Logan Employment

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

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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,110	43,310	$26,650 - 64,340	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	520	55,340	$42,340 - 76,100	24%	56%
3	Accountants and auditors	360	54,720	$33,890 - 89,700	18%	79%
4	Survey researchers	340	23,470	$13,670 - 45,490	16%	82%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	45,090	$31,160 - 62,010	6%	96%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	330	59,310	$20,870 - 98,050	8%	51%
7	Special education teachers, secondary school	170	31,820	$19,140 - 55,460	9%	87%
8	Social and human service assistants	150	27,960	$17,920 - 40,330	34%	58%
9	Computer programmers	140	50,320	$31,820 - 70,240	0%	73%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	140	41,400	$29,260 - 57,600	13%	73%
11	Graphic designers	120	31,040	$18,240 - 48,520	10%	55%
12	Managers, all other	110	66,530	$35,830 - 136,900	7%	55%
13	Chief executives	110	118,750	$35,710 -	2%	65%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	67,760	$31,880 - 103,670	12%	51%
15	Financial managers	90	86,280	$51,830 - 126,430	13%	60%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	90	52,700	$35,440 - 75,080	27%	50%
17	Computer systems analysts	80	55,090	$41,230 - 73,430	29%	68%
18	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	43,590	$29,440 - 63,080	20%	87%
19	Computer software engineers, applications	80	52,720	$25,690 - 84,690	45%	85%
20	Training and development specialists	70	45,040	$28,160 - 68,910	18%	56%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	65,900	$53,370 - 89,880	8%	78%
22	Public relations specialists	70	43,710	$23,190 - 65,500	18%	81%
23	Legislators	60	17,160	$12,810 - 16,010	1%	65%
24	Industrial engineers	60	63,150	$42,130 - 103,980	20%	74%
25	Sales managers	60	105,260	$56,410 - 161,280	10%	69%
26	Dentists, general	60	103,920	$30,970 -	9%	100%
27	Physical therapists	60	76,230	$49,670 - 116,470	27%	89%
28	Pharmacists	60	97,680	$70,580 - 127,910	22%	97%
29	Electrical engineers	60	61,760	$38,200 - 84,710	6%	81%
30	Mechanical engineers	60	62,270	$43,750 - 94,690	4%	78%
31	Social and community service managers	50	50,890	$28,480 - 81,410	25%	72%
32	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	110,320	$51,100 -	18%	88%
33	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50	53,340	$27,870 - 95,410	25%	67%
34	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	45,040	$30,080 - 70,030	17%	56%
35	Engineering managers	50	89,310	$50,980 - 132,600	7%	84%
36	Lawyers	50	121,300	$34,050 -	11%	99%
37	Medical and health services managers	50	89,890	$56,010 - 152,300	16%	57%
38	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	47,120	$29,480 - 67,710	53%	57%
39	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	76,280	$37,040 - 106,810	16%	99%
40	Surveyors	30	56,240	$22,130 - 81,330	24%	82%
41	Advertising sales agents	30		$ -	20%	56%
42	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	69,850	$42,170 - 117,500	5%	58%
43	Medical and public health social workers	30	44,370	$33,040 - 63,680	24%	77%
44	Electronics engineers, except computer	30		$ -	4%	81%
45	Computer and information systems managers	30	79,700	$48,970 - 103,880	16%	73%

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	1,970	22,110	$13,880 - 32,060	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,450	16,940	$13,090 - 22,630	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,340	16,180	$12,910 - 21,570	18%	5%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,110	25,310	$16,740 - 36,620	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	1,010	22,660	$14,830 - 31,700	13%	19%
6	Teacher assistants	970	22,850	$16,190 - 31,800	10%	18%
7	Slaughterers and meat packers	850	28,580	$21,260 - 37,190	13%	2%
8	Telemarketers	830	18,930	$16,050 - 23,850	-9%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	780	19,650	$13,750 - 27,300	15%	4%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	700	23,940	$17,260 - 32,650	2%	5%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	650	37,600	$20,550 - 54,680	10%	4%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	650	20,560	$14,100 - 29,030	-7%	8%
13	General and operations managers	640	75,300	$29,660 - 137,610	2%	48%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	590	26,890	$15,980 - 38,970	13%	16%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	560	21,730	$17,360 - 27,060	18%	7%
16	Team assemblers	540	22,620	$17,640 - 28,180	0%	5%
17	Carpenters	510	38,110	$22,310 - 56,470	10%	6%
18	Construction laborers	500	24,860	$16,660 - 35,580	11%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	470	41,910	$27,100 - 64,370	6%	29%
20	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	460	18,410	$13,140 - 26,930	10%	24%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	440	44,010	$28,810 - 62,710	-4%	15%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	440	19,300	$13,610 - 25,590	17%	13%
23	Cooks, fast food	420	14,840	$12,650 - 18,450	8%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	410	33,380	$22,690 - 45,970	4%	25%
25	Industrial truck and tractor operators	400	27,480	$20,860 - 38,460	-1%	2%
26	Waiters and waitresses	390	25,130	$14,400 - 33,420	11%	14%
27	Customer service representatives	390	23,680	$16,490 - 37,270	25%	22%
28	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	380	26,130	$14,130 - 38,880	-6%	14%
29	Helpers--production workers	340	19,270	$13,880 - 25,010	0%	4%
30	Order clerks	340	23,970	$17,680 - 31,750	-23%	16%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	20,460	$14,550 - 29,510	18%	6%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	24,430	$16,780 - 38,360	11%	14%
33	Packers and packagers, hand	320	16,950	$13,200 - 21,650	-11%	3%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	310	48,960	$32,150 - 67,330	9%	10%
35	Tellers	300	22,400	$17,470 - 27,890	14%	16%
36	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	300	33,840	$19,860 - 50,560	14%	4%
37	Food preparation workers	290	15,680	$13,050 - 19,140	15%	7%
38	Medical secretaries	270	23,400	$13,500 - 33,590	17%	18%
39	Loan officers	260	36,520	$17,070 - 66,850	12%	49%
40	Machinists	250	34,660	$24,230 - 49,960	-2%	3%
41	Electricians	240	34,230	$22,450 - 48,380	7%	7%
42	Maintenance and repair workers, general	240	29,340	$16,520 - 44,080	10%	6%
43	Home health aides	230	20,430	$17,040 - 24,790	49%	7%
44	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	230	26,080	$17,190 - 44,500	8%	4%
45	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	220	25,410	$17,940 - 33,410	3%	4%
46	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	210	36,920	$22,670 - 52,990	15%	18%
47	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	210	17,870	$13,900 - 21,500	13%	5%
48	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	200	37,710	$19,750 - 57,880	4%	18%
49	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	26,130	$19,140 - 34,290	4%	6%
50	Dental assistants	190	21,790	$16,610 - 32,480	29%	9%
51	Child care workers	190	17,650	$13,240 - 24,590	18%	15%
52	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	180	29,810	$21,960 - 40,170	4%	30%
53	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	180	24,370	$16,310 - 35,220	-4%	5%
54	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	180	21,920	$16,540 - 27,630	-8%	5%
55	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	180	39,530	$30,780 - 52,390	7%	2%
56	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	38,670	$20,410 - 61,610	11%	4%
57	Business operations specialists, all other	170	46,910	$27,810 - 72,160	21%	49%
58	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	160	31,240	$26,030 - 38,680	5%	2%
59	Computer support specialists	130	35,360	$20,700 - 64,300	13%	43%
60	Cement masons and concrete finishers	130	32,510	$23,920 - 40,770	11%	2%
61	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	27,490	$14,980 - 39,130	12%	6%
62	Insurance sales agents	130	34,250	$16,250 - 43,700	13%	45%
63	Helpers--carpenters	130	20,780	$16,390 - 27,770	12%	3%
64	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	130	16,520	$13,200 - 20,340	17%	14%
65	Printing machine operators	130	28,880	$16,940 - 45,260	-5%	6%
66	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	35,020	$24,290 - 42,930	9%	3%
67	Medical assistants	120	23,650	$17,720 - 31,250	35%	10%
68	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	120	44,940	$24,670 - 66,780	0%	42%
69	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	110	33,140	$27,830 - 41,420	8%	3%
70	Automotive body and related repairers	110	35,080	$17,940 - 52,020	12%	3%
71	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	110	32,760	$25,230 - 44,680	14%	7%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	100	51,920	$29,920 - 71,770	7%	13%
73	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	50,000	$19,460 - 96,280	28%	48%
74	Counter and rental clerks	100	22,810	$13,940 - 33,360	23%	16%
75	Pharmacy technicians	100	28,550	$21,940 - 36,990	32%	16%
76	Parts salespersons	90	27,170	$16,930 - 39,360	-1%	6%
77	Postal service mail carriers	90			1%	11%
78	Service station attendants	80	19,180	$13,510 - 24,620	13%	6%
79	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	80	32,600	$21,370 - 49,830	8%	4%
80	Sewing machine operators	80	18,430	$14,820 - 22,760	-26%	5%
81	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	80	22,900	$17,280 - 30,260	0%	0%
82	Tire repairers and changers	80	18,620	$13,290 - 25,520	20%	6%
83	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	80	16,460	$13,000 - 23,050	10%	8%
84	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	30,810	$23,630 - 38,560	3%	2%
85	Fire fighters	70			12%	18%
86	Architectural and civil drafters	70	39,140	$25,290 - 57,490	6%	25%
87	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	32,850	$26,480 - 41,530	-7%	0%
88	Loan interviewers and clerks	70	25,670	$19,560 - 36,230	0%	24%
89	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	70	20,990	$15,870 - 27,640	14%	3%
90	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	70	28,140	$21,810 - 36,260	-14%	0%
91	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	32,440	$20,830 - 39,900	-4%	4%
92	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	70	23,070	$17,670 - 30,190	-6%	0%
93	Bakers	60	22,020	$15,820 - 31,180	10%	8%
94	Dishwashers	60	15,730	$13,010 - 19,360	10%	3%
95	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	60	36,920	$27,240 - 48,530	12%	3%
96	Library technicians	60	33,370	$17,150 - 51,580	9%	27%
97	Maintenance workers, machinery	60	40,420	$27,350 - 50,770	0%	0%
98	Preschool teachers, except special education	60	21,810	$16,820 - 30,110	26%	43%
99	Industrial production managers	60	82,140	$56,020 - 117,590	-5%	43%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	37,230	$26,990 - 57,990	13%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Logan Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Slaughterers and meat packers	28,580	850	117
Survey researchers	23,470	340	69.4
Telemarketers	18,930	830	8.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	18,410	460	7.1
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	25,410	220	7.1
Helpers--carpenters	20,780	130	6.3
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	39,530	180	5
Order clerks	23,970	340	4.7
Special education teachers, secondary school	31,820	170	4.4
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	37,710	200	4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	26,130	380	2.9
Teacher assistants	22,850	970	2.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	43,310	1,110	2.7
Cooks, fast food	14,840	420	2.7
Loan officers	36,520	260	2.7
Helpers--production workers	19,270	340	2.6
Automotive body and related repairers	35,080	110	2.5
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	21,920	180	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,010	440	2.4
Printing machine operators	28,880	130	2.3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,480	400	2.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers	32,510	130	2.2
Machinists	34,660	250	2.2
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	29,810	180	2.1
Dental assistants	21,790	190	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,520	130	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,310	1,110	2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	41,400	140	2
Medical secretaries	23,400	270	2
Carpenters	38,110	510	1.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	24,370	180	1.9
Graphic designers	31,040	120	1.8
Team assemblers	22,620	540	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	48,960	310	1.8
Tellers	22,400	300	1.8
Painters, construction and maintenance	27,490	130	1.7
Construction laborers	24,860	500	1.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	35,020	130	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,180	1,340	1.7
Social and human service assistants	27,960	150	1.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,240	160	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,840	300	1.6
Retail salespersons	22,110	1,970	1.5
Packers and packagers, hand	16,950	320	1.4
Cashiers	16,940	1,450	1.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,600	650	1.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,730	560	1.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,670	180	1.4
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	44,940	120	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,430	320	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Logan, Utah Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Waiters and waitresses	25,130	1.34	390
Slaughterers and meat packers	28,580	1.27	850
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,310	1.05	330
Teacher assistants	22,850	1.03	970
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	39,530	1.03	180
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,600	1	650
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,940	0.99	700
Social and human service assistants	27,960	0.99	150
Carpenters	38,110	0.97	510
Home health aides	20,430	0.96	230
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,920	0.95	210
Tellers	22,400	0.95	300
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,180	0.94	1,340
Machinists	34,660	0.94	250
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,870	0.93	210
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	24,370	0.93	180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,840	0.93	300
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,910	0.93	470
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,130	0.92	200
Accountants and auditors	54,720	0.92	360
Child care workers	17,650	0.92	190
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,480	0.91	400
Cashiers	16,940	0.91	1,450
Retail salespersons	22,110	0.91	1,970
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,730	0.9	560
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,560	0.9	650
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,080	0.9	230
Registered nurses	55,340	0.9	520
Automotive body and related repairers	35,080	0.89	110
Office clerks, general	22,660	0.89	1,010
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,240	0.89	160
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,090	0.88	330
Printing machine operators	28,880	0.88	130
Cement masons and concrete finishers	32,510	0.88	130
Elementary school teachers, except special education	43,310	0.87	1,110
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,310	0.87	1,110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,380	0.86	410
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,650	0.86	780
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	35,020	0.85	130
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,340	0.85	240
Cooks, fast food	14,840	0.85	420
Order clerks	23,970	0.85	340
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,520	0.85	130
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	44,940	0.85	120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,460	0.84	340
Computer support specialists	35,360	0.84	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	48,960	0.84	310
Medical assistants	23,650	0.84	120
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,890	0.84	590
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,670	0.84	180

Highest Paying Jobs in Logan, Utah Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	199,110
Lawyers	121,300	50
Chief executives	118,750	110
Architects, except landscape and naval	110,320	50
Sales managers	105,260	60
Dentists, general	103,920	60
Pharmacists	97,680	60
Medical and health services managers	89,890	50
Engineering managers	89,310	50
Financial managers	86,280	90
Industrial production managers	82,140	60
Construction managers	81,650	60
Computer and information systems managers	79,700	30
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,280	40
Physical therapists	76,230	60
General and operations managers	75,300	640
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	69,850	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	67,760	90
Managers, all other	66,530	110
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,900	70
Industrial engineers	63,150	60
Mechanical engineers	62,270	60
Electrical engineers	61,760	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,310	330
Civil engineers	57,690
Surveyors	56,240	30
Registered nurses	55,340	520
Computer systems analysts	55,090	80
Accountants and auditors	54,720	360
Cost estimators	54,720	40
Speech-language pathologists	54,200
Librarians	53,810
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	53,340	50
Computer software engineers, applications	52,720	80
Network and computer systems administrators	52,700	90
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	52,540	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,920	100
Social and community service managers	50,890	50
Computer programmers	50,320	140
Sales representatives, services, all other	50,000	100
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	49,170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	48,960	310
Network systems and data communications analysts	47,120	40
Business operations specialists, all other	46,910	170
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	45,940	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,150	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,090	330
Training and development specialists	45,040	70
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	45,040	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	44,940	120