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Terre Haute is regarded as a prominent business center in west-central Indiana. The integral elements of Terre Haute's economy are advanced manufacturing, health services, education, customer service centers and agriculture. Agribusiness is involved in corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and forestry. The top employment areas in Terre Haute are manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance, retail trade, government, education; and accommodation and food services.
The Wabash Valley Advanced Manufacturing Cluster is a prominent leader in the regional manufacturing industry. The organization offers companies a variety of assistance. The organization also offers the Skills-One certification program which has an objective to improve workforce literacy skills.
A list of the Fortune 500 companies that have a presence in the Terre Haute/Vigo County area is shown below:
The major companies in the Terre Haute region based on the number of employees are:
The top manufacturing companies in the Terre Haute region are:
Notable information about the city of Terre Haute: In 2008 the estimated median household income in the city was $31,000. The cost of living index in 2008 was at 76.7. The country's average is 100. About 20% of the adult population in Terre Haute acquired a bachelor's degree or higher.
Helpful organizations for Terre Haute businesses include:
People interested in staying current on the local business and industry news may want to read the Tribune-Star
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,330 | 54,730 | $39,760 - 68,970 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 970 | 19,860 | $13,330 - 25,130 | 9% | 54% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 860 | 52,080 | $30,830 - 75,510 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 600 | 48,540 | $24,340 - 84,770 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 550 | 53,090 | $29,500 - 92,960 | 14% | 95% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 340 | 65,600 | $30,620 - 104,710 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Child, family, and school social workers | 270 | 34,730 | $21,330 - 44,410 | 19% | 77% |
| 8 | Medical and health services managers | 200 | 77,170 | $53,820 - 120,720 | 16% | 57% |
| 9 | Social and human service assistants | 170 | 24,390 | $16,250 - 39,680 | 34% | 58% |
| 10 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 170 | 39,030 | $25,290 - 53,370 | 15% | 51% |
| 11 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 170 | 61,300 | $30,930 - 101,600 | 11% | 95% |
| 12 | Mechanical engineers | 150 | 55,710 | $28,820 - 93,270 | 4% | 78% |
| 13 | Physical therapists | 130 | 79,410 | $49,700 - 105,510 | 27% | 89% |
| 14 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 130 | 43,780 | $28,430 - 72,220 | 13% | 73% |
| 15 | Lawyers | 120 | 60,060 | $29,880 - 108,410 | 11% | 99% |
| 16 | Pharmacists | 120 | 104,240 | $88,950 - 129,620 | 22% | 97% |
| 17 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 120 | $ - | 12% | 51% | |
| 18 | Public relations specialists | 120 | 35,960 | $25,840 - 49,080 | 18% | 81% |
| 19 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 110 | 22,870 | $13,290 - 36,340 | 25% | 58% |
| 20 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 110 | 73,650 | $42,930 - 103,500 | 8% | 78% |
| 21 | Managers, all other | 110 | 53,810 | $31,250 - 87,670 | 7% | 55% |
| 22 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 100 | 55,580 | $34,680 - 79,390 | 0% | 96% |
| 23 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 100 | 54,500 | $29,810 - 80,840 | 17% | 56% |
| 24 | Network and computer systems administrators | 100 | 53,070 | $31,160 - 65,500 | 27% | 50% |
| 25 | Librarians | 90 | 52,440 | $33,780 - 67,980 | 4% | 85% |
| 26 | Financial managers | 90 | 90,970 | $43,560 - 157,200 | 13% | 60% |
| 27 | Sales managers | 90 | 85,510 | $40,990 - 160,450 | 10% | 69% |
| 28 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 80 | 61,110 | $32,140 - 83,910 | 18% | 56% |
| 29 | Training and development specialists | 80 | 50,310 | $28,870 - 67,710 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Industrial engineers | 80 | 69,930 | $45,610 - 100,160 | 20% | 74% |
| 31 | Chief executives | 80 | 134,900 | $65,900 - | 2% | 65% |
| 32 | Tax preparers | 80 | 33,140 | $21,970 - 54,570 | 0% | 54% |
| 33 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 70 | 35,140 | $26,290 - 50,520 | 18% | 56% |
| 34 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 70 | 49,550 | $34,610 - 68,640 | 9% | 87% |
| 35 | Computer programmers | 60 | 56,390 | $38,120 - 81,370 | 0% | 73% |
| 36 | Computer and information systems managers | 60 | 85,980 | $57,130 - 124,880 | 16% | 73% |
| 37 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 60 | 30,620 | $19,640 - 43,580 | 34% | 73% |
| 38 | Coaches and scouts | 60 | 32,550 | $14,730 - 62,060 | 15% | 60% |
| 39 | Social and community service managers | 50 | 51,740 | $35,100 - 75,440 | 25% | 72% |
| 40 | Legislators | 50 | $ - | 1% | 65% | |
| 41 | Health educators | 50 | $ - | 26% | 58% | |
| 42 | Graphic designers | 50 | 33,670 | $25,130 - 40,950 | 10% | 55% |
| 43 | Computer systems analysts | 50 | 56,900 | $35,440 - 79,230 | 29% | 68% |
| 44 | Engineering managers | 50 | 108,650 | $67,130 - 152,940 | 7% | 84% |
| 45 | Speech-language pathologists | 50 | 72,320 | $41,460 - 111,690 | 11% | 98% |
| 46 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 50 | 58,160 | $29,330 - 100,290 | 20% | 87% |
| 47 | Medical and public health social workers | 50 | 42,020 | $27,850 - 60,530 | 24% | 77% |
| 48 | Computer specialists, all other | 50 | 62,530 | $51,100 - 86,610 | 15% | 68% |
| 49 | Occupational therapists | 40 | 92,160 | $61,360 - 121,090 | 23% | 90% |
| 50 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 40 | 42,720 | $24,610 - 64,210 | 5% | 58% |
| 51 | Instructional coordinators | 40 | 55,570 | $33,410 - 93,450 | 23% | 79% |
| 52 | Chemists | 40 | 56,670 | $28,920 - 92,990 | 9% | 93% |
| 53 | Market research analysts | 40 | 53,360 | $27,900 - 86,280 | 20% | 82% |
| 54 | Management analysts | 40 | 65,470 | $36,370 - 107,010 | 22% | 78% |
| 55 | Electrical engineers | 40 | 81,660 | $59,240 - 106,890 | 6% | 81% |
| 56 | Personal financial advisors | 40 | $ - | 41% | 81% | |
| 57 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 40 | 47,260 | $19,910 - 69,780 | 15% | 72% |
| 58 | Social workers, all other | 40 | 30,350 | $22,680 - 36,030 | 18% | 77% |
| 59 | Financial analysts | 40 | $ - | 34% | 87% | |
| 60 | Editors | 40 | 44,380 | $34,490 - 60,770 | 2% | 81% |
| 61 | Civil engineers | 40 | 61,960 | $32,620 - 109,620 | 18% | 87% |
| 62 | Sales and related workers, all other | 40 | 27,250 | $13,160 - 33,190 | 14% | 62% |
| 63 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 40 | 60,330 | $35,180 - 99,230 | 16% | 99% |
| 64 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 40 | 49,470 | $30,710 - 71,920 | 0% | 55% |
| 65 | Advertising sales agents | 30 | 31,180 | $15,050 - 49,710 | 20% | 56% |
| 66 | Floral designers | 30 | 20,870 | $14,260 - 27,650 | 0% | 55% |
| 67 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 30 | 53,930 | $32,140 - 69,240 | 53% | 57% |
| 68 | Commercial and industrial designers | 30 | 47,980 | $22,220 - 80,100 | 7% | 55% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 2,550 | 23,020 | $13,310 - 39,390 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 2,270 | 16,370 | $12,890 - 21,740 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,080 | 15,370 | $12,830 - 19,280 | 18% | 5% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,590 | 23,010 | $13,940 - 34,890 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Office clerks, general | 1,580 | 20,330 | $13,340 - 30,510 | 13% | 19% |
| 6 | Team assemblers | 1,400 | 27,860 | $19,850 - 38,660 | 0% | 5% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,310 | 15,090 | $12,790 - 17,950 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,190 | 38,340 | $27,470 - 51,240 | -4% | 5% |
| 9 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,120 | 27,760 | $20,360 - 38,390 | 1% | 18% |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,090 | 23,400 | $13,790 - 39,110 | 15% | 4% |
| 11 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,070 | 35,970 | $24,500 - 50,030 | 10% | 4% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,060 | 19,560 | $13,190 - 29,660 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 880 | 29,620 | $19,470 - 43,080 | 13% | 16% |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 790 | 22,190 | $16,670 - 30,150 | 18% | 7% |
| 15 | Security guards | 780 | 17,090 | $12,840 - 24,590 | 17% | 13% |
| 16 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 710 | 35,100 | $25,660 - 42,750 | 14% | 7% |
| 17 | Customer service representatives | 710 | 28,560 | $16,740 - 45,490 | 25% | 22% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 700 | 29,770 | $17,330 - 44,450 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 690 | 36,380 | $20,590 - 55,790 | 4% | 25% |
| 20 | Food preparation workers | 640 | 18,500 | $13,370 - 25,040 | 15% | 7% |
| 21 | Teacher assistants | 640 | 20,350 | $16,580 - 25,310 | 10% | 18% |
| 22 | Receptionists and information clerks | 590 | 21,120 | $14,960 - 30,120 | 17% | 13% |
| 23 | Helpers--production workers | 580 | 29,490 | $22,700 - 37,560 | 0% | 4% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 570 | 43,290 | $23,420 - 71,730 | 6% | 29% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 560 | 55,160 | $31,500 - 79,780 | -4% | 15% |
| 26 | General and operations managers | 520 | 93,560 | $45,870 - 153,940 | 2% | 48% |
| 27 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 490 | 17,520 | $12,990 - 25,820 | 13% | 5% |
| 28 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 470 | 38,300 | $27,250 - 50,750 | 15% | 18% |
| 29 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 470 | 28,630 | $20,810 - 39,110 | -1% | 2% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 460 | 31,210 | $17,800 - 53,860 | 11% | 14% |
| 31 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 450 | 41,090 | $28,440 - 52,670 | 9% | 5% |
| 32 | Carpenters | 450 | 40,220 | $21,200 - 63,250 | 10% | 6% |
| 33 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 450 | 27,420 | $13,950 - 47,430 | 8% | 4% |
| 34 | Machinists | 440 | 36,900 | $25,150 - 55,890 | -2% | 3% |
| 35 | Counter and rental clerks | 430 | 18,160 | $13,000 - 26,120 | 23% | 16% |
| 36 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 430 | 41,040 | $34,330 - 49,180 | -6% | 0% |
| 37 | Tellers | 420 | 20,360 | $16,020 - 26,300 | 14% | 16% |
| 38 | Personal and home care aides | 420 | 18,350 | $14,590 - 20,850 | 51% | 10% |
| 39 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 410 | 31,750 | $18,380 - 40,330 | -14% | 0% |
| 40 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 400 | 46,000 | $24,830 - 69,650 | -6% | 14% |
| 41 | Medical secretaries | 390 | 28,490 | $18,390 - 40,030 | 17% | 18% |
| 42 | Bartenders | 350 | 16,320 | $12,970 - 21,610 | 11% | 17% |
| 43 | Cooks, restaurant | 350 | 18,860 | $13,670 - 25,470 | 12% | 5% |
| 44 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 340 | 20,740 | $13,860 - 30,770 | 18% | 6% |
| 45 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 340 | 31,470 | $17,910 - 52,970 | 4% | 6% |
| 46 | Construction laborers | 330 | 35,140 | $18,480 - 50,760 | 11% | 5% |
| 47 | Printing machine operators | 310 | 32,010 | $21,990 - 40,920 | -5% | 6% |
| 48 | Packers and packagers, hand | 310 | 20,770 | $13,190 - 33,110 | -11% | 3% |
| 49 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 310 | 38,800 | $28,120 - 50,350 | 11% | 33% |
| 50 | Dishwashers | 290 | 16,080 | $13,000 - 19,920 | 10% | 3% |
| 51 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 280 | 31,320 | $17,210 - 56,330 | 14% | 4% |
| 52 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 280 | 20,450 | $15,450 - 25,390 | 11% | 5% |
| 53 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 280 | 53,070 | $28,980 - 80,070 | 7% | 13% |
| 54 | Electricians | 270 | 55,340 | $31,540 - 77,360 | 7% | 7% |
| 55 | Cooks, short order | 270 | 16,130 | $12,940 - 21,130 | 5% | 5% |
| 56 | Child care workers | 270 | 16,810 | $13,210 - 22,110 | 18% | 15% |
| 57 | Fire fighters | 270 | 38,090 | $26,610 - 50,420 | 12% | 18% |
| 58 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 260 | 33,980 | $25,390 - 42,820 | 5% | 2% |
| 59 | Driver/sales workers | 250 | 28,000 | $14,120 - 49,650 | -4% | 4% |
| 60 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 230 | 11% | 4% | ||
| 61 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 220 | 37,080 | $27,070 - 46,790 | -12% | 0% |
| 62 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 220 | 23,290 | $13,880 - 38,490 | 12% | 6% |
| 63 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 210 | 28,950 | $20,890 - 38,410 | 4% | 15% |
| 64 | Postal service mail carriers | 210 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 65 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 200 | 49,010 | $36,510 - 64,660 | 15% | 25% |
| 66 | Cooks, fast food | 200 | 14,470 | $12,800 - 16,340 | 8% | 5% |
| 67 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 190 | 39,120 | $17,770 - 64,540 | 12% | 3% |
| 68 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 190 | 19,110 | $13,120 - 27,960 | 10% | 5% |
| 69 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 190 | 16,460 | $12,950 - 21,920 | 10% | 17% |
| 70 | Library assistants, clerical | 180 | 20,380 | $13,830 - 28,780 | 8% | 37% |
| 71 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 180 | 41,580 | $27,110 - 59,360 | 4% | 30% |
| 72 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 180 | 26,920 | $19,380 - 39,230 | 19% | 14% |
| 73 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 180 | 17,650 | $13,220 - 24,030 | 10% | 8% |
| 74 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 180 | 35,590 | $22,770 - 50,130 | -4% | 4% |
| 75 | Pharmacy technicians | 180 | 26,410 | $18,500 - 35,390 | 32% | 16% |
| 76 | Industrial production managers | 170 | 94,330 | $41,350 - | -5% | 43% |
| 77 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 170 | 60,650 | $34,090 - 92,820 | 9% | 10% |
| 78 | Bus drivers, school | 170 | 25,650 | $16,300 - 35,570 | 9% | 4% |
| 79 | Medical assistants | 160 | 27,790 | $21,280 - 35,700 | 35% | 10% |
| 80 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 160 | 17,140 | $13,700 - 20,230 | 17% | 14% |
| 81 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 150 | 16,100 | $12,990 - 20,260 | 12% | 6% |
| 82 | Highway maintenance workers | 150 | 27,130 | $20,770 - 33,540 | 9% | 5% |
| 83 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 140 | 32,610 | $18,310 - 40,970 | 14% | 8% |
| 84 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 140 | 47,510 | $28,430 - 65,590 | 13% | 17% |
| 85 | Legal secretaries | 140 | 23,120 | $17,730 - 30,400 | 12% | 18% |
| 86 | Home health aides | 140 | 22,480 | $16,390 - 30,660 | 49% | 7% |
| 87 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 130 | 45,520 | $28,220 - 63,780 | 8% | 3% |
| 88 | Recreation workers | 130 | 26,590 | $14,830 - 49,190 | 13% | 47% |
| 89 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 120 | 55,440 | $18,310 - 124,450 | 28% | 48% |
| 90 | File clerks | 120 | 23,740 | $17,360 - 29,260 | -40% | 20% |
| 91 | Business operations specialists, all other | 120 | 57,800 | $28,710 - 90,600 | 21% | 49% |
| 92 | Loan officers | 120 | 53,210 | $26,260 - 84,170 | 12% | 49% |
| 93 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 120 | 31,840 | $26,040 - 40,920 | 11% | 29% |
| 94 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 120 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 95 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 120 | 71,830 | $39,840 - 125,280 | 4% | 38% |
| 96 | Dental assistants | 110 | 26,430 | $19,740 - 35,480 | 29% | 9% |
| 97 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 110 | 17,900 | $13,550 - 23,830 | 14% | 3% |
| 98 | Computer support specialists | 110 | 34,590 | $22,540 - 50,060 | 13% | 43% |
| 99 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 110 | 32,270 | $21,230 - 48,020 | 13% | 11% |
| 100 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 110 | 39,490 | $33,500 - 48,050 | 11% | 2% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,040 | 430 | 13.1 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 38,340 | 1,190 | 7.9 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 19,860 | 970 | 4.2 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,750 | 410 | 4.1 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,080 | 220 | 4 |
| Cooks, short order | 16,130 | 270 | 3.9 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 41,090 | 450 | 3.8 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 20,380 | 180 | 3.6 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 27,130 | 150 | 3.6 |
| Printing machine operators | 32,010 | 310 | 3.4 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 32,610 | 140 | 3.3 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,590 | 180 | 3.2 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 55,580 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Team assemblers | 27,860 | 1,400 | 3 |
| Helpers--production workers | 29,490 | 580 | 2.8 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 39,030 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Industrial production managers | 94,330 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Machinists | 36,900 | 440 | 2.4 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 22,870 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Fire fighters | 38,090 | 270 | 2.3 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,920 | 180 | 2.3 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 35,100 | 710 | 2.2 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 34,730 | 270 | 2.2 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 28,560 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 49,010 | 200 | 2 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 18,160 | 430 | 2 |
| Roofers | 41,920 | 110 | 2 |
| Personal and home care aides | 18,350 | 420 | 2 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 46,000 | 400 | 1.9 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 55,160 | 560 | 1.9 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 52,080 | 860 | 1.9 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 19,110 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 20,450 | 280 | 1.8 |
| Medical secretaries | 28,490 | 390 | 1.8 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 39,120 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 28,630 | 470 | 1.7 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,370 | 2,080 | 1.6 |
| Physical therapists | 79,410 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 33,980 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 17,140 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Medical and health services managers | 77,170 | 200 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 47,510 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Food preparation workers | 18,500 | 640 | 1.6 |
| Tellers | 20,360 | 420 | 1.6 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 31,840 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Bartenders | 16,320 | 350 | 1.5 |
| Security guards | 17,090 | 780 | 1.5 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 23,010 | 1,590 | 1.5 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 35,970 | 1,070 | 1.5 |
| Driver/sales workers | 28,000 | 250 | 1.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 38,340 | 1.47 | 1,190 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 46,000 | 1.37 | 400 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,040 | 1.31 | 430 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,080 | 1.26 | 220 |
| Helpers--production workers | 29,490 | 1.25 | 580 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 61,300 | 1.22 | 170 |
| Roofers | 41,920 | 1.19 | 110 |
| Electricians | 55,340 | 1.18 | 270 |
| Construction laborers | 35,140 | 1.13 | 330 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 31,470 | 1.1 | 340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 47,510 | 1.1 | 140 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 35,590 | 1.1 | 180 |
| Recreation workers | 26,590 | 1.1 | 130 |
| Accountants and auditors | 65,600 | 1.1 | 340 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 39,030 | 1.09 | 170 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,750 | 1.09 | 410 |
| Physical therapists | 79,410 | 1.08 | 130 |
| Driver/sales workers | 28,000 | 1.07 | 250 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 55,440 | 1.07 | 120 |
| Industrial production managers | 94,330 | 1.07 | 170 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 39,490 | 1.07 | 110 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 53,090 | 1.07 | 550 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 45,520 | 1.06 | 130 |
| Home health aides | 22,480 | 1.06 | 140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 60,650 | 1.04 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 55,160 | 1.04 | 560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 31,210 | 1.03 | 460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 71,830 | 1.03 | 120 |
| Carpenters | 40,220 | 1.03 | 450 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 23,400 | 1.02 | 1,090 |
| Team assemblers | 27,860 | 1.02 | 1,400 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 52,080 | 1.02 | 860 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 20,770 | 1.02 | 310 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 41,580 | 1.02 | 180 |
| File clerks | 23,740 | 1 | 120 |
| Machinists | 36,900 | 1 | 440 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 39,120 | 0.99 | 190 |
| Pharmacists | 104,240 | 0.99 | 120 |
| Medical assistants | 27,790 | 0.99 | 160 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 17,650 | 0.99 | 180 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 38,300 | 0.99 | 470 |
| Medical secretaries | 28,490 | 0.98 | 390 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 57,800 | 0.98 | 120 |
| Bus drivers, school | 25,650 | 0.98 | 170 |
| Printing machine operators | 32,010 | 0.98 | 310 |
| General and operations managers | 93,560 | 0.97 | 520 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 33,980 | 0.96 | 260 |
| Food preparation workers | 18,500 | 0.96 | 640 |
| Customer service representatives | 28,560 | 0.96 | 710 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 19,110 | 0.96 | 190 |
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