Rochester Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Rochester, New Hampshire Metro Area (2007 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	1,080	54,280	$41,550 - 71,320	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	740	50,400	$34,370 - 68,160	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	500	43,330	$17,580 - 89,850	9%	54%
4	Accountants and auditors	370	60,140	$42,950 - 84,850	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	360	48,800	$34,570 - 64,690	6%	96%
6	Chief executives	340	134,480	$56,770 -	2%	65%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	340	50,310	$30,040 - 76,960	8%	51%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	45,840	$33,530 - 61,920	11%	95%
9	Financial managers	280	79,400	$44,500 - 126,770	13%	60%
10	Engineers, all other	270	70,760	$51,750 - 94,820	6%	82%
11	Managers, all other	270	81,040	$46,950 - 124,020	7%	55%
12	Computer systems analysts	170	69,880	$51,870 - 104,300	29%	68%
13	Computer software engineers, applications	170	71,780	$52,360 - 102,060	45%	85%
14	Rehabilitation counselors	160	30,790	$20,910 - 56,660	23%	73%
15	Network and computer systems administrators	160	62,930	$42,600 - 109,230	27%	50%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	47,580	$33,120 - 66,450	20%	87%
17	Education, training, and library workers, all other	130	45,670	$34,460 - 59,790	11%	79%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	64,150	$34,560 - 99,720	12%	51%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	47,770	$29,330 - 63,970	13%	73%
20	Librarians	110	44,410	$30,940 - 63,040	4%	85%
21	Self-enrichment education teachers	100	50,890	$27,250 - 96,790	23%	54%
22	Public relations specialists	100	43,590	$33,100 - 60,290	18%	81%
23	Medical and health services managers	100	82,830	$55,960 - 125,560	16%	57%
24	Mechanical engineers	100	53,850	$37,530 - 74,620	4%	78%
25	Computer and information systems managers	100	122,460	$74,350 -	16%	73%
26	Marketing managers	90	84,440	$51,660 - 127,700	14%	69%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	75,270	$60,970 - 93,070	8%	78%
28	Sales managers	90	101,230	$62,240 -	10%	69%
29	Physical therapists	90	62,940	$48,780 - 78,660	27%	89%
30	Electrical engineers	90	67,300	$49,710 - 92,490	6%	81%
31	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	48,680	$35,860 - 60,500	12%	51%
32	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	54,280	$32,100 - 82,610	17%	56%
33	Civil engineers	70	73,200	$41,000 - 125,520	18%	87%
34	Coaches and scouts	70	52,570	$29,870 - 88,540	15%	60%
35	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	51,840	$34,130 - 71,880	16%	99%
36	Management analysts	70	76,210	$51,590 - 100,950	22%	78%
37	Social and community service managers	60	43,800	$26,230 - 65,600	25%	72%
38	Occupational therapists	60	51,650	$30,410 - 77,250	23%	90%
39	Social and human service assistants	60	26,480	$20,010 - 36,980	34%	58%
40	Advertising sales agents	60	42,000	$21,380 - 64,470	20%	56%
41	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	60	50,840	$37,330 - 65,260	0%	96%
42	Instructional coordinators	60	48,790	$21,940 - 74,080	23%	79%
43	Engineering managers	60	94,850	$73,000 - 124,320	7%	84%
44	Speech-language pathologists	60	51,740	$33,140 - 75,600	11%	98%
45	Training and development specialists	50	56,500	$36,670 - 79,350	18%	56%
46	Marriage and family therapists	50	43,090	$25,360 - 65,610	30%	73%
47	Industrial engineers	50	69,430	$48,370 - 93,850	20%	74%
48	Computer programmers	50	55,130	$38,830 - 75,220	0%	73%
49	Medical and public health social workers	50	50,290	$38,170 - 64,730	24%	77%
50	Physician assistants	50	74,990	$64,730 - 84,750	27%	67%
51	Pharmacists	50	107,780	$81,210 -	22%	97%
52	Computer specialists, all other	50	66,640	$39,710 - 97,790	15%	68%
53	Special education teachers, middle school	40	43,210	$30,730 - 59,970	16%	87%
54	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	37,480	$27,110 - 50,020	24%	78%
55	Legislators	40	16,390	$11,720 - 25,700	1%	65%
56	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	52,340	$32,810 - 84,920	53%	57%
57	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	48,480	$34,150 - 64,890	9%	87%
58	Graphic designers	40	40,340	$27,470 - 55,430	10%	55%
59	Purchasing managers	40	76,370	$34,810 - 126,550	3%	57%
60	Veterinarians	40	87,490	$53,390 - 131,150	35%	100%
61	Market research analysts	40	62,870	$51,290 - 75,340	20%	82%
62	Child, family, and school social workers	40	39,620	$21,510 - 53,590	19%	77%
63	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	75,740	$45,180 - 98,550	28%	85%
64	Environmental engineers	30	65,730	$41,600 - 110,400	25%	86%
65	Financial specialists, all other	30	61,110	$41,180 - 103,910	12%	50%
66	Dentists, general	30	184,880	$140,430 -	9%	100%
67	Human resources managers, all other	30	87,010	$58,210 - 130,780	11%	58%

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	2,730	24,310	$15,650 - 35,820	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,170	19,270	$14,610 - 24,360	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,240	29,790	$19,840 - 40,940	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,150	18,420	$12,760 - 25,540	18%	5%
5	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,070	23,900	$16,110 - 34,620	-7%	8%
6	Waiters and waitresses	960	15,810	$11,830 - 24,980	11%	14%
7	Teacher assistants	950	22,610	$14,800 - 30,460	10%	18%
8	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	920	37,580	$24,610 - 52,920	4%	25%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	840	31,760	$20,980 - 43,980	13%	16%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	780	28,720	$19,290 - 38,000	1%	18%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	740	25,780	$17,270 - 36,310	15%	4%
12	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	720	25,500	$18,260 - 33,390	2%	5%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	720	44,110	$29,690 - 63,220	6%	29%
14	Business operations specialists, all other	700	53,470	$32,140 - 86,640	21%	49%
15	Customer service representatives	560	31,570	$21,110 - 44,510	25%	22%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	520	36,700	$26,840 - 46,570	10%	4%
17	Preschool teachers, except special education	480	25,420	$20,660 - 32,510	26%	43%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	470	32,840	$22,320 - 44,700	10%	6%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	460	24,290	$16,210 - 32,990	17%	13%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	35,840	$19,820 - 59,620	8%	4%
21	General and operations managers	450	87,220	$50,600 -	2%	48%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	440	25,940	$20,480 - 31,890	18%	7%
23	Team assemblers	430	26,420	$18,190 - 39,520	0%	5%
24	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	390	27,080	$18,060 - 39,560	-26%	6%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	390	36,210	$26,500 - 46,560	15%	18%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	29,620	$18,330 - 46,890	11%	14%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	370	47,180	$28,160 - 68,590	-4%	15%
28	Cooks, restaurant	350	24,130	$19,470 - 31,100	12%	5%
29	Construction laborers	340	28,200	$19,880 - 35,850	11%	5%
30	Child care workers	340	19,780	$15,120 - 24,440	18%	15%
31	Computer support specialists	330	39,110	$24,370 - 60,000	13%	43%
32	Driver/sales workers	330	17,530	$11,770 - 27,170	-4%	4%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	330	40,250	$22,060 - 62,410	14%	4%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	320	26,750	$19,340 - 37,370	4%	6%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	310	41,320	$30,270 - 55,410	11%	33%
36	Carpenters	300	38,760	$26,800 - 54,630	10%	6%
37	Dishwashers	300	19,150	$14,110 - 23,960	10%	3%
38	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	300	20,380	$16,090 - 24,670	13%	5%
39	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	290	29,650	$20,200 - 41,920	-8%	5%
40	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	280	35,090	$21,230 - 51,090	-6%	14%
41	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	270	39,820	$31,690 - 49,060	9%	3%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	250	27,250	$16,970 - 36,130	11%	5%
43	Home health aides	250	23,270	$18,750 - 28,630	49%	7%
44	Telemarketers	250	32,220	$20,730 - 52,090	-9%	14%
45	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	24,680	$12,750 - 40,140	-8%	32%
46	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	240	24,660	$18,050 - 33,210	18%	6%
47	Food preparation workers	230	20,790	$14,540 - 28,690	15%	7%
48	Medical secretaries	230	34,110	$22,580 - 48,790	17%	18%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	220	18,240	$12,960 - 24,320	10%	17%
50	Packers and packagers, hand	220	20,130	$16,680 - 23,820	-11%	3%
51	Medical assistants	210	29,190	$23,000 - 36,840	35%	10%
52	Bartenders	210	16,930	$12,160 - 25,390	11%	17%
53	Electricians	200	45,030	$32,430 - 63,160	7%	7%
54	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	200	40,180	$26,060 - 65,560	5%	8%
55	All other information and record clerks	200	23,680	$12,220 - 42,120	-12%	21%
56	Healthcare support workers, all other	190	30,560	$23,830 - 37,750	16%	10%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	50,600	$32,170 - 72,490	9%	10%
58	Electromechanical equipment assemblers	180		$[?] -	-8%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	64,230	$39,590 - 90,240	7%	13%
60	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	170	46,700	$28,640 - 71,400	5%	2%
61	Machinists	170	41,530	$22,880 - 60,190	-2%	3%
62	Highway maintenance workers	160	33,520	$24,100 - 45,620	9%	5%
63	Automotive body and related repairers	160	34,250	$17,840 - 52,680	12%	3%
64	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,830	$34,220 - 53,870	1%	11%
65	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	150	29,780	$19,310 - 41,860	-24%	3%
66	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	150	18,020	$12,110 - 25,080	14%	3%
67	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	150	41,040	$32,390 - 51,350	14%	7%
68	Tellers	140	24,810	$20,280 - 30,660	14%	16%
69	Fire fighters	140	34,830	$18,050 - 54,370	12%	18%
70	Loan officers	140	51,750	$31,260 - 87,070	12%	49%
71	Dental assistants	130	41,890	$30,930 - 53,250	29%	9%
72	Parts salespersons	130	33,580	$24,190 - 45,420	-1%	6%
73	Food service managers	130	46,760	$31,230 - 73,980	5%	24%
74	Bus drivers, school	130	25,670	$18,630 - 31,860	9%	4%
75	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	130	41,000	$29,500 - 57,390	11%	4%
76	Dental hygienists	120	73,260	$64,220 - 87,100	30%	33%
77	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	29,890	$21,110 - 38,290	4%	15%
78	Counter and rental clerks	120	26,160	$16,590 - 38,530	23%	16%
79	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	43,200	$28,820 - 61,510	4%	30%
80	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	41,880	$31,230 - 55,480	0%	3%
81	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	48,300	$33,940 - 67,330	0%	42%
82	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	110	19,720	$12,470 - 25,290	13%	15%
83	Bill and account collectors	110	30,470	$25,030 - 40,710	23%	13%
84	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	110	14,450	$11,730 - 18,290	12%	6%
85	Industrial machinery mechanics	110	40,710	$26,820 - 58,690	9%	5%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	78,710	$51,490 - 119,140	4%	38%
87	Library technicians	100	27,840	$19,180 - 37,950	9%	27%
88	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	100	29,780	$24,360 - 37,350	8%	9%
89	Production workers, all other	100	22,530	$16,520 - 34,470	2%	5%
90	Medical records and health information technicians	100	34,270	$21,480 - 57,600	18%	12%
91	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	32,600	$25,390 - 42,150	-22%	0%
92	Administrative services managers	100	74,320	$28,630 - 120,650	12%	40%
93	Library assistants, clerical	100	23,250	$15,620 - 29,690	8%	37%
94	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	90	39,950	$25,880 - 56,920	8%	3%
95	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	90	42,540	$32,720 - 55,090	14%	8%
96	Security guards	90	25,160	$17,910 - 32,740	17%	13%
97	Printing machine operators	90	30,280	$20,350 - 48,150	-5%	6%
98	Pharmacy technicians	90	21,950	$13,490 - 32,350	32%	16%
99	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	80	35,380	$27,070 - 45,960	0%	22%
100	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	80	41,750	$28,660 - 58,850	16%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Rochester Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	29,780	150	15
Electromechanical equipment assemblers		180	9.8
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,600	100	5.6
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,080	390	5.3
Highway maintenance workers	33,520	160	5.1
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,880	110	4.7
Engineers, all other	70,760	270	4.6
Education, training, and library workers, all other	45,670	130	4.5
Rehabilitation counselors	30,790	160	3.9
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,180	200	3.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,420	480	3.4
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	29,650	290	3.1
Chief executives	134,480	340	3.1
Healthcare support workers, all other	30,560	190	3
Automotive body and related repairers	34,250	160	2.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	39,820	270	2.9
Library technicians	27,840	100	2.8
Teachers and instructors, all other	43,330	500	2.8
Library assistants, clerical	23,250	100	2.8
Office and administrative support workers, all other	24,680	250	2.6
Driver/sales workers	17,530	330	2.4
All other information and record clerks	23,680	200	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,580	920	2.2
Teacher assistants	22,610	950	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,250	250	2.2
Telemarketers	32,220	250	2.1
Librarians	44,410	110	2.1
Managers, all other	81,040	270	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	47,580	150	2.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	29,780	100	2.1
Dental hygienists	73,260	120	2
Food service managers	46,760	130	1.8
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	19,720	110	1.8
Business operations specialists, all other	53,470	700	1.8
Self-enrichment education teachers	50,890	100	1.7
Cashiers	19,270	2,170	1.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,090	280	1.7
Medical records and health information technicians	34,270	100	1.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,240	220	1.7
Parts salespersons	33,580	130	1.7
Retail salespersons	24,310	2,730	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,180	370	1.6
Child care workers	19,780	340	1.6
Dishwashers	19,150	300	1.6
Computer support specialists	39,110	330	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,900	1,070	1.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	41,320	310	1.6
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,770	130	1.6
Fire fighters	34,830	140	1.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,840	330	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Rochester, New Hampshire Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	46,700	1.37	170
Dental assistants	41,890	1.34	130
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,880	1.33	110
Telemarketers	32,220	1.3	250
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	35,840	1.3	450
Office clerks, general	29,790	1.21	1,240
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,250	1.2	250
Medical secretaries	34,110	1.2	230
Teachers and instructors, all other	43,330	1.19	500
Dental hygienists	73,260	1.18	120
Education, training, and library workers, all other	45,670	1.18	130
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	64,230	1.16	170
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,780	1.16	740
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	78,710	1.16	110
Dishwashers	19,150	1.16	300
Counter and rental clerks	26,160	1.15	120
Machinists	41,530	1.15	170
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	40,250	1.15	330
Cooks, restaurant	24,130	1.14	350
Home health aides	23,270	1.14	250
Parts salespersons	33,580	1.12	130
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	29,650	1.12	290
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,420	1.11	1,150
Food preparation workers	20,790	1.11	230
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,940	1.11	440
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,380	1.1	300
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,500	1.09	720
Customer service representatives	31,570	1.09	560
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43,200	1.08	110
Healthcare support workers, all other	30,560	1.08	190
Tellers	24,810	1.07	140
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,040	1.07	150
Cashiers	19,270	1.07	2,170
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,240	1.07	220
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,900	1.07	1,070
Medical assistants	29,190	1.06	210
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,090	1.06	280
Child care workers	19,780	1.06	340
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,400	1.06	740
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,660	1.05	240
Teacher assistants	22,610	1.05	950
Network and computer systems administrators	62,930	1.05	160
Receptionists and information clerks	24,290	1.05	460
Accountants and auditors	60,140	1.05	370
Computer systems analysts	69,880	1.04	170
Carpenters	38,760	1.02	300
Preschool teachers, except special education	25,420	1.02	480
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,760	1.02	840
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,890	1.02	120
Packers and packagers, hand	20,130	1.02	220

Highest Paying Jobs in Rochester, New Hampshire Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	184,880	30
Physicians and surgeons, all other	179,020	80
Lawyers	159,720
Chief executives	134,480	340
Computer and information systems managers	122,460	100
Pharmacists	107,780	50
Sales managers	101,230	90
Engineering managers	94,850	60
Veterinarians	87,490	40
General and operations managers	87,220	450
Human resources managers, all other	87,010	30
Marketing managers	84,440	90
Medical and health services managers	82,830	100
Managers, all other	81,040	270
Financial managers	79,400	280
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	78,710	110
Construction managers	76,830	40
Purchasing managers	76,370	40
Management analysts	76,210	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	75,740	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,270	90
Physician assistants	74,990	50
Administrative services managers	74,320	100
Dental hygienists	73,260	120
Civil engineers	73,200	70
Computer software engineers, applications	71,780	170
Industrial production managers	70,970	50
Engineers, all other	70,760	270
Computer systems analysts	69,880	170
Industrial engineers	69,430	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	67,340	30
Electrical engineers	67,300	90
Computer specialists, all other	66,640	50
Environmental engineers	65,730	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	64,230	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,150	130
Physical therapists	62,940	90
Network and computer systems administrators	62,930	160
Market research analysts	62,870	40
Financial specialists, all other	61,110	30
Insurance sales agents	61,070	50
Accountants and auditors	60,140	370
Training and development specialists	56,500	50
Respiratory therapists	55,380
Computer programmers	55,130	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	54,280	70
Registered nurses	54,280	1,080
Mechanical engineers	53,850	100
Business operations specialists, all other	53,470	700
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,200	50

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