Wausau Employment

Employment and Industries in the Wausau, Wisconsin Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,250	57,640	$43,110 - 75,430	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	930	54,800	$21,610 - 92,720	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	48,450	$32,290 - 66,180	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	450	53,770	$31,070 - 78,770	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	450	44,460	$26,880 - 66,090	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	420	45,180	$30,490 - 63,610	11%	95%
7	Computer systems analysts	290	59,780	$37,940 - 85,760	29%	68%
8	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	270	29,740	$12,680 - 57,670	17%	56%
9	Management analysts	230	58,950	$40,920 - 80,740	22%	78%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	60,270	$29,950 - 128,230	12%	51%
11	Lawyers	170	97,070	$49,760 - 0	11%	99%
12	Financial managers	160	101,960	$43,950 - 0	13%	60%
13	Mechanical engineers	150	53,860	$34,390 - 73,930	4%	78%
14	Social and human service assistants	140	28,470	$20,430 - 36,320	34%	58%
15	Computer programmers	140	51,700	$30,170 - 73,210	0%	73%
16	Teachers and instructors, all other	140	29,330	$21,480 - 37,510	9%	54%
17	Pharmacists	130	99,880	$82,160 - 121,530	22%	97%
18	Computer software engineers, applications	130	64,130	$42,770 - 88,830	45%	85%
19	Industrial engineers	120	61,670	$46,560 - 84,130	20%	74%
20	Graphic designers	120	33,980	$21,920 - 50,430	10%	55%
21	Sales managers	120	100,420	$46,240 - 0	10%	69%
22	Legislators	100	14,680	$12,380 - 15,290	1%	65%
23	Managers, all other	100	60,210	$40,880 - 89,510	7%	55%
24	Financial analysts	100	57,980	$36,060 - 90,400	34%	87%
25	Civil engineers	100	59,820	$46,300 - 77,590	18%	87%
26	Market research analysts	90	54,010	$33,530 - 85,830	20%	82%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	80	53,940	$32,060 - 71,690	27%	50%
28	Advertising sales agents	80	37,280	$23,750 - 58,860	20%	56%
29	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	77,250	$55,010 - 105,090	8%	78%
30	Computer and information systems managers	70	85,250	$59,460 - 114,330	16%	73%
31	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	70	36,550	$23,990 - 51,020	15%	72%
32	Training and development specialists	70	43,970	$24,380 - 62,130	18%	56%
33	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	52,070	$28,760 - 81,390	53%	57%
34	Commercial and industrial designers	70	48,390	$33,190 - 70,030	7%	55%
35	Public relations specialists	70	48,990	$32,320 - 76,570	18%	81%
36	Engineering managers	60	90,560	$52,230 - 0	7%	84%
37	Chief executives	60	168,160	$101,240 - 0	2%	65%
38	Medical and health services managers	60	75,670	$52,240 - 102,250	16%	57%
39	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	49,670	$33,630 - 71,460	13%	73%
40	Special education teachers, middle school	50	43,050	$31,930 - 57,730	16%	87%
41	Environmental engineers	50	60,350	$41,700 - 75,790	25%	86%
42	Physical therapists	50	68,110	$48,210 - 106,750	27%	89%
43	Electrical engineers	50	68,180	$48,150 - 92,900	6%	81%
44	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	35,210	$24,860 - 54,030	18%	56%
45	Floral designers	50	23,240	$14,560 - 33,440	0%	55%
46	Sales and related workers, all other	50	33,030	$18,480 - 46,920	14%	62%
47	Social and community service managers	40	51,060	$28,050 - 73,590	25%	72%
48	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	67,760	$33,970 - 113,630	25%	67%
49	Veterinarians	40	70,190	$51,460 - 100,190	35%	100%
50	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	46,930	$34,000 - 67,390	18%	56%
51	Surveyors	40	40,480	$30,970 - 50,820	24%	82%
52	Database administrators	40	75,500	$44,550 - 97,660	29%	72%
53	Speech-language pathologists	40	61,350	$49,420 - 83,540	11%	98%
54	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	42,340	$29,970 - 60,370	20%	87%
55	Medical and public health social workers	40	42,300	$29,090 - 58,580	24%	77%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	56,320	$33,280 - 87,420	16%	99%
57	Rehabilitation counselors	30	41,510	$21,710 - 67,370	23%	73%
58	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	45,860	$35,240 - 59,580	9%	72%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	37,240	$28,510 - 46,080	15%	51%

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	2,510	22,490	$13,230 - 37,800	12%	25%
2	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,760	40,940	$24,120 - 62,330	10%	4%
3	Team assemblers	1,720	28,310	$19,770 - 38,440	0%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,480	24,310	$14,710 - 38,010	2%	5%
5	Cashiers	1,370	17,160	$13,040 - 22,350	-2%	10%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,200	15,420	$12,520 - 19,510	18%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,150	27,350	$16,570 - 38,120	13%	16%
8	Office clerks, general	1,090	23,630	$14,190 - 31,880	13%	19%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,030	22,950	$15,600 - 34,430	15%	4%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	980	21,880	$13,380 - 33,610	-7%	8%
11	Waiters and waitresses	960	16,900	$12,490 - 22,950	11%	14%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	890	26,980	$18,550 - 36,790	1%	18%
13	Customer service representatives	810	30,110	$17,240 - 45,160	25%	22%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	750	46,760	$30,180 - 62,500	-4%	15%
15	Helpers--production workers	690	29,350	$18,610 - 39,540	0%	4%
16	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	680	24,230	$17,060 - 29,280	-4%	5%
17	Packers and packagers, hand	670	19,780	$12,740 - 31,690	-11%	3%
18	Industrial truck and tractor operators	660	31,210	$23,790 - 39,290	-1%	2%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	630	23,190	$19,880 - 28,580	18%	7%
20	General and operations managers	630	92,080	$40,300 - [?]	2%	48%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	610	33,680	$22,190 - 47,220	15%	18%
22	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	610	34,530	$25,300 - 45,140	5%	2%
23	Bartenders	600	17,740	$13,340 - 22,220	11%	17%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	600	46,180	$27,070 - 73,060	6%	29%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	590	22,900	$17,140 - 29,250	17%	13%
26	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	570	32,770	$25,050 - 41,320	-14%	0%
27	Carpenters	570	36,980	$24,600 - 55,140	10%	6%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	570	23,250	$15,850 - 34,980	8%	4%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	41,370	$22,210 - 65,260	4%	25%
30	Tellers	520	22,720	$17,940 - 28,850	14%	16%
31	Maintenance and repair workers, general	520	33,390	$23,460 - 45,500	10%	6%
32	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	450	51,940	$27,880 - 72,300	11%	4%
33	Teacher assistants	450	21,940	$16,360 - 29,140	10%	18%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	450	26,970	$16,840 - 36,530	4%	6%
35	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	440	32,070	$17,950 - 43,340	-6%	14%
36	Electricians	420	43,870	$30,820 - 57,420	7%	7%
37	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	380	54,950	$33,890 - 80,170	9%	47%
38	Cooks, fast food	380	16,300	$12,830 - 20,300	8%	5%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	370	18,440	$14,450 - 22,560	13%	5%
40	Business operations specialists, all other	370	55,190	$24,170 - 87,780	21%	49%
41	Construction laborers	360	32,530	$21,590 - 43,730	11%	5%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	34,530	$18,930 - 50,100	14%	4%
43	Security guards	340	20,480	$15,470 - 26,790	17%	13%
44	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	340	25,170	$19,730 - 32,950	6%	0%
45	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	330	25,620	$19,790 - 32,780	4%	0%
46	Personal and home care aides	320	20,810	$16,760 - 25,250	51%	10%
47	Cooks, restaurant	310	23,090	$16,030 - 29,270	12%	5%
48	Production workers, all other	310	30,880	$19,450 - 50,420	2%	5%
49	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	300	25,250	$18,260 - 35,960	-8%	5%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	290	27,020	$17,300 - 36,550	11%	14%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	280	28,890	$23,710 - 35,870	4%	15%
52	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	270	39,600	$31,530 - 46,250	0%	0%
53	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	260	40,060	$25,140 - 55,670	4%	30%
54	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	260	26,670	$23,810 - 29,870	19%	14%
55	Insurance sales agents	250	49,660	$25,930 - 87,770	13%	45%
56	Industrial machinery mechanics	240	37,050	$27,250 - 45,820	9%	5%
57	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	240	37,440	$30,360 - 46,050	14%	7%
58	Medical assistants	230	28,290	$21,610 - 35,940	35%	10%
59	Highway maintenance workers	220	31,370	$14,950 - 39,620	9%	5%
60	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	210	40,340	$21,620 - 56,360	11%	33%
61	Computer support specialists	210	36,610	$22,650 - 51,350	13%	43%
62	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	210	34,170	$24,930 - 52,040	-15%	0%
63	Food preparation workers	200	18,030	$13,030 - 24,510	15%	7%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	190	34,900	$25,400 - 44,790	12%	3%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	190	52,910	$38,070 - 72,190	10%	17%
66	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	190	21,940	$15,130 - 29,140	18%	6%
67	Fire fighters	190	31,110	$23,570 - 47,650	12%	18%
68	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	190	35,390	$30,070 - 44,130	-2%	6%
69	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	24,750	$13,430 - 41,210	12%	6%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	180	59,530	$34,600 - 98,000	9%	10%
71	Counter and rental clerks	180	21,250	$13,830 - 32,960	23%	16%
72	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	180	15,160	$12,490 - 19,060	12%	6%
73	Driver/sales workers	180	26,330	$13,490 - 43,870	-4%	4%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	52,740	$37,010 - 80,070	7%	13%
75	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	40,800	$33,010 - 47,480	8%	3%
76	Dishwashers	170	15,880	$12,850 - 19,490	10%	3%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	170	20,910	$12,880 - 33,420	14%	3%
78	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	170	41,700	$24,080 - 49,630	-7%	12%
79	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	170	42,340	$28,890 - 57,870	0%	42%
80	Parts salespersons	170	29,100	$17,720 - 38,920	-1%	6%
81	Machinists	170	33,790	$25,280 - 49,850	-2%	3%
82	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	170	25,250	$17,520 - 36,560	-4%	4%
83	Preschool teachers, except special education	160	25,940	$16,570 - 35,300	26%	43%
84	Industrial production managers	160	94,980	$34,420 - [?]	-5%	43%
85	Sales representatives, services, all other	160	43,550	$24,520 - 73,730	28%	48%
86	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	160	24,410	$18,590 - 31,250	11%	5%
87	Amusement and recreation attendants	160	17,330	$13,140 - 21,550	24%	22%
88	Postal service mail carriers	160	44,010	$33,370 - 57,630	1%	11%
89	Office and administrative support workers, all other	150	25,960	$18,540 - 35,870	-8%	32%
90	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	150	34,040	$20,980 - 48,310	2%	11%
91	Cost estimators	140	49,700	$32,810 - 70,140	19%	32%
92	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	140	19,370	$15,640 - 23,510	17%	14%
93	Bill and account collectors	140	27,300	$20,050 - 33,490	23%	13%
94	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	140	27,560	$19,520 - 35,220	3%	4%
95	Dental assistants	130	26,180	$21,090 - 31,210	29%	9%
96	Loan officers	130	43,570	$29,740 - 60,120	12%	49%
97	Medical secretaries	130	27,190	$22,860 - 32,540	17%	18%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	130	69,170	$36,520 - 106,900	4%	38%
99	Pharmacy technicians	130	27,320	$19,100 - 38,510	32%	16%
100	Mechanical drafters	120	42,330	$31,180 - 56,770	5%	25%

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Jobs More Common Near Wausau Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	25,620	330	27.6
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	25,170	340	12.9
Millwrights	51,380	100	7.7
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,600	270	7
Legislators	14,680	100	6.2
Highway maintenance workers	31,370	220	5.7
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,170	210	5.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,770	570	5.1
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	24,230	680	4.2
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,530	610	4
Mechanical drafters	42,330	120	4
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,670	260	3.9
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	25,250	300	3.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,390	190	3.5
Team assemblers	28,310	1,720	3.4
Tool and die makers	46,180	120	3.3
Helpers--production workers	29,350	690	3.2
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,250	170	3.2
Medical transcriptionists	30,920	110	3.1
Production workers, all other	30,880	310	3
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	27,560	140	3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,690	110	2.9
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	54,950	380	2.8
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	29,740	270	2.7
Bartenders	17,740	600	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,760	750	2.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,940	1,760	2.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,050	240	2.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,210	660	2.4
Industrial production managers	94,980	160	2.3
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	36,630	110	2.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	51,940	450	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,070	440	2.1
Fire fighters	31,110	190	2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	44,580	110	2
Tellers	22,720	520	1.9
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,060	260	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,910	190	1.9
Packers and packagers, hand	19,780	670	1.9
Insurance sales agents	49,660	250	1.8
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	34,040	150	1.7
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,900	190	1.7
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,700	170	1.7
Parts salespersons	29,100	170	1.6
Medical records and health information technicians	29,160	120	1.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,180	420	1.6
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,370	140	1.6
Mechanical engineers	53,860	150	1.5
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,330	160	1.5
Cooks, fast food	16,300	380	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--production workers	29,350	1.31	690
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,600	1.23	270
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	51,940	1.19	450
Financial managers	101,960	1.19	160
Industrial production managers	94,980	1.18	160
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,770	1.18	570
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,170	1.18	210
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,940	1.16	1,760
Cooks, restaurant	23,090	1.14	310
Construction laborers	32,530	1.12	360
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,690	1.12	110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,410	1.12	160
Team assemblers	28,310	1.11	1,720
Personal and home care aides	20,810	1.11	320
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,210	1.1	660
Production workers, all other	30,880	1.1	310
Sales managers	100,420	1.1	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	41,370	1.1	530
Switchboard operators, including answering service	24,640	1.1	120
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,940	1.09	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,530	1.09	180
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,750	1.09	190
Tool and die makers	46,180	1.08	120
Medical assistants	28,290	1.08	230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,950	1.08	1,030
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,390	1.08	190
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,910	1.07	190
Social and human service assistants	28,470	1.07	140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,310	1.07	1,480
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,910	1.07	170
Pharmacists	99,880	1.07	130
Driver/sales workers	26,330	1.07	180
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,180	1.07	600
Customer service representatives	30,110	1.06	810
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	54,950	1.06	380
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,370	1.05	140
Teacher assistants	21,940	1.05	450
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,440	1.04	370
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,530	1.04	610
Pharmacy technicians	27,320	1.04	130
Packers and packagers, hand	19,780	1.04	670
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,450	1.04	490
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,190	1.04	630
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,170	1.04	130
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	44,580	1.04	110
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	34,040	1.04	150
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,060	1.03	260
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	25,620	1.03	330
Medical transcriptionists	30,920	1.03	110
Waiters and waitresses	16,900	1.03	960

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	176,330
Chief executives	168,160	60
Dentists, general	117,680
Financial managers	101,960	160
Sales managers	100,420	120
Pharmacists	99,880	130
Lawyers	97,070	170
Industrial production managers	94,980	160
General and operations managers	92,080	630
Engineering managers	90,560	60
Computer and information systems managers	85,250	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	77,250	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	76,090	40
Medical and health services managers	75,670	60
Database administrators	75,500	40
Veterinarians	70,190	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	69,170	130
Electrical engineers	68,180	50
Physical therapists	68,110	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	67,760	40
Computer software engineers, applications	64,130	130
Industrial engineers	61,670	120
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	61,610	40
Logisticians	61,460
Speech-language pathologists	61,350	40
Environmental engineers	60,350	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,270	180
Managers, all other	60,210	100
Administrative services managers	60,170	60
Civil engineers	59,820	100
Computer systems analysts	59,780	290
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,530	180
Management analysts	58,950	230
Financial analysts	57,980	100
Registered nurses	57,640	1,250
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	56,320	40
Business operations specialists, all other	55,190	370
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	54,950	380
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,800	930
Insulation workers, mechanical	54,540	60
Market research analysts	54,010	90
Network and computer systems administrators	53,940	80
Mechanical engineers	53,860	150
Accountants and auditors	53,770	450
Sales engineers	53,000
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,910	190
Dental hygienists	52,780	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,740	180
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	52,080	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	52,070	70

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