New Bedford Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in New Bedford, 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	1,350	52,460	$39,780 - 71,040	24%	56%
2	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	970	54,020	$34,250 - 74,800	11%	95%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	830	51,830	$23,860 - 73,170	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	680	51,950	$23,710 - 74,060	6%	96%
5	Social and human service assistants	580	26,450	$17,880 - 36,280	34%	58%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	510	56,920	$32,620 - 84,230	8%	51%
7	Chief executives	460	124,000	$53,140 - 0	2%	65%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	360		$0 - 0	12%	51%
9	Accountants and auditors	280	50,750	$29,340 - 71,750	18%	79%
10	Financial managers	250	73,230	$43,990 - 108,770	13%	60%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	240	50,890	$29,490 - 65,020	19%	77%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	210	57,450	$38,120 - 76,660	20%	87%
13	Social and community service managers	180	44,340	$25,370 - 69,120	25%	72%
14	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	170	34,460	$20,190 - 69,620	30%	77%
15	Mental health counselors	170	33,140	$18,410 - 54,900	30%	73%
16	Sales managers	150	105,860	$46,450 - 0	10%	69%
17	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	130	59,530	$39,000 - 84,510	16%	99%
18	Special education teachers, middle school	120	54,220	$36,050 - 74,590	16%	87%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	79,150	$61,750 - 96,950	8%	78%
20	Physical therapists	110	61,370	$41,210 - 86,000	27%	89%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	47,090	$22,300 - 73,970	13%	73%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	60,200	$39,740 - 76,910	9%	87%
23	Dietitians and nutritionists	100	35,070	$17,170 - 56,140	9%	72%
24	Medical and public health social workers	100	36,580	$22,170 - 53,810	24%	77%
25	Medical and health services managers	100	66,630	$43,140 - 82,760	16%	57%
26	Managers, all other	90	75,550	$23,410 - 116,480	7%	55%
27	Graphic designers	90	45,220	$26,710 - 65,460	10%	55%
28	Self-enrichment education teachers	90	25,860	$19,710 - 35,460	23%	54%
29	Pharmacists	90	90,570	$76,000 - 112,530	22%	97%
30	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	90	54,970	$36,350 - 74,130	11%	58%
31	Sales engineers	80	69,040	$54,540 - 87,600	9%	79%
32	Librarians	80	56,870	$38,490 - 77,560	4%	85%
33	Rehabilitation counselors	80	39,210	$21,020 - 61,570	23%	73%
34	Market research analysts	80	63,180	$41,410 - 91,690	20%	82%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70		$0 - 0	12%	51%
36	Industrial engineers	60	55,580	$32,840 - 79,330	20%	74%
37	Purchasing managers	60		$0 - 0	3%	57%
38	Network and computer systems administrators	60	69,710	$46,510 - 100,700	27%	50%
39	Mechanical engineers	60	67,760	$44,830 - 91,880	4%	78%
40	Marketing managers	50		$0 - 0	14%	69%
41	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	47,380	$29,900 - 66,450	18%	56%
42	Editors	50	53,630	$39,090 - 74,500	2%	81%
43	Engineering managers	50	99,050	$66,780 - 143,380	7%	84%
44	Veterinarians	50	91,840	$46,890 - 0	35%	100%
45	Public relations specialists	50	42,390	$29,000 - 54,750	18%	81%
46	Sales and related workers, all other	50	44,130	$20,970 - 88,840	14%	62%
47	Computer and information systems managers	50	94,070	$57,760 - 143,120	16%	73%
48	Occupational therapists	40	61,160	$48,600 - 78,400	23%	90%
49	Training and development specialists	40	53,440	$31,640 - 84,720	18%	56%
50	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	41,850	$26,570 - 60,710	24%	78%
51	Floral designers	40	25,410	$17,180 - 32,890	0%	55%
52	Instructional coordinators	40		$0 - 0	23%	79%
53	Financial analysts	40	64,650	$40,560 - 95,060	34%	87%
54	Computer programmers	40	80,160	$63,020 - 96,030	0%	73%
55	Speech-language pathologists	40	66,480	$49,820 - 96,680	11%	98%
56	Civil engineers	40	62,620	$15,430 - 102,710	18%	87%
57	Credit analysts	40	68,780	$37,990 - 105,240	2%	60%
58	Electrical engineers	40	73,980	$52,340 - 109,480	6%	81%
59	Advertising sales agents	30	44,930	$19,840 - 89,260	20%	56%
60	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	48,850	$18,460 - 69,660	17%	56%
61	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	59,260	$36,910 - 87,130	17%	54%
62	Health educators	30	34,580	$25,660 - 47,460	26%	58%
63	Dentists, general	30	123,690	$87,680 - 0	9%	100%
64	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	26,040	$16,800 - 36,720	11%	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	2,800	22,060	$15,600 - 32,720	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,970	18,770	$15,020 - 23,380	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,420	18,340	$15,050 - 24,510	18%	5%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,390	24,210	$19,320 - 31,110	18%	7%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,250	22,000	$16,540 - 28,370	2%	5%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,240	20,660	$14,970 - 27,800	11%	14%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	980	30,000	$16,580 - 43,970	13%	16%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	930	22,120	$15,540 - 33,280	-7%	8%
9	Office clerks, general	890	28,510	$16,790 - 41,510	13%	19%
10	Carpenters	840	44,080	$31,830 - 60,060	10%	6%
11	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	770	27,660	$17,430 - 39,470	4%	6%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	25,540	$15,760 - 37,410	15%	4%
13	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	760	17,060	$14,670 - 21,070	10%	8%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	730	28,170	$19,550 - 37,390	1%	18%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	710	43,700	$26,680 - 65,610	6%	29%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	690	38,480	$22,390 - 56,310	4%	25%
17	Teacher assistants	680	24,110	$16,410 - 33,270	10%	18%
18	Customer service representatives	670	28,490	$18,740 - 42,780	25%	22%
19	General and operations managers	670	75,060	$37,630 - 123,740	2%	48%
20	Home health aides	620	23,280	$19,200 - 28,380	49%	7%
21	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	610	36,870	$26,190 - 52,430	10%	4%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	600	28,730	$18,590 - 48,250	8%	4%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	590	46,110	$35,070 - 58,960	14%	7%
24	Food preparation workers	570	21,470	$15,730 - 29,830	15%	7%
25	Bartenders	560	19,340	$15,230 - 26,350	11%	17%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	550	23,710	$16,970 - 31,650	17%	13%
27	Preschool teachers, except special education	530	24,360	$17,150 - 34,100	26%	43%
28	Packers and packagers, hand	470	19,130	$15,210 - 25,090	-11%	3%
29	Tellers	460	25,160	$19,920 - 31,020	14%	16%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	450	40,510	$27,440 - 55,440	15%	18%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	450	30,060	$19,390 - 51,850	18%	6%
32	Dishwashers	430	17,580	$15,120 - 21,080	10%	3%
33	Fire fighters	430	37,920	$28,540 - 47,890	12%	18%
34	Maintenance and repair workers, general	400	38,470	$24,250 - 58,870	10%	6%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	390	31,280	$19,530 - 44,690	11%	14%
36	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	390	21,410	$15,360 - 28,480	13%	5%
37	Construction laborers	380	33,920	$21,100 - 49,160	11%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	370	48,780	$30,910 - 75,900	-4%	15%
39	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	350	26,310	$18,920 - 35,150	-14%	0%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	310	51,780	$34,210 - 74,670	11%	33%
41	Medical assistants	310	27,440	$19,550 - 38,820	35%	10%
42	Cooks, restaurant	310	26,560	$19,920 - 36,000	12%	5%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	300	37,840	$22,460 - 60,260	14%	4%
44	Medical secretaries	300	30,820	$22,560 - 39,930	17%	18%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	300	26,700	$17,600 - 35,240	-6%	14%
46	Industrial truck and tractor operators	300	28,040	$19,110 - 40,210	-1%	2%
47	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	290	17,870	$14,810 - 21,870	10%	5%
48	Team assemblers	280	23,230	$16,640 - 33,200	0%	5%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	280	71,110	$39,290 - 116,620	9%	10%
50	Counter and rental clerks	270	27,150	$16,370 - 40,620	23%	16%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	260	29,060	$20,450 - 36,970	4%	15%
52	Medical records and health information technicians	250	23,800	$15,780 - 35,900	18%	12%
53	Order clerks	240	26,590	$16,430 - 41,770	-23%	16%
54	Helpers--production workers	230	22,150	$15,320 - 29,150	0%	4%
55	Postal service mail carriers	210	44,200	$36,520 - 50,490	1%	11%
56	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	210	20,000	$15,160 - 31,440	12%	6%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	52,390	$26,690 - 83,900	7%	13%
58	Dental assistants	200	31,550	$20,620 - 45,120	29%	9%
59	Security guards	200	23,910	$15,990 - 34,760	17%	13%
60	Child care workers	200	18,930	$15,240 - 24,790	18%	15%
61	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	190	46,810	$22,100 - 78,730	11%	4%
62	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	49,530	$36,180 - 68,780	8%	3%
63	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	25,900	$19,770 - 34,540	11%	5%
64	Pharmacy technicians	170	24,440	$18,230 - 34,030	32%	16%
65	Legal secretaries	160	33,010	$24,620 - 40,390	12%	18%
66	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	160	28,970	$19,570 - 40,150	19%	14%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	19,890	$15,890 - 23,840	10%	17%
68	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	160	16,840	$14,770 - 20,140	12%	6%
69	Electricians	150	50,770	$33,890 - 67,420	7%	7%
70	Cooks, fast food	150	17,080	$14,780 - 19,280	8%	5%
71	Food service managers	150	49,420	$28,960 - 70,650	5%	24%
72	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	140	33,530	$24,170 - 45,260	4%	30%
73	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	140	32,510	$21,140 - 44,670	0%	22%
74	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	140	49,860	$34,650 - 66,170	16%	43%
75	Bill and account collectors	140	32,100	$21,310 - 43,660	23%	13%
76	Machinists	140	40,300	$26,030 - 56,350	-2%	3%
77	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	26,140	$19,480 - 35,140	-6%	0%
78	Driver/sales workers	130	30,230	$16,320 - 48,780	-4%	4%
79	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	130	25,340	$20,350 - 28,890	-30%	6%
80	Insurance sales agents	120	53,880	$21,740 - 80,290	13%	45%
81	Industrial production managers	120	77,030	$48,300 - 128,200	-5%	43%
82	Recreation workers	120	23,640	$15,280 - 38,450	13%	47%
83	Business operations specialists, all other	120	50,950	$24,500 - 75,470	21%	49%
84	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	120	23,290	$16,490 - 29,290	14%	3%
85	Dental hygienists	110	63,490	$50,070 - 80,940	30%	33%
86	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	110	31,130	$18,500 - 51,200	2%	11%
87	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	42,690	$27,380 - 61,890	12%	3%
88	Parts salespersons	110	31,450	$18,570 - 47,830	-1%	6%
89	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	41,900	$24,910 - 62,620	28%	48%
90	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	100	20,640	$17,770 - 23,160	13%	15%
91	Cost estimators	100	59,330	$29,170 - 90,930	19%	32%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	46,880	$27,890 - 67,090	13%	17%
93	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	37,920	$25,600 - 47,960	5%	2%
94	Printing machine operators	100	32,710	$24,050 - 45,170	-5%	6%
95	Administrative services managers	100	57,530	$15,440 - 87,250	12%	40%
96	Industrial machinery mechanics	100	37,260	$25,480 - 48,590	9%	5%
97	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	40,930	$26,520 - 63,230	3%	18%
98	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	37,130	$25,840 - 45,390	16%	10%
99	File clerks	90	22,110	$15,720 - 33,380	-40%	20%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	50,940	$30,860 - 73,330	4%	38%

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Jobs More Common Near New Bedford Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	25,340	130	31.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,140	140	5.4
Dietitians and nutritionists	35,070	100	5
Mental health counselors	33,140	170	4.9
Fire fighters	37,920	430	4.9
Social and human service assistants	26,450	580	4.6
Social and community service managers	44,340	180	4
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,020	970	3.9
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	34,460	170	3.9
Special education teachers, middle school	54,220	120	3.8
Medical records and health information technicians	23,800	250	3.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,060	760	3.5
Chief executives	124,000	460	3.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,310	350	3.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	24,360	530	3.3
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,530	130	3.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,870	290	3.1
Bartenders	19,340	560	2.7
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	57,450	210	2.7
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,970	160	2.6
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	49,860	140	2.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,210	1,390	2.5
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,200	100	2.3
Child, family, and school social workers	50,890	240	2.3
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,660	770	2.3
Order clerks	26,590	240	2.2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products		360	2.1
Medical and public health social workers	36,580	100	2
Home health aides	23,280	620	2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	46,110	590	2
Dishwashers	17,580	430	2
Carpenters	44,080	840	2
Industrial production managers	77,030	120	1.9
Tellers	25,160	460	1.8
Food service managers	49,420	150	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,950	680	1.7
Medical secretaries	30,820	300	1.7
Medical assistants	27,440	310	1.7
Physical therapists	61,370	110	1.6
Dental assistants	31,550	200	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,150	120	1.6
Food preparation workers	21,470	570	1.5
Dental hygienists	63,490	110	1.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	26,700	300	1.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	51,780	310	1.5
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	20,640	100	1.5
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	32,510	140	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,730	600	1.4
Retail salespersons	22,060	2,800	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	38,480	690	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	30,060	1.34	450
Child, family, and school social workers	50,890	1.33	240
Cooks, restaurant	26,560	1.31	310
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,110	1.3	280
Waiters and waitresses	20,660	1.26	1,240
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	46,110	1.25	590
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,530	1.24	180
Counter and rental clerks	27,150	1.24	270
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	57,450	1.23	210
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,890	1.23	160
Driver/sales workers	30,230	1.23	130
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,410	1.21	390
Carpenters	44,080	1.2	840
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,540	1.2	760
Office clerks, general	28,510	1.2	890
Food preparation workers	21,470	1.2	570
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,290	1.2	120
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,900	1.19	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,470	1.18	400
Home health aides	23,280	1.18	620
Construction laborers	33,920	1.17	380
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,340	1.17	1,420
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	51,780	1.16	310
Sales managers	105,860	1.16	150
Teacher assistants	24,110	1.16	680
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	42,690	1.16	110
Electricians	50,770	1.16	150
Special education teachers, middle school	54,220	1.14	120
Machinists	40,300	1.13	140
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,020	1.13	970
Tellers	25,160	1.13	460
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	49,860	1.13	140
Dishwashers	17,580	1.12	430
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,510	1.12	450
Medical secretaries	30,820	1.12	300
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,830	1.11	830
Bill and account collectors	32,100	1.11	140
Bartenders	19,340	1.1	560
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	31,280	1.1	390
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,840	1.09	300
Food service managers	49,420	1.09	150
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,730	1.09	600
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,840	1.08	160
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,210	1.08	1,390
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,950	1.08	680
Cooks, fast food	17,080	1.08	150
Cashiers	18,770	1.07	1,970
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,810	1.07	190
Parts salespersons	31,450	1.07	110
Dental hygienists	63,490	1.07	110

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	155,260	70
Chief executives	124,000	460
Dentists, general	123,690	30
Lawyers	115,080
Sales managers	105,860	150
Engineering managers	99,050	50
Computer and information systems managers	94,070	50
Veterinarians	91,840	50
Pharmacists	90,570	90
Engineers, all other	83,890
Computer programmers	80,160	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	79,650	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,150	120
Industrial production managers	77,030	120
Construction managers	75,870	40
Managers, all other	75,550	90
General and operations managers	75,060	670
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	74,810	30
Electrical engineers	73,980	40
Financial managers	73,230	250
Management analysts	71,800
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,110	280
Network and computer systems administrators	69,710	60
Sales engineers	69,040	80
Credit analysts	68,780	40
Mechanical engineers	67,760	60
Medical and health services managers	66,630	100
Speech-language pathologists	66,480	40
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	66,080	50
Loan officers	65,860	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	65,450	80
Financial analysts	64,650	40
Dental hygienists	63,490	110
Market research analysts	63,180	80
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	63,130	30
Civil engineers	62,620	40
Physical therapists	61,370	110
Occupational therapists	61,160	40
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,200	100
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,530	130
Cost estimators	59,330	100
Detectives and criminal investigators	59,260	30
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	58,210	50
Administrative services managers	57,530	100
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	57,450	210
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	56,920	510
Librarians	56,870	80
Industrial engineers	55,580	60
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	54,970	90
Special education teachers, middle school	54,220	120

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