Occupations

Occupational Employment and Wage Data

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) program operated in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, collects occupational employment and wages for all non-farm industries statewide, for 16 Workforce Investment Areas (WIA's), and for seven Metropolitan New England City and Town Statistical Areas (NECTA's) and Divisions.

    Access All Industry Occupational Employment and Wages for May, 2008

A note to data users: Data are now available for the May 2008. For information on Industry Staffing Pattern Data, please email detlmi@detma.org

Massachusetts Employment Projections Reports through 2016

These publications profile the state's long-term job outlook, analyzing the shifts in the demand for workers in industries and occupations. The impact of these employment changes on education and training is also addressed.

The Massachusetts Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix, 2006-2016

The Massachusetts Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix---which reflects the unique mix of occupations and industries in Massachusetts---is a tabulation of current and projected employment levels for 725 occupations and 150 industries. Visit this webpage to search by occupation to see the industries that had the largest numbers of workers in the occupation in 2006 and which are projected to increase the fastest or increase the most over the 2006-2016 period; or to search by industry to see the occupations in that industry that had the most workers in 2006 and which will likely have the fastest growth or largest numerical increase over the 2006-2016 period. An excel version of the entire 2006-2016 Industry-Occupational Matrix is available for download. Other file formats are available upon request.

Occupational Projection Search

Industry Projection Search

2006-2016 Employment Projections Industry-Occupation matrix EXCEL

High-Demand/High-Wage/High-Skilled Occupations

Listings of the occupations employing at least 100 workers that meet three criteria.

Projections Methodology