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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. We note that the total employment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 247,000. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 9,630 people (3.90 percent of the total employment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 8,860 people (3.59 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	247,000	100.00%	$40,580
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	9,630	3.90%	$36,720
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	8,860	3.59%	$35,570
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	8,100	3.28%	$27,250
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,210	2.51%	$24,440
6	Cashiers	5,810	2.35%	$23,190
7	Retail Salespersons	5,670	2.30%	$29,180
8	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5,340	2.16%	$40,540
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,160	2.09%	$49,710
10	Registered Nurses	5,100	2.06%	$75,590
11	General and Operations Managers	4,910	1.99%	$89,070
12	Office Clerks, General	4,850	1.96%	$37,380
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,660	1.89%	$31,780
14	Customer Service Representatives	4,600	1.86%	$35,210
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,660	1.48%	$37,750
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,590	1.45%	$30,650
17	Packers and Packagers	3,290	1.33%	$35,860
18	Waiters and Waitresses	3,240	1.31%	$27,880
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,910	1.18%	$46,150
20	Nursing Assistants	2,810	1.14%	$35,160
21	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,690	1.09%	$58,030
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,390	0.97%	$41,920
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,150	0.87%	$35,610
24	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,040	0.83%	$39,740
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,000	0.81%	$37,290
26	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,960	0.79%	$67,280
27	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,940	0.79%	$50,550
28	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,830	0.74%	$60,890
29	Restaurant Cooks	1,820	0.74%	$28,960
30	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,810	0.73%	$73,280
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,810	0.73%	$43,900
32	Accountants and Auditors	1,640	0.66%	$67,120
33	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,560	0.63%	$27,960
34	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,500	0.61%	$37,820
35	Security Guards	1,490	0.60%	$32,110
36	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,490	0.60%	$31,770
37	Construction Laborers	1,450	0.59%	$44,290
38	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,450	0.59%	$60,410
39	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,380	0.56%	$63,390
40	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,340	0.54%	$61,100
41	Pharmacy Technicians	1,330	0.54%	$36,300
42	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,230	0.50%	$37,160
43	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,200	0.49%	$39,530
44	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,190	0.48%	$41,720
45	Human Resources Specialists	1,180	0.48%	$57,830
46	Medical Secretaries	1,150	0.47%	$35,820
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,140	0.46%	$29,500
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,140	0.46%	$72,390
49	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,130	0.46%	$57,930
50	Bartenders	1,110	0.45%	$21,060
51	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	1,060	0.43%	$52,580
52	School Bus Drivers	1,050	0.43%	$35,090
53	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,040	0.42%	$26,720
54	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,020	0.41%	$49,500
55	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	990	0.40%	$56,940
56	Food Preparation Workers	990	0.40%	$26,570
57	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	980	0.40%	$71,430
58	Social and Human Service Assistants	940	0.38%	$36,840
59	Electricians	920	0.37%	$63,150
60	Computer User Support Specialists	920	0.37%	$50,720
61	Carpenters	910	0.37%	$46,540
62	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	880	0.36%	$74,330
63	Correctional Officers and Jailers	870	0.35%	$57,500
64	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	810	0.33%	$28,850
65	Medical Assistants	800	0.32%	$35,590
66	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	790	0.32%	$48,130
67	Driver/Sales Workers	780	0.32%	$37,600
68	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	750	0.30%	$33,280
69	Childcare Workers	750	0.30%	$23,490
70	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	730	0.30%	$47,530
71	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	730	0.30%	$45,080
72	Pharmacists	720	0.29%	$126,300
73	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	700	0.28%	$74,480
74	Software Developers	700	0.28%	$102,820
75	Financial Managers	690	0.28%	$120,570
76	Medical and Health Services Managers	690	0.28%	$105,130
77	Postal Service Mail Carriers	680	0.28%	$53,680
78	Dishwashers	680	0.28%	$23,430
79	Project Management Specialists	670	0.27%	$79,530
80	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	670	0.27%	$52,030
81	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	670	0.27%	$28,260
82	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	660	0.27%	$44,950
83	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	660	0.27%	$27,890
84	Other Business Operations Specialists	640	0.26%	$67,500
85	Tellers	630	0.26%	$36,030
86	Printing Press Operators	620	0.25%	$45,750
87	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	620	0.25%	$27,290
88	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	610	0.25%	$49,260
89	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	600	0.24%	$39,300
90	Billing and Posting Clerks	590	0.24%	$38,210
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	590	0.24%	$58,790
92	Lawyers	580	0.23%	$98,320
93	Physical Therapists	570	0.23%	$94,580
94	Highway Maintenance Workers	560	0.23%	$47,740
95	Food Batchmakers	560	0.23%	$36,060
96	Mechanical Engineers	560	0.23%	$77,900
97	Bill and Account Collectors	550	0.22%	$38,910
98	Emergency Medical Technicians	550	0.22%	$31,640
99	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	530	0.21%	$46,330
100	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	530	0.21%	$44,350

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