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Careers in Wausau, WI

Part of Wisconsin.

Wausau, WI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.651, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.1% · 72,614 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$364,260
  2. 2Nurse Anesthetists$269,790
  3. 3Chief Executives$202,460
  4. 4Dentists, General$202,250
  5. 5Pharmacists$148,740

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators2,110 employed
  2. 2Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,840 employed
  3. 3Registered Nurses1,830 employed
  4. 4Cashiers1,660 employed
  5. 5Retail Salespersons1,660 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Food Batchmakers13.94× national avg
  2. 2Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders9.98× national avg
  3. 3Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing8.97× national avg
  4. 4Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood6.26× national avg
  5. 5Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5.47× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$393,153
  2. 2Nurse Anesthetists$291,190
  3. 3Chief Executives$218,519
  4. 4Dentists, General$218,292
  5. 5Pharmacists$160,538

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 Wisconsin state page.