Lake County Workforce Statistics

May's latest figures

County	2000 Census Population	2004 High School Graduates	May Labor Force	May Total Unemployment	May Unemployment Rate
Lake, TN	7954	53	2530	180	7.1
Obion, TN	32450	293	15450	800	5.2
Dyer, TN	37279	373	17140	1020	6.0
Hickman, KY	5172	0	2040	140	6.9
Fulton, KY	7357	0	2920	212	7.3
New Madrid, MO	18969	0	8249	529	6.4

May - Total Employment does not include discouraged or partially employed workers.

West Tennessee Wage Statistics

Job 2004 West TN
Experienced Wage 2004 West TN
Entry Wage 2004 West
Tennessee
Median

Accountant $24.73 $13.48 $20.98
Assembler $12.12 $8.80 $11.02
Automotive Mechanic $17.65 $9.02 $14.78
Bookkeeping/Accountant/Auditing Clerk $14.90 $9.20 $13.00
Cost Estimator $27.95 $14.00 $23.30
Drilling/Boring Machine Operator $17.63 $10.43 $15.25
Engineers, All Other $34.25 $20.20 $29.57
File Clerk $10.33 $6.60 $9.08
Financial Manager $37.97 $18.08 $31.35
First Line Supervisor: Clerical $22.10 $11.48 $18.55
First Line Supervisor: Construction $23.18 $14.88 $20.43
First Line Supervisor: Mechanical $27.20 $15.53 $23.32
First Line Supervisor: Production $24.27 $13.97 $20.83
Guard $9.68 $7.03 $8.80
Hand Packer & Packager $11.65 $7.02 $10.10
Human Resources Assistant $17.45 $10.92 $15.27
Human Resources Manager $40.33 $22.23 $34.30
HVAC Mechanic $18.43 $12.63 $16.50
Industrial Engineer $33.57 $21.60 $29.57
Industrial Production Manager $39.91 $21.50 $33.25
Industrial Truck/Tractor Operator $14.42 $10.32 $13.07
Janitor $9.77 $6.35 $8.62
Licensed Practical Nurse $15.63 $12.07 $14.45
Machinery Maitneance Worker $16.60 $11.50 $14.92
Machinist $17.97 $11.28 $15.73
Mechanical Engineer $32.47 $23.92 $29.62
Millwright $19.27 $14.03 $17.52
Network/Computer Systems Administrator $30.62 $17.80 $26.35
Packaging/Filling Machine Operator $13.20 $8.68 $11.72
Payroll/Timekeeping Clerk $15.75 $9.93 $13.82
Procurement Clerk $18.97 $10.58 $16.17
Production Clerk $20.77 $12.37 $17.98
Purchasing Agent $24.48 $13.52 $20.82
Purchasing Manager $37.03 $17.05 $30.38
Receptionist/Information Clerk $11.37 $7.53 $10.10
Registered Nurse $26.38 $18.08 $23.60
Sheet Metal Workers $16.83 $10.43 $14.70
Switchboard Operator $10.58 $7.62 $9.58
Tool & Die Maker $20.98 $15.85 $19.27
Traffic/Shipping/Receiving Clerk $13.63 $8.15 $11.80
Truck Driver, Light $13.10 $7.78 $11.33

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Job	2004 West TN Experienced Wage	2004 West TN Entry Wage	2004 West Tennessee Median
Accountant	$24.73	$13.48	$20.98
Assembler	$12.12	$8.80	$11.02
Automotive Mechanic	$17.65	$9.02	$14.78
Bookkeeping/Accountant/Auditing Clerk	$14.90	$9.20	$13.00
Cost Estimator	$27.95	$14.00	$23.30
Drilling/Boring Machine Operator	$17.63	$10.43	$15.25
Engineers, All Other	$34.25	$20.20	$29.57
File Clerk	$10.33	$6.60	$9.08
Financial Manager	$37.97	$18.08	$31.35
First Line Supervisor: Clerical	$22.10	$11.48	$18.55
First Line Supervisor: Construction	$23.18	$14.88	$20.43
First Line Supervisor: Mechanical	$27.20	$15.53	$23.32
First Line Supervisor: Production	$24.27	$13.97	$20.83
Guard	$9.68	$7.03	$8.80
Hand Packer & Packager	$11.65	$7.02	$10.10
Human Resources Assistant	$17.45	$10.92	$15.27
Human Resources Manager	$40.33	$22.23	$34.30
HVAC Mechanic	$18.43	$12.63	$16.50
Industrial Engineer	$33.57	$21.60	$29.57
Industrial Production Manager	$39.91	$21.50	$33.25
Industrial Truck/Tractor Operator	$14.42	$10.32	$13.07
Janitor	$9.77	$6.35	$8.62
Licensed Practical Nurse	$15.63	$12.07	$14.45
Machinery Maitneance Worker	$16.60	$11.50	$14.92
Machinist	$17.97	$11.28	$15.73
Mechanical Engineer	$32.47	$23.92	$29.62
Millwright	$19.27	$14.03	$17.52
Network/Computer Systems Administrator	$30.62	$17.80	$26.35
Packaging/Filling Machine Operator	$13.20	$8.68	$11.72
Payroll/Timekeeping Clerk	$15.75	$9.93	$13.82
Procurement Clerk	$18.97	$10.58	$16.17
Production Clerk	$20.77	$12.37	$17.98
Purchasing Agent	$24.48	$13.52	$20.82
Purchasing Manager	$37.03	$17.05	$30.38
Receptionist/Information Clerk	$11.37	$7.53	$10.10
Registered Nurse	$26.38	$18.08	$23.60
Sheet Metal Workers	$16.83	$10.43	$14.70
Switchboard Operator	$10.58	$7.62	$9.58
Tool & Die Maker	$20.98	$15.85	$19.27
Traffic/Shipping/Receiving Clerk	$13.63	$8.15	$11.80
Truck Driver, Light	$13.10	$7.78	$11.33