Johnstown Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Johnstown, 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	1,710	47,520	$36,010 - 62,230	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	900	47,490	$19,110 - 73,440	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	680	44,940	$22,770 - 66,480	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	470	53,610	$36,910 - 71,140	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	330	66,810	$31,470 - 117,300	18%	79%
6	Mechanical engineers	320	72,270	$44,680 - 105,210	4%	78%
7	Social and human service assistants	310	20,710	$14,700 - 29,390	34%	58%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	250	32,760	$22,740 - 45,040	19%	77%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	48,430	$21,510 - 74,390	11%	95%
10	Medical and health services managers	190	56,310	$36,580 - 85,180	16%	57%
11	Legislators	170		$[?] -	1%	65%
12	Civil engineers	160	75,750	$48,900 - 107,120	18%	87%
13	Self-enrichment education teachers	150	31,130	$14,940 - 57,330	23%	54%
14	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	140	33,230	$19,730 - 57,190	30%	77%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	130	35,580	$22,180 - 52,120	12%	51%
16	Librarians	130	42,440	$17,700 - 67,730	4%	85%
17	Computer systems analysts	130	55,920	$34,170 - 80,260	29%	68%
18	Pharmacists	130	92,410	$71,000 - 116,010	22%	97%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	130	46,650	$32,710 - 67,370	13%	73%
20	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	120	29,570	$21,180 - 41,060	15%	51%
21	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	120	43,040	$15,920 - 68,890	12%	51%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	69,760	$33,940 - 99,470	8%	78%
23	Financial managers	120	77,370	$32,680 - 124,040	13%	60%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	110	52,880	$30,210 - 74,800	20%	87%
25	Chief executives	110	110,870	$45,790 -	2%	65%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	100	53,590	$35,900 - 74,970	27%	50%
27	Computer software engineers, systems software	90	72,680	$42,680 - 114,180	28%	85%
28	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	39,660	$18,480 - 67,340	18%	56%
29	Mental health counselors	90	30,010	$18,230 - 46,210	30%	73%
30	Medical and public health social workers	90	34,170	$20,560 - 50,530	24%	77%
31	Training and development specialists	80	42,660	$24,790 - 63,000	18%	56%
32	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	44,090	$27,180 - 67,160	5%	58%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	50,490	$31,370 - 70,030	9%	87%
34	Managers, all other	80	89,170	$49,780 - 121,280	7%	55%
35	Lawyers	80	73,390	$43,110 - 119,880	11%	99%
36	Architects, except landscape and naval	70	73,670	$49,040 - 112,390	18%	88%
37	Rehabilitation counselors	70	45,310	$27,710 - 66,640	23%	73%
38	Speech-language pathologists	70	55,470	$35,740 - 76,080	11%	98%
39	Education administrators, postsecondary	70	80,580	$38,910 - 132,230	14%	78%
40	Market research analysts	70	49,000	$31,920 - 73,730	20%	82%
41	Coaches and scouts	70	27,410	$13,940 - 55,990	15%	60%
42	Physical therapists	70	74,120	$63,180 - 94,810	27%	89%
43	Social and community service managers	60	59,330	$31,640 - 97,910	25%	72%
44	Computer programmers	60	37,570	$23,520 - 53,440	0%	73%
45	Teachers and instructors, all other	60	32,900	$14,080 - 67,780	9%	54%
46	Dentists, general	60	111,040	$71,710 -	9%	100%
47	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	50,060	$30,510 - 85,310	18%	56%
48	Occupational therapists	50	56,690	$38,270 - 75,650	23%	90%
49	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	32,010	$25,580 - 45,870	34%	73%
50	Public relations specialists	50	40,010	$20,520 - 66,260	18%	81%
51	Advertising sales agents	40	37,840	$16,290 - 75,240	20%	56%
52	Instructional coordinators	40	64,050	$45,100 - 83,330	23%	79%
53	Graphic designers	40	40,870	$24,060 - 59,590	10%	55%
54	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	53,880	$37,960 - 68,770	0%	55%
55	Insurance underwriters	30	51,130	$25,170 - 79,210	6%	53%
56	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30	41,160	$23,540 - 70,090	25%	67%
57	Athletic trainers	30	35,610	$26,220 - 46,420	24%	72%
58	Engineering managers	30		$[?] -	7%	84%
59	Sales managers	30	87,160	$34,410 -	10%	69%
60	Physician assistants	30	61,800	$24,680 - 88,920	27%	67%
61	Computer and information systems managers	30	75,700	$42,710 - 116,750	16%	73%

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	2,380	24,200	$14,330 - 41,050	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,070	16,380	$13,920 - 19,620	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,710	22,790	$14,550 - 35,760	13%	19%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,320	24,780	$15,650 - 33,320	18%	7%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,170	16,600	$13,850 - 22,100	18%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,170	22,930	$14,550 - 32,510	1%	18%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	950	21,320	$14,260 - 30,280	15%	4%
8	Waiters and waitresses	870	16,610	$13,800 - 20,620	11%	14%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	870	36,650	$23,910 - 57,760	10%	4%
10	Customer service representatives	860	24,300	$14,320 - 36,250	25%	22%
11	Personal and home care aides	830	18,070	$14,190 - 22,810	51%	10%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	770	26,890	$15,780 - 38,420	13%	16%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	680	20,540	$14,610 - 29,160	2%	5%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	650	20,290	$14,630 - 28,720	-7%	8%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	640	25,400	$14,910 - 39,800	10%	6%
16	Bartenders	610	16,130	$13,840 - 19,820	11%	17%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	560	40,730	$22,970 - 63,390	6%	29%
18	Tellers	550	24,080	$17,410 - 29,960	14%	16%
19	Bus drivers, school	500	22,270	$14,610 - 34,540	9%	4%
20	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	490	18,000	$14,150 - 23,600	19%	14%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	470	21,630	$13,940 - 36,400	8%	4%
22	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	470	36,650	$23,710 - 48,910	14%	7%
23	Carpenters	460	34,470	$23,900 - 50,870	10%	6%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	420	33,950	$20,890 - 47,480	4%	25%
25	Teacher assistants	410	18,950	$14,520 - 24,680	10%	18%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	410	21,630	$15,070 - 29,700	17%	13%
27	Construction laborers	380	26,970	$17,680 - 38,940	11%	5%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	370	29,750	$15,200 - 43,650	11%	14%
29	Security guards	360	20,090	$13,980 - 31,510	17%	13%
30	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	340	15,320	$13,810 - 17,900	10%	8%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	330	26,880	$14,870 - 51,700	14%	4%
32	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	330	29,480	$22,090 - 41,800	15%	18%
33	Driver/sales workers	320	24,860	$14,060 - 49,070	-4%	4%
34	Telemarketers	320	17,090	$14,170 - 19,240	-9%	14%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	310	27,570	$14,270 - 40,310	11%	33%
36	Preschool teachers, except special education	310	21,140	$13,910 - 43,150	26%	43%
37	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	310	17,800	$14,030 - 23,650	13%	5%
38	General and operations managers	310	73,180	$35,380 - 117,920	2%	48%
39	Machinists	310	28,400	$20,570 - 37,810	-2%	3%
40	Child care workers	310	15,750	$13,820 - 18,960	18%	15%
41	Insurance sales agents	300	46,880	$24,130 - 79,270	13%	45%
42	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	300	30,520	$21,640 - 39,800	13%	4%
43	Counter and rental clerks	300	23,560	$14,000 - 33,220	23%	16%
44	Cooks, restaurant	290	20,220	$15,400 - 24,430	12%	5%
45	Food preparation workers	280	17,930	$13,970 - 24,930	15%	7%
46	Cooks, short order	280	15,250	$13,720 - 16,000	5%	5%
47	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	260	27,870	$19,270 - 39,230	5%	2%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	260	19,070	$14,310 - 24,110	18%	6%
49	Computer support specialists	250	30,440	$16,710 - 43,610	13%	43%
50	Parts salespersons	250	27,090	$16,590 - 41,470	-1%	6%
51	Dishwashers	240	16,840	$13,840 - 22,740	10%	3%
52	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	20,530	$13,980 - 29,990	11%	5%
53	Medical assistants	230	26,490	$17,680 - 33,270	35%	10%
54	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	25,190	$17,480 - 33,890	4%	15%
55	Medical secretaries	210	26,520	$17,800 - 34,920	17%	18%
56	Cooks, fast food	210	15,890	$13,760 - 19,500	8%	5%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	210	50,580	$27,120 - 80,770	-4%	15%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	210	21,580	$14,190 - 35,950	12%	6%
59	Packers and packagers, hand	210	15,020	$13,740 - 15,900	-11%	3%
60	Word processors and typists	190		$[?] -	-11%	19%
61	Postal service mail carriers	190	44,550	$34,950 - 55,810	1%	11%
62	Electricians	180	43,250	$27,460 - 62,620	7%	7%
63	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	37,300	$22,550 - 60,060	8%	3%
64	Team assemblers	180	21,130	$16,290 - 28,680	0%	5%
65	Business operations specialists, all other	170	56,040	$29,750 - 84,660	21%	49%
66	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	170	24,350	$15,990 - 33,690	6%	0%
67	Industrial truck and tractor operators	160	27,710	$16,730 - 40,110	-1%	2%
68	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	160	26,560	$15,680 - 42,720	4%	6%
69	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	150	29,950	$22,860 - 38,780	8%	4%
70	Loan officers	150	45,110	$27,270 - 67,780	12%	49%
71	Industrial machinery mechanics	150	42,840	$21,490 - 80,150	9%	5%
72	Pharmacy technicians	150	25,020	$20,560 - 29,710	32%	16%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	54,040	$29,070 - 76,320	7%	13%
74	Dental assistants	140	21,640	$16,490 - 30,200	29%	9%
75	Sewing machine operators	140	17,620	$14,400 - 19,890	-26%	5%
76	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	130	38,180	$18,710 - 49,290	-7%	12%
77	Healthcare support workers, all other	130	24,310	$14,260 - 34,650	16%	10%
78	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	130	35,330	$21,750 - 53,040	12%	3%
79	Sales representatives, services, all other	130	50,700	$27,390 - 91,080	28%	48%
80	Loan interviewers and clerks	130	30,170	$20,160 - 43,970	0%	24%
81	Data entry keyers	130	20,250	$15,470 - 29,220	-4%	18%
82	Legal secretaries	120	33,470	$22,940 - 47,400	12%	18%
83	Residential advisors	110	21,490	$14,460 - 35,880	19%	28%
84	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	110	37,410	$27,220 - 50,080	14%	8%
85	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110	16,880	$14,140 - 19,560	10%	17%
86	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	110	41,270	$19,350 - 63,240	9%	3%
87	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	100	41,540	$28,670 - 56,600	11%	11%
88	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	100	17,560	$13,860 - 23,810	12%	0%
89	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	100	46,430	$20,420 - 71,860	16%	43%
90	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	43,770	$33,070 - 52,290	0%	42%
91	Cost estimators	100	51,800	$32,900 - 79,120	19%	32%
92	Construction and building inspectors	100	42,790	$29,640 - 56,990	18%	23%
93	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	17,160	$13,820 - 23,790	14%	3%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	100	57,750	$40,330 - 79,430	9%	10%
95	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	100	15,350	$13,810 - 17,860	12%	6%
96	Sheet metal workers	90	29,430	$17,470 - 48,920	7%	4%
97	Helpers--production workers	90	20,520	$14,230 - 29,630	0%	4%
98	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	90	18,500	$13,960 - 26,780	13%	15%
99	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	90	26,190	$14,340 - 41,010	-6%	14%
100	Recreation workers	90	31,250	$15,020 - 55,120	13%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Johnstown Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Legislators		170	12.5
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	29,950	150	8.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	18,000	490	8
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,350	170	7.7
Residential advisors	21,490	110	7.6
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,520	300	4.8
Cooks, short order	15,250	280	4.6
Personal and home care aides	18,070	830	4
Mechanical engineers	72,270	320	3.9
Word processors and typists		190	3.6
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	50,920	130	3.6
Bus drivers, school	22,270	500	3.4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	37,410	110	3.4
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	33,230	140	3.3
Bartenders	16,130	610	3.3
Parts salespersons	27,090	250	3
Construction and building inspectors	42,790	100	2.7
Social and human service assistants	20,710	310	2.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,780	1,320	2.6
Telemarketers	17,090	320	2.6
Child, family, and school social workers	32,760	250	2.6
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	41,540	100	2.5
Tellers	24,080	550	2.5
Self-enrichment education teachers	31,130	150	2.5
Insurance sales agents	46,880	300	2.4
Librarians	42,440	130	2.3
Driver/sales workers	24,860	320	2.2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	29,570	120	2.2
Machinists	28,400	310	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	35,580	130	2.1
Sewing machine operators	17,620	140	2.1
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,140	310	2.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	27,870	260	2
Medical and health services managers	56,310	190	2
Healthcare support workers, all other	24,310	130	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,530	230	1.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,650	470	1.8
Registered nurses	47,520	1,710	1.8
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	17,560	100	1.8
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	46,430	100	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,930	1,170	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	23,560	300	1.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,840	150	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	47,490	900	1.6
Civil engineers	75,750	160	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,320	340	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,760	120	1.6
Cashiers	16,380	2,070	1.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,580	210	1.6
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	38,180	130	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Accountants and auditors	66,810	1.16	330
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,880	1.1	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,610	1.09	470
Civil engineers	75,750	1.07	160
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	50,920	1.07	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,780	1.06	1,320
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,520	1.05	300
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	41,270	1.05	110
Tellers	24,080	1.04	550
Counter and rental clerks	23,560	1.04	300
Dishwashers	16,840	1.02	240
Postal service mail carriers	44,550	1.01	190
Mechanical engineers	72,270	1.01	320
Retail salespersons	24,200	1.01	2,380
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,650	1.01	870
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,750	1.01	370
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,600	1	1,170
Driver/sales workers	24,860	1	320
Elementary school teachers, except special education	47,490	1	900
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,430	0.99	230
Business operations specialists, all other	56,040	0.99	170
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,880	0.99	110
Sales representatives, services, all other	50,700	0.99	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,580	0.99	210
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,840	0.98	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,040	0.98	140
Loan interviewers and clerks	30,170	0.97	130
Medical assistants	26,490	0.97	230
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,800	0.96	310
Food preparation workers	17,930	0.96	280
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,320	0.96	950
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,560	0.96	160
Cooks, restaurant	20,220	0.96	290
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,650	0.96	470
Electricians	43,250	0.96	180
Legal secretaries	33,470	0.95	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,710	0.95	160
Cooks, fast food	15,890	0.95	210
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	37,410	0.95	110
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,350	0.95	170
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	38,180	0.94	130
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,650	0.94	130
Waiters and waitresses	16,610	0.94	870
Receptionists and information clerks	21,630	0.93	410
Medical secretaries	26,520	0.93	210
Office clerks, general	22,790	0.93	1,710
Pharmacists	92,410	0.93	130
Personal and home care aides	18,070	0.93	830
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	35,330	0.92	130
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,730	0.92	560

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	179,040	60
Family and general practitioners	165,640
Dentists, general	111,040	60
Chief executives	110,870	110
Pharmacists	92,410	130
Environmental engineers	91,960
Computer software engineers, applications	90,350
Managers, all other	89,170	80
Sales managers	87,160	30
Public relations managers	82,860
Education administrators, postsecondary	80,580	70
Administrative services managers	78,270	90
Electronics engineers, except computer	77,960
Management analysts	77,820
Financial managers	77,370	120
Civil engineers	75,750	160
Computer and information systems managers	75,700	30
Physical therapists	74,120	70
Architects, except landscape and naval	73,670	70
Lawyers	73,390	80
General and operations managers	73,180	310
Producers and directors	72,780
Computer software engineers, systems software	72,680	90
Mechanical engineers	72,270	320
Sales and related workers, all other	71,420
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,760	120
Construction managers	68,900	40
Accountants and auditors	66,810	330
Instructional coordinators	64,050	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	62,880	50
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	61,980	50
Physician assistants	61,800	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,090	90
Social and community service managers	59,330	60
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,750	100
Occupational therapists	56,690	50
Medical and health services managers	56,310	190
Business operations specialists, all other	56,040	170
Computer systems analysts	55,920	130
Speech-language pathologists	55,470	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	54,570	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,040	140
Postmasters and mail superintendents	53,880	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,610	470
Network and computer systems administrators	53,590	100
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,880	110
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	52,670	50
Cost estimators	51,800	100
Insurance underwriters	51,130	30
Dental hygienists	51,010	80

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