Madison Employment

Employment and Industries in the Madison, Wisconsin Area

Due to being the state capital of Wisconsin, government is a significant economic force and a major employer. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is also a major job provider. Manufacturing also has an important economic role. Consumer services and high-tech industries are becoming more important to Madison especially, biotech, health and advertising. In addition, The region is a prominent farming area and has a prominent meat packing industry.

Madison is a banking and finance hub. Madison has the home offices of over 30 insurance companies. Madison is also the world headquarters for Oscar Meyer, Rayovac and Promega Corporation.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has an important role in the growth of the local high-tech industries. Some of the research performed at the university has been transferred to businesses, especially those involved with bio-tech applications. Madison had over 450 companies classified as high-tech.

Noteworthy technology companies located in the area are Tomo Therapy, Sonic Foundry, Telephone and Data Systems, Netconcepts, Raven Software, Berbee Information Networks and Epic Systems Corporation. Prominent biotech companies exist in Madison including Promega, Pan Vera (part of Invitrogen) and Nimblegen.

Jobs are provided by companies that produce items such as food packaging products, farm machinery, hospital equipment, fabricated structural steel, optical instruments, lenses and dry cell batteries.

Madison has been ranked by Forbes magazine as having the highest percentage of people holding Ph.D's in the nation. Madison was also ranked 31st out of the top 200 metro areas for "Best Places for Business and Careers." Madison has been ranked as one of the top five cities to start a business by Entrepreneur.

Noteworthy information regarding Madison, Wisconsin: Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 85.6 (U.S. average: 100). Adult population which has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher: 48%.

The largest employers in the Madison area:

University of Wisconsin - Madison
State of Wisconsin
U.S. Government
American Family Insurance
Madison Metropolitan School District
WPS Insurance
UW Health Hospitals/Clinics
CUNA Mutual Group
Alliant Energy Corp
American Girl
Covance
Dean Health System
Epic System
Kraft/Oscar Mayer Foods
Meriter Health Services
Springs Window Fashions
Stoughton Trailers
TDS Telecom
Walmart

The top nonagricultural job providing sectors in Madison, Wisconsin:

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

Madison businesses are invited to collaborate with the following associations:

Current news about Madison business and industry is provided by Madison.com.

Most Popular Jobs in Madison, 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	Registered nurses	6,100	67,780	$52,390 - 84,550	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,280	62,130	$30,780 - 102,510	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	2,860	60,230	$40,270 - 83,130	18%	79%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,560	46,920	$30,290 - 65,260	14%	95%
5	Computer software engineers, applications	2,130	78,330	$48,670 - 106,050	45%	85%
6	Management analysts	2,070	65,300	$43,480 - 91,050	22%	78%
7	Computer systems analysts	2,030	64,210	$43,650 - 88,220	29%	68%
8	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,750	49,160	$33,110 - 67,920	6%	96%
9	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,690	35,400	$25,500 - 51,360	9%	54%
10	Network systems and data communications analysts	1,650	64,270	$43,110 - 86,330	53%	57%
11	Managers, all other	1,390	95,560	$59,280 - 134,870	7%	55%
12	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,320	48,490	$32,600 - 67,170	11%	95%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,300	78,450	$40,730 - 122,700	12%	51%
14	Computer programmers	1,260	64,860	$29,620 - 113,150	0%	73%
15	Public relations specialists	1,260	49,030	$29,790 - 70,590	18%	81%
16	Lawyers	1,160	113,210	$61,670 -	11%	99%
17	Financial managers	1,070	102,410	$59,190 - 156,170	13%	60%
18	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,050	46,300	$15,170 - 74,480	17%	56%
19	Computer and information systems managers	1,050	100,590	$69,350 - 134,900	16%	73%
20	Sales managers	1,040	102,870	$50,310 -	10%	69%
21	Social and human service assistants	1,030	31,080	$21,110 - 46,640	34%	58%
22	Civil engineers	960	71,010	$46,630 - 104,220	18%	87%
23	Graphic designers	950	43,630	$26,520 - 65,220	10%	55%
24	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	930	51,400	$30,560 - 75,670	5%	58%
25	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	910	30,890	$19,630 - 47,430	30%	77%
26	Training and development specialists	880	45,920	$27,890 - 65,750	18%	56%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	860	62,500	$42,220 - 86,630	27%	50%
28	Pharmacists	800	102,480	$83,420 - 130,430	22%	97%
29	Computer software engineers, systems software	770	77,480	$52,000 - 104,290	28%	85%
30	Insurance underwriters	740	53,190	$31,930 - 76,440	6%	53%
31	Child, family, and school social workers	730	47,430	$28,660 - 65,390	19%	77%
32	Mechanical engineers	660	71,080	$47,330 - 99,730	4%	78%
33	Personal financial advisors	640	70,360	$37,010 - 113,440	41%	81%
34	Market research analysts	620	64,750	$41,310 - 102,140	20%	82%
35	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	620	46,120	$31,040 - 65,280	18%	56%
36	Editors	620	43,740	$25,270 - 70,310	2%	81%
37	Education administrators, postsecondary	610	95,860	$54,630 - 154,330	14%	78%
38	Chemists	590	58,850	$38,340 - 93,490	9%	93%
39	Biological technicians	580	34,310	$19,990 - 51,030	16%	60%
40	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	570	39,350	$26,610 - 50,610	15%	51%
41	Chief executives	560	161,060	$84,880 -	2%	65%
42	Microbiologists	540	63,710	$37,490 - 97,500	11%	95%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	540	46,740	$25,360 - 67,670	18%	56%
44	Librarians	520	54,570	$41,060 - 70,240	4%	85%
45	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	510	50,020	$37,190 - 64,330	12%	51%
46	Engineering managers	480	101,990	$68,990 - 152,890	7%	84%
47	Coaches and scouts	480	35,990	$14,640 - 64,670	15%	60%
48	Electrical engineers	450	78,990	$51,820 - 116,960	6%	81%
49	Medical and health services managers	440	102,670	$55,830 - 163,520	16%	57%
50	Industrial engineers	430	69,980	$45,320 - 99,970	20%	74%
51	Biological scientists, all other	430	64,930	$39,100 - 94,170	4%	95%
52	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	430	52,790	$36,450 - 65,510	13%	73%
53	Physical therapists	390	71,840	$51,270 - 106,990	27%	89%
54	Marketing managers	390	106,040	$54,880 -	14%	69%
55	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	380	46,400	$31,730 - 63,900	20%	87%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	380	63,230	$34,160 - 96,520	16%	99%
57	Database administrators	370	66,150	$44,190 - 92,960	29%	72%
58	Advertising sales agents	360	45,110	$16,230 - 84,780	20%	56%
59	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	330	82,470	$64,880 - 105,170	8%	78%
60	Special education teachers, secondary school	330	51,620	$36,190 - 67,440	9%	87%
61	Financial analysts	330	77,340	$38,220 - 144,640	34%	87%
62	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	320	78,160	$30,290 -	25%	67%
63	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	320	68,090	$44,870 - 103,170	25%	93%
64	Computer specialists, all other	320	56,330	$30,400 - 90,600	15%	68%
65	Social and community service managers	310	53,580	$30,520 - 83,870	25%	72%
66	Sales and related workers, all other	310	50,210	$33,930 - 76,270	14%	62%
67	Producers and directors	290	45,530	$34,600 - 57,670	11%	75%
68	Writers and authors	280	46,300	$14,860 - 67,160	13%	84%
69	Environmental engineers	280	71,100	$54,810 - 87,750	25%	86%
70	Speech-language pathologists	280	54,200	$36,750 - 76,040	11%	98%
71	Interior designers	280	48,180	$34,260 - 65,980	20%	55%
72	Occupational therapists	270	60,700	$41,290 - 81,470	23%	90%
73	Veterinarians	270	72,260	$46,430 - 104,780	35%	100%
74	Self-enrichment education teachers	270	39,260	$20,180 - 62,820	23%	54%
75	Legislators	260	28,300	$14,440 - 34,540	1%	65%
76	Community and social service specialists, all other	260	36,210	$16,140 - 56,690	25%	58%
77	Rehabilitation counselors	250	31,860	$20,060 - 46,580	23%	73%
78	Surveyors	250	59,340	$34,490 - 97,860	24%	82%
79	Medical and public health social workers	250	40,970	$28,360 - 56,650	24%	77%
80	Public relations managers	250	78,430	$37,660 - 124,420	17%	75%
81	Architects, except landscape and naval	240	63,590	$37,080 - 99,840	18%	88%
82	Natural sciences managers	240	111,590	$73,660 - 164,280	11%	93%
83	Human resources managers, all other	240	101,600	$66,220 - 159,790	11%	58%
84	Commercial and industrial designers	240	61,800	$39,540 - 86,990	7%	55%
85	Conservation scientists	240	62,130	$45,330 - 81,040	5%	86%
86	Tax preparers	230	42,250	$27,070 - 64,760	0%	54%
87	Special education teachers, middle school	220	47,580	$34,630 - 63,800	16%	87%
88	Biochemists and biophysicists	220	63,010	$35,200 - 95,580	16%	95%
89	Detectives and criminal investigators	220	65,020	$48,380 - 82,720	17%	54%
90	Purchasing managers	220	85,610	$52,830 - 130,440	3%	57%
91	Soil and plant scientists	220	56,350	$34,980 - 87,260	8%	82%
92	Physician assistants	220	75,700	$55,290 - 103,840	27%	67%
93	Budget analysts	210	62,490	$46,870 - 81,280	7%	78%
94	Dentists, general	210	195,590	$118,030 -	9%	100%
95	Dietitians and nutritionists	200	56,780	$43,130 - 74,930	9%	72%
96	Meeting and convention planners	200	40,350	$30,040 - 52,980	20%	67%
97	Mental health counselors	190	33,620	$15,900 - 49,240	30%	73%
98	Multi-media artists and animators	190	49,900	$35,140 - 70,120	26%	58%
99	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	180	48,440	$29,070 - 70,010	0%	96%
100	Electronics engineers, except computer	180	67,440	$47,810 - 87,920	4%	81%

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	10,500	24,290	$15,580 - 38,320	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	7,960	19,790	$14,820 - 26,090	-2%	10%
3	Customer service representatives	7,120	32,360	$21,770 - 45,250	25%	22%
4	Office clerks, general	6,780	28,390	$18,550 - 39,220	13%	19%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,980	17,660	$14,440 - 22,270	18%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,690	24,080	$15,260 - 36,870	15%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	5,270	20,100	$14,530 - 34,600	11%	14%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,730	26,850	$17,260 - 37,880	2%	5%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,680	34,320	$23,390 - 47,320	13%	16%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,580	32,570	$25,450 - 40,850	1%	18%
11	Business operations specialists, all other	4,030	59,210	$35,470 - 91,520	21%	49%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,970	23,340	$15,790 - 35,240	-7%	8%
13	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,740	37,980	$27,290 - 50,410	15%	18%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,550	26,970	$20,520 - 34,300	18%	7%
15	General and operations managers	3,400	98,590	$42,520 -	2%	48%
16	Receptionists and information clerks	3,150	27,280	$17,900 - 37,340	17%	13%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,130	41,640	$27,760 - 60,750	10%	4%
18	Carpenters	3,070	42,280	$26,930 - 64,370	10%	6%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,010	49,170	$30,910 - 69,360	6%	29%
20	Packers and packagers, hand	2,850	29,710	$18,180 - 39,660	-11%	3%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,780	20,560	$16,120 - 26,590	13%	5%
22	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,590	37,080	$24,070 - 50,570	10%	6%
23	Team assemblers	2,460	27,510	$16,930 - 39,960	0%	5%
24	Bartenders	2,450	19,380	$14,990 - 25,320	11%	17%
25	Order clerks	2,360	29,740	$23,400 - 35,880	-23%	16%
26	Teacher assistants	2,350	26,110	$19,540 - 32,930	10%	18%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,160	41,630	$25,330 - 63,280	4%	25%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,130	27,890	$18,300 - 38,970	18%	6%
29	Cooks, restaurant	2,040	22,670	$17,470 - 28,890	12%	5%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,030	34,230	$20,510 - 52,180	8%	4%
31	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,970	49,080	$24,160 - 81,650	28%	48%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,960	29,380	$20,770 - 39,390	4%	6%
33	Home health aides	1,940	24,090	$18,380 - 30,710	49%	7%
34	Personal and home care aides	1,910	21,760	$17,420 - 25,660	51%	10%
35	Child care workers	1,830	21,570	$16,250 - 29,030	18%	15%
36	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,830	34,760	$26,580 - 45,930	-6%	14%
37	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	1,790	78,860	$43,990 - 130,700	0%	0%
38	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	1,750	34,000	$25,800 - 45,070	0%	22%
39	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,740	16,880	$14,070 - 20,340	10%	8%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,710	32,190	$19,580 - 45,480	11%	14%
41	Telemarketers	1,670	28,280	$18,510 - 38,340	-9%	14%
42	Food preparation workers	1,630	20,360	$14,950 - 29,070	15%	7%
43	Electricians	1,530	50,010	$27,210 - 73,160	7%	7%
44	Computer support specialists	1,520	45,050	$28,900 - 63,950	13%	43%
45	Construction laborers	1,480	37,820	$24,400 - 51,910	11%	5%
46	Tellers	1,430	24,330	$17,900 - 31,480	14%	16%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,410	54,080	$32,720 - 77,120	-4%	15%
48	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,380	50,430	$29,700 - 75,580	9%	47%
49	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,380	54,230	$37,970 - 72,650	11%	33%
50	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,230	27,120	$18,290 - 37,080	-4%	5%
51	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,210	26,340	$16,030 - 40,140	12%	6%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,190	65,380	$40,290 - 86,720	9%	10%
53	Dishwashers	1,160	18,280	$14,810 - 22,850	10%	3%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,160	23,750	$17,210 - 31,650	26%	43%
55	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,120	39,530	$18,730 - 56,540	14%	4%
56	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,110	40,980	$32,890 - 50,290	14%	7%
57	Medical assistants	1,100	31,740	$24,790 - 39,990	35%	10%
58	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,080	30,630	$22,300 - 40,030	-1%	2%
59	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,070	64,230	$35,940 - 84,050	11%	4%
60	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,050	32,640	$19,470 - 49,040	27%	47%
61	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,040	19,190	$15,130 - 23,970	10%	17%
62	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,020	35,430	$25,040 - 47,330	4%	15%
63	Loan officers	960	63,650	$34,670 - 99,390	12%	49%
64	Counter and rental clerks	920	28,370	$14,710 - 47,130	23%	16%
65	Driver/sales workers	920	24,150	$14,480 - 41,860	-4%	4%
66	Pharmacy technicians	910	30,070	$22,070 - 39,450	32%	16%
67	Cooks, fast food	890	18,870	$14,920 - 24,030	8%	5%
68	Insurance sales agents	880	67,390	$28,410 - 145,460	13%	45%
69	Helpers--production workers	850	25,000	$17,780 - 34,050	0%	4%
70	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	850	28,880	$18,740 - 43,430	-12%	0%
71	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	830	26,300	$20,910 - 32,290	11%	5%
72	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	820	36,340	$26,280 - 47,630	5%	2%
73	Machinists	820	48,840	$31,290 - 78,100	-2%	3%
74	All other information and record clerks	810	32,120	$21,300 - 42,780	-12%	21%
75	Security guards	810	26,630	$17,560 - 36,030	17%	13%
76	Food servers, nonrestaurant	800	25,510	$17,520 - 39,190	16%	9%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	800	63,690	$38,940 - 82,800	7%	13%
78	Bill and account collectors	760	32,300	$23,550 - 40,450	23%	13%
79	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	760	51,770	$35,230 - 74,060	0%	42%
80	Postal service mail carriers	760			1%	11%
81	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	750	17,650	$14,590 - 22,040	12%	6%
82	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	730	22,530	$16,190 - 31,390	13%	15%
83	Healthcare support workers, all other	720	29,410	$20,640 - 40,600	16%	10%
84	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	710	41,030	$26,800 - 58,600	4%	30%
85	Fire fighters	710	36,950	$16,950 - 59,580	12%	18%
86	Cooks, short order	700	19,530	$14,940 - 26,840	5%	5%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	700	23,760	$16,270 - 32,920	14%	3%
88	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	700	28,450	$20,890 - 35,850	-8%	5%
89	Bus drivers, school	690	33,740	$19,270 - 47,080	9%	4%
90	Cost estimators	680	64,070	$37,110 - 86,010	19%	32%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	680	53,130	$41,620 - 66,260	15%	25%
92	File clerks	650	26,530	$17,360 - 34,070	-40%	20%
93	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	630	28,550	$20,710 - 38,500	-26%	6%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	630	82,250	$42,610 - 133,820	4%	38%
95	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	620	20,490	$16,340 - 25,070	17%	14%
96	Printing machine operators	610	33,530	$21,600 - 47,160	-5%	6%
97	Administrative services managers	610	74,400	$27,230 - 120,790	12%	40%
98	Dental hygienists	590	63,290	$51,130 - 77,920	30%	33%
99	Sheet metal workers	580	48,040	$25,080 - 78,520	7%	4%
100	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	580	39,160	$26,610 - 55,970	12%	3%

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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.*
Animal scientists	50,020	120	99
Soil and plant scientists	56,350	220	23.9
Microbiologists	63,710	540	17.5
Conservation scientists	62,130	240	16
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,530	450	15.4
Public address system and other announcers	41,090	120	10.8
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	78,860	1,790	10.3
Hydrologists	67,430	120	10.2
Choreographers	42,240	120	8.6
Biological scientists, all other	64,930	430	8.2
Farm equipment mechanics	33,150	150	5.7
Biomedical engineers	79,020	140	5.6
Biochemists and biophysicists	63,010	220	4.4
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,740	190	4.3
Biological technicians	34,310	580	4.2
Order clerks	29,740	2,360	3.9
Mechanical engineering technicians	41,940	340	3.5
Photographic process workers	27,230	110	3.3
Commercial and industrial designers	61,800	240	3.3
Business teachers, postsecondary	95,510	450	3.2
Multi-media artists and animators	49,900	190	3.1
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30,890	910	3.1
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,860	610	3
Insurance underwriters	53,190	740	3
Social scientists and related workers, all other	65,140	180	3
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,880	850	3
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,930	120	3
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	34,000	1,750	3
Chemists	58,850	590	2.9
Education teachers, postsecondary	56,700	280	2.8
Writers and authors	46,300	280	2.8
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	26,550	360	2.7
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	40,270	320	2.7
Network systems and data communications analysts	64,270	1,650	2.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,140	220	2.6
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,180	140	2.6
Chiropractors	103,650	130	2.6
Bindery workers	34,780	350	2.6
Desktop publishers	36,610	120	2.5
Family and general practitioners	188,960	560	2.4
Medical transcriptionists	34,670	470	2.4
Legislators	28,300	260	2.4
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,990	570	2.3
Natural sciences managers	111,590	240	2.3
Occupational therapist assistants	51,400	120	2.3
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	21,100	140	2.3
Dental laboratory technicians	38,090	200	2.3
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	100,710	190	2.3
Veterinarians	72,260	270	2.2
Editors	43,740	620	2.2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packers and packagers, hand	29,710	1.46	2,850
Photographers	45,390	1.44	200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	53,890	1.4	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	64,230	1.39	1,070
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	100,710	1.37	190
Interpreters and translators	55,270	1.37	120
Medical records and health information technicians	42,800	1.36	490
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	89,800	1.35	140
Machinists	48,840	1.32	820
Chiropractors	103,650	1.32	130
Floral designers	31,610	1.31	180
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	55,500	1.3	570
Business teachers, postsecondary	95,510	1.3	450
Bus drivers, school	33,740	1.29	690
Cement masons and concrete finishers	47,690	1.29	350
Sales and related workers, all other	50,210	1.28	310
Food servers, nonrestaurant	25,510	1.27	800
Social workers, all other	58,810	1.24	150
Bindery workers	34,780	1.23	350
Counter and rental clerks	28,370	1.22	920
Construction laborers	37,820	1.22	1,480
Medical and health services managers	102,670	1.21	440
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	43,690	1.21	160
Construction managers	101,980	1.21	450
Property, real estate, and community association managers	64,700	1.21	200
Highway maintenance workers	42,470	1.21	430
Sewing machine operators	27,190	1.21	300
Dentists, general	195,590	1.21	210
Tile and marble setters	49,750	1.21	130
Brickmasons and blockmasons	54,800	1.2	210
Tax preparers	42,250	1.2	230
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	41,590	1.2	150
Insurance sales agents	67,390	1.2	880
Pipelayers	43,860	1.2	140
Recreation workers	28,710	1.19	420
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	34,230	1.18	2,030
Word processors and typists	36,920	1.18	470
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	82,250	1.18	630
Teacher assistants	26,110	1.17	2,350
Physicians and surgeons, all other	208,360	1.17	550
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	35,430	1.17	1,020
Surgical technologists	45,540	1.17	280
Urban and regional planners	70,670	1.17	140
Switchboard operators, including answering service	28,180	1.17	380
Child, family, and school social workers	47,430	1.17	730
Dental assistants	37,630	1.17	520
Computer operators	40,900	1.16	230
Managers, all other	95,560	1.16	1,390
Sheet metal workers	48,040	1.15	580
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	35,280	1.15	290

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	208,360	550
Internists, general	206,130	40
Dentists, general	195,590	210
Family and general practitioners	188,960	560
Psychiatrists	171,090	70
Chief executives	161,060	560
Anesthesiologists	140,650
Lawyers	113,210	1,160
Natural sciences managers	111,590	240
Marketing managers	106,040	390
Chiropractors	103,650	130
Sales managers	102,870	1,040
Medical and health services managers	102,670	440
Pharmacists	102,480	800
Financial managers	102,410	1,070
Engineering managers	101,990	480
Construction managers	101,980	450
Human resources managers, all other	101,600	240
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	100,710	190
Computer and information systems managers	100,590	1,050
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	99,720	100
General and operations managers	98,590	3,400
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,860	610
Managers, all other	95,560	1,390
Business teachers, postsecondary	95,510	450
Optometrists	92,880	90
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	89,800	140
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	85,680	50
Purchasing managers	85,610	220
Political science teachers, postsecondary	82,920	50
Computer hardware engineers	82,780	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	82,470	330
Industrial production managers	82,310	400
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	82,250	630
Real estate brokers	81,730
Advertising and promotions managers	81,720	110
Compensation and benefits managers	81,650	100
Sales engineers	80,880	150
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	80,050	170
Materials scientists	79,360
Biomedical engineers	79,020	140
Electrical engineers	78,990	450
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	78,860	1,790
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	78,450	1,300
Public relations managers	78,430	250
Computer software engineers, applications	78,330	2,130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	78,160	320
Computer software engineers, systems software	77,480	770
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	77,420	70
Financial analysts	77,340	330

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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