metropolitan statistical area · 28450

Kenosha, WI

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kenosha, WI metro area

Figures describe the Kenosha, WI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kenosha city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$48,310
Total employment75,450

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Kenosha, WI metro area was $48,310 per year ($23.22 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 75,450 jobs. 267 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 267 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Kenosha, WI metro area
Occupation
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,990$22.595,4203.78
Stockers and Order Fillers$46,030$22.132,5301.84
Retail Salespersons$33,580$16.142,2801.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,070$13.982,1201.13
Cashiers$32,380$15.571,8701.24
Registered Nurses$83,110$39.961,7301.05
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,980$17.781,5400.74
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$58,110$27.941,3003.46
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,610$29.621,2601.26
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,500$18.031,1201.05
Office Clerks, General$46,220$22.221,0900.91
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,880$23.021,0402.62
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,810$18.181,0403.84
Customer Service Representatives$48,360$23.251,0000.79
Waiters and Waitresses$29,480$14.179600.87
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,580$36.349001.49
General and Operations Managers$106,310$51.118400.49
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,740$28.248401.13
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,650$20.998101.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,900$20.627501.69
Nursing Assistants$46,220$22.227101.01
Bartenders$23,140$11.126501.77
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,800$23.466500.79
Cooks, Restaurant$36,730$17.666400.94
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,110$22.176102.12
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$72,500$34.866102.02
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,470$33.886001.83
Light Truck Drivers$44,710$21.506001.26
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,940Not published5900.86
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,750$23.925900.88
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,760$18.635800.97
Accountants and Auditors$78,840$37.915700.81
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,390$37.215700.82
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,250$24.165300.98
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,490$21.875201.12
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,900$22.075202.85
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,530Not published5100.76
Food Preparation Workers$34,840$16.754901.14
Human Resources Specialists$64,080$30.814701.05
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,240$21.274701.85
Security Guards$35,120$16.894200.68
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,430$33.864201.99
Food Batchmakers$45,160$21.714204.97
Software Developers$130,330$62.664100.50
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,360$30.944100.67
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,740$16.703901.68
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$70,690$33.993800.87
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,780$37.883601.10
Medical Assistants$49,620$23.863400.84
Construction Laborers$50,040$24.063400.64
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,390$28.553301.76
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,540Not published3200.62
Project Management Specialists$93,850$45.123100.59
Computer User Support Specialists$57,440$27.623100.88
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,560Not published3101.04
Carpenters$60,120$28.903100.94
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,540$27.673100.91
Training and Development Specialists$64,610$31.063001.33
Industrial Engineers$99,040$47.613001.69
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,910$27.843006.34
Firefighters$46,850$22.532801.67
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,130$48.142702.50
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,560$38.252700.68
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,670$21.962703.72
Financial Managers$142,000$68.272600.64
Industrial Production Managers$118,990$57.212602.17
Pharmacy Technicians$39,360$18.932601.13
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,350$31.422500.78
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,960$13.932501.29
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,520$17.562501.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,780$27.782501.25
Managers, All Other$108,020$51.932400.78
Cooks, Fast Food$29,100$13.992400.77
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,150$18.342401.13
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,430$17.522400.56
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,110$39.472400.81
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,530$21.892401.96
Machinists$59,800$28.752301.67
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$70,300$33.802200.92
Management Analysts$101,180$48.652200.50
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$33,940$16.322201.85
Dishwashers$29,960$14.402100.93
Sales Managers$145,180$69.802000.65
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,930$12.952000.75
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,400$36.251900.36
Physical Therapists$99,160$47.671901.50
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,840$13.871900.90
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,940$28.821901.33
Food Service Managers$63,680$30.611801.52
Dental Assistants$47,310$22.751800.94
Tellers$43,780$21.051801.11
Bakers$37,320$17.941801.59
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,130$24.581802.14
Production Workers, All Other$46,590$22.401801.46
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,610$58.951700.59
Logisticians$73,900$35.531701.42
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$87,110$41.881701.12
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,300$28.991700.70
Billing and Posting Clerks$49,540$23.821700.88
Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,840$29.251701.05
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$55,590$26.731600.84
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,000$18.271600.74
Counter and Rental Clerks$45,570$21.911600.84
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,050$18.771605.47
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,150$17.381600.88
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$66,700$32.071500.87
Childcare Workers$30,290$14.561500.59
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,340$37.181500.67
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,660$83.011400.43
Mechanical Engineers$84,780$40.761401.00
Pharmacists$139,350$66.991400.90
Recreation Workers$38,620$18.571400.89
Real Estate Sales Agents$54,870$26.381401.46
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,610$22.891400.31
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,380$23.741401.76
Construction Managers$102,380$49.221300.73
Coaches and Scouts$39,490Not published1301.06
Physicians, All Other$363,890$174.951300.76
Chief Executives$215,930$103.811201.22
Lawyers$108,420$52.131200.33
Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,840$17.231200.76
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,780$23.451201.36
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,300$16.491200.87
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,400$17.501200.75
Parts Salespersons$41,900$20.151200.89
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,190$35.191200.53
Electricians$74,970$36.041200.33
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,260$29.451200.59
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,180$29.411201.78
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$62,470$30.031202.53
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$54,940$26.411100.55
Occupational Therapists$93,120$44.771101.34
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,860$36.951101.00
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,620$21.931101.95
Animal Caretakers$29,740$14.301100.87
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$103,070$49.561101.02
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$122,520Not published1000.63
Cost Estimators$68,370$32.871000.91
Computer Systems Analysts$98,050$47.141000.38
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,880Not published1000.78
Dental Hygienists$96,620$46.451000.93
Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,760$18.631001.39
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,820$23.471000.96
Highway Maintenance Workers$63,710$30.631001.37
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,970$24.981001.25
Helpers--Production Workers$36,860$17.721001.26
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,260$17.911002.09
Administrative Services Managers$104,530$50.25900.68
Compliance Officers$79,720$38.33900.42
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,390$40.57900.52
Computer Network Architects$131,050$63.00901.02
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,260Not published901.10
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$30,980$14.90901.16
Insurance Sales Agents$73,400$35.29900.40
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,890$23.03901.11
Marketing Managers$144,840$69.64800.39
Human Resources Managers$133,330$64.10800.71
Architectural and Engineering Managers$139,120$66.88800.72
Credit Analysts$63,140$30.36802.70
Computer Programmers$85,020$40.87801.88
Data Scientists$106,120$51.02800.66
Chemists$84,520$40.64802.01
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$48,060$23.11800.98
Speech-Language Pathologists$78,560$37.77800.95
Nurse Practitioners$132,210$63.56800.54
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,880$22.06801.20
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$60,180$28.94800.36
Bill and Account Collectors$60,690$29.18801.00
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,790$28.75801.03
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,820$26.36800.80
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,080$34.65800.38
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$28,990$13.94804.77
Computer Occupations, All Other$78,630$37.80700.32
Healthcare Social Workers$61,550$29.59700.75
Social Workers, All Other$65,740$31.60702.35
Graphic Designers$66,810$32.12700.71
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$91,820$44.15701.29
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,380$30.47701.12
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,630$29.15700.70
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,330$26.60700.94
Tire Repairers and Changers$41,560$19.98701.27
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,740$22.47702.26
Facilities Managers$104,420$50.20600.76
Social and Community Service Managers$84,500$40.63600.62
Personal Financial Advisors$102,320$49.19600.43
Loan Officers$77,860$37.43600.42
Operations Research Analysts$62,210$29.91601.11
Electrical Engineers$101,690$48.89600.58
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,010Not published601.27
Instructional Coordinators$93,860$45.13600.55
Dentists, General$207,140$99.59600.94
Physician Assistants$135,800$65.29600.71
Phlebotomists$39,260$18.87600.88
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,540$47.37600.80
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,280$35.71601.26
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$94,520$45.44600.45
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,610$17.12600.44
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,340$37.19601.91
Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,290$22.74600.90
Database Administrators$105,400$50.67501.35
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$110,770$53.25500.53
Civil Engineers$95,090$45.72500.27
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,780$29.22501.45
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,890$42.25500.76
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,320$29.96503.66
Public Relations Specialists$62,110$29.86500.39
Veterinarians$110,990$53.36501.13
Surgical Technologists$60,090$28.89500.95
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,940$31.22500.97
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,240$17.43500.77
Protective Service Workers, All Other$49,490$23.80501.28
Chefs and Head Cooks$59,530$28.62500.49
Cooks, Short Order$27,790$13.36500.75
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,230$24.63500.69
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,820$22.51500.66
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,200$24.61501.07
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingNot publishedNot published501.96
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$62,410$30.01503.50
Printing Press Operators$50,540$24.30500.67
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,400$29.04500.63
Purchasing Managers$128,410$61.73400.87
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$52,710$25.34401.12
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$85,560$41.13400.25
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,540$24.30400.59
Fundraisers$65,400$31.44400.67
Information Security Analysts$87,660$42.14400.41
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,530$28.14402.36
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,190$21.73400.83
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,170$38.54400.70
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$69,640$33.48400.65
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$71,630$34.44400.62
Respiratory Therapists$77,570$37.30400.62
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,430$28.09400.27
Paramedics$65,350$31.42400.79
Opticians, Dispensing$45,420$21.84401.08
Physical Therapist Aides$34,650$16.66401.75
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$54,600$26.25400.51
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,290$28.50400.74
Skincare Specialists$47,930$23.04401.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,180$24.61400.86
Data Entry Keyers$35,430$17.03400.58
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,260$18.88400.97
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,240$19.83400.71
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$31,750$15.26400.46
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$79,350$38.15300.23
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$80,490$38.70300.60
Mechanical Drafters$61,800$29.71301.78
School Psychologists$74,860$35.99300.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,100Not published300.57
Floral Designers$37,500$18.03301.55
Chiropractors$98,450$47.33301.67
Family Medicine Physicians$359,760$172.96300.65
Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,790$29.22301.21
Medical Equipment Preparers$44,180$21.24300.89
Residential Advisors$39,910$19.19300.79
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$52,130$25.06300.36
File Clerks$45,550$21.90300.88
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$30,560$14.69300.51
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,680$28.69300.38
Tool and Die Makers$62,550$30.07301.12
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,650$31.08300.52
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$128,090Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,540$49.78Not publishedNot published
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$129,620$62.32Not publishedNot published
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,090Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,610Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$86,920Not publishedNot publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.