Davenport Employment

Employment and Industries in the Davenport, Iowa Area

Davenport has a diversified economy with manufacturing, services and wholesale and retail sales as the major factors. John Deere is the largest employer in the Quad Cities. The service sector includes a large number of jobs provided by the numerous gambling casinos and jobs related to tourism.

Jobs are provided by the manufacturing of items such as construction machinery, agricultural implements, airplane parts, military equipment, sheet aluminum, meat and food products, electronic parts, and cement and foundry products.

The region's numerous banks and lending institutions, in collaboration with the state of Iowa, have created a positive fiscal environment for new companies and also for existing companies desiring to expand. In addition, job training programs are provided that offset employees' wages and training costs.

The top employers in the Davenport area include:

Deere & CO
Rock Island Arsenal
Genesis Health Systems
Alcoa
Trinity Medical Center
Tyson Fresh Meats
Mid American Energy CO
Kraft Foods, Inc
AP AC
Von Maur, Inc
Excelon
Kone, Inc
Norscross Footwear Inc
United Parcel Service
Von Hoffman Inc
Modern Woodmen of America
Lee Enterprises
Davenport Community School District
Design-Build Associates, Inc
Eastern Iowa Community College District
City of Davenport
Isle of Capri Davenport Inc
IOC Davenport Inc
Swiss Valley Farms, CO
M&S Foods of Iowa Inc

Some of the common occupations where the majority of the workers have a college degree are registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, managers, medical and clinical laboratory technicians, computer systems analysts, computer programmers and financial managers.

The following is a list of Davenport's top non-agricultural employment sectors:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Government
Manufacturing
Education and health services
Professional and business services
Leisure and hospitality
Finance

Noteworthy information regarding Davenport Iowa: Davenport's skilled workforce can be employed at a lower cost than the nation's average. About 22% of the residents over the age of 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index in Davenport was at 79.7 which is lower than the national average of 100. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $39,000.

Davenport companies are able to collaborate with organizations such as:

The Quad-City Times provides up-to-date information about local businesses and industries.

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	3,540	46,370	$34,840 - 65,080	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,380	53,520	$26,100 - 83,620	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,040	47,130	$26,070 - 75,920	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,510	59,850	$34,060 - 97,430	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,480	43,420	$26,030 - 64,820	6%	96%
6	Managers, all other	1,140	90,630	$42,240 - 144,140	7%	55%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,120	50,240	$28,680 - 77,080	11%	95%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	820	45,620	$24,760 - 74,590	9%	54%
9	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	640	31,660	$19,070 - 45,770	15%	51%
10	Computer systems analysts	620	77,190	$47,180 - 110,090	29%	68%
11	Computer programmers	600	62,140	$42,410 - 85,370	0%	73%
12	Financial managers	580	80,720	$34,190 - 126,490	13%	60%
13	Mechanical engineers	570	71,100	$52,140 - 96,180	4%	78%
14	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	540	53,730	$16,240 - 87,680	17%	56%
15	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	540	67,530	$32,630 - 136,720	12%	51%
16	Coaches and scouts	540	23,770	$15,470 - 44,170	15%	60%
17	Management analysts	510	74,870	$43,600 - 109,470	22%	78%
18	Sales managers	510	90,000	$39,500 - 153,980	10%	69%
19	Engineers, all other	480	83,140	$42,390 - 121,490	6%	82%
20	Child, family, and school social workers	440	47,990	$29,470 - 66,910	19%	77%
21	Computer and information systems managers	410	94,130	$47,290 - 161,330	16%	73%
22	Lawyers	380	109,450	$48,210 -	11%	99%
23	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	380	46,560	$28,670 - 70,840	20%	87%
24	Social and human service assistants	360	26,630	$15,950 - 40,350	34%	58%
25	Computer specialists, all other	350	77,090	$51,470 - 102,460	15%	68%
26	Computer software engineers, systems software	330	91,840	$46,130 - 131,010	28%	85%
27	Chief executives	330	141,630	$52,960 -	2%	65%
28	Industrial engineers	320	73,340	$45,530 - 111,160	20%	74%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	310	60,360	$30,860 - 82,990	27%	50%
30	Pharmacists	310	103,460	$85,900 - 127,980	22%	97%
31	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	300	87,340	$62,840 - 111,360	8%	78%
32	Graphic designers	270	37,620	$21,410 - 59,350	10%	55%
33	Civil engineers	270	74,440	$47,510 - 105,280	18%	87%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	250	63,670	$26,380 - 123,930	25%	67%
35	Market research analysts	250	52,080	$29,690 - 82,230	20%	82%
36	Training and development specialists	240	46,650	$19,960 - 85,210	18%	56%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	240	49,100	$28,060 - 75,140	13%	73%
38	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	230	55,010	$28,090 - 82,570	18%	56%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	220	47,470	$27,710 - 82,080	5%	58%
40	Medical and health services managers	220	69,260	$43,540 - 93,260	16%	57%
41	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	210	43,710	$32,500 - 54,620	12%	51%
42	Editors	210	42,650	$16,360 - 71,150	2%	81%
43	Special education teachers, secondary school	200	46,110	$31,280 - 66,210	9%	87%
44	Public relations specialists	200	49,120	$25,880 - 85,330	18%	81%
45	Community and social service specialists, all other	190	29,750	$17,660 - 49,620	25%	58%
46	Speech-language pathologists	190	59,360	$33,110 - 92,070	11%	98%
47	Computer software engineers, applications	180	74,920	$48,810 - 102,570	45%	85%
48	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	180	22,600	$15,600 - 35,900	16%	60%
49	Librarians	170	51,950	$34,090 - 69,080	4%	85%
50	Marketing managers	170	89,660	$33,600 - 153,110	14%	69%
51	Dietitians and nutritionists	160	50,660	$28,920 - 76,930	9%	72%
52	Financial specialists, all other	160	64,780	$36,630 - 101,420	12%	50%
53	Physical therapists	160	82,410	$50,710 - 129,930	27%	89%
54	Advertising sales agents	160	36,550	$17,450 - 63,830	20%	56%
55	Network systems and data communications analysts	160	70,420	$34,300 - 116,490	53%	57%
56	Social and community service managers	150	49,850	$33,890 - 77,090	25%	72%
57	Special education teachers, middle school	150	47,650	$28,290 - 66,350	16%	87%
58	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	140	44,310	$19,930 - 70,690	18%	56%
59	Floral designers	140	22,220	$16,610 - 31,140	0%	55%
60	Legislators	130	23,910	$15,600 - 48,380	1%	65%
61	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	130	32,350	$26,020 - 40,120	34%	73%
62	Engineering managers	130	120,630	$79,330 -	7%	84%
63	Electrical engineers	120	93,690	$55,120 - 160,770	6%	81%
64	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	120	64,700	$39,840 - 95,020	16%	99%
65	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	47,760	$24,600 - 77,630	0%	96%
66	Instructional coordinators	110	54,260	$23,790 - 91,750	23%	79%
67	Budget analysts	110	64,310	$33,850 - 94,870	7%	78%
68	Personal financial advisors	100	62,860	$22,920 - 129,040	41%	81%
69	Education, training, and library workers, all other	100	34,390	$16,760 - 53,160	11%	79%
70	Social workers, all other	100	45,500	$27,830 - 63,730	18%	77%
71	Occupational health and safety specialists	90	64,460	$38,430 - 93,970	8%	72%
72	Technical writers	90	61,160	$35,440 - 88,210	20%	74%
73	Database administrators	90	65,080	$32,510 - 100,930	29%	72%
74	Mental health counselors	80		$ -	30%	73%
75	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	36,270	$24,630 - 51,340	30%	77%
76	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	66,100	$50,260 - 92,660	17%	54%
77	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	49,410	$24,420 - 79,180	23%	54%
78	Medical and public health social workers	80	41,380	$27,420 - 56,260	24%	77%
79	Credit analysts	70	46,920	$29,750 - 66,020	2%	60%
80	Materials engineers	70	82,510	$56,810 - 115,830	4%	77%
81	Surveyors	70	46,410	$28,860 - 67,390	24%	82%
82	Education administrators, postsecondary	70	74,780	$41,930 - 107,360	14%	78%
83	Dentists, general	70	156,680	$108,340 -	9%	100%
84	Education administrators, all other	70	71,790	$42,320 - 118,790	13%	78%
85	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60	67,800	$36,600 - 101,210	25%	93%
86	Postmasters and mail superintendents	60	59,950	$43,970 - 80,610	0%	55%
87	Public relations managers	60	64,590	$37,170 - 85,780	17%	75%
88	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	33,880	$23,210 - 42,150	24%	78%
89	Compensation and benefits managers	50	61,000	$27,280 - 101,160	12%	58%
90	Veterinarians	50	75,770	$53,460 - 109,180	35%	100%
91	Advertising and promotions managers	50	84,270	$43,220 - 154,890	6%	76%
92	Human resources managers, all other	50	91,990	$58,100 - 139,770	11%	58%
93	Producers and directors	50	53,800	$25,030 - 102,920	11%	75%
94	Biological scientists, all other	50	73,150	$51,630 - 98,960	4%	95%
95	Physician assistants	50	73,450	$45,700 - 96,460	27%	67%
96	Training and development managers	40	85,010	$47,740 - 128,110	16%	58%
97	Occupational therapists	40	59,820	$40,940 - 87,160	23%	90%
98	Musicians and singers	40		$ -	10%	53%
99	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	66,380	$38,650 - 94,730	4%	81%
100	Meeting and convention planners	40	37,000	$17,990 - 55,810	20%	67%

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	6,940	23,640	$15,610 - 36,750	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,770	23,790	$15,690 - 37,430	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	4,680	18,190	$15,600 - 22,210	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,430	17,130	$15,370 - 20,210	18%	5%
5	Team assemblers	4,360	23,980	$16,000 - 37,560	0%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	3,740	25,190	$16,320 - 36,240	13%	19%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,510	22,110	$16,170 - 31,890	15%	4%
8	Waiters and waitresses	3,100	17,720	$15,270 - 23,920	11%	14%
9	Customer service representatives	2,900			25%	22%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,690	39,400	$24,890 - 61,700	10%	4%
11	Business operations specialists, all other	2,650	64,520	$32,380 - 98,100	21%	49%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,440	21,340	$15,920 - 29,830	-7%	8%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,390	30,110	$17,940 - 42,550	13%	16%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,190	27,360	$17,920 - 37,810	1%	18%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,880	37,510	$22,100 - 59,030	4%	25%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,670	23,110	$17,710 - 30,010	18%	7%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,650	35,860	$23,080 - 51,000	15%	18%
18	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,620	33,660	$22,060 - 47,210	-1%	2%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	1,470	23,000	$16,000 - 31,590	17%	13%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,420	36,620	$21,150 - 57,060	10%	6%
21	Teacher assistants	1,390	21,510	$16,240 - 27,600	10%	18%
22	General and operations managers	1,350	96,570	$44,320 -	2%	48%
23	Construction laborers	1,340	38,330	$23,640 - 54,030	11%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,310	43,760	$26,260 - 65,500	6%	29%
25	Cooks, fast food	1,290	17,050	$15,420 - 19,590	8%	5%
26	Electricians	1,220	55,150	$31,350 - 79,140	7%	7%
27	Machinists	1,210	38,810	$23,630 - 55,510	-2%	3%
28	Food preparation workers	1,180	19,250	$15,570 - 25,430	15%	7%
29	Cooks, restaurant	1,180	21,120	$15,930 - 28,090	12%	5%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,180	26,990	$16,800 - 43,560	8%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,150	57,730	$34,870 - 85,340	-4%	15%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,070	18,490	$15,940 - 23,080	13%	5%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,040	34,570	$19,600 - 52,840	14%	4%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,030	29,010	$18,050 - 41,430	11%	14%
35	Bartenders	1,010	17,660	$15,420 - 23,020	11%	17%
36	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,000	64,950	$36,500 - 97,180	0%	42%
37	Security guards	990	23,230	$16,920 - 32,110	17%	13%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	970	23,500	$15,980 - 34,640	18%	6%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	950	30,130	$18,700 - 46,680	4%	6%
40	Tellers	940	23,820	$18,380 - 30,570	14%	16%
41	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	940	35,090	$28,640 - 40,720	14%	7%
42	Packers and packagers, hand	930	20,080	$16,110 - 24,550	-11%	3%
43	Home health aides	930	21,170	$16,260 - 26,800	49%	7%
44	Carpenters	860	43,320	$25,820 - 62,940	10%	6%
45	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	850	39,340	$22,680 - 58,890	5%	2%
46	Logisticians	830	75,240	$48,380 - 100,990	17%	43%
47	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	760	47,480	$29,550 - 66,040	11%	4%
48	Computer support specialists	730	38,380	$23,900 - 60,970	13%	43%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	720	35,130	$21,090 - 48,680	-6%	14%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	700	27,910	$19,290 - 39,230	4%	15%
51	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	690	32,110	$23,060 - 42,350	-2%	6%
52	Dishwashers	680	17,340	$15,600 - 20,740	10%	3%
53	Helpers--production workers	680	26,480	$16,370 - 39,850	0%	4%
54	Sales representatives, services, all other	620	50,210	$21,650 - 83,410	28%	48%
55	Industrial machinery mechanics	620	43,890	$31,940 - 54,130	9%	5%
56	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	600	30,100	$21,360 - 40,080	-14%	0%
57	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	580	17,160	$15,330 - 20,350	12%	6%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	580	46,230	$28,110 - 66,690	11%	33%
59	Counter and rental clerks	560	22,140	$15,790 - 33,640	23%	16%
60	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	550	20,330	$15,600 - 33,230	14%	3%
61	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	550	20,880	$16,080 - 27,000	11%	5%
62	Medical secretaries	550	29,190	$20,550 - 39,390	17%	18%
63	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	550	23,340	$15,440 - 38,510	12%	6%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	530	35,440	$18,650 - 49,990	12%	3%
65	Postsecondary teachers, all other	530	47,500	$41,220 - 50,840	0%	0%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	530	58,370	$33,290 - 84,710	7%	13%
67	Personal and home care aides	520	18,160	$16,240 - 20,430	51%	10%
68	Insurance sales agents	520	50,690	$20,960 - 82,450	13%	45%
69	Preschool teachers, except special education	500	23,550	$16,250 - 35,780	26%	43%
70	Pharmacy technicians	500	23,910	$17,440 - 31,460	32%	16%
71	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	490	32,310	$20,560 - 40,670	3%	2%
72	Child care workers	470	17,510	$15,340 - 22,670	18%	15%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	460	42,060	$23,350 - 63,050	4%	30%
74	Postal service mail carriers	450			1%	11%
75	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	440	55,650	$33,840 - 80,550	9%	47%
76	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	430	58,600	$37,450 - 80,320	8%	3%
77	Bus drivers, school	420	31,530	$21,930 - 41,730	9%	4%
78	Legal secretaries	420	37,430	$24,450 - 51,350	12%	18%
79	Maintenance workers, machinery	420	37,640	$33,160 - 43,850	0%	0%
80	Parts salespersons	420	28,350	$16,280 - 42,620	-1%	6%
81	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	400	28,360	$20,000 - 38,250	-12%	0%
82	Switchboard operators, including answering service	400	22,070	$15,800 - 28,370	-7%	10%
83	Production workers, all other	400	23,350	$16,220 - 31,580	2%	5%
84	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	390	26,880	$17,000 - 40,670	-8%	5%
85	Dental assistants	380	30,560	$21,250 - 40,040	29%	9%
86	Loan officers	380	57,950	$28,560 - 96,820	12%	49%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	380	17,700	$15,350 - 21,930	10%	17%
88	All other information and record clerks	370	29,880	$17,390 - 46,170	-12%	21%
89	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	370	30,960	$16,290 - 47,200	2%	11%
90	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	370	18,020	$15,600 - 20,350	19%	31%
91	Cost estimators	360	56,370	$35,510 - 85,160	19%	32%
92	Office and administrative support workers, all other	360	32,040	$18,940 - 47,040	-8%	32%
93	Correctional officers and jailers	360	49,810	$35,600 - 62,970	17%	11%
94	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	360	33,600	$24,690 - 43,250	0%	22%
95	Cement masons and concrete finishers	360	33,730	$21,480 - 51,140	11%	2%
96	Fire fighters	360	35,990	$17,380 - 53,740	12%	18%
97	Administrative services managers	350	60,570	$31,610 - 94,290	12%	40%
98	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	350	17,560	$15,510 - 21,070	10%	8%
99	Bill and account collectors	340	29,880	$20,770 - 40,120	23%	13%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	340	62,340	$40,100 - 81,240	9%	10%

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Jobs More Common Near Davenport Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	22,600	180	22.8
Foundry mold and coremakers	32,550	110	13.4
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,310	490	10.8
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,140	230	10.6
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	39,290	250	7.3
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,210	200	6.7
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	39,650	110	6.3
Logisticians	75,240	830	6.1
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,150	270	6.1
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	36,290	180	5.5
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,010	310	5.2
Maintenance workers, machinery	37,640	420	5.1
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	46,490	120	5.1
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,110	690	4.3
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	18,860	210	3.9
Team assemblers	23,980	4,360	3.3
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	31,660	640	3.3
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	26,820	120	3.1
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	18,020	370	2.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,360	400	2.6
Millwrights	45,480	100	2.5
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	64,950	1,000	2.5
Coaches and scouts	23,770	540	2.5
Dietitians and nutritionists	50,660	160	2.5
Machinists	38,810	1,210	2.4
Hazardous materials removal workers	36,800	110	2.4
Postsecondary teachers, all other	47,500	530	2.4
Photographers	26,400	180	2.3
Managers, all other	90,630	1,140	2.3
Legislators	23,910	130	2.2
Engineers, all other	83,140	480	2.2
Highway maintenance workers	43,460	260	2.2
Industrial engineering technicians	58,840	180	2.2
Library assistants, clerical	29,170	300	2.2
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,100	600	2.1
Electromechanical equipment assemblers		130	2.1
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	59,600	170	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	33,660	1,620	2.1
Floral designers	22,220	140	2
Painters, transportation equipment	38,250	110	2
Machine feeders and offbearers	24,240	250	1.9
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,070	400	1.9
Mechanical engineers	71,100	570	1.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,230	290	1.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	38,030	250	1.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,340	850	1.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	45,750	330	1.9
Cooks, fast food	17,050	1,290	1.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,890	620	1.9
Business operations specialists, all other	64,520	2,650	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Davenport, Iowa Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	36,290	1.5	180
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	58,600	1.37	430
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	46,490	1.35	120
Correctional officers and jailers	49,810	1.32	360
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	45,750	1.27	330
Family and general practitioners	204,000	1.24	200
Highway maintenance workers	43,460	1.24	260
Construction laborers	38,330	1.23	1,340
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	56,210	1.23	220
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	64,950	1.23	1,000
Library assistants, clerical	29,170	1.22	300
Industrial engineering technicians	58,840	1.22	180
Order clerks	34,100	1.21	230
Bus drivers, school	31,530	1.21	420
Teachers and instructors, all other	45,620	1.2	820
Child, family, and school social workers	47,990	1.18	440
Electricians	55,150	1.18	1,220
Electrical engineers	93,690	1.17	120
Logisticians	75,240	1.16	830
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	55,010	1.15	230
Computer specialists, all other	77,090	1.14	350
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	39,290	1.14	250
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	39,650	1.13	110
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,770	1.13	220
Financial specialists, all other	64,780	1.13	160
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,150	1.12	270
Physical therapists	82,410	1.12	160
Computer systems analysts	77,190	1.12	620
Helpers--production workers	26,480	1.12	680
Industrial truck and tractor operators	33,660	1.12	1,620
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,340	1.12	850
Carpenters	43,320	1.1	860
Foundry mold and coremakers	32,550	1.1	110
Computer software engineers, systems software	91,840	1.1	330
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	59,600	1.1	170
Protective service workers, all other	34,190	1.1	110
Engineering managers	120,630	1.1	130
Business operations specialists, all other	64,520	1.1	2,650
Tool and die makers	49,740	1.1	160
Managers, all other	90,630	1.1	1,140
Printing machine operators	35,820	1.09	280
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,730	1.09	1,150
Network systems and data communications analysts	70,420	1.09	160
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	32,170	1.09	130
Paralegals and legal assistants	46,610	1.09	340
Industrial production managers	95,780	1.08	200
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	56,060	1.08	280
Court, municipal, and license clerks	35,570	1.07	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	62,340	1.07	340
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	87,340	1.07	300

Highest Paying Jobs in Davenport, Iowa Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	204,260
Family and general practitioners	204,000	200
Physicians and surgeons, all other	169,210	310
Dentists, general	156,680	70
Chief executives	141,630	330
Engineering managers	120,630	130
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	118,970
Lawyers	109,450	380
Pharmacists	103,460	310
Optometrists	96,600	40
General and operations managers	96,570	1,350
Industrial production managers	95,780	200
Computer and information systems managers	94,130	410
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	93,780	50
Electrical engineers	93,690	120
Purchasing managers	92,250	40
Human resources managers, all other	91,990	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	91,840	330
Managers, all other	90,630	1,140
Sales managers	90,000	510
Marketing managers	89,660	170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	87,340	300
Training and development managers	85,010	40
Advertising and promotions managers	84,270	50
Construction managers	84,250	150
Engineers, all other	83,140	480
Materials engineers	82,510	70
Physical therapists	82,410	160
Financial analysts	81,220
Financial managers	80,720	580
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	78,130	100
Computer systems analysts	77,190	620
Computer specialists, all other	77,090	350
Veterinarians	75,770	50
Logisticians	75,240	830
Computer software engineers, applications	74,920	180
Management analysts	74,870	510
Education administrators, postsecondary	74,780	70
Civil engineers	74,440	270
Physician assistants	73,450	50
Industrial engineers	73,340	320
Biological scientists, all other	73,150	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,450	340
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	72,070	110
Education administrators, all other	71,790	70
Mechanical engineers	71,100	570
Network systems and data communications analysts	70,420	160
Business teachers, postsecondary	69,580	80
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	69,550
Medical and health services managers	69,260	220