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
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,210	690	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,070	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,800	80	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$44,720	130	View salary detail
Orderlies	$44,510	100	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,500	2,630	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$44,260	100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$44,220	380	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$44,100	330	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,100	30	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,010	970	View salary detail
Tellers	$43,840	510	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$43,810	100	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$43,410	—	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$42,910	770	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$42,900	30	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$42,590	70	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$42,470	60	View salary detail
Photographers	$42,430	40	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$42,190	170	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,080	1,250	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$41,880	290	View salary detail
File Clerks	$41,610	70	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$41,400	30	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,880	40	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$40,800	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$40,380	340	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,350	200	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$40,280	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,800	920	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$39,780	120	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$39,780	120	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$39,780	120	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,730	420	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,230	40	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,130	330	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,960	1,050	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,780	1,200	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$38,760	210	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,680	120	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$38,410	40	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,990	4,190	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$37,870	60	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,820	240	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,660	360	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,630	100	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,510	990	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,270	2,380	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,990	280	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,920	120	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.