Bangor Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bangor, Maine 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 Bangor than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Bangor.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Bangor.
A list of any large public companies in Bangor.

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	Social and human service assistants	910	24,700	$17,250 - 34,580	34%	58%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	610	37,150	$15,400 - 62,720	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	550	38,850	$25,620 - 54,380	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	380	40,300	$26,900 - 56,340	6%	96%
5	Child, family, and school social workers	370	35,140	$21,790 - 50,230	19%	77%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	360	43,010	$28,360 - 58,770	11%	95%
7	Accountants and auditors	350	43,620	$32,740 - 59,480	18%	79%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	310	25,400	$17,050 - 42,260	9%	54%
9	Coaches and scouts	300	22,670	$13,950 - 42,600	15%	60%
10	Medical and health services managers	240	82,510	$41,670 - 0	16%	57%
11	Financial managers	230	75,750	$43,780 - 115,870	13%	60%
12	Social and community service managers	190	47,860	$29,480 - 67,450	25%	72%
13	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	170	38,480	$26,770 - 49,690	30%	77%
14	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	160	41,390	$26,080 - 64,800	5%	58%
15	Sales managers	160	73,310	$42,080 - 117,550	10%	69%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	40,510	$26,770 - 59,540	13%	73%
17	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	42,050	$26,720 - 60,210	20%	87%
18	Lawyers	150	87,110	$44,110 - 0	11%	99%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	62,670	$42,420 - 82,780	8%	78%
20	Pharmacists	130	104,300	$83,940 - 128,830	22%	97%
21	Reporters and correspondents	120	33,390	$20,330 - 48,290	1%	85%
22	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	110	68,620	$32,210 - 138,150	25%	67%
23	Computer systems analysts	110	56,710	$36,610 - 77,390	29%	68%
24	Training and development specialists	100	42,160	$23,340 - 61,260	18%	56%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	100	51,700	$37,910 - 69,570	27%	50%
26	Advertising sales agents	90	39,000	$21,570 - 61,960	20%	56%
27	Mental health counselors	90	46,970	$35,990 - 58,580	30%	73%
28	Medical and public health social workers	90	44,850	$31,960 - 63,140	24%	77%
29	Sales and related workers, all other	90	37,740	$25,750 - 47,040	14%	62%
30	Physical therapists	90	68,730	$49,260 - 90,230	27%	89%
31	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	46,330	$33,410 - 61,780	18%	56%
32	Librarians	80	43,360	$27,670 - 58,310	4%	85%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	80	30,800	$20,940 - 42,590	15%	51%
34	Rehabilitation counselors	80	34,890	$24,950 - 48,330	23%	73%
35	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	27,830	$18,010 - 38,930	23%	54%
36	Computer programmers	80		$0 - 0	0%	73%
37	Speech-language pathologists	80	51,010	$33,400 - 68,150	11%	98%
38	Public relations specialists	80	40,300	$27,540 - 55,550	18%	81%
39	Physician assistants	80	81,540	$63,720 - 102,340	27%	67%
40	Computer and information systems managers	80	72,200	$44,280 - 112,100	16%	73%
41	Surveyors	70	46,860	$32,530 - 58,980	24%	82%
42	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	70	42,060	$32,680 - 51,240	25%	93%
43	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	64,140	$30,870 - 89,830	16%	99%
44	Biological technicians	70	28,040	$20,420 - 37,470	16%	60%
45	Civil engineers	60	58,120	$40,000 - 77,500	18%	87%
46	Chief executives	60	119,630	$49,000 - 0	2%	65%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	40,840	$26,290 - 63,320	18%	56%
48	Managers, all other	50	63,710	$39,410 - 97,050	7%	55%
49	Graphic designers	50	30,020	$21,700 - 44,440	10%	55%
50	Engineering managers	50	79,470	$38,670 - 100,310	7%	84%
51	Mechanical engineers	50	63,270	$42,860 - 89,380	4%	78%
52	Marketing managers	40	62,990	$41,180 - 97,930	14%	69%
53	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	61,700	$22,670 - 109,070	15%	72%
54	Special education teachers, middle school	40	40,680	$26,120 - 55,030	16%	87%
55	Occupational therapists	40	59,850	$46,650 - 81,230	23%	90%
56	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	40	50,070	$38,620 - 63,710	9%	95%
57	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	38,320	$26,150 - 52,680	9%	87%
58	Database administrators	40	42,620	$32,300 - 57,390	29%	72%
59	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	48,490	$34,680 - 74,840	17%	54%
60	Financial analysts	40	65,310	$38,760 - 91,760	34%	87%
61	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40		$0 - 0	12%	51%
62	Editors	40	43,890	$26,250 - 65,120	2%	81%
63	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	43,780	$29,930 - 57,920	9%	72%
64	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	40	86,250	$48,540 - 0	12%	94%
65	Management analysts	40	61,090	$42,580 - 79,050	22%	78%
66	Computer software engineers, applications	40	58,270	$42,890 - 74,120	45%	85%
67	Compensation and benefits managers	30	65,900	$40,130 - 90,610	12%	58%
68	Health educators	30	45,760	$28,880 - 58,270	26%	58%
69	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	54,620	$41,620 - 68,480	0%	55%

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	Retail salespersons	2,130	23,500	$14,740 - 36,530	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,760	17,340	$14,380 - 21,800	-2%	10%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,750	34,930	$20,640 - 53,470	10%	4%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,490	15,810	$13,820 - 18,460	18%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,350	26,290	$19,710 - 34,280	1%	18%
6	Office clerks, general	1,280	21,850	$14,780 - 31,220	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,110	17,090	$13,730 - 25,030	11%	14%
8	Customer service representatives	1,040	22,910	$14,350 - 36,900	25%	22%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,030	21,350	$15,410 - 30,380	15%	4%
10	General and operations managers	1,010	81,200	$37,410 - 137,380	2%	48%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	940	21,370	$16,220 - 27,830	18%	7%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	840	27,700	$18,830 - 38,200	13%	16%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	840	20,850	$14,950 - 28,850	2%	5%
14	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	780	18,700	$14,650 - 24,630	13%	5%
15	Teacher assistants	750	23,780	$17,150 - 30,620	10%	18%
16	Team assemblers	750	24,520	$18,640 - 37,220	0%	5%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	750	39,000	$25,280 - 56,220	6%	29%
18	Stock clerks and order fillers	740	21,110	$15,170 - 29,450	-7%	8%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	700	35,400	$21,080 - 55,290	4%	25%
20	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	570	32,400	$20,510 - 45,400	14%	4%
21	Medical secretaries	550	28,490	$20,380 - 38,460	17%	18%
22	Construction laborers	520	22,480	$16,270 - 30,660	11%	5%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	29,670	$19,670 - 43,540	10%	6%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	500	27,210	$15,100 - 47,230	8%	4%
25	Personal and home care aides	480	19,430	$14,540 - 23,220	51%	10%
26	Food preparation workers	480	18,900	$14,670 - 24,900	15%	7%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	420	25,230	$16,930 - 35,630	11%	14%
28	Carpenters	410	32,330	$24,840 - 40,250	10%	6%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	390	35,840	$24,300 - 47,170	15%	18%
30	Service station attendants	370	16,370	$13,890 - 20,070	13%	6%
31	Business operations specialists, all other	360	47,280	$27,750 - 72,460	21%	49%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	350	21,360	$16,260 - 28,170	17%	13%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	340	42,000	$28,550 - 58,180	9%	10%
34	Driver/sales workers	310	26,150	$17,080 - 39,620	-4%	4%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	310	24,000	$16,540 - 32,880	4%	6%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	300	26,100	$18,850 - 34,690	4%	15%
37	Cooks, restaurant	300	21,740	$16,040 - 29,130	12%	5%
38	Packers and packagers, hand	300	16,490	$14,000 - 19,920	-11%	3%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	53,570	$33,650 - 83,370	7%	13%
40	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	290	28,440	$22,240 - 36,480	8%	3%
41	Medical assistants	280	27,340	$18,820 - 37,190	35%	10%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	260	21,230	$16,010 - 26,800	18%	6%
43	Dishwashers	250	16,690	$14,220 - 19,490	10%	3%
44	Bartenders	250	23,190	$14,010 - 43,150	11%	17%
45	Parts salespersons	250	28,480	$16,820 - 45,170	-1%	6%
46	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	250	36,160	$25,090 - 45,140	13%	4%
47	Child care workers	240	17,470	$14,770 - 22,170	18%	15%
48	Tellers	230	20,100	$16,370 - 24,040	14%	16%
49	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	22,510	$17,000 - 29,410	11%	5%
50	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	230	36,840	$26,290 - 51,020	11%	4%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	220	36,850	$25,180 - 50,640	11%	33%
52	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	220	40,680	$24,580 - 49,490	-7%	12%
53	Electricians	220	45,370	$34,130 - 57,050	7%	7%
54	Counter and rental clerks	220	21,210	$14,230 - 32,950	23%	16%
55	Highway maintenance workers	210	27,260	$20,550 - 32,730	9%	5%
56	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	210	34,420	$30,070 - 39,900	14%	7%
57	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	200	34,110	$25,270 - 45,650	12%	3%
58	Cooks, fast food	200	17,820	$14,110 - 22,390	8%	5%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	200	46,020	$25,700 - 67,220	-4%	15%
60	Loan officers	200	53,360	$30,240 - 77,900	12%	49%
61	Fire fighters	190	32,350	$21,930 - 41,510	12%	18%
62	Order clerks	190	24,480	$17,890 - 32,140	-23%	16%
63	Computer support specialists	180	35,400	$23,930 - 50,250	13%	43%
64	Legal secretaries	170	31,100	$24,310 - 37,610	12%	18%
65	Dental assistants	160	28,150	$21,770 - 38,790	29%	9%
66	Logging equipment operators	160	27,500	$24,050 - 31,620	0%	2%
67	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,060	$32,710 - 52,810	1%	11%
68	Food service managers	160	43,830	$26,660 - 64,610	5%	24%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	160	15,400	$13,770 - 18,820	12%	6%
70	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	21,710	$15,880 - 31,840	26%	43%
71	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	150	23,980	$15,750 - 42,940	17%	14%
72	Recreation workers	150	21,380	$15,560 - 29,720	13%	47%
73	Data entry keyers	150	23,450	$17,200 - 30,330	-4%	18%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	150	42,720	$18,050 - 70,140	4%	38%
75	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	140	27,120	$19,320 - 35,630	9%	0%
76	Radiologic technologists and technicians	140	46,920	$31,250 - 59,350	15%	25%
77	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	140	26,830	$19,550 - 35,220	3%	18%
78	Cooks, short order	140	18,600	$14,150 - 25,660	5%	5%
79	Home health aides	140	20,070	$15,770 - 24,300	49%	7%
80	Industrial truck and tractor operators	140	25,510	$20,270 - 31,270	-1%	2%
81	Medical records and health information technicians	140	29,540	$18,720 - 42,880	18%	12%
82	Construction managers	140		$[?] - [?]	16%	29%
83	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	140	23,620	$14,700 - 34,200	12%	6%
84	Paralegals and legal assistants	140	37,890	$26,390 - 54,860	22%	45%
85	Pharmacy technicians	140	26,610	$19,130 - 35,460	32%	16%
86	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	130	41,790	$31,130 - 50,660	11%	11%
87	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	130	35,170	$25,250 - 46,440	12%	3%
88	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	130	32,260	$25,040 - 42,600	3%	25%
89	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	130	66,300	$41,780 - 102,770	8%	25%
90	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	20,330	$15,630 - 27,520	10%	5%
91	Bill and account collectors	130	27,640	$20,300 - 36,850	23%	13%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	130	34,990	$21,180 - 47,080	13%	17%
93	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	17,450	$14,090 - 22,270	10%	17%
94	Civil engineering technicians	130	37,970	$25,140 - 53,180	10%	18%
95	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	120	21,920	$19,190 - 25,050	1%	29%
96	Insurance sales agents	120	49,240	$26,630 - 89,970	13%	45%
97	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	120	33,480	$21,180 - 49,600	2%	11%
98	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	120	21,720	$15,920 - 31,750	-8%	5%
99	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	120	23,130	$15,490 - 33,730	27%	47%
100	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	120	36,040	$25,880 - 46,230	9%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Bangor Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Logging equipment operators	27,500	160	61.6
Service station attendants	16,370	370	11.7
Reporters and correspondents	33,390	120	7.6
Social and human service assistants	24,700	910	7.2
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,120	140	6.9
Highway maintenance workers	27,260	210	5.8
Coaches and scouts	22,670	300	5.3
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	36,160	250	5.2
Social and community service managers	47,860	190	4.3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	38,480	170	4
Civil engineering technicians	37,970	130	3.7
Child, family, and school social workers	35,140	370	3.6
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	41,790	130	3.4
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,300	130	3.4
Medical transcriptionists	30,570	110	3.4
Medical secretaries	28,490	550	3.2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	35,170	130	2.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,930	1,750	2.7
Parts salespersons	28,480	250	2.6
Medical and health services managers	82,510	240	2.4
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	21,920	120	2.3
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,680	220	2.3
Fire fighters	32,350	190	2.2
Personal and home care aides	19,430	480	2.2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	32,260	130	2.1
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,700	780	2.1
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	32,400	570	2.1
Medical records and health information technicians	29,540	140	2.1
Cooks, short order	18,600	140	2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28,440	290	1.9
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	42,050	150	1.9
Food service managers	43,830	160	1.9
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,110	200	1.9
Driver/sales workers	26,150	310	1.9
Bakers	21,060	110	1.8
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,670	140	1.8
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,980	150	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,290	1,350	1.8
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,920	140	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40,510	160	1.7
Order clerks	24,480	190	1.7
Word processors and typists	25,650	100	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,370	940	1.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	25,400	310	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,510	230	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	34,990	130	1.7
Team assemblers	24,520	750	1.6
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	26,830	140	1.6
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	41,390	160	1.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	21,720	120	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bangor, Maine Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Bartenders	23,190	1.32	250
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	36,160	1.3	250
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,980	1.3	150
Teacher assistants	23,780	1.14	750
Cooks, fast food	17,820	1.12	200
Pharmacists	104,300	1.12	130
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	18,060	1.11	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,600	1.11	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,330	1.09	130
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,450	1.08	130
Cooks, restaurant	21,740	1.07	300
Dishwashers	16,690	1.07	250
Driver/sales workers	26,150	1.06	310
Medical and health services managers	82,510	1.06	240
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,700	1.06	780
Food preparation workers	18,900	1.05	480
Medical assistants	27,340	1.04	280
Waiters and waitresses	17,090	1.04	1,110
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,620	1.04	140
Personal and home care aides	19,430	1.03	480
Electricians	45,370	1.03	220
Medical secretaries	28,490	1.03	550
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,210	1.03	500
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,510	1.03	230
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	38,480	1.02	170
Home health aides	20,070	1.02	140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,480	1.02	120
Medical transcriptionists	30,570	1.02	110
Pharmacy technicians	26,610	1.02	140
Medical records and health information technicians	29,540	1.02	140
Cooks, short order	18,600	1.01	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,810	1.01	1,490
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,350	1	1,030
Retail salespersons	23,500	1	2,130
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,680	1	220
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,570	0.99	290
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,840	0.99	390
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,930	0.99	1,750
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,400	0.99	160
Cashiers	17,340	0.99	1,760
Postal service mail carriers	43,060	0.98	160
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,920	0.98	140
Child care workers	17,470	0.98	240
Parts salespersons	28,480	0.97	250
Food service managers	43,830	0.97	160
Counter and rental clerks	21,210	0.97	220
Data entry keyers	23,450	0.96	150
Team assemblers	24,520	0.96	750
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,110	0.96	740
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,290	0.96	1,350

Highest Paying Jobs in Bangor, Maine Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	145,070	40
Chief executives	119,630	60
Pharmacists	104,300	130
Lawyers	87,110	150
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	86,250	40
Medical and health services managers	82,510	240
Physician assistants	81,540	80
General and operations managers	81,200	1,010
Engineering managers	79,470	50
Financial managers	75,750	230
Network systems and data communications analysts	75,730
Sales managers	73,310	160
Computer and information systems managers	72,200	80
Industrial production managers	69,160	30
Physical therapists	68,730	90
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	68,620	110
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,300	130
Compensation and benefits managers	65,900	30
Financial analysts	65,310	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,140	70
Managers, all other	63,710	50
Mechanical engineers	63,270	50
Marketing managers	62,990	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,670	140
Financial specialists, all other	61,880
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	61,700	40
Administrative services managers	61,420	100
Management analysts	61,090	40
Occupational therapists	59,850	40
Computer software engineers, applications	58,270	40
Civil engineers	58,120	60
Computer systems analysts	56,710	110
Property, real estate, and community association managers	55,720	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	55,430	40
Postmasters and mail superintendents	54,620	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,570	290
Loan officers	53,360	200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,590	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,490	90
Network and computer systems administrators	51,700	100
Respiratory therapists	51,440	70
Speech-language pathologists	51,010	80
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	50,470	70
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	50,070	40
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	50,040	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	49,990	100
Insurance sales agents	49,240	120
Detectives and criminal investigators	48,490	40
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	48,170	60
Social and community service managers	47,860	190

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