La Crosse Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in La Crosse, Wisconsin 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	2,530	60,820	$45,630 - 77,930	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	790	43,280	$23,310 - 63,330	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	710	50,760	$26,770 - 85,360	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	560	44,210	$28,460 - 61,210	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	430	61,680	$36,670 - 82,420	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	370	46,580	$28,880 - 64,870	11%	95%
7	Social and human service assistants	300	27,290	$17,510 - 38,170	34%	58%
8	Medical and health services managers	200	77,300	$52,120 - 102,390	16%	57%
9	Managers, all other	190	71,230	$45,840 - 96,630	7%	55%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	180	47,190	$34,880 - 60,740	19%	77%
11	Graphic designers	170	32,690	$23,150 - 41,050	10%	55%
12	Sales managers	170	82,790	$44,040 - 136,920	10%	69%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	160	31,630	$14,090 - 60,110	17%	56%
14	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	160	30,830	$24,990 - 37,700	15%	72%
15	Medical and public health social workers	160	45,920	$35,780 - 58,690	24%	77%
16	Pharmacists	150	106,780	$89,230 - 127,560	22%	97%
17	Advertising sales agents	150	39,520	$15,310 - 70,810	20%	56%
18	Computer programmers	140	50,340	$28,160 - 80,860	0%	73%
19	Financial managers	140	78,580	$43,920 - 122,110	13%	60%
20	Market research analysts	140	62,480	$34,440 - 107,570	20%	82%
21	Computer software engineers, applications	140	63,410	$41,350 - 93,950	45%	85%
22	Industrial engineers	140	70,730	$50,400 - 98,050	20%	74%
23	Management analysts	130	60,850	$41,680 - 78,860	22%	78%
24	Mechanical engineers	130	74,170	$49,230 - 106,900	4%	78%
25	Physical therapists	120	65,870	$53,580 - 79,630	27%	89%
26	Biological scientists, all other	120	52,200	$40,050 - 64,110	4%	95%
27	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	29,280	$17,690 - 40,520	25%	58%
28	Training and development specialists	110	47,930	$24,400 - 65,250	18%	56%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	100	56,670	$37,870 - 78,450	27%	50%
30	Computer systems analysts	90	63,810	$43,920 - 98,810	29%	68%
31	Civil engineers	90	63,430	$52,560 - 79,810	18%	87%
32	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	49,360	$31,300 - 70,990	13%	73%
33	Occupational therapists	80	57,850	$44,800 - 72,740	23%	90%
34	Librarians	80	49,280	$38,210 - 66,020	4%	85%
35	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	81,040	$66,390 - 105,830	8%	78%
36	Marketing managers	80	105,330	$33,280 -	14%	69%
37	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	56,400	$19,870 - 88,680	53%	57%
38	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	80	45,780	$38,220 - 52,200	34%	73%
39	Public relations specialists	80	43,820	$30,640 - 65,930	18%	81%
40	Chief executives	80	168,960	$92,550 -	2%	65%
41	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	51,310	$31,080 - 83,050	5%	58%
42	Legislators	70		$[?] -	1%	65%
43	Clergy	70	35,670	$21,580 - 55,000	19%	75%
44	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	55,960	$37,210 - 78,520	16%	99%
45	Computer and information systems managers	60	89,430	$60,870 - 128,210	16%	73%
46	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	47,920	$27,670 - 71,310	18%	56%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	44,010	$26,880 - 87,310	18%	56%
48	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60	46,010	$34,090 - 61,120	20%	87%
49	Physician assistants	60	78,480	$63,300 - 96,290	27%	67%
50	Electrical engineers	50	72,170	$36,970 - 99,020	6%	81%
51	Computer specialists, all other	50	55,770	$24,730 - 83,940	15%	68%
52	Engineers, all other	40		$[?] -	6%	82%
53	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	28,290	$21,110 - 37,680	24%	78%
54	Instructional coordinators	40	53,460	$26,490 - 88,010	23%	79%
55	Recreational therapists	40	36,690	$20,350 - 49,650	4%	77%
56	Financial specialists, all other	40	37,290	$20,930 - 51,760	12%	50%
57	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	73,830	$46,520 - 99,030	28%	85%
58	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	54,500	$44,290 - 64,370	12%	51%
59	Floral designers	40	24,640	$16,770 - 39,050	0%	55%
60	Speech-language pathologists	40	54,640	$43,850 - 65,240	11%	98%
61	Purchasing managers	40	54,480	$37,580 - 83,440	3%	57%
62	Special education teachers, middle school	30	47,170	$35,430 - 61,210	16%	87%
63	Veterinarians	30	69,720	$39,010 - 98,000	35%	100%
64	Human resources managers, all other	30	111,540	$57,000 -	11%	58%
65	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	30	61,200	$36,850 - 92,560	9%	95%
66	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	30	49,920	$24,490 - 78,000	20%	99%
67	Special education teachers, secondary school	30	48,530	$36,460 - 60,940	9%	87%
68	Financial analysts	30	80,480	$42,490 - 139,290	34%	87%
69	Engineering managers	30	97,230	$70,310 - 131,420	7%	84%
70	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	29,570	$22,020 - 43,730	11%	55%

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

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Jobs More Common Near La Crosse Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders		310	20.5
Biological scientists, all other	52,200	120	14
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	30,830	160	7
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,970	500	5.7
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,610	160	5.6
Cooks, short order	19,440	280	3.7
Prepress technicians and workers	32,010	110	3.7
Motor vehicle operators, all other	15,060	110	3.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,060	270	3.2
Bartenders	17,140	680	2.9
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,480	170	2.9
Tool and die makers	37,290	110	2.8
Medical and public health social workers	45,920	160	2.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,050	200	2.6
Respiratory therapists	49,580	110	2.4
Production workers, all other	27,330	260	2.3
Printing machine operators	29,580	220	2.3
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	43,570	180	2.3
Machinists	38,320	410	2.3
Community and social service specialists, all other	29,280	110	2.2
Bus drivers, school	25,300	390	2.1
Social and human service assistants	27,290	300	2.1
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	49,270	140	2.1
Registered nurses	60,820	2,530	2.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,630	320	2.1
Dental hygienists	55,140	160	2
Automotive body and related repairers	37,460	140	1.9
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	40,660	110	1.9
Advertising sales agents	39,520	150	1.9
File clerks	24,060	200	1.8
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	17,420	200	1.8
Radiologic technologists and technicians	49,270	170	1.8
Dental assistants	30,490	250	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,900	1,110	1.8
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,080	170	1.8
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,310	290	1.7
Medical and health services managers	77,300	200	1.7
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,250	270	1.7
Medical assistants	29,900	360	1.6
Graphic designers	32,690	170	1.6
Child care workers	16,490	450	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,430	680	1.6
All other information and record clerks	23,320	180	1.6
Personal and home care aides	19,910	400	1.5
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	31,630	160	1.5
Physical therapists	65,870	120	1.5
Industrial engineers	70,730	140	1.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,770	320	1.5
Bakers	23,740	100	1.5
Child, family, and school social workers	47,190	180	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the La Crosse, Wisconsin Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Industrial machinery mechanics	72,410	1.66	130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,610	1.26	190
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,000	1.25	220
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	40,660	1.21	110
Team assemblers	31,680	1.21	450
Electricians	54,030	1.2	250
Child, family, and school social workers	47,190	1.19	180
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	46,760	1.18	130
Insurance sales agents	64,540	1.18	120
Parts salespersons	35,130	1.17	140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,600	1.15	1,360
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,720	1.14	140
Home health aides	22,800	1.11	340
Tellers	25,470	1.1	410
Teacher assistants	23,770	1.1	460
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,540	1.09	1,650
Medical assistants	29,900	1.09	360
Construction laborers	32,420	1.08	280
Accountants and auditors	61,680	1.07	430
Pharmacists	106,780	1.07	150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,900	1.07	1,110
Driver/sales workers	26,440	1.06	230
File clerks	24,060	1.06	200
Machinists	38,320	1.06	410
Market research analysts	62,480	1.05	140
Office clerks, general	25,660	1.05	1,640
Mechanical engineers	74,170	1.04	130
Receptionists and information clerks	24,060	1.04	730
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,360	1.03	290
Registered nurses	60,820	1.03	2,530
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,330	1.03	320
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,970	1.03	500
Personal and home care aides	19,910	1.02	400
Medical and public health social workers	45,920	1.02	160
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,820	1.02	1,650
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,780	1.02	490
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	38,520	1.01	640
Cooks, short order	19,440	1.01	280
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,790	1.01	590
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,880	1.01	650
Cashiers	18,100	1.01	1,870
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,080	1.01	170
Industrial engineers	70,730	1	140
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,410	1	1,000
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,810	1	120
Order clerks	27,150	1	150
Radiologic technologists and technicians	49,270	1	170
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,680	1	190
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,080	1	330
Respiratory therapists	49,580	1	110

Highest Paying Jobs in La Crosse, Wisconsin Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,650
Family and general practitioners	176,790	80
Chief executives	168,960	80
Human resources managers, all other	111,540	30
Pharmacists	106,780	150
Marketing managers	105,330	80
Engineering managers	97,230	30
Computer and information systems managers	89,430	60
Lawyers	88,490
General and operations managers	88,220	600
Sales managers	82,790	170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,040	80
Financial analysts	80,480	30
Financial managers	78,580	140
Physician assistants	78,480	60
Medical and health services managers	77,300	200
Industrial production managers	76,810	70
Mechanical engineers	74,170	130
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,830	40
Industrial machinery mechanics	72,410	130
Electrical engineers	72,170	50
Managers, all other	71,230	190
Industrial engineers	70,730	140
Construction managers	70,120	40
Veterinarians	69,720	30
Business teachers, postsecondary	68,490
Administrative services managers	68,310	60
Logisticians	67,710
Physical therapists	65,870	120
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	65,690	70
Insurance sales agents	64,540	120
Diagnostic medical sonographers	64,180	40
Computer systems analysts	63,810	90
Civil engineers	63,430	90
Computer software engineers, applications	63,410	140
Market research analysts	62,480	140
Accountants and auditors	61,680	430
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	61,200	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	61,020
Management analysts	60,850	130
Registered nurses	60,820	2,530
Personal financial advisors	59,480
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	58,110	130
Occupational therapists	57,850	80
Loan officers	57,360	180
Sales engineers	57,030
Network and computer systems administrators	56,670	100
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,610	190
Network systems and data communications analysts	56,400	80
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	55,960	70

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