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Health Care

Health Care & Social Assistance

La Crosse has long been a hub for the health care industry for the region with large healthcare systems calling the city home. With its proximity to larger markets and institutions, a skilled workforce, and educated population, health care jobs in the area experience continued growth, currently constituting 20% of the area’s workforce.

Government

Government

Varied career opportunities include those in public health, utilities, emergency services, public works, parks and recreation, economic and community development, housing, public safety, and more.

Retail

Retail Trade

The La Crosse area offers some of the region’s best retail and shopping experiences. Easy access to highways and centrally located between major metro areas, La Crosse offers an attractive environment for shopping and retail. Enjoy both major retain chains, as well as locally-owned stores and boutiques.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Offering easy access to interstate transit, a strategic location close to major metro areas in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and modern infrastructure, the La Crosse area is a hub for manufacturing companies that offer a wide range of careers.

Accommodation

Accommodation & Food Services

With a wide variety of bars and restaurants, 28 hotels, and easy access to highways and nearby metropolitan areas, La Crosse offers limitless opportunity for growth in the hospitality sector.

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Health Care

Health Care & Social Assistance

La Crosse has long been a hub for the health care industry for the region with large healthcare systems calling the city home. With its proximity to larger markets and institutions, a skilled workforce, and educated population, health care jobs in the area experience continued growth, currently constituting 20% of the area’s workforce.

Government

Government

Varied career opportunities include those in public health, utilities, emergency services, public works, parks and recreation, economic and community development, housing, public safety, and more.

Retail

Retail Trade

The La Crosse area offers some of the region’s best retail and shopping experiences. Easy access to highways and centrally located between major metro areas, La Crosse offers an attractive environment for shopping and retail. Enjoy both major retain chains, as well as locally-owned stores and boutiques.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Offering easy access to interstate transit, a strategic location close to major metro areas in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and modern infrastructure, the La Crosse area is a hub for manufacturing companies that offer a wide range of careers.

Accommodation

Accommodation & Food Services

With a wide variety of bars and restaurants, 28 hotels, and easy access to highways and nearby metropolitan areas, La Crosse offers limitless opportunity for growth in the hospitality sector.

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MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Gundersen Health System
Gundersen Health System

With almost 9,000 employees, Gundersen is a comprehensive nonprofit health system based in La Crosse. The system includes multi-specialty group medical practices, a teaching hospital, regional community clinics, affiliate hospitals and clinics, behavioral health services, vision centers, pharmacies, and air and ground ambulances.

Mayo Clinic Health System
Mayo Clinic Health System

Mayo Clinic Health System is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. They focus on routine, preventative, and specialized care services, wellness support, and community engagement.

Kwik Trip
Kwik Trip

With over 3,500 local coworkers, Kwik Trip, headquartered in La Crosse, is a chain of convenience stores founded in 1965 with locations throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota under the name Kwik Trip, and in Iowa and Illinois under the name Kwik Star. With a bakery, kitchens, dairy, distribution, and transportation divisions, they produce much of what they serve. 

County and City Government
County and City Government

La Crosse city and county government provide services, support physical infrastructure, promote sustainable economic development, protect public health and safety, and provide diverse cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities, all of which support the social infrastructure that helps our rural and urban communities thrive.

University of WI – La Crosse
University of WI – La Crosse

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW–La Crosse) provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success. Grounded in the liberal arts, UW-La Crosse fosters curiosity and life-long learning through collaboration, innovation, and the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Acknowledging and respecting the contributions of all, UW-La Crosse is a regional academic and cultural center that prepares students to take their place in a constantly changing world community.

Trane Technologies
Trane Technologies

Trane® is a world leader in air conditioning systems, services and solutions. Trane helps customers succeed by providing innovative solutions that optimize indoor environments through a broad portfolio of energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; building, contracting and energy services; parts support and advanced controls for homes and commercial buildings.

School District of La Crosse
School District of La Crosse

The School District of La Crosse is a recognized leader in providing unique, engaging experiences for our students. Believing that ‘one size does not fit all’ when it comes to education, the district provides both traditional, neighborhood school options, as well as several choice programs and charter schools. The district’s vision is for students to discover their talents and abilities and be prepared to pursue their dreams and aspirations while contributing effectively to their local, national, and global communities. It serves 6,200 students, with 15 schools and 6 charter/choice schools and employs over 1,000.

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EDIT TOP EMPLOYERS

ECONOMY

$55,500
MEDIAN INCOME
75,419
TOTAL JOBS
3%
JOB GROWTH POTENTIAL
(next 5 years)
97.71%
EMPLOYMENT RATE
67,344
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
2.29%
UNEMPLOYMENT

Have an entrepreneurial spirit?

UW – La Crosse Small Business Development Center
uwlax.edu/sbdc/

Launch La Crosse
launchlacrosse.org

Coulee Region Business Center
crbc.biz

CouleeCo
couleeco.com

Other Workforce Resources

Workforce Connections
workforceconnections.org

La Crosse Area Development Corporation
ladco.org

Downtown Mainstreet, Inc.
lacrossedowntown.com

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
wedc.org

7Rivers Alliance
7riversalliance.org

Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
wwbic.com

City of La Crossse Economic Development Department
cityoflacrosse.org (Econ. Dev. Dept.)

Looking for employment?

Wisconsin Job Network
wisconsinjobnetwork.com

Job Center of Wisconsin
jobcenterofwisconsin.com

TOP EARNING INDUSTRIES

Check out these high-paying jobs with openings now in the La Crosse area!

$125,000
Utilities
$80,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$77,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$75,000
Information
$72,000
Finance and Insurance
$70,000
Health Care and Social Assistance