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Job Insights for Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Detailed Occupations

753

Highest Average Salary

$546,740

Average Salary Across Occupations

$72,348

Highest Paying Occupation in Wisconsin

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric leads this state with an average annual salary of $546,740.

Largest Employment Market in Wisconsin

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 80,050 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Wisconsin

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in Wisconsin

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Wisconsin

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $546,740 $262.86 410
2 Surgeons, All Other $478,880 $230.23 730
3 Emergency Medicine Physicians $338,860 $162.91 1,190
4 Neurologists $316,470 $152.15 100
5 General Internal Medicine Physicians $311,260 $149.64 980
6 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $311,060 $149.55 410
7 Physicians, All Other $303,630 $145.98 5,180
8 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $295,720 $142.17 280
9 Family Medicine Physicians $293,630 $141.17 1,510
10 Chief Executives $284,090 $136.58 4,440
11 Psychiatrists $270,820 $130.20 570
12 Nurse Anesthetists $264,400 $127.12 1,040
13 Physicians, Pathologists $258,160 $124.11 200
14 Pediatricians, General $243,130 $116.89 320
15 Dentists, All Other Specialists $234,770 $112.87 50
16 Dentists, General $209,830 $100.88 2,160
17 Podiatrists $189,370 $91.04 190
18 Physicists $173,010 $83.18 220
19 Computer and Information Research Scientists $171,150 $82.28 30
20 Compensation and Benefits Managers $161,900 $77.84 450

👥 Most Available Jobs in Wisconsin

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 80,050 $33,160 $15.94
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 74,510 $42,840 $20.60
3 Cashiers 70,810 $30,540 $14.68
4 Retail Salespersons 67,610 $36,380 $17.49
5 Registered Nurses 64,960 $90,450 $43.48
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers 60,570 $28,410 $13.66
7 Customer Service Representatives 55,100 $47,290 $22.73
8 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 52,980 $56,980 $27.40
9 Office Clerks, General 52,520 $43,960 $21.14
10 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 47,880 $45,280 $21.77
11 Stockers and Order Fillers 45,560 $37,110 $17.84
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 41,130 $36,620 $17.61
13 Waiters and Waitresses 39,510 $32,370 $15.56
14 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 38,600 $78,720 $37.85
15 General and Operations Managers 35,520 $136,820 $65.78
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 30,300 $53,240 $25.60
17 Bartenders 29,340 $26,210 $12.60
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 29,290 $47,140 $22.67
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 29,050 $49,710 $23.90
20 Nursing Assistants 27,480 $43,050 $20.70