Occupational profile · 2025
Maine
Maine employs 640,610 people. The work it does most unusually is helpers--electricians, at 3.8× the national concentration — 1,000 jobs paying a median of $46,550.
What Maine is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Helpers--Electricians1,000 jobs · median $46,5503.8×
- 2Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers1,860 jobs · median $57,0503.4×
- 3Crossing Guards and Flaggers1,140 jobs · median $40,1402.9×
- 4Highway Maintenance Workers1,620 jobs · median $49,0302.5×
- 5Social and Human Service Assistants4,580 jobs · median $47,7102.5×
- 6Childcare Workers4,990 jobs · median $36,3502.3×
- 7Financial Specialists, All Other1,250 jobs · median $109,0602.3×
- 8Painters, Construction and Maintenance2,120 jobs · median $59,2702.3×
- 9Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers1,160 jobs · median $83,0902.1×
- 10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1,490 jobs · median $61,2802.0×
- 11Cooks, Short Order1,120 jobs · median $35,3601.9×
- 12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks1,710 jobs · median $58,8901.9×
What Maine is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 74,620 | 1.02× | $48,080 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 55,140 | 0.98× | $37,040 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 54,390 | 0.98× | $38,370 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 49,030 | 0.87× | $44,990 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 45,100 | 1.11× | $86,990 | |
| Management Occupations | 44,920 | 0.98× | $106,420 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 40,910 | 1.09× | $57,910 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 36,930 | 1.13× | $44,070 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 34,950 | 0.81× | $78,700 | |
| Production Occupations | 34,390 | 0.97× | $49,390 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 32,350 | 1.22× | $60,320 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 28,360 | 1.13× | $59,990 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 22,580 | 1.21× | $41,140 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 15,220 | 1.38× | $56,160 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 15,000 | 0.69× | $91,340 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 14,810 | 1.10× | $37,590 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 12,240 | 0.79× | $51,730 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 10,580 | 0.98× | $94,370 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 7,760 | 0.92× | $53,150 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 5,640 | 0.93× | $75,340 | |
| Legal Occupations | 3,980 | 0.74× | $82,490 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 1,710 | 0.95× | $45,860 |
Elsewhere on Maine
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗