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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Portland, ME

605 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Portland, ME for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$62,690320View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$62,5401,390View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,430330View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$62,420760View salary detail
Lodging Managers$62,400410View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks$62,130170View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$62,06090View salary detail
Pipelayers$62,02040View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$61,99060View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$61,760170View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,740160View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$61,70050View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,640140View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,590210View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$61,520140View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,50070View salary detail
Patient Representatives$61,490270View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$61,490270View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,490270View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$61,490270View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$61,35070View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,240520View salary detail
Dental Assistants$61,240830View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$61,150170View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$61,150—View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,130700View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$61,07090View salary detail
Stonemasons$61,060130View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$60,8601,020View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$60,84060View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$60,630940View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,440180View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$60,280140View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$60,100140View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$60,060100View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$59,97050View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$59,97050View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,9003,440View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880640View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$59,820140View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,760330View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$59,74070View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,530880View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,420310View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$59,410310View salary detail
Health Education Specialists$59,410190View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$59,350130View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,0901,360View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$59,010810View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,950310View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.