Workforce

A High Quality Workforce.

One of Hiawatha's, along with our surrounding counties, most valuable assets is its high quality workforce. The knowledge, skills and work ethic of its labor force is a tremendous advantage to employers and businesses in the area. Employers benefit from the highly productive and dedicated individuals who exemplify the work ethic of the Midwest.

Hiawatha benefits from our Linn County and bordering county's population of more than 445,000 people, within a 45-minute commuting radius, setting the stage for a large and diverse pool of available labor.

Major Area Employers

Major manufacturers or other large employers in community: as of 2011

Name

Product / Service

Employment

Go Daddy

Website Hosting

583

CCB Packaging

Packaging

435

Windstream

Communications

400

UPS

Delivery Service

160

REM Iowa, Inc.

Human Services

130

J & A Printing, Inc.

Commercial Printing

110

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Education

105

Fisher Printers, Inc.

Printing

102

Cedar Graphics

Printing

100

Parker Hannifin

Manufacturing

83

Crystal Group Inc.

Industrial Computers

80

CEC

Communications

70

Newell Machinery

Manufacturing

60

St. Luke's Hiawatha Campus

Health

35

Mobile Demand

Industrial Computers

30

Labor

Hourly Wage Rates for persons living or working in Linn County

  • Occupation or Title

    Average

  • Clerk, General Office

    $13.02

  • Printing Machine Operators

    $15.65

  • Material Moving Equipment Operators

    $20.70

  • Machine Assemblers

    $16.32

  • Secretary

    $12.85

  • Welders/Cutters

    $16.06

  • Hand Packers & Packagers

    $11.23

  • Industrial Machinery Mechanic

    $20.75

  • Truck Driver (Light)

    $14.27

  • Truck Driver (Heavy)

    $18.27

Labor Force Summary for Linn County

Annual Average for: 2010

  • Labor Force Data for Linn County

  • Labor Force:

    536,331

  • Percent Unemployed

    6%

  • Total Employment

    87,956

Employment Data

  • Linn County

  • Manufacturing

    14.6%

  • Retail

    14.2%

  • Service

    15.7%