Sheboygan Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Sheboygan, 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	760	55,420	$42,910 - 68,750	24%	56%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	660	48,450	$31,790 - 67,800	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	620	63,290	$33,010 - 110,430	8%	51%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	480	43,520	$23,570 - 62,290	14%	95%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	320	45,680	$23,520 - 66,750	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	310	58,400	$36,880 - 91,120	18%	79%
7	Computer systems analysts	240	64,590	$43,100 - 82,730	29%	68%
8	Mechanical engineers	190	62,720	$43,470 - 85,810	4%	78%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	170	25,000	$14,080 - 49,910	17%	56%
10	Network and computer systems administrators	140	64,620	$44,220 - 95,190	27%	50%
11	Sales managers	140	99,410	$46,490 -	10%	69%
12	Financial managers	130	89,770	$52,070 - 130,440	13%	60%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	70,360	$43,500 - 99,490	12%	51%
14	Engineering managers	110	104,280	$69,940 - 144,750	7%	84%
15	Network systems and data communications analysts	100	47,230	$41,160 - 56,300	53%	57%
16	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	48,790	$31,390 - 68,880	9%	87%
17	Chief executives	100	152,150	$81,640 -	2%	65%
18	Pharmacists	100	110,910	$99,310 - 127,840	22%	97%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	45,550	$18,590 - 71,890	13%	73%
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90	59,130	$29,870 - 139,700	25%	67%
21	Legislators	90	16,850	$14,030 - 27,660	1%	65%
22	Managers, all other	90	67,880	$15,320 - 111,540	7%	55%
23	Physical therapists	90	63,620	$44,270 - 80,710	27%	89%
24	Management analysts	90	53,900	$29,050 - 80,360	22%	78%
25	Public relations specialists	80	43,220	$27,250 - 60,270	18%	81%
26	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	66,550	$33,380 - 92,360	16%	99%
27	Medical and health services managers	80	73,970	$43,880 - 105,080	16%	57%
28	Graphic designers	70	42,660	$26,940 - 52,480	10%	55%
29	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	73,150	$52,410 - 94,540	8%	78%
30	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	41,840	$28,220 - 61,050	20%	87%
31	Sales and related workers, all other	70	39,860	$20,800 - 63,600	14%	62%
32	Computer software engineers, applications	70	61,070	$40,300 - 77,950	45%	85%
33	Special education teachers, middle school	60	44,330	$23,250 - 66,040	16%	87%
34	Occupational therapists	60	60,990	$44,410 - 88,790	23%	90%
35	Speech-language pathologists	60	61,160	$45,720 - 79,330	11%	98%
36	Lawyers	60	69,090	$38,590 - 104,620	11%	99%
37	Dentists, general	60	158,280	$103,880 -	9%	100%
38	Electrical engineers	60	68,000	$45,370 - 96,530	6%	81%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	47,960	$25,300 - 78,440	18%	56%
40	Librarians	50	43,630	$18,500 - 68,220	4%	85%
41	Teachers and instructors, all other	50	31,660	$20,420 - 49,820	9%	54%
42	Social and human service assistants	40	39,020	$30,290 - 49,650	34%	58%
43	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40		$[?] -	12%	51%
44	Advertising sales agents	40	48,900	$22,910 - 76,360	20%	56%
45	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40	52,210	$32,930 - 72,180	0%	96%
46	Environmental engineers	40	62,260	$34,620 - 98,050	25%	86%
47	Coaches and scouts	40	24,640	$14,280 - 44,850	15%	60%
48	Marketing managers	30	111,330	$70,540 -	14%	69%
49	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	34,630	$26,400 - 44,850	15%	51%
50	Self-enrichment education teachers	30	27,210	$17,580 - 36,500	23%	54%
51	Medical and public health social workers	30	46,600	$35,710 - 58,200	24%	77%
52	Market research analysts	30	59,830	$36,040 - 89,480	20%	82%

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	Cashiers	1,500	18,670	$14,440 - 25,160	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,420	23,870	$14,990 - 35,040	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,280	16,860	$14,190 - 21,570	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,230	29,180	$17,980 - 41,460	2%	5%
5	Team assemblers	1,220	26,230	$17,810 - 36,730	0%	5%
6	Helpers--production workers	950	28,570	$19,940 - 39,180	0%	4%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	940	23,450	$16,250 - 34,560	15%	4%
8	Waiters and waitresses	930	17,330	$14,080 - 24,450	11%	14%
9	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	850	29,800	$20,910 - 40,640	-12%	0%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	820	50,800	$32,200 - 72,500	-4%	15%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	820	38,520	$25,670 - 58,310	10%	4%
12	Office clerks, general	810	24,150	$17,260 - 32,040	13%	19%
13	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	790	34,480	$24,270 - 40,450	0%	3%
14	Packers and packagers, hand	750	26,170	$14,670 - 36,250	-11%	3%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	690	24,990	$19,630 - 31,120	18%	7%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	690	28,700	$20,680 - 37,640	1%	18%
17	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	670	28,950	$17,520 - 40,460	13%	16%
18	Stock clerks and order fillers	660	21,670	$14,580 - 33,210	-7%	8%
19	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	650	27,480	$17,730 - 40,540	-6%	14%
20	Industrial truck and tractor operators	640	29,490	$23,890 - 36,640	-1%	2%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	630	31,340	$21,230 - 45,490	15%	18%
22	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	570	34,570	$25,340 - 45,920	-2%	6%
23	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	570	18,470	$15,090 - 23,230	13%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	560	43,010	$22,130 - 68,750	6%	29%
25	General and operations managers	560	101,860	$45,400 -	2%	48%
26	Customer service representatives	510	32,850	$20,190 - 50,270	25%	22%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	35,630	$24,940 - 47,540	10%	6%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	500	22,540	$14,690 - 35,850	8%	4%
29	Bartenders	490	17,810	$15,200 - 20,430	11%	17%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	440	34,490	$22,430 - 48,910	4%	25%
31	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	440	27,920	$16,620 - 38,220	-4%	5%
32	Carpenters	440	40,580	$26,530 - 56,170	10%	6%
33	Teacher assistants	430	25,650	$20,360 - 31,570	10%	18%
34	Receptionists and information clerks	430	25,340	$18,590 - 32,770	17%	13%
35	Electricians	390	44,920	$30,770 - 62,070	7%	7%
36	Industrial machinery mechanics	390	42,940	$32,830 - 51,720	9%	5%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	380	28,150	$18,250 - 38,030	18%	6%
38	Tellers	370	22,440	$18,150 - 27,430	14%	16%
39	Machinists	340	36,590	$29,550 - 45,220	-2%	3%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	330	29,240	$18,490 - 39,250	4%	6%
41	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	330	23,360	$15,950 - 32,920	12%	6%
42	Personal and home care aides	320	19,430	$15,850 - 23,290	51%	10%
43	Construction laborers	320	35,280	$25,510 - 48,720	11%	5%
44	Home health aides	320	21,130	$16,590 - 27,860	49%	7%
45	Child care workers	280	19,780	$15,800 - 24,700	18%	15%
46	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	270	30,440	$22,520 - 39,650	-8%	5%
47	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	270	26,980	$14,970 - 37,690	14%	3%
48	Cooks, restaurant	260	21,900	$17,340 - 27,860	12%	5%
49	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	260	30,060	$21,840 - 38,280	-14%	0%
50	Business operations specialists, all other	250	55,580	$15,940 - 81,610	21%	49%
51	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	250	36,790	$29,380 - 46,240	14%	7%
52	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	34,100	$20,170 - 53,990	14%	4%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	52,180	$37,630 - 64,810	7%	13%
54	Medical assistants	220	30,370	$24,800 - 36,740	35%	10%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	220	34,250	$20,030 - 57,650	11%	14%
56	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	210	37,120	$25,320 - 51,500	4%	30%
57	Counter and rental clerks	210	19,050	$13,980 - 32,240	23%	16%
58	Machine feeders and offbearers	200	23,900	$17,600 - 31,990	-14%	0%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	200	29,110	$23,230 - 36,760	4%	15%
60	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	200	31,320	$24,190 - 39,040	-8%	3%
61	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	200	29,840	$20,130 - 43,410	6%	0%
62	Tool and die makers	200	43,340	$30,380 - 54,800	-9%	5%
63	Food preparation workers	190	19,720	$14,910 - 26,270	15%	7%
64	Dishwashers	180	16,810	$14,050 - 19,910	10%	3%
65	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	18,760	$14,730 - 24,790	17%	14%
66	Driver/sales workers	170	28,480	$20,020 - 47,980	-4%	4%
67	Cost estimators	170	48,060	$32,410 - 76,110	19%	32%
68	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	170	33,860	$21,510 - 48,010	-15%	0%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	170	57,290	$40,850 - 75,890	9%	10%
70	Industrial production managers	160	87,020	$51,980 - 139,220	-5%	43%
71	Food servers, nonrestaurant	160	23,940	$16,990 - 30,880	16%	9%
72	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	24,680	$20,100 - 31,110	11%	5%
73	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	150	29,880	$19,430 - 38,190	0%	22%
74	Sales representatives, services, all other	150	53,730	$25,690 - 88,600	28%	48%
75	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	150	34,360	$23,790 - 47,160	5%	2%
76	Bus drivers, school	150	24,930	$17,840 - 29,240	9%	4%
77	Mechanical drafters	140	48,940	$34,030 - 64,910	5%	25%
78	Medical secretaries	140	27,780	$21,300 - 34,990	17%	18%
79	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	140	18,860	$16,050 - 22,470	19%	31%
80	Postal service mail carriers	140	43,920	$34,150 - 55,820	1%	11%
81	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	140	33,290	$26,040 - 42,060	-4%	4%
82	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	130	31,630	$23,610 - 39,260	-21%	0%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	130	31,760	$24,860 - 41,710	3%	18%
84	Dental assistants	130	30,120	$22,660 - 38,500	29%	9%
85	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	130	47,220	$32,550 - 62,670	8%	3%
86	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	120	48,520	$35,620 - 63,620	9%	47%
87	Food service managers	120	35,470	$25,320 - 53,440	5%	24%
88	Printing machine operators	120	39,610	$25,660 - 51,990	-5%	6%
89	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	15,880	$14,050 - 19,120	12%	6%
90	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	32,210	$25,630 - 42,230	-12%	4%
91	Pharmacy technicians	120	25,660	$20,590 - 31,880	32%	16%
92	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	36,730	$27,340 - 47,950	12%	3%
93	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	110	52,330	$42,890 - 60,100	5%	8%
94	Recreation workers	110	21,260	$16,560 - 33,420	13%	47%
95	Computer support specialists	100	37,310	$27,270 - 48,230	13%	43%
96	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	100	21,340	$14,680 - 28,130	-11%	9%
97	Sheet metal workers	100	48,320	$28,150 - 68,910	7%	4%
98	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	50,020	$31,580 - 69,110	0%	42%
99	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	25,240	$19,680 - 31,140	-7%	10%
100	File clerks	100	24,220	$19,370 - 29,800	-40%	20%

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Jobs More Common Near Sheboygan Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,480	790	32.1
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,800	850	19.3
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,630	130	13.5
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,570	570	12.7
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	29,840	200	9.2
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,320	200	8.9
Tool and die makers	43,340	200	6.5
Mechanical drafters	48,940	140	5.8
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,860	170	5.4
Helpers--production workers	28,570	950	5.4
Machine feeders and offbearers	23,900	200	5.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,940	390	4.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,480	650	3.8
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	18,860	140	3.8
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,210	120	3.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,800	820	3.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,920	440	3.4
Team assemblers	26,230	1,220	3.2
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,290	140	3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,060	260	3
Industrial production managers	87,020	160	2.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,490	640	2.8
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	30,440	270	2.8
Bartenders	17,810	490	2.7
Packers and packagers, hand	26,170	750	2.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,360	330	2.5
Mechanical engineers	62,720	190	2.4
Machinists	36,590	340	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,760	180	2.4
Food servers, nonrestaurant	23,940	160	2.3
Special education teachers, secondary school	48,790	100	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	26,980	270	2.1
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	25,000	170	2.1
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	52,330	110	2
Cost estimators	48,060	170	1.9
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,120	210	1.9
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	21,340	100	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,450	660	1.8
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	31,760	130	1.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,470	570	1.7
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	29,880	150	1.7
Tellers	22,440	370	1.7
Sheet metal workers	48,320	100	1.7
Electricians	44,920	390	1.6
Food service managers	35,470	120	1.6
Switchboard operators, including answering service	25,240	100	1.6
Printing machine operators	39,610	120	1.6
Personal and home care aides	19,430	320	1.6
Engineering managers	104,280	110	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	22,540	500	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	26,980	1.34	270
Packers and packagers, hand	26,170	1.32	750
Helpers--production workers	28,570	1.25	950
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	29,180	1.25	1,230
Food servers, nonrestaurant	23,940	1.23	160
Printing machine operators	39,610	1.23	120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,150	1.2	380
Teacher assistants	25,650	1.19	430
Construction laborers	35,280	1.18	320
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	52,330	1.16	110
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	29,840	1.16	200
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	34,250	1.16	220
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,860	1.15	170
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	30,440	1.15	270
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47,220	1.15	130
Driver/sales workers	28,480	1.14	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,290	1.14	620
Customer service representatives	32,850	1.13	510
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,210	1.12	120
Medical assistants	30,370	1.11	220
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,480	1.1	790
Receptionists and information clerks	25,340	1.09	430
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,920	1.09	440
General and operations managers	101,860	1.09	560
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,680	1.08	150
Network and computer systems administrators	64,620	1.08	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,630	1.07	510
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,990	1.07	690
Carpenters	40,580	1.07	440
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,290	1.07	140
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,800	1.07	850
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,320	1.06	200
Child care workers	19,780	1.06	280
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,520	1.06	820
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,060	1.06	260
Food preparation workers	19,720	1.06	190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,240	1.06	330
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,450	1.06	940
Mechanical drafters	48,940	1.05	140
Sales managers	99,410	1.05	140
Sales representatives, services, all other	53,730	1.05	150
Cooks, restaurant	21,900	1.04	260
Cashiers	18,670	1.04	1,500
Home health aides	21,130	1.03	320
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,570	1.03	570
Industrial production managers	87,020	1.03	160
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,860	1.02	1,280
Accountants and auditors	58,400	1.02	310
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,360	1.01	110
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,700	1.01	690

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	158,280	60
Family and general practitioners	152,500	80
Chief executives	152,150	100
Marketing managers	111,330	30
Pharmacists	110,910	100
Engineering managers	104,280	110
General and operations managers	101,860	560
Computer and information systems managers	101,560
Sales managers	99,410	140
Financial managers	89,770	130
Industrial production managers	87,020	160
Financial analysts	82,870
Materials engineers	80,800
Database administrators	78,680
Civil engineers	75,180
Medical and health services managers	73,970	80
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,430	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	73,150	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,900	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,360	110
Lawyers	69,090	60
Electrical engineers	68,000	60
Managers, all other	67,880	90
Personal financial advisors	67,620
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	66,550	80
Network and computer systems administrators	64,620	140
Computer systems analysts	64,590	240
Budget analysts	64,320
Physical therapists	63,620	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,290	620
Mechanical engineers	62,720	190
Environmental engineers	62,260	40
Industrial engineers	61,240
Speech-language pathologists	61,160	60
Computer software engineers, applications	61,070	70
Occupational therapists	60,990	60
Construction managers	60,740	40
Market research analysts	59,830	30
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	59,130	90
Glaziers	58,510	40
Accountants and auditors	58,400	310
Dental hygienists	57,660	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	57,420	90
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	57,350
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,290	170
Business operations specialists, all other	55,580	250
Logisticians	55,550
Registered nurses	55,420	760
Computer programmers	54,710
Loan officers	54,480	70

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