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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

What professions have the highest employment in Pittsburgh, PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Pittsburgh, PA. We note that the total employment in Pittsburgh, PA is 1,057,700. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 32,340 people (3.06 percent of the total employment in Pittsburgh, PA). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 27,580 people (2.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Pittsburgh, PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,057,700
100.00% $45,870
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
32,340
3.06% $28,070
3 Registered Nurses
27,580
2.61% $76,520
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
27,210
2.57% $23,090
5 Retail Salespersons
26,120
2.47% $28,790
6 Customer Service Representatives
24,160
2.28% $36,990
7 General and Operations Managers
24,100
2.28% $97,070
8 Office Clerks, General
22,040
2.08% $38,210
9 Cashiers
21,610
2.04% $23,870
10 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
18,660
1.76% $36,450
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
17,450
1.65% $31,750
12 Waiters and Waitresses
15,960
1.51% $28,820
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
15,420
1.46% $31,620
14 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
14,360
1.36% $50,790
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
14,330
1.35% $39,020
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
12,800
1.21% $59,900
17 Nursing Assistants
11,340
1.07% $36,470
18 Accountants and Auditors
10,930
1.03% $70,860
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
10,800
1.02% $42,760
20 Restaurant Cooks
10,180
0.96% $29,590
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
9,920
0.94% $45,380
22 Construction Laborers
9,530
0.90% $48,580
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
9,350
0.88% $61,700
24 Security Guards
8,720
0.82% $30,320
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
8,480
0.80% $35,140
26 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
8,480
0.80% $70,620
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
8,180
0.77% $44,610
28 Software Developers
7,900
0.75% $104,350
29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
7,750
0.73% $79,570
30 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
7,310
0.69% $38,580
31 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
7,120
0.67% $36,740
32 Medical Secretaries
7,070
0.67% $36,200
33 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
6,700
0.63% $54,620
34 All Other Physicians
6,680
0.63% $65,150
35 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,530
0.62% $31,920
36 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,340
0.60% $78,290
37 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
6,310
0.60% $46,200
38 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
6,140
0.58% $30,200
39 Human Resources Specialists
6,110
0.58% $60,260
40 Bartenders
6,070
0.57% $21,850
41 Project Management Specialists
5,900
0.56% $85,100
42 Carpenters
5,680
0.54% $50,840
43 Receptionists and Information Clerks
5,500
0.52% $28,980
44 Mechanical Engineers
5,470
0.52% $105,290
45 Medical Assistants
5,230
0.49% $36,650
46 Computer User Support Specialists
5,180
0.49% $54,110
47 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
5,140
0.49% $60,500
48 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
5,060
0.48% $64,750
49 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
5,020
0.47% $52,480
50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
4,910
0.46% $60,150
51 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
4,730
0.45% $76,080
52 Financial Managers
4,720
0.45% $130,980
53 Computer Systems Analysts
4,690
0.44% $83,290
54 Other Business Operations Specialists
4,680
0.44% $68,310
55 School Bus Drivers
4,670
0.44% $38,020
56 Lawyers
4,530
0.43% $119,110
57 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
4,500
0.43% $38,470
58 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,400
0.42% $65,530
59 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
4,360
0.41% $28,900
60 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
4,360
0.41% $68,690
61 Food Preparation Workers
4,250
0.40% $27,030
62 Management Analysts
4,240
0.40% $78,670
63 Electricians
4,210
0.40% $63,060
64 All Other Managers
3,980
0.38% $128,500
65 Pharmacy Technicians
3,920
0.37% $36,940
66 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,840
0.36% $101,780
67 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,790
0.36% $142,360
68 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
3,730
0.35% $38,710
69 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,690
0.35% $74,460
70 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,690
0.35% $45,170
71 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,680
0.35% $47,020
72 Dishwashers
3,640
0.34% $26,020
73 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,590
0.34% $55,200
74 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
3,580
0.34% $22,550
75 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
3,570
0.34% $46,180
76 Packers and Packagers
3,520
0.33% $33,700
77 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
3,510
0.33% $29,180
78 Computer Occupations, All Other
3,490
0.33% $93,980
79 Insurance Sales Agents
3,490
0.33% $56,130
80 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
3,430
0.32% $40,800
81 Driver/Sales Workers
3,370
0.32% $22,320
82 Childcare Workers
3,280
0.31% $26,280
83 Social and Human Service Assistants
3,200
0.30% $37,680
84 Pharmacists
3,180
0.30% $128,760
85 Billing and Posting Clerks
3,160
0.30% $39,580
86 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,150
0.30% $61,110
87 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
3,140
0.30% $62,090
88 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,140
0.30% $50,080
89 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
3,120
0.29% $35,220
90 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,070
0.29% $30,720
91 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,040
0.29% $50,980
92 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,940
0.28% $59,070
93 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,820
0.27% $28,830
94 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
2,820
0.27% $21,780
95 Civil Engineers
2,810
0.27% $85,470
96 Tellers
2,720
0.26% $35,840
97 Sales Managers
2,660
0.25% $126,980
98 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
2,640
0.25% $47,550
99 Postal Service Mail Carriers
2,610
0.25% $53,680
100 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,590
0.24% $24,520

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