Career Services
Our FSET Career Planners also specialize in our local labor market. They have formed connections with local employers to facilitate opportunities for FSET customers. They also work with labor market experts to gather the best information available about the trends in the Northern and West Central Regions.
Labor Market Information Sources
To learn more about employment by location and/or occupation, labor supply and demand, earnings, unemployment, and demographics of the labor force make up please visit wisconsin’s WisConomy , or the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment Rates
Hot Jobs
The following are the top 10 most in-demand fields in the Northern Region: (most in-demand to least). Note: this list is not comprehensive.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Carpenters
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale, and Manufacturing, Except Technical
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- General and Operations Managers
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Construction Laborers
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
The following are the top 10 most in-demand fields in the West Central Region: (most in-demand to least). Note: this list is not comprehensive.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale, and Manufacturing, Except Technical
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Registered Nurses
- General and Operations Managers
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Construction Laborers
- Carpenters
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Bus Drivers, School, or Special Client
For more complete data, including education levels and median wage rankings, see the WisConomy Hot Jobs Page.