Lowell Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lowell, Massachusetts Area

Over a quarter of the employees in Lowell, Massachusetts are working in the service industry. Manufacturing, trade, transportation, healthcare, tourism, government, research and electronics are other significant employment sectors. In addition, Lowell has a diversified industrial sector and a large number of small businesses.

Jobs are provided by businesses producing items such as textile machinery, textiles, yarns and threads, wire and cable, computer hardware and software; and electronic publishing and printing. The city is also home to notable companies such as Raytheon, Coca-Cola, M/A Com, Textron and NYNEX.

The state's Workforce Training Fund offers resources for Massachusetts companies to train or retrain existing and new workers. The UMass-Lowell participates in Lowell's economic development plan by giving technical assistance to companies that are in need of engineering support.

Lowell's top private-sector employers are:

Lowell General Hospital
Saints Medical Center
University of MA Lowell
M/A COM Technology Solutions
Medoulas Market Basket
Motorola Inc
Middlesex Community College
D'Youville Senior Care Center
JP Morgan
Parexel Consulting
Siemens Water Technologies Corp
LifeLinks
Lowell Community Health Center
Trinity EMS
Lowell Sun
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Sterling Commerce
DS Graphics
Litle & Co
Microsemi Corp

Some of the occupations more prevalent in Lowell than most other cities are computer hardware engineers, biomedical engineers, electrical engineers, electrical and electronic equipment assemblers; computer software engineers, systems software; electrical and electronic engineering technicians; and environmental engineers.

Notable data about Lowell Massachusetts: In 2008 the cost of living index was at 124.5 which is higher than the national average of 100. Approximately 18% of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or better. In 2007 the estimated median household income in Lowell was $47,000.

Helpful organizations offering to work with local businesses include:

Lowell Sun Online is a good resource for keeping up-to-date regarding Lowell business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Lowell, 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	2,460	103,010	$69,940 - 137,870	28%	85%
2	Computer software engineers, applications	2,150	105,840	$75,060 - 140,920	45%	85%
3	Registered nurses	1,910	71,060	$48,620 - 92,030	24%	56%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,430	62,250	$45,360 - 81,050	14%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,400	68,150	$34,230 - 103,140	8%	51%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,260	88,220	$48,860 - 134,570	12%	51%
7	Electrical engineers	1,110	101,640	$67,440 - 137,040	6%	81%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,020	61,610	$44,510 - 80,970	11%	95%
9	Computer systems analysts	970	92,690	$65,490 - 126,980	29%	68%
10	Accountants and auditors	930	72,790	$40,910 - 124,360	18%	79%
11	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	910	59,350	$40,740 - 80,250	6%	96%
12	Chief executives	780	159,890	$61,120 -	2%	65%
13	Engineering managers	660	138,510	$89,860 -	7%	84%
14	Computer hardware engineers	650	114,770	$80,210 - 153,860	5%	70%
15	Computer and information systems managers	630	140,220	$88,660 -	16%	73%
16	Electronics engineers, except computer	620	90,370	$51,390 - 135,530	4%	81%
17	Financial managers	580	113,100	$58,860 -	13%	60%
18	Management analysts	580	90,430	$42,780 - 155,800	22%	78%
19	Industrial engineers	570	85,930	$52,630 - 124,530	20%	74%
20	Sales managers	510	120,690	$59,300 -	10%	69%
21	Mechanical engineers	480	89,710	$57,220 - 126,590	4%	78%
22	Social and human service assistants	400	34,780	$22,680 - 57,000	34%	58%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	390	77,060	$52,810 - 104,440	27%	50%
24	Market research analysts	390	81,700	$37,210 - 137,780	20%	82%
25	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	380	35,740	$22,450 - 55,510	30%	77%
26	Self-enrichment education teachers	380	43,640	$26,320 - 66,660	23%	54%
27	Marketing managers	370	134,960	$85,880 -	14%	69%
28	Computer programmers	350	105,600	$53,130 - 162,230	0%	73%
29	Child, family, and school social workers	330	54,710	$35,060 - 76,560	19%	77%
30	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	320	57,080	$41,730 - 72,780	20%	87%
31	Sales engineers	290	92,490	$57,040 - 145,640	9%	79%
32	Civil engineers	270	84,390	$55,520 - 133,730	18%	87%
33	Environmental engineers	260	81,800	$46,630 - 133,010	25%	86%
34	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	260	94,010	$72,940 - 112,950	8%	78%
35	Chemists	250	99,150	$43,030 - 158,080	9%	93%
36	Pharmacists	250	100,060	$53,090 - 131,050	22%	97%
37	Lawyers	240	99,930	$45,090 -	11%	99%
38	Training and development specialists	230	68,680	$43,770 - 100,270	18%	56%
39	Special education teachers, middle school	220	59,060	$41,870 - 79,380	16%	87%
40	Network systems and data communications analysts	220	85,130	$57,510 - 109,380	53%	57%
41	Managers, all other	200	87,840	$57,250 - 126,400	7%	55%
42	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	200	69,730	$39,010 - 118,570	25%	93%
43	Financial analysts	200	80,120	$49,470 - 117,850	34%	87%
44	Medical and health services managers	200	86,540	$32,630 - 128,290	16%	57%
45	Chemical engineers	190	85,730	$50,380 - 128,120	8%	91%
46	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	190	65,520	$45,170 - 84,930	13%	73%
47	Technical writers	190	79,660	$49,990 - 104,710	20%	74%
48	Physical therapists	180	69,930	$53,690 - 87,020	27%	89%
49	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	170	74,130	$47,140 - 101,780	17%	56%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	170	74,520	$42,010 - 120,530	5%	58%
51	Computer specialists, all other	170	75,180	$36,840 - 107,060	15%	68%
52	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	160	65,440	$48,090 - 80,530	0%	96%
53	Special education teachers, secondary school	160	59,330	$43,010 - 78,260	9%	87%
54	Database administrators	150	81,670	$48,900 - 120,860	29%	72%
55	Librarians	140	68,590	$40,670 - 104,000	4%	85%
56	Natural sciences managers	140	122,960	$73,670 -	11%	93%
57	Public relations specialists	130	69,790	$31,620 - 117,220	18%	81%
58	Social and community service managers	120	48,150	$34,010 - 65,410	25%	72%
59	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	120	65,190	$43,280 - 92,090	18%	56%
60	Occupational therapists	120	63,220	$33,090 - 89,810	23%	90%
61	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	120	73,180	$44,240 - 120,840	22%	93%
62	Graphic designers	120	51,230	$30,290 - 77,810	10%	55%
63	Medical and public health social workers	120	59,330	$40,580 - 77,260	24%	77%
64	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	110	59,250	$46,530 - 70,580	12%	51%
65	Purchasing managers	110	109,550	$66,690 - 157,230	3%	57%
66	Financial specialists, all other	110	55,400	$31,640 - 78,760	12%	50%
67	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	110	81,380	$55,540 - 113,190	16%	99%
68	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	59,000	$27,240 - 100,250	18%	56%
69	Biomedical engineers	100	82,500	$47,840 - 126,480	21%	76%
70	Instructional coordinators	80	77,400	$41,590 - 102,400	23%	79%
71	Human resources managers, all other	80	120,300	$75,800 -	11%	58%
72	Operations research analysts	70	85,160	$49,380 - 125,760	11%	71%
73	Compensation and benefits managers	70	118,750	$72,360 -	12%	58%
74	Budget analysts	70	71,260	$46,930 - 101,320	7%	78%
75	Biological technicians	70	57,270	$34,750 - 82,780	16%	60%
76	Materials scientists	60	77,690	$53,880 - 112,150	9%	93%
77	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	73,060	$19,730 - 131,100	25%	67%
78	Rehabilitation counselors	60	39,500	$23,190 - 65,400	23%	73%
79	Speech-language pathologists	60	61,610	$47,390 - 81,290	11%	98%
80	Coaches and scouts	60	60,500	$17,060 - 89,890	15%	60%
81	Floral designers	50	28,090	$22,480 - 34,730	0%	55%
82	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	40,860	$25,740 - 61,300	15%	51%
83	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	50	90,070	$55,770 - 129,220	20%	99%
84	Health educators	50	46,580	$21,380 - 76,660	26%	58%
85	Editors	50	56,550	$30,340 - 85,810	2%	81%
86	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	62,400	$38,840 - 88,130	8%	72%
87	Veterinarians	50	79,710	$53,100 - 102,110	35%	100%
88	Physician assistants	50	78,230	$45,420 - 102,620	27%	67%
89	Credit analysts	50	49,270	$29,580 - 76,740	2%	60%
90	Microbiologists	40	76,560	$50,020 - 101,300	11%	95%
91	Engineers, all other	40		$ -	6%	82%
92	Commercial and industrial designers	40	79,160	$49,240 - 114,220	7%	55%
93	Recreational therapists	40	36,700	$27,410 - 47,650	4%	77%
94	Dentists, general	40	119,890	$74,530 -	9%	100%
95	Sales and related workers, all other	40	50,300	$27,560 - 76,610	14%	62%
96	Urban and regional planners	40	62,540	$44,140 - 85,270	15%	92%
97	Personal financial advisors	40	65,620	$45,990 - 88,090	41%	81%
98	Training and development managers	30	108,880	$76,730 - 152,680	16%	58%
99	Advertising sales agents	30	50,440	$24,190 - 78,650	20%	56%
100	Social workers, all other	30	46,530	$26,010 - 77,690	18%	77%

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	3,160	20,630	$16,640 - 28,020	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,400	30,760	$17,380 - 52,150	12%	25%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,190	27,370	$18,360 - 40,300	2%	5%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,080	18,980	$16,710 - 22,060	18%	5%
5	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,900	27,870	$21,990 - 33,860	18%	7%
6	Customer service representatives	1,890	39,540	$21,970 - 58,060	25%	22%
7	Office clerks, general	1,850	33,250	$19,140 - 49,450	13%	19%
8	Waiters and waitresses	1,720	23,440	$16,670 - 31,590	11%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,490	28,840	$17,930 - 42,460	15%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,470	39,100	$23,490 - 55,370	13%	16%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,430	46,670	$33,830 - 64,230	10%	4%
12	General and operations managers	1,430	111,380	$53,990 -	2%	48%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,320	25,750	$16,880 - 44,450	-7%	8%
14	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,300	35,550	$23,790 - 48,990	4%	6%
15	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,260	31,000	$21,620 - 41,250	-26%	6%
16	Teacher assistants	1,260	22,560	$17,170 - 30,250	10%	18%
17	Security guards	1,150	26,770	$21,400 - 34,510	17%	13%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,140	47,810	$33,170 - 65,420	15%	18%
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,110	37,130	$23,580 - 50,810	1%	18%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,060	55,960	$34,850 - 85,820	6%	29%
21	Computer support specialists	1,040	66,140	$38,680 - 102,820	13%	43%
22	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	960	48,380	$33,710 - 69,680	4%	18%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	950	28,050	$19,640 - 39,680	17%	13%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	920	36,990	$18,590 - 61,600	8%	4%
25	Business operations specialists, all other	900	70,980	$40,790 - 113,410	21%	49%
26	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	890	47,000	$36,000 - 60,530	14%	7%
27	Food preparation workers	800	21,430	$16,640 - 30,220	15%	7%
28	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	770	19,540	$16,640 - 25,170	10%	8%
29	Preschool teachers, except special education	760	26,950	$19,640 - 35,770	26%	43%
30	Packers and packagers, hand	740	22,770	$16,930 - 31,860	-11%	3%
31	Team assemblers	700	30,420	$19,200 - 47,720	0%	5%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	670	46,540	$27,380 - 73,240	4%	25%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	42,930	$27,180 - 62,370	14%	4%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	640	68,480	$37,420 - 107,630	-4%	15%
35	Electricians	630	46,670	$28,580 - 66,110	7%	7%
36	Construction laborers	620	37,830	$25,720 - 53,590	11%	5%
37	Cooks, restaurant	610	26,060	$18,860 - 32,740	12%	5%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	600	34,240	$22,600 - 58,530	18%	6%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	590	35,270	$22,360 - 50,030	11%	14%
40	Carpenters	560	48,540	$30,730 - 73,060	10%	6%
41	Maintenance and repair workers, general	550	43,490	$28,570 - 60,350	10%	6%
42	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	540	54,260	$38,000 - 67,590	11%	33%
43	Tellers	540	27,090	$21,790 - 33,230	14%	16%
44	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	540	23,240	$17,990 - 29,520	13%	5%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	520	35,850	$22,970 - 50,360	-6%	14%
46	Bartenders	490	20,740	$16,660 - 28,060	11%	17%
47	Sales representatives, services, all other	460	74,230	$35,260 - 126,300	28%	48%
48	Bus drivers, school	460	33,050	$22,290 - 40,680	9%	4%
49	Dishwashers	440	20,320	$16,700 - 25,780	10%	3%
50	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	440	61,400	$35,860 - 86,600	3%	13%
51	Fire fighters	420	54,460	$40,040 - 68,500	12%	18%
52	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	420	31,920	$21,080 - 41,880	4%	15%
53	Printing machine operators	420	40,270	$27,990 - 53,210	-5%	6%
54	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	420	61,580	$40,310 - 80,140	9%	3%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	410	64,910	$43,140 - 88,830	9%	10%
56	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	410	22,500	$16,800 - 32,620	12%	6%
57	Medical assistants	400	34,690	$25,690 - 47,080	35%	10%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	400	24,650	$16,640 - 38,620	12%	6%
59	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	400	50,760	$35,770 - 69,990	11%	4%
60	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	390	66,610	$42,240 - 97,630	0%	42%
61	Medical secretaries	360	33,540	$23,020 - 45,950	17%	18%
62	Cooks, fast food	360	19,270	$16,830 - 23,280	8%	5%
63	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	350	29,720	$25,120 - 37,290	0%	3%
64	Machinists	350	44,730	$26,630 - 64,620	-2%	3%
65	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	330	50,410	$22,780 - 76,120	5%	8%
66	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	320	45,850	$29,300 - 65,250	4%	30%
67	Home health aides	320	25,860	$21,300 - 31,620	49%	7%
68	Postal service mail carriers	320			1%	11%
69	Telemarketers	310	30,590	$18,570 - 46,440	-9%	14%
70	Personal and home care aides	300	23,480	$20,680 - 26,320	51%	10%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	300	62,770	$30,520 - 99,110	7%	13%
72	Helpers--production workers	300	27,440	$20,510 - 34,670	0%	4%
73	Administrative services managers	290	83,610	$54,060 - 121,880	12%	40%
74	Pharmacy technicians	290	28,390	$20,520 - 37,910	32%	16%
75	Electromechanical equipment assemblers	280	29,090	$19,370 - 40,960	-8%	6%
76	Dental hygienists	270	79,180	$67,350 - 98,120	30%	33%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	270	38,530	$23,590 - 55,270	13%	11%
78	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	270	53,690	$37,250 - 77,510	9%	47%
79	Data entry keyers	270	29,340	$21,040 - 43,610	-4%	18%
80	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	260	44,120	$25,610 - 78,880	19%	14%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	260	43,340	$28,220 - 66,090	13%	17%
82	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	260	21,460	$16,780 - 27,360	10%	17%
83	Counter and rental clerks	260	21,980	$17,090 - 29,660	23%	16%
84	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	250	27,510	$18,460 - 37,420	-4%	5%
85	Dental assistants	240	44,260	$34,100 - 53,800	29%	9%
86	Helpers--electricians	240	32,300	$22,190 - 42,290	7%	3%
87	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	230	46,910	$36,170 - 60,120	2%	43%
88	Roofers	220	50,850	$34,580 - 80,090	14%	3%
89	Cost estimators	220	62,620	$39,580 - 88,540	19%	32%
90	Recreation workers	220	25,960	$16,890 - 38,810	13%	47%
91	Insurance sales agents	210	83,600	$35,410 -	13%	45%
92	Industrial production managers	210	111,020	$62,420 - 164,700	-5%	43%
93	Production workers, all other	210	34,380	$18,690 - 49,830	2%	5%
94	Food service managers	210	49,370	$23,420 - 67,800	5%	24%
95	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	200	45,100	$32,720 - 60,370	12%	3%
96	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	190	49,350	$36,000 - 61,810	3%	38%
97	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	190	38,320	$24,900 - 66,310	8%	9%
98	Industrial truck and tractor operators	190	33,450	$22,680 - 47,930	-1%	2%
99	Paralegals and legal assistants	190	49,850	$38,200 - 63,240	22%	45%
100	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	180	54,760	$29,510 - 86,540	0%	36%

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Jobs More Common Near Lowell Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Computer hardware engineers	114,770	650	12.4
Biomedical engineers	82,500	100	11.6
Chemical engineers	85,730	190	8.2
Electrical engineers	101,640	1,110	8.2
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,000	1,260	7.2
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	29,090	280	7
Computer software engineers, systems software	103,010	2,460	6.9
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	48,380	960	6.6
Environmental engineers	81,800	260	6
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,720	350	6
Mechanical engineering technicians	51,380	180	5.4
Electronics engineers, except computer	90,370	620	5.1
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	46,910	230	4.9
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	73,180	120	4.8
Technical writers	79,660	190	4.7
Computer software engineers, applications	105,840	2,150	4.5
Sales engineers	92,490	290	4.4
Engineering managers	138,510	660	4.1
Natural sciences managers	122,960	140	3.9
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	35,740	380	3.7
Chemists	99,150	250	3.5
Chemical technicians	57,020	180	3.4
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	88,220	1,260	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	69,210	120	3.3
Industrial engineers	85,930	570	3.3
Chief executives	159,890	780	3.1
Industrial engineering technicians	50,020	160	3
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	69,730	200	3
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	53,650	140	2.8
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	49,350	190	2.8
Special education teachers, middle school	59,060	220	2.8
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	54,140	170	2.8
Self-enrichment education teachers	43,640	380	2.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	65,440	160	2.7
Helpers--electricians	32,300	240	2.7
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	55,150	110	2.7
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	61,400	440	2.7
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	40,670	100	2.6
Printing machine operators	40,270	420	2.6
Mechanical engineers	89,710	480	2.5
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	50,410	330	2.5
Marketing managers	134,960	370	2.4
Computer and information systems managers	140,220	630	2.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,950	760	2.2
Roofers	50,850	220	2.2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,030	150	2.1
Computer support specialists	66,140	1,040	2.1
Computer systems analysts	92,690	970	2
Service station attendants	21,590	110	2
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	35,550	1,300	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Property, real estate, and community association managers	118,230	2.21	140
Computer programmers	105,600	1.64	350
Computer support specialists	66,140	1.58	1,040
Highway maintenance workers	55,170	1.57	110
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	55,150	1.53	110
Chemists	99,150	1.5	250
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	61,580	1.5	420
Insurance sales agents	83,600	1.49	210
Order clerks	41,770	1.49	160
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	74,520	1.48	170
Roofers	50,850	1.44	220
Sales representatives, services, all other	74,230	1.43	460
Bill and account collectors	43,650	1.42	180
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	34,240	1.41	600
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	44,120	1.41	260
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	48,840	1.4	180
Market research analysts	81,700	1.39	390
Computer and information systems managers	140,220	1.39	630
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	39,320	1.39	160
Public relations specialists	69,790	1.38	130
Dental assistants	44,260	1.37	240
Computer software engineers, applications	105,840	1.37	2,150
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	74,130	1.37	170
Training and development specialists	68,680	1.36	230
Chemical technicians	57,020	1.36	180
Computer systems analysts	92,690	1.35	970
Child, family, and school social workers	54,710	1.35	330
Technical writers	79,660	1.35	190
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,250	1.34	150
Library technicians	39,480	1.34	110
Customer service representatives	39,540	1.33	1,890
Marketing managers	134,960	1.32	370
Network systems and data communications analysts	85,130	1.32	220
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	49,350	1.31	190
Office clerks, general	33,250	1.31	1,850
Librarians	68,590	1.31	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	68,480	1.29	640
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	22,500	1.29	410
Fire fighters	54,460	1.29	420
Medical and public health social workers	59,330	1.29	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	36,990	1.28	920
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	37,130	1.27	1,110
Graphic designers	51,230	1.27	120
Electrical engineers	101,640	1.27	1,110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	65,520	1.27	190
Computer hardware engineers	114,770	1.27	650
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	42,520	1.27	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	43,490	1.27	550
Bus drivers, school	33,050	1.26	460
Engineering managers	138,510	1.26	660

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	219,370
Internists, general	203,110
Pediatricians, general	202,740	40
Family and general practitioners	188,460
Chief executives	159,890	780
Computer and information systems managers	140,220	630
Engineering managers	138,510	660
Marketing managers	134,960	370
Computer and information scientists, research	131,630
Public relations managers	127,280	30
Natural sciences managers	122,960	140
Sales managers	120,690	510
Human resources managers, all other	120,300	80
Dentists, general	119,890	40
Compensation and benefits managers	118,750	70
Property, real estate, and community association managers	118,230	140
Computer hardware engineers	114,770	650
Financial managers	113,100	580
General and operations managers	111,380	1,430
Industrial production managers	111,020	210
Purchasing managers	109,550	110
Training and development managers	108,880	30
Computer software engineers, applications	105,840	2,150
Computer programmers	105,600	350
Computer software engineers, systems software	103,010	2,460
Electrical engineers	101,640	1,110
Pharmacists	100,060	250
Lawyers	99,930	240
Chemists	99,150	250
Construction managers	95,010	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	94,010	260
Computer systems analysts	92,690	970
Sales engineers	92,490	290
Management analysts	90,430	580
Electronics engineers, except computer	90,370	620
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	90,070	50
Mechanical engineers	89,710	480
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	88,220	1,260
Managers, all other	87,840	200
Medical and health services managers	86,540	200
Industrial engineers	85,930	570
Chemical engineers	85,730	190
Operations research analysts	85,160	70
Network systems and data communications analysts	85,130	220
Civil engineers	84,390	270
Administrative services managers	83,610	290
Insurance sales agents	83,600	210
Biomedical engineers	82,500	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,220	70
Environmental engineers	81,800	260

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