Neenah and the Fox Valley area support one of the nation’s most highly educated workforces.  Area employees have a reputation for hard work, reliability, and overall strong work ethic which is vital to competing in today’s global market. 

Neenah’s labor force averaged over 23,000 participants in 2008; the labor force in the Fox Cities overall was over 323,000. Over 90% of the city’s population (age 25 and over) graduated high school, and about 25% with a college or higher professional degree.

Neenah Employment by Industry 

Median Hourly Wages

The Northeast Wisconsin Chambers Coalition has completed the Fox Valley Wage & Benefit Study. The Study gathered comprehensive and up-to-date wage and benefit data from Fox Valley businesses.  A copy of the study may be obtained from the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry at (920) 734-7101.

The following is a sampling of the median hourly wage rates of some occupations from the study: 

Source: 2009 Fox Valley Wage Survey Database, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.

Countywide workforce data is available from the following download:

Winnebago County Workforce Profile

Additional workforce data for the state of Wisconsin can be found at WorkNET.