Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Reading, PA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$68,640	710	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$67,740	290	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$67,550	40	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$67,400	70	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,400	70	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$67,230	130	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,180	70	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$66,980	210	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$66,770	50	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$66,770	50	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$66,770	50	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$66,730	50	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$66,730	50	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$66,730	50	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$66,730	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,570	1,660	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$66,470	30	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,440	290	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,130	1,460	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,620	1,360	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Coroners	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$65,520	260	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$65,440	100	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,290	140	View salary detail
Editors	$65,130	50	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,110	190	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,950	990	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,490	140	View salary detail
Surveyors	$64,150	60	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$64,150	60	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$64,070	180	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$64,070	180	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,040	40	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,790	70	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,790	70	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,790	70	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$63,750	270	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,480	50	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,200	70	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$63,040	520	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$63,040	520	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$62,960	110	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$62,630	180	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$62,590	40	View salary detail
Millwrights	$62,580	70	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.