Workforce Characteristics

 
In 2009, Northeast Indiana's employment was 283,704. Indiana's employment was 2,704,688.
 
Employment and Annual Average Wages By Occupation, 2009

NEI Employment
NEI Wage
U.S. Wage
NEI/U.S.
Management
10,515
$88,462
$65,728
134.6%
Business & Financial Operations
8,581
$53,560
$55,578
96.4%
Computer & Mathematical
4,894
$63,045
$71,490
88.2%
Architecture & Engineering
4,999
$60,278
$71,136
84.7%
Life, Physical, & Social Science
1,121
$48,734
$59,862
81.4%
Community & Social Services
3,341
$36,192
$36,442
99.3%
Legal
1,161
$61,214
$84,573

72.4%

Education, Training, and Library
15,979
$54,766
$57,762
94.8%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
3,263
$36,338
$34,902
104.1%
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
17,073
$61,298
$69,222
88.6%
Healthcare Support
10,276
$24,606
$26,728
92.1%
Protective Service
4,834
$31,450
$40,768
77.1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related
26,381
$18,658
$21,174
88.1%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
9,222
$23,650
$21,674
109.1%
Personal Care and Service
5,483
$22,755
$24,523
92.8%
Sales and Related
30,290
$31,970
$32,802
97.5%
Office and Administrative Support
43,855
$29,037
$32,656
88.9%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
1,091
$26,770
$24,440
109.5%
Construction and Extraction
11,460
$42,370
$44,928
94.3%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
13,694
$39,832
$41,600
95.8%
Production
44,958
$32,136
$33,509
95.9%
Transportation and Material Moving
24,925
$32,157
$33,862
95.0%
Source: EMSI 2009 Covered Employment