Wages by Occupation in Wausau, WI

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Wausau, WI metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 69,530 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,790 for all occupations combined. 268 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Wausau, WI area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

28.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 92.7 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 71.5; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 4,822 residents (3.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±504; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 73,723 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

31.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.5), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$42,699	$32,485
High school graduate	$42,875	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$49,915	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$62,021	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$74,903	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	23.5% (±4.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	9.7% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	6.5% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.8%	10.0%
Business	23.1%	20.1%
Education	15.6%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	19.2%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	530	$77,680	$88,500	7.60	0.81
Administrative Services Managers	80	$96,190	$105,570	1.15	0.68
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$72,540	$70,730	0.62	0.70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	100	$30,420	$31,820	1.43	0.56
Animal Caretakers	70	$30,430	$33,580	0.95	0.56
Architectural and Civil Drafters	70	$59,850	$64,580	1.01	1.52
Architectural and Engineering Managers	100	$126,530	$128,270	1.45	1.02
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	50	$34,790	$33,600	0.72	1.09
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	80	$52,430	$54,880	1.10	1.15
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	340	$53,100	$55,000	4.87	1.08
Bakers	70	$35,380	$35,730	1.05	0.69
Bartenders	610	$22,640	$25,320	8.79	1.81
Bill and Account Collectors	90	$47,930	$52,640	1.32	1.30
Billing and Posting Clerks	150	$47,670	$49,180	2.20	0.85
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	600	$48,880	$51,130	8.61	0.98
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	280	$59,350	$57,560	4.07	2.18
Bus Drivers, School	240	$46,200	$48,010	3.45	1.33
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	60	$44,440	$49,960	0.84	0.82
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	150	$65,160	$74,600	2.14	0.31
Butchers and Meat Cutters	70	$45,530	$42,830	1.06	1.20
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	230	$68,490	$72,060	3.25	1.03
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	190	$45,100	$44,840	2.69	5.41
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	50	$62,110	$68,800	0.72	1.77
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$80,480	$85,530	1.01	1.38
Carpenters	370	$49,990	$56,090	5.34	1.24
Cashiers	1,660	$30,480	$30,970	23.83	1.20
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	110	$62,020	$65,880	1.61	1.22
Chefs and Head Cooks	30	$65,910	$64,670	0.43	0.34
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	40	$46,120	$49,340	0.64	0.72
Chief Executives	120	$202,460	$227,420	1.71	1.30
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	90	$57,720	$61,250	1.34	0.53
Childcare Workers	130	$30,210	$30,490	1.86	0.56
Civil Engineers	90	$85,790	$94,720	1.30	0.55
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	200	$80,430	$85,690	2.85	1.36
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	160	$35,660	$35,340	2.25	0.92
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	40	$114,400	$121,470	0.56	1.15
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	150	$62,780	$64,640	2.11	0.99
Coaches and Scouts	60	$31,010	$40,770	0.81	0.50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	360	$47,370	$49,400	5.20	5.09
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	30	$74,210	$74,940	0.46	0.63
Compliance Officers	80	$73,320	$78,320	1.15	0.43
Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	$129,620	$144,530	1.67	0.39
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	190	$57,330	$56,650	2.70	2.48
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	40	$59,160	$60,230	0.63	3.41
Computer Occupations, All Other	40	$75,890	$81,440	0.61	0.22
Computer Programmers	30	$73,250	$79,080	0.44	0.75
Computer Systems Analysts	90	$82,720	$92,180	1.33	0.40
Computer User Support Specialists	330	$51,130	$57,170	4.77	1.03
Construction Laborers	510	$52,620	$55,850	7.38	1.05
Construction Managers	90	$106,480	$110,160	1.30	0.53
Cooks, Fast Food	130	$29,600	$29,780	1.81	0.44
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	160	$38,170	$38,670	2.27	0.80
Cooks, Restaurant	530	$36,180	$34,980	7.61	0.84
Cost Estimators	150	$71,850	$76,300	2.09	1.45
Counter and Rental Clerks	200	$45,700	$47,220	2.87	1.11
Credit Analysts	70	$58,830	$70,190	1.05	2.54
Customer Service Representatives	1,000	$46,260	$47,620	14.44	0.86
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$45,100	$47,050	1.37	4.74
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	350	$46,470	$47,920	5.02	4.56
Data Scientists	50	$104,420	$107,630	0.70	0.42
Dental Assistants	230	$46,740	$48,110	3.32	1.33
Dental Hygienists	150	$87,470	$89,460	2.19	1.53
Dentists, General	70	$202,250	$201,820	1.07	1.33
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	30	$88,780	$88,260	0.47	0.64
Dietitians and Nutritionists	30	$73,740	$72,170	0.46	0.92
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	130	$26,690	$26,970	1.93	0.55
Dishwashers	160	$27,860	$27,700	2.30	0.75
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	80	$56,460	$55,410	1.11	0.85
Driver/Sales Workers	170	$26,810	$33,750	2.49	0.95
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	90	$105,910	$108,490	1.26	0.59
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	140	$58,350	$55,430	2.02	0.89
Electrical Engineers	60	$85,210	$92,570	0.88	0.69
Electricians	480	$78,680	$70,720	6.93	1.42
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	460	$59,500	$63,140	6.63	0.74
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	30	$51,290	$51,670	0.47	0.47
Emergency Medical Technicians	70	$39,150	$40,850	1.04	0.89
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	60	$67,930	$66,240	0.91	0.31
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	180	$44,120	$44,110	2.65	1.28
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$48,660	$49,410	0.88	2.24
Facilities Managers	40	$102,420	$115,690	0.62	0.61
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$59,630	$60,650	0.76	3.14
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	50	$28,030	$31,940	0.65	3.07
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,440	$27,830	$27,860	20.66	0.83
File Clerks	50	$41,790	$44,840	0.67	1.42
Financial and Investment Analysts	80	$66,000	$71,180	1.17	0.50
Financial Managers	300	$131,320	$143,260	4.35	0.80
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$59,780	$60,830	0.90	1.06
Firefighters	260	$46,820	$48,180	3.69	1.66
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	240	$75,980	$80,200	3.42	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$84,880	$74,960	0.67	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	470	$37,000	$40,960	6.73	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	60	$48,640	$55,460	0.85	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	70	$59,110	$57,320	1.07	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	$79,870	$83,190	5.57	1.40
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	110	$93,450	$98,170	1.63	1.18
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	570	$65,230	$71,170	8.16	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$44,520	$48,050	1.15	1.56
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	40	$90,470	$88,590	0.52	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,000	$73,790	$75,690	14.36	3.32
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	430	$49,090	$52,280	6.19	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	260	$60,460	$63,120	3.71	0.92
Food Batchmakers	1,090	$48,560	$48,960	15.65	13.94
Food Preparation Workers	440	$31,720	$32,570	6.37	1.11
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	160	$33,750	$33,710	2.24	1.19
Food Service Managers	120	$53,190	$63,870	1.77	1.15
General and Operations Managers	810	$107,550	$127,110	11.63	0.52
Graphic Designers	60	$55,230	$56,930	0.90	0.71
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	$40,580	$43,420	2.36	5.47
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	120	$34,050	$39,090	1.77	0.90
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	100	$48,200	$53,430	1.48	1.26
Healthcare Social Workers	90	$63,000	$65,970	1.28	1.06
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	70	$36,830	$41,390	0.94	1.33
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	$59,110	$62,390	1.99	0.75
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,460	$58,520	$57,780	21.07	1.59
Helpers--Production Workers	70	$48,790	$48,670	0.97	0.91
Highway Maintenance Workers	120	$52,820	$54,920	1.77	1.78
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,330	$35,910	$35,130	19.10	0.69
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	150	$27,340	$27,980	2.14	0.77
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	100	$35,110	$33,270	1.49	0.89
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$45,450	$45,140	0.59	1.02
Human Resources Managers	70	$131,240	$134,350	0.99	0.70
Human Resources Specialists	330	$66,750	$70,790	4.68	0.80
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$64,490	$67,770	1.06	2.19
Industrial Engineers	310	$92,120	$94,100	4.47	1.90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	560	$64,040	$64,850	8.02	2.84
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	300	$44,040	$44,830	4.33	0.87
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	30	$27,610	$31,540	0.49	0.57
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	630	$50,250	$53,030	9.04	2.35
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	70	$50,040	$54,790	1.07	0.94
Instructional Coordinators	40	$87,180	$88,030	0.56	0.38
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	150	$59,270	$54,380	2.09	1.52
Insurance Sales Agents	160	$62,760	$76,040	2.33	0.76
Insurance Underwriters	60	$71,140	$77,810	0.91	1.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	$36,800	$37,960	13.92	0.98
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	30	$62,950	$61,030	0.45	0.65
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$80,070	$86,650	0.66	1.59
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,840	$43,460	$43,640	26.54	1.40
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	430	$38,000	$39,420	6.24	1.02
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	50	$34,040	$33,780	0.78	0.61
Lawyers	150	$106,290	$145,520	2.18	0.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	40	$47,660	$50,830	0.58	0.58
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	30	$74,780	$70,170	0.50	0.58
Library Assistants, Clerical	30	$40,630	$40,810	0.44	0.80
Library Technicians	40	$36,380	$35,930	0.57	1.28
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	150	$60,360	$61,150	2.12	0.51
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	130	$25,690	$26,400	1.91	1.89
Light Truck Drivers	710	$45,560	$48,610	10.26	1.62
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	180	$47,500	$48,570	2.60	2.45
Loan Officers	130	$80,080	$89,350	1.89	1.07
Logisticians	90	$61,030	$73,400	1.25	0.77
Machinists	360	$53,680	$54,140	5.16	2.80
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	320	$34,580	$33,900	4.57	0.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	830	$55,650	$55,200	11.89	1.21
Management Analysts	110	$92,370	$99,820	1.58	0.27
Managers, All Other	240	$98,060	$109,160	3.48	0.87
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	240	$65,060	$72,200	3.44	0.60
Marketing Managers	50	$141,150	$141,500	0.77	0.30
Mechanical Drafters	60	$57,920	$60,140	0.84	3.27
Mechanical Engineers	240	$79,340	$88,010	3.50	1.84
Medical and Health Services Managers	180	$125,550	$142,730	2.56	0.67
Medical Assistants	510	$47,870	$48,670	7.30	1.39
Medical Equipment Preparers	40	$46,650	$47,620	0.63	1.26
Medical Records Specialists	60	$50,680	$55,750	0.89	0.71
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	220	$46,570	$48,090	3.16	0.51
Medical Transcriptionists	50	$45,810	$45,290	0.68	2.54
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	40	$45,570	$49,570	0.54	0.59
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	150	$61,780	$57,940	2.12	2.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	80	$45,110	$44,330	1.21	1.13
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	300	$59,130	$61,000	4.25	1.07
Millwrights	50	$83,480	$79,100	0.70	2.71
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,110	$45,670	$45,670	30.29	3.35
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$69,080	$66,430	2.75	4.51
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	80	$63,980	$68,080	1.09	0.96
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	—	$51,980	$48,240	—	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$49,890	$51,850	1.04	1.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	170	$83,960	$89,140	2.38	1.18
New Accounts Clerks	70	$46,540	$47,000	1.04	4.39
Nurse Anesthetists	70	$269,790	$278,370	1.00	3.02
Nurse Practitioners	220	$129,720	$132,990	3.14	1.51
Nursing Assistants	710	$43,660	$43,050	10.20	1.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	60	$85,010	$89,940	0.85	0.94
Occupational Therapists	70	$90,030	$87,560	0.98	0.94
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	—	$48,080	$43,930	—	—
Office Clerks, General	1,170	$44,660	$44,620	16.77	1.06
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	200	$90,900	$79,550	2.82	0.92
Operations Research Analysts	60	$71,610	$71,600	0.80	1.15
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	60	$47,660	$49,870	0.87	1.90
Opticians, Dispensing	50	$45,090	$45,380	0.68	1.43
Optometrists	30	$142,690	$146,630	0.45	1.65
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	620	$46,030	$48,110	8.85	3.63
Packers and Packagers, Hand	180	$36,660	$35,800	2.60	0.72
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	50	$47,640	$51,670	0.69	0.48
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	430	$61,070	$62,350	6.17	9.98
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	130	$45,590	$51,090	1.93	0.76
Parts Salespersons	170	$46,400	$46,370	2.46	1.42
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	60	$59,650	$59,340	0.92	0.93
Personal Financial Advisors	70	$100,500	$153,020	1.05	0.61
Pharmacists	130	$148,740	$142,940	1.93	0.93
Pharmacy Technicians	200	$41,710	$44,330	2.86	0.94
Phlebotomists	100	$45,190	$43,910	1.49	1.62
Physical Therapist Assistants	40	$60,250	$63,220	0.59	0.81
Physical Therapists	90	$99,910	$101,020	1.33	0.78
Physician Assistants	90	$129,980	$133,530	1.30	1.24
Physicians, All Other	170	$364,260	$353,490	2.40	1.09
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	260	$86,750	$83,350	3.76	1.25
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	250	$78,150	$77,000	3.63	0.84
Postal Service Mail Carriers	130	$59,880	$62,960	1.80	0.85
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	160	$32,520	$33,920	2.32	0.75
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	30	$37,580	$41,440	0.49	2.28
Printing Press Operators	120	$50,650	$51,300	1.67	1.80
Producers and Directors	30	$46,020	$50,990	0.47	0.51
Production Workers, All Other	120	$46,180	$48,340	1.74	1.08
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	270	$56,050	$56,820	3.95	1.57
Project Management Specialists	390	$88,940	$93,490	5.57	0.81
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$63,060	$73,360	0.49	1.35
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	30	$68,380	$77,130	0.43	0.22
Psychologists, All Other	40	$71,040	$81,590	0.51	4.18
Public Relations Specialists	50	$62,510	$72,700	0.71	0.39
Purchasing Managers	40	$121,610	$113,210	0.55	1.01
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	140	$75,340	$75,670	1.96	1.32
Real Estate Sales Agents	100	$47,440	$54,490	1.43	1.15
Receptionists and Information Clerks	790	$39,670	$40,040	11.37	1.94
Recreation Workers	80	$38,030	$38,970	1.12	0.52
Registered Nurses	1,830	$89,190	$89,340	26.28	1.21
Rehabilitation Counselors	—	$47,680	$49,700	—	—
Retail Salespersons	1,660	$34,160	$35,840	23.86	0.95
Sales Managers	190	$123,230	$129,390	2.80	0.68
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	350	$59,450	$67,000	5.03	0.62
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	970	$64,100	$75,020	14.02	1.76
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	110	$45,200	$43,250	1.64	6.26
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	$59,560	$64,990	5.31	0.78
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	590	$47,000	$47,840	8.43	0.77
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	140	$58,060	$76,050	1.97	0.62
Security Guards	220	$34,400	$39,700	3.13	0.38
Self-Enrichment Teachers	110	$37,070	$44,290	1.51	0.71
Sewing Machine Operators	30	$39,110	$38,460	0.46	0.68
Sheet Metal Workers	170	$77,330	$72,200	2.43	3.16
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	540	$47,850	$47,910	7.70	1.47
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	100	$32,830	$33,370	1.39	0.87
Social and Community Service Managers	60	$79,060	$82,490	0.92	0.68
Social and Human Service Assistants	110	$55,330	$55,430	1.58	0.56
Software Developers	190	$98,650	$108,380	2.72	0.25
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	30	$74,840	$80,600	0.49	0.41
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	90	$60,150	$62,070	1.33	0.79
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	80	$60,490	$66,500	1.10	1.04
Speech-Language Pathologists	60	$78,030	$80,500	0.88	0.74
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,020	$36,440	$35,540	14.60	0.80
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	80	$58,220	$56,010	1.19	3.54
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	250	$61,240	$64,410	3.61	1.14
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	250	$36,720	$39,460	3.58	1.06
Surgical Technologists	90	$69,430	$70,030	1.29	1.71
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	560	$36,970	$36,960	8.01	0.88
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	50	$58,420	$60,550	0.73	0.81
Tellers	280	$40,370	$42,000	3.98	1.88
Tire Repairers and Changers	50	$40,490	$40,980	0.77	1.10
Tool and Die Makers	60	$63,570	$63,880	0.83	2.26
Training and Development Specialists	160	$68,830	$72,790	2.28	0.77
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	110	$82,500	$91,570	1.57	1.11
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	30	$48,270	$51,710	0.44	1.23
Urban and Regional Planners	30	$78,100	$76,430	0.45	1.57
Veterinarians	40	$101,540	$114,030	0.62	1.15
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	50	$36,350	$36,150	0.73	0.90
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	70	$46,890	$46,700	1.02	1.23
Waiters and Waitresses	720	$29,060	$34,420	10.37	0.71
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	50	$59,730	$61,050	0.70	0.85
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	930	$55,780	$55,790	13.38	5.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$52,670	$52,920	0.50	2.44
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	250	$43,640	$43,440	3.54	8.97

Colleges in this area

2 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Northcentral Technical College	Public	2-year	6,746
State College of Beauty Culture	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	57

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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