Lynn Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Lynn, 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	2,540	66,400	$47,520 - 95,420	24%	56%
2	Social and human service assistants	1,390	27,330	$20,310 - 36,770	34%	58%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,190	54,110	$37,230 - 71,690	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	860	64,060	$33,230 - 93,000	8%	51%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	840	53,150	$35,220 - 73,420	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	630	53,320	$35,930 - 70,780	11%	95%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	610	73,860	$48,380 - 111,860	12%	51%
8	Accountants and auditors	590	60,510	$40,330 - 89,940	18%	79%
9	Chief executives	580	148,090	$77,020 - 0	2%	65%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	400	50,160	$35,490 - 64,640	19%	77%
11	Financial managers	380	98,130	$56,830 - 0	13%	60%
12	Computer systems analysts	320	60,710	$33,270 - 91,280	29%	68%
13	Sales managers	290	97,740	$51,110 - 0	10%	69%
14	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	280	41,930	$26,180 - 61,700	30%	77%
15	Industrial engineers	270	79,510	$55,250 - 108,530	20%	74%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	270	49,170	$36,010 - 70,120	20%	87%
17	Management analysts	250	86,330	$37,750 - 0	22%	78%
18	Medical and health services managers	240	89,450	$53,790 - 129,090	16%	57%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	240	52,230	$25,260 - 76,010	13%	73%
20	Mental health counselors	230	37,860	$26,420 - 62,640	30%	73%
21	Physical therapists	220	59,470	$43,110 - 80,610	27%	89%
22	Pharmacists	220	91,440	$79,140 - 108,370	22%	97%
23	Rehabilitation counselors	190	31,660	$20,140 - 57,450	23%	73%
24	Mechanical engineers	190	89,840	$50,530 - 123,240	4%	78%
25	Computer hardware engineers	180	105,960	$71,850 - 0	5%	70%
26	Medical and public health social workers	180	50,390	$27,420 - 77,820	24%	77%
27	Computer and information systems managers	180	86,530	$39,920 - 145,490	16%	73%
28	Network and computer systems administrators	160	65,580	$41,580 - 93,670	27%	50%
29	Occupational therapists	150	60,510	$44,420 - 79,750	23%	90%
30	Advertising sales agents	150	56,100	$18,220 - 98,530	20%	56%
31	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	150	56,840	$34,240 - 100,530	18%	56%
32	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	84,590	$51,780 - 111,540	8%	78%
33	Market research analysts	150	75,520	$32,620 - 138,620	20%	82%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	55,050	$38,310 - 77,080	5%	58%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	140	37,510	$22,120 - 56,930	15%	51%
36	Lawyers	140	96,890	$42,520 - 0	11%	99%
37	Instructional coordinators	130	76,270	$37,420 - 0	23%	79%
38	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	120	65,140	$39,720 - 89,920	18%	56%
39	Managers, all other	120	87,290	$43,570 - 144,460	7%	55%
40	Librarians	110	50,700	$37,170 - 65,950	4%	85%
41	Special education teachers, secondary school	110	53,420	$37,410 - 71,860	9%	87%
42	Graphic designers	110	39,300	$25,570 - 52,440	10%	55%
43	Public relations specialists	110	63,970	$40,590 - 92,020	18%	81%
44	Marketing managers	100	100,950	$62,590 - 0	14%	69%
45	Training and development specialists	100	53,570	$29,460 - 90,340	18%	56%
46	Counselors, all other	100	33,550	$21,550 - 49,240	17%	73%
47	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	100	43,780	$35,440 - 58,240	24%	78%
48	Special education teachers, middle school	90	54,460	$38,660 - 71,380	16%	87%
49	Computer programmers	90	61,340	$42,690 - 88,060	0%	73%
50	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	68,280	$50,530 - 93,720	16%	99%
51	Electrical engineers	90	87,230	$60,030 - 126,790	6%	81%
52	Sales engineers	80	75,030	$43,180 - 108,990	9%	79%
53	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	77,030	$51,540 - 114,580	53%	57%
54	Financial analysts	80	66,560	$48,840 - 93,830	34%	87%
55	Electronics engineers, except computer	80	81,030	$49,080 - 118,010	4%	81%
56	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	80	33,290	$19,160 - 46,660	14%	54%
57	Insurance underwriters	70	65,450	$36,520 - 101,640	6%	53%
58	Floral designers	70	28,400	$20,310 - 36,450	0%	55%
59	Self-enrichment education teachers	50	45,230	$30,210 - 69,300	23%	54%
60	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	42,960	$34,630 - 50,340	34%	73%
61	Editors	50	48,020	$21,160 - 83,600	2%	81%
62	Recreational therapists	50	31,690	$20,300 - 45,100	4%	77%
63	Sales and related workers, all other	50	38,440	$17,680 - 64,460	14%	62%
64	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	46,730	$17,330 - 72,310	17%	56%
65	Compensation and benefits managers	40	98,940	$53,580 - 145,020	12%	58%
66	Database administrators	40	70,330	$40,940 - 102,070	29%	72%
67	Technical writers	40	67,980	$53,310 - 80,480	20%	74%
68	Purchasing managers	30	87,420	$61,040 - 119,180	3%	57%
69	Education administrators, all other	30	86,070	$56,490 - 104,260	13%	78%

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	4,900	24,720	$15,730 - 39,220	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,260	20,920	$15,450 - 27,760	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	2,010	22,130	$14,770 - 33,430	11%	14%
4	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,730	36,180	$25,850 - 48,630	13%	16%
5	Office clerks, general	1,720	29,360	$18,650 - 42,900	13%	19%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,650	19,030	$15,400 - 24,720	18%	5%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,610	27,380	$18,860 - 40,450	15%	4%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,450	27,380	$21,250 - 33,590	18%	7%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,450	26,540	$17,860 - 39,710	-7%	8%
10	Customer service representatives	1,340	33,640	$19,960 - 57,720	25%	22%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,250	25,450	$15,840 - 43,970	2%	5%
12	Teacher assistants	1,160	23,690	$16,830 - 30,540	10%	18%
13	General and operations managers	1,150	108,090	$49,230 - [?]	2%	48%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,070	41,290	$23,840 - 59,150	4%	25%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	990	43,150	$30,070 - 57,340	15%	18%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	900	49,460	$31,110 - 70,550	6%	29%
17	Food preparation workers	890	19,980	$15,070 - 26,430	15%	7%
18	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	880	33,430	$17,100 - 54,750	8%	4%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	840	26,480	$19,060 - 36,660	17%	13%
20	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	830	34,560	$25,680 - 46,100	1%	18%
21	Packers and packagers, hand	760	23,310	$15,960 - 34,090	-11%	3%
22	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	750	39,560	$22,480 - 62,730	14%	4%
23	Home health aides	710	23,880	$20,060 - 30,250	49%	7%
24	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	710	49,180	$39,060 - 61,050	14%	7%
25	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	700	47,600	$35,410 - 61,840	11%	33%
26	Carpenters	690	41,710	$28,300 - 57,460	10%	6%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	680	39,680	$25,430 - 50,930	10%	6%
28	Machinists	620	47,290	$32,530 - 58,320	-2%	3%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	600	26,540	$19,560 - 34,400	18%	6%
30	Bartenders	590	25,450	$15,170 - 34,550	11%	17%
31	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	590	37,690	$27,970 - 46,830	10%	4%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	560	32,500	$20,490 - 46,460	11%	14%
33	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	560	19,570	$16,050 - 23,580	10%	8%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	21,130	$16,130 - 27,720	13%	5%
35	Business operations specialists, all other	520	59,180	$30,270 - 93,240	21%	49%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	510	58,940	$34,490 - 85,660	-4%	15%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	510	30,840	$20,300 - 44,820	4%	6%
38	Dishwashers	490	20,020	$16,320 - 24,280	10%	3%
39	Electricians	470	54,980	$32,850 - 86,740	7%	7%
40	Security guards	460	24,150	$18,080 - 33,370	17%	13%
41	Bill and account collectors	450	30,220	$21,360 - 41,010	23%	13%
42	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	450	30,340	$21,520 - 39,430	4%	15%
43	Cooks, restaurant	440	26,450	$18,070 - 32,510	12%	5%
44	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	430	17,820	$14,730 - 23,150	12%	6%
45	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	410	59,710	$31,910 - 90,040	11%	4%
46	Dental hygienists	400	69,290	$61,810 - 79,360	30%	33%
47	Fire fighters	390	45,200	$39,860 - 51,140	12%	18%
48	Construction laborers	390	32,040	$23,400 - 38,420	11%	5%
49	Postal service mail carriers	380	43,940	$38,870 - 49,720	1%	11%
50	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	370	29,850	$23,780 - 37,980	10%	24%
51	Bus drivers, school	360	27,750	$19,420 - 40,580	9%	4%
52	Preschool teachers, except special education	350	26,580	$19,730 - 32,940	26%	43%
53	Team assemblers	350	30,630	$20,300 - 44,450	0%	5%
54	Child care workers	340	20,490	$16,040 - 24,880	18%	15%
55	Computer support specialists	300	52,520	$35,810 - 72,430	13%	43%
56	Medical assistants	300	28,930	$22,890 - 36,420	35%	10%
57	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	300	20,020	$15,900 - 25,360	10%	17%
58	Medical records and health information technicians	290	31,160	$20,800 - 44,140	18%	12%
59	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	280	54,920	$35,410 - 72,200	4%	30%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	280	71,250	$48,140 - 92,430	9%	10%
61	Loan interviewers and clerks	270	40,720	$31,530 - 54,690	0%	24%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	260	56,430	$38,340 - 87,840	7%	13%
63	Administrative services managers	260	69,940	$35,650 - 108,250	12%	40%
64	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	250	29,000	$18,500 - 40,620	-26%	6%
65	Industrial truck and tractor operators	250	37,560	$24,090 - 46,290	-1%	2%
66	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	250	23,300	$15,840 - 33,050	14%	3%
67	Pharmacy technicians	250	24,860	$20,200 - 30,760	32%	16%
68	Travel agents	240	32,500	$24,570 - 40,020	1%	26%
69	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	240	41,920	$29,920 - 58,010	-15%	0%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	240	80,030	$34,900 - [?]	4%	38%
71	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	30,030	$22,450 - 39,000	11%	5%
72	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	230	25,170	$18,880 - 31,390	-4%	5%
73	Cooks, fast food	230	20,930	$14,620 - 29,290	8%	5%
74	Recreation workers	230	22,340	$15,120 - 33,910	13%	47%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	220	20,780	$15,510 - 28,210	10%	5%
76	Switchboard operators, including answering service	220	23,350	$17,720 - 31,000	-7%	10%
77	Driver/sales workers	210	22,120	$15,120 - 35,670	-4%	4%
78	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	210	56,700	$38,160 - 78,990	9%	47%
79	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	200	38,450	$19,960 - 56,740	27%	47%
80	Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	190	28,540	$21,470 - 37,110	8%	0%
81	Dental assistants	190	41,510	$30,890 - 50,120	29%	9%
82	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	190	30,900	$20,990 - 48,020	2%	11%
83	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	180	23,220	$20,040 - 28,400	13%	15%
84	Cost estimators	180	71,800	$38,680 - 102,810	19%	32%
85	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	170	65,070	$41,360 - 94,260	0%	42%
86	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	170	22,560	$16,150 - 28,790	17%	14%
87	Food servers, nonrestaurant	170	19,790	$15,600 - 26,930	16%	9%
88	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	160	61,260	$37,210 - 104,760	0%	36%
89	Industrial production managers	160	97,180	$60,980 - [?]	-5%	43%
90	Pharmacy aides	160	20,570	$16,450 - 24,420	-10%	10%
91	Production workers, all other	160	36,100	$16,880 - 56,340	2%	5%
92	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	150	20,490	$16,040 - 27,110	19%	31%
93	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	150	27,880	$18,250 - 40,000	11%	2%
94	Food service managers	150	54,220	$34,280 - 89,670	5%	24%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	140	37,690	$26,320 - 52,390	13%	11%
96	Data entry keyers	140	31,160	$23,680 - 39,760	-4%	18%
97	Electromechanical equipment assemblers	140	31,000	$20,290 - 43,760	-8%	6%
98	Industrial machinery mechanics	140	47,740	$38,630 - 57,290	9%	5%
99	Healthcare support workers, all other	130	37,740	$27,440 - 49,930	16%	10%
100	File clerks	130	25,060	$17,370 - 39,710	-40%	20%

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Jobs More Common Near Lynn Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	28,540	190	16.6
Counselors, all other	33,550	100	9.7
Social and human service assistants	27,330	1,390	7.3
Pharmacy aides	20,570	160	6.3
Residential advisors	24,020	120	5.5
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	31,000	140	5.1
Computer hardware engineers	105,960	180	4.6
Mental health counselors	37,860	230	4.5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	41,930	280	4.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,920	240	4.3
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	27,880	150	4.2
Travel agents	32,500	240	4.1
Diagnostic medical sonographers	65,220	100	3.9
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	43,780	100	3.8
Dental hygienists	69,290	400	3.7
Fire fighters	45,200	390	3
Chief executives	148,090	580	3
Medical records and health information technicians	31,160	290	2.8
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	29,850	370	2.8
Rehabilitation counselors	31,660	190	2.7
Machinists	47,290	620	2.7
Occupational therapists	60,510	150	2.7
Child, family, and school social workers	50,160	400	2.6
Medical and public health social workers	50,390	180	2.5
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	20,490	150	2.4
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	73,860	610	2.4
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	49,170	270	2.3
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	47,600	700	2.3
Industrial engineers	79,510	270	2.3
Physical therapists	59,470	220	2.2
Food batchmakers	26,530	100	2.1
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,000	250	2
Physicians and surgeons, all other	182,830	260	2
Bartenders	25,450	590	1.9
Switchboard operators, including answering service	23,350	220	1.9
Instructional coordinators	76,270	130	1.9
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,220	180	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	39,560	750	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,380	1,450	1.8
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	19,570	560	1.8
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	61,260	160	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,230	240	1.7
Special education teachers, secondary school	53,420	110	1.7
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	65,140	120	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	43,940	380	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,320	630	1.7
Retail salespersons	24,720	4,900	1.7
Industrial production managers	97,180	160	1.7
Registered nurses	66,400	2,540	1.7
Administrative services managers	69,940	260	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Bartenders	25,450	1.45	590
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,920	1.44	240
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	54,920	1.42	280
Healthcare support workers, all other	37,740	1.4	130
Dental assistants	41,510	1.39	190
Instructional coordinators	76,270	1.38	130
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	30,030	1.37	230
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	59,710	1.36	410
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	38,450	1.36	200
Cost estimators	71,800	1.36	180
Public relations specialists	63,970	1.35	110
Waiters and waitresses	22,130	1.35	2,010
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	49,180	1.33	710
Loan interviewers and clerks	40,720	1.33	270
Parts salespersons	39,300	1.33	120
Machinists	47,290	1.33	620
Industrial truck and tractor operators	37,560	1.33	250
Computer support specialists	52,520	1.32	300
Cooks, fast food	20,930	1.32	230
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	65,140	1.32	120
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	61,260	1.31	160
Market research analysts	75,520	1.31	150
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	65,070	1.31	170
Child, family, and school social workers	50,160	1.31	400
Cooks, restaurant	26,450	1.3	440
Mechanical engineers	89,840	1.3	190
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,250	1.3	280
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	56,840	1.3	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,380	1.29	1,610
Production workers, all other	36,100	1.29	160
Data entry keyers	31,160	1.28	140
Dishwashers	20,020	1.28	490
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	33,430	1.27	880
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	34,560	1.26	830
Electricians	54,980	1.25	470
Management analysts	86,330	1.25	250
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	20,020	1.24	300
Office clerks, general	29,360	1.23	1,720
Advertising sales agents	56,100	1.23	150
Computer hardware engineers	105,960	1.23	180
Packers and packagers, hand	23,310	1.23	760
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,560	1.23	170
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	27,380	1.23	1,450
Maintenance and repair workers, general	39,680	1.22	680
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	27,880	1.21	150
Home health aides	23,880	1.21	710
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,030	1.21	1,650
Industrial production managers	97,180	1.21	160
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	19,570	1.21	560
Bakers	27,540	1.21	110

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	198,690
Physicians and surgeons, all other	182,830	260
Chief executives	148,090	580
General and operations managers	108,090	1,150
Computer hardware engineers	105,960	180
Marketing managers	100,950	100
Construction managers	100,550	80
Logisticians	100,370	80
Compensation and benefits managers	98,940	40
Financial managers	98,130	380
Sales managers	97,740	290
Industrial production managers	97,180	160
Lawyers	96,890	140
Chemical engineers	94,940
Computer software engineers, applications	92,310
Pharmacists	91,440	220
Mechanical engineers	89,840	190
Medical and health services managers	89,450	240
Purchasing managers	87,420	30
Managers, all other	87,290	120
Electrical engineers	87,230	90
Computer and information systems managers	86,530	180
Management analysts	86,330	250
Education administrators, all other	86,070	30
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,760
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,590	150
Property, real estate, and community association managers	83,140	40
Electronics engineers, except computer	81,030	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,030	240
Industrial engineers	79,510	270
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,670	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	77,030	80
Instructional coordinators	76,270	130
Market research analysts	75,520	150
Sales engineers	75,030	80
Civil engineers	74,050
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	73,860	610
Cost estimators	71,800	180
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,250	280
Database administrators	70,330	40
Administrative services managers	69,940	260
Operations research analysts	69,750
Dental hygienists	69,290	400
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	68,280	90
Technical writers	67,980	40
Financial analysts	66,560	80
Registered nurses	66,400	2,540
Network and computer systems administrators	65,580	160
Insurance underwriters	65,450	70
Diagnostic medical sonographers	65,220	100

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