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Maine Jobs

The estimated total employment in Maine is 604,150 people with an average annual salary of 37,670.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Maine has increaded by 2%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 25%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
2001592,970N/A
2002593,8600.15%
2003589,140-0.8%
2004595,1201%
2005600,0200.82%
2006596,910-0.52%
2007600,0200.52%
2008604,1500.69%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$30,180N/A
2002$31,6004.49%
2003$32,3702.38%
2004$32,9401.73%
2005$36,4509.63%
2006$35,160-3.54%
2007$36,4503.67%
2008$37,6703.35%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations101,980$29,830
Sales and related occupations60,870$32,100
Food preparation and serving related occupations52,860$20,700
Production occupations41,750$33,130
Education, training, and library occupations41,710$40,750
Transportation and material moving occupations41,530$29,390
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations36,170$67,850
Construction and extraction occupations31,360$36,880
Management occupations28,890$79,360
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations26,910$38,290
Business and financial operations occupations22,450$54,950
Healthcare support occupations22,320$25,340
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations21,050$25,200
Personal care and service occupations14,870$22,840
Community and social services occupations12,180$36,850
Protective service occupations10,410$33,860
Architecture and engineering occupations9,560$61,670
Computer and mathematical science occupations8,390$59,130
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations7,670$37,370
Life, physical, and social science occupations4,910$55,010
Legal occupations3,770$67,910
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2,540$31,040

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other1,260$162,890
Pharmacists1,220$112,450
General and operations managers8,240$91,660
Lawyers1,960$87,860
Sales managers1,200$85,790
Medical and health services managers1,460$85,040
Financial managers2,700$81,450
Management analysts1,150$70,590
Computer systems analysts1,600$70,060
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school1,530$68,490