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 (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	1,740	61,080	$43,360 - 81,880	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,200	42,350	$19,150 - 66,000	14%	95%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	720	45,650	$22,420 - 66,650	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	710	42,370	$21,670 - 64,760	6%	96%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	650	53,050	$28,430 - 79,420	8%	51%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	610	35,440	$28,170 - 40,710	9%	54%
7	Accountants and auditors	490	54,370	$34,080 - 78,590	18%	79%
8	Rehabilitation counselors	450	39,270	$23,730 - 57,670	23%	73%
9	Coaches and scouts	370		$[?] -	15%	60%
10	Social and human service assistants	360	24,370	$17,640 - 32,900	34%	58%
11	Community and social service specialists, all other	310	36,110	$16,500 - 47,170	25%	58%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	230	78,540	$53,820 - 103,180	8%	78%
13	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	210	48,820	$33,290 - 68,900	13%	73%
14	Civil engineers	200	62,040	$48,650 - 81,920	18%	87%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	190	44,090	$26,610 - 59,940	19%	77%
16	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	160	50,860	$36,080 - 68,230	17%	56%
17	Financial managers	160	74,960	$50,630 - 112,110	13%	60%
18	Lawyers	140	80,100	$43,320 - 122,900	11%	99%
19	Pharmacists	140	93,770	$74,410 - 117,700	22%	97%
20	Mental health counselors	130	40,980	$27,630 - 57,130	30%	73%
21	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	130	40,980	$28,970 - 60,640	14%	54%
22	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	120	51,670	$36,300 - 65,540	25%	93%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	110	62,930	$44,600 - 80,720	27%	50%
24	Physical therapists	110	67,920	$53,920 - 94,260	27%	89%
25	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100	53,530	$37,720 - 71,740	0%	96%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	43,820	$21,380 - 66,050	20%	87%
27	Sales and related workers, all other	100	42,750	$22,930 - 66,410	14%	62%
28	Floral designers	90	24,200	$18,830 - 30,440	0%	55%
29	Medical and public health social workers	90	47,100	$39,670 - 58,610	24%	77%
30	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	56,470	$43,180 - 75,490	12%	51%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	52,130	$29,660 - 77,160	5%	58%
32	Instructional coordinators	80	64,070	$40,940 - 95,870	23%	79%
33	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	34,410	$17,960 - 60,230	23%	54%
34	Computer systems analysts	80	75,870	$52,690 - 101,540	29%	68%
35	Medical and health services managers	80	125,860	$82,600 -	16%	57%
36	Librarians	70	55,750	$40,760 - 71,210	4%	85%
37	Managers, all other	70	95,660	$45,380 - 133,640	7%	55%
38	Physician assistants	70	78,790	$60,770 - 105,250	27%	67%
39	Social and community service managers	60	85,210	$64,730 - 116,730	25%	72%
40	Special education teachers, middle school	60	49,730	$33,760 - 67,240	16%	87%
41	Advertising sales agents	60	51,400	$25,210 - 82,110	20%	56%
42	Reporters and correspondents	60	34,060	$21,490 - 48,200	1%	85%
43	Health educators	60	41,610	$29,440 - 56,590	26%	58%
44	Sales managers	60	110,830	$48,300 -	10%	69%
45	Public relations specialists	60	52,960	$23,520 - 75,530	18%	81%
46	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	37,550	$25,530 - 49,250	30%	77%
47	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	64,010	$45,300 - 91,110	17%	54%
48	Speech-language pathologists	50	61,700	$40,890 - 88,620	11%	98%
49	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	56,580	$42,140 - 72,840	16%	99%
50	Urban and regional planners	50	53,530	$41,420 - 66,890	15%	92%
51	Biological technicians	50	37,510	$25,510 - 54,970	16%	60%
52	Computer software engineers, applications	50	63,890	$52,860 - 78,770	45%	85%
53	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	70,220	$44,570 - 142,560	18%	88%
54	Occupational therapists	40	68,460	$53,210 - 88,260	23%	90%
55	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	50,460	$34,610 - 67,560	9%	87%
56	Social workers, all other	40	44,640	$31,850 - 60,590	18%	77%
57	Graphic designers	40	32,290	$23,620 - 38,980	10%	55%
58	Computer programmers	40	59,830	$39,750 - 76,030	0%	73%
59	Financial specialists, all other	40	48,340	$34,480 - 65,150	12%	50%
60	Market research analysts	40	59,840	$37,320 - 83,890	20%	82%
61	Management analysts	40	55,570	$42,230 - 73,670	22%	78%
62	Mechanical engineers	40	66,110	$46,150 - 86,210	4%	78%
63	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	39,320	$22,650 - 63,440	18%	56%
64	Budget analysts	30	50,140	$36,480 - 66,190	7%	78%
65	Dentists, general	30	178,870	$95,750 -	9%	100%
66	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	24,420	$20,050 - 29,760	11%	55%
67	Computer specialists, all other	30	55,430	$34,800 - 75,810	15%	68%

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	2,340	19,470	$16,590 - 24,160	18%	5%
2	Cashiers	2,310	21,350	$17,050 - 29,490	-2%	10%
3	Retail salespersons	2,300	30,350	$17,870 - 51,050	12%	25%
4	Packers and packagers, hand	2,250	21,440	$17,020 - 30,500	-11%	3%
5	Office clerks, general	1,870	26,480	$18,680 - 36,210	13%	19%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,700	22,110	$17,370 - 28,690	2%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,620	32,030	$21,990 - 43,170	13%	16%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,570	24,140	$17,440 - 33,530	15%	4%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,430	36,030	$23,000 - 49,050	10%	4%
10	Teacher assistants	1,280	25,110	$19,160 - 30,440	10%	18%
11	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	1,160	19,810	$16,940 - 24,330	-1%	0%
12	Waiters and waitresses	1,130	23,510	$17,030 - 30,890	11%	14%
13	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,120	27,920	$19,150 - 40,490	-1%	2%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,000	33,970	$19,870 - 46,750	10%	6%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	970	22,260	$17,720 - 28,240	18%	7%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	810	24,520	$17,530 - 35,840	-7%	8%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	800	30,470	$21,550 - 39,300	1%	18%
18	Team assemblers	760	24,840	$17,780 - 35,050	0%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	710	46,570	$25,830 - 67,650	6%	29%
20	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	690	22,120	$16,890 - 27,740	-2%	4%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	690	19,150	$16,810 - 23,180	13%	5%
22	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	640	23,170	$17,180 - 32,550	-4%	5%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	620	23,180	$17,520 - 30,410	17%	13%
24	Construction laborers	600	31,820	$21,540 - 45,110	11%	5%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	570	48,260	$25,440 - 87,390	4%	25%
26	Medical secretaries	570	31,060	$22,450 - 41,020	17%	18%
27	Child care workers	570	19,230	$16,880 - 23,250	18%	15%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	530	48,390	$28,460 - 71,280	-4%	15%
29	Driver/sales workers	480	28,060	$18,810 - 38,380	-4%	4%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	480	27,430	$18,740 - 37,250	18%	6%
31	Butchers and meat cutters	470	23,690	$17,420 - 38,190	2%	2%
32	Cooks, restaurant	470	23,660	$18,280 - 30,070	12%	5%
33	Customer service representatives	460	30,370	$18,370 - 45,330	25%	22%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	460	29,060	$18,280 - 44,800	4%	6%
35	Counter and rental clerks	460	26,840	$17,720 - 42,380	23%	16%
36	Helpers--production workers	440	21,130	$17,040 - 29,590	0%	4%
37	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	440	27,040	$20,740 - 40,870	-6%	0%
38	Carpenters	430	39,810	$25,370 - 60,060	10%	6%
39	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	410	25,020	$17,770 - 37,690	-6%	14%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	410	25,790	$17,490 - 38,320	8%	4%
41	General and operations managers	410	104,140	$57,250 -	2%	48%
42	Food preparation workers	400	21,120	$17,020 - 28,460	15%	7%
43	Security guards	390	27,490	$17,470 - 44,000	17%	13%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	370	35,320	$26,180 - 49,680	11%	14%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	370	30,850	$20,790 - 40,120	4%	15%
46	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	370	19,380	$16,870 - 20,720	10%	8%
47	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	34,920	$21,350 - 51,170	14%	4%
48	Dishwashers	340	18,600	$16,650 - 21,030	10%	3%
49	Industrial machinery mechanics	330	41,800	$30,480 - 52,760	9%	5%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	320	20,920	$17,090 - 27,130	14%	3%
51	Tellers	300	22,910	$18,970 - 29,520	14%	16%
52	Bus drivers, school	300	29,610	$20,930 - 37,810	9%	4%
53	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	40,090	$32,260 - 49,020	14%	7%
54	Business operations specialists, all other	290	53,950	$33,920 - 79,190	21%	49%
55	Computer support specialists	280	37,990	$25,790 - 50,610	13%	43%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	270	55,110	$35,330 - 76,320	7%	13%
57	Medical assistants	270	29,380	$22,050 - 38,440	35%	10%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	270	47,810	$27,180 - 74,410	11%	4%
59	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	260	33,380	$21,300 - 53,730	8%	9%
60	Medical records and health information technicians	260	29,100	$20,450 - 39,270	18%	12%
61	Bartenders	250	24,930	$16,980 - 31,460	11%	17%
62	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	250	39,320	$21,450 - 57,060	15%	18%
63	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	27,910	$21,020 - 37,060	-8%	32%
64	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	62,900	$39,620 - 90,020	11%	33%
65	Dental assistants	240	29,670	$19,690 - 39,380	29%	9%
66	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	240	19,460	$16,920 - 23,770	17%	14%
67	Insurance sales agents	230	49,030	$32,760 - 64,740	13%	45%
68	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	230	42,150	$31,710 - 57,810	8%	3%
69	Home health aides	230	19,070	$16,910 - 22,720	49%	7%
70	Parts salespersons	230	30,650	$20,260 - 46,150	-1%	6%
71	Paralegals and legal assistants	210	34,020	$22,290 - 53,720	22%	45%
72	Painters, construction and maintenance	200	34,840	$22,460 - 50,720	12%	6%
73	Postal service mail carriers	200	44,520	$35,280 - 54,620	1%	11%
74	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	19,370	$16,750 - 23,780	12%	6%
75	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	190	40,870	$31,100 - 50,150	3%	38%
76	Telemarketers	190	20,030	$16,960 - 24,810	-9%	14%
77	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	19,310	$16,690 - 22,560	10%	17%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	58,410	$42,550 - 77,560	9%	10%
79	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	25,000	$17,730 - 33,780	11%	5%
80	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	180	38,750	$26,420 - 50,750	12%	3%
81	Dental hygienists	170	82,480	$66,130 - 99,830	30%	33%
82	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	170	32,090	$23,120 - 43,260	3%	18%
83	Production workers, all other	170	17,650	$16,500 - 20,740	2%	5%
84	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	170	22,020	$17,340 - 26,310	-8%	5%
85	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	160	42,440	$18,250 - 63,380	16%	43%
86	Cooks, fast food	160	18,410	$16,500 - 19,840	8%	5%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	160	48,000	$32,190 - 69,650	10%	17%
88	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	160	34,760	$22,950 - 47,290	11%	29%
89	Machinists	160	40,310	$26,310 - 58,270	-2%	3%
90	Agricultural inspectors	150	40,000	$25,660 - 59,400	0%	26%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	150	70,280	$39,690 - 118,710	4%	38%
92	Pharmacy technicians	150	31,230	$24,220 - 38,320	32%	16%
93	Healthcare support workers, all other	140	26,920	$19,110 - 35,840	16%	10%
94	Fire fighters	140	55,460	$37,120 - 76,620	12%	18%
95	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	22,060	$17,110 - 29,610	10%	5%
96	Machine feeders and offbearers	140	25,970	$17,770 - 35,510	-14%	0%
97	Tapers	130	31,960	$17,240 - 46,670	7%	2%
98	Highway maintenance workers	130	43,410	$33,650 - 56,040	9%	5%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	130	39,910	$23,510 - 57,690	13%	17%
100	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	120	22,710	$17,300 - 30,410	12%	0%

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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	19,810	1,160	96.1
Agricultural inspectors	40,000	150	61.3
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	43,230	110	15.6
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,040	440	11.5
Gaming supervisors	43,470	100	9.7
Butchers and meat cutters	23,690	470	7.3
Rehabilitation counselors	39,270	450	7.1
Tapers	31,960	130	6.5
Community and social service specialists, all other	36,110	310	5.4
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	22,120	690	5.4
Packers and packagers, hand	21,440	2,250	5.4
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	35,450	280	5.3
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,870	190	5
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40,980	130	4.5
Coaches and scouts		370	4.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	33,380	260	3.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,170	640	3.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,920	1,120	3.4
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	51,670	120	2.9
Medical records and health information technicians	29,100	260	2.9
Highway maintenance workers	43,410	130	2.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	53,530	100	2.7
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,970	140	2.6
Mental health counselors	40,980	130	2.6
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,800	330	2.6
Court, municipal, and license clerks	36,570	110	2.5
Medical secretaries	31,060	570	2.3
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	33,060	120	2.3
Driver/sales workers	28,060	480	2.3
Family and general practitioners	120,820	130	2.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	35,440	610	2.2
Social and human service assistants	24,370	360	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,650	720	2.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,460	240	2.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,540	230	2.1
Teacher assistants	25,110	1,280	2
Parts salespersons	30,650	230	1.9
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	42,440	160	1.9
Dental hygienists	82,480	170	1.9
Library assistants, clerical	24,360	100	1.8
Child care workers	19,230	570	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	26,840	460	1.8
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,920	320	1.7
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	34,760	160	1.7
Helpers--production workers	21,130	440	1.7
Office and administrative support workers, all other	27,910	250	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,820	210	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,030	1,430	1.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	25,020	410	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,470	2,340	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Fire fighters	55,460	1.35	140
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	62,900	1.34	240
Bartenders	24,930	1.34	250
Dental hygienists	82,480	1.33	170
Waiters and waitresses	23,510	1.33	1,130
Highway maintenance workers	43,410	1.27	130
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	48,260	1.27	570
Retail salespersons	30,350	1.27	2,300
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,100	1.25	120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	35,320	1.2	370
Cashiers	21,350	1.19	2,310
Counter and rental clerks	26,840	1.18	460
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,470	1.18	2,340
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,430	1.17	480
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	19,370	1.17	200
Teacher assistants	25,110	1.16	1,280
Bill and account collectors	34,960	1.16	120
Bus drivers, school	29,610	1.16	300
Pharmacy technicians	31,230	1.15	150
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,060	1.15	140
Security guards	27,490	1.14	390
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	19,380	1.14	370
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,310	1.13	190
Food preparation workers	21,120	1.13	400
Court, municipal, and license clerks	36,570	1.13	110
Driver/sales workers	28,060	1.13	480
Dishwashers	18,600	1.12	340
Cooks, restaurant	23,660	1.12	470
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,460	1.12	110
Machinists	40,310	1.11	160
Child, family, and school social workers	44,090	1.11	190
General and operations managers	104,140	1.11	410
Rehabilitation counselors	39,270	1.1	450
Cooks, fast food	18,410	1.1	160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,000	1.1	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,520	1.1	810
Medical secretaries	31,060	1.09	570
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,870	1.09	190
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,140	1.09	1,570
Packers and packagers, hand	21,440	1.08	2,250
Office clerks, general	26,480	1.08	1,870
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,470	1.08	800
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	22,120	1.07	690
Medical assistants	29,380	1.07	270
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	47,810	1.07	270
Roofers	36,620	1.06	110
Construction laborers	31,820	1.06	600
File clerks	24,030	1.06	110
Carpenters	39,810	1.05	430
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,320	1.05	250

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	182,790	60
Dentists, general	178,870	30
Psychiatrists	142,800
Medical and health services managers	125,860	80
Family and general practitioners	120,820	130
Sales managers	110,830	60
General and operations managers	104,140	410
Managers, all other	95,660	70
Industrial production managers	94,740	100
Pharmacists	93,770	140
Administrative services managers	87,590	80
Social and community service managers	85,210	60
Food service managers	84,310	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,840	50
Dental hygienists	82,480	170
Lawyers	80,100	140
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	79,800	60
Physician assistants	78,790	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,540	230
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	77,550	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	77,280
Computer systems analysts	75,870	80
Financial managers	74,960	160
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	73,980
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,280	150
Architects, except landscape and naval	70,220	40
Occupational therapists	68,460	40
Physical therapists	67,920	110
Mechanical engineers	66,110	40
Instructional coordinators	64,070	80
Detectives and criminal investigators	64,010	50
Computer software engineers, applications	63,890	50
Network and computer systems administrators	62,930	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	62,900	240
Civil engineers	62,040	200
Speech-language pathologists	61,700	50
Registered nurses	61,080	1,740
Market research analysts	59,840	40
Computer programmers	59,830	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,410	190
Loan officers	56,670	100
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	56,580	50
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	56,470	80
Librarians	55,750	70
Radiologic technologists and technicians	55,720	100
Management analysts	55,570	40
Fire fighters	55,460	140
Computer specialists, all other	55,430	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,110	270
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	54,570	40

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