Kokomo Employment

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

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	820	49,780	$36,640 - 59,850	24%	56%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	450	28,790	$14,680 - 34,600	9%	54%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	370	46,150	$30,590 - 61,210	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	45,840	$30,580 - 63,160	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	210	49,360	$33,350 - 68,070	11%	95%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	160	62,930	$30,050 - 124,830	8%	51%
7	Accountants and auditors	140	55,070	$33,640 - 83,680	18%	79%
8	Social and human service assistants	100	28,230	$15,920 - 44,970	34%	58%
9	Pharmacists	100	93,050	$82,900 - 112,830	22%	97%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	42,570	$30,480 - 60,120	13%	73%
11	Librarians	90	41,240	$20,940 - 58,790	4%	85%
12	Financial managers	90	59,520	$30,940 - 107,430	13%	60%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	50,940	$28,150 - 71,960	12%	51%
14	Medical and health services managers	80	59,900	$46,890 - 77,960	16%	57%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	44,500	$37,310 - 55,070	12%	51%
16	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	65,280	$52,130 - 84,270	8%	78%
17	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	44,600	$30,180 - 61,420	20%	87%
18	Coaches and scouts	70	24,880	$11,940 - 44,710	15%	60%
19	Floral designers	60	21,210	$17,150 - 24,120	0%	55%
20	Lawyers	60	49,140	$31,130 - 71,060	11%	99%
21	Physical therapists	60	58,810	$35,990 - 78,650	27%	89%
22	Chief executives	60	136,710	$61,270 - 0	2%	65%
23	Special education teachers, middle school	50	46,590	$34,830 - 58,690	16%	87%
24	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50	76,670	$31,960 - 0	25%	67%
25	Public relations specialists	50	36,890	$21,820 - 56,350	18%	81%
26	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	34,060	$25,600 - 45,640	18%	56%
27	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	43,610	$31,390 - 56,740	9%	87%
28	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	29,350	$24,850 - 36,300	25%	58%
29	Medical and public health social workers	40	42,520	$26,850 - 51,640	24%	77%
30	Sales managers	40	116,570	$55,800 - 0	10%	69%
31	Computer software engineers, applications	40	82,970	$51,480 - 0	45%	85%
32	Speech-language pathologists	30	47,880	$34,190 - 62,270	11%	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	1,620	20,970	$12,630 - 34,520	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,330	14,590	$11,640 - 19,160	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,290	16,210	$12,000 - 21,860	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	990	14,320	$11,490 - 19,420	11%	14%
5	Electricians	980	65,000	$52,420 - 75,950	7%	7%
6	Office clerks, general	930	27,600	$13,940 - 53,660	13%	19%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	31,600	$15,530 - 56,160	15%	4%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	640	24,830	$15,970 - 34,890	1%	18%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	580	29,550	$15,240 - 54,850	2%	5%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	570	25,300	$15,270 - 52,330	-7%	8%
11	Teacher assistants	560	19,710	$14,770 - 26,270	10%	18%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	550	36,630	$23,650 - 57,010	10%	4%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	530	42,460	$20,550 - 58,920	10%	6%
14	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	500	63,080	$39,550 - 75,620	11%	4%
15	Food preparation workers	490	16,010	$12,080 - 20,800	15%	7%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	450	24,900	$16,610 - 34,230	13%	16%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	430	33,870	$20,250 - 51,680	4%	25%
18	Packers and packagers, hand	430	31,660	$12,320 - 58,730	-11%	3%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	410	21,640	$17,050 - 27,500	18%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	380	56,120	$32,240 - 84,450	-4%	15%
21	Industrial truck and tractor operators	360	45,470	$24,300 - 58,160	-1%	2%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	350	33,230	$24,230 - 47,010	15%	18%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	350	34,270	$26,740 - 43,760	14%	7%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	340	28,340	$15,690 - 51,710	8%	4%
25	General and operations managers	340	77,160	$34,570 - 130,670	2%	48%
26	Cooks, restaurant	300	18,800	$15,280 - 23,100	12%	5%
27	Customer service representatives	270	31,720	$16,100 - 58,660	25%	22%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	270	28,140	$16,810 - 42,650	11%	14%
29	Receptionists and information clerks	240	22,960	$15,940 - 30,040	17%	13%
30	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	230	19,500	$15,270 - 26,420	-4%	5%
31	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	220	20,590	$15,840 - 24,660	11%	5%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	220	17,580	$13,280 - 22,400	13%	5%
33	Business operations specialists, all other	210	67,380	$41,220 - 94,100	21%	49%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	71,170	$37,250 - 93,160	7%	13%
35	Bartenders	200	14,890	$11,520 - 20,240	11%	17%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	190	40,950	$21,560 - 65,900	6%	29%
37	Tellers	180	23,230	$16,930 - 31,080	14%	16%
38	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	180	41,740	$24,790 - 70,540	9%	3%
39	Helpers--production workers	170	18,990	$11,780 - 31,730	0%	4%
40	Home health aides	170	21,330	$18,730 - 24,870	49%	7%
41	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	170	39,470	$22,280 - 58,870	5%	2%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	160	34,520	$23,000 - 54,340	14%	4%
43	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	160	19,410	$14,280 - 28,810	18%	6%
44	Pharmacy technicians	160	21,750	$16,660 - 27,320	32%	16%
45	Insurance sales agents	150	61,980	$26,270 - [?]	13%	45%
46	Loan officers	150	43,240	$19,390 - 77,950	12%	49%
47	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	18,240	$11,840 - 26,920	12%	6%
48	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	15,570	$12,010 - 18,590	10%	17%
49	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	140	49,650	$26,530 - 64,020	4%	30%
50	Sales representatives, services, all other	140	42,140	$18,410 - 97,410	28%	48%
51	Carpenters	130	34,610	$16,660 - 57,450	10%	6%
52	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	130	35,400	$17,250 - 58,850	4%	6%
53	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	14,290	$11,690 - 17,970	12%	6%
54	Food servers, nonrestaurant	130	17,490	$13,730 - 22,230	16%	9%
55	Dental hygienists	120	54,710	$41,400 - 76,610	30%	33%
56	Dishwashers	120	15,720	$12,230 - 19,610	10%	3%
57	Postal service mail carriers	120	43,410	$34,250 - 50,840	1%	11%
58	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	42,350	$25,610 - 65,470	12%	3%
59	Medical secretaries	110	26,530	$20,400 - 32,970	17%	18%
60	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	19,530	$12,320 - 29,310	14%	3%
61	Counter and rental clerks	110	24,290	$14,590 - 36,730	23%	16%
62	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	110	17,030	$12,040 - 22,440	10%	8%
63	Legal secretaries	100	35,120	$25,320 - 48,680	12%	18%
64	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	100	41,840	$32,310 - 49,540	-7%	12%
65	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	17,710	$12,960 - 22,930	10%	5%
66	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	21,250	$14,630 - 33,030	26%	43%
67	Parts salespersons	100	30,750	$17,320 - 48,890	-1%	6%
68	Bus drivers, school	100	41,570	$13,650 - 73,790	9%	4%
69	Radiologic technologists and technicians	90	45,530	$35,140 - 57,380	15%	25%
70	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	90	21,370	$14,590 - 35,430	27%	47%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	90	49,850	$26,620 - 72,210	9%	10%
72	Respiratory therapists	80	44,300	$36,140 - 55,990	23%	28%
73	Dental assistants	80	30,940	$24,150 - 45,090	29%	9%
74	Roofers	80	29,100	$18,510 - 43,420	14%	3%
75	Medical assistants	70	27,990	$19,730 - 37,310	35%	10%
76	Library technicians	70	23,970	$16,080 - 32,070	9%	27%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	49,070	$23,990 - 79,090	13%	17%
78	Security guards	70	32,660	$22,070 - 48,980	17%	13%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	61,370	$34,580 - 105,740	4%	38%
80	Driver/sales workers	60	25,940	$11,700 - 48,990	-4%	4%
81	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	60	35,330	$13,580 - 57,390	16%	43%
82	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	60	44,650	$29,110 - 69,240	14%	8%
83	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	60	38,380	$16,830 - 59,630	8%	9%
84	Order clerks	60	31,690	$17,940 - 47,750	-23%	16%
85	Switchboard operators, including answering service	60	22,440	$15,920 - 28,700	-7%	10%
86	Loan interviewers and clerks	60	26,740	$18,400 - 37,600	0%	24%
87	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	60	27,310	$19,440 - 36,000	4%	15%
88	Food service managers	60	40,240	$26,010 - 57,920	5%	24%
89	Administrative services managers	60	47,630	$31,370 - 71,260	12%	40%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	50	28,690	$18,580 - 43,750	16%	26%
91	Telemarketers	50	29,180	$23,060 - 36,150	-9%	14%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50	49,260	$31,590 - 67,500	10%	17%
93	Automotive body and related repairers	50	40,670	$23,710 - 58,570	12%	3%
94	All other information and record clerks	50	23,150	$15,700 - 35,810	-12%	21%
95	Printing machine operators	50	26,110	$15,020 - 36,660	-5%	6%
96	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	40	50,160	$37,290 - 59,210	4%	18%
97	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	40	30,410	$21,230 - 36,450	14%	11%
98	Cement masons and concrete finishers	40	29,480	$19,520 - 43,670	11%	2%
99	Painters, construction and maintenance	40	47,340	$24,960 - 74,610	12%	6%
100	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	40	33,650	$21,230 - 55,070	2%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Kokomo Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Electricians	65,000	980	6.5
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	63,080	500	4.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	28,790	450	4.5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	41,740	180	3.1
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,490	130	3
Dental hygienists	54,710	120	3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,590	220	2.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	19,500	230	2.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	45,470	360	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,120	380	2.5
Food preparation workers	16,010	490	2.4
Pharmacy technicians	21,750	160	2.4
Packers and packagers, hand	31,660	430	2.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,590	1,330	2.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,470	170	2.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,270	350	2.2
Insurance sales agents	61,980	150	2.1
Teacher assistants	19,710	560	2.1
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	49,650	140	2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,570	100	2
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,710	100	2
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	42,350	110	1.9
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,840	100	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	71,170	200	1.9
Parts salespersons	30,750	100	1.9
Waiters and waitresses	14,320	990	1.8
Bartenders	14,890	200	1.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,570	150	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	42,460	530	1.7
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	18,240	150	1.7
Pharmacists	93,050	100	1.7
Loan officers	43,240	150	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,870	430	1.6
Cashiers	16,210	1,290	1.6
Cooks, restaurant	18,800	300	1.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,360	210	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,830	640	1.5
Helpers--production workers	18,990	170	1.5
Retail salespersons	20,970	1,620	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,630	550	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,340	340	1.5
Legal secretaries	35,120	100	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,140	270	1.5
Postal service mail carriers	43,410	120	1.5
Registered nurses	49,780	820	1.4
Social and human service assistants	28,230	100	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	31,600	730	1.4
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,300	570	1.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,640	410	1.3
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,530	110	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packers and packagers, hand	31,660	1.67	430
Industrial truck and tractor operators	45,470	1.61	360
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	31,600	1.49	730
Electricians	65,000	1.48	980
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	63,080	1.44	500
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	35,400	1.33	130
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	71,170	1.32	200
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	29,550	1.31	580
Maintenance and repair workers, general	42,460	1.31	530
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	49,650	1.28	140
Business operations specialists, all other	67,380	1.23	210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,470	1.19	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	62,930	1.17	160
Office clerks, general	27,600	1.16	930
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,300	1.15	570
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	42,350	1.15	110
Insurance sales agents	61,980	1.15	150
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,120	1.12	380
Customer service representatives	31,720	1.12	270
Counter and rental clerks	24,290	1.11	110
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	41,740	1.08	180
Home health aides	21,330	1.08	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,340	1.07	340
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,030	1.05	110
Tellers	23,230	1.04	180
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,630	1.04	550
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,360	1.03	210
Receptionists and information clerks	22,960	1.03	240
Dishwashers	15,720	1	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,530	1	110
Accountants and auditors	55,070	1	140
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,580	1	220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,520	0.99	160
Postal service mail carriers	43,410	0.99	120
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,150	0.99	370
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,140	0.99	270
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,640	0.97	410
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,570	0.96	150
Medical secretaries	26,530	0.96	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,840	0.95	270
Teacher assistants	19,710	0.95	560
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,950	0.95	190
Carpenters	34,610	0.95	130
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,590	0.94	220
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,490	0.94	130
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,270	0.93	350
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,590	0.93	1,330
Cooks, restaurant	18,800	0.93	300
Cashiers	16,210	0.92	1,290
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,230	0.92	350

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	151,430	70
Chief executives	136,710	60
Sales managers	116,570	40
Pharmacists	93,050	100
Electronics engineers, except computer	90,860
Computer software engineers, applications	82,970	40
General and operations managers	77,160	340
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,670	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	71,170	200
Business operations specialists, all other	67,380	210
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,280	70
Electricians	65,000	980
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	63,080	500
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	62,930	160
Insurance sales agents	61,980	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,370	70
Medical and health services managers	59,900	80
Financial managers	59,520	90
Physical therapists	58,810	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,120	380
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,570	30
Accountants and auditors	55,070	140
Dental hygienists	54,710	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50,940	80
Pipelayers	50,680
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	50,160	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,850	90
Registered nurses	49,780	820
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	49,650	140
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,550	30
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,360	210
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	49,260	50
Lawyers	49,140	60
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,070	70
Property, real estate, and community association managers	48,560	30
Speech-language pathologists	47,880	30
Administrative services managers	47,630	60
Painters, construction and maintenance	47,340	40
Special education teachers, middle school	46,590	50
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,150	370
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,840	270
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,530	90
Industrial truck and tractor operators	45,470	360
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	44,650	60
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	44,600	70
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	44,500	70
Respiratory therapists	44,300	80
Cost estimators	44,160	30
Special education teachers, secondary school	43,610	40
Postal service mail carriers	43,410	120

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