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Labor Statistics > Maine Jobs in Demand
Maine Jobs in Demand
The Maine Department of Labor has highlighted a number of jobs considered "in demand" occupations. These careers are in fields where job growth is expected or employment opportunities from job openings.
The jobs are presented by education level with information about growth rate, annual openings, and wage levels. Click on the job title for more information about each occupation.
Jobs by Education Level (click to jump to a section or scroll down to see all occupations)
High School Diploma or Less
The occupations listed in the following table may require work experience in a related occupation, or some amount of on the job training.
| Occupation |
2006 Employment |
Growth Rate to 2016 |
Annual Openings |
Median Wage |
Education/Training |
| Advertising Sales Agents |
756 |
15.5% |
25 |
$16.60 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
1,596 |
10.8% |
41 |
$14.31 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
8,118 |
6.1% |
177 |
$14.35 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
903 |
-30.6% |
27 |
$14.33 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Carpenters |
11,492 |
-1.6% |
156 |
$15.73 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
1,575 |
2.5% |
44 |
$23.73 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
1,263 |
15.4% |
49 |
$15.06 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Dental Assistants |
1,066 |
20.6% |
41 |
$15.57 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
798 |
-1.1% |
20 |
$15.13 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Electricians |
3,304 |
1.1% |
89 |
$20.99 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
3,533 |
5.7% |
76 |
$18.67 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Fire Fighters |
1,339 |
11.0% |
64 |
$17.16 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
4,627 |
2.6% |
77 |
$22.42 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand |
1,153 |
10.8% |
37 |
$16.61 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
2,530 |
0.2% |
60 |
$22.50 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
7,720 |
3.4% |
185 |
$18.47 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
3,893 |
-3.8% |
65 |
$21.88 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers |
10,067 |
0.5% |
216 |
$15.25 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
908 |
6.2% |
25 |
$23.41 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Food Service Managers |
1,744 |
2.1% |
45 |
$20.91 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
1,951 |
7.8% |
49 |
$17.77 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
1,021 |
7.3% |
25 |
$18.93 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Industrial Production Managers |
695 |
-11.7% |
24 |
$34.88 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
1,720 |
-14.4% |
26 |
$14.28 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
1,849 |
-8.1% |
22 |
$15.09 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Lodging Managers |
1,606 |
16.7% |
62 |
$20.84 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Machinists |
1,832 |
4.0% |
35 |
$19.98 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
5,391 |
3.4% |
31 |
$14.91 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Managers, All Other |
1,447 |
0.5% |
30 |
$32.85 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
886 |
5.3% |
22 |
$17.79 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
2,039 |
6.1% |
53 |
$15.38 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance |
2,969 |
2.0% |
59 |
$16.22 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
951 |
-26.4% |
23 |
$18.38 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
2,905 |
2.3% |
67 |
$20.40 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
2,277 |
10.9% |
86 |
$18.36 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers |
648 |
13.1% |
25 |
$15.71 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
1,713 |
-3.0% |
50 |
$20.76 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Power Plant Operators |
457 |
10.3% |
21 |
$24.15 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
1,287 |
-0.6% |
35 |
$18.50 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
995 |
-2.1% |
21 |
$21.74 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Real Estate Brokers |
1,344 |
-0.7% |
22 |
$29.47 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Sales Representatives, Services, All Other |
1,254 |
27.7% |
65 |
$21.78 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
6,214 |
12.0% |
212 |
$22.61 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products |
775 |
3.6% |
20 |
$27.50 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Self-Enrichment Education Teachers |
1,119 |
15.6% |
30 |
$14.68 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
1,267 |
7.2% |
40 |
$17.14 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
701 |
5.0% |
25 |
$29.94 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer |
11,827 |
3.0% |
246 |
$14.97 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Post-Secondary Education - Less Than Bachelor's Degree
The occupations listed in the following table require either an Associate degree or postsecondary vocational training.
| Occupation |
2006 Employment |
Growth Rate to 2016 |
Annual Openings |
Median Wage |
Education/Training |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters |
719 |
1.7% |
22 |
$18.77 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
5,392 |
4.6% |
133 |
$14.44 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
1,241 |
5.6% |
34 |
$16.45 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Computer Support Specialists |
1,690 |
5.2% |
61 |
$19.33 |
Associate degree |
| Dental Hygienists |
977 |
20.3% |
39 |
$28.18 |
Associate degree |
| Legal Secretaries |
1,349 |
5.2% |
29 |
$16.04 |
Associate degree |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
1,824 |
5.9% |
61 |
$17.91 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Mechanical Drafters |
742 |
1.6% |
22 |
$22.42 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
756 |
18.5% |
25 |
$16.17 |
Associate degree |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
1,053 |
15.5% |
30 |
$19.35 |
Associate degree |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
1,106 |
20.0% |
37 |
$23.86 |
Associate degree |
| Registered Nurses |
14,048 |
21.3% |
532 |
$27.13 |
Associate degree |
| Surgical Technologists |
443 |
26.6% |
26 |
$16.89 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers |
744 |
13.8% |
28 |
$20.02 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
1,691 |
7.4% |
49 |
$18.28 |
Postsecondary vocational training |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
The occupations listed in the following table require at least a Bachelor's Degree.
| Occupation |
2006 Employment |
Growth Rate to 2016 |
Annual Openings |
Median Wage |
Education/Training |
| Accountants and Auditors |
3,967 |
10.8% |
113 |
$23.13 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Administrative Services Managers |
1,097 |
4.9% |
34 |
$27.23 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate |
716 |
8.1% |
20 |
$20.12 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Biological Technicians |
560 |
16.1% |
29 |
$17.43 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
3,654 |
14.6% |
92 |
$24.73 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Chief Executives |
903 |
-5.6% |
25 |
$49.18 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
2,132 |
9.3% |
65 |
$18.61 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Civil Engineers |
792 |
6.2% |
26 |
$29.08 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Clergy |
2,245 |
0.3% |
31 |
$21.96 |
Master's degree |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
790 |
11.0% |
21 |
$29.44 |
Doctoral degree |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists |
805 |
7.6% |
23 |
$21.11 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
873 |
7.7% |
21 |
$39.97 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
1,045 |
30.1% |
47 |
$30.65 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
1,688 |
19.6% |
78 |
$33.34 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Construction Managers |
1,825 |
3.7% |
35 |
$34.77 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Cost Estimators |
751 |
13.6% |
25 |
$21.63 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School |
1,464 |
-2.1% |
41 |
$66,870 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
593 |
7.4% |
21 |
$27.93 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
1,097 |
-1.0% |
22 |
$21.29 |
Master's degree |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
6,419 |
2.9% |
159 |
$44,740 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
689 |
8.9% |
24 |
$22.54 |
Master's degree |
| Family and General Practitioners |
781 |
7.3% |
20 |
$66.61 |
First professional degree |
| Financial Managers |
2,692 |
7.0% |
58 |
$32.53 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| General and Operations Managers |
8,671 |
-4.7% |
209 |
$37.04 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Graphic Designers |
957 |
5.2% |
30 |
$16.39 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial Engineers |
630 |
11.3% |
22 |
$32.86 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
3,122 |
3.8% |
80 |
$20.81 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education |
890 |
5.3% |
20 |
$43,740 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Lawyers |
2,944 |
5.7% |
73 |
$38.52 |
First professional degree |
| Librarians |
870 |
1.7% |
26 |
$20.62 |
Master's degree |
| Loan Officers |
1,511 |
8.9% |
29 |
$23.74 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Management Analysts |
2,193 |
3.1% |
44 |
$29.73 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
887 |
25.1% |
35 |
$22.87 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
1,607 |
15.3% |
55 |
$33.77 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Medical and Public Health Social Workers |
765 |
20.7% |
32 |
$17.67 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
1,753 |
19.3% |
71 |
$19.54 |
Master's degree |
| Mental Health Counselors |
468 |
25.6% |
21 |
$19.29 |
Master's degree |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
3,241 |
0.7% |
73 |
$44,340 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
1,077 |
17.6% |
44 |
$27.74 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
798 |
47.1% |
54 |
$28.74 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Pharmacists |
1,169 |
22.4% |
46 |
$54.11 |
First professional degree |
| Physical Therapists |
985 |
23.4% |
35 |
$28.43 |
Master's degree |
| Physician Assistants |
594 |
22.6% |
21 |
$37.99 |
Master's degree |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other |
1,435 |
11.5% |
43 |
$70.00 |
First professional degree |
| Rehabilitation Counselors |
677 |
10.2% |
20 |
$17.14 |
Master's degree |
| Sales Managers |
1,263 |
3.2% |
32 |
$34.96 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
5,335 |
-3.9% |
159 |
$42,850 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
1,054 |
5.2% |
33 |
$31.36 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
1,054 |
12.0% |
33 |
$22.96 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School |
1,652 |
8.2% |
51 |
$43,490 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
658 |
37.1% |
37 |
$18.92 |
Bachelor's degree |
| Training and Development Specialists |
913 |
10.5% |
30 |
$19.82 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
| Veterinarians |
472 |
24.6% |
21 |
$35.77 |
First professional degree |
| Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
296 |
51.0% |
20 |
$22.86 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
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