Great Falls Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Great Falls, 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	850	56,380	$43,850 - 67,790	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	510	41,780	$22,540 - 64,420	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	360	40,060	$16,990 - 67,750	6%	96%
4	Accountants and auditors	290	63,580	$32,090 - 112,570	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	33,390	$15,280 - 66,580	11%	95%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	260	49,730	$15,490 - 82,910	8%	51%
7	Social and human service assistants	170	25,220	$17,610 - 35,560	34%	58%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	160	24,950	$14,820 - 48,350	9%	54%
9	Lawyers	140	70,470	$48,730 - 100,630	11%	99%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	36,470	$14,280 - 73,370	13%	73%
11	Pharmacists	120	87,740	$38,640 - 115,410	22%	97%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	100	49,870	$42,820 - 59,870	12%	51%
13	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	32,610	$21,750 - 48,890	30%	77%
14	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	46,930	$32,670 - 74,750	5%	58%
15	Computer programmers	70	35,470	$22,180 - 57,260	0%	73%
16	Social workers, all other	70	35,380	$22,460 - 50,160	18%	77%
17	Civil engineers	70	70,500	$52,570 - 95,560	18%	87%
18	Coaches and scouts	70	19,080	$13,570 - 31,920	15%	60%
19	Instructional coordinators	60	42,240	$14,360 - 63,550	23%	79%
20	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	51,660	$38,090 - 65,990	12%	51%
21	Advertising sales agents	60	31,330	$14,600 - 56,200	20%	56%
22	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	60	39,150	$28,550 - 51,390	34%	73%
23	Sales managers	60	75,680	$30,360 - 127,970	10%	69%
24	Social and community service managers	50	35,570	$23,190 - 50,550	25%	72%
25	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	50	71,580	$54,190 - 94,700	8%	78%
26	Financial managers	50	86,400	$44,290 -	13%	60%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	50	40,290	$19,350 - 63,630	27%	50%
28	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	41,590	$20,640 - 69,510	9%	87%
29	Managers, all other	50	62,070	$28,940 - 107,970	7%	55%
30	Medical and health services managers	50	63,370	$30,700 - 102,260	16%	57%
31	Child, family, and school social workers	50	39,750	$30,500 - 52,540	19%	77%
32	Librarians	40	44,710	$19,540 - 72,890	4%	85%
33	Rehabilitation counselors	40	34,970	$27,710 - 48,770	23%	73%
34	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	36,780	$27,120 - 48,360	18%	56%
35	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	35,290	$19,920 - 55,360	20%	87%
36	Public relations specialists	40	37,080	$27,490 - 50,240	18%	81%
37	Sales and related workers, all other	40	25,490	$17,700 - 41,870	14%	62%
38	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40		$ -	16%	99%
39	Chief executives	40	92,040	$51,990 -	2%	65%
40	Mental health counselors	30	35,610	$26,040 - 41,460	30%	73%
41	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	34,290	$21,200 - 47,610	15%	51%
42	Athletic trainers	30	19,060	$13,420 - 31,970	24%	72%
43	Graphic designers	30	31,500	$20,800 - 50,470	10%	55%

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	1,750	25,910	$14,030 - 43,270	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,150	17,810	$13,840 - 24,270	-2%	10%
3	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	980	28,480	$16,450 - 40,860	13%	16%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	880	23,770	$14,850 - 32,660	1%	18%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	710	22,210	$14,810 - 31,880	15%	4%
6	Waiters and waitresses	670	15,700	$13,480 - 18,810	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	600	23,210	$14,820 - 35,100	-7%	8%
8	Cooks, restaurant	490	16,280	$13,560 - 20,600	12%	5%
9	General and operations managers	480	78,210	$36,800 - 141,120	2%	48%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	480	15,980	$13,550 - 19,210	18%	5%
11	Carpenters	480	32,250	$19,440 - 44,130	10%	6%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	470	22,070	$17,580 - 26,800	18%	7%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	460	24,190	$16,650 - 32,710	2%	5%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	420	35,450	$21,390 - 55,440	10%	4%
15	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	420	21,920	$13,880 - 37,970	8%	4%
16	Bartenders	380	18,240	$14,060 - 24,060	11%	17%
17	Cooks, fast food	380	16,870	$13,890 - 20,090	8%	5%
18	Office clerks, general	360	20,400	$14,980 - 27,310	13%	19%
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	21,980	$14,590 - 31,070	18%	6%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	340	30,370	$18,370 - 40,810	10%	6%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	330	34,780	$20,050 - 58,380	4%	25%
22	Child care workers	330	17,660	$13,900 - 23,380	18%	15%
23	Home health aides	310	18,050	$14,450 - 20,870	49%	7%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	310	42,970	$25,160 - 64,460	6%	29%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	300	18,050	$13,920 - 24,120	13%	5%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	290	29,390	$21,880 - 39,010	15%	18%
27	Construction laborers	280	31,140	$19,830 - 42,540	11%	5%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	280	35,570	$28,010 - 42,830	14%	7%
29	Personal and home care aides	270	20,960	$16,410 - 24,990	51%	10%
30	Food preparation workers	240	18,400	$14,200 - 23,620	15%	7%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	240	20,380	$14,510 - 25,770	17%	13%
32	Counter and rental clerks	220	20,300	$13,840 - 31,490	23%	16%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	210	36,040	$16,190 - 54,480	14%	4%
34	Business operations specialists, all other	200	54,250	$35,250 - 78,150	21%	49%
35	Dishwashers	180	14,960	$13,480 - 16,620	10%	3%
36	Teacher assistants	180	18,160	$13,950 - 24,580	10%	18%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	180	28,620	$17,020 - 43,290	11%	14%
38	Medical assistants	170	25,690	$20,360 - 32,670	35%	10%
39	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	39,250	$29,530 - 50,500	8%	3%
40	Medical secretaries	160	27,430	$18,630 - 33,170	17%	18%
41	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	160	21,060	$13,930 - 32,470	27%	47%
42	Tellers	150	21,470	$17,280 - 25,870	14%	16%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	150	49,750	$34,890 - 65,310	9%	10%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	55,250	$19,570 - 81,610	7%	13%
45	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	140	35,790	$22,650 - 62,610	9%	47%
46	Legal secretaries	140	28,320	$21,860 - 37,410	12%	18%
47	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	140	46,120	$35,570 - 54,720	11%	33%
48	Bus drivers, school	130	22,380	$16,230 - 36,970	9%	4%
49	Dental assistants	120	32,110	$22,860 - 41,700	29%	9%
50	Electricians	120	50,020	$35,950 - 64,520	7%	7%
51	Medical records and health information technicians	120	27,600	$18,980 - 38,240	18%	12%
52	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	110	48,530	$35,020 - 62,260	11%	11%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	44,190	$29,630 - 59,780	11%	4%
54	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	110	27,210	$16,660 - 39,040	4%	6%
55	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	100	44,600	$32,070 - 60,010	12%	3%
56	Painters, construction and maintenance	100	33,790	$17,690 - 42,560	12%	6%
57	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	35,040	$23,840 - 58,000	12%	3%
58	Data entry keyers	100	22,960	$16,640 - 33,700	-4%	18%
59	Automotive body and related repairers	100	31,190	$17,730 - 45,320	12%	3%
60	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	18,410	$14,780 - 23,510	14%	3%
61	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	100	19,650	$15,200 - 26,150	11%	5%
62	Cement masons and concrete finishers	100	30,600	$26,250 - 38,360	11%	2%
63	Postal service mail carriers	100			1%	11%
64	Computer support specialists	90	37,310	$24,550 - 50,970	13%	43%
65	Industrial truck and tractor operators	90	27,670	$19,330 - 36,840	-1%	2%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	90	28,490	$20,550 - 39,020	4%	15%
67	Parts salespersons	90	29,320	$18,520 - 39,560	-1%	6%
68	Recreation workers	90	25,670	$14,500 - 47,290	13%	47%
69	Pharmacy technicians	90	27,440	$19,380 - 33,830	32%	16%
70	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,690	$13,890 - 19,840	17%	14%
71	Farm equipment mechanics	80	34,370	$26,280 - 45,840	1%	3%
72	Tire repairers and changers	80	21,600	$16,480 - 31,160	20%	6%
73	All other information and record clerks	80	35,170	$25,910 - 46,020	-12%	21%
74	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	80	15,120	$13,600 - 16,660	12%	6%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	45,530	$35,050 - 59,480	15%	25%
76	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	80	20,210	$13,650 - 34,940	-11%	9%
77	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	80	29,490	$22,760 - 38,330	0%	22%
78	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	70	27,010	$21,390 - 32,630	10%	24%
79	Healthcare support workers, all other	70	27,950	$21,170 - 33,530	16%	10%
80	Fire fighters	70	43,760	$31,000 - 53,920	12%	18%
81	Amusement and recreation attendants	70	15,770	$13,640 - 19,210	24%	22%
82	Sales representatives, services, all other	60			28%	48%
83	Bill and account collectors	60	32,980	$20,320 - 54,120	23%	13%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	40,960	$26,050 - 62,070	10%	17%
85	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	60	46,300	$14,780 - 63,680	17%	44%
86	Security guards	60	23,250	$15,440 - 31,640	17%	13%
87	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	60			-7%	12%
88	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	60	23,540	$18,250 - 31,280	1%	29%
89	Roofers	60	24,850	$17,610 - 35,630	14%	3%
90	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	60	31,650	$19,700 - 53,110	5%	2%
91	Bakers	50	21,590	$17,080 - 25,950	10%	8%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50	49,970	$25,440 - 78,500	-4%	15%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	46,790	$15,530 - 64,320	13%	17%
94	Packers and packagers, hand	50	20,540	$13,760 - 32,250	-11%	3%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	30,890	$18,550 - 42,270	13%	11%
96	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	26,900	$18,110 - 39,280	3%	18%
97	Helpers--carpenters	50	23,040	$14,690 - 30,360	12%	3%
98	Conveyor operators and tenders	50	32,370	$16,830 - 61,570	-6%	0%
99	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	40	57,590	$33,630 - 87,500	0%	36%
100	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	40	39,300	$15,310 - 58,480	16%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Great Falls Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	48,530	110	5
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	44,600	100	4
Bartenders	18,240	380	3.5
Cooks, fast food	16,870	380	3.4
Medical records and health information technicians	27,600	120	3.3
Automotive body and related repairers	31,190	100	3.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	21,060	160	3.1
Personal and home care aides	20,960	270	2.8
Child care workers	17,660	330	2.6
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	36,470	130	2.5
Social and human service assistants	25,220	170	2.5
Carpenters	32,250	480	2.5
Cooks, restaurant	16,280	490	2.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,480	980	2.4
Legal secretaries	28,320	140	2.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	30,600	100	2.3
Counter and rental clerks	20,300	220	2.2
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	35,790	140	2.2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,770	880	2.2
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,920	420	2.1
Pharmacists	87,740	120	2.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,250	160	2.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	33,390	270	2
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	35,040	100	1.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,570	280	1.9
Dental assistants	32,110	120	1.8
Retail salespersons	25,910	1,750	1.8
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,790	100	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	40,060	360	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,780	510	1.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,980	340	1.7
Home health aides	18,050	310	1.7
Data entry keyers	22,960	100	1.6
Medical secretaries	27,430	160	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,070	470	1.6
Medical assistants	25,690	170	1.6
Dishwashers	14,960	180	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,250	150	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,050	300	1.6
Cashiers	17,810	1,150	1.5
Teachers and instructors, all other	24,950	160	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,210	710	1.5
Registered nurses	56,380	850	1.5
Bus drivers, school	22,380	130	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,040	210	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,210	600	1.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,650	100	1.4
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,410	100	1.4
General and operations managers	78,210	480	1.3
Postal service mail carriers		100	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Electricians	50,020	1.07	120
Accountants and auditors	63,580	1.06	290
Retail salespersons	25,910	1.06	1,750
Personal and home care aides	20,960	1.05	270
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,210	1.02	600
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,190	1	460
Construction laborers	31,140	1	280
Dental assistants	32,110	1	120
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,040	0.99	210
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	48,530	0.98	110
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,250	0.97	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,210	0.97	710
Cooks, fast food	16,870	0.97	380
Cashiers	17,810	0.96	1,150
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	44,190	0.96	110
Food preparation workers	18,400	0.96	240
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,210	0.95	110
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,970	0.95	310
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,120	0.95	140
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,620	0.95	180
Medical secretaries	27,430	0.95	160
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,450	0.94	420
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,050	0.94	300
Bartenders	18,240	0.94	380
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,980	0.93	480
Business operations specialists, all other	54,250	0.92	200
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,070	0.92	470
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	39,250	0.92	160
Child care workers	17,660	0.92	330
Medical assistants	25,690	0.91	170
Registered nurses	56,380	0.91	850
Tellers	21,470	0.91	150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,980	0.91	340
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,570	0.9	280
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,780	0.9	330
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,480	0.89	980
Social and human service assistants	25,220	0.89	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,370	0.88	340
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,730	0.88	260
Medical records and health information technicians	27,600	0.87	120
Counter and rental clerks	20,300	0.87	220
Dishwashers	14,960	0.87	180
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,750	0.86	150
Bus drivers, school	22,380	0.86	130
Receptionists and information clerks	20,380	0.85	240
Home health aides	18,050	0.85	310
Waiters and waitresses	15,700	0.84	670
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,780	0.84	510
Pharmacists	87,740	0.84	120
Carpenters	32,250	0.82	480

Highest Paying Jobs in Great Falls, Montana Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Personal financial advisors	102,600
Chief executives	92,040	40
Pharmacists	87,740	120
Financial managers	86,400	50
General and operations managers	78,210	480
Sales managers	75,680	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,580	50
Civil engineers	70,500	70
Lawyers	70,470	140
Dental hygienists	65,310	30
Accountants and auditors	63,580	290
Medical and health services managers	63,370	50
Clergy	62,260
Managers, all other	62,070	50
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	57,590	40
Registered nurses	56,380	850
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,250	150
Administrative services managers	54,900	30
Business operations specialists, all other	54,250	200
Self-enrichment education teachers	52,420
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	52,370	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	51,660	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,500	30
Electricians	50,020	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,970	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	49,870	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,750	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,730	260
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	48,530	110
Cost estimators	47,260	40
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	46,930	70
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	46,790	50
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	46,300	60
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,120	140
Construction and building inspectors	45,900	40
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,530	80
Librarians	44,710	40
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	44,600	100
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	44,190	110
Fire fighters	43,760	70
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,970	310
Instructional coordinators	42,240	60
Sheet metal workers	41,910
Paralegals and legal assistants	41,860	30
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,780	510
Special education teachers, secondary school	41,590	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40,960	60
Architectural and civil drafters	40,440	40
Network and computer systems administrators	40,290	50
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	40,060	360

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