Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in State College, PA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,130	650	View salary detail
Carpenters	$55,690	350	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,450	50	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,450	50	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$55,220	30	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$53,420	620	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,030	140	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,900	120	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,680	50	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$50,550	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,000	120	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,940	80	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,930	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,810	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,420	870	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,280	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,770	40	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,700	1,140	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$47,680	50	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,410	150	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,240	300	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$46,750	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,650	500	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,640	50	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,570	90	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,370	490	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,210	150	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,150	40	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$45,960	80	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$45,900	40	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,670	100	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$45,660	210	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$45,460	140	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,130	30	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$45,100	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,940	120	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,860	230	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$44,530	100	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,530	100	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$44,530	100	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$44,530	100	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,280	250	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,020	40	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,950	130	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,920	1,460	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,860	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$43,840	120	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$43,170	160	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$42,720	180	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,590	940	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.