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
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,500	530	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,710	160	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,940	40	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,440	540	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,270	300	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,060	230	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,030	30	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,880	90	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,990	490	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,800	110	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,710	190	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,690	60	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,540	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,500	80	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$37,400	160	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,390	120	View salary detail
Concierges	$37,190	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,100	260	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,100	40	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,070	130	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,970	470	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,970	470	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,540	240	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,990	730	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,850	1,360	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,630	230	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,370	120	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,280	1,350	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,860	470	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,440	190	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,390	110	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,290	280	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,230	110	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,000	60	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,890	1,180	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,540	130	View salary detail
Bakers	$33,140	90	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$33,000	60	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$33,000	60	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,740	410	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$32,680	180	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$31,450	230	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$31,210	260	View salary detail
Tutors	$30,780	170	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,500	180	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,080	50	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$29,480	100	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,240	1,710	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,020	170	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$28,950	250	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.