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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)

Rank	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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