Snapshot of
Employment in Cumberland, Maryland in 2010
- #1 amongst Maryland metro areas ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
- #2 amongst Maryland metro areas ranked by lowest unemployment rate.
- #2 amongst Maryland metro areas ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
- #5 amongst Maryland metro areas ranked by total employment.
- #5 amongst Maryland metro areas ranked by average annual wages.
- #60 amongst U.S. metro areas ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
- #97 amongst U.S. metro areas ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
- #191 amongst U.S. metro areas ranked by lowest unemployment rate.
- #278 amongst U.S. metro areas ranked by average annual wages.
- #374 amongst U.S. metro areas ranked by total employment.
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Figure 1. Total Employment

Figure 2. Employment Percent Change
Cumberland
Maryland
United States
Total Employment
37,400
2,462,470
127,097,160
Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010
-570
-40,940
-3,550,450
Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010
-0.02 %
-0.02 %
-0.03 %
Unemployment Rate
9.10 %
7.70 %
9.60 %
Table 1. Employment Information for
Cumberland, MD
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Salary Information for
Cumberland, MD

Figure 3. Annual Salary Distribution

Figure 4. Hourly Wage Distribution

Figure 5. Average Annual Salary

Figure 6. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 7. Average Annual Wage Percent Change
Cumberland
Maryland
United States
Average Annual Salary
$37,410
$50,880
$44,410
Average Hourly Wage
$17.99
$24.46
$21.35
Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010
0.04 %
0.03 %
0.02 %
Table 2. Salary Information for
Cumberland, MD
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VIEW ALL CUMBERLAND, MD OCCUPATIONS HERE
HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS
1. Management Occupations: $76,320
2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $69,610
3. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: $61,080
4. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: $55,240
5. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: $53,880
Table 3. Highest Paying
Cumberland, MD Occupations
FASTEST GROWING SALARIES
1. Production Occupations: 0.15 %
2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: 0.08 %
3. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations: 0.08 %
4. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.06 %
5. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 0.06 %
Table 4.
Cumberland, MD Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries
POPULAR OCCUPATIONS
1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 15.11 %
2. Sales and Related Occupations: 11.07 %
3. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 9.22 %
4. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 8.10 %
5. Education, Training, and Library Occupations: 7.78 %
Table 5. Popular
Cumberland, MD Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for the State)
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT
1. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: 0.23 %
2. Healthcare Support Occupations: 0.14 %
3. Protective Service Occupations: 0.07 %
4. Management Occupations: 0.06 %
5. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.05 %
Table 6.
Cumberland, MD Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment
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LARGEST EMPLOYMENT
1. Health care and social assistance: 22.47%
4. Accommodation and food services: 12.14%
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7. Local Industries with the Largest Employment (2008)
LARGEST NUMER OF FIRMS
2. Other services (except public administration): 308
3. Health care and social assistance: 270
5. Accommodation and food services: 211
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8. Local Industries with the Largest Number of Registered Firms (2008)
HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT PER FIRM
3. Health care and social assistance: 26.08
4. Accommodation and food services: 18.02
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9. Local Industries with the Highest Number of Employees Per Firm (2008)
HIGHEST ANNUAL PAYROLL PER FIRM
1. Manufacturing: $3,091,030
2. Information: $1,267,067
4. Health care and social assistance: $870,070
5. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: $619,400
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10. Local Industries with the Highest Annual Payroll Per Firm (2008)
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11. Popular Colleges in
Cumberland, MD.
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12. Popular Academic/Training Programs Offered by Colleges in
Cumberland, MD.
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Further Information on Employment and Occupations in
Cumberland, MD
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Education
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