Workforce Characteristics

 
In 2008, Northeast Indiana's employment was 306,628. Indiana's employment was 2,872,258.
 
Employment and Annual Average Wages By Occupation, 2008

NEI Employment
NEI Wage
U.S. Wage
NEI/U.S.
Management
11,240
$87,400
$100,310
87.1%
Engineering Managers
410
$95,350
$182,300
52.3%
Business & Financial Operations
9,040
$53,876
$64,720
83.2%
Computer & Mathematical
5,270
$63,769
$74,500
85.6%
Computer Programmers
390
$63,721
$73,470
86.7%
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
850
$82,849
$87,900
94.3%
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
590
$76,481
$94,520
80.9%
Computer Support Specialists
920
$43,284
$46,370
93.3%
Computer Support Analysts
570
$65,254
$78,830
82.8%
Architecture & Engineering
5,340
$59,673
$71,430
83.5%
Industrial Engineers
910
$63,540
$75,740
83.9%
Materials Engineers
120
$64,345
$84,200
76.4%
Mechanical Engineers
1,010
$62,278
$78,200
79.6%
Engineers- all other
60
$66,895
$89,080
75.1%
Life, Physical, & Social Science
1,090
$47,340
$64,280
73.6%
Microbiologists
10
$41,595
$70,150
59.3%
Chemists
NA
$45,991
$71,070
64.7%
Biological Technicians
20
$37,617
$40,900
92.0%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians- all other
20
$36,011
$41,230
87.3%
Community & Social Services
4,030
$35,580
$41,790
85.1%
Legal
1,140
$71,053
$92,270
77.0%
Education, Training, and Library
16,210
$41,211
$48,460
85.0%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
3,470
$35,079
$50,670
69.2%
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
17,330
$59,835
$67,890
88.1%
Dietitians & Nutritionists
NA
$45,757
$51,470
88.9%
Healthcare Support
9,280
$24,394
$26,340
92.6%
Protective Service
5,010
$33,023
$40,200
82.1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related
28,640
$17,675
$20,220
87.4%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
9,330
$24,413
$24,370
100.2%
Personal Care and Service
5,900
$21,397
$24,120
88.7%
Sales and Related
31,110
$33,170
$36,080
91.9%
Office and Administrative Support
44,860
$29,420
$32,220
91.3%
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks
2,070
$28,717
$29,180
98.4%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
240
$32,622
$23,560
138.5%
Construction and Extraction
13,380
$41,838
$42,350
98.8%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
14,480
$39,829
$41,230
96.6%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NA
$42,717
$45,280
94.3%
Production
55,970
$32,946
$32,320
101.9%
Bakers
320
$24,995
$25,050
99.8%
Butchers & Meat Cutters
360
$29,985
$29,700
101.0%
Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking & Drying Machine Operators
NA
$28,485
$28,610
99.6%
Food Batchmakers
440
$33,590
$26,290
127.8%
Computer-Controlled Machine Operators
1,140
$32,603
$34,520
94.4%
Numerical Tool & Process Control Programmers
60
$61,878
$46,360
133.5%
Grinding Tool Operators
810
$29,343
$31,230
94.0%
Lathe Operators
590
$31,897
$34,070
93.6%
Machinists
NA
$36,184
$37,490
96.5%
Metal-Refining Operators
220
$42,316
$37,310
113.4%
Tool & Die Makers
1,160
$44,709
$48,180
92.8%
Welders
1,730
$30,797
$35,370
87.1%
Welding Operators
360
$28,793
$33,700
85.4%
Crushing, Grinding & Polishing Machine Operators
190
$35,968
$31,360
114.7%
Cutting & Slicing Machiner Operators
540
$30,447
$30,020
101.4%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing & Compacting Machine Operators
840
$35,748
$30,430
117.5%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier & Kettle Operators
60
$36,404
$32,950
110.5%
Dental Laboratory Technicians
230
$34,613
$36,990
93.6%
Cleaning, Washing & Metal Picking Equip. Operators
NA
$30,076
$26,140
115.1%
Molders, Shapers & Casters, Except Metal & Plastic
310
$29,408
$29,090
101.1%
Transportation and Material Moving
28,100
$31,409
$31,450
99.9%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers- Hand
NA
$41,198
$44,380
92.8%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers- Motorized
610
$50,106
$53,960
92.9%
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor Trailer
6,520
$40,446
$38,720
104.5%
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
2,200
$28,866
$30,260
95.4%
Industrial Truck & Trailer Operators
1,870
$30,222
$30,750
98.3%
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand
6,730
$24,871
$24,690
100.7%
Machine Feeders & Offbearers
NA
$28,208
$26,800
105.3%
Packers & Packagers, Hand
3,460
$21,920
$21,100
103.9%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES and Indiana DWD