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City of Austin
500 4th Avenue NE
Austin, Mn 55912
(507)437-9940
© 1999, City of Austin
Updated April, 2004
City of Austin, Minnesota
Major Employers
Employer |
NAICS | Products/Services | Employee Count |
| Hormel Foods Corp | 3116 | Meat Packing Plant | 1,656 |
| Quality Pork Processors | 3116 | Meat Packing Plant | 1,220 |
| Austin Medical Center | 6211 | Offices of Physicians | 833 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation/Research | 3116 | Meats & Meat Products | 759 |
| Austin Public Schools - ISD #492 | 6111 | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 550 |
| Austin, City of | 9211 | Government Offices | 260 |
| Mower, County of | 9211 | Government Offices | 235 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Home | 6231 | Skilled Nursing Care Facilities | 230 |
| Riverland Community/Technical College | 6113 | Colleges & Universities | 210 |
| Austin Packaging | 5619 | Other Support Services | 180 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co | 3221 | Paperboard Mills | 159 |
| REM - Minnesota | 6239 | Residential Care | 125 |
| Holiday Inn | 7211 | Hotels, Motels | 120 |
| McFarland Truck Lines | 4884 | Trucking Terminal Facilities | 110 |
| Smyth Companies - Austin | Printing | 55 |
| Mower County | Mower County & Adjacent Counties |
Rochester MSA |
|
| Total Employment | 18,646 | 143,798 | 71,110 |
| Available Workforce | 19,004 | 146,824 | 72,567 |
| Annual Average Unemployment | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Employment By Industry | |||
| Mower County | Mower County & Adjacent Counties |
Rochester MSA |
|
| Agriculture | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Construction | 593 | 5,328 | 3,136 |
| Finance, Ins., Real Estate | 413 | 5,569 | 2,477 |
| Government | 2,225 | 14,659 | 7,422 |
| Manufacturing | 3,855 | 29,499 | 12,987 |
| Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retail Trade | 2,971 | 24,407 | 13,261 |
| Services | 3,602 | 45,669 | 37,420 |
| Trans., Comm., Utilities | 497 | 4,361 | 2,446 |
| Wholesale Trade | 494 | 4,460 | 1,922 |
| Source: MN Department of Economic Security 2000 | N/A - No Data Available | ||
| Occupations and Wages in Minnesota excluding the Twin Cities Region | |||
| Job Title | Wage/Hr |
Job Title |
Wage/Hr |
| Accountants & Auditors | $19.30 | Sales Representatives |
$17.42 |
| Assemblers & Fabricators | $10.61 | Secretaries, Except Legal & Medical | $12.20 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks | $10.87 | Stock Clerks - Stockroom or Warehouse | $8.18 |
| Computer Operators | $11.10 | Systems Analysts, Electronic Data Processing | $24.01 |
| Crushing & Mixing Machine Operators & Tenders | $13.12 | Truck Drivers, Heavy or Tractor Trailer | $14.74 |
| General Managers & Top Executives | $24.98 | Welders & Cutters | $12.93 |
| General Office Clerks | $9.56 | ||
| Hand Packers & Packagers | $8.19 | ||
| Machine Feeders & Offbearers | $11.02 | ||
| Maintenance Repairers, General Utility | $13.30 | ||