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High Demand Occupations in
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties
TRANSPORTATION
AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Occupational Title |
2010 Employment
Projection |
Growth
%
2000-2010 |
Average
Annual
Openings |
Education/ Training Typically
Required |
Entry Level Wages |
| Bus Drivers/ School |
3660 |
9.9% |
130 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$9.05 |
| Bus Drivers/ Transit/ Intercity |
340
(WOW) |
9.7% (WOW) |
40 |
Moderate on-the-job training |
$9.54 (WOW) |
| Cleaners of Vehicles/ Equipment |
2410 |
19.9% |
120 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$7.27 |
| Crane and Tower Operators (WOW) |
160 |
6.7% |
10 |
Moderate on-the-job training |
$16.24 |
Front
Line Supervisors/ Managers of Transportation
Workers |
1320 |
17.9% |
50 |
Work exp in related occupation |
$16.84 |
| Industrial Truck/ Tractor Operators
|
4850 |
4.3% |
100 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$11.31 |
| Laborers/ Freight/ Stock/ Material
Movers/ Hand |
15,730 |
2.4% |
550 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$7.82 |
| Machine Feeders/ Offbearers (WOW)
|
790 |
-17.7% |
30 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$10.63 |
| Packers/ Packagers/ Hand |
9110 |
10.7% |
300 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$6.96 |
| Service Station Attendants (WOW) |
240 |
33.3% |
20 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$7.38 |
| Taxi Drivers/ Chauffeurs (Milw) |
1190 |
24.0% |
30 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$7.72 |
| Truck Drivers/ Heavy/ Tractor-Trailer
|
12,400 |
12.6% |
290 |
Moderate on-the-job training |
$14.48 |
| Truck Drivers/ Light-Delivering Services
|
8850 |
14.5% |
220 |
Short term on-the-job training |
$9.09 |
*AO:
All others, occupations that are not being included in other
occupational classifications
**On-the-Job
Training is classified as Shrt/trm (Short-term), Mod/trm (Moderate-term)
and Long/trm (Long-term)
***
Occupations that are projected with a large number of openings
for one of the WDAs are designated with either (Milw) or (WOW);
(projections on growth, annual openings and wage information
will apply to that WDA only)
****
When information was not available for both WDAs, numbers
are marked by (WOW) or (Milw) to indicate figures are only
for that WDA
***** The list excludes
those occupations which typically require training and education
beyond a bachelor's degree.
Sources:
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information
webpage
WOW
Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations
derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections
Milwaukee
Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations
derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development, 2000 Occupational Wage
Survey Report: Milwaukee-Waukesha PMSA
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