Portsmouth, New Hampshire Employment

Portsmouth Employment

Employment and Industries in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Area

Portsmouth is a prominent commercial center in New England. The region is regarded as a high-tech hub and has light manufacturing industries. In addition, the city includes numerous computer specialists. Tourism is another significant economic element for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth was included in Cosmopolitan Magazine's top ten list of the best places to live and work in the country. The city has also been included in Money Magazine's list of top 10 best places to live in the country.

Notable details about Portsmouth, New Hampshire: In 2007 the estimated median household income was $59,000. In Portsmouth, 42% of the adult residents have achieved a bachelor's degree or better. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 126.8 which is high when compared to the nation's average of 100.

There are numerous occupations more common in Portsmouth than most other cities including nuclear engineers, engineering technicians, metal workers and plastic workers, office and administrative support workers, electrical and electronic repairers for commercial and industrial equipment, financial specialists, and chefs and head cooks.

The leading employers in Portsmouth are shown below:

Orion Seafood International, Inc
High Liner Foods (USA) Incorporated
Bottomline Technologies (DE), Inc
Seatrade International Co, Inc
Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc
Newmarket International, Inc
Service Federal Credit Union
Alpha Flying, Inc
Path Lab Holdings Inc
Fastasset, Inc
Synergetics Installations Worldwide Inc
Liquid PC, Inc
Rockingham Electrical Supply Company, Inc
Bournival Inc
Northeast Credit Union
Sterling Capital Corp

The top fields for employment in Portsmouth:

Professional, scientific and technical services
Healthcare
Educational services
Finance and insurance
Accommodation and food services
Government

Nashua businesses that are seeking assistance can contact:

Seacoast Online is a good resource for those interested in staying current with the local business community.

Jobs in Portsmouth

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	96120	$59,200	$28.46	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	13410	$43,390	$20.86	13.75
3	Sales and Related Occupations	10400	$48,270	$23.21	9.5
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	9280	$29,690	$14.27	8.7
5	Production Occupations	7020	$45,640	$21.94	5.6
6	Management Occupations	6420	$136,020	$65.39	6.35
7	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6320	$80,360	$38.63	5.35
8	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	6140	$35,990	$17.3	6.7
9	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	5330	$88,490	$42.54	5.85
10	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	4400	$99,800	$47.98	3
11	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	4240	$51,230	$24.63	6
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	4160	$54,730	$26.31	3.75
13	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	3810	$86,280	$41.48	1.7
14	Retail Salespersons	3430	$30,160	$14.5	2.7
15	Construction and Extraction Occupations	3280	$51,910	$24.96	4.6
16	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	2720	$33,960	$16.33	3.6
17	Healthcare Support Occupations	2660	$36,620	$17.61	2.85
18	Cashiers	2360	$23,860	$11.47	2.2
19	General and Operations Managers	2330	$142,360	$68.44	1.5
20	Office Clerks, General	2190	$42,830	$20.59	1.9
21	Waiters and Waitresses	2020	$28,290	$13.6	1.65
22	Registered Nurses	1990	$74,600	$35.87	1.95
23	Personal Care and Service Occupations	1870	$36,030	$17.32	4.65
24	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1860	$24,150	$11.61	2.45
25	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	1620	$110,160	$52.96	0.65
26	Customer Service Representatives	1570	$40,760	$19.59	1.75
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1470	$40,640	$19.54	1.4
28	Stockers and Order Fillers	1440	$29,840	$14.35	1.25
29	Protective Service Occupations	1370	$52,020	$25.01	2.2
30	Cooks, Restaurant	1250	$34,600	$16.64	0.9
31	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1110	$55,510	$26.69	1.8
32	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1070	$32,930	$15.83	1.5
33	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1050	$65,320	$31.4	0.95
34	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1030	$90,850	$43.68	0.85
35	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1010	$45,590	$21.92	1.05
36	Nursing Assistants	970	$35,860	$17.24	0.95
37	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	950	$84,450	$40.6	0.7
38	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	900	$74,210	$35.68	0.8
39	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	890	$46,230	$22.23	0.95
40	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	840	$33,610	$16.16	0.3
41	Bartenders	800	$32,590	$15.67	0.4
42	Packers and Packagers, Hand	800	$29,300	$14.09	0.4
43	Community and Social Service Occupations	760	$54,960	$26.42	1.75
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	760	$35,290	$16.97	0.75
45	Accountants and Auditors	750	$74,290	$35.72	0.9
46	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	750	$83,250	$40.02	0.7
47	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	720	$46,870	$22.53	0.9
48	Management Analysts	720	$97,050	$46.66	0.55
49	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	710	$45,990	$22.11	1.2
50	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	650	$41,600	$20	0.4
51	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	650	$29,850	$14.35	0.2
52	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	630	$28,050	$13.48	0.9
53	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	610	$52,720	$25.34	0.35
54	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	610	$31,560	$15.17	1.8
55	Financial Managers	600	$141,150	$67.86	0.4
56	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	600	$28,570	$13.74	0
57	Receptionists and Information Clerks	600	$32,850	$15.79	0.7
58	Compliance Officers	580	$80,330	$38.62	0.2
59	Billing and Posting Clerks	570	$42,180	$20.28	0.3
60	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	560	$46,620	$22.42	0.2
61	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	560	$40,980	$19.7	0.6
62	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	560	$78,010	$37.5	0.4
63	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	560	$70,660	$33.97	0.45
64	Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	550	$88,280	$42.44	0.1
65	Electricians	540	$55,720	$26.79	0.45
66	Food Preparation Workers	520	$28,050	$13.49	0.5
67	Mechanical Engineers	520	$91,040	$43.77	0.2
68	Carpenters	510	$49,930	$24	0.6
69	Human Resources Specialists	500	$71,960	$34.59	0.4
70	Engineers, All Other	490	$92,640	$44.54	0.1
71	Legal Occupations	490	$107,580	$51.72	0.8
72	Computer Systems Analysts	480	$95,710	$46.02	0.4
73	Computer and Information Systems Managers	480	$157,770	$75.85	0.3
74	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	480	$35,700	$17.16	0.8
75	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	470	$56,690	$27.26	0.4
76	Cooks, Short Order	460	$30,060	$14.45	0.1
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	440	$77,530	$37.28	0.25
78	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	440	$25,980	$12.49	0.3
79	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	440	$52,590	$25.28	0.3
80	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	430	$57,550	$27.67	0.2
81	Medical Assistants	430	$36,790	$17.69	0.45
82	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	430	$103,290	$49.66	0.2
83	Dishwashers	420	$25,730	$12.37	0.3
84	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	420	$76,750	$36.9	0.3
85	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	420	$36,360	$17.48	0.4
86	Computer User Support Specialists	410	$55,620	$26.74	0.4
87	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	410	$23,660	$11.37	0.3
88	Light Truck Drivers	410	$34,670	$16.67	0.6
89	Firefighters	400	$46,740	$22.47	0.2
90	Civil Engineers	390	$90,490	$43.51	0.2
91	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	390	$71,260	$34.26	0.4
92	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	390	$103,050	$49.54	0.2
93	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	380	$57,800	$27.79	0.2
94	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	380	$29,590	$14.23	0.3
95	Nuclear Engineers	370	$88,710	$42.65	0
96	Bill and Account Collectors	360	$41,510	$19.96	0.15
97	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	360	$51,760	$24.89	0.2
98	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	350	$49,360	$23.73	0.5
99	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	340	$33,000	$15.87	0.4
100	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	340	$52,090	$25.04	0

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$59,200	96,120
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$43,390	13,410
Sales and Related Occupations	$48,270	10,400
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$29,690	9,280
Production Occupations	$45,640	7,020
Management Occupations	$136,020	6,420
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$80,360	6,320
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$35,990	6,140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$88,490	5,330
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,800	4,400
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,230	4,240
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$54,730	4,160
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$86,280	3,810
Retail Salespersons	$30,160	3,430
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$51,910	3,280
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$33,960	2,720
Healthcare Support Occupations	$36,620	2,660
Cashiers	$23,860	2,360
General and Operations Managers	$142,360	2,330
Office Clerks, General	$42,830	2,190
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,290	2,020
Registered Nurses	$74,600	1,990
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$36,030	1,870
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$24,150	1,860
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,160	1,620
Customer Service Representatives	$40,760	1,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,640	1,470
Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,840	1,440
Protective Service Occupations	$52,020	1,370
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,600	1,250
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$55,510	1,110
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,930	1,070
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,320	1,050
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$90,850	1,030
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,590	1,010
Nursing Assistants	$35,860	970
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,450	950
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$74,210	900
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,230	890
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$33,610	840
Bartenders	$32,590	800
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$29,300	800
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,960	760
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,290	760
Accountants and Auditors	$74,290	750
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$83,250	750
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,870	720
Management Analysts	$97,050	720
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$45,990	710
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,600	650

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$59,200

96,120

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$43,390

13,410

Sales and Related Occupations

$48,270

10,400

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$29,690

9,280

Production Occupations

$45,640

7,020

Management Occupations

$136,020

6,420

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$80,360

6,320

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$35,990

6,140

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$88,490

5,330

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$99,800

4,400

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$51,230

4,240

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$54,730

4,160

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$86,280

3,810

Retail Salespersons

$30,160

3,430

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$51,910

3,280

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$33,960

2,720

Healthcare Support Occupations

$36,620

2,660

Cashiers

$23,860

2,360

General and Operations Managers

$142,360

2,330

Office Clerks, General

$42,830

2,190

Waiters and Waitresses

$28,290

2,020

Registered Nurses

$74,600

1,990

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$36,030

1,870

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$24,150

1,860

Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$110,160

1,620

Customer Service Representatives

$40,760

1,570

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$40,640

1,470

Stockers and Order Fillers

$29,840

1,440

Protective Service Occupations

$52,020

1,370

Cooks, Restaurant

$34,600

1,250

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$55,510

1,110

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$32,930

1,070

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$65,320

1,050

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$90,850

1,030

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$45,590

1,010

Nursing Assistants

$35,860

970

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$84,450

950

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$74,210

900

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,230

890

Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$33,610

840

Bartenders

$32,590

800

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$29,300

800

Community and Social Service Occupations

$54,960

760

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$35,290

760

Accountants and Auditors

$74,290

750

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

$83,250

750

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$46,870

720

Management Analysts

$97,050

720

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$45,990

710

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$41,600

650

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$59,200	96,120
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$43,390	13,410
Sales and Related Occupations	$48,270	10,400
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$29,690	9,280
Production Occupations	$45,640	7,020
Management Occupations	$136,020	6,420
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$80,360	6,320
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$35,990	6,140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$88,490	5,330
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,800	4,400
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,230	4,240
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$54,730	4,160
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$86,280	3,810
Retail Salespersons	$30,160	3,430
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$51,910	3,280
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$33,960	2,720
Healthcare Support Occupations	$36,620	2,660
General and Operations Managers	$142,360	2,330
Office Clerks, General	$42,830	2,190
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,290	2,020
Registered Nurses	$74,600	1,990
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$36,030	1,870
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,160	1,620
Customer Service Representatives	$40,760	1,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,640	1,470
Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,840	1,440
Protective Service Occupations	$52,020	1,370
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,600	1,250
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$55,510	1,110
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,930	1,070
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,320	1,050
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$90,850	1,030
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,590	1,010
Nursing Assistants	$35,860	970
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,450	950
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$74,210	900
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,230	890
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$33,610	840
Bartenders	$32,590	800
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$29,300	800
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,960	760
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,290	760
Accountants and Auditors	$74,290	750
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$83,250	750
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,870	720
Management Analysts	$97,050	720
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$45,990	710
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,600	650
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$29,850	650
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,050	630