Wages by Occupation in Bangor, ME

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Bangor, ME metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 72,270 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,960 for all occupations combined. 306 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

30.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.3), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 96.5 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 77.7; 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 15,049 residents (10.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±837; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.7% in 2025, with a labor force of about 76,253 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

34.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.2), 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	$35,104	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,585	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,658	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$55,268	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$72,018	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	32.3% (±3.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.7% (±1.5)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.9% (±1.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5% (±1.2)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	14.8%	10.0%
Business	12.2%	20.1%
Education	14.5%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.7%	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	400	$75,640	$81,900	5.51	0.59
Administrative Services Managers	140	$89,330	$104,420	1.92	1.13
Advertising Sales Agents	50	$47,750	$60,750	0.67	1.14
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$65,480	$75,860	1.17	1.32
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	150	$32,900	$34,360	2.10	0.82
Animal Caretakers	180	$35,610	$37,540	2.51	1.46
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$74,130	$80,700	0.49	0.71
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$62,610	$64,600	0.55	0.83
Architectural and Engineering Managers	50	$131,490	$139,910	0.64	0.45
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$79,910	$87,300	0.49	0.82
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$107,240	$104,410	1.06	16.70
Audio and Video Technicians	70	$40,760	$48,270	0.96	2.13
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$35,600	$35,420	0.89	1.36
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	90	$52,700	$51,970	1.19	1.23
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	450	$50,170	$52,970	6.19	1.37
Bakers	140	$37,400	$38,460	1.89	1.24
Bartenders	340	$43,880	$54,160	4.68	0.96
Bill and Account Collectors	40	$48,750	$51,150	0.49	0.48
Billing and Posting Clerks	230	$47,990	$48,480	3.20	1.23
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$84,080	$97,660	—	—
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	780	$49,000	$52,410	10.84	1.23
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	40	$40,710	$45,960	0.52	3.78
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	220	$58,470	$59,160	2.99	1.60
Bus Drivers, School	300	$46,630	$46,940	4.21	1.62
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	390	$65,920	$72,090	5.37	0.77
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$106,740	$127,280	—	—
Butchers and Meat Cutters	110	$37,160	$41,010	1.59	1.81
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	80	$69,520	$79,120	1.14	0.36
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	80	$47,410	$48,190	1.04	2.09
Cardiologists	30	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.46	4.13
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$60,260	$71,810	1.01	1.37
Carpenters	430	$57,100	$56,560	6.01	1.40
Cashiers	1,990	$32,200	$33,460	27.50	1.38
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	110	$44,840	$47,060	1.53	1.16
Chefs and Head Cooks	120	$54,990	$58,790	1.61	1.25
Chief Executives	190	$176,370	$223,980	2.67	2.03
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	280	$61,980	$62,890	3.93	1.56
Childcare Workers	490	$34,820	$35,580	6.72	2.01
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$62,690	$64,430	0.73	1.67
Civil Engineers	150	$85,300	$88,930	2.08	0.88
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	40	$81,330	$83,640	0.56	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	170	$35,500	$36,660	2.32	0.95
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	320	$65,210	$66,390	4.43	2.07
Coaches and Scouts	110	$51,550	$75,340	1.49	0.93
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$48,480	$51,230	0.55	0.54
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$86,590	$94,470	—	—
Community Health Workers	60	$48,680	$47,540	0.88	2.23
Compliance Officers	190	$77,660	$84,450	2.66	0.99
Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	$136,680	$141,440	1.67	0.39
Computer Network Architects	70	$96,860	$102,610	1.02	0.89
Computer Network Support Specialists	90	$59,460	$58,150	1.25	1.32
Computer Occupations, All Other	50	$81,310	$84,300	0.63	0.23
Computer Programmers	40	$98,260	$92,300	0.61	1.02
Computer Systems Analysts	110	$83,240	$96,730	1.53	0.46
Computer User Support Specialists	270	$56,720	$59,300	3.68	0.80
Construction and Building Inspectors	80	$64,480	$69,260	1.14	1.21
Construction Laborers	530	$44,420	$43,820	7.38	1.05
Construction Managers	170	$113,230	$115,100	2.31	0.94
Cooks, Fast Food	180	$34,560	$35,450	2.51	0.61
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	280	$42,700	$43,360	3.86	1.36
Cooks, Restaurant	510	$40,760	$42,210	7.11	0.78
Cooks, Short Order	120	$35,400	$36,210	1.65	1.85
Cost Estimators	70	$72,850	$74,930	0.91	0.63
Counter and Rental Clerks	210	$42,940	$44,570	2.93	1.14
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	110	$45,770	$49,210	1.51	1.31
Crane and Tower Operators	40	$46,540	$52,770	0.56	2.04
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	—	$44,280	$44,810	—	—
Customer Service Representatives	710	$42,530	$44,880	9.88	0.59
Data Entry Keyers	30	$47,530	$48,350	0.42	0.52
Dental Assistants	190	$49,160	$52,640	2.62	1.05
Dental Hygienists	130	$88,450	$90,070	1.83	1.28
Dentists, General	50	$204,780	$206,470	0.72	0.90
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	60	$88,710	$96,760	0.83	1.12
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	50	$95,230	$90,660	0.68	1.16
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$67,480	$66,250	0.95	1.91
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	210	$37,670	$42,810	2.95	0.85
Dishwashers	300	$34,490	$34,730	4.22	1.37
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	100	$53,490	$55,870	1.40	1.08
Driver/Sales Workers	280	$44,140	$45,470	3.81	1.45
Editors	30	$48,020	$51,370	0.42	0.71
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	180	$100,640	$102,040	2.52	1.19
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	140	$85,930	$111,420	1.96	1.69
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$66,590	$76,830	0.61	1.57
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	250	$51,670	$56,910	3.46	1.53
Electrical Engineers	90	$102,610	$111,090	1.21	0.95
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120	$98,230	$89,470	1.65	1.96
Electricians	210	$63,390	$70,020	2.88	0.59
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	940	$60,080	$63,090	12.97	1.45
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$48,860	$48,090	1.28	1.29
Emergency Medical Technicians	160	$44,810	$48,170	2.19	1.89
Emergency Medicine Physicians	50	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.66	3.10
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$66,570	$80,880	0.56	1.51
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$60,110	$63,210	0.76	1.33
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	190	$61,830	$63,680	2.56	0.87
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	100	$45,540	$49,200	1.44	0.69
Facilities Managers	90	$95,590	$97,360	1.19	1.18
Family Medicine Physicians	80	$250,350	$232,650	1.07	1.55
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30	$42,040	$44,010	0.48	0.28
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,550	$34,140	$34,670	35.28	1.42
Fence Erectors	40	$44,320	$45,490	0.50	3.16
Financial and Investment Analysts	70	$79,320	$84,570	1.02	0.44
Financial Managers	300	$130,010	$145,840	4.14	0.77
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$71,330	$71,090	0.79	0.93
Firefighters	310	$48,020	$49,240	4.26	1.91
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	440	$73,200	$75,570	6.15	1.18
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	60	$73,720	$72,270	0.79	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	490	$46,130	$47,800	6.81	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	90	$50,610	$51,590	1.24	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$60,010	$58,550	0.70	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	300	$76,160	$77,840	4.14	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	80	$83,660	$90,900	1.13	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	680	$64,620	$69,820	9.41	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	60	$47,410	$49,140	0.76	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	40	$89,830	$99,460	0.56	0.56
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	190	$66,570	$73,250	2.64	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	760	$52,200	$55,770	10.50	1.46
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$50,260	$55,760	0.51	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	280	$58,810	$63,460	3.83	0.96
Food Batchmakers	30	$38,650	$38,800	0.46	0.41
Food Preparation Workers	450	$34,970	$36,230	6.22	1.08
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	40	$34,560	$37,020	0.62	0.33
Food Service Managers	120	$66,960	$66,740	1.60	1.05
Fundraisers	80	$60,400	$65,530	1.05	1.47
General and Operations Managers	1,430	$91,110	$102,860	19.80	0.88
Graphic Designers	50	$56,570	$58,410	0.73	0.58
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	80	$37,050	$43,000	1.05	0.54
Health Education Specialists	50	$58,370	$59,940	0.74	1.75
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$91,430	$128,170	—	—
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	60	$62,670	$67,170	0.78	0.67
Healthcare Social Workers	100	$69,550	$69,830	1.37	1.14
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	80	$44,780	$48,400	1.04	1.47
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	210	$61,430	$61,820	2.97	1.13
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,440	$56,250	$54,390	19.92	1.50
Helpers--Electricians	120	$44,510	$49,340	1.63	3.99
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$35,870	$37,020	0.48	0.78
Helpers--Production Workers	50	$41,720	$41,700	0.67	0.63
Highway Maintenance Workers	230	$47,050	$45,610	3.12	3.13
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,290	$37,900	$38,840	31.66	1.14
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	160	$32,500	$35,720	2.24	0.80
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$36,830	$38,200	1.97	1.17
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	70	$47,920	$50,200	0.98	1.70
Human Resources Managers	80	$126,560	$133,660	1.16	0.82
Human Resources Specialists	350	$63,900	$69,340	4.79	0.82
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	80	$63,070	$63,060	1.05	0.37
Industrial Production Managers	40	$132,220	$129,690	0.52	0.33
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	120	$44,180	$46,320	1.65	0.33
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	40	$40,330	$45,120	0.52	0.60
Information Security Analysts	50	$78,520	$101,230	0.69	0.56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	150	$45,770	$49,560	2.02	0.53
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	100	$57,940	$55,070	1.45	1.28
Instructional Coordinators	30	$81,220	$76,470	0.47	0.32
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	—	$43,560	$46,310	—	—
Insurance Sales Agents	160	$60,850	$63,600	2.21	0.72
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	150	$43,580	$42,430	2.13	2.24
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,370	$37,080	$39,070	19.02	1.34
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	50	$47,650	$52,350	0.75	1.07
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	720	$41,600	$40,880	10.01	0.53
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	510	$43,620	$42,160	7.10	1.16
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	100	$35,610	$37,000	1.43	1.13
Lawyers	210	$116,240	$125,150	2.91	0.60
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	90	$48,670	$48,740	1.25	1.24
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	70	$62,090	$62,140	1.00	1.16
Library Technicians	60	$47,000	$44,970	0.83	1.88
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	90	$72,370	$72,640	1.24	0.30
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	40	$57,040	$66,960	0.56	1.17
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	50	$32,740	$33,480	0.67	0.66
Light Truck Drivers	580	$43,420	$50,630	8.02	1.27
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	110	$50,020	$50,170	1.53	1.45
Loan Officers	120	$75,860	$81,640	1.73	0.98
Lodging Managers	80	$58,120	$64,620	1.16	4.24
Logging Equipment Operators	130	$44,060	$46,320	1.86	13.73
Logisticians	—	$55,770	$65,480	—	—
Machinists	70	$54,080	$56,340	1.00	0.54
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	40	$92,460	$89,620	0.60	2.15
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	510	$36,260	$36,580	7.04	1.27
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	600	$46,960	$50,020	8.25	0.84
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$62,800	$59,810	0.73	1.89
Management Analysts	110	$84,120	$89,560	1.55	0.27
Managers, All Other	130	$125,240	$137,810	1.83	0.46
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	210	$63,600	$73,860	2.95	0.51
Marketing Managers	70	$126,570	$133,590	0.92	0.36
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$83,010	$97,890	0.72	2.35
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	50	$35,010	$35,900	0.74	0.79
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$59,510	$60,630	0.44	1.90
Mechanical Engineers	40	$105,450	$99,520	0.60	0.31
Medical and Health Services Managers	330	$118,450	$139,200	4.55	1.19
Medical Assistants	670	$47,120	$47,450	9.33	1.77
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$46,200	$46,020	0.81	1.62
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$60,640	$65,760	0.53	1.24
Medical Records Specialists	110	$46,780	$50,090	1.49	1.19
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	650	$47,640	$47,820	9.03	1.46
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	260	$60,700	$64,030	3.63	4.25
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	100	$44,030	$43,330	1.44	1.35
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	210	$62,090	$64,730	2.97	0.74
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	270	$41,080	$44,370	3.67	0.41
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	270	$59,360	$61,550	3.68	3.24
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	60	$30,880	$32,800	0.88	2.90
Natural Sciences Managers	50	$103,230	$116,110	0.67	0.96
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	120	$77,360	$80,420	1.67	0.83
New Accounts Clerks	50	$46,050	$48,140	0.64	2.70
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	40	$49,100	$51,760	0.57	2.27
Nurse Anesthetists	80	$239,000	$247,040	1.09	3.28
Nurse Practitioners	220	$131,460	$135,200	3.05	1.47
Nursing Assistants	1,110	$46,970	$47,800	15.36	1.65
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$81,860	$86,090	1.02	2.04
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	50	$88,190	$87,490	0.70	0.78
Occupational Therapists	150	$80,780	$83,620	2.01	1.92
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$63,520	$67,910	0.58	1.77
Office Clerks, General	1,390	$45,310	$45,030	19.28	1.22
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	$52,000	$54,260	4.27	1.39
Opticians, Dispensing	40	$45,360	$45,780	0.55	1.17
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	40	$46,720	$48,920	0.53	2.27
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$30,840	$34,090	1.13	0.31
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	70	$49,200	$51,460	0.97	0.67
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	120	$58,280	$59,860	1.68	0.66
Paramedics	60	$65,300	$67,770	0.88	1.36
Parts Salespersons	300	$44,090	$45,810	4.16	2.40
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$48,490	$50,150	1.34	1.36
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	50	$38,200	$40,100	0.71	1.82
Personal Financial Advisors	80	$97,900	$128,600	1.05	0.61
Pest Control Workers	30	$46,870	$49,340	0.42	0.63
Pharmacists	200	$145,210	$138,150	2.71	1.31
Pharmacy Aides	30	$37,530	$38,780	0.47	1.84
Pharmacy Technicians	300	$44,880	$44,650	4.21	1.39
Phlebotomists	100	$45,340	$44,990	1.38	1.49
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$61,090	$61,990	0.80	1.10
Physical Therapists	220	$94,510	$95,310	3.06	1.78
Physician Assistants	110	$130,380	$135,770	1.58	1.51
Physicians, All Other	110	$389,240	$364,930	1.47	0.67
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	220	$60,140	$60,060	3.09	1.03
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	$71,340	$72,350	3.67	0.85
Postal Service Clerks	70	$61,570	$58,190	0.90	1.90
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$57,700	$61,130	2.48	1.17
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	100	$58,300	$60,090	1.41	2.09
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	—	$77,940	$82,830	—	—
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	120	$38,780	$44,520	1.64	0.53
Procurement Clerks	50	$50,110	$53,530	0.66	1.83
Producers and Directors	50	$46,380	$61,250	0.71	0.78
Production Workers, All Other	30	$43,200	$45,170	0.46	0.28
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	100	$43,690	$47,750	1.42	0.57
Project Management Specialists	180	$85,410	$89,120	2.53	0.37
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	80	$61,580	$70,320	1.12	0.56
Psychiatric Technicians	260	$44,060	$43,910	3.62	3.59
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$81,660	$90,890	—	—
Public Relations Specialists	170	$53,610	$62,620	2.29	1.26
Public Safety Telecommunicators	80	$52,380	$54,780	1.13	1.71
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	120	$77,620	$80,220	1.73	1.17
Radiologists	—	$550,480	$412,960	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	360	$39,630	$40,450	4.97	0.85
Recreation Workers	150	$33,790	$37,950	2.10	0.99
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	40	$45,430	$46,650	0.60	5.34
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	80	$38,570	$42,340	1.16	1.22
Registered Nurses	2,190	$93,940	$90,270	30.30	1.39
Rehabilitation Counselors	140	$38,550	$44,440	1.89	3.10
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	140	$40,980	$42,970	1.88	2.47
Residential Advisors	110	$43,150	$47,700	1.52	2.80
Respiratory Therapists	70	$81,020	$79,490	1.00	1.11
Retail Salespersons	2,210	$35,560	$38,590	30.54	1.22
Roofers	120	$48,130	$52,020	1.65	1.89
Sales Managers	180	$91,910	$117,380	2.48	0.60
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	210	$53,850	$60,550	2.95	0.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	410	$65,970	$72,230	5.73	0.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	90	$94,940	$95,840	1.24	0.68
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	70	$41,340	$42,580	0.98	3.71
School Bus Monitors	50	$37,300	$38,190	0.73	1.45
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	430	$61,290	$60,810	5.93	0.87
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	870	$48,170	$48,600	12.06	1.10
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	60	$70,410	$98,170	0.90	0.28
Security Guards	330	$36,860	$39,270	4.59	0.56
Self-Enrichment Teachers	130	$45,100	$51,450	1.78	0.83
Sewing Machine Operators	70	$46,060	$42,600	0.93	1.38
Sheet Metal Workers	90	$59,950	$56,080	1.25	1.62
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	260	$45,510	$46,690	3.56	0.68
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	100	$36,340	$38,560	1.39	0.87
Social and Community Service Managers	190	$72,150	$74,710	2.56	1.90
Social and Human Service Assistants	660	$46,590	$47,340	9.07	3.22
Social Workers, All Other	50	$62,690	$69,520	0.73	1.80
Software Developers	110	$104,140	$117,410	1.49	0.14
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	150	$57,570	$58,360	2.04	1.22
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	60	$59,610	$62,030	0.78	0.74
Speech-Language Pathologists	110	$77,160	$79,650	1.57	1.34
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,440	$37,040	$38,240	19.93	1.09
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	350	$59,970	$63,060	4.90	1.55
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	230	$35,030	$36,760	3.15	0.93
Surgical Technologists	110	$60,620	$58,940	1.52	2.02
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$49,910	$55,140	0.54	1.45
Surveyors	30	$64,120	$76,980	0.47	1.44
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,030	$45,120	$43,130	14.22	1.56
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	50	$59,440	$66,100	0.67	0.74
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	50	$80,900	$78,270	0.69	1.10
Tellers	290	$38,740	$40,710	3.97	1.87
Tire Repairers and Changers	100	$38,370	$40,600	1.43	2.05
Training and Development Specialists	140	$60,780	$70,620	1.99	0.67
Transportation Security Screeners	50	$63,130	$61,140	0.72	2.24
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	40	$97,200	$99,040	0.62	0.44
Tutors	30	$48,490	$47,940	0.43	0.38
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$83,300	$83,220	0.50	1.77
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	90	$30,470	$34,050	1.27	1.62
Veterinarians	50	$127,730	$124,600	0.70	1.31
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	40	$37,840	$39,760	0.56	0.69
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	90	$48,510	$48,670	1.24	1.49
Waiters and Waitresses	900	$45,610	$52,700	12.48	0.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	70	$58,980	$64,980	1.00	1.21
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	$50,590	$56,100	1.96	0.73
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	70	$43,300	$43,660	0.90	2.28
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	50	$79,000	$81,400	0.71	6.07

Colleges in this area

5 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
Beal University	Private for-profit	4-year or above	504
Eastern Maine Community College	Public	2-year	2,719
Empire Beauty School-Maine	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	117
Husson University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,367
University of Maine	Public	4-year or above	12,029

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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