JobAfterNext

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

324 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 3100003.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Family Medicine Physicians$336,380
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$285,950
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$163,570
Dentists, General$149,450
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$135,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$132,400
Pharmacists$132,360
Nurse Practitioners$131,460
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$126,080
Optometrists$125,050
Electrical Engineers$122,850
Sales Managers$122,510
Human Resources Managers$114,730
Medical and Health Services Managers$108,060
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations)$107,180
Purchasing Managers$106,600
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$106,520
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$104,010
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,340

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: Emergency Medicine Physicians. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 324 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011740$67,6800.83
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012120$102,4500.75
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301150$39,5700.81
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091Not available$48,020
Agricultural Inspectors 45-201180$55,0908.92
Agricultural Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 19-401230$51,7203.64
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091100$28,6300.43
Animal Caretakers 39-2021190$35,7301.18
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301170$62,6301.03
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041140$132,4001.00
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121Not available$75,910
Athletic Trainers 29-909130$52,2301.75
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021160$44,7201.71
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023450$54,3301.05
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031100$32,9401.67
Bakers 51-301180$30,1500.52
Bartenders 35-3011650$28,0801.38
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021270$44,4501.08
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30311,050$44,3601.24
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051260$46,1301.04
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031330$60,5101.84
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-119970$74,9900.11
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011Not available$84,320
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021210$37,6602.46
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020270$72,1700.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119450$99,3000.75
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032170$64,3002.43
Carpenters 47-2031360$49,2400.87
Cashiers 41-20112,680$29,5401.41
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051310$48,0002.47
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011180$61,6902.04
Chemical Technicians 19-403140$57,8001.01
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011170$163,5701.34
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021520$47,0002.14
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011660$29,5602.06
Chiropractors 29-101150$64,6802.21
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205160$95,2400.28
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103170$73,0800.36
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061510$38,0102.16
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-919250$48,8605.87
Clergy 21-201140$50,9001.00
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010140$68,0600.70
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303340$86,5900.83
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022120$50,6000.78
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912480$47,5200.85
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041220$65,8300.85
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123150$63,2800.55
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161100$53,3500.98
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129980$78,5700.31
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102140$87,1301.83
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121160$107,1800.18
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232240$59,8200.54
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021110$135,4600.25
Construction Laborers 47-2061860$46,7901.28
Construction Managers 11-9021230$96,9400.98
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011260$42,96018.52
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011200$29,8200.49
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012580$35,9202.12
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014360$33,7500.41
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015140$30,0101.58
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012180$54,0700.76
Cost Estimators 13-1051120$68,6400.88
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021310$30,7101.27
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031270$49,0302.40
Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021100$37,0103.76
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051750$41,9800.47
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-903260$53,3502.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031270$39,9502.56
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021100$38,1001.24
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205150$78,4200.31
Database Administrators 15-124240$89,2400.94
Dental Assistants 31-9091180$46,6600.75
Dental Hygienists 29-1292160$91,4601.15
Dentists, General 29-102150$149,4500.63
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$80,1700.68
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103130$73,5600.72
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011120$28,5800.36
Dishwashers 35-9021160$28,0800.55
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032130$48,3601.03
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031250$34,5300.99
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208140$45,0700.87
Editors 27-304150$41,5600.86
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032260$103,3401.30
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033120$85,9901.06
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081Not available$79,260
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012210$60,2200.97
Electrical Engineers 17-207180$122,8500.69
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051190$80,0902.33
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023150$62,1202.55
Electricians 47-2111700$52,8501.49
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021990$62,2401.16
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204260$45,9400.52
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-121440Not published (very high)1.75
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123Not available$84,980
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907230$45,2301.32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-502260$56,3102.65
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011160$60,0400.55
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031140$28,0800.72
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021130$53,3803.36
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041270$52,7707.40
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013120$104,0101.21
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121590$336,3801.40
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3041370$51,77015.88
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209240$44,3300.27
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093170$39,6308.33
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,660$29,0801.12
File Clerks 43-407170$40,8601.51
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031340$126,0800.66
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140$84,8900.17
Firefighters 33-2011100$62,0100.48
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011500$67,8101.00
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101440$42,9500.62
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102130$89,9200.51
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012610$39,0500.80
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101190$48,4200.81
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101250$50,0900.66
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011530$76,2901.39
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012140$78,9901.05
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011740$59,6800.83
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102240$50,9600.63
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$84,3700.92
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-10111,050$69,6402.53
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011690$43,8000.99
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047310$59,7700.80
Floral Designers 27-102350$33,0602.13
Food Batchmakers 51-3092270$45,2802.53
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309350$43,3102.75
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021540$32,6400.97
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041360$30,9602.00
Food Service Managers 11-9051100$59,5900.65
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309140$52,8503.32
Fundraisers 13-113160$70,0300.94
Funeral Attendants 39-402140$32,7202.19
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 39-301250$29,6009.63
Gas Plant Operators 51-809230$89,0702.71
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,190$78,4201.02
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-204130$39,5702.11
Graphic Designers 27-102460$45,9400.52
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012120$31,4800.62
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107140$45,2100.29
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209960$45,2100.52
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022100$59,5800.89
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021290$60,4001.14
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30322,110$53,1401.66
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051550$49,8405.79
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,090$36,0500.41
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031160$28,0800.58
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081110$30,3300.71
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$47,5500.79
Human Resources Managers 11-312190$114,7300.68
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071450$61,7600.81
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112170$87,1400.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041600$63,7202.20
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051360$106,5202.35
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051730$47,1501.52
Information Security Analysts 15-121240$95,3500.38
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061740$50,0302.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909950$46,5400.45
Instructional Coordinators 25-903190$74,8200.66
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904160$45,8300.47
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021550$59,9901.86
Interpreters and Translators 27-309150$48,3201.51
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111130$41,7301.40
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,090$36,6300.80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012140$61,6802.13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,610$44,4200.88
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011590$37,6801.01
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403440$46,0703.73
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011160$33,2101.30
Lawyers 23-1011150$96,4900.33
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601290$45,8200.93
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022220$45,1202.61
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412160$28,0801.09
Library Technicians 25-403190$33,7602.16
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061570$62,4201.43
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092230$29,0902.40
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033290$45,4100.48
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413170$48,8900.67
Loan Officers 13-2072310$90,5701.83
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108150$74,8400.32
Machinists 51-4041430$45,2602.45
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012730$33,7401.37
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043110$57,6302.91
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,220$48,8201.29
Management Analysts 13-111160$75,7100.10
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199140$99,4700.38
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161160$51,6500.29
Marketing Managers 11-202150$101,3200.21
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102250$83,5601.79
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-30221,570$50,60017.47
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-901140$51,5002.33
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013200$59,5108.20
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302760$67,8702.65
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141110$80,2200.63
Medical Assistants 31-9092200$44,1600.39
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072160$49,6101.31
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013330$45,1400.56
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111340$108,0600.92
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023140$43,8901.76
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022350$65,4300.92
Millwrights 49-904480$59,9303.26
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20901,110$48,8501.29
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023180$46,5403.02
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042100$61,9500.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072160Not available1.68
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-403130$45,0802.07
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309990$34,7303.00
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081260$48,5303.35
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912130$80,9000.49
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124470$75,3300.35
New Accounts Clerks 43-4141170$47,3307.53
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171190$131,4600.95
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,920$40,6602.15
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072Not available$98,470
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$82,0300.77
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501230$53,3801.68
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122110$99,2801.07
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,040$37,9800.68
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073440$52,2701.49
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205750$40,5601.25
Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081100$40,3702.15
Optometrists 29-104140$125,0501.37
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305350$46,4402.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111770$44,4103.31
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064430$45,9101.26
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141110$45,7800.82
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201170$56,0400.27
Paramedics 29-204350$60,6400.88
Parts Salespersons 41-2022330$45,1001.97
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305180$55,9500.88
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052120Not available0.72
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-3012110$48,0806.86
Pharmacists 29-1051210$132,3601.06
Pharmacy Aides 31-909580$28,9903.20
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052230$45,3900.78
Phlebotomists 31-909750$44,7800.54
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021120$62,8601.67
Physical Therapists 29-1123170$99,0401.02
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071100$135,6201.03
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122940$285,9500.18
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-419390$46,2804.54
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152240$56,5900.84
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051400$66,0100.97
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051120$61,0502.71
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052290$57,0201.45
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-913140$92,1004.58
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-119940$66,1300.43
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012Not available$97,680
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011190$61,6100.65
Printing Press Operators 51-5112130$36,9601.42
Procurement Clerks 43-306180$48,1102.24
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061210$55,6700.86
Project Management Specialists 13-1082150$81,6400.23
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202070$64,5301.99
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914150$51,8400.24
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053240$62,0002.50
Public Relations Specialists 27-303170$52,9700.40
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031170$48,1702.65
Purchasing Managers 11-306140$106,6000.85
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034160$76,4601.15
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902260$58,6400.51
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171560$38,3201.00
Recreation Workers 39-9032150$37,5500.72
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081130$48,1101.40
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,020$80,6400.97
Residential Advisors 39-904150$30,6201.00
Respiratory Therapists 29-112680$82,0800.90
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,940$31,2400.81
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4023100$46,1606.40
Roofers 47-218180$43,7300.99
Sales Managers 11-2022160$122,5100.40
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091210$53,6000.27
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012890$63,7701.17
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011180$82,4701.02
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909980$48,5201.35
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704180$46,9703.05
School Psychologists 19-303460$79,9101.61
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,030$62,7801.56
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,500$43,9501.43
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031120$97,2400.40
Security Guards 33-9032210$42,2000.26
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021140$41,2300.68
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012180$50,3204.77
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407160$49,2602.97
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603130$35,5800.50
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221130$40,1500.42
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071550$45,4401.09
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053170$38,3901.13
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-30231,620$47,33037.53
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151100$66,1600.78
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093110$36,7000.41
Software Developers 15-125280$99,9300.08
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125350Not available0.40
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-101370$69,0307.59
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052260$62,1301.60
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205760$71,0301.02
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058180$64,3001.80
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127120$81,2901.07
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-802130$67,7801.76
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,390$37,4500.79
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222140$62,4200.84
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041120$48,8003.79
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018110$72,3200.36
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031780$41,2102.41
Surgical Technologists 29-205550$62,2700.64
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303140$48,0801.10
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102260$69,6601.81
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,860$35,0702.12
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022140$62,3301.62
Tellers 43-3071650$37,2603.22
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309370$36,8501.09
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209330$47,9601.15
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151200$63,3300.72
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071100$85,3400.77
Tutors 25-3041110$60,6301.04
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305150$59,4901.98
Veterinarians 29-113190$102,9501.74
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909680$35,5600.99
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205690$42,1301.16
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031860$28,6100.62
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031160$61,6601.97
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111140$49,7304.30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-41211,040$50,2604.07
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-4122100$51,6305.36