BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN was 93.4, or 6.6% below the national price level. Its housing index was 76.4.
National-price-dollar proxy
$66,595
WageScope divides the published Machinists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Machinists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-4041 and BLS area 29200.
Questions, answered
Machinists pay in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN: common questions
What is the median wage for Machinists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $62,220 per year for Machinists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Machinists pay higher in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN than nationally?
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN's published median was 5.9% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 93.4 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Machinists jobs does BLS estimate in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?
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Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN was 5.9% above the U.S. median for Machinists. It ranked 54 of 361 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Machinists median says in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Machinists median in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN at $62,220 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-4041 and BLS area 29200.
BLS lists 720 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $58,640 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN's Machinists median is 5.9% above the U.S. Machinists median of $58,750 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4041 and area 29200. SOC 51-4041 names Machinists. Area 29200 names Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-4041/29200 row reports 720 wage and salary jobs, 7.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 3.81 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-4041/29200, the annual median is $62,220 per year, while the matching mean is $58,640 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 29200 reports 102,200 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,210. Its annual median is $48,780. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN runs from $28,810 at the 10th percentile to $99,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,220. The median is $48,780. The 75th percentile is $71,860. This is a place check, not a pay range for Machinists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 29200. They do not show related skills or a path into Machinists.
1. Area 29200, SOC 51-2090, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 6,280 jobs, $63,140 annual median, 61.48 jobs per 1,000, and 6.8 location quotient.
2. Area 29200, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 4,260 jobs, $28,230 annual median, 41.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.68 location quotient.
3. Area 29200, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,650 jobs, $30,670 annual median, 25.93 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN wage ladder for Machinists
The 10th percentile is $41,060 per year. The 25th percentile is $55,720 per year. The median is $62,220 per year. The 75th percentile is $62,220 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,610 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $55,720 per year to $62,220 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $34,550. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN with its state and the U.S.
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has a annual median of $62,220 per year. Indiana has $57,800 per year. The U.S. row has $58,750 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 7.6% above Indiana on the same published median. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 5.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN sits for Machinists
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ranks 54 of 361 among metro areas with a published annual median for Machinists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 54 of 361 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
51. Huntsville, AL has a Machinists median of $62,490 per year, 670 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.36.
52. Vineland, NJ has a Machinists median of $62,330 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.43.
53. St. Cloud, MN has a Machinists median of $62,230 per year, 460 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.42.
55. Rome, GA has a Machinists median of $62,220 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.07.
Pay leaders
Where Machinists medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-4041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Urban Honolulu, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $84,410 per year. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN sits at $62,220 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Machinists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Machinists median of $84,410 per year, or $22,190 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 0.3.
2. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has a Machinists median of $82,690 per year, or $20,470 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 1.59.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Machinists jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has the largest published metro job estimate for Machinists in this same-source set, at 11,270 jobs. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has 720. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 11,270 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 10,550 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $59,520 per year, or $2,700 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 1.35.
2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 9,420 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 8,700 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $62,070 per year, or $150 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 2.61.
Local-share leaders
Where Machinists takes the largest share of local jobs
Columbus, IN has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 15.95. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has 3.81. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Machinists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Columbus, IN has a location quotient of 15.95, a gap of 12.14 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 1,470 Machinists jobs and a median of $61,230 per year, or $990 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
2. Rockford, IL has a location quotient of 7.1, a gap of 3.29 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 1,800 Machinists jobs and a median of $49,700 per year, or $12,520 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
3. Fond du Lac, WI has a location quotient of 6.77, a gap of 2.96 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 550 Machinists jobs and a median of $57,700 per year, or $4,520 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
Job scale and share
How common Machinists is in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
BLS lists 720 Machinists jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. It also lists 7.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 3.81. A value of 1 means Machinists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Machinists beside other roles in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
The all-occupations median in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $48,780 per year. The Machinists median is $62,220 per year. Machinists is 27.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Machinists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $62,590 per year. BLS lists 630 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $63,140 per year. BLS lists 6,280 jobs and a location quotient of 6.8.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $59,590 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 0.79.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN table, at 6,280 jobs. Machinists has 720 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 102,200. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Machinists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 6,280 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 5,560 from Machinists. Its median is $63,140 per year, or $920 above Machinists. Its location quotient is 6.8.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,260 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 3,540 from Machinists. Its median is $28,230 per year, or $33,990 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.68.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN role table, at $100,600 per year. Machinists has $62,220 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $48,780 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $100,600 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $38,380 above Machinists. BLS lists 1,030 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.45.
2. Industrial Engineers has a median of $98,640 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $36,420 above Machinists. BLS lists 630 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 2.64.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,790 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $18,570 above Machinists. BLS lists 2,080 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN role table, at 6.8. Machinists has 3.81. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Machinists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 6.8 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.99 from Machinists. BLS lists 6,280 jobs and a median of $63,140 per year, or $920 above Machinists.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 3.88 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 0.07 from Machinists. BLS lists 1,720 jobs and a median of $74,770 per year, or $12,550 above Machinists.
Price-level view
What $62,220 may mean after the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 93.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 6.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $62,220 Machinists median by 93.4 divided by 100. The result is $66,595 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 76.4. Goods are 94.3. Utilities are 86.4. Other services are 99.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
How much care to use with the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN row
The employment RSE for this Machinists row is 2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 720 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $58,640 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Machinists. It uses a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $62,220 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Machinists row for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 720 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 3.81 is not a growth score. Rank 54 of 361 is not a place score. The 93.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-4041 in BLS area 29200. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 720 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 29200, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 2,470 jobs, $37,310 annual median, 24.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.27 location quotient.
5. Area 29200, SOC 37-2011, Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 2,100 jobs, $38,450 annual median, 20.56 jobs per 1,000, and 1.45 location quotient.
6. Area 29200, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 2,080 jobs, $80,790 annual median, 20.33 jobs per 1,000, and 0.94 location quotient.
3. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Machinists median of $80,620 per year, or $18,400 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 2.11.
4. Barnstable Town, MA has a Machinists median of $77,650 per year, or $15,430 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 0.2.
5. Lake Charles, LA has a Machinists median of $75,580 per year, or $13,360 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 1.51.
6. Anchorage, AK has a Machinists median of $75,040 per year, or $12,820 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 0.16.
7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Machinists median of $74,560 per year, or $12,340 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 4,250 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 1.1.
8. Bismarck, ND has a Machinists median of $74,090 per year, or $11,870 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The location quotient is 0.55.
3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 8,140 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 7,420 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $61,280 per year, or $940 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 1.34.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 7,850 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 7,130 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $55,660 per year, or $6,560 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 0.68.
5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 7,680 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 6,960 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $59,310 per year, or $2,910 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 2.19.
6. St. Louis, MO-IL has 5,620 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 4,900 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $62,210 per year, or $10 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 2.27.
7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 4,870 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 4,150 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $72,060 per year, or $9,840 above Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 4,660 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 3,940 jobs from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its median is $59,830 per year, or $2,390 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Its location quotient is 0.62.
4. Jackson, MI has a location quotient of 6.25, a gap of 2.44 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 650 Machinists jobs and a median of $49,840 per year, or $12,380 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
5. Sheboygan, WI has a location quotient of 5.03, a gap of 1.22 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 560 Machinists jobs and a median of $55,130 per year, or $7,090 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
6. Niles, MI has a location quotient of 4.81, a gap of 1.00 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 530 Machinists jobs and a median of $50,430 per year, or $11,790 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
7. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 4.63, a gap of 0.82 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 530 Machinists jobs and a median of $48,280 per year, or $13,940 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
8. Saginaw, MI has a location quotient of 4.43, a gap of 0.62 from Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. BLS lists 650 Machinists jobs and a median of $52,360 per year, or $9,860 below Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $58,360 per year. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $67,600 per year. BLS lists 780 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $68,080 per year. BLS lists 630 jobs and a location quotient of 0.78.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $55,480 per year. BLS lists 1,250 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
8. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median of $49,960 per year. BLS lists 760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
3. Retail Salespersons has 2,650 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,930 from Machinists. Its median is $30,670 per year, or $31,550 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,470 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,750 from Machinists. Its median is $37,310 per year, or $24,910 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.27.
5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 2,100 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,380 from Machinists. Its median is $38,450 per year, or $23,770 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.45.
6. Registered Nurses has 2,080 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,360 from Machinists. Its median is $80,790 per year, or $18,570 above Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
7. Office Clerks, General has 2,040 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,320 from Machinists. Its median is $42,840 per year, or $19,380 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.26.
8. Cashiers has 1,910 jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1,190 from Machinists. Its median is $29,540 per year, or $32,680 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $74,770 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $12,550 above Machinists. BLS lists 1,720 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 3.88.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $68,080 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $5,860 above Machinists. BLS lists 630 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.78.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $67,600 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $5,380 above Machinists. BLS lists 780 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.83.
7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a median of $63,140 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $920 above Machinists. BLS lists 6,280 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 6.8.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $62,590 per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, or $370 above Machinists. BLS lists 630 jobs, compared with 720 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.9.
3. Industrial Engineers has a location quotient of 2.64 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 1.17 from Machinists. BLS lists 630 jobs and a median of $98,640 per year, or $36,420 above Machinists.
4. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 1.73 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.08 from Machinists. BLS lists 680 jobs and a median of $49,460 per year, or $12,760 below Machinists.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.68 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.13 from Machinists. BLS lists 4,260 jobs and a median of $28,230 per year, or $33,990 below Machinists.
6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.45 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.36 from Machinists. BLS lists 2,100 jobs and a median of $38,450 per year, or $23,770 below Machinists.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.27 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.54 from Machinists. BLS lists 2,470 jobs and a median of $37,310 per year, or $24,910 below Machinists.
8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.26 in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, a gap of 2.55 from Machinists. BLS lists 2,040 jobs and a median of $42,840 per year, or $19,380 below Machinists.
