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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Pennsylvania

What professions have the highest employment in Pennsylvania? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Pennsylvania. We note that the total employment in Pennsylvania is 5,810,560. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 193,930 people (3.34 percent of the total employment in Pennsylvania). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 143,690 people (2.47 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Pennsylvania is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Pennsylvania (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
5,810,560
100.00% $45,790
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
193,930
3.34% $27,770
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
143,690
2.47% $37,010
4 Registered Nurses
137,970
2.37% $78,740
5 General and Operations Managers
134,990
2.32% $98,490
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
134,040
2.31% $25,260
7 Retail Salespersons
129,790
2.23% $29,050
8 Office Clerks, General
125,920
2.17% $38,550
9 Cashiers
121,220
2.09% $24,490
10 Customer Service Representatives
119,300
2.05% $37,700
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
115,370
1.99% $33,600
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
90,110
1.55% $31,520
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
88,230
1.52% $50,880
14 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
83,590
1.44% $38,970
15 Waiters and Waitresses
76,050
1.31% $28,440
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
66,880
1.15% $60,430
17 Nursing Assistants
66,800
1.15% $36,340
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
59,970
1.03% $44,500
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
57,890
1.00% $45,930
20 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
57,690
0.99% $37,010
21 Accountants and Auditors
55,210
0.95% $72,730
22 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
55,190
0.95% $66,950
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
51,560
0.89% $67,000
24 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
49,130
0.85% $75,940
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
46,800
0.81% $36,350
26 Restaurant Cooks
45,320
0.78% $29,950
27 Software Developers
43,370
0.75% $107,170
28 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
42,750
0.74% $39,220
29 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
41,550
0.72% $30,020
30 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
40,890
0.70% $44,900
31 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
40,700
0.70% $42,970
32 Security Guards
40,520
0.70% $30,390
33 Construction Laborers
37,970
0.65% $46,810
34 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
35,760
0.62% $55,060
35 Human Resources Specialists
35,620
0.61% $60,920
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
34,960
0.60% $35,450
37 Packers and Packagers
34,560
0.59% $35,660
38 Medical Secretaries
33,830
0.58% $37,120
39 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
32,950
0.57% $54,370
40 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
31,580
0.54% $46,590
41 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
30,710
0.53% $38,820
42 Bartenders
29,170
0.50% $21,920
43 Receptionists and Information Clerks
29,040
0.50% $30,740
44 Carpenters
29,020
0.50% $50,410
45 Financial Managers
28,840
0.50% $126,060
46 Computer User Support Specialists
28,820
0.50% $56,130
47 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
28,210
0.49% $60,950
48 Project Management Specialists
27,880
0.48% $85,220
49 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
27,030
0.47% $76,770
50 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
27,010
0.46% $64,730
51 Other Business Operations Specialists
25,680
0.44% $75,820
52 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
25,210
0.43% $78,390
53 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
24,810
0.43% $64,750
54 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
24,720
0.43% $43,950
55 Lawyers
24,180
0.42% $116,310
56 Medical Assistants
23,460
0.40% $37,230
57 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
23,400
0.40% $57,880
58 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
23,380
0.40% $51,480
59 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
22,430
0.39% $72,500
60 Mechanical Engineers
21,870
0.38% $98,910
61 School Bus Drivers
21,830
0.38% $38,210
62 Food Preparation Workers
21,460
0.37% $27,750
63 Electricians
21,210
0.37% $64,170
64 Management Analysts
20,900
0.36% $82,170
65 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
20,870
0.36% $29,480
66 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
20,780
0.36% $28,790
67 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
20,680
0.36% $46,630
68 All Other Managers
20,630
0.36% $130,840
69 Pharmacy Technicians
20,580
0.35% $36,310
70 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
20,320
0.35% $39,690
71 Computer Systems Analysts
20,080
0.35% $88,410
72 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
19,900
0.34% $30,520
73 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
19,810
0.34% $48,520
74 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
19,160
0.33% $59,560
75 Social and Human Service Assistants
19,060
0.33% $38,450
76 Computer Occupations, All Other
19,040
0.33% $97,610
77 Computer and Information Systems Managers
18,670
0.32% $149,980
78 Medical and Health Services Managers
18,310
0.32% $103,790
79 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
18,140
0.31% $59,210
80 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
18,080
0.31% $63,040
81 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
18,060
0.31% $34,470
82 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
17,730
0.31% $50,860
83 Sales Managers
17,210
0.30% $119,710
84 Dishwashers
16,990
0.29% $26,370
85 Insurance Sales Agents
16,900
0.29% $57,170
86 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
16,630
0.29% $37,770
87 Childcare Workers
16,340
0.28% $26,520
88 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
16,320
0.28% $47,360
89 Billing and Posting Clerks
16,310
0.28% $40,520
90 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
15,980
0.28% $83,430
91 Correctional Officers and Jailers
15,910
0.27% $54,450
92 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
15,750
0.27% $25,010
93 Driver/Sales Workers
15,710
0.27% $32,950
94 Pharmacists
15,190
0.26% $130,280
95 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
14,840
0.26% $61,670
96 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
14,470
0.25% $28,740
97 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
14,470
0.25% $22,000
98 Tellers
13,740
0.24% $35,820
99 Postal Service Mail Carriers
13,670
0.24% $53,680
100 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
13,500
0.23% $65,830
101 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
13,490
0.23% $56,630
102 Fast Food Cooks
13,320
0.23% $22,650
103 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
13,020
0.22% $51,180
104 Compliance Officers
12,670
0.22% $70,080
105 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
12,660
0.22% $24,520
106 Training and Development Specialists
12,610
0.22% $61,150
107 Machinists
12,500
0.22% $48,320
108 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
12,140
0.21% $63,100
109 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
11,760
0.20% $30,250
110 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
11,740
0.20% $29,940
111 Physical Therapists
11,670
0.20% $97,510
112 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
11,590
0.20% $47,240
113 Industrial Engineers
11,510
0.20% $80,300
114 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
11,390
0.20% $62,080
115 Personal Financial Advisors
11,030
0.19% $104,650
116 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10,910
0.19% $43,560
117 Dental Assistants
10,890
0.19% $45,160
118 Civil Engineers
10,880
0.19% $81,760
119 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
10,560
0.18% $48,210
120 Highway Maintenance Workers
10,510
0.18% $47,010
121 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
10,460
0.18% $62,820
122 Crossing Guards
10,380
0.18% $30,960
123 Parts Salespersons
10,270
0.18% $35,910
124 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
10,100
0.17% $53,790
125 Cost Estimators
10,090
0.17% $72,540
126 Marketing Managers
10,030
0.17% $123,470
127 Financial Analysts
9,980
0.17% $80,980
128 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
9,810
0.17% $77,980
129 Bakers
9,650
0.17% $31,460
130 Medical Records Specialists
9,600
0.17% $45,660
131 Loan Officers
9,360
0.16% $74,910
132 Counter and Rental Clerks
9,360
0.16% $35,370
133 Radiologic Technologists
9,250
0.16% $62,400
134 Emergency Medical Technicians
9,210
0.16% $34,880
135 Logisticians
9,010
0.16% $78,540
136 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
9,000
0.15% $103,420
137 Coaches and Scouts
8,980
0.15% $39,780
138 Family Medicine Physicians
8,900
0.15% $212,800
139 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
8,900
0.15% $27,690
140 Recreation Workers
8,850
0.15% $30,390
141 Manicurists and Pedicurists
8,830
0.15% $23,050
142 Graphic Designers
8,750
0.15% $53,130
143 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
8,730
0.15% $35,750
144 Dental Hygienists
8,640
0.15% $76,770
145 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
8,520
0.15% $47,640
146 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
8,500
0.15% $38,470
147 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
8,440
0.15% $61,760
148 Food Service Managers
8,370
0.14% $60,930
149 Printing Press Operators
8,180
0.14% $44,870
150 Architectural and Engineering Managers
8,110
0.14% $149,340
151 Postsecondary Education Administrators
7,970
0.14% $95,600
152 Food Batchmakers
7,870
0.14% $36,920
153 Industrial Production Managers
7,650
0.13% $100,220
154 Nurse Practitioners
7,560
0.13% $116,980
155 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
7,530
0.13% $28,670
156 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
7,510
0.13% $43,130
157 Chemists
7,500
0.13% $65,990
158 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
7,480
0.13% $58,910
159 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
7,470
0.13% $44,420
160 Computer Programmers
7,320
0.13% $86,350
161 Legal Secretaries
7,300
0.13% $49,100
162 Occupational Therapists
7,290
0.13% $87,930
163 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
7,180
0.12% $94,510
164 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
7,170
0.12% $33,640
165 Data Entry Keyers
7,170
0.12% $36,180
166 Bill and Account Collectors
7,130
0.12% $43,130
167 Property, Real Estate Managers
7,090
0.12% $61,850
168 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
6,990
0.12% $81,350
169 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
6,850
0.12% $47,810
170 Electrical Engineers
6,820
0.12% $101,470
171 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
6,810
0.12% $43,930
172 Human Resources Managers
6,760
0.12% $121,500
173 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,700
0.12% $37,660
174 Helpers--Production Workers
6,680
0.11% $36,200
175 Public Relations Specialists
6,620
0.11% $62,730
176 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
6,600
0.11% $49,130
177 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
6,550
0.11% $45,850
178 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
6,530
0.11% $30,090
179 Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
6,420
0.11% $92,070
180 Physician Assistants
6,400
0.11% $109,100
181 Data Scientists
6,370
0.11% $91,330
182 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
6,360
0.11% $43,650
183 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,310
0.11% $44,590
184 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
6,290
0.11% $46,320
185 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
6,270
0.11% $63,080
186 Insurance Underwriters
6,090
0.10% $79,040
187 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
6,090
0.10% $47,400
188 Instructional Coordinators
6,020
0.10% $65,820
189 Natural Sciences Managers
5,970
0.10% $99,270
190 Computer Network Architects
5,970
0.10% $102,680
191 Healthcare Social Workers
5,870
0.10% $60,710
192 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
5,850
0.10% $57,550
193 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
5,830
0.10% $83,660
194 Speech-Language Pathologists
5,810
0.10% $81,560
195 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
5,690
0.10% $44,040
196 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
5,540
0.10% $48,640
197 Real Estate Sales Agents
5,440
0.09% $49,740
198 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
5,410
0.09% $61,550
199 Architectural and Civil Drafters
5,380
0.09% $58,200
200 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
5,320
0.09% $44,440

Also see The top paying jobs in Pennsylvania.

Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Reading
State College Newark-Union
Chambersburg-Waynesboro Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Philadelphia Williamsport
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Lebanon
Gettysburg Harrisburg-Carlisle
East Stroudsburg Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
York-Hanover Lancaster
Bloomsburg-Berwick Altoona
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Johnstown
Erie


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