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Top 100 Popular Jobs in State College, PA

What professions have the highest employment in State College, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in State College, PA. We note that the total employment in State College, PA is 64,540. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 1,780 people (2.76 percent of the total employment in State College, PA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,550 people (2.40 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in State College, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
64,540
100.00% $46,580
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,780
2.76% $23,760
3 Retail Salespersons
1,550
2.40% $27,710
4 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,510
2.34% $37,660
5 Cashiers
1,470
2.28% $23,830
6 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,250
1.94% $30,780
7 General and Operations Managers
1,220
1.89% $79,190
8 Office Clerks, General
1,200
1.86% $37,700
9 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,170
1.81% $48,260
10 Registered Nurses
1,120
1.74% $78,580
11 Waiters and Waitresses
1,020
1.58% $28,410
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
990
1.53% $27,180
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
980
1.52% $29,830
14 Customer Service Representatives
970
1.50% $33,070
15 Engineers, All Other
730
1.13% $78,900
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
690
1.07% $58,610
17 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
670
1.04% $35,690
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
650
1.01% $39,150
19 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
650
1.01% $49,660
20 Instructional Coordinators
560
0.87% $59,410
21 Restaurant Cooks
550
0.85% $28,840
22 Construction Laborers
530
0.82% $47,650
23 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
520
0.81% $33,750
24 Nursing Assistants
490
0.76% $35,570
25 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
490
0.76% $34,700
26 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
480
0.74% $64,210
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
480
0.74% $43,830
28 Software Developers
440
0.68% $106,480
29 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
430
0.67% $28,850
30 Carpenters
420
0.65% $51,780
31 Accountants and Auditors
410
0.64% $62,400
32 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
410
0.64% $56,960
33 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
400
0.62% $56,970
34 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
380
0.59% $36,260
35 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
370
0.57% $49,280
36 Bartenders
370
0.57% $21,390
37 Human Resources Specialists
360
0.56% $62,770
38 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
360
0.56% $37,190
39 Receptionists and Information Clerks
350
0.54% $28,890
40 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
350
0.54% $38,390
41 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
340
0.53% $82,650
42 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
340
0.53% $63,240
43 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
330
0.51% $75,900
44 Computer Programmers
320
0.50% $66,680
45 Fundraisers
310
0.48% $62,840
46 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
310
0.48% $48,380
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
300
0.46% $28,040
48 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
300
0.46% $51,310
49 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
300
0.46% $38,450
50 School Bus Drivers
300
0.46% $32,840
51 Project Management Specialists
290
0.45% $80,820
52 Food Preparation Workers
290
0.45% $28,100
53 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
280
0.43% $59,950
54 Computer and Information Systems Managers
270
0.42% $120,080
55 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
270
0.42% $60,460
56 Financial Managers
260
0.40% $113,750
57 Medical Secretaries
260
0.40% $36,300
58 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
250
0.39% $64,280
59 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
250
0.39% $72,770
60 Computer User Support Specialists
240
0.37% $52,670
61 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
240
0.37% $29,480
62 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
240
0.37% $62,860
63 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
240
0.37% $35,290
64 Computer Occupations, All Other
230
0.36% $102,750
65 Dishwashers
230
0.36% $25,480
66 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
230
0.36% $29,020
67 Other Business Operations Specialists
220
0.34% $74,820
68 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
220
0.34% $76,000
69 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
210
0.33% $47,580
70 Security Guards
210
0.33% $29,420
71 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
210
0.33% $23,270
72 Computer Systems Analysts
200
0.31% $81,180
73 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
200
0.31% $61,730
74 Civil Engineers
190
0.29% $79,070
75 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
190
0.29% $55,730
76 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
190
0.29% $37,250
77 Administrative Services Managers
180
0.28% $100,840
78 Loan Officers
180
0.28% $78,970
79 Mechanical Engineers
180
0.28% $80,880
80 Coaches and Scouts
180
0.28% $38,760
81 Medical Assistants
180
0.28% $35,730
82 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
180
0.28% $34,820
83 Property, Real Estate Managers
170
0.26% $57,760
84 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
170
0.26% $42,140
85 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
170
0.26% $24,810
86 Childcare Workers
170
0.26% $24,120
87 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
170
0.26% $39,980
88 Food Service Managers
160
0.25% $62,520
89 Compliance Officers
160
0.25% $62,490
90 Pharmacy Technicians
160
0.25% $34,380
91 Dental Assistants
160
0.25% $42,780
92 Machinists
160
0.25% $48,250
93 Packers and Packagers
160
0.25% $29,570
94 Tellers
150
0.23% $35,580
95 Electricians
150
0.23% $56,530
96 All Other Managers
140
0.22% $123,160
97 Civil Engineering Technicians
140
0.22% $59,150
98 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
140
0.22% $31,090
99 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
140
0.22% $35,430
100 Insurance Sales Agents
140
0.22% $44,990

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