Lewiston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lewiston, Maine Area

Lewiston, Maine has a diverse economy. The region includes a significant high-precision manufacturing industry. Textile and shoe manufacturers are also important to the economy. The food and beverage industry is a growing sector in the area and includes numerous prominent companies. Tourism is also a substantial factor for the region's economy. Healthcare is one of the area's largest employment sectors and is an important part of the economy. The area also includes numerous distribution centers.

The Maine Quality Center, in collaboration with the Maine Technical College System, offers training for workers at qualified Maine companies. The center provides employer-specific training programs, trainee recruitment and pre-employment screening.

The top job providers in the Lewiston region are shown below:

Sisters of Charity Health System Inc
Central Maine Medical Center Inc
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Outsource Works
President & Trustees of Bates College (Inc)
Combined Management, Inc
Support Solutions, Inc
Franklin Co, Inc
City of Lewiston
St Marguerite D'youville Pavilion
Androscoggin Home Health Services, Inc
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation
Central Maine Health Ventures Inc
Elmet Technologies Inc
Daily Lewiston Sun
Richardson Hollow Associates Inc
Northeast Bancorp
Androscoggin Savings Bank, Inc
Androscoggin Bancorp MHC
Franklin Co, Inc
Formed Fiber Technologies
Tambrands
Banknorth Group
Lewiston School Department
Panolam Industries
Diamond Phoenix Corporation
L.L. Bean
Giger

The largest employment providing sectors in Lewiston, Maine are:

Educational and health services
Trade, transportation and utilities
Manufacturing
Government
Professional and business services
Leisure and hospitality

Noteworthy information about Lewiston Maine: In 2008 the cost of living index was at 90.5. The national average is 100. Approximately 12% of the residents over the age of 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $38,000.

Some of the helpful organizations for local companies are:

The Sun Journal is a good resource for keeping current with Lewiston business and industry news.

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	1,370	58,720	$45,570 - 73,430	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	560	41,990	$29,030 - 57,880	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	500	49,300	$26,210 - 86,740	8%	51%
4	Social and human service assistants	460	25,360	$17,510 - 35,930	34%	58%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	420	43,690	$29,900 - 60,950	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	400	60,920	$34,940 - 92,270	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	290	42,280	$28,710 - 60,890	11%	95%
8	Financial managers	270	82,480	$52,340 - 129,260	13%	60%
9	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	190	36,040	$26,650 - 48,970	30%	77%
10	Network and computer systems administrators	150	56,000	$37,120 - 76,250	27%	50%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140	43,550	$27,200 - 61,280	20%	87%
12	Teachers and instructors, all other	140	20,610	$15,990 - 28,110	9%	54%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	140	37,510	$22,920 - 53,630	19%	77%
14	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	140	41,820	$29,730 - 61,160	13%	73%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	71,560	$47,580 - 93,780	8%	78%
16	Lawyers	130	87,410	$45,280 - 134,640	11%	99%
17	Coaches and scouts	130	21,800	$14,940 - 46,200	15%	60%
18	Pharmacists	110	111,050	$91,770 - 134,400	22%	97%
19	Medical and health services managers	110	74,800	$46,640 - 111,240	16%	57%
20	Training and development specialists	90	48,140	$29,970 - 71,460	18%	56%
21	Physician assistants	90	84,880	$68,770 - 103,020	27%	67%
22	Social and community service managers	80	54,520	$41,080 - 74,800	25%	72%
23	Computer systems analysts	80	56,750	$36,440 - 79,940	29%	68%
24	Medical and public health social workers	80	43,500	$35,710 - 52,750	24%	77%
25	Sales managers	80	79,410	$46,700 - 126,860	10%	69%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	48,310	$37,320 - 61,810	12%	51%
27	Physical therapists	70	52,890	$28,290 - 68,810	27%	89%
28	Industrial engineers	60	77,480	$56,220 - 101,420	20%	74%
29	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	41,780	$28,870 - 57,370	9%	87%
30	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	25,350	$15,100 - 48,790	23%	54%
31	Civil engineers	60	70,810	$43,680 - 97,610	18%	87%
32	Public relations specialists	60	59,470	$35,670 - 82,250	18%	81%
33	Librarians	50	49,300	$26,430 - 69,030	4%	85%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	61,880	$45,040 - 82,880	53%	57%
35	Graphic designers	50	31,660	$22,640 - 43,730	10%	55%
36	Chief executives	50	130,850	$50,240 -	2%	65%
37	Computer and information systems managers	50	86,720	$47,330 - 132,210	16%	73%
38	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	45,570	$29,040 - 64,230	18%	56%
39	Special education teachers, middle school	40	46,110	$30,760 - 61,580	16%	87%
40	Occupational therapists	40	56,680	$43,930 - 68,810	23%	90%
41	Advertising sales agents	40	44,200	$33,390 - 64,670	20%	56%
42	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	43,350	$33,380 - 53,590	17%	56%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	45,150	$27,520 - 66,240	18%	56%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	34,970	$22,120 - 48,680	15%	51%
45	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	41,080	$15,720 - 70,470	34%	73%
46	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	69,040	$40,400 - 122,690	12%	51%
47	Speech-language pathologists	40	54,540	$37,420 - 75,210	11%	98%
48	Mechanical engineers	40	61,360	$42,060 - 80,990	4%	78%
49	Marketing managers	30	69,190	$38,250 - 100,310	14%	69%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	46,420	$28,830 - 65,830	5%	58%
51	Sales and related workers, all other	30	33,000	$21,510 - 57,630	14%	62%
52	Computer software engineers, applications	30	63,240	$41,320 - 85,260	45%	85%

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	Office clerks, general	1,580	24,850	$16,310 - 34,200	13%	19%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,440	17,250	$15,020 - 20,200	18%	5%
3	Retail salespersons	1,350	25,830	$15,800 - 40,850	12%	25%
4	Cashiers	1,240	18,070	$15,210 - 22,460	-2%	10%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,010	35,520	$23,840 - 55,460	10%	4%
6	Customer service representatives	970	27,360	$20,730 - 36,710	25%	22%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	910	23,590	$15,910 - 35,240	2%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	900	25,060	$17,740 - 33,150	15%	4%
9	Teacher assistants	760	26,850	$19,130 - 35,640	10%	18%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	750	43,700	$27,880 - 63,830	6%	29%
11	General and operations managers	720	96,370	$44,850 -	2%	48%
12	Waiters and waitresses	670	18,780	$14,990 - 29,290	11%	14%
13	Home health aides	670	22,660	$17,960 - 28,850	49%	7%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	640	23,070	$18,800 - 28,980	18%	7%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	640	28,730	$22,130 - 37,010	1%	18%
16	Medical secretaries	580	25,940	$20,840 - 32,220	17%	18%
17	Order clerks	570	24,190	$20,360 - 30,770	-23%	16%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	560	30,060	$20,430 - 40,130	13%	16%
19	Stock clerks and order fillers	560	23,490	$16,280 - 35,750	-7%	8%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	40,480	$23,850 - 61,660	4%	25%
21	Food preparation workers	490	20,570	$16,140 - 25,820	15%	7%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	450	28,530	$18,420 - 41,580	11%	14%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	420			-11%	3%
24	Personal and home care aides	400	21,800	$17,340 - 25,790	51%	10%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	400	32,860	$18,960 - 60,350	8%	4%
26	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	370	32,570	$25,970 - 39,760	0%	22%
27	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	360	28,450	$20,910 - 37,090	4%	15%
28	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	360	21,630	$16,140 - 25,270	13%	5%
29	Construction laborers	350	28,150	$21,600 - 36,800	11%	5%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	29,610	$20,170 - 39,900	14%	4%
31	Cooks, restaurant	340	22,570	$17,260 - 30,090	12%	5%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	300	44,810	$26,610 - 65,510	-4%	15%
33	Team assemblers	290	27,640	$21,100 - 36,310	0%	5%
34	Maintenance and repair workers, general	290	32,460	$22,380 - 44,890	10%	6%
35	Carpenters	280	34,110	$23,770 - 48,280	10%	6%
36	Industrial machinery mechanics	280	39,730	$30,160 - 51,120	9%	5%
37	Receptionists and information clerks	260	24,840	$17,490 - 33,720	17%	13%
38	Industrial truck and tractor operators	250	27,700	$21,020 - 37,660	-1%	2%
39	Medical assistants	240	27,730	$22,340 - 33,440	35%	10%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	240	28,170	$19,800 - 38,370	4%	6%
41	Machinists	230	33,970	$21,710 - 48,200	-2%	3%
42	Electricians	220	55,770	$36,740 - 97,880	7%	7%
43	Dishwashers	210	18,540	$15,250 - 23,680	10%	3%
44	Tellers	200	23,140	$18,330 - 29,220	14%	16%
45	Helpers--production workers	200	23,190	$20,720 - 25,770	0%	4%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	53,670	$36,260 - 75,890	9%	10%
47	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	190	37,070	$25,840 - 50,360	15%	18%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	190	23,410	$15,910 - 32,840	18%	6%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	190	38,320	$33,210 - 46,230	14%	7%
50	Preschool teachers, except special education	170	26,950	$20,010 - 35,320	26%	43%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	160	24,630	$18,090 - 31,140	11%	5%
52	Driver/sales workers	160	24,380	$17,660 - 31,010	-4%	4%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	49,680	$35,170 - 67,990	7%	13%
54	Bartenders	160	17,240	$14,980 - 20,710	11%	17%
55	Printing machine operators	160	33,990	$22,420 - 49,450	-5%	6%
56	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	150	41,320	$29,400 - 57,930	11%	33%
57	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	150	33,740	$24,840 - 42,140	8%	3%
58	Bill and account collectors	150	28,800	$22,200 - 35,550	23%	13%
59	Computer support specialists	140	38,070	$25,690 - 52,820	13%	43%
60	Postal service mail carriers	140			1%	11%
61	Business operations specialists, all other	140	50,010	$30,660 - 76,470	21%	49%
62	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	140	42,270	$33,940 - 53,420	9%	3%
63	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	140	36,150	$26,140 - 49,420	11%	4%
64	Insurance sales agents	130	52,360	$31,900 - 86,440	13%	45%
65	Sewing machine operators	130	25,600	$18,080 - 36,540	-26%	5%
66	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	130	21,270	$16,220 - 24,740	-8%	5%
67	Highway maintenance workers	120	31,050	$24,970 - 39,900	9%	5%
68	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	120	25,580	$17,220 - 31,890	-4%	5%
69	Loan interviewers and clerks	120	27,010	$21,330 - 33,360	0%	24%
70	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	120	27,500	$17,130 - 34,040	12%	6%
71	Child care workers	120	19,900	$15,370 - 26,520	18%	15%
72	Pharmacy technicians	120	26,510	$18,050 - 36,330	32%	16%
73	Sheet metal workers	110	33,140	$22,440 - 48,070	7%	4%
74	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	110	30,640	$21,590 - 43,010	-6%	14%
75	Parts salespersons	110	30,540	$18,990 - 44,360	-1%	6%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	110	41,410	$31,220 - 50,620	13%	17%
77	Food service managers	100	48,660	$26,720 - 74,550	5%	24%
78	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	22,170	$15,990 - 30,630	14%	3%
79	Counter and rental clerks	100	22,720	$15,520 - 36,640	23%	16%
80	Bus drivers, school	100	27,600	$19,160 - 32,520	9%	4%
81	Administrative services managers	100	74,220	$39,820 - 118,700	12%	40%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	90	41,800	$27,920 - 63,150	13%	11%
83	Dental assistants	90	36,980	$28,470 - 52,880	29%	9%
84	Court, municipal, and license clerks	90	31,430	$21,650 - 40,510	9%	24%
85	Switchboard operators, including answering service	90	24,870	$19,830 - 32,970	-7%	10%
86	Loan officers	90	52,840	$27,950 - 83,800	12%	49%
87	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	90	20,880	$15,820 - 25,970	6%	0%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	49,640	$28,340 - 89,480	4%	38%
89	Dental hygienists	80	73,760	$56,180 - 109,980	30%	33%
90	Legal secretaries	80	35,030	$28,280 - 41,610	12%	18%
91	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	80	33,480	$26,670 - 40,030	14%	11%
92	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	80	36,590	$24,210 - 53,040	4%	30%
93	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	80	39,860	$27,260 - 56,650	16%	43%
94	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	80	33,420	$26,150 - 40,630	3%	38%
95	Industrial production managers	80	89,920	$40,140 - 138,320	-5%	43%
96	Office and administrative support workers, all other	80	31,880	$24,180 - 39,070	-8%	32%
97	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	70	35,070	$27,750 - 42,090	12%	3%
98	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	45,480	$32,770 - 62,950	0%	42%
99	Medical transcriptionists	70	30,080	$25,520 - 37,140	14%	10%
100	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	70	41,580	$27,810 - 52,940	7%	2%

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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.*
Order clerks	24,190	570	7.3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	36,040	190	5
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	32,570	370	4.8
Social and human service assistants	25,360	460	4.6
Highway maintenance workers	31,050	120	4.2
Medical secretaries	25,940	580	3.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,730	280	3.5
Sewing machine operators	25,600	130	3.1
Personal and home care aides	21,800	400	2.8
Printing machine operators	33,990	160	2.6
Coaches and scouts	21,800	130	2.5
Home health aides	22,660	670	2.4
Sheet metal workers	33,140	110	2.2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,450	360	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,550	140	2.1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,520	1,010	2
Teacher assistants	26,850	760	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,560	130	2
Machinists	33,970	230	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	41,410	110	1.9
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	41,820	140	1.8
Food preparation workers	20,570	490	1.8
Packers and packagers, hand		420	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,530	450	1.7
Loan interviewers and clerks	27,010	120	1.7
Office clerks, general	24,850	1,580	1.7
Child, family, and school social workers	37,510	140	1.7
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	42,270	140	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,250	1,440	1.6
Registered nurses	58,720	1,370	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,610	340	1.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	21,270	130	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,700	750	1.6
Parts salespersons	30,540	110	1.6
Financial managers	82,480	270	1.6
Food service managers	48,660	100	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,630	160	1.5
Medical assistants	27,730	240	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,810	300	1.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,280	290	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,070	640	1.5
Helpers--production workers	23,190	200	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,480	530	1.4
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,690	420	1.4
Driver/sales workers	24,380	160	1.4
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,860	400	1.4
General and operations managers	96,370	720	1.3
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,950	170	1.3
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,740	150	1.3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,700	250	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teacher assistants	26,850	1.21	760
Electricians	55,770	1.19	220
Sewing machine operators	25,600	1.14	130
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,860	1.13	400
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,630	1.13	360
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	27,500	1.09	120
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,060	1.09	900
Personal and home care aides	21,800	1.09	400
Dishwashers	18,540	1.08	210
Food preparation workers	20,570	1.07	490
Home health aides	22,660	1.07	670
Pharmacists	111,050	1.06	110
Retail salespersons	25,830	1.06	1,350
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,950	1.06	170
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,480	1.05	530
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,630	1.04	160
Cooks, restaurant	22,570	1.04	340
Receptionists and information clerks	24,840	1.04	260
Printing machine operators	33,990	1.04	160
Child care workers	19,900	1.03	120
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	42,270	1.03	140
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,490	1.03	560
Accountants and auditors	60,920	1.02	400
Team assemblers	27,640	1.01	290
Waiters and waitresses	18,780	1	670
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,250	1	1,440
Parts salespersons	30,540	1	110
General and operations managers	96,370	1	720
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,170	0.99	240
Medical assistants	27,730	0.99	240
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,730	0.99	640
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	32,570	0.98	370
Helpers--production workers	23,190	0.98	200
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,580	0.98	120
Office clerks, general	24,850	0.98	1,580
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,590	0.98	910
Tellers	23,140	0.98	200
Cashiers	18,070	0.97	1,240
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,700	0.97	750
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,320	0.97	190
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,410	0.97	190
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	41,410	0.96	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,070	0.96	640
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,070	0.96	190
Registered nurses	58,720	0.95	1,370
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,520	0.95	1,010
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,460	0.95	290
Pharmacy technicians	26,510	0.94	120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,530	0.94	450
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,060	0.94	560

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	161,780	40
Family and general practitioners	150,690	40
Chief executives	130,850	50
Pharmacists	111,050	110
General and operations managers	96,370	720
Industrial production managers	89,920	80
Financial analysts	88,270
Lawyers	87,410	130
Computer and information systems managers	86,720	50
Physician assistants	84,880	90
Management analysts	83,030
Financial managers	82,480	270
Sales managers	79,410	80
Industrial engineers	77,480	60
Medical and health services managers	74,800	110
Administrative services managers	74,220	100
Dental hygienists	73,760	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,560	130
Civil engineers	70,810	60
Construction managers	70,260	60
Marketing managers	69,190	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,040	40
Computer software engineers, applications	63,240	30
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,880	50
Mechanical engineers	61,360	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	61,110	60
Accountants and auditors	60,920	400
Public relations specialists	59,470	60
Registered nurses	58,720	1,370
Computer systems analysts	56,750	80
Occupational therapists	56,680	40
Network and computer systems administrators	56,000	150
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,790	50
Electricians	55,770	220
Speech-language pathologists	54,540	40
Social and community service managers	54,520	80
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,670	200
Physical therapists	52,890	70
Loan officers	52,840	90
Insurance sales agents	52,360	130
Business operations specialists, all other	50,010	140
Respiratory therapists	49,850	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,680	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	49,640	90
Sales representatives, services, all other	49,600	60
Radiologic technologists and technicians	49,510
Librarians	49,300	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,300	500
Food service managers	48,660	100
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	48,310	70