Wages by Occupation in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 126,450 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $57,370 for all occupations combined. 342 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

35.8% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±100272.8), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 93.7; 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 17,884 residents (6.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±979; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 143,268 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

39.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

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

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$32,380	$32,485
High school graduate	$45,990	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$50,554	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$71,445	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$92,096	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	28.2% (±3.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	10.3% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.7% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.8% (±2.9)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.2% (±1.3)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	5.1% (±1.3)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.1% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	40.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.5%	10.0%
Business	13.8%	20.1%
Education	11.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	25.4%	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	740	$82,530	$93,740	5.86	0.63
Administrative Services Managers	100	$109,610	$119,020	0.78	0.46
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$83,090	$77,350	0.33	1.38
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$50,780	$70,050	0.55	0.93
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	$79,620	$81,770	0.82	0.93
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	230	$34,470	$36,710	1.84	0.72
Animal Caretakers	290	$35,660	$42,730	2.27	1.32
Animal Trainers	60	$37,720	$45,510	0.44	3.61
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$106,090	$110,450	0.33	0.48
Architectural and Engineering Managers	360	$181,690	$191,300	2.83	2.00
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$75,940	$82,620	0.77	1.29
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$121,760	$132,220	—	—
Audio and Video Technicians	150	$53,680	$63,570	1.20	2.65
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$44,120	$43,920	0.52	0.80
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	110	$58,240	$57,770	0.87	0.90
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	630	$58,950	$57,360	4.99	1.10
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	40	$38,390	$40,700	0.34	1.88
Bakers	240	$36,240	$38,750	1.86	1.23
Bartenders	900	$43,950	$53,020	7.09	1.46
Bill and Account Collectors	30	$55,550	$57,610	0.24	0.23
Billing and Posting Clerks	230	$47,200	$50,190	1.82	0.70
Biochemists and Biophysicists	150	$135,320	$131,390	1.21	5.58
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$102,070	$96,990	0.34	1.06
Biological Technicians	40	$64,600	$67,430	0.33	0.74
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	910	$57,530	$58,470	7.21	0.82
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	—	$50,020	$72,520	—	—
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	190	$66,700	$67,870	1.51	0.81
Bus Drivers, School	510	$59,310	$55,290	4.03	1.56
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	90	$51,480	$53,170	0.70	0.69
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	420	$92,690	$97,100	3.29	0.47
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$94,910	$105,530	0.70	1.32
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$48,560	$47,380	0.63	0.72
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	550	$82,450	$90,500	4.38	1.39
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	50	$66,040	$60,160	0.42	0.85
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	90	$78,310	$90,780	0.73	3.10
Cardiologists	30	$514,290	$443,180	0.24	2.19
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$97,440	$85,410	1.01	1.38
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	270	$100,720	$97,980	2.11	2.95
Carpenters	740	$64,500	$67,400	5.87	1.36
Cashiers	2,820	$35,010	$36,140	22.27	1.12
Chefs and Head Cooks	330	$62,220	$68,170	2.58	2.01
Chemical Engineers	50	$101,750	$100,870	0.40	2.96
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	80	$64,600	$66,310	0.63	0.71
Chemical Technicians	50	$65,420	$71,800	0.38	1.03
Chemists	210	$121,770	$116,490	1.67	3.14
Chief Executives	90	$250,670	$348,910	0.68	0.52
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	450	$81,830	$80,980	3.52	1.40
Childcare Workers	810	$35,950	$37,500	6.38	1.91
Civil Engineers	330	$103,430	$110,630	2.59	1.10
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	40	$86,200	$94,680	0.34	0.16
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	210	$35,680	$37,690	1.64	0.67
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	100	$74,870	$74,770	0.81	0.38
Coaches and Scouts	300	$51,920	$59,480	2.34	1.46
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$69,600	$68,630	0.53	0.52
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	80	$48,680	$54,190	0.65	0.94
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	60	$79,090	$80,650	0.47	0.65
Compliance Officers	360	$83,700	$89,240	2.83	1.05
Computer and Information Systems Managers	370	$164,170	$175,820	2.90	0.67
Computer Network Architects	70	$135,010	$133,380	0.59	0.51
Computer Network Support Specialists	40	$77,780	$91,130	0.33	0.35
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	50	$50,400	$59,390	0.37	0.34
Computer Occupations, All Other	140	$112,090	$116,670	1.14	0.41
Computer Programmers	—	$116,370	$114,130	—	—
Computer Systems Analysts	180	$101,360	$101,930	1.46	0.44
Computer User Support Specialists	520	$62,710	$68,140	4.12	0.89
Concierges	30	$38,340	$39,800	0.24	0.76
Construction and Building Inspectors	110	$102,130	$96,980	0.88	0.94
Construction Laborers	390	$51,890	$56,450	3.04	0.43
Construction Managers	140	$134,010	$150,290	1.14	0.46
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	400	$44,510	$44,030	3.13	1.10
Cooks, Restaurant	1,670	$38,180	$41,140	13.21	1.46
Cooks, Short Order	120	$39,970	$40,110	0.97	1.09
Correctional Officers and Jailers	590	$64,750	$63,700	4.63	1.89
Cost Estimators	150	$92,600	$96,090	1.15	0.80
Counter and Rental Clerks	230	$38,700	$47,920	1.82	0.71
Couriers and Messengers	40	$35,620	$37,980	0.35	0.80
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	110	$62,730	$60,450	0.88	0.76
Crane and Tower Operators	50	$70,890	$69,280	0.38	1.38
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	140	$43,670	$55,820	1.12	1.85
Customer Service Representatives	1,240	$45,020	$46,840	9.78	0.59
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$47,300	$49,240	0.35	0.32
Data Entry Keyers	50	$45,760	$48,490	0.43	0.53
Data Scientists	60	$101,940	$113,260	0.46	0.27
Database Administrators	30	$89,230	$103,700	0.27	0.61
Dental Assistants	240	$56,850	$54,400	1.90	0.76
Dental Hygienists	230	$98,630	$96,410	1.78	1.24
Dentists, General	130	$167,160	$184,340	1.06	1.32
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	50	$86,440	$92,820	0.41	0.56
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	80	$97,760	$91,550	0.63	1.09
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$78,040	$77,430	0.47	0.95
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	790	$34,380	$37,350	6.27	1.80
Dishwashers	670	$34,820	$35,960	5.31	1.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	180	$41,600	$48,220	1.44	1.11
Driver/Sales Workers	330	$34,950	$41,840	2.61	0.99
Editors	60	$72,340	$77,780	0.44	0.75
Education Administrators, All Other	40	$94,730	$100,560	0.33	0.93
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	310	$155,350	$150,560	2.46	1.17
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	120	$122,260	$124,950	0.95	0.82
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$59,500	$60,790	0.49	1.03
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$80,440	$84,070	0.76	1.94
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	270	$73,590	$72,780	2.10	0.92
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	70	$77,290	$77,140	0.52	1.24
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	40	$107,410	$100,850	0.33	0.40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	130	$38,210	$43,040	1.05	0.66
Electricians	700	$72,240	$69,690	5.53	1.14
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,060	$83,840	$82,170	8.41	0.94
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$71,390	$68,190	0.68	0.68
Emergency Medical Technicians	190	$48,890	$50,630	1.51	1.30
Emergency Medicine Physicians	80	$448,470	$381,200	0.61	2.91
Engineers, All Other	150	$132,580	$126,690	1.17	1.18
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$97,310	$96,010	0.42	1.13
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	330	$76,250	$76,700	2.63	0.89
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	110	$65,990	$66,330	0.91	0.44
Facilities Managers	200	$107,890	$112,060	1.57	1.56
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,220	$34,800	$35,620	25.44	1.03
File Clerks	40	$44,810	$47,220	0.31	0.66
Financial and Investment Analysts	130	$95,830	$101,030	1.02	0.44
Financial Managers	680	$154,190	$165,770	5.38	0.99
Financial Specialists, All Other	80	$91,750	$98,010	0.60	0.71
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	50	$78,760	$77,690	0.41	4.62
Firefighters	340	$62,850	$64,070	2.71	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	460	$92,210	$94,030	3.66	0.70
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	170	$48,850	$56,600	1.32	1.99
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	110	$91,750	$92,370	0.91	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,100	$51,600	$54,920	8.67	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	230	$46,970	$53,380	1.86	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	90	$56,310	$66,150	0.73	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	430	$93,290	$94,380	3.40	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	60	$73,040	$85,820	0.50	0.36
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,660	$73,920	$78,450	13.16	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	140	$54,650	$57,190	1.07	1.45
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	180	$103,800	$109,500	1.44	1.45
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,000	$105,690	$107,590	7.92	1.83
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	100	$45,370	$59,630	0.80	5.99
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,260	$51,570	$56,560	9.94	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	30	$85,540	$78,570	0.24	0.46
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	$63,730	$69,620	3.05	0.76
Floral Designers	40	$39,170	$41,170	0.31	1.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	70	$37,290	$39,390	0.56	1.04
Food Preparation Workers	960	$36,200	$38,560	7.62	1.33
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	400	$35,850	$36,600	3.17	1.68
Food Service Managers	180	$76,840	$78,220	1.39	0.91
Fundraisers	60	$69,500	$76,490	0.51	0.71
Fundraising Managers	40	$97,520	$112,280	0.33	1.31
General and Operations Managers	2,140	$126,870	$153,330	16.93	0.75
General Internal Medicine Physicians	60	$256,790	$263,960	0.50	1.16
Graphic Designers	70	$65,520	$69,720	0.57	0.45
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$46,400	$47,680	0.70	1.64
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	280	$44,270	$48,770	2.20	1.12
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	70	$46,330	$59,370	0.52	1.56
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$99,060	$124,770	0.51	0.36
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$48,300	$58,770	0.63	0.53
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	40	$82,210	$82,850	0.31	1.37
Healthcare Social Workers	100	$80,140	$85,260	0.78	0.65
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	100	$44,560	$48,260	0.78	1.10
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	250	$74,990	$69,830	1.98	0.75
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,010	$60,320	$60,900	8.00	0.60
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	40	$41,770	$41,910	0.31	0.51
Helpers--Production Workers	40	$42,800	$44,820	0.29	0.28
Highway Maintenance Workers	240	$61,690	$63,380	1.86	1.87
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,920	$39,570	$40,360	23.11	0.83
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	520	$34,010	$35,940	4.13	1.48
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	270	$36,140	$36,810	2.14	1.27
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	60	$53,030	$53,600	0.44	0.76
Human Resources Managers	140	$141,030	$154,830	1.09	0.77
Human Resources Specialists	440	$76,810	$82,060	3.48	0.59
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$72,130	$75,400	0.28	0.57
Industrial Engineers	360	$115,870	$120,840	2.86	1.22
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	230	$89,830	$90,930	1.80	0.64
Industrial Production Managers	190	$156,710	$153,080	1.53	0.97
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	250	$48,200	$54,740	1.95	0.39
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$47,640	$49,910	0.63	0.73
Information Security Analysts	80	$101,860	$115,350	0.66	0.54
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	110	$54,020	$58,840	0.84	0.74
Instructional Coordinators	120	$95,180	$90,200	0.91	0.62
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	60	$47,510	$49,610	0.46	1.61
Insurance Sales Agents	150	$72,130	$92,370	1.15	0.37
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	120	$49,090	$52,310	0.95	1.00
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,020	$35,460	$40,660	15.96	1.12
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	100	$91,670	$83,640	0.77	1.09
Labor Relations Specialists	140	$76,710	$95,990	1.08	2.60
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,420	$41,910	$44,190	11.26	0.59
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	740	$44,260	$44,900	5.84	0.95
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	160	$35,820	$37,100	1.25	0.98
Lawyers	280	$128,040	$155,810	2.18	0.45
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	180	$65,300	$71,910	1.40	1.62
Library Assistants, Clerical	130	$35,730	$38,880	1.06	1.93
Library Technicians	50	$49,590	$51,250	0.41	0.93
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	590	$75,610	$73,120	4.70	1.13
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	90	$36,430	$36,690	0.68	0.68
Light Truck Drivers	540	$43,680	$51,240	4.29	0.68
Loan Officers	70	$96,500	$116,460	0.58	0.33
Lodging Managers	40	$75,680	$87,340	0.32	1.18
Logisticians	210	$83,410	$89,820	1.64	1.01
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,030	$36,250	$36,750	8.14	1.47
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	820	$53,190	$55,890	6.49	0.66
Management Analysts	250	$108,430	$110,860	1.94	0.34
Managers, All Other	330	$137,120	$155,210	2.58	0.64
Manicurists and Pedicurists	250	$34,010	$36,370	2.00	2.04
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	350	$62,700	$70,470	2.75	0.48
Marketing Managers	210	$159,250	$162,220	1.65	0.65
Massage Therapists	70	$61,870	$62,670	0.58	0.92
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$77,220	$86,600	0.50	1.62
Mechanical Drafters	130	$68,830	$65,060	1.06	4.13
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$109,470	$103,880	0.60	2.59
Medical and Health Services Managers	470	$126,350	$137,770	3.71	0.97
Medical Assistants	630	$46,760	$47,370	4.97	0.94
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$39,360	$45,250	0.51	1.01
Medical Equipment Repairers	30	$59,860	$62,710	0.24	0.57
Medical Records Specialists	60	$56,140	$61,210	0.50	0.40
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	480	$138,090	$143,010	3.81	3.43
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	490	$51,610	$53,940	3.91	0.63
Medical Transcriptionists	30	$55,890	$53,320	0.25	0.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	80	$59,340	$68,480	0.66	0.72
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	130	$84,260	$81,620	1.04	1.22
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	120	$39,800	$44,330	0.92	0.86
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630	$82,160	$82,300	5.00	1.25
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	430	$44,640	$46,070	3.40	0.38
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	60	$68,790	$72,480	0.45	0.40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$39,080	$45,450	0.53	0.55
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	120	$61,030	$65,060	0.95	6.34
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$217,480	$224,280	2.35	3.36
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	300	$105,880	$119,710	2.41	1.19
Nurse Practitioners	170	$135,930	$138,870	1.34	0.65
Nursing Assistants	1,610	$44,210	$45,190	12.73	1.37
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$97,190	$100,080	0.47	0.93
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	90	$89,870	$99,970	0.70	0.78
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	40	$61,290	$64,160	0.32	1.62
Occupational Therapists	210	$102,670	$101,180	1.66	1.59
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$73,030	$71,790	0.41	1.26
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	280	$34,220	$41,170	2.21	1.79
Office Clerks, General	1,580	$48,600	$50,740	12.49	0.79
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	$66,850	$73,080	1.64	0.53
Operations Research Analysts	40	$91,980	$102,870	0.33	0.47
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	50	$45,770	$48,160	0.38	0.83
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$76,170	$72,040	0.50	1.06
Orderlies	40	$38,350	$40,140	0.32	0.96
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	40	$53,890	$54,660	0.33	1.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$37,240	$41,960	0.32	0.13
Packers and Packagers, Hand	260	$35,580	$38,390	2.06	0.57
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	420	$58,730	$62,820	3.34	2.30
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	260	$56,120	$60,570	2.08	0.82
Paramedics	130	$77,600	$74,930	1.05	1.62
Parking Attendants	190	$34,010	$34,790	1.52	1.72
Parts Salespersons	240	$37,430	$44,650	1.88	1.08
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$60,230	$62,190	0.83	0.84
Pediatricians, General	140	$219,350	$218,590	1.09	4.32
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	30	$48,320	$46,930	0.27	0.68
Personal Financial Advisors	90	$124,490	$149,390	0.70	0.41
Pest Control Workers	30	$48,860	$49,800	0.24	0.36
Pharmacists	270	$146,900	$137,300	2.12	1.02
Pharmacy Aides	50	$36,790	$40,930	0.36	1.43
Pharmacy Technicians	440	$47,050	$47,850	3.51	1.16
Phlebotomists	150	$44,720	$45,520	1.19	1.28
Photographers	70	$46,880	$55,600	0.53	1.59
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$75,420	$71,190	0.51	0.70
Physical Therapists	290	$102,880	$103,410	2.28	1.32
Physician Assistants	180	$140,030	$151,540	1.44	1.38
Physicians, All Other	130	$377,580	$376,070	1.06	0.48
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	870	$76,980	$69,820	6.91	2.31
Podiatrists	—	$184,090	$184,410	—	—
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	650	$79,580	$81,290	5.15	1.20
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	80	$65,030	$80,820	0.64	0.67
Power Plant Operators	30	$79,450	$89,190	0.28	1.46
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	360	$45,960	$50,480	2.84	0.92
Procurement Clerks	70	$56,350	$51,830	0.52	1.46
Producers and Directors	40	$72,280	$78,800	0.33	0.36
Production Workers, All Other	60	$42,240	$49,030	0.48	0.30
Project Management Specialists	920	$109,800	$117,120	7.27	1.06
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$81,120	$88,170	0.34	0.92
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	160	$62,990	$73,190	1.25	0.62
Protective Service Workers, All Other	80	$35,030	$43,960	0.65	1.23
Psychiatric Technicians	40	$57,360	$59,090	0.30	0.29
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$72,800	$89,910	0.32	1.20
Public Relations Managers	40	$146,880	$165,630	0.30	0.63
Public Relations Specialists	110	$73,050	$84,260	0.88	0.48
Public Safety Telecommunicators	150	$63,390	$61,250	1.19	1.81
Purchasing Managers	70	$167,220	$169,150	0.57	1.05
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	200	$95,060	$93,390	1.56	1.05
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,010	$37,870	$40,760	7.95	1.36
Recreation Workers	290	$38,310	$42,270	2.32	1.09
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	50	$39,070	$43,240	0.40	0.42
Registered Nurses	2,460	$101,330	$99,550	19.47	0.90
Rehabilitation Counselors	450	$64,420	$64,640	3.53	5.80
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	60	$37,350	$39,580	0.51	0.67
Residential Advisors	160	$38,920	$43,090	1.25	2.30
Respiratory Therapists	80	$78,700	$87,440	0.61	0.68
Retail Salespersons	3,580	$35,740	$39,970	28.35	1.13
Sailors and Marine Oilers	80	$61,120	$56,420	0.65	3.21
Sales Managers	380	$146,690	$154,020	3.00	0.73
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	510	$63,750	$77,590	4.06	0.50
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	410	$62,130	$74,360	3.21	0.40
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	90	$98,220	$124,840	0.69	0.38
School Psychologists	80	$99,600	$94,270	0.65	1.58
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	860	$94,950	$86,130	6.84	1.00
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,410	$54,340	$55,860	11.13	1.01
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	180	$79,160	$124,290	1.43	0.46
Security Guards	970	$35,510	$42,870	7.68	0.93
Self-Enrichment Teachers	270	$48,570	$58,050	2.12	0.99
Sheet Metal Workers	130	$79,630	$69,850	1.06	1.37
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	400	$45,310	$47,470	3.14	0.60
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	240	$37,460	$39,490	1.92	1.20
Skincare Specialists	40	$36,600	$47,990	0.28	0.61
Social and Community Service Managers	360	$73,480	$76,710	2.84	2.11
Social and Human Service Assistants	780	$45,880	$47,620	6.16	2.19
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$102,940	$127,340	0.36	4.70
Software Developers	1,060	$123,780	$128,800	8.41	0.77
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	110	$98,720	$102,160	0.86	0.72
Special Education Teachers, All Other	60	$74,040	$71,490	0.45	2.05
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	260	$87,550	$83,840	2.09	1.24
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	150	$81,570	$82,390	1.17	1.92
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	180	$81,050	$82,670	1.44	1.37
Speech-Language Pathologists	150	$96,670	$96,830	1.21	1.02
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,970	$36,290	$43,020	15.60	0.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	500	$64,450	$68,180	3.94	1.25
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	670	$39,340	$43,460	5.31	1.57
Surgeons, All Other	40	$161,360	$202,770	0.35	2.15
Surgical Technologists	70	$76,830	$80,090	0.57	0.75
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$55,640	$58,260	0.28	0.75
Surveyors	50	$73,280	$80,870	0.37	1.12
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50	$76,270	$79,640	0.43	1.17
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	90	$60,840	$62,690	0.73	0.99
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,630	$36,290	$39,160	12.91	1.41
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	100	$48,530	$53,230	0.79	0.74
Technical Writers	130	$100,650	$99,610	1.06	3.64
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	250	$74,020	$69,460	1.95	2.15
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	50	$96,280	$93,460	0.43	0.68
Tellers	250	$45,140	$44,560	1.95	0.92
Tool and Die Makers	60	$79,020	$73,160	0.44	1.19
Training and Development Managers	40	$133,190	$143,830	0.33	1.07
Training and Development Specialists	320	$85,320	$96,400	2.56	0.87
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	110	$105,650	$117,860	0.91	0.64
Tutors	300	$50,350	$56,470	2.38	2.11
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$99,830	$101,070	0.29	1.01
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	130	$34,150	$34,860	1.04	1.33
Veterinarians	60	$125,860	$128,490	0.47	0.87
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	60	$35,370	$41,200	0.46	0.56
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	110	$48,900	$52,220	0.91	1.09
Waiters and Waitresses	2,620	$37,880	$49,340	20.74	1.42
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	130	$78,610	$82,250	1.04	1.26
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$64,380	$65,410	0.33	1.63
Writers and Authors	40	$84,940	$84,080	0.31	1.00

Colleges in this area

4 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
Connecticut College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,990
Eastern Connecticut State University	Public	4-year or above	4,355
Mitchell College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	442
United States Coast Guard Academy	Public	4-year or above	1,108

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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