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Careers in Fort Wayne, IN

Part of Indiana.

Fort Wayne, IN’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.572, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.3% · 233,110 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$388,320
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$225,750
  3. 3Chief Executives$213,720
  4. 4Dentists, General$183,590
  5. 5Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$159,620

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators8,260 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers6,900 employed
  3. 3Registered Nurses6,450 employed
  4. 4Retail Salespersons5,860 employed
  5. 5Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand5,800 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Tire Builders23.93× national avg
  2. 2Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic9.00× national avg
  3. 3Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers5.76× national avg
  4. 4Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders5.23× national avg
  5. 5Furniture Finishers4.69× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$419,479
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$243,864
  3. 3Chief Executives$230,869
  4. 4Dentists, General$198,321
  5. 5Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$172,428

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Indiana state page.