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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Pittsburgh, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Pittsburgh, PA. We note that the total employment in Pittsburgh, PA is 1,057,700. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 32,340 people (3.06 percent of the total employment in Pittsburgh, PA). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 27,580 people (2.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Pittsburgh, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	1,057,700	100.00%	$45,870
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	32,340	3.06%	$28,070
3	Registered Nurses	27,580	2.61%	$76,520
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	27,210	2.57%	$23,090
5	Retail Salespersons	26,120	2.47%	$28,790
6	Customer Service Representatives	24,160	2.28%	$36,990
7	General and Operations Managers	24,100	2.28%	$97,070
8	Office Clerks, General	22,040	2.08%	$38,210
9	Cashiers	21,610	2.04%	$23,870
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	18,660	1.76%	$36,450
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	17,450	1.65%	$31,750
12	Waiters and Waitresses	15,960	1.51%	$28,820
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	15,420	1.46%	$31,620
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	14,360	1.36%	$50,790
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	14,330	1.35%	$39,020
16	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	12,800	1.21%	$59,900
17	Nursing Assistants	11,340	1.07%	$36,470
18	Accountants and Auditors	10,930	1.03%	$70,860
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	10,800	1.02%	$42,760
20	Restaurant Cooks	10,180	0.96%	$29,590
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	9,920	0.94%	$45,380
22	Construction Laborers	9,530	0.90%	$48,580
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	9,350	0.88%	$61,700
24	Security Guards	8,720	0.82%	$30,320
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8,480	0.80%	$35,140
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	8,480	0.80%	$70,620
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	8,180	0.77%	$44,610
28	Software Developers	7,900	0.75%	$104,350
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	7,750	0.73%	$79,570
30	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	7,310	0.69%	$38,580
31	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	7,120	0.67%	$36,740
32	Medical Secretaries	7,070	0.67%	$36,200
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	6,700	0.63%	$54,620
34	All Other Physicians	6,680	0.63%	$65,150
35	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	6,530	0.62%	$31,920
36	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	6,340	0.60%	$78,290
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6,310	0.60%	$46,200
38	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	6,140	0.58%	$30,200
39	Human Resources Specialists	6,110	0.58%	$60,260
40	Bartenders	6,070	0.57%	$21,850
41	Project Management Specialists	5,900	0.56%	$85,100
42	Carpenters	5,680	0.54%	$50,840
43	Receptionists and Information Clerks	5,500	0.52%	$28,980
44	Mechanical Engineers	5,470	0.52%	$105,290
45	Medical Assistants	5,230	0.49%	$36,650
46	Computer User Support Specialists	5,180	0.49%	$54,110
47	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	5,140	0.49%	$60,500
48	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	5,060	0.48%	$64,750
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,020	0.47%	$52,480
50	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	4,910	0.46%	$60,150
51	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	4,730	0.45%	$76,080
52	Financial Managers	4,720	0.45%	$130,980
53	Computer Systems Analysts	4,690	0.44%	$83,290
54	Other Business Operations Specialists	4,680	0.44%	$68,310
55	School Bus Drivers	4,670	0.44%	$38,020
56	Lawyers	4,530	0.43%	$119,110
57	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	4,500	0.43%	$38,470
58	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	4,400	0.42%	$65,530
59	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	4,360	0.41%	$28,900
60	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	4,360	0.41%	$68,690
61	Food Preparation Workers	4,250	0.40%	$27,030
62	Management Analysts	4,240	0.40%	$78,670
63	Electricians	4,210	0.40%	$63,060
64	All Other Managers	3,980	0.38%	$128,500
65	Pharmacy Technicians	3,920	0.37%	$36,940
66	Medical and Health Services Managers	3,840	0.36%	$101,780
67	Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,790	0.36%	$142,360
68	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	3,730	0.35%	$38,710
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3,690	0.35%	$74,460
70	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3,690	0.35%	$45,170
71	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,680	0.35%	$47,020
72	Dishwashers	3,640	0.34%	$26,020
73	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3,590	0.34%	$55,200
74	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3,580	0.34%	$22,550
75	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	3,570	0.34%	$46,180
76	Packers and Packagers	3,520	0.33%	$33,700
77	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,510	0.33%	$29,180
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	3,490	0.33%	$93,980
79	Insurance Sales Agents	3,490	0.33%	$56,130
80	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3,430	0.32%	$40,800
81	Driver/Sales Workers	3,370	0.32%	$22,320
82	Childcare Workers	3,280	0.31%	$26,280
83	Social and Human Service Assistants	3,200	0.30%	$37,680
84	Pharmacists	3,180	0.30%	$128,760
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	3,160	0.30%	$39,580
86	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	3,150	0.30%	$61,110
87	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	3,140	0.30%	$62,090
88	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3,140	0.30%	$50,080
89	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	3,120	0.29%	$35,220
90	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	3,070	0.29%	$30,720
91	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	3,040	0.29%	$50,980
92	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2,940	0.28%	$59,070
93	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	2,820	0.27%	$28,830
94	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	2,820	0.27%	$21,780
95	Civil Engineers	2,810	0.27%	$85,470
96	Tellers	2,720	0.26%	$35,840
97	Sales Managers	2,660	0.25%	$126,980
98	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,640	0.25%	$47,550
99	Postal Service Mail Carriers	2,610	0.25%	$53,680
100	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2,590	0.24%	$24,520

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