts	63,100	570
Financial analysts	63,010	140

Large Companies Headquartered in Fort Wayne

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Steel Dynamics	2.2

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