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Wage Rates by Industry

As indicated below, average wage rates and salaries in the Terre Haute/Vigo County are very competitive with those paid elsewhere in the nation.

Average Wages by Occupation for the Terre Haute MSA (Clay, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo Counties ) May 2008.

Occupation Title	Average Hourly Wages
Management Occupations:
Financial Manager	$ 39.12
General & Operations Managers	$ 36.05
Industrial Production Managers	$ 44.38
Transportation, Storage & Dist. Managers	$ 29.97
Engineering Managers	$ 42.45
Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations:
Computer Programmers	$ 21.00
Computer Support Specialists	$ 15.87
Medical Assistants	$ 11.60
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$ 19.60
Mechanical Engineers	$ 31.09
Sales and Related Occupations:
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing (on-tech)	$18.91
Cashiers	$ 7.40
Retail Salesperson	$ 8.84
Sales and Other Related Workers	$ 12.50
Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations:
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks	$ 12.33
Clerical & Administrative Support	$ 12.28
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants	$ 15.53
Office Clerks-General	$ 10.01
Receptionists & Information Clerks	$ 9.33
Production Occupations:
Assemblers & Fabricators	$ 11.17
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators Metal & Plastic	$ 14.30
Tool & Die Makers	$ 17.99
Machinists	$ 16.67
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers	$ 16.08
Packaging and Fillers Machine Operators & Tenders	$ 17.98
First Line Supervisors/Mgrs. of Construction Trades	$ 25.80

Indiana’s Minimum Wage (effective July 24, 2009)	$ 7.25
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; last modified date shown by BLS is May 29, 2009

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