Springfield Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Springfield, 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	5,910	60,970	$47,650 - 77,060	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,710	54,800	$41,910 - 65,550	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,870	57,900	$28,180 - 92,720	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,830	53,010	$37,550 - 71,750	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,430	52,900	$36,400 - 72,770	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	2,290	54,740	$34,030 - 78,600	18%	79%
7	Social and human service assistants	2,000	28,530	$18,760 - 49,470	34%	58%
8	Management analysts	1,170	79,640	$48,990 - 0	22%	78%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,150	68,970	$39,640 - 100,670	12%	51%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	1,110	46,820	$27,770 - 64,080	19%	77%
11	Financial managers	1,070	88,940	$47,500 - 144,870	13%	60%
12	Chief executives	970	136,410	$62,590 - 0	2%	65%
13	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	830	51,250	$35,420 - 68,370	20%	87%
14	Computer systems analysts	710	72,840	$48,430 - 100,550	29%	68%
15	Lawyers	680	100,850	$48,110 - 0	11%	99%
16	Physical therapists	670	65,810	$48,990 - 81,330	27%	89%
17	Sales managers	620	90,490	$48,890 - 145,450	10%	69%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	620	51,460	$32,090 - 71,830	13%	73%
19	Medical and health services managers	590	95,120	$51,460 - 0	16%	57%
20	Mental health counselors	550	33,420	$21,520 - 46,460	30%	73%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	540	59,890	$33,890 - 87,930	27%	50%
22	Industrial engineers	530	68,560	$49,920 - 90,760	20%	74%
23	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	520	79,550	$60,080 - 101,780	8%	78%
24	Medical and public health social workers	490	45,980	$27,900 - 68,030	24%	77%
25	Public relations specialists	490	50,160	$25,510 - 84,410	18%	81%
26	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	490	59,150	$30,790 - 80,700	16%	99%
27	Mechanical engineers	490	69,540	$42,870 - 101,660	4%	78%
28	Rehabilitation counselors	480	33,520	$21,900 - 55,570	23%	73%
29	Self-enrichment education teachers	440	39,610	$21,030 - 60,190	23%	54%
30	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	430	112,120	$40,130 - 0	25%	67%
31	Graphic designers	430	45,300	$24,750 - 79,330	10%	55%
32	Financial analysts	420	83,190	$43,810 - 141,590	34%	87%
33	Pharmacists	420	89,350	$72,320 - 113,060	22%	97%
34	Training and development specialists	410	48,610	$28,070 - 71,280	18%	56%
35	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	410	55,770	$27,430 - 86,320	18%	56%
36	Computer and information systems managers	410	99,040	$51,990 - 0	16%	73%
37	Special education teachers, middle school	400	50,840	$37,860 - 64,540	16%	87%
38	Occupational therapists	400	59,080	$42,420 - 76,280	23%	90%
39	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	400	56,240	$26,300 - 103,660	17%	56%
40	Social and community service managers	390	55,560	$33,170 - 91,900	25%	72%
41	Special education teachers, secondary school	390	51,880	$37,730 - 67,390	9%	87%
42	Librarians	380	44,310	$23,910 - 64,380	4%	85%
43	Engineering managers	380	92,960	$60,730 - 134,150	7%	84%
44	Computer programmers	370	59,290	$36,530 - 90,360	0%	73%
45	Civil engineers	370	66,000	$49,570 - 94,980	18%	87%
46	Education administrators, postsecondary	350	94,570	$48,330 - 0	14%	78%
47	Physician assistants	350	81,340	$62,760 - 101,470	27%	67%
48	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	340	57,090	$38,250 - 75,410	18%	56%
49	Managers, all other	320	75,160	$46,250 - 114,350	7%	55%
50	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	320	59,440	$45,160 - 76,350	11%	58%
51	Network systems and data communications analysts	310	73,990	$50,070 - 101,970	53%	57%
52	Speech-language pathologists	300	62,190	$42,900 - 84,810	11%	98%
53	Electrical engineers	300	75,330	$54,280 - 96,040	6%	81%
54	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	290	43,600	$26,080 - 70,350	30%	77%
55	Advertising sales agents	290	56,300	$25,620 - 100,470	20%	56%
56	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	290	57,520	$42,130 - 72,940	0%	96%
57	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	290	40,150	$30,880 - 51,880	34%	73%
58	Insurance underwriters	260	55,980	$32,180 - 88,410	6%	53%
59	Marketing managers	250	98,190	$50,610 - 0	14%	69%
60	Market research analysts	250	54,370	$35,330 - 81,470	20%	82%
61	Computer software engineers, systems software	240	76,920	$50,070 - 110,260	28%	85%
62	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	240	40,230	$31,250 - 48,240	14%	54%
63	Dentists, general	210	143,420	$84,900 - 0	9%	100%
64	Health educators	200	42,710	$28,820 - 62,350	26%	58%
65	Instructional coordinators	190	49,860	$23,710 - 78,800	23%	79%
66	Education administrators, all other	190	64,560	$44,170 - 93,810	13%	78%
67	Floral designers	180	25,590	$18,640 - 36,320	0%	55%
68	Database administrators	170	61,990	$36,490 - 93,550	29%	72%
69	Occupational health and safety specialists	160	56,100	$35,300 - 84,460	8%	72%
70	Sales and related workers, all other	160	35,900	$16,390 - 58,740	14%	62%
71	Dietitians and nutritionists	150	50,920	$31,830 - 74,200	9%	72%
72	Purchasing managers	150	75,940	$40,290 - 121,190	3%	57%
73	Sales engineers	140	79,100	$49,410 - 142,350	9%	79%
74	Budget analysts	140	62,570	$41,800 - 86,990	7%	78%
75	Teachers and instructors, all other	140	48,820	$17,640 - 64,850	9%	54%
76	Credit analysts	140	55,440	$32,120 - 122,990	2%	60%
77	Human resources managers, all other	130	85,780	$45,110 - 141,130	11%	58%
78	Recreational therapists	120	36,590	$23,540 - 48,020	4%	77%
79	Veterinarians	120	80,690	$61,220 - 113,720	35%	100%
80	Electronics engineers, except computer	110	74,620	$51,040 - 107,170	4%	81%
81	Compensation and benefits managers	100	99,120	$52,270 - 0	12%	58%
82	Education, training, and library workers, all other	100	56,000	$30,060 - 83,110	11%	79%
83	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	100	65,240	$48,740 - 81,600	25%	93%
84	Producers and directors	100	47,060	$20,710 - 82,840	11%	75%
85	Writers and authors	90	44,610	$31,060 - 61,710	13%	84%
86	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	39,560	$21,290 - 55,440	25%	58%
87	Financial examiners	90	85,280	$51,510 - 126,500	11%	76%
88	Urban and regional planners	90	55,680	$36,140 - 80,530	15%	92%
89	Public relations managers	90	91,070	$43,630 - 144,230	17%	75%
90	Meeting and convention planners	80	54,020	$38,480 - 69,770	20%	67%
91	Interior designers	80	39,640	$26,050 - 58,900	20%	55%
92	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	80	26,080	$19,290 - 35,670	11%	55%
93	Architects, except landscape and naval	70	107,040	$59,250 - 0	18%	88%
94	Environmental engineers	70	76,220	$58,810 - 95,890	25%	86%
95	Chemists	70	68,950	$40,850 - 122,080	9%	93%
96	Commercial and industrial designers	70	63,780	$33,240 - 103,860	7%	55%
97	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	70	67,450	$42,900 - 104,810	10%	74%
98	Computer specialists, all other	70	65,020	$44,990 - 94,290	15%	68%
99	Biological technicians	70	35,180	$24,750 - 47,240	16%	60%
100	Technical writers	70	51,950	$33,650 - 73,990	20%	74%

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	11,120	24,670	$15,650 - 39,790	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	7,120	19,090	$15,270 - 24,340	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	6,190	27,260	$18,330 - 36,800	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5,760	26,470	$17,700 - 36,890	2%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,270	18,020	$14,920 - 23,510	18%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,210	24,150	$16,240 - 35,200	15%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	4,700	20,280	$14,870 - 28,430	11%	14%
8	Customer service representatives	4,580	31,310	$19,320 - 45,210	25%	22%
9	Teacher assistants	4,180	24,030	$16,720 - 30,700	10%	18%
10	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,930	36,820	$25,220 - 52,260	15%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,930	23,270	$15,830 - 34,880	-7%	8%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,920	25,820	$19,430 - 33,540	18%	7%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,830	34,460	$22,690 - 47,240	13%	16%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,620	38,930	$30,070 - 49,280	10%	4%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,420	31,550	$21,640 - 43,380	1%	18%
16	General and operations managers	3,260	97,900	$41,950 - [?]	2%	48%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,980	44,790	$28,080 - 64,330	6%	29%
18	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,820	34,970	$20,030 - 53,130	8%	4%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,720	40,450	$21,290 - 61,420	4%	25%
20	Packers and packagers, hand	2,600	22,130	$15,520 - 33,050	-11%	3%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,260	38,220	$24,310 - 54,000	10%	6%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	2,210	25,290	$17,180 - 34,710	17%	13%
23	Food preparation workers	2,130	20,830	$15,770 - 27,460	15%	7%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,130	29,430	$19,810 - 39,950	4%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,950	51,140	$32,870 - 73,990	-4%	15%
26	Team assemblers	1,930	27,320	$18,460 - 38,440	0%	5%
27	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	1,900	41,340	$28,160 - 49,590	-7%	12%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,900	32,340	$20,670 - 46,610	11%	14%
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,880	45,000	$33,000 - 62,160	14%	7%
30	Bartenders	1,850	19,400	$14,760 - 27,120	11%	17%
31	Home health aides	1,840	23,000	$19,150 - 28,360	49%	7%
32	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,820	42,730	$26,520 - 58,980	11%	33%
33	Fire fighters	1,750	35,750	$16,770 - 50,440	12%	18%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,610	37,600	$20,690 - 58,620	14%	4%
35	Cooks, restaurant	1,590	23,210	$16,880 - 30,710	12%	5%
36	Machinists	1,500	37,580	$27,900 - 47,410	-2%	3%
37	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,490	27,640	$19,030 - 39,790	26%	43%
38	Bus drivers, school	1,480	27,860	$19,420 - 40,190	9%	4%
39	Correctional officers and jailers	1,450	43,300	$35,520 - 50,170	17%	11%
40	Carpenters	1,450	41,040	$30,860 - 56,330	10%	6%
41	Security guards	1,430	22,270	$15,880 - 32,790	17%	13%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,410	26,930	$17,430 - 38,080	18%	6%
43	Tellers	1,380	25,140	$19,310 - 31,930	14%	16%
44	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,380	34,540	$21,160 - 50,990	-6%	14%
45	Personal and home care aides	1,370	22,160	$16,820 - 28,300	51%	10%
46	Dishwashers	1,360	18,340	$15,320 - 22,670	10%	3%
47	Construction laborers	1,300	36,350	$23,140 - 53,400	11%	5%
48	Helpers--production workers	1,300	22,760	$15,940 - 32,470	0%	4%
49	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,270	30,710	$23,230 - 39,710	4%	15%
50	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,270	18,680	$14,990 - 23,300	10%	8%
51	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,170	20,770	$16,050 - 28,440	13%	5%
52	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,110	32,880	$21,970 - 46,300	-1%	2%
53	Medical assistants	1,080	31,490	$23,470 - 44,750	35%	10%
54	Medical secretaries	1,080	32,220	$23,960 - 44,320	17%	18%
55	Electricians	1,050	47,150	$29,490 - 65,370	7%	7%
56	Business operations specialists, all other	1,040	58,680	$28,080 - 96,710	21%	49%
57	Psychiatric aides	1,030	28,780	$22,940 - 35,960	0%	7%
58	Child care workers	1,030	21,240	$15,530 - 29,010	18%	15%
59	Computer support specialists	1,020	41,990	$26,160 - 59,070	13%	43%
60	Parking lot attendants	1,020	19,150	$15,650 - 23,540	12%	14%
61	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,000	43,300	$26,910 - 60,840	11%	4%
62	Printing machine operators	940	36,880	$21,280 - 52,610	-5%	6%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	930	57,410	$38,870 - 79,440	7%	13%
64	Postal service mail carriers	930	44,250	$36,830 - 50,500	1%	11%
65	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	890	32,220	$22,890 - 43,360	-17%	0%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	860	48,310	$21,330 - 80,210	28%	48%
67	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	860	17,220	$14,520 - 21,660	12%	6%
68	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	850	25,380	$15,510 - 38,130	12%	6%
69	Counter and rental clerks	850	23,460	$15,610 - 37,910	23%	16%
70	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	840	29,620	$18,740 - 37,610	-4%	5%
71	Driver/sales workers	800	27,360	$15,650 - 49,050	-4%	4%
72	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	780	18,600	$15,270 - 23,300	10%	17%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	740	42,540	$27,910 - 56,880	4%	30%
74	Recreation workers	740	21,290	$14,940 - 30,610	13%	47%
75	Cooks, fast food	730	19,160	$15,770 - 24,210	8%	5%
76	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	720	34,980	$22,410 - 45,520	-2%	6%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	690	60,400	$41,360 - 86,490	9%	10%
78	Paralegals and legal assistants	690	46,400	$31,100 - 60,230	22%	45%
79	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	680	27,440	$19,500 - 37,790	11%	5%
80	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	680	34,850	$25,480 - 44,700	0%	22%
81	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	680	40,060	$28,990 - 54,110	12%	3%
82	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	670	48,920	$34,380 - 69,810	9%	47%
83	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	660	53,500	$33,930 - 79,470	0%	42%
84	Insurance sales agents	650	66,560	$29,540 - 121,050	13%	45%
85	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	640	29,000	$19,980 - 39,820	-12%	0%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	640	43,120	$26,640 - 61,360	13%	17%
87	Industrial machinery mechanics	640	39,620	$29,590 - 54,050	9%	5%
88	Data entry keyers	630	30,270	$19,980 - 46,590	-4%	18%
89	Dental assistants	620	31,900	$22,140 - 42,990	29%	9%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	620	69,320	$31,890 - 117,100	4%	38%
91	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	610	46,620	$34,710 - 62,360	11%	11%
92	Parts salespersons	600	30,740	$19,580 - 46,570	-1%	6%
93	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	600	35,770	$24,050 - 52,090	5%	2%
94	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	590	23,190	$18,320 - 33,100	27%	47%
95	Administrative services managers	590	69,890	$36,610 - 106,640	12%	40%
96	Pharmacy technicians	590	26,540	$19,010 - 36,500	32%	16%
97	Automotive body and related repairers	580	32,540	$17,810 - 45,500	12%	3%
98	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	570	33,310	$24,130 - 45,590	3%	18%
99	Dental hygienists	550	63,910	$54,190 - 76,050	30%	33%
100	Cooks, short order	540	21,310	$16,550 - 28,460	5%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Springfield Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Psychiatric aides	28,780	1,030	14.2
Avionics technicians	46,450	150	10.9
Pediatricians, general	140,700	450	10.6
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	80,710	190	5.7
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,220	890	5
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,490	340	4.9
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	40,740	110	4.6
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,580	190	4.5
Education administrators, all other	64,560	190	4.3
Dietetic technicians	23,400	160	4.3
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,840	430	3.9
Fire fighters	35,750	1,750	3.9
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,340	1,900	3.9
History teachers, postsecondary	74,750	100	3.7
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	67,320	300	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	62,370	190	3.4
Parking lot attendants	19,150	1,020	3.4
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	42,200	150	3.3
Bindery workers	27,220	410	3.3
Correctional officers and jailers	43,300	1,450	3.2
Medical equipment repairers	45,220	170	3.2
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,230	200	3.1
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	46,620	610	3.1
Mental health counselors	33,420	550	3.1
Social and human service assistants	28,530	2,000	3.1
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	41,700	220	3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,590	540	3
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	59,440	320	3
Furniture finishers	27,250	100	2.8
Recreational therapists	36,590	120	2.8
Physician assistants	81,340	350	2.8
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,980	720	2.8
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	68,760	110	2.6
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40,230	240	2.6
Special education teachers, middle school	50,840	400	2.5
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,000	640	2.5
Education teachers, postsecondary	58,070	190	2.5
Food batchmakers	27,230	400	2.5
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,120	310	2.4
Transportation workers, all other	33,390	140	2.4
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	36,730	350	2.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,890	310	2.3
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,150	490	2.3
Residential advisors	32,200	170	2.3
Printing machine operators	36,880	940	2.2
Highway maintenance workers	40,270	400	2.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	24,720	450	2.2
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	57,520	290	2.1
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	71,980	120	2.1
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40,150	290	2.1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	42,780	1.55	130
Telemarketers	35,640	1.47	270
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	59,440	1.43	320
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	80,710	1.41	190
Butchers and meat cutters	40,470	1.41	140
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	112,120	1.36	430
Teachers and instructors, all other	48,820	1.36	140
Opticians, dispensing	42,220	1.34	230
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	34,970	1.32	2,820
Production workers, all other	36,760	1.31	330
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	71,390	1.29	220
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	44,510	1.29	110
Residential advisors	32,200	1.28	170
Photographers	38,210	1.28	160
Pipelayers	43,240	1.28	110
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	51,060	1.28	440
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	55,770	1.28	410
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	35,970	1.26	360
Construction laborers	36,350	1.26	1,300
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,440	1.26	680
Correctional officers and jailers	43,300	1.24	1,450
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	40,140	1.24	420
Data entry keyers	30,270	1.24	630
Advertising sales agents	56,300	1.24	290
Word processors and typists	36,150	1.24	300
Waiters and waitresses	20,280	1.23	4,700
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,260	1.23	380
Insurance sales agents	66,560	1.23	650
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,230	1.23	200
Network systems and data communications analysts	73,990	1.23	310
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,610	1.23	380
Food servers, nonrestaurant	22,840	1.23	510
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,900	1.23	470
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,640	1.22	160
Medical and health services managers	95,120	1.22	590
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	45,000	1.22	1,880
Highway maintenance workers	40,270	1.22	400
Child, family, and school social workers	46,820	1.22	1,110
Financial analysts	83,190	1.22	420
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	67,320	1.21	300
Cooks, fast food	19,160	1.21	730
Education administrators, postsecondary	94,570	1.21	350
Medical assistants	31,490	1.2	1,080
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,930	1.2	1,410
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	80,780	1.2	120
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	42,840	1.2	140
Graphic designers	45,300	1.2	430
Child care workers	21,240	1.19	1,030
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	28,690	1.19	180
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	51,060	1.19	460

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	172,620	520
Family and general practitioners	154,630	170
Psychiatrists	147,520	50
Dentists, general	143,420	210
Pediatricians, general	140,700	450
Chief executives	136,410	970
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	112,120	430
Architects, except landscape and naval	107,040	70
Lawyers	100,850	680
Air traffic controllers	100,510	60
Actuaries	99,760
Compensation and benefits managers	99,120	100
Computer and information systems managers	99,040	410
Marketing managers	98,190	250
General and operations managers	97,900	3,260
Natural sciences managers	95,290	40
Medical and health services managers	95,120	590
Education administrators, postsecondary	94,570	350
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	93,820	50
Training and development managers	93,380	60
Engineering managers	92,960	380
Public relations managers	91,070	90
Sales managers	90,490	620
Pharmacists	89,350	420
Financial managers	88,940	1,070
Construction managers	87,020	310
Human resources managers, all other	85,780	130
Financial examiners	85,280	90
Biomedical engineers	85,040
Chemical engineers	84,270
Art directors	84,210	40
Financial analysts	83,190	420
Physician assistants	81,340	350
Economics teachers, postsecondary	80,990	70
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	80,780	120
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	80,710	190
Veterinarians	80,690	120
Advertising and promotions managers	79,810	40
Management analysts	79,640	1,170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,550	520
Conservation scientists	79,120
Sales engineers	79,100	140
Materials engineers	79,040	50
Political science teachers, postsecondary	78,090	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	76,920	240
Environmental engineers	76,220	70
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	76,200	120
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	76,160	90
Postsecondary teachers, all other	75,980
Purchasing managers	75,940	150

Large Companies Headquartered in Springfield

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Mass. Mutual Life Ins.	22.8

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