Where to Look for Waukesha Jobs

Where can you find Waukesha jobs?

Manufacturing, which is by far the most prominent industry in Waukesha County, employed about 48,000 people during 2007. Even though the industry has suffered significant losses the last few years, it makes up more than 20 percent of the county's total employment and contributes more than 25 percent of the total payroll.

The trade, transportation and utilities industry is the largest in terms of employment, representing 21.6 percent of all the jobs in the county and contributing about 19 percent of the total payroll, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

The education and health services industry makes the next-highest contribution to Waukesha's payroll and employs the third-most workers in the county. Then there's the professional and business services industry, which saw the biggest employment growth from 2002 to 2007, adding 4,452 workers.

That means the industry grew by 17 percent, which was not the highest percentage increase in employment during 2007. That title belongs to the leisure and hospitality industry, which increased by 24 percent, adding 4,025 jobs.

The top 10 sectors within these industries that employed the most workers in Waukesha County during 2007 were:

1. Food services and drinking places - 15,783 employees
2. Professional and technical services - 12,195 employees
3. Durable goods merchant wholesalers - 11,787 employees
4. Administrative and support services - 11,744 employees
5. Educational services - 11,429 employees
6. Specialty trade contractors - 10,978 employees
7. Fabricated metal product manufacturing - 9,327 employees
8. Machinery manufacturing - 7,887 employees
9. Ambulatory healthcare services - 7,816 employees
10. Printing and related support activities - 6,864 employees

If you're looking for specific companies, the top 10 employers in the country - all of which have more than 1,000 employees - are: Kohl's, Quad/Graphics Inc., Waukesha Memorial Hospital; GE Medical Systems; School District of Waukesha, County of Waukesha, Ultra Mart Foods, Starbucks, Walmart, and Target.