St. Joseph Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in St. Joseph, Missouri 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	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	650	36,670	$26,130 - 47,740	6%	96%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	610	45,750	$19,360 - 85,690	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	430	33,640	$24,850 - 44,620	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	230	50,330	$31,230 - 79,000	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	210	35,370	$25,630 - 48,220	11%	95%
6	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	140	44,840	$32,030 - 61,940	0%	96%
7	Coaches and scouts	120	42,640	$13,710 - 58,580	15%	60%
8	Chemists	110	61,750	$30,110 - 96,180	9%	93%
9	Pharmacists	100	97,550	$74,080 - 128,750	22%	97%
10	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	100	33,110	$26,850 - 39,380	11%	58%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	100	36,450	$23,170 - 49,950	19%	77%
12	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	36,890	$26,980 - 49,480	9%	87%
13	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	90	33,420	$24,640 - 49,530	34%	73%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	62,360	$45,760 - 88,110	8%	78%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	36,670	$26,550 - 46,500	20%	87%
16	Training and development specialists	90	39,180	$21,860 - 57,460	18%	56%
17	Chief executives	90	108,630	$43,230 - 0	2%	65%
18	Rehabilitation counselors	90	27,660	$17,520 - 37,800	23%	73%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	39,930	$26,510 - 53,500	13%	73%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	57,570	$31,060 - 113,420	12%	51%
21	Financial managers	70	78,940	$49,840 - 122,270	13%	60%
22	Librarians	70	40,300	$30,210 - 54,880	4%	85%
23	Civil engineers	60	55,660	$41,540 - 72,800	18%	87%
24	Lawyers	60	57,240	$30,520 - 93,320	11%	99%
25	Public relations specialists	60	51,350	$28,320 - 106,360	18%	81%
26	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	39,730	$25,340 - 58,730	5%	58%
27	Writers and authors	50	40,890	$21,210 - 63,780	13%	84%
28	Sales and related workers, all other	50	28,200	$15,700 - 44,490	14%	62%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	32,840	$18,680 - 55,590	18%	56%
30	Social and community service managers	40	40,350	$29,340 - 52,640	25%	72%
31	Graphic designers	40	26,870	$19,030 - 35,540	10%	55%
32	Dentists, general	40	142,530	$98,790 - 0	9%	100%
33	Mechanical engineers	40	66,980	$52,360 - 86,180	4%	78%
34	Special education teachers, middle school	30	40,110	$29,800 - 53,440	16%	87%
35	Veterinarians	30	52,650	$27,810 - 88,700	35%	100%
36	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30	86,520	$25,460 - 0	25%	67%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	46,850	$32,870 - 67,870	17%	56%
38	Personal financial advisors	30	49,820	$24,420 - 90,700	41%	81%

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	2,030	24,450	$12,690 - 49,680	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,920	15,570	$11,890 - 21,120	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,350	14,820	$11,600 - 19,780	18%	5%
4	Team assemblers	1,280	29,530	$16,820 - 44,240	0%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,060	17,860	$11,920 - 26,920	11%	14%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	820	34,260	$21,880 - 45,160	10%	4%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	780	25,720	$15,790 - 35,710	13%	16%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	760	23,690	$14,310 - 34,770	2%	5%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	740	20,340	$13,020 - 28,980	-7%	8%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	710	20,870	$12,910 - 29,970	15%	4%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	670	33,240	$16,690 - 54,690	10%	6%
12	Helpers--production workers	580	15,770	$11,960 - 24,250	0%	4%
13	Personal and home care aides	550	16,930	$12,740 - 22,270	51%	10%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	470	25,160	$16,190 - 35,830	1%	18%
15	Teacher assistants	430	18,830	$12,170 - 27,740	10%	18%
16	General and operations managers	430	94,030	$48,820 - [?]	2%	48%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	410	36,450	$23,420 - 55,490	15%	18%
18	Carpenters	410	34,390	$20,380 - 54,970	10%	6%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	380	47,420	$24,150 - 74,920	6%	29%
20	Industrial truck and tractor operators	370	28,940	$18,200 - 43,350	-1%	2%
21	Cooks, restaurant	370	19,460	$13,010 - 26,530	12%	5%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	360	18,080	$12,010 - 28,040	-11%	3%
23	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	27,300	$16,170 - 41,120	14%	4%
24	Tellers	330	20,570	$16,890 - 24,520	14%	16%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	320	29,430	$16,850 - 50,270	8%	4%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	300	27,160	$14,920 - 36,810	4%	6%
27	Customer service representatives	290	27,490	$17,190 - 40,440	25%	22%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	280	20,780	$14,450 - 29,780	17%	13%
29	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	18,020	$12,740 - 24,890	11%	5%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	260	50,030	$28,530 - 70,090	-4%	15%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	240	37,770	$23,120 - 49,260	4%	25%
32	Electricians	240	55,680	$37,170 - 72,830	7%	7%
33	Dishwashers	240	15,580	$11,960 - 19,470	10%	3%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	230	33,710	$21,300 - 51,480	11%	14%
35	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	220	44,230	$26,560 - 72,420	8%	3%
36	Counter and rental clerks	220	25,590	$12,560 - 44,050	23%	16%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	220	28,810	$15,350 - 52,080	18%	6%
38	Industrial machinery mechanics	180	38,030	$30,150 - 46,470	9%	5%
39	Construction laborers	170	31,170	$21,750 - 44,210	11%	5%
40	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	170	30,040	$19,240 - 58,510	9%	3%
41	Bartenders	170	15,670	$11,830 - 19,800	11%	17%
42	Child care workers	170	14,390	$11,550 - 17,790	18%	15%
43	Driver/sales workers	160	28,920	$15,580 - 45,170	-4%	4%
44	Cement masons and concrete finishers	160	29,180	$18,220 - 38,600	11%	2%
45	Postal service mail carriers	160	44,220	$34,680 - 53,920	1%	11%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	160	44,240	$19,810 - 74,790	21%	49%
47	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	15,940	$11,920 - 19,730	10%	17%
48	Cooks, fast food	160	16,340	$11,850 - 22,330	8%	5%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	160	34,260	$21,190 - 46,550	-6%	14%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	21,390	$12,620 - 30,020	12%	6%
51	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	150	25,880	$12,810 - 39,060	19%	14%
52	Food preparation workers	140	15,510	$11,740 - 22,490	15%	7%
53	Security guards	140	22,620	$16,400 - 31,110	17%	13%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	20,490	$13,240 - 27,610	14%	3%
55	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	29,030	$19,920 - 37,830	12%	6%
56	Loan officers	130	58,910	$32,880 - 86,790	12%	49%
57	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	17,600	$13,260 - 22,560	10%	5%
58	Machine feeders and offbearers	130	30,620	$16,910 - 44,880	-14%	0%
59	Pharmacy technicians	130	25,730	$18,330 - 35,050	32%	16%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	120	54,780	$29,510 - 79,270	7%	13%
61	Highway maintenance workers	120	26,290	$19,220 - 34,240	9%	5%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	50,310	$35,160 - 71,820	9%	10%
63	Cost estimators	120	48,990	$24,300 - 76,170	19%	32%
64	Dental assistants	110	30,490	$21,650 - 42,360	29%	9%
65	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	34,020	$21,930 - 46,060	12%	3%
66	Parts salespersons	100	29,460	$16,870 - 44,850	-1%	6%
67	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	33,770	$24,950 - 46,420	4%	30%
68	Printing machine operators	100	28,710	$16,780 - 43,180	-5%	6%
69	Home health aides	100	16,940	$12,850 - 21,070	49%	7%
70	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	100	52,460	$21,830 - 74,140	11%	4%
71	Word processors and typists	100	23,550	$20,600 - 28,680	-11%	19%
72	Data entry keyers	90	23,360	$17,150 - 31,790	-4%	18%
73	All other information and record clerks	90	23,420	$15,760 - 33,710	-12%	21%
74	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	90	38,330	$23,480 - 50,850	-14%	0%
75	Preschool teachers, except special education	90	16,680	$11,890 - 25,570	26%	43%
76	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	90	15,050	$11,560 - 21,490	12%	6%
77	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	42,360	$19,730 - 74,870	28%	48%
78	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	80	45,800	$23,070 - 62,470	7%	6%
79	Insurance sales agents	80	64,200	$20,250 - [?]	13%	45%
80	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	80	30,180	$22,500 - 39,420	11%	29%
81	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	80	48,930	$30,340 - 80,060	0%	42%
82	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,200	$12,180 - 19,980	17%	14%
83	Recreation workers	70	19,660	$12,310 - 30,300	13%	47%
84	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	60	28,360	$19,600 - 37,470	3%	4%
85	Computer support specialists	60	37,760	$24,970 - 54,740	13%	43%
86	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	60	36,240	$21,680 - 48,890	-7%	12%
87	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	60	34,220	$22,470 - 45,160	-12%	0%
88	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	60	25,360	$14,100 - 37,980	14%	11%
89	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	31,440	$20,200 - 47,370	3%	18%
90	Paralegals and legal assistants	60	36,920	$27,560 - 45,740	22%	45%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50	52,330	$37,840 - 76,320	10%	17%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	43,560	$24,430 - 69,540	13%	17%
93	Brickmasons and blockmasons	50		$[?] - [?]	10%	3%
94	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	50	35,920	$26,780 - 45,300	16%	43%
95	Automotive body and related repairers	50	38,090	$27,560 - 50,790	12%	3%
96	Office and administrative support workers, all other	50	24,850	$12,850 - 32,320	-8%	32%
97	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	50	28,440	$25,540 - 31,950	3%	38%
98	Butchers and meat cutters	50	29,390	$20,190 - 38,890	2%	2%
99	Industrial production managers	50	73,200	$43,690 - 112,020	-5%	43%
100	Roofers	50	28,370	$20,630 - 41,340	14%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near St. Joseph Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	44,840	140	8.8
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	33,110	100	7.8
Highway maintenance workers	26,290	120	5.5
Chemists	61,750	110	5.4
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,620	130	5.3
Helpers--production workers	15,770	580	4.8
Team assemblers	29,530	1,280	4.6
Personal and home care aides	16,930	550	4.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	25,880	150	4
Special education teachers, secondary school	36,890	100	3.9
Coaches and scouts	42,640	120	3.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,030	180	3.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	18,020	260	3.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	29,180	160	2.9
Word processors and typists	23,550	100	2.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	36,670	650	2.8
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	30,040	170	2.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,230	220	2.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,940	370	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,600	130	2.3
Tellers	20,570	330	2.2
Cashiers	15,570	1,920	2.2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,820	1,350	2.1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,260	820	2.1
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	27,300	340	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,240	670	2
Printing machine operators	28,710	100	2
Cost estimators	48,990	120	2
Dishwashers	15,580	240	1.8
Postal service mail carriers	44,220	160	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	25,590	220	1.8
Painters, construction and maintenance	29,030	130	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	25,730	130	1.8
Packers and packagers, hand	18,080	360	1.8
Cooks, restaurant	19,460	370	1.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,020	110	1.7
Retail salespersons	24,450	2,030	1.7
Waiters and waitresses	17,860	1,060	1.7
Parts salespersons	29,460	100	1.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,940	160	1.7
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,340	740	1.6
Carpenters	34,390	410	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,720	780	1.6
Driver/sales workers	28,920	160	1.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,390	150	1.6
Pharmacists	97,550	100	1.6
Child, family, and school social workers	36,450	100	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,030	260	1.6
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,490	140	1.6
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	45,750	610	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the St. Joseph, Missouri Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Coaches and scouts	42,640	1.29	120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,810	1.29	220
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,620	1.28	130
Electricians	55,680	1.27	240
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,710	1.18	230
Driver/sales workers	28,920	1.17	160
Counter and rental clerks	25,590	1.17	220
Team assemblers	29,530	1.16	1,280
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,430	1.11	320
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,230	1.11	220
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	47,420	1.1	380
Waiters and waitresses	17,860	1.09	1,060
Construction laborers	31,170	1.08	170
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,260	1.06	160
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,490	1.05	140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,690	1.05	760
General and operations managers	94,030	1.05	430
Retail salespersons	24,450	1.04	2,030
Loan officers	58,910	1.04	130
Cooks, fast food	16,340	1.03	160
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,240	1.02	670
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,940	1.02	370
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,160	1.02	300
Dental assistants	30,490	1.02	110
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,780	1.02	120
Postal service mail carriers	44,220	1.01	160
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,450	1.01	410
Chemists	61,750	1.01	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,770	1	240
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,030	1	260
Dishwashers	15,580	0.99	240
Security guards	22,620	0.99	140
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,940	0.98	160
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,870	0.98	710
Pharmacy technicians	25,730	0.98	130
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,260	0.97	820
Customer service representatives	27,490	0.97	290
Cooks, restaurant	19,460	0.96	370
Packers and packagers, hand	18,080	0.95	360
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,600	0.94	130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,820	0.94	1,350
Carpenters	34,390	0.94	410
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,390	0.94	150
Receptionists and information clerks	20,780	0.93	280
Cost estimators	48,990	0.93	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,340	0.92	740
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,020	0.92	110
Tellers	20,570	0.92	330
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,310	0.92	120
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,160	0.92	470

Highest Paying Jobs in St. Joseph, Missouri Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	142,530	40
Chief executives	108,630	90
Pharmacists	97,550	100
General and operations managers	94,030	430
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	86,520	30
Financial managers	78,940	70
Industrial production managers	73,200	50
Construction managers	72,150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,580	30
Mechanical engineers	66,980	40
Funeral directors	65,860
Insurance sales agents	64,200	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,360	90
Chemists	61,750	110
Speech-language pathologists	60,740
Loan officers	58,910	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	57,570	80
Lawyers	57,240	60
Electricians	55,680	240
Civil engineers	55,660	60
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,780	120
Veterinarians	52,650	30
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	52,460	100
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,330	50
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	51,580
Public relations specialists	51,350	60
Accountants and auditors	50,330	230
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,310	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,030	260
Personal financial advisors	49,820	30
Cost estimators	48,990	120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,930	80
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	47,420	380
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	46,850	30
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	45,800	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	45,750	610
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	45,630	30
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	44,840	140
Business operations specialists, all other	44,240	160
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,230	220
Postal service mail carriers	44,220	160
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,560	50
Coaches and scouts	42,640	120
Sales representatives, services, all other	42,360	90
Sheet metal workers	42,160
Chemical technicians	42,000
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	41,970
Writers and authors	40,890	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	40,720
Social and community service managers	40,350	40

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