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Wausau, WI

268 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 48140.

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
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$364,260
Nurse Anesthetists$269,790
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$202,460
Dentists, General$202,250
Pharmacists$148,740
Optometrists$142,690
Marketing Managers$141,150
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$131,320
Human Resources Managers$131,240
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$129,980
Nurse Practitioners$129,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$126,530
Medical and Health Services Managers$125,550
Sales Managers$123,230
Purchasing Managers$121,610
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$114,400
General and Operations Managers$107,550
Construction Managers$106,480
Lawyers$106,290
All 268 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011530$77,6800.81
Administrative Services Managers 11-301280$96,1900.68
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301140$72,5400.70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091100$30,4200.56
Animal Caretakers 39-202170$30,4300.56
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301170$59,8501.52
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041100$126,5301.02
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302180$52,4301.15
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023340$53,1001.08
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603150$34,7901.09
Bakers 51-301170$35,3800.69
Bartenders 35-3011610$22,6401.81
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301190$47,9301.30
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021150$47,6700.85
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031600$48,8800.98
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051240$46,2001.33
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305260$44,4400.82
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031280$59,3502.18
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199150$65,1600.31
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302170$45,5301.20
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020230$68,4901.03
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011190$45,1005.41
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-203150$62,1101.77
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119470$80,4801.38
Carpenters 47-2031370$49,9901.24
Cashiers 41-20111,660$30,4801.20
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051110$62,0201.22
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101130$65,9100.34
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-901140$46,1200.72
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011120$202,4601.30
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-102190$57,7200.53
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011130$30,2100.56
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205190$85,7900.55
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031200$80,4301.36
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061160$35,6600.92
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010150$62,7800.99
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303340$114,4001.15
Coaches and Scouts 27-202260$31,0100.50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124360$47,3705.09
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114130$74,2100.63
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-104180$73,3200.43
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161190$57,3302.48
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 51-916240$59,1603.41
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129940$75,8900.22
Computer Programmers 15-125130$73,2500.75
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121190$82,7200.40
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232330$51,1301.03
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021120$129,6200.39
Construction Laborers 47-2061510$52,6201.05
Construction Managers 11-902190$106,4800.53
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011130$29,6000.44
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012160$38,1700.80
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014530$36,1800.84
Cost Estimators 13-1051150$71,8501.45
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021200$45,7001.11
Credit Analysts 13-204170$58,8302.54
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,000$46,2600.86
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032100$45,1004.74
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031350$46,4704.56
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205150$104,4200.42
Dental Assistants 31-9091230$46,7401.33
Dental Hygienists 29-1292150$87,4701.53
Dentists, General 29-102170$202,2501.33
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302130$88,7800.64
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103130$73,7400.92
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011130$26,6900.55
Dishwashers 35-9021160$27,8600.75
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503280$56,4600.85
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031170$26,8100.95
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-903290$105,9100.59
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012140$58,3500.89
Electrical Engineers 17-207160$85,2100.69
Electricians 47-2111480$78,6801.42
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021460$59,5000.74
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406130$51,2900.47
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204270$39,1500.89
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-601160$67,9300.31
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031180$44,1201.28
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-402160$48,6602.24
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301340$102,4200.61
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304150$59,6303.14
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209350$28,0303.07
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,440$27,8300.83
File Clerks 43-407150$41,7901.42
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031300$131,3200.80
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209960$59,7801.06
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205180$66,0000.50
Firefighters 33-2011260$46,8201.66
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011240$75,9800.65
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102150$84,8801.06
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012470$37,0000.85
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101160$48,6400.74
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101270$59,1101.28
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011390$79,8701.40
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012110$93,4501.18
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011570$65,2300.88
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102280$44,5201.56
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101240$90,4700.52
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-10111,000$73,7903.32
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011430$49,0900.86
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047260$60,4600.92
Food Batchmakers 51-30921,090$48,56013.94
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021440$31,7201.11
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041160$33,7501.19
Food Service Managers 11-9051120$53,1901.15
General and Operations Managers 11-1021810$107,5500.52
Graphic Designers 27-102460$55,2300.71
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033160$40,5805.47
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012120$34,0500.90
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099100$48,2001.26
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102290$63,0001.06
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909970$36,8301.33
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021140$59,1100.75
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,460$58,5201.59
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919870$48,7900.91
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051120$52,8201.78
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,330$35,9100.69
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031150$27,3400.77
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081100$35,1100.89
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$45,4501.02
Human Resources Managers 11-312170$131,2400.70
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071330$66,7500.80
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302670$64,4902.19
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112310$92,1201.90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041560$64,0402.84
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051300$44,0400.87
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419930$27,6100.57
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061630$50,2502.35
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909970$50,0400.94
Instructional Coordinators 25-903140$87,1800.38
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041150$59,2701.52
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021160$62,7600.76
Insurance Underwriters 13-205360$71,1401.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011970$36,8000.98
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201230$62,9500.65
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107550$80,0701.59
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,840$43,4601.40
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011430$38,0001.02
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-601150$34,0400.61
Lawyers 23-1011150$106,2900.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601240$47,6600.58
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402230$74,7800.58
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412130$40,6300.80
Library Technicians 25-403140$36,3801.28
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061150$60,3600.51
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092130$25,6901.89
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033710$45,5601.62
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131180$47,5002.45
Loan Officers 13-2072130$80,0801.07
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108190$61,0300.77
Machinists 51-4041360$53,6802.80
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012320$34,5800.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071830$55,6501.21
Management Analysts 13-1111110$92,3700.27
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199240$98,0600.87
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161240$65,0600.60
Marketing Managers 11-202150$141,1500.30
Mechanical Drafters 17-301360$57,9203.27
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141240$79,3401.84
Medical Assistants 31-9092510$47,8701.39
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909340$46,6501.26
Medical Records Specialists 29-207260$50,6800.71
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013220$46,5700.51
Medical Transcriptionists 31-909450$45,8102.54
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111180$125,5500.67
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112140$45,5700.59
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023150$61,7802.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102680$45,1101.13
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022300$59,1301.07
Millwrights 49-904450$83,4802.71
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20902,110$45,6703.35
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023190$69,0804.51
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304280$63,9800.96
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (4 O*NET occupations) 51-9195Not available$51,980
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-408170$49,8901.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244170$83,9601.18
New Accounts Clerks 43-414170$46,5404.39
Nurse Anesthetists 29-115170$269,7903.02
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171220$129,7201.51
Nursing Assistants 31-1131710$43,6601.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501160$85,0100.94
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112270$90,0300.94
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,170$44,6601.06
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199Not available$48,080
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073200$90,9000.92
Operations Research Analysts 15-203160$71,6101.15
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205760$47,6601.90
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208150$45,0901.43
Optometrists 29-104130$142,6901.65
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111620$46,0303.63
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064180$36,6600.72
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214150$47,6400.48
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196430$61,0709.98
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011130$45,5900.76
Parts Salespersons 41-2022170$46,4001.42
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305160$59,6500.93
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205270$100,5000.61
Pharmacists 29-1051130$148,7400.93
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052200$41,7100.94
Phlebotomists 31-9097100$45,1901.62
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202140$60,2500.81
Physical Therapists 29-112390$99,9100.78
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107190$129,9801.24
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229170$364,2601.09
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152260$86,7501.25
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051250$78,1500.84
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052130$59,8800.85
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011160$32,5200.75
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-511330$37,5802.28
Printing Press Operators 51-5112120$50,6501.80
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201230$46,0200.51
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199120$46,1801.08
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061270$56,0501.57
Project Management Specialists 13-1082390$88,9400.81
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202030$63,0601.35
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914130$68,3800.22
Psychologists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-303940$71,0404.18
Public Relations Specialists 27-303150$62,5100.39
Purchasing Managers 11-306140$121,6101.01
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034140$75,3401.32
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022100$47,4401.15
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171790$39,6701.94
Recreation Workers 39-903280$38,0300.52
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,830$89,1901.21
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015Not available$47,680
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,660$34,1600.95
Sales Managers 11-2022190$123,2300.68
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091350$59,4500.62
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012970$64,1001.76
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041110$45,2006.26
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031370$59,5600.78
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014590$47,0000.77
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031140$58,0600.62
Security Guards 33-9032220$34,4000.38
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021110$37,0700.71
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603130$39,1100.68
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211170$77,3303.16
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071540$47,8501.47
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053100$32,8300.87
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915160$79,0600.68
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093110$55,3300.56
Software Developers 15-1252190$98,6500.25
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125330$74,8400.41
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205290$60,1500.79
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205880$60,4901.04
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112760$78,0300.74
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,020$36,4400.80
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-204180$58,2203.54
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018250$61,2401.14
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031250$36,7201.06
Surgical Technologists 29-205590$69,4301.71
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045560$36,9700.88
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202250$58,4200.81
Tellers 43-3071280$40,3701.88
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309350$40,4901.10
Tool and Die Makers 51-411160$63,5702.26
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151160$68,8300.77
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071110$82,5001.11
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-301330$48,2701.23
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305130$78,1001.57
Veterinarians 29-113140$101,5401.15
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909650$36,3500.90
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205670$46,8901.23
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031720$29,0600.71
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803150$59,7300.85
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121930$55,7805.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-412230$52,6702.44
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042250$43,6408.97