Framingham Employment

Employment and Industries in the Framingham, Massachusetts Area

Retail and office complexes have a major presence in Framingham's economy. Manufacturing companies also provide local jobs. The city includes three major business districts, the Downtown/South Framingham, the Golden Triangle and West Framingham. The Golden Triangle is one of the largest shopping areas in New England and thus, includes a large number of retail jobs.

The city is home to the world headquarters of TJX and includes facilities for companies and organizations such as IDC, IDG, Breyers, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and Leggat McCall. Staples and Bose have their world headquarters situated in West Framingham. Notable companies with facilities in West Framingham include Capital One, Genzyme, ITT Tech, Computer Associates and the MetroWest Daily News.

The top employment segments in Framingham Massachusetts include healthcare; professional, scientific and technical services; educational services, accommodation and food services; and finance and insurance. The city also includes numerous computer specialists. Approximately 44% of the workforce is comprised of management, professional and related jobs. Sales and office occupations provide about 24% of the jobs in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Occupations more common in Framingham than most other cities include biochemists and biophysicists, computer hardware engineers, electro-mechanical technicians, computer software systems engineers, natural science managers, physical scientists; and electrical and electronic engineering technicians.

The following is a list of Framingham's largest employers:

The TJX Companies Inc
Staples, Inc
Staples International Inc
Marshalls of MA, Inc
Bose Corporation
Perini Corporation
Town of Framingham
Massachusetts Department of State Police
NBC Fifth Realty Corp
Concord Buying Group, Inc
Homegoods, Inc
International Data Corporation
IDG Communications, Inc
NBC Fourth Realty Group
Lifeline Systems, Inc
Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc
ASA International Ltd
GTC Biotherapeutics

Notable information about Framingham, Massachusetts: The cost of living index for the city in 2008 was at 128.5 which is high when compared to the national average of 100. In 2009, the average salary in Framingham was $41,000. About 42% of the residents over the age of 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

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People interested in learning about the activities of local businesses and industries can read the MetroWest Daily News.

Most Popular Jobs in Framingham, Massachusetts Metro Area (2008 data)

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	Computer software engineers, systems software	3,960	114,200	$68,640 -	28%	85%
2	Registered nurses	2,660	76,360	$51,410 - 105,890	24%	56%
3	Computer software engineers, applications	2,290	103,470	$72,600 - 136,290	45%	85%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,780	74,860	$42,570 - 118,920	8%	51%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,760	86,000	$41,950 - 133,690	12%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	1,750	63,860	$38,930 - 98,090	18%	79%
7	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,600	68,610	$39,240 - 118,330	14%	95%
8	Management analysts	1,600	98,450	$52,410 - 162,090	22%	78%
9	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,330	64,070	$35,850 - 101,550	6%	96%
10	Computer hardware engineers	1,220	103,820	$71,830 - 140,720	5%	70%
11	Chief executives	1,160	157,830	$53,610 -	2%	65%
12	Electrical engineers	1,070	99,930	$68,950 - 143,900	6%	81%
13	Market research analysts	1,050	81,910	$37,810 - 132,640	20%	82%
14	Financial managers	1,030	107,540	$51,320 -	13%	60%
15	Computer systems analysts	990	84,880	$48,060 - 125,090	29%	68%
16	Engineering managers	920	133,400	$89,220 -	7%	84%
17	Mechanical engineers	920	89,830	$62,320 - 126,770	4%	78%
18	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	910	68,130	$40,190 - 116,750	11%	95%
19	Computer and information systems managers	890	134,130	$82,940 -	16%	73%
20	Marketing managers	810	129,420	$80,280 -	14%	69%
21	Sales managers	780	122,620	$52,610 -	10%	69%
22	Network and computer systems administrators	760	80,120	$54,990 - 110,190	27%	50%
23	Network systems and data communications analysts	710	80,940	$58,360 - 107,080	53%	57%
24	Biochemists and biophysicists	680	86,630	$57,810 - 121,370	16%	95%
25	Industrial engineers	600	83,810	$56,340 - 114,650	20%	74%
26	Financial analysts	540	72,830	$49,360 - 104,190	34%	87%
27	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	510	100,300	$58,050 - 155,170	20%	99%
28	Managers, all other	480	100,310	$52,510 - 152,610	7%	55%
29	Electronics engineers, except computer	470	112,630	$62,740 - 163,300	4%	81%
30	Computer programmers	460	75,490	$47,140 - 116,620	0%	73%
31	Chemists	440	85,720	$51,360 - 126,680	9%	93%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	440	52,210	$28,800 - 74,860	20%	87%
33	Lawyers	440	145,070	$43,840 -	11%	99%
34	Technical writers	420	86,280	$54,390 - 117,940	20%	74%
35	Public relations specialists	390	69,100	$40,120 - 106,170	18%	81%
36	Graphic designers	380	58,210	$38,490 - 80,400	10%	55%
37	Natural sciences managers	380	155,320	$110,390 -	11%	93%
38	Biological technicians	380	51,260	$33,030 - 74,200	16%	60%
39	Engineers, all other	360	101,870	$62,700 - 141,530	6%	82%
40	Child, family, and school social workers	360	42,130	$23,520 - 65,050	19%	77%
41	Civil engineers	350	76,610	$53,160 - 102,410	18%	87%
42	Training and development specialists	340	66,150	$36,700 - 99,810	18%	56%
43	Sales engineers	330	96,310	$59,140 - 147,370	9%	79%
44	Computer specialists, all other	320	85,180	$56,250 - 120,860	15%	68%
45	Physical therapists	300	72,910	$53,940 - 94,710	27%	89%
46	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	290	67,940	$38,790 - 112,890	17%	56%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	290	55,220	$30,020 - 98,760	18%	56%
48	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	280	65,180	$31,480 - 118,410	13%	73%
49	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	270	65,780	$42,900 - 95,130	18%	56%
50	Coaches and scouts	270	35,360	$17,840 - 65,180	15%	60%
51	Medical and health services managers	250	98,280	$56,110 - 140,560	16%	57%
52	Occupational therapists	240	56,490	$36,890 - 83,180	23%	90%
53	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	240	64,580	$52,410 - 81,210	0%	96%
54	Editors	240	58,880	$30,150 - 98,640	2%	81%
55	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	240	96,760	$66,880 - 140,390	8%	78%
56	Sales and related workers, all other	230	61,870	$18,880 - 147,990	14%	62%
57	Database administrators	220	81,590	$43,660 - 126,440	29%	72%
58	Purchasing managers	210	112,290	$70,040 - 160,610	3%	57%
59	Teachers and instructors, all other	210	36,180	$27,530 - 46,460	9%	54%
60	Chemical engineers	200	93,190	$65,370 - 128,820	8%	91%
61	Advertising sales agents	190	74,240	$32,920 - 150,300	20%	56%
62	Pharmacists	190	91,350	$72,560 - 112,180	22%	97%
63	Social and community service managers	180	61,640	$36,050 - 93,510	25%	72%
64	Special education teachers, middle school	180	57,070	$35,520 - 80,030	16%	87%
65	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	170	53,600	$30,460 - 75,190	12%	51%
66	Instructional coordinators	170	57,600	$23,830 - 102,850	23%	79%
67	Tax preparers	160	38,880	$28,100 - 59,300	0%	54%
68	Special education teachers, secondary school	150	60,420	$37,400 - 81,460	9%	87%
69	Self-enrichment education teachers	150	46,610	$19,200 - 79,500	23%	54%
70	Credit analysts	150	56,610	$36,820 - 81,890	2%	60%
71	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	140	52,120	$33,450 - 75,000	24%	78%
72	Compensation and benefits managers	140	102,870	$45,970 - 162,960	12%	58%
73	Librarians	140	58,700	$40,850 - 80,260	4%	85%
74	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	35,290	$22,440 - 56,180	25%	58%
75	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	140	33,890	$22,390 - 46,010	11%	55%
76	Meeting and convention planners	130	57,090	$36,320 - 85,950	20%	67%
77	Physical scientists, all other	130	101,270	$64,230 - 133,960	6%	98%
78	Commercial and industrial designers	130	72,740	$39,620 - 105,440	7%	55%
79	Human resources managers, all other	130	112,270	$52,680 -	11%	58%
80	Medical and public health social workers	110	51,430	$29,950 - 75,060	24%	77%
81	Dentists, general	110	180,300	$134,110 -	9%	100%
82	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	80,800	$57,510 - 112,770	18%	88%
83	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	100		$ -	25%	67%
84	Education administrators, all other	100	73,480	$36,180 - 121,800	13%	78%
85	Public relations managers	100	108,250	$52,990 - 164,420	17%	75%
86	Training and development managers	90	95,760	$56,400 - 136,960	16%	58%
87	Materials engineers	90	86,740	$57,460 - 122,140	4%	77%
88	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	90	35,300	$26,600 - 48,240	15%	51%
89	Budget analysts	90	74,320	$44,520 - 107,220	7%	78%
90	Physician assistants	90	97,420	$71,250 - 151,650	27%	67%
91	Aerospace engineers	80	100,860	$58,290 - 136,640	10%	87%
92	Statisticians	80	96,210	$74,450 - 124,730	9%	93%
93	Art directors	80	94,830	$63,020 - 132,460	9%	58%
94	Speech-language pathologists	80	67,190	$42,010 - 109,610	11%	98%
95	Survey researchers	80	32,220	$21,530 - 42,790	16%	82%
96	Biomedical engineers	70	103,380	$55,700 -	21%	76%
97	Personal financial advisors	70	90,740	$51,890 - 143,840	41%	81%
98	Surveyors	60	61,030	$40,470 - 82,330	24%	82%
99	Veterinarians	60	64,490	$16,690 - 120,170	35%	100%
100	Financial specialists, all other	60	54,480	$35,310 - 79,830	12%	50%

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	7,060	25,690	$17,110 - 40,860	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,500	20,970	$17,100 - 25,170	-2%	10%
3	General and operations managers	2,660	120,230	$54,450 -	2%	48%
4	Customer service representatives	2,570	35,910	$21,530 - 52,340	25%	22%
5	Office clerks, general	2,570	33,050	$19,460 - 48,510	13%	19%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,550	19,720	$16,860 - 24,030	18%	5%
7	Waiters and waitresses	2,490	25,410	$16,640 - 36,410	11%	14%
8	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,430	48,550	$34,230 - 64,180	15%	18%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,070	29,020	$21,220 - 41,940	15%	4%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,820	38,210	$27,010 - 50,550	1%	18%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,760	37,610	$24,320 - 51,700	13%	16%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,750	24,730	$17,370 - 39,210	-7%	8%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,720	30,120	$22,480 - 39,320	18%	7%
14	Business operations specialists, all other	1,680	67,090	$39,610 - 106,110	21%	49%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,590	42,760	$26,010 - 71,950	4%	25%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,530	53,960	$31,830 - 81,280	6%	29%
17	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,510	27,220	$18,020 - 40,610	2%	5%
18	Teacher assistants	1,480	29,460	$17,310 - 46,120	10%	18%
19	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	1,450	52,830	$37,740 - 68,690	4%	18%
20	Team assemblers	1,430	30,870	$20,130 - 44,530	0%	5%
21	Computer support specialists	1,260	59,270	$36,410 - 90,250	13%	43%
22	Home health aides	1,220	26,420	$21,320 - 33,600	49%	7%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,190	32,920	$21,710 - 49,530	18%	6%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,050	42,390	$24,110 - 63,840	10%	6%
25	Construction laborers	1,040	45,300	$24,460 - 63,740	11%	5%
26	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,040	79,160	$34,360 - 134,980	28%	48%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	1,010	29,950	$19,530 - 40,590	17%	13%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	920	41,960	$23,280 - 59,710	10%	4%
29	Cooks, restaurant	920	25,540	$19,060 - 32,880	12%	5%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	880	23,120	$17,690 - 31,650	13%	5%
31	Electricians	860	61,080	$32,270 - 93,980	7%	7%
32	Medical secretaries	850	33,370	$22,950 - 43,810	17%	18%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	830	31,020	$19,580 - 41,990	4%	6%
34	Food preparation workers	810	20,650	$16,690 - 27,320	15%	7%
35	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	760	20,620	$16,960 - 25,820	10%	8%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	750	31,890	$19,090 - 44,860	4%	15%
37	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	740	36,880	$19,100 - 57,850	8%	4%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	730	35,030	$23,860 - 50,530	11%	14%
39	Carpenters	700	52,180	$28,580 - 90,240	10%	6%
40	Preschool teachers, except special education	680	35,190	$24,760 - 46,820	26%	43%
41	Security guards	660	30,460	$21,490 - 40,900	17%	13%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	660	77,720	$51,970 - 109,680	9%	10%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	44,700	$26,760 - 64,270	14%	4%
44	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	640	54,440	$36,760 - 73,370	4%	30%
45	Dishwashers	620	19,600	$16,640 - 24,560	10%	3%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	61,790	$41,010 - 84,990	-4%	15%
47	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	610	35,320	$22,560 - 51,540	12%	6%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	580	90,050	$50,500 - 148,490	4%	38%
49	Tellers	550	27,910	$21,810 - 34,410	14%	16%
50	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	550	54,460	$41,500 - 71,850	14%	7%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	530	57,680	$43,650 - 79,380	11%	33%
52	Automotive body and related repairers	520	45,210	$20,620 - 78,870	12%	3%
53	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	510	69,280	$43,770 - 100,160	0%	42%
54	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	490	63,070	$25,790 - 113,210	0%	36%
55	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	480	21,530	$16,860 - 27,800	10%	17%
56	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	480	44,770	$33,530 - 62,680	9%	3%
57	Machinists	480	39,850	$22,520 - 56,990	-2%	3%
58	Personal and home care aides	470	25,240	$21,430 - 31,590	51%	10%
59	Fire fighters	450	46,440	$34,270 - 60,800	12%	18%
60	Physicians and surgeons, all other	450	128,080	$51,840 -	0%	0%
61	Child care workers	430	21,890	$17,280 - 29,630	18%	15%
62	Bill and account collectors	410	34,870	$16,640 - 50,800	23%	13%
63	Counter and rental clerks	410	26,350	$16,640 - 38,210	23%	16%
64	Postal service mail carriers	400			1%	11%
65	Telemarketers	390	37,780	$22,080 - 54,430	-9%	14%
66	Bartenders	390	25,820	$16,730 - 36,470	11%	17%
67	Administrative services managers	390	91,210	$44,800 - 160,540	12%	40%
68	Loan officers	380	65,890	$24,240 - 124,190	12%	49%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	370	71,490	$46,180 - 100,560	7%	13%
70	Data entry keyers	370	32,140	$22,370 - 42,890	-4%	18%
71	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	360	38,350	$23,970 - 51,230	-6%	14%
72	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	350	57,230	$35,130 - 69,690	11%	4%
73	Cost estimators	340	77,220	$43,560 - 121,540	19%	32%
74	Recreation workers	340	25,950	$17,670 - 38,810	13%	47%
75	Packers and packagers, hand	340	20,620	$16,640 - 26,960	-11%	3%
76	Helpers--production workers	330	31,170	$18,410 - 54,600	0%	4%
77	Motor vehicle operators, all other	330	23,790	$21,240 - 26,410	11%	0%
78	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	330	48,220	$18,580 - 80,920	27%	47%
79	Cooks, fast food	320	22,290	$17,590 - 29,260	8%	5%
80	Dental hygienists	300	77,300	$57,240 - 100,540	30%	33%
81	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	300	39,010	$22,660 - 62,710	3%	25%
82	Chemical technicians	300	48,740	$33,230 - 73,210	6%	37%
83	Medical assistants	290	36,660	$27,370 - 49,970	35%	10%
84	Parts salespersons	290	37,130	$19,650 - 56,140	-1%	6%
85	Dental assistants	280	47,780	$34,660 - 64,440	29%	9%
86	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	270	52,350	$36,330 - 69,430	3%	13%
87	Bus drivers, school	270	29,850	$18,440 - 40,730	9%	4%
88	Nonfarm animal caretakers	260	22,800	$17,690 - 30,990	18%	16%
89	Industrial production managers	260	104,560	$61,630 - 143,940	-5%	43%
90	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	260	45,170	$30,080 - 61,630	-2%	6%
91	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	250	60,230	$32,870 - 79,920	5%	8%
92	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	250	23,170	$16,780 - 37,300	13%	15%
93	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	250	20,380	$16,660 - 27,480	12%	6%
94	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	240	27,060	$17,620 - 42,470	10%	5%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	240	85,320	$65,580 - 116,090	9%	33%
96	Food service managers	240	54,200	$36,470 - 67,890	5%	24%
97	Printing machine operators	240	35,890	$22,930 - 50,180	-5%	6%
98	Radiologic technologists and technicians	230	67,750	$50,160 - 84,880	15%	25%
99	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	31,050	$25,410 - 39,670	11%	5%
100	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	230	35,710	$27,620 - 43,300	2%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Framingham Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pile-driver operators		110	34.6
Biochemists and biophysicists	86,630	680	28.5
Computer hardware engineers	103,820	1,220	17.1
Electro-mechanical technicians	37,790	170	11.4
Computer software engineers, systems software	114,200	3,960	8.1
Natural sciences managers	155,320	380	7.8
Physical scientists, all other	101,270	130	7.8
Technical writers	86,280	420	7.6
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	52,830	1,450	7.3
Chemical engineers	93,190	200	6.3
Carpet installers	67,480	180	6.3
Biological technicians	51,260	380	5.8
Electrical engineers	99,930	1,070	5.8
Dietetic technicians	25,250	110	5.3
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	100,300	510	5.1
Mechanical engineering technicians	55,200	210	4.6
Chemists	85,720	440	4.5
Chemical technicians	48,740	300	4.2
Engineering managers	133,400	920	4.2
Motor vehicle operators, all other	23,790	330	4
Marketing managers	129,420	810	3.9
Commercial and industrial designers	72,740	130	3.7
Sales engineers	96,310	330	3.7
Education administrators, all other	73,480	100	3.7
Market research analysts	81,910	1,050	3.6
Computer software engineers, applications	103,470	2,290	3.5
Mechanical engineers	89,830	920	3.5
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	39,560	110	3.5
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	86,000	1,760	3.4
Chief executives	157,830	1,160	3.4
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,760	130	3.3
Compensation and benefits managers	102,870	140	3.2
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	63,070	490	3.1
Automotive body and related repairers	45,210	520	3.1
Photographers	27,300	210	3.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	64,580	240	3
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	49,020	120	2.9
Electronics engineers, except computer	112,630	470	2.8
Tax preparers	38,880	160	2.8
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	85,320	240	2.7
Purchasing managers	112,290	210	2.7
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	52,120	140	2.6
Industrial engineers	83,810	600	2.5
Computer and information systems managers	134,130	890	2.5
Dental laboratory technicians	39,030	100	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	69,400	120	2.4
Network systems and data communications analysts	80,940	710	2.4
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	33,890	140	2.4
Management analysts	98,450	1,600	2.3
Meeting and convention planners	57,090	130	2.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Framingham, Massachusetts Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--carpenters	51,380	1.98	140
Insurance sales agents	96,130	1.71	200
Carpet installers	67,480	1.6	180
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	48,220	1.6	330
Advertising sales agents	74,240	1.59	190
Sales and related workers, all other	61,870	1.57	230
Cement masons and concrete finishers	57,010	1.54	150
Sheet metal workers	64,010	1.53	120
Sales representatives, services, all other	79,160	1.53	1,040
Telemarketers	37,780	1.53	390
Dental assistants	47,780	1.48	280
Technical writers	86,280	1.46	420
Construction laborers	45,300	1.46	1,040
Graphic designers	58,210	1.44	380
Lawyers	145,070	1.42	440
Computer support specialists	59,270	1.41	1,260
Natural sciences managers	155,320	1.41	380
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	35,320	1.41	610
Market research analysts	81,910	1.39	1,050
Preschool teachers, except special education	35,190	1.38	680
Cost estimators	77,220	1.38	340
Elementary school teachers, except special education	68,610	1.38	1,600
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	54,460	1.38	550
Computer software engineers, systems software	114,200	1.37	3,960
Public relations specialists	69,100	1.37	390
Medical records and health information technicians	43,210	1.37	150
Electronics engineers, except computer	112,630	1.36	470
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	27,060	1.36	240
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	26,300	1.36	170
Waiters and waitresses	25,410	1.36	2,490
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	32,920	1.36	1,190
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	39,560	1.35	110
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	68,130	1.35	910
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	26,070	1.34	170
Computer software engineers, applications	103,470	1.34	2,290
Management analysts	98,450	1.34	1,600
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	77,720	1.34	660
Biological technicians	51,260	1.34	380
Carpenters	52,180	1.33	700
Bartenders	25,820	1.33	390
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	54,440	1.33	640
Computer and information systems managers	134,130	1.33	890
Radiologic technologists and technicians	67,750	1.33	230
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	74,860	1.33	1,780
Teacher assistants	29,460	1.32	1,480
Helpers--production workers	31,170	1.32	330
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	60,230	1.32	250
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	31,050	1.31	230
Training and development specialists	66,150	1.31	340
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	38,210	1.31	1,820

Highest Paying Jobs in Framingham, Massachusetts Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	192,870	70
Dentists, general	180,300	110
Real estate brokers	157,890
Chief executives	157,830	1,160
Natural sciences managers	155,320	380
Lawyers	145,070	440
Computer and information systems managers	134,130	890
Engineering managers	133,400	920
Marketing managers	129,420	810
Physicians and surgeons, all other	128,080	450
Sales managers	122,620	780
General and operations managers	120,230	2,660
Computer software engineers, systems software	114,200	3,960
Electronics engineers, except computer	112,630	470
Purchasing managers	112,290	210
Human resources managers, all other	112,270	130
Life scientists, all other	110,050	30
Public relations managers	108,250	100
Optometrists	107,830	30
Financial managers	107,540	1,030
Industrial production managers	104,560	260
Computer hardware engineers	103,820	1,220
Computer software engineers, applications	103,470	2,290
Biomedical engineers	103,380	70
Compensation and benefits managers	102,870	140
Engineers, all other	101,870	360
Advertising and promotions managers	101,790	50
Physical scientists, all other	101,270	130
Aerospace engineers	100,860	80
Managers, all other	100,310	480
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	100,300	510
Electrical engineers	99,930	1,070
Management analysts	98,450	1,600
Medical and health services managers	98,280	250
Construction managers	98,210	210
Physician assistants	97,420	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	96,760	240
Sales engineers	96,310	330
Statisticians	96,210	80
Insurance sales agents	96,130	200
Training and development managers	95,760	90
Art directors	94,830	80
Chemical engineers	93,190	200
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	93,060
Psychologists, all other	92,270	50
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	91,730
Pharmacists	91,350	190
Administrative services managers	91,210	390
Personal financial advisors	90,740	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90,050	580

Large Companies Headquartered in Framingham

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Staples	16.1
TJX	16.1
Perini	1.7

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