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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Pennsylvania

897 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Pennsylvania for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,2701,590View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,27065,310View salary detail
Library Technicians$46,1001,560View salary detail
Carpet Installers$46,030490View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators$45,970—View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,8203,450View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,78030,940View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$45,770660View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,7603,730View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$45,7202,260View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,5901,740View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,580510View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers$45,490640View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$45,4502,230View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers$45,45030View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$45,3602,490View salary detail
Midwives$45,3602,490View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,350800View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$45,3101,690View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$45,3101,690View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$45,3101,690View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,3101,690View salary detail
Tire Builders$45,270360View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,25011,580View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$45,1604,160View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,1604,160View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$45,1604,160View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$45,130450View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,0502,890View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,9803,310View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$44,950107,500View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,93027,600View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,87022,360View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,8303,320View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$44,7901,620View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$44,7501,230View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$44,63094,340View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$44,59067,740View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$44,550330View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,48019,340View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,3804,020View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$44,2908,490View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$44,200320View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$44,12042,380View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,0703,640View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,05024,340View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$43,93010,340View salary detail
Medical Assistants$43,92023,050View salary detail
Phlebotomists$43,9105,510View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$43,880560View salary detail

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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.