Wausau Employment

Employment and Industries in the Wausau, Wisconsin Area

Wausau is the economic hub of north central Wisconsin. Manufacturing is a major asset to the Wausau area's economy. Some of the integral economic sectors are healthcare, tourism, banking, insurance and professional services. Food processing, especially cheese, also adds to the economy.

Some of the region's largest manufacturing employers are Greenheck Fan Corp, Kolbe & Kolbe Millworks Inc and Wausau Paper Corp. Employment is provided by businesses that produce items such as electric motors, wood and paper products, scissors, windows and doors, home manufacturing and ventilation equipment.

The top fields of employment in Wausau, Wisconsin are healthcare, manufacturing, finance and insurance, metal and metal products, paper, educational services, wood products and accommodation and food services.

Management, professional and related occupations (29% of the labor force). Sales and office occupations (27% of the jobs). Production, transportation and material moving occupations (18% of the workforce).

The Wausau region's major manufacturing employers:

Greenheck Fan Corp - Industrial commercial fans
Kolbe & Kolbe Millworks Inc - Wood windows and doors
Wausau Paper Corp - Pulp, paper & specialties
Marathon Cheese Corp - Cheese packaging
Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp - Electric AC motors & generators
SNE/Peachtree - Wood & vinyl windows & doors
County Materials Corp - Concrete and architectural block
Wausau Window & Wall Systems - Aluminum widows, curtain wall systems
Land O'Lakes Inc - Cheese Division - Cheese packaging
Abbyland Foods Inc - Meat packaging

The Wausau region's major non-manufacturing employers:

Aspirus Wausau Hospital - Healthcare
Wausau School District - Education
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Footlocker.com/Eastbay - Retail/mail order
Northcentral Health Care - Healthcare
Marathon County Government - Government
UMR/Fiserv Health/Wausau Benefits Inc - Benefits administration
Marshfield Clinic - Wausau Center - Healthcare
DC Everest School District - Education
St. Clare's Hospital/Ministry Health - Healthcare

Facts regarding Wausau, Wisconsin: Average earnings in 2009: $29,000. Cost of living in 2008: 79.0 (U.S. average: 100). Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or better: 22%

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The Wausau Daily Herald provides current information about local business activities.

Most Popular Jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,250	61,120	$45,920 - 80,750	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,060	53,230	$18,600 - 99,060	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	49,930	$33,340 - 67,160	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	440	59,380	$37,050 - 83,510	18%	79%
5	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	280	36,410	$14,430 - 68,210	17%	56%
6	Computer systems analysts	280	63,940	$41,680 - 92,190	29%	68%
7	Computer software engineers, applications	250	70,220	$54,370 - 90,730	45%	85%
8	Financial managers	230	96,440	$55,250 - 150,170	13%	60%
9	Sales managers	200	85,480	$43,770 - 134,040	10%	69%
10	Computer programmers	190	53,820	$29,960 - 84,910	0%	73%
11	Mechanical engineers	190	63,780	$45,040 - 82,480	4%	78%
12	Industrial engineers	180	68,280	$47,100 - 97,580	20%	74%
13	Civil engineers	180	56,950	$39,970 - 76,970	18%	87%
14	Management analysts	180	65,000	$41,980 - 88,510	22%	78%
15	Lawyers	170	127,760	$38,300 -	11%	99%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	160	72,450	$43,100 - 112,260	12%	51%
17	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	160	49,990	$33,860 - 73,330	11%	95%
18	Financial analysts	140	63,420	$36,800 - 92,200	34%	87%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	140	57,330	$38,990 - 75,700	27%	50%
20	Legislators	130	16,160	$14,150 - 16,350	1%	65%
21	Graphic designers	130	35,530	$22,440 - 52,130	10%	55%
22	Chief executives	120	157,650	$72,270 -	2%	65%
23	Commercial and industrial designers	110	55,310	$33,720 - 88,020	7%	55%
24	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	100	41,550	$15,510 - 81,680	25%	67%
25	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	100	51,510	$34,190 - 77,580	5%	58%
26	Medical and health services managers	100	80,800	$55,790 - 109,610	16%	57%
27	Computer and information systems managers	100	90,800	$62,650 - 129,390	16%	73%
28	Advertising sales agents	90	40,680	$16,770 - 71,940	20%	56%
29	Managers, all other	90	80,370	$46,570 - 130,450	7%	55%
30	Engineering managers	90	85,940	$58,300 - 120,400	7%	84%
31	Training and development specialists	80	50,030	$34,030 - 69,270	18%	56%
32	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	64,830	$45,360 - 92,660	53%	57%
33	Market research analysts	80	56,680	$31,010 - 84,630	20%	82%
34	Public relations specialists	80	53,370	$33,560 - 89,400	18%	81%
35	Credit analysts	80	52,720	$31,920 - 97,750	2%	60%
36	Pharmacists	80	110,620	$91,070 - 134,740	22%	97%
37	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	55,180	$42,820 - 67,340	12%	51%
38	Insurance underwriters	70	61,080	$35,440 - 94,590	6%	53%
39	Database administrators	70	70,760	$41,410 - 101,620	29%	72%
40	Teachers and instructors, all other	70	29,300	$21,280 - 40,800	9%	54%
41	Physical therapists	70	62,030	$16,050 - 94,060	27%	89%
42	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	60	37,710	$25,740 - 42,960	15%	72%
43	Floral designers	60	19,940	$14,870 - 28,120	0%	55%
44	Personal financial advisors	60	68,410	$38,950 - 102,580	41%	81%
45	Marketing managers	50	96,860	$29,460 - 160,610	14%	69%
46	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	50,360	$35,780 - 67,810	18%	56%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	42,020	$27,500 - 59,790	18%	56%
48	Medical and public health social workers	50	50,320	$33,620 - 64,710	24%	77%
49	Financial specialists, all other	50	53,940	$35,520 - 72,200	12%	50%
50	Sales and related workers, all other	50	38,180	$17,360 - 49,920	14%	62%
51	Social and community service managers	40	39,090	$21,720 - 67,470	25%	72%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	41,520	$34,170 - 50,860	15%	51%
53	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	40	83,010	$68,610 - 102,490	8%	78%
54	Veterinarians	40	75,870	$56,710 - 99,230	35%	100%
55	Electrical engineers	40	68,100	$43,870 - 88,540	6%	81%
56	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40	54,390	$39,200 - 76,870	13%	73%
57	Surveyors	30	48,910	$34,800 - 63,780	24%	82%
58	Occupational therapists	30	58,070	$46,340 - 67,970	23%	90%
59	Librarians	30	54,810	$42,010 - 75,910	4%	85%
60	Mental health counselors	30	47,500	$29,200 - 63,700	30%	73%
61	Purchasing managers	30	66,680	$43,570 - 96,210	3%	57%
62	Electronics engineers, except computer	30	75,970	$54,780 - 105,430	4%	81%
63	Human resources managers, all other	30	85,550	$49,830 - 134,250	11%	58%

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	2,550	23,210	$14,950 - 37,080	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,580	23,050	$15,430 - 31,880	2%	5%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,560	39,770	$24,600 - 60,460	10%	4%
4	Team assemblers	1,500	26,440	$17,760 - 38,090	0%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,440	16,140	$14,300 - 19,450	18%	5%
6	Cashiers	1,400	17,460	$14,540 - 20,580	-2%	10%
7	Customer service representatives	1,220	30,880	$21,480 - 41,080	25%	22%
8	Office clerks, general	1,200	26,370	$17,050 - 35,580	13%	19%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,110	22,500	$16,440 - 31,680	15%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	980	30,280	$19,840 - 41,490	13%	16%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	960	22,650	$14,880 - 32,830	-7%	8%
12	Waiters and waitresses	920	17,370	$14,300 - 23,190	11%	14%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	850	25,810	$18,000 - 35,220	1%	18%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	820	24,380	$21,550 - 29,230	18%	7%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	720	47,930	$33,490 - 65,340	-4%	15%
16	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	710	34,550	$28,270 - 39,900	5%	2%
17	Industrial truck and tractor operators	670	29,550	$21,800 - 39,050	-1%	2%
18	General and operations managers	630	97,260	$44,870 -	2%	48%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	620	24,690	$17,320 - 32,250	8%	4%
20	Bartenders	610	18,540	$14,700 - 23,330	11%	17%
21	Carpenters	590	36,940	$27,750 - 51,850	10%	6%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	590	35,610	$25,710 - 48,750	15%	18%
23	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	570	31,940	$21,180 - 46,490	-17%	0%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	570	46,780	$27,800 - 74,940	6%	29%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	550	42,700	$23,150 - 63,040	4%	25%
26	Maintenance and repair workers, general	550	36,250	$23,530 - 49,530	10%	6%
27	Order clerks	540	28,860	$21,350 - 36,460	-23%	16%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	510	24,940	$15,720 - 31,760	17%	13%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	490	19,590	$14,780 - 25,930	-11%	3%
30	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	480	30,560	$21,320 - 42,600	4%	6%
31	Machinists	480	37,520	$26,640 - 50,760	-2%	3%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	450	17,790	$14,560 - 21,310	13%	5%
33	Personal and home care aides	440	21,190	$17,050 - 26,610	51%	10%
34	Helpers--production workers	410	25,530	$20,470 - 34,910	0%	4%
35	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	410	33,840	$22,550 - 47,060	-6%	14%
36	Tellers	400	22,400	$17,120 - 30,050	14%	16%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	390	35,030	$20,240 - 48,510	14%	4%
38	Electricians	380	47,200	$32,730 - 62,960	7%	7%
39	Teacher assistants	370	23,970	$16,830 - 32,580	10%	18%
40	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	360	55,900	$29,520 - 82,630	11%	4%
41	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	350	55,950	$37,820 - 79,860	9%	47%
42	Security guards	350	20,820	$15,750 - 26,230	17%	13%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	340	28,750	$16,400 - 45,490	11%	14%
44	Business operations specialists, all other	340	56,340	$15,510 - 88,550	21%	49%
45	Construction laborers	320	34,580	$22,020 - 48,600	11%	5%
46	Home health aides	310	21,410	$17,380 - 25,300	49%	7%
47	Bus drivers, school	290	29,970	$21,610 - 45,320	9%	4%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	47,900	$29,950 - 61,910	11%	33%
49	Cooks, restaurant	270	23,650	$15,620 - 37,400	12%	5%
50	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	260	25,340	$18,580 - 34,130	4%	0%
51	Medical assistants	260	29,950	$24,320 - 37,660	35%	10%
52	Counter and rental clerks	260	21,500	$14,790 - 32,850	23%	16%
53	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	250	41,150	$27,000 - 59,660	4%	30%
54	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	250	26,180	$17,960 - 36,650	18%	6%
55	Parts salespersons	240	27,360	$15,410 - 39,500	-1%	6%
56	Computer support specialists	230	40,320	$27,620 - 58,380	13%	43%
57	Driver/sales workers	220	30,580	$16,990 - 44,900	-4%	4%
58	Healthcare support workers, all other	220	24,540	$18,720 - 31,850	16%	10%
59	Fire fighters	220	31,160	$19,410 - 49,480	12%	18%
60	Cost estimators	220	54,120	$34,930 - 80,330	19%	32%
61	Food preparation workers	210	18,050	$14,610 - 23,500	15%	7%
62	Preschool teachers, except special education	210	23,090	$16,870 - 33,460	26%	43%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	210	31,630	$22,150 - 41,250	4%	15%
64	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	200	26,490	$18,200 - 32,800	3%	4%
65	All other information and record clerks	200	26,010	$14,190 - 38,910	-12%	21%
66	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	200	29,970	$22,450 - 38,440	-14%	0%
67	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	190	44,480	$29,280 - 70,880	0%	42%
68	Paralegals and legal assistants	190	35,350	$25,750 - 50,450	22%	45%
69	Food servers, nonrestaurant	190	19,940	$16,000 - 25,710	16%	9%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	56,140	$32,310 - 81,420	7%	13%
71	Dental assistants	180	28,670	$21,450 - 36,590	29%	9%
72	Machine feeders and offbearers	180	26,120	$18,640 - 34,410	-14%	0%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	19,070	$16,300 - 23,290	17%	14%
74	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	180	25,100	$16,630 - 32,880	12%	6%
75	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	170			-7%	12%
76	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	22,380	$14,890 - 30,310	11%	5%
77	Industrial production managers	170	97,610	$45,850 -	-5%	43%
78	Sales representatives, services, all other	170	45,880	$25,070 - 76,040	28%	48%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	170	59,630	$36,630 - 91,870	9%	10%
80	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	170	30,440	$25,700 - 38,060	-12%	4%
81	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	160	36,400	$25,970 - 49,110	2%	11%
82	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	160	40,750	$24,730 - 59,300	12%	3%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	160	59,750	$26,720 - 99,600	10%	17%
84	Postal service mail carriers	160			1%	11%
85	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	160	37,570	$29,110 - 47,760	14%	7%
86	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	150	25,540	$19,310 - 31,490	-4%	5%
87	Cooks, fast food	150	17,670	$14,930 - 20,720	8%	5%
88	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	35,410	$18,040 - 49,690	-8%	3%
89	Industrial machinery mechanics	150	39,310	$28,290 - 50,720	9%	5%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	150	70,900	$41,370 - 123,220	4%	38%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	140	50,050	$38,250 - 64,000	15%	25%
92	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	140	38,790	$26,650 - 50,190	8%	9%
93	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	140	28,800	$23,770 - 33,330	19%	14%
94	Loan officers	140	63,620	$42,090 - 96,020	12%	49%
95	Insurance sales agents	130	46,780	$27,330 - 71,690	13%	45%
96	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	19,720	$16,710 - 23,640	27%	47%
97	Millwrights	130	49,870	$32,970 - 65,210	6%	0%
98	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	42,450	$28,440 - 63,640	9%	3%
99	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	130	26,690	$20,770 - 32,190	-4%	4%
100	Mechanical drafters	120	45,830	$32,290 - 63,930	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	25,340	260	25.5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,940	570	15.8
Millwrights	49,870	130	9.7
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	32,250	110	9
Commercial and industrial designers	55,310	110	8.2
Legislators	16,160	130	6.6
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,410	150	5.9
Order clerks	28,860	540	4.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,550	710	4.6
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,440	170	4.5
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,490	200	4.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,120	180	4.1
Mechanical drafters	45,830	120	3.8
Team assemblers	26,440	1,500	3.3
Highway maintenance workers	32,700	120	3
Machinists	37,520	480	2.8
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	36,410	280	2.7
Bartenders	18,540	610	2.7
Healthcare support workers, all other	24,540	220	2.7
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,950	350	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,930	720	2.6
Industrial production managers	97,610	170	2.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,550	670	2.5
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	34,840	100	2.5
Parts salespersons	27,360	240	2.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,690	130	2.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	38,790	140	2.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,940	190	2.3
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,770	1,560	2.2
Personal and home care aides	21,190	440	2.2
Cost estimators	54,120	220	2.1
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,970	200	2.1
Helpers--production workers	25,530	410	2.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,840	410	2.1
All other information and record clerks	26,010	200	2
Industrial engineers	68,280	180	2
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,150	250	2
Butchers and meat cutters	29,600	100	2
Fire fighters	31,160	220	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,070	180	1.9
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		170	1.9
Mechanical engineers	63,780	190	1.9
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,800	140	1.8
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	36,400	160	1.8
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,900	360	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	59,750	160	1.7
Bus drivers, school	29,970	290	1.6
Tellers	22,400	400	1.5
Paralegals and legal assistants	35,350	190	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,050	1,580	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Lawyers	127,760	1.25	170
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,900	1.21	360
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,410	1.17	150
Driver/sales workers	30,580	1.17	220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	59,750	1.15	160
Bus drivers, school	29,970	1.15	290
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	48,660	1.14	120
Construction laborers	34,580	1.11	320
Industrial production managers	97,610	1.11	170
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	32,250	1.1	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	42,700	1.1	550
Cooks, restaurant	23,650	1.09	270
Helpers--production workers	25,530	1.08	410
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,180	1.08	250
Teacher assistants	23,970	1.08	370
Loan officers	63,620	1.08	140
File clerks	25,400	1.08	110
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	38,790	1.07	140
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,560	1.07	480
Medical assistants	29,950	1.07	260
Personal and home care aides	21,190	1.06	440
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,250	1.06	120
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,770	1.06	1,560
Amusement and recreation attendants	19,580	1.06	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,250	1.06	550
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	36,400	1.05	160
Chief executives	157,650	1.05	120
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,630	1.04	210
Receptionists and information clerks	24,940	1.04	510
Customer service representatives	30,880	1.04	1,220
Financial managers	96,440	1.04	230
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,780	1.04	570
Office clerks, general	26,370	1.04	1,200
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	42,450	1.04	130
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,750	1.04	160
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,970	1.03	200
Order clerks	28,860	1.03	540
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,630	1.03	170
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,440	1.02	170
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,900	1.02	150
Machinists	37,520	1.02	480
Cooks, fast food	17,670	1.02	150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,380	1.02	820
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,840	1.01	410
General and operations managers	97,260	1.01	630
Home health aides	21,410	1.01	310
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,120	1.01	180
Electricians	47,200	1.01	380
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,150	1.01	250
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,930	1	490

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	198,430
Chief executives	157,650	120
Lawyers	127,760	170
Construction managers	116,060	40
Pharmacists	110,620	80
Industrial production managers	97,610	170
General and operations managers	97,260	630
Marketing managers	96,860	50
Financial managers	96,440	230
Computer and information systems managers	90,800	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	86,430	50
Engineering managers	85,940	90
Human resources managers, all other	85,550	30
Sales managers	85,480	200
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,010	40
Medical and health services managers	80,800	100
Managers, all other	80,370	90
Electronics engineers, except computer	75,970	30
Veterinarians	75,870	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	72,450	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,900	150
Database administrators	70,760	70
Computer software engineers, applications	70,220	250
Personal financial advisors	68,410	60
Industrial engineers	68,280	180
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	68,190	50
Electrical engineers	68,100	40
Architects, except landscape and naval	67,320
Purchasing managers	66,680	30
Management analysts	65,000	180
Network systems and data communications analysts	64,830	80
Computer systems analysts	63,940	280
Logisticians	63,870	40
Mechanical engineers	63,780	190
Loan officers	63,620	140
Financial analysts	63,420	140
Physical therapists	62,030	70
Registered nurses	61,120	1,250
Insurance underwriters	61,080	70
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	60,910	60
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	59,750	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,630	170
Accountants and auditors	59,380	440
Administrative services managers	58,720	110
Occupational therapists	58,070	30
Network and computer systems administrators	57,330	140
Civil engineers	56,950	180
Dental hygienists	56,720	110
Market research analysts	56,680	80
Business operations specialists, all other	56,340	340

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