Leominster Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Leominster, 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	1,180	63,840	$43,530 - 89,190	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	800	53,100	$35,050 - 71,810	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	600	52,440	$30,000 - 75,180	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	420	50,630	$34,610 - 70,390	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	420	71,260	$22,110 - 0	8%	51%
6	Chief executives	360	128,590	$59,830 - 0	2%	65%
7	Social and human service assistants	270	32,980	$20,050 - 54,640	34%	58%
8	Financial managers	250	77,070	$39,730 - 134,520	13%	60%
9	Child, family, and school social workers	250	47,730	$29,330 - 64,230	19%	77%
10	Accountants and auditors	220	52,900	$34,830 - 72,110	18%	79%
11	Occupational therapists	180	58,070	$36,910 - 79,270	23%	90%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	180	51,400	$35,470 - 67,230	20%	87%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	74,330	$38,870 - 118,910	12%	51%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	81,680	$62,620 - 107,640	8%	78%
15	Physical therapists	120	64,820	$50,040 - 84,480	27%	89%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	57,040	$39,930 - 75,400	13%	73%
17	Industrial engineers	100	68,350	$51,170 - 91,670	20%	74%
18	Sales managers	90	92,770	$49,490 - 0	10%	69%
19	Instructional coordinators	90	60,780	$37,010 - 93,830	23%	79%
20	Medical and health services managers	90	71,400	$33,940 - 110,530	16%	57%
21	Special education teachers, secondary school	90	54,930	$37,140 - 75,210	9%	87%
22	Social and community service managers	80	45,530	$28,010 - 67,190	25%	72%
23	Special education teachers, middle school	80	48,620	$35,800 - 64,190	16%	87%
24	Speech-language pathologists	80	74,680	$51,370 - 111,800	11%	98%
25	Mechanical engineers	80	83,250	$60,950 - 115,700	4%	78%
26	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	61,130	$38,620 - 108,290	16%	99%
27	Pharmacists	70	89,990	$79,540 - 105,120	22%	97%
28	Coaches and scouts	60	30,700	$15,870 - 57,280	15%	60%
29	Engineering managers	50	97,180	$46,500 - 0	7%	84%
30	Librarians	50	52,130	$31,890 - 69,020	4%	85%
31	Mental health counselors	50	39,720	$21,020 - 60,970	30%	73%
32	Graphic designers	40	37,990	$17,230 - 56,970	10%	55%
33	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	40	134,870	$51,740 - 0	12%	94%
34	Training and development specialists	40	44,260	$23,590 - 72,180	18%	56%
35	Civil engineers	40	60,680	$45,740 - 75,510	18%	87%
36	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	56,500	$33,340 - 79,850	4%	81%
37	Management analysts	40	69,400	$43,210 - 94,070	22%	78%
38	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	42,600	$21,350 - 59,190	25%	58%
39	Computer and information systems managers	40	82,880	$48,400 - 124,000	16%	73%
40	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	52,550	$37,000 - 65,230	18%	56%
41	Public relations specialists	30	47,750	$26,460 - 62,860	18%	81%
42	Managers, all other	30	68,610	$41,990 - 103,210	7%	55%

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	2,440	24,120	$15,730 - 39,170	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,520	17,060	$14,830 - 19,980	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,420	18,740	$15,420 - 23,300	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	870	30,130	$18,070 - 43,730	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	860	19,540	$14,720 - 27,060	11%	14%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	850	30,770	$20,580 - 43,430	1%	18%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	800	23,430	$15,940 - 34,970	-7%	8%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	760	22,180	$16,040 - 32,800	2%	5%
9	Food preparation workers	760	21,400	$15,490 - 30,000	15%	7%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	740	33,710	$21,880 - 45,920	13%	16%
11	Teacher assistants	730	23,350	$15,330 - 31,980	10%	18%
12	Customer service representatives	660	30,790	$17,340 - 44,850	25%	22%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	620	27,450	$20,850 - 35,920	18%	7%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	39,100	$21,350 - 58,510	4%	25%
15	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	600	26,670	$16,320 - 42,650	8%	4%
16	Packers and packagers, hand	590	18,550	$15,130 - 22,600	-11%	3%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	570	43,590	$25,470 - 65,950	6%	29%
18	General and operations managers	570	82,270	$42,400 - 133,430	2%	48%
19	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	570	26,880	$18,830 - 36,580	15%	4%
20	Bus drivers, school	560	32,550	$20,470 - 45,080	9%	4%
21	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	530	35,300	$20,310 - 49,640	10%	4%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	510	47,820	$30,080 - 70,480	-4%	15%
23	Construction laborers	480	45,670	$20,550 - 75,540	11%	5%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	460	25,240	$17,480 - 33,080	17%	13%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	450	36,080	$23,100 - 49,810	10%	6%
26	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	450	17,420	$14,910 - 21,800	10%	8%
27	Psychiatric aides	420	26,420	$20,240 - 34,130	0%	7%
28	Home health aides	410	22,460	$18,900 - 28,170	49%	7%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	390	36,900	$22,880 - 53,580	14%	4%
30	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	370		$[?] - [?]	-12%	0%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	370	20,310	$14,360 - 32,400	18%	6%
32	Carpenters	340	40,990	$20,900 - 59,380	10%	6%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	320	28,460	$19,720 - 38,220	4%	6%
34	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	320	38,530	$24,990 - 45,510	-17%	0%
35	Bartenders	320	21,680	$15,480 - 30,230	11%	17%
36	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	310	41,290	$31,110 - 55,450	15%	18%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	310	30,870	$23,010 - 42,200	11%	14%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	270	44,240	$33,900 - 56,830	14%	7%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	260	19,620	$15,640 - 24,510	13%	5%
40	Team assemblers	260	31,890	$18,550 - 45,790	0%	5%
41	Tellers	240	27,080	$20,490 - 35,810	14%	16%
42	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	30,300	$20,600 - 42,200	-1%	2%
43	Dishwashers	230	17,180	$14,730 - 21,430	10%	3%
44	Fire fighters	230	42,720	$31,310 - 51,070	12%	18%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	200	46,570	$36,180 - 60,170	11%	33%
46	Postal service mail carriers	200	44,120	$35,180 - 50,890	1%	11%
47	Medical assistants	190	29,700	$25,010 - 35,390	35%	10%
48	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	180	36,610	$25,340 - 53,690	4%	15%
49	Medical secretaries	180	30,820	$22,810 - 41,070	17%	18%
50	Cooks, restaurant	170	23,410	$17,520 - 31,230	12%	5%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	170	61,450	$31,060 - 91,950	9%	10%
52	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	18,540	$15,030 - 24,560	12%	6%
53	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	170	31,140	$21,160 - 39,840	-6%	14%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	53,460	$34,350 - 78,290	7%	13%
55	Preschool teachers, except special education	160	26,490	$17,020 - 36,650	26%	43%
56	Bill and account collectors	160	37,210	$29,170 - 46,080	23%	13%
57	Printing machine operators	150	35,240	$24,900 - 49,080	-5%	6%
58	Cooks, fast food	150	22,410	$15,520 - 32,060	8%	5%
59	Dental hygienists	140	69,800	$63,040 - 79,370	30%	33%
60	Parts salespersons	140	32,950	$21,860 - 47,640	-1%	6%
61	Helpers--production workers	140	24,600	$17,220 - 37,700	0%	4%
62	Industrial machinery mechanics	140	38,500	$26,750 - 49,910	9%	5%
63	Dental assistants	130	36,810	$27,530 - 47,720	29%	9%
64	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	130	25,720	$18,160 - 35,460	-4%	5%
65	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	130	22,810	$15,200 - 35,360	12%	6%
66	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	130	27,770	$20,270 - 34,690	6%	0%
67	Electricians	120	51,360	$41,040 - 60,500	7%	7%
68	Loan officers	120	59,410	$40,410 - 80,440	12%	49%
69	Machinists	120	39,250	$28,480 - 51,380	-2%	3%
70	Pharmacy technicians	120	26,340	$19,660 - 35,040	32%	16%
71	Recreation workers	110	23,390	$16,640 - 34,890	13%	47%
72	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	110	24,830	$19,840 - 28,910	3%	4%
73	Computer support specialists	110	46,760	$24,010 - 93,390	13%	43%
74	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	41,300	$27,550 - 58,190	4%	30%
75	Highway maintenance workers	110	38,280	$26,610 - 50,840	9%	5%
76	Security guards	110	24,240	$16,980 - 34,630	17%	13%
77	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	110	38,320	$28,440 - 51,750	5%	2%
78	Counter and rental clerks	110	23,550	$16,690 - 30,780	23%	16%
79	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	51,040	$35,920 - 69,010	11%	4%
80	Child care workers	110	20,310	$15,550 - 27,390	18%	15%
81	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	100	28,250	$19,820 - 38,730	11%	5%
82	Business operations specialists, all other	100	45,860	$26,180 - 70,530	21%	49%
83	Administrative services managers	100	65,970	$36,000 - 108,290	12%	40%
84	Cost estimators	100		$[?] - [?]	19%	32%
85	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	33,230	$21,270 - 39,010	-4%	4%
86	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	25,110	$15,760 - 35,240	-7%	10%
87	File clerks	90	26,880	$16,240 - 37,460	-40%	20%
88	Legal secretaries	90	32,210	$20,500 - 47,920	12%	18%
89	Data entry keyers	90	31,900	$25,580 - 38,810	-4%	18%
90	Industrial production managers	90	82,450	$28,290 - 124,320	-5%	43%
91	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	56,840	$35,220 - 83,110	0%	42%
92	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	90	21,550	$16,720 - 28,550	13%	15%
93	Order clerks	90	29,680	$19,110 - 42,590	-23%	16%
94	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	80	30,000	$21,280 - 38,470	-26%	6%
95	Protective service workers, all other	80	23,210	$15,670 - 28,890	13%	31%
96	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	80	35,920	$26,070 - 45,890	14%	11%
97	Prepress technicians and workers	80	37,540	$26,120 - 46,730	-20%	16%
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	27,710	$18,920 - 38,490	14%	3%
99	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	80	18,060	$15,430 - 22,010	10%	17%
100	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	42,550	$31,130 - 50,880	9%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Leominster Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Psychiatric aides	26,420	420	37.6
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,530	320	11.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic		370	9.3
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	27,770	130	6.7
Occupational therapists	58,070	180	6.1
Bus drivers, school	32,550	560	4.6
Highway maintenance workers	38,280	110	3.9
Chief executives	128,590	360	3.5
Fire fighters	42,720	230	3.4
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	24,830	110	3.2
Child, family, and school social workers	47,730	250	3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	51,400	180	2.9
Social and human service assistants	32,980	270	2.7
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,420	450	2.7
Food preparation workers	21,400	760	2.6
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,230	100	2.6
Dental hygienists	69,800	140	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,820	510	2.4
Printing machine operators	35,240	150	2.3
Physical therapists	64,820	120	2.3
Packers and packagers, hand	18,550	590	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,630	420	2.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,680	120	2
Bartenders	21,680	320	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,440	600	2
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,500	140	1.9
Teacher assistants	23,350	730	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,060	1,520	1.8
Parts salespersons	32,950	140	1.8
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,670	600	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,900	390	1.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,100	800	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	44,120	200	1.7
Home health aides	22,460	410	1.7
Switchboard operators, including answering service	25,110	100	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,100	610	1.6
Retail salespersons	24,120	2,440	1.6
Industrial engineers	68,350	100	1.6
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	57,040	110	1.5
Financial managers	77,070	250	1.5
Registered nurses	63,840	1,180	1.5
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,770	850	1.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,450	620	1.4
Construction laborers	45,670	480	1.4
Dishwashers	17,180	230	1.4
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,430	800	1.3
Dental assistants	36,810	130	1.3
Medical secretaries	30,820	180	1.3
Medical assistants	29,700	190	1.3
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,490	160	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Construction laborers	45,670	1.58	480
Cooks, fast food	22,410	1.41	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,260	1.32	420
Bus drivers, school	32,550	1.31	560
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	36,610	1.3	180
Bill and account collectors	37,210	1.28	160
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,530	1.27	320
Office clerks, general	30,130	1.27	870
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,880	1.26	570
Team assemblers	31,890	1.25	260
Social and human service assistants	32,980	1.24	270
Child, family, and school social workers	47,730	1.24	250
Bartenders	21,680	1.23	320
Dental assistants	36,810	1.23	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,450	1.23	620
Tellers	27,080	1.21	240
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	44,240	1.2	270
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,540	1.19	170
Food preparation workers	21,400	1.19	760
Waiters and waitresses	19,540	1.19	860
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	57,040	1.19	110
Computer support specialists	46,760	1.18	110
Dental hygienists	69,800	1.17	140
Electricians	51,360	1.17	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	51,040	1.17	110
Highway maintenance workers	38,280	1.16	110
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	38,320	1.16	110
Cooks, restaurant	23,410	1.15	170
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	41,290	1.14	310
Child care workers	20,310	1.14	110
Home health aides	22,460	1.14	410
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,100	1.14	800
Medical assistants	29,700	1.13	190
Registered nurses	63,840	1.13	1,180
Receptionists and information clerks	25,240	1.13	460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	74,330	1.12	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	61,450	1.12	170
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	33,710	1.12	740
Teacher assistants	23,350	1.12	730
Carpenters	40,990	1.12	340
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,770	1.12	850
Parts salespersons	32,950	1.12	140
Medical secretaries	30,820	1.12	180
Printing machine operators	35,240	1.11	150
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,490	1.11	160
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	27,770	1.11	130
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,620	1.11	260
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,080	1.11	450
Machinists	39,250	1.11	120
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	51,400	1.1	180

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	192,730	60
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	134,870	40
Chief executives	128,590	360
Business teachers, postsecondary	118,080
Engineering managers	97,180	50
Sales managers	92,770	90
Pharmacists	89,990	70
Mechanical engineers	83,250	80
Computer and information systems managers	82,880	40
Industrial production managers	82,450	90
General and operations managers	82,270	570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,680	120
Financial managers	77,070	250
Speech-language pathologists	74,680	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	74,330	150
Medical and health services managers	71,400	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,260	420
Dental hygienists	69,800	140
Management analysts	69,400	40
Managers, all other	68,610	30
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	68,410	40
Industrial engineers	68,350	100
Lawyers	67,490
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,000	30
Administrative services managers	65,970	100
Insurance sales agents	64,980
Physical therapists	64,820	120
Registered nurses	63,840	1,180
Network and computer systems administrators	61,750
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	61,450	170
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	61,130	70
Instructional coordinators	60,780	90
Civil engineers	60,680	40
Loan officers	59,410	120
Occupational therapists	58,070	180
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	57,040	110
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,840	90
Electronics engineers, except computer	56,500	40
Mechanical drafters	55,380	30
Special education teachers, secondary school	54,930	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,460	160
Respiratory therapists	53,150	40
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,100	800
Automotive body and related repairers	52,990	60
Accountants and auditors	52,900	220
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	52,550	30
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,440	600
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	52,320	60
Librarians	52,130	50
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	51,400	180

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