Sioux City Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Sioux City, Iowa 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	Registered nurses	1,490	44,520	$32,970 - 57,590	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	820	47,930	$24,940 - 77,170	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	620	37,400	$26,330 - 52,920	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	610	37,030	$25,510 - 50,420	14%	95%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	550	39,110	$26,520 - 52,140	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	450	53,360	$32,240 - 79,700	18%	79%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	250	29,960	$18,460 - 47,610	19%	77%
8	Managers, all other	220	70,520	$20,900 - 129,090	7%	55%
9	Management analysts	220	71,720	$37,870 - 108,500	22%	78%
10	Coaches and scouts	210	21,400	$12,500 - 33,660	15%	60%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	200	59,770	$34,480 - 89,390	12%	51%
12	Medical and health services managers	200	63,360	$33,020 - 90,670	16%	57%
13	Social and human service assistants	190	23,100	$16,140 - 35,250	34%	58%
14	Lawyers	190	91,480	$46,990 - 0	11%	99%
15	Financial managers	180	90,040	$46,580 - 0	13%	60%
16	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	130	39,840	$11,890 - 86,120	17%	56%
17	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	40,010	$28,380 - 53,900	9%	87%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	72,210	$45,720 - 94,140	8%	78%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	120	55,550	$35,720 - 81,630	27%	50%
20	Chief executives	120	125,860	$50,800 - 0	2%	65%
21	Special education teachers, middle school	110	39,680	$28,280 - 53,720	16%	87%
22	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	110	36,220	$25,160 - 58,380	30%	77%
23	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	110	46,160	$25,250 - 69,130	5%	58%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	110	35,770	$24,620 - 53,140	20%	87%
25	Mechanical engineers	110	67,160	$41,610 - 98,490	4%	78%
26	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	52,910	$29,680 - 80,060	18%	56%
27	Computer programmers	100	58,750	$39,690 - 82,770	0%	73%
28	Pharmacists	100	88,050	$65,870 - 117,600	22%	97%
29	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	39,350	$26,310 - 57,490	13%	73%
30	Training and development specialists	90	39,670	$27,660 - 59,530	18%	56%
31	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	42,050	$24,960 - 57,870	18%	56%
32	Teachers and instructors, all other	90	23,380	$16,000 - 30,060	9%	54%
33	Social and community service managers	80	45,660	$25,080 - 66,210	25%	72%
34	Advertising sales agents	80	33,290	$18,210 - 46,590	20%	56%
35	Legislators	80	21,410	$11,990 - 31,140	1%	65%
36	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	70	37,980	$22,650 - 56,050	0%	96%
37	Librarians	70	39,530	$24,900 - 54,700	4%	85%
38	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	61,740	$37,320 - 89,220	53%	57%
39	Computer systems analysts	70	59,260	$37,970 - 81,070	29%	68%
40	Sales managers	70	97,600	$41,750 - 0	10%	69%
41	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	76,650	$24,770 - 0	25%	67%
42	Graphic designers	60	31,440	$17,740 - 45,540	10%	55%
43	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	71,000	$35,650 - 136,400	14%	78%
44	Physical therapists	60	57,570	$34,850 - 78,340	27%	89%
45	Commercial pilots	50	65,310	$44,110 - 94,930	13%	74%
46	Rehabilitation counselors	50	34,390	$24,410 - 52,340	23%	73%
47	Industrial engineers	50	75,070	$46,650 - 101,150	20%	74%
48	Civil engineers	50	62,620	$48,420 - 84,740	18%	87%
49	Market research analysts	50	51,000	$32,100 - 75,610	20%	82%
50	Computer and information systems managers	50	90,770	$54,330 - 120,690	16%	73%
51	Financial analysts	40	61,740	$39,160 - 100,570	34%	87%
52	Public relations specialists	40	44,000	$27,900 - 60,090	18%	81%
53	Physician assistants	40	76,220	$62,470 - 93,430	27%	67%
54	Sales and related workers, all other	40	24,670	$16,000 - 36,490	14%	62%
55	Education administrators, all other	40	51,290	$36,780 - 76,250	13%	78%
56	Human resources managers, all other	40	76,580	$48,750 - 102,790	11%	58%
57	Marketing managers	30	81,550	$36,570 - 142,990	14%	69%
58	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	30	26,770	$14,060 - 44,410	12%	58%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	32,690	$23,250 - 45,250	15%	51%
60	Social workers, all other	30	33,230	$19,810 - 53,540	18%	77%
61	Dentists, general	30	115,230	$69,830 - 0	9%	100%
62	Credit analysts	30	42,790	$29,600 - 60,790	2%	60%
63	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	62,090	$33,440 - 95,680	16%	99%
64	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	53,810	$42,220 - 64,320	0%	55%
65	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	30	22,530	$16,510 - 29,030	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	2,560	23,210	$12,310 - 37,830	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,220	14,380	$11,580 - 18,410	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,860	15,790	$12,010 - 20,350	-2%	10%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,380	31,460	$20,380 - 43,870	10%	4%
5	Office clerks, general	1,230	22,770	$15,360 - 31,360	13%	19%
6	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,190	27,250	$19,390 - 36,890	13%	16%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,190	20,410	$14,590 - 28,420	15%	4%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,130	23,010	$14,810 - 31,700	2%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	1,060	13,190	$11,460 - 15,090	11%	14%
10	Telemarketers	1,030	20,910	$16,890 - 24,350	-9%	14%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	880	23,090	$16,090 - 30,850	1%	18%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	850	27,290	$14,290 - 36,570	10%	6%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	840	21,260	$13,180 - 30,440	-7%	8%
14	Customer service representatives	740	24,910	$15,990 - 36,450	25%	22%
15	Teacher assistants	720	18,970	$14,440 - 25,860	10%	18%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	37,840	$21,890 - 59,370	4%	25%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	640	20,680	$16,690 - 25,330	18%	7%
18	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	630	28,760	$17,530 - 45,830	8%	4%
19	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	600	31,630	$21,170 - 45,670	15%	18%
20	Packers and packagers, hand	590	20,780	$13,230 - 27,630	-11%	3%
21	Production workers, all other	570	27,420	$16,380 - 39,030	2%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	50,460	$35,280 - 70,750	-4%	15%
23	General and operations managers	500	87,520	$42,220 - 144,210	2%	48%
24	Home health aides	490	18,550	$15,020 - 22,850	49%	7%
25	Carpenters	480	31,550	$20,930 - 46,370	10%	6%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	470	21,610	$15,250 - 28,280	17%	13%
27	Team assemblers	460	22,760	$18,410 - 31,060	0%	5%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	450	25,330	$19,150 - 31,210	-1%	2%
29	Construction laborers	440	26,770	$19,380 - 37,020	11%	5%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	440	16,880	$12,510 - 21,780	13%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	440	43,360	$24,640 - 65,270	6%	29%
32	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	430	25,850	$18,270 - 33,910	-4%	5%
33	Food preparation workers	420	16,930	$12,040 - 23,250	15%	7%
34	Bartenders	410	16,730	$12,180 - 22,860	11%	17%
35	Business operations specialists, all other	410	46,190	$14,300 - 77,240	21%	49%
36	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	410	31,170	$23,490 - 37,230	5%	2%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	400	28,000	$16,660 - 42,450	11%	14%
38	Bill and account collectors	400	25,270	$20,570 - 30,780	23%	13%
39	Electricians	390	42,080	$29,950 - 56,100	7%	7%
40	Tellers	380	20,740	$15,910 - 24,890	14%	16%
41	Cooks, restaurant	370	19,560	$15,260 - 24,280	12%	5%
42	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	370	19,240	$13,300 - 26,080	14%	3%
43	Child care workers	370	15,980	$12,070 - 21,110	18%	15%
44	Security guards	360	23,530	$12,980 - 43,280	17%	13%
45	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	340	33,220	$22,590 - 45,880	8%	3%
46	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	330	19,470	$15,630 - 24,460	11%	5%
47	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	330	20,760	$14,970 - 30,190	18%	6%
48	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	310	29,450	$21,670 - 36,220	-6%	14%
49	Industrial machinery mechanics	300	31,140	$18,350 - 43,860	9%	5%
50	Medical secretaries	290	30,690	$22,210 - 40,180	17%	18%
51	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	290	30,750	$25,610 - 36,780	14%	7%
52	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	43,030	$25,590 - 56,980	11%	33%
53	Food batchmakers	260	25,630	$12,590 - 35,800	11%	5%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	260	41,560	$27,880 - 57,320	11%	4%
55	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	240	23,940	$17,850 - 30,310	4%	15%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	230	50,360	$33,760 - 68,770	7%	13%
57	Cooks, fast food	230	14,410	$11,560 - 17,920	8%	5%
58	Sales representatives, services, all other	230	42,950	$24,890 - 64,810	28%	48%
59	Counter and rental clerks	230	21,330	$12,670 - 35,940	23%	16%
60	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	220	33,790	$20,860 - 48,090	14%	4%
61	Computer support specialists	210	34,690	$23,710 - 46,530	13%	43%
62	Insurance sales agents	210	50,670	$21,200 - 127,900	13%	45%
63	Helpers--production workers	210	24,460	$19,980 - 29,570	0%	4%
64	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	210	37,320	$24,500 - 54,840	9%	3%
65	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	210	14,560	$11,650 - 18,820	10%	8%
66	Dishwashers	200	15,170	$11,810 - 18,800	10%	3%
67	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	26,200	$17,940 - 36,750	4%	6%
68	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	190	30,260	$22,320 - 39,490	12%	3%
69	Order clerks	190	24,310	$19,070 - 30,860	-23%	16%
70	Data entry keyers	190	22,650	$16,880 - 30,020	-4%	18%
71	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	21,060	$16,010 - 34,050	12%	6%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	57,740	$34,560 - 87,510	9%	10%
73	Bus drivers, school	190	26,690	$15,120 - 38,850	9%	4%
74	Food servers, nonrestaurant	190	19,210	$14,880 - 23,080	16%	9%
75	Postal service mail carriers	180	43,660	$34,490 - 51,460	1%	11%
76	Cement masons and concrete finishers	170	26,810	$18,460 - 38,900	11%	2%
77	Parts salespersons	170	23,580	$12,600 - 41,210	-1%	6%
78	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	170	14,400	$11,650 - 18,440	10%	17%
79	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	170	52,090	$37,170 - 66,000	3%	13%
80	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	15,850	$11,940 - 20,250	12%	6%
81	Bakers	160	28,020	$14,630 - 36,610	10%	8%
82	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	160	26,260	$20,220 - 34,320	-17%	0%
83	Dental assistants	160	31,510	$25,690 - 38,740	29%	9%
84	Preschool teachers, except special education	160	19,810	$12,320 - 30,580	26%	43%
85	Machine feeders and offbearers	160	25,240	$23,110 - 28,450	-14%	0%
86	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	160	15,760	$12,160 - 19,710	17%	14%
87	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	150	29,930	$21,190 - 39,130	3%	25%
88	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	150	50,850	$29,080 - 72,320	9%	47%
89	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	140	38,930	$22,160 - 56,480	4%	30%
90	Healthcare support workers, all other	140	19,880	$12,880 - 26,560	16%	10%
91	Cost estimators	140	49,800	$30,300 - 78,710	19%	32%
92	Highway maintenance workers	130	31,560	$22,210 - 39,410	9%	5%
93	Medical assistants	130	24,640	$19,600 - 30,010	35%	10%
94	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	20,690	$15,810 - 26,760	10%	5%
95	Recreation workers	130	20,380	$14,910 - 28,790	13%	47%
96	Pharmacy technicians	130	22,070	$13,840 - 30,910	32%	16%
97	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	120	39,040	$22,330 - 49,380	-7%	12%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	44,500	$24,320 - 58,730	10%	17%
99	Loan officers	120	48,740	$26,580 - 77,150	12%	49%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	120	73,170	$36,710 - 136,690	4%	38%

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Jobs More Common Near Sioux City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,860	100	8.6
Food batchmakers	25,630	260	7.4
Telemarketers	20,910	1,030	6.3
Production workers, all other	27,420	570	5.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,260	160	4.2
Structural iron and steel workers	46,650	100	4
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,240	160	3.6
Coaches and scouts	21,400	210	3.3
Family and general practitioners	162,950	140	3.3
Highway maintenance workers	31,560	130	3.3
Special education teachers, middle school	39,680	110	3.2
Medical transcriptionists	26,970	110	3
Industrial machinery mechanics	31,140	300	2.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,170	410	2.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,850	430	2.6
Special education teachers, secondary school	40,010	120	2.6
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	14,980	110	2.4
Bakers	28,020	160	2.4
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	36,220	110	2.3
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,240	370	2.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,210	190	2.2
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,090	170	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,470	330	2.2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	29,930	150	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	29,960	250	2.2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,220	340	2.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,110	550	2
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	52,910	100	2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,380	2,220	1.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,460	1,380	1.9
Bill and account collectors	25,270	400	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,460	550	1.8
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,680	100	1.8
Medical and health services managers	63,360	200	1.8
Bartenders	16,730	410	1.8
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	37,320	210	1.8
Healthcare support workers, all other	19,880	140	1.8
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,760	160	1.8
Cement masons and concrete finishers	26,810	170	1.7
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	38,810	100	1.7
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	30,260	190	1.7
Parts salespersons	23,580	170	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	20,780	590	1.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,330	450	1.6
Order clerks	24,310	190	1.6
Medical secretaries	30,690	290	1.5
Insurance sales agents	50,670	210	1.5
Home health aides	18,550	490	1.5
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	37,400	620	1.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,450	310	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Bakers	28,020	1.23	160
Medical secretaries	30,690	1.11	290
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,690	1.11	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	73,170	1.1	120
Packers and packagers, hand	20,780	1.09	590
Helpers--production workers	24,460	1.09	210
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,760	1.09	630
Bus drivers, school	26,690	1.07	190
Family and general practitioners	162,950	1.07	140
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,090	1.06	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,740	1.06	190
Food batchmakers	25,630	1.05	260
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,240	1.05	160
Dental assistants	31,510	1.05	160
Financial managers	90,040	1.05	180
Management analysts	71,720	1.04	220
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,210	1.03	190
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,850	1.03	430
Security guards	23,530	1.03	360
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,850	1.02	170
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,010	1.02	1,130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,460	1.01	550
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,840	1.01	640
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,930	1.01	140
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,360	1	440
Postal service mail carriers	43,660	1	180
Retail salespersons	23,210	0.99	2,560
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,240	0.99	370
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,200	0.98	200
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,000	0.98	400
Production workers, all other	27,420	0.98	570
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	50,850	0.98	150
Mechanical engineers	67,160	0.97	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,790	0.97	220
General and operations managers	87,520	0.97	500
Counter and rental clerks	21,330	0.97	230
Accountants and auditors	53,360	0.97	450
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	37,320	0.97	210
Dishwashers	15,170	0.97	200
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	46,160	0.97	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	43,030	0.97	280
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,260	0.97	840
Receptionists and information clerks	21,610	0.97	470
Cooks, restaurant	19,560	0.96	370
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	36,220	0.96	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,410	0.96	1,190
Network and computer systems administrators	55,550	0.96	120
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	39,040	0.96	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,210	0.96	120
Electricians	42,080	0.96	390

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	163,830
Family and general practitioners	162,950	140
Chief executives	125,860	120
Dentists, general	115,230	30
Sales managers	97,600	70
Lawyers	91,480	190
Computer and information systems managers	90,770	50
Financial managers	90,040	180
Pharmacists	88,050	100
General and operations managers	87,520	500
Marketing managers	81,550	30
Industrial production managers	77,940	90
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,650	60
Human resources managers, all other	76,580	40
Physician assistants	76,220	40
Industrial engineers	75,070	50
Electrical engineers	73,600
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	73,170	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,210	120
Construction managers	72,140	70
Management analysts	71,720	220
Education administrators, postsecondary	71,000	60
Managers, all other	70,520	220
Mechanical engineers	67,160	110
Commercial pilots	65,310	50
Medical and health services managers	63,360	200
Civil engineers	62,620	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	62,090	30
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,740	70
Financial analysts	61,740	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	59,770	200
Computer systems analysts	59,260	70
Computer programmers	58,750	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,740	190
Dental hygienists	57,640	80
Physical therapists	57,570	60
Administrative services managers	57,510	80
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	57,050	90
Network and computer systems administrators	55,550	120
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	55,380
Postmasters and mail superintendents	53,810	30
Accountants and auditors	53,360	450
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	52,910	100
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,090	170
Education administrators, all other	51,290	40
Market research analysts	51,000	50
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	50,850	150
Insurance sales agents	50,670	210
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,460	550
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,360	230

Large Companies Headquartered in Sioux City

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Terra Industries	1.9

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