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Careers in Maine
Most Popular Careers by City in Maine:
Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
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NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Bangor Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Bangor and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logging equipment operators | $29,410 | 120 | 40.8 |
| Telephone operators | $24,980 | 110 | 29.9 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | $57,900 | 390 | 22.6 |
| Order clerks | $20,070 | 570 | 5.4 |
| Medical transcriptionists | $32,880 | 180 | 5.3 |
| Social and human service assistants | $24,760 | 680 | 5.1 |
| Service station attendants | $17,570 | 140 | 5 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $40,000 | 230 | 4.5 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | $74,130 | 140 | 4 |
| Highway maintenance workers | $29,580 | 140 | 3.7 |
Lewiston Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Lewiston and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order clerks | $24,190 | 570 | 7.3 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $36,040 | 190 | 5 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | $32,570 | 370 | 4.8 |
| Social and human service assistants | $25,360 | 460 | 4.6 |
| Highway maintenance workers | $31,050 | 120 | 4.2 |
| Medical secretaries | $25,940 | 580 | 3.9 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | $39,730 | 280 | 3.5 |
| Sewing machine operators | $25,600 | 130 | 3.1 |
| Personal and home care aides | $21,800 | 400 | 2.8 |
| Printing machine operators | $33,990 | 160 | 2.6 |
Portland Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Portland and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social science research assistants | $45,790 | 180 | 11.5 |
| Logging equipment operators | $31,910 | 100 | 9.9 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | $53,550 | 180 | 9.5 |
| Actuaries | $58,450 | 220 | 9.3 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | $41,890 | 170 | 7 |
| Psychiatric aides | $28,280 | 290 | 5.6 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $22,580 | 390 | 4 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $36,980 | 100 | 3.8 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | $43,310 | 320 | 3.8 |
| Food batchmakers | $26,800 | 380 | 3.3 |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.