Madison Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Madison, Wisconsin Metro Area (2006 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	6,430	60,220	$45,640 - 76,350	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,670	59,060	$30,620 - 94,300	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	3,200	58,040	$39,600 - 79,780	18%	79%
4	Computer systems analysts	2,810	62,560	$44,100 - 85,080	29%	68%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,300	43,950	$28,650 - 61,130	14%	95%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	2,300	71,450	$41,660 - 96,150	45%	85%
7	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,650	45,720	$31,520 - 64,350	6%	96%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,540	47,030	$31,440 - 67,420	11%	95%
9	Management analysts	1,350	57,750	$39,350 - 81,290	22%	78%
10	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	1,350	51,720	$35,630 - 75,950	20%	99%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,340	75,050	$39,840 - 119,840	12%	51%
12	Lawyers	1,290	100,820	$48,840 - 0	11%	99%
13	Computer programmers	1,180	54,630	$30,120 - 79,230	0%	73%
14	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,150	34,670	$22,570 - 47,120	9%	54%
15	Public relations specialists	1,080	48,760	$28,820 - 77,600	18%	81%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	1,060	60,180	$42,600 - 82,930	27%	50%
17	Network systems and data communications analysts	990	58,220	$39,380 - 80,210	53%	57%
18	Managers, all other	920	87,500	$54,400 - 126,160	7%	55%
19	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	870	55,000	$37,280 - 78,720	17%	56%
20	Computer and information systems managers	860	91,790	$65,000 - 125,570	16%	73%
21	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	820	47,700	$29,530 - 66,590	5%	58%
22	Financial managers	810	102,680	$59,640 - 0	13%	60%
23	Civil engineers	800	68,590	$46,220 - 98,180	18%	87%
24	Pharmacists	740	91,410	$76,700 - 116,010	22%	97%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	730	50,460	$30,460 - 75,750	19%	77%
26	Graphic designers	720	43,380	$26,560 - 62,820	10%	55%
27	Insurance underwriters	700	47,990	$30,410 - 69,900	6%	53%
28	Market research analysts	690	65,200	$38,200 - 101,060	20%	82%
29	Education administrators, postsecondary	670	80,850	$49,400 - 121,190	14%	78%
30	Social and human service assistants	660	30,840	$19,780 - 44,140	34%	58%
31	Sales managers	660	89,220	$48,090 - 0	10%	69%
32	Farm and home management advisors	650	44,420	$27,860 - 59,380	5%	79%
33	Chemists	630	49,270	$32,100 - 77,770	9%	93%
34	Training and development specialists	620	45,010	$27,650 - 65,690	18%	56%
35	Mechanical engineers	610	62,380	$43,880 - 84,110	4%	78%
36	Computer software engineers, systems software	560	83,750	$52,710 - 113,630	28%	85%
37	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	560	50,620	$34,200 - 72,020	18%	56%
38	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	560	44,900	$30,980 - 62,560	18%	56%
39	Electrical engineers	550	62,610	$43,030 - 89,580	6%	81%
40	Biological technicians	550	33,280	$23,370 - 45,870	16%	60%
41	Chief executives	500	156,360	$95,770 - 0	2%	65%
42	Physical therapists	470	60,340	$44,770 - 75,570	27%	89%
43	Self-enrichment education teachers	460	37,820	$19,810 - 80,850	23%	54%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	440	78,620	$31,760 - 0	25%	67%
45	Medical and health services managers	440	94,220	$48,280 - 0	16%	57%
46	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	430	62,430	$31,780 - 92,340	16%	99%
47	Librarians	420	52,980	$38,190 - 70,550	4%	85%
48	Biochemists and biophysicists	420	56,300	$37,510 - 106,950	16%	95%
49	Rehabilitation counselors	410	30,830	$19,130 - 48,360	23%	73%
50	Personal financial advisors	410	70,620	$34,150 - 111,510	41%	81%
51	Editors	390	54,750	$32,920 - 86,740	2%	81%
52	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	390	46,390	$22,630 - 69,560	13%	73%
53	Advertising sales agents	380	44,850	$21,040 - 79,310	20%	56%
54	Database administrators	380	63,050	$41,620 - 88,050	29%	72%
55	Engineering managers	380	90,590	$66,720 - 117,540	7%	84%
56	Sales and related workers, all other	380	50,140	$23,510 - 86,050	14%	62%
57	Microbiologists	370	50,670	$37,250 - 74,260	11%	95%
58	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	350	47,840	$34,020 - 65,560	12%	51%
59	Financial analysts	340	66,020	$38,560 - 112,410	34%	87%
60	Architects, except landscape and naval	330	61,270	$33,540 - 95,290	18%	88%
61	Occupational therapists	330	53,720	$36,740 - 71,710	23%	90%
62	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	330	55,770	$32,020 - 89,050	30%	77%
63	Special education teachers, secondary school	330	49,020	$34,450 - 67,120	9%	87%
64	Coaches and scouts	330	30,370	$13,080 - 50,650	15%	60%
65	Physical scientists, all other	320	45,260	$37,590 - 57,610	6%	98%
66	Biological scientists, all other	310	47,400	$37,280 - 65,210	4%	95%
67	Community and social service specialists, all other	300	37,310	$27,410 - 49,380	25%	58%
68	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	290	50,270	$38,750 - 69,770	25%	93%
69	Speech-language pathologists	290	49,290	$31,790 - 70,820	11%	98%
70	Veterinarians	280	70,660	$46,350 - 118,180	35%	100%
71	Physicists	280	53,000	$38,560 - 83,670	7%	95%
72	Budget analysts	280	59,090	$44,030 - 78,440	7%	78%
73	Financial specialists, all other	270	55,320	$34,100 - 81,210	12%	50%
74	Industrial engineers	270	60,760	$45,690 - 79,370	20%	74%
75	Soil and plant scientists	270	46,050	$33,960 - 63,580	8%	82%
76	Environmental engineers	250	65,660	$51,630 - 82,300	25%	86%
77	Legislators	240	29,470	$12,820 - 40,780	1%	65%
78	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	240	44,130	$31,670 - 62,110	20%	87%
79	Computer specialists, all other	240	51,980	$25,040 - 88,310	15%	68%
80	Social and community service managers	230	54,710	$32,700 - 85,980	25%	72%
81	Multi-media artists and animators	230	46,580	$32,540 - 69,640	26%	58%
82	Instructional coordinators	220	57,630	$41,180 - 73,470	23%	79%
83	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	220	37,730	$27,320 - 48,740	15%	51%
84	Commercial and industrial designers	220	55,780	$35,590 - 77,010	7%	55%
85	Engineers, all other	210	92,070	$51,740 - 0	6%	82%
86	Marketing managers	210	91,940	$49,480 - 142,880	14%	69%
87	Medical and public health social workers	210	43,690	$31,380 - 58,870	24%	77%
88	Conservation scientists	210	60,670	$44,000 - 80,140	5%	86%
89	Meeting and convention planners	200	41,800	$30,500 - 56,920	20%	67%
90	Sales engineers	190	62,990	$36,920 - 99,840	9%	79%
91	Physician assistants	190	76,370	$57,810 - 99,870	27%	67%
92	Writers and authors	180	35,820	$12,840 - 64,370	13%	84%
93	Producers and directors	180	43,690	$29,270 - 58,690	11%	75%
94	Detectives and criminal investigators	180	58,380	$45,660 - 75,480	17%	54%
95	Special education teachers, middle school	170	43,970	$31,620 - 59,240	16%	87%
96	Atmospheric and space scientists	170	61,750	$39,340 - 92,400	11%	85%
97	Dietitians and nutritionists	170	53,210	$37,920 - 69,050	9%	72%
98	Social scientists and related workers, all other	170	54,900	$34,150 - 78,010	5%	90%
99	Actuaries	160	79,540	$46,000 - 117,550	24%	99%
100	Economists	160	78,650	$40,560 - 137,420	8%	100%

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	10,290	23,140	$14,360 - 37,010	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	6,550	18,550	$13,800 - 24,200	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,050	30,040	$21,840 - 39,520	1%	18%
4	Customer service representatives	5,990	31,970	$19,870 - 44,910	25%	22%
5	Waiters and waitresses	5,880	16,830	$12,470 - 25,760	11%	14%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,870	23,090	$15,790 - 33,750	15%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	5,580	26,110	$17,000 - 35,910	13%	19%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,550	16,390	$12,690 - 21,990	18%	5%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,980	32,170	$21,770 - 45,250	13%	16%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,520	25,400	$16,880 - 34,820	2%	5%
11	Business operations specialists, all other	4,260	58,540	$34,460 - 95,170	21%	49%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,220	36,540	$25,630 - 48,210	15%	18%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,540	22,940	$14,800 - 33,990	-7%	8%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,340	26,550	$20,770 - 33,900	18%	7%
15	General and operations managers	3,330	97,950	$45,340 - [?]	2%	48%
16	Receptionists and information clerks	3,300	25,510	$17,360 - 34,680	17%	13%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,100	47,350	$30,970 - 69,440	6%	29%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,960	39,320	$25,490 - 55,880	10%	4%
19	Team assemblers	2,930	26,790	$17,690 - 37,110	0%	5%
20	Carpenters	2,830	40,800	$25,700 - 57,930	10%	6%
21	Bartenders	2,810	17,090	$12,760 - 22,760	11%	17%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	2,730	24,880	$16,500 - 34,250	-11%	3%
23	Personal and home care aides	2,500	20,380	$16,930 - 23,430	51%	10%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,490	35,140	$24,480 - 46,450	10%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,190	41,360	$24,200 - 67,400	4%	25%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,170	29,190	$19,100 - 42,270	8%	4%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,150	26,450	$18,590 - 36,640	18%	6%
28	Teacher assistants	2,070	25,620	$19,760 - 32,610	10%	18%
29	Cooks, restaurant	2,050	20,620	$15,730 - 26,470	12%	5%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,880	32,790	$21,820 - 47,210	11%	14%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,860	19,650	$14,450 - 26,370	13%	5%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,750	28,310	$19,980 - 36,900	4%	6%
33	Home health aides	1,740	21,030	$17,010 - 25,570	49%	7%
34	Computer support specialists	1,730	40,970	$27,180 - 58,280	13%	43%
35	Construction laborers	1,710	34,960	$24,160 - 47,150	11%	5%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,650	50,530	$32,850 - 71,820	-4%	15%
37	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,620	41,620	$25,200 - 59,090	11%	33%
38	Tellers	1,610	22,890	$18,150 - 29,580	14%	16%
39	Electricians	1,580	48,540	$27,100 - 69,230	7%	7%
40	Child care workers	1,500	20,950	$14,740 - 31,520	18%	15%
41	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,500	22,540	$13,630 - 40,060	12%	6%
42	Telemarketers	1,440	21,050	$15,520 - 28,560	-9%	14%
43	Food preparation workers	1,400	19,630	$14,560 - 26,800	15%	7%
44	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,310	40,000	$28,620 - 55,740	4%	30%
45	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	1,270	32,310	$23,220 - 44,110	0%	22%
46	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,240	16,770	$13,010 - 22,060	10%	8%
47	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,230	34,550	$19,500 - 50,970	14%	4%
48	Dishwashers	1,210	17,150	$13,160 - 21,790	10%	3%
49	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,210	29,290	$21,050 - 36,380	-1%	2%
50	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,190	57,220	$26,310 - 102,520	28%	48%
51	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,190	57,880	$34,770 - 75,220	11%	4%
52	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,170	52,390	$34,210 - 74,890	9%	47%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,160	58,390	$35,920 - 79,820	9%	10%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,130	24,080	$16,220 - 35,260	26%	43%
55	Office and administrative support workers, all other	1,060	29,530	$16,430 - 42,300	-8%	32%
56	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,020	37,660	$30,320 - 46,380	14%	7%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,020	31,940	$24,570 - 41,580	4%	15%
58	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	980	27,480	$20,300 - 35,540	-4%	5%
59	Loan officers	980	54,710	$32,010 - 79,380	12%	49%
60	Driver/sales workers	980	23,280	$13,070 - 36,180	-4%	4%
61	Cooks, fast food	930	17,650	$13,850 - 22,460	8%	5%
62	Insurance sales agents	920	68,020	$27,300 - 138,140	13%	45%
63	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	860	34,160	$24,210 - 44,320	5%	2%
64	Helpers--production workers	830	23,600	$15,710 - 31,810	0%	4%
65	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	830	16,780	$13,050 - 20,760	10%	17%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	830	56,330	$35,680 - 76,350	7%	13%
67	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	800	34,420	$27,370 - 43,550	10%	46%
68	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	800	16,160	$12,700 - 20,820	12%	6%
69	Security guards	790	23,660	$16,150 - 31,650	17%	13%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	780	20,610	$13,320 - 28,570	14%	3%
71	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	770	25,330	$19,910 - 31,170	11%	5%
72	Postal service mail carriers	760	43,290	$33,830 - 53,360	1%	11%
73	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	750	50,700	$34,320 - 72,580	0%	42%
74	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	750	28,010	$15,360 - 44,450	27%	47%
75	Food servers, nonrestaurant	740	24,020	$15,870 - 36,150	16%	9%
76	Cement masons and concrete finishers	740	40,460	$28,830 - 55,910	11%	2%
77	Medical assistants	720	28,870	$21,690 - 36,740	35%	10%
78	Machinists	700	34,760	$23,800 - 48,230	-2%	3%
79	Pharmacy technicians	700	27,710	$20,240 - 35,950	32%	16%
80	Painters, construction and maintenance	690	40,260	$23,930 - 57,910	12%	6%
81	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	690	20,870	$15,170 - 28,680	10%	5%
82	All other information and record clerks	690	32,760	$25,240 - 43,150	-12%	21%
83	Printing machine operators	670	37,290	$23,650 - 53,510	-5%	6%
84	Counter and rental clerks	670	21,310	$13,390 - 35,210	23%	16%
85	Loan interviewers and clerks	660	32,370	$24,010 - 43,170	0%	24%
86	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	660	30,730	$20,520 - 41,330	-14%	0%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	650	75,830	$35,940 - 121,220	4%	38%
88	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	640	26,850	$20,050 - 36,300	-11%	9%
89	Bus drivers, school	630	27,710	$19,110 - 38,180	9%	4%
90	Machine feeders and offbearers	620	25,860	$18,000 - 34,420	-14%	0%
91	Bill and account collectors	620	32,280	$23,400 - 45,130	23%	13%
92	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	620	25,510	$17,060 - 35,960	-12%	0%
93	Radiologic technologists and technicians	580	49,790	$38,640 - 61,210	15%	25%
94	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	580	46,280	$33,140 - 62,600	8%	3%
95	Food service managers	580	40,840	$24,680 - 62,140	5%	24%
96	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	570	39,080	$25,490 - 56,540	12%	3%
97	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	570	41,910	$23,010 - 62,880	9%	3%
98	Legal secretaries	570	34,770	$20,960 - 48,110	12%	18%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	570	36,710	$20,820 - 54,570	13%	11%
100	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	550	19,030	$14,950 - 23,390	17%	14%

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Jobs More Common Near Madison Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farm and home management advisors	44,420	650	119.3
Soil and plant scientists	46,050	270	33.2
Social science research assistants	32,810	490	25.2
Conservation scientists	60,670	210	19.6
Atmospheric and space scientists	61,750	170	18.3
Biochemists and biophysicists	56,300	420	17.2
Materials scientists	74,390	110	14.8
Microbiologists	50,670	370	13.2
Physicists	53,000	280	12.4
Hydrologists	64,080	110	11.5
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	51,720	1,350	10.9
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	34,420	800	10
Physical scientists, all other	45,260	320	9
Biological scientists, all other	47,400	310	8.1
Agricultural and food science technicians	34,960	130	6.7
Economists	78,650	160	5.9
Actuaries	79,540	160	5.2
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	46,810	100	4.9
Farm equipment mechanics	28,140	110	4.8
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	30,270	190	4.5
Biological technicians	33,280	550	4.2
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,120	230	3.9
Tour guides and escorts	15,290	160	3.8
Multi-media artists and animators	46,580	230	3.7
Education administrators, postsecondary	80,850	670	3.5
Interpreters and translators	45,750	210	3.5
Chemists	49,270	630	3.4
Commercial and industrial designers	55,780	220	3.3
Chiropractors	112,290	140	3.3
Counselors, all other	46,000	120	3.1
Family and general practitioners	157,510	650	3
Desktop publishers	35,790	160	2.9
Insurance underwriters	47,990	700	2.9
Legislators	29,470	240	2.9
Social scientists and related workers, all other	54,900	170	2.8
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,860	620	2.7
New accounts clerks	30,610	460	2.7
Occupational therapist assistants	45,080	120	2.7
Veterinarians	70,660	280	2.6
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	29,090	340	2.5
Medical transcriptionists	31,650	450	2.5
Computer systems analysts	62,560	2,810	2.5
Bartenders	17,090	2,810	2.4
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	32,310	1,270	2.4
Broadcast technicians	34,090	170	2.4
Education administrators, all other	63,380	110	2.3
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,310	320	2.2
Job printers	31,810	200	2.2
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,510	620	2.2
Environmental engineers	65,660	250	2.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Madison, Wisconsin Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	55,770	1.48	330
Sheet metal workers	55,380	1.39	520
Tax preparers	46,130	1.38	130
Chiropractors	112,290	1.37	140
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,880	1.32	1,190
Sales and related workers, all other	50,140	1.32	380
Child, family, and school social workers	50,460	1.31	730
Packers and packagers, hand	24,880	1.31	2,730
Food servers, nonrestaurant	24,020	1.29	740
Painters, transportation equipment	48,540	1.28	110
Brickmasons and blockmasons	53,970	1.26	200
Protective service workers, all other	37,690	1.26	150
Insurance sales agents	68,020	1.26	920
Painters, construction and maintenance	40,260	1.25	690
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	57,640	1.25	110
Teacher assistants	25,620	1.23	2,070
Tapers	51,150	1.23	130
Glaziers	45,010	1.23	190
Engineers, all other	92,070	1.22	210
Medical and health services managers	94,220	1.21	440
Construction laborers	34,960	1.21	1,710
Construction managers	92,890	1.2	320
Photographers	35,720	1.2	170
Financial managers	102,680	1.19	810
Couriers and messengers	26,420	1.19	250
Production workers, all other	33,420	1.19	280
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,550	1.19	3,340
Interpreters and translators	45,750	1.19	210
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	35,020	1.19	150
Prepress technicians and workers	39,890	1.18	290
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,450	1.18	2,150
Printing machine operators	37,290	1.18	670
Child care workers	20,950	1.18	1,500
Editors	54,750	1.17	390
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	33,520	1.17	210
File clerks	25,570	1.17	510
Cement masons and concrete finishers	40,460	1.17	740
Paralegals and legal assistants	47,620	1.17	510
Social and human service assistants	30,840	1.16	660
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	29,090	1.16	340
Automotive body and related repairers	43,660	1.16	240
Switchboard operators, including answering service	26,090	1.16	430
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,330	1.16	770
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,280	1.16	580
Medical records and health information technicians	33,680	1.16	440
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	37,250	1.15	130
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,790	1.15	1,880
Sales representatives, services, all other	57,220	1.15	1,190
Cost estimators	60,600	1.14	530
Graphic designers	43,380	1.14	720

Highest Paying Jobs in Madison, Wisconsin Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	182,820
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,400
Psychiatrists	168,530	70
Dentists, general	160,690	110
Family and general practitioners	157,510	650
Chief executives	156,360	500
Chiropractors	112,290	140
Financial managers	102,680	810
Public relations managers	101,800	90
Lawyers	100,820	1,290
Commercial pilots	98,490	90
General and operations managers	97,950	3,330
Natural sciences managers	95,800	150
Medical and health services managers	94,220	440
Construction managers	92,890	320
Survey researchers	92,340
Engineers, all other	92,070	210
Marketing managers	91,940	210
Computer and information systems managers	91,790	860
Pharmacists	91,410	740
Engineering managers	90,590	380
Sales managers	89,220	660
Human resources managers, all other	88,210	150
Managers, all other	87,500	920
Purchasing managers	84,680	140
Compensation and benefits managers	84,400	100
Property, real estate, and community association managers	84,400	80
Computer software engineers, systems software	83,750	560
Training and development managers	82,200	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	80,850	670
Actuaries	79,540	160
Economists	78,650	160
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	78,620	440
Chemical engineers	77,250	90
Advertising and promotions managers	76,530	60
Physician assistants	76,370	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,830	650
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,660
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	75,050	1,340
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	74,910
Industrial production managers	74,490	370
Materials scientists	74,390	110
Biomedical engineers	74,320
Optometrists	73,710	60
Administrative services managers	72,470	520
Computer software engineers, applications	71,450	2,300
Veterinarians	70,660	280
Personal financial advisors	70,620	410
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,370	160
Real estate brokers	70,360

Large Companies Headquartered in Madison

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
American Family Ins. Grp.	6.9
Alliant Energy	3.4
CUNA Mutual Group	2.7

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