Lafayette, Indiana Employment

Lafayette Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lafayette, Indiana Area

Much of the Lafayette region's economy is based on the academic and industrial activities of nearby Purdue University. The biggest portion of the city's workforce is employed by Purdue University and by its associated businesses. Lafayette is home to companies such as Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Caterpillar, and Wabash National. The city includes companies that manufacture items such as electrical, industrial products, aluminum, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and rubber products.

The major job providing industries are education, transportation equipment, healthcare, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, professional and scientific and technical services; and metal and metal products.

Lafayette has numerous employers. The Lafayette region's top employers include:

Purdue University
Wabash National Corp
Subaru of Indiana Automotive
Caterpillar Inc
IU Health Arnett Hospital
Evonik Tippecanoe County Laboratories
Lafayette Venetian Blind
Tate & Lyle
Rea Magnet Wire Corp
TRW
Landis+Gyr
Arconic
Oerlikon Balzers Coating
Ivy Tech Community College
Franciscan Health Lafayette

Jobs more prevalent in the city of Lafayette than most cities include agricultural and food science technicians, team assemblers, industrial engineering technicians, industrial production managers, chemists and mechanical engineers.

In Lafayette Indiana, companies are provided assistance from associations such as:

Those interested in staying current on Lafayette business activities may want to read the Journal & Courier

Jobs in Lafayette

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	93810	$47,090	$22.64	100
2	Production Occupations	13880	$41,440	$19.92	5.6
3	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	10300	$37,000	$17.79	13.75
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	9480	$22,380	$10.76	8.7
5	Sales and Related Occupations	7610	$33,880	$16.29	9.5
6	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	7580	$39,030	$18.77	6.7
7	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	7390	$62,270	$29.94	6
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5310	$41,320	$19.87	0.8
9	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	5200	$79,370	$38.16	5.85
10	Management Occupations	4470	$106,640	$51.27	6.35
11	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	4060	$45,620	$21.93	3.75
12	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3770	$20,240	$9.73	2.45
13	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	3360	$63,060	$30.32	5.35
14	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	3300	$28,360	$13.63	3.6
15	Healthcare Support Occupations	3100	$29,110	$14	2.85
16	Construction and Extraction Occupations	2930	$50,200	$24.13	4.6
17	Retail Salespersons	2600	$24,920	$11.98	2.7
18	Office Clerks, General	2070	$34,360	$16.52	1.9
19	Cashiers	2050	$20,500	$9.86	2.2
20	Personal Care and Service Occupations	2000	$26,430	$12.71	4.65
21	Registered Nurses	1920	$67,260	$32.34	1.95
22	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	1820	$82,150	$39.5	1.7
23	Waiters and Waitresses	1780	$20,990	$10.09	1.65
24	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1740	$26,520	$12.75	1.5
25	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	1710	$72,540	$34.87	3
26	Community and Social Service Occupations	1620	$48,060	$23.1	1.75
27	Protective Service Occupations	1550	$46,950	$22.57	2.2
28	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1530	$31,030	$14.92	1.8
29	Stockers and Order Fillers	1480	$36,090	$17.35	1.25
30	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1360	$38,700	$18.61	0.9
31	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1350	$24,080	$11.58	0
32	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1270	$53,080	$25.52	1.2
33	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1210	$38,280	$18.4	1.05
34	General and Operations Managers	1110	$103,110	$49.57	1.5
35	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1100	$35,560	$17.1	1.4
36	Customer Service Representatives	1050	$32,610	$15.68	1.75
37	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1000	$50,470	$24.27	1.8
38	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	970	$44,380	$21.34	0.4
39	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	960	$61,840	$29.73	0.8
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790	$26,100	$12.55	0.9
41	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	770	$53,720	$25.83	0.95
42	Cooks, Restaurant	670	$24,050	$11.56	0.9
43	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	660	$71,410	$34.33	0.4
44	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	660	$50,220	$24.14	0.95
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	650	$43,140	$20.74	0.35
46	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	640	$41,710	$20.05	0.3
47	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	620	$60,060	$28.88	0.85
48	Accountants and Auditors	610	$69,170	$33.26	0.9
49	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	$35,640	$17.14	0.6
50	Nursing Assistants	600	$30,080	$14.46	0.95
51	Cooks, Fast Food	580	$20,140	$9.68	0.3
52	Electricians	550	$53,730	$25.83	0.45
53	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	540	$39,580	$19.03	0.4
54	Childcare Workers	520	$25,060	$12.05	0.7
55	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	510	$31,210	$15.01	0.75
56	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	490	$51,270	$24.65	0.2
57	Medical Assistants	450	$35,500	$17.07	0.45
58	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	430	$78,630	$37.8	0.65
59	Food Preparation Workers	420	$24,990	$12.02	0.5
60	Carpenters	410	$47,490	$22.83	0.6
61	Light Truck Drivers	380	$36,050	$17.33	0.6
62	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	380	$65,850	$31.66	0.7
63	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	370	$40,980	$19.7	0.5
64	Bartenders	370	$22,200	$10.67	0.4
65	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	370	$32,830	$15.78	0.3
66	Tellers	360	$28,920	$13.9	0.25
67	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	350	$57,830	$27.8	0.1
68	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	$63,360	$30.46	0.3
69	Industrial Engineers	350	$84,300	$40.53	0.2
70	Legal Occupations	340	$66,640	$32.04	0.8
71	Receptionists and Information Clerks	340	$25,460	$12.24	0.7
72	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	$63,110	$30.34	0.4
73	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	330	$20,090	$9.66	0.3
74	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	330	$55,060	$26.47	0.2
75	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	$61,140	$29.4	0.45
76	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	320	$24,550	$11.8	0.4
77	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	310	$28,290	$13.6	0.3
78	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	310	$57,380	$27.59	0.3
79	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	300	$49,240	$23.67	0.2
80	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	300	$38,040	$18.29	0.1
81	Human Resources Specialists	300	$56,110	$26.98	0.4
82	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	300	$59,040	$28.38	0.4
83	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	280	$93,320	$44.87	0
84	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	280	$63,790	$30.67	0.25
85	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	280	$31,050	$14.93	0.2
86	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	270	$41,700	$20.05	0
87	Computer User Support Specialists	260	$46,100	$22.16	0.4
88	Driver/Sales Workers	260	$24,820	$11.93	0.3
89	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	260	$33,510	$16.11	0.4
90	Counter and Rental Clerks	250	$29,170	$14.02	0.3
91	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	240	$41,390	$19.9	0.2
92	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	$50,650	$24.35	0.25
93	Parts Salespersons	240	$27,890	$13.41	0.2
94	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	240	$54,000	$25.96	0.3
95	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	240	$55,190	$26.53	0.7
96	Animal Caretakers	230	$22,460	$10.8	0.2
97	Construction Laborers	230	$39,060	$18.78	0.9
98	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	230	$49,490	$23.79	0.5
99	Management Analysts	230	$87,530	$42.08	0.55
100	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	230	$65,710	$31.59	0.2

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$47,090	93,810
Production Occupations	$41,440	13,880
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$37,000	10,300
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$22,380	9,480
Sales and Related Occupations	$33,880	7,610
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,030	7,580
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$62,270	7,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$41,320	5,310
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$79,370	5,200
Management Occupations	$106,640	4,470
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$45,620	4,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$20,240	3,770
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$63,060	3,360
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$28,360	3,300
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,110	3,100
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$50,200	2,930
Retail Salespersons	$24,920	2,600
Office Clerks, General	$34,360	2,070
Cashiers	$20,500	2,050
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,430	2,000
Registered Nurses	$67,260	1,920
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$82,150	1,820
Waiters and Waitresses	$20,990	1,780
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,520	1,740
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$72,540	1,710
Community and Social Service Occupations	$48,060	1,620
Protective Service Occupations	$46,950	1,550
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,030	1,530
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,090	1,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,700	1,360
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$24,080	1,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,080	1,270
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$38,280	1,210
General and Operations Managers	$103,110	1,110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,560	1,100
Customer Service Representatives	$32,610	1,050
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,470	1,000
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,380	970
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$61,840	960
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,100	790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$53,720	770
Cooks, Restaurant	$24,050	670
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$71,410	660
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,220	660
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,140	650
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$41,710	640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,060	620
Accountants and Auditors	$69,170	610
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,640	600
Nursing Assistants	$30,080	600

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$47,090

93,810

Production Occupations

$41,440

13,880

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$37,000

10,300

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$22,380

9,480

Sales and Related Occupations

$33,880

7,610

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$39,030

7,580

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$62,270

7,390

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$41,320

5,310

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$79,370

5,200

Management Occupations

$106,640

4,470

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$45,620

4,060

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$20,240

3,770

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$63,060

3,360

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$28,360

3,300

Healthcare Support Occupations

$29,110

3,100

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$50,200

2,930

Retail Salespersons

$24,920

2,600

Office Clerks, General

$34,360

2,070

Cashiers

$20,500

2,050

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$26,430

2,000

Registered Nurses

$67,260

1,920

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$82,150

1,820

Waiters and Waitresses

$20,990

1,780

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,520

1,740

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$72,540

1,710

Community and Social Service Occupations

$48,060

1,620

Protective Service Occupations

$46,950

1,550

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$31,030

1,530

Stockers and Order Fillers

$36,090

1,480

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,700

1,360

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$24,080

1,350

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$53,080

1,270

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$38,280

1,210

General and Operations Managers

$103,110

1,110

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

$35,560

1,100

Customer Service Representatives

$32,610

1,050

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$50,470

1,000

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$44,380

970

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$61,840

960

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,100

790

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$53,720

770

Cooks, Restaurant

$24,050

670

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$71,410

660

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$50,220

660

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$43,140

650

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$41,710

640

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$60,060

620

Accountants and Auditors

$69,170

610

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$35,640

600

Nursing Assistants

$30,080

600

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$47,090	93,810
Production Occupations	$41,440	13,880
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$37,000	10,300
Sales and Related Occupations	$33,880	7,610
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,030	7,580
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$62,270	7,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$41,320	5,310
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$79,370	5,200
Management Occupations	$106,640	4,470
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$45,620	4,060
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$63,060	3,360
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$28,360	3,300
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,110	3,100
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$50,200	2,930
Office Clerks, General	$34,360	2,070
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,430	2,000
Registered Nurses	$67,260	1,920
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$82,150	1,820
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,520	1,740
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$72,540	1,710
Community and Social Service Occupations	$48,060	1,620
Protective Service Occupations	$46,950	1,550
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,030	1,530
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,090	1,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,700	1,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,080	1,270
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$38,280	1,210
General and Operations Managers	$103,110	1,110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,560	1,100
Customer Service Representatives	$32,610	1,050
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,470	1,000
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,380	970
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$61,840	960
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,100	790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$53,720	770
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$71,410	660
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,220	660
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,140	650
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$41,710	640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,060	620
Accountants and Auditors	$69,170	610
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,640	600
Nursing Assistants	$30,080	600
Electricians	$53,730	550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,580	540
Childcare Workers	$25,060	520
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,210	510
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$51,270	490
Medical Assistants	$35,500	450
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$78,630	430