Regional Profiles

Northwest Region

About the Region

The Northwest Region is comprised of 18 counties, with Buchanan County being home to Saint Joseph, the region’s largest city. The top industries in the Northwest Region are Manufacturing, and Health Care and Social Assistance, which combined account for 33% of the region’s employment. The Region’s top employers are in health care and advanced manufacturing. The top health care employer is the Mosaic Life Care. Boehringer Ingelheim is a major employer in chemical manufacturing. The average annual wage in the Northwest Region is $46,755

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Top Grade Careers

Now

SOC Code SOC Title Grade Annual Openings Avg. Wage
41-2031 Retail Salespersons B 561 $25,114
41-2011 Cashiers B 533 $21,492
39-9021 Personal Care Aides A 527 $23,939
35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food B 364 $20,385
53-7062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand B+ 244 $28,467
37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners B 193 $26,489
43-4051 Customer service representatives B 179 $33,320
43-9061 Office clerks, general B 146 $30,806
43-5081 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers B 145 $25,558
45-2092 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse B 134 $29,410
39-9011 Childcare Workers B 100 $21,424
51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers A 100 $39,357
47-2061 Construction laborers B+ 94 $36,861
51-9198 Helpers--production workers B+ 78 $30,701
35-2021 Food Preparation Workers B 72 $21,871
43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks B 72 $26,590
53-3022 Bus drivers, school or special client B 71 $31,670
53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers B+ 66 $39,776
41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products B+ 65 $47,784
43-6013 Medical secretaries B+ 65 $31,884
53-7051 Industrial truck and tractor operators B 63 $35,281
47-2073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators B+ 50 $45,530
47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers B 44 $36,809
41-3021 Insurance sales agents A 43 $53,201
51-4011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic B+ 42 $38,822
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers B 35 $43,271
53-7081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors B+ 35 $30,717
29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians B 27 $31,352
43-4131 Loan interviewers and clerks B 26 $30,723
47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners B 25 $35,508
51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders B 21 $44,575
51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic B 17 $31,532
47-2051 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers B 16 $45,256
43-9041 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks B 15 $52,925
47-2181 Roofers B 7 $43,566

Next

SOC Code SOC Title Grade Annual Openings Avg. Wage
35-2014 Cooks, restaurant B+ 158 $23,278
53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers B+ 153 $42,536
49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General B 150 $36,491
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks B 104 $35,376
41-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers B 86 $40,423
51-1011 First-line supervisors of production and operating workers B+ 83 $60,914
29-2061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses B 60 $40,193
47-2111 Electricians B+ 59 $59,812
49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics B 59 $41,178
31-9092 Medical assistants B+ 58 $28,097
47-2031 Carpenters B 50 $50,626
49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers B 32 $55,776
25-3021 Self-enrichment education teachers B 28 $40,931
49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers B 28 $38,726
49-9051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers B+ 25 $68,634
11-9051 Food service managers B 21 $59,248
49-3031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists B 21 $44,050
49-3041 Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians B 21 $34,586
15-1151 Computer User Support Specialists B 20 $40,485
47-2152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters B 19 $60,920
31-9097 Phlebotomists B 15 $32,729
51-4041 Machinists B 12 $46,360
29-2034 Radiologic Technologists B 11 $52,394
49-9052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers B+ 10 $56,581
23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants B 7 $41,857
31-2021 Physical Therapist Assistants B 7 $51,122
53-7032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators B 7 $47,259
47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons B 5 $0
49-3011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians B 5 $62,581
29-1126 Respiratory Therapists B+ 3 $57,397
33-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives B 3 $71,680
29-2032 Diagnostic medical sonographers B+ 2 $76,633

Later

SOC Code SOC Title Grade Annual Openings Avg. Wage
29-1141 Registered Nurses A 141 $60,378
11-1021 General and operations managers A+ 124 $88,388
25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education B 110 $47,041
25-2021 Elementary school teachers, except special education B 73 $40,847
13-2011 Accountants and auditors A 48 $61,851
47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers B+ 30 $71,395
13-1161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists A 27 $66,332
13-2072 Loan Officers B+ 26 $55,261
11-9032 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school B 23 $80,116
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors B 23 $47,188
13-1071 Human resources specialists B 22 $52,501
17-2112 Industrial Engineers A 21 $72,912
21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers B 21 $36,366
27-2022 Coaches and Scouts B 21 $41,078
11-9111 Medical and health services managers A+ 20 $105,329
13-1041 Compliance Officers B 19 $49,149
41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products B+ 17 $73,725
13-1111 Management Analysts B+ 16 $66,494
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other B+ 16 $63,073
11-3051 Industrial Production Managers A 15 $115,207
11-3031 Financial managers A+ 14 $126,245
21-1022 Healthcare Social Workers B 14 $40,793
13-1051 Cost Estimators B 13 $67,651
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists B+ 13 $71,263
29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists A 12 $68,085
11-9199 Managers, All Other B+ 11 $102,283
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners A+ 11 $99,061
11-2022 Sales Managers A 10 $128,196
13-1131 Fundraisers B 10 $52,779
15-1132 Software developers, applications A 10 $80,562
15-1199 Computer Occupations, All Other B+ 10 $67,427
23-1011 Lawyers B+ 10 $71,442
11-3011 Administrative services managers B+ 9 $86,592
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers B+ 8 $79,628
15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators B 8 $63,221
29-1062 Family and general practitioners A 8 $209,350
25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary B+ 7 $0
25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary B 7 $0
25-1123 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary B 7 $0
27-3091 Interpreters and Translators B 7 $33,593
29-1051 Pharmacists B+ 7 $135,744
47-4011 Construction and building inspectors B 7 $50,590
11-9021 Construction Managers B+ 6 $91,622
11-9151 Social and community service managers B 6 $54,999
17-2051 Civil Engineers B+ 6 $84,501
17-2141 Mechanical engineers B+ 6 $76,336
29-1123 Physical Therapists B+ 6 $80,766
29-1131 Veterinarians A 6 $89,948
11-2021 Marketing managers B+ 5 $146,400
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers B+ 5 $114,083
19-1031 Conservation scientists B 5 $64,833
29-9011 Occupational health and safety specialists B 5 $76,172
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary B 4 $117,363
13-2099 Financial specialists, all other B 4 $63,349
25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary B 4 $0
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary B 4 $0
25-1081 Education teachers, postsecondary B 4 $0
29-1122 Occupational therapists B+ 4 $80,436
11-3121 Human resources managers B+ 3 $115,276
11-9041 Architectural and engineering managers A 3 $121,864
11-9121 Natural sciences managers B+ 3 $135,768
15-1121 Computer systems analysts B 3 $82,291
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval B 3 $66,237
17-2071 Electrical Engineers B 3 $93,637
21-1023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers B 3 $46,215
25-1042 Biological science teachers, postsecondary B+ 3 $0
29-1021 Dentists, General B+ 3 $186,261