Lafayette Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Lafayette, 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	1,170	51,040	$39,610 - 68,250	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	750	48,540	$23,900 - 70,750	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	600	51,640	$26,850 - 80,830	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	580	46,490	$29,050 - 70,070	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	440	52,440	$32,180 - 72,600	18%	79%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	340	80,300	$43,880 - 137,440	45%	85%
7	Mechanical engineers	290	58,530	$34,540 - 87,000	4%	78%
8	Biological technicians	240	35,290	$21,180 - 47,820	16%	60%
9	Coaches and scouts	220	31,830	$11,830 - 73,480	15%	60%
10	Medical and health services managers	210	79,400	$48,100 - 127,150	16%	57%
11	Social and human service assistants	200	26,670	$21,360 - 33,700	34%	58%
12	Industrial engineers	180	61,990	$45,070 - 80,890	20%	74%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	180	27,280	$20,000 - 37,610	19%	77%
14	Physical therapists	170	50,190	$37,480 - 75,090	27%	89%
15	Pharmacists	170	82,900	$49,750 - 112,210	22%	97%
16	Computer systems analysts	140	60,590	$38,280 - 83,540	29%	68%
17	Sales managers	140	92,620	$45,110 - 0	10%	69%
18	Chief executives	140	135,120	$26,000 - 0	2%	65%
19	Computer software engineers, systems software	120	67,170	$49,220 - 90,610	28%	85%
20	Financial managers	120	90,830	$42,400 - 0	13%	60%
21	Public relations specialists	120	41,710	$21,860 - 65,940	18%	81%
22	Advertising sales agents	110	38,490	$21,060 - 82,980	20%	56%
23	Librarians	110	49,920	$33,720 - 68,530	4%	85%
24	Graphic designers	110	25,060	$16,260 - 35,370	10%	55%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	110	55,730	$35,890 - 85,470	27%	50%
26	Computer and information systems managers	110	81,360	$44,370 - 123,950	16%	73%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	71,310	$34,590 - 94,440	8%	78%
28	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	46,200	$24,700 - 61,120	18%	56%
29	Engineering managers	90	96,990	$59,540 - 131,140	7%	84%
30	Lawyers	90	67,970	$40,440 - 103,740	11%	99%
31	Social and community service managers	70	30,020	$12,370 - 52,470	25%	72%
32	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	44,330	$30,120 - 71,110	18%	56%
33	Training and development specialists	70	52,220	$19,930 - 119,320	18%	56%
34	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	46,700	$13,630 - 67,280	17%	56%
35	Civil engineers	70	55,620	$38,860 - 78,510	18%	87%
36	Market research analysts	70	48,850	$30,790 - 71,410	20%	82%
37	Credit analysts	70	54,530	$29,860 - 86,220	2%	60%
38	Tax preparers	70	28,960	$18,800 - 55,720	0%	54%
39	Database administrators	60	56,690	$30,810 - 84,900	29%	72%
40	Veterinarians	60	61,560	$40,120 - 85,240	35%	100%
41	Electrical engineers	60	60,620	$41,230 - 90,290	6%	81%
42	Occupational therapists	50	59,690	$47,370 - 75,550	23%	90%
43	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50		$0 - 0	25%	67%
44	Social workers, all other	50	38,250	$25,270 - 48,090	18%	77%
45	Mental health counselors	50	53,730	$23,370 - 95,710	30%	73%
46	Managers, all other	50	59,560	$25,100 - 99,920	7%	55%
47	Editors	50	38,680	$21,560 - 57,570	2%	81%
48	Natural sciences managers	50	97,160	$67,910 - 122,530	11%	93%
49	Budget analysts	50	52,860	$14,010 - 81,270	7%	78%
50	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	17,470	$12,100 - 21,780	11%	55%
51	Personal financial advisors	50	48,060	$21,710 - 59,100	41%	81%
52	Marketing managers	40	74,700	$40,240 - 119,440	14%	69%
53	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	41,370	$29,620 - 57,220	30%	77%
54	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	46,410	$13,900 - 78,520	5%	58%
55	Legislators	40	50,890	$11,730 - 99,520	1%	65%
56	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	37,060	$18,800 - 70,320	23%	54%
57	Financial analysts	40	61,110	$36,430 - 103,940	34%	87%
58	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	32,740	$13,860 - 62,670	20%	87%
59	Computer specialists, all other	40	56,220	$36,360 - 74,710	15%	68%
60	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	30	34,260	$21,050 - 49,150	15%	72%
61	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	49,400	$31,990 - 72,650	53%	57%
62	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30	36,130	$19,670 - 55,340	34%	73%
63	Purchasing managers	30	89,490	$54,590 - 140,730	3%	57%

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	3,240	21,380	$13,140 - 35,310	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,030	16,360	$11,790 - 22,150	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,940	16,200	$12,010 - 21,980	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,700	14,750	$11,590 - 19,250	11%	14%
5	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,500	34,980	$20,600 - 50,920	10%	6%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,450	20,470	$14,630 - 27,590	15%	4%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,400	38,060	$20,470 - 55,170	10%	4%
8	Office clerks, general	1,330	21,650	$13,310 - 29,780	13%	19%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,300	28,320	$17,260 - 38,890	13%	16%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,210	29,590	$15,430 - 54,720	2%	5%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,070	25,320	$18,070 - 34,910	1%	18%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	880	33,730	$21,570 - 45,620	15%	18%
13	Teacher assistants	850	19,740	$15,410 - 23,650	10%	18%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	830	20,410	$14,020 - 28,630	-7%	8%
15	Customer service representatives	800	32,730	$18,650 - 55,210	25%	22%
16	General and operations managers	740	84,020	$46,610 - 131,250	2%	48%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	710	46,450	$29,140 - 68,650	-4%	15%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	700	38,980	$21,920 - 62,390	4%	25%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	660	22,600	$18,500 - 28,150	18%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	650	42,050	$24,880 - 66,630	6%	29%
21	Carpenters	610	37,670	$23,550 - 60,740	10%	6%
22	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	610	16,500	$12,200 - 22,370	10%	8%
23	Cooks, fast food	560	14,880	$11,620 - 19,260	8%	5%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	18,830	$13,000 - 24,560	13%	5%
25	Cooks, restaurant	520	18,570	$14,410 - 24,390	12%	5%
26	Food preparation workers	500	17,610	$12,430 - 24,420	15%	7%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	490	29,120	$16,270 - 49,810	8%	4%
28	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	490	35,370	$23,360 - 53,300	-14%	0%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	490	24,560	$12,890 - 35,570	-11%	3%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	460	33,160	$18,680 - 56,970	11%	14%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	450	20,190	$13,660 - 27,730	17%	13%
32	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	450	35,300	$28,320 - 44,070	14%	7%
33	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	440	23,080	$15,450 - 31,190	18%	6%
34	Industrial truck and tractor operators	430	30,940	$20,990 - 46,140	-1%	2%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	360	51,740	$30,430 - 73,850	7%	13%
36	Counter and rental clerks	360	17,770	$11,940 - 28,200	23%	16%
37	Tellers	340	20,710	$16,230 - 25,620	14%	16%
38	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	340	21,140	$12,950 - 29,240	12%	6%
39	Dishwashers	330	14,690	$11,620 - 20,130	10%	3%
40	Medical secretaries	330	25,070	$19,850 - 29,190	17%	18%
41	Computer support specialists	320	39,600	$26,290 - 53,780	13%	43%
42	Electricians	320	50,400	$35,670 - 68,600	7%	7%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	320	38,810	$27,740 - 48,100	-6%	14%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	310	33,560	$18,920 - 50,990	14%	4%
45	Bus drivers, school	310	23,270	$12,730 - 34,580	9%	4%
46	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	300	15,260	$11,800 - 19,210	12%	6%
47	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	270	40,470	$22,230 - 56,370	4%	30%
48	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	270	53,870	$37,330 - 73,020	9%	47%
49	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	21,720	$15,950 - 28,460	11%	5%
50	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	26,770	$16,020 - 39,840	4%	6%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	260	56,230	$32,590 - 75,070	9%	10%
52	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	250	41,960	$25,830 - 53,350	11%	33%
53	Construction laborers	250	32,150	$19,830 - 49,390	11%	5%
54	Bartenders	250	17,010	$12,070 - 22,990	11%	17%
55	Pharmacy technicians	250	24,080	$16,870 - 30,530	32%	16%
56	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	240	15,890	$12,450 - 18,700	10%	17%
57	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	230	39,630	$30,270 - 55,170	8%	3%
58	Driver/sales workers	220	22,360	$12,150 - 31,010	-4%	4%
59	Personal and home care aides	210	19,030	$15,370 - 23,510	51%	10%
60	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	210	18,890	$12,180 - 30,730	14%	3%
61	Medical assistants	200	25,330	$19,190 - 33,450	35%	10%
62	Sales representatives, services, all other	200	34,930	$12,880 - 56,880	28%	48%
63	Postal service mail carriers	200	44,320	$35,050 - 53,980	1%	11%
64	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	190	20,700	$15,300 - 28,710	-26%	6%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	190	29,380	$18,030 - 43,920	13%	11%
66	Dental assistants	190	25,550	$17,100 - 35,270	29%	9%
67	Industrial production managers	190	80,780	$50,970 - 112,050	-5%	43%
68	Parts salespersons	180	25,930	$16,050 - 36,390	-1%	6%
69	Security guards	180	28,480	$14,830 - 49,840	17%	13%
70	Helpers--production workers	170	22,120	$11,740 - 41,580	0%	4%
71	Bill and account collectors	170	26,510	$20,730 - 35,220	23%	13%
72	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	170	43,170	$28,090 - 65,920	11%	4%
73	Machinists	170	32,290	$20,770 - 43,940	-2%	3%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	170	76,370	$28,720 - 131,120	4%	38%
75	Insurance sales agents	160	57,610	$22,970 - 112,180	13%	45%
76	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	25,930	$19,800 - 33,910	4%	15%
77	Cooks, short order	150	17,900	$12,630 - 24,270	5%	5%
78	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	150	18,250	$14,550 - 23,280	17%	14%
79	Recreation workers	150	17,660	$12,260 - 27,660	13%	47%
80	All other information and record clerks	150	26,390	$13,890 - 41,400	-12%	21%
81	Tool and die makers	150	39,360	$28,120 - 54,090	-9%	5%
82	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	17,990	$15,130 - 23,160	10%	5%
83	Preschool teachers, except special education	140	20,510	$14,390 - 29,160	26%	43%
84	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	140	26,350	$17,270 - 36,890	19%	14%
85	Radiologic technologists and technicians	130	47,740	$33,410 - 65,040	15%	25%
86	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	130	50,470	$31,560 - 70,790	0%	42%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	63,520	$32,710 - 114,410	10%	17%
88	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	130	32,660	$21,190 - 44,000	-6%	0%
89	Child care workers	130	16,790	$12,230 - 23,900	18%	15%
90	Healthcare support workers, all other	120	22,380	$18,410 - 27,830	16%	10%
91	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	110	39,690	$23,970 - 49,390	-7%	12%
92	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	110	18,550	$13,260 - 21,500	13%	15%
93	Order clerks	110	24,220	$19,440 - 29,970	-23%	16%
94	File clerks	110	19,700	$15,310 - 26,150	-40%	20%
95	Loan officers	110	52,380	$29,770 - 74,060	12%	49%
96	Food servers, nonrestaurant	110	14,150	$11,530 - 18,960	16%	9%
97	Dental hygienists	100	77,960	$67,760 - 91,930	30%	33%
98	Painters, construction and maintenance	100	25,470	$16,500 - 45,250	12%	6%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	31,000	$24,340 - 39,530	3%	18%
100	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	100	34,340	$18,100 - 54,070	2%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Lafayette Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Biological technicians	35,290	240	9.5
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,660	130	4.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,370	490	4.4
Tool and die makers	39,360	150	4.1
Coaches and scouts	31,830	220	3.6
Mechanical engineers	58,530	290	3
Industrial production managers	80,780	190	2.8
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,500	610	2.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,980	1,500	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,450	710	2.4
Physical therapists	50,190	170	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	29,380	190	2.2
Cooks, fast food	14,880	560	2.2
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	20,700	190	2.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,350	140	2.1
Industrial engineers	61,990	180	2.1
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,140	340	2
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,470	270	2
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,870	270	2
Cooks, short order	17,900	150	2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,060	1,400	2
Medical and health services managers	79,400	210	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	24,080	250	1.9
Bus drivers, school	23,270	310	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,360	2,030	1.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,720	260	1.8
Medical secretaries	25,070	330	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,740	360	1.7
Parts salespersons	25,930	180	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,250	150	1.7
Librarians	49,920	110	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	17,770	360	1.6
Teacher assistants	19,740	850	1.6
Physicians and surgeons, all other	196,200	150	1.6
Child, family, and school social workers	27,280	180	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	14,750	1,700	1.6
Retail salespersons	21,380	3,240	1.5
Healthcare support workers, all other	22,380	120	1.5
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,740	130	1.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,940	430	1.5
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	18,550	110	1.5
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,260	300	1.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,810	320	1.5
Pharmacists	82,900	170	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,320	1,300	1.5
Social and human service assistants	26,670	200	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,470	1,450	1.5
Advertising sales agents	38,490	110	1.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,300	450	1.4
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,890	240	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	29,590	1.31	1,210
Packers and packagers, hand	24,560	1.29	490
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	63,520	1.29	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	196,200	1.29	150
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,370	1.27	490
Security guards	28,480	1.24	180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,810	1.2	320
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,160	1.16	460
Customer service representatives	32,730	1.15	800
Electricians	50,400	1.15	320
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	76,370	1.15	170
Construction laborers	32,150	1.11	250
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,120	1.1	490
Computer software engineers, applications	80,300	1.1	340
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,660	1.1	130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,940	1.09	430
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,060	1.08	1,400
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,980	1.08	1,500
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,830	1.07	550
Insurance sales agents	57,610	1.07	160
Financial managers	90,830	1.06	120
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,470	1.05	270
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,540	1.04	750
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,360	1.04	2,030
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	38,980	1.04	700
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,870	1.04	270
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,080	1.03	440
Carpenters	37,670	1.03	610
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	56,230	1.03	260
Medical and health services managers	79,400	1.02	210
Librarians	49,920	1.02	110
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,500	1.02	610
Sales managers	92,620	1.01	140
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,470	1.01	130
Postal service mail carriers	44,320	1.01	200
Personal and home care aides	19,030	1.01	210
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,600	1.01	660
Social and human service assistants	26,670	1.01	200
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,770	1.01	260
Industrial production managers	80,780	1	190
Biological technicians	35,290	1	240
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,740	1	130
Computer support specialists	39,600	1	320
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,720	0.99	260
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,250	0.99	150
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,630	0.99	230
Helpers--production workers	22,120	0.99	170
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	43,170	0.99	170
Chief executives	135,120	0.98	140
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,260	0.98	300

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	196,200	150
Dentists, general	171,290
Chief executives	135,120	140
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	128,560
Chemical engineers	105,770
Construction managers	100,070	70
Chemists	99,170
Natural sciences managers	97,160	50
Engineering managers	96,990	90
Sales managers	92,620	140
Financial managers	90,830	120
Purchasing managers	89,490	30
General and operations managers	84,020	740
Pharmacists	82,900	170
Computer and information systems managers	81,360	110
Industrial production managers	80,780	190
Computer software engineers, applications	80,300	340
Medical and health services managers	79,400	210
Dental hygienists	77,960	100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	76,370	170
Marketing managers	74,700	40
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	72,970	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,310	100
Administrative services managers	70,360	60
Management analysts	70,150
Lawyers	67,970	90
Computer software engineers, systems software	67,170	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,250
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	63,520	130
Industrial engineers	61,990	180
Veterinarians	61,560	60
Financial analysts	61,110	40
Electrical engineers	60,620	60
Computer systems analysts	60,590	140
Occupational therapists	59,690	50
Managers, all other	59,560	50
Engineers, all other	59,400
Mechanical engineers	58,530	290
Insurance sales agents	57,610	160
Instructional coordinators	57,030
Database administrators	56,690	60
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	56,230	260
Computer specialists, all other	56,220	40
Network and computer systems administrators	55,730	110
Sales engineers	55,640
Civil engineers	55,620	70
Credit analysts	54,530	70
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,870	270
Mental health counselors	53,730	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	53,560	60

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