nonmetropolitan area · 3100003

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,230
Total employment95,890

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area was $47,230 per year ($22.71 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 95,890 jobs. 324 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.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Slaughterers and Meat Packers37.531,620$47,330
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers17.471,570$50,600
Highway Maintenance Workers5.79550$49,840
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers4.071,040$50,260
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders3.31770$44,410
Tellers3.22650$37,260
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2.531,050$69,640
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term2.41780$41,210

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 324 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Cashiers$29,540$14.202,6801.41
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,080$13.982,6601.12
General and Operations Managers$78,420$37.702,1901.02
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,140$25.552,1101.66
Registered Nurses$80,640$38.772,0200.97
Retail Salespersons$31,240$15.021,9400.81
Nursing Assistants$40,660$19.551,9202.15
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,070Not published1,8602.12
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$47,330$22.761,62037.53
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,420$21.351,6100.88
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$50,600$24.331,57017.47
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,950$21.131,5001.43
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,450$18.011,3900.79
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,820$23.471,2201.29
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,850$23.491,1101.29
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,050$17.331,0900.41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,630$17.611,0900.80
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,360$21.331,0501.24
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,640$33.481,0502.53
Office Clerks, General$37,980$18.261,0400.68
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,260$24.161,0404.07
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,780Not published1,0301.56
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,240Not published9901.16
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,770$30.668901.17
Waiters and Waitresses$28,610$13.768600.62
Construction Laborers$46,790$22.508601.28
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,210$19.817802.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,410$21.357703.31
Customer Service Representatives$41,980$20.187500.47
Accountants and Auditors$67,680$32.547400.83
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,680$28.697400.83
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,030$24.057402.00
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,740$16.227301.37
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,150$22.677301.52
Electricians$52,850$25.417001.49
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,800$21.066900.99
Childcare Workers$29,560$14.216602.06
Bartenders$28,080$13.506501.38
Tellers$37,260$17.916503.22
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,050$18.776100.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,720$30.646002.20
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,680$18.115901.01
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,920$17.275802.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,420$30.015701.43
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,320$18.425601.00
Insurance Sales Agents$59,990$28.845501.86
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,440$21.855501.09
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,840$23.965505.79
Food Preparation Workers$32,640$15.695400.97
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,290$36.685301.39
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,000$22.605202.14
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,010$18.285102.16
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$67,810$32.605001.00
Human Resources Specialists$61,760$29.694500.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,330$26.124501.05
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$52,270$25.134401.49
Machinists$45,260$21.764302.45
Packers and Packagers, Hand$45,910$22.074301.26
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$66,010$31.744000.97
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,770$24.8937015.88
Industrial Production Managers$106,520$51.213602.35
Cooks, Restaurant$33,750$16.233600.41
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$30,960$14.893602.00
Carpenters$49,240$23.673600.87
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,430Not published3500.92
Financial Managers$126,080$60.623400.66
Medical and Health Services Managers$108,060$51.953400.92
Parts Salespersons$45,100$21.683301.97
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,140$21.703300.56
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,510$29.093301.84
Loan Officers$90,570$43.543101.83
Counter and Rental Clerks$30,710$14.773101.27
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$48,000$23.083102.47
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,770$28.743100.80
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,020$27.422901.45
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,400$29.042901.14
Light Truck Drivers$45,410$21.832900.48
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$72,170$34.702700.89
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,450$21.372701.08
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,030$23.572702.40
Food Batchmakers$45,280$21.772702.53
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,950$19.212702.56
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,770$25.372707.40
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,340Not published2601.30
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,130Not published2601.60
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,530$23.332603.35
Bus Drivers, School$46,130$22.182601.04
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$42,960$20.6526018.52
Driver/Sales Workers$34,530$16.602500.99
Computer User Support Specialists$59,820$28.762400.54
Psychiatric Technicians$62,000$29.812402.50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,590$27.212400.84
Construction Managers$96,940$46.612300.98
Pharmacy Technicians$45,390$21.822300.78
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,090$13.982302.40
Compliance Officers$65,830$31.652200.85
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$45,120$21.692202.61
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,220$28.952100.97
Pharmacists$132,360$63.642101.06
Security Guards$42,200$20.292100.26
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$53,600$25.772100.27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,670$26.772100.86
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,660$18.102102.46
Training and Development Specialists$63,330$30.452000.72
Mechanical Drafters$59,510$28.612008.20
Medical Assistants$44,160$21.232000.39
Cooks, Fast Food$29,820$14.342000.49
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$61,610$29.621900.65
Nurse Practitioners$131,460$63.201900.95
Animal Caretakers$35,730$17.181901.18
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,090$38.511902.33
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,300Not published1801.80
Dental Assistants$46,660$22.431800.75
Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,070$26.001800.76
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$82,470$39.651801.02
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,690$29.661802.04
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,320$24.191804.77
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,540$22.371803.02
Chief Executives$163,570$78.641701.34
Industrial Engineers$87,140$41.891700.74
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,300Not published1702.43
Physical Therapists$99,040$47.611701.02
New Accounts Clerks$47,330$22.761707.53
Public Safety Telecommunicators$48,170$23.161702.65
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$39,630$19.051708.33
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$38,390$18.461701.13
Sales Managers$122,510$58.901600.40
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$51,650$24.831600.29
Dental Hygienists$91,460$43.971601.15
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,460$36.761601.15
Medical Records Specialists$49,610$23.851601.31
Dishwashers$28,080$13.501600.55
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,080$13.501600.58
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,040$28.861600.55
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$44,720$21.501601.71
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticNot publishedNot published1601.68
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,210$15.971601.30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,660$29.641601.97
Project Management Specialists$81,640$39.251500.23
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,120$29.861502.55
Lawyers$96,490$46.391500.33
Recreation Workers$37,550$18.051500.72
Architectural and Engineering Managers$132,400$63.661401.00
Managers, All Other$99,470$47.821400.38
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$43,890$21.101401.76
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,680Not published1402.13
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,230$19.821400.68
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,060$32.721400.70
Cooks, Short Order$30,010$14.431401.58
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$28,080$13.501400.72
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,990$37.981401.05
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,730$23.911404.30
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,330$29.971401.62
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$41,730$20.061301.40
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,360$23.251301.03
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,380$25.671303.36
Printing Press Operators$36,960$17.771301.42
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,110$23.131301.40
Administrative Services Managers$102,450$49.261200.75
Facilities Managers$104,010$50.001201.21
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,990$41.341201.06
Cost Estimators$68,640$33.001200.88
Personal Financial AdvisorsNot publishedNot published1200.72
Coaches and Scouts$50,600Not published1200.78
Speech-Language Pathologists$81,290$39.081201.07
Physical Therapist Assistants$62,860$30.221201.67
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$28,580$13.741200.36
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$31,480$15.131200.62
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$97,240$46.751200.40
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.351202.71
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,800$23.461203.79
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,460$65.131100.25
Mechanical Engineers$80,220$38.571100.63
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$72,320$34.771100.36
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,700$17.641100.41
Tutors$60,630$29.151101.04
Occupational Therapists$99,280$47.731101.07
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,080$23.121106.86
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,330$14.581100.71
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$45,780$22.011100.82
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$57,630$27.711102.91
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$85,340$41.031000.77
Food Service Managers$59,590$28.651000.65
Social and Community Service Managers$66,160$31.811000.78
Healthcare Social Workers$59,580$28.651000.89
Physician Assistants$135,620$65.201001.03
Opticians, Dispensing$40,370$19.411002.15
Firefighters$62,010$29.811000.48
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,630$13.761000.43
Data Entry Keyers$38,100$18.321001.24
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,950$29.781000.88
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,160$22.191006.40
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,630$24.821005.36
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,350$25.651000.98
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,940$15.841001.67
Crane and Tower Operators$37,010$17.791003.76
Human Resources Managers$114,730$55.16900.68
Library Technicians$33,760$16.23902.16
Instructional Coordinators$74,820$35.97900.66
Veterinarians$102,950$49.50901.74
Family Medicine Physicians$336,380$161.72901.40
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,130$20.26901.16
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$84,370$40.56900.92
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,420$23.28900.81
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,820$22.03900.93
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,280$22.25904.54
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$34,730$16.70903.00
Software Developers$99,930$48.04800.08
Computer Occupations, All Other$78,570$37.77800.31
Electrical Engineers$122,850$59.06800.69
Respiratory Therapists$82,080$39.46800.90
Pharmacy Aides$28,990$13.94803.20
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,560$17.10800.99
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,520$23.33801.35
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,950$26.90800.88
Procurement Clerks$48,110$23.13802.24
Agricultural Inspectors$55,090$26.49808.92
Roofers$43,730$21.02800.99
Millwrights$59,930$28.81803.26
Bakers$30,150$14.49800.52
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,970$22.58803.05
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,520$22.85800.85
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,080$35.14700.36
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,990$36.05700.11
Property Appraisers and Assessors$64,530$31.02701.99
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$75,330$36.21700.35
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,630$30.11701.03
Soil and Plant Scientists$69,030$33.19707.59
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,030$39.44700.77
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,040$26.94700.27
Public Relations Specialists$52,970$25.46700.40
File Clerks$40,860$19.64701.51
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,890$23.50700.67
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,850$17.72701.09
Management Analysts$75,710$36.40600.10
Fundraisers$70,030$33.67600.94
Computer Systems Analysts$107,180$51.53600.18
Surveyors$69,660$33.49601.81
Civil Engineers$95,240$45.79600.28
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,870$32.63602.65
School Psychologists$79,910$38.42601.61
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$71,030Not published601.02
Graphic Designers$45,940$22.09600.52
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,940$22.09600.52
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,210$21.74600.52
Real Estate Sales Agents$58,640$28.19600.51
Library Assistants, Clerical$28,080$13.50601.09
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,830$22.03600.47
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,260$23.68602.97
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$56,310$27.07602.65
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,350$25.65602.22
Marketing Managers$101,320$48.71500.21
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$51,840$24.92500.24
Logisticians$74,840$35.98500.32
Computer Network Support Specialists$63,280$30.42500.55
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersNot publishedNot published500.40
Data Scientists$78,420$37.70500.31
Urban and Regional Planners$59,490$28.60501.98
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,560Not published501.79
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$99,300$47.74500.75
Floral Designers$33,060$15.89502.13
Editors$41,560$19.98500.86
Interpreters and Translators$48,320$23.23501.51
Chiropractors$64,680$31.10502.21
Dentists, General$149,450$71.85500.63
Paramedics$60,640$29.15500.88
Surgical Technologists$62,270$29.94500.64
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,560$19.50501.25
Phlebotomists$44,780$21.53500.54
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$50,090$24.08500.66
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$29,600$14.23509.63
Residential Advisors$30,620$14.72501.00
Advertising Sales Agents$39,570$19.02500.81
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,440$22.33502.13
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,540$22.38500.45
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$43,310$20.82502.75
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,860$23.49505.87
Purchasing Managers$106,600$51.25400.85
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,100$44.28404.58
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,890$40.81400.17
Information Security Analysts$95,350$45.84400.38
Database Administrators$89,240$42.90400.94
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,080$23.11401.10
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$86,590$41.63400.83
Chemical Technicians$57,800$27.79401.01
Clergy$50,900$24.47401.00
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$87,130Not published401.83
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$45,210Not published400.29
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$66,130Not published400.43
Optometrists$125,050$60.12401.37
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more401.75
Physicians, All Other$285,950$137.48400.18
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,170$38.55400.68
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,950$20.65400.62
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$50,960$24.50400.63
Funeral Attendants$32,720$15.73402.19
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,550$22.86400.79
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$44,330$21.31400.27
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,070$21.67400.87
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$62,420$30.01400.84
Mechanical Door Repairers$51,500$24.76402.33
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$52,850$25.41403.32
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,070$22.15403.73
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$45,230$21.74301.32
Natural Sciences Managers$80,900$38.89300.49
Agricultural Technicians$51,720$24.86303.64
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$53,380$25.66301.68
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$47,960$23.06301.15
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,560$35.36300.72
Athletic Trainers$52,230Not published301.75
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$89,920$43.23300.51
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$45,080$21.67302.07
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$39,570$19.02302.11
Sheet Metal Workers$40,150$19.30300.42
Sewing Machine Operators$35,580$17.11300.50
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$67,780$32.59301.76
Gas Plant Operators$89,070$42.82302.71
Agricultural Equipment Operators$48,020$23.09Not publishedNot published
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,910Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,320Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,260Not publishedNot publishedNot published
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,980Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$98,470Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$97,680$46.96Not 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.