Wages by Occupation in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 65,670 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $57,030 for all occupations combined. 283 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

51.6% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.7), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 97.5; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 34,977 residents (22.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±913; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 86,329 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

54.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±4.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$41,261	$32,485
High school graduate	$45,486	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$49,260	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$63,012	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$78,865	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	29.4% (±6.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.3% (±2.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.3% (±1.4)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	7.7%	10.0%
Business	9.0%	20.1%
Education	10.0%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	33.9%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	490	$84,390	$92,040	7.43	0.80
Administrative Services Managers	150	$104,570	$113,000	2.25	1.33
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	70	$35,130	$35,900	1.02	0.40
Animal Caretakers	150	$39,870	$43,830	2.33	1.36
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$133,150	$126,320	—	—
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	60	$114,880	$110,550	0.90	1.31
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$68,020	$68,890	0.59	0.89
Architectural and Engineering Managers	50	$169,330	$172,760	0.72	0.51
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$101,920	$120,060	—	—
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	470	$84,190	$95,530	7.18	11.93
Athletic Trainers	30	$61,580	$67,330	0.48	2.47
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$133,660	$140,440	—	—
Audio and Video Technicians	40	$67,100	$67,940	0.60	1.33
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	220	$58,980	$60,430	3.34	0.74
Bakers	120	$38,760	$41,780	1.81	1.19
Bartenders	480	$35,300	$42,770	7.25	1.49
Billing and Posting Clerks	120	$49,200	$52,740	1.86	0.72
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$105,050	$120,440	2.20	6.82
Biological Scientists, All Other	70	$78,120	$85,630	1.02	2.84
Biological Technicians	50	$53,560	$56,070	0.75	1.67
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	490	$56,430	$57,580	7.41	0.84
Budget Analysts	100	$81,100	$81,840	1.55	5.12
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	$63,260	$65,610	1.70	0.91
Bus Drivers, School	120	$55,580	$53,730	1.84	0.71
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	530	$75,920	$83,970	8.03	1.15
Butchers and Meat Cutters	40	$46,670	$49,020	0.53	0.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	180	$71,830	$74,660	2.70	0.85
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$58,770	$61,640	2.63	3.59
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	60	$100,690	$90,680	0.97	1.36
Carpenters	350	$66,830	$73,880	5.38	1.25
Cashiers	1,210	$35,130	$35,800	18.39	0.93
Chefs and Head Cooks	150	$66,450	$68,620	2.35	1.83
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$108,520	$127,720	1.45	11.28
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	120	$56,660	$61,070	1.77	0.70
Childcare Workers	240	$40,560	$41,570	3.67	1.10
Civil Engineers	190	$103,350	$104,740	2.85	1.20
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	60	$36,270	$39,290	0.85	0.35
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	90	$93,830	$112,690	1.44	2.94
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	100	$81,590	$77,200	1.53	0.72
Coaches and Scouts	280	$65,750	$83,610	4.30	2.69
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$55,100	$55,730	2.13	2.09
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$48,670	$49,120	0.86	1.25
Community Health Workers	80	$53,850	$54,950	1.15	2.90
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$85,050	$91,180	0.58	0.80
Compliance Officers	110	$77,550	$84,250	1.68	0.63
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$156,040	$169,680	3.20	0.74
Computer Network Architects	40	$119,140	$122,370	0.54	0.46
Computer Occupations, All Other	110	$95,280	$103,130	1.67	0.60
Computer Programmers	50	$68,090	$78,980	0.80	1.36
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$139,390	$154,280	2.53	11.09
Computer Systems Analysts	120	$101,480	$109,010	1.88	0.56
Computer User Support Specialists	240	$64,470	$68,560	3.59	0.78
Concierges	—	$37,180	$39,260	—	—
Conservation Scientists	80	$80,290	$99,360	1.15	6.87
Construction and Building Inspectors	110	$89,030	$90,100	1.70	1.80
Construction Laborers	280	$58,150	$62,530	4.19	0.59
Construction Managers	80	$125,090	$133,670	1.21	0.50
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	520	$41,470	$45,590	7.96	2.81
Cooks, Restaurant	540	$44,680	$44,060	8.22	0.91
Cooks, Short Order	70	$43,790	$41,970	1.13	1.27
Cost Estimators	90	$100,410	$102,520	1.34	0.93
Counter and Rental Clerks	80	$39,690	$47,210	1.24	0.48
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	110	$56,920	$60,200	1.72	1.49
Curators	—	$79,380	$80,060	—	—
Customer Service Representatives	760	$43,560	$46,320	11.54	0.69
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$44,350	$46,970	0.48	0.44
Data Scientists	40	$94,640	$113,090	0.58	0.34
Database Administrators	40	$87,560	$90,260	0.65	1.43
Dental Assistants	160	$54,970	$53,720	2.41	0.96
Dental Hygienists	130	$97,940	$97,360	1.97	1.38
Dentists, General	50	$202,240	$209,800	0.79	0.99
Dietitians and Nutritionists	50	$83,850	$83,430	0.79	1.59
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	170	$35,260	$37,720	2.65	0.76
Dishwashers	300	$37,350	$37,470	4.62	1.51
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	60	$50,000	$54,460	0.97	0.74
Driver/Sales Workers	40	$44,680	$45,780	0.68	0.26
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$140,360	$151,710	1.66	22.37
Economists	40	$94,030	$108,010	0.55	4.78
Editors	80	$78,700	$79,290	1.27	2.16
Education Administrators, All Other	40	$104,500	$110,730	0.54	1.51
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	240	$105,200	$111,760	3.58	1.70
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	580	$109,940	$145,500	8.84	7.62
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	50	$63,850	$68,550	0.78	1.64
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$75,180	$88,100	2.75	7.04
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	—	$49,610	$54,790	—	—
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	540	$67,180	$78,920	8.18	3.60
Electrical Engineers	40	$116,710	$118,150	0.62	0.49
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	30	$95,380	$103,650	0.52	0.62
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	110	$46,830	$48,240	1.71	1.08
Electricians	240	$76,980	$73,370	3.61	0.74
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	640	$79,900	$77,170	9.71	1.09
Emergency Medical Technicians	70	$39,580	$44,000	1.03	0.89
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$137,090	$145,820	—	—
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$101,500	$104,880	3.02	8.15
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$106,110	$108,720	0.92	21.41
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	70	$86,200	$91,150	1.04	1.81
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	240	$72,050	$74,050	3.63	1.23
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	200	$60,060	$67,080	3.00	1.45
Facilities Managers	120	$110,680	$116,540	1.81	1.81
Family Medicine Physicians	50	$226,710	$282,020	0.78	1.12
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	60	$37,370	$39,190	0.96	0.56
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,080	$34,350	$35,130	31.73	1.28
Financial and Investment Analysts	40	$95,820	$113,600	0.57	0.24
Financial Managers	270	$144,950	$165,290	4.08	0.75
Financial Specialists, All Other	50	$77,860	$83,650	0.71	0.84
Firefighters	300	$59,270	$56,480	4.61	2.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	$81,650	$88,790	4.65	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	70	$60,300	$59,560	1.08	1.63
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	70	$83,790	$89,520	1.01	1.59
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	630	$46,520	$52,260	9.61	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$56,740	$58,290	1.80	1.57
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	—	$60,050	$68,100	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	$84,600	$87,690	3.66	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	50	$96,470	$104,430	0.70	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	650	$68,320	$72,390	9.89	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	40	$47,350	$52,590	0.61	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	170	$98,530	$107,340	2.65	2.67
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	230	$76,110	$75,760	3.56	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	440	$56,630	$58,430	6.70	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	160	$61,300	$64,420	2.47	0.62
Floral Designers	30	$39,170	$44,030	0.46	1.77
Food Preparation Workers	510	$40,140	$39,900	7.78	1.35
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	150	$34,830	$35,950	2.32	1.23
Food Service Managers	80	$83,120	$89,940	1.23	0.80
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$99,410	$99,470	—	—
Fundraisers	320	$82,340	$81,170	4.94	6.92
Fundraising Managers	120	$136,890	$152,960	1.79	7.17
General and Operations Managers	1,600	$98,200	$118,720	24.32	1.08
Graphic Designers	70	$65,510	$71,610	1.06	0.84
Health Education Specialists	50	$56,030	$61,020	0.83	1.96
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$129,330	$138,170	3.85	2.70
Healthcare Social Workers	110	$72,720	$70,700	1.67	1.38
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	50	$47,010	$51,960	0.80	1.13
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	$73,370	$71,960	2.77	1.05
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	470	$61,260	$60,240	7.22	0.54
Highway Maintenance Workers	110	$61,520	$62,840	1.61	1.62
History Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$106,840	$119,180	1.34	11.11
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,350	$41,700	$42,520	35.82	1.29
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	210	$34,250	$35,310	3.26	1.17
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	80	$37,910	$39,510	1.21	0.72
Human Resources Managers	60	$132,280	$152,500	0.96	0.67
Human Resources Specialists	310	$80,770	$87,070	4.78	0.81
Industrial Engineers	60	$104,450	$105,110	0.98	0.42
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	60	$70,710	$70,100	0.91	0.32
Industrial Production Managers	40	$132,930	$141,890	0.62	0.39
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	80	$47,860	$45,580	1.22	0.25
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$48,530	$51,110	1.15	1.32
Information Security Analysts	30	$101,520	$112,090	0.49	0.40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	100	$51,890	$54,410	1.58	0.41
Instructional Coordinators	200	$76,810	$81,150	2.98	2.03
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	40	$49,990	$52,750	0.61	0.44
Insurance Sales Agents	100	$76,650	$88,900	1.47	0.48
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	60	$48,940	$52,500	0.90	0.94
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	$40,600	$42,490	15.10	1.06
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	40	$76,740	$75,850	0.64	0.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	480	$41,710	$43,970	7.32	0.39
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	490	$47,510	$49,240	7.39	1.21
Lawyers	170	$122,670	$131,160	2.59	0.53
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	250	$78,780	$76,730	3.79	4.41
Library Assistants, Clerical	110	$37,590	$41,760	1.66	3.02
Library Technicians	80	$47,300	$47,150	1.24	2.81
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	220	$78,080	$77,410	3.38	0.81
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	50	$35,860	$35,730	0.73	0.73
Light Truck Drivers	240	$41,600	$43,630	3.61	0.57
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	40	$50,220	$54,500	0.64	0.60
Loan Officers	90	$96,540	$114,280	1.39	0.79
Logisticians	30	$91,750	$95,790	0.53	0.33
Machinists	110	$58,360	$63,550	1.64	0.89
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	270	$37,690	$38,450	4.11	0.74
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,140	$51,640	$53,780	17.43	1.77
Management Analysts	200	$103,610	$114,690	3.07	0.53
Managers, All Other	140	$140,970	$155,180	2.10	0.53
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	350	$72,550	$82,990	5.38	0.93
Marketing Managers	110	$161,020	$167,450	1.61	0.63
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$102,020	$102,820	2.46	8.01
Mechanical Engineers	40	$106,490	$109,000	0.66	0.34
Medical and Health Services Managers	280	$125,430	$145,540	4.20	1.09
Medical Assistants	270	$47,260	$48,510	4.11	0.78
Medical Records Specialists	40	$58,820	$60,400	0.66	0.53
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	320	$47,880	$49,620	4.87	0.79
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	120	$64,290	$71,280	1.82	1.98
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	210	$69,960	$72,210	3.22	3.77
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	40	$42,290	$49,190	0.60	0.57
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	310	$80,750	$76,710	4.78	1.20
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	170	$47,760	$49,930	2.52	0.28
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	$41,050	$43,450	—	—
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$140,500	$151,110	1.11	1.59
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	170	$98,320	$101,150	2.60	1.28
Nurse Practitioners	170	$133,050	$133,970	2.55	1.23
Nursing Assistants	540	$46,110	$45,870	8.17	0.88
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$111,440	$105,660	1.45	2.89
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	70	$91,010	$93,090	1.01	1.12
Occupational Therapists	90	$99,570	$97,200	1.34	1.28
Office Clerks, General	1,400	$52,190	$54,400	21.36	1.35
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	180	$66,830	$75,150	2.68	0.87
Operations Research Analysts	60	$79,660	$78,930	0.91	1.30
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	80	$48,620	$50,630	1.16	2.54
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$65,000	$64,270	0.84	1.78
Optometrists	40	$150,520	$143,250	0.60	2.17
Packers and Packagers, Hand	100	$35,450	$37,470	1.50	0.42
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	60	$55,040	$56,310	0.95	0.65
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	100	$64,050	$64,150	1.46	0.58
Paramedics	40	$61,890	$63,050	0.57	0.88
Parts Salespersons	70	$38,310	$45,400	0.99	0.57
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	60	$58,720	$60,250	0.93	0.94
Personal Financial Advisors	40	$145,190	$159,840	0.68	0.39
Pharmacists	90	$140,650	$132,550	1.36	0.66
Pharmacy Technicians	150	$45,080	$47,600	2.25	0.74
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$98,920	$112,730	0.86	6.51
Phlebotomists	—	$49,670	$47,820	—	—
Physical Therapist Assistants	40	$76,380	$74,800	0.54	0.75
Physical Therapists	100	$110,620	$105,440	1.50	0.87
Physician Assistants	60	$134,860	$139,820	0.87	0.84
Physicians, All Other	70	$302,660	$289,490	1.10	0.50
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$114,880	$127,380	0.92	10.91
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	190	$78,570	$78,310	2.93	0.98
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	430	$73,480	$76,880	6.61	1.53
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$104,970	$112,620	1.53	14.00
Postal Service Clerks	60	$62,370	$62,210	0.91	1.93
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$59,880	$61,070	2.79	1.32
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	230	$89,410	$98,940	3.46	3.59
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	340	$45,430	$51,050	5.14	1.67
Printing Press Operators	50	$43,500	$49,620	0.69	0.75
Producers and Directors	60	$79,700	$84,310	0.90	0.98
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	60	$58,220	$58,260	0.93	0.37
Project Management Specialists	210	$85,320	$96,640	3.26	0.48
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	100	$78,410	$92,830	1.46	0.73
Psychiatric Technicians	40	$50,110	$51,020	0.57	0.56
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	300	$97,110	$94,020	4.61	17.26
Public Relations Managers	50	$132,990	$140,460	0.80	1.66
Public Relations Specialists	180	$72,610	$73,500	2.76	1.51
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$61,750	$62,070	1.40	2.13
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	90	$82,520	$86,470	1.31	0.88
Receptionists and Information Clerks	410	$41,770	$42,730	6.22	1.06
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$78,550	$91,470	0.85	10.42
Recreation Workers	240	$36,280	$40,130	3.70	1.73
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	50	$61,800	$58,990	0.82	0.86
Registered Nurses	1,150	$101,270	$101,570	17.48	0.80
Rehabilitation Counselors	90	$46,590	$55,010	1.41	2.32
Residential Advisors	150	$47,200	$49,170	2.35	4.30
Retail Salespersons	1,790	$36,630	$39,020	27.29	1.09
Sales Managers	120	$138,100	$157,060	1.86	0.45
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	250	$74,710	$80,340	3.79	0.47
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	260	$80,110	$92,830	3.93	0.49
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	80	$105,100	$116,580	1.21	0.66
School Bus Monitors	40	$35,980	$38,220	0.55	1.08
School Psychologists	80	$90,710	$91,920	1.28	3.11
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	650	$81,660	$76,720	9.96	1.45
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,250	$51,100	$51,620	19.05	1.74
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	60	$59,030	$93,800	0.92	0.29
Security Guards	250	$37,600	$40,880	3.79	0.46
Self-Enrichment Teachers	330	$48,890	$64,360	5.05	2.36
Sheet Metal Workers	30	$75,030	$71,050	0.51	0.66
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	240	$48,340	$50,120	3.66	0.70
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	330	$38,580	$42,730	5.03	3.15
Social and Community Service Managers	220	$81,650	$88,270	3.34	2.48
Social and Human Service Assistants	240	$44,900	$47,980	3.71	1.32
Social Workers, All Other	50	$110,990	$105,840	0.83	2.04
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$103,110	$127,010	1.02	13.41
Software Developers	260	$126,670	$141,420	4.00	0.37
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	90	$84,730	$79,980	1.39	0.83
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	60	$73,410	$75,760	0.93	1.51
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	120	$78,830	$75,550	1.79	1.70
Speech-Language Pathologists	90	$90,930	$91,730	1.38	1.17
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,110	$36,730	$39,930	16.93	0.93
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	590	$58,810	$62,950	9.01	2.85
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	280	$36,560	$41,880	4.29	1.27
Surveyors	30	$78,540	$83,100	0.46	1.41
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	70	$65,870	$72,510	1.02	1.39
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	930	$39,630	$42,500	14.11	1.54
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	—	$60,210	$56,980	—	—
Tellers	190	$45,140	$45,210	2.87	1.35
Training and Development Specialists	260	$63,490	$70,960	3.94	1.34
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	40	$111,770	$121,460	0.65	0.45
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	40	$59,370	$61,930	0.57	1.60
Tutors	70	$68,220	$71,850	1.08	0.96
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$80,660	$92,680	0.66	2.32
Veterinarians	60	$163,630	$154,830	0.85	1.58
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	130	$48,490	$51,460	1.93	2.32
Waiters and Waitresses	980	$36,650	$42,760	14.94	1.02
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	80	$64,000	$67,120	1.16	1.40
Web Developers	40	$77,830	$84,860	0.58	1.28
Writers and Authors	50	$65,290	$75,660	0.69	2.25

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Amherst College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,914
Conway School of Landscape Design	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	17
Hampshire College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	844
Mount Holyoke College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,275
Smith College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,857
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Public	4-year or above	31,726

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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