Southeast Region
Regional Reports
2020-2030 Occupation Projections
WIOA County Demographics
About the Region
The Southeast Region includes 13 counties, with Cape Girardeau being the region’s largest city. Health Care and Social Assistance and Retail Trade are the top two industries in this region. Top health care employers include St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital and Missouri Delta Medical Center. Southeast Missouri State University is the largest government employer. The average annual wage in the Southeast Region is $43,904.
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| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-9021 | Personal care aides | A | 1,418 | $21,347 |
| 35-3021 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | B+ | 995 | $19,514 |
| 41-2031 | Retail salespersons | B | 614 | $25,955 |
| 45-2092 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | B | 416 | $40,408 |
| 35-3031 | Waiters and Waitresses | B | 343 | $21,335 |
| 43-5081 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | B | 332 | $23,711 |
| 53-7062 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | B | 308 | $29,230 |
| 37-2011 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | B | 278 | $24,572 |
| 43-9061 | Office Clerks, General | B | 228 | $28,312 |
| 31-1011 | Home health aides | A | 221 | $0 |
| 39-9011 | Childcare Workers | B | 186 | $25,408 |
| 47-2061 | Construction Laborers | B+ | 166 | $36,670 |
| 35-3011 | Bartenders | B | 147 | $22,032 |
| 37-3011 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | B | 115 | $27,054 |
| 43-4171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | B | 107 | $26,042 |
| 53-3033 | Light truck or delivery services drivers | B | 105 | $34,579 |
| 51-9198 | Helpers--production workers | B | 92 | $28,249 |
| 43-6013 | Medical Secretaries | B+ | 91 | $30,284 |
| 41-3099 | Sales representatives, services, all other | B | 85 | $52,874 |
| 41-2022 | Parts salespersons | B | 80 | $31,132 |
| 29-2052 | Pharmacy technicians | B | 65 | $29,192 |
| 33-3051 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | B | 63 | $36,598 |
| 53-3041 | Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | B | 57 | $21,016 |
| 43-4131 | Loan interviewers and clerks | B | 55 | $32,486 |
| 41-3021 | Insurance Sales Agents | A | 50 | $57,876 |
| 47-2073 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | B | 42 | $48,964 |
| 51-7011 | Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | B | 38 | $34,275 |
| 53-7081 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | B | 37 | $31,379 |
| 43-9041 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | B | 36 | $33,539 |
| 47-2051 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | B | 31 | $52,902 |
| 51-9012 | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | B | 30 | $44,319 |
| 49-9099 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | B | 20 | $48,176 |
| 31-2022 | Physical therapist aides | B | 9 | $24,072 |
| 29-9012 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | B | 2 | $44,485 |
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| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53-3032 | Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | B+ | 459 | $41,550 |
| 31-1014 | Nursing Assistants | B+ | 325 | $23,626 |
| 35-2014 | Cooks, restaurant | A | 216 | $22,284 |
| 35-1012 | First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | B+ | 190 | $30,509 |
| 41-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | B | 176 | $41,831 |
| 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | B | 161 | $31,387 |
| 49-9071 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | B+ | 160 | $34,420 |
| 29-2061 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | B+ | 129 | $39,125 |
| 43-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | B | 96 | $46,211 |
| 47-2031 | Carpenters | B | 94 | $50,184 |
| 51-1011 | First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | B | 94 | $51,925 |
| 49-3023 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | B | 93 | $36,004 |
| 31-9092 | Medical assistants | B+ | 84 | $29,077 |
| 47-2111 | Electricians | B | 66 | $56,491 |
| 49-9041 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | B | 53 | $47,851 |
| 49-3031 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | B | 48 | $34,548 |
| 49-1011 | First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers | B | 45 | $54,719 |
| 49-9021 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | B | 43 | $45,255 |
| 31-2021 | Physical therapist assistants | A | 37 | $54,288 |
| 53-7032 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | B | 31 | $45,148 |
| 31-9097 | Phlebotomists | B | 30 | $30,817 |
| 49-3042 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | B | 30 | $53,737 |
| 49-3041 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | B | 29 | $37,378 |
| 49-9051 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | B | 24 | $66,686 |
| 29-2053 | Psychiatric Technicians | B | 23 | $0 |
| 49-3021 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | B | 22 | $49,150 |
| 49-2022 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | B | 21 | $53,812 |
| 47-2152 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | B | 20 | $51,324 |
| 29-1126 | Respiratory Therapists | B+ | 18 | $51,607 |
| 29-2034 | Radiologic Technologists | B | 17 | $53,996 |
| 29-2071 | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | B | 17 | $34,727 |
| 11-9051 | Food service managers | B | 16 | $39,981 |
| 11-9141 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | B | 16 | $55,638 |
| 41-1012 | First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers | B | 15 | $65,143 |
| 29-2055 | Surgical Technologists | B | 12 | $44,680 |
| 15-1152 | Computer Network Support Specialists | B | 11 | $47,472 |
| 29-2021 | Dental hygienists | B | 11 | $55,274 |
| 29-2099 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | B | 11 | $39,663 |
| 47-2211 | Sheet Metal Workers | B | 7 | $65,306 |
| 29-2056 | Veterinary technologists and technicians | B | 6 | $37,561 |
| 47-2221 | Structural iron and steel workers | B | 6 | $46,241 |
| 17-3023 | Electrical and electronics engineering technicians | B | 5 | $62,252 |
| 29-2032 | Diagnostic medical sonographers | B+ | 5 | $61,325 |
| 33-1012 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | B | 5 | $66,546 |
| 29-2033 | Nuclear medicine technologists | B | 2 | $72,427 |
| 29-2035 | Magnetic resonance imaging technologists | B | 2 | $60,742 |
Later
| SOC Code | SOC Title | Grade | Annual Openings | Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-1141 | Registered Nurses | A+ | 239 | $60,180 |
| 11-1021 | General and operations managers | A+ | 201 | $81,799 |
| 13-2011 | Accountants and auditors | A | 111 | $52,090 |
| 25-2031 | Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education | B | 107 | $45,391 |
| 25-2021 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | B | 90 | $45,413 |
| 21-1022 | Healthcare social workers | B+ | 45 | $42,394 |
| 47-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | B | 41 | $57,080 |
| 13-1161 | Market research analysts and marketing specialists | A | 39 | $61,534 |
| 21-1012 | Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | B | 34 | $48,984 |
| 11-9111 | Medical and Health Services Managers | A+ | 30 | $117,371 |
| 13-2072 | Loan officers | B+ | 30 | $72,587 |
| 11-3031 | Financial managers | A | 23 | $105,096 |
| 13-1199 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | B | 21 | $63,229 |
| 29-1123 | Physical therapists | A | 21 | $84,868 |
| 11-9032 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | B | 20 | $75,540 |
| 41-3031 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | A | 18 | $122,779 |
| 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | B | 17 | $72,209 |
| 11-9151 | Social and community service managers | B | 16 | $59,596 |
| 13-1041 | Compliance Officers | B | 16 | $46,575 |
| 29-1127 | Speech-Language Pathologists | B+ | 16 | $48,431 |
| 11-9021 | Construction Managers | B+ | 15 | $85,348 |
| 29-1051 | Pharmacists | B+ | 15 | $136,669 |
| 11-3051 | Industrial production managers | B | 14 | $83,520 |
| 13-1151 | Training and development specialists | B | 14 | $53,139 |
| 11-2022 | Sales managers | A | 13 | $129,216 |
| 11-3011 | Administrative Services Managers | B+ | 13 | $81,446 |
| 29-1171 | Nurse practitioners | A+ | 13 | $111,712 |
| 15-1142 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | B | 12 | $70,842 |
| 21-1023 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | B | 12 | $39,548 |
| 13-1111 | Management Analysts | B+ | 10 | $70,243 |
| 29-1122 | Occupational Therapists | A | 10 | $80,691 |
| 11-3021 | Computer and information systems managers | A | 9 | $113,104 |
| 15-1132 | Software developers, applications | A | 9 | $79,677 |
| 17-2051 | Civil engineers | B | 9 | $64,092 |
| 29-1062 | Family and general practitioners | A | 9 | $268,081 |
| 13-2021 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate | B | 8 | $50,247 |
| 13-2052 | Personal Financial Advisors | A | 8 | $70,246 |
| 15-1199 | Computer Occupations, All Other | B | 8 | $54,700 |
| 23-1011 | Lawyers | B+ | 8 | $86,969 |
| 29-1031 | Dietitians and nutritionists | B | 8 | $48,325 |
| 11-3071 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | A | 7 | $103,481 |
| 15-1141 | Database administrators | B+ | 7 | $64,005 |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | B | 7 | $68,537 |
| 19-1031 | Conservation Scientists | B | 7 | $58,999 |
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | B+ | 7 | $78,839 |
| 29-1151 | Nurse Anesthetists | A | 7 | $147,262 |
| 35-1011 | Chefs and head cooks | B | 7 | $48,392 |
| 11-3121 | Human Resources Managers | A | 6 | $97,966 |
| 13-2061 | Financial Examiners | B | 5 | $51,517 |
| 29-1069 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | A | 5 | $233,681 |
| 29-9011 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | B | 5 | $72,247 |
| 11-9041 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | B+ | 4 | $116,392 |
| 15-1121 | Computer systems analysts | B | 4 | $75,682 |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | B | 4 | $87,631 |
| 25-1011 | Business teachers, postsecondary | B+ | 4 | $0 |
| 29-1071 | Physician assistants | A | 4 | $104,263 |
| 11-2021 | Marketing Managers | B+ | 3 | $107,082 |
| 11-9031 | Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program | B | 3 | $0 |
| 11-9033 | Education administrators, postsecondary | B | 3 | $112,690 |
| 13-1081 | Logisticians | B | 3 | $68,113 |
| 29-1041 | Optometrists | A | 3 | $117,969 |
| 29-1131 | Veterinarians | A | 3 | $75,427 |
| 23-1023 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | B | 2 | $84,596 |
| 29-1125 | Recreational Therapists | B | 2 | $47,077 |