JobAfterNext

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

269 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 0900001.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$406,170
Family Medicine Physicians$243,050
Pediatricians, General$204,660
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$170,110
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$160,060
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$160,010
Sales Managers$157,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,190
Pharmacists$148,880
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$143,260
Fundraising Managers$138,470
Human Resources Managers$136,460
Software Developers$135,690
Nurse Practitioners$135,140
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$133,610
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)$133,480
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$130,970
Dentists, General$129,780
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$129,330
Marketing Managers$126,770
All 269 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011380$90,4200.62
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012110$112,1801.00
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-309190$34,8700.52
Animal Caretakers 39-2021150$35,9201.29
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101130$106,3400.67
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041100$160,0101.08
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302150$60,0900.82
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023340$59,2601.11
Bakers 51-3011110$34,6201.07
Bartenders 35-3011300$36,9300.93
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021120$47,3300.68
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031690$54,9001.17
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051520$48,0703.01
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031150$72,7501.17
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199100$81,2200.21
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302160$39,4301.05
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020170$73,7800.80
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701160$62,0901.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032170$100,3603.52
Carpenters 47-2031280$61,3600.98
Cashiers 41-20111,730$35,1201.30
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011140$62,3701.59
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-901170$59,3801.16
Chemical Technicians 19-403140$63,7201.54
Chemists 19-203130$95,8300.91
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101180$170,1100.90
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021190$78,8001.11
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011520$35,9102.31
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051140$104,5000.86
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061150$40,8600.91
Clergy 21-201130$60,7401.22
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201090$63,2400.60
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022240$50,3802.24
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912490$57,2001.33
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099Not available$53,720
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-104190$79,3200.50
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161140$58,6701.87
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129990$133,4800.49
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121190$68,9900.40
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232190$62,7700.61
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021150$150,1900.54
Concierges 39-601240$35,0901.98
Construction Laborers 47-2061410$57,0200.86
Construction Managers 11-9021110$107,6400.69
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$82,1800.79
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012270$43,9401.44
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014630$38,1401.05
Cost Estimators 13-105170$72,4700.68
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021120$40,2100.67
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031110$48,8401.36
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091120Not available3.06
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051650$46,4600.59
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-903250$42,3602.58
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403160$44,7300.86
Dental Assistants 31-9091120$57,1100.74
Dental Hygienists 29-1292130$98,5501.39
Dentists, General 29-102140$129,7800.74
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$100,5400.95
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103130$57,1001.02
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011210$34,0100.92
Dishwashers 35-9021390$35,0201.91
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503260$56,0100.63
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031200$34,0101.13
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903940$111,2401.64
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032410$133,6102.94
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903150$60,2601.64
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012150$65,3900.97
Electrical Engineers 17-207150$102,5800.59
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905160Not available1.11
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340$72,0701.02
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028330$44,4103.08
Electricians 47-2111340$75,5201.06
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021850$76,0801.43
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406140$67,7000.59
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042230$48,2103.00
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-219950$96,2000.68
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011210$72,3501.07
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903180$48,8900.55
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021190$48,4707.23
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013130$97,5902.00
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121540$243,0500.79
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209240$37,9700.38
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,610$34,3900.98
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031400$143,2601.10
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140$98,5500.25
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-202140$69,1606.52
Firefighters 33-201160$71,4500.42
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011340$79,5200.98
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101490$57,1102.00
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102130$89,5300.76
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012500$49,9600.94
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101190$65,3701.18
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101290$71,9401.68
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011260$80,7200.98
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101240$71,2000.43
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011860$69,9701.39
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102270$58,9301.45
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101260$120,7900.85
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011530$75,2901.83
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011660$51,2701.37
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047210$66,2000.80
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021580$36,6201.52
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909980$38,0902.08
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041190$34,9601.49
Food Service Managers 11-905190$61,5900.88
Fundraisers 13-113180$74,4501.63
Fundraising Managers 11-203350$138,4703.30
Funeral Attendants 39-402130$48,1902.50
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,420$114,1400.94
Graphic Designers 27-102450$57,3900.59
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033200$46,9807.07
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012100$35,0200.78
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102260$73,4500.73
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099110$37,0802.25
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021150$65,0500.87
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032840$59,1900.95
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$44,9901.49
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198120$43,4801.65
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051290$63,7704.32
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,480$37,9101.34
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031120$34,0100.67
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-408160$35,8300.50
Human Resources Managers 11-312170$136,4600.77
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071250$76,2600.64
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302680$70,6202.32
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112280$98,9801.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041160$61,7600.83
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051180$129,3301.73
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051170$55,2200.52
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419950$38,5600.90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061470$50,7301.84
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099150$56,1801.95
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031110$76,8601.10
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411130$48,9300.49
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011840$43,3000.88
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201280$84,6101.70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062880$45,2500.69
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011940$45,7102.30
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034Not available$46,820
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-601160$36,3100.73
Lawyers 23-1011170$69,9900.52
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022140$62,3102.46
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121150$36,5204.09
Library Technicians 25-403140$38,2501.39
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061380$71,3201.36
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909240$34,0100.63
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033280$39,9300.65
Loan Officers 13-207260$84,9900.54
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108150$80,9300.49
Machinists 51-4041330$60,6002.66
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012310$35,6500.83
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904330$61,4601.19
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071630$56,3500.95
Management Analysts 13-1111150$72,5500.38
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199180$160,0600.67
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092110$34,8801.72
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161190$64,1700.48
Marketing Managers 11-202170$126,7700.43
Massage Therapists 31-901140$77,6600.96
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141100$99,1700.76
Medical Assistants 31-9092360$46,9801.03
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104240$99,8200.50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013260$47,8700.62
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094Not available$42,190
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111300$123,2801.16
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112140$62,9600.60
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102380$70,2201.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026110$40,2401.56
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-419970$49,86010.95
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022480$75,5501.82
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090750$39,7801.25
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304270$75,0000.99
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072220$49,1103.45
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081350$50,6806.58
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124450$92,1800.35
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171120$135,1400.85
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,050$44,0601.68
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501130$93,0600.51
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122160$103,3302.22
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201140$74,4301.74
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,000$47,5900.95
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199130$37,8301.61
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073250$74,4701.20
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053Not available$50,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111170$64,9301.01
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064230$37,7900.97
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141100$51,1901.01
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-919680$46,5202.06
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011100$60,2400.57
Paramedics 29-2043100$73,8402.29
Parts Salespersons 41-2022160$36,5101.39
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305170$61,4701.03
Pediatricians, General 29-122140$204,6602.31
Pharmacists 29-1051120$148,8800.87
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052190$46,2500.95
Phlebotomists 31-909740$45,1300.72
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202150$76,6301.08
Physical Therapists 29-1123160$102,9501.38
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107170$130,9701.00
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122970$406,1700.45
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152200$73,1100.99
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051280$78,7500.96
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011280$47,8801.34
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$57,9600.75
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199170$51,2601.53
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061180$58,6801.05
Project Management Specialists 13-1082220$84,4900.49
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202060$78,0502.32
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141140$68,9601.02
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909930$36,8500.99
Psychiatric Technicians 29-205360$49,3500.90
Public Relations Specialists 27-303150$72,8500.40
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503180$58,4301.83
Purchasing Managers 11-306130$123,2000.90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034100$99,9801.04
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171540$39,0101.39
Recreation Workers 39-9032260$36,3501.86
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,120$100,3800.77
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015180$44,2904.35
Residential Advisors 39-9041110$42,3802.97
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,680$35,9401.01
Sales Managers 11-2022240$157,7300.89
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091230$67,8300.42
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012430$66,5700.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401180$95,1900.65
School Bus Monitors 33-909460$34,0101.72
School Psychologists 19-303470$97,8002.65
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031960$74,9202.10
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014790$50,6401.07
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031120$69,2900.59
Security Guards 33-9032220$44,0400.40
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021150$54,5501.08
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901240$46,2601.43
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603180$34,0101.68
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221150$54,4100.97
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071340$46,9600.96
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053140$38,0501.28
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151210$67,5402.29
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093740$44,1403.93
Software Developers 15-1252110$135,6900.16
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2059130$60,6609.21
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052110$78,6300.95
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057110$78,7502.78
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-2051Not available$66,400
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$81,9701.04
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112790$101,6001.17
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,530$37,3001.26
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-204130$62,4501.42
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018280$66,0501.32
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031260$45,7501.16
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-208140$72,1901.84
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099100$62,0902.04
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,260$38,1902.07
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202250$74,1800.76
Tellers 43-3071180$44,3601.24
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309360$39,4101.35
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111100$76,5904.10
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151110$69,5200.56
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307170$104,8500.74
Tutors 25-304160$59,4200.86
Veterinarians 29-113180$123,3302.10
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909680$45,8101.53
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056120$49,6202.11
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,020$36,5301.05
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803160$63,3701.04
Web Developers 15-125440$61,8601.20
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1255Not available$97,190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412180$59,9300.42
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-704230$47,1301.27