Taunton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Taunton, Massachusetts Area

The industries that are integral parts of Taunton's economy include semiconductor, silicon, metal products and electronics. The leading employment segments in the city are healthcare, education, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, government, social services, computer and electronic products, and finance and insurance. In addition, the city is trying to attract biotechnology research companies to its industrial parks.

Sales and office occupations comprise about 26% of the workforce. About 25% of the labor force works in management, professional and related occupations and approximately 19% of the labor force is found in production, transportation and material moving occupations.

Some of the popular occupations where the majority of the workers are college graduates are wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, registered nurses, teachers, computer software engineers, systems software; social and human service assistants; civil engineers, computer programmers, network and computer systems administrators; and child, family and school social workers.

The leading job providers in Taunton are provided below:

City of Taunton
Morton Health Foundation, Inc
Morton Hospital and Medical Center Inc
Bristol County
Perkins Paper, Inc
Reed and Barton Corporation
USA Development Corp
Agar Supply Company, Inc
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc
Kopin Corporation
H&L Bloom, Inc
Princess House Inc
G Lopes Construction, Inc
Navix Diagnostix, Inc
The Ryan Company Inc
American Lighting Fixture Corp
Tribe Mediterranean Foods LLC
Community Care Services, Inc
Harodite Industries, Inc

Pertinent data regarding Taunton Massachusetts: In 2009 the average salary was $32,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in the city was at 122.9 which is high when compared to the nation's average of 100. About 15% of the adult population has earned a bachelor's degree or better.

Taunton businesses have opportunities to collaborate with helpful organizations including:

The Taunton Gazette is a good resource for people interested in learning about Taunton business and industry activities.

Most Popular Jobs in Taunton, 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	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	930	63,460	$34,820 - 100,280	8%	51%
2	Registered nurses	720	75,370	$48,520 - 100,550	24%	56%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	57,420	$35,390 - 82,760	14%	95%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	480	54,560	$34,780 - 78,120	11%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	350	56,550	$36,530 - 79,380	6%	96%
6	Computer software engineers, systems software	310	107,130	$70,540 - 154,640	28%	85%
7	Mental health counselors	300	35,070	$26,270 - 45,680	30%	73%
8	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	260	44,010	$28,540 - 66,340	30%	77%
9	Accountants and auditors	250	58,970	$39,320 - 86,780	18%	79%
10	Social and human service assistants	240	32,890	$21,270 - 57,400	34%	58%
11	Civil engineers	200	65,050	$45,420 - 82,180	18%	87%
12	Computer programmers	180	62,690	$30,990 - 93,020	0%	73%
13	Network and computer systems administrators	180	78,130	$48,730 - 105,680	27%	50%
14	Electronics engineers, except computer	180	105,220	$72,190 - 144,900	4%	81%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	170	50,110	$30,240 - 64,610	19%	77%
16	Lawyers	160	110,120	$57,570 -	11%	99%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	150	55,760	$32,010 - 79,560	13%	73%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	98,500	$54,730 - 134,460	12%	51%
19	Chief executives	130	141,970	$59,210 -	2%	65%
20	Sales managers	120	120,380	$52,240 -	10%	69%
21	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	120	76,520	$40,650 - 116,320	16%	99%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	83,790	$58,980 - 107,330	8%	78%
23	Financial managers	100	113,730	$65,360 -	13%	60%
24	Coaches and scouts	100	35,360	$16,640 - 57,950	15%	60%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	58,320	$19,110 - 104,890	17%	56%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	56,050	$37,900 - 77,080	20%	87%
27	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	80	73,350	$47,530 - 118,460	25%	93%
28	Training and development specialists	80	61,780	$36,230 - 101,740	18%	56%
29	Medical and public health social workers	80	47,240	$27,160 - 76,180	24%	77%
30	Rehabilitation counselors	70	37,190	$21,190 - 70,100	23%	73%
31	Pharmacists	70	107,430	$90,040 - 130,090	22%	97%
32	Engineering managers	70	130,620	$89,380 -	7%	84%
33	Medical and health services managers	70	99,840	$47,480 -	16%	57%
34	Mechanical engineers	70	94,200	$55,050 - 137,140	4%	78%
35	Environmental engineers	60	76,810	$63,150 - 99,650	25%	86%
36	Industrial engineers	60	84,170	$58,070 - 121,210	20%	74%
37	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	32,570	$18,350 - 50,510	23%	54%
38	Public relations specialists	60	58,970	$33,940 - 94,450	18%	81%
39	Social and community service managers	50	50,090	$36,410 - 66,790	25%	72%
40	Occupational therapists	50	68,160	$43,000 - 96,710	23%	90%
41	Computer and information systems managers	50	143,840	$83,150 -	16%	73%
42	Librarians	40	58,150	$32,730 - 87,400	4%	85%
43	Market research analysts	40	68,390	$30,510 - 110,720	20%	82%
44	Marketing managers	40	111,820	$64,900 -	14%	69%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	57,610	$26,790 - 96,540	18%	56%
46	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	72,260	$47,770 - 102,620	53%	57%
47	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	60,640	$41,210 - 80,510	9%	87%
48	Graphic designers	40	46,880	$32,890 - 76,000	10%	55%
49	Computer systems analysts	40	79,110	$53,950 - 111,840	29%	68%
50	Speech-language pathologists	40	73,260	$55,130 - 96,610	11%	98%
51	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	36,190	$27,790 - 41,050	24%	78%
52	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	25,570	$17,430 - 34,160	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	2,240	24,160	$17,130 - 35,740	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,430	20,150	$16,920 - 25,060	18%	5%
3	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,310	25,030	$16,890 - 39,230	-7%	8%
4	Cashiers	1,300	19,790	$16,790 - 24,380	-2%	10%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,230	24,860	$18,040 - 33,060	2%	5%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,120	46,640	$30,270 - 64,720	10%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	1,030	26,550	$17,440 - 38,560	13%	19%
8	Customer service representatives	1,010	33,350	$16,640 - 56,770	25%	22%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	730	42,720	$31,140 - 53,970	15%	18%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	660	47,070	$26,650 - 66,290	6%	29%
11	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	650	27,660	$17,320 - 47,050	8%	4%
12	Waiters and waitresses	620	24,760	$16,640 - 38,070	11%	14%
13	Teacher assistants	580	26,730	$18,480 - 33,160	10%	18%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	560	34,360	$25,240 - 47,490	13%	16%
15	General and operations managers	560	108,590	$42,180 -	2%	48%
16	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	28,630	$18,150 - 42,140	15%	4%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	520	37,650	$22,720 - 57,040	4%	25%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	470	45,800	$34,320 - 57,610	14%	7%
19	Packers and packagers, hand	410	21,300	$17,070 - 26,210	-11%	3%
20	Tellers	370	26,380	$21,960 - 32,340	14%	16%
21	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	360	27,050	$17,640 - 39,290	4%	6%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	29,370	$21,830 - 39,480	18%	6%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	340	40,000	$22,440 - 62,190	11%	14%
24	Cooks, restaurant	320	26,310	$19,660 - 32,220	12%	5%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	310	38,450	$23,290 - 51,560	10%	6%
26	Child care workers	300	21,800	$17,350 - 26,690	18%	15%
27	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	300	64,880	$56,340 - 79,050	3%	13%
28	Food preparation workers	290	21,750	$17,230 - 29,920	15%	7%
29	Bus drivers, school	290	33,890	$27,510 - 40,420	9%	4%
30	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	290	33,870	$27,040 - 44,230	1%	18%
31	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	42,970	$34,520 - 55,110	11%	33%
32	Team assemblers	270	28,480	$18,990 - 39,940	0%	5%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	270	34,110	$25,330 - 44,460	-1%	2%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	260	35,400	$21,410 - 53,550	14%	4%
35	Fire fighters	260	37,850	$29,000 - 48,340	12%	18%
36	Receptionists and information clerks	260	26,350	$18,200 - 37,140	17%	13%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	250	54,190	$33,880 - 76,770	-4%	15%
38	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	29,890	$22,620 - 38,380	4%	15%
39	Bartenders	230	24,010	$16,720 - 32,050	11%	17%
40	Business operations specialists, all other	230	60,680	$36,170 - 89,020	21%	49%
41	Construction laborers	220	37,680	$19,250 - 62,570	11%	5%
42	Home health aides	210	25,670	$21,520 - 32,080	49%	7%
43	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	180	24,130	$17,390 - 37,670	-4%	5%
44	Dishwashers	180	18,890	$16,640 - 21,650	10%	3%
45	Computer support specialists	170	58,030	$30,370 - 93,090	13%	43%
46	Sales representatives, services, all other	160	53,710	$23,560 - 96,930	28%	48%
47	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	160	40,470	$30,170 - 51,280	-10%	13%
48	Medical secretaries	160	35,540	$25,020 - 48,960	17%	18%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	150	68,750	$44,690 - 104,430	9%	10%
50	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	150	56,490	$35,680 - 84,020	11%	4%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	55,100	$37,280 - 75,960	10%	17%
52	Printing machine operators	140	35,100	$23,650 - 49,510	-5%	6%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	63,170	$36,700 - 95,570	7%	13%
54	Order clerks	140	33,830	$23,090 - 42,390	-23%	16%
55	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	140	27,980	$18,510 - 41,450	12%	6%
56	Machinists	140	32,430	$18,850 - 48,700	-2%	3%
57	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	120	29,100	$19,260 - 40,530	-26%	6%
58	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	120	56,820	$36,920 - 74,600	0%	36%
59	Medical assistants	120	29,060	$21,150 - 37,510	35%	10%
60	Bill and account collectors	120	33,250	$25,990 - 40,760	23%	13%
61	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	120	35,580	$25,650 - 46,390	-6%	14%
62	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	110	26,940	$21,390 - 32,510	13%	15%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	110	20,110	$16,840 - 25,460	12%	6%
64	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	110	37,310	$27,510 - 48,210	2%	11%
65	Postal service mail carriers	110			1%	11%
66	Paralegals and legal assistants	110	45,090	$34,020 - 55,770	22%	45%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100			13%	17%
68	Security guards	100	29,910	$21,220 - 39,990	17%	13%
69	Loan officers	100	62,710	$34,830 - 120,650	12%	49%
70	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	100	67,560	$45,370 - 100,360	8%	3%
71	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	100	36,360	$19,030 - 66,090	27%	47%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	100	97,290	$54,160 - 132,490	4%	38%
73	Electricians	90	58,860	$48,720 - 68,370	7%	7%
74	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	90	33,860	$21,960 - 48,200	3%	4%
75	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	90	21,190	$17,050 - 27,310	13%	5%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	19,820	$16,930 - 24,740	10%	17%
77	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	90	32,790	$23,820 - 40,510	11%	5%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	63,500	$41,570 - 92,000	0%	42%
79	Administrative services managers	90	74,060	$52,990 - 99,920	12%	40%
80	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	33,990	$26,390 - 44,600	12%	6%
81	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	42,310	$33,910 - 54,950	14%	8%
82	Construction and building inspectors	80	54,930	$44,210 - 64,790	18%	23%
83	Food service managers	80	58,790	$36,400 - 81,620	5%	24%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	70	42,030	$25,550 - 66,170	16%	26%
85	Dental assistants	70	41,330	$29,260 - 58,520	29%	9%
86	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70	87,950	$59,530 - 127,170	8%	25%
87	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	70	42,290	$34,020 - 60,330	12%	3%
88	Nonfarm animal caretakers	70	20,870	$16,660 - 26,050	18%	16%
89	Upholsterers	70	38,510	$26,820 - 50,800	-8%	0%
90	Structural iron and steel workers	70	54,540	$29,840 - 84,360	6%	4%
91	Food servers, nonrestaurant	70	20,710	$17,270 - 25,840	16%	9%
92	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	70	35,790	$27,410 - 53,350	0%	22%
93	Driver/sales workers	70	43,910	$21,920 - 64,370	-4%	4%
94	Highway maintenance workers	70	38,510	$30,500 - 48,060	9%	5%
95	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	70	41,460	$19,470 - 72,170	5%	2%
96	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	60	21,920	$16,690 - 30,170	10%	5%
97	Cost estimators	60	79,720	$55,090 - 120,160	19%	32%
98	Crossing guards	60			2%	5%
99	Counter and rental clerks	60	22,720	$16,640 - 34,120	23%	16%
100	Dental hygienists	60	72,620	$55,360 - 89,730	30%	33%

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Jobs More Common Near Taunton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mental health counselors	35,070	300	10.3
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	40,470	160	8.5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,010	260	7.3
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	64,880	300	5.2
Electronics engineers, except computer	105,220	180	4.2
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,520	120	4.2
Fire fighters	37,850	260	3.4
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	56,820	120	2.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,560	480	2.6
Social and human service assistants	32,890	240	2.6
Computer software engineers, systems software	107,130	310	2.5
Printing machine operators	35,100	140	2.4
Bus drivers, school	33,890	290	2.4
Civil engineers	65,050	200	2.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,640	1,120	2.4
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,660	650	2.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	45,800	470	2.3
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,030	1,310	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	55,100	140	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	50,110	170	2.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	26,940	110	2.2
Tellers	26,380	370	2.1
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	55,760	150	2.1
Coaches and scouts	35,360	100	2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,460	930	2
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,100	120	2
Order clerks	33,830	140	1.9
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,310	110	1.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	24,130	180	1.9
Packers and packagers, hand	21,300	410	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand		100	1.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,860	1,230	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,150	1,430	1.8
Child care workers	21,800	300	1.7
Network and computer systems administrators	78,130	180	1.7
Retail salespersons	24,160	2,240	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,790	100	1.6
Teacher assistants	26,730	580	1.6
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,890	250	1.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	42,970	280	1.6
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,720	730	1.5
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,050	360	1.5
Bartenders	24,010	230	1.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	34,110	270	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	47,070	660	1.5
Chief executives	141,970	130	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,650	520	1.5
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	36,360	100	1.4
Customer service representatives	33,350	1,010	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	40,000	340	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	40,470	1.41	160
Computer support specialists	58,030	1.38	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	98,500	1.35	130
Waiters and waitresses	24,760	1.32	620
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	40,000	1.32	340
Bus drivers, school	33,890	1.3	290
Computer software engineers, systems software	107,130	1.29	310
Electronics engineers, except computer	105,220	1.27	180
Network and computer systems administrators	78,130	1.27	180
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	64,880	1.27	300
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	28,630	1.25	550
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	26,940	1.25	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,640	1.24	1,120
Bartenders	24,010	1.24	230
Child, family, and school social workers	50,110	1.23	170
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,490	1.23	150
Medical secretaries	35,540	1.22	160
Sales managers	120,380	1.22	120
Registered nurses	75,370	1.22	720
Construction laborers	37,680	1.21	220
Cooks, restaurant	26,310	1.21	320
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	29,370	1.21	340
Home health aides	25,670	1.21	210
Order clerks	33,830	1.2	140
Teacher assistants	26,730	1.2	580
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	68,750	1.18	150
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,150	1.17	1,430
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	33,870	1.16	290
Social and human service assistants	32,890	1.16	240
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	45,800	1.16	470
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	20,110	1.16	110
Elementary school teachers, except special education	57,420	1.15	490
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,520	1.15	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	34,110	1.14	270
Food preparation workers	21,750	1.13	290
Child care workers	21,800	1.13	300
General and operations managers	108,590	1.13	560
Customer service representatives	33,350	1.12	1,010
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,460	1.12	930
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,450	1.12	310
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	56,820	1.12	120
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	27,980	1.11	140
Tellers	26,380	1.11	370
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	63,170	1.11	140
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,550	1.11	350
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,010	1.1	260
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,720	1.1	730
Receptionists and information clerks	26,350	1.1	260
Dishwashers	18,890	1.1	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,030	1.1	1,310

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	210,030
Computer and information systems managers	143,840	50
Chief executives	141,970	130
Engineering managers	130,620	70
Sales managers	120,380	120
Construction managers	115,030	40
Financial managers	113,730	100
Marketing managers	111,820	40
Lawyers	110,120	160
General and operations managers	108,590	560
Pharmacists	107,430	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	107,130	310
Electronics engineers, except computer	105,220	180
Medical and health services managers	99,840	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	98,500	130
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	97,290	100
Mechanical engineers	94,200	70
Instructional coordinators	88,620
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	87,950	70
Industrial engineers	84,170	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,790	100
Insurance sales agents	83,040	50
Cost estimators	79,720	60
Computer systems analysts	79,110	40
Network and computer systems administrators	78,130	180
Environmental engineers	76,810	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,520	120
Registered nurses	75,370	720
Administrative services managers	74,060	90
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	73,350	80
Speech-language pathologists	73,260	40
Dental hygienists	72,620	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	72,260	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	68,750	150
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	68,560	30
Market research analysts	68,390	40
Occupational therapists	68,160	50
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	67,560	100
Civil engineers	65,050	200
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	64,880	300
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	63,500	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,460	930
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	63,170	140
Loan officers	62,710	100
Computer programmers	62,690	180
Training and development specialists	61,780	80
Business operations specialists, all other	60,680	230
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,640	40
Teachers and instructors, all other	60,420
Accountants and auditors	58,970	250

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