Appleton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Appleton, Wisconsin Area

The paper industry and related sectors are major forces in Appleton's economy. They also provide a large number of jobs. The region's Fox River Valley has one of the world's highest concentrations of paper-making facilities. The valley is home to about 80 paper manufacturing facilities and about 90 publishing firms.

The metals-machinery sector is also vital to the region's economy. The sector produces fire and utility trucks, welders, iron and brass castings, farm machinery, and crushing and screening equipment. The region is also home to the headquarters of insurance companies and financial institutions.

The Wisconsin Technology Council's objective is to create, develop and keep science and technology companies in Wisconsin. The Division of Business Development of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce offers technical help and financial incentives to companies.

Details about Appleton, Wisconsin: Estimated household income in 2007: $51,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 78.4 (U.S. average: 100). Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 30%.

The following is a list of the largest employers in the Appleton area:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Theda Care Health System
Affinity Health System
City of Appleton
Banta Corp & Affiliates
Plexus Corp & Affiliates
Appleton Area School District
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
Pierce Manufacturing Inc
Appleton Papers Inc
Miller Electric Mfg Co
Appleton Medical Center, Inc
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Inc
SMTC, Inc
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc
Jansport Inc
Secura Insurance, A Mutual Company
YMCA of the Fox Cities
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Walmart

The leading nonagricultural employment providing segments in Appleton, Wisconsin:

Manufacturing
Trade, transportation and utilities
Educational and health services
Professional and business services
Government
Leisure and hospitality

Associations offering assistance to Appleton businesses include:

The Appleton Post-Crescent is a good resource regarding local business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Appleton, Wisconsin 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	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,790	56,010	$27,590 - 89,830	8%	51%
2	Registered nurses	1,640	59,630	$45,840 - 73,650	24%	56%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,230	52,590	$35,410 - 70,620	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,230	51,200	$34,790 - 65,190	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	760	57,100	$37,680 - 83,090	18%	79%
6	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	470	31,550	$14,590 - 64,080	17%	56%
7	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	380		$ -	25%	67%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	370	83,620	$39,190 - 135,280	12%	51%
9	Financial managers	320	91,100	$52,860 - 144,590	13%	60%
10	Computer systems analysts	310	63,350	$38,700 - 93,450	29%	68%
11	Computer programmers	290	66,790	$36,080 - 105,800	0%	73%
12	Sales managers	290	92,700	$44,290 - 137,390	10%	69%
13	Network systems and data communications analysts	280	57,820	$41,050 - 78,740	53%	57%
14	Managers, all other	270	86,990	$48,750 - 136,560	7%	55%
15	Computer software engineers, applications	270	68,660	$54,240 - 87,520	45%	85%
16	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	240	51,030	$35,100 - 68,460	11%	95%
17	Engineering managers	230	90,510	$68,730 - 114,420	7%	84%
18	Training and development specialists	210	52,960	$36,390 - 70,080	18%	56%
19	Advertising sales agents	190	47,850	$18,650 - 94,070	20%	56%
20	Industrial engineers	190	68,280	$51,270 - 89,110	20%	74%
21	Graphic designers	190	43,370	$26,220 - 64,470	10%	55%
22	Computer and information systems managers	190	86,010	$57,930 - 115,490	16%	73%
23	Legislators	180	22,940	$14,300 - 32,000	1%	65%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	180	53,100	$36,770 - 68,080	20%	87%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	180	55,690	$35,620 - 79,650	27%	50%
26	Lawyers	180	88,890	$45,690 -	11%	99%
27	Chief executives	170	159,750	$73,060 -	2%	65%
28	Pharmacists	170	106,380	$88,450 - 129,740	22%	97%
29	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	61,010	$38,220 - 95,920	13%	73%
30	Social and human service assistants	150	34,990	$22,580 - 48,610	34%	58%
31	Special education teachers, secondary school	150	53,180	$36,360 - 71,560	9%	87%
32	Public relations specialists	150	41,570	$26,150 - 67,570	18%	81%
33	Medical and health services managers	150	79,520	$50,090 - 109,740	16%	57%
34	Child, family, and school social workers	140	53,960	$43,430 - 69,900	19%	77%
35	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	130	41,240	$27,430 - 57,380	5%	58%
36	Physical therapists	130	74,260	$58,630 - 90,060	27%	89%
37	Management analysts	130	64,670	$42,810 - 92,810	22%	78%
38	Electrical engineers	130	70,110	$54,120 - 89,920	6%	81%
39	Tax preparers	120	29,940	$19,830 - 39,460	0%	54%
40	Computer software engineers, systems software	110	71,910	$48,090 - 98,960	28%	85%
41	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	85,910	$71,080 - 102,840	8%	78%
42	Sales and related workers, all other	110	35,880	$14,330 - 92,960	14%	62%
43	Marketing managers	100	83,400	$47,370 - 149,630	14%	69%
44	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	46,810	$32,880 - 63,410	18%	56%
45	Teachers and instructors, all other	100	24,600	$20,030 - 33,140	9%	54%
46	Market research analysts	100	60,210	$38,900 - 95,160	20%	82%
47	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	90	54,370	$43,020 - 65,780	12%	51%
48	Librarians	90	54,150	$41,170 - 67,470	4%	85%
49	Mental health counselors	90	40,000	$22,680 - 62,130	30%	73%
50	Personal financial advisors	90	77,700	$33,370 - 157,120	41%	81%
51	Surveyors	80	56,560	$31,750 - 88,020	24%	82%
52	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	36,670	$20,600 - 56,280	25%	58%
53	Editors	80	46,760	$27,260 - 79,270	2%	81%
54	Speech-language pathologists	80	64,540	$50,550 - 80,120	11%	98%
55	Dentists, general	80		$ -	9%	100%
56	Occupational therapists	70	64,410	$53,120 - 79,110	23%	90%
57	Chiropractors	70	95,680	$38,720 - 140,480	14%	98%
58	Sales engineers	70	75,720	$53,740 - 104,000	9%	79%
59	Database administrators	70	57,940	$35,110 - 81,910	29%	72%
60	Health educators	70	43,760	$22,490 - 63,820	26%	58%
61	Financial analysts	70		$ -	34%	87%
62	Credit analysts	70	50,100	$33,700 - 76,800	2%	60%
63	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	41,300	$25,720 - 63,610	23%	54%
64	Commercial and industrial designers	60	56,470	$36,520 - 79,540	7%	55%
65	Medical and public health social workers	60	45,840	$31,070 - 61,120	24%	77%
66	Veterinarians	60	82,500	$52,030 - 122,770	35%	100%
67	Special education teachers, middle school	50	48,780	$37,040 - 64,060	16%	87%
68	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	42,140	$20,050 - 72,620	30%	77%
69	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	40,130	$27,370 - 57,610	24%	78%
70	Floral designers	50	23,560	$16,670 - 32,370	0%	55%
71	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	37,550	$27,650 - 49,670	15%	51%
72	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	66,460	$41,190 - 97,610	8%	72%
73	Purchasing managers	50	82,790	$58,110 - 113,040	3%	57%
74	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	29,110	$21,890 - 39,520	11%	55%
75	Social and community service managers	40	58,310	$35,540 - 79,320	25%	72%
76	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	45,320	$26,280 - 79,300	15%	72%
77	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	49,720	$28,990 - 70,700	0%	96%
78	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	50,800	$39,720 - 64,830	9%	72%
79	Physician assistants	40	81,630	$66,940 - 108,280	27%	67%
80	Human resources managers, all other	40	94,110	$68,870 - 140,110	11%	58%
81	Technical writers	40	50,620	$35,210 - 66,190	20%	74%
82	Compensation and benefits managers	30	82,950	$53,030 - 107,430	12%	58%
83	Athletic trainers	30	44,260	$34,730 - 53,540	24%	72%
84	Financial specialists, all other	30	52,810	$34,030 - 83,130	12%	50%
85	Interior designers	30	40,150	$28,260 - 56,230	20%	55%
86	Public relations managers	30	74,600	$43,230 - 109,350	17%	75%

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	4,770	23,870	$14,810 - 38,140	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,520	18,350	$14,450 - 24,070	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	2,490	18,930	$14,390 - 27,460	11%	14%
4	Office clerks, general	2,350	26,190	$17,200 - 36,130	13%	19%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,320	17,420	$14,450 - 22,540	18%	5%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,230	23,110	$16,020 - 33,950	2%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,780	34,650	$20,900 - 47,980	13%	16%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,650	35,960	$25,500 - 51,040	10%	4%
9	Electricians	1,540	48,560	$32,400 - 63,860	7%	7%
10	Customer service representatives	1,480	34,700	$21,320 - 52,300	25%	22%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,460	23,700	$15,940 - 35,530	15%	4%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,410	23,050	$15,310 - 34,320	-7%	8%
13	Packers and packagers, hand	1,300	25,140	$14,940 - 38,920	-11%	3%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,270	31,120	$21,800 - 40,290	1%	18%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,140	25,660	$21,230 - 31,220	18%	7%
16	Team assemblers	1,120	33,290	$18,840 - 51,170	0%	5%
17	General and operations managers	1,110	98,310	$49,490 -	2%	48%
18	Bartenders	1,060	17,990	$14,530 - 22,940	11%	17%
19	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,020	35,710	$23,700 - 49,270	15%	18%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,010	56,850	$32,990 - 79,860	-4%	15%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	980	38,060	$23,190 - 56,950	4%	25%
22	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	950	20,890	$16,500 - 26,100	13%	5%
23	Machinists	920	39,150	$26,360 - 51,360	-2%	3%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	880	26,060	$18,670 - 33,050	17%	13%
25	Cooks, restaurant	850	20,200	$15,190 - 25,350	12%	5%
26	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	850	56,590	$31,390 - 79,500	11%	4%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	820	43,180	$27,300 - 61,130	10%	6%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	810	29,820	$20,730 - 41,280	-1%	2%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	780	28,060	$17,180 - 44,440	18%	6%
30	Helpers--production workers	740	28,100	$18,550 - 43,860	0%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	730	39,880	$23,310 - 62,000	6%	29%
32	Carpenters	720	37,440	$27,210 - 50,610	10%	6%
33	Production workers, all other	630	25,840	$14,970 - 38,230	2%	5%
34	Bus drivers, school	630	25,390	$21,570 - 30,310	9%	4%
35	Construction laborers	620	40,610	$22,900 - 58,020	11%	5%
36	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	610	38,850	$28,090 - 50,410	-17%	0%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	610	33,850	$22,600 - 47,630	14%	4%
38	Security guards	610	21,990	$15,000 - 29,150	17%	13%
39	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	610	26,820	$16,660 - 43,060	12%	6%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	590	27,660	$18,840 - 39,410	4%	6%
41	Food preparation workers	580	17,910	$14,300 - 25,250	15%	7%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	570	30,210	$19,270 - 42,130	11%	14%
43	Sales representatives, services, all other	570	48,410	$22,000 - 79,270	28%	48%
44	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	570	19,180	$14,560 - 25,340	14%	3%
45	Tellers	560	23,400	$17,320 - 31,360	14%	16%
46	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	540	26,280	$18,200 - 32,860	8%	4%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	530	60,900	$35,110 - 92,040	21%	49%
48	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	520	32,350	$22,060 - 44,280	-12%	4%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	500	60,570	$38,950 - 83,010	7%	13%
50	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	500	36,590	$27,090 - 48,900	5%	2%
51	Medical assistants	490	28,340	$22,440 - 34,150	35%	10%
52	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	470	31,080	$21,420 - 43,500	-8%	3%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	450	66,680	$46,950 - 82,110	9%	10%
54	Teacher assistants	440	24,880	$15,440 - 32,750	10%	18%
55	Machine feeders and offbearers	440	26,660	$18,660 - 35,090	-14%	0%
56	Dishwashers	420	16,010	$14,320 - 18,940	10%	3%
57	Preschool teachers, except special education	420	23,330	$17,040 - 29,780	26%	43%
58	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	420	48,800	$23,440 - 63,170	3%	13%
59	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	410	51,470	$33,920 - 65,020	11%	33%
60	Medical secretaries	410	28,300	$17,360 - 39,360	17%	18%
61	Home health aides	390	20,600	$16,550 - 25,570	49%	7%
62	Cost estimators	390	53,960	$37,010 - 77,340	19%	32%
63	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	360	27,030	$17,160 - 45,360	-26%	6%
64	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	360	31,670	$22,000 - 39,800	-14%	0%
65	Industrial machinery mechanics	360	54,480	$35,110 - 79,090	9%	5%
66	Driver/sales workers	350	21,430	$14,700 - 36,270	-4%	4%
67	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	350	24,310	$15,770 - 37,660	27%	47%
68	Child care workers	350	18,100	$14,670 - 23,760	18%	15%
69	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	340	32,950	$21,990 - 41,150	0%	22%
70	Sheet metal workers	340	48,560	$28,230 - 70,690	7%	4%
71	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	340	31,150	$23,620 - 39,700	4%	15%
72	Counter and rental clerks	340	21,300	$14,460 - 34,460	23%	16%
73	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	330	52,800	$39,750 - 64,680	11%	11%
74	Personal and home care aides	330	20,890	$16,850 - 25,520	51%	10%
75	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	330	45,370	$34,130 - 60,340	9%	3%
76	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	320	56,780	$32,870 - 84,110	8%	3%
77	Loan officers	320	65,970	$39,500 - 102,880	12%	49%
78	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	320	16,340	$13,970 - 20,100	10%	17%
79	Printing machine operators	320	33,870	$20,340 - 50,080	-5%	6%
80	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	310	44,080	$33,190 - 54,050	5%	8%
81	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	300	39,610	$26,780 - 53,130	12%	3%
82	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	300	39,080	$32,120 - 48,790	14%	7%
83	Computer support specialists	290	40,300	$23,840 - 64,520	13%	43%
84	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	290	50,510	$31,820 - 71,590	0%	42%
85	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	25,110	$18,250 - 31,810	11%	5%
86	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	280	38,010	$30,960 - 47,850	-2%	14%
87	Postal service mail carriers	280			1%	11%
88	Food servers, nonrestaurant	280	23,350	$14,850 - 38,250	16%	9%
89	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	270	39,160	$25,000 - 59,010	4%	30%
90	Dental assistants	270	33,340	$24,740 - 42,660	29%	9%
91	Healthcare support workers, all other	260	38,010	$26,830 - 50,430	16%	10%
92	Insurance sales agents	260	64,940	$32,110 - 152,890	13%	45%
93	Fire fighters	250	36,030	$20,920 - 59,470	12%	18%
94	Industrial production managers	250	84,420	$47,610 - 135,630	-5%	43%
95	Cooks, fast food	250	16,500	$14,330 - 19,980	8%	5%
96	Recreation workers	240	28,290	$19,760 - 37,170	13%	47%
97	Pharmacy technicians	240	27,990	$21,160 - 36,030	32%	16%
98	Dental hygienists	230	61,640	$53,940 - 72,920	30%	33%
99	Highway maintenance workers	230	37,350	$27,340 - 50,040	9%	5%
100	Food service managers	230	40,170	$22,250 - 55,170	5%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Appleton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles	38,760	100	21.2
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,010	280	16
Farm equipment mechanics	34,560	130	15.3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,080	470	10.5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,850	610	9.5
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,350	520	7.8
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,490	130	6.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,660	440	5.6
Millwrights	49,000	130	5.5
Legislators	22,940	180	5.1
Bindery workers	24,840	210	4.7
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,640	210	4.7
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	28,210	200	4.7
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	38,430	100	4.5
Interpreters and translators	29,890	110	4.3
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	47,810	110	4.2
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	52,800	330	4
Production workers, all other	25,840	630	3.6
Highway maintenance workers	37,350	230	3.2
Medical transcriptionists	33,080	200	3.2
Tax preparers	29,940	120	3.1
Mechanical drafters	46,540	170	3
Electricians	48,560	1,540	3
Machinists	39,150	920	3
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,670	100	2.8
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	48,800	420	2.8
Sheet metal workers	48,560	340	2.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	37,570	190	2.6
Bartenders	17,990	1,060	2.6
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	40,760	120	2.6
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	31,550	470	2.6
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	44,080	310	2.5
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	23,800	110	2.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,590	850	2.4
Helpers--electricians	23,010	190	2.3
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,900	220	2.3
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,030	360	2.2
Packers and packagers, hand	25,140	1,300	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,180	570	2.2
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,420	130	2.1
Industrial production managers	84,420	250	2.1
Helpers--production workers	28,100	740	2.1
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,670	360	2.1
Cost estimators	53,960	390	2.1
Printing machine operators	33,870	320	2.1
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,820	610	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,850	1,010	2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,180	190	2
Bus drivers, school	25,390	630	2
Food batchmakers	34,990	120	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Appleton, Wisconsin Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Food batchmakers	34,990	1.36	120
Child, family, and school social workers	53,960	1.33	140
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	56,780	1.33	320
Construction laborers	40,610	1.31	620
Healthcare support workers, all other	38,010	1.3	260
Maintenance and repair workers, general	43,180	1.26	820
Packers and packagers, hand	25,140	1.23	1,300
Social and human service assistants	34,990	1.23	150
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,590	1.23	850
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,480	1.22	360
Team assemblers	33,290	1.22	1,120
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,850	1.22	610
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,900	1.2	220
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	23,800	1.2	110
Sewing machine operators	26,900	1.2	120
Helpers--production workers	28,100	1.19	740
Cement masons and concrete finishers	43,870	1.19	210
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	61,010	1.18	160
Recreation workers	28,290	1.17	240
Customer service representatives	34,700	1.17	1,480
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,310	1.17	130
Sheet metal workers	48,560	1.16	340
Food servers, nonrestaurant	23,350	1.16	280
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,060	1.16	780
Insurance sales agents	64,940	1.15	260
Correctional officers and jailers	43,470	1.15	120
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	66,680	1.15	450
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	83,620	1.15	370
Construction managers	95,750	1.14	160
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	48,770	1.13	200
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,640	1.13	210
Teacher assistants	24,880	1.12	440
Loan officers	65,970	1.12	320
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	45,370	1.11	330
Painters, construction and maintenance	37,990	1.11	110
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,890	1.09	950
Receptionists and information clerks	26,060	1.09	880
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,350	1.09	520
Surgical technologists	42,430	1.09	110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,670	1.09	360
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	34,650	1.08	1,780
Graphic designers	43,370	1.08	190
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,850	1.07	1,010
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,660	1.07	1,140
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,780	1.07	140
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,820	1.07	610
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,120	1.07	1,270
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,420	1.07	130
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,570	1.06	500
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	28,210	1.06	200

Highest Paying Jobs in Appleton, Wisconsin Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	210,810	70
Chief executives	159,750	170
Actuaries	139,060
Pharmacists	106,380	170
General and operations managers	98,310	1,110
Electronics engineers, except computer	96,610
Construction managers	95,750	160
Chiropractors	95,680	70
Human resources managers, all other	94,110	40
Sales managers	92,700	290
Financial managers	91,100	320
Engineering managers	90,510	230
Lawyers	88,890	180
Managers, all other	86,990	270
Computer and information systems managers	86,010	190
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	85,910	110
Industrial production managers	84,420	250
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	83,620	370
Marketing managers	83,400	100
Compensation and benefits managers	82,950	30
Purchasing managers	82,790	50
Veterinarians	82,500	60
Physician assistants	81,630	40
Medical and health services managers	79,520	150
Personal financial advisors	77,700	90
Engineers, all other	77,140
Sales engineers	75,720	70
Public relations managers	74,600	30
Physical therapists	74,260	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	74,120	220
Administrative services managers	73,520	190
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,120	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	72,390	40
Computer software engineers, systems software	71,910	110
Electrical engineers	70,110	130
Mechanical engineers	69,530
Computer software engineers, applications	68,660	270
Industrial engineers	68,280	190
Civil engineers	67,440
Computer programmers	66,790	290
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	66,680	450
Occupational health and safety specialists	66,460	50
Loan officers	65,970	320
Insurance sales agents	64,940	260
Management analysts	64,670	130
Speech-language pathologists	64,540	80
Diagnostic medical sonographers	64,530	40
Occupational therapists	64,410	70
Audiologists	63,840
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	63,770

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