Occupations in Pennsylvania

547 occupations with a Pennsylvania page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which Pennsylvania schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in Pennsylvania.

547 occupations

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Occupations in Pennsylvania
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Petroleum Engineersmoderate
17-2171
$101,880600347
Food Science Technicians
19-4013
$48,0605901095,316
Music Directors and Composers
27-2041
$61,16058036606
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054
$98,37058048574
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4034
$57,0205801284
Emergency Medicine Physicians
29-1214
57092,385
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigatorslimited
33-9031
$38,93057011
Economists
19-3011
$115,000560572,287
Radiation Therapists
29-1124
$100,54056010179
Funeral Home Managers
11-9171
$104,4005605148
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairerslimited
49-2097
$51,01056012
Education Administrators, All Other
11-9039
$95,190550511,765
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4022
$50,2805501284
Barbers
39-5011
$36,92053046397
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-1011
$58,5705309334
Commercial Pilotsmoderate
53-2012
$134,030530426
Curators
25-4012
$62,10052031227
Emergency Management Directors
11-9161
$81,55052013180
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operatorsmoderate
47-2071
$56,010520365
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
49-3022
$48,3505108118
Continuous Mining Machine Operatorsmoderate
47-5041
$60,780510365
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
17-3012
$72,72050030338
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051
$83,510490571,446
Health and Safety Engineers
17-2111
$121,73049017448
Motorcycle Mechanicslimited
49-3052
$50,05049014
Media and Communication Workers, All Other
27-3099
$69,470470531,266
Audiologists
29-1181
$89,48046016783
Physical Scientists, All Other
19-2099
$134,780460653
Animal Trainersmoderate
39-2011
$38,920460445
Air Traffic Controllerslimited
53-2021
$132,350460111
Special Education Teachers, All Other
25-2059
$76,530450541,353
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1031
$101,740440221,240
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067
$99,66044055548
Orthotists and Prosthetistslimited
29-2091
$81,460430117
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$57,37042056493
Anesthesiologists
29-1211
$461,39041092,385
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4035
$47,6904101284
Food Scientists and Technologists
19-1012
$83,380400797
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicianslimited
49-3051
$51,520400116
Podiatristslimited
29-1081
$155,050390177
Material Moving Workers, All Othermoderate
53-7199
$41,690380365
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Otherlimited
49-9069
$33,87038013
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
17-3028
$63,7003701292
Forensic Science Technicians
19-4092
$61,5803601094,912
Epidemiologists
19-1041
$87,8603608294
Archivists
25-4011
$60,69036031236
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
37-3012
$48,8703605107
Logging Equipment Operatorsmoderate
45-4022
$46,880360365
Nuclear Engineersmoderate
17-2161
$133,250340384
Semiconductor Processing Techniciansmoderate
51-9141
$46,430340422
Airfield Operations Specialistslimited
53-2022
$55,660340111
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221
$130,30033012210,441
Fashion Designers
27-1022
$63,8403207115
Nurse Midwivesmoderate
29-1161
$119,990320333
Ophthalmologists
29-1241
$304,29031092,385
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
23-1022
$67,890310121,595
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
13-1032
$95,72031011650
Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-4013
$47,15031031205
Foresters
19-1032
$78,2803105108
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014
$71,76030052903
Life Scientists, All Other
19-1099
$83,6802901134,981
Personal Service Managers, All Other
11-9179
$72,64028012710,697
Statistical Assistants
43-9111
$48,74028016257
Fire Inspectors and Investigatorsmoderate
33-2021
$59,080280313
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
29-1218
26092,385
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
49-9097
260181,077
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062
$96,01026044568
Costume Attendantsmoderate
39-3092
$50,270260411
Athletes and Sports Competitors
27-2021
$57,10025010372
Drafters, All Other
17-3019
$54,24025015176
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicianslimited
17-3025
$59,920250211
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerkslimited
43-4041
$51,09025028
Orthopedic Surgeons
29-1242
$354,02024092,385
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1053
$91,640240741,108
Geological Technicians
19-4043
$47,38024023303
Surgical Assistants
29-9093
$60,55024017171
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairerslimited
49-2021
$103,01024012
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
43-9081
$47,510230941,511
Craft Artists
27-1012
$41,60023039588
Physicists
19-2012
$210,99023045574
Genetic Counselors
29-9092
$94,9302306165
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051
$105,65022032665
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1064
$97,12022016574
Physicians, Pathologists
29-1222
$413,37021092,385
Forest and Conservation Workerslimited
45-4011
$50,250210227
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1023
$78,54020013251
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013
$70,5502008210
Medical Appliance Technicianslimited
51-9082
$60,920200117
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4032
$46,3701801284
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installersmoderate
49-9095
$39,920170433
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpenerslimited
51-4194
$39,55017026
Hydrologists
19-2043
$91,73016021293
Sound Engineering Technicians
27-4014
$49,49016016213
Medical Dosimetrists
29-2036
$142,85016010179
Atmospheric and Space Scientistsmoderate
19-2021
$75,8901604144
Dentists, All Other Specialistsmoderate
29-1029
$195,1501603127
Stonemasonsmoderate
47-2022
$59,060160326
Patternmakers, Metal and Plasticlimited
51-4062
$54,150160124
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
51-4192
$59,3501501390
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1061
$100,88014028378

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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