Worcester Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Worcester, 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	6,660	67,550	$48,490 - 91,450	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,820	58,040	$38,580 - 78,730	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,720	63,420	$26,060 - 118,550	8%	51%
4	Social and human service assistants	2,290	29,660	$21,740 - 41,550	34%	58%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,210	54,820	$37,610 - 72,970	6%	96%
6	Chief executives	1,790	135,990	$59,420 - 0	2%	65%
7	Accountants and auditors	1,610	61,630	$38,230 - 89,040	18%	79%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,540	57,210	$38,870 - 77,340	11%	95%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,260	75,350	$37,530 - 119,460	12%	51%
10	Financial managers	1,080	86,960	$47,890 - 143,090	13%	60%
11	Biological technicians	1,080	43,110	$28,120 - 64,540	16%	60%
12	Computer programmers	940	79,740	$44,230 - 126,290	0%	73%
13	Computer software engineers, applications	940	83,730	$56,700 - 115,880	45%	85%
14	Computer software engineers, systems software	840	89,950	$54,280 - 130,220	28%	85%
15	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	760	82,430	$53,700 - 116,030	20%	99%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	750	50,770	$29,470 - 71,100	20%	87%
17	Sales managers	680	107,130	$51,760 - 0	10%	69%
18	Computer systems analysts	670	70,800	$45,950 - 103,890	29%	68%
19	Child, family, and school social workers	670	47,010	$29,240 - 64,010	19%	77%
20	Lawyers	650	103,570	$50,560 - 0	11%	99%
21	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	590	56,910	$33,970 - 75,720	16%	99%
22	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	540	53,730	$38,340 - 71,610	12%	51%
23	Medical and health services managers	510	82,770	$50,920 - 117,100	16%	57%
24	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	490	49,840	$27,170 - 72,760	13%	73%
25	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	480	35,700	$21,650 - 56,770	30%	77%
26	Network systems and data communications analysts	480	68,770	$40,490 - 110,010	53%	57%
27	Rehabilitation counselors	480	37,110	$20,590 - 62,820	23%	73%
28	Medical and public health social workers	480	40,540	$21,890 - 61,220	24%	77%
29	Self-enrichment education teachers	450	47,860	$17,930 - 89,450	23%	54%
30	Mechanical engineers	440	71,540	$47,940 - 98,720	4%	78%
31	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	420	82,380	$61,860 - 104,150	8%	78%
32	Education administrators, postsecondary	420	78,510	$40,110 - 138,440	14%	78%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	420	68,170	$42,720 - 97,110	27%	50%
34	Public relations specialists	420	50,610	$31,200 - 81,100	18%	81%
35	Physical therapists	420	58,370	$40,640 - 76,280	27%	89%
36	Coaches and scouts	410	41,390	$15,770 - 70,030	15%	60%
37	Librarians	400	52,490	$32,080 - 74,130	4%	85%
38	Training and development specialists	390	57,620	$36,800 - 86,760	18%	56%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	390	63,170	$35,220 - 89,800	18%	56%
40	Social and community service managers	370	51,870	$33,130 - 79,500	25%	72%
41	Industrial engineers	370	69,170	$48,130 - 93,630	20%	74%
42	Marketing managers	360	105,210	$50,840 - 0	14%	69%
43	Pharmacists	360	85,530	$68,440 - 102,100	22%	97%
44	Computer and information systems managers	360	109,450	$62,280 - 0	16%	73%
45	Engineering managers	350	98,030	$55,550 - 144,520	7%	84%
46	Market research analysts	350	75,700	$40,820 - 133,790	20%	82%
47	Electronics engineers, except computer	340	84,640	$53,580 - 132,430	4%	81%
48	Electrical engineers	330	80,050	$54,280 - 107,720	6%	81%
49	Insurance underwriters	320	54,030	$34,640 - 78,760	6%	53%
50	Financial analysts	320	66,020	$43,970 - 91,250	34%	87%
51	Occupational therapists	310	59,110	$37,680 - 78,000	23%	90%
52	Graphic designers	300	39,770	$18,330 - 59,640	10%	55%
53	Teachers and instructors, all other	300	42,090	$25,230 - 64,660	9%	54%
54	Special education teachers, secondary school	290	54,280	$37,280 - 73,250	9%	87%
55	Physician assistants	270	57,330	$25,470 - 100,310	27%	67%
56	Chemists	260	73,510	$44,590 - 109,850	9%	93%
57	Computer hardware engineers	260	100,400	$65,150 - 140,710	5%	70%
58	Civil engineers	260	68,050	$49,110 - 84,130	18%	87%
59	Special education teachers, middle school	240	53,350	$37,910 - 71,650	16%	87%
60	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	230	97,380	$38,000 - 0	25%	67%
61	Mental health counselors	230	37,190	$24,380 - 58,970	30%	73%
62	Managers, all other	220	77,690	$43,630 - 127,030	7%	55%
63	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	210	59,910	$44,100 - 79,030	5%	58%
64	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	210	34,290	$21,790 - 45,580	34%	73%
65	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	200	59,760	$31,740 - 88,620	18%	56%
66	Biochemists and biophysicists	200	89,070	$45,660 - 141,050	16%	95%
67	Speech-language pathologists	200	63,310	$44,680 - 89,320	11%	98%
68	Sales engineers	190	89,550	$58,590 - 125,280	9%	79%
69	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	190	50,050	$34,270 - 64,390	17%	56%
70	Health educators	190	39,810	$20,870 - 58,010	26%	58%
71	Engineers, all other	180	79,000	$37,450 - 125,640	6%	82%
72	Surveyors	170	51,290	$30,940 - 81,750	24%	82%
73	Sales and related workers, all other	170	35,250	$17,430 - 50,260	14%	62%
74	Interior designers	170	92,000	$30,450 - 0	20%	55%
75	Floral designers	160	23,870	$15,660 - 36,550	0%	55%
76	Instructional coordinators	160	49,710	$20,680 - 74,800	23%	79%
77	Chemical engineers	140	81,170	$52,900 - 117,560	8%	91%
78	Advertising sales agents	140	52,060	$18,420 - 102,240	20%	56%
79	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	140	58,630	$39,310 - 73,720	0%	96%
80	Technical writers	140	66,890	$36,600 - 98,450	20%	74%
81	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	130	35,770	$19,990 - 61,350	24%	78%
82	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	130	62,610	$41,940 - 79,790	25%	93%
83	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	130	62,930	$52,050 - 81,170	11%	58%
84	Purchasing managers	120	69,800	$42,310 - 97,520	3%	57%
85	Education administrators, all other	120	59,440	$39,430 - 84,840	13%	78%
86	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	110	40,050	$26,300 - 55,110	14%	54%
87	Compensation and benefits managers	100	87,230	$41,660 - 145,130	12%	58%
88	Financial specialists, all other	100	44,200	$30,410 - 68,160	12%	50%
89	Dentists, general	100	143,990	$41,660 - 0	9%	100%
90	Credit analysts	100	57,570	$34,400 - 77,970	2%	60%
91	Meeting and convention planners	90	46,100	$31,560 - 68,990	20%	67%
92	Budget analysts	90	60,720	$38,590 - 93,610	7%	78%
93	Urban and regional planners	90	56,070	$43,770 - 76,010	15%	92%
94	Public relations managers	90	88,170	$36,220 - 0	17%	75%
95	Dietitians and nutritionists	80	48,450	$31,650 - 67,030	9%	72%
96	Human resources managers, all other	80	88,430	$50,960 - 142,050	11%	58%
97	Environmental engineers	70	74,490	$58,860 - 93,280	25%	86%
98	Education, training, and library workers, all other	70	34,350	$19,940 - 58,380	11%	79%
99	Materials engineers	60	77,290	$56,030 - 102,140	4%	77%
100	Advertising and promotions managers	60	82,410	$37,440 - 0	6%	76%

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	7,510	26,930	$15,880 - 44,590	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	6,590	19,620	$15,440 - 24,800	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	4,810	28,030	$18,660 - 39,830	13%	19%
4	Customer service representatives	4,530	34,150	$19,770 - 52,140	25%	22%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,230	27,630	$18,010 - 40,010	2%	5%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,190	26,530	$20,420 - 34,230	18%	7%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,130	25,220	$16,820 - 36,330	15%	4%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,820	18,480	$15,100 - 22,720	18%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	3,760	23,820	$15,070 - 32,080	11%	14%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,320	34,140	$22,500 - 47,970	13%	16%
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,270	40,770	$28,140 - 54,570	15%	18%
12	General and operations managers	3,210	96,720	$47,830 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,200	32,350	$23,250 - 43,670	1%	18%
14	Teacher assistants	3,100	23,320	$16,160 - 31,580	10%	18%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,050	23,450	$16,050 - 34,590	-7%	8%
16	Food preparation workers	2,910	21,660	$16,140 - 27,940	15%	7%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,600	42,860	$29,840 - 63,400	10%	4%
18	Team assemblers	2,590	26,300	$18,580 - 37,680	0%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,590	47,390	$29,140 - 73,460	6%	29%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	1,990	24,800	$17,610 - 34,800	17%	13%
21	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,920	49,040	$37,050 - 65,130	14%	7%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	1,880	21,770	$15,230 - 32,750	-11%	3%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,850	39,600	$22,520 - 59,180	4%	25%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,790	36,260	$23,670 - 52,180	10%	6%
25	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,650	46,500	$23,630 - 72,360	11%	33%
26	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,650	49,620	$37,240 - 68,520	9%	47%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,630	28,060	$20,150 - 36,270	18%	6%
28	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,610	18,570	$15,000 - 22,860	10%	8%
29	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,600	29,160	$19,310 - 39,870	4%	6%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,570	34,930	$20,990 - 52,160	8%	4%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,460	20,660	$16,410 - 26,140	13%	5%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,430	34,750	$20,820 - 51,670	14%	4%
33	Bartenders	1,430	21,270	$14,890 - 32,580	11%	17%
34	Security guards	1,350	25,470	$18,300 - 35,770	17%	13%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,320	52,880	$35,300 - 75,330	-4%	15%
36	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,290	33,510	$24,750 - 44,270	4%	15%
37	Carpenters	1,220	44,630	$29,380 - 66,360	10%	6%
38	Cooks, restaurant	1,200	24,180	$15,930 - 32,770	12%	5%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,170	31,530	$19,890 - 44,140	11%	14%
40	Fire fighters	1,160	36,100	$15,910 - 59,970	12%	18%
41	Home health aides	1,150	24,720	$19,040 - 32,180	49%	7%
42	Bus drivers, school	1,150	27,770	$20,500 - 35,180	9%	4%
43	Computer support specialists	1,110	51,240	$32,490 - 74,410	13%	43%
44	Construction laborers	1,070	33,210	$20,960 - 49,520	11%	5%
45	Tellers	1,050	25,540	$20,210 - 31,160	14%	16%
46	Electricians	1,050	50,330	$30,180 - 68,600	7%	7%
47	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	1,010	20,910	$14,910 - 30,030	-8%	5%
48	Child care workers	980	23,210	$16,350 - 31,110	18%	15%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	970	36,050	$23,350 - 50,890	-6%	14%
50	Dishwashers	960	18,370	$14,930 - 22,870	10%	3%
51	Machinists	960	38,250	$26,780 - 50,860	-2%	3%
52	Psychiatric aides	930	27,760	$21,160 - 35,740	0%	7%
53	Industrial truck and tractor operators	890	35,360	$22,780 - 62,400	-1%	2%
54	Helpers--production workers	880	23,570	$16,590 - 32,880	0%	4%
55	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	830	19,370	$15,400 - 23,890	12%	6%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	810	30,040	$18,040 - 47,740	26%	43%
57	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	800	28,910	$16,740 - 51,650	12%	6%
58	Driver/sales workers	790	30,830	$18,950 - 47,610	-4%	4%
59	Medical secretaries	770	32,440	$23,250 - 45,060	17%	18%
60	Sales representatives, services, all other	750	56,030	$28,030 - 94,810	28%	48%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	710	61,390	$36,210 - 94,970	7%	13%
62	File clerks	710	25,750	$16,420 - 35,920	-40%	20%
63	Business operations specialists, all other	710	56,930	$32,750 - 81,330	21%	49%
64	Dental hygienists	690	66,860	$51,520 - 83,720	30%	33%
65	Postal service mail carriers	690	43,690	$34,710 - 50,640	1%	11%
66	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	680	26,760	$19,440 - 34,690	11%	5%
67	Administrative services managers	670	73,690	$35,260 - 112,190	12%	40%
68	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	650	41,090	$27,930 - 49,530	-7%	12%
69	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	650	28,850	$19,560 - 43,230	-12%	0%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	640	57,950	$38,540 - 82,270	9%	10%
71	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	640	31,240	$23,620 - 40,710	-14%	0%
72	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	630	33,920	$23,410 - 48,030	0%	22%
73	Nonfarm animal caretakers	600	20,710	$15,430 - 29,400	18%	16%
74	Data entry keyers	590	27,850	$22,710 - 34,550	-4%	18%
75	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	580	44,810	$33,800 - 59,800	9%	3%
76	Recreation workers	570	25,000	$15,480 - 37,090	13%	47%
77	Pharmacy technicians	570	27,030	$20,300 - 35,830	32%	16%
78	Food service managers	560	39,290	$23,690 - 55,950	5%	24%
79	Cooks, fast food	540	21,910	$15,290 - 31,680	8%	5%
80	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	540	52,060	$28,460 - 75,370	0%	42%
81	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	540	30,310	$18,920 - 50,070	27%	47%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	540	63,970	$33,390 - 110,960	4%	38%
83	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	530	27,470	$17,790 - 38,020	-7%	0%
84	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	530	35,330	$22,330 - 48,000	19%	14%
85	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	510	26,040	$19,120 - 35,420	-4%	5%
86	Counter and rental clerks	510	23,180	$15,800 - 34,640	23%	16%
87	Insurance sales agents	500	69,240	$34,060 - 139,380	13%	45%
88	Medical records and health information technicians	500	30,050	$20,240 - 44,000	18%	12%
89	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	500	49,220	$33,540 - 70,350	11%	4%
90	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	490	50,230	$33,460 - 70,900	8%	3%
91	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	480	28,710	$20,450 - 37,920	-26%	6%
92	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	460	29,260	$21,490 - 36,890	10%	24%
93	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	460	21,930	$15,520 - 32,920	10%	5%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	450	46,340	$32,420 - 66,560	13%	17%
95	Parts salespersons	430	31,730	$20,440 - 45,810	-1%	6%
96	Radiologic technologists and technicians	420	54,350	$33,470 - 72,400	15%	25%
97	Personal and home care aides	420	21,850	$18,730 - 26,880	51%	10%
98	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	420	20,210	$15,800 - 24,580	10%	17%
99	Legal secretaries	410	45,430	$34,390 - 59,620	12%	18%
100	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	410	30,550	$22,860 - 38,480	-17%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Worcester Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Psychiatric aides	27,760	930	15.3
Biological technicians	43,110	1,080	10.8
Biochemists and biophysicists	89,070	200	10.6
Automotive glass installers and repairers	35,280	100	10.6
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	53,720	150	10
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	82,430	760	8
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,840	200	6.6
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	70,430	120	5.8
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,470	530	5.8
Interpreters and translators	41,810	210	4.5
History teachers, postsecondary	75,860	100	4.5
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	39,170	220	4.4
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,720	200	4.4
Social and human service assistants	29,660	2,290	4.2
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	70,450	130	3.7
Occupational therapist assistants	36,500	120	3.5
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	56,910	590	3.3
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,390	150	3.3
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,570	190	3.3
Chemical engineers	81,170	140	3.3
Education administrators, all other	59,440	120	3.3
Chief executives	135,990	1,790	3.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,560	370	3.2
Fire fighters	36,100	1,160	3.1
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,710	600	3.1
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	49,620	1,650	3.1
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	20,910	1,010	3
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,850	650	3
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	67,390	220	3
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	29,880	350	3
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	61,290	280	3
Personal care and service workers, all other	22,860	250	2.9
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	90,030	240	2.9
Education administrators, postsecondary	78,510	420	2.9
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,550	410	2.8
Mechanical engineering technicians	42,030	190	2.7
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	78,750	140	2.7
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	35,700	480	2.6
Physician assistants	57,330	270	2.6
Rehabilitation counselors	37,110	480	2.4
Veterinary technologists and technicians	33,000	290	2.4
Computer hardware engineers	100,400	260	2.3
Medical and public health social workers	40,540	480	2.3
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	45,430	220	2.3
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,480	120	2.3
Dental hygienists	66,860	690	2.3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	50,770	750	2.2
Service station attendants	17,960	290	2.1
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	32,770	280	2.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	35,330	530	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Interior designers	92,000	2.03	170
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	62,930	1.52	130
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	29,880	1.46	350
Waiters and waitresses	23,820	1.45	3,760
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	63,170	1.45	390
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	39,170	1.43	220
Roofers	47,140	1.4	210
Cooks, fast food	21,910	1.38	540
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,430	1.36	180
Business teachers, postsecondary	89,550	1.35	160
Self-enrichment education teachers	47,860	1.33	450
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	49,040	1.33	1,920
Legal secretaries	45,430	1.33	410
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	34,930	1.32	1,570
Computer programmers	79,740	1.32	940
Market research analysts	75,700	1.31	350
Sheet metal workers	52,100	1.31	240
Opticians, dispensing	41,070	1.31	190
Child care workers	23,210	1.3	980
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	42,670	1.3	170
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,570	1.3	190
Computer support specialists	51,240	1.29	1,110
Insurance sales agents	69,240	1.28	500
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	28,910	1.27	800
Cooks, short order	23,350	1.27	310
Telemarketers	30,630	1.26	180
Automotive body and related repairers	47,520	1.26	340
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	90,030	1.26	240
Preschool teachers, except special education	30,040	1.26	810
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	50,230	1.26	490
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	59,910	1.26	210
Computer operators	41,880	1.25	180
Home health aides	24,720	1.25	1,150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,060	1.25	1,630
Coaches and scouts	41,390	1.25	410
Driver/sales workers	30,830	1.25	790
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	64,290	1.25	130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	35,360	1.25	890
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	20,210	1.25	420
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	19,370	1.25	830
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,040	1.24	2,820
Bill and account collectors	35,930	1.24	350
Dental assistants	37,090	1.24	410
Painters, construction and maintenance	39,700	1.24	240
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	74,480	1.24	120
Order clerks	33,140	1.23	390
Training and development specialists	57,620	1.23	390
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	26,760	1.23	680
Child, family, and school social workers	47,010	1.22	670
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,630	1.22	4,230

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	164,770
Internists, general	155,910
Dentists, general	143,990	100
Physicians and surgeons, all other	142,020	400
Chief executives	135,990	1,790
Natural sciences managers	121,470	30
Computer and information scientists, research	119,380	40
Computer and information systems managers	109,450	360
Chiropractors	107,540	30
Sales managers	107,130	680
Marketing managers	105,210	360
Lawyers	103,570	650
Computer hardware engineers	100,400	260
Engineering managers	98,030	350
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	97,380	230
General and operations managers	96,720	3,210
Training and development managers	95,510	50
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other	95,300	40
Biomedical engineers	93,390
Interior designers	92,000	170
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	90,030	240
Computer software engineers, systems software	89,950	840
Sales engineers	89,550	190
Business teachers, postsecondary	89,550	160
Biochemists and biophysicists	89,070	200
Human resources managers, all other	88,430	80
Public relations managers	88,170	90
Industrial production managers	88,090	300
Compensation and benefits managers	87,230	100
Financial managers	86,960	1,080
Pharmacists	85,530	360
Electronics engineers, except computer	84,640	340
Computer software engineers, applications	83,730	940
Medical and health services managers	82,770	510
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,730	140
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	82,530	80
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	82,430	760
Advertising and promotions managers	82,410	60
Materials scientists	82,380	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	82,380	420
Chemical engineers	81,170	140
Electrical engineers	80,050	330
Computer programmers	79,740	940
Engineers, all other	79,000	180
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	78,750	140
Education administrators, postsecondary	78,510	420
Managers, all other	77,690	220
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	77,350	80
Materials engineers	77,290	60
History teachers, postsecondary	75,860	100

Large Companies Headquartered in Worcester

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Hanover Insurance Group	3

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