Haverhill Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Haverhill, Massachusetts Metro Area (2006 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	Registered nurses	1,650	56,670	$41,170 - 75,270	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,330	49,990	$30,770 - 71,730	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,100	52,270	$32,500 - 74,420	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	730	62,890	$29,420 - 95,930	8%	51%
5	Chief executives	620	125,710	$60,970 - 0	2%	65%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	50,550	$35,820 - 67,880	11%	95%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	480	79,000	$44,320 - 136,390	12%	51%
8	Accountants and auditors	420	79,060	$40,970 - 130,560	18%	79%
9	Mental health counselors	320	50,350	$30,530 - 70,960	30%	73%
10	Financial managers	290	89,420	$49,760 - 144,310	13%	60%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	270	39,960	$25,450 - 62,100	19%	77%
12	Social and human service assistants	250	33,610	$20,620 - 58,660	34%	58%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	240	34,740	$19,590 - 63,060	9%	54%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	190	77,710	$48,350 - 105,090	8%	78%
15	Physical therapists	180	69,060	$48,620 - 98,210	27%	89%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	51,810	$34,260 - 74,040	13%	73%
17	Mechanical engineers	160	100,670	$47,650 - 0	4%	78%
18	Industrial engineers	150	88,630	$57,910 - 127,640	20%	74%
19	Lawyers	150	95,470	$49,750 - 0	11%	99%
20	Managers, all other	140	91,790	$48,490 - 0	7%	55%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	140	62,310	$40,990 - 90,400	27%	50%
22	Civil engineers	130	66,960	$47,900 - 92,390	18%	87%
23	Sales managers	130	100,300	$58,820 - 0	10%	69%
24	Occupational therapists	120	57,470	$38,860 - 76,710	23%	90%
25	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	49,540	$33,780 - 68,200	9%	87%
26	Interior designers	120	42,180	$37,410 - 47,890	20%	55%
27	Librarians	110	45,310	$29,570 - 65,390	4%	85%
28	Speech-language pathologists	110	60,150	$42,500 - 80,410	11%	98%
29	Pharmacists	110	83,610	$65,520 - 101,660	22%	97%
30	Medical and health services managers	110	80,500	$51,470 - 112,150	16%	57%
31	Electrical engineers	110	87,780	$63,450 - 114,830	6%	81%
32	Surveyors	100	55,920	$33,170 - 85,900	24%	82%
33	Engineering managers	100	119,970	$70,250 - 0	7%	84%
34	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	34,000	$19,920 - 47,360	25%	58%
35	Computer and information systems managers	90	95,080	$44,810 - 145,360	16%	73%
36	Social and community service managers	80	50,560	$32,440 - 68,310	25%	72%
37	Graphic designers	80	64,750	$28,420 - 112,120	10%	55%
38	Training and development specialists	70	54,680	$37,290 - 75,870	18%	56%
39	Marketing managers	60	105,690	$47,470 - 0	14%	69%
40	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	40,770	$28,510 - 66,860	15%	51%
41	Rehabilitation counselors	60	28,440	$24,220 - 34,060	23%	73%
42	Veterinarians	60	84,270	$51,010 - 124,080	35%	100%
43	Public relations specialists	60	77,110	$37,460 - 0	18%	81%
44	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	43,220	$31,970 - 57,620	30%	77%
45	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	39,350	$30,550 - 58,080	24%	78%
46	Floral designers	50	28,890	$20,210 - 42,260	0%	55%
47	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	41,520	$29,220 - 60,250	9%	72%
48	Purchasing managers	50	73,530	$53,040 - 99,470	3%	57%
49	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	65,180	$40,630 - 85,680	18%	56%
50	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	45,440	$27,410 - 75,130	17%	56%
51	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	53,510	$38,930 - 70,240	5%	58%
52	Instructional coordinators	40	54,400	$31,870 - 88,040	23%	79%
53	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	62,550	$43,230 - 88,260	53%	57%
54	Medical and public health social workers	40	53,480	$32,800 - 99,950	24%	77%
55	Financial specialists, all other	40	58,560	$34,330 - 76,020	12%	50%
56	Physician assistants	40	74,220	$57,010 - 93,540	27%	67%
57	Sales and related workers, all other	40	35,500	$17,100 - 50,690	14%	62%
58	Occupational health and safety specialists	30	56,340	$26,430 - 80,400	8%	72%

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	Cashiers	2,780	18,680	$14,910 - 23,140	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,000	25,950	$15,500 - 39,460	12%	25%
3	Office clerks, general	1,700	28,240	$17,150 - 40,980	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,460	20,350	$13,080 - 29,310	11%	14%
5	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,360	33,150	$18,570 - 47,230	13%	16%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,350	18,900	$15,070 - 24,710	18%	5%
7	Teacher assistants	1,200	24,880	$18,520 - 31,990	10%	18%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,060	24,600	$15,870 - 36,120	-7%	8%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,050	26,540	$20,860 - 32,600	18%	7%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,020	29,770	$14,630 - 42,480	1%	18%
11	Carpenters	980	40,790	$26,750 - 63,190	10%	6%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	930	27,690	$19,140 - 39,420	15%	4%
13	General and operations managers	880	94,000	$46,350 - [?]	2%	48%
14	Receptionists and information clerks	860	25,510	$18,710 - 34,320	17%	13%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	830	45,320	$29,450 - 63,670	6%	29%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	820	43,140	$25,200 - 66,150	10%	6%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	790	37,320	$28,940 - 47,000	10%	4%
18	Business operations specialists, all other	760	52,730	$30,290 - 75,790	21%	49%
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	760	29,520	$17,810 - 48,930	18%	6%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	740	40,870	$21,140 - 65,350	4%	25%
21	Customer service representatives	710	34,050	$21,290 - 46,640	25%	22%
22	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	680	23,940	$16,690 - 33,060	2%	5%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	680	18,410	$14,840 - 22,560	-11%	3%
24	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	610	48,580	$31,890 - 69,260	14%	7%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	600	41,570	$29,950 - 56,420	15%	18%
26	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	600	17,000	$14,310 - 21,600	10%	8%
27	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	570	35,640	$19,510 - 54,940	14%	4%
28	Bus drivers, school	570	27,640	$20,060 - 35,690	9%	4%
29	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	560	29,740	$17,540 - 43,120	4%	6%
30	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	530	43,210	$27,650 - 62,330	11%	33%
31	Team assemblers	520	25,630	$18,760 - 34,200	0%	5%
32	Cooks, restaurant	520	25,280	$19,140 - 31,730	12%	5%
33	Preschool teachers, except special education	510	26,880	$19,780 - 34,720	26%	43%
34	Food preparation workers	500	21,270	$15,090 - 27,870	15%	7%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	470	57,550	$30,520 - 90,170	-4%	15%
36	Dishwashers	440	18,980	$15,080 - 23,900	10%	3%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	440	30,600	$20,210 - 44,280	11%	14%
38	Electricians	430	46,160	$28,470 - 78,780	7%	7%
39	Medical secretaries	430	30,460	$22,080 - 41,490	17%	18%
40	Bartenders	430	22,010	$13,450 - 34,590	11%	17%
41	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	420	30,360	$19,010 - 41,100	-26%	6%
42	Counter and rental clerks	420	26,520	$15,550 - 42,770	23%	16%
43	Cooks, fast food	390	19,670	$14,730 - 28,700	8%	5%
44	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	390	47,160	$32,720 - 67,800	11%	4%
45	Construction laborers	380	41,940	$24,020 - 69,240	11%	5%
46	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	370	31,990	$21,370 - 42,860	4%	15%
47	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	360	30,130	$18,560 - 43,410	8%	4%
48	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	350	38,000	$26,420 - 53,700	-6%	14%
49	Machinists	340	42,770	$31,060 - 56,710	-2%	3%
50	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	330	18,420	$14,590 - 23,180	10%	17%
51	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	330	38,510	$30,260 - 53,750	9%	3%
52	Tellers	320	25,670	$20,100 - 31,710	14%	16%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	310	59,680	$39,920 - 80,480	7%	13%
54	Home health aides	310	25,880	$20,980 - 30,560	49%	7%
55	Driver/sales workers	300	23,050	$14,490 - 42,430	-4%	4%
56	Security guards	300	29,750	$19,200 - 40,810	17%	13%
57	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	290	31,370	$19,060 - 60,840	-4%	5%
58	Sheet metal workers	280	33,790	$16,060 - 55,890	7%	4%
59	Fire fighters	270	42,670	$32,570 - 57,150	12%	18%
60	Postal service mail carriers	270	42,940	$32,370 - 52,880	1%	11%
61	Child care workers	270	17,670	$13,390 - 22,600	18%	15%
62	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	250	42,320	$19,420 - 66,160	27%	47%
63	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	250	27,640	$15,110 - 47,290	12%	6%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	240	63,530	$38,260 - 95,720	9%	10%
65	Dental assistants	230	31,970	$21,790 - 44,080	29%	9%
66	Medical assistants	230	30,340	$24,190 - 38,680	35%	10%
67	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	230	47,690	$38,100 - 63,520	8%	3%
68	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	230	21,980	$15,840 - 29,820	13%	5%
69	Bill and account collectors	220	32,780	$22,590 - 45,890	23%	13%
70	Bakers	210	26,680	$12,540 - 35,950	10%	8%
71	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	210	39,690	$19,290 - 62,850	4%	30%
72	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	200	27,360	$20,070 - 35,600	11%	5%
73	Cooks, short order	200	21,170	$16,210 - 27,640	5%	5%
74	Office and administrative support workers, all other	200	23,070	$13,210 - 33,500	-8%	32%
75	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	200	35,500	$26,170 - 45,690	5%	2%
76	Computer support specialists	190	43,430	$25,460 - 63,760	13%	43%
77	Cost estimators	190	68,420	$37,600 - 113,940	19%	32%
78	Industrial truck and tractor operators	190	28,600	$22,710 - 35,890	-1%	2%
79	Paralegals and legal assistants	190	44,690	$24,860 - 80,490	22%	45%
80	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	180	21,340	$14,610 - 31,260	13%	15%
81	Food servers, nonrestaurant	180	20,670	$15,690 - 28,860	16%	9%
82	Pharmacy technicians	180	24,260	$17,580 - 31,970	32%	16%
83	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	170	33,390	$26,870 - 42,160	0%	22%
84	Helpers--production workers	170	24,570	$17,310 - 34,910	0%	4%
85	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	170	53,280	$31,580 - 84,910	0%	42%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	170	68,630	$32,750 - 109,610	4%	38%
87	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	160	53,850	$30,950 - 82,300	0%	36%
88	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	160	31,210	$21,150 - 41,970	-8%	5%
89	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	160	21,580	$15,420 - 31,390	14%	3%
90	Dental hygienists	150	59,510	$42,630 - 80,980	30%	33%
91	Loan officers	150	85,600	$33,090 - [?]	12%	49%
92	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	150	16,520	$12,450 - 22,240	12%	6%
93	Industrial machinery mechanics	150	53,860	$38,540 - 72,650	9%	5%
94	Painters, construction and maintenance	140	34,230	$20,290 - 52,480	12%	6%
95	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	140	37,910	$26,490 - 63,020	8%	9%
96	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	140	39,180	$23,980 - 63,550	-2%	6%
97	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	33,850	$23,160 - 44,520	-14%	0%
98	Highway maintenance workers	130	31,560	$20,430 - 44,780	9%	5%
99	Nonfarm animal caretakers	130	19,850	$13,380 - 31,470	18%	16%
100	Parts salespersons	130	35,820	$18,210 - 48,300	-1%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Haverhill Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mental health counselors	50,350	320	7.5
Hazardous materials removal workers	27,420	100	6
Interior designers	42,180	120	4.3
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	30,360	420	4.1
Structural iron and steel workers	65,110	110	3.9
Chief executives	125,710	620	3.8
Surveyors	55,920	100	3.5
Sheet metal workers	33,790	280	3.1
Bus drivers, school	27,640	570	3
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	56,270	100	2.9
Highway maintenance workers	31,560	130	2.9
Library assistants, clerical	23,690	130	2.8
Veterinary technologists and technicians	31,020	100	2.8
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	36,780	110	2.8
Bakers	26,680	210	2.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,880	510	2.6
Occupational therapists	57,470	120	2.6
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	31,830	120	2.5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	38,510	330	2.5
Fire fighters	42,670	270	2.5
Cooks, short order	21,170	200	2.3
Nonfarm animal caretakers	19,850	130	2.3
Special education teachers, secondary school	49,540	120	2.3
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,270	1,100	2.3
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,000	600	2.3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	79,000	480	2.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	39,180	140	2.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	42,320	250	2.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	21,340	180	2.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,910	140	2.2
Speech-language pathologists	60,150	110	2.2
Physical therapists	69,060	180	2.1
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	43,210	530	2.1
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	53,850	160	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	39,960	270	2.1
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,650	110	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	77,710	190	2
Medical secretaries	30,460	430	2
Teacher assistants	24,880	1,200	2
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,560	120	1.9
Food servers, nonrestaurant	20,670	180	1.9
Carpenters	40,790	980	1.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,990	1,330	1.8
Machinists	42,770	340	1.8
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,550	530	1.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,420	330	1.7
Dental hygienists	59,510	150	1.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	48,580	610	1.7
Bartenders	22,010	430	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	26,520	420	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Haverhill, Massachusetts Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Loan officers	85,600	1.51	150
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	42,320	1.5	250
Structural iron and steel workers	65,110	1.48	110
Mechanical engineers	100,670	1.46	160
Construction laborers	41,940	1.45	380
Accountants and auditors	79,060	1.44	420
Maintenance and repair workers, general	43,140	1.33	820
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	48,580	1.32	610
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	29,520	1.32	760
Industrial engineers	88,630	1.32	150
Home health aides	25,880	1.31	310
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,690	1.3	930
Personal and home care aides	24,400	1.3	110
Security guards	29,750	1.3	300
Cost estimators	68,420	1.29	190
Mental health counselors	50,350	1.29	320
Industrial machinery mechanics	53,860	1.28	150
Social and human service assistants	33,610	1.27	250
Bartenders	22,010	1.25	430
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,360	1.25	200
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	31,210	1.25	160
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,370	1.25	290
Cooks, restaurant	25,280	1.25	520
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,980	1.24	230
Cooks, fast food	19,670	1.24	390
Waiters and waitresses	20,350	1.24	1,460
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,850	1.22	140
Order clerks	32,760	1.22	120
Parts salespersons	35,820	1.22	130
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	27,640	1.21	250
Dishwashers	18,980	1.21	440
Counter and rental clerks	26,520	1.21	420
Machinists	42,770	1.2	340
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,900	1.2	1,350
Customer service representatives	34,050	1.2	710
Electrical engineers	87,780	1.2	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	79,000	1.19	480
Teacher assistants	24,880	1.19	1,200
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	39,180	1.19	140
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47,690	1.19	230
Switchboard operators, including answering service	26,780	1.19	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,540	1.19	1,050
Office clerks, general	28,240	1.19	1,700
Amusement and recreation attendants	20,310	1.19	110
Food preparation workers	21,270	1.19	500
Managers, all other	91,790	1.18	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,000	1.17	350
Bakers	26,680	1.17	210
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	62,890	1.16	730
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	63,530	1.16	240

Highest Paying Jobs in Haverhill, Massachusetts Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	172,860
Family and general practitioners	152,630
Chief executives	125,710	620
Engineering managers	119,970	100
Marketing managers	105,690	60
Mechanical engineers	100,670	160
Sales managers	100,300	130
Engineers, all other	98,760
Lawyers	95,470	150
Computer and information systems managers	95,080	90
General and operations managers	94,000	880
Managers, all other	91,790	140
Financial managers	89,420	290
Industrial engineers	88,630	150
Electrical engineers	87,780	110
Loan officers	85,600	150
Veterinarians	84,270	60
Pharmacists	83,610	110
Construction managers	83,420	70
Medical and health services managers	80,500	110
Accountants and auditors	79,060	420
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	79,000	480
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	77,710	190
Public relations specialists	77,110	60
Credit analysts	76,530
Industrial production managers	75,980	110
Physician assistants	74,220	40
Purchasing managers	73,530	50
Physical therapists	69,060	180
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	68,630	170
Cost estimators	68,420	190
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	68,010	60
Civil engineers	66,960	130
Budget analysts	65,730
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	65,180	40
Structural iron and steel workers	65,110	110
Graphic designers	64,750	80
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	63,530	240
Administrative services managers	62,990	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	62,890	730
Network systems and data communications analysts	62,550	40
Network and computer systems administrators	62,310	140
Speech-language pathologists	60,150	110
Urban and regional planners	59,880
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,680	310
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	59,530	50
Dental hygienists	59,510	150
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	58,780
Financial specialists, all other	58,560	40
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	57,580	60

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