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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Reading, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Reading, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Reading, PA. We note that the total employment in Reading, PA is 165,800. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 4,780 people (2.88 percent of the total employment in Reading, PA). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 4,390 people (2.65 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Reading, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	165,800	100.00%	$43,750
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,780	2.88%	$28,280
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,390	2.65%	$37,250
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,270	2.58%	$24,070
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,100	2.47%	$35,510
6	Cashiers	3,960	2.39%	$24,700
7	Retail Salespersons	3,840	2.32%	$30,030
8	Registered Nurses	3,560	2.15%	$77,780
9	Office Clerks, General	3,360	2.03%	$38,480
10	General and Operations Managers	3,330	2.01%	$98,960
11	Customer Service Representatives	3,240	1.95%	$36,980
12	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	2,990	1.80%	$37,770
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,850	1.72%	$52,260
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,330	1.41%	$31,290
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,300	1.39%	$36,660
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,160	1.30%	$38,820
17	Waiters and Waitresses	1,970	1.19%	$28,720
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,900	1.15%	$64,320
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,870	1.13%	$47,690
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,750	1.06%	$44,060
21	Nursing Assistants	1,740	1.05%	$35,670
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,730	1.04%	$28,870
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,700	1.03%	$59,110
24	Packers and Packagers	1,550	0.93%	$35,910
25	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,540	0.93%	$44,760
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,510	0.91%	$71,470
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,410	0.85%	$35,490
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,370	0.83%	$78,850
29	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,370	0.83%	$41,250
30	Accountants and Auditors	1,290	0.78%	$71,250
31	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,260	0.76%	$62,700
32	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,250	0.75%	$43,910
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,240	0.75%	$38,730
34	Restaurant Cooks	1,220	0.74%	$29,650
35	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,160	0.70%	$34,350
36	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,130	0.68%	$38,310
37	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,000	0.60%	$76,920
38	Construction Laborers	970	0.59%	$44,620
39	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	960	0.58%	$45,800
40	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	940	0.57%	$62,490
41	Medical Secretaries	930	0.56%	$37,230
42	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	900	0.54%	$55,790
43	Bartenders	900	0.54%	$21,940
44	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	900	0.54%	$59,740
45	Human Resources Specialists	830	0.50%	$61,360
46	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	830	0.50%	$36,490
47	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	780	0.47%	$59,340
48	School Bus Drivers	780	0.47%	$40,050
49	Receptionists and Information Clerks	760	0.46%	$31,080
50	Medical Assistants	710	0.43%	$38,180
51	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	710	0.43%	$29,720
52	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	710	0.43%	$74,210
53	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	710	0.43%	$47,050
54	Electricians	690	0.42%	$70,620
55	Security Guards	680	0.41%	$34,940
56	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	680	0.41%	$30,010
57	Food Preparation Workers	650	0.39%	$26,780
58	Carpenters	650	0.39%	$48,200
59	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	640	0.39%	$75,200
60	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	640	0.39%	$44,490
61	Financial Managers	630	0.38%	$125,310
62	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	630	0.38%	$76,750
63	Mechanical Engineers	620	0.37%	$82,730
64	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	610	0.37%	$44,450
65	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	600	0.36%	$58,200
66	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	600	0.36%	$49,070
67	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	590	0.36%	$55,790
68	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	580	0.35%	$45,840
69	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	550	0.33%	$50,730
70	Computer User Support Specialists	540	0.33%	$51,520
71	Social and Human Service Assistants	540	0.33%	$37,520
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	530	0.32%	$47,160
73	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	0.31%	$28,580
74	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	510	0.31%	$57,610
75	Software Developers	500	0.30%	$103,860
76	Project Management Specialists	490	0.30%	$83,940
77	Family Medicine Physicians	480	0.29%	$220,420
78	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	480	0.29%	$47,940
79	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	480	0.29%	$40,850
80	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	470	0.28%	$35,240
81	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	460	0.28%	$56,850
82	Industrial Engineers	440	0.27%	$79,410
83	Insurance Sales Agents	440	0.27%	$56,880
84	Food Batchmakers	440	0.27%	$33,340
85	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	440	0.27%	$30,200
86	Pharmacy Technicians	430	0.26%	$35,360
87	Sales Managers	420	0.25%	$122,550
88	Computer Systems Analysts	420	0.25%	$91,450
89	Dishwashers	420	0.25%	$24,230
90	Industrial Production Managers	410	0.25%	$100,330
91	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	410	0.25%	$39,970
92	Electrical Engineers	400	0.24%	$82,880
93	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	400	0.24%	$29,440
94	Tellers	400	0.24%	$35,580
95	Dental Assistants	390	0.24%	$44,470
96	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	390	0.24%	$23,010
97	Postal Service Mail Carriers	380	0.23%	$57,620
98	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	380	0.23%	$60,050
99	Machinists	380	0.23%	$48,060
100	Driver/Sales Workers	380	0.23%	$36,230

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