Wages by Occupation in New Haven, CT

Pay and jobs by occupation in the New Haven, CT metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 281,410 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $60,060 for all occupations combined. 454 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

42.0% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.8), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 104.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 124.3; 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 53,247 residents (9.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,631; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 309,034 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

51.9% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.0), 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	$33,833	$32,485
High school graduate	$45,538	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$50,196	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$73,566	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$93,321	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	27.2% (±2.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.9% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.3% (±0.8)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6% (±0.4)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.3% (±1.9)	7.7%
High school graduate	7.2% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	6.8% (±1.1)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4% (±0.6)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	36.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.7%	10.0%
Business	17.1%	20.1%
Education	9.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	27.4%	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	2,000	$94,960	$97,140	7.09	0.76
Actuaries	40	$141,020	$159,070	0.14	0.80
Administrative Services Managers	710	$132,830	$132,490	2.51	1.48
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	80	$70,780	$72,220	0.27	1.13
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$76,830	$91,440	0.25	0.43
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$75,110	$78,230	0.28	0.31
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	290	$34,540	$38,240	1.02	0.40
Animal Caretakers	330	$36,790	$42,750	1.16	0.67
Animal Control Workers	40	$61,860	$61,370	0.13	1.72
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	230	$102,880	$106,560	0.83	1.21
Architectural and Civil Drafters	110	$65,400	$69,360	0.40	0.59
Architectural and Engineering Managers	550	$167,080	$172,520	1.94	1.37
Art Directors	60	$95,680	$109,120	0.21	0.60
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	600	$78,600	$99,350	2.14	3.56
Athletic Trainers	70	$67,630	$73,980	0.27	1.35
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$163,850	$171,050	0.20	3.11
Audio and Video Technicians	150	$66,000	$68,640	0.55	1.21
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$43,330	$43,330	0.24	0.37
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	400	$58,330	$59,570	1.42	1.48
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,320	$59,760	$59,850	4.69	1.03
Bakers	660	$35,040	$38,940	2.36	1.56
Bartenders	1,300	$38,260	$50,160	4.60	0.95
Bill and Account Collectors	160	$60,330	$64,050	0.57	0.56
Billing and Posting Clerks	980	$61,180	$64,440	3.48	1.34
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	120	$103,500	$113,910	0.43	2.88
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	300	$94,030	$111,930	1.07	3.33
Biological Scientists, All Other	60	$112,670	$128,520	0.22	0.62
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,900	$62,890	$63,130	10.32	1.17
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	50	$73,670	$75,830	0.17	0.49
Broadcast Technicians	40	$47,200	$50,380	0.16	1.15
Budget Analysts	70	$101,500	$104,300	0.26	0.85
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	520	$65,140	$68,830	1.86	1.00
Bus Drivers, School	1,460	$62,160	$56,170	5.18	2.00
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	840	$83,040	$90,200	2.97	0.43
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	430	$130,560	$166,930	1.53	2.90
Butchers and Meat Cutters	150	$45,120	$46,420	0.54	0.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	800	$80,290	$85,710	2.84	0.90
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	80	$60,340	$58,580	0.30	0.60
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	180	$75,810	$98,940	0.64	2.70
Cardiologists	30	$502,320	$438,270	0.12	1.08
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$95,730	$80,130	0.56	0.77
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	300	$102,990	$97,800	1.08	1.50
Cargo and Freight Agents	80	$63,380	$71,180	0.28	0.45
Carpenters	730	$65,750	$70,830	2.59	0.60
Cashiers	4,500	$35,670	$37,240	15.99	0.80
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	110	$62,660	$69,190	0.41	0.31
Chefs and Head Cooks	460	$66,700	$72,770	1.64	1.27
Chemical Engineers	60	$102,850	$112,880	0.21	1.56
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	110	$58,490	$59,120	0.40	0.45
Chemical Technicians	60	$58,420	$62,640	0.23	0.62
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$78,710	$116,810	0.40	3.10
Chemists	200	$97,610	$109,030	0.70	1.32
Chief Executives	270	$311,110	$361,010	0.96	0.73
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	810	$78,970	$79,610	2.89	1.15
Childcare Workers	1,960	$36,550	$37,880	6.95	2.08
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$63,340	$63,220	0.20	0.45
Civil Engineers	460	$102,690	$109,240	1.62	0.69
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	270	$86,190	$94,860	0.96	0.46
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	$34,720	$37,500	2.19	0.89
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	30	$41,190	$41,970	0.11	1.16
Clergy	230	$65,290	$75,640	0.82	2.24
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	100	$110,350	$130,650	0.34	0.70
Coaches and Scouts	880	$53,740	$70,430	3.13	1.95
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	260	$49,490	$54,700	0.91	0.89
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	80	$46,430	$48,850	0.30	3.63
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$97,210	$95,970	0.28	1.46
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	310	$55,180	$58,020	1.09	1.57
Community Health Workers	60	$60,690	$59,010	0.21	0.54
Compensation and Benefits Managers	40	$126,550	$146,700	0.14	0.95
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	140	$76,670	$81,150	0.51	0.71
Compliance Officers	500	$96,220	$99,170	1.79	0.67
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,110	$169,720	$180,140	3.93	0.91
Computer Hardware Engineers	40	$108,060	$120,660	0.12	0.25
Computer Network Architects	220	$137,000	$135,970	0.78	0.67
Computer Network Support Specialists	100	$88,780	$91,560	0.36	0.38
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	260	$55,520	$56,770	0.94	0.86
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	40	$83,200	$80,930	0.14	0.77
Computer Occupations, All Other	360	$113,170	$111,410	1.28	0.46
Computer Programmers	—	$105,790	$108,440	—	—
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$130,820	$128,990	0.56	2.48
Computer Systems Analysts	760	$106,580	$114,400	2.71	0.81
Computer User Support Specialists	1,150	$73,210	$74,680	4.09	0.89
Concierges	40	$38,550	$41,210	0.15	0.48
Construction and Building Inspectors	180	$98,430	$94,440	0.64	0.68
Construction Laborers	1,220	$60,350	$60,020	4.34	0.62
Construction Managers	570	$133,120	$135,550	2.04	0.83
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	70	$72,940	$75,940	0.25	0.81
Cooks, All Other	50	$39,670	$42,590	0.17	1.34
Cooks, Fast Food	720	$34,850	$36,530	2.57	0.62
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	790	$46,000	$46,860	2.79	0.98
Cooks, Restaurant	2,350	$39,100	$41,980	8.36	0.92
Cost Estimators	430	$78,960	$86,200	1.54	1.07
Counter and Rental Clerks	530	$39,410	$46,500	1.89	0.73
Couriers and Messengers	160	$42,300	$46,110	0.58	1.32
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	150	$60,650	$60,010	0.54	0.47
Crane and Tower Operators	30	$99,130	$90,280	0.11	0.40
Credit Analysts	60	$84,260	$96,500	0.22	0.53
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	230	$43,460	$50,130	0.81	1.34
Curators	70	$102,110	$99,830	0.25	3.18
Customer Service Representatives	3,520	$47,490	$52,400	12.49	0.75
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$46,330	$47,040	0.29	1.01
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	$47,240	$48,970	1.11	1.01
Data Entry Keyers	140	$51,340	$50,740	0.50	0.62
Data Scientists	150	$121,880	$125,070	0.52	0.31
Database Administrators	150	$99,800	$114,550	0.52	1.15
Database Architects	—	$135,580	$145,510	—	—
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	30	$36,830	$49,210	0.11	0.26
Dental Assistants	530	$56,650	$54,820	1.87	0.75
Dental Hygienists	470	$98,170	$96,300	1.66	1.16
Dentists, General	290	$129,380	$159,210	1.01	1.27
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	180	$96,790	$116,070	0.64	0.87
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	160	$106,060	$106,970	0.59	1.01
Dietetic Technicians	80	$45,720	$50,050	0.28	1.38
Dietitians and Nutritionists	180	$81,110	$82,930	0.62	1.25
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	930	$34,020	$37,380	3.29	0.94
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	50	$46,120	$48,990	0.18	1.28
Dishwashers	1,220	$35,470	$36,320	4.34	1.41
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	300	$48,310	$56,440	1.07	0.82
Driver/Sales Workers	720	$35,670	$40,850	2.57	0.98
Editors	110	$98,550	$99,420	0.40	0.68
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	710	$160,050	$149,300	2.52	1.19
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	930	$131,190	$144,670	3.29	2.83
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	200	$58,200	$65,840	0.70	1.48
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$82,310	$86,790	0.50	1.27
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	60	$51,910	$52,950	0.22	0.29
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	550	$73,910	$75,740	1.94	0.86
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	150	$74,670	$78,410	0.54	0.88
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	40	$61,690	$72,620	0.13	1.14
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	70	$64,400	$69,580	0.25	0.60
Electrical Engineers	310	$105,250	$113,220	1.12	0.87
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	770	$45,310	$45,710	2.73	1.72
Electricians	990	$77,410	$78,890	3.53	0.73
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	110	$129,670	$123,910	0.38	0.61
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,730	$79,820	$80,960	9.70	1.09
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150	$75,370	$71,670	0.54	0.54
Emergency Medical Technicians	490	$53,440	$54,560	1.75	1.51
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$129,090	$140,090	0.70	2.69
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	70	$63,980	$67,250	0.23	0.60
Engineers, All Other	310	$103,800	$115,480	1.10	1.11
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$98,560	$102,450	0.98	2.64
Environmental Engineers	40	$113,290	$122,200	0.14	0.55
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	40	$61,150	$68,340	0.12	0.56
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	70	$81,340	$129,850	0.24	0.42
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	70	$75,110	$70,850	0.24	1.07
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	800	$80,620	$82,910	2.85	0.96
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	420	$72,800	$69,470	1.51	0.73
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	280	$49,590	$51,270	1.00	2.57
Facilities Managers	550	$109,450	$116,520	1.95	1.94
Family Medicine Physicians	80	$246,130	$290,580	0.28	0.40
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,900	$35,290	$36,200	20.98	0.85
Fence Erectors	60	$60,310	$57,380	0.22	1.40
File Clerks	40	$50,140	$50,430	0.12	0.26
Film and Video Editors	30	$60,130	$66,430	0.12	0.73
Financial Examiners	—	$95,690	$97,920	—	—
Financial Managers	2,030	$166,990	$183,210	7.21	1.33
Financial Specialists, All Other	150	$76,390	$85,420	0.53	0.62
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	60	$93,430	$84,580	0.21	2.43
Firefighters	570	$79,380	$76,250	2.02	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,260	$95,010	$92,280	4.47	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	240	$58,320	$63,420	0.86	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	250	$95,620	$98,320	0.87	1.37
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,780	$53,200	$55,910	6.32	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	400	$58,760	$63,180	1.41	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	170	$67,130	$72,360	0.59	0.70
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,110	$95,420	$96,220	3.95	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	220	$81,170	$99,640	0.78	0.56
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,260	$78,990	$81,230	15.13	1.64
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	250	$48,670	$55,600	0.88	1.19
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	470	$106,400	$115,440	1.68	1.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,060	$78,770	$80,650	3.78	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,110	$57,900	$60,040	7.50	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	90	$66,540	$68,920	0.33	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	920	$69,390	$69,970	3.26	0.81
Floral Designers	80	$40,050	$44,180	0.30	1.15
Food Batchmakers	330	$38,100	$41,250	1.17	1.04
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	160	$36,640	$39,090	0.56	1.03
Food Preparation Workers	2,140	$36,970	$41,690	7.60	1.32
Food Processing Workers, All Other	—	$38,500	$40,010	—	—
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	820	$35,940	$37,230	2.93	1.55
Food Service Managers	290	$78,480	$84,830	1.03	0.67
Forensic Science Technicians	70	$98,250	$94,640	0.24	1.92
Fundraisers	430	$80,460	$91,060	1.53	2.14
Fundraising Managers	230	$138,710	$153,480	0.81	3.26
General and Operations Managers	5,750	$134,450	$159,810	20.43	0.91
General Internal Medicine Physicians	—	$277,290	$267,790	—	—
Glaziers	140	$62,850	$64,910	0.50	1.34
Graphic Designers	260	$68,150	$71,430	0.92	0.72
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$48,570	$48,100	0.73	1.69
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	570	$36,480	$47,150	2.04	1.04
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	150	$47,440	$50,690	0.53	1.59
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	40	$117,550	$120,270	0.13	0.95
Health Education Specialists	110	$65,650	$76,360	0.41	0.96
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	340	$57,920	$60,690	1.19	1.02
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	150	$104,420	$113,840	0.52	2.82
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	140	$66,140	$84,120	0.49	2.18
Healthcare Social Workers	430	$83,340	$86,630	1.53	1.27
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	350	$50,110	$52,050	1.24	1.76
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$44,350	$47,610	0.24	2.64
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	550	$76,880	$75,310	1.94	0.74
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,900	$61,040	$63,040	10.29	0.78
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	30	$58,580	$57,220	0.12	1.27
Helpers--Carpenters	40	$52,760	$52,920	0.15	1.06
Helpers--Electricians	30	$47,730	$49,930	0.11	0.28
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	120	$42,630	$46,800	0.41	0.67
Helpers--Production Workers	320	$49,900	$48,850	1.14	1.07
Highway Maintenance Workers	250	$64,310	$67,350	0.87	0.87
History Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$128,760	$146,720	0.39	3.24
Home Appliance Repairers	30	$59,570	$61,680	0.11	0.54
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	7,370	$39,720	$40,430	26.21	0.95
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	500	$34,210	$36,180	1.78	0.64
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	250	$37,520	$38,420	0.89	0.53
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	140	$57,020	$59,030	0.51	0.88
Human Resources Managers	360	$153,820	$162,690	1.29	0.91
Human Resources Specialists	1,230	$82,510	$88,530	4.38	0.75
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	110	$61,170	$70,080	0.41	0.84
Industrial Engineers	740	$103,070	$108,470	2.61	1.11
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	520	$74,100	$72,560	1.85	0.66
Industrial Production Managers	370	$128,550	$135,870	1.32	0.83
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	670	$49,540	$51,780	2.38	0.48
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	210	$43,920	$45,710	0.75	0.87
Information Security Analysts	130	$136,590	$132,610	0.45	0.37
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	930	$50,060	$54,990	3.30	0.86
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	460	$58,710	$66,660	1.63	1.43
Instructional Coordinators	280	$80,740	$87,610	1.00	0.68
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	220	$56,110	$59,470	0.78	0.57
Insurance Sales Agents	480	$76,090	$96,580	1.70	0.55
Insurance Underwriters	130	$84,510	$96,000	0.47	0.70
Interior Designers	140	$62,460	$66,960	0.48	1.05
Interpreters and Translators	40	$64,260	$78,200	0.13	0.38
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	110	$50,930	$57,560	0.39	0.41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6,210	$37,890	$42,630	22.07	1.55
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	180	$79,420	$82,240	0.64	0.91
Labor Relations Specialists	250	$79,320	$96,440	0.89	2.14
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,810	$45,420	$44,920	13.53	0.71
Landscape Architects	40	$76,680	$84,140	0.15	1.17
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,590	$46,330	$48,100	5.63	0.92
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$56,160	$56,360	0.11	1.05
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	320	$37,550	$37,610	1.13	0.89
Lawyers	1,280	$166,080	$174,080	4.55	0.94
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	160	$67,290	$69,080	0.57	0.57
Legal Support Workers, All Other	60	$57,910	$67,290	0.23	0.76
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	570	$82,420	$91,230	2.03	2.35
Library Assistants, Clerical	260	$38,430	$43,130	0.93	1.69
Library Technicians	230	$63,970	$67,720	0.82	1.86
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,560	$73,820	$72,920	5.54	1.33
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	70	$66,710	$66,270	0.24	0.50
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	230	$35,800	$36,410	0.81	0.80
Light Truck Drivers	1,790	$44,200	$48,030	6.36	1.01
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	120	$58,420	$55,160	0.43	0.41
Loan Officers	230	$98,930	$107,780	0.81	0.46
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	30	$78,160	$75,360	0.11	1.17
Logisticians	380	$80,850	$86,430	1.35	0.84
Machinists	410	$59,780	$61,130	1.47	0.80
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	110	$108,770	$105,560	0.37	1.34
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	930	$36,060	$37,660	3.31	0.60
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	80	$45,710	$46,280	0.27	0.77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,330	$58,740	$59,770	8.29	0.84
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	70	$65,840	$68,620	0.25	0.65
Management Analysts	1,130	$83,190	$98,310	4.00	0.69
Managers, All Other	1,040	$140,590	$152,710	3.69	0.92
Manicurists and Pedicurists	650	$34,760	$36,390	2.32	2.36
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,230	$74,790	$81,800	4.36	0.75
Marketing Managers	550	$162,190	$168,270	1.96	0.77
Marriage and Family Therapists	30	$99,070	$114,570	0.12	0.27
Massage Therapists	100	$63,160	$61,730	0.35	0.55
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$92,860	$106,210	0.89	2.90
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	—	$36,930	$39,120	—	—
Mechanical Door Repairers	90	$49,660	$50,670	0.33	1.88
Mechanical Drafters	60	$72,970	$73,540	0.20	0.79
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$67,270	$72,370	0.14	0.60
Mechanical Engineers	530	$104,950	$111,650	1.87	0.98
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	60	$58,070	$57,970	0.20	1.57
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,510	$136,480	$157,340	5.38	1.40
Medical Assistants	2,220	$48,400	$51,810	7.87	1.50
Medical Equipment Preparers	270	$48,950	$52,120	0.97	1.94
Medical Equipment Repairers	150	$75,700	$77,470	0.54	1.26
Medical Records Specialists	220	$67,290	$72,410	0.79	0.63
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	650	$104,310	$116,810	2.31	2.09
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,100	$48,790	$51,850	3.90	0.63
Medical Transcriptionists	60	$47,270	$46,610	0.20	0.76
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	200	$68,070	$71,550	0.70	0.76
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	280	$67,330	$71,640	1.01	1.18
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	170	$42,410	$48,330	0.60	0.56
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	—	$38,240	$46,140	—	—
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,080	$89,100	$85,020	3.85	0.97
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,950	$45,820	$46,680	6.92	0.77
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	160	$48,030	$53,850	0.56	3.08
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$59,190	$65,320	0.16	0.26
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	170	$76,750	$76,380	0.62	0.54
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	30	$50,110	$52,200	0.11	0.51
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	120	$46,070	$49,490	0.43	0.45
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	130	$39,320	$42,530	0.47	1.54
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	590	$47,560	$47,340	2.10	2.62
Natural Sciences Managers	350	$210,670	$228,050	1.23	1.75
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	280	$103,170	$109,510	1.01	0.50
New Accounts Clerks	90	$56,820	$55,460	0.32	1.35
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	30	$125,980	$119,700	0.12	1.08
Nurse Anesthetists	120	$236,960	$250,780	0.42	1.25
Nurse Midwives	60	$130,790	$131,020	0.20	3.87
Nurse Practitioners	920	$140,880	$145,320	3.28	1.58
Nursing Assistants	3,840	$45,030	$46,790	13.65	1.46
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	360	$100,170	$106,480	1.29	2.58
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	250	$103,780	$102,760	0.89	0.98
Occupational Therapists	410	$102,680	$103,530	1.44	1.38
Occupational Therapy Assistants	110	$73,440	$72,490	0.38	1.15
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	530	$44,710	$47,960	1.88	1.52
Office Clerks, General	4,000	$48,520	$51,120	14.22	0.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450	$79,840	$85,070	1.59	0.52
Operations Research Analysts	80	$109,540	$107,500	0.27	0.39
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	80	$47,370	$52,350	0.29	0.64
Opticians, Dispensing	100	$72,410	$68,050	0.34	0.72
Optometrists	90	$150,640	$149,020	0.32	1.16
Order Clerks	90	$50,750	$50,700	0.31	0.63
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	70	$72,260	$74,740	0.25	1.08
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	230	$38,300	$40,630	0.80	0.33
Packers and Packagers, Hand	970	$35,340	$37,240	3.46	0.96
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	340	$58,490	$60,460	1.22	0.85
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	780	$63,390	$66,280	2.79	1.10
Paramedics	230	$79,440	$83,350	0.81	1.26
Parking Attendants	300	$35,710	$37,070	1.07	1.21
Parts Salespersons	650	$43,610	$47,360	2.32	1.34
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	250	$65,190	$66,300	0.88	0.89
Pediatricians, General	140	$219,550	$242,880	0.49	1.93
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	130	$36,090	$39,760	0.47	1.21
Personal Financial Advisors	320	$120,110	$163,850	1.16	0.67
Pest Control Workers	150	$49,330	$50,560	0.54	0.82
Pharmacists	750	$141,290	$141,400	2.67	1.29
Pharmacy Aides	90	$35,420	$38,440	0.32	1.26
Pharmacy Technicians	1,080	$48,830	$51,230	3.85	1.27
Phlebotomists	280	$48,060	$48,820	0.98	1.06
Photographers	100	$51,000	$58,740	0.36	1.07
Physical Therapist Aides	90	$35,830	$38,230	0.31	1.02
Physical Therapist Assistants	170	$76,140	$71,380	0.62	0.86
Physical Therapists	610	$103,000	$105,430	2.17	1.26
Physician Assistants	740	$149,960	$156,420	2.61	2.51
Physicians, All Other	—	$98,840	$166,530	—	—
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$49,100	$49,190	0.18	0.89
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	770	$77,620	$76,440	2.73	0.91
Podiatrists	40	$220,060	$204,250	0.13	2.12
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,300	$82,170	$83,780	4.60	1.07
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	330	$81,480	$99,240	1.19	1.23
Power Plant Operators	50	$123,840	$116,270	0.17	0.89
Prepress Technicians and Workers	130	$48,040	$55,790	0.45	2.91
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	810	$44,610	$49,090	2.87	0.93
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	150	$47,700	$48,020	0.53	2.48
Printing Press Operators	330	$47,390	$52,360	1.17	1.26
Private Detectives and Investigators	70	$65,030	$61,130	0.26	1.15
Producers and Directors	130	$77,790	$81,320	0.47	0.52
Production Workers, All Other	470	$41,110	$47,880	1.68	1.04
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	510	$61,880	$64,490	1.80	0.72
Project Management Specialists	1,150	$103,710	$108,030	4.08	0.59
Property Appraisers and Assessors	90	$83,330	$90,440	0.31	0.85
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	430	$70,700	$80,560	1.53	0.77
Protective Service Workers, All Other	—	$36,120	$46,970	—	—
Psychiatric Technicians	80	$59,930	$61,050	0.30	0.30
Psychiatrists	140	$381,890	$343,890	0.51	2.82
Psychologists, All Other	100	$128,510	$115,730	0.34	2.80
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	400	$77,740	$95,170	1.44	5.37
Public Relations Managers	140	$154,210	$162,820	0.50	1.04
Public Relations Specialists	420	$91,530	$94,130	1.49	0.82
Public Safety Telecommunicators	310	$63,070	$64,360	1.11	1.69
Purchasing Managers	190	$134,810	$144,540	0.69	1.27
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	800	$96,450	$100,110	2.85	1.92
Radiologists	50	$194,570	$202,850	0.16	0.94
Real Estate Sales Agents	80	$46,370	$60,750	0.29	0.23
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,680	$42,880	$44,520	9.52	1.63
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$84,190	$88,960	0.12	1.48
Recreation Workers	670	$36,470	$41,290	2.38	1.12
Recreational Therapists	60	$66,740	$72,270	0.21	2.18
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	140	$46,900	$49,670	0.48	0.51
Registered Nurses	10,050	$104,490	$108,670	35.71	1.64
Rehabilitation Counselors	—	$79,380	$70,830	—	—
Religious Workers, All Other	50	$39,310	$50,240	0.16	1.58
Residential Advisors	300	$43,620	$47,130	1.05	1.93
Respiratory Therapists	240	$85,230	$92,510	0.87	0.97
Retail Salespersons	6,810	$35,950	$40,500	24.20	0.97
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$63,210	$57,030	0.24	1.46
Roofers	180	$60,800	$66,620	0.64	0.73
Sailors and Marine Oilers	—	$43,360	$53,180	—	—
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	50	$45,960	$56,610	0.16	0.27
Sales Engineers	120	$107,940	$109,380	0.43	1.29
Sales Managers	1,090	$160,590	$171,140	3.87	0.94
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,670	$76,940	$83,470	5.94	0.74
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,810	$72,340	$80,580	6.44	0.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	560	$104,040	$127,540	1.99	1.09
School Bus Monitors	240	$34,790	$37,250	0.85	1.68
School Psychologists	140	$99,360	$93,590	0.48	1.17
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,900	$79,800	$82,710	10.31	1.50
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,780	$63,800	$63,320	16.97	1.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	530	$89,040	$112,260	1.89	0.60
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	120	$75,080	$70,540	0.44	0.80
Security Guards	1,560	$45,060	$49,260	5.56	0.67
Self-Enrichment Teachers	800	$56,600	$67,020	2.83	1.33
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$50,930	$55,590	0.32	0.82
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$60,700	$63,520	0.15	0.74
Sewing Machine Operators	60	$36,700	$39,040	0.23	0.34
Sheet Metal Workers	180	$68,640	$72,220	0.63	0.82
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,130	$45,680	$49,130	4.03	0.77
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	440	$37,880	$41,480	1.55	0.97
Skincare Specialists	100	$47,960	$51,990	0.36	0.76
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$76,240	$82,160	2.96	2.20
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,630	$45,140	$46,310	5.79	2.05
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	70	$126,610	$118,480	0.25	1.03
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$77,020	$83,910	0.23	2.86
Social Workers, All Other	160	$89,590	$86,400	0.56	1.37
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$102,150	$124,810	0.33	4.26
Software Developers	1,190	$133,040	$135,420	4.24	0.39
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	110	$95,700	$98,320	0.38	0.32
Soil and Plant Scientists	90	$87,110	$86,670	0.32	3.16
Special Education Teachers, All Other	240	$59,270	$62,980	0.87	3.97
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	460	$79,150	$80,660	1.65	0.98
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	80	$78,040	$83,420	0.30	0.48
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	50	$90,440	$88,750	0.19	0.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	220	$79,930	$80,310	0.77	0.73
Speech-Language Pathologists	300	$97,820	$103,110	1.07	0.91
Statisticians	110	$121,830	$122,000	0.40	2.16
Stockers and Order Fillers	9,430	$43,840	$42,090	33.53	1.84
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	80	$62,400	$68,970	0.27	0.61
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	130	$58,760	$58,760	0.48	1.41
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,430	$63,110	$66,470	5.09	1.61
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	1,160	$37,450	$40,950	4.13	1.22
Surgical Technologists	330	$60,800	$69,570	1.16	1.54
Survey Researchers	30	$98,570	$100,610	0.11	2.06
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$54,290	$61,850	0.15	0.40
Surveyors	60	$81,490	$84,410	0.21	0.66
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	50	$37,650	$42,410	0.18	0.84
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	140	$72,010	$91,820	0.48	1.33
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	260	$63,160	$63,120	0.91	1.25
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,160	$38,020	$41,200	11.22	1.23
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	440	$77,370	$74,650	1.56	1.72
Tellers	460	$46,070	$46,080	1.65	0.78
Therapists, All Other	80	$68,820	$83,550	0.28	1.90
Tile and Stone Setters	50	$62,750	$61,880	0.17	0.73
Tire Repairers and Changers	110	$35,410	$37,510	0.41	0.58
Tool and Die Makers	230	$77,410	$74,230	0.81	2.22
Tour and Travel Guides	40	$34,530	$38,610	0.13	0.39
Traffic Technicians	—	$51,120	$57,040	—	—
Training and Development Managers	100	$138,640	$155,300	0.34	1.10
Training and Development Specialists	600	$78,080	$87,360	2.15	0.73
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	360	$101,750	$115,290	1.28	0.90
Travel Agents	50	$61,330	$64,290	0.18	0.51
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	40	$76,450	$69,100	0.15	0.43
Tutors	400	$54,550	$55,860	1.43	1.27
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$98,220	$107,120	0.14	0.51
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	200	$35,020	$36,220	0.70	0.89
Veterinarians	140	$127,570	$141,430	0.50	0.93
Waiters and Waitresses	3,290	$37,900	$46,010	11.68	0.80
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	130	$80,130	$77,440	0.46	0.56
Web and Digital Interface Designers	—	$100,060	$98,120	—	—
Web Developers	120	$89,800	$95,680	0.43	0.95
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	60	$41,150	$46,680	0.22	0.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	180	$61,630	$63,440	0.65	0.24
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$48,320	$52,870	0.26	1.28
Writers and Authors	60	$94,410	$95,520	0.21	0.69

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
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	402
Albertus Magnus College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,239
Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	51
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	178
Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	402
Quinnipiac University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	9,424
Southern Connecticut State University	Public	4-year or above	9,377
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	52
University of New Haven	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	9,229
Yale University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	15,564

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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