Jobs in Scarborough

Major Employers in Scarborough include:

Hannaford Brothers 1,000+
MaineHealth 500-550
US Postal Service 450-500
Abbott 900-1,000
Wal-Mart 300-350
Piper Shores 200-250
NorDX 200-250
Cabela’s 200-250

Largest Private Employers in Cumberland County (3rd Quarter 2022)

  • MaineHealth – General Medical & Surgical (6,501-7,000 jobs)
  • Maine Health – Psychiatric and Substance Abuse (501-1000)
  • Maine Health – Computer Systems Design (501-1,000)
  • UNUM Group (2,001-2,500)
  • Abbott (1,001-1,500)
  • Hannaford (2,501 – 3,000)
  • Northern Light Mercy Hospital (501-1000)
  • Walmart/Sam’s Club (1,001 – 1,500)
  • Bowdoin College (1,001 -1,500)
  • TD Bank  (501 – 1,000)
  • IDEXX Laboratories (1,001 – 1,500)
  • WEX LLC (1,001 – 1,500)
  • IDEXX Laboratory  (1,001-1,500)
  • IDEXX Distribution (501 -1,000)
  • IDEXX Operations (501 – 1,000)
  • L.L. Bean Inc.  General Warehousing & Storage (501- 1,000)
  • L.L. Bean Inc. Corporate (1 to 500)
  • WEX  (501 – 1,000)
  • Tyler Technologies (501 – 1,000)
  • University of New England (501 – 1,000
  • Sun Life Financial (1 – 500)
  • Granite Bay Care (1 – 500)
  • Barber Foods (1-500)
  • Whole Foods Market (1-500)
  • Texas Instruments (1 – 500)
  • ADUSA Distribution, LLC (1 – 500)
  • SOURCE: Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce, Research and Information

Annual Average of Total Jobs in Scarborough

Scarborough Cumberland Maine
2009 14,382 168,160 582,396
2010 14,300 167,366 578,061
2011 14,874 169,165 579,879
2012 14,958 170,836 583,368
2013 14,491 171,886 586,595
2014 14,577 173,411 590,746
2015 14,805 175,893 596,141
2016 15,488 178,994 604,058
2017 15,778 182,632 609,133
2018 15,946 185,896 615,812
2019 16,201 188,018 622,303
2020 15,750 175,444 585,149
2021 16,765 181,295 609,907
2022 (qt3) 17,195 187,674 646,716

Latest Release: Qt 3 for Scarborough 2019-2022

Qt 3 2022:     17,195

Qt 3 2021:     17,057

Qt 3 2020:    15,889

Qt 3 2019:     16,553

Total Jobs in Scarborough by NAICS Categories (2022 Qt3)

Health Care and Social Assistance 3,113
Retail Trade 2,420
Manufacturing 1,994
Construction 1,355
Accommodation and Food Services 1,560
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 990
Wholesale Trade 598
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 667
Other Services (except Public Administration) 396
Transportation and Warehousing 901
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,115
Finance and Insurance 352
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 458
Other 855
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 278
Information 61
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 82
Total 17,195

Health Care and Social Assistance
The Health Care and Social Assistance sector provides 3,113 jobs in Scarborough. Most of these jobs are linked to Ambulatory Health Care Services. Others are classified under Nursing and Residential Care Facilities  and Social Assistance.

Scarborough is a host to a growing number of dynamic companies under this category including Maine Health. Under the Maine Health umbrella comes the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Center for Cancer Medicine, Surgery Center and NorDx Laboratory. Piper Shores recognized as one of the best places to retire in Maine, offers access to higher levels care and comfort with senior living arrangements and options unmatched by any other Maine retirement community.

Retail Trade
This sector comprises two main types of retailers: store and non-store retailers. In Scarborough, retail trade is listed as the second largest sector with 2,420 jobs. Some of these jobs are found in subsectors such as General Merchandise Stores with 787 jobs; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores 447; food and beverage stores 436 jobs or Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers 198 jobs.

Scarborough’s retail trade sector represent Cabela’s, a retail store offering quality outdoor merchandise and entertainment attraction featuring a décor of museum-quality animal displays, huge aquariums and trophy animals interacting in realistic re-creations of their natural habitats as well as Wal-Mart, Hannaford and many other smaller but vibrant stores such as Cheese & Iron or Len Libby.

Manufacturing
The Manufacturing sector includes establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Major subsectors that are listed in this category are Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Bioscience and Wood Product Manufacturing.

In this sector Scarborough is a host to companies such as Abbott, Fluid Imaging,  and many others.