Terre Haute Employment

Employment and Industries in the Terre Haute, Indiana Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Terre Haute, 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	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	750	49,710	$31,020 - 72,950	6%	96%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	590	51,980	$30,290 - 84,880	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	520	51,460	$26,090 - 93,620	8%	51%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	410	27,480	$16,430 - 56,480	9%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	330	45,660	$27,600 - 72,870	18%	79%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	320	28,870	$17,430 - 40,180	19%	77%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	250	57,050	$32,830 - 91,100	11%	95%
8	Medical and health services managers	170	67,080	$29,230 - 108,310	16%	57%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	38,040	$23,390 - 61,230	13%	73%
10	Lawyers	160	72,010	$26,830 - 0	11%	99%
11	Coaches and scouts	160	33,760	$14,940 - 58,140	15%	60%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	31,980	$22,110 - 43,150	15%	51%
13	Social and human service assistants	120	23,840	$16,190 - 34,890	34%	58%
14	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	120	28,380	$12,880 - 55,100	15%	72%
15	Chief executives	120	76,980	$12,330 - 0	2%	65%
16	Physical therapists	110	66,870	$43,250 - 99,340	27%	89%
17	Pharmacists	110	97,080	$83,710 - 118,230	22%	97%
18	Sales managers	110	85,790	$48,570 - 0	10%	69%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	72,540	$42,930 - 98,810	8%	78%
20	Industrial engineers	100	62,450	$43,540 - 90,130	20%	74%
21	Graphic designers	100	34,230	$23,550 - 45,090	10%	55%
22	Mechanical engineers	100	53,710	$26,320 - 98,530	4%	78%
23	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	90	49,160	$30,430 - 72,740	0%	96%
24	Financial managers	90	80,970	$34,170 - 0	13%	60%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	90	52,150	$32,790 - 70,820	27%	50%
26	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	48,500	$29,010 - 73,020	12%	51%
27	Public relations specialists	90	37,520	$21,020 - 67,250	18%	81%
28	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	80	34,150	$21,380 - 43,490	18%	56%
29	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	47,400	$32,000 - 65,000	9%	87%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	46,890	$29,470 - 76,440	5%	58%
31	Training and development specialists	70	43,600	$13,420 - 63,810	18%	56%
32	Managers, all other	70	58,370	$33,250 - 98,350	7%	55%
33	Engineering managers	70	97,680	$66,240 - 127,980	7%	84%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	79,510	$31,280 - 0	25%	67%
35	Librarians	60	53,190	$36,530 - 72,510	4%	85%
36	Legislators	60	58,400	$12,050 - 0	1%	65%
37	Computer software engineers, applications	60	69,690	$42,900 - 107,860	45%	85%
38	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60	57,010	$35,650 - 90,310	20%	87%
39	Social and community service managers	50	51,900	$31,620 - 77,700	25%	72%
40	Instructional coordinators	50	50,140	$27,800 - 71,480	23%	79%
41	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	55,670	$26,110 - 81,300	18%	56%
42	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	44,270	$34,010 - 57,650	12%	51%
43	Database administrators	50	50,370	$29,640 - 73,910	29%	72%
44	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	27,000	$17,550 - 38,430	34%	73%
45	Computer systems analysts	50	57,290	$39,800 - 77,340	29%	68%
46	Special education teachers, middle school	40	51,080	$32,560 - 72,570	16%	87%
47	Rehabilitation counselors	40	31,540	$24,190 - 52,690	23%	73%
48	Chemists	40	65,680	$35,400 - 94,070	9%	93%
49	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	28,260	$15,090 - 45,900	25%	58%
50	Veterinarians	40	66,420	$14,670 - 109,770	35%	100%
51	Computer and information systems managers	40	89,680	$45,150 - 0	16%	73%
52	Floral designers	40	22,460	$17,060 - 30,900	0%	55%
53	Editors	40	30,760	$16,100 - 59,310	2%	81%
54	Speech-language pathologists	40	59,060	$39,200 - 76,280	11%	98%
55	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	49,770	$32,340 - 67,480	0%	55%
56	Occupational therapists	30	66,090	$49,400 - 92,700	23%	90%
57	Medical and public health social workers	30	38,600	$26,310 - 53,050	24%	77%
58	Sales and related workers, all other	30	24,690	$13,220 - 34,580	14%	62%
59	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	30	42,630	$15,040 - 77,160	14%	54%

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	2,810	21,870	$12,390 - 36,120	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,130	15,450	$11,800 - 21,350	-2%	10%
3	Team assemblers	2,090	26,430	$19,310 - 35,340	0%	5%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,990	13,990	$11,540 - 17,670	18%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,370	25,650	$18,280 - 35,320	1%	18%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,290	13,560	$11,480 - 16,220	11%	14%
7	Office clerks, general	1,260	19,840	$12,450 - 28,520	13%	19%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,240	20,860	$13,570 - 28,560	15%	4%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	960	22,370	$13,530 - 33,340	2%	5%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	900	19,570	$15,590 - 26,480	18%	7%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	870	30,300	$18,400 - 46,220	10%	6%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	860	34,860	$24,700 - 45,730	10%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	780	27,210	$18,540 - 37,950	13%	16%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	740	18,440	$12,150 - 27,930	-7%	8%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	720	34,660	$18,110 - 55,200	4%	25%
16	Security guards	650	21,780	$12,450 - 34,800	17%	13%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	51,120	$31,360 - 76,870	-4%	15%
18	Food preparation workers	600	17,360	$12,460 - 22,400	15%	7%
19	General and operations managers	600	78,780	$41,430 - 125,320	2%	48%
20	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	590	32,500	$25,450 - 38,970	14%	7%
21	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	580	37,260	$30,860 - 44,190	-6%	0%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	570	19,490	$12,800 - 27,750	17%	13%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	550	31,840	$22,080 - 45,000	15%	18%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	550	19,300	$12,170 - 28,470	-11%	3%
25	Customer service representatives	550	27,990	$17,120 - 43,800	25%	22%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	500	27,730	$15,290 - 50,790	4%	6%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	490	27,190	$17,790 - 39,820	11%	14%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	490	29,820	$22,020 - 41,390	-1%	2%
29	Bartenders	480	15,520	$11,810 - 20,220	11%	17%
30	Teacher assistants	480	18,530	$14,160 - 23,230	10%	18%
31	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	460	35,010	$16,270 - 60,790	-4%	5%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	450	18,450	$12,450 - 27,360	18%	6%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	450	46,730	$26,920 - 82,730	6%	29%
34	Carpenters	440	35,610	$21,270 - 55,690	10%	6%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	420	17,460	$12,120 - 24,750	13%	5%
36	Machinists	390	33,190	$22,300 - 45,650	-2%	3%
37	Industrial machinery mechanics	380	41,570	$29,790 - 55,950	9%	5%
38	Cooks, fast food	380	13,650	$11,470 - 16,570	8%	5%
39	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	380	32,720	$23,340 - 48,870	-6%	14%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	31,090	$15,320 - 52,350	8%	4%
41	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	360	13,650	$11,430 - 17,150	10%	8%
42	Cooks, restaurant	350	18,220	$12,450 - 25,940	12%	5%
43	Driver/sales workers	340	23,770	$11,990 - 40,310	-4%	4%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	340	49,600	$29,540 - 76,540	7%	13%
45	Construction laborers	330	32,920	$14,080 - 46,820	11%	5%
46	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	330	30,050	$21,190 - 37,760	5%	2%
47	Electricians	300	53,030	$31,740 - 70,200	7%	7%
48	Counter and rental clerks	300	18,590	$11,950 - 32,170	23%	16%
49	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	290	31,630	$18,050 - 49,100	14%	4%
50	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	18,000	$12,530 - 24,950	11%	5%
51	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	290	37,940	$22,930 - 53,600	-4%	4%
52	Tellers	270	18,630	$14,520 - 25,120	14%	16%
53	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	240	16,140	$11,610 - 21,840	10%	5%
54	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	36,810	$25,370 - 46,390	11%	33%
55	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	240	25,760	$18,070 - 36,270	4%	15%
56	Child care workers	230	14,200	$11,550 - 17,750	18%	15%
57	Medical secretaries	230	30,010	$20,890 - 38,260	17%	18%
58	Home health aides	230	18,960	$14,990 - 24,060	49%	7%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	52,990	$29,540 - 77,340	9%	10%
60	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	220	25,290	$18,650 - 35,180	-2%	6%
61	Dishwashers	210	15,910	$12,340 - 19,400	10%	3%
62	Postal service mail carriers	210	43,350	$33,620 - 53,660	1%	11%
63	Fire fighters	200	36,600	$23,300 - 46,350	12%	18%
64	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	190	36,460	$21,050 - 63,330	9%	3%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	190	41,180	$24,870 - 61,850	4%	30%
66	Personal and home care aides	190	18,610	$15,440 - 23,760	51%	10%
67	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	45,590	$25,460 - 58,080	8%	3%
68	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	190	28,980	$22,310 - 36,090	0%	0%
69	Recreation workers	180	18,950	$11,780 - 31,670	13%	47%
70	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	180	17,340	$11,740 - 25,270	12%	6%
71	Pharmacy technicians	180	25,130	$17,570 - 33,620	32%	16%
72	Bus drivers, school	170	26,070	$17,340 - 36,110	9%	4%
73	Production workers, all other	170	37,600	$21,730 - 45,240	2%	5%
74	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	160	28,870	$18,310 - 38,650	12%	3%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	160	49,250	$28,270 - 63,130	13%	17%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	15,690	$11,820 - 20,000	10%	17%
77	Business operations specialists, all other	150	62,050	$36,470 - 88,390	21%	49%
78	Loan officers	150	61,260	$28,870 - 92,430	12%	49%
79	Highway maintenance workers	150	25,400	$20,510 - 30,320	9%	5%
80	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	150	25,130	$15,850 - 42,630	19%	14%
81	Industrial production managers	140	99,040	$48,110 - [?]	-5%	43%
82	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	18,340	$13,360 - 27,150	14%	3%
83	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	140	14,770	$11,680 - 18,450	12%	6%
84	Parts salespersons	140	23,330	$16,510 - 33,380	-1%	6%
85	Medical assistants	130	25,240	$17,510 - 33,090	35%	10%
86	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	130	38,780	$25,050 - 49,250	-7%	12%
87	Maintenance workers, machinery	130	40,740	$18,890 - 56,340	0%	0%
88	Food service managers	130	41,250	$27,030 - 74,740	5%	24%
89	Bindery workers	120	29,540	$19,250 - 44,910	-21%	7%
90	Sales representatives, services, all other	120	51,870	$14,880 - 116,600	28%	48%
91	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	120	16,940	$12,030 - 22,410	13%	15%
92	File clerks	120	22,610	$18,120 - 27,730	-40%	20%
93	Printing machine operators	120	33,570	$22,460 - 43,370	-5%	6%
94	Roofers	120	37,610	$23,460 - 49,680	14%	3%
95	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	120	42,330	$21,980 - 56,190	5%	8%
96	Power plant operators	120	57,910	$50,140 - 69,680	3%	20%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	110	47,740	$25,420 - 77,170	10%	17%
98	All other information and record clerks	110	36,410	$21,180 - 59,000	-12%	21%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	110	28,820	$17,150 - 38,640	3%	18%
100	Insurance sales agents	110	25,160	$12,340 - 49,060	13%	45%

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Jobs More Common Near Terre Haute Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Power plant operators	57,910	120	22.9
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,260	580	21.4
Chemical plant and system operators	36,630	100	7.6
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	28,380	120	6.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,940	290	5.6
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	28,980	190	5.1
Bindery workers	29,540	120	4.7
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,740	130	4.5
Team assemblers	26,430	2,090	4.3
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	25,290	220	4.1
Highway maintenance workers	25,400	150	4
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,570	380	3.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	35,010	460	2.9
Child, family, and school social workers	28,870	320	2.9
Coaches and scouts	33,760	160	2.7
Family and general practitioners	181,800	100	2.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,140	240	2.5
Machinists	33,190	390	2.4
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	25,130	150	2.3
Roofers	37,610	120	2.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,050	330	2.3
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	42,330	120	2.2
Bartenders	15,520	480	2.2
Fire fighters	36,600	200	2.2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	31,980	130	2.2
Teachers and instructors, all other	27,480	410	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,120	610	2.1
Industrial production managers	99,040	140	2.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	18,000	290	2
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,250	160	2
Driver/sales workers	23,770	340	2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,500	590	1.9
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,720	380	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,710	750	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,990	1,990	1.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,820	490	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	38,040	170	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,650	1,370	1.8
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	16,940	120	1.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	36,460	190	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,600	340	1.7
Production workers, all other	37,600	170	1.7
Medical and health services managers	67,080	170	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	13,650	360	1.6
Recreation workers	18,950	180	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	19,300	550	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,570	900	1.6
Physical therapists	66,870	110	1.6
Food preparation workers	17,360	600	1.6
Cooks, fast food	13,650	380	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	35,010	1.4	460
Production workers, all other	37,600	1.34	170
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,260	1.25	580
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,940	1.25	290
Industrial production managers	99,040	1.23	140
Electricians	53,030	1.21	300
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,250	1.21	160
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,050	1.2	250
All other information and record clerks	36,410	1.18	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	31,090	1.18	370
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,590	1.14	190
Construction laborers	32,920	1.14	330
Business operations specialists, all other	62,050	1.14	150
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,740	1.13	130
Roofers	37,610	1.12	120
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,980	1.11	590
Bindery workers	29,540	1.1	120
Medical secretaries	30,010	1.09	230
Loan officers	61,260	1.08	150
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,730	1.08	450
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,180	1.06	190
Printing machine operators	33,570	1.06	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,820	1.05	490
Bus drivers, school	26,070	1.05	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,730	1.04	500
Sales representatives, services, all other	51,870	1.04	120
Pharmacists	97,080	1.04	110
Power plant operators	57,910	1.04	120
Team assemblers	26,430	1.04	2,090
File clerks	22,610	1.04	120
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,710	1.03	750
Coaches and scouts	33,760	1.02	160
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,120	1.02	610
Dishwashers	15,910	1.02	210
Packers and packagers, hand	19,300	1.02	550
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,720	1.01	380
Physical therapists	66,870	1	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,350	0.99	210
Personal and home care aides	18,610	0.99	190
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,860	0.99	860
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,570	0.99	380
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,370	0.99	960
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,460	0.99	420
Customer service representatives	27,990	0.99	550
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	42,330	0.98	120
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,860	0.98	1,240
Carpenters	35,610	0.97	440
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,740	0.97	110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,690	0.97	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,990	0.97	220

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	181,800	100
Industrial production managers	99,040	140
Engineering managers	97,680	70
Pharmacists	97,080	110
Computer and information systems managers	89,680	40
Sales managers	85,790	110
Financial managers	80,970	90
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,510	60
General and operations managers	78,780	600
Chief executives	76,980	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,540	100
Lawyers	72,010	160
Dental hygienists	71,060	60
Computer software engineers, applications	69,690	60
Medical and health services managers	67,080	170
Physical therapists	66,870	110
Veterinarians	66,420	40
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	66,220	50
Occupational therapists	66,090	30
Construction managers	65,880	50
Chemists	65,680	40
Industrial engineers	62,450	100
Business operations specialists, all other	62,050	150
Loan officers	61,260	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,050	60
Financial specialists, all other	60,280
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	59,390	70
Speech-language pathologists	59,060	40
Legislators	58,400	60
Managers, all other	58,370	70
Power plant operators	57,910	120
Computer systems analysts	57,290	50
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,050	250
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	57,010	60
Management analysts	56,710
Personal financial advisors	55,880
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	55,670	50
Administrative services managers	54,240	80
Mechanical engineers	53,710	100
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	53,320	60
Librarians	53,190	60
Electricians	53,030	300
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,990	220
Network and computer systems administrators	52,150	90
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	52,010	30
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,980	590
Social and community service managers	51,900	50
Sales representatives, services, all other	51,870	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,460	520
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,120	610

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