Regional Reports
2020-2030 Occupation Projections
WIOA County Demographics
About the Region
The Central Region is comprised of 19 counties. As well as being where the state capital of Jefferson City is located, the region also includes the cities of Columbia and Rolla, which are both home to University of Missouri campuses. Some of the largest employers in the area are health care providers including: Boone Hospital, Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Capitol Region Medical Center and the Fulton State Hospital. There is a substantial presence in the financial/professional services industry with State Farm Insurance, Veterans United Home Loans and Shelter Insurance. The average annual wage for all industries in the Central Region is $41,296.
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| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-3021 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | A | 1,598 | $22,004 |
| 35-3031 | Waiters and Waitresses | B+ | 1,247 | $20,264 |
| 39-9021 | Personal Care Aides | A | 975 | $24,218 |
| 53-7062 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | B | 626 | $27,889 |
| 37-2011 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | B | 549 | $25,750 |
| 43-4051 | Customer Service Representatives | B | 523 | $32,189 |
| 37-3011 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | B+ | 455 | $28,326 |
| 39-9011 | Childcare Workers | B | 420 | $22,579 |
| 43-5081 | Stock clerks and order fillers | B | 414 | $26,001 |
| 53-3033 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | B+ | 339 | $33,770 |
| 47-2061 | Construction laborers | B+ | 311 | $39,842 |
| 35-3011 | Bartenders | B+ | 288 | $24,920 |
| 35-2012 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | B | 274 | $25,899 |
| 53-3022 | Bus drivers, school or special client | B | 227 | $26,438 |
| 35-9031 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | B+ | 226 | $19,870 |
| 35-2021 | Food preparation workers | B | 223 | $21,813 |
| 43-6013 | Medical secretaries | B+ | 214 | $30,786 |
| 39-3091 | Amusement and recreation attendants | B | 204 | $21,468 |
| 41-4012 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | B+ | 203 | $55,939 |
| 35-9021 | Dishwashers | B | 198 | $19,826 |
| 31-1011 | Home health aides | B+ | 196 | $23,765 |
| 39-9032 | Recreation Workers | B | 178 | $28,268 |
| 33-9032 | Security Guards | B | 163 | $29,467 |
| 41-3099 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | B | 158 | $48,368 |
| 43-4131 | Loan interviewers and clerks | A | 157 | $35,716 |
| 53-7061 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | B | 145 | $24,097 |
| 35-3041 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | B | 133 | $22,874 |
| 51-9198 | Helpers--Production Workers | B+ | 133 | $30,406 |
| 51-4121 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | B | 132 | $37,285 |
| 43-3021 | Billing and posting clerks | B | 113 | $34,380 |
| 47-2073 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | B | 110 | $47,330 |
| 29-2052 | Pharmacy technicians | B | 92 | $29,996 |
| 51-4081 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | B | 91 | $34,902 |
| 53-3041 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | B | 82 | $26,708 |
| 21-1093 | Social and human service assistants | B | 81 | $29,128 |
| 53-3099 | Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | B | 81 | $29,192 |
| 41-3021 | Insurance Sales Agents | B | 80 | $61,160 |
| 39-9031 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | B | 77 | $41,132 |
| 31-9096 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | B | 57 | $26,426 |
| 43-9199 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | B | 50 | $41,013 |
| 47-2071 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | B | 42 | $48,446 |
| 51-9121 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | B | 37 | $32,920 |
| 41-9022 | Real Estate Sales Agents | B | 31 | $41,894 |
| 45-2091 | Agricultural Equipment Operators | B | 24 | $36,446 |
| 21-1094 | Community health workers | B | 22 | $41,011 |
| 13-2082 | Tax preparers | B | 21 | $37,463 |
| 51-9012 | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | B | 19 | $38,556 |
| 43-4011 | Brokerage Clerks | B | 5 | $32,303 |
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| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-2014 | Cooks, Restaurant | A | 700 | $23,877 |
| 31-1014 | Nursing assistants | B+ | 558 | $25,652 |
| 49-9071 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | B+ | 387 | $33,608 |
| 53-3032 | Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | B | 386 | $38,900 |
| 35-1012 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | A | 371 | $31,978 |
| 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | B | 339 | $33,938 |
| 41-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | B | 333 | $42,723 |
| 47-2031 | Carpenters | B | 244 | $46,631 |
| 43-1011 | First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers | B+ | 238 | $51,849 |
| 49-3023 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | B | 228 | $40,072 |
| 39-5012 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | B | 155 | $24,580 |
| 51-1011 | First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | B+ | 155 | $52,847 |
| 29-2061 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | B | 146 | $39,743 |
| 47-2111 | Electricians | B | 120 | $47,791 |
| 15-1151 | Computer User Support Specialists | B+ | 109 | $43,939 |
| 31-9092 | Medical assistants | B | 101 | $30,542 |
| 47-2152 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | B | 82 | $58,324 |
| 49-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | B | 79 | $54,202 |
| 11-9141 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | B+ | 76 | $54,392 |
| 15-1152 | Computer Network Support Specialists | B | 71 | $46,038 |
| 49-9021 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | B | 70 | $47,823 |
| 47-2211 | Sheet Metal Workers | B | 59 | $59,441 |
| 37-1011 | First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers | B | 57 | $36,937 |
| 11-9051 | Food Service Managers | B | 52 | $48,048 |
| 31-9097 | Phlebotomists | B | 47 | $28,765 |
| 37-1012 | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | B | 46 | $46,891 |
| 49-9051 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | B+ | 46 | $68,900 |
| 49-9041 | Industrial machinery mechanics | B | 44 | $50,131 |
| 41-9021 | Real Estate Brokers | B | 43 | $43,585 |
| 23-2011 | Paralegals and legal assistants | B+ | 39 | $52,069 |
| 29-2071 | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | B | 39 | $40,847 |
| 51-4041 | Machinists | B | 35 | $42,946 |
| 29-1126 | Respiratory Therapists | B+ | 31 | $54,114 |
| 29-2034 | Radiologic Technologists | B | 30 | $51,772 |
| 31-2021 | Physical Therapist Assistants | B+ | 29 | $50,443 |
| 49-3021 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | B | 29 | $44,421 |
| 29-2056 | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | B | 27 | $29,510 |
| 19-4099 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | B | 25 | $47,777 |
| 29-2021 | Dental Hygienists | B | 22 | $70,437 |
| 51-8013 | Power plant operators | B | 22 | $70,424 |
| 17-3023 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | B | 21 | $57,908 |
| 29-2055 | Surgical Technologists | B | 21 | $40,236 |
| 29-2099 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | B | 19 | $44,363 |
| 15-1134 | Web developers | B | 16 | $52,357 |
| 47-2021 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | B | 16 | $63,726 |
| 47-2121 | Glaziers | B | 13 | $38,841 |
| 29-2032 | Diagnostic medical sonographers | A | 11 | $69,841 |
| 19-4011 | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | B | 10 | $48,279 |
| 51-4012 | Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic | B | 10 | $46,953 |
| 33-9021 | Private Detectives and Investigators | B | 9 | $53,738 |
| 29-2031 | Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | B | 8 | $55,246 |
| 29-2035 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | B | 8 | $63,796 |
| 19-4031 | Chemical technicians | B | 7 | $53,587 |
| 31-9011 | Massage Therapists | B | 7 | $41,604 |
| 19-4091 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | B | 6 | $45,531 |
| 17-3012 | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | B | 5 | $54,068 |
| 49-3011 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | B | 5 | $58,685 |
| 29-1124 | Radiation therapists | B | 4 | $67,397 |
| 29-2033 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | B+ | 3 | $79,096 |
Later
| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-1141 | Registered Nurses | A+ | 498 | $62,900 |
| 11-1021 | General and operations managers | A+ | 473 | $80,174 |
| 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | A | 242 | $66,100 |
| 25-2031 | Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education | B | 211 | $49,036 |
| 21-1021 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | B | 184 | $35,251 |
| 13-1199 | Business operations specialists, all other | B+ | 179 | $60,243 |
| 25-2021 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | B | 174 | $43,464 |
| 27-3031 | Public relations specialists | A | 159 | $61,097 |
| 13-1071 | Human Resources Specialists | B+ | 148 | $54,411 |
| 21-1012 | Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | B | 146 | $44,995 |
| 15-1121 | Computer systems analysts | A | 121 | $61,634 |
| 13-2072 | Loan officers | A+ | 120 | $71,939 |
| 25-1071 | Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | A+ | 118 | $0 |
| 41-3031 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | A | 111 | $52,035 |
| 13-1111 | Management Analysts | A | 110 | $63,488 |
| 13-1161 | Market research analysts and marketing specialists | A | 109 | $49,626 |
| 27-2022 | Coaches and scouts | B | 98 | $52,264 |
| 21-1022 | Healthcare social workers | B | 81 | $43,944 |
| 11-9111 | Medical and health services managers | A | 80 | $92,819 |
| 15-1142 | Network and computer systems administrators | B | 80 | $62,286 |
| 13-1151 | Training and development specialists | B+ | 79 | $54,620 |
| 47-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | B | 79 | $60,303 |
| 11-9199 | Managers, All Other | B+ | 76 | $70,373 |
| 11-3011 | Administrative Services Managers | B+ | 65 | $78,642 |
| 15-1132 | Software developers, applications | A | 63 | $77,511 |
| 11-3031 | Financial Managers | A+ | 61 | $113,858 |
| 13-2052 | Personal financial advisors | A+ | 58 | $84,187 |
| 11-9032 | Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | B | 56 | $78,316 |
| 23-1011 | Lawyers | A | 56 | $88,248 |
| 15-1133 | Software Developers, Systems Software | A | 46 | $70,212 |
| 21-1023 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | B | 46 | $36,131 |
| 11-9151 | Social and Community Service Managers | B | 45 | $58,342 |
| 13-1121 | Meeting, convention, and event planners | B | 43 | $36,269 |
| 11-9021 | Construction Managers | B+ | 40 | $85,758 |
| 11-1011 | Chief executives | B | 39 | $137,196 |
| 11-3021 | Computer and information systems managers | A | 37 | $109,637 |
| 13-1051 | Cost estimators | B | 36 | $65,309 |
| 13-1131 | Fundraisers | B | 36 | $45,388 |
| 17-2051 | Civil Engineers | B | 36 | $85,337 |
| 15-1199 | Computer Occupations, All Other | B | 35 | $72,514 |
| 11-9033 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | B+ | 34 | $134,658 |
| 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | A | 32 | $75,706 |
| 11-2022 | Sales managers | A | 28 | $112,689 |
| 11-2031 | Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | B+ | 27 | $84,486 |
| 27-2012 | Producers and directors | B | 27 | $68,668 |
| 29-1062 | Family and General Practitioners | A | 26 | $241,606 |
| 29-1123 | Physical Therapists | A | 26 | $81,429 |
| 11-3051 | Industrial Production Managers | B+ | 25 | $94,976 |
| 13-2061 | Financial Examiners | B | 25 | $65,728 |
| 29-1051 | Pharmacists | B+ | 24 | $131,018 |
| 29-1127 | Speech-language pathologists | A | 24 | $72,759 |
| 15-2041 | Statisticians | B | 23 | $47,447 |
| 25-1011 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | A | 23 | $98,024 |
| 25-1081 | Education teachers, postsecondary | B | 23 | $89,747 |
| 21-1029 | Social workers, all other | B | 22 | $59,889 |
| 11-3121 | Human Resources Managers | A | 21 | $97,807 |
| 15-1141 | Database administrators | B+ | 21 | $76,615 |
| 13-1081 | Logisticians | B | 20 | $65,332 |
| 13-2041 | Credit Analysts | A | 20 | $67,097 |
| 25-1042 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | B+ | 20 | $92,691 |
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | B+ | 19 | $70,615 |
| 29-1069 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | B+ | 19 | $164,444 |
| 15-1143 | Computer Network Architects | A | 18 | $88,782 |
| 25-1066 | Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | B+ | 18 | $84,466 |
| 29-1171 | Nurse practitioners | A | 17 | $90,358 |
| 13-2051 | Financial analysts | A | 16 | $72,453 |
| 25-1122 | Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 16 | $71,479 |
| 29-1122 | Occupational Therapists | B+ | 16 | $75,164 |
| 29-1151 | Nurse Anesthetists | A | 15 | $168,704 |
| 35-1011 | Chefs and head cooks | B | 15 | $47,050 |
| 41-4011 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | B | 15 | $73,563 |
| 13-2099 | Financial specialists, all other | B+ | 14 | $68,601 |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | A | 14 | $81,050 |
| 19-2031 | Chemists | B | 14 | $64,341 |
| 29-1031 | Dietitians and Nutritionists | B | 14 | $53,019 |
| 11-9121 | Natural Sciences Managers | B | 13 | $94,607 |
| 13-2021 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate | B | 13 | $47,447 |
| 25-1072 | Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | B+ | 13 | $0 |
| 25-1121 | Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | B | 13 | $76,427 |
| 11-3071 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | B+ | 12 | $81,441 |
| 23-1023 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | B | 12 | $144,341 |
| 29-1131 | Veterinarians | A | 12 | $71,018 |
| 25-1041 | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 11 | $112,023 |
| 29-1071 | Physician assistants | A | 11 | $97,107 |
| 11-9041 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | B+ | 10 | $114,823 |
| 25-1022 | Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 10 | $89,157 |
| 27-3091 | Interpreters and translators | B+ | 10 | $53,609 |
| 17-2072 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | B | 9 | $87,627 |
| 25-1021 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 9 | $92,855 |
| 17-1021 | Cartographers and photogrammetrists | B | 8 | $59,559 |
| 21-2011 | Clergy | B | 8 | $49,235 |
| 25-1052 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 8 | $92,782 |
| 17-1011 | Architects, except landscape and naval | B | 7 | $65,229 |
| 29-9091 | Athletic Trainers | B | 7 | $45,011 |
| 11-9039 | Education Administrators, All Other | B | 6 | $88,582 |
| 17-2199 | Engineers, all other | B | 6 | $77,207 |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | B | 5 | $74,627 |
| 19-2042 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | B | 5 | $62,934 |
| 25-1054 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 5 | $88,894 |
| 25-1125 | History Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 5 | $76,093 |
| 25-1126 | Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 5 | $75,282 |
| 15-2031 | Operations Research Analysts | A | 4 | $71,375 |
| 19-3039 | Psychologists, All Other | B+ | 4 | $95,324 |
| 29-1021 | Dentists, General | B | 4 | $213,341 |
| 17-2131 | Materials Engineers | B | 3 | $79,170 |
| 19-2099 | Physical Scientists, All Other | B | 3 | $82,997 |
| 19-3051 | Urban and regional planners | B | 2 | $66,308 |
| 25-1067 | Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | B | 2 | $90,539 |
| 29-1041 | Optometrists | B | 2 | $121,700 |
| 29-1061 | Anesthesiologists | B | 2 | $305,633 |