Reading, PA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$118,830	450	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$118,830	450	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$118,830	450	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,190	450	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$118,830	450	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,550	440	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$99,520	440	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,260	440	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$99,520	440	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$99,520	440	View salary detail
Lawyers	$125,830	440	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$99,520	440	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$98,540	430	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$98,540	430	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$98,540	430	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$71,870	420	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,730	420	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,400	420	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$71,870	420	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$71,870	420	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$71,870	420	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,550	420	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$71,870	420	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$109,050	420	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$36,860	410	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,330	410	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,010	410	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,890	400	View salary detail
Nannies	$29,530	390	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$29,530	390	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,600	390	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$60,960	390	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$44,220	380	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,810	380	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$78,670	380	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,160	370	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,730	360	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,660	360	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,370	360	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$62,370	360	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,250	360	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,090	350	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$111,360	340	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$40,380	340	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$111,360	340	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$111,360	340	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$111,360	340	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$54,550	340	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$111,360	340	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$111,360	340	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.