Waterbury Employment

Employment and Industries in the Waterbury, Connecticut Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Waterbury than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Waterbury.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Waterbury.
A list of any large public companies in Waterbury.

Most Popular Jobs in Waterbury, Connecticut Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,960	66,770	$48,080 - 90,920	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,020	61,570	$40,790 - 88,450	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	900	61,010	$37,100 - 90,710	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	570	61,870	$33,680 - 91,080	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	570	66,970	$31,970 - 104,200	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	440	60,450	$40,010 - 91,510	18%	79%
7	Financial managers	300	89,710	$44,750 - 0	13%	60%
8	Social and human service assistants	270	31,940	$20,110 - 47,780	34%	58%
9	Teachers and instructors, all other	250	47,880	$30,930 - 61,120	9%	54%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	240	56,600	$26,920 - 79,030	19%	77%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	230	63,960	$34,590 - 104,580	12%	51%
12	Physical therapists	210	65,390	$50,210 - 82,530	27%	89%
13	Lawyers	190	107,790	$57,040 - 0	11%	99%
14	Medical and health services managers	190	87,080	$51,290 - 134,920	16%	57%
15	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	180	38,980	$24,600 - 55,590	34%	73%
16	Chief executives	170	163,890	$95,480 - 0	2%	65%
17	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	160	42,720	$21,120 - 73,310	30%	77%
18	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	114,760	$46,980 - 0	25%	67%
19	Sales managers	160	105,370	$52,450 - 0	10%	69%
20	Rehabilitation counselors	150	31,390	$22,130 - 55,520	23%	73%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	93,960	$53,120 - 124,410	8%	78%
22	Coaches and scouts	150	38,160	$15,520 - 68,130	15%	60%
23	Mechanical engineers	150	63,600	$33,870 - 90,190	4%	78%
24	Social and community service managers	140	48,460	$32,040 - 74,120	25%	72%
25	Pharmacists	140	95,980	$64,440 - 124,940	22%	97%
26	Medical and public health social workers	120	47,760	$39,190 - 59,270	24%	77%
27	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	120	75,900	$41,110 - 102,880	16%	99%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	42,690	$27,850 - 68,070	15%	51%
29	Computer programmers	110	73,600	$41,520 - 107,390	0%	73%
30	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	61,240	$37,480 - 80,990	13%	73%
31	Librarians	90	61,420	$35,550 - 93,330	4%	85%
32	Industrial engineers	90	65,080	$47,140 - 89,580	20%	74%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	90	61,370	$33,670 - 90,250	27%	50%
34	Marketing managers	70	124,550	$67,520 - 0	14%	69%
35	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	57,010	$32,560 - 100,790	18%	56%
36	Managers, all other	70	89,790	$61,110 - 128,780	7%	55%
37	Financial analysts	70	78,400	$41,570 - 130,700	34%	87%
38	Computer systems analysts	70	60,150	$39,670 - 81,240	29%	68%
39	Speech-language pathologists	70	72,950	$55,320 - 99,540	11%	98%
40	Dentists, general	70	171,440	$84,640 - 0	9%	100%
41	Public relations specialists	70	47,670	$25,910 - 75,330	18%	81%
42	Computer software engineers, applications	70	76,090	$49,640 - 107,080	45%	85%
43	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	66,500	$42,470 - 110,350	5%	58%
44	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	40,510	$20,500 - 63,030	25%	58%
45	Mental health counselors	60	33,340	$24,290 - 43,690	30%	73%
46	Engineering managers	60	104,600	$59,100 - 0	7%	84%
47	Market research analysts	60	60,080	$33,610 - 103,810	20%	82%
48	Computer and information systems managers	60	103,090	$66,730 - 138,120	16%	73%
49	Training and development specialists	50	42,530	$22,650 - 63,030	18%	56%
50	Floral designers	50	25,060	$17,580 - 36,440	0%	55%
51	Optometrists	50	101,050	$66,450 - 0	11%	100%
52	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	79,930	$45,560 - 134,640	14%	78%
53	Civil engineers	50	73,670	$45,420 - 110,840	18%	87%
54	Management analysts	50	67,840	$38,350 - 94,570	22%	78%
55	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	48,980	$24,590 - 106,890	24%	78%
56	Graphic designers	40	39,300	$23,460 - 52,300	10%	55%
57	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	40	171,620	$73,650 - 0	12%	94%
58	Recreational therapists	40		$0 - 0	4%	77%
59	Physician assistants	40	93,990	$53,580 - 145,180	27%	67%
60	Electrical engineers	40	58,550	$44,030 - 81,430	6%	81%
61	Special education teachers, middle school	30	59,840	$41,240 - 79,400	16%	87%
62	Advertising sales agents	30	48,350	$31,600 - 69,120	20%	56%
63	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	59,880	$37,690 - 83,030	17%	56%
64	Compensation and benefits managers	30	96,130	$47,300 - 0	12%	58%
65	Legislators	30		$0 - 0	1%	65%
66	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	66,610	$41,750 - 90,970	53%	57%
67	Purchasing managers	30	81,310	$54,770 - 120,640	3%	57%
68	Credit analysts	30	40,770	$20,750 - 71,070	2%	60%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	2,540	19,330	$15,950 - 23,500	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,220	26,980	$16,360 - 47,630	12%	25%
3	Teacher assistants	1,380	26,380	$20,560 - 30,880	10%	18%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,380	26,150	$19,150 - 34,320	18%	7%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,260	31,500	$21,390 - 44,860	1%	18%
6	Office clerks, general	1,240	28,380	$18,360 - 41,770	13%	19%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,120	24,900	$16,430 - 36,260	15%	4%
8	General and operations managers	1,030	96,490	$38,760 - [?]	2%	48%
9	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,020	26,220	$18,670 - 37,610	-14%	0%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	960	24,210	$16,100 - 35,790	-7%	8%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	930	45,130	$27,700 - 70,130	6%	29%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	920	37,770	$25,680 - 52,470	15%	18%
13	Waiters and waitresses	880	20,090	$15,440 - 30,500	11%	14%
14	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	870	17,810	$15,820 - 21,080	10%	8%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	840	35,080	$22,700 - 48,870	13%	16%
16	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	800	18,850	$15,700 - 23,060	18%	5%
17	Customer service representatives	770	31,910	$19,580 - 47,250	25%	22%
18	Team assemblers	720	26,530	$18,270 - 36,550	0%	5%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	690	28,990	$17,890 - 41,840	8%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	680	41,120	$22,780 - 64,300	4%	25%
21	Personal and home care aides	630	21,490	$16,230 - 28,690	51%	10%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	590	26,110	$17,150 - 35,510	17%	13%
23	Tool and die makers	580	51,800	$39,470 - 66,150	-9%	5%
24	Food preparation workers	560	22,790	$16,970 - 31,140	15%	7%
25	Machinists	560		$[?] - [?]	-2%	3%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	59,930	$37,270 - 90,790	-4%	15%
27	Bus drivers, school	550	27,790	$21,040 - 37,050	9%	4%
28	Packers and packagers, hand	540	21,480	$15,630 - 28,930	-11%	3%
29	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	520	24,890	$16,630 - 36,350	2%	5%
30	Home health aides	490	24,290	$17,330 - 31,810	49%	7%
31	Maintenance and repair workers, general	490	37,670	$26,170 - 50,850	10%	6%
32	Cooks, fast food	460	18,170	$15,470 - 22,180	8%	5%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	450	36,160	$27,310 - 47,100	10%	4%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	450	32,050	$20,050 - 45,120	4%	6%
35	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	440	29,330	$17,710 - 43,250	-6%	14%
36	Child care workers	430	21,200	$15,750 - 30,130	18%	15%
37	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	410	47,440	$40,150 - 57,430	14%	7%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	400	42,470	$21,640 - 71,690	14%	4%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	390	31,280	$20,800 - 44,980	11%	14%
40	Electricians	380	53,400	$35,690 - 75,960	7%	7%
41	Tellers	370	26,680	$20,470 - 34,610	14%	16%
42	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	360	21,910	$16,060 - 28,660	13%	5%
43	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	320	23,850	$16,790 - 34,080	-15%	0%
44	Carpenters	310	49,510	$34,570 - 59,270	10%	6%
45	Construction laborers	310	38,200	$24,610 - 61,010	11%	5%
46	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	310	20,420	$15,620 - 28,590	12%	6%
47	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	27,410	$18,290 - 41,570	18%	6%
48	Medical assistants	290	29,240	$23,370 - 39,970	35%	10%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	280	63,680	$34,870 - 95,250	7%	13%
50	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	280	21,310	$16,050 - 28,700	10%	5%
51	Preschool teachers, except special education	280	28,740	$17,860 - 44,570	26%	43%
52	Medical secretaries	280	36,750	$25,810 - 49,260	17%	18%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	270	33,370	$23,520 - 43,860	4%	15%
54	Recreation workers	260	22,650	$15,520 - 31,070	13%	47%
55	Postal service mail carriers	260	44,020	$37,080 - 50,120	1%	11%
56	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	260	56,080	$35,220 - 78,770	11%	4%
57	Bill and account collectors	220	35,650	$26,530 - 45,370	23%	13%
58	Bartenders	210	20,820	$15,590 - 35,080	11%	17%
59	Cooks, restaurant	210	26,770	$18,220 - 35,360	12%	5%
60	Driver/sales workers	190	25,730	$18,530 - 35,860	-4%	4%
61	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	190	32,940	$20,980 - 45,960	19%	14%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	190	22,650	$17,630 - 29,740	14%	3%
63	Dental hygienists	180	69,530	$61,920 - 83,930	30%	33%
64	Dishwashers	180	18,170	$15,680 - 22,120	10%	3%
65	Industrial truck and tractor operators	180	30,450	$21,920 - 42,760	-1%	2%
66	Data entry keyers	180	28,220	$19,510 - 36,140	-4%	18%
67	Food service managers	180	49,780	$26,420 - 83,000	5%	24%
68	Bakers	170	22,320	$16,280 - 30,090	10%	8%
69	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	170	30,320	$22,410 - 39,530	0%	3%
70	Machine feeders and offbearers	170	23,230	$16,940 - 31,020	-14%	0%
71	Dental assistants	160	37,540	$27,200 - 48,680	29%	9%
72	Paralegals and legal assistants	160	41,720	$31,750 - 55,410	22%	45%
73	Pharmacy technicians	160	30,830	$20,530 - 43,900	32%	16%
74	Computer support specialists	150	45,970	$30,180 - 70,280	13%	43%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	150	68,830	$45,290 - 91,030	9%	10%
76	Radiologic technologists and technicians	140	54,560	$42,210 - 67,630	15%	25%
77	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	140	38,650	$25,140 - 54,500	-2%	6%
78	Medical transcriptionists	140	34,430	$23,580 - 45,070	14%	10%
79	Automotive body and related repairers	140	36,440	$21,500 - 47,020	12%	3%
80	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	140	45,750	$31,000 - 61,210	9%	3%
81	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	26,790	$20,250 - 35,620	11%	5%
82	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	130	37,050	$27,650 - 50,420	3%	25%
83	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	130	45,830	$35,880 - 58,910	12%	3%
84	Industrial production managers	130	80,190	$50,580 - 111,570	-5%	43%
85	File clerks	130	23,060	$16,660 - 31,950	-40%	20%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	130	81,330	$43,940 - 122,690	4%	38%
87	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	120	24,650	$17,330 - 35,250	-26%	6%
88	Security guards	120	25,120	$17,110 - 33,870	17%	13%
89	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	36,240	$18,990 - 68,790	5%	2%
90	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	18,330	$15,440 - 23,200	12%	6%
91	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	110	32,830	$20,930 - 48,840	14%	11%
92	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	42,570	$23,340 - 58,450	4%	30%
93	Highway maintenance workers	110	45,080	$37,910 - 53,760	9%	5%
94	Insurance sales agents	110	68,510	$32,490 - 141,210	13%	45%
95	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	100	33,840	$26,410 - 44,910	10%	24%
96	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	100	23,060	$18,100 - 28,860	-4%	5%
97	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	62,150	$33,210 - 117,880	0%	42%
98	Parts salespersons	100	32,300	$19,330 - 51,050	-1%	6%
99	Medical records and health information technicians	100		$[?] - [?]	18%	12%
100	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	100	41,090	$18,110 - 61,360	27%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Waterbury Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tool and die makers	51,800	580	15.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,220	1,020	8.9
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,850	320	7.8
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,320	170	6
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,980	180	6
Medical transcriptionists	34,430	140	3.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	23,230	170	3.8
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,810	870	3.7
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	42,720	160	3.4
Machinists		560	3.3
Bus drivers, school	27,790	550	3.2
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	32,830	110	3.2
Rehabilitation counselors	31,390	150	2.9
Social and community service managers	48,460	140	2.9
Physical therapists	65,390	210	2.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	32,940	190	2.8
Highway maintenance workers	45,080	110	2.8
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,310	280	2.7
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,900	120	2.6
Personal and home care aides	21,490	630	2.6
Bakers	22,320	170	2.6
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,500	100	2.6
Teacher assistants	26,380	1,380	2.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	38,650	140	2.5
Coaches and scouts	38,160	150	2.4
Dental hygienists	69,530	180	2.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,150	1,380	2.3
Medical and public health social workers	47,760	120	2.2
Recreation workers	22,650	260	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	61,870	570	2.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	61,010	900	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	56,600	240	2.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,330	440	2
Food service managers	49,780	180	2
Social and human service assistants	31,940	270	1.9
Automotive body and related repairers	36,440	140	1.9
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	37,050	130	1.9
Industrial production managers	80,190	130	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,930	550	1.8
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	20,420	310	1.8
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,960	150	1.8
Cooks, fast food	18,170	460	1.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	42,690	110	1.7
Registered nurses	66,770	1,960	1.7
Medical and health services managers	87,080	190	1.7
Radiologic technologists and technicians	54,560	140	1.6
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,740	280	1.6
Postal service mail carriers	44,020	260	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	61,570	1,020	1.6
Child care workers	21,200	430	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Waterbury, Connecticut Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Child, family, and school social workers	56,600	1.47	240
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	114,760	1.4	160
Highway maintenance workers	45,080	1.37	110
Carpenters	49,510	1.35	310
Medical secretaries	36,750	1.33	280
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,880	1.33	250
Construction laborers	38,200	1.32	310
Cooks, restaurant	26,770	1.32	210
Elementary school teachers, except special education	61,570	1.32	1,020
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	61,870	1.3	570
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	47,440	1.29	410
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,080	1.28	260
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	42,690	1.28	110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	61,240	1.27	110
Food preparation workers	22,790	1.27	560
Insurance sales agents	68,510	1.27	110
Teacher assistants	26,380	1.27	1,380
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	61,010	1.26	900
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	68,830	1.26	150
Dental assistants	37,540	1.25	160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,960	1.25	150
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	45,830	1.24	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,970	1.24	570
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,910	1.24	360
Home health aides	24,290	1.23	490
Bill and account collectors	35,650	1.23	220
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	26,790	1.23	130
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,410	1.22	300
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	42,470	1.22	400
Waiters and waitresses	20,090	1.22	880
Computer programmers	73,600	1.22	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,330	1.22	130
Electricians	53,400	1.22	380
Tool and die makers	51,800	1.21	580
Social and human service assistants	31,940	1.21	270
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,740	1.21	280
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,050	1.2	450
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,900	1.2	120
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,850	1.2	800
Tellers	26,680	1.2	370
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,930	1.19	550
Chief executives	163,890	1.19	170
Office clerks, general	28,380	1.19	1,240
Child care workers	21,200	1.19	430
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	45,750	1.19	140
Bartenders	20,820	1.19	210
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	33,370	1.18	270
Registered nurses	66,770	1.18	1,960
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	63,680	1.18	280
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,330	1.18	120

Highest Paying Jobs in Waterbury, Connecticut Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	175,350	60
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	171,620	40
Dentists, general	171,440	70
Internists, general	167,550	50
Chief executives	163,890	170
Pediatricians, general	126,960	30
Marketing managers	124,550	70
Physicians and surgeons, all other	117,780	130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	114,760	160
Lawyers	107,790	190
Sales managers	105,370	160
Engineering managers	104,600	60
Computer and information systems managers	103,090	60
Optometrists	101,050	50
General and operations managers	96,490	1,030
Compensation and benefits managers	96,130	30
Pharmacists	95,980	140
Physician assistants	93,990	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,960	150
Construction managers	90,590	40
Managers, all other	89,790	70
Financial managers	89,710	300
Sales representatives, services, all other	88,530
Medical and health services managers	87,080	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,330	130
Purchasing managers	81,310	30
Industrial production managers	80,190	130
Education administrators, postsecondary	79,930	50
Loan officers	78,940	80
Financial analysts	78,400	70
Computer software engineers, applications	76,090	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,900	120
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	74,290	50
Civil engineers	73,670	50
Computer programmers	73,600	110
Speech-language pathologists	72,950	70
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	70,610	40
Diagnostic medical sonographers	70,550	50
Dental hygienists	69,530	180
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	68,830	150
Insurance sales agents	68,510	110
Management analysts	67,840	50
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	66,970
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,970	570
Registered nurses	66,770	1,960
Network systems and data communications analysts	66,610	30
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	66,500	60
Administrative services managers	66,480	100
Cost estimators	65,760	90
Physical therapists	65,390	210

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