Occupational employment / Nashua, NH-MA 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 "Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 136,500 $22.71 $47,230
Office and administrative support occupations 21,810 $16.14 $33,580
Sales and related occupations 18,130 $20.83 $43,330
Production occupations 13,700 $16.43 $34,170
Food preparation and serving related occupations 10,480 $10.42 $21,680
Education, training, and library occupations 9,410 $19.44 $40,440
Management occupations 8,550 $55.37 $115,180
Transportation and material moving occupations 8,490 $17.51 $36,420
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 6,710 $33.47 $69,610
Computer and mathematical occupations 6,260 $41.00 $85,280
Business and financial operations occupations 6,120 $30.34 $63,110
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 4,820 $21.12 $43,930
Retail salespersons 4,760 $12.96 $26,950
Cashiers 4,550 $9.13 $19,000
Architecture and engineering occupations 4,330 $36.56 $76,050
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 3,940 $12.81 $26,640
Construction and extraction occupations 3,800 $21.12 $43,940
Personal care and service occupations 3,120 $11.90 $24,740
Stock clerks and order fillers 2,710 $11.66 $24,260
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 2,660 $9.22 $19,180
Customer service representatives 2,630 $17.53 $36,470
Healthcare support occupations 2,470 $14.05 $29,220
Computer software engineers, applications 2,410 $43.81 $91,130
Office clerks, general 2,360 $14.58 $30,330
Registered nurses 2,290 $29.10 $60,540
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,280 $11.80 $24,540
Teacher assistants 2,250 Not available $26,300
Waiters and waitresses 2,020 $9.93 $20,650
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,820 $16.97 $35,300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,820 $33.94 $70,600
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,820 $15.21 $31,630
Protective service occupations 1,810 $20.69 $43,040
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,720 $19.19 $39,920
Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,690 Not available $48,650
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,650 $22.95 $47,740
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,610 $20.69 $43,030
General and operations managers 1,550 $56.97 $118,490
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,470 Not available Not available
Business operations specialists, all other 1,330 $28.69 $59,670
Computer software engineers, systems software 1,240 $49.81 $103,610
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,240 Not available $51,030
Production workers, all other 1,170 $14.93 $31,060
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,150 $12.83 $26,680
Accountants and auditors 1,090 $28.81 $59,920
Managers, all other 1,070 $58.68 $122,060
Receptionists and information clerks 1,040 $12.74 $26,490
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 1,020 $18.33 $38,130
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,000 $13.89 $28,890
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,000 $27.37 $56,920
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 960 Not available $49,370
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 950 $23.51 $48,900
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 930 $15.29 $31,800
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 920 $15.15 $31,510
Team assemblers 890 $14.78 $30,740
Packers and packagers, hand 880 $10.40 $21,630
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 850 $14.22 $29,570
Maintenance and repair workers, general 850 $18.59 $38,670
Financial managers 840 $53.03 $110,310
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 840 $14.78 $30,740
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 820 $28.08 $58,400
Computer and information systems managers 800 $61.34 $127,580
Teachers and instructors, all other 790 Not available $29,400
Preschool teachers, except special education 780 $13.03 $27,100
Chief executives 770 $80.30 $167,020
Electrical engineers 770 $45.43 $94,500
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 760 $20.74 $43,130
Cooks, restaurant 730 $11.68 $24,290
Bartenders 720 $9.60 $19,970
Carpenters 710 $20.27 $42,160
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 710 $21.62 $44,970
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 700 $16.96 $35,280
Community and social services occupations 690 $20.44 $42,510
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 650 $13.53 $28,130
Computer support specialists 630 $24.49 $50,940
Driver/sales workers 630 $8.99 $18,700
Office and administrative support workers, all other 630 $10.89 $22,640
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 620 $13.31 $27,690
Bus drivers, school 600 $13.53 $28,140
Food preparation workers 600 $9.63 $20,040
Personal and home care aides 600 $10.96 $22,790
Computer systems analysts 590 $41.10 $85,480
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 590 $12.34 $25,670
Machinists 580 $19.38 $40,310
Counter and rental clerks 560 $13.62 $28,330
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 560 $8.81 $18,320
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 550 $40.44 $84,120
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 540 $16.79 $34,920
Child care workers 520 $9.27 $19,290
Engineering managers 520 $63.98 $133,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations 520 $32.90 $68,420
Dishwashers 510 $8.67 $18,040
Industrial engineers 510 $39.15 $81,430
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 490 $15.79 $32,840
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 470 $24.78 $51,540
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 460 $10.07 $20,950
Mechanical engineers 460 $40.94 $85,140
Tellers 460 $11.97 $24,890
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 450 $31.13 $64,750
Marketing managers 450 $53.62 $111,530
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 450 $21.55 $44,830
Engineers, all other 440 $39.48 $82,110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 440 $24.45 $50,850
Sales managers 430 $62.64 $130,300
Machine feeders and offbearers 420 $17.57 $36,540
Industrial truck and tractor operators 410 $14.42 $29,980
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 410 $21.07 $43,820
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 410 $29.91 $62,210
Computer programmers 400 $28.93 $60,180
Financial analysts 400 $36.40 $75,720
Postal service mail carriers 400 Not available Not available
Dental assistants 390 $19.22 $39,980
Medical secretaries 390 $16.53 $34,390
Printing machine operators 380 $18.31 $38,080
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 370 $22.99 $47,810
Sales representatives, services, all other 370 $25.54 $53,130
Electronics engineers, except computer 360 $46.75 $97,240
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 360 $30.72 $63,890
Network and computer systems administrators 360 $32.56 $67,720
Cooks, short order 350 $10.28 $21,390
Electricians 350 $24.74 $51,450
Security guards 350 $16.87 $35,080
Legal occupations 340 $29.68 $61,720
Construction laborers 330 $15.51 $32,260
Cost estimators 330 $28.61 $59,500
Industrial machinery mechanics 330 $22.27 $46,330
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 330 Not available Not available
Financial specialists, all other 310 $33.94 $70,590
Home health aides 310 $10.89 $22,650
Pharmacy technicians 310 $13.04 $27,120
Cooks, fast food 300 $9.76 $20,300
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 300 $15.60 $32,450
Management analysts 300 $37.74 $78,490
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 290 $15.09 $31,380
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 290 $15.64 $32,530
Telemarketers 290 Not available Not available
Fire fighters 280 $20.81 $43,290
Industrial production managers 280 $48.03 $99,900
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 270 $15.98 $33,240
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 270 $12.38 $25,740
Dental hygienists 270 $36.03 $74,940
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 270 $9.60 $19,960
Medical assistants 270 $14.24 $29,610
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 270 $10.55 $21,940
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 260 $25.34 $52,710
Sales and related workers, all other 260 $13.78 $28,660
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $13.34 $27,750
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 240 $9.68 $20,130
Helpers--production workers 240 $12.00 $24,960
Loan officers 240 $26.04 $54,160
Network systems and data communications analysts 240 $38.00 $79,040
Parts salespersons 240 $15.73 $32,720
Physical therapists 240 $31.31 $65,120
Self-enrichment education teachers 240 $23.13 $48,110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 230 $16.89 $35,120
Physicians and surgeons, all other 230 $91.34 $189,990
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 230 $19.85 $41,290
Construction managers 220 $35.45 $73,730
Chefs and head cooks 210 $19.06 $39,640
Computer specialists, all other 210 $45.94 $95,550
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 210 $16.65 $34,630
Graphic designers 210 $20.70 $43,050
Medical records and health information technicians 210 $14.87 $30,930
Recreation workers 210 $12.34 $25,660
Sales engineers 210 $44.36 $92,260
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 200 $20.94 $43,560
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 200 $26.28 $54,660
Food servers, nonrestaurant 200 $8.69 $18,070
Foundry mold and coremakers 200 $12.33 $25,640
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 200 Not available $48,680
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 200 $46.76 $97,260
All other information and record clerks 190 $12.95 $26,940
Automotive body and related repairers 190 $17.41 $36,210
Computer hardware engineers 190 $54.13 $112,580
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 190 Not available $78,060
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 190 $27.16 $56,490
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 190 $22.30 $46,390
Industrial engineering technicians 190 $23.31 $48,490
Order clerks 190 $14.67 $30,510
Paralegals and legal assistants 190 $20.51 $42,670
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 180 $11.83 $24,600
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 180 $19.10 $39,720
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 180 $21.29 $44,280
Painters, construction and maintenance 180 $18.42 $38,320
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 180 $31.04 $64,560
Insurance sales agents 170 $35.78 $74,430
Medical and health services managers 170 $40.68 $84,620
Property, real estate, and community association managers 170 $26.60 $55,320
Training and development specialists 170 $29.44 $61,230
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 160 $20.57 $42,780
Librarians 160 $24.00 $49,920
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 160 $18.21 $37,870
Procurement clerks 160 $16.19 $33,680
Radiologic technologists and technicians 160 $27.61 $57,440
Sheet metal workers 160 $18.09 $37,620
Bill and account collectors 150 $15.82 $32,910
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 150 $16.02 $33,310
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 150 $26.26 $54,620
Healthcare support workers, all other 150 $14.14 $29,410
Library assistants, clerical 150 $10.56 $21,970
Logisticians 150 $32.90 $68,440
Purchasing managers 150 $49.43 $102,820
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 140 $22.08 $45,930
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 140 $22.73 $47,270
Occupational therapists 140 $27.00 $56,170
Postsecondary teachers, all other 140 Not available $41,030
Veterinary technologists and technicians 140 $13.80 $28,710
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $13.95 $29,020
Data entry keyers 130 $13.62 $28,340
Food service managers 130 $24.82 $51,630
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 130 $15.45 $32,140
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 130 $16.27 $33,850
Lawyers 130 $44.87 $93,340
Special education teachers, middle school 130 Not available $49,820
Speech-language pathologists 130 $28.82 $59,950
Advertising sales agents 120 $23.43 $48,740
Amusement and recreation attendants 120 $8.54 $17,760
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 120 $18.79 $39,080
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 120 $14.81 $30,800
Helpers--carpenters 120 $17.66 $36,740
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 120 $19.69 $40,940
Market research analysts 120 $30.67 $63,800
Protective service workers, all other 120 $14.29 $29,720
Residential advisors 120 $12.52 $26,040
Special education teachers, secondary school 120 Not available $49,890
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 120 $26.76 $55,660
Administrative services managers 110 $46.88 $97,520
Butchers and meat cutters 110 $17.49 $36,390
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 110 $12.69 $26,400
Database administrators 110 $39.23 $81,590
Drafters, all other 110 $22.86 $47,540
Editors 110 $25.47 $52,980
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 110 $25.93 $53,920
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 110 $12.18 $25,340
Mechanical engineering technicians 110 $21.83 $45,410
New accounts clerks 110 $14.33 $29,810
Nonfarm animal caretakers 110 $11.29 $23,480
Postal service clerks 110 Not available Not available
Service station attendants 110 $9.76 $20,300
Switchboard operators, including answering service 110 $13.01 $27,060
Bakers 100 $12.68 $26,380
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 100 $29.82 $62,020
Demonstrators and product promoters 100 $8.15 $16,950
Electrical and electronics drafters 100 $26.95 $56,060
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 100 $14.11 $29,360
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 100 $28.83 $59,960
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 100 $22.97 $47,780
Highway maintenance workers 100 $17.67 $36,760
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 100 $13.55 $28,180
Physician assistants 100 $42.81 $89,040
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 100 $17.86 $37,150
Child, family, and school social workers 90 $17.50 $36,400
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 90 $18.12 $37,700
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 90 Not available $46,260
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 90 $25.69 $53,420
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 90 $21.04 $43,760
Real estate sales agents 90 $17.74 $36,910
Security and fire alarm systems installers 90 $17.92 $37,270
Technical writers 90 $39.54 $82,240
Travel agents 90 $17.41 $36,210
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 90 $9.49 $19,740
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 80 $22.56 $46,930
Cooks, all other 80 $12.33 $25,640
Dentists, general 80 $93.05 $193,540
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 80 $24.64 $51,250
File clerks 80 $12.18 $25,330
Human resources managers, all other 80 $57.42 $119,430
Opticians, dispensing 80 $16.68 $34,700
Photographic processing machine operators 80 $10.81 $22,480
Prepress technicians and workers 80 $13.42 $27,910
Public relations specialists 80 $27.94 $58,120
Respiratory therapists 80 $24.07 $50,060
Semiconductor processors 80 $16.62 $34,570
Structural iron and steel workers 80 $25.35 $52,720
Surveyors 80 $27.80 $57,830
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 80 $14.80 $30,780
Architectural and civil drafters 70 $20.66 $42,970
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 70 $19.40 $40,350
Civil engineers 70 $35.33 $73,490
Dental laboratory technicians 70 $19.43 $40,420
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $17.63 $36,670
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 70 $34.76 $72,300
Library technicians 70 $15.94 $33,160
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 70 $20.62 $42,890
Social and human service assistants 70 $13.52 $28,130
Tax preparers 70 $21.42 $44,540
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 70 $13.96 $29,040
Tool and die makers 70 $23.45 $48,780
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 70 $15.24 $31,690
Cement masons and concrete finishers 60 $18.94 $39,390
Detectives and criminal investigators 60 $31.15 $64,800
Family and general practitioners 60 More than $70 More than $145,600
Floral designers 60 $12.70 $26,420
Health technologists and technicians, all other 60 $19.99 $41,590
Legal secretaries 60 $16.42 $34,160
Motor vehicle operators, all other 60 $10.12 $21,050
Occupational health and safety specialists 60 $36.21 $75,320
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $18.01 $37,470
Surgical technologists 60 $20.13 $41,880
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 60 $20.33 $42,280
Building cleaning workers, all other 50 $10.22 $21,270
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 50 $34.61 $72,000
Construction and building inspectors 50 $24.08 $50,080
Construction and related workers, all other 50 $18.95 $39,420
Couriers and messengers 50 $11.52 $23,970
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $19.60 $40,770
Education administrators, all other 50 $39.84 $82,880
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 50 $17.77 $36,950
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 50 $12.99 $27,030
Legislators 50 Not available $15,490
Medical and public health social workers 50 $28.05 $58,330
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $15.87 $33,010
Pest control workers 50 $22.29 $46,360
Photographers 50 $16.76 $34,850
Sewing machine operators 50 $13.23 $27,520
Skin care specialists 50 $10.76 $22,380
Social and community service managers 50 $27.02 $56,210
Veterinarians 50 $54.09 $112,510
Atmospheric and space scientists 40 $23.05 $47,950
Brickmasons and blockmasons 40 $20.08 $41,760
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 40 $23.88 $49,670
Chemists 40 $47.60 $99,010
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 40 $27.63 $57,470
Court, municipal, and license clerks 40 $16.37 $34,060
Diagnostic medical sonographers 40 $32.55 $67,690
Dietitians and nutritionists 40 $25.78 $53,630
Education, training, and library workers, all other 40 $25.50 $53,030
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 40 $10.58 $22,000
Instructional coordinators 40 $31.89 $66,340
Job printers 40 $19.54 $40,650
Medical equipment repairers 40 $17.77 $36,950
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 40 $17.55 $36,510
Meter readers, utilities 40 $20.77 $43,210
Numerical tool and process control programmers 40 $26.69 $55,520
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 40 $27.73 $57,670
Tire repairers and changers 40 $12.22 $25,410
Urban and regional planners 40 $28.65 $59,600
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 40 $9.11 $18,940
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 40 Not available $57,670
Chemical technicians 30 $19.27 $40,080
Chiropractors 30 Not available Not available
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 30 $28.25 $58,750
Computer and information scientists, research 30 $56.02 $116,510
Computer operators 30 $18.62 $38,730
Desktop publishers 30 $19.42 $40,400
Education administrators, postsecondary 30 $38.57 $80,220
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 30 $20.01 $41,620
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 30 $14.49 $30,150
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $55,110
Operations research analysts 30 $35.25 $73,310
Pharmacy aides 30 $9.58 $19,930
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 30 $13.76 $28,610
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 30 $13.73 $28,560
Appraisers and assessors of real estate Not available $34.48 $71,720
Bindery workers Not available $16.18 $33,660
Carpet installers Not available $19.25 $40,040
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders Not available $15.75 $32,770
Community and social service specialists, all other Not available $12.39 $25,760
Crossing guards Not available $11.94 $24,840
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment Not available $21.45 $44,610
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $15.37 $31,960
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $17.44 $36,280
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers Not available $21.78 $45,310
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $10.95 $22,770
Interior designers Not available $21.28 $44,260
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand Not available $13.69 $28,470
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers Not available $12.71 $26,430
Loan interviewers and clerks Not available $16.89 $35,130
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $10.90 $22,670
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians Not available $22.49 $46,770
Mental health and substance abuse social workers Not available $14.17 $29,470
Mental health counselors Not available $20.12 $41,850
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $14.94 $31,080
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Not available $17.30 $35,970
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $24.10 $50,140
Office machine operators, except computer Not available $17.55 $36,500
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $11.77 $24,480
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $10.04 $20,880
Personal financial advisors Not available $36.93 $76,810
Pharmacists Not available $53.78 $111,860
Pourers and casters, metal Not available $13.78 $28,670
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials Not available $10.66 $22,170
Private detectives and investigators Not available $19.22 $39,980
Refuse and recyclable material collectors Not available $15.05 $31,310
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors Not available $17.73 $36,870
Surgeons Not available More than $70 More than $145,600
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