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, Maine 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. |
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| Logging equipment operators | $23,890 | 100 | 38.5 | | Highway maintenance workers | $26,050 | 380 | 10.4 | | Reporters and correspondents | $30,850 | 120 | 6.8 | | Service station attendants | $16,310 | 210 | 6.3 | | Social and human service assistants | $23,940 | 770 | 5.9 | | Child, family, and school social workers | $31,550 | 570 | 5.6 | | Social and community service managers | $45,780 | 200 | 4 | | Coaches and scouts | $25,190 | 220 | 3.8 | | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | $21,500 | 210 | 3.7 | | Medical secretaries | $27,540 | 510 | 3.6 | | (Click for the full list of Bangor careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Lewiston, Maine 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. |
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| Social and human service assistants | $24,690 | 540 | 5.9 | | Coaches and scouts | $21,930 | 140 | 3.4 | | Medical secretaries | $26,570 | 340 | 3.4 | | Sheet metal workers | $35,400 | 170 | 3.3 | | Helpers--production workers | $21,970 | 480 | 3.3 | | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | $41,630 | 170 | 3.2 | | Social and community service managers | $40,900 | 100 | 2.9 | | Cooks, short order | $20,890 | 130 | 2.4 | | Switchboard operators, including answering service | $22,050 | 150 | 2.4 | | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | $21,550 | 930 | 2.3 | | (Click for the full list of Lewiston careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Portland, Maine 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. |
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| Photographic process workers | $26,190 | 140 | 6.6 | | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $31,810 | 330 | 5.2 | | Real estate brokers | $93,340 | 160 | 4.3 | | Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | $26,780 | 100 | 4.3 | | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,060 | 330 | 4 | | Highway maintenance workers | $26,570 | 450 | 3.7 | | Lodging managers | $42,340 | 130 | 3.7 | | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $24,520 | 140 | 3.6 | | Education administrators, all other | $38,380 | 100 | 3.6 | | Hazardous materials removal workers | $39,200 | 180 | 3.6 | | (Click for the full list of Portland careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* 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.
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