Available and Skilled Labor
Employees are committed to community and region
People live in northern New Hampshire because they love it here. When a company closes or down sizes, many employees don't move out of the area, but rather make due until they find another job. There is a large pool of workers who are under-employed. There are also many people who grew up in northern New Hampshire and would move back for the right job. For example, when a new high-tech company placed an ad in local newspapers, they received a tremendous response, including people from out-of-state who heard about the openings and wanted to move back to the area. You will find that workers who need training are motivated to be retrained; and the state has job training assistance to help with customized training (see more details below).
Listed below are sample 2009 wages for this region. A more detailed report can be provided at request.
| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Entry Wage |
Mean Wage |
Median Wage |
back to topExp. wage |
| Total All Occupations |
00-0000 |
8.56 |
15.91 |
13.33 |
19.60 |
| Management Occupations |
11-0000 |
17.32 |
37.02 |
31.79 |
46.86 |
| Chief Executives |
11-1011 |
34.14 |
68.35 |
65.78 |
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| General and Operations Managers |
11-1021 |
20.30 |
36.46 |
31.75 |
44.54 |
| Legislators |
11-1031 |
13,571 |
13,579 |
13,667 |
13,584 |
| Financial Managers |
11-3031 |
25.91 |
41.74 |
37.26 |
49.65 |
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School |
11-9032 |
44,572 |
73,323 |
67,327 |
87,699 |
| Food Service Managers |
11-9051 |
13.67 |
18.20 |
18.59 |
20.47 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
11-9111 |
27.31 |
40.89 |
35.64 |
47.69 |
| Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
11-9131 |
22.71 |
28.11 |
28.98 |
30.82 |
| Managers, All Others |
11-9199 |
22.13 |
39.30 |
31.13 |
47.90 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
13-0000 |
14.83 |
22.78 |
20.96 |
26.75 |
| Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products |
13-1022 |
13.22 |
19.03 |
16.54 |
21.94 |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
13-1023 |
18.04 |
25.25 |
22.22 |
28.85 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
13-1199 |
14.45 |
20.64 |
20.41 |
23.74 |
| Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
13-2081 |
11.88 |
14.54 |
14.09 |
15.87 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other |
13-2099 |
24.72 |
31.76 |
32.18 |
35.28 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
15-0000 |
15.89 |
27.26 |
24.44 |
32.95 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
15-1071 |
17.51 |
24.91 |
24.11 |
28.59 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
49-0000 |
12.06 |
18.08 |
16.96 |
21.09 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
49-1011 |
17.45 |
24.38 |
22.49 |
27.85 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
49-3021 |
12.72 |
15.60 |
15.00 |
17.05 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
49-3023 |
12.20 |
17.62 |
16.84 |
20.32 |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
49-3042 |
11.99 |
15.65 |
16.57 |
17.49 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
49-9021 |
13.69 |
17.06 |
16.95 |
18.75 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
49-9041 |
17.32 |
20.67 |
20.87 |
22.35 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
49-9042 |
11.17 |
15.94 |
15.16 |
18.32 |
| Production Occupations |
51-0000 |
10.78 |
15.23 |
14.72 |
17.45 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
51-1011 |
16.08 |
24.29 |
23.91 |
28.40 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
51-3021 |
8.94 |
11.87 |
12.09 |
13.34 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braziers |
51-4121 |
13.26 |
15.54 |
15.13 |
16.68 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
51-4199 |
10.53 |
11.88 |
11.30 |
12.56 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
51-6011 |
8.21 |
9.36 |
9.26 |
9.93 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
10.77 |
14.41 |
14.47 |
16.23 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
51-8021 |
16.14 |
18.94 |
19.28 |
20.34 |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031 |
12.79 |
18.23 |
19.47 |
20.95 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
53-0000 |
7.61 |
12.48 |
11.34 |
14.92 |
| Bus Drivers, School |
53-3022 |
6.45 |
12.10 |
12.42 |
14.92 |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
53-3031 |
7.05 |
9.22 |
9.81 |
10.31 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer |
53-3032 |
13.28 |
18.09 |
16.46 |
20.49 |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |
53-3033 |
8.83 |
13.90 |
11.53 |
16.43 |
| Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs |
53-3041 |
7.01 |
8.80 |
9.16 |
9.71 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
53-7051 |
9.98 |
13.84 |
14.45 |
15.76 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment |
53-7061 |
10.13 |
10.83 |
10.74 |
11.18 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
53-7062 |
6.45 |
9.53 |
9.27 |
11.07 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
53-7064 |
6.30 |
8.17 |
7.04 |
9.11 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
53-7081 |
7.46 |
10.94 |
11.1 |
12.68 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other |
53-7199 |
8.83 |
9.50 |
9.32 |
9.83 |
| back to topCoos County Employment by Industry, 2000 |
|
Number |
Coös County Percent |
New Hampshire Percent |
| Agriculture, forestry, fusing, and hunting, and mining |
546 |
3.4% |
0.8% |
| Construction |
1,499 |
9.4% |
8.1% |
| Manufacturing |
2,361 |
14.7% |
13.5% |
| Wholesale trade |
266 |
1.7% |
3.7% |
| Retail trade |
2,256 |
14.1% |
13.5% |
| Transpiration and warehousing, and utilities |
571 |
3.6% |
4.0% |
| Information |
238 |
1.5% |
2.5% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing |
711 |
4.4% |
6.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and adiministrative and waste management services |
633 |
3.9% |
9.4% |
| Educational services, the healthcare and social assistance |
3,675 |
22.9% |
21.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services |
1,938 |
12.1% |
7.7% |
| Other services, except public administration |
665 |
4.1% |
4.4% |
| Public administration |
669 |
4.2% |
3.9% |
| back to topOccupations of Coos County Residents 16 and Over, 2000 |
|
Number |
Coös County Percent |
New Hampshire Percent |
| Management, professional, and related occupations |
4,443 |
27.7% |
36.5% |
| Service occupations |
2,977 |
18.6% |
14.9% |
| Sales and office occupations |
3,576 |
22.3% |
26.2% |
| Farming, fishing and forestry occupations |
279 |
1.7% |
0.4% |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations |
1,892 |
11.8% |
10.1% |
| Production, transporation, and material moving occupations |
2,861 |
17.9% |
11.9% |
Source: U.S Census of the Population, 2000
Assistance In Recruiting Labor
The state of New Hampshire will provide strong support for your labor recruitment needs. The NH Employment Security can act as your representative in identifying, screening and scheduling interviews. The agency often uses its Littleton and Berlin offices to facilitate the process.
After your company reviews the applications and selects potential candidates to interview, the state will contact candidates to set up interviews at the location and time intervals you've selected. The interviews are usually at one of the NH Employment Security's private conference rooms in Littleton or Berlin. Many employers appreciate this off-site interviewing process, as it removes the company representative from the normal work environment and allows them to focus on the interviews. NH Employment Security's receptionist will manage the flow of traffic. The interviews are conducted by the employer.
Job Training Grant
New Hampshire offers a 50/50 cash match program (no cap on the fund) for customized training programs through the New Hampshire Community Technical College.
The annual state budget for the job training program is $1 million. Applications are judged on a case-by-case basis by a grant committee. The committee is made up of business, private, and public representatives who consider the wages and benefits offered and the ability of the employees to grow in their career path at the company. At a regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the grant review committee will meet to review the application, and a contact person representing the applicant will attend to answer any questions by the committee. A recommendation regarding funding will be made by the committee to the Commissioner of the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED).
On-the-job training program
Unlike the state-funded training program outlined above, there are also limited federal funds that can be used for on the job training in the North Country. This program in based on individual workers, and not groups. As a federal program, it tends to be more paper intensive, but might be a good fit in certain situations. Here is more detail:
- The state can provide up to 50% of the trainee's starting salary wage for the contract period
- The company agrees to hire the eligible person (example: a laid-off worker from the Groveton Mill in Groveton, NH), at the normal starting wage and benefit package.
- Once the company agrees to hire the person, BUT BEFORE HE/SHE ACTUALLY BEGINS WORKING FOR THE COMPANY, an NH Employment Security counselor will work with the company to develop a training contract tailored to the particular position.
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- While the person is in training, the company submits monthly progress reports and invoices to receive reimbursements.
- The company agrees to retain the person as a full-time employee for at least 26 weeks when the training period is completed.
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Employment assistance—stay at work, return to work, ready to work
The state has instituted three programs in conjunction with the business community, to help people during these difficult economic times.
Stay at work—work share
This program allows a company to reduce work hours of their employees to avert layoffs, while the employees receive partial unemployment compensation.
Return to work
Allows unemployment claimants to continue to receive their unemployment benefits while receiving up to six weeks of on site training at a business who has the option to hire them long term.
Get Ready To Work Coming January 1, 2011
The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development and the Community College System of NH will provide basic skills assessments, skill certification, and/or remedial courses to eligible claimants.
Bonnie--Also under "Business Incentives" section after "Ocean Bank Energy Efficiency Program" info, add the following:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy assistance
NH offers a number of State, Federal, and utility funded programs to assist business with energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE&RE). NH Division of Economic Development’s Business Energy Manager is available to guide your firm in the following ways:
- Provides Technical Assistance to maximize the available EE&RE benefits that match your firm’s needs.
- Provides options for arranging for Energy Audits to identify ways to minimize energy expenses.
- Provides referrals to grants and financing to make EE&RE investments a cost effective reality.
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