Lewiston, Idaho Employment

Lewiston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lewiston, Idaho Area

The Lewiston region's primary industry is paper and timber products. The Clearwater Paper Corporation is the primary company in the industry. The ports along the river transport goods and are also significant elements of the economy. Other important factors for Lewiston are medical services, agriculture, manufacturing and recreational based businesses.

The major sectors for employment in the Lewiston region are the paper products industry, healthcare, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, education and the government. About 26% of the jobs are in management, professional and related occupations. Approximately 25% of the workforce are employed in sales and office jobs.

Some of the most popular occupations in Lewiston filled by college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, accountants and auditors, financial managers, training and development specialists, community and social service specialists, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives and lawyers.

The Major employers in Lewiston are provided below:

St Joseph Regional Medical Center
ATK
Independent School District 1
Alliant Techsystems Inc
Regence Blueshield of Idaho Inc
Lewis-Clark State College
City of Lewiston
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Happy Day Corporation
TPC Holdings Inc
Northwest Children's Home Inc
Alternative Nursing Services
County of Nez Perce
Adcope LLC
Tribune Publishing
Valley Medical Center PLLC
Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program Inc

Noteworthy data regarding Lewiston: The cost of living index in 2008 was at 87.3 which is less than the national average of 100. About 20% of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or better. In 2009 the average salary in Lewiston was $29,000.

Lewiston companies have access to helpful business organizations such as:

The Lewiston Tribune offers current information about the business endeavors in Lewiston.

Jobs in Lewiston

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	26320	$45,590	$21.92	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	3350	$40,050	$19.25	13.75
3	Production Occupations	2590	$46,480	$22.35	5.6
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	2560	$24,660	$11.86	8.7
5	Sales and Related Occupations	2500	$33,430	$16.07	9.5
6	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	1970	$43,990	$21.15	6.7
7	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	1860	$76,500	$36.78	5.85
8	Healthcare Support Occupations	1630	$29,940	$14.4	2.85
9	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	1520	$43,170	$20.76	6
10	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	1490	$49,620	$23.86	3.75
11	Construction and Extraction Occupations	1300	$55,240	$26.56	4.6
12	Management Occupations	1150	$75,300	$36.2	6.35
13	Cashiers	1000	$24,050	$11.56	2.2
14	Fast Food and Counter Workers	880	$23,070	$11.09	2.45
15	Registered Nurses	860	$74,770	$35.95	1.95
16	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	850	$64,530	$31.02	5.35
17	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	840	$25,660	$12.34	0
18	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	830	$29,320	$14.09	3.6
19	Retail Salespersons	660	$34,010	$16.35	2.7
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	620	$61,260	$29.45	1.2
21	Protective Service Occupations	570	$50,020	$24.05	2.2
22	Office Clerks, General	550	$35,130	$16.89	1.9
23	Community and Social Service Occupations	530	$50,760	$24.4	1.75
24	Waiters and Waitresses	460	$24,040	$11.56	1.65
25	General and Operations Managers	410	$69,920	$33.62	1.5
26	Personal Care and Service Occupations	390	$31,280	$15.04	4.65
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	370	$35,550	$17.09	1.4
28	Customer Service Representatives	360	$39,400	$18.94	1.75
29	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	$28,980	$13.93	1.5
30	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	330	$73,110	$35.15	1.7
31	Nursing Assistants	330	$30,360	$14.6	0.95
32	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	300	$44,080	$21.19	1.05
33	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	300	$59,110	$28.42	0.95
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	290	$32,060	$15.41	0.7
35	Construction Laborers	280	$44,070	$21.19	0.9
36	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	280	$35,780	$17.2	1.8
37	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	280	$37,670	$18.11	0.9
38	Stockers and Order Fillers	260	$29,920	$14.39	1.25
39	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	240	$76,860	$36.95	3
40	Electricians	240	$83,910	$40.34	0.45
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	240	$25,830	$12.42	0.9
42	Cooks, Restaurant	220	$27,290	$13.12	0.9
43	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	220	$37,820	$18.18	0.95
44	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	210	$40,960	$19.69	1.8
45	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	190	$63,570	$30.56	0.4
46	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	180	$46,120	$22.17	0.65
47	Light Truck Drivers	180	$38,120	$18.33	0.6
48	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	170	$53,080	$25.52	0.8
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	160	$41,540	$19.97	0.5
50	Carpenters	160	$48,630	$23.38	0.6
51	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	160	$34,710	$16.69	0.6
52	Food Preparation Workers	160	$25,640	$12.33	0.5
53	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	160	$28,600	$13.75	0.75
54	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	150	$27,560	$13.25	0.3
55	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	140	$54,240	$26.08	0.25
56	Tellers	140	$32,630	$15.69	0.25
57	Accountants and Auditors	130	$67,810	$32.6	0.9
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	130	$40,580	$19.51	0.4
59	Medical Assistants	130	$34,290	$16.48	0.45
60	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	130	$55,790	$26.82	0.85
61	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	$48,170	$23.16	0.2
62	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	110	$26,710	$12.84	0.3
63	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	110	$77,010	$37.02	0.4
64	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	110	$75,830	$36.46	0.3
65	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	110	$26,520	$12.75	0.15
66	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	110	$51,220	$24.63	0.25
67	Pharmacy Technicians	110	$35,680	$17.15	0.3
68	Social and Human Service Assistants	110	$39,410	$18.95	0.3
69	Childcare Workers	100	$23,450	$11.27	0.7
70	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	100	$28,370	$13.64	0.3
71	Dental Assistants	100	$37,120	$17.85	0.2
72	Millwrights	100	$66,460	$31.95	0
73	Bartenders	90	$21,400	$10.29	0.4
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	90	$71,910	$34.57	0
75	Firefighters	90	$54,170	$26.04	0.2
76	Legal Occupations	90	$81,680	$39.27	0.8
77	Loan Officers	90	$62,620	$30.11	0.2
78	Machinists	90	$54,870	$26.38	0.2
79	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	90	$64,560	$31.04	0.4
80	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	90	$66,380	$31.91	0.7
81	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	90	$45,430	$21.84	0.7
82	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	90	$41,510	$19.96	0.4
83	Billing and Posting Clerks	80	$40,540	$19.49	0.3
84	Human Resources Specialists	80	$63,620	$30.59	0.4
85	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	80	$53,390	$25.67	0.35
86	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	80	$50,770	$24.41	0.5
87	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	80	$59,120	$28.42	0.1
88	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$46,040	$22.13	0
89	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	80	$49,980	$24.03	0.1
90	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	80	$40,230	$19.34	0.3
91	Pharmacists	80	$128,670	$61.86	0.2
92	Security Guards	80	$28,370	$13.64	0.7
93	Computer Systems Analysts	70	$93,550	$44.98	0.4
94	Dishwashers	70	$22,620	$10.87	0.3
95	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	70	$43,410	$20.87	0.2
96	Industrial Engineers	70	$67,680	$32.54	0.2
97	Compliance Officers	60	$52,880	$25.42	0.2
98	Dental Hygienists	60	$80,060	$38.49	0.1
99	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	60	$44,960	$21.61	0.2
100	Financial Managers	60	$87,570	$42.1	0.4

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$45,590	26,320
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$40,050	3,350
Production Occupations	$46,480	2,590
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$24,660	2,560
Sales and Related Occupations	$33,430	2,500
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$43,990	1,970
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$76,500	1,860
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,940	1,630
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$43,170	1,520
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$49,620	1,490
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$55,240	1,300
Management Occupations	$75,300	1,150
Cashiers	$24,050	1,000
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,070	880
Registered Nurses	$74,770	860
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$64,530	850
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,660	840
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,320	830
Retail Salespersons	$34,010	660
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,260	620
Protective Service Occupations	$50,020	570
Office Clerks, General	$35,130	550
Community and Social Service Occupations	$50,760	530
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,040	460
General and Operations Managers	$69,920	410
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,280	390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,550	370
Customer Service Representatives	$39,400	360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,980	340
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$73,110	330
Nursing Assistants	$30,360	330
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,080	300
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,110	300
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,060	290
Construction Laborers	$44,070	280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,780	280
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$37,670	280
Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,920	260
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$76,860	240
Electricians	$83,910	240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,830	240
Cooks, Restaurant	$27,290	220
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$37,820	220
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$40,960	210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,570	190
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$46,120	180
Light Truck Drivers	$38,120	180
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$53,080	170
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$41,540	160
Carpenters	$48,630	160

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$45,590

26,320

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$40,050

3,350

Production Occupations

$46,480

2,590

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$24,660

2,560

Sales and Related Occupations

$33,430

2,500

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$43,990

1,970

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$76,500

1,860

Healthcare Support Occupations

$29,940

1,630

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$43,170

1,520

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$49,620

1,490

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$55,240

1,300

Management Occupations

$75,300

1,150

Cashiers

$24,050

1,000

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$23,070

880

Registered Nurses

$74,770

860

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$64,530

850

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$25,660

840

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$29,320

830

Retail Salespersons

$34,010

660

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$61,260

620

Protective Service Occupations

$50,020

570

Office Clerks, General

$35,130

550

Community and Social Service Occupations

$50,760

530

Waiters and Waitresses

$24,040

460

General and Operations Managers

$69,920

410

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$31,280

390

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$35,550

370

Customer Service Representatives

$39,400

360

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$28,980

340

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$73,110

330

Nursing Assistants

$30,360

330

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$44,080

300

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$59,110

300

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$32,060

290

Construction Laborers

$44,070

280

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$35,780

280

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$37,670

280

Stockers and Order Fillers

$29,920

260

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$76,860

240

Electricians

$83,910

240

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$25,830

240

Cooks, Restaurant

$27,290

220

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$37,820

220

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$40,960

210

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$63,570

190

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

$46,120

180

Light Truck Drivers

$38,120

180

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$53,080

170

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$41,540

160

Carpenters

$48,630

160

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$45,590	26,320
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$40,050	3,350
Production Occupations	$46,480	2,590
Sales and Related Occupations	$33,430	2,500
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$43,990	1,970
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$76,500	1,860
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,940	1,630
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$43,170	1,520
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$49,620	1,490
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$55,240	1,300
Management Occupations	$75,300	1,150
Registered Nurses	$74,770	860
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$64,530	850
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,660	840
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,320	830
Retail Salespersons	$34,010	660
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,260	620
Protective Service Occupations	$50,020	570
Office Clerks, General	$35,130	550
Community and Social Service Occupations	$50,760	530
General and Operations Managers	$69,920	410
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,280	390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,550	370
Customer Service Representatives	$39,400	360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,980	340
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$73,110	330
Nursing Assistants	$30,360	330
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,080	300
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,110	300
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,060	290
Construction Laborers	$44,070	280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,780	280
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$37,670	280
Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,920	260
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$76,860	240
Electricians	$83,910	240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,830	240
Cooks, Restaurant	$27,290	220
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$37,820	220
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$40,960	210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,570	190
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$46,120	180
Light Truck Drivers	$38,120	180
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$53,080	170
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$41,540	160
Carpenters	$48,630	160
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,710	160
Food Preparation Workers	$25,640	160
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$28,600	160
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$27,560	150