Wages by Occupation in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 41,360 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $58,240 for all occupations combined. 206 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	310	$93,320	$100,440	7.60	0.82
Administrative Services Managers	80	$89,120	$104,570	1.94	1.15
Animal Caretakers	80	$38,810	$44,900	2.01	1.17
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	50	$120,620	$116,840	1.25	1.83
Architectural and Civil Drafters	30	$62,970	$66,110	0.79	1.19
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	40	$37,090	$39,810	0.92	1.40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	160	$62,870	$65,420	3.95	0.87
Bakers	110	$42,240	$43,330	2.68	1.76
Bartenders	380	$39,040	$45,010	9.17	1.89
Billing and Posting Clerks	50	$55,300	$57,430	1.20	0.46
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	450	$61,770	$61,700	10.84	1.23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	90	$73,360	$72,690	2.14	1.15
Bus Drivers, School	100	$50,450	$52,090	2.35	0.91
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	40	$53,460	$53,310	0.86	0.84
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	150	$80,330	$88,700	3.67	0.53
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	100	$77,730	$79,390	2.45	0.78
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	40	$58,050	$57,980	1.04	2.10
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	30	$84,220	$88,200	0.78	3.31
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	$85,060	$87,920	2.41	3.36
Carpenters	510	$67,000	$72,720	12.32	2.86
Cashiers	990	$36,160	$37,680	24.00	1.21
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$69,310	$76,990	2.50	1.94
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	210	$74,630	$76,020	5.08	2.01
Childcare Workers	110	$43,530	$45,090	2.67	0.80
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	30	$47,050	$48,620	0.78	0.32
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	30	$86,580	$88,180	0.81	0.38
Coaches and Scouts	50	$60,750	$72,900	1.30	0.81
Community Health Workers	70	$57,510	$60,820	1.63	4.11
Compliance Officers	60	$83,960	$91,080	1.54	0.57
Computer and Information Systems Managers	70	$161,850	$182,600	1.66	0.38
Computer Systems Analysts	40	$105,000	$117,370	1.06	0.32
Computer User Support Specialists	100	$66,480	$69,270	2.34	0.51
Conservation Scientists	50	$79,780	$83,480	1.12	6.71
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$91,260	$95,100	1.42	1.50
Construction Laborers	310	$59,140	$60,890	7.46	1.06
Construction Managers	180	$115,520	$115,810	4.26	1.74
Cooks, Fast Food	—	$40,710	$41,900	—	—
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	120	$47,410	$48,880	2.98	1.05
Cooks, Restaurant	540	$47,480	$46,820	13.09	1.44
Cost Estimators	60	$98,330	$103,940	1.40	0.97
Counter and Rental Clerks	90	$47,340	$50,460	2.23	0.87
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	120	$61,720	$64,290	2.89	2.50
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	40	$47,100	$45,830	1.06	1.74
Customer Service Representatives	430	$48,200	$52,100	10.39	0.62
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$46,420	$50,720	1.83	1.66
Data Scientists	30	$106,230	$122,730	0.76	0.45
Dental Assistants	70	$55,880	$55,640	1.65	0.66
Dietitians and Nutritionists	40	$76,910	$85,790	0.87	1.74
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	120	$36,760	$39,250	2.87	0.82
Dishwashers	220	$37,060	$38,490	5.38	1.75
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	40	$54,570	$57,340	0.87	0.67
Editors	40	$57,550	$62,720	0.85	1.44
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	270	$124,640	$125,340	6.44	3.05
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	180	$78,330	$83,070	4.42	1.94
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	70	$126,040	$108,500	1.57	1.87
Electricians	290	$79,730	$81,030	7.13	1.46
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	490	$99,490	$89,710	11.89	1.33
Emergency Medical Technicians	60	$42,620	$50,480	1.52	1.31
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	180	$76,740	$77,200	4.37	1.48
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	130	$38,020	$65,790	3.22	1.55
Facilities Managers	90	$104,210	$113,300	2.12	2.11
Family Medicine Physicians	30	$359,840	$322,200	0.74	1.07
Fast Food and Counter Workers	960	$36,580	$37,240	23.30	0.94
Financial Managers	140	$159,990	$164,970	3.28	0.61
Firefighters	180	$55,850	$57,930	4.41	1.98
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	270	$83,680	$90,650	6.44	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	60	$50,520	$55,970	1.41	2.12
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	370	$48,440	$54,160	9.02	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	60	$59,560	$61,420	1.57	1.36
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	110	$63,540	$73,610	2.70	3.21
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	160	$85,010	$92,810	3.98	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	$70,910	$73,960	9.21	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	130	$94,350	$107,070	3.18	3.20
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	200	$78,770	$82,110	4.95	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	350	$57,150	$60,330	8.36	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	110	$66,740	$73,620	2.63	0.66
Food Batchmakers	60	$37,870	$42,620	1.51	1.35
Food Preparation Workers	260	$41,040	$42,970	6.33	1.10
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	40	$37,480	$37,700	1.07	0.56
Food Service Managers	60	$97,090	$93,540	1.45	0.94
Fundraisers	110	$64,570	$74,660	2.68	3.76
Fundraising Managers	40	$111,810	$147,520	0.92	3.67
General and Operations Managers	1,370	$103,420	$126,420	33.20	1.47
Graphic Designers	30	$74,470	$72,350	0.78	0.62
Health Education Specialists	30	$65,420	$75,310	0.73	1.74
Healthcare Social Workers	130	$58,300	$65,440	3.06	2.53
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	150	$72,760	$74,430	3.72	1.41
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	470	$64,410	$65,390	11.27	0.85
Highway Maintenance Workers	30	$63,340	$59,660	0.83	0.83
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,110	$42,430	$42,430	26.76	0.97
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	210	$34,540	$36,540	5.16	1.86
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$39,670	$41,250	3.47	2.06
Human Resources Managers	30	$131,400	$150,300	0.77	0.54
Human Resources Specialists	160	$79,030	$88,060	3.77	0.64
Industrial Engineers	80	$102,020	$104,950	2.00	0.85
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	100	$71,540	$73,740	2.49	0.88
Industrial Production Managers	40	$136,150	$143,110	0.97	0.61
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	50	$57,230	$56,620	1.15	0.23
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	50	$34,940	$38,130	1.12	1.29
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	100	$56,490	$60,820	2.38	0.62
Instructional Coordinators	80	$81,540	$81,900	1.91	1.30
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	30	$63,750	$59,510	0.80	0.58
Insurance Sales Agents	70	$77,790	$101,310	1.72	0.56
Interior Designers	60	$79,480	$78,980	1.34	2.91
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	580	$45,120	$46,740	14.07	0.99
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	40	$88,890	$87,270	1.03	1.48
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	390	$45,500	$47,250	9.36	0.49
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,120	$49,810	$53,170	27.19	4.44
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	40	$38,650	$38,480	0.89	0.70
Lawyers	40	$109,970	$125,540	1.08	0.22
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	130	$70,040	$75,750	3.04	3.53
Library Assistants, Clerical	100	$38,720	$41,820	2.52	4.59
Library Technicians	40	$53,090	$53,930	0.86	1.94
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	80	$82,930	$81,860	2.05	0.49
Light Truck Drivers	380	$43,630	$48,390	9.13	1.44
Loan Officers	50	$134,980	$134,730	1.09	0.62
Logisticians	50	$82,380	$87,380	1.09	0.68
Machinists	140	$64,890	$65,790	3.31	1.79
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	230	$39,120	$40,800	5.47	0.99
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	460	$57,360	$58,080	11.20	1.14
Management Analysts	50	$122,870	$126,340	1.32	0.23
Managers, All Other	50	$155,450	$156,620	1.27	0.32
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	210	$80,820	$93,330	5.07	0.88
Marketing Managers	50	$144,470	$153,260	1.31	0.51
Mechanical Engineers	30	$99,880	$105,060	0.82	0.43
Medical and Health Services Managers	260	$88,060	$123,920	6.33	1.65
Medical Assistants	90	$49,020	$52,110	2.22	0.42
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	180	$51,470	$54,890	4.27	0.69
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	80	$76,260	$73,710	2.01	2.19
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	90	$63,610	$71,540	2.09	2.45
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	30	$47,620	$52,160	0.79	0.74
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	300	$80,180	$83,760	7.16	1.79
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	180	$46,550	$49,940	4.46	0.49
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$72,800	$75,510	0.73	4.92
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	50	$108,120	$112,650	1.29	0.64
Nurse Practitioners	70	$144,210	$149,780	1.59	0.77
Nursing Assistants	280	$45,930	$47,320	6.83	0.73
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	40	$75,290	$79,930	0.87	0.96
Occupational Therapists	90	$102,110	$98,960	2.28	2.18
Occupational Therapy Assistants	30	$75,040	$66,100	0.81	2.46
Office Clerks, General	800	$51,860	$53,110	19.24	1.21
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	220	$75,950	$76,090	5.21	1.70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$44,060	$44,070	0.89	0.36
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$37,100	$39,520	1.92	0.53
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	120	$56,210	$57,600	2.93	2.02
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	50	$72,970	$70,500	1.14	0.45
Paramedics	60	$70,560	$75,860	1.40	2.16
Parts Salespersons	60	$43,140	$47,830	1.42	0.82
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	30	$62,410	$63,830	0.77	0.79
Personal Financial Advisors	30	$123,540	$161,510	0.82	0.48
Pharmacists	60	$140,820	$139,550	1.37	0.66
Pharmacy Technicians	70	$49,290	$54,010	1.80	0.59
Physical Therapists	80	$109,180	$109,880	2.04	1.19
Physician Assistants	40	$181,760	$169,820	0.87	0.83
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	270	$76,160	$77,600	6.45	2.15
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	340	$74,840	$77,380	8.32	1.93
Postal Service Clerks	60	$61,570	$62,630	1.43	3.01
Postal Service Mail Carriers	100	$57,820	$60,540	2.35	1.11
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	130	$55,200	$59,180	3.12	1.01
Producers and Directors	40	$60,060	$65,470	0.86	0.93
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	60	$69,750	$67,590	1.56	0.62
Project Management Specialists	90	$96,270	$97,560	2.15	0.31
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	90	$94,930	$95,380	2.27	1.14
Public Relations Specialists	70	$70,000	$71,020	1.68	0.92
Public Safety Telecommunicators	60	$73,190	$73,370	1.53	2.31
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	40	$88,350	$93,250	1.01	0.68
Receptionists and Information Clerks	200	$44,940	$45,260	4.89	0.84
Recreation Workers	130	$42,720	$43,080	3.11	1.46
Registered Nurses	770	$105,960	$108,190	18.56	0.85
Rehabilitation Counselors	70	$68,430	$72,440	1.71	2.81
Residential Advisors	60	$51,000	$52,630	1.44	2.65
Retail Salespersons	1,300	$37,630	$42,130	31.32	1.25
Sales Managers	50	$129,040	$137,780	1.10	0.27
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	200	$72,790	$85,640	4.95	0.61
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	240	$74,350	$89,540	5.82	0.73
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	40	$106,490	$120,990	1.03	0.56
School Psychologists	60	$102,270	$103,670	1.33	3.24
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	$80,680	$82,560	16.13	2.35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	560	$56,340	$56,430	13.56	1.24
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	90	$60,860	$89,040	2.29	0.73
Security Guards	100	$44,300	$45,840	2.40	0.29
Self-Enrichment Teachers	180	$71,680	$78,940	4.31	2.02
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	200	$49,280	$52,180	4.88	0.93
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	150	$42,630	$42,850	3.63	2.27
Social and Community Service Managers	140	$79,060	$87,780	3.45	2.56
Social and Human Service Assistants	150	$48,040	$51,040	3.53	1.25
Software Developers	60	$154,340	$151,130	1.52	0.14
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	110	$92,470	$89,740	2.58	1.54
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	60	$84,260	$88,490	1.33	2.18
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	110	$82,890	$88,090	2.74	2.60
Speech-Language Pathologists	100	$100,420	$101,710	2.40	2.03
Stockers and Order Fillers	630	$39,390	$42,540	15.25	0.84
Stonemasons	—	$63,310	$65,290	—	—
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	290	$62,030	$66,110	6.95	2.20
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	130	$42,580	$52,750	3.16	0.94
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	760	$44,610	$43,940	18.34	2.01
Tellers	120	$47,610	$48,320	2.86	1.35
Tour and Travel Guides	90	$36,120	$38,980	2.14	6.21
Training and Development Specialists	70	$58,090	$63,880	1.63	0.55
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	50	$110,700	$119,760	1.16	0.81
Tutors	30	$58,750	$62,070	0.75	0.67
Urban and Regional Planners	70	$75,880	$82,630	1.71	6.01
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	30	$37,650	$39,560	0.76	0.93
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	80	$48,110	$51,220	1.87	2.25
Waiters and Waitresses	840	$38,700	$45,340	20.22	1.38
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	120	$64,830	$68,780	2.96	3.59

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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