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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. We note that the total employment in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 319,650. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 12,770 people (3.99 percent of the total employment in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 9,290 people (2.91 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	319,650	100.00%	$46,110
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	12,770	3.99%	$38,040
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	9,290	2.91%	$27,640
4	Registered Nurses	8,260	2.58%	$78,450
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	8,020	2.51%	$35,720
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	7,000	2.19%	$55,940
7	Office Clerks, General	6,990	2.19%	$38,690
8	Retail Salespersons	6,870	2.15%	$29,330
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,640	2.08%	$26,370
10	Customer Service Representatives	6,580	2.06%	$36,940
11	General and Operations Managers	6,250	1.96%	$97,490
12	Cashiers	6,030	1.89%	$25,160
13	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4,930	1.54%	$43,430
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,790	1.50%	$30,890
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,630	1.45%	$61,360
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,480	1.40%	$39,780
17	Waiters and Waitresses	3,930	1.23%	$28,960
18	Nursing Assistants	3,870	1.21%	$36,120
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,330	1.04%	$44,740
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,190	1.00%	$47,610
21	Accountants and Auditors	3,170	0.99%	$67,270
22	Packers and Packagers	3,000	0.94%	$36,170
23	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,790	0.87%	$39,590
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,760	0.86%	$62,440
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,630	0.82%	$37,910
26	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,540	0.79%	$36,590
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,460	0.77%	$36,940
28	Human Resources Specialists	2,350	0.74%	$60,580
29	Restaurant Cooks	2,280	0.71%	$30,540
30	Security Guards	2,240	0.70%	$29,180
31	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,180	0.68%	$29,320
32	Software Developers	2,170	0.68%	$103,190
33	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,140	0.67%	$45,440
34	Management Analysts	2,110	0.66%	$73,300
35	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,090	0.65%	$62,170
36	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,870	0.59%	$62,370
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,860	0.58%	$64,850
38	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,820	0.57%	$52,890
39	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,790	0.56%	$70,690
40	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,790	0.56%	$89,290
41	Lawyers	1,720	0.54%	$113,150
42	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,650	0.52%	$34,100
43	Medical Secretaries	1,640	0.51%	$37,450
44	Project Management Specialists	1,540	0.48%	$83,680
45	Computer Systems Analysts	1,520	0.48%	$94,850
46	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,520	0.48%	$47,030
47	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,510	0.47%	$22,300
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,500	0.47%	$78,000
49	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,490	0.47%	$57,810
50	Bartenders	1,460	0.46%	$21,840
51	Computer User Support Specialists	1,430	0.45%	$52,010
52	All Other Managers	1,420	0.44%	$124,240
53	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,410	0.44%	$31,390
54	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,400	0.44%	$64,140
55	Financial Managers	1,340	0.42%	$128,500
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,320	0.41%	$72,780
57	Medical Assistants	1,310	0.41%	$37,550
58	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,290	0.40%	$60,160
59	Carpenters	1,270	0.40%	$49,540
60	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,260	0.39%	$44,570
61	Compliance Officers	1,240	0.39%	$70,080
62	Construction Laborers	1,240	0.39%	$45,140
63	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,230	0.38%	$28,400
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,200	0.38%	$59,590
65	School Bus Drivers	1,190	0.37%	$38,420
66	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,160	0.36%	$42,120
67	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,130	0.35%	$76,470
68	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1,130	0.35%	$51,180
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,120	0.35%	$52,580
70	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,110	0.35%	$131,830
71	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,060	0.33%	$64,490
72	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,050	0.33%	$103,360
73	Civil Engineers	1,050	0.33%	$79,470
74	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,020	0.32%	$56,500
75	Driver/Sales Workers	1,020	0.32%	$39,590
76	Food Preparation Workers	1,010	0.32%	$27,700
77	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,000	0.31%	$29,970
78	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	990	0.31%	$49,130
79	Training and Development Specialists	980	0.31%	$60,160
80	Logisticians	970	0.30%	$80,910
81	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	940	0.29%	$62,960
82	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	940	0.29%	$34,960
83	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	930	0.29%	$25,870
84	Electricians	930	0.29%	$63,800
85	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	920	0.29%	$49,730
86	Pharmacy Technicians	900	0.28%	$36,050
87	Insurance Sales Agents	890	0.28%	$50,200
88	Childcare Workers	880	0.28%	$27,180
89	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	850	0.27%	$49,910
90	Dishwashers	840	0.26%	$24,890
91	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	840	0.26%	$64,180
92	Billing and Posting Clerks	830	0.26%	$40,640
93	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	820	0.26%	$29,940
94	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	820	0.26%	$35,340
95	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	800	0.25%	$59,270
96	Food Batchmakers	790	0.25%	$37,350
97	Correctional Officers and Jailers	780	0.24%	$62,920
98	Sales Managers	770	0.24%	$113,770
99	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	770	0.24%	$44,860
100	Fast Food Cooks	770	0.24%	$22,870

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