Occupational employment / Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 118,550 $25.66 $53,380
Office and administrative support occupations 17,090 $18.15 $37,750
Sales and related occupations 10,890 $22.03 $45,810
Food preparation and serving related occupations 9,030 $10.89 $22,660
Production occupations 8,530 $17.47 $36,350
Computer and mathematical occupations 8,040 $45.78 $95,220
Education, training, and library occupations 7,670 $23.32 $48,510
Management occupations 7,590 $55.92 $116,320
Transportation and material moving occupations 6,990 $16.33 $33,960
Architecture and engineering occupations 6,120 $39.82 $82,830
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 5,780 $34.22 $71,180
Business and financial operations occupations 5,520 $33.32 $69,310
Construction and extraction occupations 4,800 $22.94 $47,710
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 4,530 $23.58 $49,060
Healthcare support occupations 3,350 $14.61 $30,400
Cashiers 3,160 $9.92 $20,630
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 3,050 $14.60 $30,370
Protective service occupations 2,630 $20.23 $42,090
Computer software engineers, systems software 2,460 $49.52 $103,010
Retail salespersons 2,400 $14.79 $30,760
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,190 $13.16 $27,370
Computer software engineers, applications 2,150 $50.88 $105,840
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 2,080 $9.13 $18,980
Registered nurses 1,910 $34.16 $71,060
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,900 $13.40 $27,870
Customer service representatives 1,890 $19.01 $39,540
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,850 $37.35 $77,700
Office clerks, general 1,850 $15.98 $33,250
Personal care and service occupations 1,850 $12.13 $25,230
Community and social services occupations 1,740 $21.72 $45,170
Waiters and waitresses 1,720 $11.27 $23,440
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,490 $13.87 $28,840
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,470 $18.80 $39,100
Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,430 Not available $62,250
General and operations managers 1,430 $53.55 $111,380
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,430 $22.44 $46,670
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,400 $32.76 $68,150
Stock clerks and order fillers 1,320 $12.38 $25,750
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,300 $17.09 $35,550
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,260 $14.91 $31,000
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,260 $42.42 $88,220
Teacher assistants 1,260 Not available $22,560
Security guards 1,150 $12.87 $26,770
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,140 $22.99 $47,810
Electrical engineers 1,110 $48.87 $101,640
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,110 $17.85 $37,130
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,060 $26.90 $55,960
Computer support specialists 1,040 $31.80 $66,140
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,020 Not available $61,610
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,010 $28.11 $58,470
Computer systems analysts 970 $44.56 $92,690
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 960 $23.26 $48,380
Receptionists and information clerks 950 $13.49 $28,050
Accountants and auditors 930 $34.99 $72,790
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 920 $17.78 $36,990
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 910 Not available $59,350
Business operations specialists, all other 900 $34.13 $70,980
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 890 $22.60 $47,000
Food preparation workers 800 $10.30 $21,430
Chief executives 780 $76.87 $159,890
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 770 $9.39 $19,540
Preschool teachers, except special education 760 $12.96 $26,950
Packers and packagers, hand 740 $10.95 $22,770
Team assemblers 700 $14.63 $30,420
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 670 $22.37 $46,540
Engineering managers 660 $66.59 $138,510
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 650 $20.64 $42,930
Computer hardware engineers 650 $55.18 $114,770
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 640 $32.92 $68,480
Computer and information systems managers 630 $67.41 $140,220
Electricians 630 $22.44 $46,670
Construction laborers 620 $18.19 $37,830
Electronics engineers, except computer 620 $43.45 $90,370
Cooks, restaurant 610 $12.53 $26,060
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 600 $16.46 $34,240
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 590 $16.95 $35,270
Financial managers 580 $54.38 $113,100
Management analysts 580 $43.47 $90,430
Industrial engineers 570 $41.31 $85,930
Carpenters 560 $23.34 $48,540
Maintenance and repair workers, general 550 $20.91 $43,490
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 540 $11.17 $23,240
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 540 $26.09 $54,260
Tellers 540 $13.03 $27,090
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 520 $17.24 $35,850
Sales managers 510 $58.03 $120,690
Bartenders 490 $9.97 $20,740
Mechanical engineers 480 $43.13 $89,710
Bus drivers, school 460 $15.89 $33,050
Sales representatives, services, all other 460 $35.69 $74,230
Legal occupations 450 $36.54 $76,000
Dishwashers 440 $9.77 $20,320
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 440 $29.52 $61,400
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 420 $15.35 $31,920
Fire fighters 420 $26.18 $54,460
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 420 $29.60 $61,580
Printing machine operators 420 $19.36 $40,270
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 410 $10.82 $22,500
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 410 $31.21 $64,910
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 400 $11.85 $24,650
Medical assistants 400 $16.68 $34,690
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 400 $24.40 $50,760
Social and human service assistants 400 $16.72 $34,780
Market research analysts 390 $39.28 $81,700
Network and computer systems administrators 390 $37.05 $77,060
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 390 $32.02 $66,610
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 380 $17.18 $35,740
Self-enrichment education teachers 380 $20.98 $43,640
Marketing managers 370 $64.89 $134,960
Cooks, fast food 360 $9.26 $19,270
Medical secretaries 360 $16.13 $33,540
Computer programmers 350 $50.77 $105,600
Machinists 350 $21.50 $44,730
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 350 $14.29 $29,720
Child, family, and school social workers 330 $26.30 $54,710
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 330 $24.23 $50,410
Home health aides 320 $12.44 $25,860
Postal service mail carriers 320 Not available Not available
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 320 $22.04 $45,850
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 320 Not available $57,080
Telemarketers 310 $14.71 $30,590
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 300 $30.18 $62,770
Helpers--production workers 300 $13.19 $27,440
Personal and home care aides 300 $11.29 $23,480
Administrative services managers 290 $40.20 $83,610
Pharmacy technicians 290 $13.65 $28,390
Sales engineers 290 $44.47 $92,490
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 280 $13.99 $29,090
Civil engineers 270 $40.57 $84,390
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 270 $25.81 $53,690
Data entry keyers 270 $14.11 $29,340
Dental hygienists 270 $38.07 $79,180
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 270 $18.52 $38,530
Counter and rental clerks 260 $10.57 $21,980
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 260 Not available $94,010
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 260 $21.21 $44,120
Environmental engineers 260 $39.33 $81,800
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 260 $20.84 $43,340
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 260 $10.32 $21,460
Chemists 250 $47.67 $99,150
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 250 $13.22 $27,510
Pharmacists 250 $48.11 $100,060
Dental assistants 240 $21.28 $44,260
Helpers--electricians 240 $15.53 $32,300
Lawyers 240 $48.04 $99,930
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 230 $22.55 $46,910
Training and development specialists 230 $33.02 $68,680
Cost estimators 220 $30.11 $62,620
Network systems and data communications analysts 220 $40.93 $85,130
Recreation workers 220 $12.48 $25,960
Roofers 220 $24.45 $50,850
Special education teachers, middle school 220 Not available $59,060
Food service managers 210 $23.74 $49,370
Industrial production managers 210 $53.37 $111,020
Insurance sales agents 210 $40.19 $83,600
Production workers, all other 210 $16.53 $34,380
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 200 $21.68 $45,100
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 200 $33.53 $69,730
Financial analysts 200 $38.52 $80,120
Managers, all other 200 $42.23 $87,840
Medical and health services managers 200 $41.61 $86,540
Chemical engineers 190 $41.22 $85,730
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 190 $31.50 $65,520
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 190 $23.72 $49,350
Industrial truck and tractor operators 190 $16.08 $33,450
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 190 $18.42 $38,320
Paralegals and legal assistants 190 $23.96 $49,850
Technical writers 190 $38.30 $79,660
Bill and account collectors 180 $20.99 $43,650
Chemical technicians 180 $27.42 $57,020
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 180 $39.11 $81,360
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 180 $23.48 $48,840
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 180 Not available $57,670
Mechanical engineering technicians 180 $24.70 $51,380
Physical therapists 180 $33.62 $69,930
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 180 $26.33 $54,760
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 170 $35.83 $74,520
Computer specialists, all other 170 $36.14 $75,180
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 170 $16.48 $34,280
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 170 $26.03 $54,140
Food servers, nonrestaurant 170 $10.56 $21,970
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 170 $35.64 $74,130
Logisticians 170 $37.77 $78,560
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 170 $20.44 $42,520
Child care workers 160 $10.71 $22,280
Industrial engineering technicians 160 $24.05 $50,020
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 160 $18.90 $39,320
Order clerks 160 $20.08 $41,770
Painters, construction and maintenance 160 $19.59 $40,750
Special education teachers, secondary school 160 Not available $59,330
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 160 Not available $65,440
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 160 $19.59 $40,740
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $15.88 $33,030
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 150 $14.16 $29,450
Database administrators 150 $39.26 $81,670
Industrial machinery mechanics 150 $24.06 $50,050
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $20.80 $43,250
Radiologic technologists and technicians 150 $26.81 $55,760
All other information and record clerks 140 $17.56 $36,530
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 140 $25.79 $53,650
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 140 $19.53 $40,630
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 140 $10.63 $22,120
Librarians 140 $32.98 $68,590
Loan officers 140 $30.75 $63,960
Medical records and health information technicians 140 $16.60 $34,520
Natural sciences managers 140 $59.11 $122,960
Property, real estate, and community association managers 140 $56.84 $118,230
Sheet metal workers 140 $21.14 $43,970
Chefs and head cooks 130 $20.59 $42,820
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 130 $18.69 $38,870
Public relations specialists 130 $33.55 $69,790
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 130 $12.68 $26,380
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 120 $15.77 $32,810
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 120 $31.34 $65,190
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 120 $33.28 $69,210
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 120 $35.59 $74,020
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 120 $27.89 $58,010
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 120 $35.18 $73,180
Graphic designers 120 $24.63 $51,230
Medical and public health social workers 120 $28.53 $59,330
Occupational therapists 120 $30.39 $63,220
Social and community service managers 120 $23.15 $48,150
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 110 $39.12 $81,380
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 110 $15.82 $32,910
Financial specialists, all other 110 $26.63 $55,400
Highway maintenance workers 110 $26.52 $55,170
Library technicians 110 $18.98 $39,480
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 110 $28.48 $59,250
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 110 $26.52 $55,150
Purchasing managers 110 $52.67 $109,550
Service station attendants 110 $10.38 $21,590
Biomedical engineers 100 $39.66 $82,500
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 100 $20.01 $41,620
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 100 $28.37 $59,000
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 100 $19.56 $40,670
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 100 $11.73 $24,390
Construction managers 90 $45.68 $95,010
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 90 $14.71 $30,590
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $14.89 $30,980
Driver/sales workers 80 $13.48 $28,040
Electro-mechanical technicians 80 $24.81 $51,610
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 80 $29.26 $60,850
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 80 $25.23 $52,480
Human resources managers, all other 80 $57.83 $120,300
Instructional coordinators 80 $37.21 $77,400
Library assistants, clerical 80 $14.42 $30,000
Postal service clerks 80 Not available Not available
Prepress technicians and workers 80 $17.88 $37,190
Procurement clerks 80 $19.36 $40,270
Structural iron and steel workers 80 $37.06 $77,090
Bakers 70 $15.27 $31,750
Biological technicians 70 $27.53 $57,270
Budget analysts 70 $34.26 $71,260
Compensation and benefits managers 70 $57.09 $118,750
Computer operators 70 $18.42 $38,320
Electrical and electronics drafters 70 $32.87 $68,370
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 70 $12.29 $25,570
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 70 $24.42 $50,800
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 70 $15.35 $31,920
Nonfarm animal caretakers 70 $10.93 $22,730
Operations research analysts 70 $40.94 $85,160
Parts salespersons 70 $18.90 $39,310
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 70 $39.53 $82,220
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 70 $13.30 $27,670
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 60 $12.45 $25,890
Coaches and scouts 60 Not available $60,500
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 $18.67 $38,830
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 60 $30.17 $62,760
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 $12.38 $25,750
File clerks 60 $12.67 $26,360
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 60 $17.59 $36,600
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 60 $23.36 $48,580
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $12.01 $24,970
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 60 $15.91 $33,080
Materials scientists 60 $37.35 $77,690
Physical therapist aides 60 $12.63 $26,260
Protective service workers, all other 60 $16.31 $33,930
Real estate sales agents 60 $15.51 $32,250
Rehabilitation counselors 60 $18.99 $39,500
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 60 $35.13 $73,060
Speech-language pathologists 60 $29.62 $61,610
Veterinary technologists and technicians 60 $16.13 $33,560
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 60 $25.49 $53,010
Bindery workers 50 $16.13 $33,540
Cooks, short order 50 $11.76 $24,450
Credit analysts 50 $23.69 $49,270
Editors 50 $27.19 $56,550
Environmental engineering technicians 50 $21.26 $44,210
Floral designers 50 $13.50 $28,090
Health educators 50 $22.39 $46,580
Mechanical drafters 50 $33.38 $69,440
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 50 $19.65 $40,860
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 50 $43.30 $90,070
Occupational health and safety specialists 50 $30.00 $62,400
Office and administrative support workers, all other 50 $17.70 $36,810
Physician assistants 50 $37.61 $78,230
Power plant operators 50 $26.92 $56,000
Switchboard operators, including answering service 50 $13.44 $27,960
Veterinarians 50 $38.32 $79,710
Word processors and typists 50 $16.44 $34,190
Architectural and civil drafters 40 $25.94 $53,960
Commercial and industrial designers 40 $38.06 $79,160
Construction and building inspectors 40 $24.25 $50,450
Crossing guards 40 $9.90 $20,600
Dentists, general 40 $57.64 $119,890
Engineers, all other 40 Not available Not available
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 40 $28.78 $59,860
Microbiologists 40 $36.81 $76,560
Pediatricians, general 40 $97.47 $202,740
Personal financial advisors 40 $31.55 $65,620
Physical therapist assistants 40 $21.22 $44,140
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 40 Not available Not available
Recreational therapists 40 $17.64 $36,700
Respiratory therapists 40 $27.37 $56,940
Sales and related workers, all other 40 $24.18 $50,300
Sewing machine operators 40 $13.00 $27,030
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 40 $21.36 $44,430
Travel agents 40 $21.03 $43,740
Urban and regional planners 40 $30.07 $62,540
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $16.17 $33,630
Advertising sales agents 30 $24.25 $50,440
Office machine operators, except computer 30 $15.80 $32,870
Public relations managers 30 $61.19 $127,280
Social workers, all other 30 $22.37 $46,530
Training and development managers 30 $52.35 $108,880
Amusement and recreation attendants Not available $9.67 $20,120
Audio and video equipment technicians Not available $19.39 $40,340
Automotive body and related repairers Not available $20.85 $43,360
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $21.09 $43,860
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $12.85 $26,740
Cement masons and concrete finishers Not available $19.82 $41,230
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $19.32 $40,180
Civil engineering technicians Not available $22.01 $45,790
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $63.28 $131,630
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic Not available $15.78 $32,810
Desktop publishers Not available $23.19 $48,230
Drywall and ceiling tile installers Not available $30.79 $64,040
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $18.34 $38,150
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program Not available $32.55 $67,710
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $14.59 $30,340
Family and general practitioners Not available $90.61 $188,460
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors Not available $11.58 $24,080
Helpers--carpenters Not available $16.11 $33,510
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $13.32 $27,700
Internists, general Not available $97.65 $203,110
Legal secretaries Not available $16.72 $34,770
Massage therapists Not available $18.17 $37,790
Mental health counselors Not available $19.28 $40,110
Millwrights Not available $22.27 $46,310
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators Not available $27.47 $57,140
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $9.34 $19,420
Physicians and surgeons, all other Not available $105.47 $219,370
Security and fire alarm systems installers Not available $22.61 $47,040
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $18.69 $38,870
Skin care specialists Not available $18.20 $37,850
Teachers and instructors, all other Not available Not available $36,920
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