Occupations in Massachusetts

465 occupations with a Massachusetts page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which Massachusetts schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in Massachusetts.

465 occupations

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Occupations in Massachusetts
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
21-2021
$62,93016014351
Signal and Track Switch Repairerslimited
49-9097
$126,440160261
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021
$92,230160553
Commercial Pilotslimited
53-2012
16014
Ship Engineerslimited
53-5031
$122,720150151
Disc Jockeyslimited
27-2091
150210
Counselors, All Other
21-1019
$58,240140272,290
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1013
14048806
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
27-2099
14035292
Forestersmoderate
19-1032
$89,6501304127
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tunerslimited
49-9063
$46,820130125
Life Scientists, All Other
19-1099
$125,260100643,801
Embalmersmoderate
39-4011
$54,320100353
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
49-2093
$81,420905162
Costume Attendantsmoderate
39-3092
$55,19090323
Traffic Technicianslimited
53-6041
$63,7809029
Layout Workers, Metal and Plasticlimited
51-4192
$63,8809013
Anthropologists and Archeologists
19-3091
$121,3008017338
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
13-1011
8010109
Desktop Publisherslimited
43-9031
$61,1708015
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1064
$101,870609141
Dentists, All Other Specialistsmoderate
29-1029
603116
Medical Dosimetrists
29-2036
$140,99060688
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plasticlimited
51-4032
$77,7806013
Hydrologic Technicianslimited
19-4044
$73,8206012
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
27-1019
$94,89050441,006
Craft Artists
27-1012
$47,6605027504
Hydrologists
19-2043
$119,3505014162
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondarylimited
25-1082
$80,850501156
Mathematicians
15-2021
$104,19040512,261
Farm and Home Management Educators
25-9021
$66,9204014481
Geological Technicians
19-4043
$61,6304015146
Communications Equipment Operators, All Otherlimited
43-2099
$54,5004013
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
17-3021
$79,42030650
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Otherlimited
51-4199
$47,06030131
Crematory Operatorslimited
39-4012
$56,0503013
Social Science Research Assistants
19-4061
$63,480619,444
Financial Specialists, All Other
13-2099
$99,970362,640
Personal Financial Advisors
13-2052
$125,670291,751
Historians
19-3093
$121,710481,205
Media and Communication Workers, All Other
27-3099
$63,940281,054
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014
$80,64035773
Radiologistsmoderate
29-1224
$426,5604678
Orthopedic Surgeonsmoderate
29-1242
$392,3004678
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$56,48029595
Shampooers
39-5093
$34,84015522
Actuaries
15-2011
$126,04020518
Legal Support Workers, All Other
23-2099
$77,83014266
Lodging Managers
11-9081
$97,35019220
Surgical Assistants
29-9093
$56,4307124
Soil and Plant Scientistsmoderate
19-1013
$69,8804115
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
23-2093
$69,10010104
Cooks, All Other
35-2019
$69,570795
Acupuncturistslimited
29-1291
$93,360170
Marine Engineers and Naval Architectslimited
17-2121
$114,640161
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle Schoolmoderate
25-2023
$93,260352
Motorboat Operatorslimited
53-5022
$45,160151
Ambulance Drivers and Attendantsmoderate
53-3011
$39,480336
Lighting Techniciansmoderate
27-4015
$60,110433
Motorcycle Mechanicslimited
49-3052
$48,940119
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetationlimited
37-3012
$62,980217
Atmospheric and Space Scientistslimited
19-2021
$108,050211
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairerslimited
49-2021
$60,89013
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairerslimited
49-2097
$56,04013
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plasticlimited
51-4035
$62,38013

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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