Allentown Employment

Employment and Industries in the Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Allentown than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Allentown.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Allentown.
A list of any large public companies in Allentown.

Most Popular Jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	7,530	61,800	$45,050 - 80,870	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	5,070	55,020	$31,810 - 82,190	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,900	63,800	$31,620 - 105,810	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,770	52,380	$34,920 - 78,060	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	2,350	62,970	$36,530 - 94,720	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,980	55,190	$37,150 - 79,350	11%	95%
7	Chief executives	1,020	144,720	$58,600 -	2%	65%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,010	86,620	$38,560 - 146,960	12%	51%
9	Computer systems analysts	1,000	61,720	$36,330 - 90,580	29%	68%
10	Financial managers	970	93,410	$43,480 - 149,300	13%	60%
11	Medical and health services managers	970	76,380	$37,760 - 120,230	16%	57%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	890	38,390	$22,670 - 59,500	19%	77%
13	Social and human service assistants	840	25,460	$16,290 - 37,120	34%	58%
14	Lawyers	820	93,620	$40,990 - 157,920	11%	99%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	800	55,550	$36,700 - 80,430	20%	87%
16	Management analysts	770	80,620	$35,530 -	22%	78%
17	Teachers and instructors, all other	740	30,730	$21,710 - 52,230	9%	54%
18	Financial analysts	700	64,150	$39,770 - 91,440	34%	87%
19	Computer programmers	690	71,330	$41,280 - 106,840	0%	73%
20	Sales managers	660	101,100	$46,880 -	10%	69%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	660	51,720	$33,220 - 76,410	13%	73%
22	Pharmacists	630	100,320	$76,350 - 126,680	22%	97%
23	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	620	50,150	$31,320 - 71,490	18%	56%
24	Mental health counselors	600	41,660	$26,780 - 61,770	30%	73%
25	Special education teachers, secondary school	590	57,120	$37,970 - 85,990	9%	87%
26	Civil engineers	580	71,810	$49,130 - 101,500	18%	87%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	560	85,440	$54,870 - 115,420	8%	78%
28	Market research analysts	560	59,220	$31,370 - 97,440	20%	82%
29	Physical therapists	550	74,040	$55,370 - 105,980	27%	89%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	530	45,840	$26,040 - 74,580	5%	58%
31	Network and computer systems administrators	520	69,360	$38,880 - 112,160	27%	50%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	490	39,140	$27,040 - 55,440	15%	51%
33	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	460	60,380	$37,210 - 99,870	17%	56%
34	Special education teachers, middle school	450	58,020	$40,340 - 82,970	16%	87%
35	Computer and information systems managers	450	110,290	$56,880 -	16%	73%
36	Computer software engineers, applications	450	87,690	$51,280 - 130,780	45%	85%
37	Computer software engineers, systems software	450	91,970	$56,390 - 134,510	28%	85%
38	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	450	37,480	$25,180 - 60,780	30%	77%
39	Industrial engineers	450	75,800	$43,540 - 118,900	20%	74%
40	Advertising sales agents	430	52,300	$21,010 - 99,600	20%	56%
41	Graphic designers	420	42,100	$27,550 - 61,570	10%	55%
42	Speech-language pathologists	410	85,730	$53,400 - 125,960	11%	98%
43	Public relations specialists	410	51,920	$26,680 - 87,440	18%	81%
44	Rehabilitation counselors	400	34,120	$22,940 - 50,390	23%	73%
45	Training and development specialists	400	47,020	$27,650 - 70,830	18%	56%
46	Social and community service managers	380	55,080	$28,360 - 92,370	25%	72%
47	Mechanical engineers	380	79,010	$47,680 - 110,110	4%	78%
48	Legislators	370	21,320	$15,320 - 34,400	1%	65%
49	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	370	49,540	$35,770 - 65,830	12%	51%
50	Managers, all other	370	84,790	$41,620 - 129,360	7%	55%
51	Coaches and scouts	370	33,530	$15,410 - 62,680	15%	60%
52	Medical and public health social workers	360	42,900	$28,990 - 61,330	24%	77%
53	Physician assistants	350	60,410	$27,330 - 87,890	27%	67%
54	Librarians	340	55,850	$35,300 - 78,760	4%	85%
55	Instructional coordinators	300	52,290	$33,540 - 85,740	23%	79%
56	Marketing managers	300	121,190	$60,340 -	14%	69%
57	Electrical engineers	290	81,250	$52,110 - 110,330	6%	81%
58	Personal financial advisors	290	62,150	$28,240 - 118,600	41%	81%
59	Network systems and data communications analysts	290	76,380	$43,970 - 117,100	53%	57%
60	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	290	39,990	$25,630 - 63,100	34%	73%
61	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	280	46,320	$31,260 - 63,940	11%	58%
62	Engineering managers	280	108,250	$66,390 - 159,360	7%	84%
63	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	280	77,010	$42,270 - 106,910	16%	99%
64	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	270	88,970	$16,110 -	25%	67%
65	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	270	50,990	$30,970 - 79,040	18%	56%
66	Editors	270	51,980	$28,190 - 79,080	2%	81%
67	Education administrators, postsecondary	270	104,670	$42,440 -	14%	78%
68	Community and social service specialists, all other	260	36,420	$26,910 - 51,630	25%	58%
69	Chemists	250	55,810	$36,430 - 87,780	9%	93%
70	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	240	35,480	$21,140 - 67,790	15%	72%
71	Sales engineers	230	75,970	$49,070 - 118,330	9%	79%
72	Database administrators	190	58,920	$26,570 - 90,870	29%	72%
73	Dentists, general	190	138,290	$39,410 -	9%	100%
74	Sales and related workers, all other	190	42,410	$17,040 - 84,620	14%	62%
75	Architects, except landscape and naval	160	85,460	$55,070 - 128,420	18%	88%
76	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	160	34,430	$22,710 - 59,330	24%	78%
77	Electronics engineers, except computer	160	95,650	$53,980 - 136,150	4%	81%
78	Purchasing managers	160	84,140	$52,910 - 124,430	3%	57%
79	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	160	46,970	$33,560 - 66,400	14%	54%
80	Reporters and correspondents	150	40,550	$21,710 - 65,520	1%	85%
81	Public relations managers	140	84,950	$35,990 - 150,180	17%	75%
82	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	130	53,170	$32,510 - 77,510	0%	96%
83	Compensation and benefits managers	130	95,070	$53,750 - 156,940	12%	58%
84	Dietitians and nutritionists	130	43,250	$17,230 - 62,790	9%	72%
85	Veterinarians	130	87,940	$55,730 - 128,530	35%	100%
86	Floral designers	130	27,390	$20,810 - 36,150	0%	55%
87	Budget analysts	130	62,330	$37,310 - 96,800	7%	78%
88	Tax preparers	130	33,150	$19,800 - 57,500	0%	54%
89	Health educators	120	47,090	$25,650 - 76,640	26%	58%
90	Recreational therapists	120	43,200	$26,890 - 62,140	4%	77%
91	Producers and directors	120		$ -	11%	75%
92	Materials engineers	120	87,440	$47,700 - 129,140	4%	77%
93	Clergy	110	40,990	$19,410 - 66,430	19%	75%
94	Private detectives and investigators	110		$ -	18%	52%
95	Landscape architects	100	48,400	$23,680 - 87,150	16%	88%
96	Directors, religious activities and education	100	39,950	$17,990 - 66,190	20%	64%
97	Urban and regional planners	100	49,070	$29,750 - 72,550	15%	92%
98	Occupational health and safety specialists	90	59,650	$36,070 - 84,150	8%	72%
99	Surveyors	90	57,230	$44,090 - 74,590	24%	82%
100	Detectives and criminal investigators	90	71,990	$49,670 - 99,120	17%	54%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	12,600	26,900	$15,700 - 40,760	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	10,570	18,370	$15,380 - 23,090	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	9,340	27,100	$16,230 - 39,540	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,930	25,730	$16,380 - 36,420	2%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	7,130	17,860	$15,240 - 23,290	18%	5%
6	Customer service representatives	6,730	30,990	$20,850 - 45,200	25%	22%
7	Waiters and waitresses	5,980	17,520	$15,240 - 21,250	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,730	25,480	$16,550 - 38,560	15%	4%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,640	29,850	$20,270 - 41,210	1%	18%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,210	25,180	$17,530 - 32,730	18%	7%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,690	41,080	$27,470 - 58,810	10%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,340	32,660	$20,380 - 46,770	13%	16%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,160	22,170	$15,610 - 34,080	-7%	8%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,510	36,730	$23,320 - 50,820	10%	6%
15	Industrial truck and tractor operators	3,360	33,330	$24,860 - 42,020	-1%	2%
16	Teacher assistants	3,300	21,840	$15,740 - 30,950	10%	18%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	3,260	24,410	$16,090 - 32,400	17%	13%
18	Team assemblers	3,200	35,960	$20,910 - 50,470	0%	5%
19	Home health aides	2,920	22,000	$16,990 - 29,720	49%	7%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,720	32,250	$18,090 - 50,790	8%	4%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,720	50,550	$29,760 - 76,140	6%	29%
22	Carpenters	2,680	43,400	$22,920 - 67,290	10%	6%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	2,640	24,880	$16,050 - 38,190	-11%	3%
24	General and operations managers	2,550	105,070	$44,850 -	2%	48%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,380	39,840	$24,310 - 52,960	14%	7%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,360	45,660	$25,170 - 66,850	4%	25%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,340	27,220	$17,610 - 39,280	18%	6%
28	Child care workers	2,230	19,280	$15,350 - 25,910	18%	15%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,220	39,440	$18,730 - 62,300	14%	4%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,210	38,580	$25,430 - 54,110	15%	18%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,170	20,120	$15,810 - 25,720	13%	5%
32	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,050	26,170	$16,660 - 40,200	-4%	5%
33	Helpers--production workers	2,010	28,500	$17,320 - 40,970	0%	4%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,900	56,640	$34,850 - 80,180	-4%	15%
35	Construction laborers	1,860	33,250	$21,760 - 49,460	11%	5%
36	Bill and account collectors	1,790	27,870	$19,240 - 38,990	23%	13%
37	Cooks, restaurant	1,770	23,930	$17,120 - 32,960	12%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,770	31,580	$19,660 - 50,920	11%	14%
39	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,710	35,100	$20,810 - 51,090	-6%	14%
40	Food preparation workers	1,680	20,550	$15,820 - 26,890	15%	7%
41	Security guards	1,620	26,860	$17,220 - 40,120	17%	13%
42	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,610	30,590	$17,670 - 43,270	4%	6%
43	Medical secretaries	1,600	29,150	$22,240 - 38,670	17%	18%
44	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,580	24,400	$15,810 - 35,740	12%	6%
45	Medical assistants	1,560	27,070	$20,110 - 34,010	35%	10%
46	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,540	32,280	$23,440 - 43,360	4%	15%
47	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,530	52,780	$28,840 - 80,510	9%	47%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,500	53,500	$31,630 - 78,190	11%	33%
49	Tellers	1,480	23,140	$17,010 - 30,830	14%	16%
50	Electricians	1,460	65,690	$32,110 - 100,830	7%	7%
51	Dishwashers	1,240	17,200	$15,270 - 20,310	10%	3%
52	Bartenders	1,220	18,960	$15,360 - 24,270	11%	17%
53	Bus drivers, school	1,200	27,970	$15,610 - 39,760	9%	4%
54	Business operations specialists, all other	1,130	62,490	$30,250 - 101,670	21%	49%
55	Driver/sales workers	1,100	31,430	$15,550 - 55,020	-4%	4%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,070	61,190	$38,290 - 90,650	7%	13%
57	Machinists	1,060	39,520	$26,790 - 52,850	-2%	3%
58	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,050	27,510	$17,650 - 38,440	-26%	6%
59	Cooks, fast food	1,050	17,520	$15,340 - 20,800	8%	5%
60	Postal service mail carriers	1,050			1%	11%
61	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,020	24,360	$16,760 - 36,840	26%	43%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,000	62,800	$42,630 - 87,000	9%	10%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	990	17,590	$15,160 - 22,970	12%	6%
64	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	960	29,390	$18,870 - 42,270	19%	14%
65	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	950	35,020	$26,570 - 45,700	0%	22%
66	Pharmacy technicians	950	26,340	$17,230 - 37,210	32%	16%
67	Industrial machinery mechanics	940	44,530	$33,660 - 55,300	9%	5%
68	Sewing machine operators	940	20,730	$15,650 - 30,290	-26%	5%
69	Computer support specialists	920	43,750	$25,680 - 67,990	13%	43%
70	Insurance sales agents	920	56,670	$28,240 - 89,320	13%	45%
71	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	920	35,350	$26,630 - 45,860	5%	2%
72	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	910	23,590	$16,460 - 32,440	11%	5%
73	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	900	42,230	$23,750 - 62,910	9%	3%
74	Amusement and recreation attendants	860	18,560	$15,250 - 25,150	24%	22%
75	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	840	24,800	$15,600 - 38,560	27%	47%
76	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	830	22,190	$15,860 - 30,430	14%	3%
77	Counter and rental clerks	830	24,280	$15,600 - 38,150	23%	16%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	820	52,900	$39,170 - 72,330	15%	25%
79	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	800	50,790	$33,550 - 66,790	5%	8%
80	Dental assistants	790	31,090	$22,290 - 42,320	29%	9%
81	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	790	51,020	$31,570 - 64,860	8%	3%
82	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	750	41,370	$28,400 - 56,650	12%	3%
83	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	730	19,680	$15,490 - 27,600	10%	17%
84	Legal secretaries	720	31,050	$19,250 - 43,810	12%	18%
85	Cooks, short order	690	20,400	$15,760 - 29,890	5%	5%
86	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	690	41,000	$26,710 - 57,620	4%	30%
87	Recreation workers	690	26,110	$16,160 - 42,050	13%	47%
88	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	680	64,010	$36,370 - 90,180	11%	4%
89	Healthcare support workers, all other	670	34,350	$23,220 - 48,190	16%	10%
90	Physicians and surgeons, all other	660	158,690	$47,740 -	0%	0%
91	Order clerks	660	30,770	$20,500 - 41,210	-23%	16%
92	Machine feeders and offbearers	650	26,700	$18,940 - 36,870	-14%	0%
93	Parts salespersons	650	30,200	$17,840 - 45,250	-1%	6%
94	Automotive body and related repairers	630	39,900	$28,060 - 52,320	12%	3%
95	Sales representatives, services, all other	620	61,270	$28,050 - 112,980	28%	48%
96	Data entry keyers	610	29,490	$20,120 - 44,320	-4%	18%
97	Bakers	590	24,460	$15,450 - 35,400	10%	8%
98	Correctional officers and jailers	580	40,720	$25,960 - 59,550	17%	11%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	580	33,250	$23,860 - 45,780	3%	18%
100	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	570	23,050	$17,150 - 30,590	10%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Allentown Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	33,690	140	5.7
Home appliance repairers	31,310	380	5.5
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	31,900	180	5.3
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	35,550	140	5.1
Correspondence clerks	23,940	120	4.9
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	26,540	280	4.5
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	37,360	110	4.3
Psychiatric technicians	43,490	270	3.7
Directors, religious activities and education	39,950	100	3.4
Legislators	21,320	370	3.4
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	44,270	300	3.3
Psychiatric aides	30,780	290	3.3
Funeral directors	81,160	130	3.2
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	67,960	110	3.2
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	20,350	320	3.2
Conveyor operators and tenders	29,270	160	3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,300	510	2.9
Sewing machine operators	20,730	940	2.9
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	28,270	200	2.8
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,310	110	2.7
Photographic processing machine operators	18,210	280	2.7
Recreational therapists	43,200	120	2.6
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,700	650	2.6
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	69,350	290	2.6
Materials engineers	87,440	120	2.6
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	79,080	220	2.6
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,170	2,050	2.6
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,480	340	2.5
Mental health counselors	41,660	600	2.5
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	46,320	280	2.5
Landscape architects	48,400	100	2.4
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	36,240	160	2.4
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,200	150	2.3
Millwrights	46,030	170	2.3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	33,330	3,360	2.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	29,390	960	2.3
Family and general practitioners	161,540	520	2.2
Pharmacy aides	22,230	220	2.2
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	68,980	170	2.1
Private detectives and investigators		110	2.1
Crossing guards	20,320	310	2.1
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,780	1,530	2.1
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,510	1,050	2.1
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	41,940	220	2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	50,790	800	2
Physician assistants	60,410	350	2
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	44,430	110	2
Travel agents	33,110	420	2
Highway maintenance workers	36,330	440	2
Special education teachers, middle school	58,020	450	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Allentown, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	69,350	1.43	290
Electricians	65,690	1.4	1,460
Funeral directors	81,160	1.39	130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	64,010	1.39	680
Psychiatric technicians	43,490	1.38	270
Sheet metal workers	55,710	1.34	350
Speech-language pathologists	85,730	1.33	410
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	44,510	1.32	120
Team assemblers	35,960	1.32	3,200
Education teachers, postsecondary	77,740	1.3	120
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	44,640	1.25	230
Helpers--electricians	33,250	1.25	250
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	36,240	1.24	160
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	81,080	1.22	160
Packers and packagers, hand	24,880	1.22	2,640
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	38,180	1.21	140
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	42,190	1.21	360
Helpers--production workers	28,500	1.21	2,010
Driver/sales workers	31,430	1.2	1,100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,350	1.19	540
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	51,020	1.19	790
Business teachers, postsecondary	87,600	1.19	230
Marketing managers	121,190	1.19	300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	86,620	1.19	1,010
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	23,490	1.19	150
Network systems and data communications analysts	76,380	1.18	290
Sales representatives, services, all other	61,270	1.18	620
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	45,660	1.18	2,360
Healthcare support workers, all other	34,350	1.18	670
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,990	1.18	480
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	44,430	1.18	110
Architects, except landscape and naval	85,460	1.18	160
Education administrators, postsecondary	104,670	1.17	270
Construction managers	98,390	1.17	330
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50,160	1.17	510
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,050	1.16	570
Electronics engineers, except computer	95,650	1.16	160
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	77,010	1.16	280
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	48,140	1.14	180
Special education teachers, middle school	58,020	1.14	450
Food service managers	55,130	1.14	300
Computer software engineers, applications	87,690	1.14	450
Data entry keyers	29,490	1.13	610
Floral designers	27,390	1.13	130
Butchers and meat cutters	34,050	1.13	260
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	58,690	1.13	570
Network and computer systems administrators	69,360	1.13	520
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,800	1.13	4,900
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,300	1.13	510
Switchboard operators, including answering service	27,210	1.13	400

Highest Paying Jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	203,440	40
Anesthesiologists	197,330
Pediatricians, general	180,320	80
Internists, general	177,660	90
Family and general practitioners	161,540	520
Natural sciences managers	159,760	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	158,690	660
Chief executives	144,720	1,020
Dentists, general	138,290	190
Psychiatrists	136,320	70
Marketing managers	121,190	300
Computer and information systems managers	110,290	450
Engineering managers	108,250	280
Optometrists	106,520	70
Computer hardware engineers	106,320
Human resources managers, all other	106,220	80
General and operations managers	105,070	2,550
Education administrators, postsecondary	104,670	270
Sales managers	101,100	660
Pharmacists	100,320	630
Construction managers	98,390	330
Training and development managers	96,400	60
Electronics engineers, except computer	95,650	160
Environmental engineers	95,310	50
Compensation and benefits managers	95,070	130
Lawyers	93,620	820
Financial managers	93,410	970
Computer software engineers, systems software	91,970	450
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	91,570	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	90,860	230
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	88,970	270
Veterinarians	87,940	130
Computer software engineers, applications	87,690	450
Industrial production managers	87,600	500
Business teachers, postsecondary	87,600	230
Materials engineers	87,440	120
Education administrators, all other	87,390	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	86,620	1,010
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	85,740	100
Speech-language pathologists	85,730	410
Architects, except landscape and naval	85,460	160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	85,440	560
Advertising and promotions managers	85,100	70
Public relations managers	84,950	140
Managers, all other	84,790	370
Transportation inspectors	84,340	40
Purchasing managers	84,140	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,350	540
History teachers, postsecondary	83,290	70
Political science teachers, postsecondary	83,020	50

Large Companies Headquartered in Allentown

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Air Products & Chem.	8.1
PPL	6.2
Agere Systems	1.7

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