Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Scranton, PA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$45,820	50	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$45,820	590	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,760	160	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,740	80	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$45,720	220	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,720	220	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$45,670	190	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,590	300	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$45,520	450	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$45,520	450	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$45,520	450	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$45,520	450	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$45,480	140	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$45,440	70	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$45,360	980	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,180	170	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$45,160	440	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,020	350	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$45,010	1,060	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,930	110	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$44,860	120	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$44,730	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,710	—	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$44,660	—	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,620	180	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$44,520	60	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$44,440	70	View salary detail
Midwives	$44,440	70	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,350	2,080	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,280	1,090	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,260	2,670	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,060	1,000	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$43,980	3,080	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,630	70	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$43,450	70	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$43,450	70	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$43,450	70	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$43,450	70	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$43,420	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$43,180	150	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,160	4,830	View salary detail
Tellers	$43,130	770	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,110	2,200	View salary detail
Photographers	$43,060	60	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$43,060	280	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,020	70	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,900	9,630	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,900	9,630	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,870	50	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$42,830	190	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.