Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Barnstable Town, MA

Each occupation's median wage in Barnstable Town, MA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Barnstable Town, MA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Barnstable Town, MA run 1.6% below the national average (2024), so a Barnstable Town, MA salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Barnstable Town, MA · vs. national

1Home Appliance Repairers$85,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,850 – $109,990+67.2%
2Tutors$68,080
Some college, no degree
$37,790 – $89,350+57.0%
3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$100,320
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $110,190+56.8%
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,600
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $106,700+54.7%
5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$95,540
Bachelor's degree
$60,510 – $103,400+52.4%
6Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$57,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190 – $67,550+47.6%
7Opticians, Dispensing$69,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $86,950+47.1%
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$97,100
Bachelor's degree
$59,860 – $111,560+46.5%
9Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$107,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,800 – $107,740+44.5%
10Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$66,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,500 – $68,120+44.4%
11Correctional Officers and Jailers$84,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,370 – $97,920+43.6%
12Lodging Managers$97,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,630 – $164,890+40.6%
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,120
Bachelor's degree
$64,060 – $109,870+40.4%
14Residential Advisors$59,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $72,910+40.0%
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$91,630
Bachelor's degree
$61,810 – $105,720+37.2%
16Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$63,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590 – $91,450+35.5%
17Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$72,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870 – $73,690+33.5%
18Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$49,720
No formal educational credential
$39,680 – $72,480+32.8%
19Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$98,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,270 – $116,570+32.8%
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$67,440
Bachelor's degree
$40,910 – $99,280+32.5%
21Protective Service Workers, All Other$56,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $80,750+32.4%
22Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $109,700+32.3%
23Machinists$77,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920 – $97,300+32.2%
24Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,360 – $94,610+31.1%
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$81,890
Bachelor's degree
$53,310 – $104,670+30.1%
26Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$46,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,240 – $97,620+30.0%
27Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$63,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $88,980+29.9%
28Management Analysts$132,140
Bachelor's degree
$75,500 – $204,990+29.7%
29Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$100,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,920 – $129,360+28.8%
30Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$63,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,770 – $73,530+28.4%
31Food Service Managers$89,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,480 – $131,040+28.4%
32Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$50,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,540 – $62,780+28.3%
33Surgical Technologists$82,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,840 – $95,730+28.2%
34Medical Equipment Preparers$61,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,650 – $78,390+28.2%
35Insurance Sales Agents$79,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,260 – $154,870+27.7%
36Construction Laborers$60,040
No formal educational credential
$44,550 – $93,170+27.4%
37Cooks, Short Order$45,690
No formal educational credential
$31,940 – $53,080+27.3%
38Child, Family, and School Social Workers$75,570
Bachelor's degree
$49,740 – $98,480+26.9%
39Bartenders$43,530
No formal educational credential
$33,960 – $79,840+26.8%
40Firefighters$74,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,310 – $95,930+26.3%
41Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$81,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,590 – $98,800+26.2%
42Veterinarians$164,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,810 – $277,640+26.1%
43Bus Drivers, School$60,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,810 – $72,310+25.8%
44Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$100,660
Associate's degree
$58,480 – $118,920+25.7%
45Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$80,820
Master's degree
$64,100 – $106,120+25.6%
46Cooks, Restaurant$46,930
No formal educational credential
$37,010 – $59,840+25.5%
47Loan Officers$96,080
Bachelor's degree
$57,260 – $178,780+25.3%
48Butchers and Meat Cutters$50,290
No formal educational credential
$36,410 – $71,280+25.3%
49Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$49,010
No formal educational credential
$38,160 – $62,040+25.2%
50Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$74,080
Bachelor's degree
$50,600 – $97,750+24.9%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBarnstable Town, MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,260	$49,850 – $109,990	+67.2%
2	TutorsSome college, no degree	$68,080	$37,790 – $89,350	+57.0%
3	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$100,320	$61,660 – $110,190	+56.8%
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$99,600	$62,150 – $106,700	+54.7%
5	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$95,540	$60,510 – $103,400	+52.4%
6	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,030	$39,190 – $67,550	+47.6%
7	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,530	$50,960 – $86,950	+47.1%
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$97,100	$59,860 – $111,560	+46.5%
9	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,380	$82,800 – $107,740	+44.5%
10	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,320	$39,500 – $68,120	+44.4%
11	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,610	$64,370 – $97,920	+43.6%
12	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,390	$63,630 – $164,890	+40.6%
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$101,120	$64,060 – $109,870	+40.4%
14	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,140	$40,340 – $72,910	+40.0%
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$91,630	$61,810 – $105,720	+37.2%
16	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,270	$45,590 – $91,450	+35.5%
17	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,370	$49,870 – $73,690	+33.5%
18	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$49,720	$39,680 – $72,480	+32.8%
19	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,690	$66,270 – $116,570	+32.8%
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,440	$40,910 – $99,280	+32.5%
21	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,330	$37,860 – $80,750	+32.4%
22	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$37,580 – $109,700	+32.3%
23	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,650	$49,920 – $97,300	+32.2%
24	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,420	$48,360 – $94,610	+31.1%
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$81,890	$53,310 – $104,670	+30.1%
26	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,520	$31,240 – $97,620	+30.0%
27	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,250	$47,860 – $88,980	+29.9%
28	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$132,140	$75,500 – $204,990	+29.7%
29	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,480	$45,920 – $129,360	+28.8%
30	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,190	$44,770 – $73,530	+28.4%
31	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,090	$51,480 – $131,040	+28.4%
32	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,530	$36,540 – $62,780	+28.3%
33	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,860	$63,840 – $95,730	+28.2%
34	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,160	$40,650 – $78,390	+28.2%
35	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,520	$56,260 – $154,870	+27.7%
36	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$60,040	$44,550 – $93,170	+27.4%
37	Cooks, Short OrderNo formal educational credential	$45,690	$31,940 – $53,080	+27.3%
38	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$75,570	$49,740 – $98,480	+26.9%
39	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$43,530	$33,960 – $79,840	+26.8%
40	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,870	$49,310 – $95,930	+26.3%
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,250	$65,590 – $98,800	+26.2%
42	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$164,060	$99,810 – $277,640	+26.1%
43	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,270	$44,810 – $72,310	+25.8%
44	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$100,660	$58,480 – $118,920	+25.7%
45	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$80,820	$64,100 – $106,120	+25.6%
46	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$46,930	$37,010 – $59,840	+25.5%
47	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$96,080	$57,260 – $178,780	+25.3%
48	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$50,290	$36,410 – $71,280	+25.3%
49	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$49,010	$38,160 – $62,040	+25.2%
50	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$74,080	$50,600 – $97,750	+24.9%

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