What professions added the most jobs in Maine? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Maine is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Maine increased from 577,410 to 586,390 with a net gain of 8,980. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of personal care aides with 5,410 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop with 5,410 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 577,410 | 586,390 | 8,980 | 1.56% | $31,780 |
| 2 | Personal Care Aides | 5,520 | 10,930 | 5,410 | 98.01% | $20,420 |
| 3 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 2,170 | 4,290 | 2,120 | 97.70% | $17,910 |
| 4 | Retail Salespersons | 18,130 | 19,920 | 1,790 | 9.87% | $21,920 |
| 5 | Food Preparation Workers | 5,320 | 6,600 | 1,280 | 24.06% | $20,660 |
| 6 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 9,090 | 10,290 | 1,200 | 13.20% | $25,490 |
| 7 | General and Operations Managers | 9,960 | 11,120 | 1,160 | 11.65% | $73,740 |
| 8 | Accountants and Auditors | 3,290 | 4,340 | 1,050 | 31.91% | $53,990 |
| 9 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 9,580 | 10,570 | 990 | 10.33% | $30,500 |
| 10 | Medical Assistants | 2,310 | 3,180 | 870 | 37.66% | $29,320 |
| 11 | Cooks, Restaurant | 4,600 | 5,470 | 870 | 18.91% | $23,130 |
| 12 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 8,070 | 8,730 | 660 | 8.18% | $21,690 |
| 13 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 1,600 | 2,190 | 590 | 36.88% | $19,970 |
| 14 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 1,470 | 2,030 | 560 | 38.10% | $47,650 |
| 15 | Customer Service Representatives | 8,480 | 9,030 | 550 | 6.49% | $29,280 |
| 16 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 510 | 1,050 | 540 | 105.88% | $48,390 |
| 17 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 2,250 | 2,740 | 490 | 21.78% | $31,220 |
| 18 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 3,310 | 3,770 | 460 | 13.90% | $25,210 |
| 19 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 310 | 760 | 450 | 145.16% | $55,540 |
| 20 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 1,770 | 2,200 | 430 | 24.29% | $ |
| 21 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 490 | 920 | 430 | 87.76% | $18,770 |
| 22 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 370 | 800 | 430 | 116.22% | $25,940 |
| 23 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 940 | 1,350 | 410 | 43.62% | $56,600 |
| 24 | Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 540 | 940 | 400 | 74.07% | $37,870 |
| 25 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 470 | 870 | 400 | 85.11% | $25,620 |
| 26 | Cooks, Short Order | 1,390 | 1,760 | 370 | 26.62% | $21,270 |
| 27 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 420 | 790 | 370 | 88.10% | $18,290 |
| 28 | Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 640 | 1,000 | 360 | 56.25% | $25,760 |
| 29 | Chefs and Head Cooks | 320 | 660 | 340 | 106.25% | $40,850 |
| 30 | Bakers | 520 | 860 | 340 | 65.38% | $22,940 |
| 31 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 730 | 1,050 | 320 | 43.84% | $30,520 |
| 32 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 430 | 750 | 320 | 74.42% | $35,390 |
| 33 | Software Developers, Applications | 1,110 | 1,420 | 310 | 27.93% | $69,130 |
| 34 | Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 130 | 440 | 310 | 238.46% | $33,750 |
| 35 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 590 | 900 | 310 | 52.54% | $30,100 |
| 36 | Legal Secretaries | 810 | 1,120 | 310 | 38.27% | $37,970 |
| 37 | Administrative Services Managers | 1,160 | 1,460 | 300 | 25.86% | $62,410 |
| 38 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 590 | 880 | 290 | 49.15% | $53,430 |
| 39 | Social and Human Service Assistants | 3,350 | 3,630 | 280 | 8.36% | $27,190 |
| 40 | Waiters and Waitresses | 10,660 | 10,930 | 270 | 2.53% | $17,910 |
| 41 | Recreation Workers | 1,060 | 1,330 | 270 | 25.47% | $24,270 |
| 42 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 1,580 | 1,840 | 260 | 16.46% | $22,430 |
| 43 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,630 | 1,890 | 260 | 15.95% | $31,210 |
| 44 | Helpers--Production Workers | 1,820 | 2,080 | 260 | 14.29% | $25,360 |
| 45 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,550 | 1,800 | 250 | 16.13% | $72,120 |
| 46 | Civil Engineers | 780 | 1,030 | 250 | 32.05% | $67,970 |
| 47 | Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 770 | 1,020 | 250 | 32.47% | $45,060 |
| 48 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 410 | 660 | 250 | 60.98% | $27,780 |
| 49 | Dental Assistants | 890 | 1,140 | 250 | 28.09% | $35,500 |
| 50 | Cooks, Fast Food | 900 | 1,150 | 250 | 27.78% | $17,670 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of tree trimmers and pruners with a growth rate of 238.46%. It is followed by the profession of motor vehicle operators, all other which grew by 166.67% in the same period.