In Janesville, Wisconsin the leading industries are manufacturing, educational services, healthcare, and accommodation and food services. Janesville is a major commercial center for the area. Mercy Health System is the city's largest employer. Other primary employers are SSI Technologies, Lab Safety Supply and Simmons Bedding Company.
In Janesville, the leading employment sectors are healthcare, construction, educational services, accommodation and food services, metal and metal products, and finance and insurance. Management, professional and related occupations comprise about 25% of the jobs in Janesville. Approximately 25% of the workers are employed in production, transportation and material moving occupations. About 24% of the labor force is employed in sales and office occupations.
Notable data about Janesville, Wisconsin: The average earnings in 2009: $34,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 80.6 (national average: 100). Adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 19%.
The major job providers in Janesville, Wisconsin are shown below:
- Mercy Health System Corporation
- Janesville School District
- Lab Safety Supply, Inc
- Lemans Corporation
- Prent Corporation
- Walmart Stores, Inc
- County of Rock
- SSI Technologies, Inc
- JP Cullen & Sons, Inc
- Simmons Bedding Company
- Home Depot USA Inc
- Bliss Communications, Inc
- Allied Systems, LTD (LP)
- Swing-N-Slide Corp
- Morgan Trailer MHG Co
- Sam Van Galder Inc
- Hufcor
Janesville has numerous popular occupations that are mostly filled by college graduates such as wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, registered nurses, teachers, industrial engineers, sales managers, child, family and school social workers; social and human service assistants; financial managers and mechanical engineers.
Associations providing assistance to Janesville companies include:
- Janesville Chamber of Commerce
- Rock County Wisconsin Development Alliance
- Wisconsin Economic Development Association
- Wisconsin Technology Council
- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
- Small Business Administration - Wisconsin
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