Wenatchee Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Wenatchee, Washington Metro Area (2007 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	910	63,270	$46,380 - 83,640	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	460	50,170	$34,480 - 64,070	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	390	32,840	$25,350 - 58,340	9%	54%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	53,690	$36,580 - 70,130	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	240	52,240	$37,470 - 68,130	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	220	58,550	$31,280 - 86,190	18%	79%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	220	64,630	$27,370 - 111,900	8%	51%
8	Civil engineers	140	68,790	$52,850 - 92,830	18%	87%
9	Coaches and scouts	140		$[?] -	15%	60%
10	Social and human service assistants	130	25,990	$19,690 - 35,690	34%	58%
11	Electrical engineers	100	85,180	$62,950 - 112,310	6%	81%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	83,030	$61,770 - 102,170	8%	78%
13	Pharmacists	90	100,730	$80,020 - 122,380	22%	97%
14	Biological technicians	90	36,620	$24,610 - 53,480	16%	60%
15	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	80	57,340	$39,400 - 77,130	0%	96%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	49,190	$35,700 - 64,430	13%	73%
17	Rehabilitation counselors	70	34,670	$17,910 - 52,620	23%	73%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	53,030	$39,290 - 71,390	12%	51%
19	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	70	64,280	$43,150 - 83,650	9%	95%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	98,100	$65,250 -	12%	51%
21	Public relations specialists	70	56,740	$40,070 - 78,130	18%	81%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	53,650	$38,850 - 78,420	5%	58%
23	Financial managers	60	98,530	$50,920 - 142,620	13%	60%
24	Education, training, and library workers, all other	60	46,580	$30,330 - 64,280	11%	79%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	60	44,900	$36,450 - 52,060	19%	77%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	56,280	$41,780 - 74,770	17%	56%
27	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	24,380	$16,500 - 47,330	25%	58%
28	Network and computer systems administrators	50	69,460	$48,460 - 97,790	27%	50%
29	Advertising sales agents	50	47,600	$20,440 - 77,180	20%	56%
30	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	59,600	$38,040 - 81,510	53%	57%
31	Speech-language pathologists	50	61,690	$45,130 - 77,750	11%	98%
32	Medical and public health social workers	50	54,770	$39,300 - 76,830	24%	77%
33	Instructional coordinators	40	63,890	$36,720 - 89,730	23%	79%
34	Physical therapists	40	73,750	$56,620 - 95,730	27%	89%
35	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	42,760	$26,210 - 57,680	34%	73%
36	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	49,060	$37,600 - 61,830	20%	87%
37	Soil and plant scientists	40	63,170	$35,710 - 112,370	8%	82%
38	Medical and health services managers	40	101,460	$77,330 - 132,280	16%	57%
39	Computer programmers	30	54,990	$42,980 - 71,300	0%	73%
40	Computer software engineers, applications	30	65,750	$53,200 - 80,850	45%	85%
41	Computer systems analysts	30	78,190	$47,500 - 106,930	29%	68%
42	Sales and related workers, all other	30	78,850	$19,420 -	14%	62%
43	Chief executives	30	135,630	$62,660 -	2%	65%

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	1,610	25,370	$17,190 - 39,490	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,400	22,330	$17,130 - 31,170	-2%	10%
3	Packers and packagers, hand	1,380	20,390	$16,850 - 25,090	-11%	3%
4	Office clerks, general	940	26,590	$19,150 - 36,100	13%	19%
5	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	790	31,550	$23,270 - 41,050	13%	16%
6	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	740	20,030	$16,920 - 24,540	-1%	0%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	720	19,340	$16,520 - 23,760	18%	5%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	670	25,540	$17,170 - 41,780	2%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	660	27,290	$21,610 - 31,750	11%	14%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	620	24,670	$17,540 - 33,220	15%	4%
11	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	620	18,840	$16,740 - 21,560	10%	8%
12	Teacher assistants	580	25,850	$20,410 - 31,240	10%	18%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	580	35,670	$26,070 - 48,840	10%	4%
14	Carpenters	540	31,490	$21,780 - 44,800	10%	6%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	34,850	$18,790 - 50,250	10%	6%
16	Industrial truck and tractor operators	520	26,000	$18,990 - 36,470	-1%	2%
17	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	500	20,260	$16,980 - 24,890	13%	5%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	450	23,860	$18,080 - 29,810	18%	7%
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	450	32,060	$19,820 - 46,630	1%	18%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	430	23,260	$17,270 - 32,820	-7%	8%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	400	24,060	$19,190 - 30,130	17%	13%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	380	26,940	$18,710 - 33,760	18%	6%
23	Cooks, restaurant	370	22,310	$17,470 - 29,320	12%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	330	44,280	$25,790 - 67,920	4%	25%
25	Construction laborers	330	28,500	$20,240 - 39,810	11%	5%
26	Bartenders	330	28,990	$20,130 - 36,250	11%	17%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	320	45,130	$31,040 - 67,010	6%	29%
28	Electricians	280	49,070	$27,820 - 79,130	7%	7%
29	Child care workers	250	20,110	$17,010 - 25,200	18%	15%
30	Customer service representatives	250	26,890	$17,830 - 36,800	25%	22%
31	Counter and rental clerks	240	26,590	$17,520 - 37,770	23%	16%
32	Tellers	230	23,560	$18,390 - 29,080	14%	16%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	220	43,860	$27,330 - 67,420	8%	3%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	220	38,160	$27,420 - 49,510	11%	14%
35	Dishwashers	210	18,860	$16,500 - 22,890	10%	3%
36	Fire fighters	210	40,990	$19,280 - 52,730	12%	18%
37	Medical assistants	200	30,430	$24,260 - 37,010	35%	10%
38	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	190	22,670	$19,090 - 30,970	-4%	5%
39	Medical secretaries	190	29,980	$23,350 - 37,330	17%	18%
40	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	22,440	$17,140 - 30,260	17%	14%
41	General and operations managers	180	100,830	$51,530 -	2%	48%
42	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	180	18,270	$16,750 - 19,700	12%	6%
43	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	43,020	$20,320 - 72,520	11%	4%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	170	33,500	$25,880 - 44,810	14%	4%
45	Food preparation workers	170	20,890	$16,950 - 28,350	15%	7%
46	Industrial machinery mechanics	170	70,860	$44,160 - 91,430	9%	5%
47	Forest and conservation technicians	170	33,120	$22,780 - 48,860	-1%	46%
48	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	160	43,470	$27,890 - 63,370	15%	18%
49	Bus drivers, school	160	33,930	$26,510 - 41,760	9%	4%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	62,750	$41,140 - 91,450	7%	13%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	34,510	$25,600 - 45,970	4%	15%
52	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	160	27,930	$17,500 - 43,090	8%	4%
53	Business operations specialists, all other	150	59,530	$37,110 - 85,990	21%	49%
54	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	24,400	$19,270 - 31,090	11%	5%
55	Personal and home care aides	150	20,940	$17,670 - 24,360	51%	10%
56	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	19,670	$16,940 - 23,690	14%	3%
57	Home health aides	140	19,760	$17,020 - 23,660	49%	7%
58	Dental assistants	130	30,430	$24,140 - 39,180	29%	9%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	65,240	$43,450 - 88,530	9%	10%
60	Court, municipal, and license clerks	120	37,550	$28,570 - 48,510	9%	24%
61	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	120	27,260	$18,260 - 39,770	4%	6%
62	Parts salespersons	120	25,560	$18,140 - 33,210	-1%	6%
63	Machinists	120	35,630	$23,690 - 49,690	-2%	3%
64	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	110	73,550	$58,110 - 95,410	7%	6%
65	Painters, construction and maintenance	110	35,280	$22,100 - 51,150	12%	6%
66	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	43,680	$29,780 - 58,750	12%	3%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	110	58,460	$31,620 - 111,600	-4%	15%
68	Loan officers	110	54,370	$28,800 - 88,670	12%	49%
69	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	110	39,180	$31,990 - 47,000	14%	7%
70	Legal secretaries	110	34,090	$21,280 - 50,120	12%	18%
71	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	56,120	$40,440 - 73,300	15%	25%
72	Postal service mail carriers	100	44,400	$36,010 - 50,920	1%	11%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	22,630	$17,060 - 34,720	12%	6%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	90	51,190	$28,180 - 65,760	10%	17%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	90	44,170	$29,900 - 58,960	13%	17%
76	Office and administrative support workers, all other	90	28,440	$18,850 - 41,210	-8%	32%
77	Security guards	90	21,840	$17,190 - 28,420	17%	13%
78	Computer support specialists	90	38,080	$19,950 - 56,440	13%	43%
79	Highway maintenance workers	90	42,410	$32,990 - 55,460	9%	5%
80	Helpers--carpenters	90	26,230	$20,100 - 32,970	12%	3%
81	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	90	31,020	$21,670 - 42,380	5%	2%
82	Agricultural inspectors	80	41,280	$26,640 - 59,230	0%	26%
83	Sales representatives, services, all other	80	49,700	$24,310 - 68,170	28%	48%
84	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	28,540	$17,710 - 43,550	-6%	14%
85	Power plant operators	80	86,900	$67,970 - 109,090	3%	20%
86	Pharmacy technicians	80	33,650	$25,980 - 40,250	32%	16%
87	Bakers	70	24,040	$17,350 - 34,170	10%	8%
88	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	29,200	$17,850 - 45,410	12%	0%
89	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	45,770	$31,070 - 62,370	16%	43%
90	Cost estimators	70	65,890	$41,680 - 96,350	19%	32%
91	Bill and account collectors	70	36,570	$25,310 - 49,620	23%	13%
92	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	70	19,640	$16,960 - 23,690	10%	17%
93	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	70	37,860	$21,580 - 48,990	-7%	12%
94	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	70	45,520	$28,640 - 77,160	0%	7%
95	Cement masons and concrete finishers	70	39,630	$25,030 - 58,410	11%	2%
96	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	34,130	$22,790 - 46,510	3%	18%
97	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	70	40,240	$26,240 - 54,470	2%	11%
98	Medical records and health information technicians	70	35,330	$21,140 - 56,140	18%	12%
99	Massage therapists	70	40,220	$27,690 - 60,440	20%	32%
100	Tapers	60	37,240	$25,620 - 57,060	7%	2%

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Jobs More Common Near Wenatchee Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	20,030	740	129.8
Forest and conservation technicians	33,120	170	102
Packers and packagers, hand	20,390	1,380	7
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,550	120	5.7
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	73,550	110	5.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	18,840	620	4.3
Coaches and scouts		140	3.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,440	180	3.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,000	520	3.3
Fire fighters	40,990	210	3.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	32,840	390	3
Industrial machinery mechanics	70,860	170	2.8
Bartenders	28,990	330	2.6
Electrical engineers	85,180	100	2.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	43,860	220	2.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,260	500	2.2
Carpenters	31,490	540	2.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	22,670	190	2.2
Parts salespersons	25,560	120	2.1
Civil engineers	68,790	140	2.1
Counter and rental clerks	26,590	240	2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	56,120	100	1.9
Teacher assistants	25,850	580	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,400	150	1.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	43,680	110	1.8
Dental assistants	30,430	130	1.7
Electricians	49,070	280	1.7
Social and human service assistants	25,990	130	1.7
Medical assistants	30,430	200	1.7
Child care workers	20,110	250	1.7
Medical secretaries	29,980	190	1.6
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,270	180	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,550	790	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,850	540	1.6
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,670	140	1.6
Bus drivers, school	33,930	160	1.6
Cooks, restaurant	22,310	370	1.6
Dishwashers	18,860	210	1.6
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	43,020	180	1.6
Cashiers	22,330	1,400	1.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,280	110	1.6
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,940	380	1.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,240	240	1.5
Tellers	23,560	230	1.5
Legal secretaries	34,090	110	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,670	580	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,750	160	1.4
Registered nurses	63,270	910	1.4
Retail salespersons	25,370	1,610	1.4
Receptionists and information clerks	24,060	400	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Wenatchee, Washington Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Industrial machinery mechanics	70,860	1.62	170
Bartenders	28,990	1.55	330
Waiters and waitresses	27,290	1.54	660
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	73,550	1.41	110
Bus drivers, school	33,930	1.33	160
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	38,160	1.29	220
Cashiers	22,330	1.24	1,400
Teacher assistants	25,850	1.2	580
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,440	1.18	180
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	34,510	1.17	160
Counter and rental clerks	26,590	1.17	240
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,340	1.17	720
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	44,280	1.17	330
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	64,630	1.16	220
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	43,470	1.16	160
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,550	1.16	120
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	65,240	1.15	120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,940	1.15	380
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	43,680	1.14	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	58,460	1.14	110
Dishwashers	18,860	1.14	210
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,750	1.14	160
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	32,060	1.13	450
Food preparation workers	20,890	1.12	170
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,670	1.11	620
Medical assistants	30,430	1.11	200
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	18,840	1.11	620
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,270	1.1	180
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,260	1.09	500
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,540	1.09	670
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,690	1.09	270
Electricians	49,070	1.09	280
Office clerks, general	26,590	1.08	940
Child care workers	20,110	1.08	250
General and operations managers	100,830	1.08	180
Personal and home care aides	20,940	1.07	150
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,400	1.07	150
Registered nurses	63,270	1.07	910
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,240	1.07	240
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	43,860	1.07	220
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,280	1.06	110
Retail salespersons	25,370	1.06	1,610
Cooks, restaurant	22,310	1.06	370
Business operations specialists, all other	59,530	1.05	150
Medical secretaries	29,980	1.05	190
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,170	1.05	460
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,850	1.05	540
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,260	1.04	430
Receptionists and information clerks	24,060	1.04	400
Packers and packagers, hand	20,390	1.03	1,380

Highest Paying Jobs in Wenatchee, Washington Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	137,970
Chief executives	135,630	30
Medical and health services managers	101,460	40
General and operations managers	100,830	180
Pharmacists	100,730	90
Financial managers	98,530	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	98,100	70
Dental hygienists	89,260	60
Power plant operators	86,900	80
Electrical engineers	85,180	100
Administrative services managers	84,240	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,030	90
Sales and related workers, all other	78,850	30
Computer systems analysts	78,190	30
Physical therapists	73,750	40
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	73,550	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	70,860	170
Network and computer systems administrators	69,460	50
Civil engineers	68,790	140
Lawyers	66,880
Cost estimators	65,890	70
Computer software engineers, applications	65,750	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	65,240	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	64,630	220
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	64,280	70
Instructional coordinators	63,890	40
Registered nurses	63,270	910
Soil and plant scientists	63,170	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,750	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,830	50
Speech-language pathologists	61,690	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	59,600	50
Business operations specialists, all other	59,530	150
Accountants and auditors	58,550	220
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	58,460	110
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,860	50
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	57,340	80
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	57,200	40
Public relations specialists	56,740	70
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,280	50
Radiologic technologists and technicians	56,120	100
Computer programmers	54,990	30
Medical and public health social workers	54,770	50
Loan officers	54,370	110
Insurance sales agents	53,790
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,690	270
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	53,650	60
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	53,030	70
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,240	240
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,190	90

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