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Neenah and the Fox Valley area support one of the nation’s most highly educated workforces. Area employees have a reputation for hard work, reliability, and overall strong work ethic which is vital to competing in today’s global market.
Neenah’s labor force averaged over 19,000 participants in 2011; the labor force in the Fox Cities overall was over 323,000. Over 90% of the city’s population (age 25 and over) graduated high school, and about 30% with a college or higher professional degree.
Median Hourly Wages
The Northeast Wisconsin Chambers Coalition has completed the Fox Valley Wage & Benefit Study. The Study gathered comprehensive and up-to-date wage and benefit data from Fox Valley businesses. A copy of the study may be obtained from the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry at 920-734-7101.
The following is a sampling of the median hourly wage rates of some occupations from the study:
| Occupation | Hourly Wage |
| Switchboard Operator/Receptionist | $ 12.75 |
| Administrative Assistant/Secretary | $ 13.86 |
| Applications Systems Analyst/programmer | $ 27.11 |
| Information Systems Manager | $ 36.76 |
| Network/PC Support Technician | $ 20.72 |
| Network Administrator | $ 27.03 |
| Accountant | $ 21.00 |
| Accountant, Associate | $ 16.35 |
| Accounting Clerk | $ 14.86 |
| General Accounting Manager | $ 30.77 |
| Payroll Clerk | $ 16.67 |
| Human Resources Assistant | $ 13.96 |
| Human Resources Generalist | $ 18.65 |
| Safety Manager | $ 35.61 |
| Marketing Specialist | $ 18.10 |
| Customer Service Representative | $ 18.03 |
| Customer Service Supervisor | $ 21.15 |
| Sales Representative | $ 26.44 |
| Production Supervisor | $ 25.66 |
| Plant Superintendent | $ 31.87 |
Countywide workforce data is available from the following download:
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