Manchester Employment

Employment and Industries in the Manchester, New Hampshire Area

In the past, Manchester was primarily dependent on the textile industry. However, the city now includes more than 200 manufacturing companies in a variety of fields. Jobs are also provided by firms that produce items including electrical and electronic components, knitting and textile machinery, leather products, automobile accessories, and plastic items. The economy is also bolstered by wholesale and retail trade and information processing.

Over 80% of the labor force in Manchester is involved with finance, sales and service companies. Manchester is regarded as the primary insurance and financial hub north of Boston. Manchester is also the northeastern states main distribution center. In addition, Manchester also includes notable computer and high-tech industries.

Pertinent information about Manchester, New Hampshire: Manchester has been ranked the #21 best city in which to do business by Inc. Magazine. In 2009 the average earnings in the city was $37,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Manchester was at 120.8 which is high when compared to the nation's average of 100. Regarding the adult population, 22% have a bachelor's degree or better.

Manchester's leading employers are provided below:

Elliot Hospital
Catholic Medical Center
Verizon Communications
Public Service of New Hampshire
Citizens Bank
TD Banknorth
Southern New Hampshire University
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Bank of America
Saint Anselm College

Some of the popular occupations where the majority of the workers are college graduates are registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, managers, computer applications software engineers, computer systems analysts, financial specialists, computer programmers, and social and human service assistants.

The city's significant non-agricultural employment segments:

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

Manchester businesses have opportunities to work in partnership with helpful organizations including:

UnionLeader.com informs readers about Manchester business and industry activities.

Most Popular Jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire 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	2,210	64,590	$46,750 - 85,800	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,750	67,520	$33,970 - 130,170	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	890	58,200	$40,130 - 83,620	18%	79%
4	Managers, all other	880	102,410	$48,060 -	7%	55%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	870	49,490	$35,080 - 64,300	14%	95%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	810	83,740	$47,230 - 124,410	45%	85%
7	Financial managers	650	94,470	$49,480 - 148,280	13%	60%
8	Lawyers	650	95,540	$53,890 -	11%	99%
9	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	580	50,140	$35,380 - 64,280	6%	96%
10	Chief executives	580	173,910	$90,250 -	2%	65%
11	Computer systems analysts	530	96,790	$58,690 - 137,410	29%	68%
12	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	500	48,670	$34,200 - 64,090	11%	95%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	450	35,900	$21,580 - 59,510	9%	54%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	420	84,370	$43,640 - 128,550	12%	51%
15	Financial specialists, all other	370	72,010	$37,990 - 118,150	12%	50%
16	Computer programmers	360	65,390	$39,320 - 108,850	0%	73%
17	Social and human service assistants	310	29,370	$18,620 - 39,800	34%	58%
18	Computer and information systems managers	300	115,100	$70,470 -	16%	73%
19	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	290	43,870	$27,550 - 69,100	5%	58%
20	Management analysts	280	78,990	$41,050 - 110,140	22%	78%
21	Marketing managers	250	88,810	$46,440 - 130,230	14%	69%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	250	55,300	$24,190 - 106,830	18%	56%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	240	67,790	$46,270 - 87,470	27%	50%
24	Sales managers	240	120,940	$65,660 -	10%	69%
25	Medical and health services managers	240	92,780	$58,330 - 130,550	16%	57%
26	Pharmacists	200	106,300	$88,680 - 132,850	22%	97%
27	Insurance underwriters	190	65,680	$41,730 - 100,530	6%	53%
28	Engineers, all other	190	78,950	$47,170 - 116,060	6%	82%
29	Civil engineers	190	85,210	$52,010 - 128,800	18%	87%
30	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	180	68,250	$29,150 - 120,520	25%	67%
31	Self-enrichment education teachers	180	46,360	$27,890 - 64,240	23%	54%
32	Engineering managers	170	117,440	$76,890 - 165,570	7%	84%
33	Public relations specialists	170	48,700	$36,080 - 64,860	18%	81%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	160	69,480	$46,870 - 99,950	53%	57%
35	Financial analysts	160	65,520	$43,340 - 86,180	34%	87%
36	Speech-language pathologists	160	58,300	$43,220 - 74,750	11%	98%
37	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	47,970	$34,560 - 64,320	20%	87%
38	Mental health counselors	150	36,660	$27,260 - 47,400	30%	73%
39	Computer software engineers, systems software	150	87,550	$54,990 - 131,170	28%	85%
40	Mechanical engineers	150	69,190	$51,330 - 96,970	4%	78%
41	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	150	54,410	$41,070 - 67,390	13%	73%
42	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	140	54,760	$36,210 - 79,210	17%	56%
43	Physical therapists	140	67,740	$50,550 - 86,160	27%	89%
44	Industrial engineers	140	75,270	$57,420 - 98,370	20%	74%
45	Sales and related workers, all other	140	45,320	$26,210 - 65,440	14%	62%
46	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	75,600	$57,440 - 97,410	8%	78%
47	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	130	44,630	$34,760 - 58,850	30%	77%
48	Training and development specialists	130	50,110	$28,980 - 69,280	18%	56%
49	Occupational therapists	120	58,280	$36,730 - 78,800	23%	90%
50	Personal financial advisors	120	94,270	$43,620 -	41%	81%
51	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	120	63,440	$37,360 - 86,200	15%	72%
52	Education administrators, postsecondary	120	63,440	$37,630 - 100,080	14%	78%
53	Physician assistants	120	74,920	$66,470 - 86,490	27%	67%
54	Librarians	110	52,040	$38,160 - 65,860	4%	85%
55	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	110	53,090	$31,220 - 73,620	18%	56%
56	Graphic designers	110	40,440	$24,730 - 63,410	10%	55%
57	Computer specialists, all other	110	70,660	$43,850 - 100,460	15%	68%
58	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	110	47,290	$28,500 - 80,740	14%	54%
59	Community and social service specialists, all other	100	44,420	$29,540 - 59,720	25%	58%
60	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	100	28,820	$21,620 - 35,610	11%	55%
61	Social and community service managers	90	60,050	$40,720 - 84,100	25%	72%
62	Market research analysts	90	67,730	$45,460 - 100,340	20%	82%
63	Child, family, and school social workers	90	40,860	$29,720 - 55,170	19%	77%
64	Electrical engineers	80	78,370	$56,700 - 106,070	6%	81%
65	Advertising sales agents	80	48,870	$25,890 - 78,200	20%	56%
66	Editors	80	68,940	$38,440 - 94,530	2%	81%
67	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	48,550	$34,500 - 64,560	9%	87%
68	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	35,250	$27,800 - 45,470	34%	73%
69	Instructional coordinators	60	49,490	$28,800 - 66,830	23%	79%
70	Rehabilitation counselors	60		$ -	23%	73%
71	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	85,710	$51,070 - 124,900	4%	81%
72	Human resources managers, all other	60	83,990	$59,620 - 120,610	11%	58%
73	Surveyors	60	60,860	$45,100 - 79,880	24%	82%
74	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	65,000	$43,840 - 103,030	18%	88%
75	Sales engineers	50	85,290	$56,630 - 117,450	9%	79%
76	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	37,710	$27,720 - 59,310	24%	78%
77	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	56,890	$43,470 - 70,500	9%	72%
78	Credit analysts	50	54,630	$41,960 - 72,430	2%	60%
79	Operations research analysts	50	66,840	$53,690 - 83,180	11%	71%
80	Floral designers	50	26,220	$17,450 - 33,960	0%	55%
81	Education, training, and library workers, all other	50	46,720	$36,180 - 62,400	11%	79%
82	Database administrators	50	75,200	$47,400 - 108,290	29%	72%
83	Social workers, all other	50	56,690	$35,290 - 78,770	18%	77%
84	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	83,010	$45,590 - 115,160	17%	54%
85	Medical and public health social workers	50	59,810	$44,370 - 84,020	24%	77%
86	Purchasing managers	50	98,620	$74,410 - 129,890	3%	57%
87	Public relations managers	50	72,820	$53,100 - 108,620	17%	75%
88	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	70,290	$41,030 - 93,750	8%	72%
89	Veterinarians	40	67,390	$45,060 - 100,140	35%	100%
90	Biological technicians	40	44,750	$28,850 - 63,340	16%	60%
91	Technical writers	40	75,330	$56,740 - 96,510	20%	74%
92	Counselors, all other	40	36,080	$27,250 - 41,290	17%	73%
93	Reporters and correspondents	40		$ -	1%	85%
94	Interior designers	40	53,930	$34,300 - 90,400	20%	55%
95	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	30	55,430	$40,980 - 73,170	25%	93%
96	Computer hardware engineers	30	81,010	$47,530 - 132,290	5%	70%
97	Dentists, general	30	153,900	$112,040 -	9%	100%
98	Coaches and scouts	30	52,370	$29,450 - 87,530	15%	60%
99	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	62,560	$43,800 - 81,080	16%	99%

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	3,330	25,690	$14,810 - 45,920	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,690	19,250	$14,460 - 25,760	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	2,460	31,510	$19,990 - 47,090	13%	19%
4	Customer service representatives	2,000	32,980	$18,370 - 51,210	25%	22%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,760	30,880	$20,910 - 41,500	1%	18%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,690	20,700	$14,390 - 30,780	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,680	24,760	$16,680 - 32,960	15%	4%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,680	19,810	$14,520 - 27,300	18%	5%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,560	23,630	$15,320 - 33,250	-7%	8%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,460	29,310	$22,320 - 38,170	18%	7%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,400	36,670	$24,800 - 51,810	13%	16%
12	Business operations specialists, all other	1,390	60,240	$36,300 - 85,830	21%	49%
13	General and operations managers	1,300	107,810	$50,750 -	2%	48%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,270	51,770	$32,030 - 79,810	6%	29%
15	Teacher assistants	1,150	24,640	$17,710 - 32,090	10%	18%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,130	40,790	$24,410 - 61,380	4%	25%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,100	37,900	$29,130 - 49,250	10%	4%
18	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	950	24,840	$17,020 - 32,480	2%	5%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	910	35,940	$21,960 - 51,360	10%	6%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	840	26,740	$18,060 - 34,760	17%	13%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	840	33,920	$18,470 - 60,690	8%	4%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	770	42,730	$30,410 - 57,670	15%	18%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	720	27,140	$18,670 - 37,410	18%	6%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	660	29,710	$21,210 - 39,450	4%	6%
25	Security guards	640	24,460	$20,140 - 31,260	17%	13%
26	Cooks, restaurant	630	24,500	$18,880 - 31,790	12%	5%
27	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	610	59,860	$44,340 - 80,130	9%	47%
28	Electricians	600	47,850	$32,970 - 65,780	7%	7%
29	Sales representatives, services, all other	590	52,700	$19,880 - 108,550	28%	48%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	590	52,700	$34,320 - 76,320	-4%	15%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	580	43,060	$28,990 - 59,250	14%	4%
32	Food preparation workers	580	19,470	$15,020 - 26,220	15%	7%
33	Bartenders	580	21,410	$15,230 - 30,690	11%	17%
34	Team assemblers	580	26,630	$20,620 - 36,350	0%	5%
35	Preschool teachers, except special education	530	25,150	$19,040 - 31,190	26%	43%
36	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	510	49,350	$30,080 - 65,770	11%	4%
37	Construction laborers	490	31,360	$19,850 - 40,400	11%	5%
38	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	490	20,760	$16,670 - 25,560	13%	5%
39	Cooks, fast food	490	19,940	$15,810 - 24,740	8%	5%
40	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	480	27,370	$21,390 - 33,310	-26%	6%
41	Office and administrative support workers, all other	470	26,080	$15,270 - 38,580	-8%	32%
42	Loan officers	470	74,450	$37,560 - 144,930	12%	49%
43	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	470	47,520	$37,080 - 59,320	14%	7%
44	Computer support specialists	470	48,740	$31,910 - 71,190	13%	43%
45	Personal and home care aides	460	22,830	$17,860 - 29,230	51%	10%
46	Carpenters	460	47,690	$34,820 - 64,650	10%	6%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	440	33,660	$22,850 - 47,420	11%	14%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	430	67,210	$45,040 - 98,100	9%	10%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	430	61,920	$41,850 - 86,730	7%	13%
50	Packers and packagers, hand	400	19,770	$14,650 - 25,150	-11%	3%
51	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	400	20,250	$16,970 - 24,980	10%	8%
52	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	380			-7%	12%
53	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	380	28,550	$17,180 - 47,960	27%	47%
54	Home health aides	370	22,710	$15,140 - 29,900	49%	7%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	360	50,170	$31,890 - 66,110	11%	33%
56	Driver/sales workers	360	30,550	$14,830 - 48,930	-4%	4%
57	Medical secretaries	360	33,320	$26,490 - 40,700	17%	18%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	360	23,430	$14,670 - 34,360	12%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	360	74,310	$43,890 - 114,160	4%	38%
60	Machinists	350	43,900	$27,600 - 61,000	-2%	3%
61	Counter and rental clerks	340	27,600	$15,850 - 40,000	23%	16%
62	All other information and record clerks	330	27,630	$14,440 - 45,700	-12%	21%
63	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	330	29,690	$20,860 - 40,520	-11%	9%
64	Food servers, nonrestaurant	310	19,260	$14,470 - 25,600	16%	9%
65	Paralegals and legal assistants	310	45,260	$32,640 - 61,210	22%	45%
66	Tellers	300	26,710	$21,330 - 32,260	14%	16%
67	Data entry keyers	300	29,150	$21,120 - 40,610	-4%	18%
68	Dishwashers	290	19,110	$14,560 - 24,990	10%	3%
69	Child care workers	290	19,590	$14,480 - 25,960	18%	15%
70	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	290	34,090	$26,480 - 44,020	4%	15%
71	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	270	19,710	$14,560 - 26,460	10%	17%
72	Dental hygienists	270	73,060	$66,280 - 82,880	30%	33%
73	Postal service mail carriers	270			1%	11%
74	Sheet metal workers	260	39,550	$24,870 - 57,860	7%	4%
75	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	260	52,260	$32,370 - 71,720	3%	13%
76	Loan interviewers and clerks	250	37,820	$26,920 - 58,810	0%	24%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	250	17,780	$14,210 - 24,230	12%	6%
78	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	250	34,170	$25,550 - 46,180	0%	22%
79	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	250	34,840	$21,910 - 49,600	-6%	14%
80	Production workers, all other	240	23,500	$15,660 - 31,670	2%	5%
81	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	230	41,490	$30,850 - 53,990	9%	3%
82	Medical records and health information technicians	230	29,760	$21,470 - 46,070	18%	12%
83	Medical assistants	220	30,460	$24,480 - 38,420	35%	10%
84	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	220	23,420	$16,440 - 33,900	13%	15%
85	Bill and account collectors	220	38,960	$27,270 - 52,820	23%	13%
86	Residential advisors	220	27,060	$19,540 - 36,730	19%	28%
87	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	220	36,040	$27,130 - 44,950	2%	11%
88	Dental assistants	210	44,230	$37,300 - 50,950	29%	9%
89	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	210	24,880	$17,680 - 33,420	14%	3%
90	Legal secretaries	210	41,730	$31,200 - 52,830	12%	18%
91	Pharmacy technicians	210	30,660	$20,160 - 46,100	32%	16%
92	Couriers and messengers	200	24,110	$17,320 - 31,400	0%	12%
93	Physicians and surgeons, all other	200	216,420	$152,990 -	0%	0%
94	Printing machine operators	200	36,090	$23,140 - 58,760	-5%	6%
95	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	200	53,800	$36,210 - 72,850	0%	42%
96	Switchboard operators, including answering service	200	26,560	$18,550 - 34,130	-7%	10%
97	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	200	25,330	$18,250 - 33,040	-8%	5%
98	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	190	45,250	$23,390 - 64,640	3%	25%
99	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	190	24,700	$19,010 - 30,960	-4%	5%
100	File clerks	190	22,680	$17,160 - 30,440	-40%	20%

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Jobs More Common Near Manchester Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Residential advisors	27,060	220	7.4
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	33,020	130	3.8
Financial specialists, all other	72,010	370	3.5
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	63,440	120	3.3
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,370	480	3.2
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	29,690	330	3.2
Managers, all other	102,410	880	3.2
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	47,290	110	3
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	59,860	610	2.8
Couriers and messengers	24,110	200	2.8
Medical transcriptionists	35,910	160	2.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,680	140	2.7
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	28,820	100	2.7
Chief executives	173,910	580	2.7
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	21,750	110	2.6
Highway maintenance workers		170	2.6
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		380	2.6
Insurance underwriters	65,680	190	2.6
New accounts clerks	33,370	150	2.6
Office and administrative support workers, all other	26,080	470	2.6
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,100	120	2.4
Physician assistants	74,920	120	2.4
Sheet metal workers	39,550	260	2.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,260	310	2.3
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,550	380	2.2
Mental health counselors	36,660	150	2.1
Service station attendants	22,390	100	2.1
Dental hygienists	73,060	270	2.1
All other information and record clerks	27,630	330	2
Health technologists and technicians, all other	40,420	100	2
Speech-language pathologists	58,300	160	2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	45,250	190	2
Education administrators, postsecondary	63,440	120	2
Computer software engineers, applications	83,740	810	2
Loan officers	74,450	470	2
Marketing managers	88,810	250	1.9
Medical records and health information technicians	29,760	230	1.9
Chefs and head cooks	38,020	130	1.9
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	52,260	260	1.9
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,560	160	1.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,150	530	1.8
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,420	220	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	38,110	140	1.8
Occupational therapists	58,280	120	1.8
Business operations specialists, all other	60,240	1,390	1.7
Switchboard operators, including answering service	26,560	200	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	74,310	360	1.7
Financial managers	94,470	650	1.7
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	27,380	130	1.6
Engineers, all other	78,950	190	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Manchester, New Hampshire Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Computer systems analysts	96,790	1.41	530
Dental assistants	44,230	1.37	210
Telemarketers	33,970	1.37	120
Order clerks	36,620	1.3	160
Construction managers	109,670	1.3	170
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	51,090	1.3	110
Bill and account collectors	38,960	1.26	220
Loan officers	74,450	1.26	470
Financial specialists, all other	72,010	1.26	370
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	63,440	1.25	120
Office clerks, general	31,510	1.24	2,460
Managers, all other	102,410	1.24	880
Sales managers	120,940	1.23	240
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	29,310	1.22	1,460
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	45,250	1.22	190
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	40,790	1.22	110
Carpenters	47,690	1.22	460
Physicians and surgeons, all other	216,420	1.21	200
Self-enrichment education teachers	46,360	1.21	180
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,530	1.21	190
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	47,520	1.2	470
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	67,520	1.2	1,750
Cost estimators	66,760	1.19	180
Machinists	43,900	1.19	350
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	43,060	1.19	580
Loan interviewers and clerks	37,820	1.19	250
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	24,880	1.19	210
Counter and rental clerks	27,600	1.18	340
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,980	1.18	120
Personal financial advisors	94,270	1.18	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	33,920	1.17	840
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	29,690	1.17	330
Driver/sales workers	30,550	1.17	360
Civil engineers	85,210	1.16	190
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	40,650	1.16	160
Computer support specialists	48,740	1.16	470
Legal secretaries	41,730	1.16	210
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	55,300	1.16	250
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,990	1.16	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	84,370	1.16	420
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,210	1.16	430
Chief executives	173,910	1.15	580
Sales and related workers, all other	45,320	1.15	140
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,630	1.15	180
Dental hygienists	73,060	1.15	270
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,810	1.15	1,680
Medical secretaries	33,320	1.15	360
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	51,770	1.15	1,270
Cooks, fast food	19,940	1.15	490
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	36,670	1.15	1,400

Highest Paying Jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	216,420	200
Chief executives	173,910	580
Dentists, general	153,900	30
Family and general practitioners	146,000
Sales managers	120,940	240
Engineering managers	117,440	170
Computer and information systems managers	115,100	300
Construction managers	109,670	170
General and operations managers	107,810	1,300
Pharmacists	106,300	200
Managers, all other	102,410	880
Purchasing managers	98,620	50
Training and development managers	98,370
Computer systems analysts	96,790	530
Lawyers	95,540	650
Financial managers	94,470	650
Personal financial advisors	94,270	120
Industrial production managers	93,190	90
Medical and health services managers	92,780	240
Marketing managers	88,810	250
Computer software engineers, systems software	87,550	150
Electronics engineers, except computer	85,710	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	85,310	40
Sales engineers	85,290	50
Civil engineers	85,210	190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	84,370	420
Human resources managers, all other	83,990	60
Computer software engineers, applications	83,740	810
Detectives and criminal investigators	83,010	50
Computer hardware engineers	81,010	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	79,800	60
Management analysts	78,990	280
Engineers, all other	78,950	190
Electrical engineers	78,370	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,600	130
Technical writers	75,330	40
Industrial engineers	75,270	140
Database administrators	75,200	50
Physician assistants	74,920	120
Loan officers	74,450	470
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	74,310	360
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	73,610	40
Dental hygienists	73,060	270
Public relations managers	72,820	50
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	72,110	40
Financial specialists, all other	72,010	370
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	71,050	50
Computer specialists, all other	70,660	110
Occupational health and safety specialists	70,290	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,480	160

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