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Lewiston-Auburn, ME

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area

Figures describe the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lewiston city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$49,540

Total employment47,660

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area was $49,540 per year ($23.82 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 47,660 jobs. 229 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1.88	820	$47,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1.71	1,080	$57,900
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1.58	670	$59,110
Nursing Assistants	1.55	690	$48,570

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 229 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,240	$18.38	1,870	1.42
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,720	$16.69	1,490	1.26
Retail Salespersons	$36,540	$17.57	1,430	1.20
Registered Nurses	$85,870	$41.29	1,280	1.23
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,680	$19.56	1,210	1.40
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,900	$27.84	1,080	1.71
Cashiers	$35,280	$16.96	1,020	1.08
General and Operations Managers	$96,730	$46.51	950	0.89
Office Clerks, General	$42,840	$20.60	950	1.26
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$47,120	Not published	820	1.88
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,240	$18.39	760	1.12
Nursing Assistants	$48,570	$23.35	690	1.55
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,110	Not published	670	1.58
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,780	$21.05	610	0.67
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,230	$24.15	540	1.28
Customer Service Representatives	$45,790	$22.02	480	0.60
Childcare Workers	$34,570	$16.62	460	2.89
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,440	$24.73	460	1.35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,880	$23.50	460	0.88
Social and Human Service Assistants	$48,110	$23.13	450	3.35
Waiters and Waitresses	$43,130	$20.74	450	0.65
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,110	Not published	420	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,990	$33.65	420	0.95
Electricians	$78,430	$37.71	410	1.75
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$57,000	$27.41	410	1.71
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,790	$29.23	390	1.02
Light Truck Drivers	$50,870	$24.46	390	1.29
Medical Assistants	$51,460	$24.74	380	1.50
Food Preparation Workers	$35,630	$17.13	340	1.24
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,170	$24.12	340	0.72
Construction Laborers	$45,890	$22.06	330	0.99
Accountants and Auditors	$75,980	$36.53	320	0.72
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$51,980	$24.99	320	2.78
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,720	$22.94	310	1.06
Human Resources Specialists	$58,240	$28.00	300	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,700	$22.45	290	0.78
Carpenters	$60,950	$29.30	280	1.38
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$56,370	$27.10	280	1.30
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,530	$23.81	270	1.06
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,510	$21.40	250	0.58
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,180	$21.72	250	0.87
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,370	$18.93	250	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,780	$33.55	250	1.22
Financial Managers	$131,190	$63.07	240	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,800	$37.88	240	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,070	$29.84	230	1.20
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,220	$18.37	230	1.85
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,900	$37.93	210	1.12
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$61,980	$29.80	190	1.62
Firefighters	$52,930	$25.45	190	1.78
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,140	$29.88	190	1.36
Bakers	$37,380	$17.97	190	2.58
Nurse Practitioners	$135,630	$65.21	180	1.81
Bartenders	$45,040	$21.66	180	0.80
Tellers	$42,880	$20.61	180	1.79
Sales Managers	$125,230	$60.21	170	0.88
Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,040	$50.02	170	0.95
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,420	$28.57	170	0.76
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$60,150	Not published	170	2.18
Dishwashers	$34,920	$16.79	170	1.19
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,240	$17.90	170	0.65
Project Management Specialists	$102,490	$49.28	160	0.48
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$55,480	$26.67	160	1.09
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,960	$18.73	160	3.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$67,180	$32.30	160	1.31
Sewing Machine Operators	$44,670	$21.48	160	4.98
Software Developers	$117,700	$56.59	150	0.29
Lawyers	$105,240	$50.60	150	0.65
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$43,730	$21.03	150	1.11
Parts Salespersons	$46,400	$22.31	150	1.85
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$57,920	$27.85	150	0.38
Roofers	$51,350	$24.69	150	3.54
Helpers--Electricians	$46,920	$22.56	150	7.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$66,890	$32.16	150	1.13
Social and Community Service Managers	$77,080	$37.06	140	2.14
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,340	$35.74	140	0.41
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$35,490	$17.06	140	0.85
Public Relations Specialists	Not published	Not published	140	1.62
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$66,530	$31.99	140	0.68
Security Guards	$43,340	$20.84	140	0.34
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$38,230	$18.38	140	4.88
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,600	$21.92	140	1.16
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$44,500	$21.39	140	0.32
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,310	$23.23	140	0.74
Bus Drivers, School	$49,100	$23.61	140	1.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,130	Not published	130	1.33
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$66,820	$32.12	130	0.45
Computer Systems Analysts	$82,890	$39.85	130	0.83
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,800	$29.71	130	3.22
Physical Therapists	$98,300	$47.26	130	1.60
Pharmacy Technicians	$44,200	$21.25	130	0.93
Recreation Workers	$36,230	$17.42	130	1.29
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$56,140	$26.99	130	0.89
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,680	$29.17	130	1.50
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,500	$28.61	120	1.11
Cooks, Fast Food	$35,470	$17.05	120	0.59
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,470	$27.63	120	1.20
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$60,340	$29.01	120	2.15
Coaches and Scouts	$48,470	Not published	110	1.47
Insurance Sales Agents	$57,240	$27.52	110	0.72
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$63,470	$30.51	110	0.80
Food Batchmakers	$37,120	$17.85	110	1.97
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,680	$21.00	110	1.39
Management Analysts	$86,530	$41.60	100	0.35
Training and Development Specialists	$65,370	$31.43	100	0.74
Loan Officers	$96,990	$46.63	100	1.23
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,090	Not published	100	0.54
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$84,510	$40.63	100	1.37
Dental Assistants	$57,650	$27.72	100	0.87
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,690	$23.41	100	0.82
Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,260	$23.20	100	2.12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$58,010	$27.89	100	1.82
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,030	$22.61	100	4.34
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,420	$17.51	100	0.86
Food Service Managers	$64,990	$31.25	90	1.20
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$58,430	$28.09	90	0.76
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,010	$22.60	90	0.61
Occupational Therapists	$84,310	$40.53	90	1.77
Medical Records Specialists	$47,690	$22.93	90	1.44
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$36,190	$17.40	90	0.53
Machinists	$59,020	$28.37	90	1.00
Production Workers, All Other	$38,790	$18.65	90	1.20
Construction Managers	$117,870	$56.67	80	0.72
Compliance Officers	$76,300	$36.68	80	0.63
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,700	Not published	80	1.58
Pharmacists	$142,840	$68.67	80	0.82
Physician Assistants	$143,710	$69.09	80	1.63
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,850	$22.52	80	1.39
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,200	$18.37	80	0.86
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,730	$21.99	80	0.68
Sheet Metal Workers	$59,910	$28.81	80	2.21
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,400	$18.94	80	2.01
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,520	$26.69	80	0.62
Printing Press Operators	$46,850	$22.52	80	1.77
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,440	$16.56	80	0.47
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$40,370	$19.41	80	1.69
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,050	$66.37	70	0.32
Industrial Production Managers	$126,300	$60.72	70	0.88
Managers, All Other	$131,520	$63.23	70	0.35
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$86,530	$41.60	70	0.68
Data Scientists	$81,570	$39.22	70	0.82
Electrical Engineers	$127,370	$61.23	70	1.07
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,140	$18.34	70	0.73
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$48,550	$23.34	70	1.26
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$40,470	$19.46	70	1.59
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,880	$23.02	70	1.05
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$90,880	$43.69	70	2.34
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,330	$17.95	70	5.68
Chief Executives	$138,440	$66.56	60	1.03
Administrative Services Managers	$104,010	$50.00	60	0.77
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$55,480	$26.67	60	0.63
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$80,360	$38.64	60	0.41
Cost Estimators	$79,270	$38.11	60	0.85
Fundraisers	$61,470	$29.55	60	1.62
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,650	$39.26	60	0.58
Healthcare Social Workers	$65,070	$31.28	60	0.96
Speech-Language Pathologists	$88,610	$42.60	60	1.14
Nurse Anesthetists	$247,470	$118.98	60	3.49
Family Medicine Physicians	$239,740	$115.26	60	1.90
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$66,130	$31.80	60	0.31
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,500	$23.80	60	1.07
Chefs and Head Cooks	$56,440	$27.13	60	0.98
Animal Caretakers	$35,110	$16.88	60	0.68
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,060	$21.18	60	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,000	$37.50	60	0.85
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$48,860	$23.49	60	1.28
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$56,430	$27.13	60	1.19
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$59,160	$28.44	60	0.92
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,450	$22.33	60	0.94
Construction and Building Inspectors	$72,970	$35.08	60	1.34
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$50,740	$24.39	60	1.30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,640	$18.58	60	1.51
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,300	$28.51	60	1.07
Marketing Managers	$126,140	$60.64	50	0.37
Human Resources Managers	$114,320	$54.96	50	0.67
Financial and Investment Analysts	$80,320	$38.62	50	0.42
Industrial Engineers	$72,430	$34.82	50	0.44
Social Workers, All Other	$60,280	$28.98	50	2.48
Health Education Specialists	$59,210	$28.47	50	2.36
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,500	Not published	50	1.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,750	$30.65	50	1.15
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,270	$23.69	50	1.14
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$62,230	$29.92	50	1.35
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$32,750	$15.75	50	0.38
Advertising Sales Agents	$42,240	$20.31	50	1.87
Library Assistants, Clerical	$38,310	$18.42	50	2.03
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$55,140	$26.51	50	1.52
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,830	$22.04	50	1.11
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$47,870	$23.01	50	3.69
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,120	$37.08	50	1.30
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,750	$24.88	50	3.54
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,070	$21.67	50	1.04
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$33,090	$15.91	50	1.54
Facilities Managers	$102,800	$49.42	40	0.81
Civil Engineers	$92,470	$44.46	40	0.39
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$91,380	$43.93	40	0.82
Community Health Workers	$51,550	$24.79	40	2.11
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$61,830	$29.73	40	3.26
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,210	$20.77	40	0.43
Tutors	$54,960	$26.42	40	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,830	$45.59	40	0.74
School Bus Monitors	$38,410	$18.47	40	1.53
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$45,970	$22.10	40	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,560	$29.12	40	1.11
Residential Advisors	$44,730	$21.51	40	1.62
Real Estate Brokers	$40,630	$19.53	40	2.87
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$54,750	$26.32	40	0.95
New Accounts Clerks	$47,100	$22.64	40	3.56
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,910	$23.99	40	1.49
Postal Service Clerks	$61,430	$29.54	40	1.95
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$59,580	$28.64	40	2.39
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$41,730	$20.06	40	0.47
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$51,230	$24.63	40	5.14
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$46,780	$22.49	40	2.45
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$52,010	$25.01	40	3.25
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,770	$19.12	40	1.25
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,850	$29.26	40	2.34
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,420	$19.43	40	5.99
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,800	$18.18	40	2.12
Computer Network Support Specialists	$75,470	$36.29	30	0.73
Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,660	$43.11	30	0.23
Graphic Designers	$56,480	$27.16	30	0.51
Paramedics	$64,970	$31.24	30	1.05
Physical Therapist Assistants	$68,190	$32.78	30	0.94
Order Clerks	$45,290	$21.78	30	1.39
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$33,300	$16.01	30	1.07
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,330	$17.47	30	0.58
Crane and Tower Operators	$74,040	$35.60	30	2.30
Logisticians	$57,240	$27.52	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.