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1. Labor Characteristics
Logistics & Distribution
Webster City, Iowa Laborshed
Concentration of those with transferable Estimated Potential Available Labor
experience/skills by place of residence Per Occupational Category:
Business Operations:
Area Shown
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General Operations Managers - 207
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Wholesale & Retail Buyers - 414
Claims Examiners - 205
HUMBOLDT
WRIGHT FRANKLIN
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Webster City Logisticians - 210
Graphic Designers - 203
BUTLER
Clarion
Interstate
Sales Persons - 840
Eagle Grove 4-Lane Highway Sales Representatives - 418
Accounting Clerks - 1,669
US Highways Customer Service
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Alden BLACK HAW
State Highways Representatives - 843
Dispatchers - 199
WEBSTER
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Iowa Falls
Iowa County Production Clerks - 417
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HAMILTON HARDIN
GRUNDY Stock Clerks - 419
Production:
Stratford Ellsworth
Supervisors - 411
Assemblers - 416
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Prepress Technicians - 414
Story City Laborshed Concentration Weighers & Measurers - 203
by Place of Residence (per ZIP Code) Maintenance & Repair - 633
Boone
Low TAMA
Material Movers:
Transportation, Storage, &
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Ames
STORY
Ames
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MARSHALL
Distribution Managers - 416
10 Mile Interval Between Rings High Heavy Truck Drivers - 1,888
Light Truck Drivers - 210
Forklift Operators - 208
Workers who have transferable experience/skills in the Laborshed area are currently commuting an Laborers & Material Handlers - 636
average of 7 miles one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are
willing to commute an average of 14 miles one way for the right employment opportunity. An estimated total of 11,479 people
Employment Status: in the Laborshed area
Current Benefits:
74.5% Employed  Health/medical insurance - 88.4%
 29.3% of the employed are willing to change  Pension/retirement/401K - 69.8%
employment  Dental coverage - 41.9%
16.4% Unemployed  Paid vacation - 41.9%
 100% of the unemployed are willing to  Vision coverage - 20.9%
accept employment  Paid holidays - 16.3%
3.6% Homemakers, Not Employed  Life insurance - 14.0%
5.5% Retired  Paid sick leave - 11.6%
Education Levels: Desired Benefits:
 69.1% Education beyond high school (by percent of interest)
 14.5% Associate degree  Health/medical insurance - 77.3%
 5.5% Trade certified  Pension/retirement/401K - 50.0% Underemployment:
 21.8% Undergraduate degree  Dental coverage - 40.9% Total Underemployment - 7.3%
 1.8% Postgraduate degree  Paid vacation - 40.9%  Low hours - 5.5%
 Paid holidays - 27.3%  Mismatch of skills - 3.6%
Flexibility in the Workplace: 
(by percent of interest)
Vision coverage - 13.6%  Low income - 1.8%
 Life insurance - 13.6%
 Cross-training - 87.5%  Disability insurance - 9.1% IWD only counts individuals once when
 Varied shifts (2nd, 3rd, & split) - 37.5%  Prescription drug coverage - 9.1% estimating Total Underemployment.
 Job sharing - 54.2%
 Job teams - 83.3% Top Advertising Media:
 Seasonal work - 54.2% (for those seeking employment opportunities)
Webster City Economic Development
 Temporary work - 54.2%  Local/Regional Newspapers P,O, Box 217
 The Messenger - Fort Dodge Webster City, IA 50595
Other Facts:  The Des Moines Register Phone: 515-832-9151
 68.5% paid an hourly wage  The Internet Email: info@buildwebstercity.com
 78.2% are/were employed full-time  www.iowaworkforce.org
www.buildwebstercity.com
 18.2% are/were employed part-time  www.monster.com
 4.9% hold two or more jobs  Iowa Workforce Development Centers
 Currently working an average of  Networking through friends, family, &
43 hrs/week Information was compiled by Iowa Workforce
acquaintances Development using 2010 data.

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Administrative Services Managers 11-3011 $ 29.77 $ 20.65 $ 34.34 $ 30.81
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 $ 10.47 $ 8.34 $ 11.53 $ 9.57
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011 $ 12.99 $ 10.71 $ 14.14 $ 11.54
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers,
53-1021 $ 22.22 $ 17.04 $ 24.81 $ 22.18
Hand
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support
43-1011 $ 21.34 $ 15.85 $ 24.09 $ 18.99
Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving
53-1031 $ 24.09 $ 9.31 $ 31.47 $ 20.64
Machine and Vehicle Operators
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 12.40 $ 9.18 $ 14.01 $ 11.37
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 $ 14.82 $ 11.64 $ 16.40 $ 14.19
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 $ 15.30 $ 12.13 $ 16.88 $ 14.66
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 $ 12.58 $ 10.11 $ 13.81 $ 12.56
Logisticians 13-1081 $ 35.43 $ 32.73 $ 36.77 $ 34.90
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063 $ 13.75 $ 12.42 $ 14.42 $ 13.76
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 $ 16.85 $ 11.90 $ 19.34 $ 16.76
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064 $ 11.54 $ 8.98 $ 12.82 $ 11.99
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 $ 17.60 $ 13.12 $ 19.84 $ 18.35
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical
41-4012 $ 26.48 $ 12.80 $ 33.33 $ 21.04
and Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and
41-4011 $ 34.81 $ 17.54 $ 43.45 $ 24.24
Scientific Products
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 43-5071 $ 13.60 $ 9.61 $ 15.59 $ 13.22
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 43-5081 $ 10.12 $ 8.32 $ 11.02 $ 9.23
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011 $ 11.57 $ 9.41 $ 12.65 $ 11.18
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 $ 36.82 $ 27.52 $ 41.48 $ 36.85
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 53-3032 $ 21.14 $ 13.27 $ 25.07 $ 20.98
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 53-3033 $ 13.18 $ 8.33 $ 15.61 $ 11.58
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 $ 14.30 $ 10.94 $ 15.97 $ 14.04
The 2012 Iowa Wage data for Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) Region 5 was produced by the Labor Force & Occupational Analysis Bureau to
provide communities local information on wages by occupation. This publication was developed specifically for the IWD Region 5. 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.