Worcester Employment

Employment and Industries in the Worcester, Massachusetts Area

Worcester has a diversified economy and is a prominent New England center for manufacturing, trade, distribution, retail and services. Important industries include high-tech, biotechnology, manufacturing, insurance and healthcare. In addition, the city includes thriving industries such as electronics, fiber optics and advanced ceramics.

The higher education institutions are major employers. The workforce's educational level has also attracted companies in fields such as technology, health and professional services. In addition, the city includes over 5,000 firms.

The economic assistance and incentives program attract companies to Worcester and helps to keep existing businesses in the city. The Worcester Workforce Central One Stop Career Center, offers job seekers information about employment opportunities and training. The Workforce Training fund, provided by the Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training, offers resources to companies for training current and new employees. The Hiring Incentive Training Program offers incentives for companies hiring workers who have been out of work for more than a year.

Worcester's leading nonagricultural employment sectors are:

Educational and health services
Trade, transportation and utilities
Government
Manufacturing
Leisure and hospitality
Finance

The largest employers in Worcester are shown below:

EMC Corporation
UMass Memorial Health Care
UMass Medical School
Fallon Community Health Plan
Bertucci's Corporation
Worcester Public Schools
Waters Corp
Allmerica Financial/The Hanover Insurance Company
Advanced Cell Technology
Abbot Laboratories
Morgan Construction
Wright Line
Saint-Gobain
Polar Beverages
Hanover Insurance
Paul Revere Life Insurance Company
Harleysville Worcester Insurance Company
David Clark Company
Opus Investment Management, Inc
Allegro Microsystems, Inc
Citizens Corporation

Noteworthy data about Worcester, Massachusetts: In 2007 the estimated median household income in the city was $45,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was 122.2 which is higher than the nation's average of 100. Regarding the population over the age of 25, about 23% have achieved a bachelor's degree or higher.

Helpful organizations offering to work with local businesses include:

Telegram.com is a good resource for keeping up-to-date regarding Worcester business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Worcester, 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	Registered nurses	6,960	76,120	$48,380 - 120,940	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,740	70,010	$34,230 - 115,850	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,550	56,380	$39,360 - 75,030	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,320	55,670	$38,030 - 75,570	6%	96%
5	Social and human service assistants	2,170	30,230	$19,840 - 49,170	34%	58%
6	Accountants and auditors	2,090	67,260	$41,820 - 99,170	18%	79%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,580	87,600	$39,190 - 140,780	12%	51%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,360	56,630	$41,190 - 76,140	11%	95%
9	Financial managers	1,350	102,910	$47,680 -	13%	60%
10	Chief executives	1,210	161,070	$69,870 -	2%	65%
11	Computer software engineers, systems software	920	95,840	$65,070 - 134,960	28%	85%
12	Computer systems analysts	860	76,240	$51,110 - 104,760	29%	68%
13	Computer software engineers, applications	840	85,480	$60,030 - 120,550	45%	85%
14	Child, family, and school social workers	800	47,960	$30,620 - 64,700	19%	77%
15	Medical and health services managers	760	88,140	$55,250 - 126,490	16%	57%
16	Sales managers	730	126,120	$57,840 -	10%	69%
17	Management analysts	700	85,110	$51,430 - 127,500	22%	78%
18	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	680	54,020	$36,910 - 69,510	20%	87%
19	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	670	34,430	$23,770 - 53,130	30%	77%
20	Lawyers	620	115,240	$66,710 -	11%	99%
21	Computer and information systems managers	600	121,040	$68,230 -	16%	73%
22	Network and computer systems administrators	590	66,780	$41,370 - 99,210	27%	50%
23	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	570	53,510	$30,550 - 75,280	13%	73%
24	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	550	58,760	$41,460 - 78,470	12%	51%
25	Financial analysts	550	66,310	$43,050 - 103,510	34%	87%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	540	93,710	$71,970 - 109,800	8%	78%
27	Mechanical engineers	520	78,760	$52,690 - 115,360	4%	78%
28	Industrial engineers	510	73,500	$49,640 - 101,110	20%	74%
29	Coaches and scouts	510	38,160	$16,640 - 63,170	15%	60%
30	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	510	70,930	$28,480 - 127,720	16%	99%
31	Computer programmers	480	78,710	$54,020 - 105,830	0%	73%
32	Special education teachers, secondary school	480	57,000	$41,940 - 76,050	9%	87%
33	Rehabilitation counselors	460	41,350	$22,450 - 67,760	23%	73%
34	Market research analysts	460	71,860	$44,430 - 111,850	20%	82%
35	Pharmacists	460	99,770	$59,990 - 128,670	22%	97%
36	Self-enrichment education teachers	460	37,150	$20,250 - 58,450	23%	54%
37	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	450	60,410	$31,470 - 86,390	18%	56%
38	Medical and public health social workers	450	47,700	$26,610 - 70,210	24%	77%
39	Public relations specialists	440	55,070	$33,150 - 82,040	18%	81%
40	Training and development specialists	430	60,650	$37,140 - 91,830	18%	56%
41	Social and community service managers	420	57,620	$36,930 - 84,210	25%	72%
42	Mental health counselors	420	36,920	$25,170 - 52,470	30%	73%
43	Biological technicians	400	48,850	$34,680 - 71,590	16%	60%
44	Network systems and data communications analysts	400	76,610	$43,950 - 108,960	53%	57%
45	Physical therapists	390	73,550	$51,320 - 105,760	27%	89%
46	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	390	44,340	$27,740 - 59,750	15%	51%
47	Civil engineers	380	73,700	$54,040 - 94,560	18%	87%
48	Special education teachers, middle school	340	55,360	$40,740 - 74,420	16%	87%
49	Marketing managers	330	110,310	$48,350 -	14%	69%
50	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	320	60,250	$44,540 - 77,570	0%	96%
51	Electronics engineers, except computer	320	95,850	$58,450 - 154,240	4%	81%
52	Librarians	310	56,480	$37,820 - 79,730	4%	85%
53	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	310	74,220	$37,020 - 117,410	20%	99%
54	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	300	87,670	$38,300 - 150,930	25%	67%
55	Education administrators, postsecondary	300	95,910	$47,030 -	14%	78%
56	Occupational therapists	290	70,560	$49,140 - 96,870	23%	90%
57	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	290	55,100	$29,030 - 83,670	18%	56%
58	Engineering managers	280	114,090	$72,600 - 164,850	7%	84%
59	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	270	65,600	$48,440 - 83,060	5%	58%
60	Electrical engineers	260	89,420	$61,590 - 125,280	6%	81%
61	Sales engineers	250	98,980	$61,770 - 135,250	9%	79%
62	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	240	61,100	$40,060 - 89,080	17%	56%
63	Graphic designers	240	46,750	$30,930 - 66,090	10%	55%
64	Insurance underwriters	230	64,720	$36,540 - 97,320	6%	53%
65	Instructional coordinators	220	61,140	$34,230 - 90,880	23%	79%
66	Chemists	220	67,800	$47,460 - 97,010	9%	93%
67	Natural sciences managers	220		$ -	11%	93%
68	Environmental engineers	200	72,880	$52,450 - 93,000	25%	86%
69	Advertising sales agents	200	49,170	$29,210 - 79,610	20%	56%
70	Database administrators	200	63,600	$42,270 - 94,390	29%	72%
71	Managers, all other	200	58,270	$17,970 - 98,500	7%	55%
72	Speech-language pathologists	190	70,460	$48,540 - 99,380	11%	98%
73	Veterinarians	180	76,730	$50,060 - 136,580	35%	100%
74	Computer specialists, all other	180	65,480	$30,790 - 89,410	15%	68%
75	Personal financial advisors	170	135,280	$52,240 -	41%	81%
76	Sales and related workers, all other	170	47,160	$25,190 - 78,140	14%	62%
77	Floral designers	150	29,710	$17,510 - 40,430	0%	55%
78	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	34,330	$16,700 - 60,590	25%	58%
79	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	140	73,350	$46,920 - 100,720	25%	93%
80	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	140	41,080	$26,130 - 59,740	34%	73%
81	Physician assistants	140	92,640	$70,130 - 121,820	27%	67%
82	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	140	34,040	$25,910 - 43,890	11%	55%
83	Engineers, all other	130	92,410	$57,960 - 138,880	6%	82%
84	Health educators	130	40,100	$18,690 - 57,970	26%	58%
85	Computer hardware engineers	130	101,040	$70,780 - 138,160	5%	70%
86	Budget analysts	130	67,310	$42,330 - 95,190	7%	78%
87	Teachers and instructors, all other	130	44,580	$24,060 - 63,560	9%	54%
88	Dietitians and nutritionists	120	49,650	$34,810 - 65,840	9%	72%
89	Biochemists and biophysicists	120	93,700	$59,080 - 131,950	16%	95%
90	Purchasing managers	120	90,000	$52,860 - 130,720	3%	57%
91	Dentists, general	120	188,460	$97,300 -	9%	100%
92	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	120	32,340	$17,840 - 49,950	14%	54%
93	Compensation and benefits managers	110	97,310	$31,620 - 135,830	12%	58%
94	Editors	110	52,690	$31,260 - 81,540	2%	81%
95	Chemical engineers	100	82,740	$63,400 - 106,410	8%	91%
96	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	100	54,530	$29,660 - 87,760	24%	78%
97	Biomedical engineers	100	87,410	$58,150 - 131,680	21%	76%
98	Technical writers	100	73,340	$41,780 - 108,300	20%	74%
99	Meeting and convention planners	90	63,390	$35,500 - 82,840	20%	67%
100	Credit analysts	80	54,630	$34,630 - 79,180	2%	60%

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	8,740	26,500	$16,980 - 44,960	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	5,670	31,350	$20,280 - 45,310	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	5,670	20,070	$16,640 - 25,040	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,950	19,000	$16,660 - 21,440	18%	5%
5	Customer service representatives	4,240	34,870	$19,710 - 52,690	25%	22%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,180	26,370	$17,790 - 39,130	15%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	4,040	23,680	$16,650 - 33,020	11%	14%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,910	30,310	$22,790 - 39,100	18%	7%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,810	24,030	$17,260 - 35,260	-7%	8%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,730	35,900	$22,940 - 49,770	13%	16%
11	General and operations managers	3,520	108,990	$56,050 -	2%	48%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,510	33,880	$23,130 - 46,330	1%	18%
13	Teacher assistants	3,080	25,350	$17,220 - 34,420	10%	18%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,840	44,400	$31,320 - 58,840	15%	18%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,660	46,070	$29,560 - 71,500	10%	4%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,590	49,010	$29,860 - 71,710	6%	29%
17	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,460	27,660	$18,950 - 38,560	2%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,370	41,240	$23,190 - 63,880	4%	25%
19	Medical secretaries	1,940	35,660	$25,980 - 49,640	17%	18%
20	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,930	29,200	$18,660 - 41,160	4%	6%
21	Team assemblers	1,920	28,030	$18,850 - 40,690	0%	5%
22	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,800	37,420	$24,170 - 53,660	10%	6%
23	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,730	59,260	$41,670 - 80,560	11%	33%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,710	28,240	$18,670 - 38,430	18%	6%
25	Home health aides	1,670	26,460	$21,120 - 33,900	49%	7%
26	Food preparation workers	1,610	22,320	$17,170 - 29,620	15%	7%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,600	33,830	$21,690 - 49,790	8%	4%
28	Child care workers	1,580	23,700	$17,590 - 31,130	18%	15%
29	Receptionists and information clerks	1,580	26,130	$18,410 - 35,910	17%	13%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,510	51,680	$39,840 - 64,220	14%	7%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,450	37,650	$23,990 - 56,790	14%	4%
32	Packers and packagers, hand	1,450	22,590	$16,710 - 31,730	-11%	3%
33	Cooks, restaurant	1,430	26,630	$18,270 - 34,370	12%	5%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,360	22,750	$17,690 - 29,990	13%	5%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,330	31,470	$19,900 - 47,000	11%	14%
36	Security guards	1,320	26,330	$18,450 - 36,790	17%	13%
37	Helpers--production workers	1,270	23,410	$16,810 - 32,120	0%	4%
38	Bartenders	1,260	23,560	$16,640 - 37,100	11%	17%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,240	56,590	$36,840 - 79,400	-4%	15%
40	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,220	19,720	$16,700 - 24,750	10%	8%
41	Tellers	1,190	26,820	$21,440 - 33,680	14%	16%
42	Machinists	1,180	39,680	$26,230 - 54,340	-2%	3%
43	Bus drivers, school	1,150	29,460	$21,690 - 37,940	9%	4%
44	Construction laborers	1,110	37,320	$21,990 - 58,150	11%	5%
45	Fire fighters	1,070	43,560	$24,050 - 64,930	12%	18%
46	Electricians	1,040	51,030	$30,760 - 68,310	7%	7%
47	Carpenters	1,030	44,570	$30,160 - 63,410	10%	6%
48	Dishwashers	1,010	19,620	$16,720 - 24,460	10%	3%
49	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	960	54,340	$36,880 - 77,640	9%	47%
50	Administrative services managers	960	82,840	$50,240 - 122,310	12%	40%
51	Computer support specialists	910	51,710	$34,500 - 76,170	13%	43%
52	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	900	38,940	$26,050 - 53,590	0%	22%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	880	30,190	$17,680 - 48,990	12%	6%
54	Medical assistants	870	33,670	$25,140 - 44,840	35%	10%
55	Business operations specialists, all other	850	58,160	$32,490 - 83,250	21%	49%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	830	33,520	$23,600 - 42,510	4%	15%
57	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	830	25,570	$16,640 - 38,840	-8%	5%
58	Personal and home care aides	770	24,430	$20,800 - 30,690	51%	10%
59	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	770	36,240	$23,890 - 50,620	-6%	14%
60	Recreation workers	740	22,800	$16,750 - 33,800	13%	47%
61	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	730	49,710	$31,660 - 66,900	11%	4%
62	Postal service mail carriers	730			1%	11%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	720	58,550	$38,380 - 80,210	7%	13%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	720	70,820	$35,840 - 118,540	4%	38%
65	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	670	34,950	$26,770 - 45,400	10%	24%
66	Preschool teachers, except special education	670	33,550	$21,740 - 58,400	26%	43%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	660	60,890	$36,710 - 90,850	9%	10%
68	Sales representatives, services, all other	610	60,300	$30,010 - 102,670	28%	48%
69	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	610			-7%	12%
70	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	610	27,100	$19,070 - 35,720	11%	5%
71	Dental hygienists	600	67,750	$40,800 - 88,340	30%	33%
72	Data entry keyers	580	29,120	$22,720 - 36,200	-4%	18%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	580	22,340	$17,600 - 25,690	10%	17%
74	Counter and rental clerks	580	30,780	$18,210 - 53,650	23%	16%
75	Driver/sales workers	580	33,870	$19,740 - 51,560	-4%	4%
76	Industrial truck and tractor operators	580	31,350	$22,080 - 44,510	-1%	2%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	570	21,040	$16,670 - 28,470	12%	6%
78	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	550	30,230	$21,830 - 39,250	-6%	0%
79	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	540	43,880	$25,760 - 63,150	4%	30%
80	Dental assistants	530	37,120	$27,000 - 48,170	29%	9%
81	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	530	29,920	$21,000 - 38,450	10%	5%
82	Pharmacy technicians	530	30,890	$22,710 - 40,950	32%	16%
83	Physicians and surgeons, all other	520	183,060	$97,290 -	0%	0%
84	Biological science teachers, postsecondary	510	84,630	$55,090 - 120,900	0%	0%
85	Medical records and health information technicians	500	34,420	$23,320 - 52,240	18%	12%
86	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	490	45,390	$35,550 - 59,760	9%	3%
87	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	480	37,430	$23,400 - 56,490	0%	3%
88	Order clerks	480	33,350	$20,200 - 47,930	-23%	16%
89	Healthcare support workers, all other	470	36,720	$27,970 - 46,830	16%	10%
90	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	470	58,480	$40,490 - 82,600	8%	3%
91	Legal secretaries	460	43,280	$33,160 - 55,120	12%	18%
92	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	450	31,960	$21,490 - 43,690	-4%	5%
93	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	440	36,670	$26,450 - 53,670	19%	14%
94	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	430	26,370	$21,490 - 33,010	-26%	6%
95	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	430	54,860	$38,330 - 74,680	4%	18%
96	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	430	37,260	$24,700 - 50,590	3%	18%
97	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	430	59,690	$42,040 - 81,280	0%	42%
98	Cost estimators	420	56,090	$28,440 - 92,850	19%	32%
99	Couriers and messengers	420	40,460	$21,180 - 63,130	0%	12%
100	Insurance sales agents	420	77,870	$29,420 - 147,700	13%	45%

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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.*
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	27,940	240	22.8
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	56,430	110	8.8
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	84,630	510	8.2
Semiconductor processors	37,460	300	7.8
Dietetic technicians	20,830	210	6.5
Biomedical engineers	87,410	100	5.4
Occupational therapist assistants	46,450	190	5
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	23,860	100	4.8
Medical equipment repairers	37,770	240	4.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,230	550	4.3
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	73,680	100	4
History teachers, postsecondary	76,220	100	4
Biological technicians	48,850	400	3.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,430	480	3.8
Social and human service assistants	30,230	2,170	3.8
Biochemists and biophysicists	93,700	120	3.2
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	34,540	270	3.2
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	34,430	670	3.1
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	31,770	150	3
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70,930	510	2.9
Natural sciences managers		220	2.9
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,160	170	2.8
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,070	400	2.7
Interpreters and translators	37,200	160	2.7
Rehabilitation counselors	41,350	460	2.7
Veterinary technologists and technicians	34,660	370	2.7
Business teachers, postsecondary	138,910	270	2.6
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,150	390	2.6
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,030	260	2.6
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	60,250	320	2.6
Chemical technicians	43,660	270	2.4
Mental health counselors	36,920	420	2.4
Couriers and messengers	40,460	420	2.4
Fire fighters	43,560	1,070	2.3
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	70,360	100	2.3
Medical secretaries	35,660	1,940	2.3
Chief executives	161,070	1,210	2.3
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,700	310	2.2
Environmental engineers	72,880	200	2.2
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	38,940	900	2.1
Special education teachers, middle school	55,360	340	2
Administrative services managers	82,840	960	2
Veterinarians	76,730	180	2
Chemical engineers	82,740	100	2
Special education teachers, secondary school	57,000	480	2
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,910	300	2
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	74,220	310	2
Social and community service managers	57,620	420	2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	87,600	1,580	2
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	69,930	170	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Business teachers, postsecondary	138,910	1.89	270
Personal financial advisors	135,280	1.69	170
Couriers and messengers	40,460	1.67	420
Roofers	55,050	1.56	240
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	29,920	1.51	530
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	89,590	1.44	110
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	53,910	1.43	120
Insurance sales agents	77,870	1.38	420
Opticians, dispensing	46,990	1.38	110
Butchers and meat cutters	41,270	1.37	150
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	58,480	1.37	470
Counter and rental clerks	30,780	1.32	580
Preschool teachers, except special education	33,550	1.32	670
Court, municipal, and license clerks	43,490	1.31	210
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	51,680	1.31	1,510
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	65,600	1.3	270
Driver/sales workers	33,870	1.29	580
Loan interviewers and clerks	40,920	1.28	140
Prepress technicians and workers	45,130	1.28	180
Sales managers	126,120	1.28	730
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	64,970	1.28	190
Radiologic technologists and technicians	65,280	1.28	410
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,030	1.27	260
Biological technicians	48,850	1.27	400
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	102,630	1.27	130
Waiters and waitresses	23,680	1.27	4,040
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60,410	1.26	450
Mechanical drafters	60,040	1.26	210
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	30,310	1.26	3,910
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	33,510	1.26	110
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	31,260	1.26	200
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	22,340	1.26	580
Healthcare support workers, all other	36,720	1.26	470
Paralegals and legal assistants	53,880	1.26	340
Home health aides	26,460	1.25	1,670
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	44,340	1.24	390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	70,010	1.24	2,740
Registered nurses	76,120	1.23	6,960
Office clerks, general	31,350	1.23	5,670
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	34,950	1.23	670
Computer support specialists	51,710	1.23	910
Child care workers	23,700	1.23	1,580
Medical secretaries	35,660	1.23	1,940
Floral designers	29,710	1.23	150
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,070	1.23	2,660
Bill and account collectors	37,820	1.23	300
Cooks, restaurant	26,630	1.23	1,430
Personal and home care aides	24,430	1.22	770
Computer programmers	78,710	1.22	480
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,160	1.22	170

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	188,460	120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	183,060	520
Family and general practitioners	167,560	80
Psychiatrists	161,950	40
Chief executives	161,070	1,210
Internists, general	158,890	80
Optometrists	144,890	40
Business teachers, postsecondary	138,910	270
Personal financial advisors	135,280	170
Sales managers	126,120	730
Computer and information systems managers	121,040	600
Lawyers	115,240	620
Engineering managers	114,090	280
Training and development managers	111,610	70
Human resources managers, all other	111,310	80
Marketing managers	110,310	330
General and operations managers	108,990	3,520
Actuaries	104,270
Financial managers	102,910	1,350
Landscape architects	102,730
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	102,630	130
Computer and information scientists, research	102,280
Computer hardware engineers	101,040	130
Pharmacists	99,770	460
Sales engineers	98,980	250
Industrial production managers	98,150	320
Compensation and benefits managers	97,310	110
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,910	300
Electronics engineers, except computer	95,850	320
Computer software engineers, systems software	95,840	920
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,710	540
Biochemists and biophysicists	93,700	120
Physician assistants	92,640	140
Engineers, all other	92,410	130
Political science teachers, postsecondary	90,900	50
Purchasing managers	90,000	120
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	89,590	110
Electrical engineers	89,420	260
Public relations managers	89,240	80
Diagnostic medical sonographers	88,500	90
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	88,140
Medical and health services managers	88,140	760
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	87,670	300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	87,600	1,580
Biomedical engineers	87,410	100
Materials engineers	86,450	70
Computer software engineers, applications	85,480	840
Management analysts	85,110	700
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	84,630	70
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	84,630	510

Large Companies Headquartered in Worcester

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Hanover Insurance Group	3

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