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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:
The leading nonagricultural employment providing segments in Appleton, Wisconsin:
Associations offering assistance to Appleton businesses include:
The Appleton Post-Crescent is a good resource regarding local business and industry news.
| 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 | Market research analysts | 100 | 60,210 | $38,900 - 95,160 | 20% | 82% |
| 46 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 100 | 24,600 | $20,030 - 33,140 | 9% | 54% |
| 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% |
| 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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* 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 |
* 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 |
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