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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Altoona, PA

315 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Altoona, PA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$61,43080View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$61,42090View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,770700View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,31040View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,160510View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$59,98040View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$59,97080View salary detail
Food Service Managers$59,720120View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,680630View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,560470View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$58,63050View salary detail
Electricians$58,620170View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,550100View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,970260View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,82050View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700160View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,650220View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,45050View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,43050View salary detail
Carpenters$57,360360View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,16040View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$55,87070View salary detail
Chemical Technicians$55,65030View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$55,640250View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$55,38080View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,220250View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists$54,86050View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$52,99050View salary detail
Machinists$52,660120View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$52,100200View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,080160View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$52,06040View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$52,030140View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,0101,290View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,540170View salary detail
Clergy$50,83040View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,790230View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,79040View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,540100View salary detail
Graphic Designers$50,53050View salary detail
Massage Therapists$50,48040View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,69070View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,36030View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,35030View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,11060View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$49,04060View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,96080View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$47,87060View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,200100View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,01080View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.