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
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,370	50	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,280	1,820	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,170	1,010	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,150	290	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,140	40	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,110	80	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,070	250	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$48,960	160	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$48,800	990	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,720	1,260	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,960	1,290	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,960	40	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$47,930	40	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,620	270	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,510	480	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,330	970	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,240	300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,210	1,240	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,160	370	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,050	160	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$46,820	3,260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,800	100	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$46,770	150	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$46,770	150	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$46,650	40	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,540	30	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,510	80	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$46,460	90	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$46,460	90	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$46,460	90	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,460	90	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$46,310	1,140	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$46,260	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,170	270	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,040	5,280	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,040	5,280	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,040	210	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$45,930	50	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,920	40	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$45,820	30	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$45,670	210	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$45,670	210	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$45,670	210	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$45,670	210	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$45,610	730	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,570	190	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,530	1,830	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,500	1,700	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,470	80	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$45,360	180	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.