Muncie Employment

Employment and Industries in the Muncie, Indiana Area

Most of the prominent facilities in Muncie's industrial sector have closed, however numerous smaller manufacturing companies are still operating in Muncie. Due to the decline in the manufacturing industries, the integral parts of the economy are now healthcare, retail, education and service industries.

Muncie's top employers are:

Ball Memorial Hospital/Cardinal Health Services
Ball State University
Muncie Community Schools
The City of Muncie
Sallie Mae
Walmart
Manual Transmissions of Muncie LLC
Duffy Tool and Stamping
Midwest Metal Products Co., Inc (HQ)
Maxon Corporation
Bartlett Corporation
Alltrista Consumer Products Company
Keihin Aircon North America
Smurfit Stone Container
The Star Press
Delaware Machinery and Tool
Arrowhead Plastics and Engineering (HQ)
MTI DynAmerica
DIY Group Inc
Spartech Plastics
Exide Corporation
Feeny Manufacturing (A div. of Knapp & Vogt)
Littler Die Cast
Reber Machine & Tool

Some of the common occupations in Muncie where the majority of the workers are college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, medical and health services managers, mechanical engineers, computer applications software engineers and network and computer systems administrators.

Muncie's top job providing sectors are:

Education
Healthcare
Accommodation and food services
Metal and metal products
Social assistance

Interesting data regarding Muncie Indiana: In 2007 the estimated median household income in Muncie was $28,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 77.4 which is low when compared to the country's average of 100. Regarding Muncie's adult population, approximately 19% have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

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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	1,230	54,030	$39,890 - 68,680	24%	56%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	440	26,800	$16,330 - 54,560	9%	54%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	45,990	$33,170 - 62,050	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	310	48,750	$34,400 - 64,190	14%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	270	50,800	$26,530 - 86,950	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	210	58,330	$34,480 - 89,590	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	160	45,590	$28,950 - 62,530	11%	95%
8	Medical and health services managers	150	74,120	$54,150 - 99,250	16%	57%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	150	36,300	$17,670 - 59,540	13%	73%
10	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	130	84,160	$34,650 - 132,000	25%	67%
11	Computer software engineers, applications	130	59,350	$41,790 - 88,590	45%	85%
12	Mechanical engineers	130	74,270	$43,890 - 106,460	4%	78%
13	Financial managers	120	83,650	$47,040 - 132,470	13%	60%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	120	51,050	$34,570 - 66,710	27%	50%
15	Public relations specialists	120	42,740	$26,190 - 66,170	18%	81%
16	Pharmacists	100	98,870	$86,790 - 120,820	22%	97%
17	Industrial engineers	100	77,090	$52,900 - 102,120	20%	74%
18	Coaches and scouts	100	40,480	$13,370 - 72,890	15%	60%
19	Advertising sales agents	90	45,000	$32,410 - 51,740	20%	56%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	74,250	$58,300 - 93,110	8%	78%
21	Computer and information systems managers	70	66,090	$45,430 - 96,720	16%	73%
22	Training and development specialists	70	54,910	$27,220 - 85,390	18%	56%
23	Computer systems analysts	70	62,500	$42,280 - 93,480	29%	68%
24	Medical and public health social workers	70	38,610	$28,510 - 49,290	24%	77%
25	Physician assistants	70	80,220	$40,030 - 119,970	27%	67%
26	Librarians	60	47,480	$30,240 - 63,980	4%	85%
27	Speech-language pathologists	60	55,320	$42,060 - 64,580	11%	98%
28	Sales managers	60	71,690	$27,680 - 141,350	10%	69%
29	Chief executives	60	129,780	$32,360 -	2%	65%
30	Social and human service assistants	50	26,130	$18,380 - 35,380	34%	58%
31	Rehabilitation counselors	50	31,170	$18,700 - 42,450	23%	73%
32	Lawyers	50	59,970	$45,550 - 82,680	11%	99%
33	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	69,200	$47,140 - 84,060	12%	51%
34	Child, family, and school social workers	50	35,980	$29,160 - 41,260	19%	77%
35	Instructional coordinators	40	57,590	$32,630 - 84,010	23%	79%
36	Computer programmers	40	59,440	$30,300 - 98,480	0%	73%
37	Market research analysts	40	53,140	$34,870 - 77,380	20%	82%
38	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	46,650	$34,310 - 61,190	18%	56%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	38,120	$28,560 - 51,270	18%	56%
40	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	25,570	$13,840 - 46,710	23%	54%
41	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	47,970	$34,460 - 64,330	20%	87%
42	Dentists, general	40	204,500	$120,860 -	9%	100%
43	Social and community service managers	30	49,390	$29,320 - 78,070	25%	72%
44	Legislators	30		$ -	1%	65%
45	Financial specialists, all other	30	58,150	$38,220 - 80,820	12%	50%
46	Management analysts	30	63,180	$35,450 - 85,490	22%	78%
47	Managers, all other	30	45,960	$26,160 - 72,890	7%	55%

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	1,600	22,460	$13,720 - 33,440	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,590	15,050	$12,760 - 18,150	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,580	17,380	$12,980 - 23,900	-2%	10%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,080	28,670	$19,690 - 39,150	1%	18%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,030	17,330	$13,190 - 23,230	11%	14%
6	Office clerks, general	860	22,480	$13,670 - 32,510	13%	19%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	820	23,090	$17,480 - 29,960	18%	7%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	800	25,050	$14,820 - 36,160	15%	4%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	610	21,130	$14,550 - 32,750	-7%	8%
10	Food preparation workers	600	16,890	$13,000 - 23,610	15%	7%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	590	29,630	$18,980 - 41,000	13%	16%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	590	29,950	$18,950 - 43,800	10%	6%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	560	39,310	$21,510 - 72,160	4%	25%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	480	33,800	$23,240 - 42,120	14%	7%
15	Personal and home care aides	450	18,620	$15,410 - 23,310	51%	10%
16	Home health aides	440	19,930	$14,690 - 25,510	49%	7%
17	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	440	39,530	$27,150 - 49,790	-2%	6%
18	Customer service representatives	420	30,210	$17,820 - 56,880	25%	22%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	420	41,940	$24,530 - 63,600	6%	29%
20	General and operations managers	410	93,370	$37,050 - 164,350	2%	48%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	400	26,770	$17,820 - 37,740	11%	14%
22	Child care workers	390	20,500	$14,860 - 26,800	18%	15%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	380	21,600	$15,130 - 29,720	17%	13%
24	Medical assistants	370	25,020	$18,930 - 31,940	35%	10%
25	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	370	35,460	$26,610 - 56,520	10%	4%
26	Cooks, restaurant	360	17,410	$13,420 - 22,100	12%	5%
27	Correctional officers and jailers	330	24,900	$18,630 - 32,080	17%	11%
28	Team assemblers	320	32,820	$19,650 - 48,290	0%	5%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	300	52,360	$33,860 - 82,090	-4%	15%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	300	36,320	$25,090 - 52,010	15%	18%
31	Counter and rental clerks	290	17,740	$12,900 - 29,000	23%	16%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	290	25,720	$15,960 - 37,850	18%	6%
33	Tellers	270	22,800	$17,040 - 31,300	14%	16%
34	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	270	16,040	$12,860 - 22,680	10%	8%
35	Teacher assistants	260	22,420	$19,030 - 25,500	10%	18%
36	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	260	24,050	$18,400 - 31,660	-12%	0%
37	Packers and packagers, hand	250	19,220	$13,880 - 24,930	-11%	3%
38	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	26,320	$20,800 - 34,940	4%	15%
39	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	20,760	$16,570 - 27,930	11%	5%
40	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	220	28,990	$14,480 - 42,920	14%	4%
41	Computer support specialists	220	43,190	$28,400 - 60,630	13%	43%
42	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	210	16,920	$13,020 - 23,280	13%	5%
43	Bus drivers, school	210	37,790	$14,530 - 63,100	9%	4%
44	Roofers	210	34,610	$18,460 - 50,850	14%	3%
45	Preschool teachers, except special education	200	18,170	$13,170 - 27,880	26%	43%
46	Bartenders	200	15,930	$12,960 - 19,580	11%	17%
47	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	15,530	$12,720 - 19,530	12%	6%
48	Medical secretaries	200	27,620	$20,580 - 36,220	17%	18%
49	Carpenters	190	42,920	$26,060 - 54,190	10%	6%
50	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	190	32,540	$16,680 - 60,230	8%	4%
51	Dishwashers	180	15,950	$12,880 - 21,200	10%	3%
52	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	180	23,580	$16,030 - 32,140	4%	6%
53	Pharmacy technicians	180	24,680	$18,750 - 31,970	32%	16%
54	Security guards	170	29,440	$15,110 - 46,920	17%	13%
55	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	170	30,140	$13,640 - 49,940	-6%	14%
56	Industrial truck and tractor operators	170	32,550	$21,420 - 47,380	-1%	2%
57	Machinists	170	36,620	$22,120 - 55,660	-2%	3%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	160	42,710	$34,720 - 50,900	11%	33%
59	Driver/sales workers	150	21,980	$13,370 - 36,940	-4%	4%
60	Electricians	140	44,930	$29,310 - 62,830	7%	7%
61	Construction laborers	140	28,170	$19,780 - 38,980	11%	5%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	53,480	$29,780 - 77,560	7%	13%
63	Parts salespersons	140	24,970	$14,960 - 38,530	-1%	6%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	130	56,110	$22,690 - 109,260	28%	48%
65	Physicians and surgeons, all other	130	191,910	$105,810 -	0%	0%
66	Tool and die makers	130	48,170	$34,720 - 64,180	-9%	5%
67	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	38,180	$27,800 - 50,300	9%	3%
68	Family and general practitioners	130	176,620	$114,240 -	0%	0%
69	Postal service mail carriers	130			1%	11%
70	Dental assistants	120	30,750	$21,350 - 40,350	29%	9%
71	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	120	14,670	$12,740 - 17,690	10%	17%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	48,740	$14,720 - 71,300	9%	10%
73	Printing machine operators	120	33,060	$21,750 - 47,580	-5%	6%
74	Cooks, short order	110	17,070	$13,230 - 21,780	5%	5%
75	Brickmasons and blockmasons	110	40,530	$26,870 - 60,580	10%	3%
76	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	48,690	$36,000 - 64,020	15%	25%
77	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	110	39,790	$28,850 - 60,020	8%	3%
78	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	110	27,570	$20,010 - 39,560	5%	2%
79	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	110	20,280	$14,140 - 26,190	12%	6%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	17,800	$13,350 - 24,020	10%	5%
81	Loan interviewers and clerks	100	26,790	$21,410 - 32,480	0%	24%
82	Data entry keyers	100	21,320	$16,420 - 29,370	-4%	18%
83	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	100			-7%	12%
84	Insurance sales agents	100	42,580	$21,270 - 83,760	13%	45%
85	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	100	27,580	$16,950 - 41,310	19%	14%
86	Medical records and health information technicians	100	27,460	$18,290 - 39,860	18%	12%
87	Amusement and recreation attendants	100	20,110	$12,970 - 38,430	24%	22%
88	Food service managers	100	44,010	$28,840 - 57,550	5%	24%
89	Industrial production managers	90	101,730	$58,410 - 162,850	-5%	43%
90	Bill and account collectors	90	27,650	$18,430 - 37,180	23%	13%
91	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	90	16,040	$13,040 - 19,910	19%	31%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	58,480	$28,660 - 95,190	4%	38%
93	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	80	30,700	$15,090 - 50,230	12%	3%
94	Nonfarm animal caretakers	80	15,850	$12,890 - 18,960	18%	16%
95	Medical transcriptionists	80	31,000	$23,080 - 39,880	14%	10%
96	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	80	31,080	$21,130 - 40,900	-22%	0%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	70	29,590	$21,010 - 39,550	16%	26%
98	File clerks	70	20,900	$13,570 - 31,900	-40%	20%
99	Business operations specialists, all other	70	56,390	$39,950 - 77,130	21%	49%
100	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	70	48,200	$34,390 - 66,130	11%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Muncie Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	39,530	440	12.5
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,050	260	7.6
Roofers	34,610	210	6.1
Tool and die makers	48,170	130	5.9
Correctional officers and jailers	24,900	330	5.7
Family and general practitioners	176,620	130	4.7
Brickmasons and blockmasons	40,530	110	3.7
Personal and home care aides	18,620	450	3.4
Teachers and instructors, all other	26,800	440	3.1
Medical assistants	25,020	370	2.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,760	240	2.5
Cooks, short order	17,070	110	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,800	480	2.4
Food preparation workers	16,890	600	2.4
Child care workers	20,500	390	2.3
Parts salespersons	24,970	140	2.2
Counter and rental clerks	17,740	290	2.2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	36,300	150	2.1
Printing machine operators	33,060	120	2.1
Coaches and scouts	40,480	100	2.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,090	820	2
Medical records and health information technicians	27,460	100	2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,580	100	2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,050	1,590	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,670	1,080	2
Mechanical engineers	74,270	130	2
Medical and health services managers	74,120	150	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	24,680	180	1.9
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,690	110	1.8
Bus drivers, school	37,790	210	1.8
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,040	270	1.7
Home health aides	19,930	440	1.7
Food service managers	44,010	100	1.7
Preschool teachers, except special education	18,170	200	1.7
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		100	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,770	400	1.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	38,180	130	1.7
Industrial engineers	77,090	100	1.7
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,910	130	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,360	300	1.7
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,320	250	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,310	560	1.6
Tellers	22,800	270	1.6
Registered nurses	54,030	1,230	1.6
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,800	100	1.6
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,530	200	1.6
Public relations specialists	42,740	120	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,950	590	1.6
Loan interviewers and clerks	26,790	100	1.6
Cashiers	17,380	1,580	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Muncie, Indiana Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Bus drivers, school	37,790	1.45	210
Team assemblers	32,820	1.2	320
Security guards	29,440	1.17	170
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	39,530	1.14	440
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,540	1.12	190
Carpenters	42,920	1.09	190
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,050	1.09	800
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,550	1.08	170
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,110	1.08	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,910	1.08	130
Family and general practitioners	176,620	1.07	130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	84,160	1.06	130
Child care workers	20,500	1.06	390
Tool and die makers	48,170	1.06	130
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,720	1.06	290
Computer support specialists	43,190	1.03	220
Customer service representatives	30,210	1.02	420
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,310	1.02	560
Printing machine operators	33,060	1.01	120
Teacher assistants	22,420	1.01	260
Mechanical engineers	74,270	1	130
Machinists	36,620	0.99	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,360	0.99	300
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,670	0.98	1,080
Roofers	34,610	0.98	210
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,750	0.98	310
Accountants and auditors	58,330	0.98	210
General and operations managers	93,370	0.97	410
Tellers	22,800	0.96	270
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,090	0.96	820
Electricians	44,930	0.96	140
Dental assistants	30,750	0.95	120
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,690	0.95	110
Medical secretaries	27,620	0.95	200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,460	0.94	370
Packers and packagers, hand	19,220	0.94	250
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,480	0.94	140
Home health aides	19,930	0.94	440
Cashiers	17,380	0.94	1,580
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,320	0.94	300
Personal and home care aides	18,620	0.93	450
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	38,180	0.93	130
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,940	0.93	420
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,790	0.93	110
Waiters and waitresses	17,330	0.93	1,030
Dishwashers	15,950	0.93	180
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,630	0.93	590
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,130	0.93	610
Retail salespersons	22,460	0.92	1,600
Construction laborers	28,170	0.91	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Muncie, Indiana Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	204,500	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,910	130
Family and general practitioners	176,620	130
Chief executives	129,780	60
Construction managers	128,530	60
Industrial production managers	101,730	90
Pharmacists	98,870	100
General and operations managers	93,370	410
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	84,160	130
Financial managers	83,650	120
Physician assistants	80,220	70
Physical therapists	78,500
Industrial engineers	77,090	100
Mechanical engineers	74,270	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	74,250	70
Medical and health services managers	74,120	150
Dental hygienists	72,470	70
Sales managers	71,690	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,200	50
Cost estimators	68,750	60
Administrative services managers	67,610	60
Funeral directors	66,730	40
Computer and information systems managers	66,090	70
Management analysts	63,180	30
Computer systems analysts	62,500	70
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	60,330
Lawyers	59,970	50
Computer programmers	59,440	40
Computer software engineers, applications	59,350	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	58,480	90
Accountants and auditors	58,330	210
Financial specialists, all other	58,150	30
Instructional coordinators	57,590	40
Business operations specialists, all other	56,390	70
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,110	130
Speech-language pathologists	55,320	60
Training and development specialists	54,910	70
Registered nurses	54,030	1,230
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,480	140
Loan officers	53,470	60
Market research analysts	53,140	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,360	300
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,820	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,640	50
Network and computer systems administrators	51,050	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,800	270
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,540	70
Social and community service managers	49,390	30
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,750	310
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	48,740	120