Best cities for junior jobs in Massachusetts
Key facts
- #1 Springfield, MA: 37%
- #2 Andover, MA: 33%
- #3 Woburn, MA: 31%
- 20 cities ranked in Massachusetts
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 21% across all cities in our data.
- 1Springfield MA37%
- 2Andover MA33%
- 3Woburn MA31%
- 4Westborough MA29%
- 5Worcester MA29%
- 6Norwood MA26%
- 7Somerville MA26%
- 8Newton MA25%
- 9Marlborough MA24%
- 10Framingham MA24%
What stands out
- The top ten is tightly packed: Springfield leads on 37%, and #10 Framingham is at 24%.
- Somerville is the largest market in the top ten, with 282 openings behind its figure.
- Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
The top 25
- 1
Springfield MA
37%
- Entry-level openings
- 41
- All openings
- 111
- Openings with pay posted
- 14%
Hiring most here: MassMutual, Kbwfinancial
Based on 111 openings.
- 2
Andover MA
33%
- Entry-level openings
- 55
- All openings
- 166
- Openings with pay posted
- 14%
Hiring most here: RTX, TransMedics Group, Vicor
Based on 166 openings.
- 3
Woburn MA
31%
- Entry-level openings
- 53
- All openings
- 172
- Openings with pay posted
- 26%
Hiring most here: RTX, Kbwfinancial, Spear Bio
Based on 172 openings.
- 4
Westborough MA
29%
- Entry-level openings
- 34
- All openings
- 116
- Openings with pay posted
- 3%
Hiring most here: Amazon, Olympus America, Astellas (ADP)
Based on 116 openings.
- 5
Worcester MA
29%
- Entry-level openings
- 46
- All openings
- 157
- Openings with pay posted
- 15%
Hiring most here: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Umass Memorial Health Care, Milford Regional Medical Center
Based on 157 openings.
- 6
Norwood MA
26%
- Entry-level openings
- 28
- All openings
- 108
- Openings with pay posted
- 6%
Hiring most here: Moderna, Home Market Foods, Illinois Tool Works
Based on 108 openings.
- 7
Somerville MA
26%
- Entry-level openings
- 73
- All openings
- 282
- Openings with pay posted
- 61%
Hiring most here: Formlabs, Tulip Interfaces, Generate Biomedicines
Based on 282 openings.
- 8
Newton MA
25%
- Entry-level openings
- 28
- All openings
- 113
- Openings with pay posted
- 14%
Hiring most here: Panera Brands, Siemens Healthineers, The RMR Group
Based on 113 openings.
- 9
Marlborough MA
24%
- Entry-level openings
- 61
- All openings
- 252
- Openings with pay posted
- 8%
Hiring most here: RTX, Hologic, Danaher
Based on 252 openings.
- 10
Framingham MA
24%
- Entry-level openings
- 50
- All openings
- 207
- Openings with pay posted
- 8%
Hiring most here: Staples, Bose, TJX Companies
Based on 207 openings.
- 11
Lexington MA
23%
- Entry-level openings
- 57
- All openings
- 253
- Openings with pay posted
- 26%
Hiring most here: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lincoln Lab), Takeda Development Center Americas, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International
Based on 253 openings.
- 12
Quincy MA
22%
- Entry-level openings
- 57
- All openings
- 256
- Openings with pay posted
- 31%
Hiring most here: State Street, Anduril Industries, Anduril
Based on 256 openings.
- 13
Watertown MA
22%
- Entry-level openings
- 27
- All openings
- 123
- Openings with pay posted
- 38%
Hiring most here: Tutor Intelligence, Kymera Therapeutics, Treeline Biosciences
Based on 123 openings.
- 14
Waltham MA
22%
- Entry-level openings
- 125
- All openings
- 580
- Openings with pay posted
- 30%
Hiring most here: Boston Dynamics, Anduril Industries, Xometry
Based on 580 openings.
- 15
Burlington MA
20%
- Entry-level openings
- 53
- All openings
- 268
- Openings with pay posted
- 16%
Hiring most here: State Street, Veracode, Vericel
Based on 268 openings.
- 16
Wilmington MA
20%
- Entry-level openings
- 29
- All openings
- 148
- Openings with pay posted
- 22%
Hiring most here: Onto Innovation, L3HARRIS Technologies, Unifirst
Based on 148 openings.
- 17
Boston MA
19%
- Entry-level openings
- 977
- All openings
- 5,086
- Openings with pay posted
- 26%
Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential
Based on 5,086 openings.
- 18
Lowell MA
18%
- Entry-level openings
- 26
- All openings
- 143
- Openings with pay posted
- 17%
Hiring most here: Macom, UKG
Based on 143 openings.
- 19
Bedford MA
18%
- Entry-level openings
- 35
- All openings
- 193
- Openings with pay posted
- 20%
Hiring most here: The MITRE, Stoke Therapeutics, Entegris
Based on 193 openings.
- 20
Cambridge MA
14%
- Entry-level openings
- 182
- All openings
- 1,275
- Openings with pay posted
- 23%
Hiring most here: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Harvard University, Biogen
Based on 1,275 openings.
Full ranking
All 20 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | City | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield MA | 37% | 111 |
| 2 | Andover MA | 33% | 166 |
| 3 | Woburn MA | 31% | 172 |
| 4 | Westborough MA | 29% | 116 |
| 5 | Worcester MA | 29% | 157 |
| 6 | Norwood MA | 26% | 108 |
| 7 | Somerville MA | 26% | 282 |
| 8 | Newton MA | 25% | 113 |
| 9 | Marlborough MA | 24% | 252 |
| 10 | Framingham MA | 24% | 207 |
| 11 | Lexington MA | 23% | 253 |
| 12 | Quincy MA | 22% | 256 |
| 13 | Watertown MA | 22% | 123 |
| 14 | Waltham MA | 22% | 580 |
| 15 | Burlington MA | 20% | 268 |
| 16 | Wilmington MA | 20% | 148 |
| 17 | Boston MA | 19% | 5,086 |
| 18 | Lowell MA | 18% | 143 |
| 19 | Bedford MA | 18% | 193 |
| 20 | Cambridge MA | 14% | 1,275 |
How this ranking works
A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text.
Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out.
A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.
Sample bar: cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked.
Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which city ranks first: best cities for junior jobs in massachusetts?
- Springfield leads Massachusetts for junior jobs: 37% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 21% across all cities in our data.
- How many cities are ranked?
- 20 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 20 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Best cities for junior jobs in Massachusetts,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-massachusetts
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-massachusetts">Best cities for junior jobs in Massachusetts (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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