Yakima Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Yakima, 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	1,720	62,840	$44,970 - 83,790	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,420	53,830	$37,600 - 73,430	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	800	37,850	$31,480 - 44,250	9%	54%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	710	54,080	$38,800 - 73,000	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	650	51,490	$29,430 - 77,980	8%	51%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	560	54,540	$37,890 - 72,770	6%	96%
7	Accountants and auditors	390	66,540	$43,420 - 96,000	18%	79%
8	Social and human service assistants	380	27,500	$19,250 - 38,450	34%	58%
9	Mental health counselors	350	37,990	$27,760 - 51,520	30%	73%
10	Coaches and scouts	240	35,050	$20,710 - 58,790	15%	60%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	220	91,770	$73,680 - 112,850	8%	78%
12	Rehabilitation counselors	210	51,940	$34,100 - 69,530	23%	73%
13	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	210	53,930	$36,400 - 76,280	13%	73%
14	Financial managers	180	80,540	$53,300 - 121,170	13%	60%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	180	50,560	$37,290 - 63,390	19%	77%
16	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	160	50,430	$36,290 - 67,260	17%	56%
17	Civil engineers	160	65,070	$52,240 - 83,050	18%	87%
18	Pharmacists	140	97,170	$73,600 - 124,320	22%	97%
19	Self-enrichment education teachers	140	35,030	$20,700 - 54,650	23%	54%
20	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	120	58,030	$42,150 - 77,590	0%	96%
21	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	120	51,260	$36,800 - 68,230	25%	93%
22	Lawyers	120	81,320	$45,620 - 128,810	11%	99%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	110	64,980	$46,460 - 82,710	27%	50%
24	Sales managers	110	102,180	$48,560 - 163,870	10%	69%
25	Social and community service managers	100	64,090	$36,820 - 111,820	25%	72%
26	Medical and health services managers	100	104,150	$43,470 -	16%	57%
27	Physical therapists	90	73,560	$55,810 - 103,320	27%	89%
28	Floral designers	90	24,780	$18,870 - 31,730	0%	55%
29	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	52,680	$34,220 - 77,240	5%	58%
30	Instructional coordinators	80	66,830	$29,390 - 102,580	23%	79%
31	Education, training, and library workers, all other	80	42,780	$28,660 - 64,330	11%	79%
32	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	80,200	$42,670 - 125,290	12%	51%
33	Public relations specialists	80	52,300	$29,980 - 76,060	18%	81%
34	Librarians	70	57,270	$41,940 - 73,740	4%	85%
35	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	66,970	$44,640 - 95,220	8%	72%
36	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	32,640	$21,300 - 49,140	30%	77%
37	Advertising sales agents	70	59,980	$23,620 - 99,260	20%	56%
38	Computer systems analysts	70	75,830	$46,500 - 106,910	29%	68%
39	Sales and related workers, all other	70	43,470	$19,170 - 66,510	14%	62%
40	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	57,390	$44,580 - 75,290	12%	51%
41	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	37,620	$26,870 - 49,970	15%	51%
42	Managers, all other	60	92,620	$46,020 - 133,690	7%	55%
43	Speech-language pathologists	60	63,080	$44,050 - 88,170	11%	98%
44	Medical and public health social workers	60	46,690	$29,480 - 64,010	24%	77%
45	Dentists, general	60	206,460	$106,290 -	9%	100%
46	Physician assistants	60	79,870	$67,090 - 101,370	27%	67%
47	Urban and regional planners	60	54,910	$38,720 - 74,630	15%	92%
48	Special education teachers, middle school	50	54,560	$39,920 - 68,830	16%	87%
49	Health educators	50	44,360	$30,300 - 60,930	26%	58%
50	Biological technicians	50	35,740	$22,000 - 56,610	16%	60%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	41,100	$26,360 - 63,080	18%	56%
52	Reporters and correspondents	50	35,190	$21,900 - 49,880	1%	85%
53	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	50	49,720	$35,240 - 64,100	20%	87%
54	Legislators	40	40,050	$20,560 - 77,420	1%	65%
55	Financial specialists, all other	40	44,780	$33,690 - 61,890	12%	50%
56	Market research analysts	40	60,040	$38,540 - 83,200	20%	82%
57	Management analysts	40	57,850	$43,630 - 75,690	22%	78%
58	Graphic designers	40	31,600	$21,760 - 40,810	10%	55%
59	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	61,860	$48,960 - 77,560	16%	99%
60	Chief executives	40	135,430	$83,210 -	2%	65%
61	Occupational therapists	30	73,660	$53,950 - 99,170	23%	90%
62	Marketing managers	30	95,800	$60,160 - 131,850	14%	69%
63	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	58,000	$42,820 - 77,230	18%	56%
64	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	30	100,170	$70,500 - 138,170	5%	99%
65	Budget analysts	30	51,420	$39,730 - 64,000	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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,350	20,470	$17,050 - 26,710	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	2,240	27,190	$17,870 - 43,280	12%	25%
3	Packers and packagers, hand	2,210	21,650	$17,410 - 29,690	-11%	3%
4	Cashiers	2,170	20,760	$17,360 - 25,810	-2%	10%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,000	23,240	$17,600 - 34,210	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	1,830	27,010	$18,990 - 36,420	13%	19%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,730	33,780	$23,410 - 46,530	13%	16%
8	Teacher assistants	1,540	26,980	$21,700 - 32,070	10%	18%
9	Waiters and waitresses	1,410	23,710	$17,380 - 32,050	11%	14%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,320	25,630	$17,940 - 35,860	15%	4%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,320	38,580	$24,210 - 50,830	10%	4%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,280	23,920	$17,860 - 32,820	-7%	8%
13	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	1,190	20,190	$17,290 - 24,630	-1%	0%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,050	31,430	$21,770 - 40,420	1%	18%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,000	22,820	$18,160 - 28,940	18%	7%
16	Industrial truck and tractor operators	890	28,550	$19,530 - 40,980	-1%	2%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	840	34,390	$22,180 - 48,180	10%	6%
18	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	770	20,480	$17,220 - 25,280	-2%	4%
19	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	700	20,460	$17,290 - 25,310	13%	5%
20	Construction laborers	670	33,310	$20,830 - 52,070	11%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	660	46,000	$25,160 - 67,540	6%	29%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	650	23,850	$18,160 - 31,600	17%	13%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	43,170	$23,170 - 71,650	4%	25%
24	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	560	26,130	$18,230 - 36,910	-4%	5%
25	Team assemblers	560	25,610	$18,140 - 35,620	0%	5%
26	Cooks, restaurant	540	22,590	$17,860 - 28,920	12%	5%
27	Food preparation workers	530	21,520	$17,470 - 29,330	15%	7%
28	Child care workers	530	20,310	$17,420 - 24,510	18%	15%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	530	28,170	$18,280 - 41,480	8%	4%
30	Butchers and meat cutters	520	23,860	$17,930 - 35,380	2%	2%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	480	49,240	$31,970 - 71,080	-4%	15%
32	Medical secretaries	470	30,660	$22,500 - 41,770	17%	18%
33	General and operations managers	450	106,910	$60,880 -	2%	48%
34	Customer service representatives	450	28,730	$18,380 - 41,450	25%	22%
35	Helpers--production workers	440	22,390	$17,620 - 30,360	0%	4%
36	Counter and rental clerks	440	27,880	$18,420 - 38,660	23%	16%
37	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	430	25,700	$17,930 - 39,670	-6%	14%
38	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	420	27,190	$21,280 - 40,820	-6%	0%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	400	35,560	$22,460 - 53,270	14%	4%
40	Security guards	400	25,500	$17,410 - 41,030	17%	13%
41	Carpenters	390	44,240	$22,680 - 69,050	10%	6%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	33,630	$21,350 - 51,600	11%	14%
43	Tellers	370	23,860	$18,350 - 32,160	14%	16%
44	Cooks, fast food	360	18,820	$17,050 - 20,020	8%	5%
45	Medical assistants	350	32,040	$22,190 - 46,410	35%	10%
46	Bus drivers, school	350	32,220	$25,780 - 39,630	9%	4%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	330	64,410	$37,760 - 89,820	21%	49%
48	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	330	21,410	$17,570 - 28,190	14%	3%
49	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	330	28,920	$19,000 - 40,360	18%	6%
50	Driver/sales workers	320	31,680	$22,840 - 45,290	-4%	4%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	310	30,460	$21,830 - 39,960	4%	15%
52	Industrial machinery mechanics	300	42,330	$29,300 - 53,710	9%	5%
53	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	42,560	$33,660 - 51,340	14%	7%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	280	47,360	$27,650 - 72,470	11%	4%
55	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	280	18,980	$17,360 - 20,660	10%	8%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	270	25,730	$17,890 - 33,820	26%	43%
57	Office and administrative support workers, all other	270	27,710	$21,330 - 37,750	-8%	32%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	270	62,950	$38,950 - 91,460	11%	33%
59	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	30,690	$20,980 - 43,700	4%	6%
60	Medical records and health information technicians	270	31,240	$21,620 - 42,510	18%	12%
61	Parts salespersons	260	30,530	$20,430 - 47,540	-1%	6%
62	Dishwashers	250	18,890	$17,090 - 20,740	10%	3%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	250	60,360	$37,300 - 81,120	9%	10%
64	Painters, construction and maintenance	240	36,120	$23,080 - 55,490	12%	6%
65	Dental assistants	240	32,920	$21,280 - 41,750	29%	9%
66	Bartenders	240	24,910	$17,150 - 32,440	11%	17%
67	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	25,940	$18,360 - 33,320	11%	5%
68	Fire fighters	240	45,190	$19,260 - 73,600	12%	18%
69	Electricians	220	56,030	$34,210 - 79,970	7%	7%
70	Computer support specialists	220	40,090	$25,450 - 53,000	13%	43%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	59,390	$39,710 - 79,880	7%	13%
72	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	210	33,910	$23,100 - 48,080	5%	2%
73	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	20,040	$17,180 - 24,660	12%	6%
74	Production workers, all other	200	23,440	$16,940 - 44,310	2%	5%
75	Postal service mail carriers	200			1%	11%
76	Machinists	200	39,740	$25,200 - 55,340	-2%	3%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	190	38,590	$21,770 - 55,000	13%	17%
78	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	190	42,350	$27,260 - 61,620	7%	2%
79	Paralegals and legal assistants	190	36,950	$23,300 - 56,120	22%	45%
80	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	19,980	$17,330 - 24,220	17%	14%
81	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	180	41,210	$27,580 - 59,870	15%	18%
82	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	180	20,600	$17,350 - 26,790	17%	18%
83	Pharmacy technicians	180	33,300	$24,140 - 40,790	32%	16%
84	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	170	33,830	$24,130 - 52,980	0%	0%
85	Dental hygienists	170	83,510	$67,710 - 105,320	30%	33%
86	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	170	21,810	$17,650 - 25,980	-8%	5%
87	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	160	22,810	$17,750 - 30,680	12%	0%
88	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	160	35,270	$21,820 - 57,560	8%	9%
89	Cement masons and concrete finishers	160	35,550	$24,460 - 51,070	11%	2%
90	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	45,340	$28,400 - 65,120	8%	3%
91	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	150	30,670	$22,790 - 40,730	10%	24%
92	Healthcare support workers, all other	150	29,650	$19,700 - 39,490	16%	10%
93	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	150	35,100	$27,050 - 41,970	0%	22%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	140	40,330	$26,780 - 53,130	12%	3%
95	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	19,910	$17,090 - 22,330	10%	17%
96	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	140	34,710	$22,940 - 48,870	3%	18%
97	Demonstrators and product promoters	140	18,920	$17,230 - 19,960	18%	26%
98	Agricultural inspectors	130	40,270	$26,490 - 63,190	0%	26%
99	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	130	25,150	$18,070 - 31,540	13%	15%
100	Bill and account collectors	130	36,630	$19,480 - 54,500	23%	13%

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Jobs More Common Near Yakima 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	20,190	1,190	113.7
Agricultural inspectors	40,270	130	61.7
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,190	420	11
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	25,280	130	9.6
Butchers and meat cutters	23,860	520	8.4
Mental health counselors	37,990	350	6.6
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	20,480	770	5.8
Packers and packagers, hand	21,650	2,210	5.4
Rehabilitation counselors	51,940	210	4.1
Demonstrators and product promoters	18,920	140	3.6
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	20,600	180	3.4
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	33,830	170	3.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,130	560	3.2
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,030	120	3.2
Teachers and instructors, all other	37,850	800	3
Medical records and health information technicians	31,240	270	3
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	42,350	190	2.9
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	51,260	120	2.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,550	890	2.7
Coaches and scouts	35,050	240	2.7
Teacher assistants	26,980	1,540	2.4
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,130	110	2.3
Social and human service assistants	27,500	380	2.2
Parts salespersons	30,530	260	2.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	35,270	160	2.2
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,330	300	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,080	710	2.1
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,810	160	2
Office and administrative support workers, all other	27,710	270	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,770	220	2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,830	1,420	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	38,590	190	1.9
Roofers	38,570	120	1.9
Medical secretaries	30,660	470	1.9
Helpers--production workers	22,390	440	1.8
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,410	330	1.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	25,700	430	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	27,880	440	1.8
Dental hygienists	83,510	170	1.8
Fire fighters	45,190	240	1.7
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	33,780	1,730	1.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,120	240	1.7
Production workers, all other	23,440	200	1.7
Child care workers	20,310	530	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	53,930	210	1.6
Driver/sales workers	31,680	320	1.6
Bus drivers, school	32,220	350	1.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,240	2,000	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,470	2,350	1.6
Social and community service managers	64,090	100	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Rehabilitation counselors	51,940	1.44	210
Dental hygienists	83,510	1.31	170
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	62,950	1.3	270
Bartenders	24,910	1.28	240
Waiters and waitresses	23,710	1.27	1,410
Child, family, and school social workers	50,560	1.24	180
Bus drivers, school	32,220	1.23	350
Teacher assistants	26,980	1.21	1,540
Driver/sales workers	31,680	1.21	320
Counter and rental clerks	27,880	1.2	440
Electricians	56,030	1.2	220
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,920	1.19	330
Bill and account collectors	36,630	1.19	130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,470	1.19	2,350
Pharmacy technicians	33,300	1.18	180
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,430	1.18	120
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	25,150	1.16	130
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	20,040	1.15	200
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,130	1.15	110
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	20,600	1.14	180
Medical assistants	32,040	1.14	350
Carpenters	44,240	1.13	390
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,770	1.12	220
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,910	1.12	140
Food preparation workers	21,520	1.12	530
Cashiers	20,760	1.12	2,170
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,630	1.12	1,320
Radiologic technologists and technicians	57,180	1.12	130
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	38,890	1.12	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	43,170	1.12	640
Retail salespersons	27,190	1.11	2,240
Accountants and auditors	66,540	1.11	390
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,630	1.11	380
General and operations managers	106,910	1.11	450
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,030	1.11	120
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	42,350	1.1	190
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,940	1.1	240
Dishwashers	18,890	1.1	250
Business operations specialists, all other	64,410	1.09	330
Roofers	38,570	1.09	120
Cooks, fast food	18,820	1.08	360
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	30,670	1.08	150
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,830	1.08	1,420
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,430	1.08	1,050
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,690	1.08	270
Machinists	39,740	1.08	200
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	42,560	1.08	300
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,080	1.07	710
Fire fighters	45,190	1.07	240
Construction laborers	33,310	1.07	670

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	209,840	40
Dentists, general	206,460	60
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,720	70
Internists, general	181,270	60
Chief executives	135,430	40
Family and general practitioners	120,120
General and operations managers	106,910	450
Medical and health services managers	104,150	100
Sales managers	102,180	110
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	100,170	30
Pharmacists	97,170	140
Marketing managers	95,800	30
Industrial production managers	94,850	90
Managers, all other	92,620	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,770	220
Dental hygienists	83,510	170
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,590	60
Lawyers	81,320	120
Financial managers	80,540	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80,200	80
Physician assistants	79,870	60
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	79,090	30
Diagnostic medical sonographers	78,950	30
Administrative services managers	77,490	60
Computer systems analysts	75,830	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	75,290	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	74,330
Loan officers	73,700	90
Occupational therapists	73,660	30
Physical therapists	73,560	90
Computer software engineers, applications	72,590
Architects, except landscape and naval	70,920
Occupational health and safety specialists	66,970	70
Instructional coordinators	66,830	80
Accountants and auditors	66,540	390
Civil engineers	65,070	160
Network and computer systems administrators	64,980	110
Business operations specialists, all other	64,410	330
Social and community service managers	64,090	100
Speech-language pathologists	63,080	60
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	62,950	270
Registered nurses	62,840	1,720
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	61,860	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,540	120
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	60,360	250
Market research analysts	60,040	40
Advertising sales agents	59,980	70
Food service managers	59,890	70
Construction and building inspectors	59,870	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,390	220

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