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Wisconsin Jobs

The estimated total employment in Wisconsin is 2,776,690 people with an average annual salary of 39,350.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Wisconsin has increaded by 3%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,691,950N/A
20022,692,5600.02%
20032,691,360-0.04%
20042,689,160-0.08%
20052,768,8302.88%
20062,744,210-0.89%
20072,768,8300.9%
20082,776,6900.28%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$32,160N/A
2002$33,4003.71%
2003$33,9801.71%
2004$34,8702.55%
2005$38,0708.41%
2006$36,730-3.52%
2007$38,0703.65%
2008$39,3503.36%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations437,780$31,120
Production occupations341,170$33,380
Sales and related occupations283,310$34,320
Food preparation and serving related occupations239,350$19,500
Transportation and material moving occupations217,210$30,930
Education, training, and library occupations153,660$46,390
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations147,920$68,880
Business and financial operations occupations113,040$56,040
Construction and extraction occupations108,600$46,510
Management occupations106,670$90,400
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations105,580$41,270
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations90,690$24,650
Healthcare support occupations89,230$26,600
Personal care and service occupations75,150$23,480
Protective service occupations53,870$39,330
Computer and mathematical science occupations51,820$64,130
Architecture and engineering occupations51,630$63,130
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations35,210$41,340
Community and social services occupations30,740$41,850
Life, physical, and social science occupations25,670$58,950
Legal occupations13,490$74,980
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,880$28,190

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Surgeons1,040$218,610
Internists, general1,150$210,400
Family and general practitioners2,890$192,180
Physicians and surgeons, all other5,490$185,670
Dentists, general1,830$158,340
Chief executives4,690$158,170
Lawyers6,250$110,700
Pharmacists4,920$109,350
Marketing managers2,360$104,270
General and operations managers25,490$103,760