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
Nursing Assistants	$38,870	820	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,030	—	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,900	40	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,800	500	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,770	120	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$37,610	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,540	800	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,530	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$37,330	60	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,980	60	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,970	1,050	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,970	1,050	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$36,810	190	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,610	30	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,450	150	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,430	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,090	410	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$35,930	60	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,900	230	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,680	310	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$35,670	280	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$35,660	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,540	100	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,140	230	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$34,610	290	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,520	160	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,480	170	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,210	530	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,190	1,400	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,180	160	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$33,920	30	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,640	230	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,220	800	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$32,910	80	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,240	370	View salary detail
Bakers	$31,850	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$31,820	40	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$31,060	30	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$30,770	30	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$30,590	240	View salary detail
Orderlies	$30,370	—	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$30,300	270	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$30,090	270	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$29,990	50	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,910	80	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$28,670	70	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$28,370	2,090	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$28,200	80	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$28,070	220	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,030	220	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.