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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Coaches and Scouts	$46,730	90	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,610	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,400	110	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,210	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,160	400	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$45,880	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,880	60	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$45,820	350	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,310	90	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,280	640	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,070	70	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,890	170	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$44,580	140	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$44,470	70	View salary detail
Roofers	$44,410	50	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,380	310	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$44,060	90	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$43,920	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$43,810	60	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$43,000	30	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$42,850	150	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,660	470	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$42,590	140	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$42,460	1,240	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,330	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,090	630	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$42,070	40	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,060	70	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$41,890	80	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,600	30	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$41,210	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$41,210	50	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,210	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$41,200	240	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$41,190	30	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$40,870	220	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$40,870	220	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$40,870	220	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$40,870	220	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$40,750	260	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,910	280	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,460	340	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$39,450	40	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$39,450	40	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$39,450	40	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$39,450	40	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,300	30	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,140	270	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,010	640	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,940	530	View 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.