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The big drivers of the economy in and around Boston are education, health care and life sciences (which represents at least one in six jobs in Boston), finance, and technology (both computer/software technology as well as biotechnology). The education industry in the Boston area has a major impact on the region's economy. Not only are educational institutions major employers, but they also attract high-technology industries to the region and act as incubators for many of the regions new and up-and-coming businesses.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Boston receives the highest amount of annual funding from the NIH of all cities in the United States. According to data presented by the Boston Indicators Project, the Boston area, and Massachusetts as a whole, also receive a tremendous amount of federal R&D funding. Federal spending in academic/nonprofit research institutions was over four and a half billion dollars in 2002. This ranked Massachusetts second only to California in absolute federal spending.
Metropolitan Boston has a highly educated work force. It ranks in the top 16% nationally for college educated adults when compared to similar size cities across the United States. Higher education attainment rates (people holding a bachelors degree or higher) in Boston are in excess of 35%, according 2000 data from the US Department of Commerce. This ranks Boston 5th among large US cities for bachelor’s degree holders. The attainment rate is even higher in the region surrounding Boston with higher education attainment rates as high as 40%.
Boston is also the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the regional headquarters for many federal agencies making government another large industry in and around Boston. The Port of Boston is also one of the oldest industrial and fishing ports in North America and is a major east coast seaport.
Because of its rich colonial and American Revolution history, eastern Massachusetts and the Boston are are also major tourist destinations. Boston is home to four major convention centers, the Hynes Convention Center, the Bayside Expo Center, the World Trade Center Boston, and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Some of the major business/education organizations in and around Boston include:
Some major employers and companies of note in the Boston Area include:
The Boston Business Journal is an excellent publication to help individuals keep their fingers on the pulse of business in the Boston area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 42,700 | 76,100 | $51,040 - 110,310 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 21,290 | 63,290 | $38,240 - 95,500 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Computer software engineers, applications | 16,810 | 90,700 | $62,380 - 127,580 | 45% | 85% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 16,430 | 71,250 | $35,090 - 117,310 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Management analysts | 15,080 | 92,130 | $48,790 - 0 | 22% | 78% |
| 6 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 14,400 | 57,750 | $38,480 - 78,150 | 14% | 95% |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 12,690 | 90,070 | $57,980 - 124,280 | 28% | 85% |
| 8 | Financial managers | 12,230 | 116,450 | $59,930 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 9 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 11,310 | 56,440 | $37,510 - 77,860 | 6% | 96% |
| 10 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 11,290 | 89,530 | $42,590 - 0 | 12% | 51% |
| 11 | Chief executives | 11,290 | 157,640 | $74,960 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 12 | Computer systems analysts | 10,130 | 80,390 | $52,580 - 115,080 | 29% | 68% |
| 13 | Lawyers | 9,840 | 127,430 | $60,570 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 14 | Computer programmers | 8,440 | 75,750 | $42,800 - 113,300 | 0% | 73% |
| 15 | Financial analysts | 8,100 | 86,570 | $45,760 - 0 | 34% | 87% |
| 16 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,980 | 55,730 | $37,500 - 76,210 | 11% | 95% |
| 17 | Computer and information systems managers | 7,460 | 119,390 | $72,960 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 18 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 6,400 | 118,110 | $39,250 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 19 | Public relations specialists | 6,090 | 60,070 | $33,640 - 99,710 | 18% | 81% |
| 20 | Market research analysts | 6,040 | 70,540 | $38,770 - 114,250 | 20% | 82% |
| 21 | Social and human service assistants | 5,860 | 32,230 | $19,640 - 49,710 | 34% | 58% |
| 22 | Network and computer systems administrators | 5,840 | 75,640 | $47,310 - 108,850 | 27% | 50% |
| 23 | Sales managers | 5,780 | 120,330 | $55,750 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 24 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 5,050 | 35,670 | $24,720 - 49,500 | 15% | 51% |
| 25 | Civil engineers | 4,960 | 80,010 | $50,110 - 115,970 | 18% | 87% |
| 26 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 4,820 | 51,240 | $31,670 - 72,060 | 12% | 51% |
| 27 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 4,750 | 85,640 | $45,680 - 137,840 | 20% | 99% |
| 28 | Medical and health services managers | 4,590 | 100,480 | $58,970 - 0 | 16% | 57% |
| 29 | Marketing managers | 4,420 | 119,830 | $68,350 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 30 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 4,350 | 79,490 | $50,690 - 114,980 | 53% | 57% |
| 31 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 4,220 | 63,250 | $31,950 - 95,310 | 5% | 58% |
| 32 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 4,200 | 36,810 | $14,520 - 76,220 | 9% | 54% |
| 33 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 4,160 | 64,790 | $32,190 - 110,710 | 18% | 56% |
| 34 | Child, family, and school social workers | 4,050 | 47,420 | $30,490 - 63,560 | 19% | 77% |
| 35 | Personal financial advisors | 3,740 | 110,420 | $44,700 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 36 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 3,740 | 36,210 | $16,560 - 65,970 | 23% | 54% |
| 37 | Mechanical engineers | 3,550 | 86,660 | $55,860 - 125,390 | 4% | 78% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 3,440 | 61,230 | $35,560 - 92,450 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Industrial engineers | 3,240 | 81,250 | $56,640 - 111,670 | 20% | 74% |
| 40 | Physical therapists | 3,230 | 66,000 | $47,240 - 91,160 | 27% | 89% |
| 41 | Biological technicians | 3,190 | 51,360 | $32,050 - 78,300 | 16% | 60% |
| 42 | Engineering managers | 3,170 | 126,690 | $82,490 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 43 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 3,130 | 52,760 | $32,390 - 79,550 | 13% | 73% |
| 44 | Electrical engineers | 3,110 | 94,060 | $63,180 - 131,550 | 6% | 81% |
| 45 | Managers, all other | 3,060 | 97,560 | $55,150 - 0 | 7% | 55% |
| 46 | Engineers, all other | 3,050 | 87,910 | $55,990 - 124,040 | 6% | 82% |
| 47 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 3,030 | 78,970 | $47,600 - 119,290 | 18% | 88% |
| 48 | Graphic designers | 3,030 | 48,810 | $27,690 - 74,150 | 10% | 55% |
| 49 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 2,840 | 50,790 | $32,320 - 72,640 | 20% | 87% |
| 50 | Librarians | 2,830 | 60,330 | $39,370 - 85,400 | 4% | 85% |
| 51 | Database administrators | 2,820 | 74,480 | $42,610 - 111,930 | 29% | 72% |
| 52 | Editors | 2,730 | 58,870 | $33,430 - 90,970 | 2% | 81% |
| 53 | Pharmacists | 2,670 | 81,370 | $43,370 - 106,440 | 22% | 97% |
| 54 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,660 | 89,550 | $67,630 - 116,290 | 8% | 78% |
| 55 | Mental health counselors | 2,540 | 33,910 | $24,820 - 46,650 | 30% | 73% |
| 56 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 2,540 | 61,190 | $39,020 - 90,260 | 18% | 56% |
| 57 | Coaches and scouts | 2,530 | 39,300 | $15,780 - 68,240 | 15% | 60% |
| 58 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 2,440 | 88,130 | $53,280 - 128,750 | 4% | 81% |
| 59 | Financial specialists, all other | 2,380 | 64,540 | $37,720 - 100,020 | 12% | 50% |
| 60 | Computer hardware engineers | 2,360 | 95,030 | $65,660 - 134,340 | 5% | 70% |
| 61 | Medical and public health social workers | 2,350 | 51,980 | $35,510 - 71,410 | 24% | 77% |
| 62 | Social and community service managers | 2,160 | 62,460 | $38,290 - 93,250 | 25% | 72% |
| 63 | Advertising sales agents | 2,070 | 63,220 | $25,280 - 119,190 | 20% | 56% |
| 64 | Chemists | 2,060 | 77,640 | $41,150 - 122,370 | 9% | 93% |
| 65 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,030 | 64,560 | $37,110 - 95,680 | 17% | 56% |
| 66 | Insurance underwriters | 2,000 | 71,250 | $41,490 - 102,830 | 6% | 53% |
| 67 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 2,000 | 58,450 | $32,790 - 86,070 | 16% | 99% |
| 68 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,920 | 34,180 | $21,530 - 54,700 | 23% | 73% |
| 69 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,890 | 46,140 | $20,320 - 75,800 | 14% | 62% |
| 70 | Occupational therapists | 1,870 | 64,280 | $45,450 - 88,380 | 23% | 90% |
| 71 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,780 | 44,170 | $29,290 - 61,680 | 30% | 77% |
| 72 | Operations research analysts | 1,770 | 74,600 | $44,080 - 113,620 | 11% | 71% |
| 73 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,750 | 72,560 | $46,290 - 103,040 | 15% | 68% |
| 74 | Instructional coordinators | 1,680 | 60,350 | $38,120 - 84,730 | 23% | 79% |
| 75 | Speech-language pathologists | 1,550 | 62,000 | $41,550 - 86,810 | 11% | 98% |
| 76 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,540 | 81,330 | $46,430 - 117,170 | 25% | 93% |
| 77 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 1,480 | 71,020 | $42,160 - 119,860 | 12% | 94% |
| 78 | Technical writers | 1,450 | 68,600 | $43,220 - 96,440 | 20% | 74% |
| 79 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,410 | 52,310 | $37,240 - 73,070 | 9% | 87% |
| 80 | Compensation and benefits managers | 1,330 | 107,070 | $56,170 - 0 | 12% | 58% |
| 81 | Environmental engineers | 1,320 | 75,430 | $50,990 - 100,130 | 25% | 86% |
| 82 | Special education teachers, middle school | 1,310 | 51,850 | $37,990 - 71,520 | 16% | 87% |
| 83 | Biochemists and biophysicists | 1,280 | 87,760 | $48,110 - 127,750 | 16% | 95% |
| 84 | Public relations managers | 1,280 | 114,820 | $66,440 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 85 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 1,250 | 52,010 | $32,380 - 75,530 | 24% | 78% |
| 86 | Interior designers | 1,230 | 59,640 | $31,360 - 93,550 | 20% | 55% |
| 87 | Dentists, general | 1,200 | 142,520 | $92,420 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 88 | Credit analysts | 1,190 | 63,660 | $36,640 - 111,400 | 2% | 60% |
| 89 | Computer and information scientists, research | 1,190 | 118,870 | $77,430 - 0 | 22% | 68% |
| 90 | Purchasing managers | 1,170 | 90,860 | $47,590 - 139,480 | 3% | 57% |
| 91 | Financial examiners | 1,150 | 70,350 | $39,620 - 116,200 | 11% | 76% |
| 92 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 1,120 | 49,740 | $31,690 - 72,590 | 14% | 54% |
| 93 | Budget analysts | 1,110 | 69,890 | $45,110 - 100,150 | 7% | 78% |
| 94 | Meeting and convention planners | 1,060 | 52,520 | $34,640 - 76,160 | 20% | 67% |
| 95 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 1,050 | 69,480 | $51,370 - 96,610 | 17% | 54% |
| 96 | Physician assistants | 1,000 | 80,720 | $59,930 - 113,300 | 27% | 67% |
| 97 | Biomedical engineers | 980 | 85,660 | $50,530 - 127,680 | 21% | 76% |
| 98 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 980 | 60,160 | $43,370 - 78,410 | 11% | 58% |
| 99 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 940 | 39,420 | $15,540 - 63,920 | 25% | 58% |
| 100 | Chemical engineers | 910 | 86,480 | $58,160 - 124,660 | 8% | 91% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 48,450 | 25,560 | $15,750 - 40,130 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 32,780 | 25,920 | $18,060 - 35,900 | 15% | 4% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 32,520 | 19,540 | $15,250 - 25,170 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 30,820 | 29,990 | $18,440 - 44,060 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 30,630 | 39,620 | $24,990 - 58,020 | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 28,030 | 45,840 | $31,380 - 61,960 | 15% | 18% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 26,350 | 23,870 | $15,150 - 33,760 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | General and operations managers | 24,320 | 115,130 | $53,740 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 9 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 24,260 | 38,440 | $26,200 - 52,900 | 13% | 16% |
| 10 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 21,990 | 18,860 | $15,040 - 23,790 | 18% | 5% |
| 11 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 21,060 | 36,950 | $24,760 - 50,730 | 1% | 18% |
| 12 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 18,430 | 27,680 | $21,390 - 35,400 | 18% | 7% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 17,160 | 55,840 | $34,010 - 81,600 | 6% | 29% |
| 14 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 17,140 | 27,010 | $17,270 - 39,420 | 2% | 5% |
| 15 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 17,020 | 25,870 | $16,530 - 39,950 | -7% | 8% |
| 16 | Security guards | 14,580 | 25,240 | $18,930 - 34,070 | 17% | 13% |
| 17 | Teacher assistants | 14,510 | 24,470 | $16,260 - 34,070 | 10% | 18% |
| 18 | Business operations specialists, all other | 14,450 | 67,350 | $37,740 - 101,450 | 21% | 49% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 13,350 | 26,650 | $16,560 - 37,370 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 12,190 | 40,380 | $26,050 - 56,520 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | Food preparation workers | 12,070 | 21,340 | $15,670 - 28,540 | 15% | 7% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 11,340 | 41,910 | $24,710 - 60,900 | 4% | 25% |
| 23 | Medical secretaries | 10,680 | 33,820 | $24,890 - 45,520 | 17% | 18% |
| 24 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 10,290 | 23,270 | $17,140 - 29,610 | 13% | 5% |
| 25 | Computer support specialists | 10,090 | 55,170 | $33,770 - 81,400 | 13% | 43% |
| 26 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 10,010 | 19,140 | $15,190 - 24,700 | 10% | 8% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 9,420 | 42,470 | $29,430 - 56,680 | 10% | 4% |
| 28 | Carpenters | 8,760 | 53,730 | $35,180 - 74,110 | 10% | 6% |
| 29 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 8,730 | 32,680 | $20,560 - 48,410 | 4% | 6% |
| 30 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 8,580 | 32,030 | $18,630 - 50,560 | 8% | 4% |
| 31 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 8,300 | 29,750 | $19,080 - 43,130 | 18% | 6% |
| 32 | Cooks, restaurant | 8,290 | 26,020 | $17,110 - 35,390 | 12% | 5% |
| 33 | Bartenders | 8,180 | 24,320 | $15,380 - 34,390 | 11% | 17% |
| 34 | Packers and packagers, hand | 7,840 | 20,770 | $15,500 - 28,000 | -11% | 3% |
| 35 | Home health aides | 7,350 | 24,730 | $19,520 - 30,570 | 49% | 7% |
| 36 | Dishwashers | 7,210 | 18,720 | $15,120 - 24,640 | 10% | 3% |
| 37 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 7,140 | 34,260 | $23,930 - 45,850 | 4% | 15% |
| 38 | Tellers | 7,120 | 27,060 | $20,760 - 34,740 | 14% | 16% |
| 39 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 7,070 | 49,370 | $37,910 - 60,820 | 14% | 7% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 7,070 | 33,460 | $21,020 - 48,140 | 11% | 14% |
| 41 | Electricians | 6,960 | 59,330 | $33,570 - 89,810 | 7% | 7% |
| 42 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 6,860 | 51,850 | $40,370 - 64,460 | 11% | 33% |
| 43 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 6,780 | 66,450 | $32,830 - 108,630 | 28% | 48% |
| 44 | Construction laborers | 6,680 | 45,820 | $30,110 - 59,390 | 11% | 5% |
| 45 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 6,510 | 29,850 | $20,740 - 42,270 | 26% | 43% |
| 46 | Team assemblers | 6,310 | 28,260 | $18,980 - 39,170 | 0% | 5% |
| 47 | Fire fighters | 5,660 | 53,040 | $39,050 - 73,250 | 12% | 18% |
| 48 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 5,560 | 51,800 | $34,580 - 73,270 | 22% | 45% |
| 49 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 5,480 | 44,480 | $25,480 - 70,380 | 14% | 4% |
| 50 | Personal and home care aides | 5,400 | 23,540 | $19,070 - 29,440 | 51% | 10% |
| 51 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5,390 | 60,880 | $33,700 - 90,510 | 11% | 4% |
| 52 | Medical assistants | 5,340 | 32,660 | $24,430 - 42,820 | 35% | 10% |
| 53 | Loan officers | 5,310 | 84,530 | $37,440 - [?] | 12% | 49% |
| 54 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 5,010 | 30,620 | $17,090 - 46,580 | 12% | 6% |
| 55 | Administrative services managers | 4,940 | 84,870 | $46,900 - 142,750 | 12% | 40% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,880 | 70,760 | $48,480 - 100,610 | 9% | 10% |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,870 | 56,970 | $35,130 - 85,000 | -4% | 15% |
| 58 | Legal secretaries | 4,850 | 46,100 | $30,220 - 65,480 | 12% | 18% |
| 59 | Bill and account collectors | 4,780 | 37,710 | $25,120 - 52,950 | 23% | 13% |
| 60 | Child care workers | 4,760 | 24,170 | $16,170 - 32,390 | 18% | 15% |
| 61 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 4,630 | 20,600 | $15,930 - 26,680 | 10% | 17% |
| 62 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 4,510 | 56,750 | $32,630 - 85,920 | 9% | 47% |
| 63 | Postal service mail carriers | 4,440 | 44,150 | $38,560 - 49,990 | 1% | 11% |
| 64 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 4,120 | 21,980 | $15,240 - 30,420 | 12% | 6% |
| 65 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 3,880 | 63,750 | $40,970 - 92,670 | 0% | 42% |
| 66 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,790 | 66,260 | $41,860 - 94,270 | 7% | 13% |
| 67 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 3,770 | 22,910 | $15,950 - 30,570 | 16% | 9% |
| 68 | Bus drivers, school | 3,680 | 30,260 | $18,220 - 43,080 | 9% | 4% |
| 69 | Data entry keyers | 3,660 | 30,520 | $21,600 - 41,730 | -4% | 18% |
| 70 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 3,570 | 35,240 | $23,230 - 48,170 | -26% | 6% |
| 71 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,500 | 83,860 | $41,880 - 141,500 | 4% | 38% |
| 72 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 3,490 | 64,510 | $44,850 - 80,370 | 15% | 25% |
| 73 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 3,480 | 52,230 | $30,480 - 72,410 | 4% | 18% |
| 74 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,450 | 40,800 | $24,360 - 60,400 | -6% | 14% |
| 75 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 3,370 | 43,630 | $18,610 - 73,940 | 27% | 47% |
| 76 | Recreation workers | 3,250 | 26,890 | $16,640 - 40,860 | 13% | 47% |
| 77 | Telemarketers | 3,210 | 34,410 | $19,310 - 55,130 | -9% | 14% |
| 78 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 3,160 | 37,650 | $24,470 - 49,130 | 0% | 22% |
| 79 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 3,150 | 39,690 | $27,530 - 53,840 | 3% | 18% |
| 80 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 3,120 | 49,930 | $30,960 - 76,670 | 9% | 3% |
| 81 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,120 | 31,680 | $23,240 - 43,230 | -1% | 2% |
| 82 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 3,110 | 32,680 | $24,600 - 43,760 | 10% | 24% |
| 83 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 3,040 | 46,760 | $29,380 - 66,910 | 4% | 30% |
| 84 | Cost estimators | 2,990 | 81,800 | $42,650 - 132,440 | 19% | 32% |
| 85 | Dental assistants | 2,950 | 35,900 | $25,440 - 47,970 | 29% | 9% |
| 86 | Medical records and health information technicians | 2,930 | 33,050 | $20,710 - 49,960 | 18% | 12% |
| 87 | Driver/sales workers | 2,900 | 32,400 | $17,330 - 51,620 | -4% | 4% |
| 88 | Correctional officers and jailers | 2,890 | 53,280 | $39,190 - 63,950 | 17% | 11% |
| 89 | File clerks | 2,880 | 24,980 | $16,660 - 35,110 | -40% | 20% |
| 90 | Food service managers | 2,860 | 52,450 | $32,780 - 73,220 | 5% | 24% |
| 91 | Brokerage clerks | 2,840 | 38,800 | $31,800 - 48,750 | 20% | 31% |
| 92 | Machinists | 2,760 | 41,590 | $29,060 - 58,820 | -2% | 3% |
| 93 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 2,750 | 25,360 | $17,010 - 34,940 | 13% | 15% |
| 94 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 2,750 | 26,550 | $19,270 - 35,440 | -7% | 10% |
| 95 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 2,750 | 55,580 | $35,470 - 73,670 | 3% | 13% |
| 96 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 2,720 | 40,180 | $25,170 - 59,520 | 13% | 11% |
| 97 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 2,700 | 29,270 | $20,070 - 39,010 | 11% | 5% |
| 98 | Cooks, fast food | 2,690 | 21,800 | $15,430 - 32,490 | 8% | 5% |
| 99 | Helpers--production workers | 2,680 | 23,460 | $15,680 - 31,860 | 0% | 4% |
| 100 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,600 | 28,840 | $20,210 - 39,540 | 32% | 16% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear technicians | 71,700 | 160 | 65.8 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 179,530 | 230 | 19.4 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 68,040 | 500 | 10.1 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 71,780 | 260 | 10 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 87,760 | 1,280 | 9.8 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 28,350 | 370 | 9.4 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 33,540 | 610 | 9.4 |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary | 79,780 | 110 | 8.1 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | 43,640 | 110 | 8 |
| Pile-driver operators | 65,690 | 170 | 7.9 |
| Biomedical engineers | 85,660 | 980 | 7.7 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 58,130 | 200 | 7.3 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 85,640 | 4,750 | 7.2 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 65,570 | 250 | 7.1 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other | 83,570 | 110 | 6.8 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 30,460 | 200 | 6.7 |
| Cooks, all other | 29,510 | 540 | 6.3 |
| Epidemiologists | 64,680 | 140 | 6.1 |
| Microbiologists | 57,430 | 900 | 6 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 106,650 | 790 | 5.8 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 96,550 | 200 | 5.7 |
| Materials scientists | 96,740 | 220 | 5.5 |
| Archivists | 59,000 | 220 | 5.4 |
| Concierges | 27,980 | 1,190 | 5.3 |
| Actuaries | 89,140 | 860 | 5.2 |
| Economists | 72,750 | 750 | 5.2 |
| Psychiatric aides | 29,400 | 2,190 | 5.2 |
| Forest and conservation workers | 39,700 | 100 | 5 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 44,990 | 1,940 | 5 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 94,550 | 340 | 4.9 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 64,070 | 3,040 | 4.7 |
| Biological technicians | 51,360 | 3,190 | 4.6 |
| Landscape architects | 64,240 | 910 | 4.6 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 118,870 | 1,190 | 4.3 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 36,640 | 540 | 4.2 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 55,660 | 440 | 4.2 |
| Social science research assistants | 46,810 | 430 | 4.1 |
| Curators | 63,930 | 300 | 4.1 |
| Psychiatrists | 145,480 | 740 | 4.1 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 46,410 | 500 | 4.1 |
| Financial examiners | 70,350 | 1,150 | 4 |
| Pediatricians, general | 144,690 | 950 | 3.9 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 75,560 | 100 | 3.7 |
| Physicists | 102,340 | 450 | 3.7 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 31,440 | 1,940 | 3.6 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 104,290 | 280 | 3.5 |
| Athletic trainers | 36,030 | 420 | 3.5 |
| Dietetic technicians | 32,080 | 760 | 3.5 |
| Designers, all other | 64,050 | 310 | 3.5 |
| Therapists, all other | 54,370 | 240 | 3.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral attendants | 40,250 | 1.9 | 300 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 119,300 | 1.77 | 1,180 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 54,490 | 1.73 | 570 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 45,390 | 1.65 | 760 |
| Construction laborers | 45,820 | 1.58 | 6,680 |
| Crane and tower operators | 65,330 | 1.56 | 150 |
| Cost estimators | 81,800 | 1.55 | 2,990 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 43,630 | 1.54 | 3,370 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 77,700 | 1.54 | 1,050 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 53,280 | 1.53 | 2,890 |
| Pipelayers | 51,740 | 1.53 | 170 |
| Mechanical drafters | 67,170 | 1.52 | 760 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 36,020 | 1.52 | 330 |
| Loan officers | 84,530 | 1.49 | 5,310 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 98,480 | 1.49 | 1,030 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 64,790 | 1.48 | 4,160 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 47,650 | 1.48 | 2,080 |
| Carpenters | 53,730 | 1.47 | 8,760 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 58,630 | 1.47 | 2,310 |
| Biological technicians | 51,360 | 1.45 | 3,190 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 23,870 | 1.45 | 26,350 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 60,160 | 1.45 | 980 |
| Personal financial advisors | 110,420 | 1.45 | 3,740 |
| Helpers--roofers | 33,480 | 1.45 | 200 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 66,620 | 1.44 | 180 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 118,110 | 1.44 | 6,400 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 81,330 | 1.43 | 1,540 |
| Art directors | 96,140 | 1.42 | 910 |
| Telemarketers | 34,410 | 1.42 | 3,210 |
| Tile and marble setters | 55,870 | 1.42 | 370 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 21,980 | 1.41 | 4,120 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 28,940 | 1.41 | 1,010 |
| Public relations managers | 114,820 | 1.41 | 1,280 |
| Training and development managers | 116,000 | 1.41 | 730 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 107,050 | 1.41 | 690 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 61,900 | 1.4 | 340 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 52,830 | 1.4 | 1,820 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 44,990 | 1.4 | 1,940 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 48,180 | 1.4 | 1,170 |
| Customer service representatives | 39,620 | 1.4 | 30,630 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 60,880 | 1.39 | 5,390 |
| Advertising sales agents | 63,220 | 1.39 | 2,070 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 49,830 | 1.39 | 380 |
| Floral designers | 31,610 | 1.39 | 830 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40,400 | 1.39 | 560 |
| Computer support specialists | 55,170 | 1.39 | 10,090 |
| Natural sciences managers | 139,750 | 1.39 | 900 |
| Bartenders | 24,320 | 1.39 | 8,180 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 39,790 | 1.38 | 600 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 107,070 | 1.38 | 1,330 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons | 193,540 | 820 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 179,530 | 230 |
| Internists, general | 175,970 | 930 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 173,060 | 270 |
| Family and general practitioners | 161,080 | 800 |
| Chief executives | 157,640 | 11,290 |
| Anesthesiologists | 151,610 | 280 |
| Psychiatrists | 145,480 | 740 |
| Pediatricians, general | 144,690 | 950 |
| Dentists, general | 142,520 | 1,200 |
| Natural sciences managers | 139,750 | 900 |
| Lawyers | 127,430 | 9,840 |
| Engineering managers | 126,690 | 3,170 |
| Air traffic controllers | 125,640 | 70 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 121,970 | 4,880 |
| Astronomers | 120,570 | 60 |
| Sales managers | 120,330 | 5,780 |
| Marketing managers | 119,830 | 4,420 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 119,390 | 7,460 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 119,300 | 1,180 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 118,870 | 1,190 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 118,110 | 6,400 |
| Financial managers | 116,450 | 12,230 |
| Training and development managers | 116,000 | 730 |
| General and operations managers | 115,130 | 24,320 |
| Public relations managers | 114,820 | 1,280 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 114,800 | 910 |
| Personal financial advisors | 110,420 | 3,740 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 107,370 | |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 107,070 | 1,330 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 107,050 | 690 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 106,650 | 790 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 104,290 | 280 |
| Construction managers | 104,230 | 2,590 |
| Physicists | 102,340 | 450 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 101,460 | 80 |
| Industrial production managers | 100,700 | 1,410 |
| Medical and health services managers | 100,480 | 4,590 |
| Aerospace engineers | 99,630 | 170 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 98,480 | 1,030 |
| Managers, all other | 97,560 | 3,060 |
| Materials scientists | 96,740 | 220 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 96,550 | 200 |
| Art directors | 96,140 | 910 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 95,030 | 2,360 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 94,550 | 340 |
| Electrical engineers | 94,060 | 3,110 |
| Management analysts | 92,130 | 15,080 |
| Purchasing managers | 90,860 | 1,170 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 90,700 | 16,810 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Ins. Group | 21.2 |
| State St. Corp. | 7.5 |
| NSTAR | 3.2 |
| Cabot | 2.1 |
| Iron Mountain | 2.1 |
| Boston Properties | 1.4 |
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