Billings Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Billings, Montana Metro Area (2008 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	1,750	58,940	$43,410 - 77,930	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,150	45,010	$26,810 - 62,960	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	820	43,940	$26,060 - 63,700	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	520	55,880	$31,690 - 78,700	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	520	44,740	$21,730 - 65,090	6%	96%
6	Social and human service assistants	420	26,880	$20,960 - 34,620	34%	58%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	370	37,390	$19,870 - 58,220	11%	95%
8	Lawyers	310	85,790	$49,990 - 157,690	11%	99%
9	Child, family, and school social workers	220	35,960	$18,450 - 56,730	19%	77%
10	Pharmacists	200	97,230	$81,920 - 123,480	22%	97%
11	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	170	46,330	$21,070 - 94,320	25%	67%
12	Civil engineers	170	67,680	$44,840 - 94,730	18%	87%
13	Clergy	160	32,620	$22,790 - 50,830	19%	75%
14	Public relations specialists	160	47,090	$31,580 - 77,200	18%	81%
15	Chief executives	160	101,800	$43,170 -	2%	65%
16	Electrical engineers	150	70,450	$51,110 - 95,840	6%	81%
17	Advertising sales agents	150	32,100	$14,270 - 54,830	20%	56%
18	Sales and related workers, all other	150	31,910	$16,450 - 52,220	14%	62%
19	Computer programmers	140	52,440	$29,330 - 76,560	0%	73%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	140	50,710	$31,180 - 72,840	27%	50%
21	Self-enrichment education teachers	140	29,640	$17,230 - 39,180	23%	54%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	140	42,600	$27,150 - 63,800	13%	73%
23	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	130	45,780	$28,050 - 83,210	5%	58%
24	Financial managers	130	85,770	$33,510 - 137,860	13%	60%
25	Sales managers	130	77,100	$48,120 - 113,520	10%	69%
26	Personal financial advisors	120	57,330	$23,350 - 103,610	41%	81%
27	Surveyors	120	55,640	$29,420 - 82,060	24%	82%
28	Librarians	110	43,140	$14,930 - 64,600	4%	85%
29	Managers, all other	110	88,640	$51,110 - 130,540	7%	55%
30	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	52,970	$28,530 - 88,710	12%	51%
31	Coaches and scouts	110	18,700	$13,540 - 31,470	15%	60%
32	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	55,780	$34,900 - 76,690	18%	88%
33	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	100	55,680	$16,730 - 87,620	17%	56%
34	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	100	50,700	$32,100 - 81,150	25%	93%
35	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	42,840	$35,100 - 58,710	18%	56%
36	Social and community service managers	90	43,430	$28,600 - 70,080	25%	72%
37	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	65,980	$40,520 - 85,950	8%	78%
38	Training and development specialists	90	44,060	$30,380 - 62,790	18%	56%
39	Computer systems analysts	90	63,960	$38,060 - 110,920	29%	68%
40	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	42,660	$23,910 - 63,840	9%	87%
41	Graphic designers	80	34,850	$23,560 - 47,800	10%	55%
42	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	43,930	$28,440 - 64,140	20%	87%
43	Market research analysts	70	53,350	$31,870 - 98,030	20%	82%
44	Medical and public health social workers	70	50,740	$35,440 - 65,460	24%	77%
45	Dentists, general	70	143,710	$86,710 -	9%	100%
46	Physician assistants	70	81,030	$67,040 - 101,690	27%	67%
47	Special education teachers, middle school	60	42,460	$28,920 - 61,240	16%	87%
48	Occupational health and safety specialists	60		$ -	8%	72%
49	Producers and directors	60	46,000	$28,280 - 63,880	11%	75%
50	Computer and information systems managers	60	72,930	$53,030 - 98,870	16%	73%
51	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	60	37,870	$28,330 - 50,700	30%	77%
52	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	36,130	$26,660 - 47,230	18%	56%
53	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	60	87,410	$53,830 - 133,760	22%	93%
54	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	61,450	$26,000 - 101,320	53%	57%
55	Industrial engineers	60	79,310	$50,240 - 119,050	20%	74%
56	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	60	41,590	$30,690 - 54,210	34%	73%
57	Engineering managers	60	93,590	$58,350 - 123,270	7%	84%
58	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	74,280	$51,590 - 96,290	14%	78%
59	Public relations managers	60	50,810	$27,850 - 80,410	17%	75%
60	Health educators	50	27,530	$16,140 - 49,120	26%	58%
61	Management analysts	50	77,590	$51,140 - 108,080	22%	78%
62	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	54,500	$40,470 - 67,880	12%	51%
63	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	67,050	$40,990 - 97,630	17%	54%
64	Editors	50	39,040	$25,650 - 56,130	2%	81%
65	Mechanical engineers	50	73,900	$40,400 - 156,030	4%	78%
66	Occupational therapists	40	58,370	$44,280 - 74,710	23%	90%
67	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	42,830	$23,590 - 62,950	0%	96%
68	Veterinarians	40	46,660	$23,820 - 72,390	35%	100%
69	Financial specialists, all other	40	52,940	$27,200 - 78,080	12%	50%
70	Meeting and convention planners	40	31,540	$21,310 - 45,490	20%	67%
71	Floral designers	40	21,870	$17,390 - 30,760	0%	55%
72	Optometrists	40		$ -	11%	100%
73	Reporters and correspondents	40	35,210	$17,930 - 52,620	1%	85%
74	Chiropractors	30	36,940	$16,780 - 63,390	14%	98%
75	Instructional coordinators	30	41,580	$27,270 - 69,400	23%	79%
76	Rehabilitation counselors	30	44,330	$32,970 - 61,170	23%	73%
77	Petroleum engineers	30	86,500	$69,450 - 111,540	5%	80%
78	Natural sciences managers	30	90,840	$65,110 - 103,100	11%	93%
79	Commercial pilots	30	49,070	$35,020 - 66,420	13%	74%
80	Biological scientists, all other	30	64,890	$44,190 - 81,640	4%	95%
81	Financial analysts	30	68,010	$37,890 - 82,530	34%	87%
82	Budget analysts	30	58,070	$38,060 - 80,740	7%	78%

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	4,010	25,050	$14,310 - 40,470	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,450	18,370	$13,830 - 24,500	-2%	10%
3	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,100	29,520	$18,330 - 41,130	13%	16%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,920	26,250	$16,980 - 37,670	1%	18%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,850	16,900	$13,750 - 20,010	11%	14%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,660	17,030	$13,790 - 20,580	18%	5%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,520	25,210	$16,900 - 36,940	2%	5%
8	Carpenters	1,510	32,690	$20,560 - 46,390	10%	6%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,420	23,670	$14,910 - 36,530	15%	4%
10	General and operations managers	1,360	82,030	$38,390 - 148,280	2%	48%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,360	40,180	$24,990 - 60,030	10%	4%
12	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,290	29,040	$14,870 - 50,590	8%	4%
13	Bartenders	1,140	17,200	$13,890 - 21,260	11%	17%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,070	22,910	$17,740 - 29,600	18%	7%
15	Office clerks, general	1,060	23,790	$16,690 - 34,890	13%	19%
16	Customer service representatives	920	31,000	$17,780 - 44,790	25%	22%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	900	32,120	$22,280 - 45,110	15%	18%
18	Stock clerks and order fillers	890	22,190	$15,610 - 31,180	-7%	8%
19	Construction laborers	770	32,650	$21,280 - 48,290	11%	5%
20	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	740	24,390	$16,540 - 32,160	18%	6%
21	Cooks, restaurant	730	20,960	$14,130 - 29,030	12%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	720	35,970	$21,180 - 53,410	4%	25%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	680	52,910	$27,720 - 80,190	6%	29%
24	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	670	38,780	$25,740 - 53,040	14%	4%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	670	17,890	$14,120 - 23,420	13%	5%
26	Home health aides	660	21,100	$17,190 - 24,920	49%	7%
27	Industrial truck and tractor operators	610	30,140	$21,780 - 41,160	-1%	2%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	610	24,190	$17,840 - 31,320	17%	13%
29	Child care workers	600	17,240	$13,850 - 21,680	18%	15%
30	Teacher assistants	600	19,350	$14,320 - 24,410	10%	18%
31	Dishwashers	550	17,290	$13,940 - 21,680	10%	3%
32	Food preparation workers	460	19,970	$14,140 - 26,220	15%	7%
33	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	34,730	$19,000 - 58,570	10%	6%
34	Tellers	450	25,460	$18,020 - 33,500	14%	16%
35	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	450	17,760	$13,870 - 22,940	14%	3%
36	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	450	42,780	$30,830 - 52,660	8%	3%
37	Counter and rental clerks	430	23,530	$15,080 - 36,530	23%	16%
38	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	420	28,170	$22,250 - 33,880	4%	15%
39	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	380	45,960	$27,560 - 61,720	11%	4%
40	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	370	16,210	$13,700 - 20,200	10%	17%
41	Physicians and surgeons, all other	360	183,810	$97,760 -	0%	0%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	350	56,190	$38,100 - 78,900	9%	10%
43	Bus drivers, school	350	21,550	$13,860 - 31,770	9%	4%
44	Telemarketers	350	20,790	$13,750 - 31,270	-9%	14%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	350	24,330	$16,560 - 33,740	4%	6%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	330	28,710	$20,590 - 40,030	11%	14%
47	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	310	58,880	$53,950 - 66,150	-12%	7%
48	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	310	45,930	$24,880 - 75,070	12%	3%
49	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	300	34,300	$25,900 - 44,880	5%	2%
50	Business operations specialists, all other	290	61,960	$35,660 - 94,930	21%	49%
51	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	280	16,660	$13,730 - 21,810	12%	6%
52	Cement masons and concrete finishers	270	42,470	$21,240 - 73,620	11%	2%
53	Packers and packagers, hand	260	20,820	$15,230 - 27,060	-11%	3%
54	Computer support specialists	250	36,980	$24,000 - 51,570	13%	43%
55	Team assemblers	250	27,400	$18,540 - 39,580	0%	5%
56	Parts salespersons	250	32,670	$18,640 - 44,660	-1%	6%
57	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	46,150	$33,690 - 60,760	11%	33%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	240	59,220	$35,330 - 91,770	7%	13%
59	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	240	28,830	$14,650 - 55,590	12%	6%
60	Electricians	230	41,000	$22,860 - 65,070	7%	7%
61	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	230	19,060	$15,120 - 24,150	-2%	4%
62	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	230	16,910	$13,790 - 20,710	17%	14%
63	Recreation workers	230	26,290	$17,490 - 34,980	13%	47%
64	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	220	37,410	$23,370 - 50,670	12%	3%
65	Medical assistants	220	27,630	$21,920 - 32,880	35%	10%
66	Cost estimators	210	44,700	$14,150 - 79,130	19%	32%
67	Driver/sales workers	210	28,490	$15,570 - 39,860	-4%	4%
68	Insurance sales agents	210			13%	45%
69	Medical secretaries	210	30,310	$18,280 - 44,040	17%	18%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	200	50,530	$26,630 - 92,410	-4%	15%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	200	39,020	$21,840 - 68,410	13%	17%
72	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	200			-7%	12%
73	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	200	36,060	$23,130 - 60,220	2%	11%
74	Pharmacy technicians	200	27,360	$20,870 - 37,360	32%	16%
75	Machinists	190	38,720	$26,600 - 51,280	-2%	3%
76	Dental assistants	180	30,710	$23,300 - 41,500	29%	9%
77	Loan officers	180	58,070	$32,600 - 102,110	12%	49%
78	Order clerks	180	27,970	$20,440 - 39,440	-23%	16%
79	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	180	31,800	$21,830 - 45,850	0%	0%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	170	45,360	$28,250 - 64,280	10%	17%
81	Legal secretaries	170	32,300	$26,250 - 39,950	12%	18%
82	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	21,440	$16,730 - 26,750	11%	5%
83	Helpers--production workers	160	25,170	$16,440 - 37,470	0%	4%
84	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	160	30,610	$22,180 - 44,060	11%	29%
85	Dental hygienists	160	64,850	$53,030 - 82,030	30%	33%
86	Postal service mail carriers	160			1%	11%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	160	54,550	$37,490 - 73,560	4%	38%
88	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	150	32,510	$22,070 - 46,500	10%	24%
89	Tire repairers and changers	150	23,160	$17,680 - 31,100	20%	6%
90	Construction managers	150	68,060	$20,470 - 128,860	16%	29%
91	Bakers	140	22,840	$14,860 - 33,150	10%	8%
92	Bill and account collectors	140	32,000	$21,320 - 39,060	23%	13%
93	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	140	25,960	$17,020 - 45,550	1%	29%
94	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	140	21,440	$16,380 - 30,210	16%	10%
95	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	140	31,730	$21,390 - 48,230	19%	14%
96	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	130	43,730	$24,200 - 63,510	0%	36%
97	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	35,840	$23,840 - 49,110	12%	6%
98	Architectural and civil drafters	130	42,450	$24,390 - 61,080	6%	25%
99	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	130	18,840	$13,590 - 27,280	13%	15%
100	Helpers--carpenters	130	23,690	$18,490 - 30,350	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Billings Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	58,880	310	18.9
Clergy	32,620	160	7.4
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	47,370	130	4.7
Surveyors	55,640	120	4.2
Bartenders	17,200	1,140	4.1
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	21,440	140	3.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,410	220	3.4
Helpers--carpenters	23,690	130	3.4
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	31,800	180	3.2
Tire repairers and changers	23,160	150	3.2
Carpenters	32,690	1,510	3.1
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,240	110	2.9
Service station attendants	21,580	100	2.8
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,040	1,290	2.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,760	450	2.5
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,470	270	2.4
Physicians and surgeons, all other	183,810	360	2.4
Social and human service assistants	26,880	420	2.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	45,930	310	2.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	42,780	450	2.3
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50,700	100	2.3
Court, municipal, and license clerks	25,830	110	2.2
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,280	110	2.1
Parts salespersons	32,670	250	2.1
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,520	2,100	2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,910	230	2
Telemarketers	20,790	350	2
Architectural and civil drafters	42,450	130	2
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,020	200	2
Dishwashers	17,290	550	1.9
Sales and related workers, all other	31,910	150	1.9
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	25,960	140	1.9
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,780	670	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,140	610	1.9
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	36,060	200	1.9
Child care workers	17,240	600	1.9
Bakers	22,840	140	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,250	1,920	1.8
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		200	1.8
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,210	370	1.8
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	18,680	100	1.8
Butchers and meat cutters	28,190	110	1.8
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	43,730	130	1.7
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	30,610	160	1.7
Electrical engineers	70,450	150	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	23,530	430	1.7
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	19,060	230	1.7
Dental hygienists	64,850	160	1.6
Cost estimators	44,700	210	1.6
Advertising sales agents	32,100	150	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Billings, Montana Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	52,910	1.17	680
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	45,930	1.17	310
Industrial machinery mechanics	51,450	1.16	120
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,470	1.15	270
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	28,830	1.15	240
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	32,510	1.15	150
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	58,880	1.14	310
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	47,370	1.12	130
Sales representatives, services, all other	57,900	1.12	110
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	33,570	1.11	130
Recreation workers	26,290	1.09	230
Driver/sales workers	28,490	1.09	210
Tellers	25,460	1.08	450
Managers, all other	88,640	1.07	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,180	1.07	1,360
Parts salespersons	32,670	1.07	250
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,780	1.07	670
Helpers--production workers	25,170	1.07	160
Business operations specialists, all other	61,960	1.05	290
Construction laborers	32,650	1.05	770
Machinists	38,720	1.05	190
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,840	1.04	130
Customer service representatives	31,000	1.04	920
Medical secretaries	30,310	1.04	210
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,210	1.04	1,520
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,220	1.04	240
Food preparation workers	19,970	1.04	460
Bill and account collectors	32,000	1.04	140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	36,060	1.04	200
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,670	1.03	1,420
Physicians and surgeons, all other	183,810	1.03	360
Retail salespersons	25,050	1.03	4,010
Dental hygienists	64,850	1.02	160
Packers and packagers, hand	20,820	1.02	260
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,640	1.02	120
Surveyors	55,640	1.02	120
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	31,730	1.01	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,730	1.01	460
Receptionists and information clerks	24,190	1.01	610
Counter and rental clerks	23,530	1.01	430
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,390	1.01	740
Dishwashers	17,290	1	550
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,140	1	610
Team assemblers	27,400	1	250
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,040	1	1,290
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	42,780	1	450
File clerks	23,600	1	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	45,960	1	380
Order clerks	27,970	1	180
Home health aides	21,100	0.99	660

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