A labor characteristics report for Wind Component Manufacturing. Provides details on the available workforce, level of education, wages and benefits, and more. Webster City, IA has shovel ready industrial sites and a workforce that can support your wind component manufacturing plant.

1. Labor Characteristics
Wind Component Manufacturing
Webster City, Iowa Laborshed
Concentration of those with transferable Estimated Potential Available Labor
experience/skills by place of residence Per Occupational Category:
Business Operations:
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General Operations Managers - 209
Purchasing Managers - 207
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Accountants - 1,467
Interstate
WRIGHT FRANKLIN BUTLER Human Resources - 211
Sales Representatives, Wholesale &
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Manufacturing - 418
US Highways Computer Programmers - 410
State Highways
Software Engineers - 409
Fort Dodge Alden Computer Specialists - 205
Webster City
Computer Operators - 204
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Supervisors - 413
Jewell Electricians - 834
Painters & Maintenance - 212
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery - 214
Laborshed Concentration Assemblers & Fabricators - 418
Area Shown
Boone by Place of Residence (per ZIP Code) Machinists - 419
Low Multiple Machine Operators - 625
Welding Machine Operators - 211
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Moderate Inspectors, Testers, & Sorters - 1,259
High Production Workers - 3,333
Material Movers:
Workers who have transferable experience/skills in the Laborshed area are currently commuting an Heavy Truck Drivers - 1,881
average of 8 miles one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are Forklift Operators - 208
willing to commute an average of 16 miles one way for the right employment opportunity.
Employment Status: An estimated total of 14,804 people
Current Benefits:
in the Laborshed area
74.6% Employed  Health/medical insurance - 94.7%
 41.5% of the employed are willing to change  Pension/retirement/401K - 64.9%
employment  Dental coverage - 56.1%
14.1% Unemployed  Paid vacation - 38.6%
 90.0% of the unemployed are willing to  Vision coverage - 21.1%
accept employment  Life insurance - 19.3%
1.4% Homemakers, Not Employed  Paid sick leave - 17.5%
9.9% Retired  Paid holidays - 15.8%
Education Levels:  Disability insurance - 15.8%
 56.3% Education beyond high school Desired Benefits:
 1.4% Vocational training (by percent of interest)
 5.6% Trade certified  Health/medical insurance - 87.9%
 18.3% Associate degree  Pension/retirement/401K - 51.5%
 12.7% Undergraduate degree  Paid vacation - 42.4%
 8.5% Postgraduate degree  Dental coverage - 39.4%
Underemployment:
 Vision coverage - 21.2% Total Underemployment - 15.5%
Flexibility in the Workplace:  Paid holidays - 12.1%
(by percent of interest)  Low hours - 7.0%
 Paid sick leave - 12.1%  Mismatch of skills - 7.0%
 Cross-training - 85.7%  Prescription drug coverage - 6.1%
 Varied shifts (2nd, 3rd, & split) - 45.7%  Low income - 2.8%
 Job sharing - 45.7% Top Advertising Media: IWD only counts individuals once when
 Job teams - 77.1% (for those seeking employment opportunities)
estimating Total Underemployment.
 Seasonal work - 48.6%  Local/Regional Newspapers
 Temporary work - 48.6%  The Messenger - Fort Dodge Webster City Economic Development
 The Des Moines Register P,O, Box 217
Other Facts:  Daily Freeman Journal - Webster City Webster City, IA 50595
 69.6% paid an hourly wage  The Internet Phone: 515-832-9151
 85.9% are/were employed full-time  www.iowaworkforce.org Email: info@buildwebstercity.com
 7.0% are/were employed part-time  www.monster.com www.buildwebstercity.com
 4.2% are/were self-employed  Iowa Workforce Development Centers
 7.5% hold two or more jobs  Networking through friends, family, & Information was compiled by Iowa Workforce
 Currently working an average of acquaintances Development using 2010 data.
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Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 $ 22.19 $ 15.85 $ 25.37 $ 20.63
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 $ 12.65 $ 10.59 $ 13.68 $ 11.82
Computer Programmers 15-1021 $ 28.88 $ 22.34 $ 32.15 $ 28.11
Computer Support Specialists 15-1041 $ 18.42 $ 14.52 $ 20.37 $ 17.32
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051 $ 24.07 $ 14.45 $ 28.88 $ 25.27
Electricians 47-2111 $ 16.65 $ 13.50 $ 18.22 $ 15.70
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 $ 15.31 $ 12.04 $ 16.94 $ 14.63
General and Operations Managers 11-1021 $ 40.73 $ 23.31 $ 49.44 $ 34.91
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 11.45 $ 8.69 $ 12.82 $ 10.89
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161 $ 17.49 $ 12.73 $ 19.87 $ 15.99
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 $ 18.10 $ 14.92 $ 19.68 $ 18.23
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 $ 33.91 $ 21.66 $ 40.04 $ 33.48
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 $ 14.00 $ 10.90 $ 15.55 $ 13.74
Machinists 51-4041 $ 16.02 $ 12.86 $ 17.60 $ 16.22
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9042 $ 17.39 $ 12.45 $ 19.87 $ 16.54
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 $ 20.20 $ 16.18 $ 22.22 $ 18.62
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081 $ 16.06 $ 14.24 $ 16.97 $ 16.18
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 $ 16.72 $ 10.40 $ 19.88 $ 18.98
Purchasing Managers 11-3061 $ 34.75 $ 27.98 $ 38.13 $ 37.01
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and
41-4012 $ 29.84 $ 16.66 $ 36.43 $ 23.78
Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific
41-4011 $ 33.21 $ 19.05 $ 40.30 $ 24.12
Products
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 $ 13.11 $ 10.42 $ 14.46 $ 13.69
Team Assemblers 51-2092 $ 13.28 $ 10.30 $ 14.77 $ 13.30
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 $ 45.47 $ 27.09 $ 54.67 $ 46.69
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 53-3032 $ 21.18 $ 12.83 $ 25.35 $ 21.27
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 $ 14.88 $ 11.51 $ 16.57 $ 14.19
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-4122 $ 14.35 $ 10.90 $ 16.07 $ 14.65
This Iowa Wage Survey for the 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 the 2010 Iowa Wage Survey. Additional data from the Iowa Wage
Survey for individual counties, Iowa Workforce Development regions, and by industry statewide are available on the Iowa Workforce
Development web site located at www.iowaworkforce.org.