Pennsylvania Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$55,910	1,230	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$51,200	1,220	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$68,990	1,220	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$55,510	1,210	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$47,760	1,210	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$39,470	1,210	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,520	1,200	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$60,650	1,180	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$41,000	1,170	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$58,600	1,150	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$41,510	1,130	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,530	1,120	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$226,440	1,120	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$58,330	1,110	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,660	1,110	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$59,980	1,090	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$48,710	1,090	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$66,330	1,080	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$77,410	1,080	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$77,410	1,080	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,210	1,060	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,920	1,050	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$54,360	1,040	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$61,640	1,020	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$95,800	1,010	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$95,800	1,010	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$51,990	1,010	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$95,800	1,010	View salary detail
Shampooers	$26,130	1,000	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$38,880	1,000	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$213,310	990	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$51,310	990	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$133,940	990	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$63,150	980	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,560	980	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$62,350	970	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$50,590	970	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$75,190	970	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$38,430	970	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,850	960	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$122,560	950	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$80,470	950	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$34,580	940	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,280	930	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$42,150	920	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$84,180	910	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$77,130	910	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$63,580	910	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,100	910	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$117,250	900	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.