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Historically known as a beer town because of the location of four of the world's largest breweries within the city (Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst, and Miller, of which only Miller remains in Milwaukee), Milwaukee is a major manufacturing community with over 20% of the population engaged in manufacturing occupations (well above the national average). Major industry segments in Milwaukee include:
The Milwaukee area is home to ten Fortune 1000 companies. The largest company in the area is Johnson Controls. The most famous is the motorcycle company Harley Davidson. Fortune 1000 companies in the Milwaukee metropolitan area include:
Other significant companies in the Milwaukee area include:
Business awards awarded to the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area include:
For the business commuter, the Milwaukee area is served by four interstate highways, three US highways, the Milwaukee County Transit System, and the Hiawatha Amtrak express service between Milwaukee and Chicago. For air travel, the Milwaukee area is served by the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE). General Mitchell International is served by at least ten major airlines and fifteen commuter airlines.
Business and economic development organizations in the greater Milwaukee metropolitan area include:
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, and the "Business Section" of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are all good sources of information on the economy and business community in the Milwaukee area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 15,880 | 59,070 | $45,050 - 73,760 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 13,080 | 64,300 | $32,540 - 102,710 | 8% | 51% |
| 3 | Accountants and auditors | 7,790 | 61,990 | $38,940 - 91,470 | 18% | 79% |
| 4 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 7,640 | 50,970 | $30,510 - 75,070 | 14% | 95% |
| 5 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 6,150 | 31,040 | $20,910 - 39,050 | 9% | 54% |
| 6 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,170 | 53,720 | $33,340 - 76,180 | 6% | 96% |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, applications | 4,240 | 70,250 | $47,100 - 94,890 | 45% | 85% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,750 | 48,240 | $26,800 - 73,770 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Computer systems analysts | 3,720 | 65,150 | $42,020 - 91,700 | 29% | 68% |
| 10 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,300 | 79,050 | $42,350 - 120,240 | 12% | 51% |
| 11 | Lawyers | 3,220 | 106,510 | $44,040 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 12 | Mechanical engineers | 2,470 | 64,230 | $43,210 - 88,700 | 4% | 78% |
| 13 | Computer programmers | 2,250 | 66,490 | $41,400 - 95,450 | 0% | 73% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 2,050 | 107,110 | $61,560 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,920 | $0 - 0 | 25% | 67% | |
| 16 | Managers, all other | 1,920 | 91,750 | $52,940 - 141,610 | 7% | 55% |
| 17 | Social and human service assistants | 1,900 | 29,540 | $20,160 - 39,230 | 34% | 58% |
| 18 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,890 | 42,210 | $13,210 - 70,160 | 17% | 56% |
| 19 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,890 | 60,670 | $41,510 - 84,670 | 53% | 57% |
| 20 | Sales managers | 1,870 | 104,650 | $49,770 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 21 | Electrical engineers | 1,780 | 88,450 | $52,460 - 138,680 | 6% | 81% |
| 22 | Management analysts | 1,770 | 56,620 | $24,480 - 87,520 | 22% | 78% |
| 23 | Industrial engineers | 1,770 | 61,950 | $38,600 - 85,740 | 20% | 74% |
| 24 | Public relations specialists | 1,710 | 55,120 | $30,810 - 90,740 | 18% | 81% |
| 25 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,700 | 61,340 | $37,590 - 87,240 | 27% | 50% |
| 26 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,690 | 100,040 | $60,350 - 144,520 | 16% | 73% |
| 27 | Graphic designers | 1,560 | 40,520 | $26,290 - 56,570 | 10% | 55% |
| 28 | Pharmacists | 1,530 | 98,070 | $75,480 - 120,840 | 22% | 97% |
| 29 | Market research analysts | 1,480 | 75,530 | $34,510 - 130,050 | 20% | 82% |
| 30 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,480 | 41,650 | $27,790 - 61,320 | 19% | 77% |
| 31 | Physical therapists | 1,410 | 63,200 | $46,830 - 81,010 | 27% | 89% |
| 32 | Civil engineers | 1,370 | 64,010 | $47,110 - 89,170 | 18% | 87% |
| 33 | Engineering managers | 1,300 | 96,820 | $66,590 - 132,480 | 7% | 84% |
| 34 | Coaches and scouts | 1,290 | 33,670 | $14,430 - 47,240 | 15% | 60% |
| 35 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 1,270 | 68,970 | $39,760 - 115,700 | 14% | 78% |
| 36 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,240 | 51,960 | $37,000 - 68,850 | 12% | 51% |
| 37 | Chief executives | 1,190 | 164,260 | $89,430 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 1,180 | 47,780 | $29,520 - 71,040 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Medical and health services managers | 1,180 | 83,640 | $50,620 - 128,660 | 16% | 57% |
| 40 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,140 | 50,570 | $18,470 - 93,420 | 14% | 62% |
| 41 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,120 | 72,830 | $51,020 - 104,110 | 4% | 81% |
| 42 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,100 | 49,050 | $28,270 - 75,360 | 5% | 58% |
| 43 | Advertising sales agents | 1,010 | 54,400 | $24,400 - 94,640 | 20% | 56% |
| 44 | Occupational therapists | 980 | 52,890 | $40,130 - 65,830 | 23% | 90% |
| 45 | Financial analysts | 980 | 65,970 | $36,720 - 102,980 | 34% | 87% |
| 46 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 980 | 48,210 | $29,320 - 72,580 | 13% | 73% |
| 47 | Personal financial advisors | 940 | 79,630 | $37,250 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 48 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 910 | 87,250 | $59,650 - 114,330 | 8% | 78% |
| 49 | Medical and public health social workers | 880 | 43,930 | $31,590 - 58,440 | 24% | 77% |
| 50 | Insurance underwriters | 840 | 52,480 | $33,120 - 79,150 | 6% | 53% |
| 51 | Financial specialists, all other | 780 | 69,440 | $32,630 - 141,570 | 12% | 50% |
| 52 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 760 | 38,560 | $18,560 - 58,830 | 23% | 54% |
| 53 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 720 | 47,510 | $30,950 - 70,960 | 20% | 87% |
| 54 | Chemists | 700 | 60,550 | $35,600 - 97,640 | 9% | 93% |
| 55 | Marketing managers | 690 | 103,840 | $55,820 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 56 | Librarians | 670 | 52,870 | $35,470 - 74,910 | 4% | 85% |
| 57 | Dentists, general | 640 | 138,520 | $79,560 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 58 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 620 | 60,730 | $39,650 - 86,080 | 18% | 88% |
| 59 | Legislators | 620 | 23,050 | $12,460 - 54,250 | 1% | 65% |
| 60 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 620 | 51,840 | $34,690 - 75,000 | 18% | 56% |
| 61 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 620 | 40,980 | $29,790 - 56,990 | 30% | 77% |
| 62 | Engineers, all other | 610 | 65,850 | $35,580 - 93,300 | 6% | 82% |
| 63 | Speech-language pathologists | 610 | 56,290 | $40,180 - 74,070 | 11% | 98% |
| 64 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 600 | 61,120 | $51,180 - 79,610 | 17% | 54% |
| 65 | Rehabilitation counselors | 580 | 35,410 | $18,260 - 55,890 | 23% | 73% |
| 66 | Social and community service managers | 570 | 53,160 | $34,770 - 76,670 | 25% | 72% |
| 67 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 570 | 41,930 | $24,440 - 68,750 | 15% | 72% |
| 68 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 560 | 33,020 | $20,100 - 47,290 | 25% | 58% |
| 69 | Editors | 560 | 46,090 | $28,050 - 70,650 | 2% | 81% |
| 70 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 530 | $0 - 0 | 28% | 85% | |
| 71 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 530 | 77,600 | $39,650 - 0 | 16% | 99% |
| 72 | Database administrators | 510 | 67,580 | $41,690 - 95,010 | 29% | 72% |
| 73 | Purchasing managers | 510 | 79,290 | $49,010 - 116,360 | 3% | 57% |
| 74 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 500 | 41,850 | $33,530 - 50,930 | 11% | 58% |
| 75 | Surveyors | 500 | 51,520 | $33,690 - 80,270 | 24% | 82% |
| 76 | Computer specialists, all other | 480 | 55,400 | $15,160 - 92,440 | 15% | 68% |
| 77 | Commercial and industrial designers | 460 | 50,690 | $34,020 - 71,750 | 7% | 55% |
| 78 | Mental health counselors | 430 | 37,510 | $23,090 - 57,480 | 30% | 73% |
| 79 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 430 | $0 - 0 | 25% | 93% | |
| 80 | Interior designers | 430 | 40,990 | $25,650 - 62,760 | 20% | 55% |
| 81 | Tax preparers | 410 | 31,370 | $23,760 - 37,170 | 0% | 54% |
| 82 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 390 | 55,780 | $37,550 - 74,590 | 9% | 87% |
| 83 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 390 | 40,270 | $27,290 - 69,290 | 34% | 73% |
| 84 | Producers and directors | 380 | 57,580 | $33,410 - 81,530 | 11% | 75% |
| 85 | Technical writers | 370 | 51,770 | $38,670 - 66,350 | 20% | 74% |
| 86 | Marriage and family therapists | 360 | 60,620 | $33,780 - 94,320 | 30% | 73% |
| 87 | Physician assistants | 360 | 83,120 | $67,770 - 99,690 | 27% | 67% |
| 88 | Human resources managers, all other | 350 | 95,790 | $56,440 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 89 | Floral designers | 350 | 24,610 | $16,890 - 37,580 | 0% | 55% |
| 90 | Instructional coordinators | 340 | 60,170 | $32,620 - 91,710 | 23% | 79% |
| 91 | Writers and authors | 330 | 37,620 | $14,510 - 62,390 | 13% | 84% |
| 92 | Credit analysts | 330 | 56,760 | $33,280 - 103,580 | 2% | 60% |
| 93 | Environmental engineers | 320 | 66,790 | $44,250 - 93,410 | 25% | 86% |
| 94 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 320 | 43,320 | $26,060 - 64,510 | 14% | 54% |
| 95 | Social workers, all other | 300 | 55,360 | $41,300 - 74,250 | 18% | 77% |
| 96 | Art directors | 300 | 61,080 | $39,060 - 89,930 | 9% | 58% |
| 97 | Athletes and sports competitors | 300 | $0 - 0 | 19% | 60% | |
| 98 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 290 | 51,140 | $40,040 - 64,190 | 9% | 72% |
| 99 | Veterinarians | 280 | 91,380 | $42,350 - 0 | 35% | 100% |
| 100 | Operations research analysts | 270 | 58,100 | $36,660 - 84,950 | 11% | 71% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 24,090 | 25,500 | $14,380 - 42,410 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 18,840 | 16,780 | $12,640 - 22,730 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 16,600 | 25,290 | $16,080 - 37,880 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 16,390 | 17,600 | $13,070 - 23,230 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 15,400 | 22,520 | $15,200 - 33,970 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 15,230 | 32,970 | $20,810 - 48,340 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 14,540 | 24,750 | $14,870 - 35,840 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 13,170 | 15,970 | $12,460 - 22,380 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 11,690 | 32,090 | $21,120 - 45,390 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Team assemblers | 11,410 | 27,440 | $18,930 - 38,680 | 0% | 5% |
| 11 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,770 | 29,640 | $21,200 - 39,220 | 1% | 18% |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 10,610 | 21,780 | $14,510 - 31,590 | -7% | 8% |
| 13 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 9,950 | 29,010 | $15,910 - 44,960 | -6% | 14% |
| 14 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 9,610 | 37,690 | $25,950 - 51,970 | 15% | 18% |
| 15 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 9,560 | 37,920 | $26,530 - 52,400 | 10% | 4% |
| 16 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 9,300 | 24,250 | $18,620 - 31,480 | 18% | 7% |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 8,100 | 109,220 | $47,080 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 18 | Receptionists and information clerks | 7,550 | 24,850 | $17,140 - 33,980 | 17% | 13% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 7,380 | 47,860 | $28,850 - 70,520 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | Business operations specialists, all other | 7,360 | 58,500 | $29,820 - 91,240 | 21% | 49% |
| 21 | Personal and home care aides | 7,330 | 19,590 | $15,910 - 23,090 | 51% | 10% |
| 22 | Child care workers | 6,280 | 21,220 | $14,750 - 31,770 | 18% | 15% |
| 23 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 6,280 | 36,920 | $23,680 - 50,890 | 10% | 6% |
| 24 | Teacher assistants | 6,230 | 26,150 | $17,920 - 35,130 | 10% | 18% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 6,160 | 55,200 | $33,670 - 77,980 | -4% | 15% |
| 26 | Packers and packagers, hand | 6,060 | 21,730 | $13,310 - 32,920 | -11% | 3% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,960 | 26,810 | $16,140 - 41,380 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 5,700 | 28,540 | $18,600 - 39,820 | 4% | 6% |
| 29 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,680 | 24,710 | $14,720 - 36,660 | 18% | 6% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 5,550 | 41,540 | $23,930 - 68,310 | 4% | 25% |
| 31 | Home health aides | 4,950 | 21,150 | $16,560 - 26,950 | 49% | 7% |
| 32 | Machinists | 4,860 | 37,130 | $24,550 - 51,940 | -2% | 3% |
| 33 | Bartenders | 4,850 | 19,460 | $13,250 - 27,400 | 11% | 17% |
| 34 | Carpenters | 4,850 | 45,690 | $29,460 - 64,230 | 10% | 6% |
| 35 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 4,530 | 29,630 | $19,720 - 42,480 | -14% | 0% |
| 36 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,310 | 19,630 | $14,830 - 26,490 | 13% | 5% |
| 37 | Security guards | 4,120 | 25,280 | $16,670 - 35,860 | 17% | 13% |
| 38 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 4,110 | 30,550 | $19,780 - 42,560 | 11% | 14% |
| 39 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,090 | 56,390 | $23,960 - 93,710 | 28% | 48% |
| 40 | Tellers | 3,800 | 22,080 | $16,830 - 28,530 | 14% | 16% |
| 41 | Cooks, restaurant | 3,790 | 20,680 | $15,290 - 28,050 | 12% | 5% |
| 42 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,790 | 52,080 | $37,960 - 63,780 | 11% | 33% |
| 43 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,680 | 31,610 | $20,800 - 44,420 | -1% | 2% |
| 44 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,630 | 34,350 | $24,520 - 46,020 | 5% | 2% |
| 45 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,620 | 29,890 | $21,600 - 38,590 | 4% | 15% |
| 46 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 3,600 | 35,360 | $23,020 - 50,850 | -2% | 6% |
| 47 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,410 | 38,050 | $19,950 - 56,620 | 14% | 4% |
| 48 | Helpers--production workers | 3,410 | 22,580 | $13,950 - 34,230 | 0% | 4% |
| 49 | Electricians | 3,390 | 50,830 | $34,910 - 65,990 | 7% | 7% |
| 50 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 3,280 | 42,830 | $27,180 - 57,860 | 4% | 30% |
| 51 | Food preparation workers | 3,250 | 18,500 | $13,480 - 24,640 | 15% | 7% |
| 52 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 3,200 | 23,230 | $15,040 - 34,150 | 12% | 6% |
| 53 | Dishwashers | 3,110 | 15,280 | $12,510 - 18,950 | 10% | 3% |
| 54 | Cooks, fast food | 3,010 | 17,850 | $12,830 - 25,460 | 8% | 5% |
| 55 | Computer support specialists | 2,920 | 41,710 | $27,330 - 58,730 | 13% | 43% |
| 56 | Bus drivers, school | 2,900 | 24,080 | $19,770 - 29,020 | 9% | 4% |
| 57 | Fire fighters | 2,900 | 35,600 | $12,740 - 62,080 | 12% | 18% |
| 58 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,890 | 41,810 | $32,690 - 51,480 | 14% | 7% |
| 59 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,830 | 25,380 | $13,520 - 43,470 | 23% | 16% |
| 60 | Construction laborers | 2,800 | 39,270 | $22,060 - 56,990 | 11% | 5% |
| 61 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,730 | 50,330 | $32,460 - 74,370 | 0% | 42% |
| 62 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 2,690 | 25,810 | $18,380 - 33,770 | 16% | 10% |
| 63 | Loan officers | 2,620 | 59,390 | $26,540 - 104,820 | 12% | 49% |
| 64 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 2,600 | 24,740 | $16,080 - 35,660 | -4% | 5% |
| 65 | Printing machine operators | 2,590 | 33,760 | $18,810 - 52,140 | -5% | 6% |
| 66 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 2,580 | 30,210 | $18,420 - 43,660 | -26% | 6% |
| 67 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,540 | 15,910 | $12,530 - 21,660 | 12% | 6% |
| 68 | Bill and account collectors | 2,390 | 29,390 | $21,120 - 37,360 | 23% | 13% |
| 69 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,370 | 22,640 | $16,180 - 32,090 | 26% | 43% |
| 70 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,370 | 29,190 | $20,000 - 40,940 | -12% | 0% |
| 71 | Data entry keyers | 2,340 | 25,050 | $18,550 - 33,760 | -4% | 18% |
| 72 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,220 | 70,280 | $36,760 - 112,530 | 9% | 10% |
| 73 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,220 | 61,220 | $40,650 - 77,240 | 11% | 4% |
| 74 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,190 | 62,860 | $39,550 - 91,120 | 7% | 13% |
| 75 | Driver/sales workers | 2,180 | 21,420 | $12,800 - 36,510 | -4% | 4% |
| 76 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 2,010 | 19,550 | $14,450 - 26,510 | 16% | 9% |
| 77 | Bindery workers | 2,000 | 28,540 | $19,020 - 43,400 | -21% | 7% |
| 78 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,000 | 25,850 | $18,000 - 35,360 | 32% | 16% |
| 79 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,960 | 31,160 | $24,080 - 39,290 | 0% | 22% |
| 80 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,930 | 44,090 | $36,790 - 50,310 | 1% | 11% |
| 81 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,850 | 41,780 | $23,850 - 49,700 | -7% | 12% |
| 82 | Medical assistants | 1,840 | 27,990 | $20,170 - 35,970 | 35% | 10% |
| 83 | Tool and die makers | 1,840 | 48,440 | $34,840 - 64,590 | -9% | 5% |
| 84 | Insurance sales agents | 1,830 | 87,440 | $32,740 - [?] | 13% | 45% |
| 85 | Telemarketers | 1,810 | 27,360 | $14,310 - 42,360 | -9% | 14% |
| 86 | Industrial production managers | 1,800 | 83,030 | $52,260 - 118,560 | -5% | 43% |
| 87 | Medical secretaries | 1,770 | 28,550 | $18,210 - 38,750 | 17% | 18% |
| 88 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,770 | 16,790 | $12,730 - 22,720 | 10% | 8% |
| 89 | Production workers, all other | 1,740 | $[?] - [?] | 2% | 5% | |
| 90 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,730 | 46,830 | $34,270 - 59,440 | 9% | 5% |
| 91 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,720 | 44,780 | $31,070 - 59,790 | 4% | 18% |
| 92 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,720 | 49,720 | $37,050 - 62,480 | 8% | 3% |
| 93 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,710 | 19,760 | $13,000 - 30,670 | 14% | 3% |
| 94 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,710 | 92,270 | $43,330 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 95 | Recreation workers | 1,700 | 21,960 | $13,350 - 33,660 | 13% | 47% |
| 96 | File clerks | 1,690 | 23,910 | $16,670 - 31,720 | -40% | 20% |
| 97 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,690 | 16,800 | $12,700 - 22,170 | 10% | 17% |
| 98 | Legal secretaries | 1,670 | 36,170 | $24,560 - 47,830 | 12% | 18% |
| 99 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,670 | 22,910 | $16,490 - 30,690 | 11% | 5% |
| 100 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,640 | 52,460 | $32,350 - 76,700 | 9% | 47% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry mold and coremakers | 28,130 | 610 | 16.6 |
| Bookbinders | 35,550 | 200 | 15.3 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | 50,060 | 220 | 14.2 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | 39,860 | 150 | 12.3 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 37,780 | 990 | 11.8 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 30,440 | 410 | 8.7 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 24,550 | 1,450 | 7.3 |
| Choreographers | 34,970 | 410 | 7.3 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 300 | 6.8 | |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 26,240 | 370 | 6 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 44,680 | 360 | 5.8 |
| Dancers | 250 | 5.5 | |
| Bindery workers | 28,540 | 2,000 | 5.5 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30,030 | 860 | 5.4 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 16,820 | 350 | 4.9 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 35,360 | 3,600 | 4.7 |
| Etchers and engravers | 45,320 | 120 | 4.3 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 60,620 | 360 | 4.2 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | 44,300 | 180 | 4.2 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 28,780 | 350 | 4 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 43,020 | 550 | 3.9 |
| Hydrologists | 56,800 | 100 | 3.9 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 35,710 | 650 | 3.9 |
| Power plant operators | 55,570 | 280 | 3.7 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 38,480 | 260 | 3.7 |
| Internists, general | 880 | 3.7 | |
| Mechanical drafters | 44,480 | 1,540 | 3.7 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,760 | 450 | 3.6 |
| Tool and die makers | 48,440 | 1,840 | 3.6 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 35,110 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 38,840 | 1,320 | 3.4 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 29,010 | 9,950 | 3.4 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,720 | 350 | 3.3 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,280 | 1,060 | 3.3 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 36,100 | 170 | 3.1 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,190 | 2,370 | 3.1 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 24,330 | 1,240 | 3.1 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 30,810 | 650 | 3 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 40,690 | 720 | 3 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 48,540 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 29,630 | 4,530 | 2.9 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 75,970 | 200 | 2.9 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 53,130 | 640 | 2.8 |
| Millwrights | 53,500 | 510 | 2.8 |
| Legislators | 23,050 | 620 | 2.8 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 56,740 | 250 | 2.7 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 38,740 | 1,120 | 2.7 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,090 | 1,000 | 2.7 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 37,690 | 420 | 2.6 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 29,630 | 110 | 2.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 68,360 | 1.64 | 260 |
| Insurance sales agents | 87,440 | 1.62 | 1,830 |
| Glaziers | 53,610 | 1.46 | 200 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 73,210 | 1.45 | 420 |
| Etchers and engravers | 45,320 | 1.43 | 120 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 61,220 | 1.4 | 2,220 |
| Chiropractors | 114,880 | 1.4 | 220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 92,270 | 1.38 | 1,710 |
| Construction laborers | 39,270 | 1.36 | 2,800 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 50,570 | 1.33 | 1,140 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 60,620 | 1.33 | 360 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 68,070 | 1.32 | 220 |
| Market research analysts | 75,530 | 1.31 | 1,480 |
| Sheet metal workers | 52,090 | 1.31 | 1,260 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 69,440 | 1.29 | 780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 70,280 | 1.28 | 2,220 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 42,280 | 1.28 | 580 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 43,020 | 1.28 | 550 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 38,840 | 1.28 | 1,320 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 49,360 | 1.28 | 260 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 57,790 | 1.27 | 1,280 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 54,050 | 1.26 | 750 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 73,260 | 1.26 | 330 |
| Teacher assistants | 26,150 | 1.26 | 6,230 |
| Carpenters | 45,690 | 1.25 | 4,850 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 43,140 | 1.25 | 450 |
| Financial managers | 107,110 | 1.25 | 2,050 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 49,720 | 1.24 | 1,720 |
| Social workers, all other | 55,360 | 1.24 | 300 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | 50,060 | 1.23 | 220 |
| Photographers | 36,780 | 1.23 | 200 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 77,600 | 1.23 | 530 |
| General and operations managers | 109,220 | 1.21 | 8,100 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 25,310 | 1.21 | 290 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 45,910 | 1.21 | 290 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 41,750 | 1.21 | 1,210 |
| Job printers | 40,920 | 1.21 | 610 |
| Food batchmakers | 29,370 | 1.21 | 670 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 59,430 | 1.21 | 450 |
| Electrical engineers | 88,450 | 1.21 | 1,780 |
| Broadcast technicians | 39,340 | 1.21 | 170 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 34,030 | 1.2 | 1,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 47,380 | 1.2 | 640 |
| Surgical technologists | 44,620 | 1.2 | 710 |
| Chief executives | 164,260 | 1.2 | 1,190 |
| Advertising sales agents | 54,400 | 1.2 | 1,010 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 45,910 | 1.2 | 310 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 40,690 | 1.2 | 720 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 44,050 | 1.2 | 430 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 38,640 | 1.2 | 340 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons | 182,090 | 350 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 176,920 | 1,580 |
| Family and general practitioners | 174,600 | 730 |
| Psychiatrists | 170,620 | 90 |
| Chief executives | 164,260 | 1,190 |
| Pediatricians, general | 152,580 | 60 |
| Dentists, general | 138,520 | 640 |
| Podiatrists | 121,030 | |
| Chiropractors | 114,880 | 220 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 110,750 | 80 |
| General and operations managers | 109,220 | 8,100 |
| Financial managers | 107,110 | 2,050 |
| Natural sciences managers | 106,760 | 140 |
| Lawyers | 106,510 | 3,220 |
| Sales managers | 104,650 | 1,870 |
| Marketing managers | 103,840 | 690 |
| Actuaries | 102,700 | |
| Computer and information systems managers | 100,040 | 1,690 |
| Physicists | 98,270 | 60 |
| Pharmacists | 98,070 | 1,530 |
| Engineering managers | 96,820 | 1,300 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 95,790 | 350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 92,270 | 1,710 |
| Construction managers | 92,010 | 860 |
| Managers, all other | 91,750 | 1,920 |
| Veterinarians | 91,380 | 280 |
| Electrical engineers | 88,450 | 1,780 |
| Insurance sales agents | 87,440 | 1,830 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 87,250 | 910 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other | 87,060 | 90 |
| Transportation inspectors | 83,650 | 70 |
| Medical and health services managers | 83,640 | 1,180 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 83,570 | |
| Physician assistants | 83,120 | 360 |
| Industrial production managers | 83,030 | 1,800 |
| Biomedical engineers | 82,960 | 140 |
| Real estate brokers | 82,030 | |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 80,940 | |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 80,680 | 210 |
| Optometrists | 80,150 | 100 |
| Personal financial advisors | 79,630 | 940 |
| Public relations managers | 79,360 | 230 |
| Purchasing managers | 79,290 | 510 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 79,050 | 3,300 |
| Sales engineers | 78,220 | |
| Administrative services managers | 78,170 | 890 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 77,600 | 530 |
| Materials scientists | 77,250 | |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 76,910 | 470 |
| Radiation therapists | 76,690 | 110 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Johnson Controls | 28 |
| Northwestern Mutual | 19.2 |
| Manpower | 16.1 |
| Harley-Davidson | 5.7 |
| Rockwell Automation | 5 |
| Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 4 |
| Wisconsin Energy | 3.8 |
| Joy Global | 1.9 |
| A.O. Smith | 1.7 |
| MGIC Investment | 1.5 |
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