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The Baltimore Region has a diverse range of occupations to fill with a well-educated workforce.
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After Sales and Office occupations, the region’s occupations are uniformly spread across a variety of jobs.
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The average annual wage by occupation for the Baltimore MSA is $45,220.
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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.
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The region also has 52% of the state's Financial Activities, and 51.6% of Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.
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Baltimore-Towson MSA Employment by Occupation: May 2007
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Earnings
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Employees
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% of total
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Mean Hourly
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Mean Annual
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Office and Administrative Support Occupations
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224,180
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17.4%
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16.18
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33,660
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Sales and Related Occupations
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133,180
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10.3%
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11.79
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35,830
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Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
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101,120
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7.8%
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9.71
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20,200
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Education, Training, and Library Occupations
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84,680
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6.6%
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25.93
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53,930
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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
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80,390
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6.2%
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15.84
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32,940
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Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations
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74,930
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5.8%
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34.09
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70,910
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Construction and Extraction Occupations
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69,830
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5.4%
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19.70
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40,970
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Business and Financial Operations Occupations
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69,530
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5.4%
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30.97
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64,410
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Management
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67,990
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5.3%
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48.51
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100,900
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Production Occupations
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51,310
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4.0%
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16.39
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34,100
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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
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48,470
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3.8%
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19.87
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41,320
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Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations
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42,710
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3.3%
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38.39
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79,850
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Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
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41,090
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3.2%
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11.49
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23,900
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Healthcare Support Occupations
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35,700
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2.8%
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13.70
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28,490
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Personal Care and Service Occupations
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29,910
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2.3%
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12.67
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26,340
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Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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27,590
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2.1%
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34.36
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71,470
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Protective Service Occupations
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23,900*
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1.9%
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20.56
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42,760
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Community and Social Services Occupations
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20,790
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1.6%
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20.87
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43,410
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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15,820
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1.2%
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29.53
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61,430
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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15,460
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1.2%
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23.07
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47,990
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Legal Occupations
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14,520
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1.1%
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35.65
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74,140
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
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1,630
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0.1%
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11.69
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24,320
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All
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1,289,940
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21.74
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45,220
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*some estimates not released
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Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008
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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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