Waterloo Employment

Employment and Industries in the Waterloo, Iowa Area

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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	1,910	45,440	$32,040 - 59,160	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	880	51,470	$18,650 - 92,150	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	870	36,830	$22,040 - 52,780	14%	95%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	550	38,180	$19,690 - 57,140	11%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	32,280	$19,510 - 48,660	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	490	53,550	$31,100 - 74,160	18%	79%
7	Social and human service assistants	350	21,750	$15,720 - 28,960	34%	58%
8	Mechanical engineers	290	65,980	$31,610 - 104,750	4%	78%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	280	57,300	$29,260 - 91,390	12%	51%
10	Rehabilitation counselors	230	29,610	$17,530 - 45,070	23%	73%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	230	29,990	$12,370 - 48,340	19%	77%
12	Medical and health services managers	220	66,630	$40,320 - 91,880	16%	57%
13	Coaches and scouts	210	26,800	$12,090 - 45,390	15%	60%
14	Industrial engineers	190	57,790	$42,510 - 78,880	20%	74%
15	Financial managers	190	78,280	$42,110 - 118,620	13%	60%
16	Lawyers	170	90,470	$51,000 - 0	11%	99%
17	Chief executives	170	114,380	$18,370 - 0	2%	65%
18	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	40,900	$14,110 - 81,300	25%	67%
19	Managers, all other	160	63,760	$36,540 - 106,950	7%	55%
20	Advertising sales agents	150	48,430	$18,340 - 94,530	20%	56%
21	Computer systems analysts	150	59,830	$38,690 - 86,700	29%	68%
22	Social and community service managers	140	40,200	$25,800 - 64,540	25%	72%
23	Education administrators, postsecondary	140	67,730	$42,880 - 101,110	14%	78%
24	Pharmacists	140	85,570	$71,520 - 106,930	22%	97%
25	Graphic designers	130	30,980	$16,370 - 45,810	10%	55%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	120	36,460	$12,430 - 56,850	17%	56%
27	Market research analysts	120	51,700	$18,410 - 92,490	20%	82%
28	Management analysts	120	61,660	$42,930 - 85,170	22%	78%
29	Medical and public health social workers	110	36,110	$25,980 - 49,780	24%	77%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	110	52,660	$34,160 - 73,910	27%	50%
31	Floral designers	100	19,940	$15,680 - 24,040	0%	55%
32	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	72,860	$38,190 - 100,340	8%	78%
33	Occupational therapists	90	61,470	$31,760 - 88,990	23%	90%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	44,060	$28,360 - 63,690	5%	58%
35	Marketing managers	80	59,180	$32,030 - 92,250	14%	69%
36	Training and development specialists	80	40,540	$24,170 - 62,710	18%	56%
37	Librarians	80	48,060	$28,600 - 64,060	4%	85%
38	Physical therapists	80	61,230	$49,370 - 75,600	27%	89%
39	Credit analysts	80	42,290	$30,240 - 65,620	2%	60%
40	Computer specialists, all other	80	48,100	$28,600 - 65,740	15%	68%
41	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	40,980	$26,870 - 56,350	13%	73%
42	Computer and information systems managers	80	74,910	$39,650 - 115,040	16%	73%
43	Computer software engineers, applications	80	47,830	$39,180 - 57,940	45%	85%
44	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	36,710	$27,820 - 48,180	30%	77%
45	Computer programmers	70	48,180	$31,800 - 65,020	0%	73%
46	Engineering managers	70	87,790	$64,500 - 102,660	7%	84%
47	Mental health counselors	60	43,000	$22,820 - 67,880	30%	73%
48	Sales managers	60	87,510	$43,000 - 140,940	10%	69%
49	Sales and related workers, all other	60	32,210	$18,610 - 45,430	14%	62%
50	Computer software engineers, systems software	50	76,650	$34,200 - 122,350	28%	85%
51	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	38,610	$23,160 - 61,650	18%	56%
52	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	43,100	$27,450 - 55,880	18%	56%
53	Physician assistants	50	75,530	$56,340 - 94,970	27%	67%
54	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	32,100	$20,730 - 45,540	25%	58%
55	Veterinarians	40	86,240	$23,210 - 129,430	35%	100%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	68,900	$34,230 - 115,770	16%	99%
57	Personal financial advisors	40	66,690	$24,900 - 140,020	41%	81%
58	Writers and authors	30	35,390	$21,910 - 54,700	13%	84%
59	Recreational therapists	30	31,640	$24,490 - 42,680	4%	77%
60	Public relations managers	30	68,340	$34,920 - 121,790	17%	75%

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	3,430	20,870	$12,630 - 34,360	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,240	15,860	$12,060 - 20,710	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,120	14,670	$11,590 - 19,100	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	1,810	24,290	$14,830 - 35,110	13%	19%
5	Customer service representatives	1,560	24,000	$14,960 - 35,390	25%	22%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,500	15,260	$11,560 - 22,090	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,500	20,150	$12,980 - 29,740	-7%	8%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,450	20,050	$13,920 - 28,230	15%	4%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,410	34,490	$22,850 - 53,300	10%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,220	27,510	$16,120 - 39,450	13%	16%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,210	24,890	$14,360 - 37,690	1%	18%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,200	21,890	$17,350 - 27,490	18%	7%
13	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,000	25,280	$18,100 - 34,980	-1%	2%
14	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	960	31,040	$23,850 - 36,760	5%	2%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	940	33,320	$20,400 - 45,550	10%	6%
16	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	770	21,410	$13,750 - 30,760	2%	5%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	760	35,360	$21,350 - 53,440	4%	25%
18	Cooks, restaurant	730	17,380	$12,420 - 23,650	12%	5%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	700	22,370	$14,910 - 29,090	17%	13%
20	Child care workers	660	15,200	$11,550 - 20,150	18%	15%
21	Tellers	650	22,390	$16,740 - 28,610	14%	16%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	620	48,420	$27,890 - 71,610	-4%	15%
23	Carpenters	610	32,280	$22,010 - 44,560	10%	6%
24	Business operations specialists, all other	600	43,090	$20,020 - 68,840	21%	49%
25	Helpers--production workers	580	23,800	$15,840 - 31,210	0%	4%
26	Production workers, all other	580	28,920	$19,770 - 43,270	2%	5%
27	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	570	32,850	$23,130 - 42,500	15%	18%
28	Home health aides	560	21,420	$16,880 - 27,030	49%	7%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	550	25,080	$15,540 - 45,600	8%	4%
30	General and operations managers	550	91,500	$41,670 - [?]	2%	48%
31	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	540	25,470	$16,830 - 36,660	4%	6%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	540	46,530	$26,630 - 69,070	6%	29%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	530	36,100	$20,370 - 55,500	14%	4%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	520	31,520	$24,150 - 39,780	14%	7%
35	Teacher assistants	490	15,020	$11,780 - 19,880	10%	18%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	490	26,780	$17,400 - 40,920	11%	14%
37	Machinists	490	32,010	$22,180 - 43,640	-2%	3%
38	Cooks, fast food	460	15,680	$12,220 - 19,050	8%	5%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	460	18,710	$13,680 - 25,250	13%	5%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	440	44,030	$34,350 - 56,000	11%	33%
41	Construction laborers	440	25,210	$17,050 - 34,090	11%	5%
42	Counter and rental clerks	440	17,620	$12,090 - 26,060	23%	16%
43	Packers and packagers, hand	430	18,210	$11,970 - 28,080	-11%	3%
44	Dishwashers	420	13,610	$11,520 - 17,160	10%	3%
45	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	420	34,880	$26,770 - 43,560	-2%	6%
46	Personal and home care aides	400	19,540	$15,640 - 23,480	51%	10%
47	Food preparation workers	400	16,210	$11,980 - 21,880	15%	7%
48	Loan officers	400	37,350	$24,560 - 67,900	12%	49%
49	Bartenders	390	14,290	$11,610 - 18,430	11%	17%
50	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	380	37,100	$22,500 - 53,350	8%	3%
51	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	370	30,230	$16,490 - 47,360	-6%	14%
52	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	340	20,590	$13,850 - 28,020	11%	5%
53	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	330	22,390	$14,510 - 33,710	18%	6%
54	Electricians	310	40,070	$23,400 - 55,590	7%	7%
55	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	300	20,910	$15,900 - 28,580	12%	6%
56	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	300	14,380	$11,510 - 18,150	10%	8%
57	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	280	17,560	$11,990 - 24,720	14%	3%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	260	34,020	$24,440 - 51,350	11%	4%
59	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	250	26,020	$20,080 - 33,240	0%	22%
60	Security guards	240	26,390	$16,510 - 35,920	17%	13%
61	Pharmacy technicians	240	22,000	$15,480 - 29,730	32%	16%
62	Driver/sales workers	230	26,690	$14,970 - 42,160	-4%	4%
63	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	230	14,060	$11,560 - 17,710	10%	17%
64	Industrial machinery mechanics	220	41,760	$29,740 - 50,370	9%	5%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	210	60,620	$30,710 - 116,100	7%	13%
66	Highway maintenance workers	210	34,150	$29,990 - 39,950	9%	5%
67	Order clerks	210	26,310	$19,050 - 36,200	-23%	16%
68	Postal service mail carriers	210	44,060	$35,120 - 50,910	1%	11%
69	Computer support specialists	200	35,190	$18,570 - 57,300	13%	43%
70	Medical secretaries	200	24,940	$18,530 - 33,840	17%	18%
71	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	200	28,180	$21,460 - 37,270	-14%	0%
72	Bus drivers, school	200	25,550	$16,400 - 41,150	9%	4%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	190	28,800	$13,020 - 47,660	4%	30%
74	Preschool teachers, except special education	190	20,100	$12,700 - 28,240	26%	43%
75	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	190	23,570	$19,280 - 30,190	-8%	5%
76	Cement masons and concrete finishers	180	26,760	$17,920 - 36,220	11%	2%
77	Tool and die makers	180	39,130	$30,240 - 50,000	-9%	5%
78	Painters, construction and maintenance	170	33,970	$21,010 - 45,180	12%	6%
79	Parts salespersons	170	28,560	$14,660 - 43,350	-1%	6%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	170	53,370	$33,760 - 81,100	9%	10%
81	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	14,780	$11,660 - 19,290	12%	6%
82	Legal secretaries	160	27,760	$23,320 - 34,900	12%	18%
83	Dental assistants	160	25,950	$19,690 - 33,800	29%	9%
84	Insurance sales agents	160	53,880	$20,070 - 126,120	13%	45%
85	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	28,840	$21,390 - 37,150	4%	15%
86	Recreation workers	160	20,760	$12,640 - 29,010	13%	47%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	160	47,970	$31,370 - 57,930	10%	17%
88	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	150	43,710	$25,900 - 72,390	0%	42%
89	Cost estimators	150	48,300	$25,820 - 65,240	19%	32%
90	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	140	40,040	$23,370 - 49,410	-7%	12%
91	Medical assistants	140	26,340	$19,400 - 35,100	35%	10%
92	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	17,220	$12,060 - 23,610	10%	5%
93	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	140	16,240	$12,240 - 20,920	17%	14%
94	Telemarketers	140	19,820	$12,880 - 27,530	-9%	14%
95	Food servers, nonrestaurant	140	17,280	$12,750 - 22,210	16%	9%
96	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	130	32,880	$25,470 - 40,300	2%	11%
97	All other information and record clerks	130	24,430	$15,940 - 33,820	-12%	21%
98	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	120	27,860	$19,850 - 36,170	-4%	5%
99	Library technicians	120	30,190	$15,850 - 43,640	9%	27%
100	Butchers and meat cutters	120	20,940	$12,300 - 35,140	2%	2%

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Jobs More Common Near Waterloo Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,880	420	6.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,040	960	5.3
Production workers, all other	28,920	580	4.6
Highway maintenance workers	34,150	210	4.5
Tool and die makers	39,130	180	4.1
Rehabilitation counselors	29,610	230	3.8
Floral designers	19,940	100	3.4
Bindery workers	22,710	100	3.2
Education administrators, postsecondary	67,730	140	3.2
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,070	100	3.1
Mechanical drafters	43,290	110	3.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,280	1,000	3
Coaches and scouts	26,800	210	2.8
Medical transcriptionists	28,820	110	2.6
Mechanical engineers	65,980	290	2.5
Machinists	32,010	490	2.5
Social and community service managers	40,200	140	2.4
Library technicians	30,190	120	2.3
Helpers--production workers	23,800	580	2.2
Social and human service assistants	21,750	350	2.1
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	26,020	250	2.1
Child care workers	15,200	660	2.1
Tellers	22,390	650	2
Family and general practitioners	129,520	100	2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	37,100	380	2
Loan officers	37,350	400	1.9
Postsecondary teachers, all other	24,830	170	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,590	340	1.9
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	23,570	190	1.9
Butchers and meat cutters	20,940	120	1.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,760	220	1.8
Industrial engineers	57,790	190	1.8
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,770	200	1.8
Brickmasons and blockmasons	38,070	110	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	48,420	620	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,180	550	1.7
Medical and public health social workers	36,110	110	1.7
Child, family, and school social workers	29,990	230	1.7
Medical and health services managers	66,630	220	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,890	1,200	1.7
Roofers	27,400	110	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	17,620	440	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	44,030	440	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,490	1,410	1.6
Advertising sales agents	48,430	150	1.6
Cooks, restaurant	17,380	730	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,670	2,120	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,150	1,500	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	22,000	240	1.5
Cooks, fast food	15,680	460	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Medical records and health information technicians	36,260	1.25	110
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,770	1.19	200
Security guards	26,390	1.15	240
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,620	1.12	210
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,860	1.11	120
Home health aides	21,420	1.09	560
Driver/sales workers	26,690	1.08	230
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,530	1.07	540
Library technicians	30,190	1.07	120
Advertising sales agents	48,430	1.07	150
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,880	1.06	420
Helpers--production workers	23,800	1.06	580
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,710	1.06	460
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,970	1.06	170
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40,600	1.05	120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,740	1.05	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,100	1.04	530
Personal and home care aides	19,540	1.04	400
Highway maintenance workers	34,150	1.04	210
Production workers, all other	28,920	1.03	580
Bus drivers, school	25,550	1.03	200
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,320	1.02	940
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,840	1.02	160
Office clerks, general	24,290	1.02	1,810
General and operations managers	91,500	1.02	550
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,180	1.01	200
Postal service mail carriers	44,060	1.01	210
Medical assistants	26,340	1.01	140
Tellers	22,390	1	650
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	32,880	1	130
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,390	1	330
Receptionists and information clerks	22,370	1	700
Insurance sales agents	53,880	1	160
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,760	0.99	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	44,030	0.99	440
Cooks, fast food	15,680	0.99	460
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,040	0.98	140
Mechanical drafters	43,290	0.98	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,890	0.98	1,200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,490	0.98	1,410
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	26,190	0.98	110
Order clerks	26,310	0.98	210
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,370	0.98	170
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,970	0.97	160
Accountants and auditors	53,550	0.97	490
Parts salespersons	28,560	0.97	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	48,420	0.97	620
Medical transcriptionists	28,820	0.96	110
Packers and packagers, hand	18,210	0.96	430
Mechanical engineers	65,980	0.96	290

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,770	200
Dentists, general	176,810
Family and general practitioners	129,520	100
Funeral directors	118,980	30
Chief executives	114,380	170
General and operations managers	91,500	550
Lawyers	90,470	170
Engineering managers	87,790	70
Sales managers	87,510	60
Veterinarians	86,240	40
Pharmacists	85,570	140
Computer hardware engineers	80,530
Financial managers	78,280	190
Computer software engineers, systems software	76,650	50
Physician assistants	75,530	50
Computer and information systems managers	74,910	80
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,600	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,860	100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,740	110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	68,900	40
Public relations managers	68,340	30
Industrial production managers	68,050	80
Education administrators, postsecondary	67,730	140
Personal financial advisors	66,690	40
Medical and health services managers	66,630	220
Mechanical engineers	65,980	290
Managers, all other	63,760	160
Management analysts	61,660	120
Occupational therapists	61,470	90
Physical therapists	61,230	80
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,620	210
Engineers, all other	60,410
Computer systems analysts	59,830	150
Administrative services managers	59,790	120
Marketing managers	59,180	80
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	59,040
Dental hygienists	57,880
Industrial engineers	57,790	190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	57,300	280
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	57,250	70
Property, real estate, and community association managers	56,010
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	54,910	30
Insurance sales agents	53,880	160
Accountants and auditors	53,550	490
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,370	170
Network and computer systems administrators	52,660	110
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	52,240	90
Market research analysts	51,700	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,470	880
Insurance underwriters	51,280

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