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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Erie, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Erie, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Erie, PA. We note that the total employment in Erie, PA is 117,080. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 6,350 people (5.42 percent of the total employment in Erie, PA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 3,550 people (3.03 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Erie, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Erie, PA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
117,080
100.00% $37,900
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
6,350
5.42% $25,740
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
3,550
3.03% $23,320
4 Retail Salespersons
3,050
2.61% $27,120
5 Cashiers
2,720
2.32% $22,750
6 Registered Nurses
2,700
2.31% $74,750
7 Office Clerks, General
2,380
2.03% $36,660
8 General and Operations Managers
2,320
1.98% $87,700
9 Customer Service Representatives
2,270
1.94% $34,180
10 Stockers and Order Fillers
2,220
1.90% $29,850
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
2,040
1.74% $34,490
12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,840
1.57% $34,020
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,780
1.52% $29,530
14 Waiters and Waitresses
1,710
1.46% $26,900
15 Nursing Assistants
1,700
1.45% $33,490
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,520
1.30% $36,640
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
1,470
1.26% $48,610
18 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,360
1.16% $62,830
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,320
1.13% $39,850
20 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,240
1.06% $34,930
21 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,170
1.00% $55,140
22 Restaurant Cooks
1,120
0.96% $27,800
23 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,020
0.87% $28,520
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,010
0.86% $39,660
25 Bartenders
970
0.83% $21,250
26 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
960
0.82% $39,370
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
930
0.79% $60,650
28 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
880
0.75% $59,570
29 Accountants and Auditors
860
0.73% $61,490
30 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
860
0.73% $49,330
31 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
780
0.67% $31,130
32 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
770
0.66% $37,140
33 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
760
0.65% $60,910
34 Medical Secretaries
760
0.65% $35,020
35 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
760
0.65% $36,210
36 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
740
0.63% $44,680
37 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
730
0.62% $61,090
38 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
710
0.61% $37,340
39 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
700
0.60% $42,430
40 Security Guards
680
0.58% $28,930
41 Receptionists and Information Clerks
640
0.55% $28,680
42 Machinists
620
0.53% $45,540
43 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
620
0.53% $47,160
44 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
590
0.50% $45,150
45 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
580
0.50% $36,770
46 Packers and Packagers
580
0.50% $32,010
47 Human Resources Specialists
570
0.49% $56,100
48 Computer User Support Specialists
560
0.48% $65,790
49 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
540
0.46% $80,460
50 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
540
0.46% $26,690
51 Food Preparation Workers
520
0.44% $26,760
52 Software Developers
510
0.44% $100,080
53 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
510
0.44% $40,610
54 Mechanical Engineers
480
0.41% $77,430
55 Correctional Officers and Jailers
480
0.41% $50,100
56 Social and Human Service Assistants
470
0.40% $38,640
57 Medical Assistants
470
0.40% $34,340
58 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
470
0.40% $48,620
59 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
460
0.39% $49,770
60 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
460
0.39% $28,740
61 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
460
0.39% $31,830
62 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
460
0.39% $39,230
63 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
450
0.38% $64,480
64 Carpenters
440
0.38% $46,070
65 Childcare Workers
420
0.36% $23,220
66 Financial Managers
410
0.35% $97,680
67 Construction Laborers
410
0.35% $39,940
68 Fast Food Cooks
400
0.34% $22,100
69 Driver/Sales Workers
390
0.33% $21,030
70 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
380
0.32% $46,370
71 Dishwashers
380
0.32% $22,290
72 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
380
0.32% $70,990
73 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
380
0.32% $55,260
74 School Bus Drivers
370
0.32% $37,960
75 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
360
0.31% $40,640
76 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
360
0.31% $50,480
77 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
350
0.30% $27,840
78 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
340
0.29% $55,040
79 Pharmacy Technicians
340
0.29% $34,640
80 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
340
0.29% $20,360
81 Tellers
340
0.29% $33,820
82 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
330
0.28% $61,140
83 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
330
0.28% $31,060
84 Electricians
330
0.28% $58,160
85 Other Business Operations Specialists
320
0.27% $63,070
86 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
320
0.27% $28,500
87 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
320
0.27% $22,450
88 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
320
0.27% $48,040
89 Medical and Health Services Managers
310
0.26% $91,790
90 Project Management Specialists
310
0.26% $78,270
91 Postal Service Mail Carriers
300
0.26% $54,560
92 Tool and Die Makers
300
0.26% $57,910
93 Industrial Engineers
280
0.24% $74,790
94 Billing and Posting Clerks
280
0.24% $38,270
95 Food Batchmakers
280
0.24% $36,370
96 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
280
0.24% $29,060
97 Industrial Production Managers
270
0.23% $88,770
98 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
270
0.23% $28,460
99 Insurance Sales Agents
270
0.23% $46,580
100 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
270
0.23% $46,800

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