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RELATIVE POPULARITY
Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in Maine Than Elsewhere
Whether you're looking for a career to pursue, or just want to get a feel for occupations in the state, the table below should be helpful. And we haven't seen anything like it from anyone else.
This table tells us which jobs are more common in Maine, relative to the state population, compared to their popularity in every other US state. A Local Popularity Index of 1.0 matches the average across all US states; higher and lower numbers indicate the job is proportionally more or less popular here.
| Rank | Job | Mean Local Salary 2006 | Local Jobs 2006 | Local Popularity Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logging equipment operators | $23,890 | 100 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Highway maintenance workers | $26,310 | 830 | 4.4 |
| 3 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $31,223 | 430 | 4.4 |
| 4 | Photographic process workers | $26,190 | 140 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Social and human service assistants | $23,836 | 2,400 | 3.6 |
| 6 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $23,390 | 200 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $40,856 | 800 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Lodging managers | $40,485 | 170 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Hazardous materials removal workers | $34,690 | 240 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,120 | 380 | 3.1 |
| 11 | Physician assistants | $78,183 | 350 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Real estate brokers | $93,340 | 160 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Legislators | $23,215 | 220 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Social and community service managers | $43,886 | 700 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | $26,780 | 100 | 2.8 |
| 16 | Personal and home care aides | $18,243 | 3,070 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | $30,940 | 140 | 2.5 |
| 18 | Medical secretaries | $27,753 | 1,740 | 2.4 |
| 19 | Education administrators | $38,380 | 100 | 2.4 |
| 20 | Radio and television announcers | $30,615 | 150 | 2.4 |
| 21 | Rehabilitation counselors | $29,355 | 500 | 2.4 |
| 22 | Fire fighters | $28,135 | 900 | 2.3 |
| 23 | Child, family, and school social workers | $36,093 | 1,170 | 2.3 |
| 24 | Desktop publishers | $33,375 | 110 | 2.2 |
| 25 | Reporters and correspondents | $37,590 | 190 | 2.2 |
| 26 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate | $49,540 | 200 | 2.1 |
| 27 | Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | $48,220 | 120 | 2.1 |
| 28 | Coaches and scouts | $22,373 | 610 | 2.1 |
| 29 | Advertising and promotions managers | $57,765 | 200 | 2.1 |
| 30 | Baggage porters and bellhops | $17,810 | 210 | 2.1 |
| 31 | Sales and related workers | $36,620 | 800 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Service station attendants | $16,935 | 340 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | $57,526 | 380 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Physicians and surgeons | $151,900 | 750 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Library technicians | $25,606 | 370 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | $32,190 | 260 | 2.0 |
| 37 | Surgeons | $191,750 | 140 | 1.9 |
| 38 | Machine feeders and offbearers | $25,335 | 430 | 1.9 |
| 39 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | $42,186 | 700 | 1.9 |
| 40 | Conveyor operators and tenders | $26,010 | 100 | 1.9 |
| 41 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | $28,210 | 820 | 1.7 |
| 42 | Environmental engineers | $64,330 | 170 | 1.7 |
| 43 | Cooks, short order | $20,203 | 640 | 1.7 |
| 44 | Public relations managers | $62,030 | 170 | 1.7 |
| 45 | Occupational therapists | $54,076 | 320 | 1.7 |
| 46 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | $39,586 | 830 | 1.6 |
| 47 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | $28,575 | 160 | 1.6 |
| 48 | Driver/sales workers | $27,510 | 1,410 | 1.6 |
| 49 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | $32,260 | 5,200 | 1.6 |
| 50 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $23,400 | 180 | 1.6 |
| 51 | Family and general practitioners | $128,506 | 320 | 1.6 |
| 52 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | $44,193 | 360 | 1.6 |
| 53 | Medical records and health information technicians | $27,713 | 550 | 1.6 |
| 54 | Food service managers | $47,160 | 680 | 1.6 |
| 55 | Postal service clerks | $45,613 | 260 | 1.6 |
| 56 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | $45,150 | 240 | 1.6 |
| 57 | Food preparation workers | $19,070 | 3,090 | 1.6 |
| 58 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | $37,640 | 800 | 1.6 |
| 59 | Speech-language pathologists | $48,226 | 310 | 1.5 |
| 60 | Preschool teachers, except special education | $20,830 | 1,170 | 1.5 |
| 61 | Structural iron and steel workers | $35,775 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 62 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | $30,185 | 230 | 1.5 |
| 63 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | $39,713 | 410 | 1.5 |
| 64 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | $22,000 | 4,300 | 1.5 |
| 65 | Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $29,510 | 100 | 1.5 |
| 66 | Veterinarians | $71,985 | 140 | 1.5 |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | $32,850 | 3,580 | 1.5 |
| 68 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | $21,910 | 650 | 1.4 |
| 69 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | $46,293 | 450 | 1.4 |
| 70 | Medical and health services managers | $73,703 | 730 | 1.4 |
| 71 | General and operations managers | $83,926 | 5,470 | 1.4 |
| 72 | Special education teachers, secondary school | $40,530 | 300 | 1.4 |
| 73 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners | $162,285 | 130 | 1.4 |
| 74 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $20,340 | 580 | 1.4 |
| 75 | Special education teachers, middle school | $42,003 | 230 | 1.4 |
| 76 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $25,780 | 460 | 1.4 |
| 77 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | $65,763 | 560 | 1.4 |
| 78 | Teacher assistants | $24,920 | 3,580 | 1.4 |
| 79 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $41,210 | 190 | 1.4 |
| 80 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | $25,926 | 5,380 | 1.4 |
| 81 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $23,855 | 200 | 1.4 |
| 82 | Parts salespersons | $27,160 | 660 | 1.4 |
| 83 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | $40,256 | 600 | 1.3 |
| 84 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | $41,120 | 430 | 1.3 |
| 85 | Mental health counselors | $41,800 | 220 | 1.3 |
| 86 | Dental hygienists | $51,960 | 440 | 1.3 |
| 87 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | $32,070 | 690 | 1.3 |
| 88 | Veterinary technologists and technicians | $27,345 | 170 | 1.3 |
| 89 | Chefs and head cooks | $34,516 | 330 | 1.3 |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | $37,950 | 4,120 | 1.3 |
| 91 | Medical and public health social workers | $40,613 | 310 | 1.3 |
| 92 | Architectural and civil drafters | $37,196 | 300 | 1.3 |
| 93 | Health educators | $35,905 | 130 | 1.3 |
| 94 | Insurance sales agents | $53,083 | 840 | 1.3 |
| 95 | Education administrators, postsecondary | $49,000 | 240 | 1.3 |
| 96 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $22,690 | 240 | 1.3 |
| 97 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | $34,306 | 480 | 1.3 |
| 98 | Paralegals and legal assistants | $40,796 | 650 | 1.3 |
| 99 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | $16,093 | 6,390 | 1.3 |
| 100 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | $18,473 | 2,390 | 1.3 |
ABSOLUTE POPULARITY
The Most Common Jobs in Maine
Unlike the table above, which shows where jobs in Maine are unusually common compared to other states, the table below lists jobs which are the most common in raw numbers in the state.
| Rank | Job | Local Jobs 2006 | Mean Local Salary 2006 | Local Popularity Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 9,610 | $23,643 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Cashiers | 7,670 | $16,953 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 6,390 | $16,093 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 5,980 | $22,700 | 0.9 |
| 5 | Customer service representatives | 5,580 | $25,930 | 1.1 |
| 6 | General and operations managers | 5,470 | $83,926 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 5,380 | $25,926 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 5,330 | $20,116 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Registered nurses | 5,240 | $52,865 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,200 | $32,260 | 1.6 |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 5,170 | $17,400 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,950 | $21,913 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 4,470 | $28,186 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,300 | $22,000 | 1.5 |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 4,120 | $37,950 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,060 | $20,770 | 1.1 |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 3,580 | $32,850 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Teacher assistants | 3,580 | $24,920 | 1.4 |
| 19 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 3,470 | $46,106 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 3,120 | $41,203 | 1.1 |
| 21 | Food preparation workers | 3,090 | $19,070 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Personal and home care aides | 3,070 | $18,243 | 2.8 |
| 23 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,590 | $30,276 | 0.9 |
| 24 | Business operations specialists | 2,530 | $49,296 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,510 | $25,843 | 1.2 |
| 26 | Social and human service assistants | 2,400 | $23,836 | 3.6 |
| 27 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,390 | $18,473 | 1.3 |
| 28 | Carpenters | 2,310 | $32,813 | 1.1 |
| 29 | Team assemblers | 2,300 | $23,276 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,280 | $41,393 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,280 | $36,310 | 0.7 |
| 32 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,010 | $26,356 | 1.2 |
| 33 | Cooks, restaurant | 1,890 | $21,206 | 1.1 |
| 34 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,750 | $26,076 | 1.0 |
| 35 | Medical secretaries | 1,740 | $27,753 | 2.4 |
| 36 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,730 | $20,730 | 0.9 |
| 37 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,700 | $16,790 | 0.9 |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,650 | $32,846 | 1.1 |
| 39 | Accountants and auditors | 1,620 | $54,090 | 0.6 |
| 40 | Security guards | 1,610 | $21,410 | 0.7 |
| 41 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,600 | $43,883 | 1.1 |
| 42 | Construction laborers | 1,590 | $24,543 | 0.7 |
| 43 | Receptionists and information clerks | 1,510 | $22,210 | 0.6 |
| 44 | Home health aides | 1,480 | $20,673 | 1.1 |
| 45 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,460 | $42,363 | 1.2 |
| 46 | Driver/sales workers | 1,410 | $27,510 | 1.6 |
| 47 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,390 | $44,683 | 1.1 |
| 48 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,350 | $26,013 | 1.1 |
| 49 | Lawyers | 1,290 | $92,216 | 1.0 |
| 50 | Financial managers | 1,270 | $74,136 | 1.1 |
| 51 | Dishwashers | 1,250 | $16,460 | 1.1 |
| 52 | Bartenders | 1,240 | $17,843 | 1.2 |
| 53 | Tellers | 1,200 | $20,723 | 1.0 |
| 54 | Child, family, and school social workers | 1,170 | $36,093 | 2.3 |
| 55 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,170 | $20,830 | 1.5 |
| 56 | Teachers and instructors | 1,160 | $24,123 | 1.2 |
| 57 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,160 | $48,513 | 1.2 |
| 58 | Computer support specialists | 1,130 | $35,453 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Helpers--production workers | 1,070 | $22,316 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Medical assistants | 1,060 | $27,213 | 1.2 |
| 61 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,050 | $27,126 | 0.8 |
| 62 | Electricians | 1,010 | $42,103 | 0.7 |
| 63 | Counter and rental clerks | 980 | $20,960 | 0.9 |
| 64 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 980 | $28,896 | 0.9 |
| 65 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 940 | $38,543 | 1.0 |
| 66 | Loan officers | 920 | $50,196 | 1.2 |
| 67 | Child care workers | 920 | $18,180 | 0.8 |
| 68 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 910 | $22,663 | 1.2 |
| 69 | Fire fighters | 900 | $28,135 | 2.3 |
| 70 | Computer software engineers, applications | 880 | $62,183 | 0.8 |
| 71 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 870 | $34,993 | 0.6 |
| 72 | Insurance sales agents | 840 | $53,083 | 1.3 |
| 73 | Sales managers | 840 | $79,056 | 1.1 |
| 74 | Telemarketers | 840 | $28,180 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Highway maintenance workers | 830 | $26,310 | 4.4 |
| 76 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 830 | $39,586 | 1.6 |
| 77 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 820 | $28,210 | 1.7 |
| 78 | Bill and account collectors | 820 | $27,643 | 0.8 |
| 79 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 800 | $40,856 | 3.4 |
| 80 | Sales and related workers | 800 | $36,620 | 2.0 |
| 81 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 800 | $37,640 | 1.6 |
| 82 | Postal service mail carriers | 770 | $43,133 | 1.0 |
| 83 | Cooks, fast food | 770 | $17,496 | 0.6 |
| 84 | Physicians and surgeons | 750 | $151,900 | 2.0 |
| 85 | Bus drivers, school | 740 | $26,920 | 0.9 |
| 86 | Medical and health services managers | 730 | $73,703 | 1.4 |
| 87 | Pharmacy technicians | 730 | $24,993 | 1.2 |
| 88 | Legal secretaries | 720 | $34,050 | 1.2 |
| 89 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 710 | $45,300 | 1.0 |
| 90 | Computer systems analysts | 710 | $60,553 | 0.6 |
| 91 | Social and community service managers | 700 | $43,886 | 2.8 |
| 92 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 700 | $42,186 | 1.9 |
| 93 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 700 | $22,850 | 0.9 |
| 94 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 690 | $32,070 | 1.3 |
| 95 | Food service managers | 680 | $47,160 | 1.6 |
| 96 | Parts salespersons | 660 | $27,160 | 1.4 |
| 97 | Computer and information systems managers | 660 | $77,426 | 1.0 |
| 98 | Machinists | 660 | $36,486 | 0.9 |
| 99 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 650 | $21,910 | 1.4 |
| 100 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 650 | $40,796 | 1.3 |
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