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	Registered nurses	1,490	58,210	$44,460 - 74,520	24%	56%
2	Social and human service assistants	680	24,760	$17,950 - 34,550	34%	58%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	630	40,820	$27,840 - 56,760	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	510	47,690	$27,390 - 64,140	8%	51%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	410	43,570	$28,800 - 61,200	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	340	64,580	$34,770 - 84,130	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	320	46,320	$31,180 - 62,900	11%	95%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	260	39,660	$23,410 - 55,190	19%	77%
9	Coaches and scouts	250	22,890	$15,000 - 43,300	15%	60%
10	Financial managers	240	87,340	$46,410 - 135,200	13%	60%
11	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	230	40,000	$27,260 - 54,620	30%	77%
12	Medical and health services managers	200	90,300	$52,110 - 154,010	16%	57%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	190	23,700	$17,150 - 34,590	9%	54%
14	Lawyers	190	69,780	$37,540 - 109,220	11%	99%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	170	41,450	$28,050 - 57,560	20%	87%
16	Social and community service managers	150	49,520	$31,680 - 68,430	25%	72%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	41,880	$27,180 - 63,110	5%	58%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	66,290	$47,340 - 83,590	8%	78%
19	Education administrators, postsecondary	140	74,130	$39,740 - 119,310	14%	78%
20	Sales managers	140	83,930	$39,860 - 157,440	10%	69%
21	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	130	95,990	$33,680 -	25%	67%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	42,970	$30,450 - 61,650	13%	73%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	120	57,140	$37,530 - 78,960	27%	50%
24	Pharmacists	120	114,880	$94,070 - 136,860	22%	97%
25	Computer and information systems managers	120	81,140	$44,490 - 122,970	16%	73%
26	Managers, all other	110	67,360	$43,100 - 115,650	7%	55%
27	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	31,060	$14,990 - 51,650	23%	54%
28	Public relations specialists	110	41,370	$29,600 - 58,080	18%	81%
29	Training and development specialists	100	45,520	$28,340 - 64,970	18%	56%
30	Computer systems analysts	90	60,320	$39,690 - 85,330	29%	68%
31	Physician assistants	90	92,400	$69,990 - 137,270	27%	67%
32	Librarians	80	42,690	$26,870 - 62,260	4%	85%
33	Financial specialists, all other	80	54,610	$35,950 - 91,130	12%	50%
34	Physical therapists	80	74,580	$54,860 - 107,230	27%	89%
35	Biological technicians	80	36,190	$22,270 - 51,040	16%	60%
36	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	47,120	$34,070 - 64,740	18%	56%
37	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	51,960	$37,460 - 67,620	12%	51%
38	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	45,200	$30,290 - 61,500	9%	87%
39	Mental health counselors	70	58,050	$33,780 - 81,250	30%	73%
40	Surveyors	60	43,100	$28,980 - 61,210	24%	82%
41	Advertising sales agents	60	29,570	$15,260 - 49,020	20%	56%
42	Civil engineers	60	65,950	$47,500 - 83,600	18%	87%
43	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	63,090	$38,580 - 97,950	16%	99%
44	Computer software engineers, applications	60	63,530	$41,580 - 84,920	45%	85%
45	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	50	53,940	$23,890 - 68,600	15%	72%
46	Special education teachers, middle school	50	45,370	$29,830 - 61,070	16%	87%
47	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	57,800	$35,740 - 89,820	17%	56%
48	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	55,550	$29,950 - 98,100	18%	56%
49	Graphic designers	50	35,080	$22,690 - 50,700	10%	55%
50	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50		$ -	34%	73%
51	Medical and public health social workers	50	40,460	$30,840 - 53,220	24%	77%
52	Industrial engineers	40	75,710	$49,450 - 105,820	20%	74%
53	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	49,090	$35,840 - 75,460	17%	54%
54	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	49,950	$35,640 - 72,910	25%	93%
55	Computer programmers	40	50,140	$37,880 - 64,600	0%	73%
56	Chief executives	40		$ -	2%	65%
57	Electrical engineers	40	75,890	$57,600 - 98,010	6%	81%
58	Instructional coordinators	30	45,700	$28,710 - 60,040	23%	79%
59	Rehabilitation counselors	30	38,190	$27,730 - 56,580	23%	73%
60	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	56,800	$43,530 - 74,090	0%	55%
61	Urban and regional planners	30	55,830	$44,000 - 75,320	15%	92%
62	Public relations managers	30	80,400	$43,010 - 131,950	17%	75%

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	2,360	25,220	$15,430 - 44,540	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,740	17,860	$15,090 - 22,200	-2%	10%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,730	37,730	$25,120 - 57,490	10%	4%
4	Office clerks, general	1,550	25,050	$16,360 - 35,420	13%	19%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,540	17,880	$15,090 - 23,010	18%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,240	28,900	$22,050 - 37,270	1%	18%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,080	23,500	$16,790 - 31,760	15%	4%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	910	23,640	$18,610 - 29,940	18%	7%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	910	23,290	$15,740 - 31,840	2%	5%
10	Waiters and waitresses	880	18,400	$15,040 - 26,450	11%	14%
11	General and operations managers	880	81,550	$38,580 - 142,000	2%	48%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	860	21,610	$15,740 - 30,220	-7%	8%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	770	36,930	$22,500 - 56,360	4%	25%
14	Teacher assistants	720	26,870	$19,840 - 34,520	10%	18%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	690	40,480	$25,610 - 59,730	6%	29%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	660	30,290	$21,030 - 40,260	13%	16%
17	Personal and home care aides	630	23,820	$17,310 - 33,890	51%	10%
18	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	580	20,210	$15,430 - 26,520	13%	5%
19	Order clerks	570	20,070	$16,870 - 25,560	-23%	16%
20	Customer service representatives	520	32,050	$17,970 - 60,120	25%	22%
21	Food preparation workers	510	22,330	$16,040 - 29,710	15%	7%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	510	31,340	$16,820 - 59,040	8%	4%
23	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	480	32,790	$22,550 - 42,350	14%	4%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	32,080	$19,810 - 46,720	10%	6%
25	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	440	25,620	$16,900 - 34,480	4%	15%
26	Security guards	440	20,600	$15,880 - 26,330	17%	13%
27	Child care workers	430	20,910	$15,320 - 32,830	18%	15%
28	Construction laborers	410	27,160	$20,150 - 37,220	11%	5%
29	Medical secretaries	410	29,030	$21,880 - 38,090	17%	18%
30	Receptionists and information clerks	410	23,640	$17,470 - 31,170	17%	13%
31	Cooks, restaurant	400	20,170	$14,980 - 27,250	12%	5%
32	Education teachers, postsecondary	390	57,900	$33,820 - 82,790	0%	0%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	390	28,110	$18,130 - 39,830	11%	14%
34	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	380	35,380	$25,320 - 47,420	8%	3%
35	Carpenters	360	34,040	$25,930 - 45,100	10%	6%
36	Bus drivers, school	350	20,010	$15,120 - 27,690	9%	4%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	340	46,470	$31,280 - 68,680	9%	10%
38	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	330	38,050	$26,510 - 52,370	12%	3%
39	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	330	38,870	$25,550 - 51,980	15%	18%
40	Business operations specialists, all other	330	51,840	$29,240 - 81,100	21%	49%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	300	51,220	$29,810 - 79,360	7%	13%
42	Bill and account collectors	290	31,190	$26,070 - 39,840	23%	13%
43	Tellers	280	21,860	$16,950 - 28,120	14%	16%
44	Electricians	280	43,640	$30,270 - 58,290	7%	7%
45	Medical assistants	280	28,640	$21,770 - 38,200	35%	10%
46	Home health aides	280	20,960	$17,010 - 25,710	49%	7%
47	Bartenders	280	19,290	$15,120 - 30,640	11%	17%
48	Counter and rental clerks	280	25,060	$15,180 - 44,610	23%	16%
49	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	270	23,210	$17,560 - 29,090	18%	6%
50	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	24,970	$19,420 - 31,570	11%	5%
51	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	25,990	$15,720 - 37,350	4%	6%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	240	44,870	$26,210 - 68,580	-4%	15%
53	Parts salespersons	240	32,070	$19,910 - 49,360	-1%	6%
54	Loan officers	240	59,200	$34,380 - 89,890	12%	49%
55	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	240	38,950	$28,420 - 51,280	11%	4%
56	Fire fighters	230	30,460	$16,870 - 42,560	12%	18%
57	Dishwashers	220	17,610	$15,190 - 20,740	10%	3%
58	Industrial truck and tractor operators	210	26,680	$21,320 - 33,370	-1%	2%
59	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	200	38,370	$22,500 - 51,940	11%	33%
60	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	200			-7%	12%
61	Radiologic technologists and technicians	200	71,170	$41,640 - 134,520	15%	25%
62	Cooks, fast food	200	17,570	$15,100 - 21,120	8%	5%
63	Sales representatives, services, all other	200	56,040	$27,130 - 84,570	28%	48%
64	Team assemblers	200	27,830	$20,650 - 37,270	0%	5%
65	Packers and packagers, hand	200	17,440	$15,010 - 21,000	-11%	3%
66	Computer support specialists	180	38,040	$26,810 - 53,520	13%	43%
67	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	180	38,860	$24,330 - 54,010	12%	3%
68	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	180	27,250	$17,070 - 49,140	-4%	5%
69	Medical transcriptionists	180	32,880	$19,440 - 48,050	14%	10%
70	Postal service mail carriers	170			1%	11%
71	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	170	39,770	$33,640 - 51,630	14%	7%
72	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	160	29,190	$20,850 - 42,200	-6%	14%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	160	20,680	$16,470 - 26,150	17%	14%
74	Paralegals and legal assistants	160	39,390	$23,780 - 63,710	22%	45%
75	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	160	17,820	$15,080 - 21,780	10%	8%
76	Driver/sales workers	150	24,910	$15,600 - 45,590	-4%	4%
77	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	18,040	$15,280 - 22,530	10%	17%
78	Service station attendants	140	17,570	$15,140 - 21,110	13%	6%
79	Highway maintenance workers	140	29,580	$23,200 - 38,040	9%	5%
80	Insurance sales agents	140	43,910	$26,470 - 74,440	13%	45%
81	Recreation workers	140	22,660	$15,400 - 33,040	13%	47%
82	Office and administrative support workers, all other	140	28,150	$19,770 - 36,090	-8%	32%
83	Administrative services managers	140	59,990	$37,060 - 88,800	12%	40%
84	Pharmacy technicians	140	27,540	$18,280 - 37,810	32%	16%
85	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	23,050	$16,900 - 30,920	14%	3%
86	Dental hygienists	120	51,300	$28,900 - 65,670	30%	33%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	120	32,880	$25,880 - 44,940	16%	26%
88	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	120	34,020	$18,560 - 50,460	3%	25%
89	Dental assistants	120	32,330	$22,950 - 44,400	29%	9%
90	Court, municipal, and license clerks	120	29,960	$21,410 - 39,500	9%	24%
91	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	120	21,670	$16,510 - 29,840	10%	5%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	120	35,110	$19,340 - 52,780	13%	17%
93	Medical records and health information technicians	120	32,730	$22,480 - 46,250	18%	12%
94	Logging equipment operators	120	29,410	$26,200 - 33,200	0%	2%
95	Data entry keyers	120	25,430	$18,760 - 32,750	-4%	18%
96	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	120	26,540	$15,150 - 66,250	27%	47%
97	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	110	66,470	$43,790 - 101,230	8%	25%
98	Preschool teachers, except special education	110	25,740	$16,880 - 36,930	26%	43%
99	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	110	26,070	$15,760 - 37,830	12%	6%
100	Telephone operators	110	24,980	$16,030 - 33,810	-39%	11%

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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	29,410	120	40.8
Telephone operators	24,980	110	29.9
Education teachers, postsecondary	57,900	390	22.6
Order clerks	20,070	570	5.4
Medical transcriptionists	32,880	180	5.3
Social and human service assistants	24,760	680	5.1
Service station attendants	17,570	140	5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40,000	230	4.5
Education administrators, postsecondary	74,130	140	4
Highway maintenance workers	29,580	140	3.7
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	38,860	180	3.6
Coaches and scouts	22,890	250	3.6
Personal and home care aides	23,820	630	3.3
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,050	330	3.3
Court, municipal, and license clerks	29,960	120	3.2
Social and community service managers	49,520	150	3
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,470	110	2.7
Parts salespersons	32,070	240	2.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,730	1,730	2.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,380	380	2.5
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		200	2.3
Child, family, and school social workers	39,660	260	2.3
Radiologic technologists and technicians	71,170	200	2.2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	34,020	120	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	32,880	120	2.1
Fire fighters	30,460	230	2.1
Medical secretaries	29,030	410	2.1
Bus drivers, school	20,010	350	2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,620	440	2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	41,450	170	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,970	260	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,680	160	1.8
Medical and health services managers	90,300	200	1.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	32,160	100	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	32,790	480	1.7
Child care workers	20,910	430	1.7
Loan officers	59,200	240	1.7
Medical records and health information technicians	32,730	120	1.7
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,290	140	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,220	300	1.6
Dental hygienists	51,300	120	1.6
Self-enrichment education teachers	31,060	110	1.6
Bill and account collectors	31,190	290	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,640	910	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,900	1,240	1.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,210	580	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,930	770	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	35,110	120	1.5
Counter and rental clerks	25,060	280	1.4
Teacher assistants	26,870	720	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bangor, Maine Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Radiologic technologists and technicians	71,170	1.39	200
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	95,990	1.21	130
Teacher assistants	26,870	1.21	720
Personal and home care aides	23,820	1.19	630
Food preparation workers	22,330	1.16	510
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,050	1.1	130
Pharmacists	114,880	1.1	120
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,670	1.09	120
Child care workers	20,910	1.08	430
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	31,340	1.08	510
Accountants and auditors	64,580	1.08	340
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,040	1.08	200
Customer service representatives	32,050	1.08	520
Counter and rental clerks	25,060	1.08	280
Medical and health services managers	90,300	1.07	200
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,680	1.06	160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,970	1.06	260
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,210	1.06	580
Parts salespersons	32,070	1.05	240
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,250	1.04	180
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,070	1.04	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,880	1.04	1,540
Medical records and health information technicians	32,730	1.04	120
Retail salespersons	25,220	1.03	2,360
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,500	1.03	1,080
Dishwashers	17,610	1.02	220
Medical transcriptionists	32,880	1.02	180
Medical assistants	28,640	1.02	280
Team assemblers	27,830	1.02	200
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,040	1.02	150
Bill and account collectors	31,190	1.01	290
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,740	1.01	110
Cooks, fast food	17,570	1.01	200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,730	1.01	1,730
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	39,770	1.01	170
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40,000	1	230
Dental assistants	32,330	1	120
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,870	1	330
Loan officers	59,200	1	240
Medical secretaries	29,030	1	410
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,820	1	160
Bartenders	19,290	0.99	280
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,900	0.99	1,240
Receptionists and information clerks	23,640	0.99	410
Home health aides	20,960	0.99	280
Office clerks, general	25,050	0.99	1,550
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,640	0.98	910
Waiters and waitresses	18,400	0.98	880
Pharmacy technicians	27,540	0.98	140
Data entry keyers	25,430	0.98	120

Highest Paying Jobs in Bangor, Maine Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,790	60
Family and general practitioners	168,660	40
Psychiatrists	164,230	40
Pharmacists	114,880	120
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	95,990	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	92,750
Physician assistants	92,400	90
Medical and health services managers	90,300	200
Financial managers	87,340	240
Sales managers	83,930	140
General and operations managers	81,550	880
Computer and information systems managers	81,140	120
Public relations managers	80,400	30
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	77,210	40
Business teachers, postsecondary	77,200	60
Electrical engineers	75,890	40
Industrial engineers	75,710	40
Physical therapists	74,580	80
Education administrators, postsecondary	74,130	140
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,820
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	72,610	80
Radiologic technologists and technicians	71,170	200
Industrial production managers	69,980	40
Lawyers	69,780	190
Construction managers	69,180	60
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	67,730	40
Managers, all other	67,360	110
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,470	110
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,290	140
Civil engineers	65,950	60
Accountants and auditors	64,580	340
Computer software engineers, applications	63,530	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	63,090	60
Computer specialists, all other	63,090
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	61,180	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	60,890	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,500	70
Computer systems analysts	60,320	90
Administrative services managers	59,990	140
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	59,640	50
Loan officers	59,200	240
Registered nurses	58,210	1,490
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,140
Mental health counselors	58,050	70
Education teachers, postsecondary	57,900	390
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,800	50
Power plant operators	57,680	80
Network and computer systems administrators	57,140	120
Postmasters and mail superintendents	56,800	30
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,040	200