Lewiston Employment

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

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	1,320	51,270	$39,780 - 60,950	24%	56%
2	Social and human service assistants	590	25,310	$18,940 - 34,110	34%	58%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	550	40,420	$27,810 - 55,080	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	480	42,510	$29,350 - 57,590	6%	96%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	450	46,880	$24,520 - 70,670	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	300	62,700	$34,630 - 104,670	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	260	41,250	$27,490 - 57,330	11%	95%
8	Financial managers	220	73,340	$36,070 - 123,080	13%	60%
9	Rehabilitation counselors	210	37,610	$19,390 - 75,310	23%	73%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	42,640	$27,080 - 57,450	20%	87%
11	Teachers and instructors, all other	150	21,740	$16,750 - 23,590	9%	54%
12	Coaches and scouts	140	21,200	$13,880 - 44,020	15%	60%
13	Lawyers	130	96,550	$53,640 - 0	11%	99%
14	Pharmacists	130	102,270	$83,120 - 128,470	22%	97%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	65,820	$44,250 - 86,080	8%	78%
16	Medical and health services managers	110	71,110	$47,850 - 111,010	16%	57%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	110	40,340	$26,600 - 51,670	19%	77%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	42,450	$27,490 - 57,970	13%	73%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	100	56,960	$40,040 - 73,900	27%	50%
20	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	100	44,590	$26,340 - 85,780	30%	77%
21	Computer systems analysts	90	54,450	$34,090 - 82,460	29%	68%
22	Computer and information systems managers	80	75,790	$43,430 - 112,080	16%	73%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	46,360	$37,850 - 57,530	12%	51%
24	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	51,670	$32,940 - 75,500	53%	57%
25	Graphic designers	80	33,850	$24,900 - 46,260	10%	55%
26	Sales managers	80	75,140	$36,380 - 121,320	10%	69%
27	Social and community service managers	70	48,190	$37,200 - 64,000	25%	72%
28	Mental health counselors	70	28,650	$19,270 - 42,450	30%	73%
29	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	39,800	$28,730 - 54,780	9%	87%
30	Self-enrichment education teachers	70	27,980	$14,000 - 53,670	23%	54%
31	Medical and public health social workers	70	39,700	$33,100 - 48,270	24%	77%
32	Sales and related workers, all other	60	38,430	$24,980 - 53,340	14%	62%
33	Marketing managers	50	58,190	$32,450 - 88,980	14%	69%
34	Training and development specialists	50	49,270	$29,810 - 74,030	18%	56%
35	Physician assistants	50	81,600	$63,830 - 103,470	27%	67%
36	Chief executives	50	133,990	$74,050 - 0	2%	65%
37	Special education teachers, middle school	40	42,290	$30,050 - 56,230	16%	87%
38	Occupational therapists	40	60,820	$47,140 - 96,340	23%	90%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	40,410	$30,390 - 53,340	5%	58%
40	Librarians	40	50,250	$32,670 - 68,450	4%	85%
41	Physical therapists	40	61,770	$46,830 - 96,390	27%	89%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	42,880	$29,160 - 64,120	18%	56%
43	Managers, all other	40	60,480	$41,300 - 75,480	7%	55%
44	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	68,050	$39,200 - 123,510	12%	51%
45	Speech-language pathologists	40	48,690	$32,920 - 66,850	11%	98%
46	Public relations specialists	40	46,400	$32,740 - 68,400	18%	81%
47	Human resources managers, all other	30	70,510	$37,630 - 114,670	11%	58%

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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,410	16,070	$13,840 - 19,920	18%	5%
2	Office clerks, general	1,310	22,390	$15,310 - 30,240	13%	19%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,180	18,730	$14,520 - 24,170	2%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,050	17,500	$14,440 - 22,370	-2%	10%
5	Retail salespersons	950	23,600	$14,870 - 39,300	12%	25%
6	Customer service representatives	920	25,830	$19,220 - 35,530	25%	22%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	910	22,240	$17,080 - 28,060	18%	7%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	850	37,240	$22,300 - 57,450	10%	4%
9	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	840	36,840	$25,520 - 50,670	6%	29%
10	General and operations managers	800	85,430	$44,850 - [?]	2%	48%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	780	26,260	$20,020 - 33,640	1%	18%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	22,430	$16,330 - 29,010	15%	4%
13	Teacher assistants	680	26,510	$20,340 - 34,150	10%	18%
14	Waiters and waitresses	670	18,900	$13,800 - 31,290	11%	14%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	560	20,680	$14,840 - 28,910	-7%	8%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	550	28,240	$20,300 - 37,030	13%	16%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	450	31,810	$20,220 - 45,780	4%	25%
18	Helpers--production workers	420	21,790	$17,480 - 27,870	0%	4%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	410	39,140	$25,190 - 57,370	-4%	15%
20	Medical secretaries	410	27,380	$20,020 - 36,310	17%	18%
21	Home health aides	410	22,010	$17,260 - 28,370	49%	7%
22	Food preparation workers	400	19,740	$15,230 - 26,050	15%	7%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	380	32,190	$19,870 - 49,380	10%	6%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	350	27,100	$17,930 - 36,450	11%	14%
25	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	330	26,500	$18,940 - 35,440	4%	15%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	320	22,390	$16,100 - 31,670	8%	4%
27	Cooks, restaurant	310	22,220	$14,330 - 29,080	12%	5%
28	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	290	17,860	$14,550 - 22,540	13%	5%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	290	17,690	$14,070 - 22,430	-11%	3%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	270	37,460	$29,840 - 46,170	15%	18%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	270	23,130	$17,040 - 29,230	17%	13%
32	Construction laborers	250	23,830	$19,820 - 29,830	11%	5%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	250	25,340	$17,040 - 33,860	4%	6%
34	Personal and home care aides	240	19,610	$15,780 - 23,530	51%	10%
35	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	240	32,100	$21,940 - 43,360	-17%	0%
36	Tellers	230	21,820	$17,320 - 27,720	14%	16%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	33,150	$20,620 - 44,570	14%	4%
38	Bartenders	230	16,340	$13,900 - 18,410	11%	17%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	45,520	$31,390 - 64,340	9%	10%
40	Counter and rental clerks	220	21,060	$14,340 - 31,920	23%	16%
41	Team assemblers	220	20,940	$14,170 - 29,530	0%	5%
42	Driver/sales workers	210	27,120	$17,140 - 43,350	-4%	4%
43	Carpenters	210	32,020	$23,390 - 43,180	10%	6%
44	Electricians	200	44,480	$32,660 - 57,620	7%	7%
45	Dishwashers	200	17,050	$13,990 - 22,070	10%	3%
46	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	190	37,280	$26,150 - 48,130	11%	4%
47	Bill and account collectors	180	26,640	$18,280 - 36,980	23%	13%
48	Printing machine operators	180	32,350	$21,640 - 43,900	-5%	6%
49	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	180	19,930	$13,920 - 28,150	18%	6%
50	Industrial truck and tractor operators	180	28,310	$20,000 - 36,310	-1%	2%
51	Medical assistants	170	27,570	$20,580 - 35,310	35%	10%
52	Switchboard operators, including answering service	170	22,220	$16,350 - 28,460	-7%	10%
53	Business operations specialists, all other	160	46,050	$30,470 - 68,590	21%	49%
54	Loan officers	160	47,680	$29,240 - 68,380	12%	49%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	160	38,410	$27,110 - 54,030	11%	33%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	46,780	$30,840 - 60,230	7%	13%
57	Pharmacy technicians	160	26,030	$17,640 - 35,300	32%	16%
58	Sheet metal workers	150	35,480	$25,460 - 46,260	7%	4%
59	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	150	36,430	$29,930 - 46,650	14%	7%
60	Machinists	150	33,880	$24,640 - 44,550	-2%	3%
61	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	140	28,860	$16,790 - 45,060	8%	9%
62	Child care workers	140	18,720	$14,370 - 25,490	18%	15%
63	Computer support specialists	140	34,740	$22,770 - 48,830	13%	43%
64	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	140	29,440	$21,030 - 38,190	8%	3%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	140	27,420	$18,840 - 36,210	-6%	14%
66	Data entry keyers	130	23,570	$17,910 - 29,700	-4%	18%
67	Legal secretaries	130	33,040	$26,010 - 41,270	12%	18%
68	Postal service mail carriers	130	43,140	$33,020 - 53,900	1%	11%
69	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	120	19,850	$14,460 - 27,510	14%	3%
70	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	40,820	$31,930 - 55,830	9%	5%
71	Insurance sales agents	120	56,740	$28,680 - 111,830	13%	45%
72	Production workers, all other	120	22,630	$15,670 - 34,680	2%	5%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	120	25,400	$15,670 - 31,890	12%	6%
74	Cost estimators	110	38,730	$27,950 - 49,360	19%	32%
75	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	110	21,760	$17,710 - 27,300	11%	5%
76	Sewing machine operators	110	23,110	$16,080 - 34,520	-26%	5%
77	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	32,250	$24,080 - 43,770	12%	3%
78	Machine feeders and offbearers	100	26,860	$17,100 - 42,100	-14%	0%
79	Roofers	100	29,500	$21,160 - 40,410	14%	3%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	100	51,870	$30,790 - 87,360	4%	38%
81	Dental assistants	90	30,150	$24,890 - 38,280	29%	9%
82	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	90	21,010	$14,990 - 33,580	6%	0%
83	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	90	40,750	$31,810 - 51,220	9%	3%
84	Hazardous materials removal workers	90	29,960	$21,250 - 43,430	11%	9%
85	Food service managers	90	50,980	$24,420 - 81,820	5%	24%
86	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	80	31,290	$23,190 - 39,740	3%	38%
87	Industrial production managers	80	63,360	$39,810 - 88,690	-5%	43%
88	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	80	26,000	$19,110 - 38,830	3%	4%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	80	42,070	$28,420 - 65,110	10%	17%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	34,630	$21,010 - 47,230	13%	17%
91	Construction managers	80	58,850	$40,790 - 82,280	16%	29%
92	Security guards	80	22,470	$18,290 - 29,970	17%	13%
93	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	48,410	$37,620 - 58,020	15%	25%
94	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	80	21,870	$15,670 - 30,670	27%	47%
95	Administrative services managers	80	58,270	$31,980 - 88,230	12%	40%
96	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	40,220	$28,020 - 54,290	16%	43%
97	Healthcare support workers, all other	70	23,410	$17,730 - 28,720	16%	10%
98	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70	50,160	$36,790 - 73,130	8%	25%
99	Cooks, short order	70	21,640	$18,740 - 26,590	5%	5%
100	Loan interviewers and clerks	70	25,720	$20,380 - 31,620	0%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Lewiston Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,100	240	9.6
Social and human service assistants	25,310	590	6.4
Rehabilitation counselors	37,610	210	6.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	28,860	140	3.7
Coaches and scouts	21,200	140	3.4
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,860	100	3.4
Medical secretaries	27,380	410	3.2
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,590	100	3.2
Printing machine operators	32,350	180	3
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,220	170	3
Helpers--production workers	21,790	420	2.9
Sheet metal workers	35,480	150	2.8
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	42,640	160	2.8
Roofers	29,500	100	2.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,240	910	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	39,140	410	2.1
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,820	110	2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,500	330	2
Sewing machine operators	23,110	110	1.9
Teacher assistants	26,510	680	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	36,840	840	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,070	1,410	1.9
Home health aides	22,010	410	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	26,030	160	1.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,820	120	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,240	850	1.8
Registered nurses	51,270	1,320	1.8
Driver/sales workers	27,120	210	1.7
Pharmacists	102,270	130	1.7
Production workers, all other	22,630	120	1.7
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,510	480	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,450	110	1.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	18,730	1,180	1.6
Bartenders	16,340	230	1.5
Cost estimators	38,730	110	1.5
Medical and health services managers	71,110	110	1.5
Counter and rental clerks	21,060	220	1.5
Food preparation workers	19,740	400	1.5
Personal and home care aides	19,610	240	1.5
General and operations managers	85,430	800	1.5
Legal secretaries	33,040	130	1.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,250	260	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,100	350	1.5
Child, family, and school social workers	40,340	110	1.4
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,260	780	1.4
Financial managers	73,340	220	1.4
Loan officers	47,680	160	1.4
Office clerks, general	22,390	1,310	1.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	37,280	190	1.4
Machinists	33,880	150	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teacher assistants	26,510	1.27	680
Waiters and waitresses	18,900	1.15	670
Accountants and auditors	62,700	1.14	300
Home health aides	22,010	1.12	410
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,400	1.12	120
Sewing machine operators	23,110	1.11	110
Rehabilitation counselors	37,610	1.1	210
Driver/sales workers	27,120	1.1	210
Food preparation workers	19,740	1.1	400
Cooks, restaurant	22,220	1.1	310
Pharmacists	102,270	1.09	130
Dishwashers	17,050	1.09	200
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,100	1.06	240
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,240	1.06	850
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,430	1.06	760
Medical assistants	27,570	1.05	170
Child care workers	18,720	1.05	140
Child, family, and school social workers	40,340	1.05	110
Insurance sales agents	56,740	1.05	120
Personal and home care aides	19,610	1.04	240
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,460	1.04	270
Receptionists and information clerks	23,130	1.03	270
Printing machine operators	32,350	1.02	180
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,070	1.02	1,410
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,850	1.02	120
Electricians	44,480	1.01	200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,860	1.01	290
Retail salespersons	23,600	1.01	950
Lawyers	96,550	1	130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,310	1	180
Cashiers	17,500	1	1,050
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,760	1	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,240	1	910
Pharmacy technicians	26,030	0.99	160
Medical secretaries	27,380	0.99	410
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,190	0.99	380
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,430	0.99	150
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,220	0.99	170
Postal service mail carriers	43,140	0.99	130
Tellers	21,820	0.98	230
Helpers--production workers	21,790	0.97	420
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,820	0.97	120
Data entry keyers	23,570	0.97	130
Legal secretaries	33,040	0.97	130
Counter and rental clerks	21,060	0.96	220
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,260	0.96	780
Social and human service assistants	25,310	0.96	590
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,150	0.95	230
Machinists	33,880	0.95	150
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,100	0.95	350

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	156,010
Chief executives	133,990	50
Family and general practitioners	122,940	80
Pharmacists	102,270	130
Lawyers	96,550	130
General and operations managers	85,430	800
Physician assistants	81,600	50
Computer and information systems managers	75,790	80
Sales managers	75,140	80
Financial managers	73,340	220
Medical and health services managers	71,110	110
Human resources managers, all other	70,510	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,050	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,820	110
Industrial production managers	63,360	80
Accountants and auditors	62,700	300
Physical therapists	61,770	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60,980	40
Occupational therapists	60,820	40
Managers, all other	60,480	40
Construction managers	58,850	80
Administrative services managers	58,270	80
Marketing managers	58,190	50
Network and computer systems administrators	56,960	100
Insurance sales agents	56,740	120
Dental hygienists	54,550	70
Computer systems analysts	54,450	90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	51,870	100
Network systems and data communications analysts	51,670	80
Registered nurses	51,270	1,320
Food service managers	50,980	90
Urban and regional planners	50,430
Librarians	50,250	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	50,160	70
Training and development specialists	49,270	50
Property, real estate, and community association managers	48,910	30
Speech-language pathologists	48,690	40
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,410	80
Social and community service managers	48,190	70
Loan officers	47,680	160
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	47,110	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	46,880	450
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,780	160
Public relations specialists	46,400	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,360	80
Business operations specialists, all other	46,050	160
Respiratory therapists	45,770	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	45,520	220
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,590	100
Electricians	44,480	200

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