Indianapolis Region
Life Science Job Applicants The following are life science occupations job applicants looking for work in Central Indiana. Job Applicants
Average Desired Wage*
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
3,211
$10.85
Packers and Packagers, Hand
1,617
$8.60
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
874
$13.99
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
814
$9.05
Pharmacy Technicians
287
$10.81
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
278
$11.31
Biological Technicians
69
$15.13
Chemical Technicians
65
$15.62
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
64
$15.14
Chemists
57
$21.87
Biological Scientists, All Other
38
$20.66
Pharmacists
28
$36.99
Chemical Engineers
26
$26.84
Biochemists and Biophysicists
20
$22.03
Statisticians
19
$20.59
Microbiologists
13
$17.49
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
11
$30.79
Occupation Title
Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, December 2013. Data represent all active applicants in the Indiana Career Connect system (www.indianacareerconnect.com) for the Indianapolis Regional Labor Shed, which is composed of the following counties: Bartholomew Boone Brown Hancock Hendricks Henry Monroe Montgomery Morgan
Clinton Howard Owen
Decatur Jackson Putnam
Delaware Johnson Rush
Grant Greene Lawrence Madison Shelby Tippecanoe
Hamilton Marion Tipton
Note that these data do not include applicants from private job matching services like Craig’s List, Monster and CareerBuilder. Therefore, the data are likely to under-represent the total available application pool in the labor shed. Note that data are reported by target occupation. Some applicants have indicated more than one target occupation. This means that some occupations that require similar skills may be subject to “double counting” of applicants when added together. *Statewide average
The 9-county Indianapolis Region includes Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties. Last Updated 3/14/2014
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