Dubuque Employment

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

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	1,150	47,860	$33,040 - 59,570	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	660	50,320	$22,040 - 95,860	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	460	30,160	$20,340 - 45,760	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	260	55,420	$30,220 - 91,200	18%	79%
5	Coaches and scouts	250	18,650	$12,160 - 26,120	15%	60%
6	Graphic designers	220	40,150	$24,900 - 65,520	10%	55%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	210	33,290	$24,320 - 48,920	11%	95%
8	Financial managers	170	77,920	$34,400 - 133,790	13%	60%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	160	53,190	$19,490 - 83,180	12%	51%
10	Social and human service assistants	150	24,140	$13,980 - 34,990	34%	58%
11	Computer programmers	130	48,240	$31,460 - 70,690	0%	73%
12	Pharmacists	120	83,690	$64,590 - 104,840	22%	97%
13	Social and community service managers	110	46,400	$29,650 - 64,350	25%	72%
14	Computer and information systems managers	110	69,920	$48,290 - 95,020	16%	73%
15	Chief executives	110	126,730	$64,740 - 0	2%	65%
16	Advertising sales agents	100	39,270	$20,760 - 68,220	20%	56%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	36,880	$17,530 - 58,330	13%	73%
18	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	32,520	$12,040 - 59,380	17%	56%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	90	51,570	$31,530 - 72,480	27%	50%
20	Editors	90	30,850	$24,460 - 42,090	2%	81%
21	Sales managers	90	104,630	$39,020 - 0	10%	69%
22	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	90	22,830	$16,990 - 29,700	11%	55%
23	Mechanical engineers	90	49,700	$35,570 - 63,870	4%	78%
24	Computer systems analysts	80	54,640	$27,530 - 80,150	29%	68%
25	Medical and health services managers	80	55,200	$36,550 - 73,660	16%	57%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	63,300	$31,640 - 90,810	8%	78%
27	Dietitians and nutritionists	70	38,970	$26,070 - 49,160	9%	72%
28	Market research analysts	70	45,500	$28,900 - 65,670	20%	82%
29	Lawyers	70	86,500	$36,450 - 0	11%	99%
30	Sales and related workers, all other	70	35,360	$19,260 - 48,090	14%	62%
31	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	30,110	$23,400 - 43,120	25%	58%
32	Personal financial advisors	60	51,940	$36,230 - 76,740	41%	81%
33	Marketing managers	60	76,480	$37,310 - 115,140	14%	69%
34	Industrial engineers	60	52,540	$40,190 - 68,720	20%	74%
35	Managers, all other	60	54,730	$33,910 - 81,250	7%	55%
36	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50		$0 - 0	25%	67%
37	Librarians	50	44,260	$25,580 - 59,660	4%	85%
38	Computer software engineers, applications	50	49,580	$33,980 - 73,010	45%	85%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	44,570	$23,070 - 61,580	18%	56%
40	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	58,340	$31,100 - 95,200	18%	88%
41	Management analysts	40	55,980	$31,530 - 98,840	22%	78%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	47,390	$30,210 - 67,450	18%	56%
43	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	43,600	$35,140 - 54,750	12%	51%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	29,620	$21,280 - 37,510	15%	51%
45	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	56,930	$31,890 - 85,730	53%	57%
46	Civil engineers	40	55,780	$38,670 - 76,990	18%	87%
47	Dentists, general	40	141,420	$68,160 - 0	9%	100%
48	Public relations specialists	40	39,230	$24,830 - 57,000	18%	81%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	45,400	$28,500 - 61,240	5%	58%
50	Clergy	30	30,980	$16,890 - 54,250	19%	75%
51	Training and development specialists	30	49,090	$23,700 - 58,800	18%	56%

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	2,220	23,380	$12,900 - 39,170	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,620	15,480	$11,970 - 19,460	-2%	10%
3	Team assemblers	1,540	27,170	$19,330 - 37,730	0%	5%
4	Customer service representatives	1,190	27,730	$18,430 - 39,710	25%	22%
5	Office clerks, general	1,080	21,370	$13,150 - 30,160	13%	19%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,030	25,460	$16,730 - 34,910	2%	5%
7	Waiters and waitresses	970	14,550	$11,560 - 21,400	11%	14%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	970	34,960	$23,310 - 53,850	10%	4%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	910	26,080	$14,690 - 35,910	13%	16%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	910	15,430	$11,870 - 19,430	18%	5%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	810	22,810	$14,000 - 34,480	15%	4%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	690	22,410	$18,730 - 27,710	18%	7%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	670	23,130	$15,100 - 31,390	1%	18%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	620	20,210	$13,550 - 28,630	-7%	8%
15	Carpenters	560	34,560	$24,180 - 44,970	10%	6%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	31,140	$19,010 - 43,450	10%	6%
17	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	530	16,220	$11,850 - 21,970	13%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	450	33,210	$20,150 - 46,270	4%	25%
19	Cooks, fast food	450	14,070	$11,530 - 18,330	8%	5%
20	Packers and packagers, hand	420	18,480	$11,860 - 27,830	-11%	3%
21	Teacher assistants	420	19,320	$14,760 - 24,140	10%	18%
22	General and operations managers	410	88,330	$40,790 - [?]	2%	48%
23	Construction laborers	380	28,370	$19,340 - 36,480	11%	5%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	380	25,780	$18,630 - 33,330	4%	6%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	380	20,430	$13,990 - 26,860	17%	13%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	24,430	$15,840 - 38,460	8%	4%
27	Child care workers	350	16,280	$12,130 - 20,220	18%	15%
28	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	340	30,600	$21,390 - 42,390	15%	18%
29	Bartenders	330	16,380	$12,420 - 21,380	11%	17%
30	Cooks, restaurant	330	19,940	$14,300 - 26,780	12%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	320	40,970	$25,890 - 58,690	-4%	15%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	320	41,090	$18,530 - 71,070	21%	49%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	25,660	$16,420 - 38,870	11%	14%
34	Food preparation workers	310	17,730	$12,240 - 24,060	15%	7%
35	Personal and home care aides	310	19,750	$15,620 - 26,050	51%	10%
36	Security guards	300	25,960	$15,670 - 37,050	17%	13%
37	Industrial truck and tractor operators	290	26,280	$17,290 - 37,180	-1%	2%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	290	41,280	$24,450 - 64,910	6%	29%
39	Food servers, nonrestaurant	280	17,770	$13,410 - 22,730	16%	9%
40	Tellers	270	20,380	$16,270 - 25,830	14%	16%
41	Helpers--production workers	260	26,890	$20,950 - 34,850	0%	4%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	250	29,720	$18,940 - 46,600	14%	4%
43	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	250	33,700	$26,210 - 42,420	14%	7%
44	Dishwashers	240	14,440	$11,690 - 18,240	10%	3%
45	Cement masons and concrete finishers	240	27,320	$17,520 - 35,740	11%	2%
46	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	220	20,280	$15,160 - 24,860	11%	5%
47	Production workers, all other	220	26,990	$16,860 - 35,400	2%	5%
48	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	210	28,800	$20,920 - 40,980	-14%	0%
49	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	200	16,720	$12,490 - 20,690	17%	14%
50	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	13,810	$11,550 - 17,510	12%	6%
51	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	200	25,560	$13,650 - 43,060	18%	6%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	200	30,720	$22,290 - 47,890	5%	2%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	19,510	$13,120 - 28,100	12%	6%
54	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	190	32,970	$19,260 - 46,190	12%	3%
55	Driver/sales workers	190	20,790	$12,100 - 32,770	-4%	4%
56	Electricians	180	45,370	$32,590 - 57,390	7%	7%
57	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	180	25,630	$18,140 - 32,880	6%	0%
58	Recreation workers	180	19,380	$12,510 - 29,590	13%	47%
59	Machinists	180	35,350	$24,630 - 45,620	-2%	3%
60	Pharmacy technicians	180	25,100	$17,640 - 31,020	32%	16%
61	Dental assistants	170	27,150	$23,710 - 31,450	29%	9%
62	Loan officers	170	45,300	$26,030 - 68,770	12%	49%
63	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	170	16,460	$11,700 - 25,560	14%	3%
64	Printing machine operators	170	31,320	$20,620 - 44,960	-5%	6%
65	Counter and rental clerks	170	18,430	$12,310 - 28,620	23%	16%
66	Computer support specialists	170	40,450	$25,870 - 56,390	13%	43%
67	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	170	29,420	$20,210 - 41,560	4%	30%
68	Sales representatives, services, all other	160	30,090	$13,120 - 46,400	28%	48%
69	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	26,780	$19,780 - 33,760	4%	15%
70	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	150	18,240	$13,770 - 23,250	10%	5%
71	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	150	35,010	$24,470 - 48,750	-6%	14%
72	Loan interviewers and clerks	140	25,440	$18,100 - 34,010	0%	24%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	15,740	$12,420 - 18,460	10%	17%
74	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	130	36,090	$20,130 - 57,140	11%	4%
75	Parts salespersons	130	29,360	$15,310 - 42,880	-1%	6%
76	Postal service mail carriers	130	44,460	$35,080 - 54,380	1%	11%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	52,240	$33,730 - 71,560	9%	10%
78	Tool and die makers	120	39,150	$26,640 - 54,290	-9%	5%
79	Dental hygienists	120	52,570	$46,290 - 59,520	30%	33%
80	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	42,050	$32,740 - 53,170	8%	3%
81	Medical secretaries	120	26,940	$19,350 - 36,510	17%	18%
82	Industrial machinery mechanics	110	40,300	$27,190 - 55,290	9%	5%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	110	48,390	$32,050 - 69,800	7%	13%
84	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	110	26,000	$17,270 - 34,950	-8%	5%
85	Computer operators	110	26,480	$18,610 - 39,640	-24%	27%
86	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	100	19,950	$14,680 - 26,170	13%	15%
87	Cost estimators	100	41,800	$24,800 - 55,950	19%	32%
88	Prepress technicians and workers	100	31,430	$21,760 - 42,750	-20%	16%
89	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	29,650	$22,160 - 40,380	-12%	4%
90	Administrative services managers	100	54,070	$30,160 - 87,020	12%	40%
91	Preschool teachers, except special education	90	21,690	$12,890 - 29,950	26%	43%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	90	52,430	$28,210 - 87,630	10%	17%
93	Medical transcriptionists	90	27,750	$20,140 - 36,800	14%	10%
94	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	80	30,200	$17,690 - 49,100	8%	9%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	47,140	$23,310 - 85,680	13%	17%
96	Automotive body and related repairers	80	32,320	$22,320 - 46,810	12%	3%
97	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	38,550	$28,360 - 47,180	15%	25%
98	Insurance sales agents	80	52,030	$25,990 - 87,550	13%	45%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	58,800	$35,890 - 77,760	4%	38%
100	Sheet metal workers	70	47,410	$22,900 - 59,020	7%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Dubuque Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	25,630	180	9.2
Coaches and scouts	18,650	250	5.5
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,770	280	4.6
Prepress technicians and workers	31,430	100	4.5
Tool and die makers	39,150	120	4.5
Team assemblers	27,170	1,540	4.2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,650	100	3.6
Cement masons and concrete finishers	27,320	240	3.3
Social and community service managers	46,400	110	3.1
Graphic designers	40,150	220	3.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,720	200	3.1
Production workers, all other	26,990	220	2.9
Printing machine operators	31,320	170	2.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,800	210	2.6
Computer operators	26,480	110	2.5
Cooks, fast food	14,070	450	2.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,970	190	2.3
Dental hygienists	52,570	120	2.1
Recreation workers	19,380	180	2.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,240	150	2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,280	220	2
Bartenders	16,380	330	2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	19,950	100	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	25,100	180	1.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,960	970	1.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,720	200	1.8
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,000	110	1.8
Advertising sales agents	39,270	100	1.8
Child care workers	16,280	350	1.8
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,220	530	1.8
Personal and home care aides	19,750	310	1.8
Dental assistants	27,150	170	1.7
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	29,420	170	1.7
Parts salespersons	29,360	130	1.7
Carpenters	34,560	560	1.7
Helpers--production workers	26,890	260	1.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	19,510	200	1.6
Loan interviewers and clerks	25,440	140	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,410	690	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	18,480	420	1.6
Customer service representatives	27,730	1,190	1.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,300	110	1.5
Social and human service assistants	24,140	150	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,970	320	1.5
Machinists	35,350	180	1.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,460	170	1.5
Pharmacists	83,690	120	1.5
Retail salespersons	23,380	2,220	1.4
Driver/sales workers	20,790	190	1.4
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,080	910	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Dubuque, Iowa Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--production workers	26,890	1.2	260
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,560	1.14	200
Security guards	25,960	1.13	300
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,460	1.13	1,030
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,010	1.08	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,810	1.07	810
Team assemblers	27,170	1.07	1,540
Graphic designers	40,150	1.06	220
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	42,050	1.05	120
Personal and home care aides	19,750	1.05	310
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,000	1.04	110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,800	1.04	210
Electricians	45,370	1.03	180
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	25,630	1.03	180
Computer support specialists	40,450	1.02	170
Postal service mail carriers	44,460	1.02	130
Accountants and auditors	55,420	1.01	260
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,410	1	690
Retail salespersons	23,380	1	2,220
Parts salespersons	29,360	1	130
Machinists	35,350	1	180
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,960	0.99	970
Printing machine operators	31,320	0.99	170
Food preparation workers	17,730	0.99	310
Cooks, restaurant	19,940	0.98	330
General and operations managers	88,330	0.98	410
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,430	0.98	910
Construction laborers	28,370	0.98	380
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,240	0.98	150
Customer service representatives	27,730	0.98	1,190
Medical secretaries	26,940	0.98	120
Packers and packagers, hand	18,480	0.97	420
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,740	0.97	130
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,780	0.97	380
Production workers, all other	26,990	0.96	220
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,300	0.96	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,140	0.96	540
Pharmacy technicians	25,100	0.96	180
Food servers, nonrestaurant	17,770	0.96	280
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,240	0.95	120
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,280	0.95	290
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,780	0.95	160
Carpenters	34,560	0.94	560
Bartenders	16,380	0.93	330
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,320	0.93	660
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,280	0.93	220
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,280	0.93	290
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,720	0.93	200
Teacher assistants	19,320	0.93	420
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	24,430	0.93	370

Highest Paying Jobs in Dubuque, Iowa Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	141,420	40
Chief executives	126,730	110
Sales managers	104,630	90
General and operations managers	88,330	410
Lawyers	86,500	70
Pharmacists	83,690	120
Financial managers	77,920	170
Marketing managers	76,480	60
Computer and information systems managers	69,920	110
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,300	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	58,800	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	58,340	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	56,930	40
Industrial production managers	56,850	50
Management analysts	55,980	40
Civil engineers	55,780	40
Accountants and auditors	55,420	260
Medical and health services managers	55,200	80
Managers, all other	54,730	60
Computer systems analysts	54,640	80
Administrative services managers	54,070	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	53,190	160
Dental hygienists	52,570	120
Industrial engineers	52,540	60
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,430	90
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,240	120
Insurance sales agents	52,030	80
Personal financial advisors	51,940	60
Network and computer systems administrators	51,570	90
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	51,240	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	51,110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,320	660
Mechanical engineers	49,700	90
Computer software engineers, applications	49,580	50
Brickmasons and blockmasons	49,120	70
Training and development specialists	49,090	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,390	110
Computer programmers	48,240	130
Registered nurses	47,860	1,150
Sheet metal workers	47,410	70
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	47,390	40
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	47,140	80
Power plant operators	46,990	70
Social and community service managers	46,400	110
Market research analysts	45,500	70
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	45,400	30
Electricians	45,370	180
Loan officers	45,300	170
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	44,570	50
Postal service mail carriers	44,460	130

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