Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division is chief executive with an average annual salary of $151,570. The second highest paying job is aerospace engineer (average salary $123,450). The salary and the employment information in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$151,570	$84,090	350
2	Aerospace Engineers	$123,450	$91,460	90
3	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$115,930	$49,480	40
4	Physician Assistants	$111,270	$82,010	50
5	Training and Development Managers	$109,660	$69,200	100
6	Statisticians	$108,380	$79,570	70
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$108,020	$67,610	30
8	Materials Scientists	$104,710	$65,060	140
9	Other Biological Scientists	$100,640	$84,070	0
10	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$98,520	$64,850	30
11	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$97,980	$63,920	300
12	Chiropractors	$97,770	$56,800	40
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$91,830	$63,060	0
14	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$84,320	$54,690	230
15	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$82,020	$57,330	40
16	Editors	$81,790	$48,230	90
17	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$80,600	$42,130	150
18	Real Estate Brokers	$80,260	$30,180	0
19	Physicists	$79,720	$54,820	40
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,370	$56,680	110
21	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$75,160	$56,650	50
22	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$74,160	$51,630	100
23	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$71,610	$43,650	70
24	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$68,810	$43,300	570
25	Interior Designers	$68,500	$54,000	0
26	Fundraisers	$67,360	$31,710	100
27	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$64,400	$34,110	0
28	Interpreters and Translators	$62,600	$40,620	60
29	Credit Counselors	$60,170	$36,980	40
30	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,760	$44,630	220
31	Microbiologists	$59,180	$37,820	50
32	Meter Readers, Utilities	$58,800	$41,380	40
33	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$57,130	$40,510	80
34	Producers and Directors	$56,480	$32,450	30
35	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	$56,000	$32,290	60
36	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$55,750	$22,890	40
37	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$55,710	$42,060	40
38	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$55,390	$43,680	40
39	Tool and Die Makers	$54,310	$24,960	40
40	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$51,940	$32,100	360
41	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$51,610	$31,930	440
42	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$51,040	$39,410	50
43	Travel Agents	$50,560	$33,100	30
44	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$50,150	$37,220	40
45	All Occupations	$49,380	$24,050	155,600
46	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	$48,770	$23,430	50
47	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$48,760	$40,100	40
48	Legal Secretaries	$48,670	$31,030	90
49	Civil Engineering Technicians	$48,530	$35,540	40
50	Animal Control Workers	$47,610	$24,340	30
51	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$47,490	$34,360	90
52	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$45,860	$40,820	100
53	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,220	$27,130	0
54	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$44,910	$24,170	70
55	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,780	$33,140	60
56	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,590	$24,540	130
57	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$44,250	$23,930	40
58	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,240	$29,010	0
59	Respiratory Therapy Technicians	$42,810	$26,020	50
60	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$41,560	$32,860	40
61	Other Material Moving Workers	$40,890	$27,560	40
62	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$40,890	$21,030	50
63	Correspondence Clerks	$39,520	$28,200	40
64	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,930	$27,090	260
65	Other Social Workers	$38,910	$31,410	40
66	Word Processors and Typists	$38,670	$32,580	50
67	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,240	$28,090	60
68	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,210	$31,590	140
69	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,880	$32,390	0
70	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,320	$24,160	90
71	All other assemblers and fabricators	$36,250	$25,080	710
72	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,120	$27,810	0
73	Medical Appliance Technicians	$36,000	$31,510	100
74	Stonemasons	$35,990	$23,880	0
75	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$35,910	$26,810	1,110
76	Other Construction and Related Workers	$35,790	$26,430	0
77	Carpenters Helpers	$35,010	$29,610	50
78	Office Machine Operators (Except Computer)	$34,990	$23,400	40
79	Medical Equipment Preparers	$33,110	$26,080	0
80	Phlebotomists	$32,030	$26,050	50
81	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$30,990	$22,680	30
82	Substitute Teachers	$30,970	$24,230	240
83	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)	$30,090	$23,130	60
84	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$29,740	$25,480	0
85	Electricians Helpers	$28,830	$23,590	90
86	Tour and Travel Guides	$28,220	$24,660	40
87	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$27,550	$23,550	90
88	Other Construction Trades Helpers	$27,480	$22,410	0
89	Occupational Therapy Aides	$26,800	$21,080	50
90	Food Batchmakers	$25,770	$23,330	100
91	Manicurists and Pedicurists	$24,730	$23,250	0
92	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$24,410	$23,200	160
93	Motorcycle Mechanics	$24,300	$18,570	40
94	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$23,460	$19,600	40

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