Wages by Occupation in Manchester-Nashua, NH

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 199,560 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $56,530 for all occupations combined. 436 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

41.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 105.7 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 134.2; 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 23,878 residents (5.8% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,233; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.5% in 2025, with a labor force of about 241,639 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

46.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.1), 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	$41,515	$32,485
High school graduate	$49,636	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$54,422	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$74,885	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$91,700	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	19.2% (±2.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	8.4% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	6.1% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7% (±0.3)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	5.8% (±2.6)	7.7%
High school graduate	3.5% (±1.0)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	2.7% (±0.6)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	40.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.0%	10.0%
Business	20.3%	20.1%
Education	8.5%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	21.4%	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	2,110	$83,660	$92,960	10.57	1.13
Administrative Services Managers	250	$132,460	$132,850	1.25	0.74
Advertising Sales Agents	80	$62,810	$66,050	0.38	0.64
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$75,530	$79,510	0.22	0.25
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	240	$29,650	$30,290	1.20	0.47
Anesthesiologists	70	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.37	1.48
Animal Caretakers	580	$33,040	$34,230	2.93	1.71
Animal Trainers	40	$37,700	$37,920	0.23	1.86
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	50	$105,540	$105,790	0.27	0.39
Architectural and Civil Drafters	110	$63,850	$67,430	0.55	0.83
Architectural and Engineering Managers	970	$212,050	$194,790	4.88	3.44
Art Directors	30	$83,010	$87,370	0.17	0.51
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$79,080	$81,930	0.26	0.44
Athletic Trainers	50	$58,300	$61,480	0.24	1.21
Audio and Video Technicians	40	$53,770	$58,010	0.21	0.46
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	—	$68,920	$64,560	—	—
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$37,560	$40,980	0.34	0.51
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	260	$49,460	$56,220	1.29	1.34
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,540	$59,720	$61,860	7.71	1.70
Bakers	230	$39,500	$40,400	1.16	0.76
Bartenders	1,080	$29,050	$39,860	5.40	1.11
Bill and Account Collectors	330	$45,930	$48,410	1.68	1.64
Billing and Posting Clerks	410	$50,610	$52,540	2.07	0.80
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$79,640	$87,910	0.17	0.52
Biological Technicians	30	$53,850	$56,650	0.15	0.35
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,990	$52,550	$54,330	9.98	1.13
Brokerage Clerks	110	$68,140	$70,860	0.56	2.45
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	280	$73,890	$73,160	1.42	0.76
Bus Drivers, School	660	$49,460	$48,760	3.31	1.28
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	540	$92,510	$95,420	2.69	0.39
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$82,270	$103,130	0.83	1.58
Butchers and Meat Cutters	160	$46,010	$47,120	0.79	0.90
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	860	$79,120	$83,860	4.33	1.37
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	130	$69,110	$71,880	0.68	6.35
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	60	$83,590	$85,810	0.32	0.79
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$59,560	$85,160	0.50	0.68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	140	$77,760	$73,250	0.70	0.97
Carpenters	820	$61,300	$64,020	4.09	0.95
Cashiers	4,880	$31,700	$32,300	24.44	1.23
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	80	$56,950	$56,460	0.39	0.30
Chefs and Head Cooks	340	$63,260	$65,020	1.73	1.34
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	50	$54,160	$52,740	0.27	0.30
Chemical Technicians	60	$49,700	$49,830	0.32	0.87
Chemists	90	$100,090	$102,020	0.45	0.84
Chief Executives	190	$196,990	$282,780	0.93	0.71
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	610	$62,720	$64,020	3.05	1.21
Childcare Workers	910	$36,210	$33,910	4.54	1.36
Chiropractors	40	$75,510	$73,700	0.20	0.78
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$65,190	$64,410	0.27	0.60
Civil Engineers	460	$98,710	$100,340	2.31	0.98
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	290	$91,430	$95,790	1.46	0.70
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	290	$37,780	$37,980	1.46	0.60
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	40	$47,510	$47,510	0.20	2.12
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	100	$59,480	$81,910	0.51	1.04
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	300	$75,540	$71,550	1.50	0.70
Coaches and Scouts	170	$51,640	$56,490	0.85	0.53
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$48,170	$51,720	0.86	0.84
Commercial Pilots	40	$157,210	$160,220	0.22	0.71
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	360	$55,990	$57,450	1.79	2.59
Community Health Workers	70	$55,790	$58,120	0.37	0.94
Compensation and Benefits Managers	40	$151,120	$145,360	0.21	1.46
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	160	$84,000	$87,550	0.81	1.12
Compliance Officers	340	$83,010	$90,730	1.70	0.63
Computer and Information Research Scientists	30	$121,780	$138,490	0.16	0.68
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,470	$175,530	$182,830	7.38	1.71
Computer Hardware Engineers	130	$174,140	$149,900	0.65	1.32
Computer Network Architects	240	$106,940	$124,780	1.20	1.04
Computer Network Support Specialists	310	$60,440	$69,780	1.54	1.64
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	300	$61,650	$61,360	1.49	1.37
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	70	$66,960	$70,820	0.33	1.81
Computer Occupations, All Other	370	$92,410	$103,540	1.85	0.66
Computer Programmers	210	$62,810	$73,550	1.05	1.78
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$84,220	$90,230	0.29	1.27
Computer Systems Analysts	710	$109,430	$112,880	3.55	1.06
Computer User Support Specialists	980	$61,880	$67,500	4.90	1.06
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	70	$62,090	$56,230	0.34	0.81
Concierges	40	$36,860	$37,340	0.19	0.61
Construction and Building Inspectors	120	$71,280	$71,560	0.59	0.63
Construction Laborers	1,070	$47,520	$49,550	5.35	0.76
Construction Managers	160	$133,980	$141,160	0.78	0.32
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	110	$46,970	$53,440	0.57	1.85
Cooks, Fast Food	430	$38,550	$39,200	2.16	0.52
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	490	$44,670	$43,480	2.46	0.87
Cooks, Restaurant	1,900	$38,960	$40,440	9.54	1.05
Cooks, Short Order	710	$30,840	$33,200	3.56	4.00
Correspondence Clerks	40	$58,270	$55,050	0.22	7.84
Cost Estimators	320	$79,850	$85,110	1.59	1.10
Counter and Rental Clerks	490	$45,040	$52,240	2.46	0.96
Couriers and Messengers	40	$40,320	$42,060	0.20	0.45
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	120	$48,600	$50,470	0.59	0.51
Credit Analysts	40	$76,760	$93,340	0.20	0.48
Credit Counselors	50	$50,690	$54,220	0.27	1.53
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90	$37,170	$38,390	0.47	0.77
Customer Service Representatives	4,680	$49,630	$50,970	23.43	1.40
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$42,750	$49,300	0.22	0.77
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	240	$46,380	$47,000	1.23	1.11
Data Entry Keyers	160	$40,360	$44,490	0.81	0.99
Data Scientists	280	$103,790	$110,560	1.39	0.83
Database Administrators	60	$97,700	$108,670	0.33	0.72
Database Architects	50	$131,290	$124,910	0.24	0.56
Dental Assistants	600	$59,700	$56,520	2.98	1.20
Dental Hygienists	430	$100,330	$102,480	2.17	1.52
Dental Laboratory Technicians	60	$60,600	$54,950	0.28	1.26
Dentists, General	190	$177,970	$211,430	0.98	1.22
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	90	$101,500	$125,940	0.46	0.62
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	170	$103,510	$106,510	0.83	1.44
Dietetic Technicians	70	$37,000	$39,640	0.34	1.67
Dietitians and Nutritionists	140	$65,560	$64,670	0.69	1.39
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	460	$24,960	$27,220	2.32	0.66
Dishwashers	680	$35,290	$33,770	3.42	1.11
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	190	$50,660	$54,920	0.93	0.71
Driver/Sales Workers	630	$38,790	$39,490	3.14	1.19
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	160	$63,340	$68,060	0.83	1.55
Editors	70	$62,200	$74,760	0.35	0.59
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$66,930	$75,830	0.23	0.65
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	400	$103,980	$105,270	2.01	0.95
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	290	$99,860	$111,940	1.43	1.23
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	120	$49,550	$54,090	0.58	1.23
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$46,410	$54,580	1.29	3.30
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	90	$62,050	$67,580	0.46	0.60
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	520	$65,020	$69,250	2.60	1.14
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	360	$76,250	$76,470	1.82	2.98
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	160	$102,810	$99,000	0.81	7.05
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$58,680	$68,450	0.18	0.44
Electrical Engineers	1,050	$159,360	$149,130	5.24	4.10
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	80	$100,210	$95,530	0.39	0.46
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	1,120	$47,880	$50,720	5.60	3.52
Electricians	970	$64,080	$64,880	4.87	1.00
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	170	$109,080	$121,470	0.83	1.34
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,510	$73,380	$69,210	7.57	0.85
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	70	$61,890	$59,610	0.35	0.35
Emergency Medical Technicians	250	$48,250	$48,360	1.24	1.07
Emergency Medicine Physicians	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.22	1.05
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$104,500	$116,020	0.24	0.94
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	170	$81,170	$80,610	0.87	2.27
Engineers, All Other	260	$131,580	$129,240	1.30	1.31
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$102,550	$94,970	0.28	0.76
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$77,560	$81,550	0.16	0.65
Environmental Engineers	60	$100,650	$103,850	0.32	1.30
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	110	$86,380	$96,650	0.56	0.97
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	70	$64,470	$67,080	0.34	1.55
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	350	$71,230	$72,340	1.77	0.60
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	550	$50,160	$55,780	2.76	1.33
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$56,820	$55,920	0.57	1.47
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$44,210	$46,280	0.36	0.95
Facilities Managers	170	$107,350	$114,280	0.83	0.82
Family Medicine Physicians	—	$256,770	$254,800	—	—
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,440	$31,120	$31,370	22.24	0.90
File Clerks	100	$45,940	$44,010	0.51	1.08
Film and Video Editors	40	$60,300	$63,420	0.20	1.20
Financial and Investment Analysts	260	$77,570	$84,710	1.29	0.55
Financial Examiners	50	$118,190	$138,560	0.23	0.52
Financial Managers	1,530	$139,230	$157,510	7.64	1.41
Financial Risk Specialists	50	$107,260	$113,020	0.26	0.63
Financial Specialists, All Other	110	$84,160	$89,440	0.53	0.63
Firefighters	760	$58,560	$60,380	3.79	1.70
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	840	$83,970	$90,900	4.23	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	190	$50,410	$54,350	0.95	1.44
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	140	$99,930	$100,410	0.70	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	990	$49,260	$51,280	4.97	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	180	$57,570	$57,390	0.91	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	220	$64,340	$67,300	1.11	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	920	$91,030	$92,680	4.59	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	380	$98,330	$110,520	1.90	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,490	$74,970	$77,630	12.46	1.35
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	210	$47,830	$50,470	1.04	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	260	$106,200	$110,040	1.29	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	870	$78,900	$82,850	4.35	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,860	$50,320	$58,880	9.30	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	90	$59,680	$62,660	0.45	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	680	$63,240	$65,930	3.39	0.84
Floral Designers	60	$40,640	$41,640	0.31	1.19
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	110	$43,330	$39,030	0.56	1.02
Food Preparation Workers	860	$36,330	$35,400	4.32	0.75
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	550	$36,890	$36,760	2.78	1.47
Food Service Managers	140	$75,040	$78,120	0.70	0.46
Fundraisers	170	$63,540	$67,220	0.85	1.19
Fundraising Managers	50	$119,230	$125,070	0.25	0.99
Funeral Attendants	40	$57,080	$63,010	0.22	1.11
General and Operations Managers	4,990	$124,990	$152,330	25.00	1.11
General Internal Medicine Physicians	180	$317,680	$280,620	0.93	2.14
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	40	$97,610	$96,030	0.18	1.21
Graphic Designers	200	$59,040	$62,930	1.01	0.79
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$45,030	$47,280	0.83	1.94
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	670	$33,510	$35,480	3.38	1.72
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	40	$152,360	$143,390	0.20	1.43
Health Education Specialists	80	$70,750	$75,040	0.41	0.96
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	50	$82,440	$80,170	0.25	1.02
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$83,270	$90,830	0.48	0.34
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	200	$57,580	$61,790	1.02	0.87
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	30	$103,710	$115,840	0.17	0.91
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	100	$79,870	$87,330	0.52	2.30
Healthcare Social Workers	160	$76,840	$76,660	0.79	0.65
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	170	$46,010	$47,150	0.87	1.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	870	$73,090	$69,370	4.37	1.66
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,390	$58,900	$59,650	6.99	0.53
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	140	$42,930	$44,630	0.68	1.11
Helpers--Production Workers	240	$37,140	$39,220	1.19	1.12
Highway Maintenance Workers	270	$54,930	$53,130	1.34	1.35
Home Appliance Repairers	50	$55,860	$58,830	0.24	1.17
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,000	$39,190	$40,170	15.05	0.54
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	500	$31,200	$31,580	2.53	0.91
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	$36,140	$37,140	0.77	0.46
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	120	$53,340	$51,410	0.60	1.03
Human Resources Managers	330	$142,600	$149,570	1.67	1.18
Human Resources Specialists	1,070	$74,760	$80,360	5.36	0.91
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	180	$67,910	$69,580	0.89	1.82
Industrial Engineers	750	$101,520	$111,840	3.78	1.61
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	670	$62,120	$62,310	3.34	1.18
Industrial Production Managers	700	$174,360	$172,130	3.52	2.22
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	220	$46,790	$49,730	1.12	0.22
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	90	$46,260	$49,030	0.46	0.53
Information Security Analysts	320	$122,340	$123,630	1.60	1.30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,010	$50,240	$54,390	5.04	1.31
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	120	$49,570	$55,580	0.59	0.52
Instructional Coordinators	90	$77,320	$76,020	0.44	0.30
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	270	$67,170	$69,410	1.37	1.00
Insurance Sales Agents	640	$75,480	$90,100	3.22	1.05
Insurance Underwriters	100	$97,800	$112,530	0.48	0.71
Interior Designers	80	$67,740	$65,180	0.38	0.83
Interpreters and Translators	160	$56,370	$55,320	0.82	2.44
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	520	$51,390	$49,790	2.59	2.72
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,690	$37,860	$39,690	13.48	0.95
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	160	$62,860	$65,650	0.78	1.12
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$76,140	$86,670	0.26	0.63
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,640	$40,080	$41,770	13.22	0.70
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,530	$44,890	$44,620	7.69	1.25
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	320	$36,860	$36,760	1.58	1.24
Lawyers	740	$125,190	$178,950	3.72	0.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	120	$69,720	$67,840	0.62	0.62
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	280	$62,860	$67,150	1.40	1.62
Library Assistants, Clerical	180	$37,920	$36,990	0.91	1.65
Library Technicians	60	$47,730	$49,120	0.29	0.66
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	760	$76,090	$74,730	3.80	0.91
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	90	$64,130	$72,700	0.46	0.97
Light Truck Drivers	1,360	$46,320	$51,120	6.79	1.07
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	130	$51,340	$54,820	0.64	0.60
Loan Officers	250	$80,260	$100,880	1.26	0.72
Logisticians	250	$81,160	$86,880	1.23	0.76
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	60	$39,190	$38,160	0.31	1.12
Machinists	340	$60,120	$59,840	1.72	0.93
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	120	$105,470	$98,860	0.59	2.12
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	720	$36,010	$36,470	3.60	0.65
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	90	$40,230	$41,780	0.43	1.22
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,570	$53,510	$55,880	7.89	0.80
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	80	$83,890	$76,700	0.38	0.98
Management Analysts	890	$107,330	$115,280	4.48	0.78
Managers, All Other	470	$152,690	$155,290	2.38	0.59
Manicurists and Pedicurists	190	$35,900	$39,390	0.95	0.97
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	980	$70,570	$81,680	4.89	0.85
Marketing Managers	360	$162,850	$163,440	1.80	0.71
Massage Therapists	110	$80,360	$87,500	0.55	0.87
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$80,680	$79,490	0.21	0.69
Mechanical Door Repairers	50	$62,300	$64,720	0.26	1.49
Mechanical Drafters	40	$61,670	$63,910	0.18	0.72
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	230	$74,730	$71,520	1.13	4.86
Mechanical Engineers	1,080	$108,360	$115,600	5.42	2.84
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	—	$47,040	$54,970	—	—
Medical and Health Services Managers	760	$133,220	$163,610	3.82	1.00
Medical Assistants	880	$47,840	$49,720	4.42	0.84
Medical Equipment Preparers	90	$48,800	$53,590	0.45	0.90
Medical Records Specialists	290	$50,770	$54,040	1.47	1.17
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	60	$100,650	$103,630	0.28	0.25
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,020	$48,410	$48,910	5.12	0.83
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	110	$61,360	$69,450	0.56	0.61
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	140	$61,990	$67,190	0.68	0.80
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	90	$38,530	$41,960	0.45	0.42
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	220	$46,930	$47,470	1.08	10.55
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	910	$72,880	$68,990	4.54	1.14
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,310	$45,380	$46,570	6.58	0.73
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	30	$53,460	$52,020	0.15	0.84
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$55,460	$53,370	0.23	0.37
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	100	$63,190	$66,470	0.52	0.45
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	50	$51,470	$49,290	0.25	1.18
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	560	$42,570	$45,350	2.81	2.90
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	50	$31,760	$34,680	0.25	0.84
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	180	$47,070	$49,000	0.88	1.10
Natural Sciences Managers	50	$160,040	$186,230	0.27	0.38
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	660	$103,870	$109,300	3.31	1.64
New Accounts Clerks	130	$48,060	$49,100	0.63	2.67
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	40	$64,930	$78,200	0.19	0.76
Nurse Anesthetists	—	$262,240	$261,280	—	—
Nurse Practitioners	550	$131,660	$133,760	2.75	1.33
Nursing Assistants	2,410	$46,400	$47,770	12.06	1.29
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$76,370	$80,240	0.50	1.01
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	170	$109,130	$108,330	0.83	0.92
Occupational Therapists	400	$83,520	$87,350	2.02	1.94
Occupational Therapy Assistants	—	$68,530	$72,460	—	—
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	60	$47,200	$45,120	0.32	0.25
Office Clerks, General	3,400	$49,570	$51,050	17.05	1.08
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	100	$31,040	$33,140	0.52	3.23
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	$60,370	$65,560	1.04	0.34
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	60	$47,410	$54,640	0.32	2.66
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	110	$50,280	$54,050	0.55	1.19
Opticians, Dispensing	180	$57,180	$55,170	0.88	1.86
Optometrists	100	$124,470	$127,670	0.51	1.86
Order Clerks	110	$48,230	$50,350	0.57	1.18
Orthotists and Prosthetists	—	$75,810	$83,520	—	—
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	—	$56,720	$58,820	—	—
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	240	$53,540	$60,260	1.21	0.50
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,030	$30,690	$33,350	5.18	1.44
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	250	$49,670	$50,090	1.27	0.88
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	500	$62,040	$66,260	2.50	0.99
Paramedics	90	$61,060	$66,950	0.47	0.73
Parking Attendants	130	$34,760	$35,760	0.65	0.73
Parts Salespersons	420	$45,140	$47,030	2.09	1.21
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	60	$62,140	$61,250	0.28	1.06
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	230	$62,050	$62,850	1.16	1.17
Pediatricians, General	80	$287,040	$288,830	0.38	1.51
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	70	$27,370	$35,100	0.35	0.91
Personal Financial Advisors	950	$84,390	$108,900	4.78	2.79
Pharmacists	350	$143,000	$138,380	1.75	0.84
Pharmacy Technicians	650	$47,570	$46,910	3.23	1.07
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$61,970	$72,780	0.15	1.16
Phlebotomists	280	$48,660	$50,250	1.42	1.54
Photographers	40	$50,620	$54,200	0.21	0.65
Physical Therapist Aides	50	$40,460	$42,790	0.25	0.79
Physical Therapist Assistants	110	$71,440	$74,310	0.55	0.76
Physical Therapists	490	$102,960	$99,390	2.46	1.43
Physician Assistants	260	$139,210	$143,210	1.31	1.26
Physicians, All Other	200	$347,620	$314,930	1.01	0.46
Pipelayers	60	$37,280	$49,230	0.30	1.42
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	660	$67,690	$67,130	3.32	1.11
Podiatrists	—	$222,530	$233,950	—	—
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	740	$73,960	$75,490	3.72	0.86
Postal Service Clerks	90	$63,670	$63,100	0.47	0.98
Postal Service Mail Carriers	510	$62,070	$63,920	2.57	1.21
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	670	$58,390	$59,920	3.35	4.95
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	80	$80,690	$76,120	0.41	0.43
Prepress Technicians and Workers	40	$48,580	$47,370	0.18	1.19
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	700	$37,840	$40,300	3.49	1.13
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	30	$30,390	$33,060	0.15	0.91
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	40	$45,970	$45,320	0.20	0.93
Printing Press Operators	240	$54,230	$53,920	1.20	1.29
Private Detectives and Investigators	100	$70,780	$73,260	0.52	2.25
Procurement Clerks	40	$54,900	$56,160	0.20	0.56
Producers and Directors	80	$62,530	$70,280	0.39	0.43
Production Workers, All Other	620	$46,860	$45,850	3.11	1.92
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	510	$66,540	$69,020	2.58	1.03
Project Management Specialists	1,150	$90,180	$96,770	5.74	0.84
Property Appraisers and Assessors	80	$91,280	$81,830	0.42	1.15
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	240	$78,930	$81,960	1.19	0.59
Psychiatric Technicians	—	$44,660	$47,800	—	—
Psychologists, All Other	30	$122,110	$100,480	0.16	1.33
Public Relations Managers	90	$131,450	$133,830	0.45	0.93
Public Relations Specialists	220	$75,090	$81,220	1.12	0.61
Public Safety Telecommunicators	150	$58,860	$58,000	0.74	1.13
Purchasing Managers	240	$165,870	$163,000	1.20	2.20
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	500	$87,050	$87,800	2.50	1.68
Radiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	100	$58,250	$70,420	0.49	0.40
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,700	$37,410	$38,600	8.50	1.45
Recreation Workers	480	$36,870	$37,560	2.43	1.14
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	110	$44,120	$46,750	0.57	0.60
Registered Nurses	5,210	$98,600	$96,880	26.12	1.20
Rehabilitation Counselors	170	$39,310	$41,430	0.85	1.39
Residential Advisors	180	$48,150	$49,370	0.89	1.64
Respiratory Therapists	100	$93,300	$92,050	0.49	0.55
Retail Salespersons	6,660	$35,350	$38,600	33.39	1.33
Roofers	110	$57,570	$62,850	0.53	0.61
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	150	$58,290	$66,390	0.75	1.25
Sales Engineers	90	$99,890	$105,130	0.46	1.38
Sales Managers	680	$161,410	$176,500	3.42	0.84
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,540	$70,930	$86,890	7.74	0.96
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,040	$75,090	$118,690	5.21	0.65
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	600	$89,190	$114,800	3.01	1.64
School Bus Monitors	40	$33,750	$32,760	0.22	0.44
School Psychologists	70	$82,450	$76,590	0.36	0.87
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,640	$77,180	$70,590	8.22	1.20
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,120	$47,400	$48,980	10.64	0.97
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	410	$77,020	$94,940	2.07	0.66
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	280	$62,250	$63,320	1.38	2.49
Security Guards	810	$44,520	$45,730	4.08	0.49
Self-Enrichment Teachers	570	$59,710	$57,280	2.84	1.33
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	—	$63,740	$62,350	—	—
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$50,740	$53,480	0.22	0.58
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$59,360	$61,300	0.32	1.64
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$39,070	$39,510	0.20	0.30
Sheet Metal Workers	340	$60,630	$59,210	1.68	2.19
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,070	$47,960	$49,180	5.38	1.03
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	390	$37,660	$40,930	1.93	1.21
Skincare Specialists	120	$36,450	$46,330	0.61	1.30
Social and Community Service Managers	370	$81,920	$86,660	1.84	1.37
Social and Human Service Assistants	640	$46,800	$47,050	3.22	1.14
Social Workers, All Other	70	$107,060	$97,280	0.34	0.84
Software Developers	4,370	$162,090	$153,810	21.89	2.02
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	280	$115,000	$116,330	1.42	1.18
Special Education Teachers, All Other	30	$65,340	$63,800	0.15	0.71
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	270	$61,350	$65,140	1.37	0.82
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	200	$71,830	$68,060	1.02	1.66
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	50	$63,780	$66,890	0.25	1.32
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	270	$67,120	$75,050	1.34	1.27
Speech-Language Pathologists	230	$81,690	$87,050	1.16	0.99
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,400	$36,040	$36,970	17.04	0.94
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	120	$59,920	$59,000	0.63	1.42
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,300	$51,470	$55,640	6.50	2.05
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	340	$34,700	$37,400	1.72	0.51
Surgeons, All Other	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Surgical Technologists	120	$74,330	$72,600	0.62	0.82
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	80	$60,890	$59,060	0.42	1.12
Surveyors	70	$76,310	$74,540	0.33	1.02
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$44,210	$43,910	0.19	0.86
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	60	$75,930	$80,790	0.32	0.87
Tax Preparers	90	$52,570	$58,670	0.47	0.95
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	60	$52,450	$59,170	0.29	0.39
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,330	$37,220	$38,890	11.65	1.28
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	200	$23,100	$25,960	1.01	0.96
Technical Writers	60	$97,360	$103,890	0.29	1.01
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	210	$87,160	$84,090	1.05	1.15
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	140	$86,370	$82,350	0.72	1.15
Telemarketers	—	$29,680	$30,930	—	—
Tellers	400	$43,590	$42,950	2.02	0.95
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$43,320	$47,070	0.16	1.90
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	50	$36,390	$38,400	0.25	2.88
Therapists, All Other	40	$62,920	$63,710	0.20	1.40
Tire Repairers and Changers	100	$36,060	$42,380	0.51	0.73
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	—	$56,620	$60,180	—	—
Tool and Die Makers	100	$66,140	$70,680	0.50	1.36
Training and Development Managers	80	$142,860	$145,740	0.41	1.32
Training and Development Specialists	490	$67,480	$75,540	2.45	0.83
Transportation Security Screeners	80	$76,130	$76,200	0.38	1.18
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	240	$130,830	$135,350	1.23	0.86
Tutors	250	$58,580	$56,110	1.24	1.10
Urban and Regional Planners	60	$82,340	$82,130	0.31	1.10
Veterinarians	120	$125,410	$146,250	0.62	1.15
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	170	$36,270	$35,580	0.87	1.06
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	180	$48,830	$48,170	0.92	1.11
Waiters and Waitresses	2,590	$38,430	$43,550	12.98	0.89
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	120	$64,100	$66,200	0.58	0.70
Web and Digital Interface Designers	140	$113,700	$109,040	0.72	0.99
Web Developers	90	$84,170	$102,150	0.46	1.01
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	140	$44,730	$45,130	0.70	2.04
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	270	$58,510	$60,590	1.36	0.51
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	160	$47,500	$48,770	0.79	3.89
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	50	$44,480	$51,320	0.23	0.58
Writers and Authors	50	$64,010	$69,440	0.27	0.87

Colleges in this area

10 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
Harmony Health Care Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	153
Manchester Community College	Public	2-year	2,081
Nashua Community College	Public	2-year	1,342
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	—
Rivier University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,777
Saint Anselm College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,111
St Joseph School of Nursing	Private nonprofit	2-year	95
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	97
University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Public	4-year or above	663
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	Public	4-year or above	1,478

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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