Altoona Employment

Employment and Industries in the Altoona, 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 Altoona than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Altoona.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Altoona.
A list of any large public companies in Altoona.

Most Popular Jobs in Altoona, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2007 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	1,320	49,220	$31,000 - 65,670	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,010	37,690	$19,370 - 58,490	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,010	48,940	$24,290 - 79,370	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	350	44,610	$25,360 - 65,350	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	320	45,890	$23,950 - 66,490	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	250	51,460	$33,340 - 79,150	18%	79%
7	Computer systems analysts	180	79,980	$38,290 - 126,490	29%	68%
8	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	170	31,370	$23,410 - 40,540	15%	51%
9	Community and social service specialists, all other	150	32,560	$21,370 - 48,940	25%	58%
10	Civil engineers	150	63,560	$43,790 - 93,190	18%	87%
11	Pharmacists	150	90,370	$62,010 - 113,960	22%	97%
12	Medical and health services managers	140	97,150	$48,860 -	16%	57%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	140	37,010	$22,750 - 53,640	19%	77%
14	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	36,940	$18,280 - 53,330	13%	73%
15	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	120	29,070	$17,720 - 41,550	30%	77%
16	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	120	45,220	$33,870 - 60,120	12%	51%
17	Occupational therapists	110	53,960	$41,470 - 77,560	23%	90%
18	Physical therapists	110	71,850	$50,120 - 100,760	27%	89%
19	Chief executives	110	109,640	$43,050 -	2%	65%
20	Training and development specialists	100	33,550	$16,560 - 63,450	18%	56%
21	Computer programmers	100	47,770	$28,000 - 68,770	0%	73%
22	Financial managers	100	79,450	$43,160 -	13%	60%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	100	51,750	$32,670 - 74,940	27%	50%
24	Tax preparers	100	34,620	$22,740 - 51,610	0%	54%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90		$[?] -	17%	56%
26	Graphic designers	90	38,680	$21,560 - 60,620	10%	55%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	71,800	$27,760 - 104,220	8%	78%
28	Market research analysts	90	57,350	$28,130 - 93,360	20%	82%
29	Advertising sales agents	80	43,130	$14,780 - 75,670	20%	56%
30	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	80	38,780	$24,390 - 58,190	18%	56%
31	Rehabilitation counselors	80	36,690	$20,740 - 62,500	23%	73%
32	Industrial engineers	80	68,810	$44,100 - 109,840	20%	74%
33	Medical and public health social workers	80	46,520	$25,340 - 64,780	24%	77%
34	Lawyers	80	86,410	$40,340 -	11%	99%
35	Mechanical engineers	80	67,580	$49,310 - 97,260	4%	78%
36	Social and community service managers	70	42,790	$29,100 - 65,050	25%	72%
37	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	54,660	$26,550 - 91,560	12%	51%
38	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	53,510	$35,290 - 78,280	20%	87%
39	Sales managers	70	71,090	$32,980 - 112,010	10%	69%
40	Social and human service assistants	50	29,620	$20,590 - 46,130	34%	58%
41	Librarians	50	42,010	$14,910 - 63,700	4%	85%
42	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	43,910	$28,730 - 62,110	9%	72%
43	Public relations specialists	50	38,720	$27,380 - 49,030	18%	81%
44	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	45,450	$35,300 - 62,160	15%	72%
45	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	58,280	$20,810 - 138,790	25%	67%
46	Floral designers	40	18,520	$15,410 - 24,150	0%	55%
47	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	58,570	$25,130 - 83,400	53%	57%
48	Health educators	40	53,470	$35,420 - 70,790	26%	58%
49	Engineering managers	40	85,770	$57,530 - 121,650	7%	84%
50	Speech-language pathologists	40	65,230	$44,030 - 84,160	11%	98%
51	Computer and information systems managers	40	111,120	$48,900 -	16%	73%
52	Computer software engineers, applications	40	71,300	$46,120 - 107,030	45%	85%
53	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	51,300	$27,930 - 76,060	18%	56%
54	Directors, religious activities and education	30	22,760	$14,910 - 38,340	20%	64%

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	3,200	19,870	$14,010 - 29,670	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,050	16,570	$13,890 - 20,390	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,990	20,810	$14,600 - 30,490	13%	19%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,720	34,530	$17,410 - 50,710	10%	4%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,620	16,570	$13,860 - 20,490	18%	5%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,510	22,670	$15,150 - 32,650	2%	5%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	930	23,790	$15,200 - 33,350	1%	18%
8	Waiters and waitresses	920	18,340	$13,880 - 27,500	11%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	850	21,840	$14,130 - 37,830	15%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	810	26,560	$14,970 - 39,970	13%	16%
11	Team assemblers	810	24,820	$15,440 - 42,980	0%	5%
12	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	810	25,000	$14,340 - 41,720	8%	4%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	770	23,100	$14,830 - 30,780	18%	7%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	750	21,910	$14,400 - 33,210	-7%	8%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	670	29,200	$17,200 - 41,590	10%	6%
16	Teacher assistants	660	16,500	$13,820 - 22,290	10%	18%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	620	30,010	$22,030 - 39,580	14%	7%
18	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	610	32,300	$18,110 - 44,450	-17%	0%
19	Construction laborers	580	25,760	$17,420 - 37,420	11%	5%
20	Home health aides	570	17,450	$14,270 - 22,430	49%	7%
21	Customer service representatives	560	25,330	$15,750 - 37,320	25%	22%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	530	19,330	$14,160 - 26,760	17%	13%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	510	23,260	$14,150 - 40,840	-11%	3%
24	Carpenters	470	30,490	$19,870 - 43,190	10%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	460	41,160	$22,530 - 63,400	4%	25%
26	Child care workers	430	17,450	$14,020 - 22,430	18%	15%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	410	41,810	$25,150 - 60,500	6%	29%
28	Personal and home care aides	400	15,910	$13,910 - 19,020	51%	10%
29	Medical secretaries	400	26,250	$18,480 - 32,920	17%	18%
30	Cooks, restaurant	390	20,420	$15,230 - 25,320	12%	5%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	390	21,830	$15,240 - 30,790	18%	6%
32	Bartenders	370	15,570	$13,760 - 18,970	11%	17%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	370	17,470	$14,020 - 22,900	13%	5%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	360	25,960	$16,620 - 37,570	14%	4%
35	Food preparation workers	350	17,460	$14,010 - 23,090	15%	7%
36	Medical assistants	340	26,150	$17,300 - 41,150	35%	10%
37	Counter and rental clerks	340	19,920	$14,070 - 26,810	23%	16%
38	Helpers--production workers	330	23,160	$15,410 - 41,190	0%	4%
39	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	310	29,860	$18,890 - 44,580	-4%	5%
40	Tellers	300	21,300	$16,000 - 29,200	14%	16%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	290	51,520	$26,500 - 79,890	-4%	15%
42	General and operations managers	290	86,420	$32,210 -	2%	48%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	280	40,410	$17,100 - 51,140	11%	14%
44	Industrial truck and tractor operators	280	26,050	$20,440 - 33,020	-1%	2%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	25,200	$14,560 - 37,150	4%	6%
46	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	250	22,040	$14,310 - 31,720	11%	5%
47	Dishwashers	250	15,160	$13,780 - 17,420	10%	3%
48	Security guards	230	19,830	$14,140 - 30,160	17%	13%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	230	16,390	$13,820 - 20,550	10%	17%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	200	35,910	$23,080 - 52,930	15%	18%
51	Electricians	190	37,210	$22,790 - 56,280	7%	7%
52	Parts salespersons	190	26,840	$15,880 - 36,740	-1%	6%
53	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	190	15,440	$13,760 - 18,540	12%	6%
54	Bus drivers, school	190		$[?] -	9%	4%
55	Industrial machinery mechanics	190	30,150	$17,640 - 42,780	9%	5%
56	Pharmacy technicians	190	24,820	$16,430 - 33,030	32%	16%
57	Driver/sales workers	180	25,950	$14,860 - 37,310	-4%	4%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	160	45,390	$22,010 - 76,650	11%	33%
59	Word processors and typists	160	25,760	$16,220 - 36,100	-11%	19%
60	Telemarketers	160	19,110	$14,080 - 27,450	-9%	14%
61	Postal service mail carriers	160	44,960	$35,420 - 56,520	1%	11%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	160	47,890	$32,080 - 67,340	9%	10%
63	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	160	40,010	$34,290 - 45,720	-4%	4%
64	Sewing machine operators	150	20,500	$15,530 - 25,340	-26%	5%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	150	32,940	$17,500 - 53,500	-6%	14%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	24,860	$17,750 - 33,040	4%	15%
67	Construction and building inspectors	150	38,840	$29,180 - 51,320	18%	23%
68	Printing machine operators	150	26,650	$19,110 - 40,170	-5%	6%
69	Legal secretaries	140	30,460	$20,660 - 41,610	12%	18%
70	Radiologic technologists and technicians	140	41,500	$29,070 - 52,350	15%	25%
71	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	140		$[?] -	3%	38%
72	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	140	30,930	$22,120 - 38,490	9%	3%
73	Bakers	130	19,620	$14,720 - 28,480	10%	8%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	130	51,910	$32,720 - 74,340	7%	13%
75	Insurance sales agents	130	46,660	$16,290 - 102,330	13%	45%
76	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	130	40,240	$27,370 - 50,260	5%	8%
77	Medical records and health information technicians	130	28,950	$20,480 - 39,730	18%	12%
78	Computer support specialists	120	34,360	$23,750 - 49,430	13%	43%
79	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	120	19,130	$15,150 - 24,530	-11%	9%
80	Dental assistants	120	27,160	$21,600 - 32,370	29%	9%
81	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	37,340	$26,870 - 54,340	8%	3%
82	Bill and account collectors	120	28,310	$21,070 - 41,750	23%	13%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	48,130	$25,700 - 73,670	10%	17%
84	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	32,740	$21,010 - 44,990	-8%	3%
85	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	110	41,420	$22,360 - 49,660	-7%	12%
86	Healthcare support workers, all other	110	23,870	$14,920 - 32,600	16%	10%
87	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	20,780	$15,340 - 29,170	10%	5%
88	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	110	35,600	$26,000 - 48,730	14%	8%
89	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	110	23,600	$16,350 - 36,070	19%	14%
90	Recreation workers	110	19,850	$13,990 - 30,710	13%	47%
91	Court, municipal, and license clerks	100	24,900	$15,730 - 32,270	9%	24%
92	Cooks, short order	100	19,460	$16,610 - 23,600	5%	5%
93	Butchers and meat cutters	100	25,890	$15,600 - 35,630	2%	2%
94	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	19,330	$14,300 - 27,520	26%	43%
95	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	47,500	$27,930 - 75,130	0%	42%
96	Cost estimators	100	44,690	$28,270 - 67,090	19%	32%
97	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	100	38,930	$31,320 - 45,520	-8%	0%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	37,710	$22,690 - 64,300	13%	17%
99	Loan officers	100		$[?] -	12%	49%
100	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	17,480	$14,030 - 22,430	14%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Altoona Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	38,930	100	22.8
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,300	610	17.5
Tax preparers	34,620	100	5.7
Eligibility interviewers, government programs		140	5
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,740	120	4.9
Family and general practitioners	153,590	200	4.8
Construction and building inspectors	38,840	150	3.9
Community and social service specialists, all other	32,560	150	3.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	40,010	160	3.2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	35,600	110	3.2
Court, municipal, and license clerks	24,900	100	3
Occupational therapists	53,960	110	3
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	31,370	170	2.9
Word processors and typists	25,760	160	2.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,530	1,720	2.7
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	29,070	120	2.7
Bakers	19,620	130	2.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,010	620	2.3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,860	310	2.2
Medical secretaries	26,250	400	2.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,240	130	2.2
Parts salespersons	26,840	190	2.2
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,000	810	2.1
Butchers and meat cutters	25,890	100	2.1
Sewing machine operators	20,500	150	2.1
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	19,130	120	2.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	30,150	190	2
Medical records and health information technicians	28,950	130	1.9
Team assemblers	24,820	810	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,040	250	1.9
Bartenders	15,570	370	1.9
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,220	120	1.8
Printing machine operators	26,650	150	1.8
Child care workers	17,450	430	1.8
Medical assistants	26,150	340	1.8
Personal and home care aides	15,910	400	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	19,920	340	1.8
Home health aides	17,450	570	1.8
Helpers--production workers	23,160	330	1.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	37,690	1,010	1.7
Radiologic technologists and technicians	41,500	140	1.7
Retail salespersons	19,870	3,200	1.7
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	23,600	110	1.7
Physical therapists	71,850	110	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	23,260	510	1.6
Office clerks, general	20,810	1,990	1.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,670	1,510	1.6
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,940	1,010	1.6
Cooks, short order	19,460	100	1.6
Pharmacy technicians	24,820	190	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Altoona, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	40,410	1.37	280
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	40,010	1.29	160
Computer systems analysts	79,980	1.2	180
Medical and health services managers	97,150	1.19	140
Packers and packagers, hand	23,260	1.17	510
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,860	1.16	310
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,740	1.11	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	41,160	1.08	460
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,780	1.08	110
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,300	1.05	610
Driver/sales workers	25,950	1.04	180
Waiters and waitresses	18,340	1.03	920
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,420	1.02	110
Postal service mail carriers	44,960	1.02	160
Physical therapists	71,850	1.01	110
Helpers--production workers	23,160	1.01	330
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,520	1	290
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,570	1	1,620
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,940	1	150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,100	0.99	770
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,840	0.98	850
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,910	0.98	750
Family and general practitioners	153,590	0.98	200
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,670	0.97	1,510
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,390	0.97	160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,040	0.97	250
Cooks, restaurant	20,420	0.97	390
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,390	0.96	230
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,910	0.96	200
Medical records and health information technicians	28,950	0.96	130
Medical assistants	26,150	0.95	340
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,530	0.95	1,720
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	48,130	0.95	120
Sewing machine operators	20,500	0.95	150
Team assemblers	24,820	0.94	810
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,810	0.94	410
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,470	0.94	370
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,890	0.94	320
Bill and account collectors	28,310	0.94	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,910	0.94	130
Child care workers	17,450	0.94	430
Food preparation workers	17,460	0.94	350
Child, family, and school social workers	37,010	0.93	140
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,830	0.93	390
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,440	0.93	190
General and operations managers	86,420	0.92	290
Tellers	21,300	0.92	300
Cashiers	16,570	0.92	2,050
Medical secretaries	26,250	0.92	400
Dishwashers	15,160	0.91	250

Highest Paying Jobs in Altoona, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	204,230	100
Family and general practitioners	153,590	200
Computer and information systems managers	111,120	40
Chief executives	109,640	110
Medical and health services managers	97,150	140
Pharmacists	90,370	150
General and operations managers	86,420	290
Lawyers	86,410	80
Engineering managers	85,770	40
Industrial production managers	80,210	70
Computer systems analysts	79,980	180
Financial managers	79,450	100
Administrative services managers	76,380	40
Physical therapists	71,850	110
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,800	90
Sales representatives, services, all other	71,730	30
Computer software engineers, applications	71,300	40
Sales managers	71,090	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,380	90
Industrial engineers	68,810	80
Mechanical engineers	67,580	80
Speech-language pathologists	65,230	40
Civil engineers	63,560	150
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,570	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	58,280	40
Market research analysts	57,350	90
Physician assistants	55,760
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	54,660	70
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	54,060
Occupational therapists	53,960	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	53,510	70
Health educators	53,470	40
Construction managers	53,270	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,910	130
Network and computer systems administrators	51,750	100
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	51,660	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,520	290
Accountants and auditors	51,460	250
Property, real estate, and community association managers	51,460
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	51,300	30
Registered nurses	49,220	1,320
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,940	1,010
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	48,130	120
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	47,890	160
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	47,840
Dental hygienists	47,830	80
Computer programmers	47,770	100
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	47,500	100
Insurance sales agents	46,660	130
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	46,590

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