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Burlington

West Burlington

Fairfield

Kahoka

Macomb

Muscatine

Carthage

Wapello

Monmouth

Mount Pleasant

Galesburg

Donnellson

La Harpe

West Point

Dallas City

Winfield

Danville

Keokuk

Mediapolis

Sperry

NauvooMontrose

Farmington

Columbus Junction

Farmington

New London

Fort Madison

Oquawka

Gladstone Kirkwood

Monmouth

Kirkwood

CLARK

KNOX

SCOTLAND

LEWIS

ADAIR

SCHUYLER

KNOX

FULTON

HANCOCK

HENRY

MERCER

WARREN

MCDONOUGH

HENDERSON

SCHUYLER

ROCK ISLAND

ADAMSMASON

CASS

Concentration of those with transferable experience/skills by place of residence

Workers who have transferable experience/skills in the Laborshed area are currently commuting an average of 9 miles one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are willing to commute an average of 26 miles one way for the right employment opportunity.

Current Benefits: Health/medical insurance - 89.9% Pension/retirement/401K - 71.9% Dental coverage - 43.8% Paid vacation - 43.8% Vision coverage - 29.2% Life insurance - 27.0% Paid holidays - 24.7% Paid sick leave - 22.5% Disability insurance - 19.1% Prescription drug coverage - 9.0%

Desired Benefits: (by percent of interest)

Health/medical insurance - 89.3% Pension/retirement/401K - 46.4% Dental coverage - 42.9% Paid vacation - 39.3% Paid holidays - 25.0% Vision coverage - 21.4% Paid sick leave - 10.7%

Top Advertising Media: (for those seeking employment opportunities)

Local/Regional Newspapers - 60.3% The Hawkeye - Burlington Quad City Times

Internet - 55.4% www.iowajobs.org www.monster.com

IowaWORKS Centers - 23.1% Networking through friends, family &

acquaintances - 16.5%

Employment Status: 73.2% Employed 20.4% of the employed are willing to change

employment 13.4% Unemployed 72.2% of the unemployed are willing to

accept employment 5.2% Voluntarily Not Employed/Not Retired 8.2% Retired

Education Levels: 63.4% Education beyond high school 3.0% Vocational training 4.5% Trade certified 13.4% Associate degree 15.7% Undergraduate degree 6.0% Postgraduate/professional degree

Flexibility in the Workplace: (by percent of interest)

Cross-training - 84.2% Job teams - 84.2% Job sharing - 44.7% Varied shifts (2nd, 3rd & split) - 44.7% Seasonal work - 52.6% Temporary work - 47.4%

Other Facts: 61.5% paid an hourly wage 75.4% are/were employed full-time 14.9% are/were self-employed 6.0% are/were employed part-time 10.2% hold two or more jobs Currently working an average of

43 hrs/week

Information was compiled by Iowa Workforce Development using 2011 data.

Underemployment: Total Underemployment - 6.0% Low hours - 1.5% Mismatch of skills - 2.2% Low income - 3.0%

IWD only counts individuals once when

estimating Total Underemployment.

Labor Characteristics Biotechnology and Food Processing

Burlington, Iowa Laborshed

10 Mile Interval Between Rings

Estimated Potential Available Labor

Per Occupational Category:

Business Operations: Managers - 6,639 Accountants & Auditors - 849 Clerks - 3,087 Market Research Analysts - 579 Office & Administrative Support

Workers, All Other - 581 Sales Reps - 576 Secretaries - 5,442 Production: Managers - 270 Supervisors - 2,316 Agricultural Workers, All Other - 276 Engineers, All Other - 1,737 Graders & Sorters, Agricultural

Products - 267 Healthcare Support Workers, All

Other - 273 Industrial Engineers - 265 Inspectors - 855 Installation, Maintenance & Repair

Workers - 844 Licenses Practical & Vocational

Nurses - 268 Maintenance & Repair Workers,

General - 572 Medical & Clinical Laboratory

Technicians & Technologists - 847 Physicians & Surgeons - 272 Production Workers, All Other - 6,909

Material Movers: Managers - 275 Supervisors - 540 Forklift Operators - 588 Heavy Truck Drivers - 1,428 Laborers & Material Movers,

Hand - 1,158 Packers & Packagers, Hand - 570

An estimated total of 38,283 people in the Laborshed area

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Mississippi River

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4-Lane Highways

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Illinois County

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Missouri County

Laborshed Concentration

by Place of Residence (per ZIP Code)

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Moderate

High

Area Shown

Greater Burlington Partnership 610 North 4th Street, Suite 200 Burlington, Iowa 52601 Phone: 319-208-0053 Fax: 319-752-6454 Email: dtoyer@greaterburlington.com www.greaterburlington.com

Occupation

Occupational Code

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age

Entry Wage

Experienced Wage

Median W

age

Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 $ 29.97 $ 17.47 $ 36.21 $ 26.66 Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091 $ 16.58 $ 14.32 $ 17.72 $ 16.52 Agricultural Inspectors 45-2011 $ 21.73 $ 18.72 $ 23.23 $ 20.86 Bakers 51-3011 $ 10.08 $ 8.31 $ 10.97 $ 9.34 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 $ 15.98 $ 10.67 $ 18.64 $ 14.55 Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 $ 10.44 $ 8.48 $ 11.42 $ 9.17 Chemical Engineers 17-2041 $ 40.23 $ 36.92 $ 41.88 $ 41.53 Chemists 19-2031 $ 33.68 $ 23.57 $ 38.74 $ 29.21 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 $ 15.38 $ 10.93 $ 17.60 $ 15.13 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6011 $ 18.12 $ 12.74 $ 20.81 $ 17.60 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011 $ 30.52 $ 26.23 $ 32.67 $ 31.30 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 53-1021 $ 21.57 $ 14.33 $ 25.20 $ 21.37 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 $ 27.16 $ 19.16 $ 31.15 $ 24.27 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 $ 25.06 $ 16.70 $ 29.24 $ 24.08 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

53-1031 $ 22.78 $ 16.70 $ 25.82 $ 22.59

General and Operations Managers 11-1021 $ 44.67 $ 25.25 $ 54.38 $ 40.14 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111 $ 37.39 $ 29.33 $ 41.42 $ 39.54 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 29-9099 $ 13.71 $ 10.85 $ 15.13 $ 12.76 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* 31-9099 $ 12.51 $ 9.84 $ 13.84 $ 11.48 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098 $ 9.28 $ 8.21 $ 9.82 $ 9.30 Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 11.52 $ 9.43 $ 12.57 $ 10.94 Industrial Engineering Technicians 17-3026 $ 23.82 $ 20.16 $ 25.65 $ 22.04 Industrial Engineers 17-2112 $ 34.35 $ 26.33 $ 38.36 $ 33.53 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 $ 22.64 $ 16.01 $ 25.97 $ 20.94 Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 $ 39.27 $ 23.72 $ 47.05 $ 34.71 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 $ 15.42 $ 12.08 $ 17.09 $ 14.64 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 $ 15.75 $ 11.60 $ 17.82 $ 14.87 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 $ 13.55 $ 9.97 $ 15.33 $ 13.17 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061 $ 16.97 $ 15.00 $ 17.95 $ 16.94 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 $ 18.66 $ 16.82 $ 19.57 $ 17.84 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 $ 17.74 $ 11.99 $ 20.61 $ 17.20 Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 $ 17.06 $ 11.10 $ 20.03 $ 18.13 Market Research Analysts 13-1161 $ 18.11 $ 13.42 $ 20.46 $ 16.32 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012 $ 17.08 $ 12.25 $ 19.50 $ 17.22 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011 $ 22.02 $ 13.68 $ 26.20 $ 22.10 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 $ 20.04 $ 12.30 $ 23.91 $ 21.32 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199 $ 14.97 $ 9.51 $ 17.70 $ 14.23 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 $ 14.00 $ 10.01 $ 16.01 $ 13.43 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 $ 12.82 $ 8.88 $ 14.80 $ 12.69 Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064 $ 11.79 $ 10.62 $ 12.38 $ 11.36 Pharmacists 29-1051 $ 51.67 $ 46.16 $ 54.44 $ 52.99 Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052 $ 12.77 $ 10.21 $ 14.06 $ 12.86 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 29-1069 $ 81.49 $ 59.31 $ 92.57 $ 80.65 Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 $ 13.75 $ 10.73 $ 15.25 $ 13.19 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 $ 21.47 $ 15.44 $ 24.48 $ 20.99 Registered Nurses 29-1111 $ 25.67 $ 19.51 $ 28.75 $ 25.11 Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099 $ 19.65 $ 8.54 $ 25.20 $ 13.43 Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 41-3099 $ 25.09 $ 12.62 $ 31.33 $ 23.37 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 41-4011 $ 33.24 $ 23.07 $ 38.31 $ 26.78 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 $ 12.33 $ 8.66 $ 14.16 $ 12.10 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 43-5071 $ 15.25 $ 11.69 $ 17.03 $ 14.60 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 43-5081 $ 11.70 $ 8.39 $ 13.36 $ 10.43 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 $ 33.10 $ 22.10 $ 38.60 $ 31.86 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 53-3032 $ 16.53 $ 9.92 $ 19.85 $ 14.82 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 53-3033 $ 16.71 $ 9.18 $ 20.48 $ 15.21 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 $ 18.64 $ 13.92 $ 21.00 $ 20.12 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 $ 15.16 $ 11.15 $ 17.16 $ 16.25

The 2012 Iowa Wage data for Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) Region 16 was produced by the Labor Force & Occupational Analysis Bureau to provide communities local information on wages by occupation. The source of the wage and employment data is based on the May 2011 OES estimates. Additional occupational wage and employment data can be found at http://iwin.iwd.state.ia.us/iowa/OlmisZine.