Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
| Allentown, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Lebanon, PA
Reading, PA
Williamsport, PA
| Altoona, PA
Johnstown, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Scranton, PA
York, PA
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Erie, PA
Lancaster, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
State College, PA
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NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Allentown and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Paperhangers | $27,140 | 120 | 20.1 | | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $33,610 | 600 | 7.8 | | Engine and other machine assemblers | $25,440 | 210 | 6.8 | | Legislators | $0 | 500 | 5.8 | | Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $36,130 | 300 | 5.5 | | Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | $28,320 | 140 | 5.3 | | Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | $33,930 | 130 | 4.8 | | Crossing guards | $18,860 | 500 | 4.6 | | Residential advisors | $24,270 | 360 | 3.8 | | Food batchmakers | $27,010 | 640 | 3.7 | | (Click for the full list of Allentown careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Altoona, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Altoona and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $29,080 | 840 | 27.9 | | Prepress technicians and workers | $24,630 | 190 | 7.6 | | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $30,340 | 140 | 6.4 | | Construction and building inspectors | $37,850 | 170 | 4.9 | | Tire repairers and changers | $21,550 | 150 | 4.8 | | Maintenance workers, machinery | $26,410 | 110 | 4.3 | | Printing machine operators | $22,920 | 310 | 4.1 | | Community and social service specialists, all other | $30,130 | 140 | 3.9 | | Word processors and typists | $23,070 | 200 | 3.6 | | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $22,010 | 160 | 2.8 | | (Click for the full list of Altoona careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Erie, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Erie and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $23,270 | 890 | 8.9 | | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $34,300 | 800 | 8.1 | | Carpet installers | $21,850 | 130 | 6.5 | | Tool and die makers | $38,750 | 470 | 6.3 | | Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,330 | 160 | 6 | | Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $38,960 | 100 | 5.9 | | Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $35,020 | 140 | 5.7 | | Internists, general | $171,330 | 140 | 5.2 | | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $28,960 | 200 | 3.9 | | Mental health counselors | $31,100 | 250 | 3.8 | | (Click for the full list of Erie careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Harrisburg and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Court reporters | $37,520 | 130 | 9.9 | | Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | $30,550 | 140 | 8.9 | | Engineering teachers, postsecondary | $76,260 | 170 | 7.6 | | Mental health counselors | $33,230 | 1,050 | 6.3 | | Skin care specialists | $15,110 | 220 | 6.3 | | Actuaries | $87,060 | 170 | 5.9 | | Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | $59,470 | 130 | 3.9 | | Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $37,320 | 140 | 3.5 | | Office machine operators, except computer | $25,220 | 590 | 3.4 | | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | $37,850 | 330 | 3.4 | | (Click for the full list of Harrisburg careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Johnstown and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Power plant operators | $50,800 | 110 | 23.1 | | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $16,890 | 640 | 11.7 | | Bus drivers, school | $18,140 | 710 | 4.9 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $33,890 | 110 | 3.8 | | Social and human service assistants | $17,290 | 400 | 3.6 | | Telemarketers | $17,190 | 490 | 3.6 | | Healthcare support workers, all other | $18,010 | 210 | 3.4 | | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | $44,270 | 240 | 3.2 | | Bartenders | $13,390 | 520 | 2.9 | | Social and community service managers | $52,490 | 120 | 2.9 | | (Click for the full list of Johnstown careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Lancaster and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Paperhangers | $29,540 | 120 | 28.8 | | Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | $29,490 | 250 | 20.2 | | Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | $36,990 | 130 | 12.7 | | Pourers and casters, metal | $25,770 | 130 | 12.3 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $26,790 | 870 | 8.9 | | Farm equipment mechanics | $36,310 | 170 | 8.6 | | Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | $23,730 | 140 | 8.3 | | Bindery workers | $33,110 | 720 | 7.7 | | Machine feeders and offbearers | $25,960 | 900 | 5 | | Food batchmakers | $34,090 | 590 | 4.9 | | (Click for the full list of Lancaster careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Lebanon and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $30,690 | 400 | 17.1 | | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $21,940 | 130 | 9.2 | | Highway maintenance workers | $29,130 | 170 | 7.5 | | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | $61,340 | 170 | 6.2 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $34,590 | 130 | 6.1 | | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | $44,010 | 330 | 5.1 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $40,130 | 140 | 4.6 | | Industrial truck and tractor operators | $31,790 | 640 | 3.8 | | Special education teachers, secondary school | $43,610 | 100 | 3.8 | | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | $40,680 | 800 | 3.3 | | (Click for the full list of Lebanon careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Philadelphia and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary | $74,470 | 100 | 57.9 | | Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary | $81,680 | 160 | 33.1 | | Geography teachers, postsecondary | $73,580 | 250 | 14.6 | | Medical appliance technicians | $31,880 | 570 | 10.4 | | Social work teachers, postsecondary | $72,560 | 270 | 9.8 | | Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | $82,420 | 190 | 9.7 | | Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | $79,130 | 270 | 7.7 | | Life scientists, all other | $76,500 | 720 | 6.7 | | Survey researchers | $28,140 | 1,200 | 6 | | Gas plant operators | $50,980 | 110 | 6 | | (Click for the full list of Philadelphia careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Continuous mining machine operators | $34,670 | 250 | 30.4 | | Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons | $39,060 | 130 | 14.2 | | Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | $35,770 | 910 | 13.1 | | Geography teachers, postsecondary | $54,530 | 130 | 12.6 | | Bridge and lock tenders | $47,230 | 130 | 12 | | Pourers and casters, metal | $28,310 | 520 | 9.8 | | Patternmakers, metal and plastic | $26,860 | 130 | 9.7 | | Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | $66,010 | 210 | 9.1 | | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | $61,600 | 3,430 | 6.4 | | Helpers--extraction workers | $28,130 | 460 | 6 | | (Click for the full list of Pittsburgh careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Reading, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Reading and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | $14,110 | 200 | 20.3 | | Foundry mold and coremakers | $26,920 | 120 | 20.3 | | Pourers and casters, metal | $32,750 | 120 | 16.7 | | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | $55,330 | 560 | 8.1 | | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $36,560 | 490 | 7 | | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $33,490 | 910 | 6.7 | | Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $15,570 | 100 | 6 | | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,580 | 130 | 5.6 | | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $32,790 | 520 | 5.2 | | Psychiatric aides | $28,950 | 210 | 4.9 | | (Click for the full list of Reading careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Scranton and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Paperhangers | $27,420 | 100 | 21.8 | | Correspondence clerks | $24,400 | 440 | 20.8 | | Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $28,800 | 160 | 19.9 | | Job printers | $28,630 | 900 | 13 | | Slaughterers and meat packers | $22,790 | 240 | 11.8 | | Legislators | $14,080 | 520 | 7.8 | | Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | $16,920 | 120 | 6.6 | | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,490 | 590 | 5.2 | | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $30,420 | 840 | 4.1 | | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $21,430 | 380 | 3.9 | | (Click for the full list of Scranton careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
State College, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in State College and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | $35,050 | 100 | 4.3 | | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | $34,880 | 460 | 4 | | Cooks, short order | $21,250 | 230 | 3.9 | | Highway maintenance workers | $28,350 | 100 | 3.5 | | Civil engineering technicians | $26,980 | 100 | 3.4 | | Bartenders | $15,990 | 510 | 3.1 | | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | $35,960 | 200 | 2.9 | | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $31,450 | 110 | 2.8 | | Administrative services managers | $65,370 | 230 | 2.6 | | Chefs and head cooks | $34,470 | 100 | 2.5 | | (Click for the full list of State College careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Williamsport, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Williamsport and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,130 | 580 | 15.2 | | Construction and building inspectors | $40,650 | 170 | 5.8 | | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | $38,140 | 190 | 5 | | Bakers | $24,720 | 230 | 4.9 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $32,760 | 120 | 4.7 | | Child, family, and school social workers | $35,990 | 290 | 3.8 | | Helpers--production workers | $19,450 | 500 | 3.2 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $32,990 | 210 | 3.2 | | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | $49,920 | 130 | 3.1 | | Machinists | $30,880 | 330 | 2.9 | | (Click for the full list of Williamsport careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
York, Pennsylvania Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in York and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $33,220 | 220 | 9.3 | | Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | $29,530 | 130 | 9.3 | | Prepress technicians and workers | $32,380 | 580 | 7.1 | | Millwrights | $40,290 | 240 | 6.3 | | Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $41,820 | 230 | 6.3 | | Engine and other machine assemblers | $36,900 | 100 | 6.3 | | Grinding and polishing workers, hand | $29,580 | 250 | 5.8 | | Job printers | $33,720 | 250 | 5.3 | | Tool and die makers | $39,730 | 550 | 5 | | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | $40,680 | 400 | 4.6 | | (Click for the full list of York careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.
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