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The Baltimore Region has a diverse range of occupations to fill with a well-educated workforce.

  • After Sales and Office occupations, the region’s occupations are uniformly spread across a variety of jobs.
  • The average annual wage by occupation for the Baltimore MSA is $45,220.
  • When matched with Maryland’s occupations, Greater Baltimore drives the State’s employment in Education and Health Services, with 60% of employment hosted within the region.
  • The region also has 52% of the state's Financial Activities, and 51.6% of Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. 

 

Baltimore-Towson MSA Employment by Occupation: May 2007

 

 

 

Earnings

 

Employees

% of total

Mean Hourly

Mean Annual

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

224,180

17.4%

16.18

33,660

Sales and Related Occupations

133,180

10.3%

11.79

35,830

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

101,120

7.8%

9.71

20,200

Education, Training, and Library Occupations

84,680

6.6%

25.93

53,930

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

80,390

6.2%

15.84

32,940

Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations

74,930

5.8%

34.09

70,910

Construction and Extraction Occupations

69,830

5.4%

19.70

40,970

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

69,530

5.4%

30.97

64,410

Management

67,990

5.3%

48.51

100,900

Production Occupations

51,310

4.0%

16.39

34,100

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

48,470

3.8%

19.87

41,320

Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations

42,710

3.3%

38.39

79,850

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

41,090

3.2%

11.49

23,900

Healthcare Support Occupations

35,700

2.8%

13.70

28,490

Personal Care and Service Occupations

29,910

2.3%

12.67

26,340

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

27,590

2.1%

34.36

71,470

Protective Service Occupations

23,900*

1.9%

20.56

42,760

Community and Social Services Occupations

20,790

1.6%

20.87

43,410

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

15,820

1.2%

29.53

61,430

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

15,460

1.2%

23.07

47,990

Legal Occupations

14,520

1.1%

35.65

74,140

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

1,630

0.1%

11.69

24,320

All

1,289,940

 

21.74

45,220

 *some estimates not released

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008

All data are grouped using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code and were pulled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007.

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