Longview Employment

Employment and Industries in the Longview, Washington Area

Longview's manufacturing base includes industries such as paper, wood, paint, aluminum and food processing. The timber products sector is a major economic asset. Some of the major manufacturing employers are Weyerhaeuser, Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Inc., NORPAC, Solvay Chemicals, Pacific Lamination and Equa-Chlor.

Some of the smaller manufacturing operations are Northwest Hardwoods, Epson Toyocom, Peterson Manufacturing, Caffall, Simpson Timber Company, Specialty Minerals and JM Huber. In addition, educational services and healthcare are major economic sectors.

The significant employment segments in Longview, Washington include paper, healthcare, manufacturing, construction; agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; metal and metal products, educational services, accommodation and food services, and professional, scientific and technical services.

Management, professional and related occupations comprise about 22% of the labor force. About 21% of the labor force consists of sales and office workers. Approximately 19% of the workers are employed in production, transportation and material moving jobs.

The largest employers in Longview, Washington:

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
Weyerhaeuser
Longview Fibre Company
Longview School District
Kelso School District
Foster Farms
Lower Columbia College
J.H. Kelly
Safeway
Cowlitz County
City of Longview
NORPAC
Steelscape
Walmart
Fred Meyer
Kaiser Permanente
Community Home Health and Hospice
RSG Forest Products
PNE Corporation
Koelsch Senior Communities
Emerald Kalamada Chemicals

In Longview, Washington there are a number of occupations that are mostly filled by those with college degrees including registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives; coaches and scouts; human resources, training and labor relations specialists; social and human service assistants, and financial managers.

Facts regarding Longview, Washington: Cost of living index in 2008: 87.0 (national average: 100). Average salary in 2009: $33,000. Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or better: 15%.

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Most Popular Jobs in Longview, Washington 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	690	69,020	$47,130 - 89,830	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	410	54,120	$39,950 - 70,120	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	270	56,080	$26,820 - 100,550	8%	51%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	250	47,320	$30,860 - 72,640	9%	54%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	56,260	$38,910 - 75,980	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	54,550	$39,830 - 70,850	11%	95%
7	Rehabilitation counselors	220	30,850	$21,810 - 46,490	23%	73%
8	Accountants and auditors	160	59,350	$35,720 - 89,240	18%	79%
9	Coaches and scouts	120		$ -	15%	60%
10	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	110	57,480	$40,550 - 81,780	17%	56%
11	Social and human service assistants	100	29,310	$20,230 - 40,360	34%	58%
12	Financial managers	90	89,480	$55,500 - 153,560	13%	60%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80		$ -	12%	51%
14	Civil engineers	80	70,520	$49,640 - 93,230	18%	87%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	70	32,850	$24,880 - 42,860	15%	51%
16	Pharmacists	70	109,590	$92,680 - 131,470	22%	97%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	51,870	$38,110 - 74,660	13%	73%
18	Mental health counselors	60	43,710	$31,250 - 62,630	30%	73%
19	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	29,970	$19,280 - 57,500	23%	54%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60	93,740	$80,520 - 109,270	8%	78%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	60	57,950	$37,580 - 80,610	27%	50%
22	Biological technicians	60	32,900	$25,590 - 45,260	16%	60%
23	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	58,280	$38,800 - 79,310	0%	96%
24	Librarians	40	60,130	$42,780 - 77,130	4%	85%
25	Computer systems analysts	40	67,400	$55,890 - 84,260	29%	68%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	49,400	$34,860 - 68,710	20%	87%
27	Sales managers	40	125,160	$68,330 -	10%	69%
28	Lawyers	40	69,340	$35,470 - 108,170	11%	99%
29	Medical and health services managers	40	84,340	$48,550 - 120,270	16%	57%
30	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	30	64,190	$51,180 - 80,930	12%	51%
31	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	30	53,640	$29,530 - 88,500	9%	95%
32	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	82,880	$56,160 - 124,160	53%	57%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	30	58,730	$39,940 - 77,400	9%	87%

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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,250	19,700	$17,360 - 22,970	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	1,100	27,310	$17,670 - 45,880	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	930	21,980	$17,220 - 33,920	-2%	10%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	790	41,000	$28,770 - 52,930	10%	4%
5	Office clerks, general	760	25,890	$18,920 - 33,930	13%	19%
6	Waiters and waitresses	610	24,480	$17,470 - 33,910	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	610	25,720	$18,050 - 39,210	-7%	8%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	600	32,670	$21,380 - 47,450	13%	16%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	540	25,980	$18,670 - 33,770	15%	4%
10	Teacher assistants	510	27,530	$22,860 - 31,990	10%	18%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	450	23,580	$18,350 - 30,640	18%	7%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	440	32,580	$22,890 - 43,400	1%	18%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	410	27,730	$18,970 - 38,670	2%	5%
14	Industrial truck and tractor operators	360	42,230	$26,630 - 66,220	-1%	2%
15	Industrial machinery mechanics	350	56,310	$35,730 - 77,970	9%	5%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	330	34,910	$21,840 - 50,170	10%	6%
17	Team assemblers	310	31,010	$19,780 - 48,330	0%	5%
18	Cooks, restaurant	310	22,330	$18,230 - 26,560	12%	5%
19	Construction laborers	290	37,750	$22,790 - 60,270	11%	5%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	290	62,460	$43,900 - 82,120	-4%	15%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	270	44,180	$23,970 - 71,070	4%	25%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	270	32,450	$21,510 - 47,200	11%	14%
23	Logging equipment operators	270	43,940	$34,820 - 54,050	0%	2%
24	Medical secretaries	260	32,240	$23,020 - 40,950	17%	18%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	260	24,610	$19,530 - 31,020	17%	13%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	250	47,490	$28,510 - 69,660	6%	29%
27	Tellers	240	23,690	$20,610 - 27,800	14%	16%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	240	24,470	$18,850 - 32,550	8%	4%
29	Counter and rental clerks	230	25,160	$17,620 - 38,350	23%	16%
30	Bus drivers, school	220	32,980	$22,490 - 39,940	9%	4%
31	Logging workers, all other	210	40,020	$29,520 - 52,370	-5%	2%
32	Food preparation workers	210	21,310	$17,500 - 26,250	15%	7%
33	Carpenters	210	48,410	$32,010 - 92,720	10%	6%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	200	38,040	$24,040 - 55,370	14%	4%
35	General and operations managers	200	102,230	$58,520 - 158,630	2%	48%
36	Packers and packagers, hand	190	22,990	$17,540 - 36,510	-11%	3%
37	Cooks, fast food	180	18,760	$17,050 - 19,980	8%	5%
38	Customer service representatives	170	29,590	$20,180 - 39,540	25%	22%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	170	57,810	$39,580 - 81,870	9%	10%
40	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	160	19,420	$17,050 - 21,940	13%	5%
41	Electricians	150	55,730	$39,400 - 70,620	7%	7%
42	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	150	55,870	$37,320 - 75,510	8%	3%
43	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	33,450	$22,160 - 42,610	4%	15%
44	Court, municipal, and license clerks	140	38,520	$28,940 - 49,810	9%	24%
45	Medical assistants	140	32,150	$27,420 - 38,810	35%	10%
46	Home health aides	140	21,340	$17,890 - 24,710	49%	7%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	140	26,190	$17,950 - 37,910	4%	6%
48	Production workers, all other	140	26,630	$18,800 - 38,510	2%	5%
49	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	130	57,310	$44,620 - 70,140	11%	33%
50	Dental assistants	130	32,400	$22,850 - 41,210	29%	9%
51	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	20,650	$17,450 - 24,640	14%	3%
52	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	130	34,750	$19,180 - 54,620	12%	6%
53	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	130	41,570	$33,950 - 50,520	14%	7%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	120	64,010	$45,440 - 88,930	7%	13%
55	Dishwashers	120	18,910	$17,220 - 20,740	10%	3%
56	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	120	40,860	$28,920 - 52,950	12%	3%
57	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	23,860	$17,500 - 37,960	26%	43%
58	Office and administrative support workers, all other	120	25,710	$18,610 - 36,190	-8%	32%
59	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	36,040	$28,200 - 44,350	5%	2%
60	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	120	26,660	$19,870 - 37,660	18%	6%
61	Child care workers	120	21,760	$17,650 - 27,020	18%	15%
62	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	110	40,340	$33,310 - 50,480	15%	18%
63	Security guards	110	26,480	$17,770 - 38,030	17%	13%
64	Pharmacy technicians	110	34,060	$27,970 - 40,600	32%	16%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	70,360	$42,220 - 99,640	10%	17%
66	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	100	34,770	$24,720 - 48,000	9%	3%
67	Machinists	100	44,800	$34,290 - 54,140	-2%	3%
68	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	100	20,510	$17,300 - 26,020	10%	8%
69	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	90	27,800	$21,570 - 35,370	11%	5%
70	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	30,560	$22,910 - 38,860	16%	10%
71	Material moving workers, all other	90	58,020	$25,360 - 80,330	1%	6%
72	Postal service mail carriers	90			1%	11%
73	Business operations specialists, all other	90	57,080	$33,400 - 80,720	21%	49%
74	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	90	39,560	$32,750 - 49,460	6%	0%
75	Driver/sales workers	80	30,700	$17,990 - 46,390	-4%	4%
76	Fire fighters	80	62,610	$50,340 - 78,940	12%	18%
77	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	36,570	$21,690 - 58,290	-6%	14%
78	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	80	27,920	$17,860 - 41,970	-10%	13%
79	Loan officers	80	64,500	$44,970 - 85,730	12%	49%
80	Millwrights	80	50,880	$28,270 - 76,120	6%	0%
81	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	70	46,800	$19,740 - 78,370	2%	11%
82	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	50,740	$36,150 - 70,200	0%	42%
83	Loan interviewers and clerks	70	32,340	$27,140 - 43,190	0%	24%
84	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	70	44,140	$29,340 - 65,740	0%	0%
85	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	70	19,060	$17,280 - 20,610	10%	17%
86	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	20,550	$17,490 - 23,870	12%	6%
87	Protective service workers, all other	60	34,980	$25,410 - 46,470	13%	31%
88	Painters, construction and maintenance	60	29,480	$20,430 - 36,320	12%	6%
89	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	34,930	$20,800 - 50,490	3%	18%
90	Insurance sales agents	60	56,700	$33,780 - 101,630	13%	45%
91	Cost estimators	60	64,400	$41,450 - 87,910	19%	32%
92	File clerks	60	24,780	$17,810 - 36,210	-40%	20%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	56,370	$34,310 - 109,380	13%	17%
94	New accounts clerks	60	27,010	$21,220 - 33,400	-15%	28%
95	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	50	24,630	$18,310 - 31,510	12%	0%
96	Computer support specialists	50	43,270	$30,660 - 57,430	13%	43%
97	Radiologic technologists and technicians	50	57,040	$36,400 - 77,840	15%	25%
98	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	50	34,830	$23,360 - 46,870	4%	30%
99	Glaziers	50	29,070	$21,840 - 40,550	12%	0%
100	Sales representatives, services, all other	50	55,290	$33,100 - 70,950	28%	48%

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Jobs More Common Near Longview Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Logging workers, all other	40,020	210	974.5
Logging equipment operators	43,940	270	192.8
Rehabilitation counselors	30,850	220	11.5
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,520	140	7.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	56,310	350	6.8
Coaches and scouts		120	3.6
Production workers, all other	26,630	140	3.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	42,230	360	3
Medical secretaries	32,240	260	2.7
Bus drivers, school	32,980	220	2.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,320	250	2.5
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,860	120	2.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,000	790	2.5
Counter and rental clerks	25,160	230	2.5
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,480	110	2.4
Office and administrative support workers, all other	25,710	120	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	62,460	290	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70,360	100	2.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,700	1,250	2.3
Dental assistants	32,400	130	2.1
Teacher assistants	27,530	510	2.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,870	150	2.1
Tellers	23,690	240	2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,650	130	1.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	34,770	100	1.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,550	230	1.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,040	120	1.7
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	34,750	130	1.7
Cooks, fast food	18,760	180	1.7
Cooks, restaurant	22,330	310	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	34,060	110	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,450	270	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,580	450	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	32,670	600	1.6
Social and human service assistants	29,310	100	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,720	610	1.6
Team assemblers	31,010	310	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,040	200	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,860	120	1.5
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,120	410	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,810	170	1.4
Construction laborers	37,750	290	1.4
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	33,450	150	1.4
Medical assistants	32,150	140	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	64,010	120	1.3
Cashiers	21,980	930	1.3
Registered nurses	69,020	690	1.3
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	24,470	240	1.3
Machinists	44,800	100	1.3
Office clerks, general	25,890	760	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Longview, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Industrial truck and tractor operators	42,230	1.41	360
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	34,750	1.38	130
Logging equipment operators	43,940	1.31	270
Waiters and waitresses	24,480	1.31	610
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,870	1.31	150
Industrial machinery mechanics	56,310	1.27	350
Bus drivers, school	32,980	1.26	220
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,320	1.24	250
Teacher assistants	27,530	1.24	510
Carpenters	48,410	1.23	210
Construction laborers	37,750	1.21	290
Pharmacy technicians	34,060	1.21	110
Electricians	55,730	1.19	150
Cashiers	21,980	1.19	930
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	57,310	1.18	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	62,460	1.18	290
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,520	1.16	140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,730	1.15	410
Medical assistants	32,150	1.14	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,700	1.14	1,250
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	44,180	1.14	270
Team assemblers	31,010	1.13	310
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,980	1.13	540
Child care workers	21,760	1.13	120
Packers and packagers, hand	22,990	1.13	190
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,720	1.13	610
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	64,010	1.12	120
Registered nurses	69,020	1.12	690
Retail salespersons	27,310	1.12	1,100
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	32,580	1.12	440
Medical secretaries	32,240	1.11	260
Food preparation workers	21,310	1.11	210
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	33,450	1.1	150
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,260	1.1	230
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,660	1.1	120
Dishwashers	18,910	1.1	120
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,000	1.09	790
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,120	1.09	410
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,550	1.08	230
Counter and rental clerks	25,160	1.08	230
Cooks, fast food	18,760	1.08	180
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,450	1.07	270
Logging workers, all other	40,020	1.07	210
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,480	1.06	110
General and operations managers	102,230	1.06	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	47,490	1.05	250
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,570	1.05	130
Security guards	26,480	1.05	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,040	1.05	200
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,340	1.04	110

Highest Paying Jobs in Longview, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	217,740	30
Family and general practitioners	184,420	40
Sales managers	125,160	40
Pharmacists	109,590	70
Industrial production managers	103,190	40
General and operations managers	102,230	200
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,740	60
Financial managers	89,480	90
Medical and health services managers	84,340	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	82,880	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,840	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	76,560	40
Dental hygienists	74,700	40
Civil engineers	70,520	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70,360	100
Lawyers	69,340	40
Registered nurses	69,020	690
Computer systems analysts	67,400	40
Loan officers	64,500	80
Cost estimators	64,400	60
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	64,190	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	64,010	120
Fire fighters	62,610	80
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	62,460	290
Physical therapists	60,780
Librarians	60,130	40
Accountants and auditors	59,350	160
Special education teachers, secondary school	58,730	30
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,280	50
Material moving workers, all other	58,020	90
Network and computer systems administrators	57,950	60
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,810	170
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,480	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	57,310	130
Business operations specialists, all other	57,080	90
Radiologic technologists and technicians	57,040	50
Insurance sales agents	56,700	60
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	56,370	60
Industrial machinery mechanics	56,310	350
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,260	230
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	56,080	270
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,870	150
Electricians	55,730	150
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,290	50
Chemists	54,970
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,550	230
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,120	410
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	53,640	30
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,170	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	51,870	70

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