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Pennsylvania Jobs

The estimated total employment in Pennsylvania is 5,705,170 people with an average annual salary of 40,630.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Pennsylvania has increaded by 3%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20015,541,210N/A
20025,515,630-0.46%
20035,519,6800.07%
20045,507,880-0.21%
20055,663,0702.74%
20065,631,520-0.56%
20075,663,0700.56%
20085,705,1700.74%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$33,260N/A
2002$34,7404.26%
2003$35,0600.91%
2004$35,7802.01%
2005$38,9608.16%
2006$37,580-3.54%
2007$38,9603.67%
2008$40,6304.29%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations990,190$31,460
Sales and related occupations613,740$36,180
Food preparation and serving related occupations477,940$20,330
Production occupations450,100$33,470
Transportation and material moving occupations440,350$30,990
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations349,790$63,200
Education, training, and library occupations341,000$50,360
Business and financial operations occupations246,070$62,340
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations235,190$40,230
Construction and extraction occupations233,730$43,870
Management occupations200,390$94,700
Healthcare support occupations195,080$25,720
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations180,950$24,960
Personal care and service occupations143,720$23,070
Computer and mathematical science occupations123,330$70,580
Protective service occupations113,800$40,480
Community and social services occupations103,560$37,600
Architecture and engineering occupations98,110$66,720
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations64,360$44,880
Life, physical, and social science occupations57,350$63,930
Legal occupations39,560$88,020
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6,850$28,030

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Surgeons2,570$194,990
Anesthesiologists1,490$177,710
Family and general practitioners8,610$167,050
Internists, general2,350$161,980
Natural sciences managers1,720$157,710
Physicians and surgeons, all other9,500$152,250
Chief executives16,270$150,110
Psychiatrists1,510$137,050
Dentists, general3,300$131,410
Lawyers22,360$120,200