A laborforce report for Webster City Economic Development in Webster City, Iowa. Contains information on the workforce available in the logistics and distribution industries.

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:
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General Operations Managers - 207
Wholesale & Retail Buyers - 414
HUMBOLDT Claims Examiners - 205
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Webster City Logisticians - 210
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Interstate Graphic Designers - 203
Sales Persons - 840
Eagle Grove 4-Lane Highway Sales Representatives - 418
Accounting Clerks - 1,669
US Highways Customer Service
Fort Dodge
Webster City
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State Highways Representatives - 843
Iowa Falls Dispatchers - 199
WEBSTER [ Iowa County Production Clerks - 417
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GRUNDY Stock Clerks - 419
Production:
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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
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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: Vision coverage - 13.6%
(by percent of interest) 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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Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 $ 12.36 $ 10.36 $ 13.36 $ 11.70
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 $ 13.47 $ 11.56 $ 14.41 $ 12.83
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 $ 13.53 $ 9.63 $ 15.48 $ 13.63
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031 $ 24.83 $ 15.43 $ 29.54 $ 24.80
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 $ 30.81 $ 23.45 $ 34.51 $ 30.35
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 $ 12.33 $ 8.05 $ 14.47 $ 11.12
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 $ 18.07 $ 14.55 $ 19.84 $ 17.33
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers,
53-1021 $ 20.57 $ 15.42 $ 23.14 $ 19.75
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine
53-1031 $ 23.46 $ 16.82 $ 26.77 $ 22.12
and Vehicle Operators
General and Operations Managers 11-1021 $ 39.27 $ 21.60 $ 48.11 $ 34.57
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 10.61 $ 8.62 $ 11.59 $ 10.38
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 $ 17.01 $ 14.01 $ 18.52 $ 16.93
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 $ 30.43 $ 19.67 $ 35.81 $ 28.55
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 $ 13.63 $ 10.74 $ 15.08 $ 13.43
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199 $ 14.88 $ 12.93 $ 15.84 $ 14.19
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099 $ 14.10 $ 9.08 $ 16.61 $ 11.59
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 $ 11.13 $ 8.78 $ 12.31 $ 11.01
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063 $ 13.13 $ 11.86 $ 13.76 $ 13.38
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9042 $ 17.07 $ 12.47 $ 19.38 $ 16.50
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 $ 21.90 $ 16.61 $ 24.54 $ 19.93
Order Clerks 43-4151 $ 14.90 $ 10.46 $ 17.11 $ 13.66
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064 $ 9.64 $ 7.96 $ 10.48 $ 8.83
Parts Salespersons 41-2022 $ 17.54 $ 13.96 $ 19.34 $ 17.15
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 $ 11.78 $ 8.97 $ 13.19 $ 11.40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 $ 18.45 $ 13.59 $ 20.89 $ 18.26
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023 $ 22.94 $ 16.76 $ 26.04 $ 22.14
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and
41-4012 $ 27.50 $ 15.03 $ 33.74 $ 22.64
Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific
41-4011 $ 24.93 $ 15.05 $ 29.86 $ 22.83
Products
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 43-5071 $ 12.16 $ 8.64 $ 13.92 $ 10.86
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 43-5081 $ 9.73 $ 7.76 $ 10.70 $ 8.82
Team Assemblers 51-2092 $ 11.89 $ 9.35 $ 13.16 $ 11.64
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 $ 38.66 $ 25.28 $ 45.35 $ 38.57
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 53-3032 $ 18.76 $ 12.14 $ 22.06 $ 18.06
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 53-3033 $ 13.17 $ 8.69 $ 15.40 $ 11.32
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 $ 15.93 $ 12.22 $ 17.79 $ 15.88
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 2009 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.