Erie Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Erie, 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	3,140	54,550	$42,620 - 67,950	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,000	45,990	$24,100 - 65,430	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,610	57,250	$24,890 - 108,730	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,020	51,430	$22,030 - 84,190	18%	79%
5	Social and human service assistants	620	26,970	$18,260 - 36,120	34%	58%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	570	56,460	$35,030 - 87,210	11%	95%
7	Mental health counselors	550	35,950	$27,040 - 49,890	30%	73%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	500	46,150	$23,980 - 72,650	13%	73%
9	Industrial engineers	440	58,680	$42,170 - 85,120	20%	74%
10	Chief executives	440	125,510	$50,850 -	2%	65%
11	Mechanical engineers	420	77,570	$42,180 - 118,410	4%	78%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	390	45,310	$27,350 - 64,620	20%	87%
13	Financial managers	320	76,940	$45,000 - 105,630	13%	60%
14	Child, family, and school social workers	320	32,580	$25,620 - 43,760	19%	77%
15	Physical therapists	310	73,610	$53,700 - 119,830	27%	89%
16	Computer programmers	290	52,060	$32,630 - 77,300	0%	73%
17	Coaches and scouts	290	26,190	$15,070 - 50,980	15%	60%
18	Management analysts	280	57,780	$34,490 - 92,040	22%	78%
19	Medical and health services managers	280	72,970	$42,650 - 112,040	16%	57%
20	Lawyers	260	115,180	$46,800 -	11%	99%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	230	58,180	$35,160 - 84,200	27%	50%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	220	40,370	$26,050 - 58,830	18%	56%
23	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	210	83,820	$57,820 - 104,740	8%	78%
24	Training and development specialists	210	47,480	$24,540 - 79,500	18%	56%
25	Self-enrichment education teachers	210	28,050	$17,090 - 44,060	23%	54%
26	Computer systems analysts	210	61,130	$34,470 - 86,270	29%	68%
27	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	200	30,070	$20,520 - 42,790	15%	51%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	200	54,700	$26,550 - 82,210	12%	51%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	190	57,230	$25,610 - 100,550	17%	56%
30	Public relations specialists	190	45,960	$24,710 - 64,760	18%	81%
31	Pharmacists	180	89,640	$60,830 - 112,130	22%	97%
32	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	180	36,750	$27,340 - 48,550	30%	77%
33	Advertising sales agents	180	55,420	$27,670 - 93,250	20%	56%
34	Managers, all other	180	74,700	$40,000 - 109,620	7%	55%
35	Sales managers	180	75,960	$38,870 - 124,220	10%	69%
36	Social and community service managers	170	49,060	$27,950 - 67,700	25%	72%
37	Computer and information systems managers	170	83,570	$40,390 - 130,350	16%	73%
38	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	160	34,230	$22,540 - 49,140	34%	73%
39	Graphic designers	150	36,940	$25,540 - 50,730	10%	55%
40	Special education teachers, secondary school	140	53,930	$37,740 - 69,270	9%	87%
41	Market research analysts	130	53,410	$34,360 - 81,650	20%	82%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	130	47,400	$27,800 - 74,630	18%	56%
43	Medical and public health social workers	130	41,400	$27,020 - 54,130	24%	77%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	120	77,220	$37,380 - 129,320	25%	67%
45	Computer software engineers, applications	120	73,820	$43,190 - 104,200	45%	85%
46	Engineering managers	120	83,130	$55,620 - 121,510	7%	84%
47	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	110	43,160	$29,760 - 63,820	5%	58%
48	Librarians	110	49,210	$28,920 - 72,180	4%	85%
49	Computer hardware engineers	110	61,590	$28,070 - 101,280	5%	70%
50	Education administrators, postsecondary	110	64,190	$28,760 - 120,180	14%	78%
51	Dentists, general	110	111,650	$62,870 - 137,180	9%	100%
52	Operations research analysts	100	60,660	$38,720 - 85,120	11%	71%
53	Database administrators	90	56,600	$32,520 - 84,900	29%	72%
54	Special education teachers, middle school	80	55,600	$38,820 - 74,740	16%	87%
55	Speech-language pathologists	80	59,710	$35,820 - 89,050	11%	98%
56	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	80	36,070	$22,860 - 50,990	14%	54%
57	Occupational therapists	70	57,610	$41,850 - 75,060	23%	90%
58	Financial specialists, all other	70	39,220	$18,500 - 60,420	12%	50%
59	Personal financial advisors	70	95,790	$42,680 -	41%	81%
60	Marketing managers	70	77,450	$35,640 - 127,500	14%	69%
61	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	69,510	$38,520 - 109,330	53%	57%
62	Reporters and correspondents	70	39,890	$21,440 - 63,110	1%	85%
63	Detectives and criminal investigators	70	57,160	$36,270 - 86,480	17%	54%
64	Editors	70		$ -	2%	81%
65	Purchasing managers	70		$ -	3%	57%
66	Physician assistants	70	74,230	$63,950 - 84,860	27%	67%
67	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	58,450	$32,510 - 91,020	16%	99%
68	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	30,410	$22,790 - 37,420	24%	78%
69	Instructional coordinators	60	56,850	$36,210 - 87,140	23%	79%
70	Chemists	60	67,340	$39,010 - 117,800	9%	93%
71	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	51,330	$36,130 - 67,440	9%	72%
72	Producers and directors	60	37,200	$20,720 - 53,810	11%	75%
73	Computer software engineers, systems software	60	73,180	$44,900 - 105,410	28%	85%
74	Commercial and industrial designers	60	44,220	$26,810 - 75,430	7%	55%
75	Financial analysts	60	72,590	$33,320 - 116,950	34%	87%
76	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	66,220	$40,290 - 102,490	18%	88%
77	Sales engineers	50	70,300	$47,900 - 98,590	9%	79%
78	Compensation and benefits managers	50	69,890	$42,910 - 119,740	12%	58%
79	Health educators	50	36,280	$25,970 - 54,420	26%	58%
80	Veterinarians	50	81,880	$51,170 - 123,750	35%	100%
81	Budget analysts	50	46,380	$28,270 - 69,220	7%	78%
82	Training and development managers	40	93,670	$50,820 - 156,440	16%	58%
83	Writers and authors	40	30,100	$15,300 - 57,480	13%	84%
84	Legislators	40	28,250	$15,510 - 49,540	1%	65%
85	Recreational therapists	40	36,900	$22,370 - 58,740	4%	77%
86	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	63,010	$44,300 - 87,190	4%	81%
87	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40		$ -	15%	72%
88	Civil engineers	40	79,060	$29,070 -	18%	87%
89	Education administrators, all other	40	43,330	$26,850 - 75,920	13%	78%
90	Public relations managers	40	65,100	$35,560 - 105,030	17%	75%
91	Floral designers	30	21,990	$15,820 - 29,160	0%	55%
92	Athletic trainers	30	37,470	$26,080 - 45,240	24%	72%

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	5,300	22,940	$15,370 - 35,670	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	3,680	17,720	$15,230 - 22,640	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,470	17,340	$15,220 - 21,120	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	3,150	26,680	$16,810 - 38,930	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	2,430	17,870	$15,280 - 24,060	11%	14%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,400	21,110	$15,430 - 31,520	15%	4%
7	Home health aides	2,000	20,480	$16,130 - 25,600	49%	7%
8	Customer service representatives	1,860	28,260	$17,230 - 42,000	25%	22%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,700	27,470	$17,940 - 38,330	1%	18%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,690	31,710	$20,460 - 44,890	10%	6%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,630	23,940	$16,820 - 31,710	18%	7%
12	Team assemblers	1,540	23,350	$16,560 - 32,380	0%	5%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,500	21,340	$15,570 - 30,910	-7%	8%
14	Teacher assistants	1,460	20,490	$15,480 - 25,500	10%	18%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,450	28,940	$19,950 - 39,700	13%	16%
16	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,320	22,880	$15,960 - 31,080	2%	5%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	1,310	22,120	$16,000 - 30,210	17%	13%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,270	35,480	$19,190 - 54,060	10%	4%
19	Bartenders	1,150	18,330	$15,270 - 23,960	11%	17%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,150	47,990	$30,280 - 65,200	-4%	15%
21	General and operations managers	970	92,330	$42,580 - 160,050	2%	48%
22	Industrial machinery mechanics	970	40,140	$26,240 - 52,420	9%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	970	41,660	$20,690 - 63,740	6%	29%
24	Cooks, restaurant	930	22,520	$15,700 - 32,710	12%	5%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	930	24,890	$15,500 - 39,500	11%	14%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	920	36,950	$20,200 - 55,090	4%	25%
27	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	910	30,550	$19,730 - 40,290	-12%	0%
28	Security guards	840	23,280	$15,540 - 35,550	17%	13%
29	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	820	28,060	$17,730 - 39,460	-6%	14%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	810	18,740	$15,500 - 23,400	13%	5%
31	Food preparation workers	800	19,930	$15,490 - 26,480	15%	7%
32	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	790	37,410	$28,400 - 48,170	14%	7%
33	Carpenters	790	33,930	$21,430 - 56,320	10%	6%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	740	20,480	$15,740 - 29,110	18%	6%
35	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	740	28,830	$20,580 - 42,000	5%	2%
36	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	740	21,990	$16,530 - 31,190	12%	6%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	710	36,930	$18,680 - 58,620	14%	4%
38	Tellers	670	21,930	$16,890 - 29,690	14%	16%
39	Machinists	660	32,290	$21,390 - 45,270	-2%	3%
40	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	650	34,760	$23,390 - 48,320	15%	18%
41	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	650	23,320	$15,840 - 34,720	-14%	0%
42	Helpers--production workers	640	21,770	$15,920 - 30,440	0%	4%
43	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	640	26,640	$16,430 - 44,660	8%	4%
44	Medical assistants	620	24,320	$17,940 - 30,760	35%	10%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	620	55,700	$41,550 - 73,170	11%	33%
46	Child care workers	610	19,800	$15,480 - 25,300	18%	15%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	610	27,570	$17,870 - 39,980	4%	6%
48	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	590	28,680	$17,960 - 41,420	-2%	6%
49	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	570	16,250	$15,170 - 18,330	10%	8%
50	Construction laborers	550	27,880	$17,380 - 44,620	11%	5%
51	Dishwashers	540	17,130	$15,310 - 20,240	10%	3%
52	Electricians	520	49,080	$33,370 - 64,750	7%	7%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	510	26,800	$20,480 - 34,100	4%	15%
54	Medical secretaries	500	26,900	$19,910 - 35,320	17%	18%
55	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	490	29,100	$18,300 - 45,230	-4%	5%
56	Counter and rental clerks	490	21,640	$15,320 - 32,100	23%	16%
57	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	470	45,190	$28,480 - 86,630	0%	42%
58	Order clerks	470	23,110	$16,930 - 34,710	-23%	16%
59	Industrial truck and tractor operators	450	29,220	$21,490 - 38,860	-1%	2%
60	Amusement and recreation attendants	450	17,560	$15,260 - 21,970	24%	22%
61	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	440	32,460	$17,560 - 48,420	0%	3%
62	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	440	18,960	$15,380 - 25,740	10%	17%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	430	22,430	$16,120 - 33,410	26%	43%
64	Bus drivers, school	420	22,970	$15,350 - 30,980	9%	4%
65	Computer support specialists	410	33,370	$22,430 - 49,300	13%	43%
66	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	410	22,530	$16,770 - 29,400	11%	5%
67	Administrative services managers	370	57,890	$24,270 - 89,250	12%	40%
68	Tool and die makers	360	38,040	$23,190 - 52,360	-9%	5%
69	Packers and packagers, hand	350	21,700	$15,700 - 30,980	-11%	3%
70	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	350	17,910	$15,280 - 23,110	12%	6%
71	Postal service mail carriers	350			1%	11%
72	Word processors and typists	310	28,370	$21,280 - 37,350	-11%	19%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	310	43,070	$23,700 - 74,850	4%	30%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	310	51,320	$33,850 - 77,200	7%	13%
75	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	300	23,100	$16,780 - 32,920	19%	14%
76	Cooks, short order	290	21,010	$16,400 - 25,440	5%	5%
77	Industrial production managers	290	78,180	$48,750 - 123,940	-5%	43%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	290	43,130	$34,280 - 54,310	15%	25%
79	Insurance sales agents	290	65,170	$30,690 - 129,130	13%	45%
80	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	280	21,910	$15,640 - 30,050	14%	3%
81	Pharmacy technicians	280	27,640	$19,240 - 37,070	32%	16%
82	Dental assistants	270	31,510	$21,910 - 49,190	29%	9%
83	Recreation workers	260	23,960	$15,730 - 34,390	13%	47%
84	Cost estimators	250	53,720	$28,300 - 89,920	19%	32%
85	Printing machine operators	250	28,900	$15,530 - 49,760	-5%	6%
86	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	240	36,000	$26,380 - 49,380	12%	3%
87	Switchboard operators, including answering service	240	21,870	$17,170 - 27,880	-7%	10%
88	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	230	40,530	$28,590 - 56,690	3%	38%
89	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	230	38,940	$18,860 - 50,800	-7%	0%
90	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	230	43,750	$27,860 - 65,130	11%	4%
91	Medical records and health information technicians	230	29,160	$20,730 - 40,380	18%	12%
92	Education teachers, postsecondary	220	61,560	$28,120 - 97,990	0%	0%
93	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	220	20,000	$15,730 - 26,220	10%	5%
94	Legal secretaries	220	28,480	$20,880 - 38,410	12%	18%
95	Bakers	210	23,740	$15,860 - 35,040	10%	8%
96	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	210	22,430	$16,650 - 26,420	13%	15%
97	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	210	37,920	$23,020 - 56,370	9%	3%
98	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	210	28,240	$19,400 - 38,590	3%	18%
99	Cooks, fast food	210	16,250	$15,240 - 18,340	8%	5%
100	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	210	22,270	$15,600 - 31,260	27%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Erie Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,720	200	13.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,550	910	8.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,460	440	7.2
Mental health counselors	35,950	550	6.4
Education teachers, postsecondary	61,560	220	6.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	28,680	590	5.5
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,960	110	5.5
Tool and die makers	38,040	360	5.4
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,650	150	5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,940	230	4.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	40,140	970	4.3
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,650	170	4.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,320	650	3.4
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,530	230	3.3
Physical therapist assistants	31,370	160	3.2
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,010	200	3
Opticians, dispensing	29,830	140	2.9
Word processors and typists	28,370	310	2.9
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians		110	2.8
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	34,230	160	2.6
Home health aides	20,480	2,000	2.6
Business teachers, postsecondary	65,260	130	2.6
Bartenders	18,330	1,150	2.6
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	36,350	120	2.5
Industrial engineers	58,680	440	2.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	28,830	740	2.4
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,150	500	2.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,400	140	2.3
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,990	740	2.3
Social and human service assistants	26,970	620	2.2
Industrial production managers	78,180	290	2.2
Cooks, short order	21,010	290	2.2
Order clerks	23,110	470	2.2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,310	390	2.2
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,560	450	2.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,060	820	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,990	1,150	2.1
Mechanical engineers	77,570	420	2.1
Physical therapists	73,610	310	2.1
Computer hardware engineers	61,590	110	2
Coaches and scouts	26,190	290	2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	23,100	300	2
Machinists	32,290	660	1.9
Medical transcriptionists	30,260	130	1.9
Highway maintenance workers	31,190	140	1.8
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	45,190	470	1.8
Team assemblers	23,350	1,540	1.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,100	490	1.7
Bakers	23,740	210	1.7
Operations research analysts	60,660	100	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales representatives, services, all other	67,120	1.29	200
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,940	1.27	230
Advertising sales agents	55,420	1.18	180
Sheet metal workers	49,210	1.18	150
Insurance sales agents	65,170	1.16	290
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,700	1.15	620
Lawyers	115,180	1.12	260
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,460	1.12	570
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,100	1.11	490
Library assistants, clerical	26,180	1.09	140
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,530	1.08	230
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,960	1.07	440
Packers and packagers, hand	21,700	1.06	350
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,230	1.06	190
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43,070	1.05	310
Cooks, short order	21,010	1.05	290
Office clerks, general	26,680	1.05	3,150
Computer operators	36,770	1.05	130
Electricians	49,080	1.05	520
Mechanical engineers	77,570	1.05	420
Special education teachers, secondary school	53,930	1.05	140
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,910	1.04	280
Parts salespersons	31,840	1.04	170
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,650	1.04	150
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,550	1.04	910
Food preparation workers	19,930	1.04	800
Cooks, restaurant	22,520	1.04	930
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	22,430	1.04	210
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,400	1.04	140
Tire repairers and changers	24,450	1.03	110
Education teachers, postsecondary	61,560	1.03	220
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,910	1.03	350
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,460	1.03	440
Child care workers	19,800	1.03	610
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,820	1.03	210
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,160	1.02	170
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,930	1.02	710
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,250	1.01	1,610
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	35,200	1.01	140
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,000	1.01	220
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	35,190	1.01	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,340	1.01	3,470
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,550	1	190
Physical therapists	73,610	1	310
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,940	1	1,630
Driver/sales workers	26,070	1	150
Dishwashers	17,130	0.99	540
Recreation workers	23,960	0.99	260
Bakers	23,740	0.99	210
Bill and account collectors	30,320	0.98	200

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Pediatricians, general	218,140
Internists, general	210,950	40
Family and general practitioners	204,500	100
Physicians and surgeons, all other	149,490	190
Chief executives	125,510	440
Lawyers	115,180	260
Dentists, general	111,650	110
Personal financial advisors	95,790	70
Training and development managers	93,670	40
General and operations managers	92,330	970
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	90,820	50
Pharmacists	89,640	180
Construction managers	84,170	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,820	210
Computer and information systems managers	83,570	170
Engineering managers	83,130	120
Veterinarians	81,880	50
Civil engineers	79,060	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	78,940	80
Industrial production managers	78,180	290
Mechanical engineers	77,570	420
Marketing managers	77,450	70
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	77,220	120
Financial managers	76,940	320
Sales managers	75,960	180
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	75,410	40
Managers, all other	74,700	180
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	74,660	70
Physician assistants	74,230	70
Electrical engineers	74,090
Computer software engineers, applications	73,820	120
Physical therapists	73,610	310
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,180	60
Medical and health services managers	72,970	280
Financial analysts	72,590	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,160	170
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	70,950	90
Sales engineers	70,300	50
Compensation and benefits managers	69,890	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,510	70
Chemists	67,340	60
Sales representatives, services, all other	67,120	200
Architects, except landscape and naval	66,220	50
Business teachers, postsecondary	65,260	130
Insurance sales agents	65,170	290
Public relations managers	65,100	40
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	64,900	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	64,190	110
Electronics engineers, except computer	63,010	40
Computer hardware engineers	61,590	110

Large Companies Headquartered in Erie

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Erie Insurance Group	5.1

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