Racine Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Racine, 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	1,450	58,660	$44,290 - 75,660	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,000	68,050	$27,570 - 132,720	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	940	45,090	$33,030 - 63,450	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	790	46,700	$32,260 - 62,790	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	460	43,890	$29,630 - 61,920	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	410	60,920	$42,660 - 82,580	18%	79%
7	Social and human service assistants	350	31,590	$15,360 - 47,800	34%	58%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	300	43,720	$30,860 - 61,080	19%	77%
9	Industrial engineers	270	72,190	$48,930 - 101,430	20%	74%
10	Mechanical engineers	260	73,700	$47,170 - 103,800	4%	78%
11	Sales managers	230	115,050	$51,320 -	10%	69%
12	Computer software engineers, applications	190	73,850	$47,840 - 102,570	45%	85%
13	Lawyers	170	107,770	$45,470 -	11%	99%
14	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	150	32,000	$14,150 - 56,910	17%	56%
15	Financial managers	150	104,570	$61,030 -	13%	60%
16	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	76,250	$59,130 - 103,130	8%	78%
17	Managers, all other	140	88,940	$55,750 - 141,130	7%	55%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	120	69,520	$44,050 - 99,340	27%	50%
19	Pharmacists	120	104,110	$85,590 - 127,690	22%	97%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	120	66,310	$40,950 - 103,470	12%	51%
21	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	46,140	$29,830 - 62,260	20%	87%
22	Chemists	110	67,220	$38,630 - 101,580	9%	93%
23	Electrical engineers	110	73,430	$47,790 - 100,030	6%	81%
24	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	110		$[?] -	18%	56%
25	Graphic designers	110	43,060	$30,230 - 62,690	10%	55%
26	Computer systems analysts	110	66,350	$43,970 - 89,680	29%	68%
27	Chief executives	110	162,150	$84,700 -	2%	65%
28	Computer and information systems managers	100	96,970	$59,710 - 141,600	16%	73%
29	Computer programmers	90	61,400	$38,370 - 77,010	0%	73%
30	Librarians	80	46,140	$25,160 - 62,990	4%	85%
31	Market research analysts	80	55,010	$28,610 - 78,050	20%	82%
32	Physical therapists	80	63,320	$47,900 - 79,750	27%	89%
33	Management analysts	80	81,350	$44,350 - 142,190	22%	78%
34	Marketing managers	80		$[?] -	14%	69%
35	Public relations specialists	80	45,530	$21,970 - 84,060	18%	81%
36	Medical and health services managers	80	74,350	$42,880 - 111,380	16%	57%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	49,620	$32,480 - 70,140	13%	73%
38	Engineers, all other	70	76,170	$54,210 - 106,330	6%	82%
39	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	65,330	$41,130 - 103,520	53%	57%
40	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	34,550	$28,040 - 41,020	34%	73%
41	Engineering managers	70	99,650	$68,140 - 143,880	7%	84%
42	Speech-language pathologists	70	53,530	$39,370 - 67,870	11%	98%
43	Social and community service managers	60	50,410	$26,500 - 75,200	25%	72%
44	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	54,930	$36,400 - 80,600	5%	58%
45	Training and development specialists	60	42,850	$27,940 - 60,320	18%	56%
46	Database administrators	60	61,440	$40,860 - 85,120	29%	72%
47	Medical and public health social workers	60	46,050	$29,610 - 59,830	24%	77%
48	Purchasing managers	60	83,290	$52,470 - 123,240	3%	57%
49	Dentists, general	60	146,540	$82,560 -	9%	100%
50	Special education teachers, middle school	50	43,620	$32,260 - 58,200	16%	87%
51	Occupational therapists	50	54,150	$40,720 - 68,390	23%	90%
52	Personal financial advisors	50	93,570	$38,960 -	41%	81%
53	Floral designers	50	22,700	$17,440 - 26,210	0%	55%
54	Legislators	40	16,630	$13,930 - 26,020	1%	65%
55	Rehabilitation counselors	40	33,890	$23,410 - 47,620	23%	73%
56	Veterinarians	40	69,450	$27,360 - 141,790	35%	100%
57	Human resources managers, all other	40	84,660	$43,840 -	11%	58%
58	Counselors, all other	40	41,040	$31,010 - 56,890	17%	73%
59	Commercial and industrial designers	40	55,040	$31,860 - 77,970	7%	55%
60	Civil engineers	40	67,380	$47,930 - 96,810	18%	87%
61	Sales and related workers, all other	40	35,460	$21,080 - 50,890	14%	62%
62	Coaches and scouts	40	34,210	$21,940 - 47,440	15%	60%
63	Computer specialists, all other	40	42,730	$17,950 - 61,850	15%	68%
64	Architects, except landscape and naval	30	59,020	$31,520 - 86,620	18%	88%
65	Insurance underwriters	30	58,630	$21,930 - 100,330	6%	53%
66	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	46,540	$32,460 - 59,330	18%	56%
67	Special education teachers, secondary school	30	52,040	$42,760 - 63,810	9%	87%

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	3,070	21,720	$14,530 - 30,720	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,190	18,290	$14,160 - 24,280	-2%	10%
3	Team assemblers	1,770	27,570	$15,850 - 47,050	0%	5%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,650	17,360	$14,140 - 22,620	18%	5%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,530	22,610	$14,420 - 34,360	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	1,380	25,280	$16,770 - 36,470	13%	19%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,350	22,050	$14,800 - 35,590	15%	4%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,300	27,330	$20,580 - 35,810	18%	7%
9	Customer service representatives	1,180	35,870	$20,690 - 62,000	25%	22%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,140	31,200	$19,820 - 44,790	13%	16%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,130	43,490	$29,880 - 69,530	10%	4%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,120	22,230	$14,700 - 30,610	-7%	8%
13	Waiters and waitresses	1,110	17,240	$13,980 - 23,410	11%	14%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	990	28,580	$20,330 - 38,940	1%	18%
15	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	830	23,010	$15,840 - 32,440	18%	6%
16	Machinists	810	33,420	$18,770 - 48,200	-2%	3%
17	Packers and packagers, hand	800	19,950	$14,140 - 29,810	-11%	3%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	770	38,890	$24,820 - 57,580	15%	18%
19	Bartenders	720	17,700	$14,150 - 23,130	11%	17%
20	Home health aides	720	20,340	$15,190 - 27,860	49%	7%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	690	54,180	$30,530 - 79,730	-4%	15%
22	General and operations managers	660	105,110	$49,760 -	2%	48%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	660	39,600	$23,840 - 57,010	10%	6%
24	Teacher assistants	640	21,810	$15,710 - 29,490	10%	18%
25	Carpenters	620	35,300	$24,930 - 56,840	10%	6%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	36,140	$22,730 - 53,760	4%	25%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	610	28,840	$19,800 - 37,990	4%	6%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	600	23,590	$16,050 - 30,850	17%	13%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	590	51,560	$16,040 - 82,390	21%	49%
30	Correctional officers and jailers	560	37,700	$29,230 - 48,270	17%	11%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	520	46,140	$27,720 - 74,900	6%	29%
32	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	510	51,060	$39,210 - 63,600	8%	3%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	500	26,700	$14,710 - 45,310	8%	4%
34	Tellers	490	23,130	$18,090 - 29,350	14%	16%
35	Food preparation workers	460	19,420	$15,630 - 25,680	15%	7%
36	Industrial machinery mechanics	440	51,220	$34,490 - 64,110	9%	5%
37	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	440	29,480	$21,140 - 39,820	-2%	6%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	430	32,800	$21,450 - 44,700	14%	4%
39	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	430	18,420	$14,030 - 27,920	14%	3%
40	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	420	32,330	$21,060 - 44,730	-6%	14%
41	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	420	21,420	$14,360 - 30,820	12%	6%
42	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	400	18,650	$14,600 - 23,500	13%	5%
43	Bus drivers, school	400	24,000	$19,050 - 28,990	9%	4%
44	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	380	23,350	$15,540 - 31,150	-4%	5%
45	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	380	30,940	$19,880 - 42,930	-14%	0%
46	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	360	54,290	$35,490 - 74,930	11%	33%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	360	29,740	$20,340 - 42,660	11%	14%
48	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	350	26,870	$17,090 - 37,650	-8%	5%
49	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	330	15,910	$14,070 - 18,910	12%	6%
50	Construction laborers	320	38,930	$23,170 - 51,390	11%	5%
51	Amusement and recreation attendants	310	17,860	$14,930 - 21,070	24%	22%
52	Dishwashers	300	16,730	$14,100 - 20,550	10%	3%
53	Child care workers	300	18,650	$15,240 - 23,560	18%	15%
54	Cooks, restaurant	290	24,660	$17,030 - 37,910	12%	5%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	21,130	$14,880 - 29,840	11%	5%
56	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	280	27,240	$18,030 - 35,900	-26%	6%
57	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	280	27,700	$21,370 - 35,370	10%	24%
58	Electricians	280	48,400	$27,640 - 72,580	7%	7%
59	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	280	39,060	$32,120 - 47,890	14%	7%
60	Preschool teachers, except special education	270	23,830	$17,920 - 30,810	26%	43%
61	Dental assistants	260	29,250	$20,320 - 39,300	29%	9%
62	Machine feeders and offbearers	260	28,860	$17,570 - 38,920	-14%	0%
63	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	260	45,610	$26,420 - 69,050	4%	30%
64	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	250	33,330	$18,160 - 47,670	-17%	0%
65	Automotive body and related repairers	240	35,940	$25,680 - 46,890	12%	3%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	230	56,900	$25,110 - 109,210	28%	48%
67	Security guards	230	25,040	$17,280 - 38,110	17%	13%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	230	62,340	$46,980 - 79,840	9%	10%
69	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	230	53,790	$29,950 - 89,140	0%	42%
70	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	230	34,970	$24,230 - 47,930	5%	2%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	49,700	$24,980 - 75,030	7%	13%
72	Postal service mail carriers	220	44,210	$35,820 - 50,740	1%	11%
73	Helpers--production workers	210	21,010	$15,040 - 28,240	0%	4%
74	Loan officers	210	44,980	$28,650 - 71,920	12%	49%
75	Medical assistants	200	31,170	$23,820 - 38,300	35%	10%
76	Counter and rental clerks	200	18,600	$14,260 - 25,610	23%	16%
77	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	200	33,150	$22,380 - 44,100	-15%	0%
78	Parts salespersons	200	29,380	$17,210 - 44,840	-1%	6%
79	Bakers	190	21,110	$15,970 - 29,530	10%	8%
80	Production workers, all other	190	28,300	$18,600 - 41,390	2%	5%
81	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	180	33,090	$23,630 - 42,920	-8%	3%
82	Pharmacy technicians	180	25,530	$17,640 - 32,660	32%	16%
83	Medical secretaries	170	29,280	$20,370 - 38,560	17%	18%
84	Cooks, fast food	170	18,180	$14,660 - 23,070	8%	5%
85	Sheet metal workers	160	49,850	$28,920 - 66,130	7%	4%
86	Industrial production managers	160	84,560	$50,960 - 129,010	-5%	43%
87	File clerks	160	24,920	$16,060 - 36,290	-40%	20%
88	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	18,370	$14,050 - 27,500	10%	17%
89	Tool and die makers	160	46,050	$31,170 - 60,200	-9%	5%
90	Insurance sales agents	160	57,990	$25,040 - 84,010	13%	45%
91	Painters, construction and maintenance	150	34,630	$24,610 - 55,530	12%	6%
92	Printing machine operators	150	35,780	$22,340 - 50,530	-5%	6%
93	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	140	37,650	$26,500 - 48,670	8%	9%
94	Cost estimators	140	52,330	$29,260 - 76,190	19%	32%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140		$[?] -	10%	17%
96	All other information and record clerks	140	30,600	$21,380 - 42,770	-12%	21%
97	Food servers, nonrestaurant	140	22,000	$16,590 - 29,360	16%	9%
98	Order clerks	140	30,740	$21,990 - 43,540	-23%	16%
99	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	34,860	$22,530 - 47,980	4%	15%
100	Medical transcriptionists	140	33,520	$26,710 - 41,850	14%	10%

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Jobs More Common Near Racine Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	29,480	440	7
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,090	180	5.7
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,330	250	5.6
Correctional officers and jailers	37,700	560	5.6
Machine feeders and offbearers	28,860	260	5.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,150	200	4.6
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,380	110	4.2
Machinists	33,420	810	4.1
Tool and die makers	46,050	160	3.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	51,220	440	3.6
Mechanical drafters	48,540	120	3.5
Medical transcriptionists	33,520	140	3.4
Motor vehicle operators, all other	19,480	110	3.3
Team assemblers	27,570	1,770	3.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,940	380	3.2
Automotive body and related repairers	35,940	240	3
Bartenders	17,700	720	2.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	51,060	510	2.7
Chemists	67,220	110	2.7
Industrial engineers	72,190	270	2.6
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,240	280	2.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,870	350	2.6
Bakers	21,110	190	2.6
Travel agents	30,320	120	2.6
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,860	310	2.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,420	430	2.5
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,700	280	2.4
Mechanical engineers	73,700	260	2.3
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,420	420	2.3
Child, family, and school social workers	43,720	300	2.2
Social and human service assistants	31,590	350	2.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,350	380	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,180	690	2.1
Industrial production managers	84,560	160	2
Packers and packagers, hand	19,950	800	2
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,650	140	2
Bus drivers, school	24,000	400	2
Nonfarm animal caretakers	18,070	120	1.9
Sheet metal workers	49,850	160	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,330	1,300	1.9
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,330	420	1.8
Parts salespersons	29,380	200	1.8
Home health aides	20,340	720	1.7
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	45,610	260	1.7
Brickmasons and blockmasons	59,180	100	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,130	290	1.7
Dental assistants	29,250	260	1.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,010	830	1.7
Tellers	23,130	490	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,700	790	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	52,540	1.73	120
Construction laborers	38,930	1.3	320
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	51,060	1.24	510
Customer service representatives	35,870	1.24	1,180
Sheet metal workers	49,850	1.23	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	68,050	1.23	1,000
Sales managers	115,050	1.21	230
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	43,490	1.2	1,130
Maintenance and repair workers, general	39,600	1.19	660
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	34,860	1.19	140
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,330	1.17	1,300
Industrial machinery mechanics	51,220	1.17	440
Financial managers	104,570	1.17	150
Cooks, restaurant	24,660	1.17	290
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	54,290	1.16	360
Network and computer systems administrators	69,520	1.16	120
Machine feeders and offbearers	28,860	1.15	260
Social and human service assistants	31,590	1.14	350
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	45,610	1.14	260
Medical assistants	31,170	1.14	200
Order clerks	30,740	1.13	140
Chief executives	162,150	1.13	110
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,150	1.13	200
Food servers, nonrestaurant	22,000	1.13	140
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	42,950	1.12	110
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,090	1.12	180
General and operations managers	105,110	1.12	660
Managers, all other	88,940	1.11	140
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,900	1.11	230
Printing machine operators	35,780	1.11	150
Child, family, and school social workers	43,720	1.1	300
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	62,340	1.1	230
File clerks	24,920	1.1	160
Graphic designers	43,060	1.09	110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,940	1.09	380
Cooks, fast food	18,180	1.09	170
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,330	1.09	250
Lawyers	107,770	1.09	170
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,370	1.08	160
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,650	1.07	140
Electricians	48,400	1.07	280
Medical transcriptionists	33,520	1.07	140
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,140	1.06	110
Insurance sales agents	57,990	1.06	160
Accountants and auditors	60,920	1.06	410
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,180	1.06	690
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,970	1.05	120
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,360	1.05	1,650
Team assemblers	27,570	1.05	1,770
Tool and die makers	46,050	1.05	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	185,940	40
Chief executives	162,150	110
Physicians and surgeons, all other	156,280	50
Dentists, general	146,540	60
Sales managers	115,050	230
Lawyers	107,770	170
General and operations managers	105,110	660
Financial managers	104,570	150
Pharmacists	104,110	120
Engineering managers	99,650	70
Computer and information systems managers	96,970	100
Personal financial advisors	93,570	50
Managers, all other	88,940	140
Human resources managers, all other	84,660	40
Industrial production managers	84,560	160
Purchasing managers	83,290	60
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,520	60
Management analysts	81,350	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	76,250	140
Engineers, all other	76,170	70
Medical and health services managers	74,350	80
Computer software engineers, applications	73,850	190
Mechanical engineers	73,700	260
Electrical engineers	73,430	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,620	100
Industrial engineers	72,190	270
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	71,950	70
Network and computer systems administrators	69,520	120
Veterinarians	69,450	40
Financial analysts	68,670
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	68,050	1,000
Electronics engineers, except computer	67,650
Civil engineers	67,380	40
Chemists	67,220	110
Construction managers	67,180	70
Logisticians	66,900	70
Administrative services managers	66,820	80
Computer systems analysts	66,350	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	66,310	120
Network systems and data communications analysts	65,330	70
Physical therapists	63,320	80
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	62,340	230
Database administrators	61,440	60
Computer programmers	61,400	90
Accountants and auditors	60,920	410
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	60,620	60
Brickmasons and blockmasons	59,180	100
Architects, except landscape and naval	59,020	30
Registered nurses	58,660	1,450
Insurance underwriters	58,630	30

Large Companies Headquartered in Racine

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Modine Manufacturing	1.5

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